Developing Self Report Instruments To Measure Abet Ec 2000 Criterion 3 Professional Outcomes

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology’s Engineering Criteria 2000 (ABET EC2000) 1 Criterion 3 Programs Outcomes and Assessment specifies outcomes college graduates are expected to know and demonstrate following graduation from accredited engineering programs. The generality of Criterion 3 objectives requires engineering programs to enunciate the desired program outcomes. In recognition of this complex task, this paper presents the process the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program is taking to develop precise operational definitions of the outcomes for the design, implementation, and validation of assessment instruments. For didactic purposes, the focus is on outcomes related to professional skills (e.g., communication skills, teamwork) that lend themselves to assessment through self-report instruments (e.g., surveys). This paper is designed to serve as an instructional resource to programs considering the use of self-report instruments to measure professional Criterion 3 outcomes.