SUBJECT: Graduating Senior Exit Survey The Mechanical Engineering program requests your assistance in the following survey to help us improve our educational program to better serve current and future Mechanical Engineering students and to prepare the Department for the 2015 ABET visit. The survey results will be used only for statistical and corresponding purposes. Your responses will be kept confidential and will not be shared with outside parties. Thank you very much for your cooperation Directory Information (As in School Records):

Year of Graduation	SpringSummerFall
Current Status	FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior
Student K-ID Number
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name/ Initials
Permanent Address
E-mail Address
Alternative E-mail Address
Local Address
Local phone
Future phone or Cell Phone Number

Information for Assessment of Educational Program (For Graduating Seniors)

The TAMUK Mechanical Engineering Program Educational Objectives are: The Mechanical Engineering Program seeks to prepare graduates who, after the first few years of their professional career, have: PEO 1.       Established themselves as practicing mechanical engineers or, PEO 2.       Advanced their studies through graduate school, and PEO 3.       Adapted to ever-changing demands by updating their core knowledge and abilities, and PEO 4.       Functioned successfully in their professional responsibilities, which may include economic, environmental, societal and ethical aspects. The Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes listed below are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation.  These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire in their matriculation through the the Mechanical Engineering Program.

Have you accepted a Job Offer?	Yes No
Type of Job	Full TimePart TimeCo-op/ Internship
Number of Job Offers Received
Name of Companies that have offered a Job
Future Employer
Position (Please Describe)
Work Address
Work Phone Number
Starting Salary(Yearly/Hourly)	YearHourly
Have you taken the Fundamentals in Engineering Examination?	Yes No
Date: Month/Year
Results	Pass Fail
Do you plan to be registered as a Professional Engineer?	Yes No

Previous Work Experience(Please enter the name of the Company or Organization)

Co-Op/ Internship (Name of the Company & Year)
Previous Co-Op / Internship & Year

Graduate Studies

Are you planning on Attending Graduate School?	Yes No
Where are you planning on going to Graduate School?
Major
MS=1, PhD=2

Feedback about Texas A&M University-Kingsville MEIE Department

What Courses do you think were MOST useful (Undergraduate Program)

Which Courses do you think were LEAST useful (Undergraduate Program)

Using the following scale, please tell us how well you think you are prepared in the following areas:

5 -Very well prepared      4 -Well prepared             3 -Acceptably prepared   2 -Inadequately prepared 1 -Not at all prepared

a.	An ability to apply knowledge of Mathematics, Science and Engineering.	12345
b.	An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.	12345
c.	An 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.	12345
d.	An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.	12345
e.	An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.	12345
f.	An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.	12345
g.	An ability to communicate effectively.	12345
h.	The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.	12345
i.	A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.	12345
j.	A knowledge of contemporary issues.	12345
k.	An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.	12345
	Rate your preparation in the following general areas, select all that apply:
1.	Participation in professional societies through student chapters.	12345
2.	Your career as a practicing mechanical engineer or,	12345
3.	To pursue advanced studies (graduate school, MBA, law school, etc)	12345
4.	Use of computer-aided design software and computer software for solving equations	12345
5.	Use of computer software for word processing, data analysis, and presentation	12345
6.	Use of modern equipment and engineering tools in laboratories	12345
	Overall, how well would you say your mechanical engineering education has prepared you for your career?	12345

Among the areas listed above, which area or areas should the MEIE Department improve to help future MEEN students better prepare for their careers?
Your perception of the strengths of your mechanical engineering education:
Other suggestions as to how the mechanical engineering educational program could be improved:
Positive comments or constructive criticism about the MEIE faculty at Texas A&M University-Kingsville: