Section 1.
NIU’s Sport Management
MS Student Exit Interview -- Student Questions
Please answer the following questions offered below regarding your experiences within the program.
1. General Reflections about the Sport Management (SM) program.
2. List at least three (3) of the most important things you learned during your time in the program
3. List at least three (3) ways you felt that the SM program prepared you professionally.
4. List at least three (3) ways you felt that the SM program did NOT prepare you professionally.
5. Which courses do you feel prepared you the MOST professionally? Why?
Section 1 (cont.).
NIU’s Sport Management
MS Student Exit Interview -- Student Questions
Please answer the following questions offered below regarding your experiences within the program.
7. What do you believe the most important skills that a student wanting to work in sports should have -- list at least three (3)? Why?
8. If you could make recommendations for any alterations in the SM program of study (e.g., additional classes, experiences, opportunities, etc.), what would they be? Why?
9. Describe your overall involvement and commitment to the SM program.
10. List at least three (3) of your most significant learning experiences during your time in the SM program.
11. List at least three (3) areas of your professional development that was most helpful to you during your time in the SM program.
12. List at least three (3) areas that you would have liked to have had more experience in during your time in the SM program.
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Section 2. Program Evaluation
We are interested your SATISFACTION with and QUALITY of NIU’s Sport Management program.
Please rate the following aspects of your graduate experience within the program.
1. perception of the academic expectations 0 1 2 3 4 5
2. performance in keeping pace with recent trends and developments in the sporting industry 0 1 2 3 4 5
3. professional training and opportunities for growth 0 1 2 3 4 5
4. adequacy of space, facilities, and equipment 0 1 2 3 4 5
5. level of satisfaction with the faculty exhibiting a mutual respect for students 0 1 2 3 4 5
6. level of satisfaction with the program actively helping me find appropriate
employment or pursue further academic work 0 1 2 3 4 5
7. level of satisfaction with the curriculum in providing job-related skills and knowledge 0 1 2 3 4 5
8. level of satisfaction with the supervision and guidance received from the Sport
Management Program Director 0 1 2 3 4 5
9. level of satisfaction with the supervision and guidance you received from other
Sport Management faculty members 0 1 2 3 4 5
10. overall preparedness for employment upon graduation from the program 0 1 2 3 4 5
11. perception of the quality of the Sport Management Program Director 0 1 2 3 4 5
12. perception of the quality of the other Sport Management faculty members 0 1 2 3 4 5
13. overall quality of preparation for analysis and assessment in my professional work 0 1 2 3 4 5
14. overall quality of instruction 0 1 2 3 4 5
15. tuition cost was worth the price of the education received 0 1 2 3 4 5
16. level of satisfaction with the overall quality of the program 0 1 2 3 4 5
17. level of satisfaction with your overall graduate experience 0 1 2 3 4 5
Section 3. Diversity Issues
Please assess the extent to which you believe the academic and social climate in NIU’s Sport Management
program was discriminatory or supportive for each of the student groups below.
ACADEMIC CLIMATE SOCIAL CLIMATE
Not Applica ble Ve ry Dis cr im inat or y Dis cr im inat or y Ne utr al S uppo rti ve Ve ry S uppo rti ve Not Applica ble Ve ry Dis cr im inat or y Dis cr im inat or y Ne utr al S uppo rti ve Ve ry S uppo rti ve 0 1 2 3 4 5 Women 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Men 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 African Americans 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Disabled students 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 1 2 3 4 5 Gay/Lesbian (not sure of the proper vernacular here) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Section 4. Your Job Status Upon Graduation
Please answer the following question inquiring about your post-graduate job status.
1. What type of student were you during your time in the SM program? (check all that apply)
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full-time student□
part time student2. What will your status be upon graduation from the SM program? (mark one)
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Employed full-time (35 or more hours per week)□
Employed part-time (less than 35 hours per week)□
Unemployed, but currently seeking employment (skip to #4)□
Unemployed and not seeking employment (skip to #4)□
Enrollment in another undergraduate degree program (describe)□
Enrollment in another graduate degree (e.g., MS, MBA) program (describe)□
Enrollment in another professional degree (e.g., medicine, law) program (describe)□
Enrollment in doctoral degree program (describe)□
Seeking additional credit hours, rather than a degree (describe)3. If you are employed, to what extent will your current position be related to your graduate education? (mark one)
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It is directly related to my graduate education.□
It is somewhat related to my graduate education.□
It is not related to my graduate education.4. Describe the type of work you have obtained (e.g., position title, organization, company, etc).
5. How did you support yourself while participating in NIU’s Sport Management program? (Mark all that apply)
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Research or graduate assistantships□
Teaching graduate assistantships□
Scholarships□
Fellowships□
Loans□
Grants□
Personal earnings or savingsSection 5. Some general questions about you. Answer or mark as appropriate.
1. Age: years old
2. Gender:
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Female□
Male 3. Marital status:□
single□
married□
divorced□
widowed□
other 4. Zip code of your current residence?5. Semester graduate studies began
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Fall□
Spring□
Summer 6. Year graduate studies began:7. Semester graduate studies ended
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Fall□
Spring□
Summer 8. Year graduate studies ended:9. Funding during graduate studies (mark all that apply):
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GA with athletics□
GA for research□
tuition waiver only□
I received no funding□
GA for teaching□
GA with rec sports□
other (indicate here)10. Ethnicity:
