This document provides guidelines for curriculum review of postgraduate programs at UTM in 2019. It discusses the purpose and importance of curriculum review, key reference documents, types of changes that require different levels of approval, objectives of the 2019 review, and the process. The review aims to update curricula to support future-ready skills, align program outcomes with MQF 2.0, and obtain Senate approval for implementation by Sem 1 2020/2021. Faculties are tasked with developing suitable program educational objectives and program learning outcomes for their programs and completing required mapping and documentation for curriculum review.

1. Taklimat Semakan
Kurikulum Program
Pascasiswazah 2019
Disediakan Oleh:
Noor Hazarina Hashim, PhD
Pengerusi
Sekolah Pengajian Siswazah, UTM

2. 1. Apakah itu semakan kurikulum?
“proses penambahbaikan sesuatu
program akademik yang perlu
dilakukan pada tempoh yang tertentu
dan dilakukan secara berkala dan
bersistematik”.

3. 2. Mengapa Perlu Buat Semakan?
UTM adalah UA yang memegang status swa-akreditasi. Kegagalan untuk mentadbir program dengan baik
boleh menyebabkan status swa ini terjejas.

4. 3. Dokumen Rujukam Utama
Garis Panduan Pembangunan
Program Akademik UA, JPT MQF 2.0
Laman web CIDU: http://www.utm.my/office-dvcai/curriculum-innovation-and-development-unit-cidu/

5. Perubahan yang memerlukan pindaan maklumat pada Daftar
Kelayakan Malaysia (MQR)
Pindaan editorial pada penamaan program, NEC, tempoh pengajian,
kredit bergraduat, Perubahan/Penambahan kaedah pengajian.
TINDAKAN: Kelulusan Senate, Memohon kelulusan KPM (JPT),
pemakluman ke MQA, BPKP dan badan penaja yang berkaitan.
Perubahan pada reka bentuk program (kurikulum) yang
membawa kepada pertukaran bidang pengajian.
Perubahan penamaan dan kandungan Program.
TINDAKAN: Senate universiti perlu mengakredit program baharu,
memohon kelulusan KPM (JPT), pemakluman ke MQA, BPKP dan
badan penaja yang berkaitan.
Perubahan/penambahan mod penawaran program
Perubahan/penambahan mod penawaran program daripada mod
campuran atau mod kerja kursus kepada mod penyelidikan bagi
program pascasiswazah.
TINDAKAN: Senate universiti perlu mengakredit program baharu,
pemakluman kepada MQA beserta surat kelulusan mengendalikan
program daripada KPM (PT) untuk disenaraikan dalam Senarai
Akreditasi Sementara atau didaftarkan dalam MQR.
Lain- lain perubahan
a) Perubahan bagi memenuhi keperluan standard program.
b) Penyelarasan kandungan kursus dengan penggantian topik selaras
dengan perkembangan ilmu semasa.
c) Penambahan komponen pembelajaran teradun (blended learning)
dalam pengendalian program.
d) Perubahan kaedah atau komposisi penilaian formatif dan sumatif.
e) Perubahan sinopsis kursus.
f) Pengemaskinian bahan rujukan.
TINDAKAN: Tidak perlu memaklumkan kepada MQA dan KPM (PT).
PPT perlu menyimpan rekod dan bukti-bukti pengesahan untuk
semakan semasa penilaian audit pematuhan.
4. Jenis dan Tahap Kelulusan Semakan Kurikulum
Memperkenalkan WBL, struktur program (major, minor &
pengkhususan, penamaan program, perubahan pada PEO dan PLO,
Perubahan kandungan kurikulum bersifat struktural daripada
kurikulum asal
TINDAKAN: <30%, ≥30% tanpa implikasi kewangan, ≥30% dengan
implikasi kewangan, (Garis Panduan Semakan Kurikulum, QRIM, p.15)
Perubahan bersifat STRUKTURAL pada rekabentuk program
(kurikulum) yang tidak membawa kepada pertukaran bidang.
Perubahan/penambahan kaedah penyampaian program
Perubahan/penambahan kaedah penyampaian program daripada
Konvensional kepada Open and Distance Leaming (ODL).
TINDAKAN: Senate universiti perlu mengakredit program baharu,
pemakluman kepada MQA beserta surat kelulusan mengendalikan
program daripada KPM (PT) untuk disenaraikan dalam Senarai
Akreditasi Sementara atau didaftarkan dalam MQR.
Sila rujuk mukasurat 93-99 pada Buku Garis Panduan Pembangunan
Kurikulum 2018

6. 5. Matlamat Semakan Kurikulum 2019
1. Mengemaskini dan merekabentuk kurikulum yang menyokong agenda
Kurikulum Tersedia Masa Hadapan/Future-Ready Curriculum.
2. Mengemaskini Program Educational Outcomes yang menyediakan
graduan yang memenuhi keperluan industri 4.0.
3. Mengemaskini Program Learning Outcomes selari dengan MQF 2.0
4. Mengemaskini Course Information
5. Mendapatkan kelulusan Senat Universiti bagi pelaksanaan kurikulum
selewat-lewatnya pada Sem 1 2020/2021 (September 2020).

