Evaluation of assessment practices for Bachelor of Construction Management (BCM) program

This project proposes a method to evaluate the current assessment practices for the Bachelor of Construction Management (BCM) program at the University of Newcastle, Australia. To ensure the assessment tasks within the program are constructively aligned to the learning outcomes and be able to provide a cohesive learning experience for students, an assessment checklist has been developed and used to evaluate the assessment tasks for courses within the program. The checklist, namely Assessment Development Checklist (ADC) was intended to be used as part of the Course Outline Peer Review exercise for quality assurance purposes. As a pilot study, this project examined the assessment tasks in the first-year courses (a total of eight courses offered in the 2012 academic year) regarding their alignment to the learning outcomes and their appropriateness to the first year students. Several recommendations and action plans were made in response to the findings of the evaluation. It can be seen that the present study has taken a strong initiative to improve the assessment practices for the BCM program.