CSS Grad Student Exit Survey

Graduate Student Exit Survey Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University

Sustainable Food & Agricultural Systems Education Project – Washington State University YOUR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCES (CSS) 1. When did you enroll in your graduate program? ___Fall ___2008 or earlier ___Spring ___2009 ___Winter ___2010 ___Summer ___2011 ___2012 ___2013

2. When did you or will you receive your degree? ___Fall ___2013 ___Spring ___2014 ___Winter ___2015 ___Summer ___2016 ___2017 ___2018

3. Listed below are various aspects of your academic experience. For each of the items below, please indicate your level of satisfaction as it pertains to your experience in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.

INSTRUCTION Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Unable to dissatisfied rate Quality of instruction in the program Knowledge and experience of faculty instructors in course topics Personal contact with faculty How teaching assistants are treated How research assistants are treated Quality of supporting courses in

©2011— College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and the Office of Assessment and Innovation, Washington State University Statistics Quality of supporting courses in Biological Sciences THESIS/DISSERTATION ADVISOR Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Unable to dissatisfied rate Knowledge and experience of your advisor in mentoring grad students Relationship between you and your advisor Assistance in securing financial support for my research Feedback on writing my proposal/thesis/dissertation (constructive comments in a timely manner) CURRICULUM Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Unable to dissatisfied rate Availability of courses Quality of courses in the program Intellectual challenge in the courses Integration of current/up to date developments into the course content Opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary work FACILITIES AND SUPPORT Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Unable to dissatisfied rate Size of your classes Laboratory facilities and equipment Computer facilities Availability and quality of grad student office space Quality of University library collections and services Amount of financial support

©2011— College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and the Office of Assessment and Innovation, Washington State University Support for travel to professional meetings/activities OVERALL EXPERIENCE Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Unable to dissatisfied rate Overall quality of the program Overall experience with my advisor Overall experience in CSS Overall experience at WSU

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. Please indicate the year(s) you participated in or achieved the following?

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Course or workshop on teaching

Course or workshop on writing grants

Co-authored a peer review publication

Co-authored a research or teaching grant

Presented at a professional meeting

Teaching assistant

Received a student research award

Received a student teaching award

Awarded a scholarship. Please indicate source ______

©2011— College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and the Office of Assessment and Innovation, Washington State University STUDENT LEARNING GOALS 1. How would you evaluate your abilities (skills and knowledge) in the following areas, as a result of your academic work at WSU? In your view, how important are each of these? My ability Importance to me Strong Competent Developing Not Very Somewhat Not present important important important I can demonstrate the breadth and depth of knowledge associated with my discipline I can design, conduct, analyze, and interpret research on scientifically important problems related to my discipline I can communicate effectively in a variety of modes (writing, orally, or digitally) I can communicate successfully with a diverse group of people I can make original contributions to my discipline

OVERALL SUGGESTIONS 1. Which of your courses, either in Crop and Soil Sciences or other supporting departments, did you find particularly useful?

2. Which of your courses, either in Crop and Soil Sciences or other supporting departments, did not seem useful?

3. In your view, what are the strengths of your program?

4. What changes, if any, would you like to see in your program to improve the experience and education of its students?

5a. Would you suggest this program to other students who are interested in your field of study? ___yes ___no

5b. Please explain why you would or would not recommend your major/program to another student.

FUTURE PLANS 1. Have you secured a job after graduation? ___yes ___no

2. Which of the following best describes your plans for the next six month? ___Postdoctoral researcher ___Tenure track faculty position

©2011— College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and the Office of Assessment and Innovation, Washington State University ___Non-tenure track faculty position ___Researcher (nonacademic setting) ___Teaching at a community or junior college ___Working for a nonprofit organization or foundation ___State or local government position ___Pursuing another degree. Please specify discipline: ______Undecided ___Other: (please specify)______

3. If employed, what will your yearly salary be? ___<$20,000 ___$21,000 – 40,000 ___$41,000 - 60,000 ___$61,000 – 80,000 ___$81,000- 100,000 ___Over $100,000

STUDENT PROFILE 1. Where did you do most of your graduate research? ___Pullman ___Prosser ___Puyallup ___Mt. Vernon ___Other: Please specify______

2. To which racial or ethnic group do you belong? (Please mark all that apply) ___American Indian or Alaska Native ___Asian ___Black or African American ___Hispanic or Latino ___Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ___White ___Other: Please specify______

©2011— College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and the Office of Assessment and Innovation, Washington State University 3. What year did you receive your undergraduate degree? ____2008 ____2009 ____2010 ____Other: Please specify______

4. From what institution did you receive your undergraduate degree? ______

5. What is your gender? ___Male ___Female

6. What is your current overall grade point average (GPA)? ___<2.0 ___2.0 - 2.4 ___2.5 - 2.9 ___3.0 - 3.4 ___3.5 - 4.0

Thank you for completing this survey. The anonymous survey data will be shared with departmental faculty to improve the experience and education of future students in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. We value your thoughtful input.