Satisfaction of Carleton Students with First-Year Seminars in 1999/00

When you registered for a First Year seminar, was this course your…

First Choice 51.9

Second Choice 24.9

Third Choice 11.7

Lower Than That 11.4

Regardless of your thoughts at the time of registration, do you feel now that your First Year Seminar will be an appropriate or useful course for your prospective major?

Very Useful 33.1

Somewhat Useful 42.6

Not Very Useful 21.7

Don't Know 2.6

In general, how difficult did you find the process for registering for a First Year seminar?

Not Difficult 60.1

Somewhat Difficult 29.6

Very Difficult 10.3

In the seminar method, students learn through participating in discussion rather than by listening to lectures. In general, how satisfied are you with the seminar method?

Very Satisfied 34.6

Fairly Satisfied 48.2

Not Very Satisfied 13.2

Not at all Satisfied 3.9

Please tell us whether your experience with the seminar has helped you in these areas:

A lot Somewhat Not Much Not at all

Make friends 20.2 52.6 19.2 8.0

Learn skills useful for other courses 29.2 48.1 17.2 5.6

Learn to work in teams or groups 18.4 41.3 27.5 12.8

Interact with your instructor 43.3 42.3 11.1 3.3

Note: Responses were gathered from a total of 822 students enrolled in First Year seminars in 1999-00.

OIRP, December 2000