Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees

This paper features a methodology for embedding and assessing a competency in an academic curriculum using competency maps. This methodology enables embedding and assessment of any competency in any curriculum, regardless of the educational level, as long as the competency is correctly described by...

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Autores: Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643, Segalàs Coral, Jordi|||0000-0002-9909-120X, Busquets Rubio, Pere|||0000-0003-0053-1496, Camacho, Sara, Climent Vilaró, Joan|||0000-0002-8593-6603, Lazzarini, Boris|||0000-0003-3164-416X, Martín Escofet, Carme|||0000-0001-8642-3319, Miñano Rubio, Rafael, Sáez de Cámara Oleaga, Estíbaliz, Sureda Carbonell, Bàrbara|||0000-0001-8691-3721, Tejedor Papell, Gemma|||0000-0002-5489-1035, Vidal López, Eva María|||0000-0001-8533-2271
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/381196
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/381196
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/higheredu1010006
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Competency map
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
UNESCO learning objectives
EDINSOST
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
title Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
spellingShingle Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Competency map
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
UNESCO learning objectives
EDINSOST
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
title_short Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
title_full Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
title_fullStr Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
title_full_unstemmed Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
title_sort Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
Segalàs Coral, Jordi|||0000-0002-9909-120X
Busquets Rubio, Pere|||0000-0003-0053-1496
Camacho, Sara
Climent Vilaró, Joan|||0000-0002-8593-6603
Lazzarini, Boris|||0000-0003-3164-416X
Martín Escofet, Carme|||0000-0001-8642-3319
Miñano Rubio, Rafael
Sáez de Cámara Oleaga, Estíbaliz
Sureda Carbonell, Bàrbara|||0000-0001-8691-3721
Tejedor Papell, Gemma|||0000-0002-5489-1035
Vidal López, Eva María|||0000-0001-8533-2271
author Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
author_facet Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
Segalàs Coral, Jordi|||0000-0002-9909-120X
Busquets Rubio, Pere|||0000-0003-0053-1496
Camacho, Sara
Climent Vilaró, Joan|||0000-0002-8593-6603
Lazzarini, Boris|||0000-0003-3164-416X
Martín Escofet, Carme|||0000-0001-8642-3319
Miñano Rubio, Rafael
Sáez de Cámara Oleaga, Estíbaliz
Sureda Carbonell, Bàrbara|||0000-0001-8691-3721
Tejedor Papell, Gemma|||0000-0002-5489-1035
Vidal López, Eva María|||0000-0001-8533-2271
author_role author
author2 Segalàs Coral, Jordi|||0000-0002-9909-120X
Busquets Rubio, Pere|||0000-0003-0053-1496
Camacho, Sara
Climent Vilaró, Joan|||0000-0002-8593-6603
Lazzarini, Boris|||0000-0003-3164-416X
Martín Escofet, Carme|||0000-0001-8642-3319
Miñano Rubio, Rafael
Sáez de Cámara Oleaga, Estíbaliz
Sureda Carbonell, Bàrbara|||0000-0001-8691-3721
Tejedor Papell, Gemma|||0000-0002-5489-1035
Vidal López, Eva María|||0000-0001-8533-2271
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Competency map
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
UNESCO learning objectives
EDINSOST
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
topic Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Competency map
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
UNESCO learning objectives
EDINSOST
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
description This paper features a methodology for embedding and assessing a competency in an academic curriculum using competency maps. This methodology enables embedding and assessment of any competency in any curriculum, regardless of the educational level, as long as the competency is correctly described by means of a competency map. As an example of the application of this methodology, a proposal for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees is presented. A competency map embodies the set of learning outcomes of the competency that students should have acquired upon completion of their studies. This information allows the designers of the curriculum to determine the learning outcomes that should be developed in the degree and to distribute them appropriately among the subjects. The presence map can be constructed from the competency map. It contains information regarding the extent to which each learning outcome of the competency map is being developed in the degree. This paper proposes the construction of a presence map in two steps: (1) perform a survey and (2) conduct a semi-structured interview with professors. The interview, which is conducted by one or several experts in the competency, allows the different criteria used by the professors when filling out the questionnaire to be unified, whereas the presence map shows whether a particular competency is correctly embedded in the curriculum and the aspects that could be improved. Finally, to validate that the students are achieving the learning outcomes of the competency map, we propose a survey to measure the students’ perception about their own learning in the competency. These results can be compared with the presence map to help determine whether, from the students’ point of view, the expected learning outcomes are being achieved in the corresponding subjects. The aim of this process is to provide the information necessary to indicate any changes in the curriculum that may improve the embedding of the competency.
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spelling Using competency maps for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degreesSánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643Segalàs Coral, Jordi|||0000-0002-9909-120XBusquets Rubio, Pere|||0000-0003-0053-1496Camacho, SaraCliment Vilaró, Joan|||0000-0002-8593-6603Lazzarini, Boris|||0000-0003-3164-416XMartín Escofet, Carme|||0000-0001-8642-3319Miñano Rubio, RafaelSáez de Cámara Oleaga, EstíbalizSureda Carbonell, Bàrbara|||0000-0001-8691-3721Tejedor Papell, Gemma|||0000-0002-5489-1035Vidal López, Eva María|||0000-0001-8533-2271Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)Competency mapSustainabilityEducation for sustainable developmentSustainable Development Goals (SDG)UNESCO learning objectivesEDINSOSTDesenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitariÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenibleÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitariThis paper features a methodology for embedding and assessing a competency in an academic curriculum using competency maps. This methodology enables embedding and assessment of any competency in any curriculum, regardless of the educational level, as long as the competency is correctly described by means of a competency map. As an example of the application of this methodology, a proposal for embedding and assessing sustainability in engineering degrees is presented. A competency map embodies the set of learning outcomes of the competency that students should have acquired upon completion of their studies. This information allows the designers of the curriculum to determine the learning outcomes that should be developed in the degree and to distribute them appropriately among the subjects. The presence map can be constructed from the competency map. It contains information regarding the extent to which each learning outcome of the competency map is being developed in the degree. This paper proposes the construction of a presence map in two steps: (1) perform a survey and (2) conduct a semi-structured interview with professors. The interview, which is conducted by one or several experts in the competency, allows the different criteria used by the professors when filling out the questionnaire to be unified, whereas the presence map shows whether a particular competency is correctly embedded in the curriculum and the aspects that could be improved. Finally, to validate that the students are achieving the learning outcomes of the competency map, we propose a survey to measure the students’ perception about their own learning in the competency. These results can be compared with the presence map to help determine whether, from the students’ point of view, the expected learning outcomes are being achieved in the corresponding subjects. The aim of this process is to provide the information necessary to indicate any changes in the curriculum that may improve the embedding of the competency.This research was funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), from study design to submission, under grant number RTI2018-094982-B-I00.Peer ReviewedMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)20222022-12-1920232023-01-26journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/381196https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/higheredu1010006reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 RTI2018-094982-B-I00 INTEGRACION DE LOS OBJETIVOS PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE EN LA FORMACION EN SOSTENIBILIDAD DE LAS TITULACIONES UNIVERSITARIAS ESPAÑOLASopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3811962026-05-27T15:37:01Z
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