St.

Peter’s College
Sabayle St., Iligan City
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ALUMNI TRACER STUDIES OF 5 ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OF ST. PETER’S

COLLEGE QUESTIONNAIRE

Date: ______________

INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer each item either by checking the space provided or by writing the
necessary information. Please answer each question accurately. There are no right or wrong answers.
Rest assured that your identity will be held strictly confidential. Please do not leave any item
unanswered.

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. Respondent’s Name
2. Present Residential Address
3. Present Office Address
4. Email Address
5. Mobile/Telephone Number
6. Sex
7. Age
8. Civil Status

II. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AT SPC

9. Year Graduated:
10. Course Taken at SPC (please put a checkmark inside the circle):
o Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
o Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering
o Bachelor of Science in Electronics &
Communication Engineering
o Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
o Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

11. Entrance Exam Score/Rating:

III. Current Employment Information

12. Are you presently employed?
o Yes o No (If No, please proceed to item 13)
13. If not employed, please state your reasons:
o Pregnancy/family concerns (please specify) o Lack of work experience
o Engaging in business o Physical disability
o Taking advanced studies/second degree program o Others, please specify _________________

14. If self-employed, what skills have you developed from your academic program/course that you
utilized in your current work/endeavor?

15. Position in current occupation:

16. What are your tasks/duties/responsibilities in your current job?

17. Is this your

o First job o Second job o
Third job o ______ job (please specify)
18. Name of current employer/company/agency:

19. Present appointment status (please check):

o Regular/Permanent o Casual o Contractual o Self-employed
o Job Order oUnemployed o Project-based o Others, please specify
20. Classification of employment (please check):
o Government o
Private o
NGO o Others, please specify _______________________
21. Means by which you acquired your present job:
o Through job fair o Alumni placement office
o Connections o Referrals/info from mentors
o Online Ads o Personal qualification
o Referrals/information from friends o
Others, please specify ____________________
22. What is your current monthly income in your present job?
o Below 5,000 o 10,000 – 14,999 o 20,000 – 24,999 o 30,000 – 34,999
o 5,000 – 9,999 o 15,000 – 19,999 o 25,000 – 29,999 o 35,000 and above
23. Years/months stayed in current job:
24. How would you assess the relevance of the knowledge and competencies that you acquired from the
college engineering degree earned from SPC to your current occupation?
o Very greatly relevant o Moderately relevant o Not relevant at all
o Greatly relevant o Poorly relevant
25. How long did it take you to land in your first job?
_____ month/s or _____ year/s
26. From the time you graduated from SPC, what was your first job?

27. What specific skills/competencies did you learn from the college engineering degree acquired from
SPC that you had?
Please choose and rank the top 10 general skills in terms of applicability in your current job.
Skill/Competencies Rank Skill/Competencies Rank
Work ethic Strategic ICT skills
Interpersonal skills Innovative/Creative skills
Leadership skills Teaching skills
Teamwork skills Research skills
Decision-making Analytical and Critical skills
skills
Organizing skills Ability to apply expert thinking
Writing skills Verbal skills
 Problem solving Others, please specify
skills __________________________

