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Clarkson
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2 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Clarkson University Norfolk Naval Shipyard 1 2 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes excel Other progress tracking Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes access None Less than 1 1 no new skills required Yes No No opinion No No More than enough No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Programs have been developed to the point that the
3 Sales/Marketing BS Less Than 5 No Clarkson Procter & Gamble 1 Sales 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracle Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No About right Dont know Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP Dont know Yes People use them for everything now.  You see alot 
4 Technical BS 5-10 No Clarkson Dragon Products 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint No No No No No Yes Access None 3-6 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic None Yes No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No No
5 Technical BS 5-10 No Clarkson Dragon Products 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint No No No No No Yes Access None 3-6 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic None Yes No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No No
6 Technical BS 5-10 No Clarkson Atrix Laboratories 1 2 3 4 1/4 to 1/2 Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis No No No No No No No Less than 1 1 2 No No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No Not enough Modest hindrance No Highly Windows 2000/NT No Yes Lots of use of statistical packages and programmin
7 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Clarkson University 1 3 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes jmp No No No No Hysys Other original - based in dos Less than 1 1 2 Yes No No No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware Still too new.
8 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Clarkson IBM 3 4 2 6 1 5 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes 123, excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes freelance, powerpoint No No No No No Yes approach, access Aspen+ 1-3 2 1 No opinion No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No About right Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows XP Dont know Yes Computers integrate all our processes. In addition to the questions above, I believe an i
9 Academic BS None No Clarkson University MIT 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Power Point No No Yes matlab Yes maple No No Less than 1 1 2 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows XP Yes No
Carnegie-Mellon
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2 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Sartomer Company 5 6 1 3 4 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis No No No No No No Yes Access None 3-6 2 4 3 1 Yes Yes VB, HLBL Yes Visual Basic None Yes Yes About right Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
3 Technical BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Universit Benjamin Moore 2 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes PowerPoint No Yes QI Macros for Excel No No No Yes Rumba/AS400 None Less than 1 1 2 Yes Yes I use VBA in Excel Yes Visual Basic None No No More than enough Modest No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Recent graduates seem very computer literate, but 
4 Technical BS 5-10 No CMU Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 1 2 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis No No No No No No Yes Access, SQL Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 No No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No Not enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
5 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Univ. Air Products and Chemicals 2 3 1 4 Project Mgmt 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel,QualityAnalyst Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes AutoCad, Ultraflo Yes NWA Quality Analyst No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 1 2 3 Yes No Yes C++ Basic No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes
6 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Universit Weyerhaeuser 2 4 1 6 2 5 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes powerpoint Yes matlab No Yes matlab, mathcad Yes maple Yes lapack, imsl No Aspen+ SIMSCI Pro II gPROMS 1-3 4 1 3 2 5 Yes Yes VB, VBA, C++, C Yes C++ Other java Yes Yes More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable UNIX Yes Yes "video game" approach to problem solving is often 
7 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon U BioMarin Pharmaceutical 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 1 2 3 No opinion No Yes Does not matter Basic No No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
8 Sales/Marketing BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Universit Carmeuse North America X Sales 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Material Balances Yes PowerPoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 1 2 3 No opinion No No opinion No No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Communication via computer has greatly increased o
9 Technical MS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon Sunoco 5 2 7 4 3 6 1 Product Development 8 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes MathCAD No Yes MathCAD No No Yes Access Aspen+ Other HTRI 1-3 4 1 2 3 5 6 Yes No Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No More than enough Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP No Yes a shift from high usage for technical reasons to h
10 Academic PhD Less Than 5 No Bucknell University Bucknell University 1 professor 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MathCAD No No No Aspen+ Hysys Dont know 1 Yes No Yes Does not matter None No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes used much more, can solve more complicated problem
11 Technical BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Intel 3 4 2 5 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes omatrix No No Yes access None Less than 1 1 2 3 No opinion No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly other both windows and unix Dont know No
12 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Penn State ExxonMobil 3 2 1 Real time Optimization All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No No No No SIMSCI Pro II 1-3 2 1 Yes Yes Fortran Yes Fortran 90 C Yes No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable other NT and VMS Dont know Yes more use of computers and the web for administrtiv
13 Technical PhD More than 15 No Univ of TN, Knoxville
14 Technical BS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon Schering Plough 4 1 3 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel, graphpad Data Analysis Yes powerpoint Visio Yes JMP No No No Yes Access Not in my area Less than 1 1 2 3 No opinion No No opinion No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Just that there's increased dependence on them.
15 Technical PhD More than 15 No Univ of TN, Knoxville TeraScale LLC 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Other timesheets Yes powerpoint, photoshop, visio Yes VTK and grok No No No Yes too many to name No Other inhouse products More than 6 2 1 4 3 university Yes Yes C++, C, fortran, java Yes C++ Fortran 77 C Yes Yes About right No effect Yes strong + Desirable LINUX Dont know Unaware
16 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Accenture 2 3 1 computer programming All Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracle None Less than 1 1 2 No opinion Yes Java, ASP, JSP, HTML Yes Java C C++ Yes Yes Dont know Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Communication over the computer has increased grea An important distinction that you could have made 
17 Technical MS 5-10 Yes 2 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes Minitab No No No Yes Access SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 3 2 1 4 No opinion Yes Yes Visual Basic C++ Yes No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes More use for administrative functions
18 Technical MEng Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon 2 1 4 3 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint No No Yes MathCAD No No No None Less than 1 1 2 No No No opinion No No About right Significant Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
19 Technical BS Less Than 5 Yes carnegie mellon general electric 1 2 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes minitab No No No Yes access, business objects None Less than 1 3 2 1 No opinion Yes visual basic Yes C++ C Basic No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable other windows 95, vax No Unaware
20 Technical Management student BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon U 1 2 test data analysis 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access, SQL, Lotus  None Less than 1 3 1 2 No opinion Yes SQL Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Computers have been more integrated into industry. I worked in the computer storage industry and did 
21 Academic BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Princeton University (grad stu 1 stat. mech./molec. sim. All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Compaq Array Visualizer No Yes MathCAD Yes Mathematica Yes IMSL No None 3-6 2 1 molecular simulation course Yes Yes Fortran and Visual Basic Yes C++ Other Visual Basic Script for macros Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP Yes Yes The rise of low cost PCs has led to increased use  I wouldn't want an undergraduate education to be o
22 Academic PhD Less Than 5 No CMU Penn State University 1 2 teach 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Data Analysis Other records (e.g., grades) Yes Powerpoint Yes Sigma Plot No Yes Mathcad No No No Hysys Less than 1 1 2 Yes Yes Fortran Yes Does not matter None No No Not enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Everything seems to be wired.
