Iniciativa de Acreditación LACCEI Programa Par Amigo Motivación

1. Necesidad documentada Desarrollo económico y de capacidad; competencia global Programas tienen información necesaria pero no preparada para reportes requeridos por agencias acreditadoras Iniciativa de Acreditación LACCEIPrograma Par AmigoMotivación

2. Obstáculos para acreditación incluyen • Lenguaje (Ingles) • Aspectos culturales • Costo • Familiaridad con proceso y beneficios • Como empezar? • Selección de agencia acreditadora • Proceso de preparación para acreditación Iniciativa de Acreditación LACCEIPrograma Par AmigoMotivación

3. Ayudar en aumentar número de programas acreditados Ayudar en aumentar número de personas interesadas e involucradas en acreditación Mensaje: Mejora Continua Estándares Globales Colaborar con agencias acreditadoras y facilitar comunicación entre ellas Iniciativa de Acreditación Lacceiobjetivos

4. LACCEI no es ni aspira a ser agencia acreditadora Pares amigos tienen familiaridad con acreditación en general y conocimiento significativo sobre sistemas de acreditación específicos (pueden ser evaluadores de agencias acreditadoras) Pares amigos se comprometen a donar una (1) semana por año Programas incurren costos de viaje y estadía Pares amigos pueden trabajar directamente con programas (después de cumplir requerimiento de una (1) semana por año) Iniciativa de Acreditación LACCEI Programa Par Amigo

5. Colaboración con agencias acreditadoras es Clave Primer foro de agencias acreditadoras Latinoamericanas – 2012 LACCEI Aspectos fundamentales - LACCEI (Módulo A) Aspectos específicos – agencias acreditadoras 2011 Conferencia LACCEI - ABET 2012 Conferencia LACCEI – Engineers Canada Talleres pre-conferencia en conferencias LACCEI– OEA/EftA Iniciativa de Acreditación Laccei Logros recientes

6. Fundamentos de acreditación • Sistemas y aspectos culturales de acreditación (activity) • Competencias y compromiso de Pares Amigos • Fundamentos del auto-estudio (activity) • Comunicación con agencias acreditadoras y visita del equipo de evaluadores ABC de Acreditación - MÒDULO ALACCEI -Programa Par Amigo

8. Accreditation Fundamentals • Accreditation Systems and Cultural Aspects of Accreditation (activity) • Competencies and Commitment of Pares Amigos • Self-study Fundamentals (activity) • Communication with Accrediting Agencies and Evaluation Team Visit The ABCs of AccreditationModule ALACCEI Par Amigo Program

9. Par Amigo Training Module ASection 1 Accreditation Fundamentals

10. Understand importance, benefits and costs of accreditation • Motivate and train faculty on aspects of accreditation • Select most appropriate accrediting agency for program • Navigate process of accreditation Starting the ProcessPares Amigos can help programs to:

11. What is accredited? • What are the accrediting agencies in the Americas? • National vs. International vs. Multi-national accreditation • Each program has unique needs Programs may have questions

12. Review process to guarantee engineering program meets certain standards – not a ranking • Standardization and quality assurance • Enhance capacity building for faculty and students, and economic development for region • Increase competitiveness and mobility in global community • Required in growing number of countries The What and Why of Accreditation

13. NOT Free – accreditation process can be very expensive • NOT Just preparing for evaluation team site visit • NOT Very fast – time to prepare for visit (document processing, self-study preparation, materials collection) is key to successful accreditation outcome • NOT a ranking What accreditation is NOT

14. Demonstration that program has processes in place enabling evaluation of evidence of learning, and enabling decision making to improve program • Process required is thoughtful, systematic and sustainable over time • A means for quality assurance and continuous improvement What accreditation is

15. Only programs are accredited - NOT institutions • Universities must be accredited by standard institution accrediting bodies • Program must have graduates to apply for accreditation What is accredited?

16. INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED (Washington Accord) • ABET Inc. (US) • CEAB - Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board • UK-EC – United Kingdom Engineering Council REGIONALLY-RECOGNIZED (Acuerdo ALAI y MercoSur) • Central America: ACAAI - Agencia Centroamericana de Acreditación de Programas de Arquitectura e de Ingeniería • Greater Caribbean: GCREAS - Greater Caribbean Regional Engineering Accreditation System • MercoSur: ARCU-SUR – (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED • Perú: ICACIT - Instituto de Calidad y Acreditación de Programas de Computación, Ingeniería y Tecnología (Perú) • México: CACEI - Consejo de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería • Argentina: CONEAU – Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria Some Engineering Program Accrediting Agencies in the Americas

17. ABET(US), CEAB (Canada), UK-EC (England) and EUR-ACE are most recognized accrediting systems • Relatively new accrediting agencies in the Americas have used best practices of ABET and CEAB • ABET, CEAB and UK-EC require all accreditation documentation and the accreditation in English • Agency and evaluation team may not be culturally sensitive • Pares Amigos will have expertise in specific accreditation systems. These will be listed on the Par Amigo Registry. National v. International Accreditation

18. Accreditation process in general - Program should not initiate accreditation process unless institution is fully committed • Accreditation agency selection • Cost of accreditation process and visit • Specifics of selected accreditation process including timeline • Information required from program and institution Accreditation 101 Points to Address

19. General criteria • Program criteria • Self-study document by the program • On-site evaluation by accreditation team • Periodic re-evaluation - It is much worse to lose accreditation than to never have it • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) What is involved in accreditation?

20. Accreditation processes vary but they all evaluate • Students (evaluated, advised, monitored) • Program Educational Objectives and Criteria • Student Outcomes • Continuous Improvement • Curriculum • Faculty • Facilities • Support General Accreditation Process

21. Students - Evaluation - Advisement - Monitoring progress and success • Student Outcomes - Description of what students are expected to know and be able to do upon graduation Evaluation Criteria:Students

22. Program Educational Objectives - Professional accomplishments alumni are expected to attain in first 3 – 5 years • Continuous Quality Improvement - Documented process with relevant data to improve program quality • Program Specific Criteria Evaluation Criteria:Programs

23. Curriculum - Program dependent • Faculty - Sufficient number and competence - Professional development Evaluation Criteria:Curriculum and Faculty

24. Facilities - Adequate to (safely) accomplish educational objectives and attain outcomes • Support - Does the institution support the program? Evaluation Criteria:Facilities and Support

25. Pares amigos can guide programs in accreditation basics independent of accreditation agency selected • LACCEI Engineering Education Capability Maturity Model for Accreditation can organize accreditation process into five steps or levels • Optimized process means less time, less effort, less cost • Model structure and step by step checklist for each level follows Ready to go:Starting the Process

26. Integrated model of process improvement • Based on model developed at Carnegie Mellon and used in industry • Objective: Enhance ability of engineering programs to obtain accreditation • Programs know what they need to do to reach accreditation readiness in organized and optimized manner • Five levels from initial to optimizing • Program does not advance to next level until all level requirements at current level and levels below are met Engineering EducationCapability Maturity Model for Accreditation

27. Ready for Accreditation Visit The Capability Maturity Model Level 5: Optimizing Continuously improving process Change management Level 4: Managed Predictable process Quantitative management Level 3: Defined Standard, consistent process At each level accreditation process evolves by the program applying increasingly sophisticated management techniques Engineering management Level 2: Repeatable Disciplined process Project management Level 1: Initial No established process

28. Pares amigos should first ascertain the accreditation capability maturity level of the program • All programs start at level one, and proceed to complete all items in Level One checklist to move to next level. • Programs that have never been accredited and do not have sustainable assessment and/or reporting procedures may take longer to progress to higher levels. • Programs with established processes, assessment and management practices will proceed quickly through first 3 levels. • Programs can work on checklist items at any level but will remain at a level until all of the checklist items in that level and all lower levels are completed. Systematically advancing through the levels ensures accreditation preparation process is accomplished in optimized manner, minimizing efforts, and delays. • Once programs have completed Level 5, they are ready for accreditation Accreditation Capability Maturity Level Checklist

