Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey for Animation Majors (this was the primary major for 9 of the 393 total seniors who responded)

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1 Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey for Animation (this was the primary major for 9 of the 393 total seniors who responded) This is the fourth year that we've administered the online version of the senior survey. The focus of the survey is to obtain student perceptions of 16 academic experiences and 30 services/programs. Fall 2011 seniors who finished during that semester and Spring 2012 students who were expected to graduate this May or summer were notified via a series of s that they were required to complete the survey prior to picking up their Commencement tickets in April. Adopting this strategy yielded a 96% response rate (393 out of 408), similar to last year's return. The survey was designed so that students first rated the importance of the 16 outcomes and then rated their estimated ability with these same outcomes. For the 30 programs/services items, they were asked to rate the importance of the items and then their satisfaction. All of the rating scales were set up so that lower scores were better than higher scores. An important piece of the analysis is to look at the gaps between the importance and ability/satisfaction ratings in order to determine which outcomes or services were the weakest (those having a large negative gap score), those that met student expectations (those with small negative or positive gap scores), and those that were the strongest (large positive gap scores). Student Ratings of 46 MICA Areas Average Ratings of Sixteen Academic Experience (Outcomes), Sorted from Most to Least Important The instructions for rating the importance of each of these academic experiences were "First, please rate how important each of the following educational outcomes are to your future success as an artist, designer, or scholar; we would like your most honest assessment ". The rating scale was "Very Important = 1, Important = 2, Neither Important nor Unimportant = 3, Not Very Important = 4, Not Important At All = 5". Here's what students told us, sorted by most important to least important for this major: score, the more important the outcome is) 's for Ability to utilize technology effectively in artmaking Ability to work and learn independently Ability to work collaboratively in a group Knowledge, l skill and confidence in your chosen h discipline i or medium Ability to communicate effectively verbally Ability to utilize critical thinking and analysis Understanding and awareness of career options Ability to conduct research to help make decisions and solve problems Understanding the issues and skills related to being a professional artist/designer/scholar Ability to communicate effectively in writing Understanding the artist's/designer's/scholar's role in society Understanding and application of financial planning and the business side of art Understanding and appreciation of art history and its effect on culture Understanding the ethical standards and practices within your chosen discipline Understanding the contemporary art/design world Understanding options for continuing education, graduate school and professional associations Average Ability Ratings of These Sixteen Academic Experience, Sorted from Highest to Lowest Ability The instructions to rate your ability on these same experiences were "Next, please rate yourself on these same educational outcomes; we want your most accurate estimate ". The rating scale was "Very High = 1, High = 2, Neither High nor Low = 3, Low = 4, Very Low = 5". Here's what they told us, sorted from highest to lowest ability for this major: Ability Rating for ALL score, the higher their ability is) Ability Ratings for 's for Ability to utilize critical thinking and analysis Ability to utilize technology effectively in artmaking Ability to work and learn independently Ability to conduct research to help make decisions and solve problems Ability to work collaboratively in a group Knowledge, skill and confidence in your chosen discipline or medium Ability to communicate effectively in writing Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey, page 1

2 Understanding and awareness of career options Ability to communicate effectively verbally Understanding and appreciation of art history and its effect on culture Understanding the artist's/designer's/scholar's role in society Understanding options for continuing education, graduate school and professional associations Understanding the issues and skills related to being a professional artist/designer/scholar Understanding the ethical standards and practices within your chosen discipline Understanding the contemporary art/design world Understanding and application of financial planning and the business side of art Gap Scores Between Academic Experience and Ability (average importance rating above minus the average ability rating above) Here we examine the gap between the importance and ability ratings from weakest to strongest, sorted by the gap for this major: Gap Between and Ability ALL 2012 Gap Scores for 's 2011 Gap Scores for From This Understanding and application of financial planning and the business side of art Ability to communicate effectively verbally Understanding the issues and skills related to being a professional artist/designer/scholar Knowledge, skill and confidence in your chosen discipline or medium Understanding and awareness of career options Understanding the contemporary art/design world Understanding the ethical standards and practices within your chosen discipline Ability to work and learn independently Understanding the artist's/designer's/scholar's role in society Ability to work collaboratively in a group Ability to utilize technology effectively in artmaking Ability to communicate effectively in writing Ability to conduct research to help make decisions i and solve problems Understanding and appreciation of art history and its effect on culture Ability to utilize critical thinking and analysis Understanding options for continuing education, graduate school and professional associations Average Ratings of 30 MICA Services, Sorted from Most to Least Important The instructions to rate the importance of each of these services were "In this section we are first asking you to rate how important you think each of the following resources and services are for MICA students. In the section that follows this one, we will ask how satisfied you were with these same resources and services ". The rating scale was "Very Important = 1, Important = 2, Neither Important nor Unimportant = 3, Not Very Important = 4, Not Important At All = 5". Here's how they rated the following services, sorted from most to least important for this major: score, the more important the service is) 's for Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development Quality and availability of technology resources in your department area Quality and availability of technology resources for all users, such as the Tech Center, classrooms, public computers, network and wireless systems Variety and availability of courses within your major MICA Counseling Center services Variety and availability of courses outside of your major Quality and availability of technology resources such as Blackboard, Moodle, on line course sites, and other Your academic advisor in helping to shape your educational experience MyMICA portal for viewing your grades and schedules, checking out A/V equipment, reviewing your account, MICA's concern for you as an individual Average number of students in a class Opportunity for students to provide feedback Campus security services Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey, page 2

