Outcome Based Education (OBE)

• Departmental Vision

Endeavour to provide quality Electrical Engineering education for the development of human resource, which contributes for the development of highly skilled workforce, innovators and entrepreneurs.

• Departmental Mission

The Department of Electrical Engineering seeks to provide comprehensive, rigorous and accredited educational program for the undergraduate and graduate students for the development of well rounded, educated, productive and ethical engineers with robust professional skills, who are capable of exploring diverse interest and can launch successfully into variety of careers offering learning, services and leadership role in various national and international organizations.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The graduates of B. Sc. Electrical Engineering program will become professionals who will:

PEO-1: Serve competently in national and international industry or academia by showing excellent skills and knowledge in the field of Electrical Engineering

PEO-2: Exhibit the quest for learning and initiative through elevation in education or growth in professional status

PEO-3: Demonstrate commitment to ethical practices, community service and societal contribution

University Vision Key Phrases	University Mission Key Phrases	Related PEOs
Superior teaching and research	Enabling them to tap the world of knowledge	PEO 1
Knowledge corridor between Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan and the rest of world	Advancement and entrepreneurship	PEO 2
Transformative impact on society	Leadership role in the future	PEO 3

 

• Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has provided twelve graduate attributes, which an engineering graduate must possess. To streamline with PEC requirements, the Department of Electrical Engineering has approved and adopted these PLOs. The attainment of each PLO is critically assessed and ensured through both direct and indirect methods. Our aim is to inculcate each B.Sc. Electrical Engineering graduate with the attributes given below:

Description of Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
PLO-1	Engineering Knowledge	An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
PLO-2	Problem Analysis	An ability to identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences
PLO-3	Design/ Development of Solutions	An ability to design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations
PLO-4	Investigation	An ability to investigate complex engineering problems in a methodical way including literature survey, design and conduct of experiments, analysis and interpretation of experimental data, and synthesis of information to derive valid conclusions
PLO-5	Modern Tool Usage	An ability to create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
PLO-6	The Engineer and Society	An ability to apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice and solution to complex engineering problems.
PLO-7	Environment and Sustainability	An ability to understand the impact of professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts and demonstrate knowledge of and need for sustainable development.
PLO-8	Ethics	Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.
PLO-9	Individual and Team Work	An ability to work effectively, as an individual or in a team, on multifaceted and /or multidisciplinary settings.
PLO-10	Communication	An ability to communicate effectively, orally as well as in writing, on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
PLO-11	Project Management	An ability to demonstrate management skills and apply engineering principles to one’s own work, as a member and/or leader in a team, to manage projects in a multidisciplinary environment.
PLO-12	Lifelong Learning	An ability to recognize the importance of and pursue lifelong learning in the broader context of innovation and technological developments.

 

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) Mapping

PLOs	PEO-1	PEO-2	PEO-3
Engineering Knowledge	🗸
Problem Analysis	🗸
Design/Development of Solutions	🗸
Investigation	🗸
Modern Tool Usage	🗸
The Engineer and Society			🗸
Environment and Sustainability			🗸
Ethics			🗸
Individual and Team Work		🗸
Communication		🗸
Project Management	🗸
Lifelong Learning		🗸

 

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Model of

Department of Electrical Engineering

A Continual Quality Improvement process is in place to review PEOs, PLOs and CLOs for the Department of Electrical Engineering.

1. OBE Based Committees

There are three major committees to implement the OBE system, as per PEC guidelines, based on the KPIs, as recommendation by the concerned Departmental Council. These committees shall be headed by Director CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement). Director CQI and members of the three committees will be approved by the competent authority on the recommendation of Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology.  

• Undergraduate Committee (UGC)

The committee consists of three faculty members headed by a senior faculty member. The committee is responsible for the following functions:

1. Collect OBE based individual results and compile accumulative OBE based results of the session.
2. Check and analyze the attainment of PLOs at student level and check cohort levels.
3. Check and analyze the attainment of CLOs in the course(s) and check cohort levels.
4. Analyze CRR (Course Review Reports) and SFF (Student Feedback Form). The SFF shall be submitted by the individual student and CRR shall be submitted by the course instructors.
5. Recommendation to DARC for appropriate pursual.

• PEO Assessment Committee (PAC)

The committee consists of three faculty members headed by a senior faculty member. The committee is responsible for the following functions

1. Collect ASF (Alumni Survey Forms) and ESF (Employer Survey Forms) and approved additional forms from Departmental Council to access PEOs
2. Check and Analyze attainment of PEOs
3. Recommendation to DARC for appropriate pursual.

• Departmental Academic Review Committee (DARC)

The committee consists of three to five faculty members headed by a senior faculty member. The committee shall be responsible for the following functions:

1. Implementation of the recommendations of UGC and PAC after deliberations through concerned chairperson
2. Recommendations to IAB and Departmental Council through concerned chairperson

2. Departmental Committees

Following committees constituted by the concerned Head of the department and approved by the Vice Chancellor.

• CMS Committee

CMS committee will be headed by CMS coordinators and four faculty members. The function of CMS committees include:

1. Enrollment of the students in the CMS and section allocation
2. Course(s) registration of individual students
3. Maintenance of Student CMS login and Faculty CMS login
4. Implementation of the approved scheme of studies as well as CLOs along with PLOs in CMS
5. Daily attendance monitoring
6. Fee verification

• Semester Surveillance Committee

Semester surveillance committee, headed by a senior faculty member, who is the Chairperson of the committee with two other members. The committee is responsible for the following functions:

1. Ensure course contents coverage by comparing tests with course outline provided by the teacher.
2. Monitor classroom activities as mentioned in the course outline.
3. Examine all problems regarding uniformity before the declaration of result.
4. Address and decide students’ complaints regarding academic issues.

• Industrial Advisory Board IAB)

The recent shift from traditional educational systems in universities OBE system has encouraged universities to specify some traits, each engineering graduate should possess by the time of graduation. To set these traits, the input from industry is quite significant and vital. The core responsibility of IAB in the OBE system is the collection of valuable suggestions and recommendations from industrial representatives. This allows the universities to remain up to date with latest trends and techniques required by the industry, which eventually help to promote University-Academia collaboration. This is achieved by continuously upgrading the PEOs and curriculum of any Engineering program. 

IAB comprises of prominent stakeholders from the industry, public sector organizations and relevant EE faculty. The core objectives of IAB are:

• Design, deliver and evaluate the B.Sc. curriculum based on the industrial feedback
• Align the curriculum as per the needs and demands of national and international industry
• Strengthen the industry-academia linkage based on electrical engineering education and research

So far two Industrial Advisory Board meetings have been arranged by the Department of Electrical Engineering.