29. Educate and get faculty buy-in: Accreditation is good for students, faculty and the institution • Selection of accrediting agency – best done by program committee - can be done by administration • Form Program Accreditation Committee - elect/appoint chair - assign responsibilities with time table to members Maturity Level 1:Develop Infrastructure

30. Contact accrediting agency and obtain and familiarize with information resources- many resources are on-line - Choosing assessment methods - Defining student learning outcomes - Developing rubrics - Developing surveys - Attend appropriate workshops/webinars • Identify peer institutions - Study website and general information Maturity Level 1:Accreditation Committee Responsibilities

31. Work with Program Chair and Dean to form - Dean’s Advisory Committee - Program’s Advisory Committee - Committees’ composition: industrial representatives, faculty, peer and more established institutions, government representatives • Work with Dean and Provost to obtain clear understanding of the financial and personnel commitment involved Maturity Level 1:Accreditation Committee Responsibilities

32. Committees formed - Program Accreditation - Dean’s Advisory - Program’s Advisory • Personnel established - Program accreditation committee chair - Dean’s office representative - Provost’s office representative • Accreditation Agency Selected • Accreditation plan and timeline have been developed and documented • Accreditation Committee has developed division of responsibilities • Budget has been established • Faculty fully committed Ready to Move to Level 2

33. Program Accreditation Committee • completes program mission statement, goals and objectives • carefully reviews accreditation guidelines • selects - student learning outcomes - assessment methods (teaching, learning) • Develops rubrics, surveys, assessment methods and methodology • Trains faculty on accreditation requirements including assessment and self-study(Pares amigos can be especially helpful with this) • Develops communication with service departments (mathematics, sciences) to ascertain what is taught and explain service departments are part of engineering continuous quality improvement process and will participate in evaluation team site-visit • Decides the accreditation criteria satisfied in each course (every course cannot satisfy every criteria) Maturity Level 2Beginning Implementation

34. Implementing assessment methods and rubrics in courses • Formatting and collecting faculty resumes • Collecting the required student work • Sending surveys (alumni, employers and all stakeholders ) • Surveying facilities and beginning any necessary upgrades • Reviewing accreditation agency updates (staying current with changes) • Training on self-study provided by accrediting agency • Develop continuous quality improvement (feedback) mechanism Maturity Level 3 Implementation

35. Applying continuous quality improvement mechanism • Applying and analyzing all assessment methods • Collecting and organizing required course and student data • Completed analysis and upgrades of facilities (must sustainably support educational objectives) • Identifying what needs improvement from analysis and assessment and changes to be made • Holding regular meetings of advisory committees • Training on accreditation team site visit provided by accrediting agency • Self-study preparation and all documentation requirements understood (including appendices and updates) Maturity Level 4 Implementation

36. Implement changes identified from analysis of assessment in Level Four • Complete self-study • Submit request for evaluation to accrediting agency • Continue applying continuous quality improvement process • Continue collecting and organizing required course and student data • Training on site visit from evaluator’s perspective provided by accrediting agency • Hold mock site-visit • Complete all documentation required by evaluators during site visit • Program is ready for accreditation process Maturity Level 5: OptimizeProgram ready to apply for accreditation

37. Engineering Education Capability Maturity Model (based on Carnegie Mellon University’s CMMI Model) provides framework for optimized accreditation preparation • Path to application for accreditation clear and easy to follow • Each program is unique • Each accrediting agency has specific requirements • Timely preparation is key Pares Amigos = Accreditation Success

38. Par Amigo FormaciónMódulo ASección 2 Sistemas de Acreditación y Aspectos Culturales de Acreditación

39. Varios sistemas de acreditación en diferentes partes del mundo • Sistemas Latinoamericanos y Caribeños mayormente basados en sistemas de ABET(USA) y de CEAB (Canadá) • Modificaciones y cambios en procesos de acreditación – Monitorear y mantenerse corriente es obligación de programas Sistemas de acreditación

