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{"title":"Students’ and Lecturers’ Perception on the Use of Introductory Engineering Mathematics PutraMOOC","authors":"M. Mokhtar, W. A. Wan Adnan, A.S. Mohd Harithuddin, Diyana Jamaludin, Zuraidah Zan, Faisul Arif Ahmad","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.106","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the perceptions of lecturers and students on the use of the Introductory Engineering Mathematics PutraMOOC as a medium of learning and teaching for first year engineering students. The objectives of the study include respondents' perceptions of the characteristics of the PutraMOOC and its impact on the implementation of OBE. To measure the findings based on the respondents' experience on using the PutraMOOC, questionnaires which was also linked to students' scores, as well as interviews with lecturers were conducted. The results of this study show a positive impact and perception of the use of the PutraMOOC. However, based on the findings, there are also some improvements that need to be made in helping the effectiveness of the PutraMOOC in the future use.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133881352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-Major Students’ Perception on the Application of Gamification and Simulation in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Courses at Universities in Malaysia","authors":"N. Saris, Norazliani Md Sapari","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.87","url":null,"abstract":"In the field of electrical and electronics (E&E) technology that is evolving rapidly, the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia emphasizes universities to ensure that the expected non-major E&E engineering graduates are fully equipped with the skills to fulfil market needs. However, it is challenging for non-major students to understand the topics taught to them through the methods as they are conventionally being delivered. Therefore, gamification and simulation such as Kahoot, Quizizz, Multisim and CircuitMod have been applied in the university to facilitate formative assessment in order to enhance interest and understanding, and also accomplish learning more effectively among non-major students. Hence, this research aims to examine the non-major students’ perception of the implementation of gamification and simulation in class for face-to-face and online settings. To achieve this, a set of questionnaires was adapted with some modifications for the purpose of data collection. It was distributed to the students from random public universities in Malaysia who are currently enrolled in E&E engineering courses at their respective universities which majority of them are from a mechanical engineering background. Research questions concentrate on the advantages and students’ perceptions of gamification and simulation in E&E engineering courses. The collected data has been analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis. Based on the perceptions of the participating non-major E&E engineering students, the majority of the respondents agreed that gamification and simulation provide a better learning experience with the highest score mean of 4.22.  Moreover, gamification and simulation boost students' ability to learn, motivate them, increase their understanding, promote their well-being, and increase their achievement academically. Students hold a positive perception with 4.20 mean score, stating that it is suitable for application in the learning process as it is easy to use, fun, motivating, and more efficient. The results provided would encourage educators in Malaysian universities to better meet the needs of teaching non-major students with their lessons.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133218366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of Mathematical Competencies among Electrical Engineering Students","authors":"Nur Izrah Mohd Puzi, Naziha binti Ahmad Azli, S. Osman, Yudariah Mohammad Yusof","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.104","url":null,"abstract":"In universities, engineering students are often seen as a group of students with high level of intelligence. The engineering programme seeks applications from students with a strong command in Mathematics and Science. Therefore, it is believed that Mathematical Competencies (MC) are the element that plays a vital role in engineering education since there are plenty of applications of mathematical knowledge in engineering courses. This paper discusses mathematical competencies further, with emphasis on those demonstrated by the engineering students. MC consist of eight components: Thinking mathematically, posing and solving a mathematical problem, modelling mathematically, reasoning mathematically, representing mathematically, handling mathematical symbols and formalisms, communicating in, with, and about mathematics and using aids and tools. Unfortunately, many engineering students did not meet the required level as they did not perform well in the engineering course, whereby in this study, the focus was on the Electromagnetic Field Theory (EMT) course. EMT was chosen because the course contains high mathematical component. A qualitative method of ethnographic research design was selected as a mean to collect data, which was then analysed using thematic analysis. A set of EMT questions was developed for 17 participants from an electrical engineering programme. From the written work, it can be said that the participants demonstrated their MC based on their answers. It can be concluded that most of the participants with higher marks were able to demonstrate almost all of the MC components.