Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities

Malaysia has put emphasis on Engineering Technology programs in its effort to be a developed country by 2020. This demand for Engineering Technology programs to be implemented is to increase the number of technical graduates for the industry needs. The Malaysian Technical University (MTUN) instituti...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah, Radin Salim, Kamilah, Haron, Habibah Norehan, Abd Rahman, Rozita Juliana, Hussain, Noor Hamizah, Ali, Rosmah, Abdullah, Morina, Mohamed Nor, Norhayati, Mohamed, Zainai, Mulop, Normah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	University Teknologi Malaysia 2016
Subjects:	LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/6/53712_aboratory%20Facilities%20for%20Engineering%20Technolog_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-537122018-06-26T02:44:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/ Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Abd Rahman, Rozita Juliana Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed Nor, Norhayati Mohamed, Zainai Mulop, Normah LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum Malaysia has put emphasis on Engineering Technology programs in its effort to be a developed country by 2020. This demand for Engineering Technology programs to be implemented is to increase the number of technical graduates for the industry needs. The Malaysian Technical University (MTUN) institutions and UniKL are among the higher education institutions in Malaysia that offer Engineering Technology programs at the undergraduate level. These institutions main agenda is to produce skilled work-ready graduates. Being in its infancy, MTUN has yet to produce their first batch of Engineering Technology graduates. This article reports the evaluation of the facilities at MTUN, as part of a bigger research scope. The data collection method in this study is mainly qualitative, which comprise of interviews, observations and document analysis. The interview protocol and observation checklist were developed and validated by experts and found reliable after running a set of pilot interview and observation. Interviews were carried out on the lecturers, whereas observations were made in the classroom, laboratories and a teaching factory. Document analysis that was carried out was on the Code of Practice for Program Accreditation (COPPA) document. This study also adopted the quantitative method using survey questions on students’ satisfaction of the facilities related to the application-based practice oriented at the institutions. From the laboratories observations, interviews with the lecturers, analysis of COPPA document and survey questionnaires answered by students, it can be concluded that the laboratory facilities provided by the three MTUN are adequate for the current number of students. University Teknologi Malaysia 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/6/53712_aboratory%20Facilities%20for%20Engineering%20Technolog_complete.pdf Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah and Radin Salim, Kamilah and Haron, Habibah Norehan and Abd Rahman, Rozita Juliana and Hussain, Noor Hamizah and Ali, Rosmah and Abdullah, Morina and Mohamed Nor, Norhayati and Mohamed, Zainai and Mulop, Normah (2016) Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities. In: "6th International Conference on Engineering Education 2016", 9-10 August 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://tree.utm.my/blog/rcee-2016-proceedings-2/
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topic	LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum
spellingShingle	LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Abd Rahman, Rozita Juliana Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed Nor, Norhayati Mohamed, Zainai Mulop, Normah Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
description	Malaysia has put emphasis on Engineering Technology programs in its effort to be a developed country by 2020. This demand for Engineering Technology programs to be implemented is to increase the number of technical graduates for the industry needs. The Malaysian Technical University (MTUN) institutions and UniKL are among the higher education institutions in Malaysia that offer Engineering Technology programs at the undergraduate level. These institutions main agenda is to produce skilled work-ready graduates. Being in its infancy, MTUN has yet to produce their first batch of Engineering Technology graduates. This article reports the evaluation of the facilities at MTUN, as part of a bigger research scope. The data collection method in this study is mainly qualitative, which comprise of interviews, observations and document analysis. The interview protocol and observation checklist were developed and validated by experts and found reliable after running a set of pilot interview and observation. Interviews were carried out on the lecturers, whereas observations were made in the classroom, laboratories and a teaching factory. Document analysis that was carried out was on the Code of Practice for Program Accreditation (COPPA) document. This study also adopted the quantitative method using survey questions on students’ satisfaction of the facilities related to the application-based practice oriented at the institutions. From the laboratories observations, interviews with the lecturers, analysis of COPPA document and survey questionnaires answered by students, it can be concluded that the laboratory facilities provided by the three MTUN are adequate for the current number of students.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Abd Rahman, Rozita Juliana Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed Nor, Norhayati Mohamed, Zainai Mulop, Normah
author_facet	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Abd Rahman, Rozita Juliana Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed Nor, Norhayati Mohamed, Zainai Mulop, Normah
author_sort	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah
title	Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_short	Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_full	Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_fullStr	Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_full_unstemmed	Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_sort	laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in malaysian technical universities
publisher	University Teknologi Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53712/6/53712_aboratory%20Facilities%20for%20Engineering%20Technolog_complete.pdf
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Laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities

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