23 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Carnegie Mellon 3 2 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes powerpoint No Yes minitab Yes mathcad, matlab Yes mathematica No Yes access Hysys Less than 1 2 1 Yes Yes visual basic Yes C++ None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes No
24 Technical BS 5-10 No CMU none at the moment 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 Yes No Yes C++ C No No Not enough No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes programming to run equipment like Labview
25 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Univ. of Illinois, Urbana 2 1 4 3 Economic evaulation 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes Crystal Ball No No Yes IMSL, LAPACK No Aspen+ Less than 1 3 2 1 No opinion Yes Fortran Yes Visual Basic Fortran 77 Fortran 90 C C++ No No About right Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No No
26 Technical Management PhD 5-10 No Lehigh University Taconic 2 1 5 4 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel, OpenOffice Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Yes JMP, Minitab Yes Octave No No Yes Access None Dont know 1 No Yes Yes Fortran 90 C++ Basic No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows XP No Yes The development of computers for use by the genera
27 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Univ Merck & Co. Inc 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access & in-house programs None Less than 1 3 1 2 5 4 Yes No No No No About right Modest hindrance Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
28 Technical Management BS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon 1 Strategic Marketing Suppo All Yes Yes Excell Data Analysis Yes Power Point No No No No No Yes MS Access None 1-3 2 1 3 No No No opinion No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
29 Technical Other have MS getting PhD  Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Univ  University of Pennsylvania 2 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MathCAD, MATLAB Maple No No Aspen+ 1-3 1 2 3 University Training No opinion Yes Pascal, Abaqus Yes Does not matter None Yes No Dont know Modest Yes weak + Desirable other Most of the above Dont know Unaware
30 Technical BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Fuji Photo Film, Inc. 2 4 3 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes MS Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes MS Powerpoint No No Yes Matlab, Minitab No No Yes MS Access Aspen+ Less than 1 1 No No No No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP Yes Yes Upgrades to software progrmas are now coming much 
31 Academic PhD 5-10 No 3 1 4 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes gnuplot No Yes Matlab No Yes IMSL, Numerical Recipes Yes Access Aspen+ gPROMS Less than 1 2 1 Yes Yes C++, Fortran Yes C Fortran 90 Yes Yes About right Significant Yes weak + Not necessary Windows XP Yes Yes computers are integral part of any research/develo
32 Academic MS None No Carnegie Mellon University of Illinois U-C 1 3 2 All Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint Yes tecplot and povray No Yes matlab No Yes DASPK No None Dont know 1 2 Yes Yes F90, F77,Perl, C++ Yes C++ Fortran 90 Yes Yes About right Significant Yes strong + Highly UNIX Dont know Unaware
33 Technical MS 11-15 No Carnegie Mellon Cree Lighting Company 1 2 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes No No No No Yes Access None 3-6 1 2 No opinion Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic C++ No No Not enough Dont know No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
34 Academic PhD Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon 1 3 2 Teaching 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Yes No Yes Matlab No Yes IMSL No Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 No Yes C and Fortran Yes Does not matter None No No Dont know Significant Yes weak + Not necessary other Windows XP AND Linux No No
35 Technical MS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Univ. Tetra Tech, Inc. 1 Environmental Engineering All Yes Yes Data Analysis Yes Yes ArcView GIS No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 2 1 No No Yes Does not matter None No No Dont know Dont know No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
36 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Schlumberger 2 3 1 Field Engineer 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Material Balances Other Administrative Yes Powerpoint Yes Internal design programs No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 2 3 Yes No No opinion No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
37 Technical MEng Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Merck and Co. 1 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes excel Other organizational No No No No No No Yes oracle None Less than 1 1 Yes No Yes C++ C Other java No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes No
38 Technical BS Less Than 5 Yes Carnegie Mellon Universit Pactiv Corporation 2 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Other administrative Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes access, JDEdwards None Less than 1 1 No opinion No Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No Dont know Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
39 Academic MEng Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Univ. 1 teaching high school 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 1 2 No opinion No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No Dont know Modest Yes weak - Desirable other Mac network (high school) Yes Unaware I worked in industry for a few years before moving
40 Academic PhD 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Univ 1 2 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes sas Yes matlab Yes maple No No None 1-3 2 1 3 4 5 Yes No Yes C++ None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP Yes Yes
41 Other Supervision Other MBA Less Than 5 Yes Carnegie Mellon Univ. Merck (former employer) 2 1 Supervision 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 2 1 No No Yes C++ Does not matter No No Not enough Modest Yes strong + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
42 Other Network Security Eng BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon UUNET Technologies 1 Network Security Engineer All Yes Yes excel/gnumeric Other email attachments from idiots Yes powerpoint/openoffice No No No No No Yes oracle/mysql/sybase None Less than 1 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion Yes perl/shell/sql Yes Other perl, data reduction tasks Other perl Yes Yes About right Significant No Highly UNIX Dont know Yes More networked systems, more dependence on network
43 Technical PhD 5-10 No Univ. of Delaware MeadWestvaco 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Data Analysis Other formulation calculations Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Lotus Notes don't know if other depts use  Less than 1 x No opinion No Yes Does not matter None No No Dont know Significant Yes weak + Not necessary Windows XP Dont know No In my undergraduate curriculum, I learned Fortran.
44 Technical Management BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Universit BOC Gases 4 3 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Hysys 1-3 1 2 3 Internet Yes No Yes Visual Basic C++ Other HTML No No Not enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Almost all aspects of complicated data analysis an For almost every aspect of my various job roles, E
45 Academic PhD 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Sigmaplot Yes sigmastat Yes mathcad No No No None Less than 1 1 2 Yes No Yes C++ None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP No No
46 Other student MS None No Carnegie Mellon Harvard University 1 3 2 1/4 to 1/2 Yes No Yes powerpoint Yes Matlab, Mathematica No Yes Matlab Yes Matlab No No None Less than 1 1 2 Yes No Yes C C++ Yes No More than enough Modest Yes strong + Highly LINUX No Unaware I am a PhD student in control theory and applied m
47 Sales/Marketing MS 11-15 No University of Pittsburgh Calgon Carbon Corporation 3 2 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes Statgraphics Yes MathCAD No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 1 2 No Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic C++ No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows XP Dont know Yes The majority of the day to day activities such as  I would put more emphasis on the practical aspects
48 Academic PhD Less Than 5 No University of Rochester Harvard University 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Open Office, Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Other parsing text files Yes Powerpoint No Yes R Yes MathCAD, others use MATLAB No Yes LAPACK Yes MySQL, Access Dont know 2 1 No opinion Yes LISP, Java Yes Java Fortran 77 Fortran 90 Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Highly LINUX Dont know Yes Use of the Web, OpenSource software, databases (my On Question 5, section 5, many environments use mu
49 Other programmer BS Less Than 5 No carnegies mellon universi software firm x programming application All Yes Yes Other error tracking Yes for professional look and feel No No Yes mathCAD No No Yes MSSQL None 1-3 2 1 3 5 4 No Yes java Yes Java C C++ Yes Yes About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Yes As the number of pure Chemical Engineering jobs di
50 Academic PhD None No Carnegie Mellon Universit Northwestern University 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Power point No No Yes MathCAD MATLAB No No No None Dont know 1 2 No opinion Yes Fortran and C Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes No About right Modest No Highly Windows XP Dont know Yes more people have more exposure to the computer.
