Department Employer Survey

Name of Employer:

Title of Person Completing Survey:

Department of person completing survey:

Number of WMU manufacturing engineering graduates in the composite pool for this survey?

1. Graduate has the ability to apply accepted principles and techniques in solving technically related issues in manufacturing, i.e. demonstrates good technical skills 

2. Graduate has the knowledge of both traditional and non-traditional manufacturing processes

3. Graduate has the knowledge of material selection, testing, and evaluation.  

4. Graduate can perform feasibility studies and economic analyzes of engineering
projects.   

5. Graduate makes effective use of systems analysis tools in problem solving.     

6. Graduate can model and predict systems behavior under specific conditions.   

7. Graduate can implement productivity improvement projects.       

8. Graduate has the ability to lead or direct a team toward a solution.     

9. Graduate can document and sell the solutions to management, i.e. Graduate demonstrates good managerial and good interpersonal skills.     

10. Overall, how do WMU manufacturing engineering graduates compare to graduates from other institutions in performance abilities?

More Prepared Equally Prepared Less Prepared

11. Was supplemental education/training needed or required for our WMU graduates that was acquired or provided by you or your company for our graduates? 

More Prepared Equally Prepared

11.b If supplemental/additional education or training was neededand provided, what specific areas (topics) were covered (include technical skills, software training, management, etc.).

11. c Do you encourage your employees in general, and WMU Manufacturing Engineering graduates in particular, to pursue manufacturing engineering certification, such as the SME CMfgE examination? 

Yes No

11. d If not, are you familiar with the SME CMfgE certificationprocess?

Yes No