Department

Mechanical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Iranian Journal of Engineering Education

ISSN

1607-2316

Volume

6

Issue

22

DOI

10.22047/IJEE.2004.2137

First Page

31

Last Page

43

Publication Date

Summer 7-1-2004

Abstract

Accreditation board for engineering and technology (ABET) in the USA made a paradigm shift in its accreditation criteria for evaluation of engineering education in 2000. Under the new criteria, called ABET2000, educational programs are evaluated based on thir outcomes as opposed to their contents, which were the mail focus under the old criteria. Engineering education has thus undergone major changes. In this paper, ABET s purpose, its criteria, and the evaluation process are explained, followed by specific industrial.

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