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ACADEMIA
Bulletin of Deputy Vice Chancellor ( Academic and International ) Office ISSUE 1 ( Jul-Dec 2009 )
Towards University
of International Repute
Contents Editorial
3 Message from the Deputy Vice Board
Chancellor (Academic & International)
From The Desk Of Chief Editor
Patron Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris
4 ic n Associate Professor
Dr. Samsilah Roslan
Advisor Associate Prof. Dr. Aida Suraya Md. Yunus
6& ATECH
Dr. Khamuruddin Mohd Noor
11 A cademic
Development Dr. Abd. Rahim Abu Talib Faculty of Engineering
Quality Assurance of Teaching in UPM
Ms. Shaerin Azlin Ab Rahman Faculty of Educational Studies
12 Outcome-Based Education :
& The Need to Emphasize on Congruency
Prof. Dr. Gwendoline Ee Cheng Lian Faculty of Science
14 Intellectual
Activities Highlight
Discourse with
Mr. Ahmad Yusoff Buyong Faculty of Modern Languages & Communication
15 nfoZone Associate Prof. Dr. Latifah Abd. Manaf Faculty of Environmental Studies
APP - Anugerah Pengajaran Putra 09
Ms. Rita Anak Bajat Faculty of Agriculture & Food Sciences
2 ACADEMIA
Message From From The Desk Of
Deputy Vice Chief Editor
Chancellor
(Academic & International)
ACADEMIA, which will be
published quarterly, will present
issues, news and articles on
activities related to teaching and
It gives me great pleasure to present to
learning. Contributions from
you this inaugural issue of the makeover
fellow academics to ACADEMIA
of ACADEMIA from the Office of the
are most welcome and
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic &
encouraged. The sharing of
International).
news, information and knowledge
in many aspects of our activity
As this is the inaugural issue, allow me to
as educators and researchers
highlight the entities under my portfolio,
would enrich our teaching and
which include; all Faculties in the
learning experiences and
University, School of Graduate Studies,
hopefully this would translate to
Graduate School of Management, Centre
us becoming a more caring and
for Foundation Studies for Agricultural Sciences, Centre for Academic effective lecturers.
Development, Centre for External Education, Academic Division,
International Centre and the University Agricultural Park. These The launching of PutraLMS early
entities are the fundamental in the development of educational this year perhaps mark the
framework and policies that support the University’s teaching and beginning of a new level of
learning strategic goals. inculcation of ICT in teaching and
learning among academics and students in UPM. Although
The new contents of ACADEMIA will not only ponder on teaching and the transition to the new learning management system has
learning, but it will also include the activities, current issues and been going on smoothly, the challenges ahead is for the
updates on academic policy development, quality assurance processes, academics to continually examine their teaching practice in
and the development & promotion of international affairs of the light of new technology and teaching methods.
university.
I shall end this note by bringing to your attention the
The higher education scene is changing rapidly. Inevitable as it may be, recipient of this year’s Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award
Higher Education Institutions are driven by economy, technology, and (Excellence in Teaching), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsilah Roslan,
mostly the globalization or internationalization of education. These whose dedication and hard work have inspired students
have created a new market trend that is very globalized and and lecturers alike.
challenging to the educators and administrators. Today, tools in
measuring higher education competitiveness include the use of Assoc. Prof. Dr Zaidan Abdul Wahab
parameters such as;`benchmarking’, `ranking’, and `accreditation’. Chief Editor
The results of the measurement of these parameters would reflect the
standard and position of higher education institution in the world
ranking.
Entities under The Office of
To date, UPM, as well as three other local research universities and
four foreign university branches in Malaysia, have been invited by the
Minister of Higher Education to apply for the self-accreditation status.
Deputy Vice Chancellor
In order to achieve the status, UPM has to go through an institutional
(Academic & International)
audit, namely the Academic Performance Audit (APA) by the
Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), which will take place from
25 to 29 January 2010.
• All Faculties
I have full confidence that UPM’s community is ready for the audit and • School of Graduate Studies
able to face many other challenges ahead, as depicted by our
• Graduate School of Management
•
slogan “With Knowledge We Serve”.
Centre of Foundation Studies for
With that note, I wish to express sincere appreciation to the
Editorial Committee of ACADEMIA led by the Center for Academic
Agriculture Science
Development, for making this inaugural issue successfully published.
