Transcript ABET Accreditation of SE Program Department of Computer Science UT Dallas
ABET Accreditation of SE Program
Department of Computer Science UT Dallas
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2003-04 EAC Criteria (For BS SE program)
I. Students – The institution must evaluate, advice, and monitor students to determine its success in meeting program objectives – Policies for transfer students and transfer credit – Procedures to assure that all students meet all program requirements.
II. Program Educational Objectives Each Engineering program must have in place: – Educational objectives that are consistent with the mission – Process in which the objectives are determined and periodically evaluated – Curriculum, processes that ensure the achievement of these objectives – A system of ongoing evaluation that demonstrates achievement of these objectives and uses the results to improve the program http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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2003-04 EAC Criteria
III. Program Outcomes and Assessment (a-k) Engineering Programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: – An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering – An ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data – And ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs – An ability to function on interdisciplinary teams – An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems – An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility – An ability to communicate effectively – The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering in a global and societal context – A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning – A knowledge of contemporary issues – An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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2003-04 EAC Criteria
III. Program Outcomes and Assessment (cont) Each program must have an assessment process with documented results Provide evidence that the results are applied to the further development and improvement of the program Demonstrate that outcomes, objectives are being measured.
IV. Professional Component The Curriculum must include: – A major design experience – One year of mathematics and basic sciences appropriate to the discipline – One and one-half years of engineering topics appropriate to the student’s field of study – General education component consistent with the objectives.
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2003-04 EAC Criteria
V. Faculty – Sufficient size and competencies to cover all curricular areas – Adequate levels of student-faculty interaction, advising, service, professional development, interactions with practitioners, employers – Qualifications and authority for proper guidance of the program and for evaluation, assessment, and continuing improvement processes.
VI. Facilities – Classrooms, labs, equipments must be adequate to accomplish the program objectives – Foster faculty-student interaction and encourage professional development – Provide opportunites for students to learn the use of modern engineering tools – Infrastructure to support scholarly activities of students, faculty and the educational objectives of the institution 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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2003-04 EAC Criteria
VII. Institutional Support and Financial Resources – Institutional support, financial resources, leadership that are adequate to ensure the quality and continuity of the engineering program – Sufficient resources to attract, retain, and provide for professional development of a well-qualified faculty – Sufficient resources to acquire, maintain, and operate appropriate facilities and equipment – Support personnel and services must be adequate to meet program needs VIII. Program Criteria – Each program must satisfy applicable program criteria specific to the program 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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2003-04 EAC Criteria
Program Criteria for Software Engineering Programs – The curriculum must provide both breadth and depth across the range of engineering and computer science topics implied by the title and objectives of the program – The program must demonstrate that graduates have: • ability to analyze, design, verify, validate, implement, apply, and maintain software systems; • ability to appropriately apply topics from Math/CS to complex software systems; • ability to work in significant application domains.
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Accreditation Process
Provide students, faculty, facilities, and resources that are consistent with Objectives Determine, Update, Publish Objectives Develop Program Develop Educational Program, including Curriculum
PEO’s: Long-Term Goals
Evaluate Achievement of Objectives 4/28/2020 Develop and Document Processes to Produce Outcomes Graduation Determine Outcomes Needed to Achieve Objectives Assess Outcomes Demonstrate Achievement of Deliver educational program, including curriculum Outcomes http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
Program Outcomes : Short Term Goals
Determine How Outcomes will be Assessed Establish Goals for Outcomes that will lead to Achievement of Objectives 8
Accreditation Process
The CS Dept., ECS School have in place: – Educational objectives and outcomes for each program – Educational objectives for each class – Mapping of outcomes to objectives – Assessment of objectives and outcomes – Exit Surveys – Alumni focus groups and surveys – Employer focus group and surveys – Industrial Advisory Board – Curriculum committees to review input and recommend changes 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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Industrial Advisory Board
The IAB’s involvement in the accreditation process includes helping to: • determine goals and educational objectives • assess goals, objectives • establish goals for outcomes • assess outcomes • review degree requirements and proposed changes 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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Goals of the Software Engineering Program
The mission of the undergraduate Software Engineering program is to provide students with a solid foundation in theory and practice of software engineering, and to prepare them for productive long-term careers in industry and government. The program prepares Software Engineering graduates to meet the immediate needs of the software development industry, adapt themselves to the rapidly evolving industry needs, and further their education in graduate school. http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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BS-SE Educational Objectives
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PEO-1
: effectively apply knowledge of programming, algorithms, data structures, and software engineering to the development of complex software systems.