7. 6. Carta Alir Proses Semakan Kurikulum
Garis Panduan Semakan Kurikulum QRIM, P.10
Ketua Program
adakan perbincangan
dengan Fakulti
untuk cadangan
semakan kurikulum
Kemukakan permohonan
kelulusan cadangan
perubahan kurikulum kepada
JKA Fakulti
Kemukakan permohonan
kelulusan cadangan
perubahan kurikulum
kepada JKKU
Kemukakan
permohonan
Kelulusan Senate
KPM, MQA
5
6
Kemukakan permohonan
kelulusan cadangan
perubahan kurikulum
kepada JKTS KKA

8. 7. Checklist/ Dokumen yang perlu
disediakan
1. Kertas Kerja Semakan Kurikulum
1. Dokumen Lampiran Yang Berkaitan Dengan Kertas Kerja Diatas:
• Lampiran 1 – Matriks Objektif Program (PEO) lawan Hasil Pembelajaran Program (PLO)
• Lampiran 2 – Matriks Kursus lawan Hasil Pembelajaran Program (PLO)
• Lampiran 3 – Matriks Kursus lawan Taksonomi Pembelajaran
• Lampiran 4 – Matriks Kursus lawan Kemahiran Insaniah
• Lampiran 5 – Kursus Lawan Jam Pembelajaran Pelajar (SLT)
• Lampiran xx – Course Information
• *Fakulti dan sekolah boleh memasukkan dokumen lain seperti laporan IAP, Exit Survey
Note: softcopy/template dokumen-dokumen ini boleh diperolehi dari toolkit SPS dan
juga boleh dimuat turun dari laman web CIDU:
http://www.utm.my/office-dvcai/curriculum-innovation-and-development-unit-cidu/

9. 1. Apakah Kurikulum
Tersedia Masa
Hadapan/Future-Ready
Curriculum?

12. 2. Program Educational
Objectives

13. OUTCOMES
PROGRAMME
EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME LEARNING
OUTCOMES
COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOME
UNIT LEARNING
OUTCOME
PEO
PLO
CLO
ULO
Level
Of
Outcomes
3 to 5 years after graduation
Upon graduation
After completing each course
After completing each unit
What
students
able
to
do

14. Quality
graduates
in the
21st
Century

15. Program Learning Outcomes
(MQF 2.0)

16. “Learning outcomes” is a statement of
what a learner knows, understands and
is able to do on completion of a learning
process, which are defined in terms of
knowledge, skills and competence.

18. PLO 2019
No. Outcomes Acronym
PLO 1 KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING KW (Technical)
PLO 2 COGNITIVE SKILLS CG (Technical)
PLO 3 PRACTICAL SKILL PS (Technical)
PLO 4 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS IPS (Generic Skill)
PLO 5 COMMUNICATION SKILLS CS (Generic Skill)
PLO 6 DIGITAL SKILLS DS (Technical/Generic Skill)*
Bergantung kepada kesesuaian
Program
PLO 7 NUMERACY SKILLS NS (Technical/Generic Skill)*
Bergantung kepada kesesuaian
Program
PLO 8 LEADERSHIP, AUTONOMY AND RESPONSIBILITY LAR (Generic Skill)
PLO 9 PERSONAL SKILLS PRS (Generic Skill)
PLO 10 ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENT (Generic Skill)
PLO 11 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM SKILLS ETS (Generic Skill)

19. PLO 1: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (KW)
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• A systematic understanding of facts, ideas, information, principles, concepts,
theories, technical knowledge, regulations, numeracy, practical skills, tools to use,
processes and systems.
• EXAMPLE OF STATEMENT:
Demonstrate comprehensive, systematic, integrated, new, complex and abstract idea of
current critical issues in the most advanced frontiers of knowledge of a field of study,
discipline or practice.

