Graduate's Exit Interview Questionnaire

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Youngstown State University

First Name: Middle Initial: Last Name:

Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions. Your answers to the questions and your feedback will assist the department to continue upgrading the program to better serve its students and the community. Some of the questions need to be answered on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest).

Part I

1.) How many years have you been in the program?

Please indicate which program option you took:

Traditional
Computer/Digital
Pre-Medical

2.) What courses in your major did you like the best? Explain.

3.) What non-major courses did you like the best? Explain.

4.) What non-major engineering courses were effective to the training that you received in the program?

5.) Are there any major or non-major courses that you would be interested in taking if you would have an opportunity?

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5		 How do you rate the training that you received in the mathematics and physics courses?

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5		 How do you rate the overall training that you received?

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5		 How did the Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty respond to your technical needs inside and outside of classrooms?

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5		 How helpfully did the secretary respond to your questions?

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5		 How did the course scheduling meet your time constraints?

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5		 How do you feel the program prepared you for an electrical engineering career?

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5		 How would you rate the student/faculty interaction in the program? Who was your favorite faculty? Why?

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5		 How effective was the advising from your major advisor? Explain.

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5		 How effective was the advising from non-major advisor(s)? Explain.

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5		 How would you rate the laboratory facilities? Explain.

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5		 How would you rate the classrooms and laboratory environment?

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No		 Are you considering graduate studies right after your graduation or in the future? If yes, would you consider YSU? Why?

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No		 Did you co-op or work in industry? If yes, how many hours per week? What was your salary?

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No		 Let us assume that you wanted to start over in a program. Would you consider the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at YSU? Why?

Part II: Outcomes

At this time you should have attained the required professional, technical, and social experience in the program to practice the following fifteen program outcomes. Please mark on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest) to indicate your knowledge with the ability to:

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5		 Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering science to solve engineering problems.
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5		 Utilize their design knowledge, skills, and technical experience to practice engineering.
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5		 Incorporate modern technology and techniques including equipment, digital computers, software, and Internet technology in engineering practice for analysis, design, testing, and communication.
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5		 Create and use design techniques to design systems, components, and processes that satisfy predetermined economic, environmental, manufacturability, ethical, social, health, and safety constraints.
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5		 Recognize technical problems, develop ideas and formulate methods to determine acceptable solutions.
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5		 Communicate ideas and the application of engineering skills orally and/or in writing by using multimedia equipment and software.
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5		 Work individually or as a member of an engineering team in electrical engineering practice.
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5		 Accept job responsibilities and continue developing leadership skills.
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5		 Understand professional roles and ethical responsibilities in the engineering profession and society.
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5		 Have a broad knowledge to understand contemporary issues pertaining to the interaction between technology and society.
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5		 Understand the effects of engineering solutions, systems, and components on the environment.
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5		 Understand that technology is constantly changing and electrical engineers must upgrade their knowledge in conjunction with the technological changes.
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5		 Be a self-learner to acquire new skills and knowledge and learn the utilization of new equipment to understand and apply the latest electrical engineering technology.
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5		 Pursue postgraduate studies or professional training.
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5		 Recognize the importance of professional development through involvement and leadership in technical societies such as the IEEE.

Part III: Comments

Make additional comments as you desire.

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