Political Science Assessment

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* 1. What is your gender?

Male

Female

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* 2. What year did you graduate?

2015

2016

2017

2018

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* 3. What was your GPA?

3.5+

3.00-3.49

2.5-2.99

2.00-2.49

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* 4. What is your state of residence? (if out of country, please add country)

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* 5. Were you a Political Science major or minor?

Major

Minor

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* 6. What was your education following graduation from Muskingum?

Grad School (MA, MSc, Ph.D)

Professional School (J.D., M.D.)

No further education

Other (please specify)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How many courses in the following subfields did you take?

	0	1-2	3-4	5+
American Politics	American Politics 0	American Politics 1-2	American Politics 3-4	American Politics 5+
Public Administration	Public Administration 0	Public Administration 1-2	Public Administration 3-4	Public Administration 5+
Comparative Politics	Comparative Politics 0	Comparative Politics 1-2	Comparative Politics 3-4	Comparative Politics 5+
International Relations	International Relations 0	International Relations 1-2	International Relations 3-4	International Relations 5+

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* 8. How often do you use the following skills in your career?

	Never	Occasionally	Somewhat frequently	Frequently
Critical thinking	Critical thinking Never	Critical thinking Occasionally	Critical thinking Somewhat frequently	Critical thinking Frequently
Writing	Writing Never	Writing Occasionally	Writing Somewhat frequently	Writing Frequently
Group collaboration	Group collaboration Never	Group collaboration Occasionally	Group collaboration Somewhat frequently	Group collaboration Frequently
Data analysis	Data analysis Never	Data analysis Occasionally	Data analysis Somewhat frequently	Data analysis Frequently
Research	Research Never	Research Occasionally	Research Somewhat frequently	Research Frequently

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* 9. How well did Political Science stress the following skills?

	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	A lot
Critical thinking	Critical thinking Not at all	Critical thinking A little	Critical thinking Somewhat	Critical thinking A lot
Writing	Writing Not at all	Writing A little	Writing Somewhat	Writing A lot
Group collaboration	Group collaboration Not at all	Group collaboration A little	Group collaboration Somewhat	Group collaboration A lot
Data analysis	Data analysis Not at all	Data analysis A little	Data analysis Somewhat	Data analysis A lot
Research	Research Not at all	Research A little	Research Somewhat	Research A lot

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* 10. In general, how well did the Political Science program prepare you for the following activities?

	Not at all	A little	A good amount	Exceptionally well
Further education	Further education Not at all	Further education A little	Further education A good amount	Further education Exceptionally well
Employment after graduation	Employment after graduation Not at all	Employment after graduation A little	Employment after graduation A good amount	Employment after graduation Exceptionally well
Active citizenship	Active citizenship Not at all	Active citizenship A little	Active citizenship A good amount	Active citizenship Exceptionally well

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* 11. Thinking back on the courses you took from the Department of Political Science, how in general would you rate them in terms of the following?

	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Number of course options	Number of course options Poor	Number of course options Average	Number of course options Good	Number of course options Very Good
Quality of course offerings	Quality of course offerings Poor	Quality of course offerings Average	Quality of course offerings Good	Quality of course offerings Very Good
Usefulness of course materials	Usefulness of course materials Poor	Usefulness of course materials Average	Usefulness of course materials Good	Usefulness of course materials Very Good
Depth of course coverage in each field (American Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, and International Relations)	Depth of course coverage in each field (American Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, and International Relations) Poor	Depth of course coverage in each field (American Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, and International Relations) Average	Depth of course coverage in each field (American Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, and International Relations) Good	Depth of course coverage in each field (American Politics, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, and International Relations) Very Good
Senior Seminar experience	Senior Seminar experience Poor	Senior Seminar experience Average	Senior Seminar experience Good	Senior Seminar experience Very Good

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* 12. How would you rate the courses you took in American Politics on the following dimensions?

	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good	Not Applicable
Quality of instruction	Quality of instruction Poor	Quality of instruction Average	Quality of instruction Good	Quality of instruction Very Good	Quality of instruction Not Applicable
Utility of material covered	Utility of material covered Poor	Utility of material covered Average	Utility of material covered Good	Utility of material covered Very Good	Utility of material covered Not Applicable
Usefulness of assignments	Usefulness of assignments Poor	Usefulness of assignments Average	Usefulness of assignments Good	Usefulness of assignments Very Good	Usefulness of assignments Not Applicable
Quality of lectures	Quality of lectures Poor	Quality of lectures Average	Quality of lectures Good	Quality of lectures Very Good	Quality of lectures Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Average	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for employment	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Average	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Average	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Not Applicable

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* 13. How would you rate the courses you took in Public Administration on the following dimensions?

