INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

COURSE OUTLINE
Kulliyyah

Engineering

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Programme
Course Title

B.Eng.(Mechanical-Aerospace)
B.Eng.(Mechanical-Automotive)
Seminar I

Course Code

MEC 3891

Status

Core

Level

Credit Hours

0.5

Contact Hours

Pre-requisites
(if any)
Co-requisites
(if any)
Instructional
Strategies
Course
Assessment
State weightage
of each type of
assessment.

Instructor(s)

Lectures

LO
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5

Method
Summary Form
Report
Quizzes

Hanan Mokhtar

%
20
30
50

Semester
Offered
Synopsis

Every semester

Course
Objectives

The objectives of this course are to:

1. Introduce students to the real world concept in engineering design and
principles
2. Draw meaningful summary from various fields related to engineering
discipline in term of engineering application, ethics and professional
development.
3. Expose students to some basic elements or components of real
engineering environment in the industrial place.

Learning
Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Generate an engineering summarized report based upon the
presentation of the external and internal speaker, which should cover
various aspects such as engineering application, ethics and
professional development.
2. Actively identify on what have been learned from the speakers in
relations to their work in the university and beyond.
3. Develop an engineer who is socially, culturally, globally and
environmentally responsible.
4. List practice ethical and professional norms for the implementation
and application in engineering fields.
5. Identify key technical and scientific findings effectively using
effective tools.
Content Outlines

Week
1
2-7
8-11
12

A seminar that would open up the eye and mind of the Mechanical and
other engineering discipline students on the real life example of
engineering application and research in the industry.

Topics

Task/Readings

Introduction to various seminar courses and their

activities.
Latest finding and techniques in engineering fields.

Handouts

Expectations of an engineer who practices on industrial

or governmental organizations.

Handouts

Talks by Institute of Engineer Malaysia (IEM) on

engineering ethics and professionalism to become an
engineer who practices in industrial and government
organization. Membership in IEM.

Handouts

Handouts

13

14

Talks by Board Of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) on

social, global and cultural global and environment
responsibilities of a professional engineer. Membership
in BEM.
Talks by NIOSH or OSHA on engineering safety.

Handouts

Handouts

References

Required
Format of the Report for Seminar I (http://eng.iiu.edu.my/seminar).

Proposed
Start Date
(Semester)
Batch of
Students to
be Affected

Semester 1, 2007-2008

2005 intake and onwards

Prepared by:
__________________
( Hanan Mokhtar)

Checked by:
__________________
(Dr. Waqar Asrar)

Approved by:
______________
(Prof. Dr. Ahmad Faris Ismail)