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Outcome Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Education at Kuwait University

Andreas P. Christoforou, Mohammad D. Al-Ansary, Ahmet S. Yigit, Aziz Tayfun, Adel A. Aly, Haitham Lababidi, Faridah Ali, Ibrahim S. Nashawi, Mohamed Zribi

College of Engineering and Petroleum Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060 Kuwait

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The initial stages of development and implementation of assessment plans for engineering programs at Kuwait University have been completed. The plans include a structured process that translates educational objectives into measurable outcomes at the program and course levels, necessary assessment instruments, and feedback channels for corrective action. This paper presents the experience in developing such plans.

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The College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University, in line with its efforts to improve and maintain the quality of engineering education offered by its programs, initiated external evaluations conducted by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). So far, there have been three ABET evaluations of the engineering programs at the college. All the evaluated programs were found to be substantially equivalent to accredited programs with similar titles in the United States. A fourth evaluation is scheduled for the Fall of 2002. The evaluations are based on the ABET conventional criteria, also known as the Engineering Topics Criteria.

In a major shift influenced by pressure from industry and global competition, ABET has introduced the new Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC 2000) 1, which address the effectiveness of engineering education programs by focusing on an assessment and evaluation process that assures the achievement of a set of educational objectives and outcomes. The new criteria provide a new basis for accrediting engineering programs in the United States, that is based on the principles of outcomes assessment and a continuous improvement process, relating educational objectives to the curriculum and to educational outcomes. Each program that seeks accreditation must have educational objectives that are consistent with the mission of the institution and are based on the needs of the program’s various constituencies (e.g., students, faculty, alumni, and employers), a process that translates the educational objectives into

Proceedings of the 2002 American So ciety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Zribi, M., & Al-Ansary, M., & Nashawi, I., & Lababidi, H., & Ali, F., & Tayfun, A., & Aly, A., & Christoforou, A., & Yigit, A. (2002, June), Outcome Assessment And Evaluation Of Engineering Education At Kuwait University Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. 10.18260/1-2--11032