Planning and Developing Outcome Based Engineering Curricula to meet the Needs of Fast Growing Indian Industries

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  • V. Thanikachalam Chennai-600041

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Outcome Based Curricula, Accreditation Process, Steps in Implementing.

Abstract

Most of the engineering institutes are finding difficulties in developing outcome based engineering curricula to meet the needs of fast growing Indian industries and MNCs. The process of developing outcome based curricula is as follows:Preparation of matrix, analyzing the types of industries which would employ them, analysis of desired performances of graduates at entry, synthesis of abilities, and preparation of course outcomes, preparing curriculum framework, strategies to acquire professional abilities expressed as program outcomes as in EC2000, curriculum development approach, required key skills of the fresh graduates, tracer study, forming consortium of institutes, establishing satellite centers in the industrial hubs/ corridors for assessing the needs, accreditation criteria and the process for accreditation of outcome based curricula. If the institutes systematically plan the outcome based curricula and implement them through trained and qualified faculty and with cooperation with the companies, then the institutes can largely achieve success.

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2016-07-01

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Thanikachalam, V. (2016). Planning and Developing Outcome Based Engineering Curricula to meet the Needs of Fast Growing Indian Industries. Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, 101–110. Retrieved from https://journaleet.in/index.php/jeet/article/view/1397

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