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CSAB Committee Structure
Updated November 1, 2008
2008-2009 CSAB Committees (MS Word: 730 KB)
Figure 1: Executive Committee and Special Committees Organization Charts
- Jerry Engel is the official representative for CSAB at IEEE Plenary Sessions and in particular any items concerning IEEE's Views of Accreditation of Engineering, Computing, and Technology Education.
- Art Price is the official representative for CSAB on the ABET Accreditation Council Training Committee.
- Murali Varanasi is the official representative for CSAB at IEEE CEAA.
- Murali Varanasi is the official representative for CSAB at IEEE APC.
Figure 2: Standing Committees Organization Chart (1 of 2)
Figure 3: Standing Committees Organization Chart (2 of 2)
Each standing committee should be chaired by a member of the Board, and most should have representation from the member societies. The committee chairs and members normally come from member societies. Committee Chairs are appointed by the CSAB President and ratified by the Board. Committee members may be added by the committee Chairs, as needed, subject to approval by the CSAB President. Each CSAB Director and Alternate Directors, except the President, will serve on at least one of the standing committees. The President will be an ex-officio member on all committees.
Terms of office are normally for three years. Committee members may be reappointed by the CSAB President and the Committee Chairs as needed, preferably in staggered terms of office to encourage continuity and the introduction of new members. A member or Chair will serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms.
CSAB Executive Committee
The CSAB Executive Committee shall consist of the current CSAB officers, the Past President of CSAB, the Executive Director of CSAB, one at-large member elected from the membership of the CSAB Board, and the most senior CSAB-appointed ABET Director. The CSAB Executive Committee shall:
- examine and formulate matters for consideration by the CSAB Board and its Committees;
- recommend the annual budget for Board approval;
- prepare suitable supporting material for new programs requiring additional financial support from the member organizations;
- develop and maintain a financial model for CSAB, looking for innovative ways to improve income and control costs;
- work with ABET and the CSAB member societies, as appropriate;
- develop plans to enhance relationships with all constituencies;
- evaluate and make recommendations to the CSAB Board on the admission of new members or the establishment of special relationships in the industrial or public sectors;
- recommend possible roles for CSAB in areas outside of direct accreditation and in areas not covered currently, such as associate and master’s degrees, for-profit institutions, K-12 programs. Also, evaluate organizational involvement in parallel services internationally and providing consulting services to institutions;
- choose new ABET Directors for CSAB as the need arises.
Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee
This committee shall consist of one Board representative from each member society, the CSAB Executive Director, the CSAB Treasurer and invited outside members, as appropriate. The CSAB Vice President will act as the Chairperson of the committee and as the representative of his/her society.
- This committee shall develop and maintain:
- a vision statement
- a mission statement
- measurable objectives
- an assessment plan including processes for
- collecting assessment data on a regular basis
- evaluating the data
- documenting the data
- distributing it to those who need to use it
- monitoring its use toward continuous improvement
- A designated Assessment Coordinator will coordinate CSAB’s
ongoing assessment activities. The Assessment Coordinator should be a
CSAB Representative Director.
- This committee shall identify, recruit and evaluate the admission
of new members, and make recommendations to the CSAB Board, and provide
the CSAB Executive Committee with sufficient information to evaluate
the qualifications of prospective members.
- The committee shall develop plans and work to encourage active participation
by related professional societies and business organizations and
coordinate relationships with government and public sectors.
Criteria Committee
The Criteria Committee should be chaired by a member of
the Board, if available. The Criteria Committee shall:
- in conjunction with appropriate societies, develop and maintain program
criteria, and submit to the CSAB Board for approval;
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coordinate with the appropriate ABET commissions’ criteria
committees;
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interact with CSAB’s ABET Directors to facilitate approval
for criteria proposals.
- provide interpretations of relevant criteria;
- coordinate CSAB feedback on general criteria.
Training & Mentoring Committee
This committee should be chaired by a member of the Board, if available.
It shall:
- work with all stakeholders, including the CSAB Constituency Relations
Committee, to encourage participation;
- plan, schedule, and coordinate training activities;
- assign mentors to new program evaluators;
- recruit, assign, and evaluate trainers;
- cooperate with ABET staff and societies;
- get feedback from Program Evaluators, Team Chairs and appropriate ABET
Commission committees regarding training effectiveness, and use
this information to improve training;
- develop training materials;
- create and disseminate training updates for current Program Evaluators,
and coordinate with Commission training points of contact;
- solicit and evaluate innovative ideas for improving the quality and reducing
the cost of training.
Assignment Committee
This committee shall:
- assign Program Evaluators to visits;
- ensure Program Evaluators keep biographical data base information up
to date.
