Preparing for the EAC-ABET Visit for a Novel Undergraduate Program in Modeling and Simulation Engineering

Published in: Proceedings of the 13th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: Engineering Education Facing the Grand Challenges, What Are We Doing?
Date of Conference: July 29 - 31, 2015
Location of Conference: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Authors: Frederic McKenzie
Refereed Paper: #98

Abstract:

Fifty five years ago computer science was just beginning to see common acceptance as a growing discipline and computer science departments were rare at universities although many faculty were utilizing computers and software to enhance their methodologies. This was a similar situation for computer engineering just thirty five years ago. We believe modeling and simulation (M&S) is on a similar path. Many other disciplines utilize M&S to enhance their methodologies but we also believe that M&S fundamentals can be essential in making better decisions by utilizing the appropriate model for the problem at hand, expanding the solution space through simulation, and understanding it through visualization and proper analyses. After our students learn these fundamentals, we offer the opportunity to apply them to varied application areas. This paper shows our efforts to present our case for an ABET accredited M&S engineering (M&SE) program.

Keywords—simulation, engineering, accreditation