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OBE Framework for Assessing Laboratory / Practical Courses in Engineering Programmes


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Irrespective of the branch of study, practical/laboratory courses are integral parts of engineering curriculum. These courses develop the knowledge, skill and attitude of the graduates. It is thus necessary to frame the laboratory experiments, to create a student centric learning environment and to have suitable assessment methodologies to enhance the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills of the engineering students. This paper proposes a framework of the above three from the authors' perspective for a software laboratory. The proposed framework can be extended to the laboratory/practical with suitable modifications in the Course Outcomes. Also in this paper, a methodology is proposed for converting the scales into marks and also the formula for calculating the marks under various heads (record, viva voce and experiment) is given. Rubrics are defined for the Performance Indicators (PIs) as specified in the Examination Reform Policy of AICTE for the Program Outcomes (POs defined by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India).

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Laboratory/Practical Courses, OBE, Rubrics, Course Outcomes (COs), Program Outcomes (Pos).
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Authors

N.M. Nandhitha
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Old Mamallapuram Road, Chennai 600119, India
S. Emalda Roslin
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Old Mamallapuram Road, Chennai 600119, India

Abstract


Irrespective of the branch of study, practical/laboratory courses are integral parts of engineering curriculum. These courses develop the knowledge, skill and attitude of the graduates. It is thus necessary to frame the laboratory experiments, to create a student centric learning environment and to have suitable assessment methodologies to enhance the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills of the engineering students. This paper proposes a framework of the above three from the authors' perspective for a software laboratory. The proposed framework can be extended to the laboratory/practical with suitable modifications in the Course Outcomes. Also in this paper, a methodology is proposed for converting the scales into marks and also the formula for calculating the marks under various heads (record, viva voce and experiment) is given. Rubrics are defined for the Performance Indicators (PIs) as specified in the Examination Reform Policy of AICTE for the Program Outcomes (POs defined by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India).

Keywords


Laboratory/Practical Courses, OBE, Rubrics, Course Outcomes (COs), Program Outcomes (Pos).

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