Promoting academic excellence amongst the engineering students

This paper describes activities carried out by the College of Engineering at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in order to promote academic excellence amongst the engineering students and to enhance their academic standings. The issues affecting the academic performance are briefly discussed. The...

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Main Authors: Salleh, Hanim, Idris, Mohd. Azree, Zulkarnain, Abdul Talip, Hashim, Halimatun, Hasan, Zaimah, Zainal Abidin, Izham
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/324/2/HanimSalleh2006_Promotingacademicexcellenceamongstthe.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/324/
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Summary:This paper describes activities carried out by the College of Engineering at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in order to promote academic excellence amongst the engineering students and to enhance their academic standings. The issues affecting the academic performance are briefly discussed. The activities involve all students majoring in Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering at UNITEN. The discussions highlight some examples of the orientation and motivation programs, student support system, engineering related enrichment activities and outcome-based education. The objective of this paper is to share the experiences gained when conducting these activities and how they benefit the students.