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Role of Standards in Engineering Curricula

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 States
The 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.
The Role of Standards Education in Engineering Curricula
ASTM International paper on role of industrial standards
The Strategic Value of Standards Education
A Global Survey conducted by The Center for Global Standards Analysis, edited by Donald E. Purcell, Chair.
The Role of Technical Standards in the Curriculum of Academic Programs in Engineering, Technology and Computing
IEEE 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.

Overview of the U.S. Standards and Conformance Systems
Short Course: Through History with Standards
An Introduction to Standards: Why, where, and how are they developed?
U.S. Standards System – Today and Tomorrow
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
Standards Education Database
A 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.

Introduction to Standards

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.

IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Collection of IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, and standards from 1988 to the present.

NIST

Standards Training
Training 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.

Learning Modules
- ASTM Standards and You
- Standards and Intellectual Property
- others
ASTM Professor's Tool Kit
The 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.

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