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* 1. How do you feel about the competencies of Southeastern’s OSH&E Bachelor of Science Degree Program graduates?

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* 2. What knowledge and skills do you feel that the students enrolled in Southeastern’s OSH&E Bachelor of Science Degree Program need to strengthen? Please select all that applies and rank them using numbers where 1 means the most!

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* 3. The following is the current statement of the OSH&E program objectives. Please tell us, according to your experience, whether our program meets each of the four objectives. Please provide us with any suggested revisions.

  Agree Don't know Disagree Not Applicable
1. Apply knowledge and principles of mathematics, science, technology, and management in industry, business, or other related areas of employment as occupational safety, health, and environment professionals
2. Apply practice-oriented knowledge and skills in safety, health, and environment to anticipate, identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices, to develop hazard control designs, methods, procedures and programs, and to implement and manage effective safety, health, and environment programs
3. Become effective communicators and ethical facilitators within the practice of safety, health, and environment
4. Continue professional development to address the need of applying principles of safety, health, and environment within a constantly changing and increasingly diverse environment

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* 4. The following is the current statement of the OSH&E program student outcomes. On a scale of 1 through 5, where 1 means the least and 5 means the most, please indicate the importance of each outcome.

  1 2 3 4 5 Not Applicable
1.1. Ability to apply basic mathematical and statistical knowledge in the safety, health, and environment field
1.2. Ability to demonstrate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and biology as it pertains to the practice of safety, health, and environment
1.3. Ability to demonstrate basic principles in business management as it pertains to the practice of safety, health, and environment
2.A1. Ability to demonstrate occupational safety, health, and environment fundamentals
2.A2. Ability to demonstrate legal aspects of safety, health, and environmental practices
2.A3. Ability to demonstrate the interactions of physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic agents, factors, and/or stressors on the human body
2.A4. Ability to demonstrate the application of laws, regulations, standards, and codes to safety, health and environmental conditions
2.A5. Ability to demonstrate and use basic principles of fire prevention and protection in the workplace
2.A6. Ability to demonstrate industrial and construction safety throughout the work processes
2.B1. Ability to utilize basic laboratory instrumentations associated with safety, health, and environment
2.B2. Ability to anticipate, identify and evaluate hazardous agents, conditions, and practices
2.B3. Ability to demonstrate fundamental exposure assessment and environmental sampling techniques
2.B4. Ability to develop control designs, methods, procedures, and programs to eliminate or mitigate safety, health, and environmental hazards
2.B5. Ability to conduct accident/incident investigation and analysis
2.B6. Ability to implement and manage effective safety, health, and environmental programs
3.1. Ability to effectively express thoughts in oral and written communications
3.2. Ability to demonstrate the techniques, skills, and modern behavioral tools necessary for the practice of safety, health, and environment
3.3. Ability to effectively function as a part of multi-disciplinary team
4.1. Students are encouraged to become members of ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) and AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) Southeastern Louisiana University Student Sections and be actively involved in the events and activities organized by the Student Sections. At least 50% of upper-level students are ASSE/AIHA members.
4.2. Students are encouraged to continue professional growth and improvement by pursuing the widely recognized certifications including, but not limited to: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH); and/or by pursuing master’s/doctoral degrees in environmental, health, and safety and similarly named programs. As measured on the Southeastern Alumni Survey, at least 50% of the OSH&E graduates will become CSPs and/or CIHs.

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* 5. On a scale of 1 through 5, where 1 means the lowest and 5 the highest, please indicate the level of Southeastern OSH&E students' competency for each of the OSH&E program student outcomes that are listed in question 4.

