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Surveys
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research
conducts the following surveys:
Survey
Schedule
National
Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a replacement
of the Enrolled Student Survey. This survey will be administered
twice during the 2005-10 Performance Funding cycle.
NSSE
results help faculty and administrators discover and implement
effective mechanisms for linking information about student experiences
to improve academic programs and support services.
Graduating
Senior Survey
Since 1997, Middle Tennessee State University has administered
a survey annually to spring semester graduating seniors. Beginning
fall 2009, the Graduating Senior survey is administered to the
fall and spring graduating seniors. The purpose of the survey
is to obtain information regarding the students’ educational experiences
and future plans. The survey instrument is divided into five sections:
(1) background information, (2) employment data, (3) plans following
graduation, (4) student support services, and (5) satisfaction
with general studies and their academic program. Departments can
add additional questions to the survey.
Alumni
Survey
The Alumni Survey, sent to MTSU alumni two years after graduation,
asks our former students to evaluate their educational experiences
at MTSU. All public universities utilize the same survey that
is provided by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The
most recent administration of the alumni survey was spring 2005.
The
survey is conducted in the second and fifth years of the Performance
Funding cycle.
Faculty
Survey
In 1998 and 2001, Middle Tennessee State University participated
in a national Faculty Survey sponsored by the UCLA
Higher Education Research Institute. The survey is conducted
triennially. The purpose of the survey was to obtain information
about faculty workload, teaching practices, and job satisfaction.
Information obtained from the survey was used in campus planning,
policy analysis, and faculty development programs. The results
of the Faculty Survey were shared with the Executive Vice President
and Provost, deans and department chairs.
During
spring 2004, Middle Tennessee State University participated in
the Penn State Faculty Survey as part of the Foundations of Excellence
in the First College Year project. The survey questions related
to (1) instructional and related practices, (2) faculty involvement
with first-year students, (3) faculty perceptions colleagues'
and institutional priorities as they relate to the first year,
and (4) demographic and other faculty information.
Employer
Survey
Middle Tennessee State University is committed to identifying
ways to better prepare graduates for future employment. An Employer
Survey conducted for the first time during spring 2003, focused
on determining employer satisfaction with the performance and
knowledge of MTSU graduates. The survey is now a component of
the Performance Funding program.
Major
Field Test Survey
Graduating
seniors who took a Major Field Test in spring 2004 were asked
to complete a short survey following the test.
The
purpose of the survey was to determine (1) whether the exams covered
information included in the students' classes and (2) whether
the student took the exam seriously.
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