THURSDAY, 05 SEPTEMBER – The School of Arts (SPS) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently organised a workshop on Outcome Based Education.

The two-day workshop among others was an effort by SPS to give input to lecturers as a preparatory step before the 2013/2013 academic session begins.

A few invited speakers were present to give a talk on teaching and learning of arts.

Among them were a lecturer from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Emeritus Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ghouse Nasuruddin and Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, Datuk Johnson Tee.

Also in the panel of presenters were the Deputy Director of Strategic Management and Academic Centre UMS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jennifer Chan and lecturers from the School of Education and Social Development (SPPS), Dr. Lee Kean Wah and Dr. Tan Choon Keong including a lecturer from SPS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Low Kok On.

In concluding the workshop, Assoc. Prof. Abdul Jamal Abdul Hamid hoped that all participants which comprises lecturers and tutors of the school had benefitted from the workshop where participants can apply onto their teaching and learning session.

Also present at the workshop was Theatre lecturer from SPS who was also the Chairman of the Day 1 workshop, Dr. Andika Aziz Hussin. - FL

By Salbinous Saribun and the School of Arts
Photo: TheSchool of Arts

                                                                                                                                                                         Chancellery Department

WEDNESDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER – The 19^th Oath Taking Ceremony for the new intake was held this morning at the Dewan Canselor, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in conjunction with the on-going Orientation Week for the 2013/2014 Academic Session.

The ceremony, which was attended by the Chief Minister of Sabah who is also the Pro-Chancellor of UMS said that the government was committed and willing to assist in all efforts towards the development and improvement of higher education in the country. He reiterated that the development and improvement in Sabah were in tandem with the economic and social needs of students.

“UMS has generated a rapid development transformation in the shortest time in Sabah,” he further added.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, in his speech expressed that UMS will form a special committee to monitor the development and progress of the 100 poor and needy students who were recently offered places at this EcoCampus University.

“Many of those who are successful come from the poor and underpriviledged. Deprivation has forced them to strive to be successful,” he emphasised.

UMS focused on the poor and needy at the recent intake as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) so as to give opportunity to the students involved to further their tertiary education at UMS.

The Oath Taking ceremony was also attended by the principal officers, Senate and Senior Officers of UMS.

TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – The involvement of undergraduates in students activities would help built their soft skills and identity in shaping academic excellence as needed in the working world.

According to the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, the incompatibility between the course and graduate was seen to be the stumbling block in the deciding factor towards a career path but which now cannot be considered as the dominant factor, instead students should be innovative in applying the knowledge learned.

Datuk Dr. Harun was speaking at the Introduction of University and Principal Officers to the new intake in conjunction with the Orientation Week.

He added that those with knowledge but do not know how to apply them might not be competent.

“But those who are knowledgeable and able to apply them would surely be successful,’ he said.

Also present were the the Principal Officers, Deans and Head of Departments in UMS. - FL

 
By Faezah Mohamad Dun
Photo: Ernest Berinus

                                                                                                               Chancellery Department

WEDNESDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER – The Media and Education Technology Unit (UMTP) will now be known as Department of Information Technology and Communication (JTMK) starting today.

The renaming ceremony was done by the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah.

Speaking at the event, the Vice-Chancellor said that the upgrading to JTMK was in line with the University’s strategic planning to ensure the information technology component contributes towards education, teaching and learning, research, publication and administration.

“It is in line with the Higher Education Strategic Planning needs to expand the Learning Management System and to solidify its delivery system such as the needs of Thrusts 6 and 7,” he said. Also present were Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof, Head Librarian, Dg. Rukiah Ag. Amit and the Acting Head of JTMK, Noor Hapipah Samat.

Datuk Dr. Harun said that the University intended to empower and enhance the structure including the function of JTMK through this renaming exercise to achieve the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) which targeted that 50% of government services be made ready on-line until the end of 2012 and 90% by the year 2015.

“Thus, I hope UMTP now known as JTMK will be able to coordinate, supervise, standardise and implement the operation, usage, development and operation of ICT in UMS,” he said. - FL

 
By Salbinous Saribun
Photo: Ernest Berinus


                                                                                                                                                                 Chancellery Department