EAC visit briefing

Dr. Beh Shiao Lin

Deputy Dean of Academic Faculty of Engineering and Technology

13 April 2015

Introduction: the related organisations

The Washington Accord, signed in 1989, is an international agreement among bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programmes. http://www.ieagreements.org/washington-accord/

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Introduction: the related organisations

The Washington Accord recognises the substantial equivalency of programmes accredited by those bodies and recommends that graduates of programmes accredited by any of the signatory bodies be recognised by the other bodies as having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering.

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Introduction: the related organisations

The signatory countries are: Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia (admitted in 2009), New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. In Malaysia, the signatory body is the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). http://www.bem.org.my/v3/index.html

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Introduction: the related organisations

The Washington Accord covers professional engineering undergraduate degrees. Engineering technology and postgraduate-level programmes are not covered by the Accord. To understand the difference between Engineering and Engineering Technology: http://www.abet.org/engineering-vs-engineering-technology/

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Introduction: the related organisations

BEM delegates the job of accreditation to the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), thus EAC is the only recognised accrediting body for engineering degree programmes in Malaysia. http://www.eac.org.my

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Introduction: the related organisations

EAC consists of five stakeholders: - Board of Engineers Malaysia http://www.bem.org.my/v3/index.html

- The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia http://www.myiem.org.my/

- Industry employers

- Malaysian Qualification Agency http://www.mqa.gov.my/

- Public Service Department http://www.jpa.gov.my/

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EAC visit

EAC visits the institutions of higher learning to carry out the accreditation process. Possible agenda:

- check exam scripts, assignments, lab reports, etc.

- visit FET labs

- visit general facilities (lecture hall, library, etc.)

- interview lecturers, students and alumni

- others (if requested by the panel)

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EAC visit

EAC will visit MMU to accredit BE programme: Date: 20 April 2015 Time: 9am-5pm Some BE students may be selected by the panel for interview. Selection may only be done on the visit day. FET office will call the selected students to attend the interview. Thus all BE students must be contactable on the visit day.

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EAC visit

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 member of IEM.

One of the requirements for accrediting an engineering programme is the implementation of 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. OBE 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 doable, 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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Outcome-based Education

There are three main concepts in OBE:

- Programme educational objectives (PEO)

- Programme outcomes (PO)

- Learning outcomes (LO)

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Outcome-based Education

Programme Educational Objectives

(PEO) • PEO address the

graduates attainment 5 years after graduation

Programme Outcomes

(PO) • PO describe what students are expected to know and be able to perform or attain by the time of graduation

Learning Outcomes

(LO)

• LO address the abilities to be attained by students upon completion of a subject

Programme Educational Objectives

Programme educational objectives (PEO) is a set of specific goals consistent with FET and MMU mission and vision, and describes the expected achievements of graduates in their career and professional life after graduation.

There are three (3) PEO.

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Programme Educational Objectives

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 (PO) are statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to perform or attain by the time of graduation.

There are 13 PO.

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Programme Outcomes 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

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

PO5: …

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All 13 PO are available at:

http://fet.mmu.edu.my/v4/undergraduate/beng-bi.html

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes (LO) address the abilities to be attained by students upon the completion of a subject.

A subject usually has several LO and the LO are different from one subject to another.

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Learning Outcomes

EBI1016 Anatomy and Physiology

LO1: Define and correlate homeostasis to general physiological functions (Cognitive, Level 4)

LO2: Describe the structures …

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Complete LO for EBI1016 are available at: http://fet.mmu.edu.my/v4/undergraduate/subject/ebi1016.html

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Learning Outcomes

EEN1016 Electronics I

LO1: Explain the basic concept of doping and carrier transport in semiconductor (Cognitive, Level 2)

LO2: Apply the concept and…

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Complete LO for EEN1016 are available at: http://fet.mmu.edu.my/v4/undergraduate/subject/een1016.html

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

The word ‘Cognitive’ in LO statements is one of the terms in a

learning concept named the Bloom’s Taxonomy, due to

Benjamin Bloom (1913-1999).

