Title :
210-NP: measuring the mechanical engineering design process
Author :
Mabogunje, Ade ; Leifer, Larry J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Design Res., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
The grades assigned at quarterly intervals to 10 projects in a project-based mechatronics systems design class named ME210 were plotted alongside the number of distinct noun phrases (NPs) in the project reports. It was found that the grades were strongly associated (gamma>0.7) with the number of distinct NPs, while they were weakly associated with other variables, like readability and the number of words. These initial results open up a new set of ways for assessing design work and, as a consequence, improving the performance of students doing design tasks
Keywords :
design engineering; engineering education; mechanical engineering; project engineering; design tasks; design work assessment; mechanical engineering design process measurement; noun phrases; project reports; project-based mechatronics systems design class; quarterly student grades; readability; student performance; word number; Coercive force; Design engineering; Frequency; Hardware; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical variables measurement; Peer to peer computing; Process design; Stability; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3348-9
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1996.568510
