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Effective alignment of disciplinary and institutional accreditation and assessment: A UAE computing case study
Advances in Engineering Education in the Middle East and North Africa: Current Status, and Future Insights
  • Kevin Schoepp, Zayed University
  • Maurice Danaher, Zayed University
  • Leon Jololian, Zayed University
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. Within higher education, quality assurance is often realized through accreditation and the accompanying focus on the assessment of learning outcomes. Both of these processes require institutional resources which, if not well managed, can lead to duplicity, overlap, and burden rather than being aligned, sustainable, and effective as they should. This chapter outlines the quality assurance structures and processes established at Zayed University for the purposes of accreditation and assessment of learning outcomes. These mechanisms have provided an effective system that has enabled the institution to achieve Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) accreditation and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation for the College of Technological Innovation. With an ethos towards continuous improvement, it further proposes an improved model designed to accommodate assessment and accreditation needs simultaneously. The two main aspects of the model are (1) the establishment of an Office of Institutional and Educational Effectiveness to institute, organize, and coordinate all activities within the university that provides support for best practices for administration and teaching and learning and (2) the creation of a regularly updated database containing all of the relevant information that is required for various accreditation bodies.

ISBN
9783319153230
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Disciplines
Keywords
  • ABET,
  • Accreditation,
  • Assessment,
  • Author,
  • Computing education,
  • Learning outcomes
Scopus ID
84956724929
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15323-0_14
Citation Information
Kevin Schoepp, Maurice Danaher and Leon Jololian. "Effective alignment of disciplinary and institutional accreditation and assessment: A UAE computing case study" Advances in Engineering Education in the Middle East and North Africa: Current Status, and Future Insights (2015) p. 343 - 363
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/maurice-danaher/1/