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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

CAREER AND INTERNSHIP SERVICES PROGRAM

Survey 2017

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Institutional Research Office

Table of Content

• Sample

• Undergraduate Student Information

• Work

• COOP and Placement Office

• Studies and Professional Development

• Level of Satisfaction with Institutional Aspects

• How well you think PUPR prepared you in each of the

follo...

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Sample

• Population 358

• Sample 466

• Percent of participation 77%

3

UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT INFORMATION

4

Gender

Gender Frequency

Male 276

Female 79

Total 355

Male78%

Female22%

Gender

5

DegreeDegree Frequency

Architecture (Arch) 35

Business Administration (BA) 25

Chemical Engineering (ChE) 24

Civil Engineering (CE) 45

Computer Engineering (CoE) 42

Computer Science (CS) 8

Electrical Engineering (EE) 53

Environmental Engineering

(EnvE)

17

Industrial Engineering (IE) 32

Interior Design (ID) 2

Geomatic Science (GS) 9

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 66

Total 358

Arch10% BA

7% ChE7%

CE13%

CoE12%

CS2%

EE15%

EnvE5%

IE9%

ID0%

GS2%

ME18%

Degree

6

WORK

7

Are you currently working?

Working Frequency

Yes 203

No 84

Total 287

Yes71%

No29%

Working

8

Are you work related with your degree?

Related Frequency

Yes 123

No 76

Total 199

Yes62%

No38%

Related

9

If your work is “not related” to your major field, what

was your main reason for taking it?

Reason Frequency

A. Could not find a job in my

field

21

B. Better pay than a job in my

field

4

C. Better opportunity for

advancement than my field

5

D. To see if I like this kind of

work

0

E. Opportunity to help people or

be useful to society

3

F. Geographical location

appealed to me

1

G. Best opportunity among

available jobs

10

H. Other 18

Total 62

A34%

B6%

C8%

D0%

E5%

F2%

G16%

H29%

Reasons

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Present PositionPosition Frequency Percent

Cashier 5 3%Intern 5 3%Sales Associate 5 3%Software Engineer 5 3%Supervisor 4 2%Assistant Manager 3 2%Manufacturing Engineer 3 2%Server 3 2%Architect 2 1%Assistant Engineer 2 1%Bartender 2 1%COOP Student 2 1%Designer 2 1%Draft and Designer 2 1%Engineer 2 1%Engineering Assistant 2 1%Infrastructure Inspector 2 1%Manager 2 1%

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Owner of Business 2 1%Project Coordinator 2 1%Project Engineer 2 1%Secretary 2 1%Software Developer 2 1%2nd LT 1 1%3D Builder, Render and Designer 1 1%Accounts Payable 1 1%Accounts Payable Accountant 1 1%Administrative and Project Coordinator 1 1%Analista de Presupuesto 1 1%Architect Trainee 1 1%Asistente de Gerente Gedneral 1 1%Asistente en area de Documentacion 1 1%Assistant & Sales Manager 1 1%Assistant Administrator 1 1%Associate Engineer 2 1%Associate Manufacturing Engineer 1 1%

12


Attorney 1 1%Automation Technician 1 1%Auxiliary Surveyor 1 1%Bank Consultant 1 1%Billing Supervisor 1 1%Brand Manager 1 1%Busboy 1 1%Cajera; Asistente en proceso quimico 1 1%Cars Salesman Executive 1 1%Chemistry Supervisor 1 1%Cientifico en Validacion 1 1%College Technical Intern 1 1%Consultant 1 1%Consultation Agent 1 1%Consulting Analyst 1 1%Coop Engineering Contingent 1 1%Coordinador de Manejo 1 1%Cost Control 1 1%

13


Crew Chief 1 1%Cross Trained Agent 1 1%Cybersecurity Analyst 1 1%Dale Quality Analyst 1 1%Design Engineer 1 1%Designer/Operator (Waterjet, CNC) 1 1%Director of Planning and Development 1 1%Educational Consultant 1 1%EHS Contractor 1 1%EIT 1 1%Electrical Engineer 1 1%Encargado de Compras 1 1%Engineer Assistant 1 1%Engineer Contingent 1 1%Engineering Department Estimator 1 1%Engineering Supervisor 1 1%Engineering Support Specialist 1 1%Entry Level Engineer and Consultant 1 1%

