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An Overview of ABET

An Overview of ABET. ABET is a federation of 32 professional engineering and technical societies. Neither institutions nor individuals are members of ABET. ABET accredits educational programs .

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An Overview of ABET

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  1. An Overview of ABET

  2. ABET is a federation of 32 professional engineering and technical societies. • Neither institutions nor individuals are members of ABET. • ABET accredits educational programs. • ABET relies on the services of almost 2,200 volunteers supported by 33 full-time and 5 part time-staff. • ABET Overview

  3. ABET’s 32 Member Societies

  4. Applied Science Accreditation Commission Computing Accreditation Commission Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Engineering Accreditation Commission 71 accredited programs at 54 institutions (* 1/1/1) 381 accredited programs at 299 institutions (* 31/22/15) 2,209 accredited programs at 456 institutions (* 259/53/20) 633 accredited programs at 213 institutions (* 33/6/4) 4 Committees ABET Board Accreditation Council • Organization Structure Industry AdvisoryCouncil Academic AdvisoryCouncil Global Council (* Programs/Institutions/Countries Outside U.S.)

  5. Inequity of compensation between Engineering and other professions • Employer’s need to know the value of an engineering education • Organizations like AIChE attempting to accredit by themselves • A call to “enhance the professional status of the engineer.” • What Led to Accreditation in the early 1900s?

  6. Push for Accreditation ~1900 1930 1908 1932 1936 1ABET 75thAnniversary Retrospective

  7. ABET accreditation’s prevalence grew through the 20th century • Non-accredited programs recognized the crucial role that accreditation played in producing competitive graduates • First international mutual recognition agreement signed in 1980 • EC2000 changed accreditation from installing requirements to assessing student outcomes • Becoming the Gold Standard

  8. Purpose • Enhance the non-technical skills graduates lacked • Philosophy: “Outcomes-based” • Commitment to Continuous Improvement • Student, faculty, facilities, institutional support, and financial resources linked to Program Objectives • Engineering Criteria 2000“EC 2000”

  9. Fulfill ABET’s obligation to ensure each graduate’s capacity to work as an engineer • Define the skills and abilities that are required generally of any engineering profession (math, problem solving, teamwork) • General Criteria

  10. Lay out the curricular requirements specific to a discipline • Developed and proposed by societies, they are an avenue for influencing specific fields • Bring programs under the purview of concerned societies • Program Specific Criteria

  11. Program Specific Criteria • Are designed to be a vehicle for societies to affect the education of their profession • ABET Structure Minimizes Cost • By aggregating the accreditation responsibilities of over 3,100 programs and all 32 societies • How ABET Serves Societies

  12. Assistance: MOUs with 15 national agencies • Mutual Recognition Agreements • Engineers Canada • International Engineering Alliance (IEA) • Washington Accord, Sydney Accord, Dublin Accord • Seoul Accord • Membership in Global Organizations • Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) • Intl Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) • ABET Is Engaged GloballyConsistent with ABET’s Mission & Vision

  13. International AccreditationGrowth 445 371 324 268 181 79 33 • Non-U.S.: 324programs at 64 institutions in 23 countries

  14. Corporate globalization • Necessitates internationally recognized degrees • ABET is internationally recognized as the gold standard in technical accreditation • What Drives Global Demand? ABET accredited programs around the world • International Study • High international demand for graduate study in the U.S. • ABET accreditation is a benchmark for accepting international students around the world

  15. ABET Accreditation: • Ensures quality education to enhance the professional status of the engineer • General Criteria: • Ensure the capacity of programs to produce work ready engineers • Program Criteria: • Allow societies to define the curricular requirements of their disciplines • ABET’s international presence is continuously expanding to meet global demand • Takeaways

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