Table B.2 GSBS Alumni Survey, Summary of Frequencies by Year of Graduation

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI
1. How adequate was your preparation at the GSBS in the	Total		Very				Not				Very
areas of:	Respondents		Adequate		Adequate		Certain		Inadequate		Inadequate
a. Course work
1965-1979	97		51.6%		44.3%		3.1%		1.0%		0.0%
1980-1989	123		43.9%		51.2%		3.3%		1.6%		0.0%
1990-1999	205		37.1%		59.9%		1.5%		1.5%		0.0%
2000-2004	145		36.6%		56.5%		3.4%		2.1%		1.4%
All Respondents	612		41.5%		53.9%		2.6%		1.6%		0.4%
b. Major Exams
1965-1979	97		44.3%		46.4%		7.2%		2.1%		0.0%
1980-1989	121		35.5%		56.3%		7.4%		0.8%		0.0%
1990-1999	205		29.8%		63.3%		5.4%		1.5%		0.0%
2000-2004	146		36.3%		55.5%		7.5%		0.0%		0.7%
All Respondents	611		35.7%		56.3%		6.5%		1.1%		0.4%
c. Research training (for the thesis/dissertation)
1965-1979	95		71.5%		25.3%		1.1%		2.1%		0.0%
1980-1989	122		63.9%		29.5%		2.5%		4.1%		0.0%
1990-1999	203		61.0%		34.5%		1.5%		2.5%		0.5%
2000-2004	147		49.6%		42.2%		6.1%		1.4%		0.7%
All Respondents	609		60.4%		34.0%		2.8%		2.5%		0.3%
d. Extracurricular activities
(seminars, poster sessions, symposia, trips to conferences)
1965-1979	95		37.9%		40.0%		11.6%		8.4%		2.1%
1980-1989	121		36.4%		44.6%		10.7%		8.3%		0.0%
1990-1999	203		39.9%		42.8%		7.9%		8.9%		0.5%
2000-2004	144		35.4%		45.9%		6.9%		9.7%		2.1%
All Respondents	604		36.6%		43.5%		10.1%		8.6%		1.2%
2. How effective was your experience at the GSBS in	Total		Very				Not				Very
providing you with:	Respondents		Effective		Effective		Certain		Ineffective		Ineffective
a. The knowledge you are using today
1965-1979	95		40.0%		47.4%		6.3%		6.3%		0.0%
1980-1989	123		39.0%		48.8%		7.3%		4.9%		0.0%
1990-1999	204		44.1%		44.1%		8.3%		2.5%		1.0%
2000-2004	147		48.3%		44.9%		3.4%		2.7%		0.7%
All Respondents	609		42.4%		46.3%		6.6%		4.1%		0.6%
PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
2. How effective was your experience at the GSBS in		Total		Very				Not				Very
providing you with: (continued)		Respondents		Effective		Effective		Certain		Ineffective		Ineffective
b. The skills you are using today
(methodology and analytical thinking)
1965-1979		93		54.8%		37.6%		5.4%		1.1%		1.1%
1980-1989		120		39.2%		47.5%		7.5%		5.0%		0.8%
1990-1999		201		51.2%		41.8%		6.0%		1.0%		0.0%
2000-2004		145		54.5%		40.0%		4.1%		1.4%		0.0%
All Respondents		599		48.4%		42.7%		6.2%		2.3%		0.4%
3. Overall, how satisfied are you with the education		Total		Very				Not				Very
you received from the GSBS?		Respondents		Satisfied		Satisfied		Certain		Unsatisfied		Unsatisfied
1965-1979		95		65.2%		31.6%		2.1%		1.1%		0.0%
1980-1989