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Assessing Undergraduate Engineering Programmes using Alumni Feedback


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1 VIT Business School, VIT Bhopal University, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 Department of CSE, VSSUT, Burla. Deputed as adviser to National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bengaluru, India
 

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A survey was conducted among the alumni of various engineering colleges affiliated to a technical university located in the eastern part of India. The survey intended to obtain alumni responses on three aspects – alumni’s own assessment on the attainment of learning outcomes from the curricular components; their views on the requisite knowledge and skills essential for an engineer to perform effectively in the workplace; and their opinion on the additional curricular components that could enhance the students’ employability skills. The results reveal that the respondents are dissatisfied with the learning outcomes they attained from the curriculum components. The respondents also perceive that adaptability, stress management, lifelong learning and teamwork are the key skills that need be acquired by an engineer. Additionally, they also opine that work-connected learning, group projects and career advice are some other curricular features that could enhance students’ employability skills.

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Alumni, Assessment, Curriculum, Technical Skills, Soft Skills, Engineering Graduates.
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Authors

Meenakshi Sankaran
VIT Business School, VIT Bhopal University, Madhya Pradesh, India
Amiya Kumar Rath
Department of CSE, VSSUT, Burla. Deputed as adviser to National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bengaluru, India

Abstract


A survey was conducted among the alumni of various engineering colleges affiliated to a technical university located in the eastern part of India. The survey intended to obtain alumni responses on three aspects – alumni’s own assessment on the attainment of learning outcomes from the curricular components; their views on the requisite knowledge and skills essential for an engineer to perform effectively in the workplace; and their opinion on the additional curricular components that could enhance the students’ employability skills. The results reveal that the respondents are dissatisfied with the learning outcomes they attained from the curriculum components. The respondents also perceive that adaptability, stress management, lifelong learning and teamwork are the key skills that need be acquired by an engineer. Additionally, they also opine that work-connected learning, group projects and career advice are some other curricular features that could enhance students’ employability skills.

Keywords


Alumni, Assessment, Curriculum, Technical Skills, Soft Skills, Engineering Graduates.

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