Assessment of final year engineering projects : a pilot investigation on issues and best practice

This chapter presents survey results of learning and teaching methodologies and assessment of final year engineering project (FYEP) as employed across several participating institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand. As a result of preliminary dialogue with practitioners within each institution, a number of common issues and discrepancies have been revealed. These issues include a lack of transparency and consistency in the field. Report findings indicate the need to engage in further dialogue with supervisors, lecturers and students engaged in the FYEP process to develop best practice in the FYEP paradigm.