Introducing alternative assessment into engineering language education at the Technical University of Madrid

Methodologies for developing academic/research skills in Computer Science and Telecommunications Departments

“…In parallel with this shift in computing/engineering education and the increasing interest in Outcome Based Education in the ABET guidelines in the US, the emergence of the Bologna Process in European Higher Education has led to a growing interest in developing new ways of promoting learning from a competence-based perspective [51]. Engineering Institutions across Europe are currently involved in a major process of reform and restructuring as part of the Bologna Process, which stresses the role of competencies and outcomes in curriculum design [52], [53]. The general philosophy of the Bologna process presents an ideal opportunity to "ally" the competence-based, active and cooperative learning approaches [51].…”