OBE Briefing Background 2 Washington Accord The Washington

OBE Briefing

Background 2

Washington Accord • The Washington Accord, established in 1989, is an international accreditation agreement for professional engineering academic degrees, between the bodies responsible for accreditation in its signatory countries › Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, UK and USA 3

Washington Accord (cont. ) • The agreement recognizes that there is substantial equivalency of programmes accredited by those signatories › Graduates of accredited programmes in any of the signatory countries are recognized by the other signatory countries as having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering 4

Engineering Accreditation Council • All engineering degrees in Malaysia are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) • EAC consists of five stakeholders › › › Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) Industry employers Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) Public Service Department (JPA) 5

Accreditation • The objective of accreditation is to ensure that graduates of the accredited engineering programmes satisfy the minimum academic requirements for registration as a graduate engineer with BEM and for admission to graduate membership of IEM › One of the requirements for accrediting an engineering programme is the implementation of the outcome-based education 6

Outcome-based Education (OBE) 7

Outcome-based Education • Outcome-based Education (OBE) is a measurement of the effectiveness of a learning process by evaluating the outcome • Focuses on student learning by: › Using statements to make explicit what the student is expected to be able to know, understand or do; these statements should be do-able, observable and measurable › Providing learning activities which will help the student to reach these outcomes › Assessing the extent to which the student meets these outcomes through the use of assessment 8

OBE Mechanisms Learning Outcomes (LOs) • LOs address the abilities to be attained by students upon completion of a subject Programme Outcomes • POs describe what students (POs) are expected to know and be able to perform or attain by the time of graduation • PEOs address the graduates’ attainment 5 years after graduation Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) 9

Programme Educational Objectives • Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) is a set of specific goals consistent with the faculty’s and university’s mission and vision, and describes the expected achievements of graduates in their career and professional life after graduation • All the four undergraduate programmes have a common set of PEOs 10

PEOs (cont. ) • The 3 PEOs › PEO 1: Graduates who hold managerial or senior positions within their organizations › PEO 2: Graduates who demonstrate professionalism and a commitment to continual professional development › PEO 3: Graduates who are employed in engineering or related professions, or are enrolled in (or have graduated from) engineering or professional graduate school 11

Programme Outcomes • Programme Outcomes (POs) are statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to perform or attain by the time of graduation • All the four undergraduate programmes have the same POs 12

Programme Outcomes (cont. ) • The 13 POs › PO 1: Acquire and apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering fundamentals › PO 2: Acquire technical competence in specialised areas of engineering discipline to solve complex engineering problems › PO 3: Identify and analyse complex engineering problems, and formulate solutions based on fundamental principles of science and engineering 13

Programme Outcomes (cont. ) • The 13 POs (cont. ) › PO 4: Design solutions for complex engineering problems that meet specified needs with relevant considerations of their impacts in society › PO 5: Conduct investigation and research on complex engineering problems in the chosen field of study › PO 6: Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools to complex engineering activities 14

Programme Outcomes (cont. ) • The 13 POs (cont. ) › PO 7: Demonstrate awareness of societal, safety and health, legal, and cultural issues relevant to professional engineering practice › PO 8: Understand the importance of sustainability and cost-effectiveness in design and development of professional engineering solutions, and their impacts in societal and environmental contexts › PO 9: Apply and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities of engineering practice 15

Programme Outcomes (cont. ) • The 13 POs (cont. ) › PO 10: Communicate effectively in both oral and written contexts › PO 11: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in a team › PO 12: Recognise the need for, and acquire the ability to engage in self-improvement through continuous professional development and lifelong learning 16

Programme Outcomes (cont. ) • The 13 POs (cont. ) › PO 13: Demonstrate management, leadership and entrepreneurial skills, and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments 17

Course Outcomes • Learning Outcomes (LOs) or Course Outcomes (COs) address the abilities to be attained by students upon the completion of a subject • A subject usually has several LOs and the LOs are different from one subject to another 18

Bloom’s Taxonomy • Three domains of learning method › Cognitive domain Relates to the knowledge and the development of intellectual skills; includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts › Affective domain Describes the way people react emotionally and their ability to feel another living thing’s pain or joy; typically targets the awareness and growth in attitudes, emotion, and feelings › Psychomotor Describes the ability to physically manipulate a tool or instrument; usually focuses on the development of skills 19

Bloom’s Taxonomy (cont. ) 20

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