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Towards More Efficient Practices And Methods For Abet Accreditation
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Milanovic, Ivana Eppes, Tom |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | For many institutions, maintaining ABET accreditation(s) requires a significant investment of faculty and financial resources. This is especially the case since the Technology Criteria 2000 were introduced requiring a greater emphasis on continuous improvement processes and outcome-based assessment. With each review cycle, the standards for demonstrating compliance are raised; consequently, the effort required to plan, prepare and follow-up on general visits places an increasing burden on programs, departments and colleges. This paper discusses the means, methods and techniques developed to efficiently deploy departmental and program resources on small undergraduate institutions. Our College maintains nine accreditations with both the Technology and the Engineering Accreditation Commissions of ABET. The following practices have been put into place to maximize productivity: (1) prime movers lead, plan and coordinate the process, (2) standardized templates are employed, (3) deliverables are assigned and shared by faculty, (4) useful content is sourced from all programs and (5) faculty are supported with ‘how to’ instructions, examples and assessment tools. Our approach which encompasses process, methods and tools improves resource efficiency within and across departments. For high level materials, a consistent format is essential for strategic plans, continuous improvement, educational objectives, program outcomes and assessment plans. Additional leverage is gained by standardizing documentation of course improvements, capstone projects and faculty development. Common materials that describe cocurricular multidisciplinary activities and shared facilities are prepared and disseminated at the College level. The purpose of this paper is to present the specifics of our approach and lessons learned from the latest general visit along with recommendations for future improvements. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/towards-more-efficient-practices-and-methods-for-abet-accreditation.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
