Programme outcomes assessment by direct method

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) is a student-centered learning method that focuses on empirically measuring student performance. OBE has become the standard of practice in the engineering education programme. The measurement of student performance is done using both direct and indirect assessment tools. The value obtained out of these tools are then transformed to a score and checked whether they meet the required attainment level of Course Outcome set for a particular Course. The scores of all the Course Outcomes collectively contribute towards the attainment of Programme Outcome. This process is recursively applied for four years until the student completes the Programme. This paper presents a direct assessment method used in measuring the Programme Outcomes (POs) via appropriate direct assessment tools. A sample assessment presented in this paper shows a process of attainment of graduate attributes stated by NBA which are in line with the Programme Outcomes of Washington Accord.