Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AUN-QA-based Course Learning Outcomes: A Case Study in a Management Information System Course at Mahidol University

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Panchit Longpradit
Sovaritthon Chansaengsee
Poschanan Niramitchainont
Arisara Leksansern

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               Outcome-based education (OBE) is an educational philosophy and model focusing on the expected learning outcomes. Unlike subject-based education principles, emphasising the transfer of the instructor’s knowledge, expertise, and experience to the learners, in relation to the body of knowledge established for that particular discipline, the OBE curriculum is centered on formulating what students should be capable of doing once completing a particular course. The design of the course structure, teaching and learning activities, and assessments are created to establish these outcomes. This paper presents a case study of the application of the effectiveness of the ASEAN University Network quality assurance (AUN-QA)-based course learning outcomes to the Management Information System course at Mahidol University from the perspective of the student. There were three objectives addressed by means of multiple research methods. The first objective centered on a qualitative design was to research the identification of the course learning outcomes, the second objective was to implement it in the course and the third objective was the creation of a quantitative research methodology using an online questionnaire as a data collection technique. The subjects for the second and third studies were the registered international students for the MIS course in the 2018/2019 Academic Year. The findings of the studies were that firstly there were nine course learning outcomes formulated that students needed to achieve for the MIS course. Secondly, the course learning outcomes were implemented and resulted in the system analysis and design of prototypes of eight diverse information systems. Finally, the evaluation of the effectiveness of the AUN-QA-based course learning outcomes revealed that the overall mean score was at a highest level ( =4.46, SD=0.55).

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