Indiana University

School of Social Work

Implicit Curriculum Report – 2016

(IUPUI, IUB, IUE, IUSB, IUN and MSW Direct)

Annual Educational Climate Survey - 2016

Q2 - What program are you enrolled in during the 2015 - 2016 academic year?

Answer % Count

BSW 42.40% 187

MSW 37.87% 167

MSW Direct Online 19.73% 87

Total 100% 441

Q4 - Please indicate through which campus you enroll in your courses.

Answer % Count

IUPUI (Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, New Albany) 60.23% 265

IU Bloomington 7.50% 33

IU South Bend 18.18% 80

IU Northwest (Gary) 7.95% 35

IU East (Richmond) 6.14% 27

Total 100% 440

Q6 - Have you contacted your advisor during the current academic year?

Answer % Count

Yes 77.15% 341

No 22.85% 101

Total 100% 442

Program Performance

Using the scale below, please rate how well your current social work program's performance has met your expectations during the past academic year:

# Question

Completely

unacceptable

performance

1 2

Minimally

acceptable

performance

3 4

Generally

acceptable

performance

5 6

Good level of

performance

7 8

Excellent level

of

performance

9

Don't know /

Does not

Apply to me

10

Total

Responses

(Subtracting

#10) Mean

1

Classroom learning environments

that support respect for all persons.

Only BSW and MSW students

received this question. 6 3 6 4 18 9 64 65 108 2 283 7.53

2

Learning environments that support

respect for all persons.

Only MSW Direct students received

this question. 0 1 0 2 5 5 11 18 28 2 70 7.69

3

Experiences outside the classroom

that enhance learning. 7 6 14 9 35 18 61 97 88 21 335 7.09

4

Faculty/staff respect for diversity

when dealing with students. 5 2 7 6 22 16 59 70 155 14 342 7.68

5

Provision of clear instructions for the

admissions process. 4 5 21 13 23 19 65 75 108 22 333 7.16

6

Information about the continuum

between BSW and MSW Programs

and opportunities for admission with

Advanced Standing.

Only BSW students received this

question. 5 5 7 9 12 20 20 18 43 11 139 6.64

7

Use of clear policies about student

terminations from the Program. 12 8 11 12 21 24 45 66 104 54 303 7.05

8 Accessibility of academic advising. 13 10 20 19 35 21 45 62 107 16 332 6.76

9

Provision of feedback about my

academic performance. 12 7 20 19 38 17 72 84 80 5 349 6.73

10

Accessibility of information about

grade appeals. 15 10 23 16 31 19 37 58 51 95 260 6.23

11

Accessibility of information about

grievances. 18 13 25 18 31 15 37 47 43 105 247 5.90

Annual Educational Climate Survey 2016 - IUPUI, IUB, IUE, IUSB, IUN, MSW Direct (BSW and MSW Programs)

Annual Educational Climate Survey

12

Program support of the student

organization. 11 12 16 12 32 19 49 68 70 66 289 6.65

13

Faculty teaching that models

behaviors of professional social

workers. 7 6 14 11 25 24 58 79 125 5 349 7.27

14

Continuous improvement of the

Program to meet new challenges. 11 17 16 14 34 25 58 78 83 19 336 6.68

15

Sufficient physical space to promote

learning.

Only BSW and MSW students

received this question. 1 7 11 13 22 21 41 72 89 5 277 7.22

16

Sufficient physical space to promote

student involvement in the program.

Only BSW and MSW students

received this question. 1 5 11 10 28 17 41 75 87 7 275 7.26

17

Sufficient technology to promote

learning.

Only MSW Direct students received

this question. 0 0 0 0 7 4 8 19 33 1 71 7.94

18

Sufficient technology to facilitate

student involvement in the program.

Only MSW Direct students received

this question. 0 0 1 0 6 4 8 20 30 2 69 7.87

19

Provision of timely information about

scholarships.

Only BSW and MSW students

received this question. 7 8 24 13 31 25 50 57 50 17 265 6.45

20

Provision of career counseling to

students. 21 17 23 21 38 26 47 51 55 51 299 5.97

21

Level to which the New Student

Orientation prepares students for

academic expectations. 12 12 19 16 46 21 53 67 76 31 322 6.53

22

Level to which the New Student

Orientation prepares students for

expected professional behaviors. 10 8 19 12 45 22 50 75 82 31 323 6.74

Program Performance Statistics

BSW/MSW Program Performance StatisticsMin Value

Max

Value Mean Variance

Standard

Deviation

Total

Responses

Total

Respondents

Classroom learning environments that support

respect for all persons.

Only BSW and MSW students received this

question. 1 9 7.53 1.81 3.26 283 285

Learning environments that support respect for all

persons.

Only MSW Direct students received this question. 2 9 7.69 1.54 2.36 70 72

Experiences outside the classroom that enhance

learning. 1 9 7.09 1.98 3.91 335 356

Faculty/staff respect for diversity when dealing

with students. 1 9 7.68 1.74 3.01 342 356

Provision of clear instructions for the admissions

process. 1 9 7.16 2 4 333 355

Information about the continuum between BSW

and MSW Programs and opportunities for

admission with Advanced Standing.

Only BSW students received this question. 1 9 6.64 2.3 5.31 139 150

Use of clear policies about student terminations

from the Program. 1 9 7.05 2.23 4.97 303 357

Accessibility of academic advising. 1 9 6.76 2.35 5.54 332 348

Provision of feedback about my academic

performance. 1 9 6.73 2.17 4.72 349 354

Accessibility of information about grade appeals. 1 9 6.23 2.44 5.97 260 355

Accessibility of information about grievances. 1 9 5.9 2.54 6.46 247 352

Program support of the student organization. 1 9 6.65 2.29 5.26 289 355

Faculty teaching that models behaviors of

professional social workers. 1 9 7.27 2 4.02 349 354

Continuous improvement of the Program to meet

new challenges. 1 9 6.68 2.28 5.18 336 355

Sufficient physical space to promote learning.

