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What is ABET?
ABET, is the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. It is a federation of 28 engineering technical and professional societies, and is recognized as the sole agency responsible for the accreditation of US educational programs that lead to engineering degrees.
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What are the standards for accrediting a program?
An accredited program must:
- Meet or exceed established quality standards.
- Work to accomplish the mission or purpose of the school.
- Conduct self-evaluation.
- Open the institute for on-site review teams of trained evaluators.
- Engage in a continuous improvement process to ensure student success.
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Why has our institute decided to use the new ABET criteria?
To receive ABET accreditation we have to follow EC 2000. Each engineering program must have an assessment process with documented results that demonstrate:
- That the outcomes important to the institution’s mission and the program objectives are being measured, and that the program is achieving desired outcomes.
- That the results are being used to improve the program. Beyond ABET accreditation, the assessment process offers each program a means of close scrutiny aimed at self improvement.
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Does ABET focus on program evaluation and assessment?
No. The real focus of the ABET Engineering Criteria is not evaluation and assessment but program improvement, and setup of plans and procedures to be carried with a vision of continuously improving the program and the processes to better satisfy the constituencies.
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What are our constituencies and how will they get involved in this process? Why are they important?
The constituencies are the group of people with common interests of our educational programs; the students and their parents, alumni, employers of our graduates, faculty and staff. We should involve them in establishing our program educational objectives.
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What is the meaning of Program Educational Objectives?
Educational objectives are broad statements of what knowledge our graduates will have, what skills they will possess, and what attitudes they will hold. These statements are at the program level.
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What is the meaning of Program Outcomes?
Program outcomes are measurable indicators that educational objectives have been met. They are generally more specific than educational objectives and are at the program level.
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What is Program Assessment?
Program assessment is a process that enables a program to evaluate how it is performing, with the objective of making improvements to the program so that:
- Graduates are adequately prepared to enter into and continue in their profession.
- Improvements in education are stimulated.
- New and innovative approaches to education are encouraged.
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What are the Performance Criteria?
Performance criteria are the performance levels required to satisfy a particular performance indicator.
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What are the Performance Indicators?
Performance indicators are detailed metrics (measures) that indicate whether a specific outcome has been achieved.
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