What was learned-outcomes assessment under Criteria 2000 at WPI

Author

Durgin, William W. ; Schachterle, Lance E. ; Carney, John F., III

Author_Institution

Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Nov 1997

Firstpage

996

Abstract

Six Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), USA, engineering programs were evaluated under Criteria 2000 during a pilot accreditation visit in 1996. The WPI PLAN consists of degree requirements focused on the achievement of outcomes related to those of Criteria 2000. The mapping of degree requirement outcomes to the elements of the Criteria hinged on the translation of student performance metrics and their interpretation. Not suprisingly, substantial effort was necessary to ensure the identification of all elements of Criteria 2000, including the applicable Program Criteria in the academic program outcomes

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; standards; teaching; Criteria 2000 accreditation programme; USA; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; degree requirement; engineering education courses; student performance metrics; Accreditation; Chemical engineering; Documentation; Educational programs; Engineering students; Instruments; Logistics; Stress;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.636022

Filename

636022