SYNOPSIS

Most Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) are adopting the philosophy of Outcome Based Education. For engineering programs, especially those accredited by ABET and countries who are signatories of the Washington Accord, are required to fulfil certain Program Outcomes. Some of these outcomes relate to the impact of the engineering solutions in terms of economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.  Although most institutions have adopted some course activities to address these concerns, in general these efforts are done in silos and not in a holistic manner at the institutional level. The objective of the talk is to share the concept of service learning in engineering education and how this method can be used to attain certain of the program outcomes in a more holistic manner.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Dr. Faris Tarlochan is an Associate Professor and is currently the Program Coordinator for the Mechanical Engineering Program in Qatar University where the program received ABET accreditation. He is a chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of United Kingdom and Board of Engineers Malaysia respectively. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK. Faris was also the Chairman for the Engineering Education Technical division of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia. He has served as an external Examiner for Mechanical Engineering Programs in Malaysia and as a panel evaluator for the Malaysia Engineering Accreditation Council. He also sits on the editorial board for some international journals