20. PLO 2: COGNITIVE SKILLS (CG)
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Thinking or intellectual capabilities and the ability to apply knowledge and skills.
• EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Critically analyze, evaluate and synthesize new, complex and abstract
ideas and current critical issues in the most advanced frontiers of
knowledge of a field of study/discipline/practice and refine existing
concepts and practices.

21. PLO 3: PRACTICAL SKILL (PS)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Work skills and operational skills applicable in common employment environment such as planning;
organisational skills; selection of tools, material, technology methods and procedures.
• It may include study skills and preparations, undertaking procedures, scientific skills, designs,
research and so forth.
• It also includes specialised skills which are set by specific subject, discipline, technical or occupation-
related work skills and professional practice which enhance professional competence.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
Demonstrate ability to design and implement or adapt highly advanced, specialized research
methodologies which is at the forefront of one or more area of specialization.

22. PLO 4: INTERPERSONAL SKILLS (IPS)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
A range of skills which, amongst others, include interactive communications; relationships and
collaborative skills in managing relationships in teams and within the organisations; networking with
people of different cultures; as well as social skills/etiquette.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Work to deal with different people in learning and working communities and other groups and
networks, ethically and professionally.
• Convey information, insights, ideas, problems and present solutions cogently/coherently to peers,
scholarly community and society at large in the field of expertise.

23. PLO 5: COMMUNICATION SKILLS (CS)
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Ability to communicate/convey information/ideas/reports cogently and
professionally in appropriate language in various medium, to a range of audience and
different situations.
• The ability to communicate in more than one language is encouraged.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Communicate effectively research findings to peers, scholarly communities and society at large in the
relevant field of expertise.
• Work to deal with different people in learning and working communities and other groups and
networks, ethically and professionally.

24. PLO 6: DIGITAL SKILLS (DS)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Ability to use information/digital technologies to support work and studies.
• The skills include sourcing and storing information, processing data, using applications for problem
solving and communication, as well as ethics in applying digital skills.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Competently use a wide range of suitable digital technologies and appropriate software to enhance
study, research and/or work/practice.

25. PLO 7: NUMERACY SKILLS (NS)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Quantitative skills that require learners to acquire increasingly higher levels of
numerical abilities.
• It may include understanding of basic mathematics, symbols relating to statistical
techniques and etc.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Show skills to design, plan evaluation activities, using quantitative/ statistical tools.
• Apply mathematical and other quantitative, qualitative tools to analyze and evaluate numerical and
graphical data for study/work.

26. PLO 8: Leadership, Autonomy and Responsibility (LAR)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• An individual’s ability to build relationships and work with teams made up of peers or
in managerial capacities with varying degrees of autonomy to make decisions or
setting goals at organisational/unit/team levels.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Demonstrate leadership, professionalism and management skills, and take full responsibility for own
work, and significantly for others in the research team/organization/p rojects/work.
• Contribute to the technological, social and cultural progress on academic and professional practice to
the society at large on emerging issues at professional/expert/ specialist level.

27. PLO 9: PERSONAL SKILLS (PRS)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Life skills that learners are expected to use daily. It also includes capability to plan for career
development or further education.
• Portrayed through enthusiasm for independent learning, intellectual and self-development; by
demonstrating confidence, self-control; social skills and proper etiquette; and commitment to
professionalism in the work place.
• Aspects of character such as honesty, punctuality, time management, keeping to and maintaining
deadlines that are important in a work environment are also important personal skills.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Integrate knowledge for lifelong learning with development of new ideas, solutions and systems.
• Take full responsibility for own work and where relevant be accountable for overall management of
one’s research organization.

28. PLO 10: ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS (ENT)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Edrive to be an entrepreneur is set as personal skills but also requires the requisite of relevant
knowledge, cognitive and functional skills.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Initiate and/or lead entrepreneurial ventures/ projects.
• Recommend on the commercialisation value of the research

29. PLO 11: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM SKILLS (ETS)
1. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
• Awareness/understanding and respect of ethical, social and
cultural differences and issues are important in the exercise of
professional skills and responsibilities.
2. EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES:
• Demonstrate adherence to legal, professional and ethically sound codes of practice.
• Identify emerging ethical and professional issues, its complexities, and implications to advancement of
research in the field and its societal impact.

30. What’s Next?
• Fakulti merangka PEO dan PLOs yang sesuai untuk program di fakulti
masing-masing. Mohon untuk berkongsi PEO and PLOs dengan pihak
CIDU dan SPS.
• Membuat pemetaan yang bersesuaian.
• Memperbaiki dan membuat penjelasan dalam course information.
• Menyediakan dokumen lengkap untuk semakan kurikulum

31. THANK YOU