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Senior Survey, 1998
Business over time results
A. Would you recommend UCB to a friend considering college?
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Business
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Recommend UCB No, under no circum 0% 1% 2% 0% 0%
No, probably not 3% 6% 6% 2% 2%
Yes, w/strong reservation 12% 9% 11% 7% 9%
Yes, w/some reservations 58% 66% 46% 57% 54%
Yes, w/no reservations 26% 19% 35% 35% 36%
B. Ratings of aspects of the MAJOR PROGRAM
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Business
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Course Difficulty Too easy 9% 13% 18% 8% 17%
About right 66% 65% 56% 66% 52%
Too difficult 25% 22% 26% 26% 31%
Course Emphasis Too broad . . 26% 28% 20%
About right . . 63% 60% 64%
Too specialized . . 11% 12% 15%
Course Orientation Too theoretical 23% 32% 26% 29% 24%
About right 66% 60% 65% 64% 67%
Too practical 11% 8% 9% 7% 9%
Program Structure Too flexible 14% 20% 16% 18% 13%
About right 58% 55% 57% 65% 66%
Too rigid 27% 24% 27% 17% 21%
C. How important each area will be after graduation
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Critical
Business
Average Importance
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Managing time/tasks 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.7
General computing 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6
Interpersonal relations 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6
Leadership 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5
Analyzing real-world problems 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4
Speaking publicly 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3
Writing 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.2
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1
Synthesizing knowledge 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9
Ethical/moral issues 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.7
World affairs 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7
Math/quantitative reasoning 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6
Applying theories practically 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6
Foreign language 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4
American history/culture 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0
Scientif findings/concpts/methd 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0
Non-western culture/thought 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9
World history 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7
Literature 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.5
Fine/performing arts 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2
D. Level of achievement right now
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Substantial
Business
Average Achievement
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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General computing 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.4
Interpersonal relations 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2
Managing time/tasks 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2
Leadership 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8
Writing 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6
Analyzing real-world problems 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Ethical/moral issues 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6
Math/quantitative reasoning 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6
Speaking publicly 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.6
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6
Synthesizing knowledge 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Applying theories practically 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3
World affairs 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1
American history/culture 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0
Scientif findngs/concpts/method 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8
Literature 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7
World history 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6
Foreign language 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5
Non-western culture/thought 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.5
Fine/performing arts 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2
E. General skill/knowledge area Items
Ratings on "Importance after graduation" and "Level of Achievement now"
Business
Achievement Now
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Substantial 5 + | | |
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Much 4 +----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
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| | | Leadership |
| | MMathissues | WProblemanalysis |
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Some 3 +------------------------USHistory---------------------+-------------------------|
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| Scientificmethod | |
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| Non-westculture Frgnlanguage | |
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Little 2 + | | |
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2 3 4 5
Little Some Much Critical
Importance Rating
F. Ratings of satisfaction w various aspects of the UG experience
Rating Scale: 1=Very dissatisfied 3=Neutral 5=Very satisfied
Business
Average Satisfaction
Aspect of Undergraduate Experience 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Social experience overall 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Instruction, upper division 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9
Overall UCB experience 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9
Recreational experience overall 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9
Academic experience in major 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.8
Course quality for general education 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
Availability clubs/prof organizations 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.7
Academic experience overall 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6
Opportunities for faculty interaction 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.4
Clarity of degree requirements 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4
Texts and instructional materials 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4
Cultural experience overall 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3
Course quality for employ/grad schl 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3
Faculty concern for students 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2
Availability of required courses 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.2
Availability of rsch opps/practicum 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.2
Instruction, lower division 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.2
Availability of desired courses 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.0
Opp for hands-on, applied exp . . . . 3.0
Career advising in major 2.7 2.5 2.8 . 2.8
Academic advising in major 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7
G. Outside-the-classroom activities and class projects
Freq of activity during last full term on a scale of 0-10 (10+ times)
Business
Average relative frequency
Activity 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Read newsmag/paper - internatl news 9.0 9.2 8.6 8.8 8.7
Discussed something learned w others 7.8 8.4 7.8 7.9 7.9
Worked on small group project 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.4 7.8
Expressed views/opinions in class 7.7 7.5 7.8 7.6 7.6
Exercised/worked out alone 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.5
Exercised/worked out with others 7.4 7.1 6.5 7.0 6.8
Integrate crsework w other knowledge 5.9 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.8
Apply crse material to practical prob 5.5 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.6
Outlined readings or course notes 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.7 6.2
Used library to rsch paper/project 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.7
Number days skipped 1+ classes 6.1 5.9 6.1 5.6 5.6
Faculty/TA interaction-course help 4.9 5.1 4.7 5.7 5.5
Gave oral present in front of group 3.9 3.2 4.5 4.5 5.4
Attended athletic event 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 5.2
Participate in career-planning activitie . 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.9
Used Chinook, computer indcs 5.1 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.8
Serious talk w those fr diff bckgrnd 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.6
Spent 5+ hours writing paper 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.5
Faculty/TA interaction-course fdbk 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.1
Read book for pleasure 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.0
Attended extracurric event 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.1 4.0
Read scientific journal article 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.3
Did course suggested/extra readings 2.4 2.8 2.2 2.8 3.3
Leadership role extracurric event 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.2
Faculty/TA interaction-career issues 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.6
Spoke a foreign language 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.4 2.6
In group where personal issues disc 2.3 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.5
Faculty/TA interaction-personal issue 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Faculty/TA interaction-ind study/rsch 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8
