Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

examinations, fraud resulting from people other than enrolledstudents sitting for exams, accreditation and certification, the counting of MOOC’stoward engineering degree program fulfillment at universities that do not originate thecourses, and a reported gulf between student enrollment in MOOC’s and the number whoactually successfully complete them.ABET is beginning discussions about the accreditation of on-line degree programs.Specifically, if it is possible for students to earn a B.S. degree in engineering on-line,possibly without ever setting foot on a campus, how can the EAC of ABET assess suchprograms to ensure that the basic and program criteria are met that would warrantaccreditation? And, how can on-line students obtain the laboratory