1. ABET ACCREDITATION – BS [CS] PROGRAM STATUS REPORT & FUTURE PLANS AY 2015 – 2016 (FIRST SEMESTER) QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS WELCOMES OUR HONOURABLE DEAN Dr. Mohammad Aalsalem, Ph.D. Presented by Dr. D. GUNASEELAN, M.E., Ph.D. Head, ABET-CS & CRC – BS CS Program Associate Professor of Computer Science 1

2. Motivation ABET activities Steps in self study process Present status Plan for current academic year Future plan(s) Resources required to achieve goals Problem faced Summary 2 AGENDA

3. No.STAFF NAME POSITION DEPT 1Dr. Gunaseelan Devaraj Head CS 2Dr. Anand Mahendran Member CS 3Dr. Shadab Alam Member CS 4Dr. Faheem Masoudi Member CS 5 Mr. Alighazi Siddiqui Member CS 6Mr. Syed Ziauddin Member CS 7 Mr. Mohammed Shabbir Alam Member CS 8 Mr. Khalid Al Qidwai Member CS 9 Mr. Mohammed Shuaib Member CS ABET-CS TEAM MEMBERS (Male Campus)

4. To fulfill the requirements of ABET Criteria To provide the Pre-SSR for the CS-Dept To get the awareness among the staff members in CS Department To acquire good reputation among the Saudi Society and Stakeholders 4 MAIN GOALS

5. Establish ABET standards and processes for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Plan, train and support Quality culture Get BS CS program accreditation from ABET Provide the quality education and improve the quality for students on par with other universities nationally and internationally. Provide necessary documents and support to Pre-SSR Link and coordinate with international agencies like ABET, ISO, etc to maintain high quality standard MAIN FUNCTIONS

6. MOTIVATION Motivation from (a) CS-Dept. HEAD (b) College Management & Admin (c) College Quality Assurance Unit Training to ABET-CS members Hands-on experiences from senior faculty Fruitful discussions from UMKC Professor Experiences from ABET website Experiences from other ABET accredited Universities in Saudi Arabia 6

7. To ensure that educational standards are: ● Equivalent to high international standards ● Consistent throughout the College/ University ● Appropriate for academic, professional & vocational skill requirements including particular requirements of Saudi Arabian culture and economic development. MAIN OBJECTIVES

8. ABET - CRITERIA Criterion 1. Students Criterion 2. Program Educational Objectives Criterion 3. Program Outcomes Criterion 4. Continuous Improvement Criterion 5. Curriculum Criterion 6. Faculty Criterion 7. Facilities Criterion 8. Institutional Support Criterion 9. Program Criteria 8

9. PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS (1) Delivered SIX seminars for ABET accreditation to CS staff in the last academic year Prepared (draft version # 5) “Pre-SSR” for BS(CS) program Collecting “documents and evidences” for Pre- SSR Training CS faculty for “(CLOs) preparation” Prepared CS Dept. VISION, MISSION, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, PEOs, CORE VALUES Got the feedback from all the CS staff, finalized and approved from the department council and College Quality Assurance Unit. Developed a Software tool for ABET Accreditation Assessment 9

10. PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS (2) Prepared a sample “course binder / course portfolio” Prepared of “Course delivery plan and Assessment plan” for “COMP 433 - Theory of Compilers – Level # 10” Prepared a sample “Course Asessment Report” for COMP 433 course Prepared “ABET based Syllabi” for current and proposed Curriculums (Edition 2 & 3) Collected “Statistical data” for Pre-SSR Designed a new curriculum for BS-CS program Reviewed the current curriculum, reviewed the course description, course syllabus, text books, reference books by Head, CEO and CCs. 10

11. PRESENT STATUS

12. BACKGROUND INFORMATION A.Contact Information 70% B.Program History 75% C.Options 50% D.Program delivery Modes 50% E. Program Locations 100% F.Public Disclosure 50% G.Deficiencies, Weaknesses or concerns from Previous Evaluation(s) and the Action Taken to address them 0% (No evaluation till now) Present Status

13. CRITERION 1. STUDENTS A.Student Admissions 75% B.Evaluating Student Performance 20% C.Transfer Students and Transfer Courses 50% D.Advising and Career Guidance 50% E. Work in Lieu of Courses 50% F.Graduation Requirements 75% G.Transcripts of recent Graduates 100% Present Status

14. CRITERION 2. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES A.Mission Statement 90% B.Program educational Objectives 90% C. Consistency of the Program Educational Objectives with the Mission of the Institution 20% D.Program Constituencies 20% E.Process for Review of the Program Educational Objectives 0% Present Status

15. CRITERION 3. STUDENT OUTCOMES A. Student Outcomes 100% B.Relationship of SOs to PEOs 100% C.Process for the Establishment and Revision of the Student 0% Outcomes D. Enabled Student Characteristics 3 0% Present Status

16. CRITERION 4. CONTINUES IMPROVEMENT A.Student Outcomes 0% B.Continues Improvement 0% C.Additional Information 0% (From this semester on word) Present Status

17. CRITERION 5. CURRICULUM A.BS (CS) Program Curriculum 80% B.ABET based course syllabi 80% C.Curriculum mapping 100% Present Status

18. CRITERION 6. FACULTY A. Faculty Qualifications 100% B. Faculty Workload 100% C. Faculty Size 100% D. Professional Development 50% E. Authority and responsibilities of Faculty Table 6-1. Faculty Qualifications 100% Table 6-2. Faculty Workload Summary100% Present Status

19. CRITERION 7. FACILITIES A.Offices, Classrooms & Labs 80% B.Computing Resources 80% C.Guidance 70% D.Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities 80% E. Library Services 30% F.Overall Comments on Facilities 50% Present Status

20. CRITERION 8. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT A.Leadership 50% B.Program Budget & Financial 0% Support C.Staffing 50% D.Faculty Hiring and Retention 50% E.Support of faculty Professional Development 20% Present Status

21. PROGRAM CRITERIA Appendix A - Course Syllabi 90% Appendix B - Faculty Vitae 90% Appendix C – Equipments 70% Appendix D - Institutional Summary 1. The Institution 50% 2. Type of Control 50% 3. Educational Unit 60% 4. Academic Support Units 50% 5. Non-academic Support Units 30% 6. Credit Unit 40% 7. Tables Table D-1.Program Enrolment and Degree Data 70% Table D-2.Personnel 40% Present Status

22. PROPOSED PLAN (AY 2015-2016) 22 For BS (CS) Program : 1)Students Course Evaluation using rubric 2)Student Course Portfolios (Course Binder) 3)Performance Appraisal 4)Senior exit surveys and interviews 5)Locally developed exams For Proposed BS (CS) Study Plan & PEOs: 1)Alumni Survey 2)Employers Survey 3)Industrial Advisory Board’s Feedback 4)Placement Data

23.  All the faculty members to be involved for ABET activity  More training and workshops to be conducted.  Various committee coordinators (like students committee, summer training committee, staff development committee) to be involved in ABET activity.  Community peoples to be involved in the community services  Alumni meetings to be conducted once in a year.  Incentives for actively participated members in ABET-CS committee. 23 REQUEST FROM ABET COMMITTEE

24. SUMMARY Constitution of various committees Collection of necessary data for SSR Preparation of SSR Get the feedback from the senior advisory board in CS Dept and QAU and College council` Modify and revise Pre-SSR based on the feedback from other higher council Submit for internal and external audit

25. Thanks for listening !!! 25