Senior Survey Data: Overview

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Senior Survey Data Overview
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Two Rounds

• First administration fall 05
• 135 responses grad class 608
• 22 response rate
• Second administration spring 06
• 264 responses grad class 656
• 40 response rate

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Some Problems

• Low response rate in fall
• Survey design
• Left natural sciences out of core!
• Some clarity issues related to wording and
  grouping

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The Questions

• Section I. Satisfaction with educational
  experience.
• Example Indicate the extent to which Lamar
  University contributed to your growth in each of
  the following areas each core area , major,
  vocational skills, computing skills.

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II. Satisfaction with University Services

• How adequate were the following university
  services?
• academic support
• technology to enhance student learning
• technology in classes
• technology training
• access to library resources
• instruction in library use
• healthy and safe environment

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III. Overall Satisfaction

• Choose LU again?
• Overall satisfaction with your education?

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IV. Optional Satisfaction with Miscellaneous
Aspects

• Health center
• Food service
• Computer labs
• Campus police
• Student newspaper
• Post office
• Registration
• LU website
• Student financial aid
• Academic advisement
• New student orientation

• Library services
• SGA
• Residence halls
• Career placement
• Student recreation
• Athletics
• Campus events/activities
• Student organizations
• Campus bookstore
• Setzer Center
• Baby Redbird childcare

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General Responses Favorable

• Strongest satisfaction (over 3.2 mean on 1-4
  scale)
• Major field
• Core courses in written and oral communications
• Access to library resources library services
• Overall satisfaction with LU
• Health Center
• Computer labs
• LU website

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Weakest Areas (under 2.75)

• Two areas in core curriculum
• Physical Activity (2.32)
• Philosophy of Knowledge (2.66)

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Patterns Worth Noting

• Satisfaction with campus support and campus
  services (3.06) was higher than mean for
  satisfaction with core academic areas (2.86)
• Highest satisfaction overall was with Academic
  Majors 3.66/3.67

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Senior Survey Free Response Comments Fall 05,
Spring 06

• Students were asked to identify the three things
  they most liked and disliked about their
  experience at Lamar.

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Top Spring 06 Dislikes (591 total items)

• Parking 106 (17)
• Professors/instructors 50 (8)
• Scheduling of classes/availability of classes 31
  (5)
• Poor quality of administrative services to
  students 25 (4)
• Inadequate computer equipment/lab hours 24 (4)

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Top Fall 05 Dislikes (217 items total)

• Parking 50 (23)
• Professors/instructors 21 (9)
• Setzer Center atmosphere 14 (6)
• Poor advising 12 (5)
• Scheduling of classes 12 (5)

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Top Spring 06 Likes (623 items total)

• Professors/teaching 110 (18)
• Small size, student/teacher ratio 77 (12)
• Classes/learning environment 70 (11)
• Close to home 51 (8)
• Classmates/peers 50 (8)
• Clean, small campus feel 33 (5)

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Top Fall 05 Likes (244 items total)

• Professors/teaching 71 (29)
• Small size, student/teacher ratio 28 (11)
• Classes/learning environment 25 (10)
• Close to home 23 (9)
• Classmates/peers 17 (6)
• Activities/sports 17 (6)
• Technology availability 17 (6)

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Free Response ConclusionsDislikes

• Parking is by far the biggest issue. Comments
  focus on
• Distance from Montagne to classrooms
• Lack of covered walkways or shuttle
• Shortage of spaces in senior lot (construction)
• Definition of senior for parking access

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Free Response ConclusionsLikes

• Instruction
• Faculty as people
• Low student/teacher ratio
• Learning environment

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Observations

• Cluster of comments concerning distance education
  and desire for more flexible class scheduling
  suggests that this is a direction we should
  pursue.
• Financial aid complaints were low, did not break
  the 5 pointa definite improvement

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