Evaluation of Programme Educational Objectives For Civil Engineering Technology Programme With Work-Based Learning Approach

Abstract

Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO) offers an undergraduate degree programme in Civil Engineering Technology with Work-Based Learning (WBL) approach in 2013. The Bachelor of Civil Engineering Technology (BCT) programme is considered as the pioneer engineering degree programme in Malaysia to implement this collaborative approach with the industry. This study is to evaluate BCT graduates’ career progression, and hence the achievement of the Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) which are monitored by indirect assessments through surveys to the alumni and employers, as well as the WBL participating companies. The scores used for the surveys are on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being poor and 4 being outstanding. The results for PEOs from the surveys indicated ratings between 3 and 4. This is an indication that the PEOs specified for the programme have been achieved. Generally, and overall, the WBL in the BCT programme are found to be effective in enhancing the programme’s relevance for industry, as well as the graduates’ career progression.