FSC Post-Professional Observation Survey

We are interested in hearing your opinions related to how we've prepared you for your professional observation experience. Your feedback will help us modify and improve courses and co-curricular offerings for others. We anticipate this survey will take at least 10 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-Professional Observation Survey". 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 professional observation experience?

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

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* 6. Where did you do your professional observation experience (non profit name, business name, governmental office name etc)

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* 7. When did you complete your professional observation experience?

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* 8. How did you arrange for the professional observation experience? (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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* 9. In two or three sentences please summarize what you did during your professional observation experience:

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* 10. What did you find challenging about your professional observation experience?

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* 11. What did you enjoy about your professional observation experience?

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* 12. Would you recommend this professional observation experience to others?

Yes

Maybe (please specify)

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* 13. You often hear that you "need to be able to work in a group" or that "oral communication skills are really important in this area". We've listed a variety of these transferable skills below. Please take a moment to indicate, based on your observations, the importance of each of these skills, for someone in your professional field:

	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
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
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

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* 14. Some students gain a better understanding of the content of their academic major during a professional observation experience. Please tell us how your professional observation experience helped you understand content better (for example: you learned about infectious diseases in class and in the professional observation experience you witnessed the effects of specific diseases on individuals).

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* 15. Are there other skills you think you gained as a result of your professional observation experience? If so, please tell us about them here

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* 16. The professional observation experience was:

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* 17. On a scale of 0 to 10 tell us how different (or alike) the professional observation experience 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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* 18. Is there a course (or courses) that you took at FSC that helped prepare you for the professional observation experience? 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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* 1. First name

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* 2. Last name

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* 3. FSC Student ID

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* 4. Major

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* 5. What class year did you do this professional observation experience?

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* 6. Where did you do your professional observation experience (non profit name, business name, governmental office name etc)

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* 7. When did you complete your professional observation experience?

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* 8. How did you arrange for the professional observation experience? (select as many as are relevant)

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* 9. In two or three sentences please summarize what you did during your professional observation experience:

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* 10. What did you find challenging about your professional observation experience?

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* 11. What did you enjoy about your professional observation experience?

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* 12. Would you recommend this professional observation experience to others?

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* 15. Are there other skills you think you gained as a result of your professional observation experience? If so, please tell us about them here

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* 16. The professional observation experience was:

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* 17. On a scale of 0 to 10 tell us how different (or alike) the professional observation experience was from what happens in a typical classroom

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* 18. Is there a course (or courses) that you took at FSC that helped prepare you for the professional observation experience? 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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* 19. What were you NOT prepared for with your professional observation experience?

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* 20. For what were you well prepared?

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* 21. What type of professional observation experience was it?