July 2016 Vol.4 No.7

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Original Research Article

Awareness of UAE University Chemical Engineering Students on ABET Accreditation criterion/a-k outcomes linked to the course syllabi

Mohammad Sayem Mozumder^1*, Abdulrahman Alraeesi¹ and Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad²

¹Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, UAE University, UAE
²Mechanical Engineering Department, UAE University, UAE

*Correspondence Author’s Email: a.s.mozumder@uaeu.ac.ae

Accepted July 20, 2016

Abstract

It is important that engineering students are to be well-aware with the ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accreditation process including its a-k outcomes and their coverage in the course syllabi presented to them at the beginning of the courses. Therefore, the objective of this current study is to conduct a comprehensive survey among the chemical engineering students of UAE University to examine their familiarity with a-k outcomes linked to the course syllabi and their significance in ABET accreditation progress. Moreover, students’ knowledge about the benefit of obtaining their degrees from an ABET accredited program will also be analyzed. At the end of survey, the participants were asked to suggest the means by which students’ awareness on ABET accreditation process can be increased towards their graduation. The results of the survey reveal that UAE University chemical engineering students are somewhat less-aware of the ABET a-k outcomes, ABET accreditation and its benefit towards their career. Moreover, it is found that female students are little more aware with ABET than the male students and a significant increase in awareness is found among the students with high GPA and senior students. In addition, it clearly shows that attending workshops and ABET activities and chemical society activities on ABET accreditation would definitely elevate the ABET awareness among all level students.

Keywords: ABET a-k outcomes, course syllabi, curriculum design, engineering accreditation, students’ awareness