Abstract
A big challenge for all engineering universities is
the high quality of their graduated students to match the
professional engineering qualities that industry need. In South
Africa, the Engineering council of South Africa (ECSA) always
asked for proof of evidence that students have demonstrated
their capabilities to pass all the knowledge areas in each one of
their modules in their engineering degree curriculum. The
department of electrical and electronic engineering science at the
University of Johannesburg has introduced a new continuous
assessment framework based on outcomes in the offered modules.
This framework allows for a deeper assessment of knowledge.
Advantages and disadvantages of this new assessment scheme are
discussed in this paper as well as the solutions proposed to make
it a flexible and successful for all students.