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[[Image:EngCan-logo.png|300px|right|frame|''The CEAB is a committee of Engineers Canada'']] | |||
The '''''[[CEAB|Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board]]''''', a committee of the Engineers Canada Board, is tasked with reviewing engineering programs across the nation. Being accredited essentially means the education provided is adequate for licensure as a professional engineer in Canada. | The '''''[[CEAB|Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board]]''''', a committee of the Engineers Canada Board, is tasked with reviewing engineering programs across the nation. Being accredited essentially means the education provided is adequate for licensure as a professional engineer in Canada. | ||
There's a wide array of groups lobbying the CEAB to reevaluate it's accreditation process, from [[QCESO]] to the [https://www.mcgill.ca/civil/nicell Dean of Engineering]. | There's a wide array of groups lobbying the CEAB to reevaluate it's accreditation process, from [[QCESO]] to the [https://www.mcgill.ca/civil/nicell Dean of Engineering]. It's tough stuff. | ||
<center><big>All engineering programs at McGill were accredited in 2016.</big></center> | |||
==How are we accredited== | |||
Evaluation of a program is based on an array of '''''accreditation attributes'''''. Each course at McGill is independently quantified through these attributes, all contributing to the programs overall weight. The curriculum content for each course can normally found in a course syllabus at the beginning of the semester.<br> | |||
Evaluation of a program is based on ''''' | The accreditation attributes all are intended to contribute to the overall '''''graduate attributes''''' the CEAB wants each student to have at the end of their academic career. | ||
For example: | For example: | ||
::MIME456 | ::MIME456 is deemed to teach students: | ||
: | |||
::*'''8 AUs''' in ''Mathematics'' | ::*'''8 AUs''' in ''Mathematics'' | ||
::*'''5 AUs''' in ''Natural Sciences'' | ::*'''5 AUs''' in ''Natural Sciences'' | ||
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::*'''16 AUs''' in ''Engineering Sciences'' | ::*'''16 AUs''' in ''Engineering Sciences'' | ||
::*'''10 AUs''' in ''Engineering Design'' | ::*'''10 AUs''' in ''Engineering Design'' | ||
::Therefore, MIME456 contributes to the retention of '''KB''', '''PA''', '''IN''', '''IT''', and '''CS''' ''[[CEAB#Graduate Attributes|(see below)]]'' | |||
There's a whole hullaballoo of information out there on this, from [https://engineerscanada.ca/sites/default/files/ | There's a whole hullaballoo of information out there on this, from [https://engineerscanada.ca/sites/default/files/accreditation-criteria-procedures-2016-final.pdf Engineers Canadas] robust document, to [https://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/faculty-staff-resources/accreditation/accreditation-resources McGill's own breakdown]. This version is far shorter | ||
===Criteria=== | |||
*Mathematics: Minimum 195 AU | |||
*Natural sciences: Minimum 195 AU | |||
*Mathematics and natural sciences combined: Minimum 420 AU | |||
*Engineering science: Minimum 225 AU | |||
*Engineering design: Minimum 225 AU | |||
*Engineering science and engineering design combined: Minimum 900 AU | |||
*Complementary Studies: Minimum 225 AU | |||
*Laboratory experience and safety procedures instruction | |||
===Graduate Attributes=== | ===Graduate Attributes=== | ||
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'''Life-long learning (LL):''' An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world, sufficiently to maintain their competence and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.<br> | '''Life-long learning (LL):''' An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world, sufficiently to maintain their competence and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.<br> | ||
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