• Centre for Academic Development
Lastly, let us move forward with the transformational plan to be • Centre for External Education
`A World Leader in New Tropical Agriculture’.
• International Centre
PROFESSOR DATIN PADUKA DR.AINI IDERIS • Academic Division
Deputy Vice Chancellor
(Academic & International) • University Agriculture Park
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsilah Roslan received her bachelor I believe this award is a form of recognition from UPM to all
degree in Islamic Studies (Syariah) from El-Azhar Univer- lecturers and educators who have strived towards providing
sity, Cairo and Diploma of Education from International an effective teaching and learning environment for their
Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM). She joined the Faculty students. I have seen my mentors, my teachers and the
of Educational Studies in UPM as a tutor in 1997. She initially people I admire and learned from, spent long hours planning
pursued her master study in UPM in the field of Educational and experimenting on various approaches to ensure that
Psychology and was later upgraded to Ph.D and success- they are able to not only depart knowledge and skills to
fully obtained the degree in 2001. their students, but also develop and nurture the students’
potentials and talents to the fullest. They serve as role
Dr. Samsilah has been actively involved in numerous models to the students on the virtue of a true academician.
research projects, especially those related to education for
children with special needs; including gifted children and Q2: What is your teaching philosophy?
children with learning disabilities such as dyslexia and
autism. She was involved in several IRPA and Fundamental As a Muslim, I believe that everybody have their roles and tasks
to be fulfilled in making this world a better place (termed khalifa),
research related to children with special needs. Her role as a
and that whatever we do, will trigger a chain reaction that have
researcher with the Children At-Risk in Education Research
short term and long term consequences. For example, simple
Group (CARE) has given her the opportunity to collaborate
decisions that we take for granted in life will determine our carbon
with the Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Education,
footprints, which consequently affect the life span of the earth.
Ministry of Defence, BALKIS and other agencies in conduct-
Similarly, decisions such as to be early or late to class, attend
ing various research and consultancy projects. She has also
class fully prepared or with minimum preparation, to be fully
been involved in organizing international conferences to
committed and dedicated, or not, to our work, all these are
increase the awareness of the importance of providing equal
“hidden curriculum” that we teach our students, who will later on
educational opportunities for these children.
become “the teachers” of the future generation. If we realize how
Dr. Samsilah has been involved in training lecturers big an impact the (perceived) small things in life can have, I am
and educators from various institutions and schools. sure we will focus on the right things and set our priorities straight.
She is also an active advocator for special educational
provisions for gifted students in Malaysia. Her exper- Q3: What is your future expectation for teaching and
tise in gifted students and gifted education has earned learning in UPM?
her positions in various committees set up by the I would like to see more thinking-inducing activities
Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher incorporated in our teaching and learning process.
Education in planning gifted education in the country. Approaches such as differentiated learning are excellent
She has been awarded with Certificate of Excellence examples of how we can make learning an intriguing
for her service from 2001 to 2007. process to the students, by making them explore their
abilities to reach the optimum level they are capable of.
Dr. Samsilah has recieved several prestigious awards Ultimately, the feeling of satisfaction when both lecturer
such as “UPM Young Researcher Award 2007”, and students work together and successfully overcome
“Anugerah Pengajar Cemerlang 2008” and the recent challenges and hurdles in learning, for me, is the most
UPM Vice Chancellor Fellowship Award. priceless award.
Prepared by CADe
4
ENTITITY IN
ACADEMIC
Student
Mobility PROGRAM by International Centre
FOCUS
The student mobility programme in UPM started in 2006 International Summer Semester in Sungkyunkwan
when the University established the Internship Scheme University, Korea and three students were selected to
Fund to provide the opportunity for local undergraduate attend summer programme in Atatürk University, Turkey.
students to experience studying in foreign institutions of These two summer programmes proved to be an eye
higher learning that have signed Memorandum of opener for the students who were involved. These
Understanding (MOU) with UPM. The objective of the
establishment of this internship fund is to provide some students were able to experience first hand for
form of financial assistance to the students who are themselves the academic environment of foreign
interested to participate in the student mobility institutions of higher learning as well as the local culture
programme with these foreign institutions. Students of the host country. These students shared with their
from MOU partners of UPM would be entitled to tuition lecturers and fellow students about the experience they
fee waiver and some allowance, based on the terms and have gained from the summer programmes upon their
conditions of the MOU signed. return to UPM.
