Promoting academic excellence amongst the engineering students

• 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
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/324/2/HanimSalleh2006_Promotingacademicexcellenceamongstthe.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/324/

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.