ABET Accreditation Surveys

ABET Alum 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 an 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   Graduation quarter/semester Fall Spring Winter Graduation year 2. Current employment Company Title Address Phone email @ Responsibilities 3. Previous employment in the past five years Company Title 4. In what Professional Societies do you participate? Society Level of participation 5. Your current area of work (Check all that apply): Consulting Corrosion Electronic/Medical Devices Engineering Management Hydro-/Pyrometallurgy Law Metal Product Dev./Manufacture Mineral Processing Physical/Mechanical Metallurgy Sales Other     6. How closely related is your current job to your metallurgical engineering degree? Highly related Moderately related Slightly related Not at all related 7 How closely related was the first, full-time job to the metallurgical engineering received from the University of Idaho? Highly related Moderately related Slightly related Not at all related 8. Indicate your level of overall satisfaction with your metallurgical training as it relates to your career. Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied 9. How do you perceive the importance of internet-based material as a part of the undergraduate education? High Moderate Low No opinion   Based on your experiences in the Department, please respond to the following by selecting the most appropriate answer. Circle NA for those that are not applicable or if you have no opinion. 10. What is the importance of the following topics in your career? 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 that you feel we should have emphasized more in your undergraduate program.   11. How well did the department curriculum prepare you in the following topics for your job? 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 that you feel we should have emphasized more in your undergraduate program.   11. Please indicate the importance of the following courses to your career. 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   MET 101 Intro to Metallurgy & Materials   MET 130 Engr. Analysis and 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 of Materials   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     13. Considering your professional experience since you received your degree, what subject(s), principle(s), item(s), etc. do you feel were missing and wish had been covered while you were a student in metallurgical engineering? 14. What are your suggestions to improve the curriculum to meet current and future societal needs? 15. Consider a new metallurgical engineering graduate of 1999 that you might hire, what abilities (technical and non-technical) would you want this person to have? 16. Other comments or suggestions.