Evaluating assessment practices in design based learning environment

This investigation is focused on evaluating assessment practices in design based learning environment. The School of Engineering at Deakin University practices project/design based learning as one of its learning and teaching approach. When identifying graduate attributes particularly for undergraduate engineering programs in Australia, the program accrediting body Engineers Australia (EA) initiates a set of graduate attribute elements which was mentioned in “Stage1 competencies and elements of competency”. Stage1 competencies state that one of the important engineering application ability for graduates is ‘application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes’. By practicing the design focused learning environment and evaluating students perceptions, This investigation examines students’ experiences of assessment practices in their curriculum through an online survey given to the same cohort of students in third year and fourth year undergraduate engineering.