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Senior Survey, 1998
Journalism over time results
A. Would you recommend UCB to a friend considering college?
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Journalism
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Recommend UCB No, under no circum 6% 0% 0% 0% 0%
No, probably not 0% 10% 2% 0% 4%
Yes, w/strong reservation 0% 10% 12% 0% 4%
Yes, w/some reservations 79% 59% 59% 78% 56%
Yes, w/no reservations 15% 21% 27% 22% 37%
B. Ratings of aspects of the MAJOR PROGRAM
Percentage of respondents who chose each option
Journalism
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Course Difficulty Too easy 21% 24% 20% 17% 30%
About right 67% 66% 66% 67% 63%
Too difficult 12% 10% 15% 17% 7%
Course Emphasis Too broad . . 34% 17% 30%
About right . . 56% 78% 37%
Too specialized . . 10% 6% 33%
Course Orientation Too theoretical 21% 21% 24% 22% 19%
About right 73% 72% 61% 61% 59%
Too practical 6% 7% 15% 17% 22%
Program Structure Too flexible 33% 17% 17% 6% 37%
About right 52% 55% 71% 78% 59%
Too rigid 15% 28% 12% 17% 4%
C. How important each area will be after graduation
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Critical
Journalism
Average Importance
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Writing 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8
Managing time/tasks 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7
Interpersonal relations 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.6
General computing 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5
Analyzing real-world problems 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.3
Leadership 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.2
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.2
Speaking publicly 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1
Synthesizing knowledge 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.1
Ethical/moral issues 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.0
World affairs 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9
American history/culture 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.3
Applying theories practically 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.2
Foreign language 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.2
World history 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.1
Literature 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.1
Non-western culture/thought 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.0
Fine/performing arts 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.8
Math/quantitative reasoning 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5
Scientif findings/concpts/methd 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.4
D. Level of achievement right now
Rating Scale: 1=None 2=Little 3=Some 4=Much 5=Substantial
Journalism
Average Achievement
General Skill,Knowledge Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Writing 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.4
Interpersonal relations 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.0
Managing time/tasks 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.2 3.9
General computing 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.9
Work w/ people fr diff cultures 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.7
Applying theories practically 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.6
Literature 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.6
Synthesizing knowledge 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.6
Analyzing real-world problems 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.5
Ethical/moral issues 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.3
World affairs 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3
Speaking publicly 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3
Leadership 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.3
American history/culture 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.1
Foreign language 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.9
Fine/performing arts 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.8
World history 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.8
Non-western culture/thought 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.7
Math/quantitative reasoning 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6
Scientif findngs/concpts/method 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4
E. General skill/knowledge area Items
Ratings on "Importance after graduation" and "Level of Achievement now"
Weighted by senior population
Journalism
Achievement Now
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Substantial 5 + | | |
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| | | Writing |
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Much 4 +----------------------------+-------------------------+--------Interpersonl-----+
| | | CompuTimemngmnt |
| | Workw/difcultur |
| Applyingtheories | |
| Literature Synthknowledge |
| | |Problemanalysis |
| | WorMoraPublLeadership |
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| | USHistory | |
Some 3 +----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| Frgnlanguage | |
| FineartsWorldhistory | |
| Non-westculture | |
| Math | | |
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| Scientificmethod | | |
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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
Journalism
Average Satisfaction
Aspect of Undergraduate Experience 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Recreational experience overall 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.0
Availability of rsch opps/practicum 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.9
Opp for hands-on, applied exp . . . . 3.9
Course quality for general education 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8
Overall UCB experience 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7
