Achieving Student Learning Outcomes
January 2016
Senior Survey Results for
December 2015 B.S. Graduates
Number of Responses = 74
Response Rate = 37%
Caveats: Survey respondents are not a representative sample of the graduating class. Students with
high G.P.A.s and female students comprise a larger portion of the sample than they do the population of
students who will graduate in December.
1. What was your undergraduate major(s)? (Double majors are listed in both majors.)
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Chemical Engineering
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Physics
Environmental Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Other
Total
Number of
Respondents
5
1
0
2
5
6
3
7
1
2
3
3
25
4
1
10
1
78
Percent of
Respondents
7%
1%
0%
3%
7%
8%
4%
10%
1%
3%
4%
4%
34%
5%
3%
14%
1%
100%
Response
Rate
71%
17%
0%
25%
50%
33%
60%
44%
20%
33%
75%
75%
49%
67%
9%
27%
2. If you could make your college choice over, would you still choose to enroll at Mines?
3. How important are the following roles/responsibilities of your faculty advisor in your major?
To provide guidance regarding…
General information about the major (different skills, interests,
and types of jobs related to various majors)
Course selection
Career planning
Graduate school opportunities
Specific employers/employment opportunities
Internships
Scholarships
Very
Important
Somewhat
Important
Not
Important
53%
47%
34%
27%
26%
22%
22%
30%
30%
39%
37%
43%
45%
39%
18%
23%
27%
37%
31%
34%
39%
4. How often did you typically meet with your faculty advisor to discuss courses, career plans,
graduate school, etc.?
5. The frequency of meetings with my advisor was sufficient.
6. To what extent did your education at Mines contribute to your development of the following
skills/abilities?
Retrieve and interpret technical information
Find new information and use it effectively
Convey technical/scientific information, in writing, to a variety of
audiences
Communicate information graphically
Think critically about a wide range of cross-disciplinary issues
Orally communicate technical/scientific information to a variety of
audiences
Appreciate diverse approaches to understanding society’s problems
Appreciate diverse approaches to solving society’s problems
Adjust to an ever-changing professional environment
Develop a commitment to enhance the profession through leadership
and service
Work effectively in a diverse work environment
Be dedicated to stewardship of the environment
Work effectively in an international environment
Very
Much
78%
63%
Somewhat
18%
30%
Not at
All
5%
8%
58%
52%
52%
34%
43%
31%
8%
5%
16%
46%
43%
42%
39%
45%
39%
43%
36%
9%
18%
15%
25%
37%
31%
27%
16%
43%
45%
51%
40%
19%
24%
22%
43%
7. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following activities supported your learning.
(While this may vary among classes, please consider the typical class as you respond to this
question.)
Strongly
Agree
Studying with other students
outside of class
Utilizing course materials on
Blackboard
Design work (excluding senior
design)
Group work/group activities in class
Outdoor laboratories (excluding
field session)
Courses that were primarily lecturebased
Viewing assigned videos (created
by faculty from other institutions)
outside of class
Viewing assigned videos (created
by Mines faculty) outside of class
Reading assigned textbooks
outside of class
Listening to audio podcasts
(created by Mines faculty) outside
of class
Agree Neutral Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Not
Applicable
67%
27%
3%
2%
0%
2%
32%
42%
15%
6%
3%
2%
30%
23%
41%
47%
15%
18%
5%
8%
2%
3%
8%
2%
23%
32%
14%
9%
3%
20%
12%
52%
21%
11%
3%
2%
8%
29%
29%
12%
9%
14%
5%
35%
21%
14%
11%
15%
0%
32%
29%
21%
16%
2%
0%
18%
23%
20%
14%
26%
8. How useful were the following experiences?
Courses in your major field of study
Internship
Opportunities to apply classroom learning to
"real life" issues
Field session/field camp
Interactions with faculty outside of class
(excluding research)
Laboratory experiences as a part of a course
Capstone experience/project (including senior
design)
Courses in the core curriculum
Library instruction that I received as part of a
course (from a librarian, professor, TA, etc.)
Research assistance that I received from a
librarian when I visited the library
Very
Useful
Somewhat
Useful
Not
Useful
Not
Applicable
81%
66%
18%
13%
0%
2%
2%
19%
61%
54%
27%
34%
8%
12%
5%
0%
45%
40%
33%
45%
12%
9%
10%
6%
37%
21%
43%
64%
8%
12%
12%
3%
3%
33%
36%
28%
2%
22%
25%
51%
9. Please indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
Strongly
Strongly
Not
Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree Applicable
Faculty provided opportunities to discuss
coursework outside of class
Resources and facilities (research
laboratories, teaching labs, libraries, etc.)
supported student learning
Faculty provided the support I needed to
succeed academically
My education prepared me to work/live in a
society that is experiencing rapid
technological change
My education prepared me to work/live in a
global society
My education prepared me to work/live in a
diverse society
Interactions with librarians supported my
development of my research skills
39%
43%
16%
0%
2%
0%
39%
39%
18%
5%
0%
0%
39%
36%
19%
3%
3%
0%
28%
42%
15%
10%
5%
0%
24%
33%
22%
12%
8%
2%
18%
37%
24%
12%
8%
2%
6%
15%
22%
16%
13%
27%
10. Which of the following most closely describes your immediate plans after graduating from
CSM? (Please select all that apply.)
This newsletter is published by the assessment office:
Kay Schneider, Assessment Director
http://inside.mines.edu/assessment