The Introduction to Engineering (ITE) and Industrial Seminar and Profession (ISP) courses conducted at the School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, are integrated courses, which implement the Cooperative Problem-based Learning (CPBL) methods in the same semester. Based on these integrated courses, the main aim of this paper is to present results of a study that investigate the qualitative impact of spreadsheet hands-on seminar on the first-year students' digital skill. At the beginning of the semester, students given sustainability-based project to work on, which requires them to collect and to report the data in a series of presentations and written reports. In order to present those data, they need to use analysis tools such as a spreadsheet software. The students were introduced with some in-depth applications of the Microsoft Excel software through the seminar sessions in the ISP course. With the knowledge gained, they are expected to implement it in the CPBL project. Throughout the semester, the students are required to prepare reflection journals every 3 weeks to analyze, reflect and evaluate their learning process. In order to evaluate the students’ development of their digital skills, instructors will analyze the journals to identify common attributes that they have managed to gain. This analysis may also help the instructors to further improved the activities for the coming semester to further enhance the student digital skills.
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26 October 2022
REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION (RCEE) & RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION (RHEd) 2020: RCEE 2020
29–30 September 2020
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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October 26 2022
Integration of a spreadsheet software in first year introduction to engineering and seminar course to develop students’ digital skills
Azizul Azri Mustaffa;
Azizul Azri Mustaffa
a)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
a)Corresponding author: azizulazri@utm.my
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Aziatul Niza Sadikin;
Aziatul Niza Sadikin
b)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Hasrinah Hasbullah;
Hasrinah Hasbullah
c)
2
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Zaki Yamani Zakaria;
Zaki Yamani Zakaria
d)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
3
Centre for Engineering Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Mohd Kamaruddin Abd Hamid;
Mohd Kamaruddin Abd Hamid
e)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Siti Hajjar Che Man;
Siti Hajjar Che Man
f)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Mimi Haryani Hassim;
Mimi Haryani Hassim
g)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Muhammad Arif Ab Aziz;
Muhammad Arif Ab Aziz
h)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Khairiyah Mohd Yusof
Khairiyah Mohd Yusof
i)
1
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
3
Centre for Engineering Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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AIP Conf. Proc. 2433, 020025 (2022)
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Azizul Azri Mustaffa, Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Hasrinah Hasbullah, Zaki Yamani Zakaria, Mohd Kamaruddin Abd Hamid, Siti Hajjar Che Man, Mimi Haryani Hassim, Muhammad Arif Ab Aziz, Khairiyah Mohd Yusof; Integration of a spreadsheet software in first year introduction to engineering and seminar course to develop students’ digital skills. AIP Conf. Proc. 26 October 2022; 2433 (1): 020025. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0079393
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