ALUMNI SURVEY - B.S. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

By answering this survey/questionnaire, you will be assisting us in maintaining the TAC/ABET (Technology Accreditation Commission / Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accreditation for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology Program at FDU.

It is of the utmost importance to the B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology Program to have this questionnaire completed as soon as possible for our re-accreditation process to be successful.

Complete confidentiality will be maintained. The results of this survey will be made available only in the form of statistical summaries. Your individual responses will be kept strictly confidential. Thank you for your cooperation and help.

FDU Graduate Information

(1) Name:
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(2) Address:
	^Street	^City	^State	^Zip

(3) Telephone:
	^Home	^Work

(4) Email:
	^E-mail

(5) When did you GRADUATE?		(Ex.1999)
	^Month	^{^Year}

(6) What is your present EMPLOYMENT STATUS?
Current and Past Employment Information

(7) Supervisor Name:
Company Name:
Employer Address:
	^Street

	^City	^State	^{Zip Code}

(8) When did you begin working in your present position?

(10) What is your present position?

Title:

(11) Please provide a very brief description of your present job related responsibilities.

(12) Have you received any promotions since obtaining your EET degree?

Date:		(ex. 1999)	Title:
	^Month	^Year
Date:		(ex. 1999)	Title:
	^Month	^Year
Date:		(ex. 1999)	Title:
	^Month	^Year

(12) If your answer to the preceding question was "YES", (i) to what extent was the Electrical Engineering Technology program (or specific courses) helpful in obtaining this promotions, and (ii) how were the program and/or courses helpful?

(13) If you held any other Electrical Engineering Technology related jobs prior to your current position, please list the employer names, the job title and the duration of your employment.

Employer:	Duration:	Title:
Employer:	Duration:	Title:
Employer:	Duration:	Title:

(14) Please indicate your annual salary range (i) just after graduation and (ii) currently . How many years has it been since graduation? (Please be assured that all your responses will be kept completely confidential)

AFTER GRADUATION	CURRENT

Electrical Engineering Technology Program Evaluation

(15) How would you rate the (i) curriculum and (ii) quality of instruction during the time you were enrolled in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at FDU?

(i) Curriculum

(ii) Quality of Instruction

(16) Have the knowledge and skills you gained while enrolled in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at FDU enhanced your chances of being fully employed in the field?

(17) Please explain your answers to questions (15) and (16).

Professional Development

(18) Have you continued your education in another undergraduate or a graduate program?

Title of the Degree Program
College or University attended
Type of degree
Has Degree been completed?

If "YES", when?	(ex. 1999)

(19) Have you taken any continuing education courses in your field or a related one?

If YES , please list and briefly describe:

(20) Please list any licenses, certifications, awards, patents or other honors you have received:

(21) Please list any memberships and/or activities in professional societies or associations:

(22) Based on your professional experience, please suggest any courses or changes that should be included in the B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology program and/or curriculum that would enable it to better meet current and future needs of industry. (This is important and helpful feedback!)

(23) Please provide any other thoughts, comments and suggestions related to the program that you may have:

(24) Which courses at FDU have you found to be the most important for your professional work?

Evaluation of the “Program Objectives” of B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology Degree Program

Listed below are the six (6) “Program Objectives” of the B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology program.

These six (6) “Program Objectives” define the skills, knowledge and attributes that will be needed and achieved by our graduates for a successful career and professional accomplishment “ABOUT THREE TO FOUR YEARS AFTER GRADUATION”.

Based on your academic and industrial experience, we would appreciate your input on the following:

How important do you judge each of the following six (6) “Program Objectives” to be for an Electrical Engineering Technologist.
How well did our B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology program prepare you to meet each of these six (6) “ Program Objectives”.
Your thoughts and comments about the relevance and importance of each of the six (6) “Program Objectives.”

Please note that each objective will be stated and then followed by check boxes for you to evaluate your response to the three questions listed above. You can use the blank lines to add any other comments you have about each program objective.

Program Objective: Graduates will have a well-rounded education including a solid foundation of knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences and the liberal arts.

(1.a) I believe this is an important objective for an EET program.

(1.b) This objective was met for me personally.

(1.c) Your personal comments and suggestions related to this objective:
Program Objective: Graduates will have a technical education with an appropriate balance of knowledge of theory and of practical skills, which will enable them to enter into and advance their careers in the analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, operation and/or maintenance of electrical and electronic systems, including those used in fields such as control, instrumentation, communications, computers or power.
(2.a) I believe this is an important objective for an EET program.

(2.b) This objective was met for me personally.

(2.c) Your personal comments and suggestions related to this objective:
Program Objective: Graduates will be able to engage effectively in oral, written and graphical communications and be comfortable in both interpersonal and public settings.

(3.a) I believe this is an important objective for an EET program.

(3.b) This objective was met for me personally.

(3.c) Your personal comments and suggestions related to this objective:
Program Objective: Graduates will possess the necessary foundation with which to continue their education to obtain advanced degrees, licensure, or certifications.

(4.a) I believe this is an important objective for an EET program.

(4.b) This objective was met for me personally.

(4.c) Your personal comments and suggestions related to this objective:
Program Objective: Graduates will have the knowledge and skills that will enable them to participate in lifelong learning and to adapt to an ever-changing, global technological environment.

(5.a) I believe this is an important objective for an EET program.

(5.b) This objective was met for me personally.

(5.c) Your personal comments and suggestions related to this objective:
Program Objective: Graduates will be able to conduct themselves as both responsible professionals and global citizens, who are aware of and understand ethical issues and societal needs and problems.
(6.a) I believe this is an important objective for an EET program.

(6.b) This objective was met for me personally.

(6.c) Your personal comments and suggestions related to this objective:

Additional Feedback

Based on your professional experience, please suggest any courses or changes that should be included in the B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology program and/or curriculum that would enable it to better meet current and future needs of industry.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Rosenthal at:

(845) 895 – 3137 or leerosenthal@frontiernet.net

Please Note:

Forward the URL listed below to your respective supervisor to provide feedback on our “Program Objectives.”

http://ucoll.fdu.edu/survey/eseet.php