40. Agencias Acreditadoras de Programas de Ingeniería - Reconocidas Internacionalmente

41. Agencias Acreditadoras de Programas de Ingeniería – Latinoamericanas y Caribeñas

42. Establecida por Engineers Canada en 1965 • Miembros (15)representan diferentes partes del país y carreras • Evalúa programas de ingeniería Canadiense para acreditación • Aconseja a universidades en el desarrollo de nuevos programas y carreras • Aconseja sobre la aceptabilidad de otros sistemas de acreditación y tiene poder para negociar con agencias acreditadoras internacionales • Formula y supervisa la implementación de acuerdos internacionales – equivalencia substancial • Trabaja con otros países para desarrollar y establecer programas de acreditación Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board(CEAB)

43. Base de conocimiento- Matemática, ciencias naturales, fundamentos de ingeniería, conocimiento apropiado para programa • Análisis- identificar, formular y resolver problemas de ingeniería complejos para llegar a conclusiones substanciales • Investigación – conducir investigaciones complejas usando métodos que incluyen experimentos apropiados, análisis e interpretación de datos y síntesis para llegar a conclusiones válidas • Diseño • Uso de herramientas de ingeniería – técnicas, recursos y comprensión de sus límites • Trabajo individual y en equipo, comunicación, profesionalismo, impacto de ingeniería en sociedad y ambiente, ética y equidad, economía y gestión de proyectos, aprendizaje continuo (life-long learning) Atributos de Graduados(CEAB)

44. Admisión – Procesos documentados incluyendo rendimiento académico y créditos transferidos • Promoción y graduación – Procesos documentados, verificación, consistencia con el currículo acreditado • Asesoramiento y orientación – procesos y suficiente recursos para asesorar estudiantes • Auditoría – Verificación que graduados han logrado todos los requerimientos del programa acreditado Estudiantes(CEAB)

45. Unidad de Acreditación (AU) definidas en base de horas una hora de clase (50 min) = 1 AU una hora de laboratorio o tutorial = 0.5 AU • Medida equivalente K = ∑ AU en cursos mandatorios y básicos común ∑ unidades definida por universidad por mismos cursos AU de curso = K x (unidad institucional) Metodologías para cuantificación de contenido curricular (CEAB)[2012 – último año]

46. Programa completo – mínimo 1950 AU • Matemática – Min. 195 AU • Ciencias Naturales 195 AU • Combinación de Ciencias/Matemática 420 AU • Ciencia de Ingeniería 225 AU • Diseño 225 AU • Combinación de Ciencias/Diseño 900 AU • Estudios Complementarios 225 AU • Laboratorios y Procedimientos de seguridad Mínimo Componentes Curriculares

47. Culminar con experiencia de diseño significativa • Estudios complementarios – arte, humanidades, ciencias sociales, gestión, economía, comunicación • Programa tiene que incluir – economía de ingeniería, impacto de tecnología en sociedad, cuestiones centrales de ciencias sociales, comunicación escrita y oral, salud y seguridad, ética, equivalencia y leyes, sostenibilidad y cuidado del medio ambiente Acreditación de ProgramaCEAB

48. Calidad, moral y compromiso de estudiantes, docentes, personal de apoyo, administración • Calidad, sostenibilidad y accesibilidad de laboratorios, biblioteca, computación y otras instalaciones Acreditación de ProgramaCalidad de Experiencia EducativaCEAB

49. Suficiente docentes para cubrir todos aspectos del programa • Suficiente docentes de tiempo completo para proveer niveles adecuados de interacción con estudiantes y guía y participación en la administración y control del currículo • División apropiada entre enseñanza, investigación y desarrollo profesional Acreditación de ProgramaDocenciaCEAB

50. Decano de ingeniería y cabeza del programa son responsables por el liderazgo del programa y deben ser respetado en la comunidad de ingeniería • Decano tiene responsabilidad general por todos los programas • Comité de currículo - docentes Acreditación de ProgramaLiderazgoCEAB