2009 MIT Alumni Survey

MIT Alumni Association

The following is a list of general programs and services provided by the Alumni Association. Please rate how important each one is to you. If you were not previously aware of a program or service, please indicate this by selecting "Not aware."	Not important at all 1	2	3	4	5	6	Very important 7	Not aware
Providing social opportunities to alumni	aimpsoc 1	aimpsoc 2	aimpsoc 3	aimpsoc 4	aimpsoc 5	aimpsoc 6	aimpsoc 7	aimpsoc 8
Providing professional networking opportunities	aimpprof 1	aimpprof 2	aimpprof 3	aimpprof 4	aimpprof 5	aimpprof 6	aimpprof 7	aimpprof 8
Providing educational opportunities	aimpedu 1	aimpedu 2	aimpedu 3	aimpedu 4	aimpedu 5	aimpedu 6	aimpedu 7	aimpedu 8
Keeping alumni informed about developments at MIT	aimpdev 1	aimpdev 2	aimpdev 3	aimpdev 4	aimpdev 5	aimpdev 6	aimpdev 7	aimpdev 8
Providing access to an online alumni directory	aimpdir 1	aimpdir 2	aimpdir 3	aimpdir 4	aimpdir 5	aimpdir 6	aimpdir 7	aimpdir 8
Providing career services resources	aimpcar 1	aimpcar 2	aimpcar 3	aimpcar 4	aimpcar 5	aimpcar 6	aimpcar 7	aimpcar 8
Maintaining a high-quality Web site and social media opportunities	aimpweb 1	aimpweb 2	aimpweb 3	aimpweb 4	aimpweb 5	aimpweb 6	aimpweb 7	aimpweb 8
Providing alumni with an MIT email forwarding service	aimpefl 1	aimpefl 2	aimpefl 3	aimpefl 4	aimpefl 5	aimpefl 6	aimpefl 7	aimpefl 8
Providing opportunities to hear from MIT faculty	aimpfac 1	aimpfac 2	aimpfac 3	aimpfac 4	aimpfac 5	aimpfac 6	aimpfac 7	aimpfac 8
Raising money from alumni to support MIT	aimpmon 1	aimpmon 2	aimpmon 3	aimpmon 4	aimpmon 5	aimpmon 6	aimpmon 7	aimpmon 8
Facilitating entrepreneurial advancement	aimpent 1	aimpent 2	aimpent 3	aimpent 4	aimpent 5	aimpent 6	aimpent 7	aimpent 8

Now please go through the same list again and rate the Alumni Association’s performance in each area.	Poor 1	2	3	4	5	6	Excellent 7	Not app- licable
Providing social opportunities to alumni	aratsoc 1	aratsoc 2	aratsoc 3	aratsoc 4	aratsoc 5	aratsoc 6	aratsoc 7	aratsoc 8
Providing professional networking opportunities	aratprof 1	aratprof 2	aratprof 3	aratprof 4	aratprof 5	aratprof 6	aratprof 7	aratprof 8
Providing educational opportunities	aratedu 1	aratedu 2	aratedu 3	aratedu 4	aratedu 5	aratedu 6	aratedu 7	aratedu 8
Keeping alumni informed about developments at MIT	aratdev 1	aratdev 2	aratdev 3	aratdev 4	aratdev 5	aratdev 6	aratdev 7	aratdev 8
Providing access to an online alumni directory	aratdir 1	aratdir 2	aratdir 3	aratdir 4	aratdir 5	aratdir 6	aratdir 7	aratdir 8
Providing career services resources	aratcar 1	aratcar 2	aratcar 3	aratcar 4	aratcar 5	aratcar 6	aratcar 7	aratcar 8
Maintaining a high-quality Web site and social media opportunities	aratweb 1	aratweb 2	aratweb 3	aratweb 4	aratweb 5	aratweb 6	aratweb 7	aratweb 8
Providing alumni with an MIT email forwarding service	aratefl 1	aratefl 2	aratefl 3	aratefl 4	aratefl 5	aratefl 6	aratefl 7	aratefl 8
Providing opportunities to hear from MIT faculty	aratfac 1	aratfac 2	aratfac 3	aratfac 4	aratfac 5	aratfac 6	aratfac 7	aratfac 8
Raising money from alumni to support MIT	aratmon 1	aratmon 2	aratmon 3	aratmon 4	aratmon 5	aratmon 6	aratmon 7	aratmon 8
Facilitating entrepreneurial advancement	aratent 1	aratent 2	aratent 3	aratent 4	aratent 5	aratent 6	aratent 7	aratent 8

Questions from MIT

In what ways have you used the OpenCourseWare site? (Check all that apply)
mitocw1 1 Keep current in field developments
mitocw2 1 Enhance personal knowledge
mitocw3 1 View materials from a specific instructor
mitocw4 1 Review material from course previously completed
mitocw5 1 View materials from courses not taken
mitocw6 1 Other (please specify) mitocwtxt
mitocw7 1 I do not use the OpenCourseWare site

Based on what you know now, how well do you think your undergraduate experience prepared you to:	Very Poorly	Less than Adequately	Adequately	More than Adequately	Very Well
Select scholarly or professional information from a variety of sources	mitlibsrc 1	mitlibsrc 2	mitlibsrc 3	mitlibsrc 4	mitlibsrc 5
Start a new company	mitnewcomp 1	mitnewcomp 2	mitnewcomp 3	mitnewcomp 4	mitnewcomp 5

Have you ever started a new company?	Yes	No
As an early employee	mitearlyemp 1	mitearlyemp 2
As a founder	mitfounder 1	mitfounder 2

If you said yes to starting a new company as a founder:
How old were you when you were a founder of a company, or companies?

