Engineering Education Quality Assurance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Overview/History

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Background of Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Engineering Education

      • Peter J. Gray, Arun Patil, Gary Codner

      Pages 3-25

3. Issues and Challenges (Global/Regional Perspectives)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 28-28

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   2. Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges

      • John Cowan

      Pages 29-40

   3. EUR-ACE: The European Accreditation System of Engineering Education and Its Global Context

      • Giuliano Augusti

      Pages 41-49

   4. Toward Consensus Global Standards for Quality Assurance of Engineering Programmes

      • Hu Hanrahan

      Pages 51-71

   5. Quality Assurance in the Preparation of Technical Professionals: The ABET Perspective

      • George D. Peterson

      Pages 73-83

4. Issues and Challenges (Country/Institutional Perspectives)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 86-86

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   2. Quality Assurance in Engineering Education and Modernization of Higher Education in Russia

      • A. Chuchalin, O. Boev, A. Kriushova

      Pages 87-95

   3. Quality Assurance in Vietnam’s Engineering Education

      • Hao V. Le, Kim D. Nguyen

      Pages 97-106

   4. Quality Assurance for the Engineering Paraprofessional in Thailand

      • Kalayanee Jitgarun, Paiboon Kiattikomol, Anuvat Tongsakul

      Pages 107-119

   5. Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Chile: National and Engineering Dimensions

      • Mario F. Letelier, Patricio V. Poblete, Rosario Carrasco, Ximena Vargas

      Pages 121-131

   6. Quality Assurance of Engineering Education in Sweden

      • Johan Malmqvist, Aija Sadurskis

      Pages 133-143

   7. Assessment of Engineering Education Quality: An Indian Perspective

      • R. Natarajan

      Pages 145-151

   8. Quality Issues Facing Malaysian Higher Learning Institutions: A Case Study of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

      • M. Puteh, S. M. Daud, N. H. Mahmood, N. A. Azli

      Pages 153-162

   9. Quality Assurance in Engineering Education in the United States

      • Lance Schachterle, Chrysanthe Demetry, John A. Orr

      Pages 163-180

   10. Quality Assurance in Engineering Education: An All-round Perspective

       • Kin Wai Michael Siu

       Pages 181-189

   11. Engineering Education Quality Assurance: The Essential Pillar of Higher Education Reform in Lithuania

       • A. V. Valiulis, D. Valiulis

       Pages 191-198

5. General Approaches and Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 200-200

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With the rapid globalization of higher education as well as related changes in social, political, economic, and other conditions over the last 25 years there have been ever increasing expectations for higher education, in general, and Engineering Education, in particular. These expectations are often expressed in terms of the need for Quality Assurance locally, regionally, and globally. In some cases, there is a long tradition of independence and self-regulation of higher education institutions and programs. In other contexts, there has been c- siderable governmental regulation and disciplinary direction over time. The authors in this volume represent essentially all continents and 15 different countries. The common issues that they raise and their accounts of past, present, and future ch- lenges provide a snapshot of the current state of Quality Assurance in higher edu- tion and Engineering Education. This volume begins with an overview of the history and background of Quality Assurance in higher education and Engineering Education over the last century. The discussion of the historical, philosophical, political, and social background of Quality Assurance sets the stage for the other chapters. Following this broad brush stoke introduction, in the next part of the book, authors describe the general issues and challenges facing Quality Assurance in the twenty-first century from both regional and national perspectives. These authors have extensive experience in the area of Quality Assurance and have observed its growth and develop first hand over many years.

• Accreditation
• Assessment
• Europe
• Patil
• development
• education
• education reform
• higher education
• history
• history of engineering
• innovation
• learning
• model
• quality
• quality assurance

• Fac. Sciences, Engineering & Health, CQUniversity, Mackay MC, Australia

  Arun Patil

• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, U.S.A.

  Peter Gray

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