ABET 101

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ABET 101

• What has happened so far?
• When is the ABET visit?
• Faculty Responsibilities
• Assessment Process

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What has happened?

• CE EE Self-Study Reports sent to ABET (July 1,
  2004)
• Computer Engineering Evaluator Diane Rover/Iowa
  State
• Electrical Engineering Evaluator Omar
  Mazzoni/SRI, President
• ABET visit scheduled for Oct. 3, 4, 5

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What has happened? (Cont.)

• Evaluators are reviewing the self-study reports
• Evaluators will be reviewing 6 student
  transcripts from graduates of each program.

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ABET Visit Oct 3, 4, 5

• Sunday (Oct. 3) Evaluators will visit Notebook
  Room (ECE 230H), tour labs(?), and tour
  building(?).
• Monday (Oct. 4) Evaluators will meet with
  faculty, staff, and students.
• Tuesday (Oct. 5) Evaluators will meet with
  faculty, staff, and students. Evaluators will
  write report and debrief Provost and President.

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Faculty Responsibilities

• Notebook Preparation
• Meetings with Evaluators
• Do you understand your programs assessment
  process?
• How has assessment improved your program?
  Particular courses?
• Do you have enough resources (equipment, teaching
  assistants, graders, etc.) to accomplish your
  teaching responsibilities?

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Notebook Preparation

• Checklist of items that you need to put into the
  course notebook
• How does your course cover our program outcomes?
• Course assessment
• Student self-assessment survey
• Textbook(s) for the course may be required

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UofA Mission
College of Engr Mission
ECE Mission
CE Objectives
EE Objectives
CE Program Outcomes (ABET a-k)
EE Program Outcomes (ABET a-k)
Core Courses
Technical Electives
Extra-curricular
Core Courses
Technical Electives
Extra-curricular
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Course Outcomes
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Assessment Process

• Program Constituents (Stakeholders)
• Faculty
• Students
• EPIC (Educational Partners in Industry Council)
• Alumni

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Assessment Process (Cont.)

• Educational Objectives
• Reviewed, Modified, Approved by ECE faculty
• Reviewed and Comments supplied by EPIC

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Assessment Process (Cont.)

• Program Outcomes
• Input supplied by EPIC
• Input gathered from Alumni Surveys
• Input gathered from Senior Exit Surveys
• Discussed, Modified, Approved by ECE faculty
• Program Changes (Curriculum, Courses)

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Assessment Process (Cont.)

• Program Changes (Curriculum, Courses)
• Input supplied by EPIC
• Input gathered from Alumni Surveys
• Input gathered from Senior Exit Surveys
• Discussed and Changes Suggested by Undergraduate
  Studies Committee
• Discussed, Modified, Approved by ECE faculty