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Workshop 1:FABE Undergraduate Academic

Project – Topical Study & Dissertation

Organized by F A B E, T w i n t e c h13 June 2012

Adi Irfan Che-Ani(Assoc. Prof. Sr Dr)

PhD (FM), BSc, Dip (Building Surveying)Faculty of Engineering and Built

Environment Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Theme of Workshop

Overview

Structured Approach

Stimulate Thinking

Workshop(The ball is your court)

Objectives

1) to develop a supervision structure for undergraduate academic project;

2) to develop an assessment tools for undergraduate academic project; and

3) to streamline the implementation and assessment of academic project

Program

- Appointment of Coordinator: Describes TOR (term of reference) COMPULSORY-briefing to student for every early

semester Determine loading as coordinator Flow chart-positioning the coordinator within FABE

- Niche/focus area of academic project

- Learning outcome of academic project?

- Etc

to develop a supervision structure forundergraduate academic project

to develop an assessment tools forundergraduate academic project

- Assessment form: Vet through sample

- How many draft per semester?

- Do we need “evidence” as to demonstrate discussion between supervisor & supervisee?

- Total nos words (normally max. 10,000 words) OR nos pages (normally not more than 80 pages)

- Reference materials: So important criterion

- Etc

to streamline the implementation and assessment of academic project

- Supervise the supervisor: Academic staff research interest Supervision: nos students/academic staff

- Progress presentation: 1@2 per semester: output?

- Final presentation: Make it like “design seminar”? Overall grading: An example (vet through the ppt

sample)

- Hardcover binding: nos of copies & outsource (perhaps)?

- Etc

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Theme of Workshop

Overview

Structured Approach

Stimulate Thinking

Workshop(The ball is your court)

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Break Up

For Group Discussions

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Preliminary Group Presentations

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End of Day Group Presentations

(Conclusions)

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End of Presentation

Thank You