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129686983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solutions to the Engineering Education Research Activity Challenges in Sudan","authors":"Abdelrahim Minalla","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.105","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, the researcher has been engaging in engineering education research in Sudan. Needless to say, the researcher has encountered many challenges while gathering data using semi-structured interview. This paper discusses these challenges, and how the researcher was able to successfully overcome most of them, and to achieve complete interview. These challenges evolve around factors that affecting the quality of gathered data: experienced participants, well-developed interview protocol, interview environment and logistics, interviewer’s experience and training, language of the interview, and transcription of recorded audio interviews to text. Researcher’s network and his professional connections enabled the researcher to assemble and approach a group of experienced participants who were willing to share their expertise related to the research topics. Also, researcher knowledge of both Arabic and English languages was instrumental in conducting quality Arabic interviews, transcription of audio interviews, and accurate translation between the two languages. At the same time researcher’s expertise and his upfront preparation helped in avoiding interview distraction and letting the participant to talk freely, while keep the participant focused on the research topics.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133121570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementation of Photovoltaic Academic Service Learning at School and Its Impact on Student Schools and Student Facilitators","authors":"Shahrin Md. Ayob, Chee Wei Tan, R. Ayop, Mohd. Zaki Daud","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.103","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the implementation of academic service learning (ASL) and its impact on secondary school students as the community and the university undergraduate students who act as facilitators.  The facilitators are the final year students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering undertaking a photovoltaic technology course at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.  The ASL aims to transfer the knowledge of photovoltaic technology to the school student from the university's students and increase their interest in pursuing tertiary study in the science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) stream.  At the same time, it will benefit the facilitators by enriching their communication skills, personality, and academics. The objective achievement of the activity is measured qualitatively through a set of questionnaires after the activity.  It was found that ASL has positively impacted the school student's knowledge of photovoltaic technology.  To measure the impact on the facilitator, questionnaires were given to them after a year of graduation.  The majority of them agreed that ASL improved their communication skills and personality.  However, most facilitators agreed that ASL has minimum impact on enhancing their knowledge of photovoltaics. ","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115723910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Learners’ Experiences in Video-conference Classrooms through theExtended Technology Acceptance Model","authors":"B. Edwards, Josephine Opeyemi Edwards","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n2.107","url":null,"abstract":"The forced switch to fully online learning during the pandemic lockdown resulted in the conversion of video-conference platforms into digital classrooms. The emergency situation at the time left no room for necessary research, training and adequate deployment process, thus forcing both learners and instructors to adopt these learning environments as the only solution to learning during those times. After the lockdown seasons were over, several educational institutions have been considering hybrid instructional modes, thereby making these platforms to persist within education. This necessitates the assessment of learners’ perception on learning in these new classrooms. This study aims to inform and inspire the design of inclusive, and sensitive future learning environments and schools where the needs of all types of learners are factored into instructional design and delivery.  An analysis model based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was deployed in this study which reports on findings from an online survey of 86 respondents consisting of 48 males and 38 females all educated at post-secondary levels. Respondents ages were between 17 and 60 years with a mean age of 30.49 years. Findings show positive learners’ perceptions of video-conference in terms of most constructs, with more neutral and almost negative feedback regarding support for collaboration and instructor presence. No negative perceptions were reported regarding frustration with the technology, and no difference in perception was expressed regarding continuation of virtual learning on video-conference, or return to physical classroom. Platforms were rated by respondents based on factors considered by respondents as important for learning; the highest ratings were assigned based on features including screen sharing, host meeting control capabilities and guest control.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124083106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable Assessment: The Inevitable Future of Engineering Curriculum","authors":"C. P. Liew, P. Kiew","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.74","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.74","url":null,"abstract":"The programme outcomes, also known as graduate attributes in the International Engineering Alliance, serve as a benchmark of standards for engineering education to higher learning institutions in Malaysia and other signatory countries under the educational accords. Various studies conducted around the world have revealed that evaluating programme outcomes is perhaps the most important criterion for Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) which focuses on improving graduates' intellectual skills and capabilities. Several Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) in Malaysia have struggled with assessing programme outcomes since the Engineering Accreditation Council Malaysia (EAC) introduced OBE in 2005. Despite the fact that the programme has been in place for over a decade, issues with assessing programme outcomes persist. Unsustainable effort and meaningless outcome assessment among academic staff are exacerbated by a lack of a specific programme outcome model, improper use of assessment tools, and the collection of massive amounts of unnecessary data. The challenges of assessing programme outcomes experienced by HLIs and academic staff are elaborated on in this article. The concept of sustainable development is introduced, which is believed to be capable of alleviating the problems associated with programme outcome assessment. The background of the adoption of OBE in Malaysia, as well as the assessment requirements of the Washington Accord, are presented in order to emphasise sustainable assessment as the inevitable future of engineering curriculum. The sustainable assessment in engineering curriculum advocated in this article aims to produce sustainable engineering graduates while also reducing the burden of programme outcomes assessment on academic staff.