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Senior Survey, 1998
Engineering over time results
A. Would you recommend UCB to a friend considering college?
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Engineering
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Recommend UCB No, under no circum 0% 1% 0% 2% 3%
No, probably not 8% 9% 3% 7% 4%
Yes, w/strong reservation 14% 15% 9% 15% 9%
Yes, w/some reservations 61% 61% 63% 55% 53%
Yes, w/no reservations 16% 14% 25% 21% 31%
B. Ratings of aspects of the MAJOR PROGRAM
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Engineering
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Course Difficulty Too easy 3% 6% 4% 4% 4%
About right 64% 53% 46% 42% 36%
Too difficult 33% 41% 50% 54% 60%
Course Emphasis Too broad . . 17% 27% 19%
About right . . 67% 64% 63%
Too specialized . . 17% 10% 18%
Course Orientation Too theoretical 54% 45% 49% 38% 27%
About right 45% 47% 44% 55% 62%
Too practical 1% 9% 8% 7% 11%
Program Structure Too flexible 7% 8% 8% 14% 6%
About right 43% 46% 52% 46% 53%
Too rigid 50% 46% 40% 41% 41%
C. How important each area will be after graduation
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Critical
Engineering
Average Importance
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Managing time/tasks 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.7
General computing 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Analyzing real-world problems 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5
Math/quantitative reasoning 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.4
Scientif findings/concpts/methd 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3
Interpersonal relations 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.3
Synthesizing knowledge 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0
Leadership 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0
Speaking publicly 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9
Applying theories practically 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9
Writing 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8
Ethical/moral issues 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5
World affairs 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9
Foreign language 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.9
Non-western culture/thought 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4
American history/culture 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.4
Literature 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3
World history 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3
Fine/performing arts 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1
D. Level of achievement right now
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Substantial
Engineering
Average Achievement
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Math/quantitative reasoning 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.5
General computing 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4
Scientif findngs/concpts/method 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1
Managing time/tasks 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.7 4.0
Interpersonal relations 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7
Analyzing real-world problems 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6
Applying theories practically 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6
Synthesizing knowledge 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5
Leadership 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.5
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.5
Writing 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4
Ethical/moral issues 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3
Speaking publicly 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.2
World affairs 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.6
Foreign language 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5
Literature 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5
American history/culture 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4
World history 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3
Fine/performing arts 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2
Non-western culture/thought 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.1
E. General skill/knowledge area Items
Ratings on "Importance after graduation" and "Level of Achievement now"
Engineering
Achievement Now
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Substantial 5 + | | |
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| | | Math |
| | | Computing |
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| | | Scientificmethod |
Much 4 +----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------Timemngmnt--|
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| | | InProblemanalysis |
| | ApplySyntheoriesdge |
| | WorkwWrLeadlturip |
| | Moralissues | |
| | Publicspeaking |
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Some 3 +----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
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| FWorlanguages | |
| LiUSHiturey | | |
| Worldhistory | | |
| Finearts | | |
| Non-westculture | | |
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
Engineering
Average Satisfaction
Aspect of Undergraduate Experience 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Academic experience in major 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.8
Instruction, upper division 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.8
Overall UCB experience 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8
Recreational experience overall 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7
Academic experience overall 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.7
Clarity of degree requirements 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7
Availability of required courses 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.6
Course quality for general education 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.5
