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Assessment has become a central aspect of engineering education for evaluating student learning, attaining accreditation, and ensuring accountability. However, the final step of the assessment process, which requires assessment results be used to redesign courses and programmes, is appreciably underdeveloped in the literature. As such, this work suggests a process, based on the engineering problem-solving method, to analyse and act on problems and successes identified in the assessment results. The process is illustrated through an application to Colorado State University's new programme for Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Engineering, for which the redesign process was originally created. Readers will benefit by simplifying and systematising the essential aspect of the assessment process – application to course redesign – for use in both research and practice applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The internal combustion engine is one of the most persistent established technologies in today's world. However, its dominance may be eroding due to stringent air pollution standards set since the early 1990s, particularly in California. Several technologies have been proposed to replace the conventional engine, most notably the fuel-cell vehicle (FCV). Despite vast support from the automotive industry for this long-term technology, another technology is opening the market as we speak: the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). Based on a sociotechnical analysis of these technologies, we show that the HEV should not be overlooked as a candidate for the dominant design in the automotive industry in favour of the FCV. Based on this analysis, we conclude with an outlook on the possibilities of the FCV and implications for policy-makers in encouraging sustainable mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]