Instructions:  Use the orange answer sheets with 100 items and answers from A to J, not the red ones with 200 five item answers.
Put the respondent's four digit ID number in the first four columns of the ID Number box.  Put YOUR last and first name in the Name box.

Code the forced choice items using the letters on the questionnaire.  Use the codes below for the open-ended items.  If you have a question or feel you need to add a code, email goertzel@camden.rutgers.edu

Items 1 2 and 3:  other majors and minors:  f = other social science  g = physical science  h = humanities  i = education  j = exercise science

Items: 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11. These are two digit code, both digits must be entered in the appropriate column
aa - physical aspects of the campus or surroundings - positive
ab - physical aspects of campus or surroundings - neutral
ac - physical aspects of campus or surroundings- negative
ad  graduation
ae  getting out of Rutgers
af - sports, athletics on campus
  ag = counselors ba - social life on campus - positive
bb - social life on campus - neutral
bc - social life on campus - negative
ca - classes in Sociology or Anthropology - positive
cb - classes in Sociology or Anthropology - neutral
cc - classes in Sociology or Anthropology - negative
da - classes in Criminal Justice - positive
db - classes in Criminal Justice - neutral
dc - classes in Criminal Justice - negative
de = classes not academically challenging
df = professors have no work experience in the field
dg = too many female professors

ea - classes in other departments - positive
ef - classes in other departments - neutral
ec - classes in other departments -  negative
fa - parking, commuting
fb - registration, problems getting into classes
 fd- dislike of mail boxes on campus
  fj- WEBCT, department WEB site, home pages
  fi- challenging academic atmosphere
ga - recollections of specific professors - positive
gb - recollections of specific professors - neutral
gc - recollections of specific professors - negative
ha - recollection of Bob Wood
hb - recollection of Jon'a Meyer
hc - recollection of Myra Bluebond-Langner
hd - recollection of Katrina Hazard
he - recollection of Ted Goertzel
hf - recollection of Sheila Cosminsky
hi - recollection of Drew Humpharie
hj - recollection of Jane Siegel
ia - small classes at Camden
ib - availability of professors
ic - community feeling on campus
id - open-minded atmosphere ja - recollection of Gail Caputo
ja = bad food
jb - recollection of Cati Coe
jc - recollection of Michelle Meloy


  eg took a long time
 

Item 13 - graduate schools
a =  Rutgers Camden;  b = other Rutgers Campus;  c =  Temple;  d = other NJ or PA or DE school   e =  elsewhere  f=  doing further undergraduate work

Item 14 - department
a = criminal justice;  b. = social work;  c = law;  d = sociology or other social science  e = education  f = other

Item 15 - why attending
a = advancement in current job   b = get a better job    c = love of learning  d = change careers

Item 16-17 where do (or did) you work - for retired people, code where they worked before retiring

aa = police department
ab = probation department
ac = other criminal justice
ba = school
bb = social agency, non-profit
ca = business
da = military
db = state government
dc = hospital, health care

 
 

Item 18-19  Occupation, job title - for retired people, code where they worked before retiring

aa = police officer
ab = probation officer
ac = correctional officer
ad = court officer
ba = teacher, educator, teaching assistant
bb = social worker, courselor
ca = manager, running a business
cb = salesperson
cd = management of government or social service agency
da = lawyer, attorney,
db = taxi driver, pilot
dc = doctor
de = nurse or other medical profession
df = financial counseling, benefit counseling, tax advice, etc.
dg =  editor, writer, journalist
dh  =  chef, cook, waiter, restaurant
ea = computer work, systems management
ef = loss preventioin

Item 21-22 - Work You Do
aa = patrol, police officer, detective
ab = casework, works helping clients, including attorneys, social worker, counselor, psychologist.
ac = administrative, managing
ad  = teaching
ba = data analysis, computer work
bc = accounting, bookkeeping
bd =  safety, maintaining safety

Item 23 , 24, 25     a = 1  b = 2   c  = 3  d = 4   e = 5    f = 6    g = 7   h = 8  i = 9   j = 10

Item 26  a = 1  b = 2   c  = 3  d = 4   e = 5    f = 6    g = 7   h = 8  i = 9-11   j = 12 or more

Items 28-29, 30-31, 32-33   Skills

aa - communicating with people, people skills, listening, public speaking
ba - writing & related
ca - logical thinking
da - scheduling and organizing
ea - computer use
eb - statistics, data analysis skills
fa - openmindedness
fb - creativity
ga - legal knowledge
gb  patience
gc  caring
gd the ability to be supportive
ge   awareness
ha -  sociological content taught in courses

  hb = interviewing
 

37-38 - Job you would like to be on in the future
aa = police officer
ab = probation officer
ac = correctional officer
ad =  detective, investigator
ba = teacher
bb = social worker
ca = manager, administrator, principal
cb = salesperson
da = lawyer
db = SAME JOB
dc - retired
de - higher status position doing the same work
 

