ABET Accreditation Status

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• CEN program fully ABET-accredited (in 2006) until 2012: no concerns, no weaknesses, no deficiencies.

• ABET evaluation and visit coming up Fall 2012.• Draft Self-Study completed Summer 2011.• Mock ABET visit Oct. 9-10, 2011. • Self-Study now under revision.

Mock ABET Evaluation Oct. 9-10Consists of Observations, Concerns, Weaknesses, and Deficiencies,

regarding ABET Criteria:

1. Students (No O’s, C’s, W’s or D’s)2. Program Educational Objectives (1 O, 1 W [IAB] )3. Student Outcomes (some C’s, some O’s [website], Senior

Design)4. Continuous Improvement (1 C [too much], 1 W [Outcome

(b) experiments], some O’s)5. Curriculum (2 O’s [format])6. Faculty (1 O, 1 C, 1 W [governance] )7. Facilities (1 O)8. Institutional Support (1 O, 1 W [governance] )

ALL O’s, C’s are easily addressable.CISE IAB Meeerting January 24, 2012 2

Mock ABET Evaluation• Overall, very encouraging. Primary issues OK:

– Student advising and processing ? – Objectives:• Process for Reviewing Objectives ? (Governance)• Objectives attained ?

– Outcomes:• Prepare students to attain Objectives ? • Outcomes attained ? • Program improvements ? (Governance)

– Curriculum adequate ? (Governance)– Faculty adequate ? – Facilities adequate ?

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Actions Taken

• Added members to Curriculum Committees (CISE/ECE)

• New CEN (CISE/ECE) joint Committee formed:• Chair: Dr. Herman Lam (ECE). 3 members

CISE, 3 members ECE.• Meeting regularly to:– Oversee CEN program– Prepare for ABET visit in October

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ABET Definitions • Outcomes: what students can do when they

graduate. Most successful measures: assessment of course work, and senior surveys.– Department assesses outcomes.

• Objectives: what graduates can do after several years. IAB input (revise objectives) and alumni surveys (measure achievement of objectives). – COE carries out surveys. Department analyzes them.

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Program Objectives, defined 2005-2006, revised by IAB Oct. 6, 2011)

A graduate of the University of Florida Computer Engineering Program should have a successful career in computer engineering or a related field, and within three to five years, should:

1. Excel in a career utilizing their education in Computer Engineering;

2. Continue to enhance their knowledge; 3. Be effective in multidisciplinary and diverse professional

environments;4. Provide leadership and demonstrate good citizenship.

REVISE ? ELIMINATE ?CISE IAB Meeerting January 24, 2012 6

Outcomes: a CEN graduate should have ...

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, statistics, computer science, and electrical engineering as it applies to computer hardware and software;

(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to organize, analyze and interpret data;

(c) an ability to design hardware and software systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;

(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;

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Outcomes (cont'd). A CEN graduate should have …

(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve hardware and software computer engineering problems, accounting for the interaction between hardware and software;

(f) an understanding of professional, legal, and ethical issues and responsibilities;

(g) an ability to communicate effectively in speech and in writing, including documentation of hardware and software systems;

(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;

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Outcomes (cont’d) A CEN graduate should have …

(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;

(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues;(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern

engineering tools necessary for computer engineering practice; and

(l) an ability to apply engineering and management knowledge and techniques to estimate time and resources needed to complete a computer engineering project.

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CEN Outcome Evaluation ProcessThree-tiered process:• Outcome instruments assessed in each course.• Course committee (3 faculty) reviews instruments

per course for all relevant outcomes, and makes recommendations.

• Recommendations collected and referred to appropriate bodies.

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Course/Outcome Mapping

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Outcome                    

CNS number Course Name   a b c d e f g h i j k lCIS-3020 Introduction to CIS     X   X           X  

COT-3100 Applied Discrete Structures X                   X  

COP-3530 Data Structures and Algorithms X       X           X  

CDA-3101Introduction to Computer Organization X   X   X              

CEN-3031Introduction to Software Engineering       X     X         X

COP-4600 Operating Systems     X               X  

COT-4501 Numerical Analysis X X     X              

CEN-4500CComputer Networking Fundamentals   X               X X

CGS-3065Legal and Social Issues in Computing           X   X X X    

CIS-4914 Senior Design X X X X X X X X X X X X

EEL-3111C Circuits 1 X                   X  

EEL-3135 Discrete-Time Signals and Systems X                   X  

EEL-3304C Electronic Circuits 1   X X           X      

EEL-4744C Microprocessor Applications X   X   X   X       X  

EEL-4712C Digital Design X   X   X           X  

EEL-3701CDigital Logic and Computer Systems   X               X  

EEL-4914C Senior Design   X X X X X X X X X X X  

News from ABET• ABET Pre-visit Training Manual highlights:

– Terms: Deficiency, Weakness, Concern. – Criterion 2: Objectives. No longer required to have

program improvements “triggered” solely by assessments.

– Criterion 3: Outcomes. Ditto.– Criterion 4: Program Improvement: Ditto. Need

“evidence of actions to improve the program”.

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Program Improvements in Self-Study

• COP-3530 in C++ beginning Summer 2010. • Cover Java threading and synchronization in

Operating Systems (a pre-req for Computer Networking ).

• Add one more lab hour to CIS-3020 (now COP-3504)

• CIS-3020, 3022, 3023 (now COP-3504, 3502, 3503) now allow only individual student work.

• MATLAB lab component added to EEL-3135 Signals and Systems.

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Questions ? Suggestions ?

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