What do you think are the most important skills
for the Engineer of 2020?
As the college embarks on its own study of the skills that will be required of engineers in the year
2020, we want to know what skills YOU think will be most important! Please answer the following
questionnaire. There are no wrong or right answers. We will summarize this data and report
back to the EAC later today. Your feedback will be totally anonymous, and the demographic data
will only be used to determine if there are significant differences between groups.
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Skills for the Engineer of 2020
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Ability to apply knowledge of math, science, and
engineering principles
Ability to design and conduct experiments
Ability to analyze and interpret data
Ability to design system, component or process within
realistic functional and time constraints
Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering
problems
Ability to use necessary techniques, skills and modern
engineering tools
Ability to integrate and use multiple sources of
information
Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
Ability to understand impact of engineering solutions in
global/societal context
Strong analytical skills
Practical ingenuity
Creative problem-solving
Strong written communication skills
Strong verbal communication skills
Strong presentation skills
Business skills
Leadership skills
High ethical standards
High professional standards
Dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility (of mind)
Life-long learners
Knowledge of contemporary issues
Common sense
Negotiation skills
Totals for N, D and E
Are there skills that are important? List additional skills
here:
N
D
E
N
N
N
D
D
D
E
E
E
N
D
E
N
D
E
N
D
E
N
N
D
D
E
E
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
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N
N
N
N
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Rating*
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D
D
D
D
* Rating scale: N=Not as Essential (can be trained), D=Desirable, E=Essential
* Ranking scale: 1=Least Important, 24=Most Important
(over)
Ranking
(1-24)
E
E
E
E
Do not
rank these
Demographics of respondent to survey: Please check appropriate box and mark only one.
1. Gender:
_____
Female (1)
_____ Male (2)
2. Age:
_____ Under 40 (1)
______ 40-60 (2)
______ Over 60 (3)
______ MS (JD, MBA) (2)
______ PhD (3)
3. Highest educational Level:
_____ BS (1)
4. Educational Background:
_____ Engineering only (1)
______ Non-Engineering only (2) ______ Both (3)
5. Occupation (either currently or from which you retired – choose the one with which you most
identify):
______ Industry/Corporate (1)
______ Academia (2)
______ Consulting/Entrepreneur/Private Practice (3)
______ Other (4) Please specify:________________________________________
6. Supervisory Level (during course of career):
______ Significant (1)
_______ Some (2)
_______ None (3)
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