Quality Assurance of Engineering Education in Canada: its suitability for graduates working in global markets
- Autores: R. Mohan Mathur, Ron D. Venter
- Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 16, no. Extra 2, 2000 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Accreditation and Quality Assurance ), págs. 104-108
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The quality of engineering education in Canada is maintained within a very narrow band ofuniformity by virtue of an accreditation process. Since all provinces and territories of Canadarequire that all individuals practicing engineering must be registered professional engineers, allestablished engineering programs offered in Canada are accredited to meet the educationalrequirements for registration. Furthermore, new programs are developed with the objective ofsecuring accreditation at an appropriate time. The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board(CEAB), acting on behalf of all professional engineering associations, through their parent, theCanadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE), conducts accreditation on the invitation ofdeans of engineering and applied science faculties. This paper describes the objectives and theprocess of accreditation. In particular it describes the process of dealing with emerging engineeringdisciplines and the assessment challenges presented by new technologies such as distance education.In order to calibrate educational standards of Canada in an international market, the paper alsooutlines the international activities of the CEAB
