DocumentCode
3578693
Title
Implementing Outcomes-Based in Electronics Engineering of Batangas State University: Motivations, processes, challenges
Author
Ronquillo, Divina Gracia D. ; Ronquillo, Tirso A.
Author_Institution
Coll. of Eng., Archit. & Fine Arts, Batangas State Univ., Batangas, Philippines
fYear
2014
Firstpage
423
Lastpage
428
Abstract
The implementation of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) to engineering programs in the Philippines had been reflected as one important reforms in the country´s higher education. The Philippines initiated to be a member nation of Washington Accord (WA) through the Philippine Technological Council (PTC). Batangas State University became the first government-subsidized university to respond with the Electronics Engineering (ECE) program placed at the forefront of OBE implementation in this institution. Radical modifications transpired in the different academic and institutional processes. This paper targets to discuss the motivations, processes, challenges that this humble university experienced and is still facing in its OBE journey.
Keywords
electronic engineering education; Batangas State University; Philippines; electronics engineering; engineering programs; higher education; outcomes-based education; Accreditation; Conferences; Engineering education; Government; Industries; Standards; learning outcomes; outcomes-based assesment; outcomes-based engineering; teaching and learning activities;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Teaching, Assessment and Learning (TALE), 2014 International Conference on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TALE.2014.7062579
Filename
7062579
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