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Survey for Mechanical Engineering Alumni


Name:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
E-mail:
Graduating Class:
Major:

1. What is your current employment status?
Full time
Part time
Seeking employment (skip to question 8)
Retired (skip to question 8)

2. What is the title of your present position?

3. Who is your present employer?

4. How long have you worked for your present employer?

5. In your present job, how many individuals do you supervise?

6. Please list any team projects and/or multidisciplinary projects that you participated on in your present job? Please list the disciplines which were represented on these projects or teams?

7. Please briefly describe your primary job responsibilities.

8. How many positions (total of employers and positions with each employer) have you held since graduating from NMSU?
Positions

9. Of these positions, how many are directly related to the training and education received in the Mechanical Engineering program at NMSU?
Positions related to NMSU

10. Please list any graduate studies that you pursued after graduating from NMSU?


School(s) attended:


Degree(s) recieved:

11. According to importance, what are the three most significant factors for success in your career?
First most important:
a.
Why:
Second most important:
b.
Why:
Third most important:
c.
Why:

12. The Mechanical Engineering Department has been guided in the design of its program and curriculum by the Educational Objectives listed in the table below.
RANK: Please rank how important you believe these objectives to be as they relate to your professional career with 1 being the most important and 4 being the least important.
PREPARATION: Please rate how successfully we prepared you in these areas from 1 "Not at All" to 5 "Very"
RANK OBJECTIVES PREPARATION
a. Graduates will possess a mastery of the fundamentals of mechanical engineering necessary to be productive and innovative engineers in industry or government, prosperous entrepreneurs, and/or succeed in graduate or other professional schools, and to advance in their employment. e.
b. Graduates will be able to formulate, analyze, and creatively participate in the solution of multidisciplinary technical problems through the use of modern engineering tools, be they experimental, analytical, or computational. f.
c. Graduates will be able to communicate clearly and effectively with fellow engineers, employers, and the general public. g.
d. Graduates will possess skills needed to fulfill their professional duties and responsibilities in teamwork, congeniality, ethics, technical leadership, business acumen, and lifelong learning. h.


13. According to the following scale, please mark the column that best reflects your agreement with the completion of the general statement
The ME program provided me with sufficient knowledge and experience to:
apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; a.
design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data; b.
design a system, component, or process; c.
function on multi-disciplinary teams; d.
identify, formulate and solve engineering problems; e.
understand professional and ethical responsibility; f.
communicate effectively; g.
understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; h.
engage in lifelong learning; i.
recognize contemporary issues; j.
use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools for engineering practice. k.

14. According to the following scale, please mark the column that best reflects your agreement with the given statements.
Students have an excellent ability to handle real-world problems; a.
The quality of instruction in the ME program is excellent; b.
The system of advising in the ME department is excellent; c.
The Placement and Career Services system is excellent ; d.
Physical facilities (classrooms, labs, etc.) in the ME department are excellent; e.
Computer facilities (labs, machines, speed, etc.) in the ME department are excellent; f.
The Student Projects Shop facilitiies are excellent. g.

15. Please list your memberships to any professional associations?

16. Please list any special engineering licenses or certifications of which have you received, or are you in the process of pursuing.

17. Approximately how many continuing education courses, workshops, or seminars have you taken since graduating from NMSU?

18. Please list any activities or programs that were particularly helpful while a student at NMSU as preparation for your career?

19. Please suggest any courses/topics not offered in the ME program that would have better prepared you for your career?

20. Please give suggestions for the ME Department that will help us better prepare our students for the workplace?

Thank you for taking the time to assist us with this interview. Your valued input will help the ME Department better shape and implement a productive curriculum for current and future students.

Be sure to stay in touch, Aggies.

 
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