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Sociology Alumni Survey

Section ICheck the degree program you completed in Sociology.

box.gif  B. A. Sociology Major
box.gif  B. S. Sociology General Major
box.gif  B. S. Sociology Community Emphasis
box.gif  B. S. in Education-Teaching Subject Endorsement in Sociology
box.gif  If you did not complete a degree in sociology, please check the box on this line and return the form. We would appreciate you if would sign your name, so that we can remove you from the mailing list:_______________________

Section IIIn this section, we want to compare the emphasis of skills in the Department of Sociology's curriculum with your current usage in every day life. We would like you to assess what you learned in all of your in sociology classes. Skills and concepts are scattered throughout the curriculum, so we want you to consider all of your classes as a collective rather than make individual judgments.

a. I mastered this skill
b. I am very good with this skill
c. I am okay
d. I am lacking in this skill
e. No Opinion
 
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Understanding of diverse ways of life
 
Ability to understand world cultures
 
Understanding of the role of sociologist as citizen
 
Ability to distinguish facts from value judgments
 
Skills for cooperating with others
 
Insights into organizational behavior
 
Ability to interpret data
 
Verbal skills
 
Written skills
 
Library research skills
 
Questionnaire construction
 
Statistical analysis
 

Section IIIIn this section we would like you to assess the extent that the skills identified in the previous section are useful in your career or as a citizen. In the left column circle the response that is closest to the level of importance of the skill in right hand column.

a. very important
b. somewhat important
c. neither
d. somewhat unimportant
e. very unimportant
 
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Understanding of diverse ways of life
 
Ability to understand world cultures
 
Understanding of the role of sociologist as citizen
 
Ability to distinguish facts from value judgments
 
Skills for cooperating with others
 
Insights into organizational behavior
 
Ability to interpret data
 
Verbal skills
 
Written skills
 
Library research skills
 
Questionnaire construction
 
Statistical analysis
 

Section IVIn this section we have some specific questions about you and what you have been doing since you graduated. Please write the information in the space provided.

What year did you graduate?________

Have you attended graduate or professional school?

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box.gif  Yes. If yes, please provide the degree that was sought and the name of the department and institution.
 
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Excluding part-time jobs, list all jobs or positions that you have held since you graduated.

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Section VThis final section is your opportunity to share your thoughts about Sociology as an academic program. We want to identify areas where we are doing well and areas where we need improvement.

What are our strengths? Or what things should we continue to do?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What are our weaknesses? Identify challenges or areas where we can improve.