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| Alumni Survey |
| Please take time to fill out this survey. The results from this survey will provide us with valuable data that will enable us to compare our graduating seniors' views of the department and the major with that of our alumni's. This will help us with our future planning for curriculum development, career opportunities for majors, and general departmental needs. |
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| 1) What year did you graduate in Sociology from Aquinas?
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| 2) Please choose your sex: |
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Female |
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Male |
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| 3) What is your racial/ethnic background? (check as many as apply) |
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4) Are you currently employed?
yes
no |
If yes, what is your current occupation? (Please be specific as possible)
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If you answered question #4, skip to question # 7. |
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Are you retired?
yes
no |
| If yes, what was your occupation before you retired? (Please be specific as possible)
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| 6) Are you a full-time homemaker?
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no |
| If yes , skip to question # 9. |
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| 7) Did your degree in Sociology prepare you for your current (or most recent) line of work? |
yes
no |
| If no , please explain why below: |
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| If yes , in what ways did your degree in Sociology prepare you for your current line of work? |
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| 8) What skills would be useful to someone in your line of work? (Please list as many as applicable) |
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| 9) Why did you choose sociology as your major? (Check all that apply) |
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I enjoyed the first course I had in sociology |
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I thought it would prepare me for a job helping people |
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I have always been interested in studying people |
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I heard sociology was not a difficult major |
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I am continuing my coursework from a community college |
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I was impressed with the sociology faculty at AQ |
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I was looking for a more general major rather than one focused on a specific career |
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I thought I might like to go into some aspect of social research or analysis |
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I wanted to prepare myself to teach at the high school or college level |
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I thought it might help me change society. |
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Other
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Were there ideas/concepts that you learned in Sociology classes that you have found useful in your life? |
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If no , skip to question # 11. |
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| If yes , which ideas were particularly useful to you? (check as many as apply) |
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Understanding social reality and society |
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Knowledge about basic concepts such as culture, socialization, stratification, institutions, self, deviance, and so forth |
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Knowledge about how the self develops sociologically rather than psychologically |
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Understanding how institutions (like the family, education, and the economy, etc.) are interrelated |
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Understanding the significance of race, social class, gender, and age |
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Understanding the internal diversity of American society and its place in the international and global world. |
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Other
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Did you learn particular skills in your sociology classes that have been useful to you in your life? |
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yes
no |
| If no , please skip to question # 13. |
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If yes , which specific skills would you say have been particularly useful to you in your life? (check as many as apply) |
Ability to think critically about social events and to present opposing viewpoints and alternative hypotheses on various social issues |
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Basic computer skill necessary to find, communicate, create, and apply sociological knowledge and information |
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Research and statistical skills for evaluating and gathering evidence about social life and social relations |
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Other
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| 12) To what extent do you agree or disagree that the required core courses in Sociology (e.g. theory, methods, organizations, and stratification) provided integration for all your course work in for your major. |
Strongly Agree |
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Agree |
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Undecided |
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Disagree |
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Strongly Disagree |
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| 13) In retrospect, how satisfied were you with the quality of instruction you received in your sociology courses? |
Very Satisfied |
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Satisfied |
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Undecided |
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Dissatisfied |
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Very Dissatisfied |
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| 14) In retrospect, how satisfied were you with the quality of advising you received in sociology? |
Very Satisfied |
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Satisfied |
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Undecided |
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Dissatisfied |
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Very Dissatisfied |
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Not Applicable |
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| 15) In retrospect, how satisfied were you with the courses you took in sociology? |
Very Satisfied |
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Satisfied |
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Undecided |
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Dissatisfied |
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Very Dissatisfied |
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| 16) In retrospect, how satisfied are you with your undergraduate sociology major? |
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Very Satisfied |
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Satisfied |
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Undecided |
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Dissatisfied |
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Very Dissatisfied |
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| 17)
If you are currently employed, how important to your employer is your degree in sociology? |
Very Important |
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Somewhat Important |
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Only a Little Important |
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Not Important at All |
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Not Sure |
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Not Applicable |
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| 18) Our objective is to continually improve our program in sociology for our students. If you have any additional comments or observations that might help us make our program even stronger, please list them below. Thank you. |
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