1. The “Fundamentals” of Accreditation Quality Assurance in Educational Programs Lyle D. Feisel Chair, IEEE Com. on Global Accreditation Activities Dean Emeritus of Engineering, SUNY Binghamton ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION AROUND THE WORLD Lima, Peru 3 – 5 December, 2005
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5. Structure of IEEE IEEE Board of Directors Technical Activities Board Regional Activities Board Educational Activities Board Publications Services & Products Board IEEE Standards Association
6. Structure of IEEE IEEE Board of Directors Technical Activities Board Regional Activities Board Educational Activities Board Publications Services & Products Board IEEE Standards Association
7. Structure of EAB IEEE Educational Activities Board Awards & Recognition Continuing Professional Education Pre-college Education Public Awareness Accreditation Policy Council
8. Structure of EAB IEEE Educational Activities Board Awards & Recognition Continuing Professional Education Pre-college Education Public Awareness Accreditation Policy Council
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11. Mission of CGAA The Committee on Global Accreditation Activities coordinates IEEE activities related to education program accreditation in Regions 8, 9, and 10. The Committee is responsible for planning, developing and conducting activities to advance the IEEE-related professions through accreditation of educational programs in those regions.
42. The “Fundamentals” of Accreditation Quality Assurance in Educational Programs Lyle D. Feisel Chair, IEEE Com. on Global Accreditation Activities ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION AROUND THE WORLD Lima, Peru 3 – 5 December, 2005 [email_address]
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It is perhaps a bit ambitious to say that I will cover the “fundamentals” of accreditation since I doubt if we can get many people to agree on what those fundamentals are. What I really want to do is to present some terminology and establish some parameters by which accreditation systems may be described.
Before I start on the accreditation presentation, I want to spend a few minutes telling you about IEEE. Some of you are not members and I thought you should know a little more about your host.
Discuss each of the interested parties in some detail as to why they are interested and how they are affected by accreditation But mostly, it is of value to society because the fundamental goal of accreditation is
Accreditation can serve many purposes and not all of those purposes are as meritorious as others. Everyone can agree that a “good” goal of accreditation is to make sure that students are well educated. Some people, however, have had other goals for accreditation.
In the US, engineering accreditation is ostensibly voluntary In New York State, it is required. In the US, in reality, it is coerced since no one dare be without it. An unaccredited program is ineligible for a number of government programs and other benefits. Graduates are at a disadvantage in entering graduate schools. Many companies will not hire graduates of an unaccredited program. Some states require an accredited engineering degree for registration.
In writing criteria, one of the most important questions is how specific to make them.
Criteria for each of these may be written at any level of specificity. Both extremes have their champions. In general, a compromise will prevail