51 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Johnson and Johnson 1 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Data Analysis Other Schedules and charts Yes Powerpoint No Yes Minitab No No No Yes Oracle None Less than 1 2 3 1 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No More than enough No effect Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
52 Other HR Manager BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon currently unemployed 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Economic Studies Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 3 1 2 No No Yes C++ Fortran 90 C No No Not enough No effect Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT No No
53 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon  Systematic Software Engineerin X develop software 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Other Software analysis Yes Power Point No No No No No Yes Oracle None Less than 1 X X No Yes Java, SQL Yes Java C++ Other SQL Yes Yes Dont know Dont know Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP Dont know No I got a CHEM E degree, but I wasn't able to find a
54 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Bristol-Myers Squibb 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No ChemCAD Less than 1 1 2 3 4 Yes No Yes Fortran 77 C Basic No No About right Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
55 Technical MS 11-15 Yes Lehigh University Griffin Pipe Products Company 2 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 3 4 2 Yes No No No No About right No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes
56 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Xerox Corporation 2 4 3 1 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes Minitab, JMP No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 2 No opinion No Yes Visual Basic None No No About right No effect No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
57 Technical Management BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Trinity Consultants 2 1 Environmental Permits All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint Yes AutoCAD No Yes MathCAD No No Access, Oracle None 1-3 1 2 3 Yes Yes Visual Basic Yes Does not matter None Yes No About right Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Use to access internet frequently, use to store mo
58 Other grad student MS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Univ. Carnegie Mellon Univ. 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes OIM Analysis by TexSem No No Yes write own program in Fortran No No None 3-6 2 1 Undergrad education at Carnegie Mellon U Yes Yes Fortran, some C Yes C++ Fortran 90 Yes No Not enough Significant Yes strong + Highly other Windows and Unix Dont know Unaware I am now a grad student at Carnegie Mellon Univers
59 Other Purchasing BS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon Procter & Gamble 2 1 Purchasing via SAP 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access and Oracle 1-3 2 1 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes More software is moving toward a "web-based" entry
60 Other supervision Other MBA Less Than 5 Yes Carnegie Mellon Univ. formerly Merck  2 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Less than 1 2 1 No No Yes C++ Does not matter No No Dont know Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Dont know Unaware
61 Administration BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon 1 Project Management 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Other Resource Analysis Yes No No No No No No Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 2 1 3 Yes No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No More than enough Modest No Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes No
62 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No University of Tokyo Mitsui Chemicals 2 1 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Ensight No No No No No Aspen+ Less than 1 2 1 3 No Yes Fortran Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes Yes About right Significant No Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes Powerpoint presentation becomes dominant; requires Teaching Database, Flowsheet analysis and computer
63 Technical MEng Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon Univ. Merck & Co., Inc. 1 2 3 Process Transfer/Scale-up 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Less than 1 1 2 Yes No Yes Does not matter None No No Dont know Dont know Dont know Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
64 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Purdue University Invensys Systems Inc. 1 All Yes Yes Excel Other administrative Yes powerpoint No No No No Yes IMSL, LAPACK, BLAS Yes Access SIMSCI Pro II 1-3 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion Yes C/C++, Fortran Yes C++ Does not matter Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
65 Technical Management BS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon  Procter & Gamble 2 1 3 Coaching- New Hire Devel. 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Other Data Presentation Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP No No No No Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 No No Yes Does not matter None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
66 Technical MS Less Than 5 No National Taiwan Formosa Plastics Corp, Texas 2 5 1 5 2 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access, Oracle Less than 1 2 1 5 4 3 No No Yes Visual Basic C++ No Yes Not enough Modest No Highly other Windows98 No Yes The simulation package has significant improvement
67 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Carnegie Mellon ExxonMobil Corporation 2 1 All Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 Yes Yes Visual Basic Yes C++ Does not matter Yes No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
68 Other Consulting PhD Less Than 5 No 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Other Miscellaneous Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access,SQL None Less than 1 1 1 Yes No Yes Java C No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Computers are these days used for just about every
69 Other Gov't Regulation BS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon Univ. Allegheny Cnty. Health Dept. 3 2 4 5 1 Regulation & Enforcement 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No Yes MINITAB Yes MathCAD No No No None Less than 1 2 1 3 Yes No No No No About right Modest hindrance Yes weak - Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes There seems to be more reliance on them (both good I was required to learn C in college.  I have neve
70 Technical MS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon- CIT DePuy AcroMed 1 3 2 4 Process Improvement 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes MiniTab No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 3 1 2 No opinion No No opinion No No Dont know No effect No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
71 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Brown University Merck & Co., Inc. X Process Engineering All Yes Yes Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Yes No No No No Yes Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 No No No No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT moving to XP this year Dont know Yes More data bases.
72 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No Texas A&M-Kingsville Merck &CO., Inc 2 4 3 6 1 5 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Other Tables and punch lists Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 1 2 Yes No Yes C++ Fortran 77 No No About right Modest hindrance No Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes Due to cutbacks in travels, netmeetings and teleco
73 Technical PhD 5-10 No Brown University Shell Chemicals 2 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint No No No No No Yes Access SIMSCI Pro II Dont know 1 2 No Yes Visual Basic & Fortran Yes Does not matter Basic No No About right No effect Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes It isn't so much that we do anything different wit
74 Technical Management BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Univ. Procter & Gamble 3 1 2 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Other Database information Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP, some Excel stats No No No Yes Access Less than 1 1 2 No opinion No Yes Does not matter None No No About right Significant Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know No I am in a management role, where mostly contractor
75 Technical PhD 5-10 No Seagate 1 2 3 3 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Excel and Minitab Yes Minitab Yes Excel, Minitab, Mathematica Yes Mathematica No No None More than 6 2 1 3 No No Yes Visual Basic C++ Yes No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes All softwares are user friendly. Graduates are expected to:

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76 Technical BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Universit DuPont 1 2 6 3 4 5 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint Yes Voloview No No No No Yes Lotus None 3-6 2 1 3 4 5 Yes No Yes C++ Other Java No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes
77 Technical BS 5-10 Yes Carnegie Mellon 2 3 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes Minitab No No No Yes Access, MySQL None Less than 1 1 No Yes VB, PHP Yes Does not matter C++ No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Highly other Linux, NT, Windows 98 Dont know Yes A lot more data collection among forward looking c