Quality Assurance Committee
This committee shall:
- evaluate Program Evaluators, working with the appropriate commission;
- elicit feedback from Program Evaluators (post-visit) regarding improvements
to criteria and training;
- provide the Training Committee with focus areas for training improvements;
- identify ambiguities in reports, training and criteria and pass them
along, as appropriate;
- work with other societies to improve evaluation tools;
- develop a slate of commission nominees. Following CSAB-EC approval, the
list of nominees will be sent to ABET for transmission to the appropriate
commission.
Awards & Recognition Committee
This committee will be responsible
for developing an ongoing process to recognize those who have provided
exceptional service to computing education and accreditation. With the
Board’s approval, this committee will:
- recommend candidates for CSAB Fellow Awards;
- develop other forms of recognition and honor as appropriate, and it will
establish guidelines and a selection process;
- recommend the form of each type of recognition, honor, and award, and
it will determine appropriate times and venues for recognizing those being
recognized.
The present Awards & Recognition Committee consists of:
- CSAB Fellows Committee
- CSAB Recurring Awards Committee
- CSAB Certificate of Appreciation
Creditable service to any CSAB activity or program
- Continuing Program Evaluator
Ongoing service as a program evaluator to programs for which CSAB has lead society responsibility.
- Outstanding Contribution Award
An achievement of major value and significance to CSAB
- Distinguished Service Award
Long and distinguished service to CSAB at a level of dedication and achievement rarely demonstrated.
Constituency Relations Committee
This committee shall consist of one Board representative
from each member society, the CSAB Executive Director, and the web master.
The CSAB Chairperson shall be appointed by the CSAB President. It shall:
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recruit Program Evaluator (PEV) candidates;
- evaluate Program Evaluator applications;
- select qualified candidates from the recruited PEVs;
- get Board approval of selected candidates;
- work with constituent societies to recruit additional institutions to
submit programs for accreditation;
- develop good relationships with industry and inform them about accreditation
and its value to them;
- maintain contact via virtual community tools, with Program Evaluators
and commissioners to inform them of CSAB activities and remind them of their
roles and relationships with ABET, its Commissions, the constituent
societies and CSAB.
Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee shall consist of the CSAB Past
President and one representative member appointed by each of the CSAB member
societies. The CSAB Past President shall be the Chairperson.
The Nominations Committee will:
- nominate a slate of officers for CSAB;
- suggest, to the CSAB Board, candidates to the ABET Board and to other
ABET committees, when requested;
- assist the member societies in identifying qualified candidates for the
appointments and/or reappointments of CSAB Representative Directors
or Alternate Representative Directors. Provide feedback and guidance to the
societies on particular CSAB expertise needs and the performance
of their respective Representative Directors and Alternate Representative Directors;
- work with the CSAB President and committee chairs to identify potential
leaders and members of the standing and ad hoc committees, as requested.
International Committee
This committee shall:
- develop and recommend strategies for CSAB to address accreditation
activities outside the United States, its territories and possessions.
Admissions Committee
This committee shall:
- determine the number of representatives to the CSAB Board for
each member society, based on their membership count of professional
and student members;
- review every five years the allocation for representation by CSAB member
societies to its Board;
- administer the admission procedure for member organizations and associate
member organizations of CSAB.
Applications for admission as a member organization shall be referred to the Admissions Committee for a report to the Board of Directors. The report shall include analysis of all information about the applicant including, but not limited to, how the potential member organization meets the qualifications as stated in the Constitution:
- The manner in which the stated objectives or purposes
of the potential associate member organization can be reasonably
expected to contribute
effectively to the purposes of CSAB.
- The manner in which the on-going programs of the potential
associate member organization can be reasonably expected
to supplement or
strengthen the programs of CSAB.
- The number of grades of membership, the stated qualifications for membership in each grade, and the total membership in each grade of the potential member organization. The relationship between the professional qualifications of the members of the potential member organization and the accredited programs in computing.
- The degree to which the total membership of the potential member organization may be considered representative of a segment of the computing professions or related professions.
- The extent to which the potential member organization is actively engaged in the dissemination of technical knowledge.
- The demonstration of the capability of the members of the potential member organization to participate in the accreditation process.
- The number, name, and location of degree programs for which the potential member organization appropriately might have sole or major shared responsibility for representation on accreditation matters.
- The number of voting members.
- The ability of the potential member organization to meet the financial obligations of membership.
Committee Members
[Ch] = Chair
[XO] = Ex-oficio
[NV] = Non-voting
Executive Committee
CSAB 25th Anniversary Committee
Executive Director Succession
Strategic Planning & Assessment Committee
Criteria Committee
Training & Mentoring Committee
ABET/PAVE Support Facilitators
Assignment Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Awards & Recognition Committee
CSAB Fellow Awards Committee
CSAB Recurring Awards Committee
Constituency Relations Committee
Nominations Committee
International Activities Committee
Admissions Commmittee
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