Abstract:

This work presents a new assessment methodology carried out for a subject entitled Applied energy technology - Project course belonging to MUTEDS (Master's Degree in Energy Technology for Sustainable Development) at the Universitat Politècnica de València.

The presented subject is mainly focused on the assessment of transversal skills as multidisciplinary teamwork and leadership and planning and managing of time. To work these skills, students are grouped in teams of 4 -6 students randomly selected and with different roles and work during 8 technical sessions (in which roles change in each session) for the techno-economic and environmental feasibility evaluation of an energy project (related with energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in and specific location). In previous courses (from 2015 to 2020), the performance of the students in each session was exclusively assessed by the professors by means of observation techniques. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible to interact so closely with students, and therefore, a new assessment methodology was developed, consisiting in a 360 º assessment process. At the end of each session, students answered to an online test in which they not only evaluated their performance but also the one of the other members in the group. Additionally, professors evaluated the performance of the students based on other electronic evidences such as the development of a portfolio that was filled in after each session and sent to the professor by the members of the group. Results are presented and compared in this work.

Keywords:

Transversal skills, cooperative work, group dynamics, assessment methodologies.