기계공학부 ( 영문 ) | Undergraduate

Concept of the Accreditation for Engineering Education

* It assures that graduates of the accreditation program be ready to take actual engineering work and recognized as a professional engineer worldwide by continuously applying the needs of industries and societies to its curriculum.

* Most of universities in the USA have conducted an accreditation program since 1930 with the name ABET. In Korea, the ABEEK, founded in 1999, has developed and conducted accreditation criteria, policies, and procedure. As Korea became an official member of the Washington Accord, an international organization of accreditation for engineering education in June, 2007, students who complete the accredited engineering education study orprogram will be recognized as a global engineer overseas and so is their degree.

Objectives of ABEEK

The objectives of ABEEK accreditation are as follows:
1. To assure that graduates of ABEEK-accredited programs possess sufficient academic background for pursuing their professional career in engineering, computing and IT-related disciplines or engineering technology
2. To show that the programs (institutions) satisfy the accreditation criteria
3. To promote new and innovative methods in engineering education, to provide guidelines and consultation for educational programs
4. To help the public recognize that ABEEK-accredited programs in engineering meet academic requirements for their respective professions.

Degree Title

The Mechanical Engineering program at SKKU introduced accreditation system to the school in 2005 and has operated the system since then. The program was accreditation visited in 2006 through a visit for interim evaluationand has operated actual accreditation since 2009. It is expected to be evaluated by the NGR visiting assessment in 2012.

The Mechanical Engineering program separates the accredited program and non-accredited program on their graduation certificate and transcript. Students who successfully complete the Mechanical Engineering program,the accredited program, will be given "Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering" while those who complete the non-accredited program will be given "Bachelor of Science in Engineering" as the program is not accredited.

The degree titles in both Korean and English are provided below. In addition, the department separately runs a master's degree program and doctorate degree program and their degree titles are also provided below.

학위명칭표
Classification	Degree Titles in English
Accredited Program	B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Non-accredited Program	B.S. in Engineering
Master's Degree	M.S. in Engineering
Doctorate Degree	Ph.D. in Engineering

Program Delivery Modes

This program is delivered by the School of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at SKKU and offered during the day time (9:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.). As students are admitted the College of Engineering rather than choosing a major, courses mainly taken by freshmen such as special elective, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Computer Sciences courses are efficiently operated by the cooperation of the whole faculty members from such colleges like the College of Liberal Arts and College of Natural Sciences under the supervision of the College of Engineering. The program has regular semesters including spring and fall semesters along with summer and winter semesters. The regular semesters run for 16 weeks while summer and winter semesters run for four weeks.

According to the bylaws of the accreditation for engineering education, the program operates the accredited and non-accredited programs at the same time. The non-accredited program allows students to graduate as long as they satisfy the graduation requirements yet the accredited program requires students to satisfy the curriculum requirements of accreditation for engineering education to graduate.

Program Outcomes

There are a total of 13 program outcomes based on the educational objectives of the Mechanical Engineering program; 12 program outcomes are proposed by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK)and the rest is made by the program.

기계공학심화 프로그램 학습성과표표
PO1 (Knowledge application)	the ability to apply knowledge and theories of mathematics, basic science, engineering for mechanical engineering
PO2 (Analysis and experiment)	the ability to understand and analyze figures, numbers, and data on drawing, CAD files, sketches, and technology database related to mechanical engineering and the capacity to plan and conduct related experiments
PO3 (Design ability)	the ability to design the elements, system, and process according to the requirements and specifications
PO4 (Teamwork skill)	the ability to play the role of member in a multi-disciplinary team
PO5 (Problem solving)	the ability to formulate and solve actual mechanical engineering problems
PO6 (Awareness of responsibility)	the ability to sustain the occupational and moral responsibilities along with ethics as a mechanical engineer
PO7 (Communication)	the ability to communicate effectively with others considering the position as a mechanical engineer
PO8 (Understanding of effects)	the ability to understand how the engineering solution that one makes will affect related industries and society with a macro perspective
PO9 (Life-long learning)	the awareness of the necessity of life-long learning and the ability to participate in the life-long learning
PO10 (Knowledge of current affairs)	basic knowledge on current affairs in such fields like economy, business, environment, legal issues, and so on
PO11 (Global understanding)	the ability to internationally cooperate with foreign experts in mechanical engineering and other fields through the understanding of world cultures and foreign language abilities
PO12 (Use of tools)	the ability to use techniques, methods, cutting-edge engineering tools that are required for engineering work
PO13 (Fusion of technology)	understanding of multidisciplinary fundamentals as a mechanical engineer and the ability to create value innovation by combining them with theories of mechanical engineering

Program Outcomes and Assessment Methods

학습성과 평가도표
Assessment Methods		Program Outcomes
Assessment Methods		PO1	PO2	PO3	PO4	PO5	PO6	PO7	PO8	PO9	PO10	PO11	PO12	PO13
Direct	Graduation thesis	○	○			○		○					○
	Capstone Design Project			○	○		○		○					○
	Focus Group Interview of graduation candidates									○	○	○
Indirect	Graduation exit survey	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○

Operation of Assessment System to Measure Program Outcomes

The program outcomes and curriculum of the program need to be continuously improved through collecting data and reflecting ideas regularly along with assessments. Data is regularly collected by the following procedure andthe program outcomes are improved through an analysis and assessment of the collected data.

* Assessment objects : Graduate candidates (seniors)
* Assessment period : Before the final exam in their last semester
* Assessors : Program Director (PD) of the Mechanical Engineering Program and appraisal board members appointed by PD (professors in the appraisal board)
* Methods : The assessment methods defined in Table 2.3 are used and program outcomes are assessed by the measuring methods mentioned in the closed-the-loop, which is included in the documented assessment system ofprogram outcomes in appendix, and results from the above assessment are revealed.

The program has established the operation structure of the program outcome assessment system and run the assessment system based on the assessment methods in accordance with the accreditation criteria for engineering. Assessments are conducted by the appraisal board of the program. The board analyzes the curriculum and program outcomes based on the accreditation criteria from the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) and annually evaluates the 13 program outcomes to see if they are properly achieved. In addition, it reports assessment results and analyzed data to the Steering Committee so that the committee can apply those results to the improvement of the program. The Academic-Industrial Advisory Committee advises the improvement of the program and the improvement is applied to the curriculum through the Program Curriculum Committee.

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