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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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Questions or Comments