14


Environmental Engineer 1 1%Environmental Technician 1 1%Executive Assistant 1 1%Finance Management Technician 1 1%Front End Developer 1 1%General Clerk 1 1%Gerente 1 1%Headend Technician 1 1%Industrial Engineer 1 1%Industrial Engineer Consultant 1 1%Information Technology Specialist 1 1%Ingenieria en Computadoras 1 1%Inspector 1 1%IT Consultant 1 1%Jr. Software Developer 1 1%Lead Cybersecurity Engineer 1 1%Liberty Technician 1 1%Lifeguard Supervisor 1 1%

15


Lineman 1 1%LPG Intern 1 1%Marketing Supervisor 1 1%Math Professor/IT Specialist 1 1%Mecanico 1 1%Mechanical Designer 1 1%Mechanical Engineer 1 1%Mechanical Engineer - Specialist I 1 1%MES Engineer 1 1%Mesera 1 1%Operador de planta de agua potable 1 1%Operador Tecnico 1 1%OSP Engineering 1 1%Owner 1 1%Pathway Intern - Civil Engineer 1 1%Perito electricista 1 1%Placement Official 1 1%Process and Product Engineer 1 1%

16


Product Engineer 1 1%Production Planer 1 1%Project Manager 1 1%Representative Universal Service 1 1%Rotational Development Program Associate 1 1%Sales 1 1%Sales Executive 1 1%Sargent 1 1%Seller 1 1%Server/Trainer 1 1%Signature Butler 1 1%Social Media and Administrative Assistant 1 1%Software Developer Engineer 1 1%Software Development 1 1 1%Specialist I 1 1%Stocker 1 1%Student 1 1%Suministro 1 1%

17


Summer Internship 1 1%System Administrator 1 1%System Engineer 1 1%System Integrator 1 1%Systems Engineer 1 1%Table Official 1 1%Taxista Turistico 1 1%Teacher 1 1%Technical Services Technician 1 1%Tecnico Instrumentista 1 1%Telecommunication Draftman 1 1%Telemarketing 1 1%Teller 1 1%Test Engineer I 1 1%Testing Technician 1 1%TH Specialist 1 1%TMC Operator 1 1%Transaction Processor 1 1%

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Present Position

Position Frequency Percent

Tutor 1 1%Undergraduate COOP 1 1%Vendor/Sales person 1 1%Warehouse Assistant 1 1%Water and Sanitation Coordinator 1 1%Water Engineer 1 1%Partner @ Fosis Corp. Design Studio 1 1%Administrative Secretary 1 1%Gestor de Permisos Gubernamentales 1 1%

Grand Total 194 100.0%

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EmployerEmployer Frequency Percent

Liberty 5 3%AEE 4 2%AMGEN 4 2%Medtronic Inc. 4 2%Pfizer 3 2%PUMA Energy 3 2%Self-employed 3 2%Alternate Concepts Inc. 2 1%Banco Popular de Puerto Rico 2 1%Bristol Myers Squibb 2 1%Diversa Industrial Services 2 1%Evertec Inc. 2 1%GFR Media 2 1%Honeywell 2 1%Spec Engineering 2 1%US Army 2 1%Walmart 2 1%Department of the Interior 2 1%

20


ABACODE 1 1%Abarty's Health 1 1%Accenture 1 1%ADI INC. 1 1%Agencia de Seguridad Nacional 1 1%Air Force 1 1%Albergue Olimpico de Puerto Rico 1 1%American Express 1 1%Ann Taylor Loft 1 1%Army National Guard 1 1%Bard Puerto Rico 1 1%Baxter - Jayuya 1 1%Beacon MD 1 1%Best Buy 1 1%Boston Scientific 1 1%Cape Air 1 1%Caprico Roofing Inc. 1 1%Carmen Steffans 1 1%

