OBE Briefing

Background

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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Outcome-based Education (OBE)

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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

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OBE Mechanisms

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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

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PEOs (cont.)• The 3 PEOs

› PEO1: Graduates who hold managerial or senior positions within their organizations

› PEO2: Graduates who demonstrate professionalism and a commitment to continual professional development

› PEO3: Graduates who are employed in engineering or related professions, or are enrolled in (or have graduated from) engineering or professional graduate school

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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

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Programme Outcomes (cont.)• The 13 POs

› PO1: Acquire and apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering fundamentals

› PO2: Acquire technical competence in specialised areas of engineering discipline to solve complex engineering problems

› PO3: Identify and analyse complex engineering problems, and formulate solutions based on fundamental principles of science and engineering

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Programme Outcomes (cont.)• The 13 POs (cont.)

› PO4: Design solutions for complex engineering problems that meet specified needs with relevant considerations of their impacts in society

› PO5: Conduct investigation and research on complex engineering problems in the chosen field of study

› PO6: Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools to complex engineering activities

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Programme Outcomes (cont.)• The 13 POs (cont.)

› PO7: Demonstrate awareness of societal, safety and health, legal, and cultural issues relevant to professional engineering practice

› PO8: Understand the importance of sustainability and cost-effectiveness in design and development of professional engineering solutions, and their impacts in societal and environmental contexts

› PO9: Apply and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities of engineering practice

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Programme Outcomes (cont.)• The 13 POs (cont.)

› PO10: Communicate effectively in both oral and written contexts

› PO11: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in a team

› PO12: Recognise the need for, and acquire the ability to engage in self-improvement through continuous professional development and life-long learning

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Programme Outcomes (cont.)• The 13 POs (cont.)

› PO13: 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

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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

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Bloom’s Taxonomy• Three domains of learning method

› Cognitive domainRelates to the knowledge and the development of intellectual skills; includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts

› Affective domainDescribes 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

› PsychomotorDescribes the ability to physically manipulate a tool or instrument; usually focuses on the development of skills

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Bloom’s Taxonomy (cont.)

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Thank You

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