Developing a Web-enabled Innovative Learning Outcome Assessment System for Final Year Projects in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Project Title

Developing a Web-enabled Innovative Learning Outcome Assessment System for Final Year Projects in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Project Leader

Prof Xueqing Zhang

School / Dept

SENG / CIVL

Project Duration

Mar 2010 - Oct 2011

Project Description

This project was funded to complete the preparation stage of the development of the web-based assessment system. It thus developed an outcome-based assessment system for the final-year projects (FYPs) of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In order to facilitate both teachers and students to supervise and complete the FYPs under an outcome-based framework, the system included the outcome-based assessment criteria, evaluation methods and tools for FYP, information related to the teaching and learning methodology of outcome-based FYPs, expected outcomes for all teaching and research areas in the two BEng programs, key FYP training stages and procedures, training areas and teaching plans/strategies.

Project Outcome

• The current FYP operation practices in two CIVL BEng programs have been reviewed.

• Outcome-based FYP practices in universities in both Hong Kong and overseas have been reviewed.

• A set of desired generic and professional learning outcomes for FYPs in civil engineering have been established.

• Key learning areas in different FYP stages that contribute to the defined learning outcomes have been identified.

• Multiple indicators (attributes) that measure the levels of the generic and professional learning outcomes obtained from FYPs have been developed.

• A multi-attribute FYP learning outcome assessment system has been developed.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Final Report
• Project-end Review by Project Leader

Adaptation

Full Project