21


Carplani 1 1%CC1 - Century Frozen Foods 1 1%CCK Medical, CSP 1 1%CDS CMORCW 1 1%Cheesecake Factory 1 1%CHZM 1 1%Cinco Sentidos INC. 1 1%Claro PR 1 1%Compania de Turismo 1 1%Conduent 1 1%Consulado General de Mexico en Puerto Rico 1 1%Conwaste 1 1%CooperVision Caribbean Corp. 1 1%Cornwell Engineering 1 1%Corporacion de Puerto Rico para la Difusion Publica 1 1%CPM 1 1%Critical Hub 1 1%Cummins 1 1%

22


Del Valle Group 1 1%EATON 1 1%Eco Bottles 1 1%Econo 1 1%Eiby Machine Shop Inc. 1 1%Enzo Group 1 1%Federal Highway Administration 1 1%FEMA/Hosanna Christian Academy 1 1%Fits 1 1%FitzRun 1 1%Forward Learning 1 1%Fosis Corp. 1 1%Fraternidad AFDA 1 1%GC Company Corp. 1 1%GCSS Corp. 1 1%General Atomics 1 1%George Stewart 1 1%Glenn International 1 1%

23


Gomez Pinero & Assoc. 1 1%Gustavo Pacheco 1 1%Hector M Bravo 1 1%Hewlett Packard 1 1%Hyundai de Bayamon/ Auto Loi LLC 1 1%Infotech 1 1%Infotech Aerospace Services 1 1%Inspector de Proyectos y Vivienda 1 1%Integrand 1 1%Island Copier Service 1 1%ISO Solar 1 1%Janie and Jack 1 1%JJ Rental 1 1%JJVC LLC 1 1%JM Decor 1 1%Kmart 1 1%Krim 1 1%La Mala Vida 1 1%

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Employer

Employer Frequency Percent

Lareajo, Inc. 1 1%Lids Hat World 1 1%Longhorn 1 1%Luis Gibson/West Elm 1 1%MACAD Engineering Group 1 1%Macy's 1 1%Maria Cristina Pena, Arq 1 1%Mendez Brunner Badillo and Associates 1 1%Mentor TG 1 1%Metric Engineering 1 1%MJC Contractor Services 1 1%Municipio de Juncos 1 1%Municipio de San Juan 1 1%Municipio de Vega Alta 1 1%Natalia Vasallo 1 1%Neopharma 1 1%Nike 1 1%Northshop Grummen 1 1%

25


Nypro 1 1%Oakley 1 1%Office Max 1 1%Own 1 1%Para la naturaleza 1 1%Peace Corps 1 1%Performancce Builders 1 1%Pharma BIO/Colomer and Suarez 1 1%Pizza Hut; Verpas Product 1 1%Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 1 1%Popular, INC. 1 1%PP&C 1 1%PPC 1 1%PRCS 1 1%PREPA 1 1%Prime Controls 1 1%Prime Fire Protection 1 1%Puertinsa Rolling Door 1 1%

26


Puerto Rico State Police 1 1%Raytheon 1 1%Reliable Health Services 1 1%Ricardo Alvaro 1 1%Rolando Torres 1 1%Saint Monica Bilingual School 1 1%Salpicon Restaurant 1 1%Sam's Club 1 1%San Miguel Plaza Hotel 1 1%Self sub contractor 1 1%SPAWAR 1 1%SRG Studios 1 1%St. Regis 1 1%Suiza Dairy Corp. 1 1%Supermercados Econo 1 1%The Cheesecake Factory 1 1%Tiendas La Nueva Era 1 1%Tropigas de Puerto Rico, INC. 1 1%

27

Employer

Universia 1 1%US EPA 1 1%UTC 1 1%Vargas Air Conditioning 1 1%Verpas Products INC. 1 1%Vincenty, Meres & Asociados 1 1%Water Works Supplies Corp. 1 1%Yolas Fondita de Mar 1 1%Banco Popular de de Puerto Rico 1 1%Medtronic, Inc 1 1%Self-employee 1 1%

Grand Total 185 100.0%

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Work Load

Load Frequency

Full Time 142

Part Time 58

Total 200

Full Time71%

Part Time29%

Load

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Actual Salary Range

Salary Range Frequency

20,000 or less 77

20,001 – 25,000 30

25,001 – 30,000 16

30,001 – 35,000 16

35,001 – 40,000 15

40,001 – 45,000 13

45,001 – 50,000 11

> 50,000 15

Total 193

20,000 or less40%

20,001 –25,00015%

25,001 –30,000

8%

30,001 –35,000

8%

35,001 –40,000

8%

40,001 –45,000

7%

45,001 –50,000

6%>50,000

8%

Salary Range

30

Level of education required for your present job.

