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Signatory (Represented by) a. Contact information
Foreign Affairs Section The Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) 487/1 Ramkhamhaeng 39 (Thepleela 1), Phlubphla, Wangthonglang, Bangkok Thailand 10310 Telephone: (+66) 2 021 4747 Ext. 1600 FAX: +66 2 935-6695, 66 2 935-6697 Email: [email protected]
b. Key personnel (If applicable)
1. Assoc. Prof. Sarithdej Pathanasethpong, Chair of Thailand Accreditation Board of Engineering Education (TABEE)
2. Ms. Kanithaaryn Phongkasetchai, Head of Foreign Affairs Department
Information on accredited / recognized programmes
c. Numbers of programmes of the type proposed for recognition under the relevant Accord
i. Estimate of total number of programmes offered in the jurisdiction
At present all engineering programs offered in Thailand are subjected to approval by the Ministry of Education, now under the newly established, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. About 566 programs of engineering belong to 7 regulated engineering disciplines and sub-disciplines. These disciplines are considered to be concerned with public safety. They are, namely, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Mining, Environmental and Chemical Engineering. The graduates from these programs are required to registered with the Council of Engineers Thailand (COET) if they wish to practice the Profession. To be eligible for COET professional examinations the programs they attend must fulfil requirements of COET, according to the regulation on "Degree Recognition". This process is a prescriptive assessment and the outcomes of graduates will be assessed by the examinations. To provide an alternative to the Engineering Programs and to accommodate other disciplines COET has developed an Accreditation System based on outcomes of graduates, called TABEE (Thailand Accreditation Board of Engineering Education). The system is based largely on IEA WA and ABET. The initiative is not mandatory for all programs but allows the universities to choose between the 2 streams for the regulated disciplines: the "Degree Recognition" or "TABEE". For other disciplines
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional they can opt to apply for accreditation as well. It is expected that this new initiative will give COET a tool to bring up the standards of Engineering Education in Thailand. It is estimated that about 10% of the programs will voluntarily participate in TABEE accreditation exercises, roughly around 60 programs in the next 5 years.
ii. Number of programmes accredited / recognised to date
Presently, number of programs accredited by TABEE is 6 programs as they are shown in the following tables.
No. Program Name Institution Accredited period (Academic year) 1 Chemical Engineering Chulalongkorn University 2017 - 2019 2 Mechanical Chulalongkorn University 2017 - 2019 Engineering 3 Civil Engineering Suranaree University of 2017 - 2019 Technology 4 Industrial Engineering KhonKaen University 2017 - 2019 5 Computer Chulalongkorn University 2018 - 2020 Engineering 6 Civil Engineering Chulalongkorn University 2018 - 2020
iii. Number of programmes due for accreditation in the next two years
Number of programs due for accreditation in the next two years is 6 programs. It is expected that additional 15 engineering programs plan to apply for TABEE accreditation in August 2020.
iv. Number of programmes that have had at least one re-evaluation after the first application of the normal accreditation cycle.
Up to date, there is none.
d. Any significant changes to the information submitted with application for provisional status:
i. Jurisdiction of the body
No change.
ii. Structure of governance of the body
Due to the ending term of the 6th COET administrative board session in year 2018, the New 7th COET Board Session and COET operating subcommittee were appointed for period of 3 years (from 2019 to 2021). The list of Board member and administrative position as well as the list of TABEE Subcommittee
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List of COET Board Member
No. Name Position 1 Mr.Suchatvee Suwansawat President 2 Mr.Piyabutr Wanichpongpan 1st Vice President 3 Mr.Sarithdej Pathanasethpong 2nd Vice President 4 Mr.Prasert Tapaneeyangkul Secretary-General 5 Mr.Kittipong Weerapoprasit Treasurer 6 Mr.Yootana Mahajchariyawong Deputy Secretary-General 7 Mr.Sutha Khaodhiar Deputy Treasurer 8 Mr.Narong Thasnanipan Board Member 9 Mr.Ekasit Limsuwan Board Member 10 Mr.Vallop Rungkijvorasathien Board Member 11 Mr.Damrong Thawesaengskulthai Board Member 12 Mr.Krai Tungsanga Board Member 13 Mr.Arthorn Sinsawad Board Member 14 Mr.Kecha Thirakomen Board Member 15 Mr.Manit Koothanapath Board Member 16 Mr.Chirasak Sangpoum Board Member 17 Mr.Thanes Weerasiri Board Member 18 Mr.Sathian Charoenrien Board Member 19 Mr.Pisit Saeng-xuto Board Member 20 Mr.Chaichan Pothisarn Board Member
List of TABEE Subcommittee
No. Name Organization Position 1 Mr. Sarithdej Pathanasethpong COET Board Member Chair 2 President of the Council of Dean of Engineering Faculty, Advisor to Engineering Deans of Thailand Chiang Mai University Subcommittee 3 Dr. Tatchai Sumitra Former President of Subcommittee Chulalongkorn University 4 Mr. Yiem chundprasit Etiquette Committee Subcommittee 5 Dr. Kraiwood Kiattikomol Former President of King Subcommittee Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) 6 Dr. Piyabutr Wanichpongpan 1st Vice President, King Subcommittee Mongkut’s University of Technology (KMUTT) 7 Dr. Sutha Khaodhiar COET Board Member Subcommittee ‘Working Together to Advance Benchmarking and Mobility in the Engineering Profession’
Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional 8 Mr. Pisit Saeng-xuto COET Board Member Subcommittee 9 Dr. Ekasit Limsuwan COET Board member, Chair Subcommittee of APEC Engineer Monitoring Committee 10 Dr. Somsak Chaiyapinunt Chulalongkorn University Subcommittee 11 Mr. Surapol Srisaovajati Retired, Former Chief Subcommittee Engineer of Dept. of Rural Highway 12 Dr. Anantawat Kunakorn Former Vice President of Subcommittee King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) 13 Dr. Jirawat Chewaroungroaj Chulalongkorn University Subcommittee
iii. Accreditation / recognition criteria
The table below compares changes in accreditation criteria. Adjustments were made to comply the TABEE accreditation criteria and accreditation process to the Washington accord accreditation criteria (benchmarking with ABET criteria). Details of changes are described in Attachment 2: Rule and Procedure for Accreditation of Engineering Education (2nd Revision) for Accreditation of Engineering Educational Program, Accreditation Cycle Starting Academic Year 2019 to 2024.
