2-7October2011
Furamq
RiverFront
Hotel,
Sing
apore
Guest-of-Honour
Mr. Gan Kim Yong
1 2 : 1 5 - 1 3 : 3 0Networking Lunch (Jupiter l, ll & lll) 1 3 : 3 0 - 1 5 : 0 0Session 2 - Developing Competency
Chairman and Moderator: Er. Prof. Chew Yong Tian, Past President, IES
1 3 ; 3 0 - 1 3 : 5 5Keynote Paper 4
( s 2 - 1 ) Emeritus BradleyProf. Alan
Accreditation Consultant, Engineers Australia, Australia
Stage 1 Competencyl Standards - Driving I Engineering Educatiorl Desion
1 3 : 5 5 - 1 4 : 2 0Keynote Paper 5
(s2-2) Prof. Chan Eng Soon
Dean,
Faculty of Engineering, National University of Sinoaoore
Transforming I Engineering Educatioil Through a Design Centric Curriculum
14:20-14:45 Keynote Paper 6
(s2-3)
Prof. Janie M. Fouke (presented by
Prof. Cheng Tee Hiang)
Dean,
College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University,
Sinoaoore
Re-engineering Engineering Education
1 4 : 4 5 - 1 5 : 0 0Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to Speakers Q&A Session
1 5 : 0 0 - 1 6 : 0 0
Session 3 - Conceive-Design-lmplement-Operate (CDIO)
chairman and Moderator: Prof. Er Meng Hwa, vice President, Nanyang Technological University
Speaker 1
(s3-1) Ms. Pee Suat Hoon
Director, Department of Educational Development, Sinoaoore Polvtechnic
CDIO @ Singapore Polytechnic
Speaker 2
(s3-2) Ms. Kwek Siew Wee
Manager/Academic of S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r i n g ( Electronics), Nanyang Polvtechnic
Developing Industry-ready Professionals: NYP Teaching Factory a n d C D I O
Speaker 3
(s3-3) Mr. Mah Wee Beng Deputy Ngee Ann PolytechnicPrincipal,
Engineering Education: NP's Approach to Staying Relevant &
Resoonsive
Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to Speakers Q&A Session
1 6 : 0 0 - 1 6 : 3 0Networking Tea Break
1 6 : 3 0 - 1 7 : 3 0Session 4 - Engineering Accreditation Practices in this region
Chairman and Moderator: Er. Dr. Chew Soon Hoe, Conference Committee Chairman. IES
Speaker 1
(s4-1) Prof. Heng Meng Ho CambodiaBoard of Engineers
Engineering &
Technology Education and Accreditation: The Case of Cambodia
Speaker 2
(s4-2) P r o f . R a s h m i J a i n
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore
Coming of Age of Systems Engineering Education:
Accreditation Process and Preparedness of the Academic Proorams
Speaker 3
(s4-3) l r Dr. Tan Chee Fai
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Teknikal Malavsia. Melaka
Engineering Education and Accreditation Scenario in Malaysia Q&A Session
Presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to Speakers
1 7 : 3 0 End of Day 1
Abstracts
Session
1 - QualityAssurance
Devel
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Author(s) Tiile Paqe
s 1 - 1
Phillio E. Borrowman l m p r o v i n g t h e Q u a l i t y o f E n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n T h r o u g hAccreditation Activities 1 9
s 1 - 2 :
R e m a u d B e r n a r d , Sanchez Teresa and Arditti Jean-Claude
Q u a l i t y A s s u r a n c e I n E n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n : S t a t e o f t h e A r t
in France and Eurooe 20
s 1 - 3 :
Lee Yee Cheono E n q i n e e r i n o & E n q i n e e r s i n t h e 2 1 s t C e n t u r v 23 Session Z - ng Competencs2-1
Alan Bradley andPeter Hoffman
Stage 1 Competency Standards - Driving Engineering
E d u c a t i o n D e s i o n 25
s2-2:
Chan Lim Seh ChunEng Soon and T r a n s f o r m i n g C e n t r i c C u r r i c u l u mE n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n T h r o u g h a D e s i g n 2 75 2 - 3 : J a n i e M . F o u k e R e - e n q i n e e r i n o E n o i n e e r i n q E d u c a t i o n 29
Session 3 - Conceive-Design m ement-Operate (CDIO
s3-1
P e e S u a t H o o n C D I O @ Sinqapore P o l v t e c h n i c 32s3-2:
K w e k S i e w W e e D e v e l o p i n g I n d u s t r y - r e a d y P r o f e s s i o n a l s : N Y P T e a c h i n gFactorv and CDIO 33
S 3 - 3 : M a h W e e B e n g Engineering Education: NP's Approach to Staying Relevant
& Responsive 34
Session 4 - Engineering Accreditation Practices in this Reqion
s4-1
H e n g M e n g H o a n dSoveacha Ros
Engineering & Technology Education and Accreditation: The Case of Cambodia
s4-2:
R a s h m i J a i nC o m i n g o f A g e o f S y s t e m s E n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n : Accreditation Process and Preoaredness of the Academic P r o o r a m s
s4-3:
T a n C h e e F a i , R a n j i t S i n g h S a r b a n S i n g h , O n g S i a w T h i e n , a n d N g e o w Yen Wan
Engineering Education and Accreditation Scenario in
Malaysia 39
S e s s i o n 5 - N e w F r o n t i e r
s5-1
C h o n g T o w C h o n g E n g i n e e r i n g ' s S e c o n d W i n d : N u r t u r r n g E n g i n e e r s w i t h aD e s i o n E d o e 4 1
s5-2:
Y e n J i a - Y u s h , L i u M a n d y , Y a n g Y e o n g - B i n , a n d J o h n L i C h i e n - C h u n o
A n I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e F E I A P E n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n
G u i d e l i n e 42
S 5 - 3 : M u s t a f i z u r R a h m a n E n o i n e e r i n q E d u c a t i o n f o r S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t 44