Level of Education Frequency

Doctorate’s Degree 0

Master’s Degree 1

Bachelor’ Degree 105

Associate or

Technical degree

16

Some College 32

No College

Required

37

Total 191

Doctorate’s Degree

0%

Master’s Degree

1%

Bachelor’ Degree55%

Associate or

Technical degree

8%

Some College

17%

No College Required

19%

Level of Education

31

Kind of company

Kind of Company Frequency

Private – PR (PrPR) 119

Private – US (PrUS) 12

Government – PR (GPR) 43

Government – US (GUS) 12

Other 1

Total 187

PrPR64%

PrUS6%

GPR23%

GUS6%

Other1%

Kind of Company

32

Level of satisfaction with your present job.

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Completely

satisfied

66

Pretty satisfied 80

Not very satisfied 42

Total 188

Completely satisfied

35%

Pretty satisfied

43%

Not very satisfied

22%

Level of Satisfaction

33

COOP AND PLACEMENT

OFFICE

34

Have you ever participated in a COOP Internship?

Internship Frequency

Yes 102

No 223

Total 325

Yes31%

No69%

Internship

35

Have you ever taken the course COOP 3010?

COOP 3010 Frequency

Yes 28

No 69

Total 97Yes

29%

No71%

COOP 3010

36

Have you ever handed over your resume to the office?

Resume Frequency

Yes 170

No 134

Total 304

Yes56%

No44%

Resume

37

Are you available for employment?

Availability Frequency

Yes 273

No 53

Total 326

Yes84%

No16%

Availability

38

STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

39

Are you considering pursuing Graduate Studies?

Graduate Studies Frequency

Yes 255

No 69

Total 324

Yes79%

No21%

Graduate Studies

40

When are you considering pursuing Graduate

Studies?

Graduate Studies Frequency

Immediately 66

Within one (1) year 185

Total 251

Immediately26%

Within one (1) year74%

Graduate Studies

41

Are you considering pursuing graduate studies in?

Graduate

Studies

Frequency

A. Engineering 145

B. Business

Administration

39

C. Medical

School

1

D. Theological

School/

Seminary

0

E. Education 2

F. Arts and

Sciences

2

G. Architecture 12

H. Law School 3

I. Other 9

Total 213

A68%

B18%

C1%

D0%

E1%

F1%

G6%

H1%

I4%

Graduate Studies

42

Have you been accepted to any Graduate Program?

Graduate

Studies

Frequency

Yes 37

No 278

Total 315Yes

12%

No88%

Graduate Studies

43

Where?

Graduate

Studies

Frequency

Puerto Rico 25

USA 8

Other 3

Total 36

Puerto Rico70%

USA22%

Other8%

Graduate Studies

44

University

University Frequency Percent

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 14 58%

Texas Tech University 1 4%

Northeastern University 1 4%

University of South Florida 1 4%

The George Washington University 1 4%

Interamerican University of Puerto Rico 1 4%

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami Campus 1 4%

Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM) 1 4%

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid 1 4%

Florida Mechanical Agricultural 1 4%

University of Puerto Rico 1 4%

Total 24 100%

45

Have you passed the Fundamental of Engineering

Examination?

