DocumentCode
1599261
Title
The new accreditation process in engineering education: learning from experiences elsewhere
Author
Jawitz, Jeff
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Cape Town Univ., Rondebosch, South Africa
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1225
Abstract
During the past ten years, there has been a major shift globally in the approach to the accreditation of engineering degrees. The context and experience of these changes in the USA, SA and Australia are compared and tensions between the administrative and educational foci of the accreditation process are discussed
Keywords
accreditation; engineering education; quality control; Australia; South Africa; USA; accreditation process; administrative focus; educational focus; engineering degrees; engineering education; experience; Accreditation; Africa; Australia; Cities and towns; Educational technology; Engineering education; Management training; Monitoring; Qualifications; Quality assurance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Africon, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location
Cape Town
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5546-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AFRCON.1999.821956
Filename
821956
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