Assessment for the New Curriculum: A Guide for Professional Accounting Programs-Appendix 10 Stakeholder Surveys: University of Virginia

Assessment for the New Curriculum:
A Guide for Professional Accounting Programs

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Section 10.1
Assessment Survey of 4th Year Commerce Students

 

 
  1. Demographics:
    1. Age: ____ years

       

    2. Sex:     F     M

       

    3. Race or Origin (circle only one):     Foreign (non-U.S. citizen), Hispanic, African-American, Caucasian, Native American, Asian-American

       

    4. Virginia Resident:     Yes     No

       

    5. Transfer Student (entered McIntire from another University/School):     Yes     No

       

    6. Please indicate your primary Concentration Area:     Accounting, Management, MIS, Marketing

       

    7. Please indicate secondary Concentration(s) [circle as many as apply]:     Accounting, Finance, Management, MIS, Marketing, Major/minor outside of the Commerce School

     

  2. Satisfaction with McIntire Support Functions:
    1. Were the requirements and procedures for admission clearly communicated prior to enrolling at the McIntire school of Commerce?

      Not clear
      at all

       

       

       

       

       

      Perfectly
      clear

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    2. How could the Commerce School admissions policies and procedures be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    3. How would you rate the helpfulness of the Student Affairs Office (136 Monroe) on the following dimensions?

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      Not
      applicable

      A.

      Registration

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      B.

      Drop/Add

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      C.

      Academic Requirements

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      D.

      Academic Problems

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      E.

      Personal Problems/Illness

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      F.

      Overall Effectiveness

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

       

    4. How could the Student Affairs Office activities be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    5. How would you rate the Faculty on the following dimensions?

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      Not
      observed

      A.

      Academic advice

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      B.

      Career advice

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      C.

      Advice on personal problems

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      D.

      Overall effectiveness of advice

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

       

    6. How could the overall advising relationship between faculty and students be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    7. Please estimate how many times you met with faculty members outside the classroom during the Fall Semester.____

       

    8. How would you rate the Career Planning and Placement services on the following dimensions?

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      Not
      applicable

      A.

      Commerce Alumni Career Day

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      B.

      Workshops

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      C.

      Publications and handbooks

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      D.

      On-grounds recruiting program

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      E.

      Overall Effectiveness

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

       

    9. How could the Commerce Career Planning and Placement Office services be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    10. Please rate the McIntire computer facilities on the following criteria:

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      A.

      Software Applications

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      B.

      Technical Assistance in Lab

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      C.

      Availability of Computers

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      D.

      Computer Lab Hours

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    11. How could the Commerce School computer facilities be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

     

  3. Satisfaction with your Commerce School Education
    1. Please rate your satisfaction with your Commerce School experience regarding your personal development in the following areas:

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      A.

      Technical preparation to enter the workforce

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      B.

      Developing analytical skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      C.

      Developing goal setting skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      D.

      Developing time management skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      E.

      Developing writing skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      F.

      Developing public speaking skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      G.

      Developing team skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      H.

      Developing self-confidence

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      I.

      Developing problem solving skills

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      J.

      Overall personal development

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    2. Please rate your satisfaction with your Commerce School exposure to the following societal issues:

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      A.

      Exposure to cultural differences

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      B.

      Exposure to ethical issues

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      C.

      Exposure to gender issues

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      D.

      Exposure to racial issues

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      E.

      Exposure to international business

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      F.

      Overall exposure to societal issues

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    3. How would you rate the effectiveness of the various teaching methods used at the Commerce School?

       

       

      Poor

       

       

       

       

       

      Excellent

      Not
      experienced

      A.

      Casework in class

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      B.

      Lecture

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      C.

      In-class discussions

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      D.

      Group projects

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      E.

      In-class experimental exercises

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      F.

      Computer simulations

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      G.

      Independent research projects

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X

      H.

      Cooperative learning

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      X



       

    4. How would you rate the workload and the emphasis on the following activities?


       

       

      Far too little

       

       

      About
      right

       

       

      Far
      too
      much

      A.

      Hours spent on graded assignments

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      B.

      Hours spent on preparation for classes

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      C.

      Computer projects

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      D.

      Class participation

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      E.

      Group projects

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    5. How could the Commerce School education be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    6. Name those topics, if any, that were covered too many times in the Curriculum.

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    7. Name those topics that you feel should be developed more thoroughly in the Curriculum.

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    8. Did your total undergraduate experience allow you the flexibility to take as many courses as you would liked?


       

       

      Far too little flexibility

       

      About right

      Far too much flexibility

      A.

      Within the Commerce School

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      B.

      Outside of the Commerce School

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    9. How could the flexibility of the curriculum be improved?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   

       

    10. How important do you think each of the following will be to your own long-term success?

       

       

      Not at all important

       

       

       

      Very important

      A.

      Undergraduate education in commerce

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      B.

      Mentoring relationships I can establish

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      C.

      Being in the right place at the right time

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      D.

      Graduate school

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      E.

      Independent reading and study

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

      F.

      Meeting the right people

      1

      2

      3

      4

      5

      6

      7

       

    11. Now that you are about to graduate, what could McIntire do to improve your chances for long-term success?

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   



Thank you very much for your time and support in completing this survey.

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