Accreditation

ISAT Is Proud To Be An ABET-Accredited Program

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The ISAT program is accredited by ABET in applied science through 2014.  ABET accreditation is a significant achievement for ISAT.  The accreditation ensures that our program meets high educational quality standards and demonstrates our commitment to the continuous improvement of the quality of our program – both now and in the future.
Our accreditation is important to all constituents we serve.  It means that:

• Our students are ready to pursue their professional career when they graduate.
• Employers can recruit graduates they know are well prepared.
• The parents can be sure that their time and money are well spent on the education their sons and daughters.
• Licensure, certification, and registration boards know that our graduates are being prepared.
• Graduate schools recognize our graduates as having the skills and attributes required for admission.
• Our institution supports our program and provides the resources needed to sustain it.

You Should Be Proud Too

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When you choose an accredited program such as ISAT, you are choosing wisely. Accreditation assures that ISAT has met educational quality standards set by the applied science profession.  To employers, graduate schools, and licensure, certification, and registration boards, graduation from an accredited program signifies adequate preparation for launching a professional career.  In fact, many of these groups require graduation from an accredited program as a minimum qualification.  ABET accreditation is an important indicator of the program’s commitment to quality and may be a key to your successful professional future.

Accreditation Assures Program Quality And Continuous Improvement

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The faculty and students of the ISAT program are committed to the continuous process of self-examination to ensure that we are meeting the highest standards of rigor and relevance in our pursuit of educational excellence.  In its self-examination process, the program has been using a two-loop evaluation process.  The two loops represent complementary quality assurance and improvement processes.  The right loop deals with the assessment of Program Outcomes through the curriculum delivered and what the students learn, according to established metrics and criteria.  The assessment should indicate to what degree the program is achieving its educational mission and program goals and objectives.  The left loop represents the continuous process for establishing and improving the educational objectives, outcome metrics, and evaluation methods incorporating feedback and results from outcome-based assessment that occurs in the right loop.

View a diagram of the two-loop evaluation process.

Program Educational Objectives

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A graduate of the ISAT undergraduate program

1. Broadly applies concepts in science, technology, and business;
2. Performs comfortably in multi-disciplinary teams;
3. Communicates effectively with others;
4. Demonstrates sensitivity to political, social, and ethical contexts;
5. Uses the computer effectively as a problem solving tool; and
6. Solves problems skillfully.