News & Events - Institution of Engineers Singapore

IES Update
EAB workshop on ‘Developing Sustainable
Program Assessment Processes’
The workshop on ‘Developing
Sustainable Program Assessment
Processes’ by Dr Gloria Rogers, Managing
Director, Professional Services, ABET
Inc, was organised by the Engineering
Accreditation Board (EAB) of IES from
10 May to 12 May 2010 at Furama
Riverfront Hotel.
The intention of the workshop was
to prepare all local universities for the
outcome-based accreditation which will
be in place in Year 2012.
The three-day workshop saw a total
of 60 participants hailing from Nanyang
Technological University (NTU),
National University of Singapore
(NUS), and SIM University (UniSIM).
All participants were actively involved in
the programme lined up by Dr Rogers.
At the end of the workshop, a
majority of the participants (85%) gave
the feedback that rubrics writing and
designing good surveys are the most
useful and meaningful lessons they have
learnt.
Many also commented that they
enjoyed the activities i.e the table
discussion and silent brainstorming, and
the ‘toys’ provided by Dr Rogers.
EAB workshop participants.
Prof Fung Tat Ching (NTU) explaining the
written performance indicators to fellow group
members.
Dr Rogers examines the performance indicators
written by A/Prof Chen Zhong’s (NTU) group.
Courtesy visit by IFEES
On 17 May 2010, Dr Lueny Morell,
President, International Federation
of Engineering Education Societies
(IFEES), paid a courtesy visit to IES.
Accompanying her was Dr John
Lamancusa, Professor, Department of
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
The IFEES representatives were
received by Er. Ng Say Cheong, IES
Honorary Secretary; Er. Ong Ser Huan,
IES Past President; A/Prof Daniel Lim,
IES Honorary Treasurer; and Er. Dr
Chew Soon Hoe, Past Chairman of the
National Committee of Engineering
Organisations (NCEO).
The parties exchanged updates on
their respective institutions and how IES
can play a role in the upcoming World
Engineering Education Forum (WEEF)
in October 2010. The meeting ended with
a presentation of tokens and a dinner
hosted by IES.
From left to right: Dr Low Eicher, Acting Executive Director, IES; Er. Dr Chew Soon Hoe; Er. Ong
Ser Huan; Dr Lueny Morell; Dr John Lamancusa; Er. Ng Say Cheong; and A/Prof Daniel Lim.
4 · THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER Jun 2010