Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Engineering Doctorate (Eng.D) is a radical alternative to the traditional PhD, being better suited to the needs of industry, and providing a more vocationally oriented doctorate in engineering. The core of the degree is the solution of one or more significant and challenging engineering problem with...

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Main Authors: Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi, M. S., Jamiah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2004
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description Engineering Doctorate (Eng.D) is a radical alternative to the traditional PhD, being better suited to the needs of industry, and providing a more vocationally oriented doctorate in engineering. The core of the degree is the solution of one or more significant and challenging engineering problem with an industrial context. It provides ambitious and able researchers with the technical, business and personal development competencies needed. In the current context there is a need to produce professional researchers that can enhance Malaysian competitiveness in the construction sector. The focus of this paper is to share our experience in developing Eng.D programme. It discussed a step-by-step process of developing Eng.D programme until obtaining the approval from the Ministry of Education. Through this process we have successfully developed the Eng.D programme and currently there are three EngD candidates following the programme. This Eng.D programme is the first to be approved and conducted in Malaysia. We are confident of producing engineers who are capable of demonstrating innovation in the application of knowledge to the construction sector.
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spelling utm-5682017-09-10T06:33:31Z http://eprints.utm.my/568/ Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi M. S., Jamiah TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) L Education (General) Engineering Doctorate (Eng.D) is a radical alternative to the traditional PhD, being better suited to the needs of industry, and providing a more vocationally oriented doctorate in engineering. The core of the degree is the solution of one or more significant and challenging engineering problem with an industrial context. It provides ambitious and able researchers with the technical, business and personal development competencies needed. In the current context there is a need to produce professional researchers that can enhance Malaysian competitiveness in the construction sector. The focus of this paper is to share our experience in developing Eng.D programme. It discussed a step-by-step process of developing Eng.D programme until obtaining the approval from the Ministry of Education. Through this process we have successfully developed the Eng.D programme and currently there are three EngD candidates following the programme. This Eng.D programme is the first to be approved and conducted in Malaysia. We are confident of producing engineers who are capable of demonstrating innovation in the application of knowledge to the construction sector. 2004 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/568/1/A_M.Z_ab._Majid_engD.pdf Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi and M. S., Jamiah (2004) Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. In: Conference On Engineering Education (CEE 2004), 14-15 December 2004, Kuala Lumpur.
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
L Education (General)
Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi
M. S., Jamiah
Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_full Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_fullStr Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_short Engineering doctorate (EngD) programme at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
title_sort engineering doctorate (engd) programme at universiti teknologi malaysia
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
L Education (General)
url http://eprints.utm.my/568/
http://eprints.utm.my/568/1/A_M.Z_ab._Majid_engD.pdf