E-exams in engineering education — online testing of engineering competencies: Experiences and lessons learned

Abstract

This paper gives a report about the development and implementation process of electronic examinations (further abbreviated as e-exams) for a part-time blended-learning engineering study program at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences. In a first step the complete process consisting of a brainstorming workshop for interested lecturers, considerations about online testing of engineering competencies and the choice of suitable subjects is described. Subsequently, two practical attempts of introducing e-exams at a mathematics preparation course (e-exam from at home) and the final online exam of the module ‘Internet Technologies’ are presented. Thirdly, lecturers' and students' experiences with the e-exams, lessons learned and various challenges of e-exam implementation are outlined.