Slide 1 ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Engineering Overview presented by William E. Kelly Professor Catholic University of America

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 2 Engineering Overview Outline  Body of Knowledge  Engineering Drivers  ABET Criterion 4  What Societies are Doing  Approaches  Instructional Materials  Other technical Areas  Summary

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 3 Body of Knowledge All University Graduates All Engineering graduates Engineering graduates in e.g. Electrical Engineering

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 4 Engineering Drivers ABET Accreditation Criterion 4 - all fields of engineering Program Criteria - Criterion 8 Role of Engineering Societies in defining Criteria Licensure Certification

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 5 Criterion 4. Professional Component The professional component requirements specify subject areas appropriate to engineering but do not prescribe specific courses. The engineering faculty must assure that the program curriculum devotes adequate attention and time to each component, consistent with the objectives of the program and institution. Students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political. ABET Criterion 4

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 6 What Societies are Doing ASME IEEE Others

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 7 Approaches Partnerships Define knowledge base  General knowledge  General Engineering knowledge  Engineering Fields Define best approach for learning - some thoughts  Web-based modules - see e.g.  Case histories illustrating use of standards in design  Template showing faculty “how to” incorporate standards in design in different fields

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 8 Instructional Materials Body of knowledge  Basic  Advanced  Field specific Educational “modules” Case histories illustrating use of standards in design

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 9 Other Technical Areas Computer Science Applied Science Technology  two year  four year

ANSI Annual Conference 2002 Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade Slide 10 Summary Approach for engineering undergraduates reasonably well defined Opportunity to define body of knowledge that would be of use to all university graduates and general knowledge Engineering societies, with industry input, could work together to define body of knowledge for all engineering fields  May not be substantially different from general BOK Societies, with industry input, take the lead in defining body of knowledge for engineering graduates and later on for licensure.