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All engineering programs seeking accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Committee of ABEEK shall provide with four or more years of demand-driven and outcome-based education. The programs shall satisfy the following eight criteria:
1) Program Educational Objectives
2) Program Outcomes
3) Curriculum
4) Students
5) Faculty
6) Educational Environment
7) Program Improvement
8) Program Criteria
Criterion 1. Program Educational Objectives
The engineering program shall establish and periodically review program educational objectives.
- 1.1The program shall publish program educational objectives that are consistent with the missions of the educational institution, the needs of the program's constituencies including industries, and changes in social environment.
- 1.2The program shall periodically review its program educational objectives and amend them if necessary.
Criterion 2. Program Outcomes
The engineering program shall establish in accordance with its program educational objectives program outcomes that indicate knowledge, skills, and attitudes of its students by the time of graduation. The attainment of the program outcomes shall be evaluated via a documented process.
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2.1The engineering program shall have program outcomes that align with program educational objectives. Self-defined program outcomes can be added if they are deemed necessary.
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, basic science, engineering, and information technology to the solution of engineering problems
- an ability to analyze data and experimentally verify given facts or hypotheses
- an ability to define and formulate engineering problems
- an ability to apply state-of-the-art information, research-based knowledge, and appropriate tools to the solution of engineering problems
- an ability to design systems, components and processes within realistic constraints
- an ability to contribute to project team in the solution of engineering problems
- an ability to communicate effectively in diverse situations
- an ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in the context of health, safety, economics, environment and sustainability
- an ability to understand professional ethics and social responsibilities as an engineer
- a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning in the context of technological change
- 2.2The program shall establish a documented process for assessing achievement of each program outcome.
- 2.3The program shall assess the achievement of program outcomes by applying the documented process.
Criterion 3. Curriculum
The engineering program shall provide an integrated curriculum that leads to the achievement of program outcomes. The curriculum shall satisfy minimum credit requirement of each subject area and be appropriately managed. One credit is the equivalent of one lecture hour every week for one semester.
- 3.1The program shall systematically organize and provide curriculum to achieve program outcomes.
- 3.2The curriculum shall require a minimum of 30 credits of mathematics, basic sciences (experiments may be included) and computing.
- 3.3The curriculum shall require a minimum of 54 credits of engineering and related topics including design, experiment and practice components. The design component shall include an entry-level design course and a capstone design course.
- 3.4The curriculum shall include subjects in liberal arts that are required to achieve program outcomes.
Criterion 4. Students
The engineering program shall demonstrate that its students are properly advised in the attainment of program outcomes.
- 4.1Student performance shall be systematically evaluated.
- 4.2Student shall be advised on academic progress including curricular and graduation requirements.
- 4.3The program shall enforce criteria and procedures to assure that each student meets all program requirements upon graduation.
Criterion 5. Faculty
The faculty shall hold relevant professional qualifications and actively participate in program improvement.
- 5.1The number and make-up of the faculty shall be sufficient to provide adequate coverage of all curricular subject areas and to instruct students.
- 5.2Faculty members shall actively participate in continuous improvement of the program.
- 5.3Faculty commitment to program improvement shall be reflected in the assessment of faculty performance for determining promotion.
Criterion 6. Educational Environment
The engineering program shall build and maintain adequate environment, and the institution shall provide adequate support to the program.
- 6.1The program shall set up and sustain an administrative system for program delivery.
- 6.2Adequate financial resources, space, facilities, and equipment shall be secured and maintained by the program.
- 6.3Administrative staff and teaching assistants shall be adequate for program delivery.
Criterion 7. Program Improvement
The engineering program shall engage in continuous quality improvement.
- 7.1Results of the assessment on program outcomes and curricular delivery shall be analyzed.
- 7.2Internal and external feedbacks on program delivery shall be comprehensively analyzed.
- 7.3The results of analyses shall lead to continuous quality improvement of the program.
Criterion 8. Program Criteria
The engineering program shall satisfy applicable program criteria listed below. The program can be classified into one of the program criteria listed below, which are subject to change according to periodic review. The program that does not match with any of the following criteria can also be accredited. When the engineering program does not coincide with any administrative unit of the institution, it may still be accredited by dividing into smaller programs and applying multiple program criteria listed below to the smaller programs, where duplicate requirements can only be satisfied once.
- Program criteria for architectural and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for mechanical and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for agricultural and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for industrial and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for biological and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for textile and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for nuclear, radiological and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for mining, mineral and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for materials and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for electrical, electronic and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for naval architecture, ocean and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for computer and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for civil and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for aerospace and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for chemical and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for environmental and similarly named engineering programs
- Program criteria for convergence engineering programs
- Others (non-traditional engineering programs)
