{"id":4429,"date":"2017-05-11T07:33:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T07:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=4429"},"modified":"2017-05-12T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T13:01:30","slug":"key-evaluator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=4429","title":{"rendered":"Key evaluator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2017\/05\/Jeff-F-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4419\" src=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2017\/05\/Jeff-F-edited-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2017\/05\/Jeff-F-edited-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2017\/05\/Jeff-F-edited-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2017\/05\/Jeff-F-edited-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2017\/05\/Jeff-F-edited.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Academic accreditation is an integral part of engineering education, and Auburn University is one of a number of institutions that offers ABET-accredited programs. The undergraduate engineering programs in the College of Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The college\u2019s computer science program is accredited by ABET\u2019s Computing Accreditation Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Fergus, associate dean for assessment and graduate studies, is familiar with the accreditation process as a faculty member who both assists with the College of Engineering\u2019s accreditation process, but also as a visitor to programs at peer institutions across the nation. He is also active on ABET\u2019s EAC as a team chair and editor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are sometimes under the misconception that ABET accredits schools, colleges and universities, but what they really do is accredit programs,\u201d Fergus explains. \u201cAuburn currently has 13 programs that are accredited by the engineering and computer commissions of ABET.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The accreditation process occurs over a nearly two-year period, and usually begins in January when the institution requests an evaluation. Over the next several months, team chairs and program evaluators \u2013 or PEVs, as they\u2019re known \u2013 are assigned to teams that visit and evaluate programs seeking accreditation or reaccreditation. At the same time, the programs assemble self-study reports which are submitted by July. Between then and the visit date in the fall, the evaluators submit questions and request clarifications regarding the information in the self-study report with the program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis part of the process generally occurs right up to the date of the program visit,\u201d Fergus notes. \u201cThe PEV evaluates the program relative to each of the ABET criteria to determine if the program meets all criteria or if there are any shortcomings, which, are, in increasing severity, concern, weakness and deficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled to be a part of this group,\u201d Fergus states. \u201cI have been a PEV in the past, and have represented TMS, which is the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, on the EAC. I have also served on the executive committee of the Engineering Accreditation Commission and, beginning in July, I will be an officer of the commission as vice chair of operations, moving then to chair-elect and chair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABET is in fact a confederation of member societies, such as TMS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Chemical Engineers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of members from each society is proportional to the number of engineering programs in the relevant discipline,\u201d Fergus explains.<br \/>\nEach year, hundreds of programs are evaluated by ABET. The EAC alone evaluates more than 600 programs at nearly 200 institutions in the U.S. and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evaluations are performed by volunteers, so recruiting, training, monitoring and coordinating the individuals that perform the evaluations is no small task. The criteria has changed from just counting hours \u2013 years ago \u2013 to focusing on student outcomes that describe what students need to know and be able to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe student outcomes support program objectives that describe and outline what engineering graduates are expected to accomplish,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The results of this rigorous process are evident at Auburn University and its peer ABET-accredited institutions \u2013 an engineering education unrivaled globally, and one that attracts students from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuburn is fortunate to have Jeff in his role as an ABET visitor, PEV, team chair, and to be active now at the national level as an officer,\u201d said Christopher B. Roberts, dean of engineering. \u201cThe depth of his knowledge allows us to understand the high standards placed before us, and in his role as a visitor, he brings Auburn\u2019s name to others in institutions across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis analytical abilities are joined with a strong sense of vision, and an ethical compass that is well known by our peers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic accreditation is an integral part of engineering education, and Auburn University is one of a number of institutions that offers ABET-accredited programs. The undergraduate engineering programs in the College of Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. 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