Alumni follow-up study

Abstract

The Budget, Planning and Analysis Office surveys individuals who received degrees the previous year as well as those who received degrees three years ago. The perceived need for this study is to insure that UW-Stout continues to develop and maintain itself as a high-quality institution. Satisfaction trends among three cohorts are examined to insure that UW-Stout is providing its graduates with a quality education. The null hypothesis of this study states that there are no statistically significant differences between cohorts. This would be expected if there were no significant changes in recruitment and/or educational and instructional processes. Alternatively, the results can represent improvements or declines in satisfaction ratings. The trend analyses completed in this research study coupled with detailed in satisfaction ratings. The trend analyses completed in this research study coupled with detailed description of the level of satisfaction demonstrated by the overall cohort and specific programmatic sub-compartments of each cohort provide useful information for organizational management.