Title :
Best Practices in Washington Accord Signatories: With Reference to the Accreditation Criteria, Systems, and Procedures
Author :
Liew, C.P. ; Puteh, M. ; Mohammad, Siba
Author_Institution :
Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper discusses the practices in selected Washington Accord Signatories in terms of accreditation criteria, systems and procedures with reference to Malaysia. It aims to draw a conclusion on the practices that could improve the operations of accreditation and increase the objectivity of awarding accreditation. This comparative study was presented to the Engineering Accreditation Council Department, Malaysia in August 2013.
Keywords :
accreditation; educational courses; engineering education; Engineering Accreditation Council Department; Washington Accord Signatories; accreditation criteria; accreditation procedures; accreditation systems; best practices; Accreditation; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Manuals; Training; Accreditation; competency; consistency; decision; objectivity; practices;
Conference_Titel :
Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuching
DOI :
10.1109/LaTiCE.2014.60
