BA-CIS Exit Survey Results

The BA-CIS Exit Survey for the students' opinions on the importance of each of the outcomes of the program on a scale of "Not important", "Somewhat important", "Important", "Very important", through "Extremely important"; and, for each outcome, the extent to which the student agrees with the statement, "The program prepared me to achieve this outcome", on a scale of, "Strongly disagree", "Disagree", "Neutral", "Agree", "Strongly agree". In reporting the results, we average the student responses by attaching the weights 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% for the various possible choices for both importance as well as preparation. The exit survey also asks the student to respond to the following two questions:
a) What single aspect of the BA-CIS program did you find most helpful? Explain briefly.
b) What single change in the BA-CIS program would you most like to see? Explain briefly.

The results for student outcomes: The first column in the table below lists the outcome in question, the second shows, as a bargraph, the average importance that respondents for the year attached to that item, the third shows the average value for "objective was met" that respondents for the year specified for that item; in each case, the numerical percentage represented by the bargraph is also shown. For comparison, a bargraph representing "100%" appears at the top of each column; immediately below that is listed the number of respondents for the year's survey.

Note: The bar-graphs displaying the results don't display well in some browsers; please check the numerical results printed next to the bar-graphs to be sure of the actual values.

Outcome Importance
(Not important -
Extremely important) 		Outcome was met
(Strongly Disagree-
Strongly Agree)
2016 N=2
100
100
a. an ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics including discrete mathematics;
30
80
b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
60
80
c. an ability to design, implement, and evaluate a software system or component to solve problems either in computing or in related domains;
80
80
d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;
80
100
e. an understanding of professional, ethical, legal, and social issues and responsibilities;
80
80
f. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
70
80
g. an ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society;
40
80
h. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning and continuing professional development;
70
100
i. a knowledge of contemporary issues;
50
80
j. an ability to explore the potential application of computing techniques to solve problems in other domains.
80
80

Results for the question: "What single aspect of the BA-CIS program did you find most helpful? Explain briefly."

Results for the question: "What single change in the BA-CIS program would you most like to see? Explain briefly."