No. Criteria 2nd Revised Criteria Remarks (Academic Year 2016-2021) (Academic Year 2019-2024) 1 Criterion 1 Students Criterion 1 Students No Change
Quality and professional Quality and professional competence of program competence of program graduates are essential graduates are essential components of program components of program outcomes evaluation. The outcomes evaluation. An educational program seeking educational program seeking for accreditation is required to for accreditation is required to have process for assessment have process for assessment of student learning outcomes of student learning outcomes with adequate student with adequate student advisory on activities towards advisory on activities towards his/ her profession career his/her profession career development. The program development. The program must have formative and must have formative and summative assessments and summative assessments and program monitoring program monitoring throughout the education throughout the education period to ensure that they period to ensure that they have attained both quality and have attained both quality and ‘Working Together to Advance Benchmarking and Mobility in the Engineering Profession’
Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional attributes set forth in the attributes set forth in the curriculum objectives. An curriculum objectives. An educational program seeking educational program seeking for accreditation must have for accreditation must have program control procedures program control procedures and admission statement for and admission statement for selecting student enrolment or selecting student enrolment or admission of student to the admission of student to the program, the transfer of program, the transfer of educational credits from other educational credits from other institutes to the program, and institutes to the program, and work procedures for program work procedures for program teaching and learning to teaching and learning to ensure that the students are ensure that the students are able to graduate from the able to graduate from the program with the quality and program with the quality and attributes as prescribed by the attributes as prescribed by the program. program.
2 Criterion 2 Educational Criterion 2 Program No Change Objectives Educational Objectives (minor adjustment on translation and An educational program An educational program wordings) seeking for accreditation must seeking for accreditation of have a program statement engineering education must describing the program have a program statement objectives indicating expected describing the program field of engineering profession objectives, of which indicates in which the graduates are that graduate of the program going to work after the should attain expected graduation. program outcomes for An educational program engineering professional seeking for accreditation must practice in the program have the following discipline. components; An educational program seeking for accreditation of 1) Curriculum objectives that engineering program must have been published and have the following distributed. The curriculum components; objectives and contents must relate to institutional mission 1) Curriculum objectives that and complying with TABEE have been published and prescribed criteria. distributed. The curriculum objectives and contents must 2) Process to establish the be corresponding to curriculum objectives which institutional mission and
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional are the results of assessment complying with TABEE criteria. and periodical review of the 2) Process to establish the curriculum. The curriculum curriculum objectives which are objectives set forth by the corresponding to result program must respond to the of assessment and periodical demand of engineering review of the curriculum. The profession from all curriculum objectives set constituents beneficiary of forth by the program should program outcomes. serve societal demand for engineering profession career 3) Curriculum, program development from all teaching and learning, and constituents beneficiary of program management that program outcomes. serve to achieve the set forth curriculum objectives and the 3) Curriculum, program program outcomes. teaching and learning, and program management that 4) Program outcomes serve to achieve the set forth assessment and evaluation curriculum objectives and the process that have been used program outcomes. for reviewing and improvement of curriculum for program 4) Program outcomes students to benefit from quality assessment and evaluation education. process that have been used for reviewing and improvement of curriculum for program students to benefit from quality education.