Photo credit: http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy

There are three types of learning method (domain) according

to Bloom’s Taxonomy: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

Cognitive: relates to the knowledge and the development of

intellectual skills; includes the recall or recognition of specific

facts, procedural patterns, and concepts.

Affective: 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.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

In each domain, there are a few levels of difficulties, ranging from 1 to 6. Level 1 refers to the simplest form of learning activity, and level 6 is the most complex.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

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EBI1016 Anatomy and Physiology

LO statements with Bloom’s Taxonomy in full:

LO1: Define and correlate homeostasis to general physiology functions.

(Cognitive, Level 4)

LO2: Describe the structures and basic functions of nervous system, sense

organ and muscle skeletal system. (Cognitive, Level 2)

LO3: Discuss the structures and functions of cardio-pulmonary systems.

(Cognitive, Level 2)

LO4: Explain the structure and function of the kidney. (Cognitive, Level 2)

LO5: Operate ECG, electrocardiograph and phonocardiograph. (Psychomotor,

Level 2)

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Generally, subjects in epsilon year has higher levels than beta year. Also, engineering subjects have LO statements inclined towards cognitive.

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PEO, PO and LO measurements

So, how are PEO, PO and LO measured? In other words, how do I know if I have achieved certain PEO, PO or LO? Answer: the marks you get in assignment, lab report, test, final exam etc are the basis to calculate the achievements in PO and LO.

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PEO, PO and LO measurements

Their relationship are best summarised in the following pyramid:

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MMU vision and mission

FET vision and mission

Programme educational objective (PEO)

Programme outcome (PO)

Learning outcome (LO)

Assessment (course work + exam)

PEO, PO and LO measurements

Pyramid interpretation: the marks from assessment will be used to calculate the achievement of LO; the achievement of LO will be used to calculate the achievement of PO, etc.

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MMU vision and mission

FET vision and mission

Programme educational objective (PEO)

Programme outcome (PO)

Learning outcome (LO)

Assessment (course work + exam)

PEO, PO and LO measurements

A simple illustration in using the marks from assessment of a subject to calculate the achievement of LO: the mapping (between assessment components and LO) is first identified:

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Assignment

Lab 1 Lab 2 Test

Exam Q1

Exam Q2

Exam Q3

Exam Q4

TOTAL

LO1 √ √

LO2 √ √

LO3 √ √

LO4 √ √

PEO, PO and LO measurements

Next, the marks for each assessment are filled in:

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Assignment

Lab 1 Lab 2 Test

Exam Q1

Exam Q2

Exam Q3

Exam Q4

TOTAL

LO1 9/15 3/15 12/30

LO2 14/15 7/15 21/30

LO3 2/5 5/15 7/20

LO4 4/5 10/15 14/20

Total marks for this subject = 54/100

PEO, PO and LO measurements

Lastly, the achievement of each LO is calculated: This is repeated for all other subjects.

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TOTAL ACHIEVEMENT

LO1 12/30 12/30 = 40% -> did not achieve LO1

LO2 21/30 21/30 = 70% -> achieved LO2

LO3 7/20 7/20 = 35% -> did not achieve LO3

LO4 14/20 14/20 = 70% -> achieved LO4

PEO, PO and LO measurements

A simple illustration in using the achievement of LO to calculate the achievement of PO: the mapping is first identified:

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PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PO13

LO1 √

LO2 √

LO3 √

LO4 √

PEO, PO and LO measurements

Next, similar calculations are done to calculate the achievement of PO. Results are now available in the following FET webpage:

https://fetbeta.mmu.edu.my/PO/index.php

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PEO, PO and LO measurements

PEO calculations are made based on the survey done on the alumni by answering some questions related to the statements in PEO.

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EAC panel possible FAQ to students Are the general facilities in MMU adequate?

Are the lab equipment in FET up to date?

Do you have enough opportunity to try the lab experiments own self?

Have you heard of EAC, BEM, IEM, etc?

Do the lecturers explain OBE in class?

Do you know your LO, PO or PEO achievements?

Do you have industrial exposure (industrial talk, industrial visit, etc)?

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Thank You

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