Accreditation criteria

Accreditors will look at (but not be limited to) the following issues:

• Learning outcomes, as stipulated in UK-SPEC
• Aims and objectives
• Assessment regulations and progression conditions.
• The structure of the programme, content and industrial input
• Projects and coursework
• Staffing
• Resources and facilities
• Quality Assurance procedures
• External examiner reports

An accredited programme is expected to:

• Motivate students towards the practice of engineering and technology
• Stimulate their learning providing a foundation for a wide range of subsequent study and promotion of lifelong learning
• Contribute to the personal and professional development of students
• Be taught in the context of design, so that design provides an integrating theme that exposes students to a blend of analysis and synthesis
• Present an intellectual challenge, integrating theory with current industrial practice in the context of real engineering applications
• Provide an awareness of the environmental, social, legal, economic, ethical and regulatory contexts within which engineers operate
• Include a strong and effective industrial input