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Results from Professional Practice Surveys

Performance Skills Assessment – Overall Ratings

 

Table 9.  Major: Mechanical Engineering

Performance Skill

Employer Rating

Student Rating

Mean1

(Std. Dev.)

n=

Mean1

(Std. Dev.)

n=

Communication - Overall

3.99

(.65)

276

4.07

(.65)

417

 

 

 

Conceptual/Analytical Ability - Overall

4.01

(.67)

272

4.19

(.66)

416

 

 

 

Learning/Theory and Practice - Overall

4.22

(.57)

275

4.14

(.71)

406

 

 

 

Professional Qualities - Overall

4.28

(.62)

276

4.41

(.61)

417

 

 

 

Teamwork - Overall

4.29

(.60)

276

4.42

(.65)

414

 

 

 

Leadership - Overall

3.90

(.69)

185

3.94

(.73)

315

 

 

 

Technology - Overall

4.11

(.61)

274

4.23

(.67)

407

 

 

 

Work Culture - Overall

4.13

(.69)

270

4.33

(.64)

406

 

 

 

Design and Experimental Skills - Overall

4.20

(.72)

30

 

-

 

 

 

Organization/Planning - Overall

3.99

(.74)

273

4.16

(.74)

407

 

 

 

Evaluation of Work Habits - Overall

4.37

(.60)

276

 

-

 

 

 

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