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(PBL) courses which are Integrated Design Project (IDP) and Final Year Project (FYP).
These courses will provide students with in-depth knowledge and skills in project
management and significant experience in developing, designing, prototyping, proving,
and verifying their design. In the fourth year, each of Mechanical Engineering student
must select a set of 9 elective courses under 4 specialization programs (i.e. Energy,
Manufacturing, Materials, and Product Design). These electives are chosen based on the
student’s interest and the student's ultimate career goal after graduation.

After graduating from this programme, the students are employed in various industries
such as automotive industries, manufacturing industries, industrial machines and
components industries. The job involves designing mechanical components and devices,
supervising, and supporting the production operation. Mechanical engineers are also in
demand in the oil and gas sector and energy-related sectors.

OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION (OBE)

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) had been implemented in the Faculty of Engineering
since 2004, following the directives of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Board of
Engineers, Malaysia (BEM). This is also one of the requirements for Malaysia to become a
full member of the Washington Accord, an international agreement to mutually
recognize bachelor’s degrees in engineering. The implementation of OBE, as outlined
below, is based on guidelines prescribed by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC)
of Malaysia.

Unlike the traditional teacher-centered method, OBE is an educational approach that is
more concerned about the outcome (what students can do) rather than the process (what
instructors did). This is believed to enhance learning, hence produce better graduates.
For OBE to be successful, it is critical to prescribe the expected outcomes, to measure
them objectively, and to take corrective actions where required.

The outcomes are prescribed at two levels:
 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): what students should be able to perform at the
end of each course
 Programme Outcomes (POs): a composite set of abilities after students finished all
courses

All CLOs will contribute to some of the POs. This is to ensure that upon completion of the
courses, all POs are sufficiently covered. To guide the formation and fine-tuning of these
outcomes, the Department has formulated the Programme Educational Objectives
(PEOs). The POs are designed to produce graduates who are well-prepared to achieve
these PEOs. The PEOs and POs had been formulated in consultation with all major

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