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Adjunct Survey F12
This survey has been sent to all adjuncts who taught
at NJIT in the academic year 2011-2012. Please
complete the survey even if you are not presently
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NJIT
Survey
2012-09-24
2012-09-24
10/21/2012
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Response Rate: 33%
Q.1.How did you learn about a job opening for adjunct at NJIT?
Total
45
77
3
125
Percent
36%
61.6%
2.4%
100%
Total
Total
91
23
85
8
27
1
28
27
290
Percent
31.38%
7.93%
29.31%
2.76%
9.31%
0.34%
9.66%
9.31%
100%
Total
Total
11
114
125
Percent
8.8%
91.2%
100%
NJIT student course evaluations
In-class or in-studio peer assessment by NJIT faculty or administrator
Departmental assessment of student outcomes (term paper, design project
Total
Total
126
7
23
156
Percent
80.77%
4.49%
14.74%
100%
I am current student/employee at NJIT
Personal contact from an NJIT employee
Public advertisement
Total
Q.2.Which of the following did the hiring process involve? (check all that apply)
Submission of resume/portfolio
Telephone interview with chair or program director
Face-to-face interview with chair or program director
Telephone interview with other departmental or college administrator
Face-to-face interview with other departmental or college administrator
Interview with search committee
Interview with faculty
Reference check
Q.3.How was your per-course salary determined?
Negotiated
Fixed by per course budget
Q.4.How is your performance evaluated? (check all that apply)
Q.5.How many courses do you typically teach as an adjunct faculty member at NJIT per semester?
Total
Percent
1
77
61.11%
33
26.19%
2
11
8.73%
3
5
3.97%
4
0
0%
5 or more
126
100%
Total
Q.6.In which college or school did you teach in Academic Year 2011-2012? (check all that apply)
Total
Percent
Newark College of Engineering
49
38.28%
11
8.59%
School of Management
35
27.34%
College of Science and Liberal Arts
College of Architecture and Design
College of Computing Sciences
Total
23
10
128
17.97%
7.81%
100%
Q.7.How would you best characterize your role in the development of course(s) taught at NJIT? (If
Total
Percent
60
31.41%
Provided with text and syllabus; minimal changes expected
28
14.66%
Asked to modify existing syllabus
53
27.75%
Old syllabus provided as guidance for thorough overhaul
50
26.18%
Created entirely new course
191
100%
Total
Q.8.What type(s) of courses have you taught as an adjunct faculty member at NJIT? (check all that
Total
Percent
61
21.71%
Undergraduate required course (GUR)
49
17.44%
Undergraduate course offered for departmental discipline
62
22.06%
Required course for a degree major
36
12.81%
Elective (advanced) course for a degree major
39
13.88%
Graduate required course
34
12.1%
Graduate elective course
281
100%
Total
Q.9.During the 2011-2012 academic year, were you also employed outside NJIT?
Total
Another part-time academic position
19
Part-time non-academic position
10
58
Full-time non-academic position
39
No outside employment
126
Total
Percent
15.08%
7.94%
46.03%
30.95%
100%
Q.10.During the spring semester 2012, if you taught at another institution as well as NJIT,
how many courses did you teach at the other institution this past spring?
Total
1
3
8
2
2
3
2
4
2
5 or more
17
Total
Percent
17.65%
47.06%
11.76%
11.76%
11.76%
100%
Q.11.If you are teaching elsewhere as well, which of the following did the hiring process involve?
Total
Percent
16
33.33%
Submission of resume/portfolio
Interview with chair or program director
17
35.42%
1
2.08%
Interview with search committee
6
12.5%
Interview with faculty
8
16.67%
Reference check
48
100%
Total
Q.12.What is the highest degree you have attained (check all that apply)?
Bachelor's
Master's
Ph.D.
Other professional degree (e.g.,M.B.A., J.D., M. Arch)
Total
Total
16
77
34
23
150
Percent
10.67%
51.33%
22.67%
15.33%
100%
Q.13.Are you an NJIT alumnus or alumna?
Yes
No
Total
Total
53
71
124
Percent
42.74%
57.26%
100%
Q.14.What is the primary reason you have decided to serve at NJIT as an adjunct faculty member?
Total
Percent
Prefer part-time work
7
5.47%
60
46.88%
Personal commitment to education/ students/ NJIT
5
3.91%
Need part-time work to fit with demands of family life
10
7.81%
Could not get full-time position
28
21.88%
Teach in my academic field
18
14.06%
Other (Please Specify)
128
100%
Total
Q.15.As an adjunct faculty member, which of the following did NJIT and/or your department provide
Total
Percent
61
17.48%
Libraires and other scholarly resources
17
4.87%
Private office space
51
14.61%
Shared office space
30
8.6%
Computer and printer
27
7.74%
Telephone
48
13.75%
Copy machine
53
15.19%
Administrative support
4
1.15%
Funds for travel to conferences
29
8.31%
Professional development and training (including use of Moodle, ITMS)
9
2.58%
Mentoring
10
2.87%
Fitness center
0
0%
Day care
10
2.87%
Other (Please Specify)
349
100%
Total
Q. 16 As a part-time adjunct faculty member at NJIT, did you?
Often
Sometim
Never
#
#
#
%
Help develop courses in
24
40
62
31.75%
Serve on faculty
10
17
96
78.05%
Attend faculty
24
59
42
47.2%
14
80.99%
Vote at faculty meetings
9
98
Total
Percent
126
123
125
121
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Q.17.As a part-time adjunct faculty member at NJIT, how many hours per week, on average per
class, were you EXPECTED to spend advising students outside of class, either face-to-face or
Total
Percent
None
40
31.5%
1
29
22.83%
2
33
25.98%
14
11.02%
3
7
5.51%
4
4
3.15%
5 or more
127
100%
Total
Q.18.As a part-time adjunct faculty member at NJIT, how many hours per week, on average per
Total
Percent
None
8
6.3%
1
42
33.07%
2
30
23.62%
3
4
5 or more
Total
29
8
10
127
Q.19.How many hours per week do you devote to your own outside scholarly, creative, or
Total
No outside work
8
26
1-5 hours
21
6-10 hours
14
11-20 hours
57
more than 20 hours
126
Total
22.83%
6.3%
7.87%
100%
Percent
6.35%
20.63%
16.67%
11.11%
45.24%
100%
Q.20.Have you performed funded research at NJIT as an adjunct?
Total
Total
5
118
123
Percent
4.07%
95.93%
100%
Total
Total
22
84
20
1
127
Percent
17.32%
66.14%
15.75%
0.79%
100%
Yes
No
Q.21.Are you teaching at NJIT this semester (fall 2012)?
no
yes, as an Adjunct
yes, as an University Lecturer
yes, as Tenure-Track faculty
Q.22.Considering all aspects of working as a part-time adjunct faculty member at NJIT, please rate
Total
Percent
1
0.79%
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
10
7.94%
Okay
34
26.98%
52
41.27%
Satisfied
29
23.02%
Very satisfied
126
100%
Total
Q. 23 Thank you for completing this survey! Please feel free to comment on any other aspects of
Total
Percent
58
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