SLIS Alumni Satisfaction Survey: Information and Administration

Since 2012, SLIS has engaged in the indirect assessment of its MS (LIS) degree program via the administration of an Alumni Satisfaction Survey. The first survey, administered in 2012, was sent via email to alumni who had graduated with the MS (LIS) in 2011; subsequent surveys (2013 - present) have been sent to students who graduated two and seven years prior to the survey administration date (e.g., the 2017 survey was sent to students who graduated in 2015 and in 2010).

The 2012 survey included questions intended to gauge student perception of the program’s success at achieving its program learning outcomes (PLOs) as well as its success in preparing students for professional practice. Additionally, the survey asked students about their experience at SLIS, encouraging them to respond to questions about academic rigor, course availability, and advising. In 2013, the survey was expanded to include more detailed questions about the guidance of faculty advisors and resources offered by the Career Education Center, as well as what professional organizations graduates have become involved in, and to what degree. In 2015, the survey was revised to address the newly established program learning outcomes voted on by faculty in September, 2014, and to encourage graduates to reflect on how their education at SLIS prepared them for their current jobs.

Survey Administration Information (2012 - 2020)

Year of survey distribution	Graduates surveyed	Number of surveys sent	Number of respondents	Response rate
2022	2020	270	39	15%
2021	2013, 2014, 2018, 2019	907	159	18%
2020	2018	369	51	14%
2019	2017	245	64	26%
2018	2011 and 2016	648	197	30%
2017	2010 and 2015	393	128	30.78%
2016	2009 and 2014	372	117	31.5%
2015	2008 and 2013	435	136	31%
2014	2007 and 2012	405	142	35.5%
2013	2006 and 2011	431	170	39.4%
2012	2011	295	89	30.8%