Age when you founded your first company:
mitfage1 Select age when you founded your first company: under 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 or older

Age when you founded subsequent company, if any
(If there is more than one subsequent company, pick the most successful.)
mitfage2 Select age when you founded subsequent company: under 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 or older

MIT School of Engineering

The following questions ask you about the goals of an MIT undergraduate education, and additional questions about your current professional career path.

In COLUMN I, indicate how much emphasis MIT DID PLACE on this educational objective as part of your undergraduate education. In COLUMN II, indicate how much emphasis MIT SHOULD PLACE on this educational objective.	Column I: Emphasis MIT DID place on objective:						Column II: Emphasis MIT SHOULD place on objective:
	No emphasis 1	2	Moderate emphasis 3	4	High emphasis 5		No emphasis 1	2	Moderate emphasis 3	4	High emphasis 5
Develop knowledge of complex systems and systems thinking	soedid01 1	soedid01 2	soedid01 3	soedid01 4	soedid01 5		soeshd01 1	soeshd01 2	soeshd01 3	soeshd01 4	soeshd01 5
Develop ability to lead in technology development activities	soedid02 1	soedid02 2	soedid02 3	soedid02 4	soedid02 5		soeshd02 1	soeshd02 2	soeshd02 3	soeshd02 4	soeshd02 5
Develop entrepreneurial abilities	soedid03 1	soedid03 2	soedid03 3	soedid03 4	soedid03 5		soeshd03 1	soeshd03 2	soeshd03 3	soeshd03 4	soeshd03 5
Develop abilities in managing teams and organizations	soedid05 1	soedid05 2	soedid05 3	soedid05 4	soedid05 5		soeshd05 1	soeshd05 2	soeshd05 3	soeshd05 4	soeshd05 5
Develop knowledge of government technology policy making process	soedid06 1	soedid06 2	soedid06 3	soedid06 4	soedid06 5		soeshd06 1	soeshd06 2	soeshd06 3	soeshd06 4	soeshd06 5
Provide opportunities for interdisciplinary study that integrate engineering with other areas	soedid07 1	soedid07 2	soedid07 3	soedid07 4	soedid07 5		soeshd07 1	soeshd07 2	soeshd07 3	soeshd07 4	soeshd07 5
Develop ability to work in global and multicultural organizations	soedid08 1	soedid08 2	soedid08 3	soedid08 4	soedid08 5		soeshd08 1	soeshd08 2	soeshd08 3	soeshd08 4	soeshd08 5
Develop the ability to proactively plan and manage your career	soedid09 1	soedid09 2	soedid09 3	soedid09 4	soedid09 5		soeshd09 1	soeshd09 2	soeshd09 3	soeshd09 4	soeshd09 5
Develop the ability to address professional ethics issues	soedid10 1	soedid10 2	soedid10 3	soedid10 4	soedid10 5		soeshd10 1	soeshd10 2	soeshd10 3	soeshd10 4	soeshd10 5

What is your greatest professional challenge today? Check all that apply.
soe12 1 Current economic downturn and its impact on my professional career.
soe13 1 Balance of family and work.
soe14 1 Rapidly changing knowledge base of my field.
soe15 1 Rapidly changing structure of my industry.
soe16 1 I'm in the process of changing professional fields, and it's not easy.
soe17 1 Other (please specify): soe17txt
soe18 1 NA. I am not currently employed.

What role can MIT play in your current professional development? Check all that apply.
soe19 1 Provide online subjects or seminars in current technology or science topics
soe20 1 Provide online subjects or seminars in current management topics
soe21 1 Provide online subjects or seminars in other topics (please specify): soe21txt
soe23 1 Other (please specify): soe23txt
soe24 1 NA. I am not currently interested in professional development support from MIT.

Last Section - Your Comments

International Experiences

MIT wants undergraduate students to understand the global context in which their future lives and careers will unfold. To what extent do you think participating in a substantive global educational experience (e.g., industry and research internships, study or research abroad, international public service opportunity) should contribute to an MIT education?
mitglobal 1 Very little or none
mitglobal 2 Some
mitglobal 3 Quite a bit
mitglobal 4 Very much
Comments:
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Leadership

As you think about all of your learning experiences at MIT, what types of experiences were the most valuable/tangible with regards to developing leadership competencies?
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Advising

Please use the space below to describe your experiences with undergraduate advising at MIT. What worked well and what could have been improved?
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Thank you for your assistance. Please use the space below to elaborate further on any of the questions above (it is helpful if you refer to the questions by number) or to comment on any aspect of the college or university. Your comments are of great interest to administrators at your school. They will be reported to officials confidentially.
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