REU Preliminary Survey

We will be collecting data throughout this program in order to learn about your interests, needs, and to get feedback about how effective we are in meeting these needs and interests. Please take the time to answer these questionnaires as candidly as possibly. All data collected will be treated with confidentiality.

Personal information

Name:

Major:

School:

Year just completed (i.e. sophomore, junior):

Highest degree granted in the sciences at your home institution:

Past experience

Please indicate which of the following you are familiar with, and in what context you have used them:

Please indicate which of the following topics you have familiarity with, and briefly discuss the extent of your knowledge:

Career selection and plans

Why did you select your current major?

What other majors have you considered?

What are your current career plans for after graduation?

Have you considered a career as a researcher/professor? If so, comment on to what degree you have considered it (i.e. would you definitely like to be a researcher/professor or is it more of a remote possibility but something that has intrigued you?)

How likely are you to look for a job in a field that requires skills in computer science or engineering after graduation (from either undergraduate or graduate school)?

1 - I won't be looking for a job

2

3 - I will be looking but if there are other opportunities I will pursue those

4 - I will be actively looking for such a job

5

6 - I will definitely be looking for such a job; it’s going to be my career

How much do you know about the different types of jobs that require skills in computer science and engineering?

1 - I don’t know anything about them

2

3 - I have an idea but there is more for me to find out about

4 - I know most of them but there is more for me to find out about

5

6 - I know all about a wide variety of such jobs

How much do you know about the different types of research opportunities that require skills in computer science and engineering?

1 - I don't know anything about them

2

3 - I have an idea but there is more for me to find out about

4 - I know most of them but there is more for me to find out about

5

6 - I know all about a wide variety of such opportunities

How likely are you to go to graduate school to obtain a graduate degree either in or related to computer science or engineering within the next five years?

1 - Definitly not

2

3 - possibly, leaning towards no

4 - possibly, leaning towards yes

5

6 - definitly yes

Research preparation and motivation

How did you hear about UnCoRe?

What motivated you to apply to UnCoRe?

Do you read professional and research journals on a regular basis? If you do, which journals do you read and why do you read them?

Do you have previous experience conducting research? If you do, please describe the research activities in which you have taken part.

Additional information

Please include any additional information you would like us to know about you.