Balancing Pedagogy and Technology in Designing Assessment: A Case Study in Engineering Education

The assessment case study at the core of this paper is embedded in an Engineering unit where the concepts of signal processing are taught and there is also a requirement to use the industry standard, MATLAB, to perform signal processing operations. The learning design for the case study is a multi-mode, three-part assessment process that addresses the diverse backgrounds and learning styles in the student cohort; it also, aligns assessment with learning and teaching outputs and equips students with skills they will require for professional practice.