A study on the work of MIT Mechanical Engineering graduates

This study seeks to collect rich data about Mechanical Engineering alumni's work lives using qualitative and interpretive social research methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with several alumni from the MIT Mechanical Engineering department. Main topics discussed in theses interviews were current work activities, career motivations, important job skills, the value of an MIT education, and potential improvements to the MIT alumni experience.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Wright, Brandon Nigel

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Warren P. Seering.

• Mechanical Engineering.

Statement dc:rights

• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98748

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/98748