TY - GEN
T1 - A Theory of Change for Online Accreditation of Engineering Programs
T2 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI 2023
AU - Nyembwe, K. D.
AU - Mojisola, T.
AU - Simpson, Zach
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 SEFI 2023 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education: Engineering Education for Sustainability, Proceedings. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This paper shows how Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) can provide a practical framework for online accreditation of engineering programmes in South Africa. Far from being inaccessible, CHAT can provide engineering accreditation bodies with a conceptual framework and theory of change for online accreditation of engineering programs. Within the context of program accreditation in South Africa, the paper leverages CHAT to comprehend the dynamic interplay of digital technologies as deployed during online accreditation including, amongst others, video conferencing, social media and cloud storage, and how these affect online accreditation of engineering programmes. It is concluded that theory-based research and practice need not remain at a conceptual level but can be used to create concrete solutions to problems, such as the adverse effect of COVID-19.
AB - This paper shows how Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) can provide a practical framework for online accreditation of engineering programmes in South Africa. Far from being inaccessible, CHAT can provide engineering accreditation bodies with a conceptual framework and theory of change for online accreditation of engineering programs. Within the context of program accreditation in South Africa, the paper leverages CHAT to comprehend the dynamic interplay of digital technologies as deployed during online accreditation including, amongst others, video conferencing, social media and cloud storage, and how these affect online accreditation of engineering programmes. It is concluded that theory-based research and practice need not remain at a conceptual level but can be used to create concrete solutions to problems, such as the adverse effect of COVID-19.
KW - accreditation of engineering programs
KW - cultural historical activity analysis
KW - engineering education
KW - online accreditation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85179836419&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21427/FE4E-F324
DO - 10.21427/FE4E-F324
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85179836419
T3 - SEFI 2023 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education: Engineering Education for Sustainability, Proceedings
SP - 1043
EP - 1052
BT - SEFI 2023 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education
A2 - Reilly, Ger
A2 - Murphy, Mike
A2 - Nagy, Balazs Vince
A2 - Jarvinen, Hannu-Matti
PB - European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
Y2 - 11 September 2023 through 14 September 2023
ER -
