ABET Automated Program Evaluator’s Report (APEVR)

SE 685 Monmouth University

Practicum Team

Presented By:

Simon BaikDavid Best

Samuel CrutcherRahul Patel

Grzegorz SzpuraJoseph Tran

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Today’s Presentation….. Introduction/Background Solution Key Features Prototype Demonstration Schedule Milestones Lessons Learned Questions

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Introduction/Background

Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) ABET) Inc., Inc., The accreditor for college and university programs in various technology The accreditor for college and university programs in various technology

programsprograms Wants to improve the Accreditation Report Preparation ProcessWants to improve the Accreditation Report Preparation Process Before and during the visit each Program Evaluators (PEVs) prepares their Before and during the visit each Program Evaluators (PEVs) prepares their

reportsreports Manual Process in PlaceManual Process in Place

o All reports and forms are in word document formatAll reports and forms are in word document formato All reports and forms are hand written by Program Evaluators (PEVs) All reports and forms are hand written by Program Evaluators (PEVs) o Process is time consumingProcess is time consuming

PEVs have great difficulty ensuring consistency among the various reportsPEVs have great difficulty ensuring consistency among the various reports

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Solution Proposing a PC based processProposing a PC based process

Developing a stand-alone systemDeveloping a stand-alone system All forms can be filled out using the systemAll forms can be filled out using the system All forms will follow a consistent formatAll forms will follow a consistent format Certain parts of the forms will be auto-generatedCertain parts of the forms will be auto-generated Recommended Accreditation Action will be determined Recommended Accreditation Action will be determined

automatically by the systemautomatically by the system Value-AddedValue-Added

Will save time for each EvaluatorsWill save time for each Evaluators Process will be fasterProcess will be faster Easy to track consistency among the various reportsEasy to track consistency among the various reports

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Key Features Fill out the following forms:

Program Evaluator Basic Information Sheet Curriculum Analysis Form Transcript Analysis Form Program Evaluator Worksheet Program Audit Form

Generate the following forms: Exit Statement Recommended Accreditation Action Form

Basic: Load Save Auto-Save Print

Combine Exit Statements

Merge Program Audit Forms

Microsoft Word Format

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Prototype Demonstration

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Schedule Milestones

Project StartProject Start September 8, 2009September 8, 2009

Phase Anticipated Date Submission

Date

Planning 11/10/200911/10/2009 10/16/200910/16/2009

Requirements 12/01/200912/01/2009 11/30/200911/30/2009

Design 01/22/201001/22/2010 02/07/201002/07/2010

Development 03/12/201003/12/2010 OngoingOngoing

Testing 04/06/201004/06/2010 TBD*TBD*

Customer Documentation 04/15/201004/15/2010 TBD*TBD*

Close Down 04/27/201004/27/2010 TBD*TBD*

*To Be Determined (TBD)*To Be Determined (TBD)

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Lessons Learned

Frequent communication between all stakeholder

Requirements needs to be clear and concise

Central repository for project artifacts

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Questions