Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 Outcome Outcome- -Based Education (OBE) Based Education (OBE) and Generic Skills (GS) and Generic Skills (GS) Prof. Dr. Shahrin Mohammad Civil Engineering Faculty Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Mula berkhidmat 1984 Ketua Makmal Komputer 1988 – 1990 Ketua Jabatan Struktur dan Bahan 1997 – 1998 Pengurus Teknologi Maklumat 1998 - 2001 Timbalan Dekan (Akademik) 2001-2005 Ti b l D k (Ak d ik) 2001 2005 Wakil Pengurusan ISO 9001:2000 2001-2005 Pengarah Kualiti Akademik UTM 2005-2007 Certified ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor, Trainer/Facilitator for ISO 9001:200, Internal Auditor Engineering Accreditation Council Panel of Trainer LAN and MOHE trainer /facilitator for MQF Credit System Trainer/Facilitator/ on Outcome based Education/Approach Trainer/Facilitator/ on Outcome based Education/Approach Trainer/Facilitator/ on Quality Assurance for Academic Programme Trainer/Facilitator on Academic Auditing Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 1
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 Learning outcomes for this presentation By the end of the presentation, participants should be able to: Describe orally about OBE to your colleagues at least in (1) at least 10 minutes. (2) Describe orally the relationship between OBE and GS 3 Presentation Outcomes 1. Why OBE? 2. What is OBE? 3. Relationship between OBE and GS 4 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 2
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 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 5 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 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 3
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 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 7 Current issues Current issues International context I I International context i i l l 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). 8 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 4
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 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 9 Issue no. 2 Issue no. 2 View from industries about our students View from industries about our students 10 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 5
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Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 13 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. 14 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 7
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 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 • Aptitude for developing positive business partnerships • Ability to look outside the square Abilit t l k t id th • Aptitude for independent problem solving • Strong interpersonal and organising skills • Enthusiastic and proactive approach 15 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.” 16 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 8
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to the Majlis the Majlis Tindakan Tindakan Ekonomi Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. Malaysia, 8 April 2003. Reasons Reasons For For Employing Employing less less local local Graduates Graduates • “Local “Local gradua graduat tes es(Malays) (Malays) lack lack of of drive drive compared compared to to foreign graduates foreign 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 that they 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 y years to to complete complete a p a 3 3 year year course y course. . As As long long as g as l l graduate g g graduate and my and 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) 17 From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to From a report on ‘Employability of Malaysian Graduates’ presented to the the Majlis Majlis Tindakan Tindakan Ekonomi Ekonomi Malaysia, 8 April 2003. 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 and aggressive and dynamic dynamic. . They They tend tend to to be be less less vocal vocal and and open open- -minded” minded” (C (Construction/Foreign/Chinese) (Construction/Foreign/Chinese) (C t t ti ti /F /F i i /Chi /Chi ) ) 18 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 9
Chemical Engineering Department Workshop, 15 - 17 December 2007 Utusan Malaysia, 24 Mac 2005 Skim Latihan Siswazah Menganggur (SLSM) diwujudkan semula bagi menangani 80,000 graduan yang masih gagal mendapatkan pekerjaan 19 Ne w Stra it T Ne w Stra it T ime s, 20 April 2005 ime s, 20 April 2005 There are 18,000 unemployed graduates and Th 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. 20 Facilitator: Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim 10
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