The University of Texas at Austin
Course-Instructor Survey
All University ... Freshman Interest Group (FIG) Questions
Overall Summary Spring 2004

  Percent Choosing Each Response Avg. No. Replies
This Item
  Arch. Comm. Eng. Lib. Arts Nursing    
1 COLLEGE OR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 0 9 63 22 6    
  Bus. Adm. Educ. Fine Arts Nat. Sci. Soc. Work    
  7 18 14 61 1   211
  On Campus Off Camp. W/Relativ Apt/Home Other    
2 RESIDENCE 85 10 0 5 0   207
  Female Male    
3 GENDER 61 39   198
  Def. No No Neutral Yes Def. Yes    
4 WEEKLY FIG MEETINGS WERE VALUABLE 0 3 9 55 33 4.2 255
5 FIG HELPED DEVELOP STUDY SKILLS FOR UT 1 11 21 47 20 3.8 255
6 FIG IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF COLLEGE/MAJOR 0 2 4 44 50 4.4 254
7 FIG HELPED FEEL COMFORTABLE AT UT 1 1 5 37 57 4.5 251
8 LEARNED ABOUT CAMPUS RESOURCES 0 3 7 46 45 4.3 254
9 LEARNED HOW TO BECOME INVOLVED ON CAMPUS 0 3 9 55 33 4.2 253
10 KNOW WHERE TO FIND HELP 0 0 3 57 40 4.4 254
11 FELL AS IF PART OF UT COMMUNITY 0 0 6 51 44 4.4 254
12 KNOW HOW TO FIND INFO RE: DEPTS./CLASSES 0 0 5 60 35 4.3 255
13 COMFORTABLE APPROACHING ACADEMIC ADVISOR 0 1 3 52 44 4.4 254
14 COMFORTABLE APPROACHING FACULTY 0 2 13 54 31 4.1 253
15 FIG GROUP DISCUSSIONS HELPFUL 1 3 11 53 33 4.1 255
16 PEER MENTOR EASY TO APPROACH 0 1 3 34 62 4.6 255
17 PEER MENTOR ORGANIZED AND WELL PREPARED 0 1 5 36 57 4.5 255
18 PEER MENTOR PRESENTED INFO EFFECTIVELY 0 1 4 40 55 4.5 255
19 PEER MENTOR RECOMMENDED TO LEAD FIG 0 2 2 31 65 4.6 254
20 PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR SENSITIVE TO NEEDS 0 0 3 37 60 4.6 249
21 PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR SHOWED INTEREST 0 0 3 31 66 4.6 249
22 PROF. ADVISOR PRESENTED INFO EFFECTIVELY 0 0 4 33 62 4.6 249
23 PROF. ADVISOR RECOMMENDED TO LEAD FIG 0 0 2 28 69 4.7 248
24 FIGS SHOULD LAST 2 SEM. INSTEAD OF 1 1 3 12 25 58 4.4 255
25 FIGS RECOMMENDED TO NEW UT FRESHMEN 0 0 1 22 76 4.7 255
  Too Early J. Right Too Late    
26 TIME OF DAY OF FIG 4 84 12   253
  Never Occas. Freq.    
27 MET WITH COURSE INSTRUCTORS 17 68 15   253
28 MET WITH TEACHING ASSISTANTS (TA) 24 54 22   252
  Never 1-2 Times 3-4 Times 5-9 Times 10+ Times    
29 ABSENT FROM CLASSES 18 48 19 10 5   252
30 ABSENT FROM FIG SEMINAR 29 48 17 4 2   252
  Less 10 19-10 Hr. 29-20 Hr. 39-30 Hr. 40+ Hours    
31 HOURS SPENT STUDYING OUTSIDE OF CLASSES 22 37 25 12 4   251
  Far More More Than As Expctd Less Than Far Less    
32 COMPARED WITH EXPECTATIONS, RECEIVED 19 41 32 8 0   253

CLASS SIZE DISTRIBUTION FOR AN N OF 30 CLASSES:
1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 101-150 151-200 201+
21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0