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Report of Educational Equivalency

AFFIDAVIT OF ACCURACY

I certify that this evaluation of educational equivalency based on credentials from Ecuador, submitted by Franklin Fernando Cando*, is true and correct according to the content of the documents submitted, that this report has been researched and written in accordance with professional standards within the field of international education, and that SDR Educational Consultants adheres to the professional codes of ethics and practice established for research in international education.

*Full name on documents: CANDO-Herrera, Franklin Fernando Valid only when signed by the evaluator and if embossed on each page with the dry seal of SDR Educational Consultants or electronically transmitted directly from SDR Educational Consultants.

Issued in Houston, Texas USA, on the 29

th

day of December of 2022.

Attested:

Hany R. Arafat, Senior Evaluator

AICE—ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIALS EVALUATORS ATA—AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION

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Statement of Equivalency

Franklin Fernando Cando

born on November 18, 1972

in Ecuador

U.S. Educational Equivalencies: Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering, with an option in Industrial Automation, and Master of Science in Automation and Industrial Control, as both are awarded by a regionally-accredited institutions of higher education in the United States. Credential 1: Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering, with an option in Industrial Automation

Authentication: degree conferral was verified by this office via online search of SENESCyT Documentation:

Récord Académico (Academic Record), March, 2007 to July, 2011 (including transferred subjects), printed on 11-15-2022. Degree diploma, título de Ingeniero Electromecánico, mención en Automatización Industrial (title of Electromechanical Engineer, with an option in Industrial Automation), modalidad presencial

(classroom-based), conferred on 8-4-2016 and signed on 9-28-2016. Undergraduate Educational System: Based on the Ley Orgánica de Educación Superior / LOES (Charter Law of Higher Education), Primer Nivel de Pre-grado (First Level of Undergraduate Education) requires 3200 clock hours and culminates in the intermediate qualification of Título Profesional de Técnico (Professional Title of Technician); Segundo Nivel de Pre-grado (Second Level of Undergraduate Education) requires 4500 clock hours and culminates in the intermediate qualification of Título Profesional de Tecnólogo

(Professional Title of Technologist). Tercer Nivel de Grado (Third Level of Undergraduate Education) requires between 7220 and 8500 clock hours and culminates in licenciaturas

(licentiates) and such títulos (professional titles) as engineer, architect, physician and dentist. Undergraduate admission is based on prior completion of bachillerato (upper-secondary education).

Length of Program: nine semesters at the time under consideration herein Language of Instruction: Spanish

Country: Ecuador

Institution and Recognition: Created on 8-9-1971 as Instituto Tecnológico Equinoccial

(Equinoctial Technological Institute) and upgraded to university status on 2-18-1986, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial / UTE (Equinoctial Technological University) is a private, not-for-profit institution of higher education with campuses in Quito, Santo Domingo, and West Quito. UTE offers undergraduate and graduate (specializations and master’s) degrees.

U.S. Recommendation: Circa March, 2007, Mr. Cando transferred into the electromechanical engineering program at the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial / UTE (Equinoctial Technological University); he received substantial transfer credit for subjects taken in a program in electrical technology at UTE. He completed his undergraduate coursework in July, 2011. His título de Ingeniero Electromecánico, mención en Automatización Industrial (title of Electromechanical Engineer, with an option in Industrial Automation), conferred on 8-4-2016, equates to a Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering, with an option in Industrial Automation from a regionally- accredited institution of higher education in the United States. SDR Educational Consultants Foreign Educational Equivalencies December 29, 2022

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Statement of Equivalency (2)

Franklin Fernando Cando

Credential 2: Master of Science in Automation and Industrial Control Authentication: degree conferral was verified by this office via online search of SENESCyT Documentation:

Separate transcripts in Spanish and English: Certificada de Calificaciones de Materias Aprobadas por Programa / Grade Certificate of Passed Subjects by Program, 2017-2019, both printed on 11-28-2022. Degree diploma, título de Magíster en Automatización y Control Industrial (title of Master in Automation and Industrial Control), conferred on 4-23-2021.

Graduate Educational System: The Fourth Level of post-secondary education, called Cuarto Nivel de Post-grado (Fourth Level of Post-Degree, i.e., graduate level), consists of four graduate qualifications: Non-medical and non-dental especializaciones (specializations), especializaciones médicas y odontológicas (dental and medical specializations) maestrías

(master’s degrees) and doctorados (doctorates). The fourth level is considered post-grado

(graduate), requiring appropriate undergraduate benchmark credentials for admission. Length of Program: four semesters at the time under consideration herein Language of Instruction: Spanish

Country: Ecuador

Institution and Recognition: Established on 10-29-1958 via Decreto Ejecutivo (Executive Decree) Nº 1664 of President Camilo Ponce-Enríquez, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral / ESPOL (Polytechnic Higher School of the Coast), is a public institution of higher education offering undergraduate and graduate (master's and doctoral) degrees in Guayaquil. Six ESPOL undergraduate degrees hold ABET accreditation: Mechanical Engineering (2014), Computer Science Engineering (2014), Civil Engineering (2017), Electrical (Power) Engineering (2017), Naval Engineering (2017), and Industrial Engineering

(2017).

