Jubail Industrial College has launched, in November 2010, its Ac-creditation operation that aims to obtain the international ABET Ac-creditation for its Engineering Tech-nology Associate Degree Programs. Accreditation is the assurance that a program meets the quality standards established by the profession for which it prepares its students. It helps JIC to continually assess, eva-luate and improve its curriculum and courses based on input and feedback from different constituencies to main-tain high quality education in Engi-neering Technology.

To be accredited by the Technology Engineering Commission (TAC) of ABET Inc., JIC programs must meet the nine TAC criteria which are:

1. Students;

2. Program Educational Objec-tives;

3. Student Outcomes;

4. Continuous Improvement;

5. Curriculum;

6. Faculty;

7. Facilities;

8. Support; and

9. Program criteria.

The accreditation consists of four main steps which are:

1. Submission of request for evalua-tion to ABET Headquarter.

2. Prepare Self-Study Report for each program and submit it to the appropriate TAC of ABET Inc. for review and eventual on-campus visit.

3. On-campus visit, during which the ABET evaluators examine display mate-rials, visit classes/ Laboratories/ work-shops, meet students, faculty and ad-ministrators.

4. Following the on-campus visit, each program evaluator submits a report to the appropriate TAC of ABET Inc. for evaluation and final decision.

In order to prepare effectively the different programs for accreditation, JIC manage-ment has decided to form the ABET Ac-creditation Committee which includes JIC Managing Director as Chairman of the Committee and one faculty member from each academic department.

The objective of the ABET Committee is to provide specialization departments with the necessary support, guidance and assistance in preparing effectively their Engineering Technology Programs for TAC of ABET Inc. Accreditation.

List of JIC Associate Degree Programs seeking accreditation of Technology Ac-creditation Commission (TAC) of ABET, Inc. are as follows:

1. Electrical Power Engineering Tech-nology (ELET);

2. Instrumentation and Control Engi-neering Technology (ICET);

3. Manufacturing Engineering Tech-nology (MAET);

4. Mechanical Maintenance Engineer-ing Technology (MMET);

5. Chemical Engineering Technology (CHET); and

6. Polymer Engineering Technology (POLY).

J I C A B E T AC C R E D I TAT I O N P RO J E C T JUBAIL INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE PREPARES ITS ASSOCIATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS FOR ACCREDITATION BY TAC OF ABET, INC

We at JIC should show to ABET evaluators that:

• We know what we do. • We know why we do it. • We know how to do it. • We do it well. • We can prove it. • We receive input and feedback

from constituencies. • We have a process to make

continuous improvements.

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JIC ABET Accreditation Project

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Accreditation Process 2

ABET Accreditation 2

About ABET 2

Importance of ABET Accreditation

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ABET Engineering Criteria ( EC 2000)

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Assessment and Evaluation Process

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Activities of JIC ABET Accreditation Committee

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ABET Accreditation Committee

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JIC ABET Accreditation Committee Newsletter

Issue No.1, April 2011

In Accordance with Jubail Industrial Col-lege Decree No.713 dated 10/11/1431H, the Managing Director of JIC, in accor-dance with the powers conferred upon him and in accordance with the work requirements, decided to form the “ABET Accreditation Committee”.

The role and functions of the committee are as follows:

1. Conduct internal exercise (self evaluation) and prepare documents for ABET accreditation of AS Engi-neering Programs.

2. Co-ordinate with the Departments’ Chairmen, Deputies, Course Direc-tors and other concerned faculty members in this regard.

3. Liaise with the ABET center.

4. Make links and invite delegates from other Colleges or Universities following ABET criteria. Study and recommend any changes, amendments, develop-ments needed and required for the ABET accreditation and submit recom-mendations to the Committee Chair-man for approval and implementation.

5. Follow-up and ensure full compliance with the above approved recommenda-tions or suggestions.

6. Report back to the ABET Center regard-ing any progress, or if there are hin-drances or constraints while applying the required measures, criteria or any suggestions needed.

• It helps to define what the degree should provide the student with.

• It helps the accredited department to continually assess, evaluate and improve its curriculum and courses based on input and feedback from different constituen-cies.

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A B O U T A B E T

A B E T A C C R E D I TA T I O N C O M M I T T E E ( A A C )

I M P O RTA N C E O F A B E T A C C R E D I TA T I O N

It was established in June 1932 in the United States of America under the name of Engineer’s Council for Professional Development. In 1980, it changed its name to Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Currently it accredits over 3,100 programs in applied science, engineering, and technology at more than 600 Colleges and Universities worldwide. Twenty nine (29) professional and technical societies contribute to ABET’s goal of leadership and quality assurance in applied sci-ence, engineering, and technology education.

“ABET accreditation is the 

assurance that a College or 

University program meets the 

quality standards established by 

the profession for which it 

prepares its students” 

AAC Newslet ter , Issue No1, Apr i l 2011

The Committee Members:

Dr. Adel S. Bahakeem, Chairman

Dr. Moh’d Sharis Abdulkarim, Member

Dr. Ahmed Al-Hassan, Member

Dr. Moshaid Ur-Rahman, Member

Dr. Khalid Al-Assadi, Member

Accreditation Process

Dr. Lotfi Ben Amor, Vice Chairman

Dr. Jesus Dela Rosa, Member

Mr. Edwin Obra, Member

AAC Newslet ter , Issue No1, Apr i l 2011

It is a set of criteria by which the program is evaluated. The old ABET Engineering Criteria was content based: it focused on what the students were taught. EC2000 is outcomes based: it fo-cuses on what the students have learned or what they can actually do. It requires engineering pro-grams to:

• Define their own objectives and outcomes in consultations with their constituencies.

