ÖĞRENCİ YAŞAMI ANKETİ

SONUÇLAR

General Information

• 2296 total observations• 1094 male, 1202 female• 1918 undergraduate, 377 graduate• 22 questions

1. When you were ranking your preferences, was Boğaziçi the first university of your choice? (2296 observations)

86.45

13.20

0.35

yesnoblank

2. Which university was your top choice? (238 obs.)

obs. percent

koç 34 14,29

bilkent 33 13,87

diğer 30 12,61

tıp 26 10,92

itü 26 10,92

galatasaray 22 9,24

istanbul üniv. 20 8,40

sabancı 16 6,72

odtü 14 5,88

marmara 9 3,78

bilmiyor 8 3,36

14.29

13.87

12.61

10.92

10.92

9.24

8.40

6.72 koç

bilkent

diğer

tıp

itü

galatasaray

istanbul üniv.

sabancı

odtü

marmara

bilmiyor

3. Mark the three most important reasons why Boğaziçi was your choice (2296 obs.)

Job opportunities

after

graduati

on

The q

uality

of its e

ducation pro

grams

The l

angu

age o

f instr

uction is

Engli

sh

It is a

well

-estab

lished

insti

tution

The f

act th

at it i

s a st

ate unive

rsity

It is in

Istan

bul

It is o

pen to

different id

eas

To co

ntinue studies

in to

p inter

national

univ.

It has

a nice

campus

The s

tudent p

rofile

Rich opportu

nities in ex

chan

ge pro

grams

Sports

opportunities

and clu

b activiti

es

Because

every

one else

was

selecti

ng it

Good scholar

ship opportu

nitiesOther

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5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

35.00

40.00

45.0042.29

40.94

32.0129.31

25.6123.13

21.04 20.91

17.5114.85

10.76

5.013.66 3.44

1.83

5-6. In terms of education quality/future career, please rate how satisfied you are with the department you are studying at Boğaziçi on a scale of 1 to 7.

(1 = not at all satisfied; 4 = neither satisfied nor unsatisfied; 7 = very satisfied)

Batı Dille

ri

Bilgisa

yar M

üh.

Bilgisa

yar v

e Öğr.

Tek.

Çevirib

ilim

Elektr

ik Ele

ktronik

Müh.

Endüstr

i Müh.

Felse

fe

Fen Bilg

isi Öğr. Fiz

ik

Fizik

Öğr.İkti

sat

İlkö. M

at. Ö

ğr.

ingilizc

e Öğr.

İnşaat M

üh.

İşletm

eKim

ya

Kimya

Öğr.

Kimya

Müh.

Makina M

üh.

Matemati

k

Matemati

k Öğr.

Moleküler

Biyoloji

Okul Ö

ncesi Ö

ğr.

Psikoloji

Rehberl

ik Psi.

Dan.

Siyase

t ve U

lusl. İliş

.

Sosyo

lojiTa

rih

Turiz

m İşlet.

Türk

Dili Ed

e.

Uluslarar

ası Ti

caret

Bölümü

Yöneti

m Bilişim

Sis.

0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Education QualityFuture Career

8. Consider the services Boğaziçi provides. Please rate on a scale of 1 to 7 how important each of these services are to you.

(1 = not at all important; 4= neither important nor unimportant; 7 = very important)

Librar

y

Clean build

ings

Cleanlin

ess of s

chool g

rounds

Inter-ca

mpus tran

sporta

tion

Cantee

ns

Cafeter

ia

Secu

rity

Regist

rar’s O

ffice

Medico

-socia

l Cen

ter

Sports

facili

ties

Club activiti

es

Scholar

ship O

ffice

Dormito

ries

Computer Cen

ter se

rvices

BÜREM

0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.006.42 6.33 6.30

6.13 6.02 5.915.61 5.52 5.41

5.19 5.104.74 4.73 4.67

3.83

9. Please rate how satisfied you are with the services on a scale of 1 to 7. (1 = not at all satisfied; 4 = neither satisfied nor unsatisfied; 7 = very satisfied)

Librar

y

Cleanlin

ess of s

chool g

rounds

Club activiti

es

Sports

facili

ties

Regist

rar’s O

ffice

Medico

-socia

l Cen

ter

Clean build

ings

Secu

rity

Computer Cen

ter se

rvices

Cafeter

ia

Cantee

ns

BÜREM

Inter-ca

mpus tran

sporta

tion

Dormito

ries

Scholar

ship O

ffice0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.005.68

5.114.95

4.78 4.64 4.64 4.614.44 4.42 4.39 4.27 4.15 4.12 4.05

3.85

7. Assume that at Boğaziçi you have an average of 15 hours a day from morning till night (not including midterms and finals week). How are these 15

hours distributed among the following? (2268 obs.)

Mean values (out of 15)

Class attendance

Spending time with my

friends

Studying/doing

homework

Browsing the Internet

Eating at the cafeteria and

canteens

Commuting Reading books/

newspapers/journals and other printed

material

Working to earn money

Sleeping Participating in club

activities

Doing sports0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

3.90

2.30

1.98

1.60

1.050.92

0.75 0.67 0.640.52

0.38

10. If the university received 100 units of funds in addition to its present investment budget, how would you distribute these 100 units among the

investments listed below? (2242 obs.)

