Uprade: iOBE v5.1

The iOBE software has been upgraded with minor changes on the presentation of the graphical data, and with a new logo (as shown here in the column on the right). For the previous major upgrade from v4.0 to 5.0, please refer to this post.

The full version of the software, its compiler and related documentations can be downloaded for free below:

1. iOBE v5.1 (updated 28/7/2017). This zip file contains the software and sample input files to guide users to build their own input files.
2. iOBE Software Manual v5.1 (updated 28/7/2017)
3. The Matlab Compiler Runtime must be installed prior to running the software.
4. Other documentations related to the software.

For further information about this software, or to arrange a seminar/workshop related to the software, please contact the developer here.

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iCGPA International Conference 2017

Receiving the main award for iOBE (front row, second from left) in the iCGPA International Conference 2017.

An upgrade on the iOBE software to cater for the iCGPA Initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education has been recently presented at the inaugural iCGPA International Conference in Kuala Lumpur on 17 July 2017.

Our work, titled Implementing iCGPA: Automating Computation with iOBE, was presented at the conference as an academic paper and a poster and selected as the overall winner at the conference. Details about this award are described in this news article. More than 70 papers were presented at the conference.

The conference was officiated with a keynote address by the Minister of Higher Education Malaysia, Dato' Seri Idris Jusoh, attended by many key university officers (VCs, DVCs, Deans) and academics from Malaysian and foreign institutions.

USM sent a large contingent of 46 senior officers to the conference, demonstrating our commitment and alignment towards the Outcome Based Education and the iCGPA Initiative as championed by the Ministry of Higher Education. This team consisted of mostly deans and deputy deans from various schools, lead by Prof. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, USM's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International).

Receiving the main award from the Minister of Higher Education

With USM's Deputy-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Farhan.

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