3 Criterion 3 Program Criterion 3 Program 1. Program Outcomes and Evaluation Outcomes outcome evaluation is The program outcomes used This program outcome used removed from as accreditation criteria are as accreditation criteria is a criterion 3. statements indicating that the statement indicating that the program graduates are program graduates are 2. The 11 expected to attain knowledge, expected to attain knowledge, program professional skills and professional skills and outcomes remain behavioural attributes as they behavioural attributes as they the same. are required in engineering are required in engineering field of professional practice. field of professional practice. 3. Adjust The educational program The educational program must wordings on seeking for accreditation must submit evidence to TABEE; outcome 3, and submit evidences to TABEE; showing linkage between outcome 10. showing the mapping between curriculum objectives and curriculum objectives indicated program outcomes.
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional in criterion 2 and program Program outcomes as they outcomes, together with work are indicated by attributes of process and supporting program graduates are as documents, including the following; evaluation of program outcomes based on student 1. Knowledge of achievement and the use of Mathematics, Science and program outcomes Engineering assessment and evaluation in Ability to apply knowledge of the reviewing and improvement mathematics, natural science, of curriculum for program engineering fundamentals and students to benefit from quality a specific engineering to education. conceptualize the engineering Program outcomes as they are models, definitions, and/or to indicated by attributes of respectively apply program graduates are as methodologies, processes, follows; and/or engineering systems in the work place. 1. Knowledge of Mathematics, Sciences and 2. Engineering Problems Engineering Analysis Ability to apply knowledge of Ability to identify, formulate, mathematics, natural research literature review, sciences, engineering solve, and analyse complex fundamentals and an engineering problems engineering specialization to reaching substantiated conceptualize the engineering conclusions using principles of models, definitions, and/or to mathematics, natural sciences respectively apply and engineering sciences. methodologies, processes, and/or engineering systems in 3. Design and Development the work place. Solutions for Complex Engineering 2. Engineering Problems Ability to design and find Analysis solutions for complex Ability to identify, formulate, engineering problems and research literature review, design systems, components solve, and analyse complex or processes that meet engineering problems specified needs with reaching substantiated appropriate consideration for conclusions using principles of public health and safety, mathematics, natural sciences cultural, societal, environmental and engineering sciences. considerations, and/or professional code of practices. 3. Design and Development finding Solutions for 4. Investigation Complex Engineering Ability to conduct ‘Working Together to Advance Benchmarking and Mobility in the Engineering Profession’
Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional Problems investigations, diagnosis, and Ability to design and find evaluation of complex solutions for complex problems using research-based engineering problems and knowledge and research design systems, components methods including design of or processes that meet experiments, analysis and specified needs with interpretation of data, and appropriate consideration for synthesis of information to public health and safety, provide valid conclusions. cultural, societal, environmental impacts, and/or professional 5. Modern Tool Usage code of practices. Ability to create, select and apply appropriate techniques, 4. Investigation resources, and modern Ability to conduct engineering and IT tools, investigations, diagnosis, and including prediction and evaluation of complex modelling, to complex engineering problems using engineering problems, with an research- based knowledge understanding of the limitations. and research methods 6. Individual and Team Work including design of Function effectively as an experiments, analysis and individual, and as a member interpretation of data, and or leader in diverse teams and synthesis of information to in multi-disciplinary settings. provide valid conclusions. 7. Communication 5. Modern Tool Usage Communicate effectively with Ability to create, select and the engineering community apply appropriate techniques, and with society at large, such resources, and modern as being able to comprehend engineering and IT tools, and write effective reports and including prediction and design documentation, make modelling, to complex effective presentations, and engineering problems, with an give and receive clear understanding of their instructions. limitations. 8. Society, Environment, 6. Individual and Team Work Sustainability, and Function effectively as an Engineering Profession individual, and as a member Understand and responsible or the leader of teams for engineering professional consisting of diverse members practice to societal and and in multi-disciplinary environmental contexts and settings. evaluate the sustainability and impact of professional 7. Communication engineering work in the Communicate effectively with solution of complex ‘Working Together to Advance Benchmarking and Mobility in the Engineering Profession’
Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional the engineering community engineering problems in and with society at large, such societal and environmental as being able to comprehend contexts. and write effective reports and design documentation, make 9. Ethics effective presentations, and Apply ethical principles and give and receive clear commit to professional ethics instructions. and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice. 8. Society, Environment, Sustainability, and 10. Project Management and Engineering Profession Finance Understand and be Demonstrate knowledge and responsible for engineering understanding of the principles professional practice to of economic, and engineering societal and environmental management under contexts and evaluate the consideration of risk and sustainability and impact of uncertainties. professional engineering work in the solution of complex 11. Lifelong Learning engineering problems in Recognize the need for, and societal, environmental and have the preparation and sustainable contexts. ability to engage in independent and life-long 9. Ethics learning Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms or codes of engineering practice.
10. Project Management and Finance Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of economics, investment, and engineering management under consideration of risk and uncertainties.
11. Lifelong Learning Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning. ‘Working Together to Advance Benchmarking and Mobility in the Engineering Profession’
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4 Criterion 4 Continuous The removed Improvement program outcome evaluation is The program must regularly added to criteria 4 use appropriate, documented Continuous processes for monitoring, Improvement assessing and evaluating program outcomes that students and graduates of the program are attained. The results of these evaluations must be systematically utilized as input for the continuous improvement of the program.