78 Sales/Marketing BS 5-10 No Carnegie Mellon Universit 1 Sales 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Other storing information to sort Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 1 2 college coursework No No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Yes Some people are more dependent on computers solvin
79 Technical BS 5-10 No 1 3 2 Project Management 3/4 to 1 Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes Statistica No No No No None Less than 1 1 No opinion No No opinion No No About right Modest Dont know Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
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3 Other combined R&D w/ main MS More than 15 No Washinton Univ. St. Louis FMC Corporation 4 3 5 1 2 6 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint Yes Honeywell PHD, ICAS Yes Statgraphics,Minitab No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Other ICAS 1-3 3 1 2 4 Yes No Yes Does not matter None No No About right No effect No Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes Much more financial analysis and drillling down to Undergraduate engineers should have some course wo
4 Technical PhD More than 15 No Queen's University 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No SIMSCI Pro II Dont know 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion Yes Honeywell BPL Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable other Windows 95 No No
5 Technical Management PhD 5-10 No Purdue University ATOFINA Chemicals 1 5 4 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes PowerPoint Yes Statistica, Pavilion Yes Statistica, Simca-P Yes Matlab No No Yes Access Aspen+ 3-6 1 2 No Yes VB Yes Visual Basic Fortran 77 C C++ No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Yes Less reliance on central servers, much more relian
6 Technical Management PhD 5-10 No Worcester Polytechnic Ins Praxair 3 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Aspen+ Hysys 1-3 2 1 No Yes Yes Visual Basic .Net Yes Yes About right Modest No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes
7 Technical PhD 5-10 No IIT, Kharagpur, India Shell Oil Co. X X X Process Business Analysis 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MATLAB No Yes LAPACK No Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II gPROMS Less than 1 x x No Yes C, FORTRAN, VB Yes Fortran 90 C Other Visual Basic Yes Yes About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes The changes are more significant in the older gene
8 Technical PhD 5-10 No Kansas University Texas Instruments 4 1 2 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes jmp Yes matlab Yes maple No Yes Gemstone, Oracle None 3-6 4 1 3 2 5 No Yes perl Yes Visual Basic Other perl Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows XP No Yes computers have become powerful enough to crank out automated manufacturing is essential to maintain t
9 Technical PhD More than 15 No Aspen Technology, Inc. 1 2 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Other create graphs Yes Powerpoint No No Yes Matlab No Yes Lapack Yes Oracle Aspen+ Hysys Dont know 1 2 Yes Yes C++, C# Yes Does not matter C Yes Yes Not enough Modest Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Yes Anywere you can notice the changes:Speed, memory a
10 Technical Management MEng More than 15 No University of Waterloo Shell Canada 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MATLAB No No Yes Oracle, Access Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 4 1 2 3 No No Yes C++ Does not matter No No About right Modest hindrance Yes weak - Highly UNIX Dont know Yes Has moved from occasional or task driven use to th
11 Technical PhD More than 15 No U.T. Austin Dot Products 1 2 All Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes Nova Optimization System No Yes BLAS No Other Nova Modeling System More than 6 1 No Yes Fortran, C++ Yes Visual Basic Fortran 90 Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
12 Technical PhD 11-15 No Michigan Tech University The Dow Chemical Company 2 1 5 4 3 6 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes power point No Yes JMP Yes Matlab Yes Maple Yes DASSL, LAPACK Yes Access Aspen+ gPROMS More than 6 3 1 2 Yes Yes Visual Basic, Fortran Yes Visual Basic Fortran 77 No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows XP No No
13 Technical Management BS More than 15 No R.I.T. Tokyo Electron 3 5 4 2 1 All Yes Yes Data Analysis Other Simple Calculation & Tracking Yes Powerpoint  No Yes SAS, JMP, Modde, SIMCA-P Yes MATLAB  No No Yes Lotus Domino None More than 6 1 2 3 No Yes TCL Yes C++ C Other TCL or other Scrupting Languag No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes With more and cheaper MIP's at our desktops it bec Computing capability still is an important part of
14 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No University of Minnesota ExxonMobil 2 1 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Other prototype solutions/test ideas Yes Powerpoint Yes Matlab No Yes Matlab, Mathematica Yes Mathematica Yes ISML No Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 3 1 2 4 Yes Yes Fortran and Matlab Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes Yes More than enough Modest No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes No
15 Technical Management PhD Less Than 5 No University of Delaware 3 4 1 6 5 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Yes MATLAB Yes JMP Yes MATLAB No No Yes None 1-3 1 2 Yes Yes Yes Java None No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No No
16 Technical Management PhD 5-10 No Tennessee Technological U ExxonMobil 2 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes PowerPoint No No Yes MATLAB  No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II 1-3 2 4 1 3 5 No No Yes Visual Basic Does not matter Yes Yes About right No effect Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes My experience is that the use of computers for tec In Question II.1, I wasn't sure if "you" was me pe
17 Technical Management PhD 5-10 No U of Illinois (Urbana) 3 2 1 4 5 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MATLAB No No Yes Oracle None 1-3 1 2 Yes Yes Perl Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes No About right Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
18 Technical Management PhD More than 15 No U of Wisconsin Consultant 1 2 Biology 1/4 to 1/2 Yes excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes powerpoint Yes visio No Yes octave Yes mathematica No Yes access Other metabolic flowsheeting More than 6 1 2 Yes Yes VB C++ No No No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable other both XP and Linux (Cygwin) No Yes The increase in user-friendliness has made it easi The need for computer training in Chem Eng curricu
19 Technical PhD 5-10 No Indian Institute of Tech Dow Chemical Company 2 3 1 4 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes MATLAB No No Yes Access Aspen+ gPROMS 1-3 1 2 3 Yes Yes Visual Basic Yes C++ Fortran 90 Pascal Basic Yes No More than enough Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes More email usage



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20 Technical Management PhD More than 15 No U. of Zagreb AspenTech 2 4 3 1 technology planning 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracel, Access Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 1 No No Yes Java None No No About right Significant Yes strong + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT No No
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1 Academic Other B.Eng None No McMaster McMaster 1 Graduate Student 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No No Yes mathcad No No No Hysys Less than 1 1 2 School Yes No No No No About right No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP No Unaware Pleased with computer skills taught at McMaster - 
2 Technical MEng 5-10 No McMaster University Dual Spiral Systems Inc. 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Power Point, Corel Yes Cadkey No No No No Yes Access Other DSS polysolve 1-3 1 No Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic C++ Yes No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows XP No Yes computing field is rapidly changing all the time, 
3 Administration BS None No McMaster University TD Canada Trust 1 All Yes No No No No No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 3 No No No None No No Not enough Modest hindrance Yes weak - Desirable other propietary Dont know No
4 Technical Other B. Eng&Mgmt Less Than 5 No Petro Canada 3 2 4 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 1 3 2 Yes Yes Visual Basic, C No opinion No No About right Modest No Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
5 Technical Other B.Eng Less Than 5 No McMaster 2 3 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel, Quattro Pro Data Analysis No No No Yes MathCAD MATLAB No No Yes Access None 3-6 1 2 No No Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No No
6 Technical BS Less Than 5 No McMaster Jordan Engineering 4 3 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes SQL, access, oracle None More than 6 2 1 3 Yes Yes visual basic Yes Visual Basic None Yes Yes Not enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware We should definitely have more computer oriented w
7 Technical Management Other B.Eng & Mgmt 11-15 No McMaster Valle Foam Industries Inc 2 4 1 3 5 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Quatro Pro&Lotus123 Data Analysis No No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 3 2 Yes No Yes Visual Basic Fortran 77 C No No More than enough Modest Yes strong + Desirable other NT & window 98 Dont know Yes Process Control  In my business it would be beneficial to be able t
8 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Mcmaster n/a 2 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Numerical Analysis No No No No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 3 No opinion Yes No opinion Yes Yes Not enough No effect No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