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115797759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using Phenomenological Approach to Identify Mathematical Competency in Engineering Workplace","authors":"Mohamad Norhakim Sahroni, Z. Ismail, Sharifah Kamilah Syed Yusof","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.76","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.76","url":null,"abstract":"Engineers are responsible for solving highly complex problems and, hence, some training to solve such problems, particularly real-life issues, are necessary. The Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), Board of Engineering of Malaysia (BEM), emphasizes the important of engineering competencies in engineering Program Learning Outcome (PLO), such as the ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and apply mathematical knowledge to engineering problems. However, it was reported that students in university face more challenges in understanding engineering mathematics as they are not taught by instructors who specialize in the respective field. Thus, this study was conducted using a phenomenological approach to identify the mathematical competencies (MC) among practicing engineers at manufacturing workplaces in PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Action) process workflow. Three respondent engineers were chosen as respondents for this study, but only one respondent reported in this study. Data was gathered through intensive interview sessions at the workplace. Data analysis technique of phenomenological reduction was primarily utilized in this study were Epoche, identify significant statement, Meaning Units, Textural Description of the Experience, Structural Descriptions of the Experience, and Textural-Structural Synthesis phenomenology. The method provides logical, systematic, and coherent design elements that lead to an essential description of the experience. The findings revealed that the MC elements frequently used at each stage of the PDCA process are thinking mathematically, problem handling, and mathematical communication. This study will inform instructors to develop mathematical competencies related to real-life problem-solving during teaching and learning in engineering activities and academic programs at their institutions.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129468446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Civil Engineering Student Performance Observation During COVID-19 Pandemic Period","authors":"Yeong Huei Lee, K. Bland, W. W. Low, Shi Yee Wong","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.83","url":null,"abstract":"The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shifted the learning method from conventional face-to-face to online. Such abrupt changes provide insufficient time for students to adapt and hence affect their academic performance. Situation seems to be critical towards engineering education, as it at most applicable to blended learning mode, with limited application of fully online mode. The objectives of this study are to compare students’ academic performance with different delivery methods and identify potential learning-related issues in civil engineering material subject during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Three batches of students in the academic year of 2019, 2020 and 2021, are the targeted population, with the delivery modes of conventional face-to-face mode, mixed mode and fully online mode respectively. All three batches of students were undergoing similar assessments of a fundamental subject, Civil Engineering Materials, in Curtin University Malaysia. The findings revealed that students with fully online mode were not performing well in their assessments, notably final examination. There seems to have a lack of peer assistance and non-adaptability in the online mode. Recommendations such as effective online model and collaborative activities have been included to cope for studies during the pandemic. As it is unpredictable for the evolvement of COVID-19 pandemic, this study suggests future research to look into ways of strengthening online teaching tools in engineering degree programmes.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134216402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Literature Review on the Factors Affecting Employability of Engineering Graduates","authors":"Shuib Sahudin","doi":"10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11113/ajee2022.6n1.75","url":null,"abstract":"Graduate Employability (EM) is a major issue for Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). In a challenging economy, the role of IHL is not only to produce graduates with specific areas of specialization, but more importantly, to develop EM skills that are most demanding in the 21st Century. This literature review aims to identify the determinant factors influencing the employability of engineering graduates. The Narrative Literature Review method was used to search for relevant articles. The literature review indicates that researchers have identified soft skills, problem solving skills, functional (knowledge) skills and academic reputation as the primary factors influencing the employability of engineering graduates.","PeriodicalId":411547,"journal":{"name":"Asean Journal of Engineering Education","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132677000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}