Iraqi Council of Accreditation for Eng.

Education, Program Evaluation Team Worksheet

Program Evaluation Team Worksheet

for the Academic Year ( - )

General Information
University:
College:
Department:
Visit Dates:
Type of Visit: General/Interim
Corresponding Criteria Issue:
Editor:
Email:
Mobile:
Team Chair:
Email:
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PEV 1:
Email:
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PEV 2:
Email:
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Evaluation Background
(Summarize all evaluation steps taken since receiving SAR for the first time)
Self-Assessment Report first submission date:
Self-Assessment Report first review date:
Self-Assessment Report second submission date (if any):
Self-Assessment Report second review date (if any):
First visit (General Visit) date (if any):
Second visit (Interim Visit) date (if any):
For each shortcoming, please allocate Deficiency (D), Weakness (W) and/or
Concern (C) in the appropriate box. If a potential shortcoming changes in
level or is resolved during the campus visit, reallocate new judgment. This
worksheet is to be filled jointly by the team.
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Criterion 1: Program Educational Objectives Pre-visit Post-visit

1.1 Strategic Planning
1.1.1 Applicable published strategic plan including vision, mission and objectives (statement is well-
defined, achievable and publicized).
1.1.2 Consistency of the program strategic plan with the institutional one.
1.2 Statement of PEOs
1.2.1 Applicable published and publicized PEOs (statements are well-defined, measurable and
achievable)
1.3 PEOs Consistency with the Mission Statement
1.3.1 Relating PEOs to the institution's mission
1.4 Program Constituencies
1.4.1 What Constituencies are involved?

1.4.2 How the PEOs meet the needs of these constituencies?

1.5 PEOs Review Process
1.5.1 Processes for periodical review of the PEOs

1.5.2 How constituencies are involved in this process?

1.5.3 How to ensure that PEOs remain consistent with the institutional mission, the program
constituents’ needs and these criteria?
Criterion 2: Graduate Outcomes Pre-visit Post-visit
2.1 Adopted Graduate Outcomes
2.1.1 Applicable published and publicized GOs.
2.1.2 Coherence with the seven GOs of this criterion. It is required to recognize the wider scope of
ethics including societal and environmental aspects.
i) An ability to distinguish, identify, define, formulate, and solve engineering problems by applying
principles of engineering, science and mathematics.

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ii) An ability to produce engineering designs that meet desired needs within certain constraints by applying
both analysis and synthesis in the design process.
iii) An ability to create and carry out proper measurement and tests with quality assurance, analyze and
interpret results, and utilize engineering judgment to make inferences.
iv) An ability to skillfully communicate orally with a gathering of people and in writing with various
managerial levels.
v) An ability to perceive ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering cases and make brilliant
judgments taking into account the consequences in worldwide financial, ecological and societal consider.
vi) An ability to perceive the continual necessity for professional knowledge growth and how to find, assess,
assemble and apply it properly.
vii) An ability to work adequately on teams and to set up objectives, plan activities, meet due dates, and
manage risk and uncertainty.
2.2 Relating GOs to PEOs
2.2.1 How the GOs prepare graduates to attain the PEOs.
Criterion 3: Curriculum Pre-visit Post-visit
3.1 Program Structure and Content
3.1.1 Study Plan: adequate attention and time to each component including summer training.

3.1.2 Alignment with PEOs: consistent with the objectives of the program and institution
3.1.3 Attainment of GOs: support the development of a range of intellectual and practical skills and
attainment of GOs
3.1.4 Prerequisite Structure: Showing dependency and integration of a balanced curriculum
3.1.5 Subject Areas Requirements: (in terms of hours and depth) including mathematics and basic
sciences, engineering topics appropriate to the field of study and general education.
3.1.6 Major Design Experience: that prepares students for engineering practice where public health
and safety, global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors must be considered.
3.1.7 Teaching and Learning Strategies: How program teaching/learning and assessment strategies
are appropriate to, consistent with, and support the attainment of GOs.
3.2 Relating Courses Learning Outcomes to GOs
3.2.1 Abbreviated syllabus of each course must be available showing CLOs.

