Title :
ABET Criteria 2000: institutional preparation and experience
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
Abstract :
In 1996-97 two universities served as volunteer test sites for evaluation of programs for ABET accreditation under new criteria (Criteria 2000). This paper describes the preparation for the evaluation, and the conduct of the visit for the Electrical Engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Criteria 2000 are based on the principles of outcomes assessment and a continuous improvement process relating educational objectives to the curriculum and to educational outcomes. Some lessons learned in this first visit conducted under a set of ABET criteria which are very different from the existing criteria are presented
Keywords :
educational courses; electrical engineering education; ABET Criteria 2000; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; Electrical Engineering program; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; continuous improvement process; curriculum; educational objectives; educational outcomes; institutional experience; institutional preparation; outcomes assessment; Accreditation; Continuous improvement; Design engineering; Documentation; Educational institutions; Environmental economics; Health and safety; Manufacturing; Mathematics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.632628
