210-NP: measuring the mechanical engineering design process

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...

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Main Authors: Mabogunje, A., Leifer, L.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Coercive force
Design engineering
Frequency
Hardware
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical variables measurement
Peer to peer computing
Process design
Stability
Uncertainty
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.1996.568510