(Cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.)
IEEE Seeks Program Evaluators for Accrediting Engineering
& Engineering
Technology Programs at US Universities
The IEEE, the largest member of ABET, Inc. (formerly known
as the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), is
responsible for the
peer-review evaluation of more than 700 university programs
in the IEEE
fields of interest. IEEE's involvement in the peer-review
evaluation is
vital to ensuring the continuing quality brought forth after
graduation
into the engineering and engineering technology professions.
To aid IEEE
and ABET in this accreditation role, the IEEE Educational
Activities Board
is seeking engineering professionals from industry,
government and academe
to serve as program evaluators.
Applications for the 2007 - 2008 academic year will be
accepted through
November 15, 2006.
Aside from the professional and public good that evaluators
perform,
another benefit of being a program evaluator includes the
opportunity to
keep in touch with changing engineering and technology
teaching methods.
Program evaluators are also able to meet those who will be
soon enter the
profession, as well as learn how to conduct an objective
evaluation of the
educational process using established criteria which can be
helpful for
those interested in training related to continuous
improvement procedures.
Selected applicants will attend a training seminar on the
IEEE/ABET
accreditation process. After training, program evaluators
are dispatched in
teams to visit engineering and engineering technology
departments at
universities across the country on behalf of the IEEE and
ABET. Evaluation
sessions are held during the fall and usually run two to
three days.
Information packages, including the application and
nomination forms, are
available at:
http://www.ieee.org/web/education/apc/ceaa/eacinfo.html
for engineering programs and
http://www.ieee.org/web/education/apc/ctaa/tacinfo.html
for engineering technology programs
For more information, contact eab-accred ieee.org.
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John R. Platt
IEEE Business Communications Manager
445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Phone: +1 732 981 3449 Email: j.plattieee.org
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