U.S. Recommendation: In the second semester of 2017, Mr. Cando began the master’s program in industrial automation and control at ESPOL; he completed his coursework in the first semester of 2019. His título de Magíster en Automatización y Control Industrial (title of Master in Automation and Industrial Control), conferred on 4-23-2021, equates to a Master of Science in Automation and Industrial Control from a regionally-accredited institution of higher education in the United States. COURSE ANALYSIS

SUBJECTS

LEVEL /

DIVISION*

SEM.CR.

HOURS GRADES

QUALITY

POINTS

AUTOMATION AND ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 2007-11. LEGEND: # = subject transferred from the electrical technology program at the same university; ^ = exempted from final exam due to high average.

Drawing # ld 1 C (2.00) 2.00

General College Physics # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Basic Research # ld 1 C (2.00) 2.00

Higher Mathematics for Engineering Majors # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00 General Chemistry ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Differential Calculus # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Physics: Heat and Electromagnetism ^ ld 3 A (4.00) 12.00 SDR Educational Consultants Foreign Educational Equivalencies December 29, 2022

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LEVEL /

DIVISION*

SEM.CR.

HOURS GRADES

QUALITY

POINTS

Entrepreneur Development ld 1 C (2.00) 2.00

English I # ld 2 A (4.00) 8.00

Mechanical Workshop # ld 1 B (3.00) 3.00

Materials Technology # ld 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Integral Calculus # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Electrical Circuits and Lab I # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Industrial Hygiene and Safety # ld 2 C (2.00) 4.00 Electrical Circuits and Lab II # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Basic Electronics and Lab # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Electrical Installations and Lab # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Labor Legislation of Ecuador # ld 1 B (3.00) 3.00

Electrical Machinery and Lab I # ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Electronic Control and Lab I # ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Applied Electronics and Lab # ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Environmental Management ud 2 B (3.00) 6.00

Electrical Machinery and Lab II # ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Electronic Control and Lab II # ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Industrial Maintenance # ud 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Distribution Networks ^ ud 2 A (4.00) 8.00

Power Plants # ud 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Electro-pneumatic and Pneumatic Control and Lab # ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Administration of Human Resources ud 1 A (4.00) 4.00 Physics: Statics ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Measurement ^ ld 2 B (3.00) 6.00

Spanish Language and Communication (for Native Speakers) ud 1 C (2.00) 2.00 Statistical Inference ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Mechanisms ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Professional Ethics ud 1 B (3.00) 3.00

Strength of Materials ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Thermodynamics ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

General Administration ld 1 C (2.00) 2.00

Statistics: Dynamics (make-up) ld 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Machine Elements I (make-up) ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Electrical Substations and Transmission Lines (make-up) ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Operations Research ud 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Fluid Mechanics ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Heat Transfer ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Standardization and Statistical Quality Control ud 2 C (2.00) 4.00 High Voltage ud 3 B (3.00) 9.00

Machine Elements II ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Internal-Combustion Engines ud 3 B (3.00) 9.00

Applied Computing ^ ud 2 A (4.00) 8.00

Industrial Costs ud 2 B (3.00) 6.00

Industrial Instrumentation ud 2 B (3.00) 6.00

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LEVEL /

DIVISION*

SEM.CR.

HOURS GRADES

QUALITY

POINTS

Industrial Operations and Planning ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00 Engineering Projects ud 3 B (3.00) 9.00

English II ld 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Machinery Tools ld 3 B (3.00) 9.00

Automatic Control ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

Electrical Protections ud 3 C (2.00) 6.00

English III ld 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Office Automation ld 2 C (2.00) 4.00

English IV ld 2 C (2.00) 4.00

Plan for Capstone Project ud 1 B (3.00) 3.00

Prevailing (2011) National Situation of Ecuador ud 1 B (3.00) 3.00 Industrial Automation (make-up) ud 2 C (2.00) 4.00 MASTER'S IN AUTOMATION AND INDUSTRIAL CONTROL, 2017-2019: Advanced Programming g 3 A (4.00) 12.00

Development of Micro-Controller Applications g 3 B- (2.67) 8.01 Systems Simulation and Modelling g 3 B- (2.67) 8.01 Continuous-Time Control Systems g 3 A (4.00) 12.00 Systems Identification g 2 B- (2.67) 5.34

Discrete Control Systems g 3 B- (2.67) 8.01

Scientific Research Methods g 2 B+ (3.33) 6.66

Virtual Industrial Instrumentation g 3 B (3.00) 9.00 Systems of Industrial Automation g 3 A (4.00) 12.00 Industrial Communication Networks g 3 A (4.00) 12.00 SCADA Systems g 3 B- (2.67) 8.01

Principles of Industrial Robotics g 3 B+ (3.33) 9.99 Multivariable Control g 3 B+ (3.33) 9.99

Non-Linear Control Systems g 2 B (3.00) 6.00

Intelligent Control g 3 A- (3.67) 11.01

Predictive and Adaptive Control g 3 B+ (3.33) 9.99 Capstone Work g 6 A (4.00) 24.00

