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Environmental Engineering Employer Survey 2007-2008

TO BE COMPLETED BY AN INDIVIDUAL FAMILIAR WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF OSU ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING GRADUATES

This survey has been designed to help us evaluate our educational programs based on the performance of our alumni in the workplace. Your feedback is solicited as a method for continuously improving the quality of our education program. Please help us by completing this survey from Environmental Engineering. Your survey input will remain anonymous. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Questions marked with a * are required.

 
*1. Company Name?
 
*2. Company City?
 
*3. Company State?
 
*4. Your firm's industry (Please choose one):
Chemical
Civil/Construction
Computer
Consulting/Contractual
Defense
Education
Electrical/Electronics
Energy
Environmental
Financial Services/Accounting
Food/Beverage/Tobacco
Government
Health Care
Human Resources
Mechanical
Pharmaceutical
Research
Higher Education
!Other 
 
*5. Please rate the extent to which your OSU ENVE employee has satisfied your expectations for quality work.
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
 
*6. Please rate the attitude and work ethic of your OSU ENVE employee with (1 being very poor and 5 being very good).
1 2 3 4 5 N/A
Attitude
Work Ethic
 
Listed below are the EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES for the undergraduate Environmental engineering program at OSU. Please rate the importance of each objective in your workplace. Please also rate how well our OSU alumni are prepared to meet each objective. Rate each from 1 to 5, with 1 being least important/prepared and 5 being most important/prepared.
 
*7. Graduates are prepared for immediate employment in the field of Environmental engineering.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*8. Graduates are proficient at mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences relevant to environmental engineering, including fundamental concepts, experimental techniques, methods of analysis, and computational applications.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*9. Graduates are able to formulate and solve problems, synthesize and evaluate information, and will be prepared for modern environmental engineering design.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*10. Graduates are able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively in diverse teams.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*11. Graduates have knowledge of contemporary societal issues and the challenge of meeting social, environmental, and economic constraints within a global community.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
ABET accrediation also requires evaluation of the LEARNING OUTCOMES for our Education Programs. Again, from your experience in hiring and working with a graduate of the Environmental engineering program, please evaluate the importance of each outcome in your workplace, and how well our OSU alumni are prepared to meet each one. Rate each from 1 to 5, with 1 being least important/prepared and 5 being most important/prepared.
 
*12. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*13. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*14. An 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, manufaturability, and sustainability.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*15. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*16. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*17. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*18. An ability to communicate effectively.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*19. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*20. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*21. A knowledge of contemporary issues.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*22. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern scientific and technical tools necessary for engineering practice.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*23. An ability to include non-engineering considerations in problem solving.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*24. A knowledge and application of project planning, monitoring, and managing practices and tools.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*25. An ability to assess imperfect or incomplete data conditions, risks and alternatives, and make sound problem-solving decisions.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
*26. An exposure to current industry design practices and overall project delivery considerations.
1 2 3 4 5
Importance
Quality of Preparation
 
27. How satisfied are you with your OSU Enviornmental engineering employee's education preparation?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
 
28. Would you hire another OSU Environmental engineering graduate?
Definitely Yes
Most likely yes
Maybe
Probably Not
Definitely Not
 
29. If you hire from other universities and programs, please list preparation that they provide that you would like OSU Environmental engineering to do a better job of providing.
 
30. Please provide any other feedback or suggestions for Improving the OSU/Environmental engineering program.