Achieving Academic Excellence

Background: Attaining acceptable delivery performance is the most significant academic challenge faced by many universities and particularly private run institutions. Aim: This project implementation is carried out using the outcome based education model. To gain an edge over competitors in an increasingly global and competitive marketplace, institutions today need to differentiate themselves not only in cost, but in the overall value of the educational programmes they offer. As customers demand more and more variety of skill driven programmes to cater to wider markets, the issue of mobility and portability becomes increasingly challenging. Results:In reviewing the characteristics of outcomes-based education, there appears to be a shift towards learning rather than teaching, to providing experience rather than information. There is a move from normative, paper-based examinations towards outcomes-based assessment as reflected in national standards Conclusion: This change is not only intended to meet the needs of industry more effectively, but also to create 'empowered ' individuals who can take control of their own learning and their lives. As such, outcomes-based education has presented an opportunity to widen opportunities for learning and to promote equality. Using the bloom's taxonomy the outcome based education is implemented in an engineering undergraduate programme