Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Implementation of Project Based Learning (PtBL) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) as part of Outcome Based Education (OBE) framework have faced various challenges (i.e revamp on the undergraduate co-curricullum, required high commitments from academicians & faculty and facilities to cater P...

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Main Authors: Hezmi, Muhammad Azril, Sa'ari, Radzuan, Mustaffar, Mushairry, Ismail, Che Ros, Mohd. Amin, Mohd. For, Hanapi, Muhammad Nassir, Yahya, Khairulzan, Ahmad, Yusof, Mohamed, Azman, Mohd. Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty, Minghat, Asnul Dahar, Jusoh, Siti Norafida, Ishak, Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Zulkifli
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spelling my.utm.606512017-08-08T04:22:00Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60651/ Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Hezmi, Muhammad Azril Sa'ari, Radzuan Mustaffar, Mushairry Ismail, Che Ros Mohd. Amin, Mohd. For Hanapi, Muhammad Nassir Yahya, Khairulzan Ahmad, Yusof Mohamed, Azman Mohd. Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty Minghat, Asnul Dahar Jusoh, Siti Norafida Ishak, Mohd. Yunus Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Zulkifli TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Implementation of Project Based Learning (PtBL) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) as part of Outcome Based Education (OBE) framework have faced various challenges (i.e revamp on the undergraduate co-curricullum, required high commitments from academicians & faculty and facilities to cater PtBL activities). This paper discusses the effectiveness of PtBL teaching method in an effort to develop the students’ soft skills in tandem with the technical or professional competencies; and problems, challenges and potential improvement in the course. The Survey Camp course which is offered at year one of a four years civil engineering degree programme in the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA), UTM was chosen for this study. It is a ten days fieldwork in which the students will carry out an engineering survey project from field to finish in groups of five to six students supervised by the academic staff. Assessment of the technical aspects was based on the students ability to meet the minimum engineering surveying’s standard whereas the assesment of soft skills was conducted during various sessions of the survey projects. Survey questionaires were given at the beginning and the end of the course as part of evaluation of the course effectiveness. The research has found that the technical aspects were achievable though with lesser degree for the engineering design. However, on the soft skills, students demonstrated an overall improvement of competency but it was difficult to determine the levels for the average students while the best and poor performers were easily observed. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Hezmi, Muhammad Azril and Sa'ari, Radzuan and Mustaffar, Mushairry and Ismail, Che Ros and Mohd. Amin, Mohd. For and Hanapi, Muhammad Nassir and Yahya, Khairulzan and Ahmad, Yusof and Mohamed, Azman and Mohd. Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty and Minghat, Asnul Dahar and Jusoh, Siti Norafida and Ishak, Mohd. Yunus and Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Zulkifli (2015) Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. In: 9th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference & 8th Asean Civil Engineering Conference (APSEC-ACEC 2015), 3-5 Nov, 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://civil.utm.my/apsec2015/
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
Sa'ari, Radzuan
Mustaffar, Mushairry
Ismail, Che Ros
Mohd. Amin, Mohd. For
Hanapi, Muhammad Nassir
Yahya, Khairulzan
Ahmad, Yusof
Mohamed, Azman
Mohd. Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty
Minghat, Asnul Dahar
Jusoh, Siti Norafida
Ishak, Mohd. Yunus
Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Zulkifli
Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
description Implementation of Project Based Learning (PtBL) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) as part of Outcome Based Education (OBE) framework have faced various challenges (i.e revamp on the undergraduate co-curricullum, required high commitments from academicians & faculty and facilities to cater PtBL activities). This paper discusses the effectiveness of PtBL teaching method in an effort to develop the students’ soft skills in tandem with the technical or professional competencies; and problems, challenges and potential improvement in the course. The Survey Camp course which is offered at year one of a four years civil engineering degree programme in the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA), UTM was chosen for this study. It is a ten days fieldwork in which the students will carry out an engineering survey project from field to finish in groups of five to six students supervised by the academic staff. Assessment of the technical aspects was based on the students ability to meet the minimum engineering surveying’s standard whereas the assesment of soft skills was conducted during various sessions of the survey projects. Survey questionaires were given at the beginning and the end of the course as part of evaluation of the course effectiveness. The research has found that the technical aspects were achievable though with lesser degree for the engineering design. However, on the soft skills, students demonstrated an overall improvement of competency but it was difficult to determine the levels for the average students while the best and poor performers were easily observed.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
Sa'ari, Radzuan
Mustaffar, Mushairry
Ismail, Che Ros
Mohd. Amin, Mohd. For
Hanapi, Muhammad Nassir
Yahya, Khairulzan
Ahmad, Yusof
Mohamed, Azman
Mohd. Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty
Minghat, Asnul Dahar
Jusoh, Siti Norafida
Ishak, Mohd. Yunus
Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Zulkifli
author_facet Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
Sa'ari, Radzuan
Mustaffar, Mushairry
Ismail, Che Ros
Mohd. Amin, Mohd. For
Hanapi, Muhammad Nassir
Yahya, Khairulzan
Ahmad, Yusof
Mohamed, Azman
Mohd. Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty
Minghat, Asnul Dahar
Jusoh, Siti Norafida
Ishak, Mohd. Yunus
Mohd. Yunus, Mohd. Zulkifli
author_sort Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
title Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_short Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_full Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_fullStr Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_sort implementation of project based learning for first year civil engineering student at universiti teknologi malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60651/
http://civil.utm.my/apsec2015/
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