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Communication Alumni Assessment Survey
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The Communication Department is currently reviewing its program of studies. We hope you will help us in this effort by providing the information requested below. We appreciate your time and your assistance.

Please indicate your area of concentration:
Communication Studies
Media Studies
Corporate and Organizational Communication

Did you have another major? If so, please list:

Additional Major(s) (leave blank if you had none)

Did you have a minor? If so, please list:

Minor (leave blank if you had none)

Approximate your GPA:

Communication

Minor

Overall

After graduation from the College of Charleston, did you attend, or are you attending any of the following, please check:

  Graduate school

  Pre-professional school

  Professional school

What is your present occupation ?

Do you think your communication degree is helpful with your current occupation and/or post-baccalaureate degree ?

If you had the decision to make again, would you still choose communication as your major ? Please list the reasons why/why not.

 

For each of the following questions, circle one of the numbers. Briefly explain your answer. Please use the following scale: strongly disagree-disagree-neutral-agree-strongly agree (where the middle circle is neither agree nor disagree)

As a communication major, I acquired skills to speak effectively.

DISAGREE  AGREE 

As a communication major, I acquired skills to write effectively.

DISAGREE  AGREE 

As a communication major, I learned to assess arguments and ideas critically.

DISAGREE  AGREE 

As a communication major, I learned to collect, synthesize and evaluate secondary materials and incorporate them in a research paper.

DISAGREE  AGREE 

The courses offered in my major prepared me for graduate school.

DISAGREE  AGREE 

The courses offered in my major prepared me for my career.

DISAGREE  AGREE 

Why did you choose to major in communication ?

Why did you choose your particular concentration ?

 

In what ways have your expectations of the communication major been fulfilled (or not fulfilled) by your experiences ? Please be specific.

Please rate and comment on the overall quality of teaching in your communication courses (overall rating, strong and weak points, etc), using the following scale: poor-fair-average-good-excellent

POOR  EXCELLENT 

Please rate and comment on the overall quality of advising in the Communication Department.

POOR  EXCELLENT

What kind(s) of speaking/performance assignments have enhanced your speaking skills ? What kind(s) were least useful ? please be specific if possible.

What kind(s) of writing assignments have enhanced your writing skills ? What kind(s) were the least useful? (please be specific if possible)

Is communication an easy or difficult major? Please explain.

Were you active in any clubs/organizations in the department? If yes, please list which ones.

What are your long-range plans/goals ?

What are the main strengths of the communication program ?

 

What are the main weaknesses of the communication program ?

 

How can your particular concentration be improved ?

Please feel free to give other comments below.

 

Thank you for your time and cooperation.

 

 
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