Presenting iOBE at the REES & I-PHEX 2025

From September 30 to October 1, 2025, the REES & I-PHEX 2025 conference was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, hosted by UTM’s Centre for Engineering Education (CEE). I presented a paper here on “Implementing iOBE for Visualizing and Interpreting Student Outcomes: A Course-Level Assessment”, demonstrating the use of the iOBE software across multiple cohorts of a third-year engineering course.

The presentation showcased how iOBE was applied to analyze student outcome data across three consecutive cohorts in an advanced engineering course. By aggregating diverse assessment tools mapped to Programme Outcomes, the software generated box plots and population graphs that revealed consistent patterns — stronger performance in collaborative tasks and recurring gaps in individual problem-solving. This multi-year analysis highlighted meaningful trends and supported targeted, data-informed improvements in teaching and learning.

This work was also presented as a poster exhibition at the I-PHEX Expo titled "From Complexity to Clarity: Transforming Outcome-Based Assessment through iOBE", recognized with a Silver Award. The poster highlighted key aspects of the software, particularly its advantages, significance, impact, and potential for all educational levels.

With Prof. Homero Murzi of Texas A&M University (Chairman of the Research in Engineering Education Network).

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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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