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2008 Senior Survey
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37. During your undergraduate career, how many independent research or creative projects did you undertake?
LOCAL01 1 None
LOCAL01 2 1
LOCAL01 3 2-3
LOCAL01 4 4-5
LOCAL01 5 more than 5

38. Have you participated in a Graduation with Distinction program and completed an honors thesis in your major?
LOCAL02 1 Yes    LOCAL02 2 No

39. Do your career and life plans involve international experiences?
LOCAL03 1 definitely not
LOCAL03 2 probably not
LOCAL03 3 maybe
LOCAL03 4 probably yes
LOCAL03 5 definitely yes

40. Do your career and life plans involve being an active agent for community change?
LOCAL04 1 definitely not
LOCAL04 2 probably not
LOCAL04 3 maybe
LOCAL04 4 probably yes
LOCAL04 5 definitely yes

41. How many written assignments or projects did you complete that required you to revise an initial draft in response to feedback?
LOCAL05 1 None
LOCAL05 2 1-2
LOCAL05 3 3-4
LOCAL05 4 5-6
LOCAL05 5 more than 6

  not at all a little somewhat a lot very much
42. In terms of your writing skills, to what extent has your ability to formulate and support an argument developed during your Duke career? LOCAL06 1 LOCAL06 2 LOCAL06 3 LOCAL06 4 LOCAL06 5
43. To what extent has your ability to recognize meaningful patterns in complex sources of information developed during your Duke career? LOCAL07 1 LOCAL07 2 LOCAL07 3 LOCAL07 4 LOCAL07 5
44. To what extent has your ability to discern among competing claims developed during your Duke career? LOCAL08 1 LOCAL08 2 LOCAL08 3 LOCAL08 4 LOCAL08 5
45. To what extent would you characterize your undergraduate experience as having been interdisciplinary? LOCAL09 1 LOCAL09 2 LOCAL09 3 LOCAL09 4 LOCAL09 5
46. To what extent has your ability to apply knowledge in the service of society developed during your Duke career? LOCAL10 1 LOCAL10 2 LOCAL10 3 LOCAL10 4 LOCAL10 5
47. To what extent has your ability to engage difference developed during your Duke career? LOCAL11 1 LOCAL11 2 LOCAL11 3 LOCAL11 4 LOCAL11 5

48. Reflecting back, do you now think that the benefits you have received from attending your undergraduate institution were worth the financial costs to you and your family?
AAUreflect 5 Strongly agree
AAUreflect 4 Somewhat agree
AAUreflect 3 Neither agree nor disagree (neutral)
AAUreflect 2 Somewhat disagree
AAUreflect 1 Strongly disagree

Please answer questions 49 through 52 if employment will most likely be your principal activity upon graduation, otherwise skip to Question 53.

49. In what state will you be employed?
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50. Is your prospective position related to your undergraduate field(s) of study?
AAUrelatemajor 1 Yes, same field as major
AAUrelatemajor 2 Yes, related to major
AAUrelatemajor 3 No, not related
AAUrelatemajor 9 Not applicable

51. Is your prospective position related to your undergraduate minor(s)?
AAUrelateminor 1 Yes, related to minor(s)
AAUrelateminor 2 No, not related
AAUrelateminor 9 Not applicable (no minor, etc.)

52. How well do you think your undergraduate institution has prepared you for the job market?
AAUprepare 5 Very well
AAUprepare 4 Generally well
AAUprepare 3 Neither well nor inadequately (neutral)
AAUprepare 2 Inadequately
AAUprepare 1 Very inadequately
AAUprepare 9 Not relevant

53. Please use the space below to comment on what your school could have done to improve your undergraduate experience or what you wish you had done differently, or both.
IMPROVE_TEXT

54. Please use the space below to describe the most important outcomes of your time as an undergraduate. Where possible, be specific about how your college or university contributed to these accomplishments, changes or other developments.
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55. Please use the space below to elaborate on any of the questions above (refer to the question by number) and to comment on any other aspect of your undergraduate experience not covered in this questionnaire.
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