PETSM Grad Survey
DEPARTMENT- PETROLEUM ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY & SAFETY MANAGEMENT
1. How much did your Nicholls experiences help you develop your:
Question
Ability to write well
Ability to speak effectively
Ability to use mathematical concepts and tools
Ability to use critical thinking skills
Belief in yourself as a capable person
Skills for work (knowledge at skills applicable to a specific job or
type of work)
Preparation for further education in some professional, scientific,
or scholarly field
Acquisition of a broad, general education about a variety of subject
areas
Acquisition of a range of information that may be relevant to a
career
Awareness of the historical factors which influence current events
Wide acquaintance with literature
Understanding of your own capabilities
Awareness of how political and economic events impact families
and communities
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to see relationships, similarities, and distinctions between
ideas
Own set of values
Ability to make ethical decisions
Ability to take responsibility for your own actions
Ability to interact with others
Ability to interact comfortably with people of a different race
Very Helpful
Helpful
53.58%
46.43%
39.29%
60.71%
46.43%
35.71%
28.57%
39.29%
28.57%
35.71%
Moderately
Helpful
10.71%
10.71%
17.86%
7.15%
17.86%
0.00%
14.29%
3.56%
3.57%
0.00%
No Help at
All
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Total
Responses
28
28
28
28
28
% "Moderately Helpful"
or Greater
100.00%
85.71%
96.44%
96.43%
100.00%
67.86%
17.86%
10.71%
3.57%
0.00%
28
96.43%
60.71%
17.86%
17.86%
3.57%
0.00%
28
96.43%
32.14%
46.43%
21.43%
0.00%
0.00%
28
100.00%
50.00%
32.14%
14.29%
3.57%
0.00%
28
96.43%
35.71%
35.71%
21.43%
7.15%
0.00%
28
92.85%
21.43%
35.71%
39.29%
42.86%
25.00%
17.86%
10.71%
3.57%
3.57%
0.00%
28
28
85.72%
96.43%
32.14%
39.29%
25.00%
3.57%
0.00%
28
96.43%
50.00%
39.29%
7.14%
3.57%
0.00%
28
96.43%
39.29%
46.43%
10.71%
3.57%
0.00%
28
96.43%
32.14%
32.14%
39.29%
57.14%
53.57%
42.86%
42.86%
39.29%
32.14%
25.00%
21.43%
21.43%
17.86%
10.72%
17.86%
3.57%
3.57%
3.56%
0.00%
3.57%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
28
28
28
28
28
96.43%
96.43%
96.44%
100.00%
96.43%
Little Help
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PETSM Grad Survey
2. How HELPFUL were your undergraduate experiences at Nicholls in furthering your development in each area listed below?
Question
Ability to learn independently
Understanding of the nature and value of at least one of the fine
arts (e.g., theater, dance, classical music, visual art)
Recognition of the value of coming into contact with people whose
ideas, race, and/or culture differ from your own
Ability to comprehend reading material
Ability to utilize computers
Understanding of experimentation in science
Familiarity with key applications of the basic sciences (e.g., in
medicine, industry, agriculture, communications, energy,
transportation, etc.)
0.00%
No Help at
All
0.00%
Total
Responses
27
% " Moderately Helpful"
or Greater
100.00%
18.52%
3.70%
7.41%
27
88.89%
33.33%
25.93%
3.70%
0.00%
27
96.30%
29.63%
48.15%
29.63%
59.26%
33.33%
37.04%
7.41%
11.11%
33.33%
3.70%
7.41%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
27
27
27
96.30%
92.59%
100.00%
33.34%
44.44%
22.22%
0.00%
0.00%
27
100.00%
Very Helpful
Helpful
55.56%
33.33%
Moderately
Helpful
11.11%
37.04%
33.33%
37.04%
Little Help
3. In your courses OUTSIDE your major field, were the class sizes usually compatible with effective learning?
Answer
Yes
No, they usually had too few students for effective learning
No, they usually had too many students for effective learning
Percent
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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4. In terms of your MAJOR field at Nicholls, how SATISFIED are you with each of the following?