3 Ease of online registration process Service for ordering transcripts and/or enrollment verifications through Enrollment Services Evening Shuttle program Resources available through the Decker Library Infusion of diversity and/or issues of difference within the curriculum MICA Student Health Center International Affairs Office services Accessing resources through the Media Resource Center that related to your research and projects Overall classroom health and safety Quality of fitness and recreation facilities MICA's communication, including publications Dining Services program Quality of library instruction classes and workshops Number of campus exhibitions Opportunity for involvement in student activities and student life Opportunities for engaging with the Baltimore community, including community arts and/or services Type of campus exhibitions Average Satisfaction Ratings of These 30 Services, Sorted from Most to Least Satisfied The instructions to rate satisfaction with these same services were "Now, please indicate how satisfied you were with these same resources and services ". The rating scale was "Very Satisfied = 1, Satisfied = 2, Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied = 3, Dissatisfied = 4, Very Dissatisfied = 5, Never Used = 99 [however, this score was not used in the average calculations]". Here's how they felt about these services from most to least satisfied (sorted by satisfaction rating for this major): Satisfaction Rating for ALL score, the higher their satisfaction is) Average 2012 Satisfaction 's for Your academic advisor in helping to shape your educational experience Quality of library instruction classes and workshops Accessing resources through the Media Resource Center that related to your research and projects Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development Opportunity for involvement in student activities and student life Number of campus exhibitions MICA Counseling Center services International Affairs Office services Average number of students in a class MyMICA portal for viewing your grades and schedules, checking out A/V equipment, reviewing your account, Resources available through the Decker Library Campus security services Type of campus exhibitions Service for ordering transcripts and/or enrollment verifications through Enrollment Services MICA's communication, including publications Infusion of diversity and/or issues of difference within the curriculum Quality and availability of technology resources in your department area Evening Shuttle program Opportunities for engaging with the Baltimore community, including community arts and/or services Quality and availability of technology resources such as Blackboard, Moodle, on line course sites, and other Overall classroom health and safety Opportunity for students to provide feedback Quality of fitness and recreation facilities Dining Services program Ease of online registration process Variety and availability of courses outside of your major MICA's concern for me as an individual Quality and availability of technology resources for all users, such as the Tech Center, classrooms, public MICA Student Health Center Variety and availability of courses within your major Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey, page 3

4 Gap Scores Between Service and Satisfaction (average importance rating above minus the average satisfaction rating above) Here we examine the gap between the importance and satisfaction ratings, sorted from weakest to strongest for this major: 2012 Gap Between and 2012 Gap 2011 Gap Scores for Satisfaction Scores for From 's This Variety and availability of courses within your major Quality and availability of technology resources for all users, such as the Tech Center, classrooms, public computers, network and wireless systems Variety and availability of courses outside of your major Quality and availability of technology resources in your department area Quality and availability of technology resources such as Blackboard, Moodle, on line course sites, and other MICA sites that support teaching and learning MICA's concern for me as an individual Ease of online registration process Opportunity for students to provide feedback MICA Counseling Center services MICA Student Health Center Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development MyMICA portal for viewing your grades and schedules, checking out A/V equipment, reviewing your account, or paying bills Evening Shuttle program Campus security services Service for ordering transcripts and/or enrollment verifications through Enrollment Services Average number of students in a class Infusion of diversity and/or issues of difference within the curriculum Resources available through the Decker Library Overall classroom health and safety Quality of fitness and recreation facilities Dining Services program Your academic advisor in helping to shape your educational experience MICA's communication, including publications International Affairs Office services Accessing resources through the Media Resource Center that related to your research and projects Opportunities for engaging with the Baltimore community, including community arts and/or services Type of campus exhibitions Number of campus exhibitions Quality of library instruction classes and workshops Opportunity for involvement in student activities and student life Internships How many internships did all seniors have? A total of 376 seniors responded to this question None % One % Four or more 13 3% Three 32 9% Two 71 19% Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey, page 4

5 How many internships did Animation majors have? A total of 3 seniors responded to this question One 3 100% Internship Locations Infinitude Media, Joel Daniels Shyla Rao Action Reaction Labs, a local company concerned with emerging tech and creating games for iphone/ipad What the Animation Plan To Do After Graduation (multiple responses were allowed) Work full time Graduate School Work part time Freelancing Interning Entrepreneurial work Graduate School Plans MICA for the Masters of Art Teaching program. Where They Plan to Work, Freelance, or Be Entrepreneurs Animation studios As a middle school art teacher in a public education. Baltimore corradetti glass studio and gallery & TA at MICA I have been offered a position as Art Director at a game company based in Johns Hopkins. Barring that, I plan to eventually work in the video game/film industry I have connections to several crime fiction writers, many of whom have expressed interest in collaborating with me on a graphic novel. in house graphic design for local baltimore companies Los Angeles, CA Magazines, productions houses, animation studios Where They Plan to Intern Results of the 2012 Online Graduating Senior Survey, page 5