2018 FSC Post-internship & REU Survey

FSC Post-Internship & REU Survey

We are interested in hearing your opinions related to how we've prepared you for your internship. Your feedback will help us modify and improve courses and co-curricular offerings for others. We anticipate this survey will take at least 15 minutes to complete but not more than 30 minutes.

Questions with a * require an answer. When you hit the submit button at the end you should see a message "thank you for taking the FSC post-internship". If you do not see this message it means you might have missed a question and need to go back to answer that question.

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* 1. First name

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* 2. Last name

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* 3. FSC Student ID

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* 4. Major

Other (or additional majors)

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* 5. What class year did you do this internship or REU

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

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* 6. Where did you do your internship or REU (non profit name, business name, governmental office name etc)

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* 7. When did you complete your internship or REU?

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* 8. What type of internship was it?

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How did you arrange for the internship or REU? (select as many as are relevant)

I did it all on my own

I worked with the Career Center

I worked with the Internship Coordinator in my major

A combination of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 10. In two or three sentences please summarize what you did during your internship or REU:

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* 11. What did you find challenging about your internship or REU?

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* 12. What did you enjoy about your internship or REU?

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* 13. Would you recommend this internship or REU to others

Yes

Maybe (please specify)

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* 14. Students gain a variety of skills from participating in an internship or REU. Please indicate how much you think you gained in each of the following areas as a result of your internship or REU.

	None	Very Little	Some	Very Much	Not Applicable
Time Management	Time Management None	Time Management Very Little	Time Management Some	Time Management Very Much	Time Management Not Applicable
Leadership Skills	Leadership Skills None	Leadership Skills Very Little	Leadership Skills Some	Leadership Skills Very Much	Leadership Skills Not Applicable
Written communication skills	Written communication skills None	Written communication skills Very Little	Written communication skills Some	Written communication skills Very Much	Written communication skills Not Applicable
Oral Communication Skills	Oral Communication Skills None	Oral Communication Skills Very Little	Oral Communication Skills Some	Oral Communication Skills Very Much	Oral Communication Skills Not Applicable
Defining and Solving Problems	Defining and Solving Problems None	Defining and Solving Problems Very Little	Defining and Solving Problems Some	Defining and Solving Problems Very Much	Defining and Solving Problems Not Applicable
Innovative Thinking	Innovative Thinking None	Innovative Thinking Very Little	Innovative Thinking Some	Innovative Thinking Very Much	Innovative Thinking Not Applicable
Working Independently	Working Independently None	Working Independently Very Little	Working Independently Some	Working Independently Very Much	Working Independently Not Applicable
Working as Part of a Group	Working as Part of a Group None	Working as Part of a Group Very Little	Working as Part of a Group Some	Working as Part of a Group Very Much	Working as Part of a Group Not Applicable
Importance of Ethical Conduct	Importance of Ethical Conduct None	Importance of Ethical Conduct Very Little	Importance of Ethical Conduct Some	Importance of Ethical Conduct Very Much	Importance of Ethical Conduct Not Applicable
Ability to Analyze Data	Ability to Analyze Data None	Ability to Analyze Data Very Little	Ability to Analyze Data Some	Ability to Analyze Data Very Much	Ability to Analyze Data Not Applicable
Self-confidence	Self-confidence None	Self-confidence Very Little	Self-confidence Some	Self-confidence Very Much	Self-confidence Not Applicable
Clarification of my Career Path	Clarification of my Career Path None	Clarification of my Career Path Very Little	Clarification of my Career Path Some	Clarification of my Career Path Very Much	Clarification of my Career Path Not Applicable
Utilizing Different Computer Software	Utilizing Different Computer Software None	Utilizing Different Computer Software Very Little	Utilizing Different Computer Software Some	Utilizing Different Computer Software Very Much	Utilizing Different Computer Software Not Applicable
Tolerance for Obstacles	Tolerance for Obstacles None	Tolerance for Obstacles Very Little	Tolerance for Obstacles Some	Tolerance for Obstacles Very Much	Tolerance for Obstacles Not Applicable
Using Equipment not found at FSC	Using Equipment not found at FSC None	Using Equipment not found at FSC Very Little	Using Equipment not found at FSC Some	Using Equipment not found at FSC Very Much	Using Equipment not found at FSC Not Applicable
Ability to Evaluate and Give Constructive Feedback	Ability to Evaluate and Give Constructive Feedback None	Ability to Evaluate and Give Constructive Feedback Very Little	Ability to Evaluate and Give Constructive Feedback Some	Ability to Evaluate and Give Constructive Feedback Very Much	Ability to Evaluate and Give Constructive Feedback Not Applicable
Ability to Integrate Other's Feedback to improve work	Ability to Integrate Other's Feedback to improve work None	Ability to Integrate Other's Feedback to improve work Very Little	Ability to Integrate Other's Feedback to improve work Some	Ability to Integrate Other's Feedback to improve work Very Much	Ability to Integrate Other's Feedback to improve work Not Applicable
Becoming Familiar with New Ideas and Developments in my field of interest	Becoming Familiar with New Ideas and Developments in my field of interest None	Becoming Familiar with New Ideas and Developments in my field of interest Very Little	Becoming Familiar with New Ideas and Developments in my field of interest Some	Becoming Familiar with New Ideas and Developments in my field of interest Very Much	Becoming Familiar with New Ideas and Developments in my field of interest Not Applicable

