Gateway Engineering Education Coalition
Engineering Accreditation and ABET EC2000 Part II
OSU Outcomes Assessment for ABET EC200
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What are ABET & EC 2000 ?
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
EC2000 - Criteria for Evaluating Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs
Web Source - http://www.abet.org/
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Primary organization responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and certifying the quality of engineering, engineering technology, and engineering related education in the U.S.Recognized by the U.S. Dept. of EducationFederation of 28+ professional technical societies representing over 1.8 million practicing engineering professionals
What are ABET & EC 2000?
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Vision
ABET will provide world leadership to assure quality and stimulate innovation in engineering, technology and applied science education.
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Mission
ABET serves the public through the promotion and advancement of education in applied science, computing, engineering and technology.
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MissionABET will: Accredit educational programs Promote quality and innovation in education Consult and assist in the development and advancement of
education worldwide in a financially self-sustaining manner Communicate with our constituencies and the public regarding
activities and accomplishments Anticipate and prepare for the changing environment and the
future needs of constituencies Manage the operations and resources to be effective and fiscally
responsible
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Accreditation Objectives
Serve the public, industry, and the profession by stimulating the development of improved engineering educationEncourage new and innovative approaches to engineering educationAssure that graduates of an accredited program are adequately prepared to enter and continue the practice of engineeringIdentify programs that meet the ABET criteria for accreditation
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ABET Today (1999 data)
1555 accredited engineering programs at 323 institutions729 accredited engineering technology programs at 242 institutions53 accredited related-engineering programs at 37 institutionsStaff of 19Home Page on the World Wide Web http://www.abet.org
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Other Standing and Ad-hoc Committees
Engineering Accreditation Commission
Technology Accreditation Commission
Computing Accreditation Commission
Related Accreditation Commission
Industrial Advisory Council
International Activities Committees
Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Participating SocietiesABET Structure
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What does ABET accredit?
ABET accredits programs of study that lead to degrees in engineering
ABET does not accredit departments, colleges, degrees, or institutions
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ABET EC 2000
Input Accounting Focus on having the
right courses Every six years get
information ready for review
Outcomes Assessment – EC 2000 Focus on graduates
and program’s components
Continuous assessment
Old New
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Engineering Criteria 2000
Philosophy & Emphasis
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Philosophy
Institutions and Programs define mission and objectives to meet needs of constituencies – enable program differentiationEmphasis on outcomes – preparation for professional practiceCurricular requirements limited to 3 yearsPrograms demonstrate how criteria and educational objectives are being met
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Emphasis
Practice of continuous improvement Input of Constituencies Process focus Outcomes and Assessment linked to Objectives
Knowledge required for entry to the engineering professionStudent, Faculty, Facilities, Institutional Support and Financial Resource issues linked to Program Objectives
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Evaluation & Assessment Cycles“A 2-loop Process”
Establish Indicators for Outcomes to Lead
to Achievement of Objectives
Determine HowOutcomes will be
Assessed
Determine HowOutcomes will be
Achieved
Determine OutcomesRequired to Achieve
Objectives
Determine educational objectives
Assess Outcomes/Evaluate
Objectives
Input fromConstituencies
Formal InstructionStudent Activities
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Educational Objectives – Criterion 2
Development Process to include inputs gained from ConstituenciesAdvisory GroupsStudentsAll facultyAlumni Industry
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Process Perspective for Evaluation and Improvement - The OSU
Approach
(PEOS) Program
Educational Objectives
System
Assessment of Student Learning
(POS) Program Outcomes
System
Program Outcomes
Program EducationalObjectives
Long Term Short Term
Input from
Constituencies
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Inputs Suggested
Exit Survey of all Graduating SeniorsMonitoring of Professional Exam ResultsMonitoring of Student ProgressMonitoring of Student Co-op/Intern Performance and Placement
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A series of surveys were developed to seek data on
1) The perceived importance of program outcomes and objectives and
2) How well each program is doing relative to these.
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Survey Groups
Focus on four groupsSeniorsExiting seniorsRecent alumni (2nd and 6th year)Managers/Supervisors (15th year alumni)
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Survey Elements
Educational Outcomes – General – Focus on ABET EC 2000 Criterion 3 Program OutcomesEducational Experience – Quality of Instruction at The Ohio State UniversityProgram Specific Questions – Focus on ABET EC2000 Criterion 2 and Program Specific ObjectivesAdditional Comments and SuggestionsBackground/Demographic Information
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Educational Outcomes Questions
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Skills, Abilities, and Attributes Importance Preparation
A. An understanding of and ability to apply knowledge of:
1. Mathematics
2. Chemistry
3. Physics
4. Engineering sciences
5. Computer science
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Educational Outcomes Summary
An understanding of and Ability to apply knowledge of:
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MathChemistryPhysicsEng ScienceComp SciHumanitiesBusiness
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Six High Priority AreasArea (Ability/Prep
– Importance)Communications –
Team Work –
Basic Sciences +
Business –
Stay Current –
Ethics –
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Educational Experience Questions
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A. Quality of Instruction provided in your major:1. Faculty2. Teaching Assistants
B. The quality of instruction provided by FACULTY outside your major:1. Computer Science2. Engineering Graphics3. Engineering Mechanics
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Educational Experience Results Exit
Yr 0Alumni
Yr 2Alumni
Yr 6Mean
Quality of instruction provided in MAJOR:Faculty 4.06 4.1 4.16 4.11
TAs 3.68 3.55 3.57 3.60Quality of Advising with respect to:
Academic 4.15 3.70 3.12 3.66Overall Preparation:
Be an engineer 4.06 3.98 3.99 4.01
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Common Comments by GraduatesCommunication skills (oral and written) are criticalAdd business courses & relate to engineering problems
Practical experience/co-op very important ability to apply knowledge to real world
OSU graduates are well prepared
Ability to work on a multifunctional team is criticalHave not observed a recent OSU graduate so comments based on own experience
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Comments on the Survey
Put survey on web
Survey is a good start
Make results into a magazine(s) article
Make it more discipline specific
Show that OSU acts upon the suggestions
Add government service
Ask what degrees are in most demand
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Educational Experience Alumni
4. & 8. Curriculum 5. Faculty
6. Facilities
7. Support
1. Students
Resource Perspective
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Transcript Analysis
Step 1 – Label Each CourseMB – Math & Basic ScienceETD – Engineering Topic with DesignET – Engineering TopicsGE – General EducationOE – Other Education
Step 2 – Do a sum of each category
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Evaluation SummaryCategory ABET Req. Your Program
Math and Basic Science
32 sem hr48 qtr hr
Engineering Topics
48 sem hr72 qtr hr
Gen Ed -----------Other -----------Capstone Design
Yes
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ConclusionsFeedback is now a continuous process in Ohio State’s College of Engineering.
The Outcomes Assessment Committee has been permanently established to work on the data gathering and program modification annually.
The College would be pleased to share its forms and procedures with other Colleges of Engineering.