9 Technical BS 5-10 No B. Eng., McMaster GlaxoSmithKline 1 2 3 Equipment Installation 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Other general process calculations Yes Powerpoint No Yes Minitab, Statistica No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 No opinion Yes VB Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes ERP systems (like SAP, JDE, etc.) are becoming imp
10 Technical BS Less Than 5 No 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MathCad No No No None Less than 1 1 Yes No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows XP Yes Yes
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12 Academic MEng Less Than 5 No McMaster University of  Waterloo (grad) 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Power Point No No No No No No Berkely Madonna Less than 1 1 2 3 No No Yes don't know enough to decide Does not matter Yes No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows XP Yes Yes graduates seem to know more programming than I did
13 Technical Management BS 5-10 No McMaster Imperial Oil 4 3 2 1 Planning and Analysis 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 2 1 3 No opinion No No No No About right Significant No Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No No
14 Technical BS 5-10 No McMaster University Sherritt International 1 2 6 4 3 5 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No Other Metsim (by Proware) 3-6 2 1 3 Yes No No opinion No No About right Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes No I would have benefitted from exsposure to statisti
15 Technical Other B. Eng Less Than 5 No McMaster Univeristy Brantford Chemicals Inc. 2 1 3 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Other BatchCAD  Less than 1 2 1 Most of the tools I used in university Yes Yes Yes Visual Basic None Yes No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware With the issue of programming.  I had one course i
16 Other SR&ED Consulting Other B.Eng Society Less Than 5 No McMaster University 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 SR&ED  1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes MS Excel Data Analysis Other Process Exp. Sheets for SR&ED No No No No No No Yes Access None 1-3 2 1 3 4 5 Yes Yes VBA Yes Does not matter Fortran 90 No No About right No effect Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes
17 Technical BS Less Than 5 No McMaster University Honeywell 3 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access, Oracle & SQL Server None 3-6 4 1 2 3 Yes Yes VB, Fortran, C, C++, SQL/PL Yes C++ Fortran 77 Fortran 90 C Other Visual Basic Yes Yes Not enough Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Yes Change from NT to 2000.  Many programs changed fro I think it is very important to get a practical vi
18 Other manufacturing eng. Other B. Eng. Less Than 5 No McMaster University INSCAPE 4 3 5 1 2 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MathCAD No No Yes Access None Less than 1 4 1 3 5 2 Yes No Yes Does not matter C++ No No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes The computers are a lot faster, easier to use soft
19 Technical BS Less Than 5 Yes McMaster University Dofasco Inc. 5 6 2 4 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes Matlab No No Yes Oracle, Access None 1-3 3 1 2 Yes Yes Visual Basic, Fortran Yes Visual Basic C++ Yes Yes Not enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes Yes with the increase in computing power, we are a A larger part of the Chemical Engineering curricul
20 Technical Management Other B. Eng 5-10 No Labatt Breweries of Canada 4 3 2 1 ERP Implementation 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint, Visio No No No No No Yes Oracle None 1-3 1 3 2 5 4 No Yes SQL Plus Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
21 Technical Management BS 5-10 No McMaster University 2 6 4 5 1 3 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Power Point Yes CADKEY No No No No Yes Access None More than 6 1 3 2 Yes No Yes Java Basic No No About right No effect Yes strong + Highly UNIX Dont know No
22 Technical BS Less Than 5 No McMaster Celestica 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracle, Access None 1-3 2 1 No opinion Yes VB, C Yes Java C++ Yes No Not enough Dont know Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
23 Technical BS Less Than 5 No McMaster university Dofasco. inc 1 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes excel Other light data analysis Yes powerpoint Yes Visio No Yes matlab No No Yes Oracle, access ... None Less than 1 1 2 Yes Yes VB, C, matlab ... Yes Does not matter C Yes Yes About right Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No No Section V Q 6 is a difficult question to answer pr
24 Technical Other B. Eng & Mgmt Less Than 5 No McMaster University Stelwire Ltd 3 4 2 6 1 5 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Microsoft Project and Access None 1-3 2 1 Yes No No opinion No No About right No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes As technology has advanced, computers have become 
25 Technical Other B.Eng.Mgmt Less Than 5 No McMaster Shell Canada 2 3 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes powerpoint Yes PI Processbook - is this DVS? No No No No Yes Access Hysys Other DFS Crane (hydraulics) 3-6 3 1 2 4 No opinion Yes Visual Basic (in Excel/Access) Yes Visual Basic C No Yes About right Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes Well, I think it goes without saying that the use 
26 Other Regulatory BS 5-10 No McMaster University The Dow Chemical Company 2 3 1 Regulatory 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Other Project Management Yes PowerPoint No Yes JMP No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No Not enough Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes - more use of NetMeeting, which has resulted in fe
27 Technical MEng 5-10 No McMaster University Dofasco Inc. X 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No Yes SAS No No No Yes Oracle None Less than 1 5 1 2 3 4 No opinion No Visual Basic Yes C++ Other Visual Basic No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes No Most work still done in Level 2 (C++) or in the PL
28 Sales/Marketing BS 5-10 No McMaster University Tyco Electronics x Technical Sales 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Other Marketing Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 3 Yes No No No No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Faster so now there is a higher expectation for pr
29 Technical Management BS 5-10 No McMaster Flex N Gate 1 3 5 4 2 6 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes CADKEY No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 4 2 3
30 Technical Management BS 5-10 No McMaster Flex N Gate 1 3 5 4 2 6 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes CADKEY No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 4 2 3 School Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No More than enough Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
31 Technical BS 5-10 No McMaster 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Less than 1 3 1 2 No opinion No Yes Does not matter None No No About right Dont know Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes more use of email
32 Other Ph.D. student Other B.Eng&Society None No McMaster 1 academic research 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No Less than 1 1 2 undergraduate chem eng program No No None No No Dont know Dont know Dont know Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes
33 Technical BS Less Than 5 No McMaster University 3 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis No No No No No No Yes Access None 1-3 1 2 Yes No Yes Does not matter No No Not enough Modest Yes strong + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
34 Technical Other B.Eng Less Than 5 No McMaster University OPG 3 2 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes access Less than 1 1 2 No opinion No No No No About right Modest hindrance Yes weak - Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Everyone is using computers to solve engineering p
35 Other Plant Manger Other M.B.A 5-10 Yes McMaster University Titan Plastics Group 4 3 2 1 Plant Manager 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Other Quotations Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP and Minitab No No No Yes Oracle for ERP database None 3-6 3 2 1 University Yes No Yes Java C++ No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes The dependency has increase dramatically.  If the  Thank You,

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36 Technical BS 5-10 No McMaster Stone & Webster Canada LP 1 6 4 5 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 3 1 2 5 4 Yes No Yes Visual Basic None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes Essentially replaced 'pen & paper' for most tasks, Exposure to drawing software would be a bonus - Vi
37 Technical BS Less Than 5 Yes McMaster University Dofasco Inc. 2 3 1 4 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Other What if scenerios Yes PowerPoint No No Yes MATLAB occationally No No Yes MS Query (in Excel) and Access None Dont know 1 2 4 3 At University Yes Yes Fortran,Visual Basic, C,Matlab Yes Other McMaster's 1C04 was enough No Yes About right Modest No Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Computer skills are seen as a tool that is needed  Problem solving on its own should continue to be t
38 Technical BS 5-10 No McMaster University Bantrel Co. 1 3 2 All Yes Yes Excel Material Balances Other Design templates Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II 3-6 4 2 1 3 No No No No No About right Significant Yes weak - Desirable Windows 2000/NT No No As far as programming goes, the only real programm
