A workshop was held for the academic staff of the department on Outcome Based Education (OBE) at Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo on 9th February 2022. The department has widely adopted OBE in delivering all modules as it is one of the key requirements of international academic accreditation, such as the Washington Accord.
Dr. Nalin De Silva and Dr. H.R. Pasindu, who were the resource persons of the workshop, delivered presentations and interactive sessions on OBE. These sessions focused on the new curriculum revisions and OBE-based Module-Outline-related activities such as writing Learning Outcomes, Mapping Learning Outcomes with Programme Outcomes, Scaffolding of Learning Outcomes across the Curriculum, and Aligning Learning Outcomes with the Syllabus and Assessment.
Speaking of this workshop, Head - Department of Civil Engineering, Prof (Mrs.) Chintha Jayasinghe said, “I am happy to say that we have had a very fruitful workshop. I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to everyone who participated and shared their valuable views at the workshop. The dedication of the Accreditation Committee members, led by Prof. Lalith Rajapakshe, who worked tirelessly to organize the workshop, is greatly appreciated. We as a department are very much grateful to our sponsors INSEE and MELWA for their generous financial contributions.”
