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The Committee on Global Accreditation Activities

16 February 2008

Moshe Kam, Chair CGAAPresentation to EAB

Louisville, KY

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CGAA: Mission and Scope

To identify and meet the accreditation needs of the profession, by assisting in the establishment, operation, development and implementation of accrediting bodies and accreditation procedures in engineering, computing and technology (ECT) worldwide.

To coordinate transnational accreditation activities on behalf of the IEEE, including assistance to existing accrediting bodies, development of new accrediting bodies, and education about ECT accreditation.

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2008 Members Name Section Region Role

Moshe Kam Philadelphia 2 Chair

Enrique Alvarez Peru 9 Member

Ernesto Cuadros-Vargas

Peru 9 Member

Chandrabhan Sharma

Trinidad and Tobago

9 Member

Eric Tappert Lehigh Valley 2 APC Chair

Matej Zajc Slovenia 8 Member

Xiaoxun Zhu Xi’an 10 Member

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IEEE’s Role in Accreditation (1)

IEEE considers accreditation a key vehicle to ensure active involvement of the Institute in maintaining the quality and relevance of engineering education

IEEE seeks a leadership role in accreditation within all the areas of its technical activities

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Key IEEE Activities

Providing help to accrediting bodies in formation

Including training of evaluators

Providing help to groups that want to start new accrediting bodies

Providing education about accreditation

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Where do we operate now?

China: “Working Group on Education in China”

First meeting: November 2006

Peru: ICACIT

The Caribbean: new accrediting body for programs taught in English

T&T: West Indies University

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International Accreditation: China

In 2006 we established an accreditation working group in China

Face-to-face meeting in November 2006

2007 Activities A major workshop on engineering

accreditation in cooperation with CAST A translation of ABET accreditation materials into

Chinese was completed by EAB Meetings with decision makers in various ministries

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2007 Workshop (Beijing)

40 attendees

Most are program evaluators in training

IEEE: Bruce Eisenstein, Michael Lightner, Moshe Kam

Engineers Ireland: Don McCloy

Meetings at the Ministries of Personnel, Construction and Education

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Ministry of Education Beijing 2007

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Beijing 2007

Bruce Eisenstein speaks

Note the Engineers Ireland Logo

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Activities Planned for 2008 in China

An accreditation workshop with CAST and the Ministry of Education

Close to 100 attendees expected All fields of engineering

A 4-hour event narrated by M. Lightner and M. Kam

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International Accreditation: Peru

IEEE is providing on-going assistance to the Peruvian accrediting body ICACIT

ICACIT was formed in the early 2000s

In December 2006 we have provided the first non-US EAB training for program evaluators in Peru

Instructional material developed Mario Gonzalez prepared and delivered

We provided a complete translation of ABET materials into Spanish

We are also maintaining a website for ICACIT

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Training session for Peruvian program evaluators, December 2006

Lima, December 2006

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Activities in Peru in 2007

First Draft of the governance documents and structure of ICACIT

A second training workshop for program evaluators in Arequipa

Mario Gonzalez prepared and delivered

Planning with the leadership of ICACIT toward the first independent visit

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Arequipa, December 2007

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Arequipa, December 2007

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Activities Planned for 2008

Final versions of accreditation manuals Engineering, Technology, Computing

Appointment of 20 Program Evaluators

Staffing of the accreditation committees

The first series of independent accreditation visits by ICACIT

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Accreditation Agency for Technology, Engineering and Computing in the Caribbean

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Scope

English speaking Caribbean

An effort requiring 3-6 years and the consent and participation of all major

constituencies

A collaboration of… Academic institutions and the faculty Industry, especially employers of engineers and

technologists Governmental bodies and regulators

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Desired Final Outcome

A fully functional stable accrediting body operating wherever there is a higher education institute in the Caribbean

Membership of the accrediting body in the Washington Accord

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Activities so far

Preliminary review of goals and desired outcomes

April 2007, UWI, Trinidad

Meeting of representatives from the English-speaking Caribbean

September 2007, Trinidad

Stakeholder meeting (planned) First Quarter 2008, Puerto Rico

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Member Assembly

Board of Directors

Engineering Computing TechnologyCOMMISSIONS

Program Evaluators

STAFF

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Additional Activities

Identification of potential institution building needs in Region 9

Review of needs in Region 8

Participation in the preparation of an IEEE workshop/symposium on the future of accreditation

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