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3.2.2 Mapping CLOs to GOs: How the courses learning outcomes actually lead to the achievement of
graduate outcomes. The relationships of CLOs to GOs need preparing a “Course Portfolios”.
Criterion 4: Continuous Improvement Pre-visit Post-visit
4.1 Achievement of Graduate outcomes
4.1.1 Assessment Processes: used to gather data upon which the evaluation of each student outcome is
based.
4.1.2 Frequency of Assessment Processes

4.1.3 Expected Level of Attainment

4.1.4 Results of Evaluation and Analysis: the extent to which each of the graduate outcomes is being
attained.
4.1.5 Documentation: how the data gathered, and the results of the performance are documented and
maintained in addition to the materials, including student work and other tangible materials.
4.2 Actions for Continuous Improvement
4.2.1 Systematic Data Utilization in Continuous Improvement: how the results of evaluation
processes and any other available information have been systematically used.
4.2.2 Re-assessment of Changes Results: how results of any changes are subjected to re-assessment to
find whether effective or not.
4.2.3 Future Plans: any significant future program improvement plans based upon recent
evaluations.
4.2.4 Brief Rationale of Planned Changes (for each of the planned changes).

4.2.5 Quality Management System Documentation

4.2.5.1 What does the Quality Management System provide for PEOs, GOs and curriculum review?

4.2.5.2 Industrial Advisory Committee: The feedback and inputs from stakeholders.

4.2.5.3 Other information, if available, used to assist in continuous improvement.

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Criterion 5: Students Pre-visit Post-visit

5.1 Student Admission
5.1.1 Requirements of admission (have policies for accepting new students).

5.1.2 Processes of admission (enforce policies for accepting new students).

5.1.3 High-school grades for freshman admissions for past five years.
5.2 Student Performance and Progress
5.2.1 Processes by which student performance is evaluated in relation to student learning outcomes.

5.2.2 Processes by which student progress is monitored in relation to prerequisites attainment.

5.2.3 How the program ensures that students are meeting prerequisites and how it handles the
situation when a prerequisite has not been met.
5.2.4 How the program documents that students are meeting prerequisites.
5.3 Students Transfer
5.3.1 Requirements and processes for accepting transfer students (Have enforced policies for
accepting transfer students).
5.3.2 Transfer credits and clearing (equivalence/exempt) instructions (Have and enforce policies for
awarding academic credit for courses taken at other institutions).
5.3.3 Ministry-mandated articulation requirements that impact the program.

5.3.4 Transfer students for past five years

5.4 Students' Advising & Extracurricular Activities
5.4.1 Processes by which students are advised regarding curricular and carrier matters.
5.4.2 Processes by which students are advised regarding extracurricular activities for enthusiasm,
motivation and character building in management, leadership, arts, sports, societal … .
5.4.3 How often students are advised and who provides the advising. Sufficiency of faculty members

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for advising and counseling students in all major areas.

5.5 Graduation Requirements
5.5.1 Graduation requirements for the program (the degree awarded).
5.5.2 Have and enforce well-documented procedures to ensure that students who graduate meet all
graduation requirements.
5.5.3 Transcripts of some of the most recent graduates: how the program and any program options
are designated on the transcript.
Criterion 6: Faculty Pre-visit Post-visit
6.1 Faculty Qualification
6.1.1 Appropriate faculty qualifications: Composition, size, credentials, and experience of the faculty
including industrial experience and industrial involvement.
6.1.2 Adequate faculty to cover curricular areas of the program and meet the program criteria
including their competencies in implementing the outcome-based approach to education.
6.1.3 The overall competence of the faculty may be judged by such factors as education, diversity of
backgrounds, engineering experience, teaching effectiveness and experience, ….
6.2 Faculty Workload
6.2.1 Percentage of faculty work time devoted to the program.
6.3 Faculty Size
6.3.1 Extent and quality of student-faculty interaction: effective teaching.

