Implementing an Application for Attainment Calculation of Program Outcomes and Course Outcomes for Courses of University Affiliated Engineering Programs

Abstract

The main goal of outcome-based education (OBE) is the achievement of program outcomes in a 4-year program. To achieve this, program outcomes need to be properly mapped with the course outcomes of courses of a particular program. Program Outcomes are the statements that describe what knowledge students will achieve by the time of graduation. OBE ensures that a graduate student not only possesses knowledge in a specific program but can also be globally accepted. The curriculum is designed in such a way that students get trained in all 12 program outcomes set by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). Students gain knowledge through various teaching-learning methodologies like classroom lectures, laboratory experiments, workshops, guest lectures, and projects (mini project & megaproject). For each course, course outcomes are been designed by the university which gets mapped with program outcomes. The assessment of CO’s & PO’s is done by assessing the performance of students [1] using MS Excel software. This paper automates the manual excel work done for CO-PO attainment calculations [3]. After attainment calculations, it shows whether the program outcome has been achieved or not. For calculations, the system collects data such as CO-PO mapping, attainment level. The system also collects direct assessment data such as marks of each student for assignments, experiments, class tests, university marks, and indirect assessment data such as course exit survey. After calculations, it also generates a summary sheet that shows course outcome attainment for each course outcome. The system also generates program outcome attainment in the observation sheet.

Analysis of program outcomes attainment for diploma in civil engineering at Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang

“…Furthermore, the findings highlighted the importance of these assessments in meeting the requirements set forth by various government bodies for program assessment and accreditation. Researchers also explored the utilization of PO attainment to redesign CO and PO, aligning them with the evolving industry demands [29]. Numerous engineering institutes employ direct quantitative measurements of PO that are connected to the graduate attributes (GA).…”