Teaching and Assessing Engineering Professional Skills

Authors

  • Ali M. Al-Bahi King Abdulaziz University
  • Mahmoud A. Taha King Abdulaziz University
  • Nedim Turkmen King Abdulaziz University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v3iS3.2728

Keywords:

professional skills, rubrics, student outcomes.

Abstract


Engineering students are required to have, by the time of graduation, a set of professional skills related to teamwork, oral and written communications, impact of engineering solutions, life-long learning, and knowledge of contemporary issues. Teaching and assessment of these skills, as part of ABET accreditation, remains problematic. A systematic methodology to integrate these skills and their assessment in the curriculum is described. The method was recently applied in several engineering programs and proved to be efficient in generating data and evidences for evaluation and continuous improvement of these outcomes.

Author Biography

Ali M. Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

Ali M. Al-Bahi is professor of aerodynamics and flight mechanics in the Aeronautical Engineering Department of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has more than 25 years of teaching experience. He published more than 60 papers in CFD, applied aerodynamics, flight mechanic, and engineering education. Dr. Al-Bahi is a Registered Professional Engineer, senior member of AIAA, member of ASEE, and member of IEEE

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Published

2013-05-21

How to Cite

Al-Bahi, A. M., Taha, M. A., & Turkmen, N. (2013). Teaching and Assessing Engineering Professional Skills. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 3(S3), pp. 13–20. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v3iS3.2728

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Special Focus Papers