39 Other Procurement BS 5-10 Yes McMaster University Bose Corporation 2 1 Product Sourcing All Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Yes Powerpoint Yes VisView, CATIA, UG No Yes MATLAB No No Yes Access, Oracle None Less than 1 3 1 2 No Yes VB Scripting Yes Java C++ No No Not enough Modest Yes strong + Highly other All of the above Dont know Yes All aspects of the work that is done here and at o
40 Technical Management BS 5-10 Yes McMaster University Dow Chemical 3 4 1 2 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes ASPEN,  Yes JMP No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys ChemCAD WINSIM 1-3 2 1 4 5 3 Yes Yes use visual basis for excel Yes Visual Basic C++ No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
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2 Academic MEng Less Than 5 No Georgia Tech UT Austin 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes PowerPoint Yes MATLAB No Yes MATLAB No No No None Dont know 1 2 3 Yes Yes Fortran, MATLAB Yes Other MATLAB Does not matter Yes No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows XP No Yes More widely available and more widely used, engine
3 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No University of Iowa Arizona State University 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint, Photoshop No No No No No No None Less than 1 1 No opinion Yes Visual Basic Yes Does not matter None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP Dont know Unaware
4 Academic MS 5-10 No U.C. Berkeley 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ ChemCAD Less than 1 3 1 2 Yes No Yes Fortran 77 C C++ No No Not enough No effect No Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Much more for data acquisition and control
5 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin TCEQ 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Permitting/Regulation 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Quattro Pro (yuck) Numerical Analysis Material Balances No No No No No No No Other EPA programs - TANKS, WATER 9, Less than 1 3 2 1 4 4 No No Yes C++ C++ No No Not enough Modest Yes strong + Desirable other Windows 98 Dont know Yes I think modeling chemical processes with computers I was recently doing a job search after being laid
6 Academic BS MBA Less Than 5 Yes University of Texas Bain & Company 1 strategy consulting 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel, Access Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes solver,  extend No No No Yes access None Less than 1 2 1 3 Yes No No No No About right Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows XP Dont know No I am currently enrolled at Stanford getting my MBA
7 Technical Management BS Less Than 5 No UT Scientific Applications (SAIC) 3 4 2 1 5 6 7 8 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis No No No Yes MathCad Yes Mathematica No Yes Access Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 4 1 2 5 3 6 No No Yes Visual Basic C++ Yes Yes Not enough Modest hindrance Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes grads need more computer/ software exposure than I
8 Technical BS Less Than 5 Yes UT Dept. of Chemical Eng. KBR 2 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes MS Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes PP No No No No No Yes Access, Sequel Server Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 2 3 1 5 4 Yes No Yes Visual Basic Other Java No No About right Modest No Not necessary Windows XP Yes Yes Windows XP has an entirely new look.
9 Technical MS Less Than 5 No NCSU Tokyo Electron 1 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes Matlab No No Yes DB2 None More than 6 1 2 No opinion No No No No Not enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Computers are used more and more frequently.  Bein I had a very early exposure to programming and I t
10 Technical BS Less Than 5 No U of Texas at Austin Kodak 2 1 3 4 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes matlab No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 3 2 Yes Yes VB Yes C++ Pascal Does not matter No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes More dependence on them.  Use of online forms, res UT provided adequate training.  Computer stuff can
11 Other Professional BS 5-10 Yes UT Austin 2 1 Finance 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Other Financial modelling Yes Powerpoint No Yes @Risk, SAS No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 3 1 2 Yes Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic C++ No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Increased usage
12 Technical BS Less Than 5 Yes Univ. Texas at Austin Applied Materials 4 1 5 6 3 2 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP No No No Yes Less than 1 3 1 2 No opinion No No No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
13 Technical MS Less Than 5 No University of Wisconsin  Motorola, Inc 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP and Minitab No No No No None 3-6 1 2 No opinion No Yes C++ C++ No No Not enough Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
14 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT-Austin Advanced Micro Devices 3 1 2 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes Matlab No No Yes Oracle None Less than 1 3 1 2 No Yes high level scripting (VB, TCL) Yes C++ Does not matter No No About right Modest Yes weak + Highly UNIX No Yes increasing reliance on web information and expecta
15 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT at Austin Lockheed Martin 3 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes SAS No No No No Less than 1 1 Yes No No No About right Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
16 Technical BS Less Than 5 No u-texas austin 2 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpnt No Yes jmp - sometimes No No No Yes access None More than 6 1 No No Yes Other industry standard Other industry standard No No About right Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes No
17 Technical BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas Fluor 1 4 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Other Datasheets Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 4 2 1 3 Yes No No Visual Basic No No About right Modest hindrance Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No No
18 Technical BS 5-10 No UT Austin Bechtel Corporation 1 6 2 5 3 4 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel, Access Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint Yes CADD, SmartPlant No No No No Yes Access Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 1 3 2 4 5 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Yes No
19 Other consultant BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas 1 IT consultant All Yes Yes Numerical Analysis Other accounting Yes powerpoint No No No No No Yes oracle, access None 3-6 1 2 No Yes Yes C++ C++ Yes No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes
20 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT -Austin BP 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes PowerPoint Yes Several internal programs No No No No Yes Access Less than 1 1 2 Self taught at university Yes No Yes Visual Basic None No No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows XP No Yes Computers have taken the place of hand calculation Computers are an integral part of the workspace.  
21 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT-Austin Aker Kvaerner 1 3 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint Yes AutoCAD No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 2 1 Yes No Yes C++ None No No More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Used more and more for process calculations, simul Computer skills are essential for chemical enginee
22 Technical MS Less Than 5 Yes Trinity University, S.A. Ford Motor Company 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MATLAB No Yes LAPACK Yes Access Less than 1 2 1 Yes Yes Fortran, C, Visual Basic Yes C++ Does not matter Yes Yes About right Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No No
23 Academic MS Less Than 5 No Northwestern  University of Texas Austin 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes power point No No Yes MATLAB Yes mathematica No No None Less than 1 1 No No Yes C++ None No No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows XP No Yes Computers have become more prevalent, almost requi
24 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Univ of Texas at Austin BP 2 1 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access, Oracle Aspen+ Hysys Other TSWEET, HTRI Less than 1 3 1 2 Yes Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic C++ No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes More programs tied together, more web based commun
25 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Univ. of Texas at Austin Photronics, Inc. 2 1 3 4 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes L-Edit No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 3 1 2 No opinion No No No No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable other Windows 98 Yes No
26 Other student BS Less Than 5 No UT UT Health Science Center SA 0 to 1/4 Yes No No No No No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 Yes No Yes C++ Basic No No Dont know Dont know Dont know Unimportant Windows 2000/NT No Yes I believe that new students should get more exposu
27 Technical BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas at Au URS Corporation 1 IT implementations forEHS All Yes Yes Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances No No No No No No Yes Access, SQL None Less than 1 1 2 No opinion Yes Visual Basic (in MS Excel) Yes Visual Basic C++ No No About right Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes
