THE PRESENT STATUS OF POLYTECHNIC CURRICULUM AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT APPROACH IN BANGLADESH
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Enhancing the quality of Polytechnic graduates is one of the major goals of Bangladesh Technical Education Board. This paper presents the current status of the Diploma-in- Engineering curriculum and student assessment practices at polytechnics in Bangladesh. The qualitative methodology was used to analyze and explain the data. It was found that the curriculum focuses mainly on theoretical matters and does not foster enough the trainees’ knowledge transfer capability. In order to optimize the curriculum content, particularly in terms of job market requirements, some recommendations were made based on these findings.
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Faruque A. Haolader, Dilip K. Paul
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