1. OBE Briefing

2. Background

3. Washington Accord
The Washington Accord, established in 1989, is an international accreditation agreement for professional engineering academic degrees, between the bodies responsible for accreditation in its signatory countries
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, UK and USA

4. Washington Accord (cont.)
The agreement recognizes that there is substantial equivalency of programmes accredited by those signatories
Graduates of accredited programmes in any of the signatory countries are recognized by the other signatory countries as having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering

5. Engineering Accreditation Council
All engineering degrees in Malaysia are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC)
EAC consists of five stakeholders
Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
Industry employers
Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)
Public Service Department (JPA)

6. Accreditation
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 membership of IEM
One of the requirements for accrediting an engineering programme is the implementation of the outcome-based education

7. Outcome-based Education (OBE)

8. Outcome-based Education
Outcome-based Education (OBE) is a measurement of the effectiveness of a learning process by evaluating the outcome
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 do-able, 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

9. OBE Mechanisms
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
PEOs address the graduates’ attainment 5 years after graduation
Programme Outcomes (POs)
POs describe what students are expected to know and be able to perform or attain by the time of graduation
Learning Outcomes (LOs)
LOs address the abilities to be attained by students upon completion of a subject

10. Programme Educational Objectives
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) is a set of specific goals consistent with the faculty’s and university’s mission and vision, and describes the expected achievements of graduates in their career and professional life after graduation
All the four undergraduate programmes have a common set of PEOs

11. PEOs (cont.)
The 3 PEOs
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

12. Programme Outcomes
Programme Outcomes (POs) are statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to perform or attain by the time of graduation
All the four undergraduate programmes have the same POs

13. Programme Outcomes (cont.)
The 13 POs
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

14. Programme Outcomes (cont.)
The 13 POs (cont.)
PO4: Design solutions for complex engineering problems that meet specified needs with relevant considerations of their impacts in society
PO5: Conduct investigation and research on complex engineering problems in the chosen field of study
PO6: Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools to complex engineering activities

15. Programme Outcomes (cont.)
The 13 POs (cont.)
PO7: Demonstrate awareness of societal, safety and health, legal, and cultural issues relevant to professional engineering practice
PO8: Understand the importance of sustainability and cost-effectiveness in design and development of professional engineering solutions, and their impacts in societal and environmental contexts
PO9: Apply and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities of engineering practice

16. Programme Outcomes (cont.)
The 13 POs (cont.)
PO10: Communicate effectively in both oral and written contexts
PO11: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in a team
PO12: Recognise the need for, and acquire the ability to engage in self-improvement through continuous professional development and life-long learning

17. Programme Outcomes (cont.)
The 13 POs (cont.)
PO13: Demonstrate management, leadership and entrepreneurial skills, and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments

18. Course Outcomes
Learning Outcomes (LOs) or Course Outcomes (COs) address the abilities to be attained by students upon the completion of a subject
A subject usually has several LOs and the LOs are different from one subject to another

19. Bloom’s Taxonomy Three domains of learning method Cognitive domain
Relates to the knowledge and the development of intellectual skills; includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts
Affective domain
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

20. Bloom’s Taxonomy (cont.)

21. Thank You