Study of professional training in environmental engineering in Taiwan~Students graduated from NTU NCKU as example

• Main Authors: Chu Chia Hui, 朱嘉慧
• Other Authors: Shang-Lien LO
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84137998971982846735

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 環境工程學研究所 === 91 === Abstract The purposes of this study were to understand（1）the present job market for environmental engineering graduates（2） how environmental engineering graduates evaluate their previous education in school and the factors that might influence their evaluations ?（3）and suggestions they have to offer to improve class courses. My data was obtained from two sources :one is from the official census and the other is from mailed-in questionnaires. The subjects are alumnus from NTU and NCKU who have received degrees in the environmental engineering department within the past 15 years. After making comparisons between the official census and the questionnaires, it was found that with the limited growth of enterprises, the graduate population is increasingly larger in contrast to the possible job market, especially in regards to the additional graduates coming from training schools and colleges. The results show that some explanatory variables have significant explanatory power concerning the subjects' evaluation. A significant variable for part A (undergraduate courses) is “occupation”. Variables that show significance for part B（graduate courses）are “graduation time”, ”alumni or student status”, “environmental engineering/science or environmental planning/ management”, and ”occupation”. At the evaluation of courses' planning, 78.3% and 58.4% subjects are satisfied with the university courses in experimentation and competency. 72.9% and 55.3% of subjects in part B are satisfied with the basic and design courses. In regards to the schools' education, subjects had a high satisfactory rate with the “teaching material” and “the relations between teacher and students”. From the questionnaires, future suggestions to course improvements are：students of environmental engineering need enforcement in additional fields such as, “computer programs, language, law and management” to face the diversified society. Key words：environmental engineering education, environmental engineering students, environmental planning and management.