• Measure their performance.

• Introduce program improvement where appro-priate.

An engineering program must demonstrate that it meets the following criteria:

1. Students

• Student admissions

• Transfer students and transfer courses

• Work in lieu of courses at the institution

• Evaluating students performance

• Monitoring student progress to promote suc-cess in attaining Student Outcomes and Pro-gram Educational Objectives.

• Advising and Career Guidance

• Graduating requirements

• Process for assessing the students’ satisfaction

2. Program Educational Objectives

• The Mission Statement and Program Educa-tional Objectives should be published on the Institution’s website.

• Consistency of the Program Educational Objec-tives with the Mission of the Institution and the needs of Program’s various constituencies.

• Documented and effective process involving program constituencies for the review of the Program Educational Objectives.

3. Student Outcomes

• Identified and documented

• Published on the Programs’ website

• Consistency of the Student Outcomes with the Program Educational Objectives.

• Process used for establishing and revising Stu-dent Outcomes.

• Evidence of Students’ work that relates to sat-isfaction of ABET Outcomes.

4. Continuous Improvement

• The program must use documented processes to regularly assess and evaluate the extend to which the Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes are being attained.

• The results of the evaluation must be systematically util-ized as input for the continuous improvement of the pro-gram.

5. Curriculum

• Program must effectively develop subject areas on Com-munications, Mathematics, Physical and Natural Sci-ences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Technical Con-tent and Cooperative Education.

• Advisory Committee must be utilized to periodically re-view the program’s curriculum.

6. Faculty

• Faculty qualifications

• The competence of faculty members

• Faculty workload

• Faculty size

• Authority and responsibility of faculty

7. Facilities

• Adequate offices, classrooms, laboratories, equipment, computing resources must be: available, accessible, and systematically maintained and upgraded

• Students must be provided with appropriate guidance regarding the use of the tools, equipment, computing resources and laboratories.

• Library services and the computing and information in-frastructure must be adequate to support the scholarly and professional activities of the students and faculty.

8. Institutional Support

• Institutional Support and Leadership.

• Institutional services, Financial Support, and Staff.

• Resources available to the program.

9. Program Criteria

• All program criteria implied by the program title must be satisfied.

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A S S E S S M E N T A N D E V A L U A T I O N P R O C E S S

designed by: Joseph D. Rivera

CHET Instructor

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On Monday  6th of  Safar  1432 H (10th of January 2011), the ABET Accreditation  Committee    con‐ducted  its  first  presentation titled  “A  Road  Map  to  ABET Accreditation:  Introduction  to ABET” at  the  JIC auditorium.    It was  patronized  by  Dr.  Adel  S. Bahakeem,  Chairman;  ABET Accreditation Committee and JIC Managing Director.   The presen‐tation was  attended  by Depart‐ment  Chairmen  and  Directors and more  than 40  faculty mem‐bers.  

On Monday, February 28, 2011, the  JIC  ABET  Accreditation  Committee    invited  Dr.  Salih Duffuaa,  Professor  of  Industrial &  Systems  Engineering  at  King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals  (KFUPM)  who  gave  a talk  on  “Overview  of  ABET Accreditation  Process”.  The seminar was held  in  JIC Audito‐rium  and  attended by  JIC Man‐aging  Director,  staff  and  stu‐dents. 

In order to keep JIC staff and all programs constituencies    informed about JIC   ABET Ac‐creditation activities,  the  JIC ABET committee has established a website  that can be ac‐cessed through  JIC website (under the icon JIC ABET accreditation project).  The webpage includes useful  information   about    JIC accreditation project, presentations, workshops, events,  ABET materials, guidelines  and also links to  relevant ABET websites.  The website will be continuously updated  to support the different tasks throughout the ABET Accredi‐tation project.   Please visit JIC  ABET webpage @ http://jic.edu.sa/abet/index.htm.

On Monday, March 28, 2011 , the JIC  ABET  Accreditation    Commit‐tee  conducted  its  second Work‐shop.    The  workshop  discussed the Mapping  of  Program  Educa‐tional Objectives  (PEOs)  to   Mis‐sion  Statement,  Student  Out‐comes  (SOs)  to    PEOs,  Course learning Objectives  (CLOs) to SOs and  Program    Courses  to  SOs.   Defining  performance  indicators and  course  description  format were also  discussed. 

On Monday, March  14,  2011  , the  JIC  ABET  Accreditation  Committee  conducted  its  first Workshop.    All  Self  Study  Re‐port    and  Display  Committee members  attended  the  work‐shop during which guidelines on department’s  Mission  State‐ment,  Program  Educational Objectives  (PEOs)  and  Student Outcomes (SOs) were discussed.   Also,  the  workshop  discussed the  preparation  of  display materials .  

On Monday, April 14, 2011 , the JIC ABET  Accreditation    Committee conducted its third Workshop.  The Assessment  strategies  for  both PEOs  and  SOs  were  explained.   Also,  the workshop  discussed  the templates of Student Exit, Alumni, and Employers Surveys.  

The JIC ABET Accreditation Committee conducted a visit to Yanbu Industrial College (YIC) on January 17‐18, 2011 to learn form YIC experience in ABET accreditation.   The delegation visited EE,ME ,CHE, ELC and GES department  at YIC and met with YIC management and staff who provided useful information on how to conform to ABET criteria, especially in prepa‐ration of course files and management of labs and workshops.  

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