Development of Course Management and Monitoring System as a Quality Tools in Engineering Education

Abstract:

Engineering education in Malaysia has moving fast in creating high quality environment for all higher educational institution graduates through several innovative and creative teaching and learning tools and methods. Stress on the quality of delivery method in higher education was also increased in order to assure that the graduates are really fulfilling the needs of the stakeholders. In this work, we have developed a Course Monitoring and Management System (CMMS) to ease the lecturers in managing and monitoring the class. User survey was conducted to identify the actual requirements and data from the survey was used to construct the CMMS. By reducing the lecturers loads in the managing and monitoring activities, lecturers can be more focus in delivering innovative and effective teaching techniques that really notable for the production of high quality graduates.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 465-466)
• Pages: 395-400
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.465-466.395
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Nik Hisyamudin Muhd Nor*, Mohd Azwir Azlan, Sia Chee Kiong, Fariza Mohamad, Al Emran Ismail, Ashari Kasmin, M.F. Ahmad, Yokoyama Seiji
• Keywords: Education Management, Engineering Education, Quality Management, Structural Weightage Index

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