1. 2004 Alumni Survey Results Administered using SurveyMonkey
Updated questions from 2001 survey
Target: 5 and 3 yr grads (1999, 2001)
34% response (58/171)– typical
Male/female ratio consistent (34%)
Results file posted on Assessment web site:

2. Known and New Issues Current courses New suggestions
Statistics, Physics
Summer Lab – hate or love
New suggestions
Application or business background
Polymers background increase

3. Continuing Education 79% taking something! (vs. 38% in 2001)
7 graduate study in ChE
9 other technical
10 MBA
9 other business
10 other misc. (law, medicine, rheology, …)
Graduate students at MIT, Delaware, Purdue, Georgia Tech, UIUC, Stanford

4. Employment Broad range of companies; different names, similar mix
Top names different from 2001
2004 – KC, General Mills, Frito Lay, UOP, Abbott
2001 – 3M, P&G, KC, Cargill
Consumer products, polymers lead
Chemicals, petroleum, metals trail

5. Feedback in “Environmental Plots”
Ratings for levels of preparation
Very, adequately, poorly
Ratings for levels of use on the job
Frequently, moderately, not used
Scores tabulated individually
Environmental plot for cross-topic comparisions
Scale –1 to +1
Cross-plot to compare our emphasis with later degree of need or use
Ideal results falls on 45o y=x line

6. Feedback on Courses Frequently Used Rarely Used Poorly Prepared Very
job utility
Rarely
Used
Poorly
Prepared
Very
Prepared

7. Course Topic Comments Statistics still below need
Computer Science off target
Omit?
Suggestions for new directions
Polymers/Materials need

8. Feedback on Soft Topics
Frequently
Used
Commnication
Lifelong learning
Contemporary
issues
Societal, Global Impact
Professional,
Ethical Responsibility
Societal, Global Impact
job utility
job utility
Rarely
Used
Poorly
Prepared
Very
Prepared

9. Soft Topic Comments Teamwork vital to courses and jobs
Communications key – more?
Short on contemporary issues
Explicit links
Increase examples

10. Feedback on Degree Content
Commnication
Professional,
Ethical Responsibility
Lifelong
learning
Contemporaryissues
Societal, Global Impact
job utility
job utility

11. Laboratory Courses Strong writing component appreciated Summer Lab
Ratio of “Kill”:“Best” about 1:2
Overseas support very strong
Equipment, experiments need modernization

12. Co-op and Independent Study
Strong Co-op appreciation
Lead to job offers (4)
Decide not to stay in area/job type (12)
Push harder, or make requirement?
CBE 599 useful
Type of project, interaction important
Helpful in career decisions
Suggestions for improvement

13. Other Items Interpersonal Skills
Appreciated, need more emphasis
Important emphasis on problem-solving, more so than technical specifics
Strong skills and attitudes compared to other ChE colleagues!

14. Action Items Statistics, including Design of Experiments
Computer Science course refocus
Increasing Communications emphasis
Polymers?