BE Board:Annual survey

For current website see begradboard.mit.edu

2006 Survey

The annual survey is a BE board initiative to ascertain student opinions, concerns and interests. The information is used to plan social and academic events, compile the overall opinion of the students when the department or the visiting committee requests feedback, and as a a long term resource to see how the department improves and changes over time. As such, the survey normally undergoes an annual update to include questions on pertinent issues and remove other items which may have become irrelevant. It is important to note that student feedback on board activities or the department are encouraged anytime of year and can be submitted anonymously to the board through the an online form.

For the 2006 survey, please use the questions from the 2005 survey as a guide for our update: 2005 Survey Questions

Additional topics we might consider adding to the survey

1. Any new initiatives students would like to start (New Event fund amount?)
   • What would you do for BE with $100? $500?
2. Understanding of new BE board site, wiki format and open contributions
   • Have you visited the BE Board site in the last 6 months?
   • Did you know the BE Board site is a wiki that can be edited by visitors?
3. Newsletter interest
   • Did you read/see the one-page newsletter that came out last year?
   • Did the newsletter have new or useful information for you?

Questions we might consider removing from the survey

1. Tenure process
2. Student directory 6.7.1 - 6.7.x
3. [6.5.1] I prefer the BE.526 social hour at the Muddy Charles Pub to the “cookie hours” that used to be held prior to the BE Thursday Seminars.

2005 Survey Results

Survey Results (pdf)