Survey Instrument

Timeframe/ Method used

Population surveyed/length of time to complete

Survey Administrator

Locally-developed

questions

ACT Advising Survey

Web-based survey administered each fall (beginning Fall 2004)

All full-time and part-time undergraduate students / 30 minutes to complete

Evaluation of academic advising program / standardized survey

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

30 locally-developed questions

Campus Quality Survey by Performance Horizons Consulting Group (Noel- Levitz, Inc.)

Web-based survey administered 1998, 2000, and 2005

Administered to all faculty, staff and administrators

Assess satisfaction –continuous quality improvement focus

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

10 locally-developed questions

Employer Survey

Web-based survey administered annually since 1993

Employers of all graduates one year after graduation

Assess satisfaction with graduates-Aligned with university goals and strategic plan

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

All locally-developed questions

College of Education questions

Faculty  Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) Consortium- SD BOR

Web-based survey administered every other year 2004, 2006

All undergraduate faculty / 30 minutes

Faculty perceptions of student engagement

FSSE / OIEA

No

Graduate Survey

Web-based survey administered annually since 1993

All DSU graduates at one and three years following graduation

Assess satisfaction -aligned with the university’s goals and strategic plan

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

All locally-developed questions

College of Education questions

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Consortium- SD BOR

Web-based survey administered every other year

All freshmen and seniors / 30 minutes

Assessment of quality of interactions with faculty / how students spend their time

NSSE / OIEA

No

Student Satisfaction Inventory

By Noel Levitz  (SSI)

Web-based survey administered to all students annually since 2000

All registered students / 30-40 minutes to complete

Evaluation of DSU’s academic programs / services

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

10 locally-developed questions

Survey data is summarized and shared with the campus community via newspaper articles, Assessment Updates and the Assessment website.  Complete bound reports are shared with university administrators and the faculty-based Assessment Coordinating Committee. The Assessment Coordinating Committee and the Academic Council (academic administrators) review the data on a regular basis.  Members of the campus-wide Institutional Effectiveness Committee use the data to evaluate their strategic initiatives.