Only BSW and MSW students received this

question. 1 9 7.22 1.93 3.71 277 282

Sufficient physical space to promote student

involvement in the program.

Only BSW and MSW students received this

question. 1 9 7.26 1.87 3.49 275 282

Sufficient technology to promote learning.

Only MSW Direct students received this question. 5 9 7.94 1.3 1.69 71 72

Sufficient technology to facilitate student

involvement in the program.

Only MSW Direct students received this question. 3 9 7.87 1.38 1.91 69 71

Provision of timely information about scholarships.

Only BSW and MSW students received this

question.1 9 6.45 2.2 4.82 265 282

Provision of career counseling to students. 1 9 5.97 2.5 6.26 299 350

Level to which the New Student Orientation

prepares students for academic expectations. 1 9 6.53 2.29 5.24 322 353

Level to which the New Student Orientation

prepares students for expected professional

behaviors. 1 9 6.74 2.19 4.81 323 354

Annual Educational Climate Survey-2016 - IUPUI, IUB, IUE, IUSB, IUN & MSW Direct

Advisor Performance

# Question

Completely

unacceptable

performance

1 2

Minimally

acceptable

performance

3 4

Generally

acceptable

performance

5 6

Good level of

performance

7 8

Excellent

level of

performance

9

Don't know /

Does not

Apply to me

10

Total

Responses

(Subtracting

#10) Mean

1

Clarity of information provided by

my advisor. 8 9 23 8 27 13 43 40 88 5 259 6.77

2

Presentation of any options for the

order of my coursework. 11 9 11 13 31 15 36 53 73 12 252 6.71

3

Provision of information about any

consequences for my choices on the

order of my coursework. 10 10 13 14 24 14 37 45 76 20 243 6.72

4

Information provided to me within a

reasonable amount of time. 16 12 9 15 24 12 40 48 85 2 261 6.70

5

Variety of ways in which I can

communicate with my advisor. 10 12 15 7 33 7 42 47 88 3 261 6.80

6

Advisor's knowledge of the

curriculum. 7 6 8 6 33 9 32 42 113 7 256 7.28

7

Advisor's knowledge of campus

services. 6 5 8 8 20 6 33 43 83 49 212 7.22

8

Advisor's information to me about

sources for financial aid information. 12 11 12 7 24 10 35 36 65 52 212 6.58

9

Advisor's knowledge about services

available for disabling conditions. 5 0 5 1 22 5 20 26 54 124 138 7.23

10

Advisor's knowledge of career

exploration ideas after graduation. 11 7 13 9 28 17 30 32 71 46 218 6.64

11

Accuracy of information provided by

my advisor. 8 5 13 8 27 14 24 42 105 17 246 7.14

Annual Educational Climate Survey 2016 - IUPUI, IUB, IUE, IUSB, IUN, MSW Direct

Using the scale below, please rate how well your current social work program advisor's performance has met your expectations during the past academic year:

Annual Educational Climate Survey

BSW/MSW Advisor Performance StatisticsMin Value Max Value Mean Variance

Standard

Deviation

Total

Responses

Clarity of information provided by my advisor. 1 9 6.77 2.37 5.61 264

Presentation of any options for the order of my

coursework. 1 9 6.71 2.34 5.47 264

Provision of information about any

consequences for my choices on the order of

my coursework. 1 9 6.72 2.39 5.69 263

Information provided to me within a reasonable

amount of time. 1 9 6.7 2.5 6.23 263

Variety of ways in which I can communicate

with my advisor. 1 9 6.8 2.39 5.71 264

Advisor's knowledge of the curriculum. 1 9 7.28 2.16 4.68 263

Advisor's knowledge of campus services. 1 9 7.22 2.16 4.68 261

Advisor's information to me about sources for

financial aid information. 1 9 6.58 2.5 6.26 264

Advisor's knowledge about services available for

disabling conditions. 1 9 7.23 2.08 4.32 262

Advisor's knowledge of career exploration ideas

after graduation. 1 9 6.64 2.42 5.85 264

Accuracy of information provided by my advisor.1 9 7.14 2.27 5.17 263

Annual Educational Climate Survey 2016 - IUPUI, IUB, IUE, IUSB, IUN, MSW Direct

Advisor Performance

Q10 - Gender:

Answer % Count

Male 14.29% 48

Female 85.12% 286

Other 0.60% 2

Total 100% 336

Q12 - Ethnicity (Mark all that apply):

Answer % Count

Native North American/First Nation 3.63% 12

Asian or Pacific Islander 2.11% 7

African Descent/Black (not Hispanic/Latino/a) 15.71% 52

Chicano/Mexican 2.72% 9

Puerto Rican 0.91% 3

Other Hispanic/Latino/a 2.11% 7

European/Caucasian (not Hispanic/Latino/a) 71.30% 236

Other 6.65% 22

Total 100% 331

Q13 - Marital Status

Answer % Count

Single 50.30% 169

Married 39.58% 133

Divorced 6.55% 22

Separated 0.60% 2

Widowed 1.49% 5

Other 1.49% 5

Total 100% 336

Q14 - Were you employed while enrolled in your social work program?

Answer % Count

Yes 79.82% 269

No 20.18% 68

Total 100% 337