The
National Survey of Student Engagement
is a survey specially designed for students to provide information
about their undergraduate experience, including their views about the
quality of their education and how they spend their time. These survey
responses are an important piece of information as they are used to
improve the quality of education here at OU.
Oakland
University participated in this survey in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and
2009. This year, OU is participating in the NSSE survey once again.
During the last administration of the survey, nearly 5,000 students were
invited to participate, and more than one-third of these students
completed the web-based survey.
NSSE information is used in a variety of different ways across the university, and more information is available on
OIRA's NSSE website.
For example, NSSE data might be used to compare the experiences between
men and women, different majors and departments, and to examine the
impact that major changes within the university might have on the
quality of a student's educational experience.