Many local undergraduate students often find that they Recently, Ministry of Higher Education provided a funding
were not able to participate in student mobility of RM 2 million to UPM to facilitate the student mobility
programmes due to financial constraints. However, with programme. Ministry of Higher Education hopes to be
the establishment of this Internship Scheme Fund, local able to increase the employability of public university
undergraduate students are encouraged to seek for the graduates with the move of facilitating student mobility
opportunity to participate in the student mobility programme. All faculties were requested to nominate
programme with the MOU partners of the University. qualified students to participate in a two-week visit to
MOU partner institutions. It is hoped that when more local
Most local undergraduate students who participated in undergraduate students are provided with the opportunity
the student mobility programme were students who to participate in the student mobility programme, these
needed to complete the internship component required students would be able to increase their employability and
by their respective fields of study. Other students who market value when they graduate from UPM.
participated in this programme aimed to gain the
experience of studying in a foreign institution. Many of
these students find that high costs of participating in the
student mobility programme is the main reason they
were not able to consider student mobility programme as
an integral part of their academic activities.
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1. To enhanc e t he eff e c ti v e n e s s o f te a c h i n g a n d 5. D r. Zeenathul N azari ah A l l audi n
l e arn ing ac t iv it ies t h ro u g h th e u s e o f a
co mm on e- lear ning p l a tfo rm.
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co ntent s whic h ar e s h a re a b l e a m o n g U P M ’s 1. S i ti A i shah S haharudi n
educa t or s and ex pe rts . 2. C hen S ook Fun
3. To fac ilit at e eff ec t iv e a n d s y s te ma ti c s y s te m 3. A ri ffi n A bas
ma i n tenanc e and im p ro v e me n t o f th e l e a rn i n g 4. Tay P oh S hya
ma nagem ent s y s t em ru n n i n g o n a c o m m o n 5. Foong Lai Yi ng
e-l ear ning palt f or m .
4. To ful l f il t he Univ er s i ty ’s v i s i o n o f p ro d u c i n g
qual i ty gr aduat es w h o a re c o m p e ta ti v e , e th i c a l
and has t he abilit y to p ro g re s s a n d e x c e l
thro ugh lif e long le a rn i n g .
L a unc h e d
b y Deputy M inis t er of H i g h e r E d u c a ti o n ,
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Faculty of Science
Ma s ter Traine r s P rof. D r. S i dek H j . A bd A zi z
of PutraLMS P rof. D r. U mi K al sum Yusuf
P rof. D r. Zul karnai n Zai nal
Faculty of Agricuture
A ssc. P rof. D r. A bdul H al i m A bdul l ah
Assc. Prof . Dr. Halim a tu n Ya a k u b
A ssc. P rof. D r. S i di k S i l ong
Assc. Prof . Dr. J am al Ta l i b
A ssc. P rof. D r. Zai nal A bi di n Tal i b
Assc. Prof . Dr. Roos S a a d
D r. A l vi n H ee K ah Wei
Assc. Prof . Dr. Um a R a n i S i n a h
D r. C hen S oo K i en
D r. N ori da M az lan
D r. H al i mah Mohamed K amari
Mr. Md. E us of A bdul J a ma k
D r. K hami rul A mri Matori
Mr. R ozi han M oham ed
D r. Mohamed Ibrahi m Mohamed Tahi r
Mr. Za ka r ia S idek
D r. R osi mah N ul i t
Mr. Ikhwan I s m ail
D r. Tan K ar B an@ B ernard
Mr. H am dan M ohd A li
Mdm. H al i za R osal i
Faculty of Foresty Mr. R osri zal Mohd Zai n
D r. Kamz iah A bd K udu s Faculty of Modern Language & Communication
D r. Manohar M ar iapan
A ssc. P rof. D r. A rba' i e S uj ud
