TY - GEN
T1 - Accreditation of engineering, technology and computing programs
AU - Kam, Moshe
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Almost as soon as engineering programs were founded in the mid 19 th century, educators and employers started working on assessing the quality of the new programs and on devising standards for their accreditation. At present, bodies that engage in accreditation of programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing (ETC) operate in more than 40 countries. In this paper, we review some of the key definitions, aims, uses and misuses of program accreditation in ETC, as well as various models used over the years for quality assurance and quality control. Observations are made on trends in program accreditation, and on expected and desired changes in the practices of program accreditation in ETC.
AB - Almost as soon as engineering programs were founded in the mid 19 th century, educators and employers started working on assessing the quality of the new programs and on devising standards for their accreditation. At present, bodies that engage in accreditation of programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing (ETC) operate in more than 40 countries. In this paper, we review some of the key definitions, aims, uses and misuses of program accreditation in ETC, as well as various models used over the years for quality assurance and quality control. Observations are made on trends in program accreditation, and on expected and desired changes in the practices of program accreditation in ETC.
KW - Accreditation
KW - Accreditation Models
KW - Criticism of Accreditation
KW - Program Accreditation
KW - Seoul Accord
KW - Sydney Accord
KW - Washington Accord
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U2 - 10.1109/IWIPA.2011.6221136
DO - 10.1109/IWIPA.2011.6221136
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84864515142
SN - 9781612842585
T3 - 2011 International Workshop on Institutional and Programme Accreditation: Connections and Opportunities - Proceedings, IWIPA 2011
BT - 2011 International Workshop on Institutional and Programme Accreditation
T2 - 2011 International Workshop on Institutional and Programme Accreditation: Connections and Opportunities, IWIPA 2011
Y2 - 20 July 2011 through 22 July 2011
ER -