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Results from Professional Practice Surveys

Performance Skills Assessment – Overall Ratings

 

Table 6.  Major: Electrical Engineering

Performance Skill

Employer Rating

Student Rating

Mean1

(Std. Dev.)

n=

Mean1

(Std. Dev.)

n=

Communication - Overall

4.00

(.71)

157

3.92

(.66)

226

 

 

 

Conceptual/Analytical Ability - Overall

4.01

(.74)

157

4.11

(.66)

229

 

 

 

Learning/Theory and Practice - Overall

4.14

(.67)

157

4.05

(.82)

219

 

 

 

Professional Qualities - Overall

4.22

(.65)

157

4.22

(.70)

227

 

 

 

Teamwork - Overall

4.18

(.69)

156

4.22

(.72)

224

 

 

 

Leadership - Overall

3.84

(.75)

102

3.69

(.74)

173

 

 

 

Technology - Overall

4.12

(.72)

156

4.19

(.73)

227

 

 

 

Work Culture - Overall

4.12

(.77)

153

4.27

(.66)

226

 

 

 

Design and Experimental Skills - Overall

4.04

(.69)

18

 

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Organization/Planning - Overall

3.95

(.75)

155

3.96

(.75)

220

 

 

 

Evaluation of Work Habits - Overall

4.27

(.64)

157

 

-

 

 

 

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