6.3.2 Extent and quality of student advising and counseling.

6.3.3 Extent and quality of university service activities: program service and services required to the
university, industry and community through research, publication, and consultancy activities.
6.3.4 Extent and quality of interactions with industrial and professional practitioners and employers.
6.4 Faculty Development
6.4.1 Extent and quality of professional development activities for each faculty member including
opportunities in further education, industrial exposure, and implementing OBE approach.

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6.4.2 Role of scientific research achievements in the professional development of the faculty.

6.4.3 Role of the offered post-graduate programs in the professional development of the faculty.
6.5 Faculty Authority and Responsibility
6.5.1 Role of the faculty with respect to course creation, modification, and evaluation
6.5.2 Role of the faculty in the definition and revision of PEOs and GOs and their role in the
attainment of the GOs
6.5.3 Roles of others on campus (e.g. dean or provost) with respect to these areas

Criterion 7: Administrative Support Pre-visit Post-visit

7.1 Leadership and Administrative Services
7.1.1 Leadership adequacy to ensure the quality and continuity of the program.

7.1.2 Leadership involvement in making decisions that affect the program.

7.1.3 How clearly tasks are assigned, and authorities are delegated.

7.1.4 How effective is the organizational structure in serving the Quality Management System.

7.1.5 Efficiency of documentation for all activities and issues.

7.1.6 Adequacy of administrative services provided to the program.

7.2 Faculty Support
7.2.1 Faculty Recruitment.

7.2.2 Faculty Retention and Promotion.

7.2.3 Faculty Development.

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7.3 Technical and Administrative Staff Support

7.3.1 Staff Size and Qualification.

7.3.2 Staff Recruitment and Retention.

7.3.3 Staff Development and Promotion.

Criterion 8: Financial Support Pre-visit Post-visit

8.1 Funding Resources
8.1.1 Process used to establish the program’s budget and continuity of funding resources needed to
meet the program needs including sources of both permanent and temporary funds
8.2 Program Budget:
8.2.1 Teaching and Learning Financial Support.

8.2.2 Facilities Financial Support.

8.2.3 Faculty Financial Support.

8.2.4 Staff Financial Support.

Criterion 9: Facilities Pre-visit Post-visit

9.1 Built Spaces and Associated Equipment
9.1.1 Offices and associated equipment.

9.1.2 Classrooms and associated equipment.

9.1.3 Laboratories and associated tools and equipment.

9.1.4 Campus infrastructure and supportive facilities.

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9.2 Computing Assets

9.2.1 Adequate computing and information resources in addition to those described in laboratories,
including workstations, servers, storage, networks and software.
9.2.2 Accessibility of university-wide computing resources available to all students via various
locations and the hours the various computing facilities are open to students.
9.2.3 Adequacy of these facilities to support the scholarly and professional activities of the students
and faculty in the program.
9.3 Students Direction and Safety Precautions
9.3.1 How students in the program are provided appropriate direction regarding the use of the tools,
equipment, computing resources, and laboratories
9.3.2 How the facilities, tools, and equipment used in the program are safe for their intended purpose
9.4 Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities
9.4.1 Policies and procedures for maintaining and upgrading the tools, equipment, computing
resources, and laboratories used by students and faculty in the program.
9.5 Library Services
9.5.1 Adequacy of the library’s technical collection relative to the needs of the program and the
faculty.
9.5.2 Adequacy of the process by which faculty may request the library to order books or
subscriptions.
9.5.3 Library’s systems for locating and obtaining electronic information, and any other library
services relevant to the needs of the program.
Specific Program Criteria Pre-visit Post-visit
10.1 Curricular Topics: to be imbedded in criterion 5.
10.2 Faculty Qualifications: to be imbedded in criterion 6
10.3 Others: to be imbedded in the suitable criterion.
Accreditation Policies and Procedures Pre-visit Post-visit
Public release of information by the institution/program
Program names meet ICAEE requirements
Facilities adequate and safe for the intended purpose

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