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Outcome-Based Education (OBE) – an overview Prof. Dr. Shahrin Mohammad Civil Engineering Faculty Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Learning outcomes for this presentation By the end of the presentation, participants should be able to: about OBE to your (1) Describe orally and convince colleagues at least in half an hour. 2 1

Presentation Outcomes 1. Why OBE? 2. What is OBE? 3. When, Who and How – OBE? 3 Current issues Current issues Democratisation of educations Democratisation of educations increase in the number of HEI’s (public and private) wide array of qualifications awarded diverse in arrangements and nomenclature. bewildering educational pathways public sector training institutions of the various ministries public sector training institutions of the various ministries and the industry-based skills providers 4 2

COVERAGE OF MQA Public Unive rsitie s & Colle g e Unive rsitie s (BJK) 18 + 3 Priva te Unive rsitie s & Colle g e Unive rsitie s(L g ( AN) ) 22 Bra nc h Ca mpus of F ore ig n Unive rsitie s (L AN) 4 Priva te Colle g e s(L AN) 532 Polyte c hnic s 20 Community Colle g e s 34 558 T OT AL 630 + 3 PROGRAMME PROGRAMME S & QUAL S & QUAL IF IF ICAT ICAT IO NS AWARDE IO NS AWARDE D BY D BY AGE NCIE S OT HE R T HAN T HE MINIST RY OF HIGHE R >1000 E DUCAT ION (>1000) (E .G SKIL L S DE VE L OPMENT ACT , AKADE MI SE NI ACT , E DUCAT ION ACT Current issues Current issues Public confidence in academic standards Public confidence in academic standards Public confidence in academic standards Public confidence in academic standards Public understanding on the qualifications- their expectations The usage of qualification titles – lack of nationally agreed criteria in nomenclature – inconsistency eg the term Master Facilitating students and graduate mobility Inconsistency in defining academic load (credits) Recognition of work place training - RPL 6 3

Current issues Current issues International context International context Restructuring HE programmes and qualifications – to make it clearer and to promote lifelong learning Council of Europe Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in European regions - QF EHEA, UK QF, AQF, NZ QF AQF NZ QF Establishment of European credit transfer system (ECTS). 7 Current issues Current issues Realising the concept of life long learning Realising the concept of life long learning Learning pathways that are appropriate for them Flexible learning Recognition of prior learning Recognition of prior learning 8 4

Issue no. 2 Issue no. 2 View from industries about our students View from industries about our students 9 10 5

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New Strait Times, 20 April 2005 … apart from academic excellence, most employers would require workers to possess qualities such as good attitude, strong work ethics, the ability to communicate well, a willingness to learn and to contribute new ideas. ..efforts must be taken to improve communication skills to encompass both general skills at communicating well with others and the ability to interact socially within a working environment. 13 As advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald Engineering Graduate If you are a final year mechanical, electrical, telecommunications or computer engineering student apply for Engineering Graduate Careers Program.. Impress us with your : • well developed communication and team skills ell de eloped comm nication and team skills • Aptitude for developing positive business partnerships • Ability to look outside the square • Aptitude for independent problem solving • Strong interpersonal and organising skills • Enthusiastic and proactive approach 14 7

Views from Industry From Datuk Paul Low, Vice-President, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers of Malaysian Manufacturers • “Constant change is the order of the day…. Graduates often turn up without a clue to the changing dynamic global industrial environment.” • “A constant changing environment and the need to add value to gain competitive advantage demand for creativity, lateral thinking, agility and risk taking.” 15 From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to the Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. the Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. Reasons For Reasons For Employing Employing less less local local Graduates Graduates • “Local “Local gradua graduat tes(Malays) es(Malays) lack lack of of drive drive compared compared to to foreign foreign graduates graduates. . Foreigns Foreigns especially especially those those from from middle middle- - income income families, families, they they are are ve ver ry y goal goal oriented oriented. . They They know know that they that they are are there there to to complete complete their their studies studies. . For For local local ones, ones, they they have have the the mentality mentality that that why why hurry hurry since since l have have 5 years 5 years years to years to to complete to complete complete a 3 year complete a 3 year year course year course course. As course As As long As long long as long as as l graduate as l graduate graduate graduate and and my my parents parents can can come come for for the the convocation, convocation, that’s that’s good good enough enough. .” ” (ICT/Foreign/Chinese) (ICT/Foreign/Chinese) 16 8

From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to the Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. the Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. Reasons Reasons For For Employing Employing less less local local Graduates Graduates • “Local graduates “Local graduates have have less less exposure exposure. .They They are are not not aggressive aggressive and and dynamic dynamic. . They They tend tend to to be be less less vocal vocal and and open open- -minded” minded” (C (C (Construction/Foreign/Chinese) (Construction/Foreign/Chinese) t t ti ti /F /F i i /Chi /Chi ) ) 17 Utusan Malaysia, 24 Mac 2005 Skim Latihan Siswazah Menganggur (SLSM) diwujudkan semula bagi menangani 80,000 graduan yang masih gagal mendapatkan pekerjaan 18 9

Ne w Stra it T Ne w Stra it T ime s, 20 April 2005 ime s, 20 April 2005 Th There are 18,000 unemployed graduates and 18 000 l d d t d some reasons given for their predicament were a poor command of the English language and lack of marketable skills. 19 Reasons given by employers for not hiring young graduates ■ Low grades and low levels of academic accomplishments accomplishments ■ Poor attitudes, lack of self-confidence ■ Lack of goals, poorly motivated ■ Lack of enthusiasm, lack of drive, little evidence of leadership potential ■ Lack of preparation for the interview ■ Excessive interest in security and benefits, unrealistic E i i t t i it d b fit li ti salary demands and expectations ■ Inadequate preparation for type of work, inappropriate background ■ Lack of extracurricular activities 20 10

Views from Industry From Datuk Paul Low, Vice-President, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers of Malaysian Manufacturers • “Constant change is the order of the day…. Graduates often turn up without a clue to the changing dynamic global industrial environment.” • “A constant changing environment and the need to add value to gain competitive advantage demand for creativity lateral thinking gain competitive advantage demand for creativity, lateral thinking, agility and risk taking.” 21 From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to the Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. the Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. Reasons For Reasons For Employing Employing More More Foreign Foreign Graduates Graduates Attitude Attitude of of Foreign Foreign Graduates Graduates • “Foreign “Foreign graduates graduates are are more more open open- -minded minded and and more more importantly, they importantly, they are are risk risk- -takers takers. Even Even during during big big meetings meetings we can we can see see that that those th t th th t those who th who dare h d dare to to share t share their h their views th i th i views are i are more more of foreign of foreign gradates gradates. .” ” (Property/Local/Malay) (Property/Local/Malay) 22 11

Issue no. 3 Issue no. 3 What people say about us? What people say about us? 23 24 12

25 CURRENT SCENARIO ? CURRENT SCENARIO ? the tendency of imparting and evaluating only technical outcomes of graduates. Some non-technical outcomes of graduates are imparted ASSESSED and EVALUATED formally only in related non-engineering subjects. ■ Students are not being assessed, evaluated, and informed of the levels of achievement of the overall outcomes. 26 13