Title: Skills Audit and Competency Assessment for Engineering Problem Solving Courses
1Skills Audit and Competency Assessment for
Engineering Problem Solving Courses
- Peter Gibbings and Lyn Brodie
- Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
- University of Southern Queensland
2Engineering and Surveying at USQ
3Design Our Students Program.
4Age profile of our students
5Program restructure
Course Student cohort all majors
Research Project (individual) Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Surveying
Engineering Problem Solving 4 (Teams of 4 students) Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Surveying
Engineering Problem Solving 3 (Teams of 4 students) Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Surveying
Engineering Problem Solving 2 (Teams of 6 students) Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Surveying, Bachelor of Technology, Associate Degree
Engineering Problem Solving 1 (Teams of 8 students) Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Surveying, Bachelor of Technology, Associate Degree
6Reflection, peer and self assessment, project
outcomes form the assessment
7Team process and assessment
- Each team is required to solve a number of
problems over the semester - For each problem teams submit a management plan
which also covers individual learning goals and
mentoring - Teams submit a draft and receive feedback both
from facilitators and other teams - Final submission includes team reflection and
response to feedback
8Revised Assessment Strategy
- Take more responsibility for their own learning
- Identify their own individual learning objectives
that allow them to extend and build on existing
skill and competence, - Develop suitable strategies to achieve these
individual learning objectives, - Provide a mechanism for students to monitor their
own progress throughout the strand of PBL courses
9Initial skills audit of students
- Web based audit of existing skills and levels
- Information for selection of teams for diversity
based on skills and not program of enrolment - Sets up a basis for mentoring within the team on
a planned and structured basis
10Evidence of skills
- Peer assessment/agreement and documentation of
performance during team projects - Evidence of effective mentoring within the team
in these skills, - Individual requests supported with documentary
evidence of conduct during the project
11Formal Assessment of Skills Portfolio
- Skills and competencies will be directly linked
to course objectives and graduate attributes. - They will be subdivided to
- initial skills audit,
- team skills,
- problem solving skills
- technical skills.
- Provide a status report of the students progress
at any particular time. - Will be on going over the course of the program
12PS1 increased my ability to learn.
13Retention of knowledge was NOT as good as
traditional courses.