28. Using a five-point scale, :5 = Excellent, 4= Good, 3= Satisfactory, 2= Needs Improvement,

1=Poor, please rate the extent to which you have learned and applied in your current job the following
competencies based on the objectives of your academic program.
Program-based Skills/ Skills/Competencies Remarks/ Suggested
skills/competencies Competencies Applied in Current Job improvement
(Based on Program- Learned
Outcomes)
For Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
1. Apply
knowledge of mathematics and
science to solve complex civil
engineering problems.
2. Design and
conduct experiments, as well as to
analyze and interpret data in civil
engineering.
3. Design a
system, component, or process to
meet desired needs within
realistic constraints in accordance
with standards.
4. Effectively
function in multidisciplinary and
multicultural teams.
5. Identify,
formulate, and solve complex
civil engineering problems.
6. Apply
professional and ethical
responsibility in civil engineering.
7. Communicate
effectively civil engineering
activities with the engineering
community and with society at
large.
8. Explain the
impact of civil engineering
solutions in a global, economic,
environmental, and societal
context.
9. Recognize the
need for, and engage in life-long
learning.
10. Analyze
contemporary issues.
11. Use techniques,
skills, and modern engineering
tools necessary for civil
engineering practices.
12. Discuss civil
engineering and management
principles as a member and leader
of a team, and to manage projects
in a multidisciplinary
environment.
13. Discuss at least
one specialized field of civil
engineering practice.
For the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
1. Determine
performance measures and
planning principles.
2. Determine the
operational standardization of its
component and the
implementation of ideal circuits.
3. Develop and
validate new electronic packaging
solution.
4. Generate a
system diagram in PCB design.
5. Identify the
important tools used to create
technical drawing in CAD.
6. Appreciate the
usefulness of the knowledge and
skills in computer-aided draft
applied in his/her professional
development.
7. Explain the
fundamentals of Information
Technology and to address the IT
needs of a company.
8. Discuss the
data, databases, and
telecommunications.
9. Explain how
computer design affects the system
performance and cost of a
computer.
10. Describe the
memory; storage and input-output
devices and their interfacing to the
processor and memory.
11. Design and
implement creative and
sustainable solutions.
12. Explain how
the performance of a computer is
measured and the principal factors
which limit design, such as the
power wall.
13. Learn the
discuss representation of both
fixed – and floating-point
numbers, together with hardware
algorithms for fixed-point
arithmetic operaions.
14. Learn and
elaborate basic processor
organization, data and control
paths, instruction-level
parallelism, pipelining, and
multiple issue.
15. Understand the
importance of maximizing
performance as a driver for
engineering enhancement.
16. Apply
simulation for studying
architectures and performance.
17. Develop
embedded software of high quality
using high level programming in
C++.
18. Develop
reliable software taking fault
tolerance and recovery into
consideration.
19. Control unsafe
or unhealthy hazards and propose
methods to eliminate the hazard.
20. Present a
coherent analysis of a potential
safety or health hazard both
verbally and in writing, citing the
Ontario Occupational Health and
Safety Regulations as well as
supported legislation.
21. Apply
appropriate research
methods/techniques in computer
engineering-related problems or
issues.
22. Identify moral
issues and decisions confronting
individuals and organizations
involved engineering, code of
ethics, conflict of interest, safety
and risk tradeoffs in design,
confidentiality, behavior in the
workplace, intellectual properly,
patents, trade secretes and
contemporary issues in
engineering.
23. Explain the
characteristics of feedback control
systems and how to apply.
24. Design a
control system to perform an
engineering application.
25. Implement
digital systes on reconfigure logic
devices (CPLDs and FPGAs)
26. Acquire a
complete digital system design
cycle using CAD tools
27. Determine the
performance of different error
control coding schemes for the
reliable transmission of digital
representation of signals and
information over the channel.
28. Discuss various
spreading techniques and
determine bit error performance of
various digital communication
systems.
29. Discuss both
software and hardware solutions to
the critical section problem.
30. Describe
methods for preventing deadlocks
in a computer system.
31. Describe
calculation and interpretation of
errors in numerical methods.
32. Discuss
programming with numerical
packages like matlab.
33. Elaborate the
algorithms for creating, accessing
and destroying structural
information.
34. Demonstrate
the concepts of polymorphism and
inheritance.
35. Write
C++/Vpython/Java programs to
implement error handling
techniques using exception
handling.
36. Explain why
and how a program works, and it
is applied to engineering
problems.
37. Design
computer systems that include
both hardware and software.
38. Recognize ethical, social,
legal, and security issues in
computing to analyze computing
impact.
39. Evaluate volumes of 3-
dimensional regions bounded by
two or more surfaces through the
use of double or triple integrals.
40. Devise techniques for
faster execution of instructions,
improve speed of operations and
enhance performance of
microprocessors.
41. Find the derivative of: a)
exponential and logarithmic
functions, b) trigonometric and
inverse trigonometric functions, c)
hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic
functions, and d) partial
derivatives of a functions.
42. Plot Magnitude and Phase
of HP FIR filter for a given
sequence.
43. Plot Magnitude and Phase
