Assessing Process Skills in Engineering Students

Assessing process skills in an undergraduate engineering program is an important and complex issue. Attributes like teamwork, ethics and professionalism are subjective skills that are difficult to accurately assess. At Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS), these skills are developed and assessed in ENGI 7102, The Engineering Profession. The course uses one-on-one interviews, small group discussions, a close connection to capstone design work and a blended approach to theory that allows for face-toface activities and assessment. This paper will describe the methodology for the course development and instructional design, along with a discussion of the activities and assessments that capture process skill attributes for evaluation. In addition, ENGI 7102’s role in assessing graduate attributes for accreditation will be highlighted.