PO 9: Function effectively as an individual and in multidisciplinary settings with the capacity to be a leader.
PO9 Attainment: 90/100
Self-Assessment: 5/5
Appendix I – PO9
I1: Safety in Process Design
I2: Engineering Design and Communication
This programme outcome (PO) required students to step up and take on a more leading role in group projects and assignments. One module that can be related to this PO is Safety in Process Design. As stated in PO 6, the group case study assignment for this module was to analyse and come up with a review report of how to improve the safety culture in Malaysia’s manufacturing through lessons from the past. As group leader, I guided my team and distributed tasks evenly among all team members. I was also readily available to answer any questions my team members had. We even managed to finish the report 1 week ahead of the given deadline. Attached in Appendix I1 are parts of the module’s final report, Scheme of Work (SOW), assignment instructions and team/ product pictures.
Besides that, the Engineering Design and Communication module can also be linked to this PO. As stated in PO 3, this module’s group project required my team and I to build an autonomous smart firefighting robot which would navigate itself to the fire source and extinguish the fire by mixing two chemicals together in the shortest amount of time possible. As team leader, I guided my team by taking the initiative to learn Arduino programming so that I could simplify the lessons and teach my team members. Since programming was the main part of the robocar project, it took the longest time to complete. However, I managed to divide work efficiently among my teammates. Thus, we not only managed to build our robocar before the deadline, but also made it fully functional and able to complete the objective of the project. Attached in Appendix I2 are parts of the module’s final report, Scheme of Work (SOW), assignment instructions and team/ product pictures.
PO 10: Effectively communicate complex engineering activities, both orally and in a written form, in both technical & non-technical contexts.
PO10 Attainment: 85/100
Self-Assessment: 4/5
Appendix J – PO10
J1: Mechanical Engineering Group Project 1 & 2 (MEGP)
J2: Introduction to Electronics and Electrical Power and Machines
J3: Numerical Analysis for Engineers with Applications using ANSYS
The 10th programme outcome (PO) required students to present complex engineering solutions in written and oral form. A module that can be related to this PO is the Mechanical Engineering Group Project 1 & 2 (MEGP). As stated in PO 3, 6 and 7, MEGP 1 and 2 was a group project whereby my team and I designed and successfully built an autonomous solar panel cleaning robot prototype over 2 semesters. In addition to building the prototype, we also had to present our product to our module coordinator in a presentation session and also present it to judges and industrial evaluators during the Taylor’s Engineering Fair. Slides were prepared to make our presentation more interesting. Besides that, we also documented our progress and work done in a final report. Attached in Appendix J1 are parts of the module’s final report, Scheme of Work (SOW), assignment instructions and team/ product pictures.
Besides that, the Introduction to Electronics and Electrical Power and Machines module can also be connected to this PO. As stated in PO2, the module’s group assignment was to build a circuit that can be applied to a real-life electrical system using the given selection of electrical components. Therefore, my team and I decided to use logic gates (digital logic) as our electrical component. The circuit we made was based of alarm systems whereby the alarm will go off if something is wrong and will remain silent if everything is going as programmed. After building our logic gate circuit, we had to present it to our module coordinator for evaluation. We also created a poster that showed the characteristics of our circuit and the functions of each logic gate in the circuit. Attached in Appendix J2 are the poster, Scheme of Work (SOW), assignment instructions and team/ product pictures.
Furthermore, the Numerical Analysis for Engineers with Applications using ANSYS module can also be linked to this PO. As stated in PO5, all assignments in this module were individual work. In the first assignment, I had to analyse a plastic bracket for a bookshelf using ANSYS. I had to analyse the amount of stress that the bracket could withstand and come up with an improved design of the bracket using the Solidworks software. In Assignment 2, I had to analyse the maximum amount of stress that a component from my Engineering Design project could withstand and suggest on design improvements. All the analysis, results and recommendations were documented in a final report. Attached in Appendix J3 are parts of the module’s final report, Scheme of Work (SOW), assignment instructions and product pictures.
