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, or 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/Outcomes 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.


CSE Program Objectives/Outcomes Survey

Your Social Security Number (in the format XXX-XX-XXXX) or Individualized Code Number

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.


Quality of Instruction Survey

For convenience, we have divided the courses offered in the department (and some required courses offered by the ECE and Math Depts.) into eight groups.

For each group, please use the first column of menu selections to evaluate its importance for you personally. Please use the second column of menu selections to evaluate the quality of instruction you received in this group of courses as a whole; if, for a particular group, you have taken no courses or very few courses, do not make a selection in the second column.

Course Group Importance Quality of
Instruction
Software Spine
Courses: CSE 221, 222, 321.
Software Engineering
Courses: CSE 560, 601, 757, 758.
Computer Architecture
Courses: CSE 360, 675, 676, 775, 778; ECE 261, 206, 567.
Theory
Courses: Math 366, 566; CSE 541, 625, 680, 725, 780.
Databases
Courses: CSE 616, 670, 671, 770, 772.
Programming Languages
Courses: CSE 459.XX, 655, 755, 756.
Operating Systems
Courses: CSE 660, 662, 741, 760, 762, 763.
Computer Networks
Courses: CSE 677, 678, 679, 752, 777.
Computer Graphics
Courses: CSE 581, 681, 682, 781, 782, 784.
Artificial Intelligence
Courses: CSE 612, 630, 730, 731, 732, 739, 779.


Quality of Advising Survey

We are interested in your evaluation of both faculty advising as well as the advising services provided by the staff advisors in the Undergraduate Advising Office (DL 374). Please evaluate both the importance of each type of advising, as well as the quality of advising you received.

   Importance Quality of Advising
Faculty Advising with respect to course choices
Faculty Advising with respect to graduate school, career options, etc.
Staff Advising with respect to curricular issues
Staff Advising with respect to career options, graduate school, university policy & procedures, referrals, etc.


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.

Please make sure you have entered your correct SSN or Individualized Code Number at the start of the survey before clicking the button below.