CTAA Restructuring

1. CTAA Restructuring July 22, 2009 Thomas Hall

2. Timeline • June 2008 – CTAA discussion • January 2009 – CTAA discussion • February 2009 – APC discussion • June 2009 – CTAA discussion and report to APC • September 2009 – APC discussion of new proposal • January 2010 – CTAA review/approval of proposal • February 2010 – APC and EAB approval

3. Goals of CTAA Restructuring • Support new accreditation missions • Added mentoring requirements (ABET training) • Training support • International accreditation • Support continuing accreditation missions • Provide cost savings with a scalable structure

4. Key CTAA Responsibilities • Recruit, select, support, and train PEV’s • Recruit, select, support CTAA members • Recruit, select, support TAC/ABET commissioners • Strive for A/I/G balance of above groups • Maintain program-specific criteria • Ensure quality improvement of all processes • Internal processes • ABET processes (review and recommend) • Maintain charter, policy and procedures

5. Resource Intensive Tasks • PEV selection • PEV mentoring • Initial mentoring • Mentoring during ABET training • Mentoring during IEEE training (on-line) • Review of performance evaluations • PEV assignment and monitoring

6. Draft CTAA Structure for Future • Voting members (12) • Chair • Vice Chair • PEV Coordinator • 7 Members-at-Large • APC Chair • IEEE Rep to ABET BoD • Non-voting members (2) • VP, Educ Activities • ECETDHA Chair* • Affiliated members (3+) • 3 Appointed TAC Reps • Other TAC Reps as needed *At ECETDHA expense

7. Working Member* Responsibilities • Chair subcommittees (except Chair) • Sit on at least two additional subcommittees (except Chair) • Review PEV applications and select PEVs • Mentor PEV training • Mentor PEVs before/after visits (including performance) • Attend two meetings per year • Select TAC Commissioners and CTAA members • Write, review, approve program criteria • Provide reports and recommendations from subcommittees • Perform other administrative functions of subcommittees * Working members are chair, vice-chair, PEV coordinator, at-large members and TAC reps

8. CTAA Subcommittees • Awards, Nominations, Education/Training, Criteria, Communications, Mentoring, Policy & Procedures • Chaired by vice-chair, PEV coordinator, at-large members, and TAC reps • Every member sits on at least two subcommittees • Most of the labor is accomplished between meetings using technology

9. Workload and Other Issues • Continue mentoring responsibilities • Increased responsibility for recruitment of PEVs • Increased evaluation of PEV performance in the field • Interface with ABET on new PEV evaluations • [Add mentoring responsibilities similar to CEAA] • Increased mentoring responsibilities during ABET PEV training, including providing training facilitators • Increased responsibilities for evaluation, training, assignment, and mentoring of non-domestic PEVs • Maintain sufficient pool of qualified academic and industry persons for selection to TAC

10. Primary Meeting Agenda • January Meeting • Selection/reappointment of CTAA members • Selection of new PEVs and assignment of mentors • Elect chair and vice-chair for the next year • Review selected program criteria • Review reports, recommendations from subcommittees • June Meeting • Appoint/reappoint TAC commissioners • Review PEV evaluations • Review reports, recommendations from subcommittees