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2006 Survey Results Summary
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Total: 254
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1. General Information
1. Which side of the department do you work on? (ex: if you are EE and your advisor is CS, please answer CS)
 Response PercentResponse Total
  EE
52.4%133
  CS
47.6%121
Total Respondents  254
(skipped this question)  0
2. What is your gender?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Male
81.9%208
  Female
16.5%42
  Do not wish to answer
1.6%4
Total Respondents  254
(skipped this question)  0
3. What year are you in grad school?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  1-2
31.5%80
  3-4
28%71
  5-6
34.3%87
  7+
6.3%16
Total Respondents  254
(skipped this question)  0
4. If you have taken the prelim, do you think the exam was administered fairly?

[this question has skewed results because it did not allow those who did not take the prelim to skip it without answering]

 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
85.8%218
  No
14.2%36
Total Respondents  254
(skipped this question)  0
5. Are you on a M.S. or Ph.D. degree track?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  MS
4.7%12
  PhD
95.3%242
Total Respondents  254
(skipped this question)  0
2. First Year Student Rotations
6. Do you feel you had ample opportunity to get to know your potential advisers and research groups before choosing a group?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
60.6%149
  No
39.4%97
Total Respondents  246
(skipped this question)  8
7. Do you think your first-year experience would have benefited from a rotation system?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
67.5%166
  No
32.5%80
Total Respondents  246
(skipped this question)  8
8. Do you think a system of rotations would be beneficial for the EECS department?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
75.2%185
  No
24.8%61
Total Respondents  246
(skipped this question)  8
9. If you do not think a system of rotations would be beneficial, please explain.
 Total Respondents  
67
(skipped this question)  187
3. Finding an Advisor
10. How difficult was securing an advisor (1 = easy, 5 = very difficult)?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  1
29.8%70
  2
17.9%42
  3
24.3%57
  4
15.3%36
  5
7.7%18
  No advisor yet
5.1%12
Total Respondents  235
(skipped this question)  19
11. What difficulties (if any) did you encounter in searching for an advisor (e.g. not knowing exactly how to start, establishing initial contact, etc.)?
 Total Respondents  
118
(skipped this question)  136
12. How could this process be improved?
 Total Respondents  
91
(skipped this question)  163
13. Do you think having a second unofficial or "academic" advisor would be helpful?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
46%108
  No
30.2%71
  No opinion
23.8%56
Total Respondents  235
(skipped this question)  19
14. Do you have a research advisor?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
93.6%220
  No
6.4%15
Total Respondents  235
(skipped this question)  19
4. Interacting with your advisor
15. How often do you meet with your advisor one-on-one?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Twice a week
7.4%16
  Once a week
47.7%103
  Every other week
18.1%39
  Once a month
11.6%25
  Rarely
15.3%33
Total Respondents  216
(skipped this question)  38
16. Does your advisor give you the right amount of guidance regarding what to work on?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Not enough
27.3%59
  Just right
72.7%157
  Too much
0%0
Total Respondents  216
(skipped this question)  38
17. Do you have freedom to pursue the research you want?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
93.5%202
  No
6.5%14
Total Respondents  216
(skipped this question)  38
18. If no, please give additional comments.
 Total Respondents  
16
(skipped this question)  238
19. Do you have a weekly meeting with just your research group (i.e. your advisor & students)?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
71.3%154
  No
28.7%62
Total Respondents  216
(skipped this question)  38
20. Do you feel that a weekly meeting with your immediate research group is beneficial?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
76.9%166
  No
8.8%19
  Do not know
14.4%31
Total Respondents  216
(skipped this question)  38
21. How often do you interact with faculty outside the context of advising, teaching, or pursuing a specific research project? (ex: general group meeting, department events, etc.)
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Twice a week
9.7%21
  Once a week
24.1%52
  Every other week
8.3%18
  Once a month
13%28
  Rarely
44.9%97
Total Respondents  216
(skipped this question)  38
22. Please comment on ways to improve the working relationship with your advisor.
 Total Respondents  
47
(skipped this question)  207
5. Peer Advising
23. When you started at Berkeley, were you assigned a "Big Sibling" to answer your questions?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
42.6%98
  No
57.4%132
Total Respondents  230
(skipped this question)  24
24. If you answered yes, did you find this pairing beneficial?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
37.9%44
  No
62.1%72
Total Respondents  116
(skipped this question)  138
25. Do you think a more established program, where older students in your particular area were assigned to mentor you, would be helpful for answering your questions?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
73.9%170
  No
26.1%60
Total Respondents  230
(skipped this question)  24
26. Do you take part in a student-led seminar for reading and presenting research results?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
37.4%86
  No
62.6%144
Total Respondents  230
(skipped this question)  24
27. Do you feel that such a forum for presenting ideas to peers is helpful / would be helpful?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
85.7%197
  No
14.3%33
Total Respondents  230
(skipped this question)  24
6. Working Arrangements
28. Do you discuss research problems with the other grad students in your office?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
90%206
  No
10%23
Total Respondents  229
(skipped this question)  25
29. If yes, are their comments helpful?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
94.3%200
  No
5.7%12
Total Respondents  212
(skipped this question)  42
30. If you only come into your office 1-2 days a week, please give reasons why you do not come in more often.
 Total Respondents  
54
(skipped this question)  200