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Annex 4

Questionnaire for students of Northwestern University’s Get Ahead program

Objective: To make a study of the curriculums of the degree programs in the Business Administration and Accounting Program Get Ahead, as part of the requirements for the subject of Curriculum Development in Northwestern University’s Master’s Degree Curriculum Development in Education program.

The information you provide will be treated with absolute confidence.

Instructions for filling out the questionnaire: Please read each question carefully, and answer each one in the manner indicated.

GENERAL DATA
Mark your answer with an X:

Quarter in which you are currently enrolled ______

AGE
__ Under 25 __ Between 26 and 35 ___ Between 36 and 45
__ Over 45

Course of study: ___ CPA ___ BBA

SEX: __ M __ F

Present occupation: _______________________________

Civil status: __Married __Single __Divorced __Widowed

1. - What type of high school did you complete?
___In-school ___Open

2. - Year you were graduated from high school ___________

3. - Have you taken college courses before? __YES __NO
What percentage of the total courses needed to graduate from college have you taken and passed?

__ Less than 25%	__ Between 51% and 75%
__ Between 25% and 50%	__ Between 76% and 100%

4. - Do you know the school regulations? __YES __NO

5. - We are interested in your opinion of the quality of the services listed below.

6. - Identify four aspects you consider relevant for facing the new ways of generating economic riches:

_ Communications practices	_ Strategic planning
_ Knowledge development	_ Systems innovation
_ Open and flexible thought	_ Professional updating
_ Information management	_ Management practices
	_ Cultivation of creativity

7. - Identify four strategic priority factors used to achieve competitive advantages in an organization:

_ Competency	_ Products
_ Supplies and service	_ Environmental phenomena
_ Mind of the client	_ Portfolio recovery
_ Advertising	_ Personnel training

8. - Mark four current topics which the teachers approach in their classes.

_ TLC	_ Human capital
_ Businesses of competencies	_ Technology used
_ Finances	_ Management practices
_ Information and communications systems	_ Globalization of the economy
_ Fiscal reforms	_ Human resources

9. - Mark four concepts identified with the company’s possible future trends.

_ Foresight	_ Mass production
_ Active intangibles	_ Capital/innovation
_ Formal planning	_ Rejection of change
_ Teamwork	_ Vision
_ Active tangibles	_ Hierarchical structure

10. - Identify four industries which in the future will be fundamental in generating riches and competitiveness:

_ Microelectronic	_ Assembly plant
_ Robotic/machine-tool	_ Biotechnology
_ Steel and materials	_ Oil
_ Telecommunications	_ Automotive

11. - Do the teachers teach and explain the accounting and administrative processes using a specialized software?

Yes	(specify) ____________________________
No

12. - Do the teachers promote the use of information and communications technology as part of professional training?
__Always __Frequently __Sometimes __Never

13. - How do you visualize the field of action of your profession in the future?

_ Predominant	_ Broad and integrational
_ With another focus	_ Stagnant
_ Shared with another profession	_ It will disappear.
	_ Other (specify)

14. - Mention three values which the teachers promote in their classes for ethical-professional training:

15. - How frequently do the teachers present examples based on the reality of the exercise of the profession?
__Always __Frequently __Sometimes __Never

16. - Mark the abilities you develop in your studies:

_ Typing	_ Use of Internet
_ Use of computer	_ Use of another language
	_ Other (specify) ________

17. - Do you consider social service necessary for your training?

Yes	Why? ______________________
No	Why? ______________________

18. - Is your present work different from the course you are studying?

_Yes

_No

19. - Do you think there are enough jobs for BBAs and CPAs? __Yes __No

20.- Are there areas of development for degree program professionals that are NOT considered in the current curriculum?

_Yes	If so, what are they?_____________________
_No

21. - What is your net salary (including bonuses and benefits)? $_________

22. - Does the teacher recognize the students’ individual learning styles?
__Always __Frequently __Sometimes __Never

23. - Mark three of the strategies your teachers used with most frequency in giving their classes:

_ Graphics recovery	_ Mind maps
_ Troubleshooting	_ Analogies
_ Double-entry matrix	_ Case studies
_ Other (specify) __________

24. - Do the teachers share their work experiences in search of the development of professional competencies?
__Always __Frequently __Sometimes __Never

25. - Does the teacher draw on your experience to create learning situations?
__Always __Frequently __Sometimes __Never

26. - Did you know that the Get Ahead program is based on the competencies plan? __Yes __No

27. - With which of these phrases do you identify the competencies plan of your curriculum?
Mark one option:

_ Innovation, adaptation and learning.
_ Attributes, knowledge, abilities and skills.
_ Solution of unforeseen problems, use and
promotion of creative ability
_ I do not know about the competencies plan.

28. - By what means are you evaluated by your teachers?

_ Written examination	_ Daily work in class
_ Individual assignments	_ Oral examination
_ Group assignments	_ Practices
_ Presentations	_ Others (specify)
_ Projects	_____________________

29.- When you enrolled in this program, did you take a competency-based placement examination? __Yes __No

30. - Give three main reasons that influenced you to choose the Get Ahead program.

_ The institution’s prestige.
_ The curriculum based on work competencies
_ The time schedules allowed me to combine work and classes.
_ The entry dates.
_ The cost of enrollment and tuition.
_ Ease of enrollment.
_ They require a degree at my job.
_ The program publicity convinced me.
_ Other (specify) _________________________