Pilot Study
Survey Tool
DO NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM IF YOU HAVE FILLED IT OUT PREVIOUSLY
PERCEPTION OF PROFESSIONALISM
The purpose of this survey is to compare students’ perception of professionalism to those of academic
programs or employers to determine how consistent the two groups are. This survey has been approved
by Utah Valley University Internal Review Board. Your completion of this survey is your consent to
participate.
AGE ________yrs rounded, Course________________________ Check if night class _____
Major ____________________ or check if undecided ___, Occupation goal_________________
Circle year in school: Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
2nd year Sr.
Grad School
Please rank the following 1-10. Mark 1 for most important and 10 for least important, based upon your
understanding in regard to getting into graduate school or getting a job upon graduation. USE EACH
NUMBER ONLY ONCE!
Note: Please leave a topic blank if you do not know what the topic is. For example, you may only rank 7
items and leave the remaining 3 items blank because you do not know what they are.
________Presenting at professional conferences (oral or poster)
________Internship for college credit
________Grade Point Average
________Membership in related professional organizations
________Portfolio of work / academic experience
________Under graduate research
________Attendance at profession-related conferences
________Documented profession-related charitable service to the public
________Letter of recommendation from employer, instructor or character reference
________Work related experience
B
Test Statistics 1
Portfolio
of work/ Membership
Prof.
academic
experience Organization
Z
Asymp. Sig.
(2-tailed)
Grade
Point
Average
Test Statistics 2
Internship
Present
for
Prof.
College
Conference
Credit
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
-.105b
-.954a
-.345a
-1.420a
-1.970b
.049
.916
.340
.730
.156
Attendance
Letter
Prof.
of
Charitable
Work
Related
Service
experience Recommend.
Conference
Under
Graduate
Research
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Pre/Post
Z
-.135a
-1.387b
-.344b
-.426b
-.509a
Asymp. Sig.
(2-tailed)
.892
.165
.731
.670
.611