Industry Appraisal of Forest Products Curriculum at Oregon State University

Authors

  • George H. Atherton

Keywords:

Education questionnaire, industry survey, curriculum analysis

Abstract

The Forest Products Department at Oregon State University trains professionals who work mainly in the forest products industry. Therefore a survey was conducted to assess the relevance of our curriculum to the needs of our graduates. A total of 1,183 questionnaires were mailed to persons in industry, of which 730 were completed and returned Respondents were asked to rank the importance of them of 59 subjects, courses, or disciplines within the university. Other questions related to respondents' type of manufacturing operation, management level in the firm, held of training, length of time with firm, age, level of education, and most helpful sources of education. Analyses were made for Oregon State University graduates in Forest Products as a group, and for groups sorted by management level, type of operation within the industry, and age level of respondents.

References

Directory of the Forest Products Industry. 1977. Miller Freeman Publications, Inc., San Francisco, CA.nDirectory of Oregon Manufacturers. 1976. State of Oregon, Dept. of Economic Development. Portland, OR.nForcese, D. P., and S. Richer. 1973. Social research methods. Prentice Hall, Inc. 280 pp.nGaltung, J. 1967. Theory and methods of social research. Columbia University Press. 534 pp.n

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Published

2007-06-28

Issue

Number 4 / Winter 1979

Section

Research Contributions

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