Instructions
To answer all the test items in this exam, you will be required to choose from among the provided answers.
Education
Answer “Yes” or “No” to questions 1 and 2. Not answering a question will be scored as a “No” answer.
1. Passed Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Examination
2. Undergraduate or graduate degree with emphasis in civil engineering completed or will be completed within one year
Work Experience
For question 3, indicate your response:
In evaluating the amount of experience you have (paid or voluntary), all part-time and intermittent experience must be converted to full-time equivalency. Full-time is defined as 40 hours per week. Not answering this question will be score as a “No experience” answer.
3. Engineering Experience
GENERAL SKILLS
Answer “Yes” or “No” to questions 4 – 22. Not answering a question will be scored as a “No” answer.
IN YOUR RESPONSES, YOU MAY INCLUDE COLLEGE, AND PAID OR VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE.
Communication Skills
4. Have you prepared and/or given a presentation about a project in which you were involved?
5. Have you spoken before a group regarding an engineering idea or project?
6. Have you led or facilitated a group or team?
7. Have you collected engineering data and/or conducted engineering research?
8. Have you been positively recognized (i.e., instructor’s comments written on a paper, performance evaluation, letter of recognition, other written communication, etc.) for your skill in writing research or other report documents?
Project Leadership Skills
9. Have you completed classes in project or construction management skills, techniques, and tools?
10. Have you devised an alternate plan due to a setback or changing priorities to allow you to complete a project on time?
11. Have you had to deal with changing or conflicting customer demands?
12. Have you directed or led the work of individuals or members of a team?
13. Have you served on a committee that made decisions on behalf of a group (i.e., homeowners association, student government, etc.)?
14. Have you juggled two or more assignments and completed them on time?
15. Have you been actively involved in planning, prioritizing, or scheduling the work of a small group (i.e., volunteer group, athletic team, parent association, fundraiser, or school or professional group)?
16. Have you been responsible for the planning or implementation of a complex and longterm work or school project involving many steps and a significant amount of time?
17. Have you been a member of an engineering association or group?
Interpersonal Skills
18. Have you provided mentoring or tutoring to another individual?
19. Have you ever had to resolve a conflict between two individuals?
20. Have you had experience in handling problems or complaints where you had to remain calm, courteous, and tactful?
21. Have you participated in the design of a project competition with other colleges or organizations (i.e., an experimental vehicle, parade float, bridge, or concrete canoe)?
22. Have you had experience in interacting with people from other countries or from different cultural backgrounds?
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Rate yourself on the next four questions under Personal Computer Skills below:
Not answering a question will be score as an “I have minimal or no experience with the following products” answer.
IN YOUR RESPONSES, YOU MAY INCLUDE COLLEGE, AND PAID OR VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE.
Computer Skills
23. Spreadsheet software
24. Database software
25. Word processing software
26. Project management software
Rate yourself on all remaining questions in the Technical Skills section:
Not answering a question will be scored as an “I have received little or no education or training in this task” answer.
IN YOUR RESPONSES, YOU MAY INCLUDE COLLEGE, AND PAID OR VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE.
Structure Skills
27. Reinforced concrete design and analysis
28. Structural steel design and analysis
29. Analysis of soils for foundation design
30. Application of seismic principles
Construction Skills
31. Use of critical path method to develop a project schedule
32. Perform a field survey (i.e., traverses, levels, etc.)
33. Read and interpret construction plans
Highway Design Skills
34. Calculation of quantities from a set of project plans to establish an estimate of cost
35. Roadway geometric design (i.e., horizontal and vertical curves, superelevation, etc.)
36. Soil erosion control plan development, which is required during all phases of construction
37. Design and analyze drainage systems
38. Roadway pavement structural section design and analysis
39. Slope stabilization design and analysis
Environmental Skills
40. Use of engineering study required for an environmental report (i.e., noise, air, water, traffic, etc.)
Traffic Skills
41. Use of traffic engineering methods for determination of origin and destination of traffic
42. Use of traffic engineering principles, such as traffic flow theory (i.e., volumes, capacity, delay, etc.)
43. Use of traffic engineering principles for analyzing the cause of and mitigation for traffic accidents
