An evaluation of The U of M by graduating seniors indicates overall satisfaction with programs and educational contributions by The University.
Administration hopes the evaluations will help to improve programs over time.
“It helps us to gauge students’ opinions over time,” said Daniel Poje, director of Academic Programs Assessments. “It will help us to identify areas that need to be strengthened.”
The evaluation asks graduating seniors to rank The University in areas of students’ general satisfaction, satisfaction with services and skill development.
The U of M scored high in areas of general satisfaction, such as the usage of written materials, completion of projects by students that integrate ideas, applying concepts outside of class, and the use of the Internet in classroom assignments.
The students also highly rated The University in terms of educational contributions to skill development. Educational contributions were rated on a scale of one to four, with one being very little contribution to skill development and four being a much greater amount of contribution.
The students gave scores of, on average, over two in all the areas of educational contribution. Understanding global environmental concerns scored the lowest, with a 2.02.
Quality of instruction in a chosen major and the opportunity for student evaluations were ranked the highest, with a 3.06 and 3.02, respectively.
However, the U of M’s services received lower marks by the students. The use of library, registration and financial aid services scored less than two on the scale of one to four.
The evaluation was administered to 820 seniors from May 2001 to November 2001. Because this was the first time the questionnaire has been used, no comparative data is available.
