ABET Accreditation and Awards

ABET Accreditation

Iron Range Engineering:

- 2018 - Top 10 Emerging World Leader in Engineering Education Technology - MIT Report
- Article on the MIT Report.
- 2017 ABET Innovation Award
- 2015 - Excellence in Curriculum Programming Award - Minnstate

Global State of Engineering Education 2018
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What does it mean to be ABET

Accredited?

According to ABET, "ABET accreditation provides assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares graduates."

For the full text and context, visit the ABET website.

What does this mean for you?

ABET accreditation ensures that your engineering education meets a globally recognized standard of quality and prepares you for success in your career. It can expand employment opportunities, support professional licensure and certification, provide eligibility for certain financial aid, and make it easier to pursue engineering opportunities around the world.

For the full text and context, visit the ABET website.

Awards and Publications

Iron Range Engineering is a satellite program of Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Program Educational Objectives

The program educational objectives for Iron Range Engineering are listed below. Within a few years of graduation, integrated engineering graduates will achieve:

Working in teams to serve society by solving complex problems through the integration of technical knowledge, professionalism, and engineering design
Cultivating and putting into practice a deep intellectual curiosity with habits of reflection and continuous improvement, including the ability to ask for help when needed
Fostering and leading healthy, inclusive, and just professional and personal communities through a lifetime of building equitable relationships among people with a broad set of experiences
Creating value through access, economic development, and innovation that balances the needs of people, the planet, profit, and product

Updated 2/22/2023.

Student Learning Outcomes

Following ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission criteria, the following outcomes are achieved by students graduating from Iron Range Engineering:
1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
8. An ability to incorporate an entrepreneurial mindset, including value creation for a broad spectrum of stakeholders, across the breadth of engineering design work.
Updated Spring 2023.