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If you are here to take
a Program Review survey, click
here. Remember, you must have your respondent key in order to
gain access to the survey.
To learn more about the purpose and
administration of program review surveys, read on. If you are interested
in looking at survey data from past Program Review surveys, click
here. To view a sample of Program Review survey data, click
here. To see a sample Program Review questionnaire, click
here. Some of these samples require Adobe®Acrobat® Reader.
To download a free copy, click here. 
Purpose
The purpose of program
review surveys is to assess the quality of undergraduate and graduate
education at U.Va. By completing the questionnaire, you will provide
important information that will help your department and the University
identify ways in which it is succeeding and areas in which it might
improve. Confidentiality
You may be assured of complete
confidentiality. Your name will only be used for tracking purposes
and will never be placed on the questionnaire, nor will it be used
in any reports or publications that result from this study. Records
of your responses will be maintained by the security key sent to you
by mail and e-mail. Once the field period has ended, your name and
identifying information will be stripped from your responses. Copies
of written comments will be provided in typed formats, so it might
be possible to identify a particular written comment with the respondent,
if the text contained identifying information, such as, "As the
only female graduate student in the department of..."
What happens
to my responses?
All survey data is compiled into a database
and then a Report of Results
is generated for each department. These reports contain summaries
of the data for a given department and compare the data to a larger
group of departments which completed the same survey. Each department's
results are sent to the departmental chair, the Program
Review Committee, and either an internal
or external visiting
committee. The survey results, along with historical
data, are used by departments to formulate an academic
plan, which is submitted to the committees for review.
Can I get a
copy of the results?
All reports are sent
to the department chairs by September 1. If you would like a copy
of the results, contact your department chair after that date. If
you are unable to obtain a copy of the results, you may contact
Institutional Assessment and Studies. Summaries of the data may
be provided in some cases.
Sample
of Program Review Survey Data
The results which follow contain actual
data for graduate students in one of the fine arts departments in
the College. To review the report
in its entirety as a .PDF file click
here. (Adobe®Acrobat® Reader required).
An outline of a sample
report for the current graduate student survey, and its various
parts, is provided below.
REPORT OF RESULTS
Table 1: Educational Background
Table 2: Employment Background
Table 3A: Satisfaction with Program
Table 3B: Satisfaction with Program: Supplemental Questions for
Architecture and Landscape
Table 4: Self-Assessment of Accomplishments
Table 5: Research
Table 6: Teaching
Table 7: Teaching (cont.)
Table 8: General Satisfaction
Table 9: Post-Graduation Plans
Table 10: Post-Graduation Plans (cont.)
Table 11: Post-Graduation Plans (cont.)
Table 12: Financial Support
Table 13: Demographics
Open-ended and Text Comments
APPENDIX: Survey Methodology
OPEN-ENDED AND
TEXT COMMENTS
Each survey has a number of opportunities
for respondents to write text comments. These comments are reprinted
verbatim as part of the survey report of results. To view an example
of open-ended comments from a faculty survey, click
here (Adobe®Acrobat®
Reader required).
APPENDIX A
Survey Methodology
The study population for this survey
was all graduate students in the fine arts departments in the College
of Arts and Sciences in the spring of 2001. A total of 71 graduate
students, including 17 from our sample department, were surveyed.
On March 5, 2001, we sent each person in the study a personalized
letter from W. Edmund Moomaw, Executive Director, Office of Institutional
Assessment and Studies, explaining the subject of the study, its
importance to the University, and assuring them of confidentiality.
A World Wide Web address and individual respondent security key
were included in the letter, giving students access to a web-based
electronic survey. An electronic mail reminder was sent one week
after the original letter and this reminder also included the information
necessary to take the web version of the survey. Anyone who desired
a paper copy of the survey was asked to contact IAS by phone or
e-mail. One paper version of the survey was requested. A second
e-mail reminder was sent March. 29, a third e-mail reminder was
sent on April 11, and a final e-mail reminder was sent on May 16.
By the end of the field period, May 23, we had received 56 completed
questionnaires from fine arts graduate students, including 17 from
our sample department. This represents an overall response rate
for fine arts graduate students of 79 percent. The response rate
for our sample department was 100 percent.
Each table in this report includes summary data for drama and compares
this data to the other fine arts programs as a group. Most percentages
are based on the total number of graduate students in the survey
(N), except where noted. For our sample department, N=17 and for
the other fine arts programs as a group, N=39. For each question,
we tested for statistically significant differences between the
program and the other fine arts programs as a group. Shading indicates
statistically significant differences at the .05 level.*
Questions regarding the administration of the survey, the questionnaire,
or the results can be directed to Jonathan Schnyer, Associate Assessment
Coordinator, Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies, P.O.
Box 400727, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4727 [telephone: (434) 924-3417
or e-mail: jas5n@virginia.edu].
*Note: statistical significance
refers only to the likelihood that the differences measured in the
survey sample could have occurred by chance. Small differences could
be statistically significant but substantively unimportant, especially
if the sample was large. For example, 79% of architecture graduate
students could be satisfied with their financial aid, compared to
72% of graduate students from other School of Architecture programs.
This difference could be statistically significant but substantively
unimportant.
APPENDIX
B:
A sample Program Review faculty survey
questionnaire from 2000-01.
(Adobe®Acrobat® Reader required)
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