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An Effective and Efficient Implementation of OBE Framework within Constrained Pakistani Environment to Attain Desired Learning Outcomes

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Ashab Mirza Institute of Industrial Electronics Engineering (IIEE), PCSIR, Karachi. Pakistan. and SM IEEE Inc. USA
Saba Javed Department of Electrical Engineering, PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Outcome-Based-Education (OBE) is an academic model emphasizing a curriculum framework that outlines specific measurable outcomes. OBE is committed to providing education that embeds required learning outcomes in the students at the end of any degree program, which is indispensable for pursuing advanced education in related discipline and/or to tackling the practical problems of industry. Following the several inherited advantages of the OBE system, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) introduced it in local engineering Higher-EducationInstitutions (HEIs), in 2018, replacing previously followed Syllabus and Curriculum-based education system. The previously followed system only requires satisfactory completion of curriculum in contrast to the OBE system that demands achievements of certain learning outcomes of all the courses in the curriculum, to graduate the degree program. Therefore, procedures and methodologies followed in the former system cannot be used as-it-is in the OBE system. However, some HEIs are still following the old procedures in the adaptation of the new system, which eventually leads to the failure of the OBE system. One of the major hindrances in the adaptation of the OBE system is the lack of effective control, without which learning outcomes cannot be achieved. It is thereby very crucial to introduce a well-defined OBE framework, along with the aggressive administration from the higher academic and administrative bodies to play their role in making the HEIs strictly follow the OBE Framework. Also, it is equally important to identify/rectify the unethical practices followed by different HEIs. This whole implementation problem along with its side effects has been thoroughly discussed in this paper as the main scope. This paper also aims to present a strategic solution to the highlighted issues by employing the feedback control theory. The paper, therefore, presents a two-fold contribution. First, the implementation problems of the OBE system are critically analyzed. Next, a few modifications in the existing approaches have been introduced to achieve the desired results from the recently adopted OBE system.
Publication Details
Page(s) 1-7
Published Journal: Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Year: 2022

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Keywords
Academic Control System, OBE-Framework, OBE System Implementation, Undergraduate Engineering Program., Outcome-Based-Education
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