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* 15. From the list above, pick one skill that you feel you gained experience in and describe the activities of your internship or REU that helped you gain in that area

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* 16. Some students gain a better understanding of the content of their academic major during an internship or REU. Please tell us how your internship/REU helped you understand content better (for example you learned about pest management in class and in the internship/REU you used different methods to apply pesticides or you learned about the importance of visual layouts in class but then manipulated a press release so that it caught the reader's eye).

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* 17. Are there other skills you think you gained as a result of your internship or REU? If so, please tell us about them here

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* 18. How confident are you in your abilities to

	Not confident at all	Somewhat confident	Very confident
look for information about internships/REUs	look for information about internships/REUs Not confident at all	look for information about internships/REUs Somewhat confident	look for information about internships/REUs Very confident
look for information about summer jobs	look for information about summer jobs Not confident at all	look for information about summer jobs Somewhat confident	look for information about summer jobs Very confident
look for information about a job post-graduation	look for information about a job post-graduation Not confident at all	look for information about a job post-graduation Somewhat confident	look for information about a job post-graduation Very confident
network in an internship/REU position	network in an internship/REU position Not confident at all	network in an internship/REU position Somewhat confident	network in an internship/REU position Very confident
write a good resume	write a good resume Not confident at all	write a good resume Somewhat confident	write a good resume Very confident
write a good cover letter	write a good cover letter Not confident at all	write a good cover letter Somewhat confident	write a good cover letter Very confident
communicate effectively with potential employers	communicate effectively with potential employers Not confident at all	communicate effectively with potential employers Somewhat confident	communicate effectively with potential employers Very confident
complete an application for an internship/REU	complete an application for an internship/REU Not confident at all	complete an application for an internship/REU Somewhat confident	complete an application for an internship/REU Very confident

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* 19. The internship/REU was

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* 20. On a scale of 0 to 10 tell us how different (or alike) the internship/REU was from what happens in a typical classroom

	1 (most like what happens in the classroom)	2	3	4	5 (somewhat like what happens in the classroom)	6	7	8	9	10 (not at all like what happens in the classrom)
daily activities	daily activities 1 (most like what happens in the classroom)	daily activities 2	daily activities 3	daily activities 4	daily activities 5 (somewhat like what happens in the classroom)	daily activities 6	daily activities 7	daily activities 8	daily activities 9	daily activities 10 (not at all like what happens in the classrom)
the learning	the learning 1 (most like what happens in the classroom)	the learning 2	the learning 3	the learning 4	the learning 5 (somewhat like what happens in the classroom)	the learning 6	the learning 7	the learning 8	the learning 9	the learning 10 (not at all like what happens in the classrom)

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* 21. Is there a course (or courses) that you took at FSC that helped you develop the skills to be successful at your Internship/REU? If so, please use the space below to tell us which course(s) and the activities you did in the course(s) that helped build those skills.

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* 22. What were you NOT prepared for with your Internship/REU?

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* 23. For what were you well prepared?

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* 24. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?

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* 25. I am willing to have my responses shared publicly (we would remove identifying characteristics- i.e., any quotes will not have your first and last name)

Yes

Other (please specify)