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BIOENGINEERING Alumni Survey 2007-2008

Part 1

This CONFIDENTIAL survey allows the department to gather information on employment for new graduates. In addition, the survey provides a method to gather feedback on your experience which will be used to review and improve our processes and programs. Please answer as many an possible. Questions not marked with an * are optional, but we would appreciate the feedback.
 
1. First Name
 
2. Last Name
 
3. If we were to contact you in the future, please note your permanent E-Mail Address
 
4. Permanent Phone Number
 
5. Permanent Address
 
6. I graduated from the bioengineering program:
Within the last 25 to 36 months
Within the last 37 to 48 months
Over 48 months ago
 
7. Current employment status:
Employed full-time
Employed part-time
Not employed, seeking employment
Not employed, pursuing academic degree
Not employed, not seeking employment
 
8. If you are not employed because you are attending school, what school are you attending?
 
9. Enter the name of your employer. (Knowing the name of the company or agency in which you are employed will help our placement records).
 
10. Size of organization (number of employees):
50 or less
51 to 150
151 to 500
501 to 1,000
1,001 to 2,500
2,501 to 5,000
5,001 to 10,000
over 10,000
Not Aplicabble
 
11. If employed full-time, what is your current annual salary (including bonuses)?
Below $35,000
$35,000 to $44,999
$45,000 to $54,999
$55,000 to $64,999
$65,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $84,999
$85,000 to $94,999
$95,000 or more
Not employed full-time
 
12. Current Position function:
Consulting
Customer Service/Support
Research and Development
Education
Finance
Management
Manufacturing/Production
Operations/Maintenance
Product Support
Product Design
Computer Applications
Quality Control/Regulations
Student
Other
 
13. My current position is:
Within my engineering field
Within another engineering field
Outside engineering
I am not employed
 
14. Which is applicable to you?
Passed the Fundamentals Examination (formerly known as the EIT).
Licensed Professional Engineer.
Have attended a professional/technical society conference(s) since graduation.
Have participated in continuing education activities since graduation, not including graduate degrees.
 
15. Please rate how well your education accomplished the following program eductional outcomes as expected for our Bioengineering graduates. (Rating Scale:1-Not Prepared, 3-Somewhat Prepared, 5-Very Prepared)
1 2 3 4 5
1) Graduates will be work-ready B.S. engineers who are successful in obtaining employment in the bioprocess and biotechnology industries, in entering graduate studies in bioengineering, chemical, environmental, and biomedical engineering and gaining admission to professional schools including health-professional programs and law programs.
2) Graduates will be able to solve problems at the interface of engineering and biology whether in a manufacturing, research, or clinical environment.
3) Graduates will be motivated to pursue life-long learning efforts in order to fulfill their professional and ethical responsibilities, and they will recognize their responsibilty to understand contemporary questions at the interface of biosciences, technology, and society.
4) Graduates will be able to effectively communicate with a diverse set of professionals, able to facilitate meaningful collaboration between bioscientists and other engineers.
5) Graduates will have careers that significantly contribute to society no matter the direction or environment they choose because of their broad education based in science and engineering.
 
16. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance and to what extent you demonstrate this skill. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
17. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO DESIGN AND CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS, AS WELL AS TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET DATA is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance and to what extent you demonstrate this skill. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
18. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO DESIGN A SYSTEM, COMPONENT, OR PROCESS TO MEET DESIRED NEEDS WITHIN REALISTIC CONSTRAINTS SUCH AS ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ETHICAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY, MANUFACTURABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance and to what extent you demonstrate this skill. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
19. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO FUNCTION ON MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
20. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO IDENTIFY, FORMULATE, AND SOLVE ENGINEERING PROBLEMS is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
21. Please rate to what extent that your UNDERSTANDING OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
22. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
23. Please rate to what extent that THE BROAD EDUCATION NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS IN A GLOBAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
24. Please rate to what extent that your RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR, AND ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN LIFE-LONG LEARNING is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
25. Please rate to what extent that your KNOWLEDGE OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
26. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO USE THE TECHNIQUES, SKILLS, AND MODERN ENGINEERING TOOLS NECESSARY FOR ENGINEERING PRACTICE is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
27. Please rate to what extent that your GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF AND ABILITY TO APPLY MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY, WITH EXTENDED KNOWLEDGE IN AT LEAST ONE OF THESE AREAS is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
28. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO APPLY ADVANCED MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AT THE INTERFACE OF ENGINEERING AND BIOLOGY, INCLUDING THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LIVING AND NONLIVING MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
29. Please rate to what extent that your ABILITY TO DESIGN EXPERIMENTS, MAKE MEASUREMENTS ON AND INTERPRET DATA FROM LIVING SYSTEMS is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
30. Please rate to what extent that your UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES SURROUNDING DIFFERENCE, POWER AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
31. Please rate to what extent that your GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF REGULATORY ISSUES, INCLUDING PRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL PROTOCOLS, PROPER DOCUMENTATION, AND GOOD MANUFACTURING, LABORATORY, AND CLINICAL PRACTICES is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
32. Please rate to what extent that your AWARENESS OF THE BUSINESS FORCES THAT IMPACT DESIGN AND DECISION MAKING, SUCH AS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, PROFITABILITY, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PATENT ISSUES is important to a successful engineering career or graduate school performance. Scale: 1-Not at all, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Important to a successful career
You demonstrate this ability
 
33. Please indicate the major strengths of your undergraduate Bioengineering experiences at OSU.
 
34. Please indicate areas for improvement in our undergraduate Bioengineering program at OSU and how these suggestions could be addressed.
 
35. To what extent did your engineering degree: (Rating Scale: 1-Low, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5
Expand your career options
Provide access to alumni
Provide access to employers
Assist you in selecting a career
Assist you in obtaining a job
Increase your earning potential
Enhance your upward mobility
Provide knowledge necessary to succeed
Provide interpersonal skills necessary to succeed
Provide technical skills necessary to succeed
 
36. Overall Satisfaction With Career Choice: (Rating Scale: 1-Low, 3-Moderate, 5-Very)
1 2 3 4 5
What is your satisfaction with your:
Decision to be an engineer
Choice of engineering discipline
Choice of employer/graduate school
 
37. The Bottom Line: Overall Satisfaction with your engineering education. (Rating Scale: 1-Low, 3-Moderate, 5-High)
1 2 3 4 5
How well did your undergraduate engineering degree program prepare you for success in your current position
To what extend did your engineering educational experience fulfill your expectations
When you compare the cost to the contribution the degree has made to your success, how do you rate its overall value?
How inclined are you to recommend your Engineering program to a close friend?
 
38. Please make any additional comments that you wish.