D r. Moham ad Ros lan M . Ka s i m
A ssc. P rof. D r. N oor A i na B t D ani
Mr. Ah ma d K us hair y A h m a d M o u th i e
D r. Jusang B ol ong
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine D r. Vi j ayal etchumy a/p S ubramani am
Assc. Prof . Dr. Has s a n H j . M o h d D a u d Mdm. Wan Muna R ozanna Wan Muhamad
Assc. Prof . Dr. Wahid H a ro n Mr. S abdi n @ Zahar A bdul Wahab
D r. Wa n M as t ur a B int i Sh a i k Mo h a me d Mo s s a d eq Faculty of Design & Architecture
Mr. Kri sh nan a/ l M ar ia p p a n
D r. Mohamad Fakri Zaky Ja' afar
Faculty of Economics & Management Mr. A bd.A zi z Othman
D r. Azma wani A bdul R a h ma n Mr. Mohami zzam Mohammad
D r. Mohd. F uaad S aad Mr. Mohd N asi r B aharuddi n
D r. Te e K eng K ok Ms. S i ti H adi j ah A . R ahi m
Mr. Ah ma d Raz m an A b d . L a ti ff Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Mr. Ami r Ham z ah J ant a n A ssc. P rof. D r. S abri na S ukardi
Md m. Juneewat y Ngati j o D r. H uda Zai nudi n
Md m. R af idah Hus ain D r. R osl i da A bd. H ami d
Faculty of Engineering Ms. Zuri ati Ibrahi m
Mdm. N or A zl i na Zai nal A bi di n
D r. Fa i ruz I z z udin Rom l i
D r. In tan S alwani A hm a d Faculty of Food Science & technology
D r. Makh f udz ah M ok h ta r A ssc. P rof. D r. Tan C hi n P i ng
D r. Mohd. S ham s ul A n u a r D r. B oo H uey C hern
D r. N ura ini A bdul A z iz D r. Fari dah A bas
D r. R ai zal S aif ulnaz M u h a m m a d R a s h i d D r. Muhamad S hahri m A bdul K ari m
D r. Si ti K hair unniz a B e j o Mr. S yed Izharudden S yed Isa
D r. Suhaidi S haf iee
Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
Mr. Shahr il I s k andar Ami r
A ssc. P rof. D r. Muhaj i r H ami d
Mr. Wa n Haf iz i Wan U ma r
A ssc. P rof. D r. S urai ni A bd. A zi z
Faculty of Educational Studies Ms. N urul Fati hah Md Marham
Assc. Prof . Dr. Wong S u L u a n Faculty of Human Ecology
D r. Ah ma d F auz i M oh d Ay o b A ssc. P rof. D r. A kmal H ari za H ashi m
D r. Fa dz ilah A bdul Ra h ma n A ssc. P rof. D r. S hari fah A zi zah H aron
D r. H abibah A bdul J al i l D r. Mohd Ibrani S hahri mi n A dam A ssi m
D r. N oor een Noor din D r. N obaya A hmad
D r. N or Wahiz a A bdul Wa h a b D r. Yeoh P ei S ze
D r. R osn aini M ahm ud Mdm. R ozi ta P uasa
D r. Shaff e M ohd. Dau d
D r. Te ngk u F adilah Faculty of Environmental Studies
D r. Wa n M ar z uk i Wan J a a fa r A ssc. P rof. D r. A hmad Makmom H j A bdul l ah
Md m. Jur idah M d Ras h i d D r. A hmad Zahari n A ri s
Ms. Fati mah S ur ia M o h d S h a fi e D r. N ormal a H al i moon
Mdm. N or H ani sah H ashi m
Faculty of Computer Science Mdm. R osta H arun
& Information Technology Ms. S i ti Zurai nah S al amat
D r. Marz anah A . J aba r
D r. R aza li Yaak ob
Faculty of Agriculture & Food Sciences
D r. R usl i A bdullah D r. Wal ter C harl es P ri mus
D r. Shya m ala C. Dor a i s a my Mr. John K een ak C hubo
D r. Yusm adi Yah J us o h Mr. A bdul Mohammad Omar
Mr. Azi zol A bdullah Centre of Foundation Studies for Agriculture Science
Mr. Ah ri S ogok P rof. D r. P ati mah Ismai l
Mr. Ya' akob b. Mansor
* Name of System Administrator for Faculty indicated in orange colour. Mr. Imran Izudi n Ibrahi m
Piagam
Perkhidmatan
Pegawai Akademik
Kami beriltizam untuk memberikan perkhidmatan berkualiti
kepada pelanggan dengan penuh tanggungjawab, ikhlas
dan prihatin dalam melaksanakan:
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Tugas Pegawai Akademik
Tugas
dalam Pengajaran
Tugas
5 Mewujudkan jaringan kerjasama penyelidikan.
Pegawai Akademik
dalam Perkhidmatan
Profesional dan Pentadbiran
2 Memberikan perkhidmatan
kepada industri dan
masyarakat secara
profesional.
