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Buy Any Four Webinar CDs, and Get a Fifth Free!

ABET has just completed its first webinar series! Now, you can purchase CD recordings of these 90-minute, interactive, Internet-based seminars to help build your school’s accreditation and assessment library. Buy a CD recording of any single topic for only $149. All CDs include an automated presentation with coinciding audio, as well as a master set of handouts related to that topic. Or take advantage of ABET’s special, limited-time offer when you can buy any four CDs and get a fifth recording of your choice for absolutely free!

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Offer Expires September 30!

The convenience and flexibility of ABET Webinars enable programs to educate a number of faculty members without added travel expenses and maintain consistency of the messages delivered about assessment and accreditation processes. Each 90-minute webinar includes on-screen presentations and multiple opportunities for questions.

All you need to participate is an Internet connection and a telephone. As an added benefit, registrants of each ABET Webinar will receive a CD recording of the webinar after the event, which will include all the materials used during the session.

The cost for each webinar is just $149.

Registration includes one telephone connection at one location, access to a master set of handouts (with permission to make additional copies for the participants at your location), and an unlimited number of participants from your organization in one listening room.

Each webinar is limited to the first 60 registrants, so sign up now!

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Title	Date/Time	Topics Covered	Presenter
Preparing the Self-Study ‘08-‘09 NOTE: This is a general session; it is not specific to any one ABET accreditation commission.	This webinar has already occurred.	Self-study basics and context The preparation activity Sample reporting elements	Stu Zweben, Ph.D.
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How to Develop a Survey	This webinar has already occurred.	Survey planning Developing survey items Common formats Reliability and validity Designing the survey Critique of items Administering surveys	Gloria Rogers, Ph.D.
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Choosing Assessment Methods	This webinar has already occurred.	Direct methods Indirect methods Triangulation Validity Choosing methods	Gloria Rogers, Ph.D.
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Accreditation for Non-US-Based Programs ’08-‘09 NOTE: This is a general session; it is not specific to any one ABET accreditation commission.	This webinar has already occurred.	Eligibility Language requirements Consultation Fees ABET's accreditation timeline and process	Maryanne Weiss
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Preparing for the Site Visit ‘08-’09 ENGINEERING	This webinar has already occurred.	Objectives of the visit The visit team Planning for the visit Conducting the visit Displaying materials Recommendations for hosting a smooth visit Post-visit activities	Mary Leigh Wolfe, Ph.D.
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Preparing for the Site Visit ‘08-’09 TECHNOLOGY	This webinar has already occurred.	Objectives of the visit The visit team Planning for the visit Conducting the visit Displaying materials Recommendations for hosting a smooth visit Post-visit activities	Kevin Taylor
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Preparing for the Site Visit ‘08-’09 COMPUTING	This webinar has already occurred.	Objectives of the visit The visit team Planning for the visit Conducting the visit Displaying materials Recommendations for hosting a smooth visit Post-visit activities	Stu Zweben, Ph.D.
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Preparing for the Site Visit ‘08-’09 APPLIED SCIENCE	This webinar has already occurred.	Objectives of the visit The visit team Planning for the visit Conducting the visit Displaying materials Recommendations for hosting a smooth visit Post-visit activities	Charles McGlothlin, Ph.D.
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Defining Program Outcomes	This webinar has already occurred.	Difference between program educational objectives and learning outcomes Importance of defining program outcomes Examples of defined outcomes Mapping outcomes to curriculum Reporting your results Criterion 2, 3, and 4 essentials—satisfying the criteria Process implementation	Gloria Rogers, Ph.D., and Daina Briedis, Ph.D.
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Completing the Institutional Appendix NOTE: This is a general session; it is not specific to any one ABET accreditation commission.	This webinar has already occurred.	This webinar will address how to respond to the requested information for all commission visits including: Institutional summary Programs offered Degrees awarded Support expenditures Personnel and students Program enrollment and degree data Faculty salary data	Larry Jones, Ph.D.
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What the Accreditation Criteria Don’t Tell You NOTE: This is a general session; it is not specific to any one ABET accreditation commission.	This webinar has already occurred.	Eligibility Documents Eligibility Program Naming The accreditation cycle Program changes during accreditation Public release of accreditation information Transcripts The NGR cycle for an institution Special circumstances	Dave Hornbeck, Ph.D.
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Developing Rubrics	This webinar has already occurred.	What is a rubric? Types of rubrics Uses of rubrics Rubric development Application of rubrics	Gloria Rogers, Ph.D.
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Accreditation Visit from the Program Evaluator Perspective NOTE: This is a general session; it is not specific to any one ABET accreditation commission.	Apr. 15, 2008 2-3:30PM EDT Registration is now closed.	What is a Program Evaluator? How are they selected and assigned? Roles and responsibilities of a Program Evaluator Program Evaluator preparation for the campus visit Program Evaluator activities while on campus Terms used by Program Evaluator to describe program levels of compliance Post-visit activities by Program Evaluator	Susan Schall, Ph.D.
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Fee, Registration, and Cancellation Information

Each webinar is $149. Registration includes one telephone connection at one location, access to a master set of handouts (with permission to make additional copies for the participants at your location), and an unlimited number of participants from your organization in one listening room.

The call-in numbers are toll-free from within the U.S. For callers from international sites, local charges will apply. Because each registrant will receive a CD recording of the webinar, an additional $20 shipping fee is added for all international mailings.

Registrations will be accepted up until 24 hours prior to the scheduled webinar.

Participation is limited to 60 sites per webinar. However, all webinars will be recorded, and CD recordings with all materials used during the sessions may be purchased.

Method of payment is credit card only. Registrants who need to use a wire transfer should contact wiretransfer@abet.org for instructions.

Because of the nature of the webinar series, no refunds will be given if the registrant does not call in for the session. However, each registrant will receive a CD recording of the webinar, which will contain all of the materials used during the session.

Events

ABET Society Summit
Oct. 6

2008 Commission Summit
Oct. 29

2008 Annual Meeting
Oct. 30-31

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