CSE Alumni Survey Response Summary
(Part I - General Educational Outcomes)

The Results: The survey results for each of the years 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 are shown in the table below. The first column lists the outcome in question, the second shows, as a bargraph, the average importance that respondents for each year attached to that item, the third shows the average value for "ability" that respondents for each year specified for that item; in each case, the numerical percentage represented by the bargraph is also shown. For each item, the result for '98-'99 appears first, followed immediately below it by the results for '99-'00, '00-'01, '01-'02, '02-'03, and '03-'04. If a given item did not appear in the survey for a particular year, no bargraph appears at that point and no numerical percentage is shown.
For comparison, a bargraph representing "100%" appears at the top of each column; immediately below that is listed the number of respondents for each year's survey.

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Skills, Abilities, and Attributes	Importance of Outcome (Not important - Extremely Important)	Your Ability on Job (Not Prepared - Very Well Prepared)
	1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 100% N=18 N=19 N=18 N=21 N=20 N=12	1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 100% N=18 N=19 N=18 N=21 N=20 N=12
A. An understanding of and ability to apply knowledge of:
1. mathematics (calculus and above)	55 46 47 53 58 70	72 64 69 77 67 60
2. chemistry	8 7 12 16 22 18	58 45 40 46 43 50
3. physics	38 35 30 36 46 47	59 58 50 58 51 56
4. engineering sciences	47 53 38 53 63 50	63 67 55 62 56 47
5. computer science	98 97 97 88 97 95	76 86 76 80 73 70
6. humanities/social sciences	44 26 30 26 41 41	52 46 48 52 51 50
7. business/finance	52 60 42 57 61 72	32 31 25 28 28 25
B. An understanding of and ability to:
1. design and conduct experiments	59 65 57 66 67 70	56 62 55 71 55 56
2. analyze and interpret data from experiments	75 73 69 75 73 85	61 66 61 67 60 56
3. design a system, component, or process to meet a desired need	87 88 87 95 83 93	70 71 63 75 58 50
4. function on multi-disciplinary or cross-functional teams	84 75 80 78 81 81	58 57 48 60 52 50
5. identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems	69 76 69 80 82 81	59 72 59 71 60 52
6. recognize professional and ethical responsibility	70 66 68 75 77 70	43 48 40 43 53 50
7. communicate orally: informal and prepared talks	86 77 72 87 82 85	44 44 43 42 44 43
8. communicate in writing: letters, technical reports, etc.	84 72 77 83 73 85	55 48 52 55 48 52
9. stay current technically and professionally	81 90 80 90 82 83	54 52 51 52 42 45
10. use techniques, skills, and tools in engineering practice	66 75 62 76 73 75	58 59 59 67 59 47
C. An understanding of and ability to:
1. function in culturally and ethnically diverse environments	72 56 52 58 58 70	72 51 50 60 65 77
2. use computing technology in communications	87 87 79 81 80 85	68 78 75 67 65 60
3. use computing technology in engineering analysis/design	81 85 80 68 76 83	65 76 66 55 60 45
4. synthesize and integrate knowledge across disciplines	59 61 59 65 62 66	51 51 48 45 50 45
5. use a wide range of equipment	29 33 39 57 52 66	52 35 34 50 43 29
D. An understanding of:
1. environmental aspects of engineering practice	25 17 28 31 38 31	29 30 16 22 31 25
2. the practice of engineering on a global scale	36 27 41 41 40 37	30 30 20 25 32 27
3. the relation of engineering to societal and cultural issues	33 22 32 33 37 41	29 26 15 21 31 29