DEKLARASI
ILMUAN PUTRA
new
by Salbiah Mohd Tap
University Agriculture Park
tropical agriculture
INTRODUCTION • The quality of yield is also much
The term FERTIGATION = FERTIL- better – taste, structure and long
IZER + IRRIGATION. Fertigation is a storage life.
method of plantation in which fertilizers • Usage of efficient fertilizer – reaches
(in liquid form) are channelled to the 85% in comparison to the free
plantation roots zone through a distribution method, which is only
droplet-type irrigation system. 30%.
• Reduces the usage of insecticides when
THE MAIN BASICS OF FERTIGATION insect nets are employed.
• Fertilizer (In liquid form) • Higher volume of produce (is able to
• Irrigation system reach 700% or 7 times more produce)
The plant containers as well as the
type of medium are alternatives for BASIC NEEDS
overcoming plantation problems.
• Protected home (against the rain)
Non-soil mediums such as sand, coal
and husk ashes are used to overcome • Irrigation system (centre for nutrition
problems relating to soil suitability or control, farm pipes, droplet etc)
diseases.
• Fertilizer (special) for fertigation
The media is filled into a container FARM SANITATION
• Clean source of water, tool to measure
such as a poly-bag or a pot of a certain
pH and the EC metre, poly-bag and a It involves the cleaning of farms and the
size to fulfil the space requirements for
nursery pot, the plantation medium and area surrounding the plantation area.
the plantation roots zone.
selected seeds. Plantation waste, diseased branches,
The progress of the plant is also very rotten fruits, insecticide/poisonous
much influenced by the quality of the CARE containers and others should be
nutrients it receives (balanced destroyed either by being thrown away or
nutrients, pH concentration, During plant growth, pruning must be done buried away from the area or burnt.
quantity), water quality and other several times and plant must also be given
inputs which are provided. the necessary support. Plants which have
POST HARVEST
been planted in containers containing coal
Collecting yields, grading and packaging
husk medium or cocoa peat are unable to
THE BENEFITS OF USING must be done exactly on time according to
grow straight.
FERTIGATION METHOD the maturity index, type of vegetable,
• Provides complete and controlled As such, a trellis will be required to tie it with market distance and consumers.
nutrition in accordance to the needs of and the plant is then trained to grow around The duration for the maturity of yield and
the plants based on the type and stage the trellis rope. Examples are tomato, the lifespan of a plant differs with each type
of its growth. watermelon and cucumber plants. Pruning of plant. If managed properly, the average
works such as removing the water buds are seasonal lifespan are:
• The growth and environmental
done continuously each week beginning
medium guarantee cleanliness and
from the third week without the use of tools Type of Season Yield/hectare
prevents diseases. plantation Duration (tonne metrics)
such as knife or scissors to prevent
• Overcomes soil problems (soil infections (from viruses/bacteria). Insecti-
infertility, parasites, diseases and cides are sprayed after the pruning work is Tomato 5 – 6 months 120 – 180
pests) completed. Chilli 5 – 6 months 35 – 45
Brinjal 5 – 6 months 40 – 50
• Increases the yield per unit area The optimum number of leaves are about Round
with high density. 20-25 leaves per tree. Avoid unnecessary Cabbage 80 – 90 days 35 – 45
pruning as this may shorten the lifespan of Japanese 60 – 80 days 70 - 80
• No weeding problems – the grounds
Cucumber
are cemented and are covered with the plant. Pruning is best done in stages by
Watermelon 65 – 80 days 35 - 45
plastic. skipping a row in a particular plant.
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Quality Assurance
A cademicDevelopment
of Teaching in UPM
Quality Assurance in Teaching and Learning at 5.00
various Malaysian varsities has been a major topic
of interest, consideration, and is much debated on
Introduction
Graduate employability has been one of the major areas (MOHE) and as part of our continuous efforts to ensure
emphasized by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), successful graduates who can adapt to any economic
over the past years. This can be seen from various situations and seek for by employers. The MOHE’s learning
initiatives taken by the ministry, among which was a study outcomes is the base of our programme’s outcome (PO).
conducted to look into the attributes and traits perceived by To ensure that the PO is achieved, each course that makes
the employers as the ‘must have’ components by the up the programme must contribute to the achievement of the
graduates. One of the major findings on the study PO. It was the decision of the curriculum planners that
commissioned by the MOHE was that many employers specified learning outcomes of each course (course LO)
expected the students to acquire a respectable level of soft comprise of three specific domains; cognitive, psychomotor
skills through the university academic programmes. and affective. On top of that, between one to three KIs must
be embedded in each course.
