Webinar with Alaa Ashmawy
Wednesday, December 18 at 13:00 GMT
There is no consensus among engineering educators regarding proper design and grading of group projects. A gap exists between the learning objectives or desired outcomes of such group work, and common practice in terms of formation of functioning groups, delineation of responsibilities, allocation of grades, and assessment of student outcomes. On the other hand, a number of challenges exist when it comes to assessing the students’ abilities and the skills needed to work in functional teams, as well as the instruments needed to perform such assessment. In this webinar, the difference between group work and teamwork abilities will be discussed, along with best practices and innovative assessment methods for each. Guidelines that can be used in the context of engineering curricula to perform meaningful assessment of teamwork skills and group projects will be shared with the participants. A few scenarios targeting different outcomes will be presented, along with corresponding examples of instructional design, assessment tools, and rubrics used to measure the level of attainment of the outcome.
Speaker // Dr. Alaa Ashmawy
IFEES President Elect
Dean of the School of Engineering, American University in Dubai
Alaa K. Ashmawy is Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Civil Engineering at the American University in Dubai (AUD). Prior to AUD, he held academic appointments at the University of South Florida and Georgia Tech. He is a founding member of the UAE Engineering Deans Council, a member of the executive committee of GEDC, and president-elect of IFEES. Alaa’s research and professional interests are in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, and engineering education. He is a recipient of the IEEE Education Society EDUCON meritorious service award, the Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award, and is an Accredited International Engineering Educator (Honoris Causa) by IGIP.