Collaborative Research: Transferable Assessments for Capstone Engineering Design

该项目正在创建一个多功能系统，用于跨工程学科和机构的顶点设计课程的学生学习成果的可靠评估。它建立在太平洋西北地区可转移综合设计工程教育（TIDEE）联盟十年的工程设计教育和评估成就的基础上。在这个项目之前，调查人员聘请区域和国家合作者：（a）制定一个高质量工程师的共识配置文件;（B）定义工程设计学习成果在中点和结束的程序;（c）开发和测试可靠的评估工具，工程设计;和（d）促进几十个研讨会，以帮助教师定义和评估工程设计学习成果。在这个项目中，一个多机构的教师团队正在开发评估工具，来自不同的专家顾问和利益相关者的投入。评估工具是围绕经常使用的课堂作业，以衡量在顶点设计课程的高层次综合表现的成就。性能预期是从一个顶级质量工程师的适用性，以全方位的顶点工程设计课程的配置文件。正在不同的机构和学生群体中测试所开发的评估工具的质量，以证明其可移植性。

This project is creating a versatile system for reliable assessments of student learning outcomes for capstone design courses across engineering disciplines and institutions. It builds on a decade of engineering design education and assessment achievements of the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to this project, the investigators engaged regional and national collaborators to: (a) develop a consensus profile of a top quality engineer; (b) define engineering design learning outcomes at mid-point and end-of-program; (c) develop and test reliable assessment instruments for engineering design; and (d) facilitate dozens of workshops to help faculty define and assess engineering design learning outcomes. In this project, a multi-institution faculty team is developing assessment tools with input from a diverse set of expert consultants and stakeholders. Assessment instruments are being built around frequently used classroom assignments to measure achievement of high-level integrated performances in capstone design courses. Performance expectations are being derived from a profile of a top quality engineer for applicability to a full range of capstone engineering design courses. The developed assessment instruments are being tested for quality in diverse institutions and student populations to demonstrate their transferability.