2/3/05

 

 

Dear Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Graduate.

 

Please take some time out of you busy life to complete and return the attached survey.  It is one component of our program of continuous assessment and improvement that helps us to keep our program (and your degree) ABET accredited. 

 

In the first part of the survey, we request some data from you on how your career has progressed in the first five years since graduation from the Bachelor’s program.  This is an objective measure of how successful we have been in achieving our program objectives.  In the second part of the survey we seek your opinion (subjective measure) on how successful we were in achieving these objectives. 

 

Please provide us with your name (so that we can stop bothering you).  Rest assured that the data you provide will only be used or published in statistical form, and will not be related in any way to your identity.  Your information will not be provided to any fundraising body.  

 

Finally, I would like to invite you to get involved with the Department.  We are always on the lookout for student mentors, industrial advisors and seminar speakers.  Please visit our Website at http://mechanical.uml.edu/ and visit the alumni section.  If you plan to be in the vicinity please drop in for a visit. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

John W. McKelliget, Ph. D.

Department Head

John_McKelliget@uml.edu

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
BSME Alumni Survey

 

Year of Graduation:     19 __ 

 

Name:                                                                                                             

 

E-mail (optional):                                                                                                

 

Section I. Your Achievements

1.      List your employment history since graduation. (Company names are not required)

Dates

Title

Principal Duties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      List any education you have undertaken since graduation. (Graduate degrees, training courses etc.)

Dates

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.       List any other professional accomplishments, such as papers, grants, patents, etc.

Dates

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.       To which professional societies do you belong?

 

 

 

 

 

5.       Have you attempted the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam?      

            Yes/ No / Working on it

 

6.       Have you attempted the Professional Engineering (PE) exam?

                                                Yes / No / Working on it

 

 

Please rate how successful we were in achieving our Mission Statement.

(5=very successful, 1=unsuccessful)

 

7.   The mission of the mechanical engineering program at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell is to provide a high quality, ABET accredited education that will enable its graduates to pursue successful careers in mechanical engineering, or to provide the educational basis necessary to pursue other high level positions in the business, educational, legal, health, or government sectors.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

 

How well did your UMASS education prepare you to

 

8.       Apply the principles of advanced engineering mathematics, engineering science, and engineering design to major experimental, design, and analytical projects.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

9.       Appreciate the practical aspects of implementing and manufacturing a design.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

 

10.  Communicate effectively, both orally and by written reports.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

11.  Work in, and interact effectively with, interdisciplinary teams.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

12. Integrate the use of computers and computer software into your professional functions.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

13. Pursue advanced degrees and/or engage in lifelong professional learning.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

14. Appreciate the effects of your professional work on society, and recognize your responsibility to perform service to the profession and to the community.

 

5                       4                       3                     2                            1

 

15. Please provide any additional comments below.  Feel free to attach additional sheets if desired.