ALUMNI EMPLOYER SURVEY DRAFT

We in the faculty of the Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering departments at UC Santa Cruz are reviewing the effectiveness of our curriculum as part of our ABET reaccreditation. To do this, we are surveying Employers and Advisors of alumni who graduated four years ago. The survey is short, and it should take only a few minutes of your time.

Each question asks you about how you see your UCSC employee or advisee's preparation received at the UCSC School of Engineering. We ask you about several categories of preparation, and for each category, how well do you think he or she was prepared, and how important you think preparation in that area is to him or her in the current position. For all questions, 5 represents the highest (very well prepared, very important) and 1 represents the lowest rank (not prepared, very unimportant). You are always invited to expand on your numerical ranking in the boxes provided.

We appreciate the time you are spending to help us continually improve our program.

Information About You and Your Employee (or Advisee)

Is the subject of this survey employed or in grad school?
 		What is the name of your company or University?
 What is the subject's job title?

Part I - Knowledge and Skills

1. Applying the mathematics and science necessary for engineering practice. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
1a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such application:
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1b. Such application is very important in the subject's current job:
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Please include additional comments here:
2. Using the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
2a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such use:
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2b. Such use is very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
Please include additional comments here:
3. Designing and conducting experiments and analyzing their results. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
3a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such experiments:
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3b. Such experiments are very important in the subject's current job:
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Please include additional comments here:
4. Communicating effectively in oral presentations. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
4a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such oral presentations:
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4b. Oral presentation is very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
Please include additional comments here:
5. Communicating effectively in written presentations. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
5a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such written communication:
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5b. Written communication is very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
Please include additional comments here:
6. Working effectively in teams. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
6a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such teamwork:
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6b. Teamwork is very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
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7. Designing systems, components, and processes to meet stated engineering requirements. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
7a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such design:
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7b. Such design is very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
Please include additional comments here:
8. Identifying, formulating, and solving engineering problems. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
8a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for such problem-solving:
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8b. Such problem-solving is very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
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9. Applying Ethics to current job situations. Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree
9a. UCSC education prepared the subject well for ethical concerns:
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N/A
9b. Ethical concerns are very important in the subject's current job:
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N/A
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Very Well Not at all
10. In summary, how well do you think UCSC education prepared the subject for his or her career?
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14. Please comment on any particular strengths or weaknesses you can see in our program in light of your experience with the subject.

Thank you very much for taking the time to fill out this survey. If you have any questions about it, please feel free to email Tracy Larrabee at .

Thank you to UCBerkeley College of Engineering for the form of this survey.