5 Criterion 4 Professional Criterion 5 Curriculum 1. Replacing Component criterion 4 The curriculum must Professional The professional component appropriately specify areas of Component with criteria require that the knowledge contents to serve Criterion 5 program seeking for program educational Curriculum to accreditation must objectives and required benchmark appropriately and adequately program outcomes for each curriculum provide academic knowledge field of professional practice. structure with of the specific engineering The program curriculum ABET criterion on contents to engineering structure must include Curriculum. graduates of the program to following areas of knowledge pursue his/ her professional contents. 2. Specifying occupation in accordance with credit set forth educational 1) College level mathematics requirements for objectives of the program. and basics sciences (including basic sciences The curriculum must have experimental experiences) and mathematics, curriculum course structure appropriately to the program basic engineering complying with the knowledge discipline, with combined and specific contents required by each educational work load of not engineering, and engineering field and in less than 30 credits in general education accordance with the Thai semester system or equivalent to match ABET Qualification Framework for to educational load of one Curriculum Higher Education (2552 B.E.), academic year. requirement. bachelor degree program, of which is regulated by the 2) Basic engineering and Office of Higher Education specific engineering topics Commission, Quality (including experimental Assurance Manual for Higher experiences) appropriately to
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional Education, and other the program discipline to international recognition provide a bridge between agreements as follows; mathematics and basic sciences, and basic 1) Adequate knowledge engineering for student to content on mathematics and appropriately use in basic sciences (including engineering design and solving laboratory) suitable for of complex engineering specific engineering field. problems according to engineering work requirements, 2) Adequate knowledge with combined educational content on basic engineering work load of not less than 45 and specific engineering for credits in semester system or engineering design using equivalent to educational load mathematics, basic sciences, of one and a half academic and basic engineering years. concepts for program graduates to appropriately 3) General education that practice their engineering complements the technical profession under work contents of the curriculum and requirements. is consistent with program educational objectives and 3) Knowledge content on institutional objectives, with general education study to combined educational work enhance the graduate’s load of not less than 30 credits quality in accordance with in semester system or prescribed graduate equivalent to educational load attributes, program objectives of one academic year. and educational objective of The program curriculum must the institution. provide engineering practice For a multi-disciplinary and engineering projects that education program, the allow students to have accreditation of engineering engineering design education is limited only to the experiences and solving program major or program complex engineering in the field of specialization in final year of education which accordance with prescribed allow students to use the TABEE accreditation criteria. knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints.
6 Criterion 5 Faculty Criterion 6 Faculty 1. Revising on unnecessarily use Educational institution must Educational institute must of wordings and
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional provide adequate number of provide adequate number of responding to the faculty in accordance with faculty. The faculty must have change in requirements for bachelor the educational qualification governmental degree program, regulated by with professional competence office in charging Ministry of Education. The relevance to the program the higher faculty must attain the discipline. The faculty must education. educational qualification with also provide adequate student professional competence advisory relating to students’ 2. Requirement is relevance to the program professional career conceptually no specialization. The faculty development and other change. must also provide adequate activities related with student advisory relating to professional society and students’ professional career industry. development and other The program teaching staff activities related with must demonstrate, both professional society and academic and professional industry. The program competence, regarding teaching staff must student advisory and student demonstrate, both academic career development including and professional competence, teaching and student regarding student advisory evaluation for the continuous and student career quality improvement of development including teaching to achieve learning teaching and student outcomes as prescribed in evaluation for the continuous curriculum objectives. quality improvement of teaching to achieve learning outcomes as prescribed in curriculum objectives.
7 Criterion 6 Facilities Criterion 7 Facilities No Change.
The educational program must The educational program must provide continuous support to provide continuously support to the program with adequate the program with adequate facilities, including classrooms, facilities, including classrooms, laboratories, library, and other laboratories, library, and other supporting infrastructure to supporting infrastructure to accommodate academic accommodate academic environment, academic environment, academic development, professional development, professional activities of student, as well as activities of student, as well as quality education. The program quality education. The program must continuously stimulate must continuously stimulate student learning opportunities student learning opportunities by providing modern tools and by provision of modern tools
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional equipment, information and equipment, information technology and communication technology and communication network for students and network for student and academic staff to serve academic staff to serve demand for academic requirements for academic development and extra- development and extra- curriculum activities in curriculum activities in accordance with curriculum accordance with curriculum objectives and educational educational objectives objectives.
