IJEE (International Journal of Engineering Education)
Vol 1, No 2 (2019)

Theoretical Perspectives and Current Challenges of Outcome-Based Education Framework

Saima Shaheen (COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Dec 2019

Abstract

AbstractOutcome-Based education is a performance-based approach for the curriculum development, a future-oriented learner-centered ‘Empowerment Paradigm’ that empowers and endorses all learners with future success. It is an influential and tempting way of restructuring and reorganizing engineering education. Washington Accord, an International accreditation convention, an independent agreement between signatory organizations to provide an external accreditation to undergraduate engineering programs. The accredited engineering programs that qualify an engineer to enter into the practice of professional engineers are equally recognized and acknowledged by other signatory countries and responsible organizations Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is a full signatory to the Washington Accord and a regulatory organization for the accreditation of engineering programs in Pakistan. To keep up the permanent membership status, it is the requirement of PEC to implement Outcome-Based in engineering degree awarding institutes in Pakistan. The main aim of Outcome-Based education in engineering education is to empower engineering students with the essential characteristics required to switch themselves into the engineering profession as a global and professional engineer. The focus of current research is to explore the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of Outcome-Based education. Moreover, to unveil the current challenges in the implementation of OBE framework in engineering education. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijee

Publisher

Subject

Education Engineering

Description

The scope of journal covers all area in a wide variety of research areas in the field of engineering education. Some of research area such as (1) engineering epistemologies (what constitutes engineering thinking and knowledge), (2) engineering learning mechanisms (how learners develop knowledge and ...