1. TOWARDS EAC ACCREDITATION IN 2009
Direct Assessment of Program Outcomes
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

2. Engineering Accreditation Council
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
WHAT IS EAC ?
Engineering Accreditation Council
Formed in 2000
Previous accreditation for engineering programs :
PSD (1957)  IEM (1959)  BEM (1967)  LAN(1996)
EAC
BEM
IEM
PSD
LAN

3. Engineering Accreditation Council
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
WHAT IS EAC ?
Engineering Accreditation Council
formulate and update accreditation policy and criteria
approve guidelines and operating procedures
oversee operational arrangements and appoint evaluation panel
receive evaluation report and decide on accreditation
respond to complaints, appeals or any proposals for change
oversee development and operation of accreditation and mutual recognition agreement with other countries
foster the dissemination of developments and best practices in engineering education
hold consultation meetings with universities when necessary

4. WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
GOVERNED BY THE REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS ACT 1967 (Revised 2002)
no person is allowed to practice unless he is a professional engineer
professional engineer may use “Ir” before his name OR “PEng” after his name
graduate engineer to register before taking up employment as an engineer

5. WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
graduate engineer to register before taking up employment as an engineer

6. WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
graduate engineer to register before taking up employment as an engineer
Those who has successfully completed an accredited engineering programme
Professional Engineer - a graduate engineer who has obtained the prescribed practical experience, passed the Professional Assessment Examination, and satisfied all other requirements of the Board of Engineers (BEM)

7. Programs to be accredited in 2009 will have to be based on OBE
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
WHY NEED ACCREDITATION ?
Our last accreditation was in 2004 for 5 years program
Next accreditation visit will be in 2009
- for 2005 intake
What’s the big deal? We have been accredited before
Programs to be accredited in 2009 will have to be based on OBE

8. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Accreditation will be made on the OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION (OBE) program
Which means that our program will have to be based on OBE
NO OBE = NO ACCREDITATION
Of course there are pros and cons of OBE –
Googled the words ‘outcome-based education’ and you will see what I mean !

9. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
OBE in a Nutshell
What do you want the students to have or able to do?
How can you best help students achieve it?
How will you know that they have achieved?
How do you closed the loop?

10. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
For EAC accreditation
Alumni
Missions
Program Objectives
Program Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Visions
Stakeholders
Advisory committee

11. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
For EAC accreditation
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment
Alumni
Missions
Program Objectives
Program Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Analysis
Analysis
Analysis
Visions
Stakeholders
Advisory committee
CQI
CQI
CQI

12. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
For EAC accreditation
Direct
Assessment
Indirect
Assessment
Assessment
Alumni
Missions
Program Objectives
Program Outcomes
Course Outcomes
Analysis
Analysis
Analysis
Visions
Stakeholders
Advisory committee
CQI
CQI
CQI

13. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
For EAC accreditation
Direct
Indirect
Exams, assignments, tests, quizzes
Final year projects
Laboratory
Exit interview
Industrial training
Exit survey
Course survey

14. COURSE MATRIX FOR SEE

15. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Assessment
Example: SEE 3433
Exams, assignments, tests, quizzes
Mapping of COs to PO1-PO10,for SEE 3433 Electrical machines
PO1
PO2
PO3
PO4
PO5
PO6
PO7
PO8
PO9
PO10
CO1
1,a
CO2
CO3
2,a
CO4
3,b
a = exams, tests, quizzes
b = assignments
PO1 is assessed using Test 2
PO2 is assessed using question 2 of the final exams
PO’s assessment will not affect students’ grades
PO’s assessment will not be used to evaluate lecturers
If you teach a course, then you need to do this

16. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Assessment
Example: SEE 3433
PO1 is assessed using Test 2
PO2 is assessed using question 2 of the final exams

17. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Assessment
Example: SEE 3433

18. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Assessment
Normalized mark for question 2 of FE
Example: SEE 3433
Normalized mark for test 2

19. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Assessment
Example: SEE 3433
Average value =
Measured PO2 for SEE3433
Average value =
Measured PO1 for SEE3433

20. OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
Assessment
Example: SEE 3433
Measured PO’s : PO1  0.66 , PO2  0.691
If KPI for PO1 and PO2 for this course is 0.65, then this course has achieved the KPI
Analysis will be made based on all courses by JKKA
Program Outcomes
Assessment
CQI
Analysis
This is where we closed the loop !

21. IN SUMMARY: Direct assessment
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
IN SUMMARY: Direct assessment
Identify PO’s to be evaluated based on PO to CO mapping
The ones with STRONG emphasis are chosen
Identify method of assessment
e.g. FE questions, tests, quizzes, assignments
Perform the assessment
Calculate and measured the PO’s