Seeking ABET accreditation for technical communication programs

Author

Haselkorn, Mark ; Davis, Marjorie T. ; Goodman, Michael B. ; Nolen, Benjamin E.

Author_Institution

Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

23-25 Sep 1998

Firstpage

195

Abstract

Following up on an initial presentation at IPCC 97, the paper discusses the progress made on the issues of accrediting academic degree programs under ABET. IEEE is one of the sponsoring agencies of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), which accredits engineering degree programs. The Professional Communication Society plays a pivotal role in describing standards for ABET accreditation under the RAC commission (engineering-related programs). Discussion centers on the accreditation standards, showing how the criteria have been described and how sample programs could meet the criteria. The paper presents the advantages of accreditation for academic programs, for graduates of these programs, and for the industries that hire technical communicators. Additionally, discussion shows how accreditation has the potential to affect the development of the profession

Keywords

IEEE standards; engineering education; technical presentation; ABET accreditation; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; IEEE; Professional Communication Society; academic degree programs; engineering degree programs; standards; technical communication programs; Accreditation; Communication standards; Computer aided instruction; Educational programs; Personal communication networks; Professional communication; Recruitment; Standards development; Standards organizations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1998. IPCC 98. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Quebec City, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4890-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1998.722097

Filename

722097