A Sustainable Approach for Program Students Outcomes Assessment: The Case of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Lebanese International University

Mohamad Hajj-Hassan, Bassam Hussein, Khaled Chahine, Amin Haj-Ali 
(Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon)

Abstract: Since its inception in 2004, the Department of Biomedical Engineering at LIU has been actively engaged in a process of constant evolution of its program. The objective has always been to align with a sustainable assessment approach that is aimed at determining how well graduating students achieve intended learning outcomes. This is all done with the intention of having the program fully compatible with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and in anticipation of future accreditation.

This paper highlights the Biomedical Engineering program students learning outcomes assessment approach that has emerged, its indices and the results from the preliminary outcomes reporting that involves the collection of data in line with best practices, well established key performance indicators and standardized benchmarking in the biomedical engineering education community. All of which has been done as a part of education quality management and continual improvement purposes.

Key words: ABET accreditation, PSO, sustainability, academic assessment, reporting tools