1995-2001 UW Alumni 
(Residing in the Puget Sound area) Survey

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Professional Development Activities: Charts

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Questions 7-9 of the survey asked participants to provide input concerning the availability and utility of a variety of Ph.D. professional development activities. The survey questions were as follows:

7. Which of the following classes, programs, training, seminars, and/or activities were provided to you during your Ph.D. experience to prepare you for your professional life? Check all that apply.

8. Which of the previously marked (in question 7) classes, programs, training, seminars, and/or activities provided to you during your Ph.D. experience were particularly helpful in preparing you for your career?

9. What classes, programs, training, seminars, and/or activities that would have better prepared you for your career were not provided to you during your Ph.D. experience? Check all the apply. [The phrase "Desired" has been substituted for "would have better prepared you for your career" for conciseness in the text and charts below.]

The list of activities, which was the same for all three of the above questions, are listed below. (Click on an activity to view the statistical results.)

• Dissertation planning/writing
• Grant writing
• Pedagogical training
• Publishing experience
• Diversity in the workplace
• Vita preparation writing, networking, job interviewing skills, etc.
  for academic career options
• Resume preparation, networking, job interviewing skills, etc.
  for non-academic career options
• Opportunity to participate in university/departmental governance
• Leadership/management training
• Interdisciplinary work
• Cross-cultural/international experiences
• Technology training
• Externships/internships
• Mentoring
• Civic uses of scholarship
• Other, please specify_____

The results of questions 7-9 are presented below by individual activity. The data presented in the individual activity charts are:

• Column 1: "Provided" = Total number and percent of respondents who stated that the given activity was provided.
• Column 2: "Particularly Helpful" = Total number and percent of respondents for whom the activity was provided and who identified this activity as particularly helpful.
• Column 3: "Not Provided" = Total number and percent of respondents who reported that the given activity was not provided.
• Column 4: "Desired" = Total number and percent of respondents who reported that the activity was not provided and identified the activity as one that would have better prepared them for their career.

For example, from Chart 1 below (Dissertation Planning/Writing) one finds that a little over half of the respondents (52.1%) stated that dissertation planning/writing was provided. Of those who were provided with dissertation planning/writing, 48.9% identified it as particularly helpful in their professional development. Of those who had no dissertation planning/writing available (47.9%), 46.9% felt that they would have been better prepared had it been available. The phrase "Desired" has been substituted for "would have better prepared you for your career" for conciseness in the charts below.

Chart 1: Dissertation Planning/Writing

Chart 2: Grant Writing

Chart 3: Pedagogical Training

Chart 4: Publishing Experience

Chart 5: Diversity in the Workplace

Chart 6: Vita Preparation for Academic Career

Chart 7: Resume Preparation for Non-Academic Career

Chart 8: Opportunity to Participate in Governance

Chart 9: Leadership/Management Training

Chart 10: Interdisciplinary Work

Chart 11: Cross-cultural/International Experiences

Chart 12: Technology Training

Chart 13: Externships/Internships

Chart 14: Mentoring

Chart 15: Civic Uses of Scholarship