| Alumni Survey Data for 2003 from 4-6 year
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Topic |
4 Point High
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| 1 |
How
much does your current employment involve metallurgical engineering? |
3.00 |
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| 4 |
Extent alumnus feels that current position meets societal needs
through science and technology |
3.15 |
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| 7 |
How satisfied are you with the overall effectiveness and value
of your SDSM&T Met Eng education? |
3.38 |
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| 2 |
Employer's
primary pusiness |
/Other=31% /OtherEng=8% /ed=0% /Mat use
& perform=23% /Recy&Envir=0% /ElectMat=0% /Manufac=23%
/PrimaryMet=15% |
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| 3 |
Skills used in current employment |
/Design=46% /Adv tools & Equip=54% /Tech
Computations=69% /Team Interact=85% /Oral pres77% /Report Writing=85% |
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| 5 |
Service to the professional and local community |
/Profess
Soc=54% /Ser on Prof Boards & Soc=23% /Comm Volunteer=31% / Comm
Activities=38% / Other Service=23% No Pub Servce 23% |
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| 6 |
Continued professional and personal growth |
/cont'd
Prof Ed=23% /Prof Short Courses=54% / Active in Prof Soc=46% /Read Tech Lit=
92% /Read Non-Tech Lit=54% /Non-Tech Edu Cat Prog=38% |
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| The following appear in Satisfaction-Importance groups |
Satisfaction |
Importance |
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| 8-9 |
Use
of analytical methods to solve engineering problems |
3.46 |
3.00 |
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| 10-11 |
Use of computational methods to solve engineering problems |
3.31 |
2.85 |
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| 12-13 |
The
use of math, science, and engineering principles |
3.69 |
3.23 |
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| 14-15 |
Making engineering decisions |
3.54 |
3.31 |
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| 16-17 |
Designing engineering systems |
3.00 |
2.92 |
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| 18-19 |
Working in teams |
3.54 |
3.46 |
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| 20-21 |
Communicating |
3.38 |
3.77 |
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| 22-23 |
Instruments and measurement tools |
3.38 |
3.23 |
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| 24-25 |
Anticipating societal impacts |
2.92 |
2.54 |
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| 26-27 |
Recognition
of potential environment impact |
2.92 |
3.00 |
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