Instruction, upper division 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.7
Academic experience in major 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.7
Availability clubs/prof organizations 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6
Academic experience overall 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.6
Social experience overall 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.6
Texts and instructional materials 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5
Opportunities for faculty interaction 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.4
Faculty concern for students 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4
Availability of desired courses 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.3
Instruction, lower division 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.3
Clarity of degree requirements 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.3
Cultural experience overall 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.3
Availability of required courses 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.3
Course quality for employ/grad schl 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.8 3.1
Career advising in major 2.8 2.6 2.7 . 2.8
Academic advising in major 3.2 2.3 3.3 3.0 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)
Journalism
Average relative frequency
Activity 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Read newsmag/paper - internatl news 9.6 8.9 9.4 9.3 9.6
Expressed views/opinions in class 8.3 8.4 8.4 9.3 8.3
Discussed something learned w others 8.6 8.1 9.1 8.6 7.7
Exercised/worked out alone 7.8 6.3 7.4 7.0 7.2
Worked on small group project 5.5 5.3 7.2 5.3 6.9
Exercised/worked out with others 6.9 5.9 7.6 5.6 6.1
Used Chinook, computer indcs 6.0 5.9 6.6 7.7 5.6
Number days skipped 1+ classes 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.5
Used library to rsch paper/project 7.0 6.7 7.2 7.0 5.4
Spoke a foreign language 2.2 2.6 2.3 1.4 5.2
Serious talk w those fr diff bckgrnd 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.2
Spent 5+ hours writing paper 5.8 4.8 5.6 6.2 5.1
Outlined readings or course notes 7.1 4.8 5.2 4.4 5.0
Integrate crsework w other knowledge 7.4 5.9 7.5 6.3 5.0
Gave oral present in front of group 4.0 3.1 4.4 4.1 4.9
Apply crse material to practical prob 7.1 5.9 6.6 6.3 4.7
Attended extracurric event 5.8 3.7 4.3 3.2 4.7
Attended athletic event 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.3
Faculty/TA interaction-course help 4.7 3.8 5.8 4.4 4.0
Faculty/TA interaction-career issues 3.7 3.3 4.4 2.6 3.8
Participate in career-planning activitie . 3.3 4.5 2.4 3.6
Read book for pleasure 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.8 3.4
Faculty/TA interaction-course fdbk 3.9 3.6 4.6 3.9 3.4
Read scientific journal article 3.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 2.8
Leadership role extracurric event 2.5 1.1 2.9 2.2 2.3
In group where personal issues disc 2.7 1.6 2.4 1.9 1.5
Did course suggested/extra readings 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 1.1
Faculty/TA interaction-ind study/rsch 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.7
Faculty/TA interaction-personal issue 0.9 0.8 1.6 1.3 0.4
H. If you were starting over at CU-Boulder, what would you do differently?
Percent of seniors who checked each option
Journalism
Percent who
selected option
Option 1998
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More social activities 54%
More career advising 38%
More interaction w/faculty 35%
More partic rsrch/internships 35%
More extracurr clubs/activs 35%
Do Nothing differently 35%
More course sequencing/selection 31%
More academics/studying 19%
Less Academics/studying 15%
More academic advising 15%
Go somewhere else besides UCB 12%
Take less time to graduate 8%
Take more time to graduate 8%
Other (see write-in) 8%
Less social activities 4%
I. Percentage of seniors who said they had used a given service
Journalism
Percent who Used
Service 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Book Center 100% 97% 98% 72% 100%
University Libraries 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Registration 100% 100% 98% 100% 100%
Advising in the college 100% 100% 98% 100% 96%
Electronic Mail 30% 38% 76% 83% 96%
PC/Macintosh Labs 88% 97% 98% 89% 96%
University Memorial Center 97% 97% 95% 89% 96%
Recreation Center 91% 90% 85% 83% 93%
Bursars Office 91% 83% 80% 83% 81%
Academic Records/Transcripts 76% 76% 76% 83% 70%
Wardenburg 64% 83% 76% 83% 67%
CU WWW listings 52% 52% 83% 72% 63%
Parking Services 73% 76% 76% 72% 63%
Career Services 39% 31% 17% 33% 52%
Financial Aid Office 42% 45% 44% 44% 41%
Police Department 36% 48% 41% 28% 37%
Study Abroad 15% 17% 5% 11% 19%
Counseling Services 21% 14% 10% 17% 11%
Womens Resource Center . . . 6% 7%
Student Academic Services Center 5% . 7% 6% 4%
Ombuds Office 3% 3% 0% 0% 0%
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
Journalism
Item Value 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998
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Employed full-time Unlikely 4% 11% 5% 11% 0%
Maybe 19% 11% 20% 11% 8%
Highly likely 78% 79% 76% 78% 92%
Full-time grad student Unlikely 45% 79% 69% 81% 67%
Maybe 39% 13% 20% 13% 25%
Highly likely 16% 8% 11% 6% 8%
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
Journalism
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 59% 35% 36% 3% 31% 13%
Hands-on, practical experiences 27% 29% 40% 29% 19% 17%
General academic experience 18% 4%
Advising: career, job opps 11% 12% 4% 15% 8%
Major program policies, structure 5% 12% 24% 19% 17%
Size of Univ/department 11% 12% 4%
Other 6% 12% 9%
Advising: academic 3% 9% 19% 21%
People: students/staff/community 5% 6%
Courses: curriculum, reqs 8% 18% 31% 38%
Courses: specific course or type 5% 8% 12% 19%
On-campus resources/facilities 21% 25% 8%
Courses: variety 8%
Last revision 07/30/03
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