28 Technical BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas, Aust Particle Measuring Systems Applications eng. 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Visio No No No No No 1-3 3 2 1 Yes No No No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know
29 Technical MS Less Than 5 No Rice University ABB Lummus Global 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Powerpoint No No No No No Yes iDocs Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II 1-3 3 2 1 Yes No Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes No About right Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes More focus on computer- generated answers than on 
30 Other graduate student BS Less Than 5 No UT Georgia Tech 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Data Analysis Yes No No Yes No No Hysys Less than 1 1 No No Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows XP No Unaware
31 Technical MS 11-15 Yes Univ of Texas - Austin 2 3 6 7 1 5 4 Capital projects 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 No Yes Pascal Yes Pascal None No No About right Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Over the past 5-7 years, engineers increasingly ar (1) There is an over-abundance of "spaghetti progr
32 Academic MS None No Univ. of Texas at Austin Univ. of Houston 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes No Yes PowerPoint, Keynote Yes Igor Pro No Yes Matlab, Octave Yes Maple, Mathematica No No None 1-3 2 3 1 Classes at UT Austin and MIT No opinion No Yes Java Other Matlab No No Dont know Modest No Desirable other MacOS X Dont know Unaware
33 Technical MS Less Than 5 No The University of Texas Ford Motor Company 3 2 4 1 Materials Testing/FMA 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel, KALIS Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Other Laboratory data Yes Powerpoint, FrontPage Yes instrument specific software Yes Minitab No Yes Mathematica No Yes Access Other Ford IT-instrument specific  More than 6 3 1 2 4 Ford technical training No No Yes Other Mathematica Other just to be aware of programs Does not matter No Yes About right Significant Yes strong + Highly other both unix and windows Dont know Yes I use a computer for everything, and it's fantasti I didn't pick up many computer programming skills 
34 Academic BS None No University of Texas University of Minnesota 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Microcal Origin, Igor Pro No Yes Octave No No No None 1-3 1 No opinion No Yes C Does not matter Yes No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
35 Technical Management BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas IBM 3 2 1 All Yes Yes Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracle, SQL Server None 1-3 2 1 3 5 4 Yes Yes Java, Perl No Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable UNIX Dont know Unaware I think the best exposure to computer problem solv
36 Technical PhD 5-10 No IT- BHU, Varanasi, India INFICON 4 2 1 3 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes MATLAB No No Yes Oracle, Access None 3-6 1 2 No No Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes No Not enough Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes - Extensive use of computers, right from classroom
37 Academic MS None No 1 1 Modeling 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Numerical Analysis Other Quick analysis, plot Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MATLAB, Octave Yes Maple, Mathematica Yes DASSL, LAPACK Yes Acess Aspen+ gPROMS Dont know 1 2 No opinion Yes FORTRAN, C Yes Does not matter Does not matter Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Not necessary Windows XP No Unaware
38 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT - Austin Silicon Laboratories 3 2 1 Quality and Reliability 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Data Analysis Other Reports & Checklists Yes Customer/Mtg. presentations No No No No No Yes Storing Reliability Data, etc. None Less than 1 3 2 1 Previous experience Yes No No opinion No No Dont know Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes The scope of what can be accomplished by computers
39 Technical BS Less Than 5 No U. Texas at Austin Continental Tire North America 2 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis No No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 2 1 No No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No Not enough Modest No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes E-mail
40 Technical MS 11-15 Yes 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Visio 2000 and Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access None Dont know 1 No Yes similar to Pascal Yes Pascal Other Visual Basic Yes No About right Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes 1. Necessity of developing programs for plant oper Academia is following a traditional technical trai
41 Sales/Marketing BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas Tokyo Electron America 2 3 4 1 5 6 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes
42 Sales/Marketing BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas Tokyo Electron America 2 3 4 1 5 6 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP No No No Yes Access None 1-3 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
43 Academic PhD Less Than 5 No 1 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint, photoshop No No No No No No None Dont know 1 No No Yes Does not matter None No No Dont know No effect No Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes the world wide web, duh. question V.5 doesn't allow selection of more than 
44 Other Inventory Management BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas  Air Liquide LP 3 4 5 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracle Hysys More than 6 2 1 3 4 5 Yes No Yes Visual Basic None No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
45 Academic PhD None No 1 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Origin No No Yes Mathematica No No None 3-6 3 1 2 Yes Yes C, FORTRAN Yes Visual Basic C C++ Yes No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Not necessary LINUX Dont know Unaware
46 Technical Management MS Less Than 5 No LSU APP ` Project Management 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies No No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 1 No opinion No Yes Does not matter Does not matter No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
47 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin Chevron Phillips 2 3 4 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II 1-3 3 1 2 Yes Yes VB for macros Yes Visual Basic C++ Basic No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes Powerful tool to help with troubleshooting.
48 Technical BS Less Than 5 No The University of Texas Kimberly-Clark Corp 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes powerpoint No Yes JMP No No No No None Less than 1 1 No No No None No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes Yes-it is a requirement for completing any sort of
49 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT at Austin Celanese 2 1 3 Process Improvement  1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel only Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint only No Yes Minitab No No No Yes Access Aspen+ 3-6 3 1 2 4 5 Yes No Yes Visual Basic None No No About right Significant Yes weak + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware A cursory knowledge of a programming language is c
50 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin Lubrizol, Corp. 2 5 3 4 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint Yes No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 4 Yes Yes Visual Basic Yes Visual Basic Basic No No About right Significant Yes weak - Not necessary Windows XP Yes Unaware
51 Technical Management BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin 1 5 4 2 3 6 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint Yes Pipenet, Aspen No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ 3-6 3 1 2 4 5 Yes Yes Access Yes Visual Basic Does not matter Yes Yes More than enough No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes No
52 Technical BS Less Than 5 No U of Texas at Austin DuPont-Dow Elastomers 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Less than 1 1 2 No opinion No No No No About right Modest hindrance Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Unaware
53 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT X petroleum engineering
54 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin Procter & Gamble 2 1 3 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP No No No None Less than 1 1 2 Yes No No opinion No No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
55 Other research/development PhD Less Than 5 No Purdue IBM 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Lotus 1-2-3, Excel Data Analysis Yes Freelance Graphics, Powerpoint No Yes JMP Yes Mathcad, matlab, Yes Mathmatica No No None Less than 1 1 Yes No Yes C++ Other Visual C++, Java, ABACUS FEM No No More than enough Significant hindrance Yes weak - Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Increased use of standard packages, less emphasis  I believe that one C++ programming class coupled w
56 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT-Austin Waid and Associates 1 environmental consulting All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Other emission estimation Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 2 1 3 internet resources No opinion Yes Fortran, Visual Basic Yes Does not matter None No No About right Significant Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes automated process monitoring systems and huge amou
