Outcomes: Categories and Components
To view categories and components for each variant of the Method separately, see:
View the outcome categories and components assessed in each variant of the EvaluateUR Method in the comparative table below. Note that ROV-specific outcomes evaluated in E-Compete only are not shown here.
| Outcome Categories | EvaluateUR and EvaluateUR-CURE Outcome Components | Evaluate-Compete Outcome Components |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | Uses and understands professional and discipline-specific language. | Demonstrates ability to communicate the engineering process and vehicle design to a wide audience |
| This outcome component is not used in EvaluateUR/E-CURE. | Effectively uses images, diagrams, and data to communicate designs and processes | |
| Expresses ideas orally in an organized, clear, and concise manner. | This outcome component is not used in E-Compete. | |
| Writes clearly and concisely using correct grammar, spelling, syntax, and sentence structure | ||
| Creativity | Shows ability to approach problems from different perspectives | |
| Effectively connects multiple ideas/approaches | ||
| Uses information in ways that demonstrate intellectual resourcefulness. | Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge and skills in new and innovative ways | |
| Entrepreneurship | This outcome category is not used in EvaluateUR/E-CURE. | Demonstrates the ability to apply skills in new and innovative ways to creative a product or service that meets customers' needs |
| Demonstrates an understanding of business operations and budget | ||
| Demonstrates the ability to manage a project | ||
| Ability to Deal with Obstacles | Is not discouraged by unforeseen problems and perseveres when encountering challenges or setbacks | |
| Shows flexibility and a willingness to take risks and try again | ||
| Trouble-shoots problems and searches for ways to do things more effectively. | Demonstrates the ability to evaluate alternative designs and/or operational solutions | |
| Autonomy | Demonstrates an ability to work independently and identify when guidance is needed. | |
| Accepts constructive criticism and uses feedback effectively. | ||
| Uses time well to ensure work gets accomplished. | ||
| Intellectual Development | Recognizes that problems are often more complicated than they first appear. | |
| Approaches problems with an understanding that there can be more than one right explanation or even none at all. | Approaches vehicle design challenges with an understanding that there can be more than one acceptable solution. | |
| Displays insight into the limits of their knowledge and an appreciation for what isn't known. | ||
| Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | Looks for the root causes of problems and develops or recognizes the most appropriate corrective actions. | |
| Recognizes flaws, assumptions and missing elements in arguments | This outcome component is not used in E-Compete. | |
| Maintains a posture of open-minded skepticism when considering potential solutions to problems. | Demonstrates the ability to evaluate alternative designs and/or operational solutions | |
| Practice & Process of Inquiry | Demonstrates ability to formulate questions and hypotheses within the discipline | This outcome category is not used for E-Compete |
| Demonstrates ability to properly identify and/or generate reliable data. | ||
| Shows understanding of how knowledge is generated, validated and communicated within the discipline. | ||
| Nature of Disciplinary Knowledge | Shows understanding of the criteria for determining what is valued as a contribution in the discipline. | This outcome category is not used for E-Compete |
| Shows awareness of important contributions in the discipline and who was responsible for those contributions. | ||
| Reads and applies information obtained from professional journals and other sources. | ||
| Project Knowledge and Skills | Displays knowledge of key facts and concepts. | Displays an understanding of the engineering and scientific principles and practices relevant to vehicle design and operation |
| Displays a grasp of relevant methods and is clear about how these methods apply to the research project. | Possesses the skills needed for vehicle design and operation | |
| Demonstrates an appropriate mastery of skills needed to conduct the project. | Demonstrates mastery of the skills required to compete successfully | |
| Teamwork /Collaboration* | Behaves with a high level of collegiality and treats others with respect | |
| Shows ability to work effectively in a team | ||
| Willingly shares knowledge among team members and amongst other teams (as applicable) | ||
| Ethical Conduct | Understands that altering or fabricating data is highly unethical. | This outcome category is not used for E-Compete |
| Realizes that distorting or misstating research findings is unethical and may harm others who rely on your professional integrity. | ||
| Recognizes the imperative of giving credit to sources used in research and to those who may have provided helpful advice or assistance. | ||