of LP IIR filter for a given
sequence.
44. Apply skills in planning,
team management,
communications, and technical
skills.
45. Design, analyze, and
implement digital filters in Matlab.
For the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
1. Consultation, investigation,
valuation, and management of
services requiring electrical
engineering knowledge.
2. Design and preparation of
plans, specifications, and
estimates for electric power
systems, power plants, and power
distribution systems including
power transformers, transmission
lines and network protection,
switchgear, building wiring,
electrical machines.
3. Supervision of erection,
installation. Testing, and
commissioning of power plants,
substation, transmission lines,
industrial plants, and other.
4. Supervision of operation and
maintenance of electrical
equipment in power plants,
industrial plants, watercraft,
electric locomotives, and others.
5. Supervision in the
manufacture and repair of
electrical equipment including
switchboard, transformers,
generators, motors, apparatus, and
others.
6. Teaching of electrical
engineering professional courses.
7. Taking charge of the sale and
distribution of electrical
equipment and systems requiring
engineering calsulations or
applications of engineering data.
For Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
1. Apply knowledge of
mathematics and science to
solve complex mechanical
engineering problems.
2. Design and conduct
appropriate experiments.
3. Design a mechanical
engineering system, component,
or process to meet desired needs
in the context of sustainable
technological, environmental,
social, political, and ethical
principles and standards.
4. Function effectively in a
multidisciplinary development
project team.
5. Identify and solve complex
mechanical engineering
problems;
6. Fulfill professional and
ethical responsibilities of
mechanical engineering
practice;
7. Communicate effectively
mechanical engineering
concepts, theories, principles or
approaches.
8. Explain the impact of
mechanical engineering project
outcomes in local and global
social, economic, and
environmental contexts.
9. Identify the need for in-depth
knowledge and an engagement
in life-long learning.
10. Apply knowledge in
mechanical engineering
concepts, theories and principles
in addressing relevant
contemporary issues.
11. Elaborate on engineering
and management principles as a
member and leader in a team.
12. To manage mechanical
engineering-related projects in
multidisciplinary programs.
For the Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering
1. Apply knowledge of
mathematics and science to
solve electronics engineering
problems.
2. Design and conduct
experiments, as well as to
analyze and interpret data in
electronics engineering.
3. Design an electronics
engineering system, component,
or process to meet desired needs
within realistic constraints such
as economic, environmental,
social, political, ethical, health
and safety, manufacturability,
and sustainability, in accordance
with standards.
4. Function on
multidisciplinary teams,
5. Identify, formulate, and
solve electronics engineering
problems.
6. Apply professional and
ethical responsibility in
electronics engineering.
7. Communicate effectively in
electronics engineering
concepts, approaches, programs,
projects, and activities.
8. Identify the impact of
electronics engineering
discussions/solutions on
environmental, societal context.
Solutions on economic and
cultural aspects.
 9. Recognize the need for, and
an ability to engage in life-long
learning.
10. Discuss contemporary
issues in electronics
engineering.
11. Use techniques, skills, and
modern engineering tools
necessary for electronics
engineering practice.
12. Apply knowledge of
electronics engineering and
management principles as a
member and leader in a team,
and to manage projects in
multidisciplinary environment.
13. Discuss at least one
specialized field of electronics
engineering practice.
29. Please rate the usefulness of the overall academic curriculum of your college degree for professional
work/occupational efficiency effectiveness. (Please check)
ASPECT Very Useful Useful Not Useful
General Education/Basic Courses
Core Courses//Major Courses
Elective Courses
Undergraduate Thesis
On the job training (OJT)/Internship
30. Please rate the strength/s of your AB/BS program/degree. Please indicate your rating for each item
using the five-point scale where,
5 – means excellent, 4 – means high, 3 – means average, 2- means poor, 1 – means very poor.
5 4 3 2 1
A. Faculty
B. Curriculum
C. Facilities
D. Library
E. Others, please specify
______________________
31. What are your recommendations to improve the bachelor’s degree you acquired from SPC?

32. How competitive are the graduates of your degree/program in the job market?
o Extremely competitive o Moderately competitive o Not competitive at all
o Very competitive o Competitive

IV. Advanced Training

33. Have you engaged in any graduate (masteral/doctorate) studies after completing your baccalaureate
degree at SPC?
o Yes o No
34. If yes, please check the program you have taken.
o Vertically aligned masteral program or of the same area of specialization as your bachelor’s degree
(Please state title/area of concentration):
o Non-vertically aligned masteral program (Please state title/area of concentration)
o Law
o Taking second course
o Others, please specify
36. What themes or key areas in your work do you recommend as one of the research thrusts of SPC?
Please state/enumerate.

37. With respect to community extension, what key areas do you recommend for SPC to undertake in
selected communities? Please state/enumerate.

38. Contact address/es of your friend/s, who graduated in the same year you graduated:
[Note: Please provide contact address of your colleagues whom you know from your batch. This will help
us to effectively complete this tracer study.]
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