Construction Management
Minnesota State University Moorhead

Employer Evaluation

Company:   Date (mm/dd/yy):

Name: Position:

1. When, and in what capacity, did your company hire a MSU Moorhead graduate?

2. Did the academic program adequately prepare the MSU Moorhead graduate for this position? If not, list the knowledge and/or skills that you feel the graduate was lacking.

3. In your opinion, has the employee exhibited professional growth and progress since employment with your firm? For example, has the employee taken on additional responsibilities and showed the initiative to complete projects? Does the employee demonstrate professional interactions with others and demonstrate leadership with co-workers?

4. How can the MSU Moorhead Construction program and faculty better prepare the CM graduates?


5. Please evaluate your employee on the following criteria. The evaluation will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being a perfect score for the criterion of evaluation. Each Criterion will be ranked separately with a combined total score. Indicate N/A if the criterion has not been a part of the employee’s work experience while with your firm. 

1 2 3 4 5 N/A
1. Communication skills
The student applied oral, written, graphic, listening skills to enhance the communication process.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

2. Design/Engineering Concepts and Associated Math
The student will apply scientific knowledge to applications of applied mechanics, engineering design fundamentals, and associated mathematics to the construction practices and processes.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

3. Management Concepts & Philosophies
The student applied the principles and philosophy of general and human resource management systems, accounting, economics and ethics to the construction industry. (Including team building, the ability to work with others, leadership skills, and the Construction Code of Conduct).

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

4. Construction Materials and Methods
The student demonstrated knowledge and understanding of fundamental construction materials and methods of construction as they apply to the 16 Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Divisions designated for the construction industry.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

5. Estimating, Plan Reading and Bid Process
The student demonstrated estimating skills including interpreting plans construction documents, performing quantity take-offs, analyzing productivity and pricing, identifying appropriate codes, identifying site conditions, applying value engineering, and developing detailed project proposals and documentation necessary for construction job acquisition and completion.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

6. Budgeting/Cost Accounting, Cost Control & Close-out
The student can prepare complete cost control processes including the ability to establish a budget, develop a work breakdown structure, prepare cost reports, and forecast expenditures at completion of the project.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

7. Scheduling & Project Control
The student can prepare a complete construction project schedule showing the logical sequence of activities and time duration, develop a procurement time table, and establish a project plan in order to monitor progress and update the schedules

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

8. Safety
The student can identify and execute construction safety standards including the ability to interpret the OSHA construction standards, establish safety and health procedures on the job site, perform hazard material and process analysis and enforce safety procedures.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

9. Construction Surveying and Layout
The student can establish procedures for identifying distance and elevations from know points and layout the project in accordance with the design drawings, and site information.

Comments:
1 2 3 4 5 N/A

10. Project Administration
The student can demonstrate knowledge of overall field administration at the construction site including developing a site plan, evaluating vendors and subcontractors, processing payment applications, writing field purchase orders, maintaining field records such as purchase orders, changer orders subcontract agreements, shop drawings, as-built drawings, daily job reports and construction reports.

Comments: