Results from Professional Practice Surveys
Performance Skills Assessment – Overall Ratings
Table 1.
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Performance
Skill
|
Employer
Rating
|
Student
Rating
|
|
Mean1
(Std.
Dev.)
n=
|
Mean1
(Std.
Dev.)
n=
|
|
Communication – Overall
|
3.98
(.58)
56
|
4.14
(.65)
87
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conceptual/Analytical Ability - Overall
|
3.93
(.64)
56
|
4.18
(.70)
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
Learning/Theory and Practice - Overall
|
4.10
(.63)
56
|
4.17
(.77)
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional Qualities - Overall
|
4.19
(.60)
56
|
4.20
(.71)
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teamwork – Overall
|
4.25
(.62)
56
|
4.36
(.69)
83
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leadership - Overall
|
3.72
(.69)
33
|
3.63
(.71)
68
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology - Overall
|
4.01
(.65)
55
|
4.19
(.81)
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work Culture - Overall
|
4.01
(.66)
54
|
4.17
(.67)
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
Design and Experimental Skills - Overall
|
5.00
( - )
1
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organization/Planning - Overall
|
3.97
(.59)
55
|
4.18
(.82)
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Work Habits - Overall
|
4.26
(.66)
56
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
1
Scale: 5=Excellent; 4=Good;
3=Satisfactory; 2=Poor; 1=Unsatisfactory; N/A=not applicable/observed