2015
EMSS 2015 Proceeding
An accredited engineering curriculum for modeling and simulation
Authors: Frederic D. McKenzie
Abstract
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is an internationally known organization for recognizing engineering programs that work towards student attainment in learning outcomes that conform to engineering disciplines and have a process for measuring attainment and continuous improvement. There are eight general criteria to be satisfied that include student outcomes, educational objectives, curriculum, facilities and faculty. Additionally, there may be program-specific requirements depending on the particular discipline. The modeling and simulation (M&S) engineering (M&SE) program at Old Dominion University satisfies the program criteria for general engineering in the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission and declares detailed discipline-specific student outcomes to ensure unambiguous definition of a pioneering program in order to set a standard that can be utilized as a template for future up-and-coming M&SE programs. This paper presents the curriculum and program-specific outcomes that have been incorporated into our continuous improvement process for student attainment of our M&S engineering program outcomes.
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