Video 7: Institutional considerations

The context of your course

• Department• Institution• Discipline

Engineering Accreditation

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

• http://www.abet.org/

Show your goals to your colleagues

• One-on-one• Or as a departmental meeting

It’s important to talk to your colleagues when your course is….

• Core to the major• Pre-requisite to other

courses• Part of a sequence• Has goals related to

certification• Or you just need their

expertise and guidance!

What about cutting content?

• Departmental curricula not necessarily coherent

• But there are political considerations

Tread lightly as a new faculty member(might need to be careful about coming across too strong)

So, keep sight of the broader context

• Department• Institution• Discipline