Results
of the 1998 Engineering Alumni Survey
During the Fall 1998
semester, the department of engineering at The College
of New Jersey mailed a questionnaire to 122 engineering
alumni who graduated from the program in 1997, 1996,
1994, 1992 and 1987. 44 alumni (36.1%) responded
to the survey. The results of the survey are
tabulated below
|
Table 1. Average Response of the 1998 Alumni
Survey |
|
Years Out of School or Specialization |
Number of Students+ |
Starting Salary |
Present Salary |
#
of Students That Have Attended Grad School |
Involved with Prof. Society Activities |
Passed FE/PE Exam |
|
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
2-5
10 |
5
39 |
38.0
34.3 |
48.2
56.3 |
1
9 |
1
8 |
1/0
5/1 |
|
Electrical
Industrial |
20
9 |
33.0
36.7 |
54.0
60.0 |
7
1 |
6
1 |
1/0
- |
|
Mechanical |
13 |
35.8 |
56.8 |
2 |
2 |
5/1 |
|
+
Two students did not indicate specialization |
The students were also asked
to rate their preparation at TCNJ in the following
areas: Mathematics, Physical Sciences, General
Education, Engineering, Technical Electives,
Communications Skills, Engineering Currency, Engineering
Competence, Engineering Design (Ability), and Team
Participation. The Students were asked to use the
following scale to rate the list.
4:
Better than needed for any job I have held
3: Good enough to meet most job requirement
2: Marginal – needed much additional study to make
the grade
0: Very Poor – far below reasonable expectations –
must be improved
Average alumni ratings for
the areas surveyed are given in Table 2.
|
Table 2. Average
Alumni Rating of their Education at TCNJ |
|
Area |
Years out of
School |
Specialization |
|
1 |
2-5 |
10 |
Electrical |
Industrial |
Mechanical |
|
Mathematics |
- |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
|
Physical
Sciences
General
Education |
-
- |
3.4
3.2 |
3.4
3.5 |
3.4
3.6 |
3.4
3.4 |
3.3
3.2 |
|
Engineering
Technical
Electives |
-
- |
2.8
2.2 |
2.8
3.2 |
3.1
3.2 |
2.9
3.3 |
2.5
3.1 |
|
Communication
Skills
Engineering:
Currency |
-
- |
3.0
2.8 |
3.3
2.9 |
3.5
3.1 |
3.0
3.4 |
3.2
2.4 |
|
Engineering:
Competence
Engineering
Design: Ability |
-
- |
3.0
2.8 |
3.4
3.3 |
3.4
3.2 |
3.2
3.2 |
3.5
3.4 |
|
Team
Participation |
- |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
Created by Dr. George N.
Facas, May 10, 1999 |
