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WWW Biology Major

Institute for Cross-college Biology Education
Biology Major

Advisor Survey

  1. Student advising has been a rewarding experience.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree

  2. The Biology program website is a useful tool for assisting with advising.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree
    I do not use the website

  3. The Biology staff (Mary Smith, Sarah Kuba) have been valuable to me in the advising process.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree

  4. The Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report is a valuable tool for evaluating student progress and advising.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree
    I do not use the DARS reports

  5. It can be difficult to categorize precisely, but how would you characterize your advising activities between academic advising (recommending courses, etc.) and career advising?
    100% academic
    75% academic - 25% career
    50% academic - 50% career
    25% academic - 75% career
    100% career

  6. To set up appointments to meet with students, I would prefer to be contacted by:
    email
    telephone
    "in person"

  7. I respond to advisees' requests for appointments or questions:
    within one (working) day
    within two (working) days
    within three (working) days
    greater than three (working) days

  8. Students/advisees come prepared to meetings when discussing matters such as course selection, academic programs, or career plans; i.e., they have "done their homework."
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree

  9. Students take responsibility for following through on suggestions that are made to them about issues involving their academic programs.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree

  10. Students take ownership for their academic programs.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree

  11. Working with students as an advisor has benefited my own academic/research program.
    Strongly Agree
    Agree
    Neutral
    Disagree
    Strongly Disagree

  12. Please identify one or two problems that you see in the advising process.


  13. Please identify one or two aspects of the advising process that you have seen as positive.


  14. What suggestions do you have for strenthening the advising process?


 
 
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