TOWARDS

SELF-

ACCREDITATION

STATUS

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A status granted to self accredit our own programme.

Does not include professional programmes (e.g.,

Engineering, Accounting) that still require accreditation from related professional bodies.

Subjected to continuous surveillance audit by MQA.

A recognition of academic quality assurance in UNITEN

Recommendation by MQA Panel through audit of Self-Review Portfolio (SRP) and

audit visit.

Accreditation requires

notification to MOE and

Malaysian Qualifications

Agency (MQA). Programmes

will be listed in the Malaysian

Qualifications Register (MQR)

Self-accreditation is a status given to a qualified university

by the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE)..

For more information please go to http://www.mqa.gov.my/

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▪ Execute own internal

accreditation assurance for non-

professional programmes

▪ Reduce the cost of accreditations

& faster approval

▪ Portray good status and image to

the society & stakeholders

UNITEN will be

acknowledged as

an excellent

university by

having self-

accreditation

status..

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UTM

UKM

UMUSM

UPM

Monash

University

Curtin

University

Nottingham

University

Swinburne

University

During the first cycle of assessment in 2010, 5 Research

Universities and 4 branch campuses were awarded with

Self-Accreditation Status..

Universities that have been invited for 2nd cycle 2015

UNITEN MMU UTP UUM UIA UiTM UTAR IMU UNIMAS UMS

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Lead Assessor Prof. Ir. Dr. Shahrir Abdullah (Mechanical Engineering)Director, Quality Assurance Centre

UKM

Prof. Dr. Shahrin Mohamed

(Civil Engineering)

Dean, UTM

Prof. Dr. Abdullah Zawawi Talib

(Computer Science)

Deputy Dean, USM

Prof. Madya Dr Yuhanis Abdul

Aziz(Economics & Management)

Deputy Dean, UPM

Prof Madya Dr Che Ruhana Isa @

Mohamed Isa (Accountancy)

Dean, UM

Prof. Stephen Doughty

(Pharmacy)

Vice-Provost(T & L)

University Of Nottingham

Malaysia Campus

MQA Panel of Assessors on 15-17 June 2015

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POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

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VISION

A leading global energy

university that shapes a

sustainable future

MISSION

We strive to advance

knowledge and learning

experience through research

and innovation that will best

serve human society

UNITEN Philosophy

Enhance human values

Strive towards

world class excellence

Revere knowledge

Promote harmony and

cultural sensitivity

Advance intellectualism

through knowledge,

leadership and spirituality

1. What are the vision & mission, philosophy & educational

goals of UNITEN ?

(http://webuniten/theuniversity/Pages/Vision-mission.aspx)

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Strong fundamental knowledge, scholarly

attainment and technical competence

in the students' respective disciplines.

Advanced knowledge

and learning experience

amongst the university

community through

research and innovation

that will best serve human

society.

Professionalism, leadership, ethics and

continual self-development amongst the

university community.

The appreciation of social, cultural,

global and environmental responsibilities

of a professional

and the application of sustainable

development

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

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2. What is OBE (Outcome Based Education) ?

OBE is an

educational

process that is

focused on

learning

outcomes (LO) of

individual student

and focuses on

the graduate

attributes.

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2. How OBE relates to the university educational goals & direction ?

3. What is PEO, PO and CO?

Answer :

• All programmes in UNITEN are developed in tandem with the Vision,

Mission, philosophy and education goals of UNITEN.

• The Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) are developed based

on the external and internal stakeholders. The PEOs are the broad

goal describing expected achievement of graduates in career (within

3-5 years of graduation).

• The Programme Outcome (PO) are the graduate attributes need to be

attained after completing the programme, where as Course Outcomes

(COs) which support the POs, are the outcomes need to be attained at

the end of the course.

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1. Why do you choose this program? What are your expectations after

graduating?

2. To what extent CO helped give knowledge and skills to you?

3. What are your expected skills to be developed at the end of this course ? Do

you understand the COs?

4. Are you able to demonstrate the skills acquired from the course to achieve

the CO?.

5. What is SLT (Student Learning Time)?

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Questions related to CO and PO.

Note:

LO Learning Outcome is the measure of outcome as a result of

learning process which can be at course level or programme level.

In UNITEN we use the term Course Outcome (CO) and Programme

Outcome (PO). Most information can be found in your course

outline.

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1. Do you know examination regulations?

2. Do students know about the number of credits to graduate?

3. How do you do your study plan?

4. Are students given the right to appeal and how the appeal handled?

5. Are students informed about the policy on credit transfer, articulation,

regulation or other examination-related?

Note :

Please refer to the your portal, handbook and academic regulation.

http://info.uniten.edu.my/info/ Academic Regulation

Questions related to Academic regulation.

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Question related to course assessment and lecturer’s feedback..

1. Have you been informed on your course assessment performance during the semester ?

2. How does the lecturer give you feedback on the above matter ?.

3. Does the college/lecturer provide you any assistance to improve your academic

performance?.

4. Do you evaluate the academic staff at the end of the semester?.

Answer :

It is compulsory for all lecturers to inform the students’ mid-term results

and carry marks. There are remedial classes and personal academic

consultation conducted by lecturers to help students in needs. Students

are required to evaluate the lecturers/courses at the end of semester via

portal http://info.uniten.edu.my/info/

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Questions related to facilities and students sense of belonging to

UNITEN..

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1. Why do you choose UNITEN ?

2. What do you think about the facilities in UNITEN ?

Answer :

UNITEN’s Strength

• Rated as an Excellent university through SETARA and D-SETARA

Tier 5 for 2011 and 2013.

• Easy to get job after graduate (High Employability Rate for FY 2014:

97.71%)

• Good quality management system using ISO 9001:2008 &

MS 1900:2014 (Shariah compliance)

• Direct link with industries (Especially TNB)

Facilities

• Apartment concept for accommodation

• Online journals and well equipped library resources.

• Green campus environment and covered walkway

• Air conditioned buildings and classes

• High class sports facilities

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Kindly adhere to the

university regulation

and UNITEN dress

code while on campus

especially during the

panel visit on the

15th-17th June 2015

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THANK YOU

You are the

ambassador of UNITEN !

“ I UNITEN ”