	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good	Not Applicable
Quality of instruction	Quality of instruction Poor	Quality of instruction Average	Quality of instruction Good	Quality of instruction Very Good	Quality of instruction Not Applicable
Utility of material covered	Utility of material covered Poor	Utility of material covered Average	Utility of material covered Good	Utility of material covered Very Good	Utility of material covered Not Applicable
Usefulness of assignments	Usefulness of assignments Poor	Usefulness of assignments Average	Usefulness of assignments Good	Usefulness of assignments Very Good	Usefulness of assignments Not Applicable
Quality of lectures	Quality of lectures Poor	Quality of lectures Average	Quality of lectures Good	Quality of lectures Very Good	Quality of lectures Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Average	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for employment	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Average	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Average	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Not Applicable

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* 14. How would you rate the courses you took in Comparative Politics on the following dimensions?

	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good	Not Applicable
Quality of instruction	Quality of instruction Poor	Quality of instruction Average	Quality of instruction Good	Quality of instruction Very Good	Quality of instruction Not Applicable
Utility of material covered	Utility of material covered Poor	Utility of material covered Average	Utility of material covered Good	Utility of material covered Very Good	Utility of material covered Not Applicable
Usefulness of assignments	Usefulness of assignments Poor	Usefulness of assignments Average	Usefulness of assignments Good	Usefulness of assignments Very Good	Usefulness of assignments Not Applicable
Quality of lectures	Quality of lectures Poor	Quality of lectures Average	Quality of lectures Good	Quality of lectures Very Good	Quality of lectures Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Average	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for employment	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Average	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Average	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Not Applicable

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* 15. How would you rate the courses you took in International Relations on the following dimensions?

	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good	Not Applicable
Quality of instruction	Quality of instruction Poor	Quality of instruction Average	Quality of instruction Good	Quality of instruction Very Good	Quality of instruction Not Applicable
Utility of material covered	Utility of material covered Poor	Utility of material covered Average	Utility of material covered Good	Utility of material covered Very Good	Utility of material covered Not Applicable
Usefulness of assignments	Usefulness of assignments Poor	Usefulness of assignments Average	Usefulness of assignments Good	Usefulness of assignments Very Good	Usefulness of assignments Not Applicable
Quality of lectures	Quality of lectures Poor	Quality of lectures Average	Quality of lectures Good	Quality of lectures Very Good	Quality of lectures Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Average	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for graduate/ professional school Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for employment	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Average	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for employment Not Applicable
Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Poor	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Average	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Very Good	Usefulness in preparing you for active citizenship Not Applicable

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* 16. If you completed an internship with the Department of Political Science, how would you rate it in terms of:

	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good	N/A
Relation to your Major	Relation to your Major Poor	Relation to your Major Average	Relation to your Major Good	Relation to your Major Very Good	Relation to your Major N/A
Quality of the internship experience	Quality of the internship experience Poor	Quality of the internship experience Average	Quality of the internship experience Good	Quality of the internship experience Very Good	Quality of the internship experience N/A
Quality of oversight by the faculty	Quality of oversight by the faculty Poor	Quality of oversight by the faculty Average	Quality of oversight by the faculty Good	Quality of oversight by the faculty Very Good	Quality of oversight by the faculty N/A
Readings assigned by the internship	Readings assigned by the internship Poor	Readings assigned by the internship Average	Readings assigned by the internship Good	Readings assigned by the internship Very Good	Readings assigned by the internship N/A
Departmental assistance in securing the internship	Departmental assistance in securing the internship Poor	Departmental assistance in securing the internship Average	Departmental assistance in securing the internship Good	Departmental assistance in securing the internship Very Good	Departmental assistance in securing the internship N/A

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* 17. Please list any additional courses you feel the Department of Political Science should consider offering or requiring:

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* 18. Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey. We would welcome any comments or suggestions you might have on ways we can improve the Major, outreach to alumni, or other area where you might have suggestions for us (Please do not write your name. If you would like to offer advice where your name is known, please email Dr.Huber at whuber@muskingum.edu)