Student Workshop Evaluations
Instrument 1: WISE (Women in Science and
Engineering) Leadership Survey
Project: The
CIC WISE Initiative
Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Funding Source: NSF:
Program for Women and Girls (HRD)
Purpose: To obtain information that can be used
to better plan for future WISE Leadership Conferences
Administered To: Participants
in the CIC WISE
Student Leadership Conference held at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, November 14-16, 1997
Topics Covered:
- Implementation Characteristics: administrative
support
- Workshop Evaluation: areas for program improvement,
importance, organization, practical value,
satisfaction
- Background Characteristics & Activities
(Student): education,
project involvement
Format/Length: 38 questions, 25 open-
and 13 closed-ended, plus 5 demographic questions
CIC Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Student Leadership Conference
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
November 14-16, 1997
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information that
can be used to better plan future WISE Leadership Conferences.
Thank you for your help!! Please return your completed
survey in the box provided or mail to: Dr. Jesse L. M. Wilkins,
Committee on Institutional Cooperation, 302 East John Street,
Suite 1705, Champaign, IL 61820, or fax: 217-244-7127.
Name: ____________________________(optional) Date:
___________________
University: _________________________________
| Are you a (circle one): |
GRADUATE |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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POSTDOC |
FACULTY |
STAFF |
What is your field of study?
The goals of this workshop were to help students to develop
the academic leadership and survival skills necessary to succeed
in school and to facilitate networking among students across
CIC campuses.
I. Please circle the best response (from 1 to 5):
(Provide comments to explain your response, as you feel appropriate.
Use reverse side of sheets if more space is needed.)
a. Overall, how satisfied were you with the goals of the
conference?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
Comment:
b. Overall, how satisfied were you with the conference presentations?
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3
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2
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1
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Comment:
c. How much did the conference aid you in your own professional
development?
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4 |
3
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2
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1
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Comment:
II. Further information on the conference as a whole
- Please provide an example of how you plan to make use
of the information/activities presented at this conference.
- What was the most important idea that you learned at this
conference?
- What is one example of techniques or resource materials
that you would like to share with students at your home
institution?
III. Detailed information about the conference
Below are components of the conference program for which
we ask your feedback. For each, please assess its utility
and, as appropriate, provide one example of ideas, resources,
etc., that you plan to use when you return to your home institution.
Friday evening:
- CIC Libraries: Testbed for Collaboration (Barbara
McFadden Allen)
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
Saturday morning:
- Preparing for a Successful Career (Michael J. Zigmond
and Beth A Fischer)
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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| Often |
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
- Concurrent Workshops (please check the workshop that
you attended)
__________Undergraduate Students
__________Graduate Students and PostDocs
How useful or helpful did you find this workshop?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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| Often |
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
Saturday afternoon:
- The AWIS Mentoring Project—What Works (Catherine
Didion)
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
- Setting Expectations and Resolving Conflicts Between
Graduate Students and Faculty: A Proactive Approach
(Karen Klomparens)
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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| Often |
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
- Concurrent Workshops and Campus Tours
Using the question, please rate the 3 workshops/tours
that you attended by placing your rating in the appropriate
blank provided. In the space provided below the workshop
titles please provide an idea from the workshop or tour
that you can use 'back home.'
| How useful or helpful did you find this workshop? |
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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| Often |
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
| _____A. |
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Optimizing the Advisor/Student Relationship |
| _____B. |
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Assembling Your Career: The Portfolio as a Tool |
| _____C. |
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Wanted Self-Esteem: The Art of Presenting Papers
and Posters Anywhere |
| _____D. |
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Applying and Interviewing for an Academic Position |
| _____E. |
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Applying to Graduate School and for Financial
Aid |
| _____F. |
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Strategies for dealing with sexual harassment
or a hostile environment |
| _____G. |
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Modeling with Alpha Shapes |
| _____H. |
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Campus Videos |
| _____I. |
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Virtual Reality at NCSA - CAVETM |
| _____J. |
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Biotechnology Center and Monoclonal Antibody
Lab |
| _____K. |
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Circadian Rhythms or The Clockworks |
| _____L. |
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Molecular Integrative Physiology Lab |
| _____M. |
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Sensory Lab |
| _____N. |
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Comparative Oncology Lab |
| _____O. |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tour |
- When Turtles Want to Fly: A Life in Science (Lydia
Villa-Komaroff)
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
Sunday morning:
- Diversity in the classroom and the Laboratory: Preparation
for the Future (Patricia M. Lowrie)
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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| Often |
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use
'back home' is:
- Achieving Balance in Your Life—Panel Discussion
How useful or helpful did you find this presentation?
| 5 |
4 |
3
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2
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1
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| Often |
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Sometimes |
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Not At All |
An idea from this presentation that I can use 'back
home' is:
IV. We are interested in aspects of this conference that
might be changed in order to better respond to the kinds of
concerns that you face in your own institution.
- Was the conference (circle one): TOO LONG TOO
SHORT JUST RIGHT
- How did you hear about the conference?
- What steps did your university take to make sure you had
the opportunity to attend the conference?
V. General comments
- Please comment on the amount of time provided for each
of the following:
- Networking
- Small group discussions
- Touring campus
- Free time
- What should we do to improve the conference for next year?
- What one thing about this conference should we repeat
again next year?
- What suggestions do you have for topics and/or speakers
for future Student Leadership Conferences?
- Please provide any other comments that will help improve
future activities designed to further the goals of the WISE
initiative. Thank you!
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