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Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission General Criteria on Student Outcomes and Curriculum (Criteria 3 and 5) A Workshop Summary (2016) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 3 Preparing Students for a Career in Engineering
Pages 11-14

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... Chapter 3 Preparing Students for a Career in Engineering Forum attendees considered whether the proposed ABET criteria would help ensure that students from accredited institutions are prepared for a career in engineering. A panel discussion was held to address how well an engineering education at ABET‐accredited institutions prepares graduates for industry needs, how well the proposed criteria might prepare students to become lifelong learners, and whether licensing of engineers should be included in the criteria.
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From page 12...
... PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ABET ACCREDITATION CRITERIA taken part in challenging student projects, and sponsors a number of such projects as a way to identify students who perform well on teams, so the focus on teams in the revised criteria is a positive step. Ensuring Strong Technical Training Other participants expressed concerns that the math and science components of the criteria had been somewhat weakened.
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... PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN ENGINEERING A number of other forum participants from industry echoed Borrowman's point about companies looking beyond the ABET criteria. Flores said that, while Northrop Grumman always looks at the particular qualifications of individual students, it prioritizes its hiring based on what it has learned are the strengths of different schools and hires from a relatively small set of schools whose strengths match what the company is looking for.
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... PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ABET ACCREDITATION CRITERIA explained, because of the continuing education requirements that come with licensure, and more likely to be ethical in part because they know they will be held accountable by licensing boards. This general superiority of licensed engineers is one of the reasons that engineering students should be exposed to the basics of licensure.
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