Transcript Report of the APC Chair For EAB Eric Tappert, APC Chair 15-Nov-2008 New Brunswick, NJ.

Report of the APC
Chair
For EAB
Eric Tappert, APC Chair
15-Nov-2008 New Brunswick, NJ
Accreditation Activity
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It’s a busy fall…
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CEAA supplied about 124 evaluators for
programs at 74 Institutions.
CTAA supplied about 56 evaluators.
CEAA added 20 new evaluators this year.
CTAA added 17 new evaluators this year.
Well over 200 dedicated volunteers actively
participating!!!
On-line Refresher Training
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The on-line Program Evaluator Refresher
training system is up and running!
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It is also being used…
Both CEAA and CTAA are studying what
changes to their mentoring and training
procedures will be necessary.
APC is preparing to begin discussions with
other societies/ABET about mechanisms that
would allow non-IEEE evaluators to access the
system.
New Program Specific Criteria
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CTAA has proposed new program
specific criteria for Computer
Engineering Technology.
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For EAB approval action at today’s
meeting.
Part of CTAA’s periodic review of
program specific criteria.
EAC Commissioners
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EAC has altered the number of IEEE
commissioners for next year.
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There were 7 IEEE commissioners this
year.
There will be 10 IEEE commissioners
next year.
List of new appointments requires
action by EAB today.
Proposed IEEE EAC
Commissioners for 2009-2010
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Commissioners
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Thomas Kuckertz (I)
John Meredith (I)
Curtis Dodd (I)
Diane Rover (A)
Larry E. Kendrick (I)
Joanne Bechta-Dugan (A)
John A. Orr (A)
Franc Noel (I)
Joseph L. A. Hugh (A)
John Vian (I)
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Alternates
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Vance McCollough (I)
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Cheryl Schrader (A)
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Mani Soma (A)
Other APC Activities
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Study the mix of academic, industrial, and
government backgrounds in the program
evaluator pools.
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Objective is to either justify the current policy
of a 50/50% split or recommend changes to
that policy.
Standards in Engineering/Technology
Education policy statement
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Worked with the Standards in Education
Committee.
For EAB action today.
CGAA Update
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Moshe Kam…