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Emergency Management Student Survey The survey addressed the following areas: basic program information, program evaluation, general faculty evaluation, job placement and internship opportunities, distance learning, and student demographics.
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Emergency Management Student Survey The survey addressed the following areas: basic program information, program evaluation, general faculty evaluation, job placement and internship opportunities, distance learning, and student demographics. Data Analyzed by William McPeck, MSW, Jill Garcia & Randal Fote Survey created by William McPeck, MSW, Jill Garcia, Randal Fote, Carol Cwiak, B.S.L., J.D. & Shaun Ohlms
www.DisasterStudent.com 452 Student Surveys (Mid-April to Mid-May) • 50 Colleges and Universities • 4 International Universities • 13 International Surveys • 25% Traditional Students • 75% Returning Students NOAA
Top Five Schools for Response California State University - Long Beach 81 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 56 University of North Texas 43 Jacksonville State University 40 St. Joseph’s University 28 Type of Program *************************** Traditional Distance Learning Combination 189 140 123
Public Safety 71 Planning and Mgmt 63 Public Health 55 Management 51 Other 49 Fire Science/Admin. 39 Public Policy/Admin. 36 Engineering 27 Environmental Studies 23 Sociology 22 Other, Social Science 6 Planning 4 Medicine 3 Geography 2 Unknown 1 Academic Department N = 452
What Students Would Change About the Courses Specifically to Improve Them Comments include a need for more “hands-on” material/coursework. Programs need to focus on actual job related tasks and situations.
What Students Would Like to See Their Program Improve Internship Opportunities In…
Emergency Management Student Survey What Distance Education Students Said
Distance Education Students • 1. Programs using a combination of in-person and distance ed formats N=140 respondents • 2. Programs using a distance ed format alone N=123 respondents • 263 (58.2%) respondents out of a total of 452 respondents
Schools Represented • 31 schools representing combination and distance education programs • Schools with the largest responses included: • California State University–Long Beach – 81 • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill – 56 • Jacksonville State University – 40 • Arkansas Technical University – 24 • American Public University System - 18
Data Issues • Concern - Several schools were listed as both combination and distant education only programs. For example: • University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill • California State University – Long Beach • Jacksonville State University • Database needs cleaning up
Combination Location – 69 (32.7%) Reputation – 38 (18%) Program Focus-38 (18%) Cost – 36 (17.1%) Classes – 16 (7.6%) Admin Policies– 2 (0.9%) Other – 12 (5.7%) N = 211 Total Reflects More Than One Choice Distance Ed Only Location – 45 (20.8%) Distance Format– 41 (19%) Reputation – 39 (18.1%) Cost – 34 (15.74%) Program Focus – 32 (14.8%) Classes – 9 (4.2%) Other – 9 (4.2%) N = 216 Total Reflects More Than One Choice Q2 – Why Did You Choose the Specific Program You Did?
Combination Degrees Associate – 1 (0.8%) Bachelor - 69 (56%) Masters – 33 (27%) Doctorate – 4 (3.3%) Certificates Undergrad – 0 Graduate – 12 (9.8%) Stand Alone-4 (3.3%) Distance Ed Only Degrees Associate – 6 (4.3%) Bachelor-54 (38.6%) Masters – 48 (34.3%) Doctorate – 0 Certificates Undergrad-3 (2.1%) Graduate-24 (17.1%) Stand Alone-5 (3.6%) Q3 – Degree or Certificate Level Represented
Combination Traditional – 21 (17.1%) Returning – 102 (82.9%) N = 123 Distance Ed Only Traditional – 19 (13.6%) Returning – 121 (86.4%) N = 140 Q5 – Student Status
Combination Unemployed – 6 (4.9%) Part-time – 13 (10.6%) Full-time – 104 (84.6%) < 30 hrs = Part-time N = 123 Distance Ed Only Unemployed – 11 (7.9%) Part-time – 9 (6.4%) Full-time – 120 (85.7%) < 30 hrs = Part-time N = 140 Q8 – Employment Status
Combination Fire Service – 29 (25%) Law Enf – 22 (19%) Emergency Mgt – 10 (8.6%) Healthcare – 10 (8.6%) EMS – 3 (2.6%) Top 5 Categories N = 116 Distance Ed Only Fire Service – 16 (12.6%) Emergency Mgt – 12 (9.4%) Healthcare – 11 (8.7%) Law Enf – 9 (7.1%) Military – 9 (7.1%) Top 5 Categories N = 127 Q10 – Primary Job Title
Combination Completely – 17 (13.8%) Partially – 44 (35.8%) Not At All – 53 (43.1%) Not Applicable – 9 (7.3%) N = 123 Distance Ed Only Completely – 19 (13.6%) Partially – 52 (37.1%) Not At All – 54 (38.6%) Not Applicable – 15 (10.7%) N = 140 Q11 – Does Work Pay for Your Education?
Combination Professional Development – 84 (69.4%) Mandated – 0 Interested in EM - 26 (21.5%) Other -11 (9.1%) N = 121 Distance Ed Only Professional Development – 100 (71.4%) Mandated – 1 (0.7%) Interested in EM – 30 (21.4%) Other – 9 (6.4%) N = 140 Q12 – Why Did You Enroll in the Program?
Questions Specific for Distance Education Students • For the following six questions, the Combination Program and Distance Ed Program subsets were combined to reflect all the distance education students.
Q33 – The Use of Technology to Deliver Course Work • Interfered with my ability to learn – 12 (4.6%) • Enhanced my ability to learn – 165 (62.7%) • Had no effect on my ability to learn– 65 (24.7%) • No Opinion – 21 (8%) • N = 263
Q34 – I Received Timely Feedback from Faculty Members • Strongly Agree – 94 (35.7%) • Agree – 113 (43.0%) • Neutral – 22 (8.4%) • Disagree – 17 (6.5%) • Strongly Disagree – 6 (2.3%) • No Opinion – 11 (4.2%) • N = 263
Q35 – I Received Adequate Feedback From Faculty Members • Strongly Agree – 87 (33.1%) • Agree – 122 (46.4%) • Neutral – 20 (7.6%) • Disagree – 17 (6.5%) • Strongly Disagree - 5 (1.9%) • No Opinion – 12 (4.6%) • N = 263
Q36 – I Received Timely Notice of Grades • Strongly Agree – 95 (36.1%) • Agree – 102 (38.8%) • Neutral – 25 (9.5%) • Disagree – 17 (6.5%) • Strongly Disagree – 8 (3.0%) • No Opinion – 16 (6.1%) • N = 263
Q37 – My Courses Encouraged Collaboration With My Fellow Students • Strongly Agree – 93 (35.4%) • Agree – 124 (47.1%) • Neutral – 23 (8.8%) • Disagree – 8 (3.0%) • Strongly Disagree - 5 (1.9%) • No Opinion – 10 (3.8%) • N = 263
Q38 – My Courses Provided Ample Opportunities To Learn From My Fellow Students • Strongly Agree – 81 (30.8%) • Agree – 117 (44.5%) • Neutral – 36 (13.7%) • Disagree – 14 (5.3%) • Strongly Disagree - 5 (1.9%) • No Opinion – 10 (3.8%) • N = 263