  1 2 3 4 5 Not Applicable
1.1. Ability to apply basic mathematical and statistical knowledge in the safety, health, and environment field
1.2. Ability to demonstrate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and biology as it pertains to the practice of safety, health, and environment
1.3. Ability to demonstrate basic principles in business management as it pertains to the practice of safety, health, and environment
2.A1. Ability to demonstrate occupational safety, health, and environment fundamentals
2.A2. Ability to demonstrate legal aspects of safety, health, and environmental practices
2.A3. Ability to demonstrate the interactions of physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic agents, factors, and/or stressors on the human body
2.A4. Ability to demonstrate the application of laws, regulations, standards, and codes to safety, health and environmental conditions
2.A5. Ability to demonstrate and use basic principles of fire prevention and protection in the workplace
2.A6. Ability to demonstrate industrial and construction safety throughout the work processes
2.B1. Ability to utilize basic laboratory instrumentations associated with safety, health, and environment
2.B2. Ability to anticipate, identify and evaluate hazardous agents, conditions, and practices
2.B3. Ability to demonstrate fundamental exposure assessment and environmental sampling techniques
2.B4. Ability to develop control designs, methods, procedures, and programs to eliminate or mitigate safety, health, and environmental hazards
2.B5. Ability to conduct accident/incident investigation and analysis
2.B6. Ability to implement and manage effective safety, health, and environmental programs
3.1. Ability to effectively express thoughts in oral and written communications
3.2. Ability to demonstrate the techniques, skills, and modern behavioral tools necessary for the practice of safety, health, and environment
3.3. Ability to effectively function as a part of multi-disciplinary team
4.1. Students are encouraged to become members of ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) and AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) Southeastern Louisiana University Student Sections and be actively involved in the events and activities organized by the Student Sections. At least 50% of upper-level students are ASSE/AIHA members.
4.2. Students are encouraged to continue professional growth and improvement by pursuing the widely recognized certifications including, but not limited to: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH); and/or by pursuing master’s/doctoral degrees in environmental, health, and safety and similarly named programs. As measured on the Southeastern Alumni Survey, at least 50% of the OSH&E graduates will become CSPs and/or CIHs.

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* 6. On a scale of 1 through 5, where 1 means the least and 5 means the most, please indicate the importance of the following required OSHE major courses in the current Southeastern OSH&E Bachelor of Science curriculum. Details of the course content are available at http://goo.gl/ScCqvo.

  1 2 3 4 5 Not Applicable
OSHE 111 Introduction to Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment
OSHE 112 Design of Hazard Controls
OSHE 121 Safety and Health Program Management and Administration
OSHE 141 Principles of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
OSHE 231 Safety Laws, Regulations, and Standards
OSHE 242 Ergonomics
OSHE 251 Environmental Laws and Regulations
OSHE 261 Fire Protection and Prevention
OSHE 341 Field Methods of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
OSHE 381 Safety in Chemical and Process Industries
OSHE 382 Construction Safety
OSHE 421 Measurement of Safety Performance and Accident Investigation and Analysis
OSHE 424 System Safety Methodologies
OSHE 452 Pollution Fundamentals and Control Technologies

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* 7. On a scale of 1 through 5, where 1 means the least and 5 means the most, please indicate the importance of the following professional electives in the current Southeastern OSH&E Bachelor of Science curriculum. Details of the course content are available at http://goo.gl/ScCqvo.

  1 2 3 4 5 Not Applicable
OSHE 311 Safety and Health Program Development
OSHE 322 Behavior Aspects of Safety
OSHE 323 Product Safety and Liability
OSHE 423 Insurance - Workers' Compensation, Loss Control and Risk Management
OSHE 441 Industrial Toxicology
OSHE 442 Principles of Radiation Safety
OSHE 451 Hazardous Materials Management
OSHE 471 Education and Training Methods for Occupational Safety and Health
OSHE 491 Special Topics
IT 242 Materials and Processes
IT 264 Industrial Fluid Power
IT 322 Materials Science and Metallurgy
ACCT 200 Introduction to Financial Accounting
GBIO 377 Applied Biostatistics
CJ 312 Private and Public Section Security
CJ 411 International Crime and Terrorism
HS 131 Emergency Health Care
HS 360 Introduction to Epidemiology
HS 362 Promoting Health in the Worksite

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* 8. How do you feel about the following aspects in regard to the OSH&E faculty?

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Qualifications and competencies
Size of full-time faculty

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* 9. The OSH&E current equipment inventory is available at http://goo.gl/iGWUsL. How do you feel about the sufficiency of these equipment and instruments? Please write down the names of any equipment/instruments that you suggest to be added.

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* 10. How do you feel about the following aspects in regard to the institutional and industrial support for the OSH&E program?

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Leadship of the program
Program budget and financial support
Staffing and institutional services
Support for faculty professional development
Support from local industries

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