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... Chapter 1 Background ABET accredits programs in engineering, engineering technology, applied science, and computing at colleges and universities around the world. As Joe Sussman, the organization's chief accreditation and information officer, explained, ABET's accreditation of a program is intended to indicate to potential employers and others that students graduating from that program have received an education that meets certain quality standards and prepares them for a career in their profession.
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... PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ABET ACCREDITATION CRITERIA application; a culminating design project; and a general education component that is consistent with the program's educational objectives.  Criterion 6 concerns faculty numbers, qualifications, and competence; interactions with students as well as industrial and professional practitioners; and professional development.
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... BACKGROUND According to Phillip Borrowman (Hanson Professional Services) , a past president of ABET, the premise that the EAC used to decide to review the criteria was that academic constituents were having difficulty assessing some of the student outcomes and as a result were receiving a substantial number of shortcomings during accreditation reviews.
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... PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ABET ACCREDITATION CRITERIA individuals. Based on this feedback, the Criteria Committee added a seventh category to the list of student outcomes, resulting in seven topic areas: 1.
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... BACKGROUND review and comment. However, Holder noted, the review and comment period would last only eight months, ending in June, 2016.
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