Preparing for Accreditation Under EC 2000: An Experience Report
Preparing for an accreditation evaluation under Engineering Criteria 2000 is a demanding task. For many programs, the most challenging requirements of the criteria have to do with establishing mechanisms to obtain input from various constituencies, formulating objectives on the basis of these inputs, formulating outcomes corresponding to each objective, establishing a range of assessment mechanisms to evaluate the program and outcomes, and establishing feedback mechanisms to use the results of the assessment to improve the program. This paper presents the experience of one program and some of the lessons learned.
Undergraduate Programs
• Accounting, Bachelor of Science (602P, 602) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/business/accounting/accounting-bs/) • Advertising, Bachelor of Arts (727P, 727) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/communication/advertising-ba/) • Agricultural Technology and Management, Associate of Science (205) (http://catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/ agriculture/agricultural-technology-management-as/) • Agriculture, Bachelor of Science (508) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/agriculture/agriculture-bs/) • Agriculture, Bachelor of Science (605) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/agriculture/agriculture-bs-605/) • Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts (608) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/folk-studies-anthropology/anthropologyba/) • Arabic, Bachelor of Arts (609) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/modern-languages/arabic-ba/) • Architectural Science, Bachelor of Science (518) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/engineeringapplied-sciences/architectural-science-bs/) • Art History, Bachelor of Arts (613) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/art/art-history-ba/) • Asian Religions and Cultures, Bachelor of Arts (615) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/philosophy-religion/ asian-religions-cultures-ba/) • Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (519) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/biochemistry-bs/) • Biology, Bachelor of Science (525) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/biology/biology-bs/) • Biology, Bachelor of Science (617) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/biology/biology-bs-617/) • Broadcasting, Bachelor of Arts (726P, 726) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/journalism-broadcasting/broadcastingba/) • Business Data Analytics, Bachelor of Science (504P, 504) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/business/information-systems/ business-data-analytics-bs/) • Business Economics, Bachelor of Science (724P, 724) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/business/economics/businesseconomics-bs/) • Business, Associate of Arts (288) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/education-behavioral-sciences/professional-studies/ business-aa/) • Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (623) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/chemistry/chemistry-bs/) • Chinese, Bachelor of Arts (624) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/modern-languages/chinese-ba/) • Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science (534P, 534) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/engineeringapplied-sciences/civil-engineering-bs/) • Communication Disorders, Bachelor of Science (595P, 595) (http://catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/health-human-services/ communication-sciences-disorders/communication-disorders-bs/) • Communication Studies, Bachelor of Arts (792P, 792) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/communication/ communication-studies-ba/) • Computer Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (555P, 555) (http://catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/ engineering-applied-sciences/computer-information-technology-bs/) • Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (629P, 629) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/engineeringapplied-sciences/computer-science-bs/) • Construction Management, Bachelor of Science (533) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/engineeringapplied-sciences/construction-management-bs/) • Corporate and Organizational Communication, Bachelor of Arts (522P, 522) (http://catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/ communication/corporate-organizational-communication-ba/) • Criminology, Bachelor of Arts (627) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/sociology/criminology-ba/) • Dance, Bachelor of Arts (630P, 630) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/theatre-dance/dance-ba/) • Dental Hygiene (Associate of Science) (226P, 226) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/health-human-services/nursing/ dental-hygiene-as/) • Dental Hygiene, Bachelor of Science (524P, 524) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/health-human-services/nursing/ dental-hygiene-bs/) • Diversity and Community Studies, Bachelor of Arts (631) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/sociology/diversitycommunity-studies-ba/) • Economics, Bachelor of Arts (638P, 638) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/business/economics/economics-ba/) • Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (537P, 537) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/engineeringapplied-sciences/electrical-engineering-bs/) • Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science (527) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/education-behavioral-sciences/ teacher-education/elementary-education-bs/) • Engineering Technology Management, Bachelor of Science (5007) (http://catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/science-engineering/ engineering-applied-sciences/technology-management-bs/) • English for Secondary Teachers, Bachelor of Arts (561) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/arts-letters/english/englishsecondary-teachers-ba/) • English, Bachelor of Arts (662) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/arts-letters/english/english-ba/) • Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Science (542P, 542) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/business/management/ entrepreneurship-bs/) • Environmental and Occupational Health Science, Bachelor of Science (548P, 548) (http://catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/health-humanservices/public-health/environmental-health-science-bs/) • Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies, Bachelor of Science (5009) (http://catalog.wku.edu/ undergraduate/science-engineering/geography-geology/ environmental_sustainability_geographic_studies/) • Exercise Science, Bachelor of Science (554P, 554) (http:// catalog.wku.edu/undergraduate/health-human-services/kinesiologyrecreation-sport/exercise-science-bs/)
Planning for Curriculum Renewal and Accreditation Under ABET Engineering Criteria 2000
This paper presents a set of integrated methodologies for the enhancement of engineering academic programs and for preparation for accreditation review under ABET Engineering Criteria 2000. The Curriculum Renewal Methodology builds on a base of strategic planning, and provides alternative approaches for analysis of the content of existing curricula and the development of new curricula. The Accreditation Preparation Methodology builds upon the selection of program objectives for an engineering program and moves through selection of outcomes, outcome indicators and criteria, and the development of systematic processes for program assessment and improvement. The development of these methodologies was sponsored by the NSF funded SUCCEED Engineering Coalition. This paper describes software and reference guides that have been prepared to facilitate use of the methodologies, notes linkages between the two methodologies, and reports on applications of the methodologies at universities within the SUCCEED coalition.