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-engineeringtechnology/
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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
Learning
Outcomes
(LO)
• LO address the abilities
to be attained by
students upon
completion of a subject
Programme
Outcomes
(PO)
• PO describe what students
are expected to know and
be able to perform or attain
by the time of graduation
• PEO address the
graduates
attainment 5 years
after graduation
Programme
Educational
Objectives
(PEO)
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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: …
…
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 …
…
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…
…
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
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)
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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:
MMU vision and mission
FET vision and mission
Programme educational objective (PEO)
Programme outcome (PO)
Learning outcome (LO)
Assessment (course work + exam)
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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.
MMU vision and mission
FET vision and mission
Programme educational objective (PEO)
Programme outcome (PO)
Learning outcome (LO)
Assessment (course work + exam)
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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:
Assign
ment
Lab 1
Lab 2
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
√
Test
Exam
Q1
√
√
Exam
Q2
Exam
Q3
Exam TOTAL
Q4
√
√
√
√
√
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PEO, PO and LO measurements
Next, the marks for each assessment are filled in:
Assign
ment
Lab 1
Lab 2
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
14/15
Test
Exam
Q1
9/15
3/15
Exam
Q2
Exam
Q3
12/30
7/15
2/5
21/30
5/15
4/5
Exam TOTAL
Q4
7/20
10/15 14/20
Total marks for this subject = 54/100
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PEO, PO and LO measurements
Lastly, the achievement of each LO is calculated:
TOTAL ACHIEVEMENT
LO1
12/30 12/30 = 40% -> did not achieve LO1
LO2
21/30 21/30 = 70% -> achieved LO2
LO3
LO4
7/20 7/20 = 35% -> did not achieve LO3
14/20 14/20 = 70% -> achieved LO4
This is repeated for all other subjects.
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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:
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PO13
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
√
√
√
√
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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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