Industrial Training Courses: A Challenge during the COVID19 Pandemic
Abstract: Industrial training courses require students to gain sufficient practical engineering experience that confirms theoretical knowledge by application to field work. The courses expose students to real life engineering activity involving problem solving, design, experimentation and manufacturing. Students get introduced to entrepreneurship, diverse collaborative work environments and quality systems that instill world class safety standards […]
Impact Evaluations of Engineering Programs Using ABET Student Outcomes
Abstract: Engineering programs worldwide collect and report student learning outcomes data to conduct program evaluations for quality assurance and accreditation purposes. Accreditation agencies such as ABET typically mandate that at least two years of program evaluation data be provided and for institutions to show how this data has been used for continuous quality improvement. Engineering […]
Inauguration of the IN4OBE Chapter at UIU
The Bangladesh chapter of “International Network for Outcome-Based Education (IN4OBE)” was held at United International University on April 17, 2021, at 6:00 pm. The program is organized by United International University. It is to be noted that this prestigious international program was held for the first time in Bangladesh. The chief guest on the occasion […]
Quality Improvement With Automated Engineering Program Evaluations
Abstract: In this paper, we present examples of quality improvement efforts to enhance student learning in engineering education by employing a novel program evaluation methodology that automates ABET Student Outcomes (SOs) data measurement and analysis based on the classification of specific performance indicators per Bloom’s 3 domains and their learning levels. The learning levels are […]