OBE Method of Assessments for Capstone Civil Engineering Project Design
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bloom taxonomy, capstone engineering design, outcome based education, rubric assessment, method of assessmentAbstract
Civil Engineering capstone design course has been introduced in UNITEN since Semester 2 2006/2007. In the
earlier of the introduction, this subject is considered as an elective subject but during Semester 2 2008/2009, the
subject has become compulsory due to the requirement by Engineering Accreditations Council (EAC). This subject
is a team design project applying engineering and project management principles for multidisciplinary design
which would involve an integration of Civil Engineering including environmental, geotechnical, structural, water
supply and drainage system, sewerage system, project management and road design. This course has divided
the design stage into two stages which are preliminary design and final design. This paper is a review paper on
the method of assessment for capstone design course and the example on the implementations of OBE method
assessment in UNITEN. Method of assessment in this subject should be based on the student’s participations,
formal presentation, written reports, conceptual and detailed design and finally tender document and
construction cost estimates. The assessments also including the bloom taxonomy to produce a well balanced
student with ability to have critical thinking, soft skill and also technical skills. The rubric system makes the
assessment easier by implementing range of marks to the quality of the works done by the undergraduate for
the capstone design course. The future predictions of this course would be giving the real engineering projects
to the students to help in the construction of a houses or buildings for poor community. This would expose the
students to the importance of helping the community as the primary role of civil engineering is to help the
community.
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