UIC Department of Chemical Engineering
Anonymous Senior Exit Survey
Spring 2014
(1.) Based upon your experiences as a Chemical Engineering student at UIC, please rate your skills in the following categories, using the following criteria:
Unsatisfactory Minimal Adequate Excellent
(SO 1) Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
(SO 2) Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
(SO 3) Ability to use techniques, skills, and modern chemical engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
(SO 4) Ability to design experiments
(SO 5) Ability to conduct experiments
(SO 6) Ability to analyze and interpret data
(SO 7) Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(SO 8) Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(SO 9) Knowledge of contemporary issues
(SO 10) Recognition of the need for and ability to engage in life-long learning
(SO 11) Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(SO 12) Ability to communicate effectively
(SO 13) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
Overall, do you feel that your undergraduate degree will prepare you for your career?


(2.) Which courses or topics were the most interesting or useful?


(3.) Which courses or topics were the least interesting or useful?


(4.) What courses/topics should we consider deleting or adding to the curriculum?


(5.) Do you have any additional comments or suggestions?


(6.) How many years/months did it take for you to complete your B.S. degree in chemical engineering?


(7.) Did you work part-time while you were a student? If yes, then approximately how many hours per week?


(8.) On average, how much many hours did you spend on each ChE course outside of class?


(9.) Did you participate in any summer research/internship program at UIC or at other schools? Did you complete an internship at a company? What company? Was this a useful experience? What specifically did you learn that was most useful?


(10.) Have you found a job? If so, in which company and industry? Please indicate your job title or specialization.


(11.) Are you planning to attend a graduate or a professional school? If so please list the name of the school and the specific program (M.S./Ph.D/M.D.) that you will enroll in, or those programs that you have looked into.


(12.) Do you have a strategy in mind for continued professional development and/or continue learning? For example, do you intend to take the FE/PE exam at some point in your career? If so, when?