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2016 PLACEMENT REPORT NORMAN CAREER SERVICES 2016 PLACEMENT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Overview .......................................................................................................................................4 Executive Summary: Post-Graduation Data ...........................................................................................8 Institutional Overview ............................................................................................................................10 Comprehensive Report ..........................................................................................................................30 College of Arts & Humanities ..................................................................................................30 Department of Art ..............................................................................................................................40 Department of Behavioral Sciences .................................................................................................44 Department of Communication, Journalism, Speech & Theatre ....................................................49 Department of English and World Languages .................................................................................54 Department of History and Political Science ...................................................................................59 Department of Music .........................................................................................................................64 College of Business .................................................................................................................68 Department of Accounting and Economics .....................................................................................77 Department of Marketing and Management ....................................................................................81 College of Education ...............................................................................................................88 Department of Curriculum and Instruction .....................................................................................98 Department of Health and Physical Education .............................................................................103 Center For Leadership and Learning ..............................................................................................108 Department of College Student Personnel ....................................................................................112 PAGE 2 | ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY College of Natural and Health Sciences ...............................................................................118 Department of Biology .....................................................................................................................127 Department of Mathematics ...........................................................................................................132 Department of Nursing ....................................................................................................................136 Department of Physical Sciences ....................................................................................................141 College of Engineering and Applied Sciences .....................................................................146 Department of Agriculture ...............................................................................................................158 Department of Computer and Information Science ......................................................................163 Department of Electrical Engineering ............................................................................................168 Department of Mechanical Engineering ........................................................................................172 Department of Emergency Administration Management ............................................................177 Department of Parks, Recreation and Hospitality Management .................................................182 College of Etech ....................................................................................................................188 TABLE OF CONTENTS | PAGE 3 # 1PROJECT OVERVIEW PAGE 4 | ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY SURVEY COORDINATION Blake Bratcher, Former Graduate Assistant Melanie Diffey, Career Counselor Dr. Elizabeth Giroir, Associate Dean for Student Success Amanda Johnson, Employer Relations Coordinator Brandon Wright, Director of Norman Career Services INSTITUTIONAL ASSISTANCE Brett Arrington, Institutional Research Associate Brandi Tripp, Associate Registrar Jason Salmans, Network Support Specialist STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Brandon Wright, Director of Norman Career Services EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Dr. Elizabeth Giroir, Associate Dean for Student Success Amy Pennington, Dean of Students Susie Nicholson, Vice President for Student Services and University Relations The Post-Graduation Outcome Survey is administered each semester by the ATU Norman Career Services Office. It is designed to document the post-graduation status of the ATU-Main Campus students who are receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree during the summer, fall, and spring semesters. METHODOLOGY The online survey used to coordinate the collection of data is QuestionPro. The data is collected on the day before graduation and on the day of graduation before the students pick up walk cards and diplomas. Data collected are direct responses from each student who participated in the graduation ceremony. NOTE: For simplicity, percentages have been rounded to the nearest point. SURVEY POOL The survey targeted only students who graduated from ATU-Main Campus during the following commencement ceremonies: summer 2015, fall 2015, and spring 2016. Data was collected from students receiving undergraduate or graduate degrees. The survey does not include ATU-Ozark Campus students. The Registrar’s Office provides the graduation list each semester. DESIGN Felisha Weaver, Director of Publications and Creative Services PROJECT OvervieW | PAGE 5 TIME FRAME The primary method of data collection happens the day before graduation and on the day of graduation. Those dates are below: Summer 2015 Friday August 7, 2015 at 8:00 am to Saturday August 8, 2015 at 10:00 am Fall 2015 Friday December 18, 2015 at 8:00 am to Saturday December 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm Spring 2016 Friday May 6, 2016 at 8:00 am to Saturday May 7, 2016 at 8:00 pm TIMELINE OF DATA COLLECTIONS PROGRESS May 2015 NCS collected data on green cards used by Registrar’s Office staff August 2015 Green cards were redesigned to collect additional information, ie., employer city, state, and annual salary information December 2015 NCS discontinued the green card method and (still collaborating with the Registrar’s Office) used ten tablets to administer the QuestionPro online survey January 2016 Wyatt Watson, Director of Institutional Research, was approached about data storage and campus data accessibility March 2016 Watson disclosed problems exporting data from QuestionPro data files May 2016 The survey was modified and eight laptops were used to administer the QuestionPro online survey. June 2016 Watson advised that there is a new survey that we will be able to use through Blackboard to collect and store data (Development in progress) June 2016 NCS staff has started follow up phone calls on 915 graduates who were seeking employment at graduation or did not attend graduation PAGE 6 | ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS • Degrees Awarded: Number of degrees awarded • Student Reponses: Number of students to complete Post-Graduation Outcomes Survey • Employed: Students who indicated employment at the time of graduation (full-time, part-time, internships, freelance, or co-op) • Continuing Education: Students who intend to pursue further education (second bachelors, masters, specialist, or doctorate) • Military: Students serving in one of the following areas, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guards, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve • Not Seeking Employment: Students who do not intend to seek employment • Seeking Employment: Students who are awaiting employment • Self-Employed: Students who are self-employed • Service Programs: Students who are volunteering through service progams such as, PeaceCorp, AmeriCorps, etc. • Receiving Unemployment: Students who plan to receive unemployment benefits through the Department of Labor • Unresolved: Students who did not complete the Post-Graduation Outcomes Survey PROJECT OvervieW | PAGE 7 # 2EXECUTIVE SUMMARY POST-GRADUATION DATA (summer 2015, fall 2015, spring 2016) PAGE 8 | ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY 2016 POST-GRADUATION OUTCOMES SURVEY REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | JULY 2016 ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY Total eTech Arts & Business Sciences Education Humanities Engineering & Natural & Health Applied Sciences Degrees Awarded 528 152 331 318 336 267 1932 Student Responses 359 68% 129 85% 268 81% 218 69% 278 83% 180 67% 1432 74% Employed 145 27% 64 42% 116 35% 125 39% 149 44% 120 45% 719 37% Continuing Education 83 16% 9 6% 11 3% 46 14% 14 4% 11 4% 174 9% Military 2 1% 1 1% 0 0% 1 1% 2 1% 2 1% 8 1% Not Seeking Employment 5 1% 7 5% 3 1% 3 1% 8 2% 4 1% 57 3% Seeking Employment 113 21% 45 30% 96 29% 42 13% 97 29% 32 12% 425 22% Self-Employed 7