Professional Conduct and Mentoring Survey (SLO 6b, 7a):
Name of Student Mentor:
Semester or Term: Click to Select
Year: Click to Select
Instructions to Graduate Student:
Near the end of the semester or term, administer this survey to each undergraduate research student that you
mentored. Instruct the undergraduates to return completed survey to Ryan Damhoff. Questions 1 through 5 are aligned
with SLO 6b (professional development); question 6 is aligned with SLO 7a (ethical conduct); and question 7 is aligned
with SLO 2a (Lab safety).
Instructions to Undergraduate Student:
Rate your research graduate student supervisor by checking the appropriate box for each of the following 7 descriptors:
1) The graduate student encourages me to take full ownership of learning activities and makes me assume
responsibility for my productivity.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Excelled
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
2) The graduate student creates atmosphere conducive to asking questions or to contributing to subject discussion
in other ways.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Excelled
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
3) The graduate student encourages problem-solving as opposed to memorization, i.e., helps me come up with my
own answers by guiding me towards the goal, or prompts me to consider alternatives.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Excelled
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
4) The graduate student encourages me to take risks, try different things, and not be afraid to make mistakes in
pursuit of quality.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
Continued….
Excelled
5) The graduate student improves my ability to integrate knowledge from different courses or experiences,
provides reflections on and transferability of the material learned.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Excelled
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
6) The graduate student behaves and conducts research in an ethical and professional way and helps me develop
foundations of such conduct in the laboratory.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Excelled
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
7) The graduate student has educated/trained me in Standard Operating Procedures, PPE Hazard Assessments
related to my research, and in emergency procedures. The graduate student consistently modeled safe
laboratory practices and ensured that I was also compliant.
Needs improvement
Did fine
Please provide feedback if you selected Needs improvement:
Excelled