EAB Accreditation Policy Council (APC)

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EAB Accreditation Policy Council (APC) Report to
the EAB
Larry Hoffman, APC Vice-Chair
17 February 2007
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APC Meeting 16 February Summary

• Actions approved
• Reports by APC Members
• Discussion Items
• Advanced-Level Criteria Proposed Revisions

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Actions Approved

• IEEE / ABET EAC and TAC Program Evaluators
• Appointments to CEAA and CTAA
• Motion on Advanced Level Criteria, (more to
  follow)

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Reports by APC Members

• CEAA and CTAA Reports (written reports provided
  in EAB Agenda)
• CGAA Report (presentation will be provided to the
  EAB)
• EAC, TAC and CAC reports
• BMES and CSAB updates

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Discussion Items

• ABET Partnership to Advance Volunteer Excellence
  (PAVE Project formerly known as the ABET
  Participation Project)
• First Degree in Engineering (EAB Agenda Item)

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Discussion Items continued

• White Paper IEEEs Guidelines on Accreditation
• Exploratory Cooperation El Salvador, Ecuador,
  West Indies
• Working Group on Education in China

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Advanced CriteriaIntroduced by Franc Noel, CEAA
Chair

• 2006-2007 Proposed Revision
• Advanced level programs must develop, publish,
  and periodically review educational
• objectives and program outcomes. The program
  must demonstrate that graduates attain
• through their educational and professional
  experience, knowledge and skills consistent with
  fulfillment of the basic level general criteria
  and program criteria appropriate to the programs
  educational objectives. Advanced level programs
  must consist of at least one academic year of
  study beyond the basic level. Advanced level
  students must have a culminating engineering
  experience demonstrating advanced level program
  knowledge.

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Advanced Criteria continued

• 2007-2008 Proposed Revision
• Advanced level programs must develop, publish,
  and periodically review educational objectives
  and program outcomes. The criteria for advanced
  level programs are fulfillment of the basic level
  general criteria, fulfillment of program criteria
  appropriate to the advanced level specialization
  area, and one academic year of study beyond the
  basic level. The program must demonstrate that
  graduates have an ability to apply advanced level
  knowledge in a specialized area of engineering
  related to the program area.

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CEAA Recommended Comments on General Criteria for
Advanced Level Programs

• The IEEE opposes the 2007-08 proposed revision to
  the General Criteria for Advanced Level Programs.
  The IEEE supports the revision to the General
  Criteria for Advanced Level Programs proposed for
  2006-2007. The revision supported by IEEE is as
  follows

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CEAA Recommended Comments on General Criteria for
Advanced Level Programs - Motion

• Advanced level programs must develop, publish,
  and periodically review educational objectives
  and program outcomes. The program must
  demonstrate that graduates attain through their
  educational and professional experience,
  knowledge and skills consistent with fulfillment
  of the basic level general criteria and program
  criteria appropriate to the programs educational
  objectives. Advanced level programs must consist
  of at least one academic year of study beyond
  basic the basic level. Advanced level students
  must have a culminating engineering experience
  demonstrating advanced level program knowledge.