Session 6 - Ensineerins Education and Teachine Methodol
s6-1
C h i n H o o n g - C h o r a n dC h e w S o o n - H o e
Making Students Learn By Themselves and About
T h e m s e l v e s : A n l n n o v a t i v e A p p r o a c h t o T r a i n i n q E n q i n e e r s +b
s6-2:
E d i c i o F a l l e r a n d A l b e r tB . J u b i l o
lmprove Teaching-Learning Strategies - Case study of the
Ateneo De Davao Universitv 48
5 b - J :
Q a i s e r H . M a l i k , M a t t h e w J . K o e h l e r , P u n y a M i s h r a , Neeraj Buch, and Michael Shanblatt
Does a Cornerstone Design Experience Affect Changes in
Freshman Attitudes? 50
-t
rf
s 4 - 3 :
ACCREDITATION ENGINEERING EDUCATION SCENARIO AND FUTURE OF E N G I N E E R I N G E D U C A T I O N I N M A L A Y S I A
TAN Chee Fai (C.F. TAN), The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (lEM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM),
R a n i i t S i n g h S a r b a n S i n g h ( S S . S . R a n j i t ) , T h e I n s t i t u t i o n o f E n g i n e e r s , M a l a y s i a ( l E M ) , Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM),
ONG Siaw Thien, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM),
NGEOW Yen Wan, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (lEM), Malaysia Rubber Research Board
E m a i l : c h e e f a i @ u t e m . e d u . m v ABSTRACT
Engineering education in Malaysia is a strong and vibrant enterprise. Malaysia governmenr is projecting to produce 222,000 engineering graduates in the next 9 years. This number of engineers is needed to ensure the development industries, infrastructures and general well-being of Malaysia are carried out as planned. However, since Malaysia has engineers in various fields, engineers have provided the driving forces behind high technology services and products to enhance the Malaysia economy growth locally and internationally. lt is also cited that there are 33 accredited engineering programmes in Malaysia universities and colleges. Engineering degree is the common degree entry to the engineering profession nowadays, such as civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering and mechanical engineering. The Malaysia engineering degree requires completion of four years full time study. For an engineering degree programme to be recognize, all the engineering degrees in Malaysia are governed by Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC). EAC ensure all the engineering degree programmes that are offered by Malaysian universities are subjected to the minimum academic requirements for registration as a graduate engineer with the Board of Engineers lVlalaysia (BEM). BEM is representing Malaysia in Washington Accord since 2009, engineering education in Malaysia took on a broader international aspect and agreed to achieve equivalent standard with the other 14 signatories'countries. Due to the upcoming challenges of the future, it is ideated that Malaysia engineers must progress working hard with all the necessary technical competencies in engineering science. This role is very important so that they will be flexible enough to be involved in multidisciplinary engineering tasks in Malaysia and around the world.
Globalisation is a trend that affects humanities, cultures, traditions and history of a country. Globalisation is defined as "the flow of people, culture, ideas, values, knowledge, technology, and economy across borders facilitating a more interconnected and interdependent world". Engineering graduates are facing fierce challenges and competition not only locally but also internationally. Due to the global challenges and competition, local engineering graduates need to equip themselves with flexibility, ethics, professionalism, knowledge and skill in facing the global challenges. Government, educational institutions and industry plays an important role to upgrade the quality of local engineering education. The modern engineering profession deals constantly with uncertainty, incomplete data and competing (often conflicting) demands from clients, governments, environmental groups and the public. lt requires technical competent and professionalism skill, as well as to be exposed to the global scenarios, current trend and future requirements. Whilst trying to incorporate more "humanity" skill into their knowledge base and professional practice, today's engineers must also cope with continual technological and organizational changes in the workplace. In addition they must cope with the commercial realities of industrial practice in the modern world, as well as the legal consequences of every professional decision they make. The challenge for engineering education in Malaysia is to improve the current engineering education system so that the Malaysia engineering graduates are recognized
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scenario
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education
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of accredited
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KEYWORDS
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