OBACIS Analytics: The Catalogs

OBACIS is an integrated framework being developed to accelerate the accreditation reporting work-flow, cut down the reporting cost by an order of magnitude, and close the data-driven continuous improvement loop. This paper focuses on creating a centralized database for compiling accreditation data required for accreditation reporting from various resources such as previous visit accreditation reports, academic calendars, course schedules, and a handful of other resources are used to create what we call the Catalogs. Despite the fact that the Catalogs framework has been developed to meet the reporting standards of Canadian Engineering and Accreditation Board (CEAB), The system can be easily adapted to meet other standards such as ABET and EUR-ACE. The Catalogs are supposed to save a sheer amount of time needed for accreditation reporting and should act as an instrumental tool for accelerating accreditation data collection, creating insightful analyses, and identifying gaps for continuous improvement initiatives at both program and faculty levels.