GESI 2010 Program Feedback

All GESI students MUST complete and submit a GESI 2010 Program Feedback form before their credits can be transferred. This evaluation is intended to give you the opportunity to provide critical feedback on your experiences before, during, and after your time in the field, which helps us make improvements for future years.

Please note: This is a formal document, used by various offices to improve future programming. Please be candid and thoughtful, but constructive in your comments. Your professors will have access to these reports after grades are submitted; your names will be removed from the document.

7-Day Pre-departure Courses

What would you recommend we do differently during the 7-day pre-departure classes in order to prepare students for their projects, NGOs, families, personal experiences and team work? *

Final Summit

Please reflect on the Final Summit August 15- 17th: What did you like? How was it helpful/not helpful? What changes do you suggest for improvement? *

Homestays

Please describe your home-stay arrangement to us. (Comment on roommate situation, family size, family behavior, location, safety, communication, food, and the amenities provided.) *

Were your home-stay expectations met? Why or why not? *

Did you live with another GESI student? If so, would you have preferred to live alone? If not, would you have preferred a roommate? Why? *

What did you learn from your homestay? How did it contribute to your experience? *

Academics, NGOs, and Projects

Please comment on the the NGO's preparedness and ability to host and guide you in your projects. *

Would you recommend placing a group at this NGO again next year? Why or why not? *

How much did your project involve community members? How much contact did you have with the community? *

How useful was professor, FSD, and student instructor feedback in constructing and implementing your project? Would you keep this the same for next year? How would you change their role, if at all? *

Did you feel that you received adequate support from GESI staff and professors throughout your GESI experience? How could this have been improved?

FSD Site Team

Please comment on the FSD site team and its relationship to you and the host NGO. *

If you had any personal and/or group issues/concerns, do you feel the site team addressed them adequately? Why or why not? *

Is there anything you would change about the FSD site team or their relationship to students and NGOs?

Did the FSD 2-3 in-country orientation provide sufficient information and/or resources to help you understand issues related to living and working in your host community? Please explain. *

Please reflect on the midterm retreat. What it useful? What, if anything, should we change next year? *

Please describe the FSD site team led workshops. Were they useful? What would you change about those next year? *

Students

What type of student would be best suited for the GESI program? *

Please remark on your perceptions of the other students who participated in GESI. Did they seem committed? Knowledgeable? Sensitive to the host community? *

Program Selection

What factors led you to select this program over others? *

Explain: *

Logistics

What do you recommend about travel within your host city/country? *

How did you spend your free time, nights, and weekends? *

How much should a future student anticipate spending on personal expenses on the GESI program in your host country? * $250-500$500-750$750-1000$1000-1250Over $1250

Does this amount include a significant amount of travel? Explain. *

Summary

What do you wish you had known before you left that no one told you? *

What was most unique about this program? Please explain. *

Other

If GESI were to change its programmatic or regional scope 1) Which location would interest you? 2) Is there a theme or subject you think we should explore? *

Is there anything else you'd like to comment on to help us improve this program? Please do so: *

How do you think you might use the experience gained through GESI (personally, professionally, academically)? *

Permissions/Signature

The Northwestern Study Abroad Office and the Global Engagement Summer Institute have my permission to file this evaluation in their library for people to read. * YesNo

The Northwestern Study Abroad Office and the Global Engagement Summer Institute have my permission to quote anything I have written here in their publications and presentations, using my name. * YesNo

Signature and Date (If submitted electronically, please type your name). *

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