style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are a group of final year undergraduate students carrying out research with the help of our Management Alumni & External Relations Office. As part of our study, we are investigating how you as alumni communicate with the alumni relations teams in both the Central Alumni Office and your department or School. In particular, we are interested in which of their services you use, the degree to which you get involved in alumni activities, how you support your University and department/School, and your overall satisfaction with the Alumni relations teams.
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This questionnaire forms an essential part of our research and we would be grateful if you could answer the following questions. Any information you provide us will be kept completely confidential and used for our research purposes only. Your name will not be divulged or published in conjunction with this data.
Where you feel several answers to a question are appropriate, please tick all that apply.
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> The questionnaire should not take longer than 20 minutes to complete. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this survey.
Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
1. University ID (this is included in our email to you)
2. First Name
3. Last Name
4. Gender:
5. Age:
a. Undergraduate course
Department Attended
Year(s) of graduation
b. First Postgraduate course
Department Attended
Year(s) of graduation
c. Second Postgraduate course
Department Attended
Year(s) of graduation
7. City of residence:
8. Country of residence
9. Profession:
10. Industry:
11. Annual salary:
12. Do you have any relatives who are also graduates from the University of Bath?
If yes, please state department attended, degree (undergraduate/postgraduate), course title and graduation year
What is your relation to them?
13. What do you feel your main affinity/ies is/are with the University?
If you chose 'Extracurricular Activity/ies' or/and 'Other', please specify:
Services You Receive
All University of Bath Alumni
Please could you indicate which services offered by the University you are aware of, what services you use (by entering x in appropriate boxes) and rank their levels of importance to you (1=most, 10=least)
Service aware of
Service use
Service rank
Alumni membership card (discounted University facilities/alumni services) - please give details in the comment box below
Alumni Email Directory
Link-up service (help all alumni contact/network with alumni from any course)
BA2
Anniversary Dinner
International Office, international visits (please specify details in the comment box below)
Alumni Groups - regional (please give details in the comment box below)
Alumni Groups - special interest (please specify details in the comment box below)
University Careers Services
Other (please specify in the comment box below)
Please give details of your chosen services here
School of Management Alumni ONLY
Please could you indicate which services offered by the School of Management you are aware of, what services you use (by entering x in appropriate boxes) and rank their levels of importance to you (1=most, 11=least)
Service aware of
Service use
Service rank
Info Request Form (contact/network with Management alumni)
The Bath Perspective
The Bath Management e-News
Management events in London
Management events in Bath
Management Web Forum
Alumni Jobs Platform (on Management Web Forum) - MBA only
MBA-Direct (international headhunting service) - MBA only
TopMBA Careers (online jobs and career services) - MBA only
Corporate Development (executive development and tailor-made programmes)
Service aware of
Service use
Service rank
Other (please specify in the comment box below)
Please give details of your chosen services here
2. Do you think the University can improve on any of the services on offer?
3. Are there any additional services you would like the University to provide?
4. Are there any additional events you would like to see held?
5. Would you be willing to pay for any services offered by the University, and what would you consider a realistic amount? Please specify service and give relevant charge.
1. How do you prefer to receive communications from the University?
2. How do you prefer to receive communications from your department/School?
Email
Postal mail
Telephone
Face-to-face meeting
Other
Undergraduate Department
First Postgraduate Department
Second Postgraduate Department
If you chose 'Other' for any of your departments, please specify:
3. Would you say the amount of communication you receive from the University is:
4. Would you say the amount of communication you receive from your department/School is:
About right
Too much
Too little
Undergraduate Department
First Postgraduate Department
Second Postgraduate Department
5. How would you rate the overall quality of the content of the publications:
Very good
Good
Neural
Poor
Very poor
Don't receive
Receive but don't read
BA2
The Bath Perspective (School of Management Alumni ONLY)
The Bath Management e-News (School of Management Alumni ONLY)
6. Which of the following topics in those communications are of most use to you?
7. Please indicate how often you visit the following web pages:
Weekly
Monthly
3-4 times p.a.
1-2 times p.a.
Never
Didn't know it existed
University web pages
Undergraduate Department pages
First Postgraduate Department pages
Second Postgraduate Department pages
University Alumni Relations pages
Careers@bath
The International Office pages
The Management Alumni Network (School of Management Alumni ONLY)
Other
If you chose 'Other', please specify:
8. Please rank ease of navigation and quality of the contents of the following pages: (1=very good, 8=very poor)
University web pages
Undergraduate Department pages
First Postgraduate Department pages
Second Postgraduate Department pages
University Alumni Relations pages
Careers@bath
The International Office pages
The Management Alumni Network (School of Management Alumni ONLY)
9. Please specify below if there are any improvements you consider might be made regarding the web pages.
1. In which of the following ways would you be most willing to be involved with either the University or your department(s)?
2. How successful has the alumni staff been in getting you involved?
1. What type of organisations do you currently give to?
2. Approximately how much do you donate to charitable causes each year?
3. Are you aware of the tax advantages of charitable giving?
4. Do you currently participate in regular giving schemes?
5. What method of asking by a charity encourages you to make a donation? (1 = most often, 6 = least often)
Telephone Calls
Direct Mail
Face-to-face interaction
E-mail
Internet e.g. online giving
Other
If you chose 'Other', please specify:
6. Do you consider giving to an education institution to be charitable giving?
7. Do you have any friends, colleagues or members of extended family, whom live in the UK and donate to their institution of higher education?
8. If you give to higher education, what are your reasons for doing this?
9. What would motivate you to donate to the University of Bath?
10. If you were to make a donation to the University of Bath which area would you most like to see receive the benefit of your donation? (Rank in order of preference 1 = most preferred, 11 = least preferred)
University in general (where greatest need)
Undergraduate Department or School
First Postgraduate Department or School
Second Postgraduate Department or School
Sports Facilities
Arts Facilities
Social Facilities
Student support programmes
Academic research projects
University campus development
Other
If choose 'Other', please specify:
11. If you were to make a donation to the University of Bath, what would your reasons be?
12. In what way(s) would you be most likely to make your donation?
If you selected Gift in-kind please specify:
13. What do you expect from the University following a donation?
14. Would you enjoy talking to a current student?
15. Are you aware the University of Bath has an Alumni Fund?
16. Have you been asked to contribute to the Alumni Fund?
17. If you have been asked but did not contribute to the Alumni Fund, please specify your reasons:
1. How would you rate your overall University experience?
2. How would you rate your overall experience within your department/School?
Very good
Good
Neutral
Poor
Very poor
Undergraduate Department
First Postgraduate Department
Second Postgraduate Department
3. Do your answers above affect your willingness to contribute to the University?
4. How would you rate your ties between:
Very strong
Strong
Neutral
Poor
No ties
Alumni
Students
5. Do your answers above affect your willingness to contribute to the University?
6. How important are each of the following in your decision to get involved? Please rank in the order of importance (1=most important, 5=least important)
Enjoyed my time as a student at the University
Want to stay in contact with friends/fellow students
Desire/Obligation to give back to the University
Desire to exist as a member of a group/group association
Networking/Career advancement opportunities
7. Are there any other reasons that affect your motivation to get involved?
8. Are you aware of the current University rankings?
If yes please state the current rankings below:
Overall University Ranking
Undergraduate Department Ranking
First Postgraduate Department Ranking
Second Postgraduate Department Ranking
9. Do you believe these rankings reflect upon you as a graduate?
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