1. SOE Fall Faculty and Staff Retreat 2002
Group 6:
Accreditation

2. What is Accreditation?
Certification by our professional societies that we are doing our job and are continually improving.
ABET - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Currently, CE; working on it, EE; Considering, CS.

3. Why is Success in Accreditation Important? (Why should you care?)
It will make our programs and our school better via measurement and improvement
It will improve our reputation.
Better program
Better students
Better development
It has been used as leverage.

4. What are the impediments?
Non-involvement
Lack of understanding or cooperation
Lack of timely action
Examples of tasks needing help
Detailed course description
Implementing our survey feedback loops

5. Sample Course Description

6. Facilitating Accreditation
Thankfully, much work has been started.
Started feedback loops (exams)
Allocated funds for student workers
Developed a schedule
Started required documentation
Everyone in SOE should understand and buy-in to the importance of Accreditation.
Everyone should contribute via effort, time, reprioritization, tools, and attitude.

7. ABET Tasks & Due Dates