Accreditation of Mechanical Engineering Education in the USA in 21st Century

Document Type : Scientific - Research

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Abstract
Accreditation board for engineering and technology (ABET) in the USA made a paradigm shift in its accreditation criteria for evaluation of engineering education in 2000. Under the new criteria, called ABET2000, educational programs are evaluated based on thir outcomes as opposed to their contents, which were the mail focus under the old criteria. Engineering education has thus undergone major changes. In this paper, ABET s purpose, its criteria, and the evaluation process are explained, followed by specific industrial.

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  • Receive Date 28 December 2002
  • Revise Date 22 August 2003
  • Accept Date 20 May 2004
  • First Publish Date 01 September 2004
  • Publish Date 01 September 2004