Engineering the civil engineering education: A capstone case study in a Malaysian university

A Capstone course was introduced to a batch of graduating students in January 2011, aimed to strengthen the co-curriculum of a Civil Engineering degree programme. Comparison is made on the performance of three different batches of students. This paper highlights the improvement in grade distribution...

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Main Author: ., NA Wan Abdullah Zawawi, MS Liew, KL Na, H Idrus
Format: Article
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-eprints.12090 /
Published: 2013
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Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/12090/
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Summary: A Capstone course was introduced to a batch of graduating students in January 2011, aimed to strengthen the co-curriculum of a Civil Engineering degree programme. Comparison is made on the performance of three different batches of students. This paper highlights the improvement in grade distributions outcomes of a comprehensive engineering test introduced to the second and third batches. It is widely indicated that such all-inclusive assessment could positively impact the graduating students professionally. This is indeed an exciting development in engineering education as Capstone is not a familiar feature for Malaysian universities