Abstract
Social epistemic cognition (SEC) is a recent construct established in the human-computer interaction (HCI) research community; which concerns an individual's knowledge-related cognitive processes in a social environment. Its related theory states that SEC can be mediated by online interactions. This paper reports how the SEC and related theoretical frameworks have been applied in an engineering education context. It presents the course design, implementation, and a number of direct evidences collected from the course implementation throughout 2012 to 2015. In particular, research data and learning evidences (obtained from questionnaires, student interviews, social network analysis and students' course performance scores) are presented to confirm the positive relationship between SEC and engineering students' academic performance. The author hopes to engender further discussions on how SEC can be conceptualized into effective engineering learning, teaching, and assessment.