57 Technical BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas 1 3 4 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes No No Yes MATLAB No No No Aspen+ Hysys 3-6 3 1 2 4 Yes No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No More than enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes No
58 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin 2 4 3 1 Risk Assessments 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Voloview Yes company software No Yes company software No No Other company software Less than 1 2 1 3 Yes No Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No About right Significant Yes strong + Desirable Windows XP Dont know Yes So much more is possible with the advances in comp
59 Technical MS Less Than 5 No The University of Dallas AMD 3 5 1 2 4 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes ppt No Yes jmp No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 3 No opinion No No opinion No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
60 Technical MS Less Than 5 No The University of Dallas AMD 3 5 1 2 4 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes ppt No Yes jmp No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 3 No opinion No No opinion No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
61 Technical BS Less Than 5 No 1 Software Development All Yes Yes Economic Studies Numerical Analysis No No No No No No Yes Oracle None 3-6 2 3 1 4 5 No opinion Yes VB, C++ Yes Does not matter C++ Yes Yes More than enough Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT No No
62 Technical BS Less Than 5 No U of Texas at Austin Security Ser Fed Credit Union 1 Application development All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes PowerPoint No No No No No Yes Oracle, SQL server, DB2 None 1-3 2 1 3 No opinion Yes VB, Java, JavaScript Yes Visual Basic Pascal Basic Yes Yes More than enough Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Computer is used more to correlate work to revenue
63 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No 3 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes PowerPoint No Yes JMP No Yes Mathematica No No 1-3 4 3 2 1 No No Yes Visual Basic Fortran 90 C++ No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT No Yes
64 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 CONSULTING All Yes Yes EXCEL Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes POWERPOINT No No No No No Yes ORACLE, SQL None 1-3 1 No opinion Yes VB, C++ Yes Does not matter C C++ Basic Yes Yes About right No effect Yes strong + Highly Windows 2000/NT Dont know Yes Computers are now a necessity in everyone's daily  The chemical engineering undergrad students will d
65 Technical MS Less Than 5 No UT Austin 1 2 3 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 1 3 2 No No Yes Visual Basic Fortran 90 C C++ Other JAVA No No About right No effect No Desirable Windows XP No Yes Upgrades and new features
66 Academic BS None No UT Austin UCSB 1 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No No No Yes mathematica, maple No No None Less than 1 1 No opinion No Yes C++ None No No About right Modest No Not necessary Windows 2000/NT No Yes
67 Sales/Marketing BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin National Instruments 2 1 R&D metrics analysis 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Oracle None Less than 1 1 2 No opinion Yes LabVIEW Yes Other LabVIEW C C++ Yes Yes About right No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Dont know No
68 Academic BS None No The U of Texas at Austin MIT 1 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No Yes MATLAB Yes Maple No No None Less than 1 2 1 No opinion No Yes Does not matter None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Highly Windows XP Dont know No
69 Technical BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas 1 2 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access, Oracle, Documentum Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 3 2 1 No opinion No No No No About right Significant Dont know Not necessary other Windows 95 or 98 Yes Unaware
70 Technical BS Less Than 5 No The University of Texas Samsung Austin Semiconductor 3 1 2 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Other macros Yes PowerPoint No Yes JMP No No No Yes Access, Oracle None 1-3 2 3 1 4 Yes No Yes C++ Basic No No About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows XP Yes Unaware More programming study would be extremely benefici
71 Academic BS Less Than 5 No university of texas at au 1 2 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint Yes No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Hysys Less than 1 2 1 Yes No No None No No About right Modest Yes weak + Desirable Yes Yes
72 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin A.C.E.S.-llc 2 1 Air and Environmental All Yes Yes Excel and others Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Other Emissions calculations Yes Powerpoint No Yes Self built No No No Yes Access None 1-3 3 2 4 1 School No opinion No Yes Java Pascal Basic Yes No About right Modest Yes strong + Desirable Windows XP Dont know Yes It has been a lot more user-friendly.
73 Technical BS None No UT Austin 1 Programming All Yes Yes Data Analysis No No No No No No Yes None More than 6 2 1 No opinion Yes Yes Does not matter Fortran 90 Yes Yes Dont know Significant Yes strong + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware I do not work as a chemical engineer, but rather a
74 Technical PhD Less Than 5 No 4 1 5 3 2 6 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No No None Less than 1 3 1 2 4 5 Yes No Yes Does not matter None No No About right Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Dont know Unaware
75 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT-Austin BP 2 3 1 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes Visio No No No No Yes Access Hysys 1-3 2 3 1 4 Yes Yes Visual Basic, C Yes C++ Other Visual Basic - for Excel Yes No About right Modest Yes weak + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT No No
76 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin 2 1 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Other Wriring a report Yes Powerpoint No Yes Weibull No No No No None Less than 1 2 1 Yes No Yes C++ C++ Yes Yes Not enough Modest Yes strong + Highly Windows XP Yes Yes
77 Technical Management BS Less Than 5 Yes UT Austin Lubrizol Corp. 2 3 4 1 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes PowerPoint No Yes Statgraphics No No No Yes Access Aspen+ Dont know 3 1 2 4 5 No opinion Yes VB Yes Visual Basic Does not matter No No About right Modest Yes weak + Not necessary Windows XP No Unaware
78 Other graduate student Other on way to PhD None No U of Texas at Austin MIT graduate school 1 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes excel Data Analysis Yes powerpoint No No Yes matlab No No No None Less than 1 1 2 Yes No Yes C None No No Not enough Significant Yes weak + Highly Windows XP Yes Yes You are expected to show a much greater degree of  My lab group is not the best example for what is h
79 Other Engineering BS Less Than 5 No Texas Dow 1 4 2 3 1/2 to 3/4 Yes Yes Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes No Yes No No No No Aspen+ Dont know 3 2 1 4 No No Yes Visual Basic C++ No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes No
80 Technical PhD 5-10 No Clemson University Aspen Technology, Inc. 2 1 3 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Aspen InfoPlus Aspen+ Less than 1 3 1 2 5 4 Yes Yes Fortran Yes Visual Basic Fortran 90 Yes No About right Modest Yes strong + Not necessary Windows 2000/NT Yes Yes Development and support of non-Windows based appli
81 Technical BS 5-10 No UT-Austin Motorola 3 6 2 5 1 4 1/4 to 1/2 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No Yes JMP. Minitab No No No Yes Compass None 1-3 3 2 1 4 5 No opinion No No None No No More than enough No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT and UNIX Dont know Yes More factory automation In my experience, the type and utilization of comp
82 Other consulting BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin Accenture 2 3 4 6 5 1 All Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access and Oracle None Dont know 1 2 3 Yes Yes Yes C++ C++ Basic No No About right No effect Yes weak + Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes Unaware
83 Technical BS Less Than 5 No Univ. of Texas @ Austin KBR (Halliburton) 1 2 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint Yes Visio No No No No No Aspen+ Hysys SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 1 2 Yes No No opinion Other No No Not enough Modest Yes weak + Desirable Windows XP No Yes
84 Technical BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas 2 1 3 4 Automation 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes Excel Data Analysis Yes Powerpoint Yes DIAdem No No No No Yes Oracle None 1-3 1 2 Yes Yes LabVIEW Yes Other LabVIEW C++ Yes Yes About right Significant Yes strong + Highly Windows XP No Yes Computers have now become a requirement to demandi If I had been taught a modern programming language
85 Other Wall Street Analyst BS Less Than 5 No University of Texas at Au UBS Warburg, LLC 1 Stock/financial analysis 3/4 to 1 Yes Yes MS Excel Economic Studies Other Financial modeling/analysis Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access None Less than 1 2 1 Yes Yes Visual Basic (for Excel macros No opinion No No About right Modest Yes weak + Unimportant Windows 2000/NT Dont know No I don't do engineering work; all my work since gra
86 Technical BS Less Than 5 No UT Austin Chevron Phillips 2 5 3 4 1 0 to 1/4 Yes Yes Excel Economic Studies Data Analysis Numerical Analysis Material Balances Yes Powerpoint No No No No No Yes Access Aspen+ SIMSCI Pro II Less than 1 1 Yes No No No No More than enough Significant No Desirable Windows 2000/NT Yes No