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Accreditation of Engineering Accreditation of Engineering Programs in Turkey: Programs in Turkey:

MÜDEK InitiativeMÜDEK Initiative

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Middle East Technical UniversityMiddle East Technical UniversityAnkara, TurkeyAnkara, Turkey

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• How it all started

• MÜDEK : An initiative for accreditation of engineering programs in Turkey

• First impressions & way ahead

OutlineOutline


How It All Started:

A Brief History of Accreditation of

Engineering Programs in Turkey


Stage 1: ABET EvaluationsStage 1: ABET Evaluations

• 1994: 2 eng. programs from METU applied to ABET and obtained “Substantial Equivalency” status

• 1994-2003: 41 engineering programs from 4 universities (METU, Bilkent, Boğaziçi Univ., ITU) obtained or in the process of evalution for “Substantial Equivalency” from ABET


ABET

EvaluationTURKEY + KKTC

Total (2003)

Universities 4 70

Engineering Faculties

11 87

Program types 20 48

No. of programs 41 506

ABET Evaluation vs Potential NeedABET Evaluation vs Potential Need


• Jan 2001: Engineering Deans Council (Mühendislik Dekanları Konseyi-MDK) established

o Deans of engineering faculties in state & private universities in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC).

o 87 members as of 2003

• Jan 2002: Engineering Deans Council (MDK) decision for establishing National Accreditation System for Engineering Education

• May 2002: Engineering Evaluation Board (Mühendislik Değerlendirme Kurulu-MÜDEK) formed by MDK

STAGE 2: National System for Accreditation STAGE 2: National System for Accreditation of Engineering Programsof Engineering Programs


MÜDEK

An Initiative for Accreditation of

Engineering Programs in Turkey


MÜDEKMÜDEK(Mühendislik Değerlendirme Kurulu)(Mühendislik Değerlendirme Kurulu)

Engineering Evaluation BoardEngineering Evaluation Board

• A non-governmental initiative for accrediting engineering programs in Turkey

• Initiated by Engineering Deans Council on May 2002

• An independent body which periodically renews a portion of its members by itself


Objectives:• Develop and run a detailed program for evaluating (accrediting)

engineering programs of MDK member faculties which grant “engineering degree” to their graduates

Main Tasks:• Evaluation (accreditation) of engineering programs

• Selection and training of evaluators

• Providing information and training to program chair persons and staff members on program evaluation

• Reviewing and updating the program evaluation criteria

MÜDEKMÜDEKEngineering Evaluation BoardEngineering Evaluation Board


MÜDEK MembershipMÜDEK Membership• Total of 8 members

o 4 academicianso 1 TMMOB (Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and

Architects) representativeo 1 KalDer (Turkish Society for Quality) representativeo 2 industry representatives

• Voluntary duty

• MDK members may not be MÜDEK members

• 2 years serving term (max. 3 consecutive terms)

• 3 of the members: chairman, assistant chairman (chairman elect), previous chairman


MÜDEK EvaluationsMÜDEK Evaluations

• Non-governmental• Voluntary• Outcomes based objective accreditation criteria• Self-assessment: Self-study by the institution and

program• Peer-review (Evaluation Teams)• On-site evaluation• Periodic re-evaluation

(maximum 6 yrs.)


MÜDEK Evaluation CriteriaMÜDEK Evaluation Criteria

1. Students

2. Program Educational Objectives

3. Program Outcomes and Assessment

4. Professional Component

5. Faculty

6. Facilities

7. Institutional Support and Financial Resources

8. Program Specific Criteria


Evaluation Team

Evaluation Team

Evaluation Team

MÜDEK

MÜDEK OrganizationMÜDEK Organization

Training Working Group


MÜDEKMÜDEKEvaluation TeamsEvaluation Teams

• One TEAM is formed for each faculty running the programs to be evaluated.

• TEAM LEADER has to be a MÜDEK Member

• At least one EVALUATOR for each program to be evaluated


MÜDEK Program EvaluatorsMÜDEK Program Evaluators

• Program evaluators are selected among people known for their competency in their specialty areas.

• Program evaluator candidates have to attend program evaluator training workshops.

• Program evaluators serve on a voluntary basis.

• MDK members cannot serve as program evaluators.

• Teams are formed from a pool of evaluators.

• Conflict of interest issues are addressed during the appointment of evaluators to teams.


TTypicalypical E Evaluationvaluation C Cycleycle

• Jan : Institutions express intent for evaluation

• Jan-Aug: Institutions prepare and submit self-study reports for programs to be evaluated

• Sept-Oct: Teams formed & evaluations start

• Nov-Dec: Site visits (3 days)

• Jan-Feb: Teams prepare evaluation reports

• March-June: MÜDEK concludes evaluation process and takes accreditation decisions


2003 (eval. completed)

2004 (eval. in process)

2005(expected)

No. University 2 1 6

No. of Eng. Faculties 2 1 6

Types of Eng. Programs

6 3 10

No. of Eng. Programs 7 3 21

MÜDEK Evaluation ActivitiesMÜDEK Evaluation Activities


MÜDEK MÜDEK Training EventsTraining Events

• Evaluator Training Workshop (ABET-ASME), January 2003• Evaluator Training Workshop, September 2003• Training Workshop for Deans and Dept. Chairs, January 2004• Evaluator Training Workshop, September 2004

• A total of 38 trained evaluators from 14 engineering disciplineso 16 from ITUo 13 from METUo 2 from BUo 3 from Bilkent Univ.o 1 from Sabancı Univ.o 1 from Marmara Univ.o 2 from industry


First Impressions & Way Ahead


First ImpressionsFirst Impressions

• MÜDEK evaluation process is viewed as a vehicle for genuinely increasing quality of engineering education

• Self Study Report (process) acts as an important tool for o continuous quality improvement in engineering programso motivating constituencies

• External evaluation results are considered aso constructive feedback for quality improvement o leverage for resource allocations needed for these

improvements


What is Next?What is Next?

• MÜDEK needs to be institutionalized (association)

• MÜDEK needs to be recognized as the national accreditation body for engineering programs (by governmental authorities)

• MÜDEK has to seek international recognition (e.g., Washington accord)


MÜDEKMÜDEK

http://mudek.me.metu.edu.tr/

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