Accreditation Process Academic Performance Index Choice Based Credit System

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Accreditation ProcessAcademic Performance
IndexChoice Based Credit System

• Dr. C.H. Vithalani
• Head of E.C. Department
• Government Engineering College, Rajkot

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Discussion points

• What is NBA accreditation ?
• What is Washington accord(WA)?
• Main Focus of NBA
• Importance and Significance of NBA
• eNBA for online registration
• Focus on outcome based education
• Key constitutes of OBE
• Correlation between PEO, PO and CO
• (More details by Prof. S.J. Chauhan)

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What is NBA accreditation ?

• NBA accreditation is a quality assurance
  scheme for higher technical education.
• NBA accreditation means official
  recognition/endorsement and guarantee of
  minimum quality

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What is Washington accord(WA)?

• An accord signed among six countries (Australia,
  Canada, Ireland, New Zealand , United Kingdom and
  United  States) in the year 1989.
• The purpose was to mutually recognize and accept
  the qualifications accredited by signatories.
• The accord at present has 15 full signatories and
  5 provisional signatories.
• India is among the Provisional Signatory Country.
• Members of Washington Accord have Common
  Agreement to Adopt Outcome based accreditation

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Signatories of Washington Accord

• Australia - Represented by Engineers Australia
  (1989)
• Canada - Represented by Engineers Canada (1989)
• Chinese Taipei - Represented by Institute of
  Engineering Education Taiwan (2007)
• Hong Kong China - Represented by The Hong Kong
  Institution of Engineers (1995)
• Ireland - Represented by Engineers Ireland (1989)
• Japan - Represented by Japan Accreditation Board
  for Engineering Education (2005)
• Korea - Represented by Accreditation Board for
  Engineering Education of Korea (2007)
• Malaysia - Represented by Board of Engineers
  Malaysia (2009)
• New Zealand - Represented by Institution of
  Professional Engineers NZ (1989)
• Russia - Represented by Association for
  Engineering Education of Russia (2012)
• Singapore - Represented by Institution of
  Engineers Singapore (2006)
• South Africa - Represented by Engineering Council
  of South Africa (1999)
• Turkey - Represented by MUDEK (2011)
• United Kingdom - Represented by Engineering
  Council UK (1989)
• United States - Represented by Accreditation
  Board for Engineering and Technology (1989)

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Provisional Signatories of WA

• Bangladesh - Represented by Board of
  Accreditation for Engineering and Technical
  Education
• Germany - Represented by German Accreditation
  Agency for Study Programs in Engineering and
  Informatics
• India - Represented by National Board of
  Accreditation
• Pakistan - Represented by Pakistan Engineering
  Council
• Sri Lanka - Represented by Institution of
  Engineers Sri Lanka

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Good News .

• Signatories of WA have indicated their
  confidence that NBA-AICTE has the potential
  capability to reach full signatory status.
• (Mentors from WA visit NBA and give
  suggestions, NBA takes action based on
  suggestions )

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What NBA is doing to become signatory member in
WA?

• To become a signatory member of the WA, a
  robust accreditation system is being implemented
  by the NBA, New Delhi, with support from all the
  stack holders.

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Main Focus

• 2nd Word Summit on Accreditation (WOSA) was
  organized by National Board of Accreditation
  at New Delhi in March-2013
• The focus of WOSA-2013 was the International
  Recognition of Educational Qualifications

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Importance and significance of NBA

• To get international recognition of awarded
  degree
• To provide quality education to the students lead
  to job opportunity and international mobility
• To make institute/department aware about strength
  and weakness
• To facilitate institute for updating themselves
  in curriculum, teaching and learning process

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What is not purpose of NBA?

• Purpose of accreditation is not to find faults
  within the institution but to assess and improve
  performance of the institution.
• Quality Assurance is only a purpose ..

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Which Programmes may come under NBA?

• All diploma, degree and post graduate programs
  coming under the following disciplines are
  covered under accreditation by NBA
• Engineering and Technology
• Management
• Architecture
• Pharmacy
• Hotel Management and Catering Technology
• Town Country Planning
• Applied Arts and Crafts

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What is 2-Tier system?