3.85%
Very
Dissatisfied
0.00%
Not
Applicable
0.00%
Total
Responses
26
57.69%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
26
46.15%
Willingness of your departmental faculty adviser to assist you
Effort your departmental faculty adviser made in keeping
60.00%
appointments
Degree to which your departmental faculty adviser kept up-to-date
50.00%
with curricula changes
Overall effectiveness of your departmental faculty adviser
46.15%
Availability of opportunities outside of class for your to interact
50.00%
with instructors in your major field courses
Effectiveness of the faculty in your major as teachers
42.31%
Helpfulness of faculty in your major
50.00%
Interest shown by departmental faculty in your intellectual development
53.85%
50.00%
3.85%
0.00%
0.00%
26
36.00%
0.00%
4.00%
0.00%
25
42.31%
3.85%
3.85%
0.00%
26
50.00%
3.85%
0.00%
0.00%
26
46.15%
0.00%
3.85%
0.00%
26
46.15%
46.15%
42.31%
3.85%
3.85%
0.00%
7.69%
0.00%
3.85%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
26
26
26
50.00%
46.15%
3.85%
0.00%
0.00%
26
42.31%
42.31%
11.54%
0.00%
3.85%
26
46.15%
42.31%
11.54%
0.00%
0.00%
26
42.31%
46.15%
7.69%
3.85%
0.00%
26
42.31%
53.85%
3.85%
0.00%
0.00%
26
38.46%
53.85%
0.00%
3.85%
3.85%
26
Very
Satisfied
46.15%
Question
Clarity of the degree requirements in your major
Academic advice you received from your departmental faculty
adviser
Friendliness and helpfulness of the office staff in your department
Effectiveness of lower division courses in preparing you for upper
division courses in your major
Quality of instruction in upper division courses in your major
Availability of formal opportunities for you to evaluate instruction
in your major
Availability of opportunities for you to have meaningful
participation in research projects in your field
Availability of professional activities or clubs in your field
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
50.00%
42.31%
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5. In terms of your MAJOR field at Nicholls, how SATISFIED are you with each of the following?
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very
Dissatisfied
Not
Applicable
Total
Responses
29.17%
58.33%
4.17%
4.17%
4.17%
24
37.50%
54.17%
8.33%
0.00%
0.00%
24
29.17%
62.50%
8.33%
0.00%
0.00%
24
37.50%
45.83%
4.17%
Availability of elective courses you wanted to take in your major
Availability of opportunities for you to collaborate with other
41.67%
50.00%
8.33%
students on projects for classes in your major
Availability of classroom facilities related to your major
45.83%
50.00%
4.17%
Adequacy of computer resources (PC and/or mainframe) for
37.50%
58.33%
4.17%
courses in your major
Adequacy of library resources related to your major
37.50%
58.33%
0.00%
Adequacy of laboratory facilities related to your major
29.17%
62.50%
4.17%
Effectiveness of your major's curriculum in providing a logical sequence 45.83%
of learning experiences
54.17%
0.00%
Help/encouragement you received from faculty in your
department with regard to attending graduate or professional
37.50%
58.33%
0.00%
school
Effectiveness of your major in preparing you to apply what you
learned in your classes to decisions you will be making in the
54.17%
41.67%
4.17%
workplace
The size of classes in your major
29.17%
70.83%
0.00%
Help/encouragement you received from faculty in your
33.33%
58.33%
0.00%
department with regard to finding employment in your field
Overall quality of your major field
45.83%
41.67%
12.50%
Overall quality of your department
45.83%
45.83%
8.33%
Overall quality of your entire degree program
50.00%
45.83%
4.17%
4.17%
8.33%
24
0.00%
0.00%
24
0.00%
0.00%
24
0.00%
0.00%
24
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
4.17%
4.17%
0.00%
24
24
24
4.17%
0.00%
24
0.00%
0.00%
24
0.00%
0.00%
24
4.17%
4.17%
24
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
24
24
24
Question
Availability of practicum, internship, or clinical experiences in your
field
Availability of the required courses in your major
Adequacy of emphasis on behaviors/practices which are
considered unprofessional and/or unethical in your field
6. Do you think the grades you received in your major courses usually were consistent with how much you learned in those courses?
Answer
Yes
No, I usually learned substantially more than my grades show
No, I usually learned substantially less than my grades show
Percent
79.00%
13.00%
8.00%
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