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
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
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