The Outcome Based Education (OBE) at Politeknik Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Md. Baharuddin Bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Hairul Nizam Bin Ismail, Khairul Azhar Mat Daud, Mohd Ariff Bin Ibrahim

Abstract
This pilot study was conducted to investigate of Outcome Based Education (OBE) ability within a project-based learning (PjBL) and Competency Based Assessment (CBA) environment. Twenty-two students completed surveys on PjBL and CBA aptitude when a OBE is introduced as an education outcome at Politeknik Kota Bharu, Malaysia. Eight (8) domains of learning outcome includes; knowledge, technical skills, professionalism & ethics, social skills, communication skills, critical thinking, life long learning, entrepreneurial skills were adopted for the students to self-identify their weaknesses and strengths in completing an engineering project/product development while entering machining sections (turning & milling process). The mean values of the five items in the survey data’s show a strong inclination towards outcome skills while implementation of OBE through PjBL & CBA process. The overall score value shown above eighty two percentages (82%) indicated that the students outcome based acknowledge for the three domains (Cognitive Domain; CD, Psychomotor Domain; PD, & Affective Domain; AD) of OBE output skills via PjBL & CBA are very useful in engineering fields. A replication of this study using a larger sample group size (2 groups) and examining in greater detail the two major process and instrument for measuring OBE ability, i) Project Based Learning (consisting of project development process, includes: planning/goal-setting, process monitoring/report writing) and ii) Competency Based Assessment (consisting the assessment process includes: measurement & evaluation management and control of effort to provide a better understanding of Generic Student Attributes (GSA) for engineering project/product producing).

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