Department of Psychology

Ithaca College

Alumni Survey Fall 2004

I. Introduction

Directions: Please type in your date of graduation and check the degree with which you graduated from Ithaca College.
 
When did you graduate from Ithaca College?
 
What was your major? (Check one) Psychology (B.A.)
  Applied Psychology (B.S.)
  Psych/Business (B.S.)

 

II. Satisfaction with Major

Directions: Please rate each question based on your satisfaction.
 
1. If you have attended a graduate or professional school since graduating from Ithaca College, how satisfied are you with IC’s Psychology program preparation for graduate school?
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  Very Dissatisfied   Very Satisfied  

 
2. If you began a career directly after graduation from Ithaca College, how satisfied are you with IC’s Psychology program preparation for a career?
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  Very Dissatisfied   Very Satisfied  

 

III. How do you use your degree?

Directions: Rate each of the following activities twice. First, indicate to what extent you use each knowledge, skill, and/or value on a regular basis. Then, indicate how prepared you were to do each when you graduated from Ithaca College. (Check one choice per question)
   
1. How often do you apply basic psychological principles and concepts in your career?
  Daily
  4-5 times a week
  2-3 times a week
  2-3 times a month
  Never
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to apply psychological principles and concepts?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to apply all of the psychological principles that I learned to my career
  Somewhat prepared; I knew how to apply some of the psychological principles that I learned to my career
  A little prepared; I did not know how to apply most of the psychological principles that I learned to my career
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to apply any psychological principles that I learned to my career
   
2. How often do you use research methods, including design, data analysis, or data interpretation in your career?
  Daily
  4-5 times a week
  2-3 times a week
  2-3 times a month
  Never
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to use research methods?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to apply research methods that I learned to my career
  Somewhat prepared; I knew how to apply some research methods that I learned to my career
  A little prepared; I did not know how to apply most research methods that I learned to my career
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to apply any research methods that I learned to my career
   
3. How often do you use statistical software in your career, such as SPSS or Excel?
  Daily
  4-5 times a week
  2-3 times a week
  2-3 times a month
  Never
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to use statistical software?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to use statistical software
  Somewhat prepared; I knew how to use some aspects of statistical software
  A little prepared; I did not know how to use most aspects of statistical software
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to use statistical software
   
4. How often do you use/apply a scientific approach and critical thinking skills to issues in your career?
  Daily
  4-5 times a week
  2-3 times a week
  2-3 times a month
  Never
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to use/apply the scientific approach
and critical thinking skills?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to fully integrate the scientific approach and critical thinking skills into my career
  Somewhat prepared; I knew how to apply basic concepts of the scientific approach and critical thinking skills into my career
  A little prepared; I did not know how to apply basic concepts of the scientific approach and critical thinking skills into my career
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to integrate the scientific approach and critical thinking skills into my career
   
5. How often do you work in teams in your career?
  Daily
  4-5 times a week
  2-3 times a week
  2-3 times a month
  Never
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to work in teams?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to work collaboratively with others
  Somewhat prepared; found it difficult to work collaboratively with others
  A little prepared; I frequently encounter problems when working with others
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to work collaboratively with others
   
6. How well do you interact with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives?
  Outstanding; I find it easy to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
  Satisfactory; I am able to interact on a primitive level with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
  Unsatisfactory; I find myself uncomfortable interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
  Poor; I do not get along with people from diverse backgrounds
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to interact with people from diverse
backgrounds and cultures?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
  Somewhat prepared; I knew how to interact on a primitive level with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
  A little prepared; I am unsure of myself when interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives
   
7. How effectively do you express yourself through written communication?
  Very effectively; I am able to convey ideas and concepts clearly and concisely using proper grammar
  Somewhat effectively; I am usually able to convey ideas and concepts clearly and concisely using proper grammar
  Ineffectively; I am unable to convey ideas and concepts clearly and concisely using proper grammar
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to express yourself in writing?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to convey ideas and concepts clearly and concisely using proper grammar
  A little prepared; I found it difficult to convey ideas and concepts clearly and concisely using proper grammar
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to convey ideas and concepts clearly and concisely using proper grammar
   
8. How effectively do you express yourself through oral communication (i.e. presentations)?
  Very effectively; I am able to communicate ideas and thoughts in a professional manner using appropriate non-verbal cues
  Somewhat effectively; I am usually able to communicate ideas and thoughts in a professional manner using appropriate non-verbal cues
  Ineffectively; I am unable to communicate ideas and thoughts in a professional manner using appropriate non-verbal cues
   
How well do you feel Ithaca College prepared you to express yourself through oral
communication?
  Completely prepared; I knew how to communicate ideas and thoughts in a professional manner using appropriate non-verbal cues
  A little prepared; I found it difficult to communicate ideas and thoughts in a professional manner using appropriate non-verbal cues
  Not at all prepared; I did not know how to communicate ideas and thoughts in a professional manner using appropriate non-verbal cues

 

IV. Our Course Offerings

Directions: Please rank the following psychology courses, in order, between 1-20, 1=very beneficial in terms of preparing you for your career, 20=least beneficial in terms of preparing you for your career. (Rank any of the courses you did not take with N/A).

         
General experimental psychology   Cognitive Psychology
Proseminar in Motivation   Behavioral Neuroscience
Proseminar in Development   Abnormal Psychology
Statistics in Psychology   Personality
Research Methods in Psychology   Industrial Psychology
Methods of Testing and Assessment   Senior Seminar
Social Psychology   Research Team
Psychological Aspects of the Family
   Family Therapy
Educational Psychology   Psychology of Aging
Psychology of Women   Development in Adolescence
 
What psychology courses do you wish you had taken at IC?
 
 
What psychology courses do you wish IC offered?
 
 
Comments/Questions:
 

 

V. Tell us about you!

Directions: Briefly tell us what you have been doing since graduation!

 
1. What did you do during your first year after graduating from IC?
 
   
2. What is your current employment status?
  Student
  Employed - Part time
  Employed - Full time
  Not seeking employment
  Seeking employment
 

3. If you are a student, what are you studying (degree and area)?
 
4. What, if any, degrees or professional certifications have you earned since graduation from IC?
 
 
5. If you are employed, what field are you in?  
   
 
   

 

6. What is your current job title?
 
7. Gender:  
   

 
8. Ethnicity (optional) :  
   

   
 
 
9. For data collection purposes, what is your current income range? (optional):