ACCREDITATION'S ROLE IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE

GLOBAL CHALLENGESMichael K. J. Milligan,

Ph.D., P.E.Executive Director, ABET

October 16th, 2012

Global ChallengesEnvironment World Population

Aging PopulationConflict

Clean Water

Energy

How can Accreditation help?

Quality assurance Properly prepare students to enter the profession

Innovation in Technical Education Criteria and processes that encourage and support the

evolution of student’s educational experience – developed by the professions

Attributes of Global Engineer

ABET’s 31 Societies Represent “the profession” Over 1.5 million members Develop program criteria Provide volunteer leadership

Global Graduate Attributes

The Role of Global Attributes

Develop, refine, implement global attributes that prepare graduates for productive and successful careers What should a graduate know and be able to do? What are the highest priorities for the outcomes of

an accredited program? Attributes must be stakeholder-driven, globally

relevant and accepted Compliment with national/regional/local attributes

Contribute to the long term solution of global challenges that face us now, and the ones that will face us in the future

International Engineering Alliance Washington Accord*

Engineering Sydney Accord*

Engineering Technology Dublin Accord**

Engineering Technician APEC Engineer Agreement

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Engineers Mobility Forum

Professional Engineers Register Engineering Technologist Forum

* ABET membership; ** provisional membership

Washington AccordGlobal Graduate Attributes

Engineering Knowledge Problem Analysis Design/Development of

Solutions Investigation &

Experimentation Modern Tool Usage The Engineer and

Society

Environment and Sustainability

Ethics Individual and

Teamwork Communication Project Management

and Finance Lifelong Learning

Thank You!

Michael K. J. Milligan, Ph.D., P.E.ABET Executive Director

executive-director@abet.org+1.410.347.7700

www.abet.org