Title :
Accreditation proposal for control systems in electrical engineering for 6th level in European qualification framework (EQF)
Author :
Tsirigotis, Georgios ; Friesel, Anna
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Kavala Inst. of Technol., Kavala, Greece
Abstract :
The progress of science and technology emphasizes the connection between different domains and disciplines. The technology development and changing demands of the labour market require upgrading and renewing of learning outcomes in higher education, especially in engineering fields. The Life Long Learning (LLL) procedure must be the platform offering the required qualifications for the demands of companies and engineering professionals all over the world in order to support their competitiveness. In this paper we describe an improved proposal for accreditation of one important subject in engineering, namely Control Systems. The described procedure could be applied in the frame of LLL and also in classical engineering education systems, such as university and college education, in order to harmonize the recognition of engineering degrees in Europe and outside the Europe. Furthermore we state the necessary learning outcomes in the subject of Control Systems in engineering at Bachelor level (6th level of European Qualification Framework (EQF)) and propose a process to test the qualifications.
Keywords :
accreditation; continuing professional development; control engineering education; educational institutions; electrical engineering education; further education; 6th level-European Qualification Framework; Bachelor of Electrical Engineering; EQF; LLL procedure; accreditation proposal; college education; company demands; control systems; engineering degrees; engineering education systems; engineering fields; engineering professionals; higher education; labour market; life long learning procedure; university education; Control systems; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Engineering education; Europe; Qualifications; Control Systems; European Qualifications Framework (EQF); Life Long Learning; accreditation; competencies; knowledge; skills;
Conference_Titel :
EAEEIE Annual Conference (EAEEIE), 2013 Proceedings of the 24th
Conference_Location :
Chania
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0042-8
DOI :
10.1109/EAEEIE.2013.6576510