In 2006, UPM has made a decision to adopt the
Outcome-Based Education (OBE) approach in the To ensure that the specific course LOs and the POs are
curriculum design and teaching in the classroom. OBE has achieved, appropriate teaching approach must be used in
been the accepted approach in Engineering Education, and the conduct of classes. Gone were the days of lecturers
its effectiveness in ensuring the success of outcomes of the manipulating the whole lecture time, standing at the rostrum,
academic programme is viewed as a solution to other and delivering what seems to be a structured content of the
programmes. Thus, UPM became the first Malaysian topic. Universities world-wide are moving towards
university to adopt OBE for all academic programmes. student-centred learning (SCL), where the learning sessions
This is in line with MOHE’s introduction of the Learning are planned to allow students to be active players in the
Outcome and Soft Skills mapping into the documentation classroom towards a more meaningful learning.
of new and review of university academic programmes in
2006. It promotes extensive engagement of soft skills in To ensure that the course designed is able to produce the
academic curriculum in all universities. desired outputs, there must be congruency between the
design, implementation and assessment. The assessment
In UPM, OBE is simply referred to as LOKI. In OBE@LOKI, is the tool to gain feedback on the LOs that are achieved,
the development of the programme is based on learning and that the students have gained competencies in the
outcomes (LO), which is the foundation of OBE. The soft specified KIs. The following diagram illustrates the
skills (Kemahiran Insaniah – KI) are embedded in the contributing elements in an effective course design.
curriculum as warranted by the Ministry of Higher Education
• Cognitive Taxonomy
• Affective Taxonomy COURSE Soft Skills
• Psychomotor Taxonomy LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Social Taxonomy
Classroom
Technology Assessment
STUDENTS Techniques
Student-centered
Learning Approaches
INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT
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Students’ competencies in non-cognitive aspects of learning UPM has reviewed and introduced many academic
are termed as generic students attributes (GSA) by MOHE. programmes using the new guidelines provided by MOHE,
In the National Higher Education Strategic Plan, MOHE had which include development of GSA which are specified in the
drawn strategic objectives for Teaching and Learning to learning outcomes of the courses in the academic
ensure that the additional attributes acquired by the students programme. While many courses had successfully identified
were according to Generic Student Attributes (GSA). In fact, appropriate GSA which are related to various course’s
the soft skills or GSA is so important that the Minister of learning outcomes (LO) and programme’s outcomes (PO),
Higher Education had specifically addressed and continued how successful have the courses been in the development of
to place it as a focused agenda in his 2010 Early Year the desired GSA amongst the students? Or to be more
Mandates to the Ministry. precise, how well has the programmes addressed the GSA?
What is GSA?
Generic Student Attributes (GSA) are qualities, skills, and While the first three of the measures are surveys that can
abilities that are valued in study, social situations and only gather students’ perception of their skills, the fourth
employment. The GSA defined by MOHE and adapted by approach is more objective and will provide evidence on
UPM are as follows: the attributes achieved by the student from a course.
Prepared by CADe
“In a university, the staff should embrace the idea of wise time
management, must be highly motivated, informative and constantly
willing to learn.”
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Anugerah
Pengajaran
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In April 2007, a group of international researchers held a meeting on doctoral education. The International Doctoral
Education Research Network (IDERN) was born out of the Challenging Research Pedagogies Conference held at McGill
University in April 2007. This conference brought researchers from a various of countries who work in the field of doctoral
education who sought to broaden the field of research into doctoral education by bringing transnational perspectives
together under one roof.
Building on the Montreal meeting, the Malaysia meeting will broaden and expand the field of research into doctoral
education by providing an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share knowledge and perspectives in a
transnational forums and to work towards future international and regional research collaborations.
IMPORTANT INFO
Conference official website : http://www.aosconventions.com/IDERN2010
Last day for abstract submission : 28th February 2010
Conference date : 21st - 23rd April 2010
Format of presentations : Panel Discussion or Poster Presentation