Social experience overall 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5
Course quality for employ/grad schl 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.5
Availability clubs/prof organizations 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5
Opportunities for faculty interaction 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4
Availability of desired courses 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3
Availability of rsch opps/practicum 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.3
Opp for hands-on, applied exp . . . . 3.3
Academic advising in major 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.2
Faculty concern for students 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.2
Cultural experience overall 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2
Instruction, lower division 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1
Texts and instructional materials 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1
Career advising in major 2.4 2.4 2.6 . 2.9
G. Outside-the-classroom activities and class projects
Freq of activity during last full term on a scale of 0-10 (10+ times)
Engineering
Average relative frequency
Activity 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Discussed something learned w others 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.2
Read newsmag/paper - internatl news 8.5 8.7 8.2 8.0 7.6
Worked on small group project 5.3 5.8 6.6 6.9 7.5
Faculty/TA interaction-course help 6.1 6.7 7.4 6.7 7.4
Apply crse material to practical prob 6.8 6.7 7.2 6.6 7.4
Integrate crsework w other knowledge 7.2 7.0 7.4 6.6 7.2
Exercised/worked out alone 7.1 6.9 7.2 6.8 7.1
Exercised/worked out with others 7.1 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.5
Expressed views/opinions in class 5.4 5.4 6.1 6.0 6.2
Read scientific journal article 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.2 5.5
Serious talk w those fr diff bckgrnd 4.0 4.2 3.8 5.0 5.3
Faculty/TA interaction-course fdbk 3.7 4.0 5.1 4.5 4.7
Number days skipped 1+ classes 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.7
Participate in career-planning activitie . 3.8 3.7 3.2 4.5
Read book for pleasure 3.5 4.5 3.8 3.6 4.3
Used Chinook, computer indcs 5.2 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.2
Spent 5+ hours writing paper 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2
Used library to rsch paper/project 4.9 5.2 4.7 5.2 4.1
Attended athletic event 4.4 3.1 3.7 3.4 4.0
Gave oral present in front of group 3.0 3.3 3.5 4.1 3.9
Outlined readings or course notes 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.8
Attended extracurric event 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4
Faculty/TA interaction-career issues 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.8
Spoke a foreign language 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.8
Did course suggested/extra readings 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4
Leadership role extracurric event 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.3 2.2
Faculty/TA interaction-ind study/rsch 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.9
In group where personal issues disc 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.2
Faculty/TA interaction-personal issue 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.0
H. If you were starting over at CU-Boulder, what would you do differently?
Percent of seniors who checked each option
Engineering
Percent who
selected option
Option 1998
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More interaction w/faculty 50%
More academics/studying 40%
More partic rsrch/internships 36%
More social activities 36%
Do Nothing differently 32%
More extracurr clubs/activs 31%
More course sequencing/selection 30%
Take less time to graduate 25%
More career advising 25%
More academic advising 20%
Other (see write-in) 12%
Less social activities 12%
Less Academics/studying 9%
Go somewhere else besides UCB 8%
Take more time to graduate 5%
I. Percentage of seniors who said they had used a given service
Engineering
Percent who Used
Service 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Registration 100% 99% 98% 97% 96%
Book Center 94% 96% 89% 82% 96%
PC/Macintosh Labs 93% 91% 90% 91% 95%
University Libraries 100% 97% 98% 97% 94%
Electronic Mail 81% 87% 90% 97% 93%
University Memorial Center 95% 93% 91% 89% 91%
Recreation Center 95% 91% 89% 85% 89%
Advising in the college 89% 83% 91% 89% 87%
Bursars Office 83% 84% 88% 79% 83%
Academic Records/Transcripts 75% 80% 78% 69% 81%
Parking Services 82% 65% 78% 74% 72%
CU WWW listings 50% 77% 82% 81% 71%
Wardenburg 70% 67% 71% 60% 63%
Career Services 60% 61% 59% 60% 60%
Financial Aid Office 59% 54% 52% 50% 46%
Police Department 50% 39% 49% 33% 45%
Counseling Services 22% 9% 15% 8% 14%
Student Academic Services Center 6% . 3% 6% 5%
Study Abroad 4% 3% 6% 5% 5%
Ombuds Office 5% 4% 5% 2% 3%
Womens Resource Center . . . 3% 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
Engineering
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Employed full-time Unlikely 9% 10% 12% 12% 16%
Maybe 18% 21% 20% 21% 11%
Highly likely 74% 70% 68% 67% 73%
Full-time grad student Unlikely 53% 49% 48% 52% 57%
Maybe 27% 34% 26% 26% 24%
Highly likely 21% 18% 26% 22% 19%
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
Engineering
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 46% 26% 33% 20% 21% 18%
Hands-on, practical experiences 19% 22% 16% 25% 23% 18%
General academic experience 16% 19% 10% 4% 5%
Other 4% 9% 6% 5% 3%
Major program policies, structure 8% 8% 7% 16% 12% 7%
Courses: specific course or type 6% 8% 2% 18% 18% 11%
Advising: career, job opps 8% 7% 13% 3% 6% 1%
Courses: curriculum, reqs 3% 4% 8% 17% 28% 29%
Courses: variety 2% 4% 2% 6% 2% 9%
People: students/staff/community 5% 4% 2% 1% 4% 2%
Size of Univ/department 3% 4% 1% 1% 2%
On-campus resources/facilities 8% 4% 3% 2% 1% 3%
Advising: academic 3% 1% 7% 8% 10% 9%
Courses: availability 1% 2% 5% 12% 4%
Courses: size 1% 1% 1% 5% 2%
Last revision 07/30/03
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