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ABET ACCREDITATION – BS [CS] PROGRAM

STATUS REPORT & FUTURE PLANSAY 2015 – 2016 (FIRST SEMESTER)QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT

COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS

WELCOMES

OUR HONOURABLE DEANDr. Mohammad Aalsalem, Ph.D.

Presented by

Dr. D. GUNASEELAN, M.E., Ph.D.Head, ABET-CS & CRC – BS CS Program

Associate Professor of Computer Science

• Motivation• ABET activities• Steps in self study process• Present status• Plan for current academic year• Future plan(s)• Resources required to achieve

goals• Problem faced• Summary 2

AGENDA

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STAFF NAME POSITION DEPT

1 Dr. Gunaseelan Devaraj Head CS2 Dr. Anand Mahendran Member CS3 Dr. Shadab Alam Member CS4 Dr. Faheem Masoudi Member CS5 Mr. Alighazi Siddiqui Member CS6 Mr. Syed Ziauddin Member CS7 Mr. Mohammed Shabbir

AlamMember CS

8 Mr. Khalid Al Qidwai Member CS9 Mr. Mohammed Shuaib Member CS

ABET-CS TEAM MEMBERS (Male

Campus)

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• To fulfill the requirements of ABET Criteria

• To provide the Pre-SSR for the CS-Dept

• To get the awareness among the staff members in CS Department

• To acquire good reputation among the Saudi Society and Stakeholders

MAIN GOALS

• Establish ABET standards and processes for Quality Assurance and Accreditation

• Plan, train and support Quality culture

• Get BS CS program accreditation from ABET

• Provide the quality education and improve the quality for students on par with other universities nationally and internationally.

• Provide necessary documents and support to Pre-SSR

• Link and coordinate with international agencies like ABET, ISO, etc to maintain high quality standard

MAIN FUNCTIONS

MOTIVATION• Motivation from (a) CS-Dept. HEAD (b) College Management & Admin (c) College Quality Assurance

Unit• Training to ABET-CS members• Hands-on experiences from senior

faculty• Fruitful discussions from UMKC

Professor• Experiences from ABET website• Experiences from other ABET

accredited Universities in Saudi Arabia

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To ensure that educational standards are:● Equivalent to high international

standards● Consistent throughout the College/

University● Appropriate for academic,

professional & vocational skill requirements including particular requirements of Saudi Arabian culture and economic development.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

ABET - CRITERIACriterion 1. Students Criterion 2. Program Educational

Objectives Criterion 3. Program Outcomes Criterion 4. Continuous Improvement Criterion 5. Curriculum Criterion 6. Faculty Criterion 7. Facilities Criterion 8. Institutional Support Criterion 9. Program Criteria

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PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS (1)

• Delivered SIX seminars for ABET accreditation to CS staff in the last academic year

• Prepared (draft version # 5) “Pre-SSR” for BS(CS) program

• Collecting “documents and evidences” for Pre-SSR• Training CS faculty for “(CLOs) preparation”• Prepared CS Dept. VISION, MISSION, GOALS,

OBJECTIVES, PEOs, CORE VALUES• Got the feedback from all the CS staff, finalized

and approved from the department council and College Quality Assurance Unit.

• Developed a Software tool for ABET Accreditation Assessment

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PREVIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS (2)• Prepared a sample “course binder / course

portfolio”• Prepared of “Course delivery plan and

Assessment plan” for “COMP 433 - Theory of Compilers – Level # 10”

• Prepared a sample “Course Asessment Report” for COMP 433 course

• Prepared “ABET based Syllabi” for current and proposed Curriculums (Edition 2 & 3)

• Collected “Statistical data” for Pre-SSR• Designed a new curriculum for BS-CS program• Reviewed the current curriculum, reviewed the

course description, course syllabus, text books, reference books by Head, CEO and CCs.

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PRESENT STATUS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

A. Contact Information 70% B. Program History 75%C. Options 50%D. Program delivery Modes 50%E. Program Locations 100%F. Public Disclosure 50%G. Deficiencies, Weaknesses or concerns

from Previous Evaluation(s) and the Action Taken to address them 0%

(No evaluation till now)

Present Status

CRITERION 1. STUDENTSA. Student Admissions 75%B. Evaluating Student Performance 20%C. Transfer Students and Transfer Courses

50% D. Advising and Career Guidance 50% E. Work in Lieu of Courses 50%

F. Graduation Requirements 75% G. Transcripts of recent Graduates 100%

Present Status

CRITERION 2. PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL

OBJECTIVESA. Mission Statement 90%B. Program educational Objectives 90% C. Consistency of the Program

Educational Objectives with the Mission of the Institution 20%

D. Program Constituencies 20%E. Process for Review of the Program

Educational Objectives 0%

Present Status

CRITERION 3. STUDENT OUTCOMES

A. Student Outcomes 100%

B. Relationship of SOs to PEOs 100%

C. Process for the Establishment and Revision of the Student

0% Outcomes

D. Enabled Student Characteristics 30%

Present Status

CRITERION 4. CONTINUES IMPROVEMENT

A. Student Outcomes 0%B. Continues Improvement 0% C. Additional Information 0%

(From this semester on word)

Present Status

CRITERION 5. CURRICULUM

A. BS (CS) Program Curriculum 80%B. ABET based course syllabi 80%C. Curriculum mapping 100%

Present Status

CRITERION 6. FACULTY

A. Faculty Qualifications 100%B. Faculty Workload 100%C. Faculty Size 100%D. Professional Development

50%E. Authority and responsibilities of FacultyTable 6-1. Faculty Qualifications 100%Table 6-2. Faculty Workload Summary100%

Present Status

CRITERION 7. FACILITIES

A. Offices, Classrooms & Labs 80%

B. Computing Resources 80%

C. Guidance 70%D. Maintenance and Upgrading of

Facilities 80%E. Library Services 30%F. Overall Comments on Facilities 50%

Present Status

CRITERION 8. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

A. Leadership 50%B. Program Budget & Financial 0%

Support C. Staffing 50%D. Faculty Hiring and Retention 50%E. Support of faculty Professional

Development 20%

Present Status

PROGRAM CRITERIA

Appendix A - Course Syllabi 90%Appendix B - Faculty Vitae 90%Appendix C – Equipments 70%Appendix D - Institutional Summary1. The Institution 50%2. Type of Control 50%3. Educational Unit 60%4. Academic Support Units 50%5. Non-academic Support Units 30%6. Credit Unit 40%7. TablesTable D-1. Program Enrolment and Degree Data 70%Table D-2. Personnel 40%

Present Status

PROPOSED PLAN (AY 2015-2016)

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For BS (CS) Program :1) Students Course Evaluation using rubric2) Student Course Portfolios (Course Binder)3) Performance Appraisal 4) Senior exit surveys and interviews5) Locally developed exams

For Proposed BS (CS) Study Plan & PEOs:6) Alumni Survey 7) Employers Survey 8) Industrial Advisory Board’s Feedback9) Placement Data

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All the faculty members to be involved for ABET activity

More training and workshops to be conducted. Various committee coordinators (like students

committee, summer training committee, staff development committee) to be involved in ABET activity.

Community peoples to be involved in the community services

Alumni meetings to be conducted once in a year. Incentives for actively participated members in

ABET-CS committee.

REQUEST FROM ABET COMMITTEE

SUMMARY• Constitution of various committees• Collection of necessary data for SSR• Preparation of SSR• Get the feedback from the senior

advisory board in CS Dept and QAU and College council`

• Modify and revise Pre-SSR based on the feedback from other higher council

• Submit for internal and external audit

Thanks for

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