• 공학교육연구
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2020

This paper analyzes the current state of operation and the effect of introduction of the single accreditation system, which was fully introduced in 2016 by the Accreditation Board of Engineering Education Korea(ABEEK). Because Engineering Education Accreditation are program-based certification, and department operates accreditation programs and non-accreditation programs, if a student under the accreditation program fails to graduate from the accreditation program, he or she must complete the transfer to a non-accreditation program at least one year before graduation. Since 2016, when the single accreditation system was introduced, freshmen of department have allowed non-accreditation graduation only for reasons prescribed separately by the program's regulations or guidelines. In order to identify and reflect the operational status and effectiveness of the single accreditation system in the 2020 accreditation review, ABEEK conducted a complete survey on the current status of graduates in February 2020 among 157 programs at 26 universities receiving the 2020 accreditation review. The results of this study are expected to be used as basic data for the improvement of the single accreditation system in the future by examining the effects of the single accreditation system implemented after 2016 and considering the problems at the site due to the introduction of the single accreditation system of programs that ABEEK had not previously expected.

• Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.67-86
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• 2014

The number of students graduating from accredited programs has been increasing annually since the first students graduated from accredited engineering programs in Korean universities in 2004. In this paper, we evaluate the effect of engineering education accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK). We developed performance evaluation indices based on the balanced scorecard concept and applied the proposed indicators to graduates, faculty, and industry employers to see if there are significant differences between accredited and non-accredited groups. Overall, regardless of survey object, engineering education accreditation was perceived to contribute to the elevation of engineering and science and the level of national growth. However, the differences between accredited and non-accredited groups for some key performance indicators were statistically insignificant. The results of this paper are expected to provide crucial feedback information for the improvement of engineering education accreditation in Korea.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2002

The needs for change in the traditional on engineering education system in Korea have been evoked since 1998 when the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) was about to be established. The engineering college at Yeungnam University has been one of the most active members in the Korean higher education institutions which participated in the ABEEK movement at the earliest stage. This paper reports the efforts made by Yeungnam University in preparing for the trial accreditation of engineering programs for the first time in Korea. The reformation and restructuring were made in many areas in order to establish the self-improving circulative engineering education system. The accreditation criteria were thoroughly investigated, and reforms were made in individual programs based on the critical assessment of existing system. The contents of educational reform and the experience during the trial accreditation process are summarized and discussed.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2006

한국의 공학교육 인증은 1999년에 한국공학교육인증원을 설립하면서 시작되어 2001년부터 공학교육 프로그램을 인증하였다. 우수한 인재의 공과대학 진학 유도와 우수한 공학도의 양성 및 국제적으로 인정받는 공학도 양성 등이 목표가 되었다. 이러한 이유로 도입된 공학교육인증은 해를 거듭하면서 인증을 받고자 참여하는 대학과 프로그램의 수가 늘어 활성화되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 한국의 공학교육과 공학교육인증의 현황을 살펴보고 이를 바탕으로 한국 공학교육이 나아갈 방향을 모색해 보았다. 한국의 공학교육이 더욱 발전하기 위해서는 우수한 학생을 공과대학에 유치하기 위한 노력과 질 좋은 교육을 할 수 있도록 많은 지원이 필요하고, 국제적인 수준의 공학교육을 인정 받기 위한 워싱턴 협정의 정식 회원국이 되어야 하며, 이를 위한 공학관련 기관과 단체, 기업들의 적극적인 협조가 필요하다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.843-852
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 복잡적응계 이론에 근거하여 공학교육인증제도와 글쓰기와의 관계를 분석하고 효과적인 공학적 글쓰기 교육 방법을 연구하였다. 인증제도 도입으로 인하여 공학교육은 창발현상을 지속적으로 유지하며 새로운 질서체계를 갖추어 나가고 있는 가운데 의사소통의 중요성을 부각시키고, 다양한 공학적 글쓰기 교육 모형을 요구하고 있다. 이에 대하여 본 연구는 상황학습방법과 글쓰기 포트폴리오 도입 방법을 제안하고, 이를 통해 학생들의 글쓰기 능력향상에 변화가 있었음을 확인하였다. 이러한 논의는 공학교육에서 새로운 공학적 글쓰기 교육 방안을 모색하는 계기가 될 것이다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.58-70
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• 2012

The accreditation review against engineering technological education just started in 2010. This study was conducted to get the significant implications for the accreditation of engineering technological education in Korea from the case of USA and Australia which have reviewed the engineering programs for long time. We can identify some differences between three countries. We suggested the three implications for ABEEK. First, ABEEEK needs to provide the definite graduates attributes to achieve. In that point, Stage 1 competency standard of Australia can be a good example which provide competency elements and indicators of attainment as well. Second, ABEEK needs to consult the course-embbeded evaluation for programs to check whether graduates achieve the graduates attributes. Third, ABEEK needs to benchmark the cases of USA and Australia to alleviate the paperwork load.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2016

