This survey enumerates various types of knowledge and sets of skills associated with engineering. Please rank each topic according to the three criteria given below. To help us with data reduction it is important that your responses be based on the ‘anchoring descriptions’ associated with the numbers 0 through 5. Please refer to these descriptions as you answer the questions. Thanks for your attention to this experimental issue.

1. Expected Proficiency
For people in your line of work and at the same stage as you are in your career (8 to 12 years past the BS degree), how competent are they expected to be in each of these areas? Please mark a number from 0-5 indicating the necessary proficiency level in column 1:
0. To have essentially no knowledge of
1. To have experienced or been exposed to
2. To be able to participate in and contribute to
3. To be able to understand and explain
4. To be skilled in the practice or implementation of
5. To be able to lead or innovate in

2. Frequency of Use
In your present position, how frequently do you employ the knowledge and skills from each of these areas? Please mark a number from 0-5 indicating the frequency in column 2:
0. Never
1. Hardly ever – a few times a year
2. Occasionally – at least once a month
3. Regularly – at least weekly
4. Frequently – on most days
5. Pervasively – for most everything I do

3. Source of Your Knowledge
Where did you gain the most understanding about each topic? Please mark a letter in column 3:
U – Undergraduate Program at MIT
G – Graduate School
J – Job
E – Somewhere Else
N – Did Not Learn

Please indicate your response for each topic in each of the three columns. If we have missed a topic or a subtopic that is particularly important, or if you would like to emphasize the importance of a particular subtopic, please write it in.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING	Expected Proficiency 0=no knowledge of 1=been exposed to 2=participate in 3=understand and explain 4=skilled in the practice 5=able to lead or innovate							Frequency of Use 0=never 1=a few times a year 2=at least once a month 3=at least weekly 4=on most days 5=for most everything I do							Source of Your Knowledge U=Undergrad G=Grad J=Job E=Elsewhere, N=Didn't Learn
	0	1	2	3	4	5		0	1	2	3	4	5		U	G	J	E	N
1. UNDERLYING SCIENCES Physics; Chemistry; Biology
2. UNDERLYING MATHEMATICS Calculus; Linear Algebra; Differential Equations; Statistics
3. MECHANICS OF SOLIDS Force and Moment Equilibrium; Conditions of Geometric Fit; Material Behavior
4. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS Elasticity, Fracture, Fatigue, Plasticity, Friction, Wear, Corrosion; Use of Materials in Mechanical Design
	Expected Proficiency 0=no knowledge of 1=been exposed to 2=participate in 3=understand and explain 4=skilled in the practice 5=able to lead or innovate							Frequency of Use 0=never 1=a few times a year 2=at least once a month 3=at least weekly 4=on most days 5=for most everything I do							Source of Your Knowledge U=Undergrad G=Grad J=Job E=Elsewhere, N=Didn't Learn
	0	1	2	3	4	5		0	1	2	3	4	5		U	G	J	E	N
5. SYSTEMS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL Dynamic Modeling and Response; System Functions, Pole-Zeros, and Their Interpretation; Feedback Systems; Root Locus and Frequency Response
6. DYNAMICS Kinematics and Dynamics of Bodies in Motion; Behavior of Linearized Models: Natural Modes and Frequency Response, Wave Transmission and Reflection
7. FLUID MECHANICS Incompressible Flows; Equations of Fluid Motion
8. THERMODYNAMICS 1st and 2nd Laws; Pure Substance Models
	Expected Proficiency 0=no knowledge of 1=been exposed to 2=participate in 3=understand and explain 4=skilled in the practice 5=able to lead or innovate							Frequency of Use 0=never 1=a few times a year 2=at least once a month 3=at least weekly 4=on most days 5=for most everything I do							Source of Your Knowledge U=Undergrad G=Grad J=Job E=Elsewhere, N=Didn't Learn
	0	1	2	3	4	5		0	1	2	3	4	5		U	G	J	E	N
9. HEAT TRANSFER Heat Conduction; Forced and Free Convection; Radiation; Condensation; Boiling; Heat Exchanger Design
10. ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS Concept generation; Detail design; Machine elements; Scheduling of Design Activities; Prototype Testing
11. MANUFACTURING Manufacturing Processes; Systems; Equipment
12. OTHER

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