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Exploring engineering students’ perception on the effectiveness of community projects

In this endemic phase, it is more common to have more online classes as students and advisors worldwide are more prone to choose several technology aids to teach and learn at Higher Education institutions. In this study, Entrepreneurially Minded Learning through university-community engagement in En...

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Main Authors: Boon, Yih Mah, Farhana Shukor,, Ahmad Zia Ul-Saufie,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
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spelling my-ukm.journal.230492024-02-19T06:48:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23049/ Exploring engineering students’ perception on the effectiveness of community projects Boon, Yih Mah Farhana Shukor, Ahmad Zia Ul-Saufie, In this endemic phase, it is more common to have more online classes as students and advisors worldwide are more prone to choose several technology aids to teach and learn at Higher Education institutions. In this study, Entrepreneurially Minded Learning through university-community engagement in Engineering education worked as the base for students to prepare in an English course for completing their community projects. This study investigated the perceptions of 24 second-semester foundation students in applying engineering knowledge. Consultation with their advisors about their plans is crucial for students to execute their projects throughout the 12 weeks of the semester. In this study, a working methodology on community project execution involved Phase 1 (Planning and Design), Phase 2 (Analysis, Monitoring, and Delivery), and Phase 3 (Evaluation). Semi-structured interview sessions elicit responses from the students. The benefits of community projects are an increased sense of social responsibility, awareness of future avenues, more recent platforms fully utilised for documentation purposes, and increased engagement. The challenges include the limitation to conducting community projects online, lack of skills in working in online groups, and low community engagement. Students' engagement with the community via community projects will assist them in applying their academic knowledge to solving challenges from the actual world. Students needed support from the advisors to complete the task assigned successfully to nurture their skills to apply knowledge gained from their community projects at their future workplaces. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23049/1/660372252654PB.pdf Boon, Yih Mah and Farhana Shukor, and Ahmad Zia Ul-Saufie, (2023) Exploring engineering students’ perception on the effectiveness of community projects. e-Bangi Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 20 (4). pp. 456-465. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/index
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description In this endemic phase, it is more common to have more online classes as students and advisors worldwide are more prone to choose several technology aids to teach and learn at Higher Education institutions. In this study, Entrepreneurially Minded Learning through university-community engagement in Engineering education worked as the base for students to prepare in an English course for completing their community projects. This study investigated the perceptions of 24 second-semester foundation students in applying engineering knowledge. Consultation with their advisors about their plans is crucial for students to execute their projects throughout the 12 weeks of the semester. In this study, a working methodology on community project execution involved Phase 1 (Planning and Design), Phase 2 (Analysis, Monitoring, and Delivery), and Phase 3 (Evaluation). Semi-structured interview sessions elicit responses from the students. The benefits of community projects are an increased sense of social responsibility, awareness of future avenues, more recent platforms fully utilised for documentation purposes, and increased engagement. The challenges include the limitation to conducting community projects online, lack of skills in working in online groups, and low community engagement. Students' engagement with the community via community projects will assist them in applying their academic knowledge to solving challenges from the actual world. Students needed support from the advisors to complete the task assigned successfully to nurture their skills to apply knowledge gained from their community projects at their future workplaces.
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Farhana Shukor,
Ahmad Zia Ul-Saufie,
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Farhana Shukor,
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publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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