• The NBA operates a two-tier system of
  accreditation for Diploma / Undergraduate (UG) /
  Postgraduate (PG) Engineering Programmes.
• TIER 1 Engineering programmes offered by
  autonomous institutions
• TIER 2 Non-autonomous institutions affiliated to
  a university

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More focus on Outcome Based Education ..

• To get International Recognition of Educational
  Qualifications as per Washington Accord more
  focus is required on Outcome Based Education (OBE)

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Request to faculty members

• Please take benefit of various AICTE Quality
  Improvement Schemes (AQIS) like
• Research Promotion Scheme (RPS)
• Travel Grant (TG)
• Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence

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Sources of information

• http//www.nbaind.org
• http//www.washingtonaccord.org
• Lecture notes of Dr. D.S. Karaulia, Dr. Joshua
  Earnest, Dr. R.K. Dixit, Dr. S.R. Ganorkar and
  Dr. S.K. Gupta of NITTTR, Bhopal.
• http//www.aicte-india.org/ridschemes.htm

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What is Vision ?

• Vision is a futuristic statement that institute
  would like to achieve over a long period of time
  .
• Example
• To create high quality engineering professionals

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What is Mission ?

• Mission statements are essentially means to
  achieve the vision of the institute.
• Example
• To offer well-balanced programme of
  instruction, practical experience and
  opportunities for overall personality
  development

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What is Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)?

• Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) are broad
  statements that describes the carrier and
  professional accomplishments that are the
  programme is preparing graduates to achieve
  Total number of PEOs varies from 3 to 5 ..

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What is Programme Outcomes (POs)?..

• Programme Outcomes (PO) are attributes that are
  expected to be attained by the time students
  complete their degree programme.
• Example
• Students will be able to .
• Apply knowledge of mathematics and
  engineering science to solve complex problem
  of electronics and communication engineering.

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What is Programme Outcomes (POs)?..

• There are three types of outcomes
• Cognitive outcome
• What graduates will know
• Affective outcome
• What graduates think or care about
• Behavioral outcome
• What graduates will be able to to .

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What is Graduate Attributes (GAs)?..

• Graduates Attributes (GAs) form a set of
  individually assessable outcomes that are the
  components indicative of the graduates potential
  to acquire competence to practice at the
  appropriate level.

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List of Graduate Attributes

• 1. Engineering knowledge Apply the knowledge of
  mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals,
  and an engineering specialization for the
  solution of complex engineering problems.
• 2. Problem analysis Identify, formulate,
  research literature, and analyze complex
  engineering problems reaching substantiated
  conclusions using first principles of
  mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering
  sciences.
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List of Graduate Attributes

• 3. Design/development of solutions Design
  solutions for complex engineering problems and
  design system components or processes that meet
  the specified needs with appropriate
  consideration for public health and safety, and
  cultural, societal, and environmental
  considerations.
• 4. Conduct investigations of complex problems
  Use research-based knowledge and research methods
  including design of experiments, analysis and
  interpretation of data, and synthesis of the
  information to provide valid conclusions.

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List of Graduate Attributes

• 5. Modern tool usage Create, select, and apply
  appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
  engineering and IT tools, including prediction
  and
• modeling to complex engineering activities, with
  an understanding of the
• limitations.
•  6. The engineer and society Apply reasoning
  informed by the contextual knowledge to assess
  societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural
  issues and the consequent responsibilities
  relevant to the professional engineering
  practice.

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List of Graduate Attributes

• 7. Environment and sustainability Understand the
  impact of the professional engineering solutions
  in societal and environmental contexts, and
  demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for
  sustainable development.
• 8. Ethics Apply ethical principles and commit to
  professional ethics and responsibilities and
  norms of the engineering practice.

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List of Graduate Attributes

• 9. Individual and team work Function effectively
  as an individual, and as a member or leader in
  diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
• 10. Communication Communicate effectively on
  complex engineering activities with the
  engineering community and with t h e society at
  large, such as, being able to comprehend and
  write effective reports and design documentation,
  make effective presentations, and give and
  receive clear instructions.

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List of Graduate Attributes

• 11. Project management and finance Demonstrate
  knowledge and understanding of the engineering
  and management principles and apply these to
  ones own work, as a member and leader in a team,
  to manage projects and in multidisciplinary
  environments.
• 12. Life-long learning Recognize the need for,
  and have the preparation and ability to engage in
  independent and life-long learning in the
  broadest context of technological change.