39-40 - most valuable course

aa  202:201 Criminal Justice in America
ab  920:207 Introduction to Sociology
ac  202:202 Police and Policing
ad  202:203 Confinement and Corrections (also called Prisons and Prisoners)
ae  202:204 Courts and Criminal Law
af  920:301 Methods & Techniques of Social Research (3 cr.)
ag 920:316 Race and Ethnicity
ba 920:332 Social Stratification (3 cr.
bb 920:313 Theories of Crime & Delinquency
bc 202:449 Ethics and Policy in Criminal Justic3
bd 202:303 Gender, Crime, & Justice
be 202:314 Technology & Criminal Justice
bf 202:322 Juvenile Justic
bg 202:337 Poor, Minorities, & Justice
ca 202:323 Varieties of Crime
cb 202:324 Organized Crime
cc 202:325 Violent Crime
cd 202:326 White Collar Crime
ce 202:337 Poor, Minorities, & Justice
cf 202:340 Victimology
cg 202:345 Comparative Criminal Justice
da 202:350 Punishment & Sentencing
db 202:351 Contemporary Issues in Policing
dc 202:352 Community Correction
de 202:360  Topics in Police
df 202:361 Topics in Criminal Law
dg 202:362 Topics in Corrections
ea 202:363 Topics in Juvenile Justice
eb 202:404 Service/Intern Criminal Justice
ec 202:410 Research Sem Criminal Justice
ed 202:454 Special Topics Criminal Justice
ef 920:217 Drugs & Society
eg 920:280 Social Movements in Society
fa 920:329 Law & Society
fb 920:344 Sociology of Deviance
ga Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.)
af   920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3 cr.)
gb 920:325 Sociological Theory (3 cr.)
gc 070:307 Psychological Anthropology (3 cr.)
gd 920:357 Individual and Society (3cr.)
ge920:316 Racial and Ethnicity (3 cr.)
gf 920:332 Social Stratification (3 cr.)
ha        Sociology of Education
 hb                Sociology of Cyberspace or the Internet
hc                 Sociology of Death and Dying
hd                 Social Policy
 he                 South East Asian Societies
hf   civic education (Harkins)
ia = social change in global society
ib = groups at risk

ja - sociology classes, not specified
jb - criminal justicej classes, not specified

Item 41 What did you learn in courses that was valuable:
a - communicating with people
b - writing & related, terminology, vocabulary
c - logical thinking
d - scheduling and organizing
e - computer use
 h - statistics, data analysis skills
f - openmindedness , understanding how others perceive things
  i- creativity
g - specific job skills (specify?) - email goertzel@camden.rutgers.edu for a new code if needed

Item 42-43  What did you like about Rutgers:
aa = social life
ba = physical aspects of campus
ca = classes
da =  learning
db  low cost, tuition
de  Rutgers' reputation
df  location, close to home

Item 44-45  What did you not like:
aa = social life
ba = physical aspects of campus
ca = classes
cb = professors who did not care to give help on an individual basis
cc =  parking
db - high cost, tuition
dc = commuting, traffic
dd =  education did not mesh with work, not vocationally oriented
de not enough class offerings
df   =  took too long to get through
dg = not accepted into the nursing program
ea  = cj program new and not well organized
ef = papers and presentations

Items 47-48, 49-50  Skills you needed better preparation in:
aa - communicating with people
ba - writing & related
ca - logical thinking
da - scheduling and organizing
ea - computer use
eb - statistics, data analysis skills
fa - openmindedness
fb - creativity
ga - specific job skills (specify?)
gb   job search skill, how to find a job
gc  interviewing
gd  writing resumes

73-74, 75-76  How did you choose your major

aa the courses were interesting and enjoyable
ba seemed the best preparation for anticipated career
ca Credit requirements for the major were low
da Courses were easy, path of least resistance
ea Provided a broad, general liberal education
fa They were advised to do so by advising office staff
ga The professors were helpful and interesting
ha  Department has such a cool WEB site
hb  rejected from another program
hc   internship experiences

78  Other major
a = criminal justice (if a soc major)
b = sociology (if a CJ major)
c. =  psychology
d.  = other social science
e = humanities subject
f = physical science, nursing, computers
g = social work
h = education

79  Why other
a = better job preparation   b.  =  better general education   c = more interesting   d = meet more attractive members of opposite sex.

81-82  High schools

aa  Camden City Public High School
ab  Camden County Public HS other than the City
ac  Camden County Catholic High School

ba  Burlington County Public HS
bb   Burlington County Catholic HS

ca  Gloucester County Public HS
cb Gloucester County Catholic HS

da  South Jersey Friends or other Private School
ea  Philadelphia or Phila suburbs Public HS
eb  Philadelphia or Phila suburbs Catholic HS
ec  Philadelphia or Phila Friends or other Private HS

fa  NJ high school not in Burlington, Camden or Gloucester Counties
fb  School outside NJ or PA

83 84 What town were you living in when you graduated HS, where do you live now
a =  Camden City   b = other Camden County  c = Burlington County  d = Gloucester County  e= Philadelphia or other PAurb f = other NJ  g = other than PA or NJ

86 Other Colleges    a = Camden County   b = Burlington County  c = Gloucester County  d = Other Delaware Valley school  e = school beyond Delaware Valley

92 - graduate fields considered
a = criminal justice  b =  law   c = social work  d = sociology or other social science  e = teaching  f= computing

  f = seminary, religious

96-7, 98-9  Suggestions:    email goertzel@camden.rutgers.edu if you need additional codes...
aa -  institute a statistics requirement in addition to methods
ab -  make the students work harder
ac -  get some better professors
ad -  get a football team...

  ae  better communication between staff and students