The employment rate of a college has long been one of the most important elements in college survival strategies. Employment rates may not be key to colleges' survival in other countries, but they are fundamental to colleges in Korea as seen in the Korean government-led National Competency Standard (NCS), which has been underway since its introduction to colleges in Korea. Against this backdrop, if the engineering accreditation system can contribute to improving employment rate in this context, it can take root more quickly. The process conducive to improving employment rates can be classified as both direct and indirect methods. With dwindling school-age population having impacts on colleges and universities, the environment and the education directions of colleges have rapidly been shifting since the introduction of the NCS. Therefore, various survival strategies for colleges need to be developed. An indicator of employment rate of college graduates is among the most important things during this transition process. The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Koje College has consistently shown good records during the past 5 years by matching the accreditation schemes and employment strategies. The department will help put in place the engineering technology education accreditation system at the college through its various innovative and effective programs. To formulate a better employment strategy, it is needed to reflect and consolidate the engineering accreditation scheme into the existing employment policy of college. In short, this paper examines both the engineering accreditation scheme and the employment policy in ways that helps produce a coupling matrix structure. This study looks into the measures for improving employment rates by better adjusting the engineering education methods under the accreditation scheme.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2007

1999년 한국공학교육인증원이 창립된 이래 2001년 2개 대학의 인증 평가 실시 이후 2005년 현재 전국공과대학의 10%가 인증 평가가 이루어졌다. 인증기준을 만족시키기 위한 공과대학들의 교육적 노력들을 통해 공학교육인증제도가 한국공학교육을 변화시키고 있는 것이 사실이다. 인증을 준비하는 많은 대학들은 공학교육개선을 위한 통합시스템을 개발하였으며 전국의 50개 이상의 공학교육센터들이 만들어졌다. 또한 학생들에 대한 지속적인 상담과 관찰, 포트폴리오 지도, CQI 등을 통해 공학교육이 개선되고 있음은 매우 고무적이다. 그러나 인증을 준비하는 대학들이 공인원의 인증 평가 기준을 만족시키기 위해 최선의 노력을 하고 있지만 지금까지 유지되어 오던 교육시스템을 수정해야 하는 어려움을 겪고 있다. 더욱이 해마다 공인원의 평가기준이 엄격해 지고 있는 현실에서 이를 준비하는 학교들은 각 기준을 만족하는 수준과 주요 요소들에 대해 분명한 가이드라인을 알고 있지 못하다. 따라서 본 연구는 2006년 인증평가를 받은 4개 종합대학의 예비논평서 분석을 통해 공인원의 인증평가 기준의 주요 요소와 수준을 정리하고 이를 통해 인증을 준비하는 대학들이 최소한 준비해야 할 내용들을 제시하며 공인원이 각 대학에 제시해 주어야 할 요소들을 제언하고자 한다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2013

Accreditation of engineering education as initiated by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) centers around three key issues: program outcomes, assessment/evaluation thereof, and continuous quality improvement (CQI). Most engineering departments, however, are neither adequately familiar with nor well prepared for the issues, especially CQI. The CQI in almost all departments seems to be overly confined in individual courses and the final capstone design courses for seniors; there is no evidence that CQI is not limited to the course level but flows through all courses in the curriculum. This paper presents a sound and viable framework for CQI implementation in which course-level CQI is integrated into the department/program-level CQI.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.28-41
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to develop the Meta-Evaluation Criteria which can comprehensively and systematically evaluate and improve the Accreditation Evaluation System for Engineering Education. This will provide useful implications for establishing value, direction, and improvement remedy for Engineering Educations Accreditation System of Korea. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, Meta-Evaluation Criteria was developed to comprehensively and systematically assess and analyze the Accreditation Evaluation System of Engineering Education. The research methodology used to study these subjects: literature review, interviews with experts, Delphi survey (three times), survey, analysis of narrative opinion and secondary source. The results and conclusions of this study can be summarized as follows: First, the final Meta-Evaluation Criteria were developed so as to comprehensively and systematically assess and analyze the Accreditation Evaluation System of Engineering Education. The criteria's validity and reliability were also identified. Specific details are as follows: In a draft plan of the Meta-Evaluation Criteria, Meta-Evaluation concept was defined as evaluation on the whole range of Accreditation Evaluation System of Engineering Education. Meta-Evaluation Criteria was designed to be based on a systematic approach and applies the phased approach to the lower component to reflect evaluation's characteristics. Then validity and reliability of the developed draft plan was verified by calculating Content Validity Ratio (CVR), Degree of Consensus, Degree of Convergence and Cronbach's alpha. The final developed Meta-Evaluation Criteria obtaining validity and reliability were composed of 5 evaluation areas (environment, input, performance, result, utilization), 15 evaluation items, 68 evaluation indicators.