Build dormitories Increase the number of study areas

Increase the number of classrooms

Improve the Computer Center’s

infrastructure

Build sports facilities

Increase the resources of the

Medico-social Center and BÜREM

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

24.18

19.42

16.62

13.3312.05

9.51

Mean values (out of 100)

17. If Boğaziçi had 100 units of funds, how would you like administration to distribute these funds among the below services at the Kilyos Campus? (572

obs. )

Mean values (out of 100)

Inter-ca

mpus tran

sporta

tion

Cultural

activiti

es (co

ncerts,

exhibitions, e

tc)

Landsca

ping (co

astlin

e/woodlan

d etc)

Cafeter

ia

Sports

facili

ties

Librar

y

Dormito

ry ser

vices

Medico

-socia

l Cen

ter

Support

clubs

Study a

reas

Invite e

xpert

s in field

s such

as ar

tists/sc

ientists

/athlet

es for s

eminars

Computer Cen

ter se

rvices

Building c

leanlin

ess (c

lassro

oms, toile

ts, et

c)

Secu

rity

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00 27.91

10.709.05

7.36 6.81 6.46 5.89 5.76 5.153.53 2.82 2.61 2.43 2.43

11. In your opinion, which of the below three items are the most important to improve instruction and teaching at Boğaziçi? (2245 obs.)

Advisors communicate actively with

students

A center that offers support in conducting

research

The number of practical

courses should be increased

Interdisciplinary courses should be introduced

The number of elective courses

should be increased

Faculty members

communicate with students outside classes

Faculty members

communicate with students during classes

Lessons should be held in

smaller classrooms

Other0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

49.4046.59 46.37

35.6833.18

27.8025.66

19.29

6.46

14. How do you finance the largest part of your university-related expenditures? (1305 obs.)

Immediate family Scholarship(s) Income I earn from working

Bank loan Relatives other than immediate family

Other0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

80.00

68.74

39.39

31.80

8.355.67

2.61

15. In case you are having difficulties in following the courses taught in English (2227 obs.)

obs. percent

It is due to my inadequate level of English 541 24,29

It is due to the lecturers’ inadequate level of English 143 6,42

I don’t experience any problem at all 1566 70,32

It is due to my inadequate level of

English

It is due to the lecturers’ inadequate

level of English

I don’t experience any problem at all

0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

80.00

24.29

6.42

70.32

24.29

6.42

70.32

It is due to my inadequate level of English

It is due to the lecturers’ inadequate level of English

I don’t experience any problem at all

18. Please mark two of the extracurricular activities below that you think are the most important to further improve prep education (1740 obs.)

Have conversation groups suitable for the English

level of the students

Have a center where students can develop

writing skills suitable for their level of English

Have reading groups suitable for the English

level of the students

Opportunities to take part in debates on certain

issues through a moderator

Screen films suitable for the English level of the

students

Arrange for speakers suitable for the English

level of the students

Other 0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

80.00

67.99

44.94

26.32

18.8516.44

14.43

4.48

16. Where are you living? (2244 obs.)

At one of Boğaziçi’s dormitories

With my family In a rented apartment with friends

In a rented apartment by myself

At a dormitory not attached to Boğaziçi

With my relatives At a guesthouse (for teachers, police officers, military personnel, etc)

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

35.00

40.00

33.87

27.0925.67

9.63

2.01 1.87

0.00

20. The place you spent most of your time prior to your university education (2234 obs.)

49.91

17.28

16.83

11.64

2.46 2.15

A metropolitan cityA big city A small city A townA rural areaOutside of your country of current residence

21. Considering your education and personal talents, what kind of job are you planning to get when you graduate? (2245 obs.)

I’ll go

for a

n acad

emic c

areer

I’ll be w

orking a

s a sa

laried

employe

e in th

e priv

ate se

ctor

No idea

yet

I’ll be w

orking i

n an in

ternati

onal orga

nization

I’ll be s

etting m

y own firm

(with

partners

, if nece

ssary)

I’ll be w

orking i

n the p

ublic sec

tor

I’ll be w

orking a

s a se

lf-employe

d (Arch

itect/

transla

tor)

I’ll be i

n the a

rt sec

tor.

I’ll be w

orking i

n the n

on-profit s

ector

I’ll be w

orking i

n a fam

ily busin

essOther

I’ll be w

orking i

n the a

gricu

ltural

secto

r.

I’ll be w

orking a

s a pro

fessio

nal sp

ortspers

on0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.0026.99

20.94

15.14

11.85 11.00

4.502.90 2.27 1.34 1.29 1.29

0.27 0.22

22. People in society can be divided into low/middle/high socioeconomic levels based on their financial status and life standards. Which of these

groups do you feel you belong to? (2243 obs.)

35.76

34.86

17.21

5.08

4.682.41

A little above middleMiddleA little below middleHighLowI have no idea / I don’t know