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Role of Standards in Engineering Curricula
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Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)One of the ABET requirements states that Criterion 5. Curriculum
“Students must be prepared for engineering Students must be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints.” -
United States Standards Strategy - A Revision of the National Standards Strategy for the United StatesThe United States Standards Strategy recognizes the need for standards education programs as a high priority and recommends initiatives that address the significance and value of standards.
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The Role of Standards Education in Engineering CurriculaASTM International paper on role of industrial standards
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The Strategic Value of Standards EducationA Global Survey conducted by The Center for Global Standards Analysis, edited by Donald E. Purcell, Chair.
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The Role of Technical Standards in the Curriculum of Academic Programs in Engineering, Technology and ComputingIEEE Position Paper on the Role of Technical Standards in the Curriculum of Academic Programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing
Online Resources for Standards Education
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
StandardsLearn.org is ANSI's education portal providing free, easy-to-use, self-paced educational tools for standards and conformity assessment education.
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Young, Emerging Professionals and Students (YES)Learn what standards and conformity assessment are, why they are important to you, and how to get involved in standardization
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Standards Education DatabaseA one-stop resource for online education and distance-learning resources provided by ANSI-accredited standards developers, ANSI members and other academic institutions.
IEEE
Video produced by IEEE to deliver the basics about standards and standardization. Topics in this video include: history of standardization, basic concepts of standardization, definition of a standards, major types of standards, benefits of standardization.
A set of three videos presenting IEEE Standards Association Past President Steve Mills and IEEE Standards Education Electronic Magazine Editor-in-Chief Yatin Trivedi discussing three fundamental dynamics of standards: technology, economics, and politics, and address the importance of having a strong foundation in understanding standards and their impact on innovation.
IEEE standards education tutorials are designed to help students, educators, and practicing engineers better understand technical standards by exploring the role of standards in engineering and technology, and by providing real-world examples of the application of standards.
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IEEE XploreCollection of IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards, from 1988 to present.
NIST
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Standards TrainingTraining Offered by Government Agencies, Standards Developing Organizations,
ASTM International
Learn how standards are developed around the globe and gain a deeper understanding of the consensus standards development process practiced at ASTM for over 100 years.
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Learning Modules
- ASTM Standards and You
- Standards and Intellectual Property
- others
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ASTM Professor's Tool KitThe tool kit includes: scripted PowerPoint presentations, a new video on the value and importance of standards, articles from your peers that provide a new perspective about the role of standards education.
Succinct Introduction to Technical Standards