8 Criterion 7 Financial Criterion 8 Institutional 1. Changing Support and Budgeting Support criterion 7 financial support Educational institution must Institutional support and and budgeting to possess administrative program leadership must be Criterion 8 structure which demonstrate adequate to ensure the quality Institutional sufficient financial support and and continuity of the program. Support to for the budgeting for the program Institutional financial support program to seeking for accreditation to provided to the program must receive the enable it to function with be adequate to meet program broader sense of quality and with continuous needs. Resources available to support from the improvement. The provided the program must be sufficient institution. program managerial to promote, retain, and provide resources must be sufficient for the continued professional 2, Adding to attract and retain a well- development of a qualified program qualified staff, and to provide faculty. leadership to them with opportunities for Resources must be sufficient meet WA continued professional career to acquire, maintain, and requirement to development. The program’s operate infrastructures, allow program to budgetary planning process facilities and equipment carry on must also be sufficiently and appropriate for the program, continuous appropriately provided for the so that program outcomes can improvement. acquisition, repair, be attained. In addition, the maintenance and replacement educational institution must of physical facilities and provide adequate supporting equipment. In addition, the staff and educational services educational institute must also for program teaching and provide sufficient supporting learning and program staff for the necessity of management. program teaching.
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iv. Accreditation / recognition processes
The table below highlights changes in the TABEE accreditation processes. Adjustments were made to comply the TABEE accreditation processes to the Washington accord accreditation processes. Details of changes are described in Attachment 2: Rule and Procedure for Accreditation of Engineering Education (2nd Revision) for Accreditation of Engineering Educational Program, Accreditation Cycle Starting Academic Year 2019 to 2024.
No. TABEE Rule and Procedure 2nd Revised TABEE Rule Remarks (Academic Year 2016-2021) and Procedure (Academic Year 2019-2024) 1 2.2 Objectives 2.2 Objectives Changing TABEE accreditation The Thailand Accreditation The Thailand Accreditation objectives by Board of Engineering Board of Engineering adding publicity to Education (TABEE), as a Education (TABEE), the ensure society subcommittee within the Council of Engineers about the Council of Engineers, has set Thailand (COET), sets up the attainment of up the objectives of objectives of accreditation of program outcomes accreditation of engineering engineering educational which are carried educational program as program as followings; on by the followings; accredited 1) To evaluate program program. 1) To evaluate quality of outcomes and quality of engineering education engineering education program and to announce the program management as result of program evaluation prescribed by TABEE of the to enrolling students, Council of Engineers Thailand stakeholders, and to society and corresponding to at large regarding the quality recognized international of engineering education educational accord. program accredited by the Thailand Accreditation Board 2) To promote educational of Engineering Education institution for providing quality (TABEE), as a subcommittee education and continuous within the Council of quality improvement to Engineers. This is to ensure, program students. students and public at large, the quality and attributes of 3) To publicize, to inform and engineering graduates from to ensure society, students the accredited program in and individuals that accordance with program engineering graduate from the objectives prescribed in accredited program has program curriculum. adequately attained program ‘Working Together to Advance Benchmarking and Mobility in the Engineering Profession’
Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional outcomes according to 2) To enhance educational required graduate attributes programs in provision of for engineering profession and quality education and corresponding to recognized continuous quality international educational improvement to program accords. students.
3) To develop educational assessment methods, teaching and learning, and to provide personnel development relating to the outcome based evaluation of engineering educational program.
2 3. Curricula Eligible to 2.3 Scope of Accreditation Separating into 2 Program Accreditation sections The accreditation of 2.3 Scope of Curricula that apply for engineering educational accreditation limit engineering program program prescribed within this to 4 years program accreditation shall meet the document is used for with 120-150 following requirements; recognition of engineering credits in semester educational program at the system 1) The program which offers bachelor degree level with 3.3 Program the bachelor degree of equivalent to 4 years curriculum are engineering for the 4 years education period and more elaborated in education period and has graduation requirements from this 2nd revised been approved by the 120-150 credits in semester R&P University Council of the system. educational program. 3.3 Program Curriculum 2) The program has offered Eligible to Accreditation in full teaching and learning Program curriculum eligible to courses to all student classes TABEE accreditation is of the program. characterized as follow…….
3) The educational program emphasizes on program outcome based.
4) The program courses must adequately provide the study of knowledge and application of basic sciences,
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3 4.3 Evaluation Report and 3.6 Consideration for 1) Adding roles of Accreditation Cycle Accreditation Result program evaluator and designated Program evaluator team and a TABEE designated TABEE subcommittee subcommittee member for member for coordinating the program visit coordinating meet together for program visit in consideration of program case of multiple accreditation result and program visit at the accreditation reporting institution. according to the report template. The accreditation 2) Adding role of report is then further reviewed intervenor by an intervenor workgroup for workgroup to reduction of any courses that reduce any causes may lead to conflict of interest. leading to conflict The program evaluator team of interest. leader shall present the reviewed accreditation report 3) Adding decision during the TABEE Decision meeting activity in Meeting. The meeting should accreditation consist of TABEE process. subcommittee member, other program evaluator team 4) Modify leaders, and the intervenor accreditation result workgroup. (This Decision and table to Meeting may be arranged by provide better program discipline or by program educational institution, monitoring and whichever is appropriate.) The following up list of accreditation results activities. which are approved during the decision meeting shall be 5. Adding role of consequently an TABEE for agenda seeking for approval accreditation during the TABEE approval and role subcommittee meeting and of COE board for
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional later is sent to COET board acknowledgement meeting for acknowledgement. on accreditation The program evaluator team approval. may consider program accreditation results as follows.