PEO-2
: communicate technical concepts effectively in both written documents and oral presentations.
PEO-3
: design and analyze software at the component, subsystem, and software architecture levels and make informed, sound software design tradeoffs.
PEO-4:
Understand the social and ethical issues that arise in their work and deal with them professionally.
PEO-5
: Understand the importance of all phases of the software lifecycle, with emphasis on the need to plan for change and continuously vie to improve the software process.
PEO-6
: work effectively in a software development team and with other engineering professionals.
PEO-7
: appreciate the need for lifelong learning and adapt to rapid technological changes http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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BS-SE Outcomes (ABET 2000)
Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have: a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering b) An ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c) And ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs d) An ability to function on interdisciplinary teams e) An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) An ability to communicate effectively h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering in a global and societal context 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 engineering practice 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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BS-SE Outcomes (SE-Specific) se1: Ability to analyze software systems.
se2: Ability to design software systems.
se3: Ability to verify software systems.
se4: Ability to validate software systems.
se5: Ability to implement software systems.
se6: Ability to apply software systems.
se7: Ability to maintain software systems.
se8: Ability to appropriately apply discrete mathematics to complex software systems.
se9 Ability to appropriately apply probability and statistics to complex software systems.
se10: Ability to appropriately apply relevant topics in Computer Science and supporting disciplines to complex software systems.
se11: Ability to work in one or more significant application domains.
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Objectives to outcomes mapping
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BS-SE Revisions
• • Added CS 4381 – Software Project Planning and Management to the required core classes for the BS-SE Changed the CS 4385 - Software Project class from three to four credit hours (becoming SE 4485) • • • Added a Guided Elective to the degree requirements (3 hrs) Reduced the free elective requirement from 15 to 12 hours Used 2 or 3 guided electives to implement some application domains (per SE specific ABET requirements) • • • • • A new Information Assurance application domain added Embedded systems application domain revised SE 4340 (Computer Architecture) class changed to SE3340.
Focus on industrial projects for the Senior Design Experience (SE 4485) 3390 & 3354 made co-requisites These changes increased the degree requirements from 120 hours to 124 and strengthened the engineering/design content of the degree.
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CS/SE Assessmt. Proc.
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CLOs designed for each course (put in syllabus of each course) Outcomes measured (in-class self assessment) [end of course] Improvements to be made decided upon Implemented in the next offering of the course The course coordinator collects individual instructor input; consolidates the suggested improvements and shares with course instructors and program heads [ABET/SACS Day held] Significant issues exposed taken to the curriculum committee Curriculum committee (CC) recommendations taken to faculty Faculty deliberates and approves/disapproves recommendations; recommendations made by CC may be modified 9.
Program admin. implement the recommendations 10. Process repeats 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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Curriculum Updates
• Minor in CS added • Minor in information assurance added • Certificate in information assurance added – 2 New classes added (digital forensics, data & app. Security).
– Particularly targeted to folks who already have a BS in CS and want to acquire knowledge in IA.
• CS 4485 (Senior Design Class added) • CS 4375 (Machine Learning) added • CS 4395 (Computer Game Prog.) being added • CS 1336-1337 textbook changed to accommodate ATEC students • CS 2336 being made even more project-oriented 4/28/2020 http://www.cs.utdallas.edu
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2006 In-class Assessment
• Educational objectives for each class measured by instructors each semester.
• Started in Summer 2002, several adjustments over the past years • The process for collecting data is quite streamlined (folders placed in faculty mailroom).
• The data collected has been used for making revisions discussed earlier.
• Also being done for graduate courses due to SACS visit in 2007/2008.
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Self Assessment
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Exit Survey
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Alumni survey
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a-k outcomes
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SE-1 to SE-11
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Exit Survey
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Alumni Survey
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