Intelligent Accreditation System: A Survey of the Issues, Challenges, and Solution

Abstract

International educational institutes are aiming to be accredited bylocal and international accreditation agencies such as the Associationto Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET) and so forth to be recognized bystakeholders. The institutes are striving to meet the stakeholders'expectations by integrating quality in all standards of educationalpractices and guarantee a continuous improvement. This study hasacknowledged the principal barriers that need to be addressed andresolved such as collection & population of data, time constrains,compensation and lack of guidance and expertise. A web-based survey wasconducted to identify the obstacles and the respondents' expectations inthe optimization process for accreditation. This research proposes anIntelligent Web-Based Accreditation System (IWBAS) that addresses theabove issues and streamline the accreditation process.