PROGRAMME STANDARDS: ENGINEERING ... - DrJJ

PROGRAMME STANDARDS: ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
The following paragraphs present a brief description of the engineering and engineering
technology fields of study, their sub-disciplines and their respective career opportunities.
ENGINEERING
Engineering is the discipline or profession of acquiring and creatively applying knowledge of
science and mathematics coupled with the use of natural laws and earth resources in the design
of products, processes or systems that enhance the living standards and quality of life.
Engineers seek solutions or designs that balance the need for the development of a built
environment and the need to protect the natural environment. Engineers provide engineering
products, processes and systems that are safe, effective, economical and sustainable.
Engineering training in Malaysia can be categorised into several levels of study, namely,
Certificate, Diploma, and Bachelor‟s, Master‟s and Doctoral Degrees. At each of these levels,
the engineering programmes can be divided into several sub-disciplines such as Civil,
Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical and Electronics. This Programme Standards document
outlines the minimum requirements that must be satisfied by the HEPs in designing curricula,
admitting students, recruiting suitable academic staff, providing the necessary infrastructure and
resources, and having a sound quality management system. Emphasis is given to the Outcome-
Based Education (OBE) in the training of students at all levels of qualification.
Civil engineering is the broadest and oldest of the engineering fields. It is a discipline that
deals with the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the built environment that
encompasses infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, roads, canals, dams, water supply and
wastewater services facilities. It is traditionally categorised into environmental engineering,
geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, municipal or urban
engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, coastal engineering,
surveying, and construction engineering. The challenges in civil engineering involve making the
most effective and efficient use of natural resources in providing these facilities that constitute
the built environment and to ensure that the built environment co-exist with the natural
environment in a sustainable manner.
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