Key: *ld = lower division; ud = upper division; g = graduate level. Note: English courses are considered English for non-native speakers unless otherwise indicated. GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Credential 1 Grading Scale: The grade scale is based on 30, with 21 as the minimum passing grade: 27-30 = A (4.00), 24-26 = B (3.00), 21-23 = C (2.00), 0-20 = F (0.00) Credential 2 Grading Scale: The grade scale is based on 100, with 45 as the minimum passing grade: 90-100 (excelente / excellent) = A (4.00), 85-89.99 (muy bueno / very good) = A- (3.67), 80- 84.99 (muy bueno / very good) = B+ (3.33), 75-79.99 (bueno / good) = B (3.00), 70-74.99 (bueno / good) = B- (2.67), 65-69.99 (regular / average) = C+ (2.33), 60-64.99 (regular / average) = C (2.00), 55-59.99 (malo / poor) = C- (1.67), 50-54.99 (malo / poor) = D+ (1.33), 45-49.99 (muy malo / very poor) = D (1.00), and 00-44.99 (arrastre / failure) = F (0.00). SDR Educational Consultants Foreign Educational Equivalencies December 29, 2022

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Note: Where a U.S. institution does not award letter grades with plus or minus, we recommend converting the grades to round numbers only; that is, A = 4.00, B = 3.00, etc. Credential 1

Semester credit hours earned: 149 (79 upper division) Quality points earned: 343.00

Grade point average: 2.30/4.00

Credential 2

Semester credit hours earned: 51 graduate level

Quality points earned: 172.00

Grade point average: 3.37/4.00

SUMMARY

Total semester credit hours earned: 200 (79 upper division; 51 graduate level) Total quality points earned: 515.02

Cumulative grade point average: 2.36/4.00

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NOTES:

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This report has been carefully researched, prepared, and produced. In the case typographical errors are found or for questions regarding the content of the evaluation, please submit written inquiries within thirty (30) days of issue for corrections or explanation.

Due to the differences between U.S. and foreign education systems, the evaluations do not necessarily equal the same number of credits, years of study, grades, and degrees/titles granted in the country of origin.

Academic equivalencies indicate the comparable level of formal education completed in a country outside the U.S. Professional equivalencies take into consideration the formal education completed and employment or other professional activities. Academic equivalencies should be interpreted as valid for purposes of further study and employment in the U.S. while professional equivalencies indicate eligibility for professional employment and may be subject to approval by the admitting institutional or professional licensing board.

Independent evaluations are advisory in nature and are based on the best information available through international education research. The admitting institution, office, or agency must determine, based on the information provided herein and on its internal policies, whether to accept or reject recommendations of this and all evaluations of foreign educational credentials.

RESOURCES:

• AACRAO: Electronic Database for Global Education / EDGE: Ecuador;

• AACRAO: Foreign Educational Credentials Required for Consideration of Admission to Universities and Colleges in the United States, Fourth Edition, 1994; Fifth Edition, 2003;

• Estudio sobre el Reconocimiento de Titulaciones de Educación Superior de Países de América y Asia como Títulos de Grado / Study of the Recognition of Higher Education Degrees in Countries in the Americas and Asia as Degree Qualifications, Ministerio de Educación / Ministry of Education, Spain, 2012: Ecuador, pages 243-270;

• Gobierno del Ecuador / Government of Ecuador, Ley Orgánica de Educación Superior / Charter Law for Higher Education, October, 2010;

• Ley Orgánica Reformatoria a la Ley Orgánica de Educación Charter Law Reforming the Charter Law of Higher Education, dated July 31, 2018, August 2, 2018, published in Registro Oficial / Official Registry;

• Malla Curricular de la Educación General Básica / Curriculum for Basic General Education, 2014;

• Ministerio de Educación / Ministry of Education, Instructivo para la Aplicación de la Evaluación Estudiantil / Instructions for Applying Student Evaluation, 2013; actualizado / updated, 2016;

• NAFSA: Guide to Educational Systems Around the World (in print and CD), 1999;

• NAFSA: Online Guide to Educational Systems Around the World: Ecuador, 2009;

• NUFFIC: Education System Ecuador, 2016;

• PIER / AACRAO / NAFSA publications: Latin-America Workshop: 1971;

• Tabla de Equivalencias de la Educación Primaria o Básica y Media o Secundaria de los Países del Convenio Andrés Bello / Table of Equivalencies of Basic or Elementary Education and Middle or Secondary Education for the Signatories to the Andrés Bello Agreement; 2014;

• UNESCO-IBE World Data on Education: Ecuador, VI ed., 2006-07; VII ed., 2010-11.

• https://www.ecuadorlegalonline.com/consultas/senescyt/consulta-verificacion-de-titulos-senescyt/

• https://admisionesute.ec/grado/electromecanica/

• https://postgrados.espol.edu.ec/programas?unidad_id=15004

• https://postgrados.espol.edu.ec/programa?id=147

• https://mipostgrado.espol.edu.ec/file/dspace/725900 MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

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