Open AccessLiterature Review on Engineering Design Assessment Tools
Author(s) -
Iman Moazzen,
Terry Hansen,
Mariel Miller,
Peter Wild,
Allyson F. Hadwin,
LillAnne Jackson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4864
Subject(s) - accreditation , competence (human resources) , engineering design process , teamwork , computer science , process (computing) , task (project management) , engineering management , engineering , systems engineering , medical education , psychology , medicine , mechanical engineering , social psychology , political science , law , operating system
Design is one of the twelve graduate attributes that must be assessed as part of the accreditation process for engineering programs in Canada, as required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). However, assessment of design competence is a complex task due to the fact that design process is non-linear and depends on many factors including communication skills, teamwork skills, individual knowledge and skills, and project complexity. Also, for engineering instructors, a key challenge is that this assessment is usually qualitative rather than quantitative. In this paper, a literature review on different design assessment techniques including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed measurement tools is provided, and three key features which must be taken into consideration while developing a design assessment tool are discussed.