1) Full accreditation for accreditation cycle of 6 years.
2) Accreditation with requirements for a period not exceeding 3 years. Review report on program improvement is required for program monitoring.
3) Provisional accreditation (For the new program curriculum which does not have program graduate.). The provisional accredited program must submit program self-evaluation report after completing 2 classes of program graduation.)
4) Defer accreditation.
5) Decline accreditation or revoke accreditation.
4 3.9 Publicizing of Adding principal of Accredited Program accreditation on such matters. TABEE secretariat is responsible for updating registration of accredited engineering program and publicize list of accredited program on COET website at www.coe.or.th
3.10 Confidentiality
TABEE subcommittee,
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional intervenor workgroup, and TABEE secretariat shall consider document and reports used for program evaluation and program accreditation as confidential matter and shall not disclose or publicize such documents without written permission from educational institution or from appropriate owner.
3.11 Accreditation Cost
Educational institution is responsible for cost and expenditures of preparation of program self evaluation report and support documents, accreditation requisition fee, and program visit fee according to announcement of COET upon reception of acceptance letter for application of program accreditation. During preliminary document review, program visit, and accreditation reporting, COET shall bear all expenses and costs taken place upon program evaluators and TABEE coordinating staff and other team members.
3.12 Conflict of Interest
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5 4. Appointments and Describing role Functions of Subcommittee, and functions of Workgroup, Program each groups to Evaluator Team, and reduce conflict of Coordinating Staff roles and functions in program accreditation.
6 4.2 Program Visit 5.2 Program Visit 1) Reducing program visit from The TABEE evaluation team The program visit is a 2- day 3 days to 2 days. makes an appointment for 3 visit according to the prepared days program visit with the schedule and notifying letter 2) Providing 1 day program. Upon the for program visit. In case of program visit for appointment schedule, the program monitoring, program program evaluation team shall perform evaluator may consider only monitoring as it is as follows,…. report review on progressive appropriately report or arrange 1-day needed. program visit as it is appropriately needed. The evaluation team should perform as follows,
7 7. Schedule 7. Schedule Reducing accreditation schedule from 2 work cycle to only 1 work cycle/academic year.
8 11. Accreditation Result and Tables for Reporting Accreditation result are added to The program accreditation provide results are listed as follows. clarification on 1) Full accreditation for terms and accreditation cycle of 6 years. conditions required for each 2) Accreditation with accreditation requirements for a period not result. exceeding 3 years. Review report on program improvement is required for program monitoring.
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional 3) Provisional accreditation (For the new program curriculum which does not have program graduate.). The provisional accredited program must submit program self-evaluation report after completing 2 classes of program graduation.)
4) Defer accreditation.
5) Decline accreditation or revoke accreditation.
9 13. Publicity of Accredited Adding section 13 Program to confirm TABEE obligation to The TABEE secretariat office publicizing the list is responsible for registration of accredited TABEE accredited program. programs. The list of accredited engineering programs shall be published on the Council of Engineers Thailand website at www.coe.or.th
10 14. Assistance to Adding section 14 Educational Institution to reduce possible conflict of interests An educational institution regarding TABEE seeking for the Council of assistance to Engineers Thailand for educational assistance or advisory on institution and development of new program advising of curriculum or improvement of advisory panel. program curriculum prior to application for program accreditation, may request TABEE suggestion for professional advisor who has experiences in program accreditation to participate in program advisory panel. The nominated professional advisor by TABEE may
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The educational institution is expectedly shall be responsible for all costs associated with advisory reports and arrangements relating to the activity of nominated advisor from the Council of Engineers Thailand. The TABEE nominated advisor on advisory panel may not be an evaluator, or serve on TABEE subcommittee member, or workgroup relating to program accreditation.
The advisory report and guidance made by nominated advisor shall not be taken as assurance or reference for that program during the TABEE program accreditation.
TABEE does not recommend that TABEE nominated advisor be appointed as a member of industrial advisory board that may influence the program management and consequentially may lead to conflict of interest. However, TABEE may otherwise nominate professional practitioner from related industry or from related professional society that may be benefit to the program management.
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional 11 Template for Self-Evaluation Template for self- Report evaluation report complying to new program criteria is provided (Bench marking with ABET SSR).
