Surveys

Assistance with Conducting or Completing Surveys

The Office of Institutional Research provides assistance to individuals, departments, and offices who are:

1) conducting surveys of Miami University students, faculty or staff for research or assessment purposes.

2) seeking data to complete external surveys about their department or program (e.g., surveys from professional associations or college guidebooks).

For additional information on the type of assistance available, visit our Survey Assistance page.

 

Surveys Conducted by the Office of Institutional Research

The Office of Institutional Research is involved in the preparation, administration and dissemination of a variety of student, faculty and staff surveys at Miami University. The IR Office conducts both locally-developed surveys as well as national surveys that allow comparisons of Miami students and faculty members with benchmark institutions. Many of the results from these surveys are woven into the narrative of Miami's Accreditation Self-Study Report.

Provided below is a list of all surveys currently conducted by the Office of Institutional Research. Results from the surveys may be obtained by contacting the Office of Institutional Research.

BCSSE - Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Incoming first-year students
Topics: High school academic and co-curricular experiences; students' expectations about the educational activities in which they will participate during their first year of college
Related Surveys: The BCSSE is a national survey designed to be paired with the NSSE
Years available: 2004, 2008
Questionnaire: Available at http://bcsse.iub.edu/survey_instruments.cfm

(Miami University) Campus Climate Survey (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Students, faculty and staff
Topics: Perceptions of the campus climate as related to gender, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation
Related Surveys: NA
Years available: 1995, 1998, 2002; shorter "dashboard" version available for 2003 and 2004
Questionnaire: Available upon request

CIRP Freshman Survey (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Incoming first-year students
Topics: A variety of subjects ranging from students' political views to their study habits in high school
Related Surveys: The CIRP is a national survey designed to be paired with the YFCY and CSS
Years available: Annually from 1971 - 2010
Questionnaire: Available at http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/researchersToolsCodebooks.php

CLA - Collegiate Learning Assessment (Additional Details and Results)

Population: First-year students and seniors
Topics: Open-ended, written test of analytic reasoning and evaluation, writing effectiveness, writing mechanics, and problem solving
Related Surveys: NA
Years available: 2010-2011
Assessment Method: Sample tasks and writing prompts are available on the CLA website

CSS - College Senior Survey (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Seniors
Topics: Cognitive and affective growth during the college years
Related Surveys: The CSS is a national survey designed to be paired with the CIRP and YFCY
Years available: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Questionnaire: Available at http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/researchersToolsCodebooks.php

FSSE - Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Faculty members
Topics: Perceptions of the activities in which students participate; the nature of faculty-student interactions; faculty members' organization of their time
Related Surveys: The FSSE is a national survey designed to mirror the NSSE
Years available: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Questionnaire: Available at http://fsse.iub.edu/html/survey_instruments.cfm

Graduate Student Survey (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Graduate students
Topics: Graduate student experiences and satisfaction
Related Surveys: NA
Years available: 2005
Questionnaire: Available at http://www.units.muohio.edu/oir/Surveys/GradSurvey/Final_Questionnaire.pdf

Graduation Survey (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Graduating students, including undergraduates and graduate students
Topics: Plans for after graduation; activities in which students participated while at Miami
Related Surveys: NA
Years available: 2010, 2011
Questionnaire: Available at http://www.units.muohio.edu/oir/Surveys/GraduationSurvey/Questionnaire.pdf

HERI Faculty Survey (Additional Details and Results)

Population: Faculty members
Topics: Job satisfaction; workload; teaching methods
Related Surveys: NA
Years available: 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010
Questionnaire: Available at http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/researchersToolsCodebooks.php

NSSE - National Survey of Student Engagement (Additional Details and Results)

Population: First-year students and seniors in the spring semester
Topics: Students' academic experiences and satisfaction; includes questions such as the number of term papers they wrote for courses, the level of academic challenge they perceive in courses, etc.
Related Surveys: The NSSE is a national survey designed to be paired with the BCSSE and FSSE
Years available: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
Questionnaire: Available at http://nsse.iub.edu/html/survey_instruments.cfm

YFCY - Your First College Year (Additional Details and Results)

Population: First-year students in their second semester of college
Topics: Students' academic and social adjustment to college
Related Surveys: The YFCY is a national survey designed to be paired with the CIRP and CSS
Years available: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Questionnaire: Available at http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/researchersToolsCodebooks.php

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