Passed Frequency

Yes 2

No 22

Haven’t taken it 220

Total 244

Yes1%

No9%

Haven’t taken it90%

Fundamental of Engineering Examination

46

LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH

INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS

47

Quality of the curriculum

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 242

Partially satisfied 103

Unsatisfied 2

Total 347

Fully satisfied

70%

Partially satisfied

30%

Unsatisfied0%


48

Academic advising and counseling services

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 237


Unsatisfied 11

Total 347

Fully satisfied

68%

Partially satisfied

29%

Unsatisfied3%


49

Personal security and safety on campus

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 268


Unsatisfied 6

Total 347

Fully satisfied

77%

Partially satisfied

21%

Unsatisfied2%


50

Classroom facilities

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 180


Unsatisfied 17

Total 348 Fully satisfied

52%

Partially satisfied

43%

Unsatisfied5%


51

Contact with faculty

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 244


Unsatisfied 4

Total 348

Fully satisfied

70%

Partially satisfied

29%

Unsatisfied1%


52

Quality of teaching

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 212


Unsatisfied 6

Total 347

Fully satisfied

61%

Partially satisfied

37%

Unsatisfied2%


53

Courses in major field

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 254


Unsatisfied 6

Total 346

Fully satisfied

73%

Partially satisfied

25%

Unsatisfied2%


54

Courses outside major field

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 205


Unsatisfied 9

Total 344

Fully satisfied

59%

Partially satisfied

38%

Unsatisfied3%


55

Career services

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 228


Unsatisfied 11

Total 340

Fully satisfied

67%

Partially satisfied

30%

Unsatisfied3%


56

Financial Aid

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 242


Unsatisfied 10

Total 343

Fully satisfied

71%

Partially satisfied

26%

Unsatisfied3%


57

Library resources

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 243


Unsatisfied 11

Total 348

Fully satisfied

70%

Partially satisfied

27%

Unsatisfied3%


58

Satisfaction with overall education

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 251


Unsatisfied 1

Total 347

Fully satisfied

72%

Partially satisfied

28%

Unsatisfied0%


59

Faculty’s knowledge in their field

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 276


Unsatisfied 2

Total 347

Fully satisfied

79%

Partially satisfied

20%

Unsatisfied1%


60

Faculty's responsiveness and timely feedback

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 229


Unsatisfied 8

Total 348

Fully satisfied

66%

Partially satisfied

32%

Unsatisfied2%


61

Faculty's clarity in presenting concepts

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Fully satisfied 251


Unsatisfied 2

Total 348

Fully satisfied

72%

Partially satisfied

27%

Unsatisfied1%


62

HOW WELL YOU THINK PUPR

PREPARED YOU IN EACH OF THE

FOLLOWING AREAS?

63

Job specific skills

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 179

Good 145

Fair 23

Poor 1

Total 348Excellent

51%Good42%

Fair7%

Poor0%


64

Work habits/attitudes

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 213

Good 108

Fair 21

Poor 4

Total 346Excellent

62%

Good31%

Fair6%

Poor1%


65

Computer proficiency

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 201

Good 117

Fair 25

Poor 4

Total 347Excellent

58%

Good34%

Fair7%

Poor1%


66

Verbal communication

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 206

Good 121

Fair 20

Poor 1

Total 348Excellent

59%

Good35%

Fair6%

Poor0%


67

Writing Skills

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 201

Good 117

Fair 25

Poor 3

Total 346Excellent

58%

Good34%

Fair7%

Poor1%


68

Problem solving

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 257

Good 84

Fair 5

Poor 1

Total 347

Excellent74%

Good24%

Fair2%

Poor0%


69

Ethical responsibility

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 251

Good 82

Fair 12

Poor 3

Total 348Excellent

72%

Good24%

Fair3%

Poor1%


70

Critical thinking

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 252

Good 85

Fair 8

Poor 3

Total 348Excellent

72%

Good25%

Fair2%

Poor1%


71

Technological competence

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 217

Good 109

Fair 19

Poor 2

Total 347Excellent

63%

Good31%

Fair5%

Poor1%


72

Information literacy

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 204

Good 126

Fair 16

Poor 0

Total 346 Excellent59%

Good36%

Fair5%

Poor0%


73

Lifelong learning

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 206

Good 130

Fair 10

Poor 1

Total 347 Excellent59%

Good38%

Fair3%

Poor0%


74

Social responsibility

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 223

Good 112

Fair 10

Poor 3

Total 348Excellent

64%

Good32%

Fair3%

Poor1%


75

Teamwork

Level of

Satisfaction

Frequency

Excellent 253

Good 80

Fair 11

Poor 4

Total 348Excellent

73%

Good23%

Fair3%

Poor1%


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