12 Program Evaluation Checklist for Checklist program evaluation is provided responding to new accreditation criteria (Benchmarking with ABET checklist).
v. Structure of the engineering community
No change
vi. Role of accreditation / recognition
The Council of Engineers Thailand continuously operates on 2 types of accreditation /degree recognition namely; 1. Tier I: Degree recognition operated by COE Subcommittee for Educational Qualification mandated by the Council of Engineers Regulation On Recognition of Degree, Diploma, or Certificate for Regulated Engineering Professional Practice B.E. 2554 (2011) and the list of basic sciences, basic engineering and specific engineering courses for COE degree recognition, of which the scheme for degree recognition is generally considered as prescriptive based accreditation of engineering education. Changes in Tier I: Degree Recognition substantially allows transformation of engineering education program assessment from input based program assessment to outcome based program accreditation. The Council of Engineers Rule for Body of Knowledge on Basic Sciences, Basic Engineering, and Specific Engineering for The Council of Engineers Degree Recognition on Regulated Engineering Program was announced on October 10th, B.E. 2562 (2019), allows engineering educational program to freely emphasis on knowledge body content and learning outcomes rather than strictly emphasis on required basic sciences basic engineering and specific engineering courses and course descriptions. Program self-declaration report template is initiated for use of degree recognition and prescribed based assessment of the program is considered minimal. (See Attachment 1) 2. Tier II: Accreditation of engineering education operated by Subcommittee for Thailand Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (TABEE). It is continuously operated under the Councils of Engineers Rule on Accreditation of Engineering
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional Education B. E. 2560 (2017). This scheme of outcomes based engineering program accreditation is on voluntary basis for both regulated and non- regulated engineering programs. Any regulated engineering programs which has been accredited by TABEE is considered meeting requirements of Tier I degree recognition. Graduates of the accredited programs of regulated engineering disciplines are qualified to take examinations for regulated professional license. Change in Tier II: Rule and Procedure for Accreditation of Engineering Education (2nd Revision) is announced in July 2019 for Accreditation of Engineering Educational Program Accreditation Cycle Starting Academic Year 2019 to 2024. This revised rules and procedures are aimed to improve accreditation criteria and accreditation process to meet requirements of Washington Accord. Details of changes are described in section d iii and d iv. (See Attachment 2)
e. Mentoring: describe any active mentoring or accreditation benchmarking process
1. The Washington Accord Executive Committee acknowledged request for application of WA mentoring program, and formally assigned Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan, IEET (Chinese Taipei) to be TABEE’s mentor since September 30, 2019. 2. Through the network communication, IEET has advised TABEE on activities and timelines for application for WA signatory status in year 2022 and to be approved in 2023 IEA meeting. 3. Professor Liang Jenq Leu and Dr. Mandy Liu of IEET (Chinese Taipei) accepted TABEE invitation to visit and share experiences on IEET accreditation system and, readiness review, and program evaluation. The visiting program also includes advising on TABEE annual report and providing comment on essences of program evaluation. The visit is scheduled on December 26-29, 2019. 4. IEET has acknowledged the invitation of TABEE Program visit on February 24 – 25, 2020.
f. Graduate Attributes
i. Has the body performed (or updated in the last year) an analysis of gaps between its outcome standard and the Graduate Attribute exemplar?
TABEE continues benchmarking the TABEE program outcome with the Graduate Attributes exemplar and decides to maintain the TABEE program outcomes for another accreditation cycle (Academic year 2019 - 2015). The table showing the gap analysis is as following.
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Attributes WA Graduate Attributes TABEE Program Remarks Outcomes Engineering WA1: Apply knowledge of 1. Knowledge of Substantially Knowledge mathematics, natural Mathematics, Science equivalent. science, engineering and Engineering fundamentals and an Ability to apply knowledge engineering specialization of mathematics, natural as specified in WK1 to science, engineering WK4 respectively to the fundamentals and a solution of complex specific engineering to engineering problems. conceptualize the engineering models, definitions, and/or to respectively apply methodologies, processes, and/or engineering systems in the work place.
Problem WA2: Identify, formulate, 2. Engineering Problems Substantially Analysis: research literature and Analysis equivalent. Complexity of analyse complex Ability to identify, analysis engineering problems formulate, research reaching substantiated literature review, solve, conclusions using first and analyse complex principles of mathematics, engineering problems natural sciences and reaching substantiated engineering sciences. conclusions using (WK1 to WK4) principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.
Design/ WA3: Design solutions for 3. Design and Substantially development of complex engineering Development Solutions equivalent. solutions: problems and design for Complex Engineering Breadth and systems, components or Ability to design and find uniqueness of processes that meet solutions for complex engineering specified needs with engineering problems and problems i.e. the appropriate consideration design systems, extent to which for public health and components or processes problems are safety, cultural, societal, that meet specified needs original and to and environmental with appropriate which solutions considerations. (WK5) consideration for public have previously health and safety, cultural, been identified or societal, environmental
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Investigation: WA4: Conduct 4. Investigation Substantially Breadth investigations of complex Ability to conduct equivalent. and depth of problems using research- investigations, diagnosis, investigation and based knowledge and evaluation of complex experimentation (WK8) and research problems using research- methods including design based knowledge and of experiments, analysis research methods and interpretation of data, including design of and synthesis of experiments, analysis and information to provide interpretation of data, and valid conclusions. synthesis of information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern Tool WA5: Create, select and 5. Modern Tool Usage Substantially Usage: Level apply appropriate Ability to create, select and equivalent. of understanding techniques, resources, apply appropriate of the and modern engineering techniques, resources, and appropriateness and IT tools, including modern engineering and IT of the tool prediction and modelling, tools, including prediction to complex engineering and modelling, to complex problems, with an engineering problems, with understanding of the an understanding of the limitations. (WK6) limitations.
