Unpublished Paper
2021 11 03 ASEE Mid Atlantic Conf paper on Mixed Methods FINAL.pdf
(2021)
Abstract
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and Middle States
Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) are accreditation organizations. Together, their
accreditation efforts assure the public that institutions and programs successfully prepare
graduates to enter critical STEM fields in the global workforce.[1][2] Ongoing assessment and
evaluation processes support engineering degree programs in higher education institutions.[3]
This effort presents unique organizational and logistical challenges, such as integrating
qualitative and quantitative data and supporting information in a meaningful way that
demonstrates continuous improvement or the fundamental problem of integration. In 2020, the
New York University, Tandon School of engineering, was readying for its ABET accreditation
visit and its subsequent MSCHE visit in 2022-23. The preparation of the self-study report for
ABET raised the aforementioned problem of integrating inputs and processes in a meaningful
way that facilitates continuous improvement. The purpose of this paper is to describe how the
New York University (NYU) BSCE program addressed ABET and MSCHE requirements and
resolved the integration problem using mixed methods.
Keywords
- ABET,
- MSCHE,
- accreditation,
- continuous improvement
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall November 13, 2021
Citation Information
Michael OConnor. "2021 11 03 ASEE Mid Atlantic Conf paper on Mixed Methods FINAL.pdf" (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael-oconnor/23/
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