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Results from Professional Practice Surveys

Performance Skills Assessment – Overall Ratings

 

Table 3.  Major: Civil & Environmental Engineering

Performance Skill

Employer Rating

Student Rating

Mean1

(Std. Dev.)

n=

Mean1

(Std. Dev.)

n=

Communication - Overall

4.13

(.62)

165

4.01

(.56)

209

 

 

 

Conceptual/Analytical Ability - Overall

4.02

(.61)

163

4.14

(.63)

202

 

 

 

Learning/Theory and Practice - Overall

4.18

(.59)

164

4.26

(.61)

204

 

 

 

Professional Qualities - Overall

4.31

(.64)

165

4.35

(.64)

210

 

 

 

Teamwork - Overall

4.35

(.58)

164

4.38

(.64)

208

 

 

 

Leadership - Overall

3.97

(.71)

109

3.88

(.67)

156

 

 

 

Technology - Overall

4.13

(.60)

165

4.26

(.66)

203

 

 

 

Work Culture - Overall

4.26

(.64)

165

4.35

(.61)

202

 

 

 

Design and Experimental Skills - Overall

4.28

(.61)

21

 

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Organization/Planning - Overall

4.09

(.67)

159

4.21

(.65)

197

 

 

 

Evaluation of Work Habits - Overall

4.40

(.60)

163

 

-

 

 

 

1  Scale: 5=Excellent; 4=Good; 3=Satisfactory; 2=Poor; 1=Unsatisfactory; N/A=not applicable/observed