The Engineer WA6: Apply reasoning 8. Society, Environment, Substantially and informed by contextual Sustainability, and equivalent Society: Level of knowledge to assess Engineering Profession to combining knowledge and societal, health, safety, Understand and WA6 and responsibility legal and cultural issues responsible for WA7. and the consequent engineering professional responsibilities relevant to practice to societal and professional engineering environmental contexts practice and solutions to and evaluate the complex engineering sustainability and impact of problems. (WK7) professional engineering work in the solution of Environment WA7: Understand and complex engineering and evaluate the sustainability problems in societal and Sustainability: and impact of professional environmental contexts. Type of engineering work in the solutions. solution of complex engineering problems in
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional societal and environmental contexts. (WK7) Ethics: WA8: Apply ethical 9. Ethics Substantially Understanding principles and commit to Apply ethical principles equivalent. and level of professional ethics and and commit to professional practice responsibilities and ethics and responsibilities norms of engineering and norms of engineering practice. (WK7) practice.
Individual and WA9: Function effectively 6. Individual and Team Substantially Team work: Role as an individual, and as a Work equivalent. in and diversity of member or leader in Function effectively as an team diverse teams and in individual, and as a multi-disciplinary settings. member or leader in diverse teams and in multi- disciplinary settings.
Communication: WA10: Communicate 7. Communication Substantially Level of effectively on complex Communicate effectively equivalent. communication engineering activities with with the engineering according to type the engineering community and with of activities community and with society at large, such as performed society at large, such as being able to comprehend being able to comprehend and write effective reports and write effective and design documentation, reports and design make effective documentation, make presentations, and give effective presentations, and receive clear and give and receive clear instructions. instructions.
Project WA11: Demonstrate 10. Project Management Substantially Management knowledge and and Finance equivalent. and Finance: understanding of Demonstrate knowledge Level of engineering management and understanding of the management principles and economic principles of economic, required for decision-making and apply and engineering differing types of these to one’s own work, management under activity as a member and leader in consideration of risk and a team, to manage uncertainties. projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Lifelong WA12: Recognize the 11. Lifelong Learning Substantially learning: need for, and have the Recognize the need for, equivalent.
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional Preparation for preparation and ability to and have the preparation and engage in independent and ability to engage in depth of and life-long learning in independent and life-long continuing the broadest context of learning. learning. technological change.
ii. Has the mentor(s) or any other signatories commented on this analysis?
g. Best Practice in Accreditation
i. Has the body performed (or updated in the last year) an analysis of gaps between its accreditation / recognition process and policy and Accord best practice in accreditation / recognition summarized in the available template? (please note – the completed analysis need not be submitted with this report
TABEE has compared TABEE accreditation system with checklists described in the IEA-ENAEE Best Practice in Accreditation of Engineering Programmes: An Exemplar and later receiving comments from nominators of the TABEE application for WA provisional status in year 2018. Revision of TABEE system improvement was considered and led to the changes in 2nd revision of the TABEE rules and procedures for the accreditation of engineering education during accreditation cycle starting from academic year 2019 – 2024. Attachment 3: Gap Analysis Table for TABEE Accreditation System Improvement, elaborate checklists obtained from the IEA- ENAEE Best Practice in Accreditation of Engineering Programmes: An Exemplar, 13 April 2015. with TABEE system which are described in contents of the 2nd Revised TABEE Rule and Procedure (Academic Year 2019-2024). Based on the gap analysis, TABEE activities for improvement in year 2020 are highlighted as followings. 1. Guidelines for accreditation decision meeting shall be drafted for approval in year 2020. 2. In addition to the normal published accreditation process and system, TABEE shall prepare a system that allows authorized persons to access accreditation documents and information. 3. TABEE Webpage is under modification to provide access to accreditation information, reporting and rationale for the accreditation decision subjected
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Education Accord Annual Report: Fulfillment of Obligations - Provisional to confidentiality and other relevant considerations. 4. Recruitment of program evaluators from industries and other stakeholders are under preparation for MOU between COET and leading industrial / professional organizations. 5. Reciprocal visits with IEET for observation and system development will be arranged in year 2019 and 2020.
ii. Has the mentor(s) or other signatories commented on this analysis?
TABEE has contacted IEET to comment on Rule and Procedure for Accreditation of Engineering Education (2nd Revision). TABEE also arranged a meeting to discuss on the TABEE Report as well as the Program Evaluation Checklist with IEET on 27th December 2019, Bangkok. After the discussion, IEET has provided the IEET Mentoring Report (Attachment 4) which TABEE will consider to comply with the Mentor’s comments.
h. When does the body estimate it will be ready to apply to advance to signatory status?
TABEE plans to submit application for WA signatory status for consideration in 2022 IEA Meeting.
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