Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Vision ABET will provide world leadership to assure quality and stimulate innovation in engineering, technology and applied science education.

ABET Requirements for Graduates of General Engineering Programs Technical Education Ability to Communicate Ability to Apply Education to Outside Endeavors Further Goals for a Complete Education

Technical Aspect of Education Application of Science, Mathematical and Engineering Principles Ability to Design and Conduct Experiments and to Analyze and Interpret Data Collected Ability to Design Systems, Components and Processes Ability to Identify, Formulate and Solve Engineering Problems

Communications Aspect of Education Function in Multidisciplinary Teams Written and Oral Communication Skills

Application of Skills Acquired During Education Understand Professional and Ethical Responsibility Knowledge of Contemporary Issues Use in Engineering Practice

General Aspects of Education Broad Education Necessary to Understand the Impact of Engineering Solutions in a Global and Social Context Recognition of ,the Need for and Ability to Engage in, Lifelong Learning

ABET Biomedical Engineering Curriculum Requirements Understanding of Biology and Physiology Ability to Apply Advanced Mathematics Such as Differential Equations and Statistics Ability to Combine Science and Engineering to Solve Problems Ability to Make Measurements and Interpret Data from Living Systems Ability to Address Problems Associated the Interaction of Living and Non-Living Materials

Evaluating Vanderbilt How All BME Classes Fit In How Class Curriculums Compare Decide What Criteria Need to be Met Decide How to Evaluate if Goals are Being Met

Measuring Criteria Committee to Review Student Development Set-up Data Base for Each Graduating Student (Implemented in BME 272) Written and Oral Communication Senior Design Projects Survey to Graduating Seniors Ethical Responsibility Contemporary Issues

Measuring Criteria Survey to Alumni Reevaluation of criteria Survey to Medical School, Graduate Schools, Employers Evaluation of Student/Employee Qualifications Overall Satisfaction with Vanderbilt Graduates

Determine educational The Two Loops of EC2000 Determine educational objectives Determine Outcomes Required to Achieve Objectives Evaluate/Assess Determine How Outcomes will be Achieved Input from Constituencies Formal Instruction Student Activities Determine How Outcomes will be Assessed Establish Indicators that Objectives are Being Achieved