Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities

Malaysia is consolidating and strengthening Engineering Technology (ET) programs to produce skilled human resources to spearhead economic growth and achieve the status of a developed nation by 2020. ET programs need to increase the students’ intake to fulfil the industry requirements for technical g...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah, Radin Salim, Kamilah, Haron, Habibah Norehan, Hussain, Noor Hamizah, Ali, Rosmah, Abdullah, Morina, Mohamed, Zainai
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Language:	English
Published:	Redfame Publishing 2018
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/1/IJSSS%20EVALUATION%20LAB.pdf

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spelling	iium-639202018-10-11T07:15:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed, Zainai LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum Malaysia is consolidating and strengthening Engineering Technology (ET) programs to produce skilled human resources to spearhead economic growth and achieve the status of a developed nation by 2020. ET programs need to increase the students’ intake to fulfil the industry requirements for technical graduates. The Malaysian Technical University Network (MTUN) institutions and UniKL are among the higher education institutions in Malaysia that offer undergraduate ET programs to produce work-ready graduates. A key component of Engineering Technology curriculum is laboratory facilities. This article evaluated the laboratory facilities at MTUN institutions. We used mainly qualitative data methodology, comprising of focus group interviews, observations and document analysis. We also adopted the quantitative method using survey questionnaires to investigate students’ satisfaction on the laboratory facilities related to the practice-oriented learning at the institutions. The results indicate that the laboratory facilities provided by the selected MTUN institutions are adequate for the current number of students. Redfame Publishing 2018-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/1/IJSSS%20EVALUATION%20LAB.pdf Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah and Radin Salim, Kamilah and Haron, Habibah Norehan and Hussain, Noor Hamizah and Ali, Rosmah and Abdullah, Morina and Mohamed, Zainai (2018) Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities. International Journal of Social Science Studies, 6 (5). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2324-8033 E-ISSN 2324-8041 http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/3236/3407 10.11114/ijsss.v6i5.3236
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spellingShingle	LB Theory and practice of education LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB2300 Higher Education LB2361 Curriculum Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed, Zainai Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
description	Malaysia is consolidating and strengthening Engineering Technology (ET) programs to produce skilled human resources to spearhead economic growth and achieve the status of a developed nation by 2020. ET programs need to increase the students’ intake to fulfil the industry requirements for technical graduates. The Malaysian Technical University Network (MTUN) institutions and UniKL are among the higher education institutions in Malaysia that offer undergraduate ET programs to produce work-ready graduates. A key component of Engineering Technology curriculum is laboratory facilities. This article evaluated the laboratory facilities at MTUN institutions. We used mainly qualitative data methodology, comprising of focus group interviews, observations and document analysis. We also adopted the quantitative method using survey questionnaires to investigate students’ satisfaction on the laboratory facilities related to the practice-oriented learning at the institutions. The results indicate that the laboratory facilities provided by the selected MTUN institutions are adequate for the current number of students.
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author	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed, Zainai
author_facet	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah Radin Salim, Kamilah Haron, Habibah Norehan Hussain, Noor Hamizah Ali, Rosmah Abdullah, Morina Mohamed, Zainai
author_sort	Mohd Ismail, Kamsiah
title	Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_short	Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_full	Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_fullStr	Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities
title_sort	evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in malaysian technical universities
publisher	Redfame Publishing
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63920/1/IJSSS%20EVALUATION%20LAB.pdf
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Evaluation of laboratory facilities for engineering technology programs in Malaysian technical universities

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