Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

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Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABET

• Vision
• ABET will provide world leadership to assure
  quality and stimulate innovation in engineering,
  technology and applied science education.

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ABET Requirements for Graduates of General
Engineering Programs

• Technical Education
• Ability to Communicate
• Ability to Apply Education to Outside Endeavors
• Further Goals for a Complete Education

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Technical Aspect of Education

• Application of Science, Mathematical and
  Engineering Principles
• Ability to Design and Conduct Experiments and to
  Analyze and Interpret Data Collected
• Ability to Design Systems, Components and
  Processes
• Ability to Identify, Formulate and Solve
  Engineering Problems

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Communications Aspect of Education

• Function in Multidisciplinary Teams
• Written and Oral Communication Skills

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Application of Skills Acquired During Education

• Understand Professional and Ethical
  Responsibility
• Knowledge of Contemporary Issues
• Use in Engineering Practice

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General Aspects of Education

• Broad Education Necessary to Understand the
  Impact of Engineering Solutions in a Global and
  Social Context
• Recognition of ,the Need for and Ability to
  Engage in, Lifelong Learning

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ABET Biomedical Engineering Curriculum
Requirements

• Understanding of Biology and Physiology
• Ability to Apply Advanced Mathematics Such as
  Differential Equations and Statistics
• Ability to Combine Science and Engineering to
  Solve Problems
• Ability to Make Measurements and Interpret Data
  from Living Systems
• Ability to Address Problems Associated the
  Interaction of Living and Non-Living Materials

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Evaluating Vanderbilt

• How All BME Classes Fit In
• How Class Curriculums Compare
• Decide What Criteria Need to be Met
• Decide How to Evaluate if Goals are Being Met

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Measuring Criteria

• Committee to Review Student Development
• Set-up Data Base for Each Graduating Student
  (Implemented in BME 272)
• Written and Oral Communication
• Senior Design Projects
• Survey to Graduating Seniors
• Ethical Responsibility
• Contemporary Issues

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Measuring Criteria

• Survey to Alumni
• Reevaluation of criteria
• Survey to Medical School, Graduate Schools,
  Employers
• Evaluation of Student/Employee Qualifications
• Overall Satisfaction with Vanderbilt Graduates

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The Two Loops of EC2000