Through CDIO syllabus, CDIO initiative emphasizes the training of abilities. In 2010, the Chinese Ministry of Education started the Excellent Engineer Education Plan which also emphasized the abilities training, especially the engineering practice ability. The Plan proposes the“3+1” training mode for its implementation in colleges and enterprises, that is, 3-year theory-majored study in colleges and 1-year practice in enterprises. However, both CDIO and the Plan are facing one core issue how to evaluate the students’ learning outcomes, especially engineering practice ability training outcomes when they graduate. After more than one year’s joint implementation on the undergraduate education in engineering practice, Shantou University and Esquel Group go into a new phase of cooperation to address this issue. Combined with the technology and management positions assessment in enterprise, Shantou University and Esquel Group jointly built the engineering practice competency model for graduates and designed an assessment method with a process and its operating instruction for engineering graduates, which is based on on-site team projects and face to face communication. The method was applied on 27 graduate students of the Grade in Mechatronic engineering in STU for the first time. These students joined the Plan and studied in two enterprises following the Plan. The assessment result was also applied on the appointment of engineering technical positions in enterprises.
Proceedings of the 12th International CDIO Conference, Turku, Finland, June 12-16 2016