Gerontology Alumni Survey

The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather feedback on perceptions of EIU's Master's in Gerontology Program and your employment since graduating. All responses to this questionnaire are anonymous; the results will be compiled and used to modify and improve EIU's Master's in Gerontology Program. The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

Part I - About your employment after graduating from the gerontology program

1. What was your first job title immediately after receiving your Gerontology degree?

2. How related to Gerontology or aging was this first job? Completely related
Mostly related
Somewhat related
A little related
Not at all related

If this job was not related to gerontology, please explain:

3. What was your starting salary? Less than $20,000
$20,000 to $30,000
$30,001 to $40,000
$40,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to $60,000
More than $60,000

Part II - About your current employment

4. Are you currently employed? Yes
No [please skip to Part III]

5. What is your job title?

6. How related to Gerontology or aging is your current job? Completely related
Mostly related
Somewhat related
A little related
Not at all related

If this job is not related to gerontology, please explain:

6. What is your current salary range? Less than $20,000
$20,000 to $30,000
$30,001 to $40,000
$40,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to $60,000
More than $60,000

Part III - About your training in Gerontology

7. Why did you pursue a Master�s in Gerontology? [check all that apply] Personal development
Job opportunities
Competitive salaries
Multidisciplinary core
Challenging
Other

If you chose Other, please elaborate.

8. What are some of the advantages of having a Master�s in Gerontology degree? [check all that apply] Job opportunities
Personal satisfaction
Competitive salaries
Flexibility
Variety of specializations
Other

If you chose Other, please elaborate.

9. How satisfied are you with your degree in Gerontology?

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Somewhat Satisfied

Somewhat Dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

Reflecting on your experiences with comprehensive exams...

10. How would your rate your overall experience with comprehensive exams?

Very positive

Positive

Somewhat positive

Somewhat negative

Negative

Very negative

11. How beneficial do you perceive comprehensive exams to be to a professional in Gerontology?

Very beneficial

Beneficial

Somewhat beneficial

A little beneficial

Not at all beneficial

A current option available to Gerontology students is to conduct a thesis project in place of taking comprehensive exams. A thesis entails an independent research project, which includes review of literature, collection of data, data analyses, and dissemination of findings in oral and written form.

Reflecting on your experiences as a gerontology professional ....

12. How beneficial would these skills be to graduates?

Very beneficial

Beneficial

Somewhat beneficial

A little beneficial

Not at all beneficial

13. To what degree would you have personally benefitted from conducting and producing a thesis?

To a very great degree

A great degree

To some degree

A little degree

It would've been of no benefit a all

14. How important is it to a Gerontology professional to be able to understand published research litterature?

Extremely Important

Important

Neither important nor unimportant

Unimportant

Extremely Unimportant

Part IV - About you

15. What is your sex? Male
Female

16. What is your age?

17. In what year did you obtain your Master�s in Gerontology degree from EIU?

18. How have you furthered your education in Gerontology? Certifications
Licensures
University courses
Workshops
Conferences
Professional meetings
Other

If you chose Other, please elaborate.

Part V - General Comments

19. What were some strengths of the program?

20. What were some weaknesses of the program?

21. How could the program have been improved?

22. Are there any changes you recommend or comments you wish to add?

If you would like to receive future mailings from the Gerontoloty program, please provide a current email address. [Please note that all of your responses to the previous items are completely confidential. None of your previous responses will ever be associated with you in any way. Also, your email address will not be shared with anyone.]

Your current email:

Thank You!

If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Dr. Jeanne Snyder, Gerontology Program Coordinator, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, via phone at (217) 581-6076 or via email at jrsnyder@eiu.edu