Department of Psychology Graduating Senior Exit Survey

Congratulations on your imminent graduation. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. It allows you an opportunity to give the department feedback about your educational experience and help us to maintain and improve our services to current and future students.
Thank you,
EIU Psychology Department Assessment Committee

Part I – Personal Information [All information will be kept confidential.]

1. Name
2. Semester Graduating
3. Age
4. Gender
5. If you would like to receive future correspondence from the Department, such as newsletters and alumni surveys, please list your permanent email address.
6. How many psychology classes did you take elsewhere, and transfer to EIU?
  None
  1 to 2
  3 to 4
  5 or more
7. Do you have a Minor?
  no
  yes (What Department?)
8. Do you have a Second Major?
  no
  yes (What Department?
9. Are you doing a Teacher Certification?
  no
  yes
10. Did you take any of the following courses or were involved in any of these programs?
  Internship/field placement
  PSY 3900/4444 (Independent Study)
  PSY 4100/4644 (Supervised Research)
  PSY 3970 Study abroad
  Department of Psychology Honors Program

Part II – Goals and Future Plans
11. What primary goal did you hope to accomplish by choosing to major in psychology?
  General education
  Prep for graduate school
  Prep for professional (e.g., Medical, Law, Seminary) school
  Prep for life skills (interpersonal relationships, parenting)
  Prep for employment
  Personal recovery
  Easy/Quick major
  Specialist Education
  Other
12. Which field best describes the area in which you plan to be working?
  Mental Health
  Business
  Human Resources
  Criminal Justice
  Social Work
  Education
  Applied Health
  Other
13. What will be your job title?
14. What is your long-term (>10 years) occupational goal?
15. Are you planning on going to graduate/professional school within two years?
No

Yes (If so, please complete the items below)

Degree (e.g., MA, MSW, Ph.D.)?
Program (e.g., Clinical, Counseling, Social Work)?

16. Other Plans:

Part III – Graduate School [If you did not apply to graduate school, please skip this part.]
17. To how many graduate schools did you apply?
18. How many of those were outside of Illinois?
19. Into how many graduate schools were you accepted?
20. Please provide further information about he school you will be attending.
Name of Graduate School
City
State
Degree (e.g., MA, MSW, PhD)
Program (e.g., Clinical, I/O, School)

Part IV – Mastery of Subject Matter
The questions that follow ask you to think about the information you have learned through your studies in Psychology.

Imagine that a friend who is a high psychology teacher asks you to give a guest lecture. Rate your level of confidence if your friend asked you to present some important psychological theories and findings in the following areas:
  Not at all confident A little confident Somewhat confident Moderately confident Very confident
21. Confidence presenting on Abnormal/Clinical Psychology?
22. Confidence presenting on Social Psychology?
23. Confidence presenting on Biopsychology (Biological Psychology or Sensation/ Perception)?
24. Confidence presenting on Cognitive Psychology?
25. Confidence presenting on Learning/Behavior Modification?
26. Confidence presenting on Developmental Psychology?

Part V - Skill development

How much did your experiences in the Psychology department help to develop your:
  Not at All A Little Some Quite a Bit A Lot
27. Oral communication skills?
28. Written communication skills?
29. Skills in reading academic materials in psychology (e.g., research articles, textbooks, etc.)
30. Electronic communication skills (e.g., WebCT, online discussions, etc.)?
31. Critical thinking skills (e.g., your ability to think through problems and develop your ideas and perspectives about psychological issues)?
32. Research skills (e.g., designing a study, data collection, data analysis)?
33. Computer/Technical skills (e.g., using a computer for literature searches and word processing)
34. Teamwork/Interpersonal skills?


Part VI – Technical Knowledge
  Not at all confident A Little confident Somewhat confident Moderately confident Very confident
35. How confident are you about your skills in using a statistical computer program for analyzing data?

  Not at all useful A Little useful Somewhat useful Moderately useful Very useful
36. How would you assess the usefulness of the skills that you gained in using a statistical computer program?

  Very Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Very Strongly Agree
37. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: My ability to conduct research improved as a result of my experiences as a psychology major.

Part VII – Interpersonal aspects of education and overall satisfaction
  A B C D F
38. How would you grade the quality of education provided to you by the Psychology Department?

  Very Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Very Strongly Agree
39. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: My training and experiences as a psychology major have helped me learn how to interact effectively, sensitively, and ethically with people from diverse backgrounds.

  Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied
40. How satisfied are you with the opportunities you had to interact with faculty outside the classroom?
41. Overall, how satisfied are you with the academic advising you received in the Psychology Department?
42. In retrospect, how satisfied are you with your decision to earn a psychology degree?

  Very Unlikely Unlikely Somewhat Unlikely Somewhat Likely Likely Very Likely
43. How likely is it that you would recommend psychology to a friend trying to decide on a major?

Part VIII – Things you would change
44. What new classes do you think the Psychology department should offer?

44a. From the following list of classes, which one do you wish the Psychology Department offered?
45. What other things should the Department change to enhance the educational experience we provide to our majors?
 

Thank you for your time and input!!
  Created with assistance from CATS.