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ABET Accreditation Surveys

Our Metallurgical Engineering program is under review from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for accreditation. An important component of this process is the collection of information from students who have graduated from the Department, as well as from their employers. Surveys such as seen below were sent to all graduates. It is important that we receive as many responses as possible from our alumni and employers and we encourage you to make the effort to complete the questionnaire and request that you ask an appropriate person in your organization to complete and return the employer questionnaire as well. Your response will be a considerable benefit to us. The questionnaires are straightforward and should not take a great deal of time to complete. The questionnaire can be completed online.

ABET Employer Survey

Privacy Statement: Responses will be kept confidential and will not be released to anyone outside the Department without your permission.

Our Metallurgical Engineering program is undergoing the ABET accreditation process. One of the key portions of the process is program assessment and improvement. In order to improve the effectiveness of our degree programs we need your help with the following questions. Thank you for your cooperation in this important matter.

 

1. Personal information

First name

MI

Last name

 

Company

Title

Address

Phone

email

@

Major Field of Education

Responsibilities

2. Company information

Your Company’s Main Area of Business (Select all that apply):

Aerospace

Automotive

Chemical/Process Industry

Consulting

Education

Electrical/Electronic Industry

Energy Production/Utilities

Fabricated Metal Products

Government

Medical Devices

Mineral Processing

Primary Metals Production

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees

In your company

In your division

Number of Metallurgical Engineers or other technical staff involved in Metallurgy Related Work

Job functions of the Metallurgical Engineers in your company (Select all that apply):

Alloy Development

Basic R&D

Management

Manufacturing/Production

Process Development

Product Development

Quality Control

Other

 

3. What are the critical/important skills (technical and non-technical) desired in metallurgical engineering graduates that you hire?

4. How do you perceive the importance of internet-based material as a part of the undergraduate education?

 

Based on your experiences, please respond to the following by circling the most appropriate answer. Select NA for those that are not applicable or if you have no opinion..

5. What importance would you place on the training of a new metallurgical engineer in the following areas?

Great importance

Some importance

Little importance

Not much importance

No importance

NA

Most important 3

Apply mathematics, science and engineering principles

Design and conduct experiments and interpret data

Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

Function on multidisciplinary teams

Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

Understand professional and ethical responsibility

Communicate effectively

Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global context

Recognize the need for and to engage in life-long learning

Know contemporary issues

Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Exert the effort necessary for job success

Consider the entire system in project solutions

Please go back and check 3 areas in the list above that you feel are most important for success.

 

6. If you have hired University of Idaho Metallurgical Engineering graduates, please indicate your level of satisfaction with their preparation in the following areas?

Great importance

Some importance

Little importance

Not much importance

No importance

NA

Most important 3

Apply mathematics, science and engineering principles

Design and conduct experiments and interpret data

Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

Function on multidisciplinary teams

Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

Understand professional and ethical responsibility

Communicate effectively

Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global context

Recognize the need for and to engage in life-long learning

Know contemporary issues

Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Exert the effort necessary for job success

Consider the entire system in project solutions

Please go back and check 3 areas in the above list that should be emphasized in the undergraduate program.

 

7.  In your opinion, please indicate the importance of the following courses in the current University of Idaho Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate curriculum. Details of the course content can be found by clicking on the name.

Great importance

Some importance

Little importance

Not much importance

No importance

NA

 

CORE COURSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MET 101 Intro to Metallurgy & Materials

 

MET 130 Engr. Analysis & Computations

 

MET 201 Elements of Materials Science

 

MET 308 Thermodynamics of Materials

 

MET 309 Transport Phenom. for Design

 

MET 313 Physical Metallurgy

 

MET 341 Particulate Materials Processing

 

MET 344 Hydroprocessing of Materials

 

MET 407 Materials Fabrication

 

MET 412 Mechanical Behavior

 

MET 413 Phase Equilibria in Materials

 

MET 414 Process Design

 

MET 415 Materials Selection & Design

 

MET 417 Instrumental Analysis

 

MET 423 Corrosion

 

MET 442 Pyroprocessing of Materials

 

 

 

ELECTIVE COURSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MET 421 Light Metals

 

MET 427 Ceramic Materials

 

MET 429 Melting, Casting & Powder Metallurgy

 

MET 430 Elect. Opt. & Mag. Properties.

 

MET 432 Fundamentals of Thin Film Fab.

 

MET 434 Fundamentals of Polymers

 

MET 480 TEM of Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Based on your professional experience, please suggest any other courses or improvements that should be incorporated in the core curriculum to meet current and future needs?

9. Other comments or suggestions.