International OBE Symposium 2021

“Implementation of Outcome-based Education in the Engineering Programs to Meet the Requirements of the Washington Accord”

Session Chair: Professor Dr. Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman, Pro-VC, AUST

Rapporteur: Dr. Elsheikh Mohamed Ahmed Elsheikh, Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Section, Uni KL, Malaysia

Session Coordinator: Md. Minhajul Islam Khan Shuhan
Assistant Professor, CE, & OBE Program Coordinator from CE, AUST

11:00 am to 11:45 am: Presentation # 1:
- “An Overview of Washington Accord Requirements” by Professor Shahrir Abdullah, UKM, Malaysia (SLIDES => Presentation1.pdf)
11:45 am to 12:30 pm: Presentation # 2:
- “Incorporating Complex Problem Solving (CPS) and Complex Engineering Activities (CEA) in an Engineering Program” by Ir. Dr. Zambri Harun, UKM, Malaysia (SLIDES => Presentation2.pdf)

Session Chair: Professor Dr. A.S. MD. Abdul Haseeb, UM, Malaysia

Rapporteur: Dr. Elsheikh Mohamed Ahmed Elsheikh, Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Section, UniKL, Malaysia

Session Coordinator: Mr. H M Zabir Haque
Assistant Professor & & OBE Program Coordinator from CSE, AUST

1:30 pm to 2:15 pm: Presentation # 3:
- “Implementing changes in curriculum structure to engineering degree programme to future proof graduates at the Singapore Institute of Technology” by Dr Foo Yong-Lim, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
2:15 pm to 3:00 pm: Presentation # 4:
- “Direct Assessment of Graduate Attributes and Programme Learning Outcomes in Engineering Education: Practice in UK and Irish Universities” by Professor M. S. J. Hashmi, Dublin City University (SLIDES => Presentation4a.pdf & Presentation4b.pdf)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Panel Discussions
- Panel Members:
  1. Prof Ir. Dr. Nor Kamariah Noordin, Associate Director (AD) of EAC, Malaysia
  2. Professor Ir. Dr. Ramesh Singh, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University Teknologi Brunei
  3. Prof lr Dr Mohd Syuhaimi Ab Rahman, Director of Center for Alumni Relations, UKM-Malaysia

Session Chair: Professor Dr. Ahmad Faris Bin Ismail, Deputy Rector (Academic and Internationalisation), IIUM Gombak Campus, Malaysia

Rapporteur: Ir. Dr. Rizauddin Ramli, Associate Professor, UKM

Session Coordinator: Dr. Umma Hany, Associate Professor, EEE, & OBE Program Coordinator from EEE, AUST

10:00 am to 10:40 am: Presentation # 5:
- Assessment of the Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) by Prof lr Dr Mohd Syuhaimi Ab Rahman, UKM, Malaysia (SLIDES => Presentation5)
10:40 am to 11:20 am: Presentation # 6:
- “Use And Importance Of Assessment Rubrics In Outcome Based Education” by Professor Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Choudhury, AUST [Former Professor of UM, Malaysia] (SLIDES => Presentation6.pdf)
11:20 am to 12:00 pm: Presentation # 7:
- “Aligning Learning Outcomes, Subject Content, and Assessments” by Dr. Azharul Karim, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, QUT, Australia (SLIDES => Presentation7.pdf)

Session Chair: Professor Dr. Kazi Bayzid Kabir, Member Secretary, Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)

Rapporteur: Ir. Dr. Rizauddin Ramli, Associate Professor, UKM

Session Coordinator: Mr. Saif Rahman Khan, Lecturer, MPE, & OBE Program Coordinator from MPE (ME), AUST

1:00 pm to 1:40 pm: Presentation # 8:
- “Outcome-Based Education: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) practices in IIUM” by Dr. Nor Fadhillah Bt. Mohamed Azmin, Associate Professor, IIUM, Malaysia (SLIDES => Presentation8.pdf)
1:40 pm to 2:20 pm: Presentation # 9:
- “Accreditation and Outcome based curriculum Design” by Dr. Shyamal Kumar Das Mandal, IIT - Kharagpur, India (SLIDES => Presentation9.pdf)
2:20 pm to 3:00 pm: Panel Discussions
- Panel Members:
  1. Professor Dr. Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, UTM, Malaysia (SLIDES => Prof_Megat.pdf)
  2. Professor Dr. Firoz Alam, RMIT, Australia (SLIDES => Prof_Firoz_Alam.pdf)