Global Initiatives / Syahirah Mansor

• Main Author: Mansor, Syahirah
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Civil Engineering 2017
• Subjects: LG Individual institutions; Malaysia; Pulau Pinang; Universiti Teknologi MARA; Asia
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/65271/1/65271.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/65271/

On 18th August 2016, the Faculty of Civil Engineering UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang conducted a benchmarking visit to aid as a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) for Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Infrastructure) program (EC221). The benchmarking course was held at the University Sains Malaysia (USM) Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang. The main objective of the benchmarking was to make sure the courses offered in EC221 program are sufficient in terms of the breadth and depth covered within the courses when compared to establish and well-known university such as USM and Universiti Teknologi MARA. On a side note, both of the universities had obtained full 5 years accreditation for the civil engineering program. The benchmarking includes operation of the system in the university and detail comparison of the courses offered with analysis on the similarities and differences that may encountered during the visit.