Framework of survey camp course in civil engineering program using project based learning

Abstract

This paper seeks to present the framework of teaching and learning Survey Camp course using project based learning in enhancing engineering professional skills among civil engineering students. This study was conducted at School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The Survey Camp is designed as a package of ten days which consists of surveying activities such as levelling, traversing and detailing, and also introduces the usage of latest technologies of surveying tools in civil engineering projects. Project Based Learning is implemented as teaching and learning approach to enhance students’ content knowledge and professional skills development. Online assessments and feedback from students are used as tools to evaluate the outcome of the course. It was found that the learning environment has positively enhanced students’ professional skills as needed for engineer of 2020. The impact on teaching and learning will be benefited to student, educator, educational Institution and employee/Industry. Furthermore, it will produce high quality of graduates with the ability to integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with the requirement in preparation as a future engineer. For commercialization prospect, this framework could be packaged and offered to other institutions through licensing, offer courses or workshop on the designing and conducting the survey camp and being as a facilitator