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IIE. Satisfaction with engineering clinic (SATCLINIC)
The third factor of program applications is the extent to which students are
satisfied with the engineering clinic system. It includes the extent to which students
agreed (on a scale of 1 to 5) that the clinic system: provides “realistic experiences like in
the work world,” provides “useful hands-on experience in engineering,” enables students
“to connect things from different disciplines,” “unifies engineering students in the same
class but from different majors,” has students “spend time on learning material or
approaches irrelevant to their major,” and that “too much work is expected for the
amount of credit given in the clinics” (a frequent complaint that was voiced in the focus
groups).
III. The Interpersonal Climate:
IIIA. Satisfaction with peer relationships (SATPEERS)
The first indicator of interpersonal climate reflects satisfaction with peer
relationships in the Engineering College. The items with high loading on this factor
included: agreement (on a scale of 1 to 5) that engineering students at Rowan usually
“care about me as an individual,” “listen to me when I am troubled,” “show that they
respect me,” “support and encourage each other,” “are friendly,” “help each other out on
coursework, projects & ideas,” “are approachable,” and “feel a sense of community in the
Engineering College.”
IIIB. Satisfaction with faculty-student interaction (SATFAC)
The last indicator reflects satisfaction with faculty-student interaction. It included
how strongly the student felt that the faculty “are approachable,” “are available… outside
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