A unified approach for assessing capstone design projects and student outcomes in computer engineering programs

Jibran Yousafzai; Issam Damaj; Mohammed El Abd

doi:10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095993

A unified approach for assessing capstone design projects and student outcomes in computer engineering programs

Jibran Yousafzai, Issam Damaj, Mohammed El Abd

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Abstract

A capstone design project is an extensive piece of work that requires creative activity and thinking. It provides a unique opportunity for students to demonstrate their abilities, skills, and experiences that are attained throughout a bachelor of engineering program. The learning outcomes of capstone projects mostly map to all student outcomes at the program level. This paper presents a unified assessment framework for capstone design courses which allows for sound evaluations of student performance and project qualities in addition to assessing student outcomes. The developed framework comprises criteria, indicators, extensive analytic rubrics, and a summative statistical formulation. The presented course and framework are supported by the results, analysis, and evaluation of a pilot study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2015 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	333-339
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479919086
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095993
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015 - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 18 Mar 2015 → 20 Mar 2015

Publication series

Name	IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
Volume	2015-April
ISSN (Print)	2165-9559
ISSN (Electronic)	2165-9567

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Conference	IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015
Country/Territory	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Period	18/03/15 → 20/03/15

Keywords

ABET
assessment
design capstone projects
measurement
programmatic accreditation
student outcomes

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Yousafzai, J., Damaj, I., & El Abd, M. (2015). A unified approach for assessing capstone design projects and student outcomes in computer engineering programs. In Proceedings of 2015 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015 (pp. 333-339). Article 7095993 (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON; Vol. 2015-April). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095993

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Yousafzai, J, Damaj, I & El Abd, M 2015, A unified approach for assessing capstone design projects and student outcomes in computer engineering programs. in Proceedings of 2015 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015., 7095993, IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON, vol. 2015-April, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 333-339, IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015, Tallinn, Estonia, 18/03/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095993

A unified approach for assessing capstone design projects and student outcomes in computer engineering programs. / Yousafzai, Jibran; Damaj, Issam; El Abd, Mohammed.
Proceedings of 2015 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2015. IEEE Computer Society, 2015. p. 333-339 7095993 (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON; Vol. 2015-April).

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