Self-Study Survey to Improve Course Programs in Civil and Construction Engineering at University of Melbourne

The Civil and Construction Engineering Department at University of Melbourne is conducting a self-study survey to improve its course programs. The survey is targeted towards the students of the department and covers various aspects of the courses offered. The questionnaire is divided into two sections and includes questions related to course name and code, level of study, working hours, homework assignments, grading system, quality of teaching, availability of faculty, use of engineering software, and more. The survey also seeks feedback on the strength and weakness of the department, duration of courses, and recommendations for improvement.

SELF- STUDY SURVEY TO IMPROVE THE COURSE PROGRAMS IN DEPARTMENT
OF CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENNGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY OF
MELBOURNE
The department of civil and construction engineering in the university of Melbourne is surveying
on self-study with an objective of improving its course programs, the target group on this case
are the students of this department. You are requested to fill all the parts of the parts of this
questionnaire, in case you had initially participated in filling the questionnaire, please you are
required not to fill it again. Thank you.
SECTION A
You are requested to tick a response to each question, if you find out two responses are
applicable, tick both of them. Upon the completion return back the questionnaire to the office of
the Civil engineering and construction department.
1. What is your course name and code?
[ Civil engineering courses in Melbourne university comprises of: A) Environmental
Engineering. B) Geotechnical Engineering. C) Hydraulic Engineering. D) Structural
Engineering. E) Transportation Engineering. F) Construction Engineering]
2. Which level are you in?
A) Certificate level
B) Diploma level
C) Degree level
D) Graduate.
3. If you are working at what range of hours do you work per week?
A) 2 – 10 hours
B) 11 – 19 hours
C) 20 – 32 hours
D) 33 + hours
E) I have not secured a job yet
4. Are you a part timer or a regular student?
A) Part timer
B) Regular student
5. The time demanded for homework assignment in a civil engineering course is?
A) < 3 hours for every week
B) 3 hours to 6 hours for every week
C) 7 hours to 12 hours for every week
D) 13 hours to 20 hours for every week

E) > 20 hours for every week
6. The assignments given in a civil engineering class are?
A) Relevant to the course objectives
B) Not relevant to the course objectives
C) No assignment is provided
7. The grading system of civil engineering exams are?
A) All the time fair
B) Sometime fair
C) Never fair
D) Usually fair
8. The graded assignments and exams in your courses were release after how many class
meetings?
A) 2
B) 3-4
C) 4-7
D) 8 or more
E) They were not returned
9. How can you rate the grading feedback provided?
A) Poor
B) Fair
C) Good
D) Excellent
E) None
10. How do you gauge the quality of performance by your lecturers?
A) The presentation are clear
B) They presentation are not clear
C) They are informative and clear
11. How can evaluate the quality of the civil engineering course you are doing?
A) The course increased my substantial knowledge of the subject
B) The course increased my adequate knowledge of the subject
C) Nothing have I gained on the subject
12. How did the course help you improve your field skill mastery?
A) My skills improved intensely
B) My skill did not improve at all
C) My skill improved slightly
13. How are your relations with your lecturers in class?
A) The lectures are helpful
B) The lectures reasonably help students
C) The lecturers are not helpful

Poor Fair Good
14. How will you rate the availability of the
lecturer outside the class?
15. How will you rate the knowledge and
proficiency of the engineering faculty?
16. How will you rate the teaching by the
faculty in your course?
17. How will you rate the respect of faculty to the students?
A) Excellent
B) Good
C) Fair
D) Poor
18. How will you rate the faculty concern for students?
A) Poor
B) Fair
C) Good
D) Excellent
19. How will you rate the lecturers’ advice on the units they teach in the civil engineering
department?
A) Poor
B) Fair
C) Good
D) Excellent
20. Have you started using engineering software’s in designing and drawing?
A) Yes
B) No
21. If yes which software specifically are you aware of?
A) AutoCAD
B) Revit
C) Arc
D) archiCAD

E) Prokon
22. Have you ever attended engineering seminars training?
A) Only once
B) Twice or more
C) Never
23. If the answer in question 22 is never, do you plan to attend any?
A) Yes
B) No
24. Please number by indicating your preferences stating with your most priority.
Am comfortable with evening classes..
Am comfortable with summer classes..
I would prefer design units
I will like more drawing units
25. Indicate the purpose of you undertaking civil engineering courses
A) To be a technician
B) To be artisan
C) To be a profession engineer
D) To be a teacher
E) Other (specify)
26. Please specify if you will be interested on undertaking a further course in Melbourne in
the same department?
A) Yes
B) No
27. What is the overall rate of the course you are undertaking?
A) Poor
B) Fair
C) Good
D) Excellent
Tick on the section that you agree, strongly agree, or strongly disagree
Agree Strongly
agree
Strongly
disagree
28. The civil engineering lab rules are
straightforward
29. The lab technician always avail
all the apparatus needed for any
experiments in the lab
30. The lab technician is always
available for any inquiry one may
require when carrying out the

practical
31. The apparatus available in the
labs are enough for every student
to carry out their own
experiments
Tick on the section that you agree, strongly agree, or strongly disagree
Agree Strongly
agree
Strongly
disagree
32. In the library we have enough
civil engineering books
33. In the e- learning center of the
library we have the resource
books of civil engineering
34. The engineering books in the
library are currently engineering
resource books.
SECTION B
35. What can you state on the strength of civil engineering department?
36. What can you state on the weakness of civil engineering department?
37. What duration of time to expect your course should take?
38. Which courses are the best to be taken in the civil engineering department, state the
reason for your choice?
39. Which courses are the worst to be taken in the civil engineering department, state the
reason for your choice?
40. What recommendation do you have on the department of civil engineering?