Planning for the ABET Program Outcomes in Life-Long Learning and Contemporary Issues

Criterion 3 in the ABET review presents two "softer" criteria in items 3i and 3j, which are "a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning," and "a knowledge of contemporary issues," respectively.Undoubtedly, a number of engineering programs will elect to determine their own definitions and evaluation policies for these issues in a wide variety of different ways.This presentation is designed to be more of an open dialogue, initiated with examples of how we are planning to address these issues, based on the collective input of the members of our department faculty.