Competency assessment in engineerign courses at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain

Presented in this study are the evidences and details of the tools used to assess and monitor projects assigned to student groups within the context of three subjects of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC, BarcelonaTech, Spain). During the process, the aim was to integrate generic compete...

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Autores: Martínez Martínez, María del Rosario|||0000-0003-2137-8048, Amante García, Beatriz|||0000-0001-5231-1706, Cadenato Matia, Ana María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/15728
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/15728
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Enginyeria -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
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Sumario:Presented in this study are the evidences and details of the tools used to assess and monitor projects assigned to student groups within the context of three subjects of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC, BarcelonaTech, Spain). During the process, the aim was to integrate generic competencies: teamwork, and oral and written effective communication. To facilitate learning throughout the process, follow-up meetings of teacher and student groups were held. Monitoring of progress was carried out in conjunction with a feedback process that enabled continuous improvement. The main conclusions from an analysis of the results are: 1) the projects developed were of higher quality; 2) motivation and student involvement was higher; and 3) greater satisfaction was experienced by the participating students and teachers.