Results from Professional Practice Surveys
Performance Skills Assessment – Overall Ratings
Table 2.
Major: Chemical Engineering
Performance
Skill
|
Employer
Rating
|
Student
Rating
|
|
Mean1
(Std.
Dev.)
n=
|
Mean1
(Std.
Dev.)
n=
|
|
Communication - Overall
|
3.92
(.59)
235
|
3.91
(.62)
311
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conceptual/Analytical Ability - Overall
|
3.88
(.61)
233
|
3.99
(.69)
302
|
|
|
|
|
|
Learning/Theory and Practice - Overall
|
4.05
(.60)
234
|
4.02
(.76)
304
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional Qualities - Overall
|
4.17
(.65)
235
|
4.28
(.67)
309
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teamwork - Overall
|
4.17
(.63)
235
|
4.26
(.71)
305
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leadership - Overall
|
3.59
(.68)
170
|
3.69
(.82)
238
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology - Overall
|
3.93
(.65)
235
|
4.04
(.69)
306
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work Culture - Overall
|
4.03
(.70)
234
|
4.24
(.64)
307
|
|
|
|
|
|
Design and Experimental Skills - Overall
|
3.96
(.62)
26
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organization/Planning - Overall
|
3.98
(.72)
232
|
4.09
(.68)
305
|
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Work Habits - Overall
|
4.24
(.67)
235
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
1 Scale: 5=Excellent;
4=Good; 3=Satisfactory; 2=Poor; 1=Unsatisfactory; N/A=not applicable/observed