H. If you were starting over at CU-Boulder, what would you do differently?
Percent of seniors who checked each option
Business
Percent who
selected option
Option 1998
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More interaction w/faculty 56%
More academics/studying 48%
More extracurr clubs/activs 46%
More course sequencing/selection 39%
More social activities 36%
More career advising 35%
More partic rsrch/internships 33%
Take less time to graduate 28%
More academic advising 26%
Do Nothing differently 24%
Less social activities 15%
Less Academics/studying 9%
Go somewhere else besides UCB 9%
Other (see write-in) 9%
Take more time to graduate 8%
I. Percentage of seniors who said they had used a given service
Business
Percent who Used
Service 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Registration 100% 99% 99% 98% 98%
University Libraries 97% 98% 96% 98% 98%
Book Center 97% 92% 85% 79% 98%
University Memorial Center 95% 97% 93% 92% 95%
Advising in the college 87% 92% 90% 93% 95%
Electronic Mail 56% 78% 83% 94% 94%
Recreation Center 92% 89% 95% 90% 92%
PC/Macintosh Labs 93% 96% 91% 92% 88%
Academic Records/Transcripts 85% 81% 79% 74% 85%
Bursars Office 81% 80% 77% 81% 82%
CU WWW listings 39% 62% 71% 76% 75%
Career Services 63% 66% 66% 65% 74%
Parking Services 77% 74% 78% 78% 73%
Wardenburg 66% 58% 65% 69% 65%
Financial Aid Office 38% 46% 39% 41% 46%
Police Department 50% 46% 43% 45% 45%
Study Abroad 17% 10% 13% 16% 16%
Student Academic Services Center 7% . 10% 4% 13%
Counseling Services 29% 16% 22% 13% 13%
Womens Resource Center . . . 1% 5%
Ombuds Office 7% 3% 4% 2% 2%
J. How likely is it that you will be employed or in graduate school full-time?
Percentage of respondents who chose a given response option
Business
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Employed full-time Unlikely 7% 9% 10% 10% 5%
Maybe 9% 11% 11% 9% 10%
Highly likely 84% 80% 79% 81% 85%
Full-time grad student Unlikely 63% 58% 68% 62% 62%
Maybe 20% 25% 20% 24% 27%
Highly likely 17% 17% 12% 14% 11%
K. What is the ONE best thing and the ONE thing you’d change in your MAJOR PROGRAM?
Percentage of 1995, 1996, and 1998 respondents who mentioned each theme
Business
Percent of respondents who mentioned the theme
As a BEST thing As needing to change
Theme 1995 1996 1998 1995 1996 1998
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Faculty performance, interaction 42% 49% 38% 15% 17% 11%
Hands-on, practical experiences 14% 15% 15% 33% 30% 20%
Advising: career, job opps 14% 13% 11% 4% 10% 4%
General academic experience 9% 12% 17% 3% 2%
Major program policies, structure 10% 10% 4% 13% 12% 15%
Courses: curriculum, reqs 2% 4% 7% 28% 26% 17%
Courses: specific course or type 11% 4% 5% 6% 19% 12%
People: students/staff/community 2% 3% 3% 1% 1%
Courses: variety 2% 2% 1% 12% 9% 13%
Courses: size 4% 2% 3% 5% 3%
Diversity: general/ethnic/gender 4% 1%
Other 1% 1% 6% 2%
Advising: academic 3% 1% 1% 4% 11%
Courses: availability 1% 3% 17% 5%
On-campus resources/facilities 1% 1% 2% 4% 3%
Last revision 07/30/03
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