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the lecturer or instructor. The laboratory sheet is given for the open ended laboratory with
minimum guideline. Open ended laboratory work allows the opportunity for students to be
creative about the execution, analysis and evaluation of laboratory work. Students create,
for example, the evidence, the analysis, and the evaluation of laboratory work. Often
synthesis is also involved in open-ended work. These processes involve the interactive while
in the laboratory (in-lab work) and after leaving the laboratory (post-lab work).The students
are fully responsible to conduct and handle the experiment themselves after short briefing
given by the lecturer or the instructor. The students are working in a group of 4 to 5 persons.
They need to determine the objectives, apparatus and methods as well as execute the
experiment. A report including results, discussion, conclusion and references is submitted for
evaluation. The final presentation of students’ work is organized at the end of the semester.
Skills such as communication (oral and written), organization, teamwork, innovation and
creativity are evaluated in the open-ended laboratory approaches.

7.5 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

Industrial training will expose students to working experience in professional bodies that is
related to mechanical engineering field. During industrial training, students will be able to
apply theoretical and practical knowledge to real working environment. In addition,
students will also develop their soft skills throughout the training. For bachelor degree
students, they should undergo industrial training for 12 weeks. The training will be
performed during the short semester of 3rd year study. Meanwhile, for diploma degree
students, they should undergo industrial training during short semester in Year 2.

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