Mapping the Relationship Between the CDIO Syllabus and the CEAB Graduate Attributes: An Update

Mapping the Relationship Between the CDIO Syllabus and the CEAB Graduate Attributes: An Update

G. Cloutier, R. Hugo, R. Sellens (2011).  Mapping the Relationship Between the CDIO Syllabus and the CEAB Graduate Attributes: An Update. 10.

 

The recently introduced Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) requirements for Graduate Attributes [1] require demonstrated learning outcomes for the first time. CDIO has required outcomes and benchmarking for more than a decade, and the CDIO Syllabus [2] has provided a detailed and proven framework within which to organize the topics covered by those outcomes. The latest revision of the syllabus informs many of our programs, and can provide the detail on how we can document a set of outcomes that meet the more general requirements of the CEAB Graduate Attributes.

This paper provides a framework for Canadian engineering programs to satisfy CEAB requirements through a mapping of the CDIO Syllabus topics to the CEAB Attributes, and verification of the completeness of that list. An engineering program can meet all of the CEAB Graduate Attribute requirements by addressing a subset of the CDIO Syllabus, however a CEAB accredited program may not meet all of the requirements of CDIO. 

 

Authors (New): 
Guy Cloutier
Ronald J Hugo
Rick Sellens
Pages: 
10
Affiliations: 
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
University of Calgary, Canada
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Keywords: 
CEAB
Graduate Attributes
Curriculum Mapping
Program assessment
Year: 
2011
Reference: 
Engineers Canada / Ingénieurs Canada, Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board: Accreditation Criteria and Procedures / Bureau canadien d’agrément des programmes de génie: Normes et procédures d’agrément, 2008. (Latest edition: http:// www.engineerscanada.ca/e/files/Accreditation_Criteria_Procedures_2009.pdf): 
Crawley, E.F.; Malmqvist, J.; Östlund, S.; Brodeur, D.R., Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach, Springer, New York, 2007. : 
Cloutier, G.; Hugo, R.; Sellens, R., Mapping the relationship between the CDIO Syllabus and the 2008 CEAB Graduate Outcomes, 2010 International CDIO Conference, Montreal, June 15-18, 2010. : 
International Engineering Alliance, "Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies - Version 2," Kyoto IEA meetings, 15-19 June 2009. [Online]. Available: www.washingtonaccord.org/IEA-Grad-Attr-Prof-Competencies-v2.pdf. [Consulted on 2010-03-01].: 
Bankel, J.; Berggren, K.F.; Engström, M.; Wiklund, I.; Crawley, E.F.; Soderholm, D.; El Gaidi, K.; Östlund, S., Benchmarking Engineering Curricula with the CDIO Syllabus, Int. J. Engng Ed., Vol. 21, 121-133, 2005.: 
CDIO Syllabus and other materials online: http://www.cdio.org/: 
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