Exit Survey for Students Obtaining the BS-CSE Degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Thank you in advance for taking this survey, and for your thoughtful responses.

We ask for your social security number for tracking purposes only, so we can make sure that all CSE-graduates-to-be fill out the survey. All analysis will be done without reference to you or any other individual. The information you provide will be kept confidential, and the results will be made available only in the form of statistical summaries from which it will be impossible to identify your individual responses. If you have any questions about this survey (for example, if you would like to use an individualized code number in place of your social security number for tracking purposes), please contact Peg Steele (DL 374; 292-1900; peg@cse.ohio-state.edu).

There are three sections in this survey. The first asks you to rate the BS-CSE program with respect to its objectives and outcomes. The second asks you to rate the quality of instruction (education?) you received in a number of areas of computer science and engineering. The third asks you to rate the quality of advising you received in the program.

Instructions for CSE Program Objectives Survey

In this survey, consider the term "objectives" to mean the "expected accomplishments of graduates of the program during the several years following their graduation".

In this survey, consider the term "outcomes" to mean the "knowledge and skills that students should have acquired by the time of their graduation from the program". The intent is that if a student acquires all the outcomes specified for the program, he/she should be well prepared to achieve the objectives in the first few years of his/her career.

The CSE program has identified five objectives; these are numbered (1) through (5) below. Corresponding to each objective, a number of outcomes have been specified; they are numbered (1.1), (1.2), (1.3), and so on. We are asking you to evaluate the program with respect to each objective and each outcome.

This survey is about you personally, not about the general population of CSE students. Please keep this in mind as you complete the survey.

  1. For each objective, we are asking you to evaluate its importance for you personally. Using the first column of option menu selections, please indicate your assessment of the importance of the objective.

    We are also asking you to tell us how well the CSE program has prepared you to achieve the objective. Using the second column of option menu selections, please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "The program has prepared me to achieve this objective in the next several years".

  2. For each outcome, we are asking you to evaluate its importance for you personally. Using the first column of option menu selections, please indicate your assessment of the importance of the objective.

    We are also asking you to tell us how well the outcome was achieved for you personally. Using the second column of option menu selections, please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statement: "This program outcome has been achieved for me personally".

Program Objectives/Outcomes Survey

Please enter your Social Security Number in the format XXX-XX-XXXX

Your CSE Program Option 
Program Objective / Outcome Importance of Objective/
Importance of Outcome		 Prepared for Objective/
Achieved Outcome
Objective 1. Graduates will have a thorough grounding in computing principles and practices; and will apply their skills and knowledge to the design and implementation of practical systems, consisting of software and/or hardware components, to meet customer requirements.
  Outcome 1.1. Students will demonstrate proficiency in the areas of software design and development, algorithms, operating systems, programming languages, information systems, and computer architecture.
  Outcome 1.2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in relevant aspects of mathematics, including discrete mathematics and probability, as well as electrical circuits and devices.
  Outcome 1.3. Students will successfully apply these principles and practices to a variety of problems.
Objective 2. Graduates will have an understanding of general engineering principles, and the mathematical and scientific concepts that underlie them; and will apply this understanding in analyzing and designing suitable solutions for real-world problems.
  Outcome 2.1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of differential and integral calculus, and of statistics.
  Outcome 2.2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of physics and at least one other laboratory-based science.
  Outcome 2.3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of at least one engineering discipline in addition to computing and electrical engineering.
Objective 3. Graduates will have an understanding of human and social issues; and will be informed and involved members of their communities, and responsible engineering and computing professionals.
  Outcome 3.1. Students will demonstrate familiarity with basic concepts and contemporary issues in the social sciences and the humanities.
  Outcome 3.2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of social, professional, and ethical considerations related to engineering in general and to computing in particular.
Objective 4. Graduates will have appropriate communication and organizational skills; and will use and further develop these skills in their professional careers.
  Outcome 4.1. Students will demonstrate an ability to work effectively in teams.
  Outcome 4.2. Students will demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively.
Objective 5. Graduates will be successfully employed in the computing profession, and will be successfully adapting to new ideas and technologies as the field evolves; or will have successfully completed, or be pursuing, graduate studies in computing.
  Outcome 5.1. Graduates will find suitable employment that offers the prospect of challenging and rewarding careers in computing.
  Outcome 5.2. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to acquire new knowledge in the computing discipline and to engage in life-long learning.
  Outcome 5.3. Graduates with an aptitude for, and interest in, graduate studies will apply to and be accepted for entry by strong graduate programs in computing.

Other comments/suggestions:

What single aspect of the CSE program did you find most helpful? Explain briefly.

What single change in the CSE program would you most like to see? Explain briefly.