Abstract

Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture (CADCAM) learning is generally assessed by project-type assignment work necessarily undertaken over a prolonged period of time. This paper promotes the method of assessing the users of CADCAM by timed examination, of which the major part is practical. It is believed that practical examinations are a more informative and efficacious method of assessment of learning for modular courses. The Postgraduate Diploma course in Computer-Based Engineering Systems at Dundee is modular, in which both CAD and CAM modules have been assessed by practical examinations for several years. Using this experience the paper discusses the assessment process of typical practical examinations in CAD and CAM. Statistical analysis of the examination marks indicates they follow a normal distribution whose mean is consistent over several cohorts. The analysis indicates that the examinations are reproducible and therefore verifies the methodology.

Citation

Main, D. & Staines, H.J. (1995). An empirical approach to the assessment of cadcam. Computers & Education, 25(1), 53-57. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 12, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/205300/.