Skill #28- Articulate knowledge and skills to communicate effectively about human services issues using written communication. Alumni Survey Purpose The Department of Human Services at California State University, Fullerton distributed this survey to alumni in order to ascertain their perspective on the impact of the Human Services education on their educational and professional experiences. The results will be utilized for program improvement, curriculum development, and maintaining educational standards as defined by the Counsel on Standards in Human Services Education (CSHSE). In addition, the results will be reported in the Department’s reaccreditation self-study for CSHSE. Methodology This utilized an electronic method of collecting data made available through The survey was sent out to alumni via email with easy access to the surveymonkey.com. electronic link. The survey was attached to a message from the Department Chair explaining the purpose of the survey and the alumni’s role in assessing the Human Service Department impact on their educational and professional experiences. The alumni were given one week to complete the survey. Measure The survey was organized into the following 4 categories: Demographics, Employment, Graduate School, and Student Learning There were 12 questions related to demographics, two questions which were open-ended and 18 questions which were designed as a Likert Scale (See Attachment 19). Results There were 2,348 alumni in the data base that received the Alumni Survey. As a result, 433 were and 1,915 Alumni surveys were successfully sent to the email “undeliverable” address. Of the 1,915, there were 202 respondents, with 21 participants partially completing the survey and 181 participants completing the survey in its entirety. The response rate was 10.5% of Alumni Survey. Results of the Alumni Survey 2011
Skill #28- Articulate knowledge and skills to communicate effectively about human services issues using written communication. Alumni Survey Purpose The Department of Human Services at California State University, Fullerton distributed this survey to alumni in order to ascertain their perspective on the impact of the Human Services education on their educational and professional experiences. The results will be utilized for program improvement, curriculum development, and maintaining educational standards as defined by the Counsel on Standards in Human Services Education (CSHSE). In addition, the results will be reported in the Department’s reaccreditation self-study for CSHSE. Methodology This utilized an electronic method of collecting data made available through surveymonkey.com. The survey was sent out to alumni via email with easy access to the electronic link. The survey was attached to a message from the Department Chair explaining the purpose of the survey and the alumni’s role in assessing the Human Service Department impact on their educational and professional experiences. The alumni were given one week to complete the survey. Measure The survey was organized into the following 4 categories: Demographics, Employment, Graduate School, and Student Learning There were 12 questions related to demographics, two questions which were open-ended and 18 questions which were designed as a Likert Scale (See Attachment 19). Results There were 2,348 alumni in the data base that received the Alumni Survey. As a result, 433 were “undeliverable” and 1,915 Alumni surveys were successfully sent to the email address. Of the 1,915, there were 202 respondents, with 21 participants partially completing the survey and 181 participants completing the survey in its entirety. The response rate was 10.5% of Alumni Survey. Results of the Alumni Survey 2011
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