Research Project: Alumni Survey

Shared by Joan A. Mullin on Apr 30, 2007. Last Updated on Oct 21, 2007.

Principal Investigator(s): Joan Mullin

Co-Investigator(s): Susan Schorn

For More Information: jmullin@mail.utexas.edu

Keywords: Alumni, Assessment, College, WAC

Permission to Cite: Yes

Abstract/Summary: A survey sent to 17,000 Liberal Arts alumni who graduated over the last 20 years
and were subject to the current WAC reuqriement

Time Frame: 1.5 years

Research Question or Hypothesis: Which, if any, writing experiences at UT positively affected graduates ability to start and complete writing tasks faced in the 1-20 years after graduation?

General Research Approach: Mixed / Multi-Modal

Participants and Setting: 10% response from CLA graduates from last 20 years

Research Methods: Surveying

Data / Information Sources: Survey

Design Comments: Surveyy monkey and other ready-made; graduate student designed ours

Funding: College of Liberal Arts (CLA), dean

Support: director, coordinator, part-time graduate student to run the numbers; advice from Measurement and Evaluation staff.

Follow-Up Studies or Implementation Plans: Planned: Focus groups; individual departmental profiles

Related Publications: 1 in-house; brief description in WAC Journal. September 2007 (vol 18)