ABET Workshop Fall 2013 Overview. ABET = Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.

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1 ABET Workshop Fall 2013 Overview ABET = Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.

2 ABET Definitions

3 General Criteria for B.S. Level Programs Criterion 1 Students Performance must be evaluated. Policies for awarding academic credit, enforcement of graduation requirements. Criterion 2 Program Educational Objectives Must have published program educational objectives that have input from key constituents and reviewed and revised on a periodic basis. Criterion 3 Student Outcomes Program must document student outcomes the prepare graduates to obtain program educational objectives. Student outcomes are label as outcomes a k, plus any additional outcomes adopted by the program. Criterion 4 ContinuousImprovement Program mustregularly document process of assessing and evaluating the extent to which the program educational objectives and student outcomes are obtained. The evaluation results must be used as inputfor continuous improvement

4 General Criteria for B.S. Level Programs (cont.) Criterion 5 Curriculum 1 yr of college level mathematics and basic science 1.5 yrs of engineering topics general education component major design experience Criterion 6 Faculty Sufficient size and competency to cover all curriculum areas. Criterion 7 Facilities Adequate facilities Criterion 8 InstitutionalSupport Leadership financial support staff Criterion 8 Institutional Support Leadership, financial support, staff support, etc.

5 CVEEN Program Educational Objectives Approved Undergraduate Program Educational Objectives (Approved effective October 26,2012 Faculty Meeting) The educational objectives of the program are that t during the first few years after graduation: The graduate will be employed and effective as a civil engineer, or will perceive himself/herself to be employable as an effective civil engineer, or will perceive that the Civil Engineering Program effectively prepared her/him for graduate training in engineering or another professional discipline. If employed as an engineer, the graduate will be or will be aspiring to become a licensed engineer. Additionally, the graduate will be active in ASCE and/or other professional organizations that work to improve the engineering profession and will be involved in continuing education. The graduate will affirm that the Civil Engineering Program was effective in preparing her/him for a leadership role in society and to be an advocate of Civil Engineering to the broader community.

6 CVEEN Student Outcomes (a k are from ABET) criterion l is from ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK 1)

7 Relationship of Student Outcomes to CVEEN courses (Curriculum Map) P= primary = assessment req d s = secondary = assessment desired, but not req d

8 Curriculum Map (cont)

9 Curriculum Map (cont)

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15 CVEEN 3310 Example

16 CVEEN 3310 Example (cont.)

17 Remember to include the data gathered as part of the assessment and include it in the ABET binder for the course

18 Faculty Role and Responsibilities Understand the ABET process and terminology Develop student outcomes and performance indicators for courses taught that are consistent with the CVEEN Curriculum Map Gather data and perform assessment Make recommendations for improvement, as req d course recommendations (in ABET binders) group, committee or department recommendations use CVEEN continuous improvement form Document the process in red binders line 3 Complete ABET syllabi and vitae Assist department chair and ABET coordinator when requested

19 CVEEN Continuous Improvement Form

20 ABET Course Syllabi

21 ABET Faculty Vitae

22 Resources

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