This document outlines an implementation plan for outcome-based education (OBE) at PMAS-Arid Agriculture University in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It establishes an OBE committee to facilitate the process. The committee will define program outcomes like vision, mission, course learning outcomes, and assessment tools. A framework is presented for curriculum development aligned with graduate attributes and stakeholder interests. Implementation will include establishing outcomes, rubrics, surveys, and continuous quality improvement. Courses will maintain files with schedules, assessments, and instructor profiles. The plan schedules implementation over 22 weeks with tasks for departments, instructors, and committees.

1. Outcome Based Education:
Implementation Plan
Dr. Allah Bakhsh, Dr. Nadia Tahir, Dr. Javaid Asad
OBE Committee
PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

2. Outline
• OBE: Some Questions ???
• Overview of OBE
• OBE Qualities
• OBE Committee: ToRs
• OBE: 12 GAs, Framework, Assessment Tools
• OBE: Curriculum Framework
• OBE: KPIs; Rubrics; Assessment Tools
• OBE: Implementation Schedule
• Course File Contents

3. OBE: Questions ???
• What is OBE ?
• Why do we want to adopt it ?
• Are we / you satisfied with the competence
level / quality of our Graduates ?
• Have our Graduates attained sufficient
Knowledge, Skill and Attitude qualities as per
international standard?

4. OBE: Questions ???
• What is opinion of the stakeholders about
quality of our Graduates such as Punjab / Federal
Public Service Commissions, Farmers, Industry,
Alumni, policy makers, Depts, parents, students ?
• KPIs: score in international GRE, TOEFL, IELTS,
admissions in International institutions, being
competitive at any national / international exams,
feedback from stakeholders, awards etc.
• There are international professional bodies,
which conduct professional exams to judge
quality and award certificates such as EPE

5. OBE in a nut shell
 What do you want the students to have or able to do?
 How can you best help students achieve it?
 How will you know what they have achieved it?
 How do you close the loop – Corrective Actions
 Knowledge, Skill, Attitude / Behavior
 Evaluation through DQEC, Continuous
Quality Improvements (CQI)
 Student Centred Delivery
 Assessment
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6. OBE: Qualities
The unique features of OBE are:
a) Feedback from the stakeholders and their active
participation in streamlining the teaching – learning
process i.e. CLOs, PLOs, PEOs, Mission, Vision etc.
b) Evaluation / Assessment mechanism to ensure
attainment of the Outcomes / Goals
c) CQI: continuous quality improvement process
d) Evidence / data based system to facilitate the evaluation
and assessment process
e) internationally recognized for professional growth, jobs,
higher studies
f) Let us develop international linkages with high repute
HEIs to have better recognition of our Graduates

7. Different Levels of Outcomes
Programme Educational Objectives
Programme Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly/Topic Outcomes
Upon graduation
Upon subject completion
Upon weekly/topic
completion
Few years after
Graduation – 3 to 5 years
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8. Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
Institutional
Mission Statement
Stakeholders Interest
Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
(Knowledge, skills, attitudes of graduates)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
(Ability to: explain, calculate, derive, design)
Continual Improvement
Assessment of Attainment Level
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9. Program EO / LO Development/ Review
Internal Stakeholders
Teachers
Students
University
External Stakeholders
Potential Employers / Industry
Alumni
Regulatory Body
Course LO / Content
Development / Review
1, 2, 3 ……
Course Implementation
1, 2, 3 ……
Course Assessment
1, 2, 3 ……
Teacher – Knowledge, Skills, Affective
Students – Teaching
Teacher – Descriptive Self Assessment
on Cohort’s Achievement
Programme Evaluation
Summative - direct
Exit Survey - indirect
Industry Survey - indirect
Alumni Survey - indirect
External – direct
Accreditation - direct
Educational Process - Stakeholders
Pull
factor
Internal Stakeholders
Teachers
Technicians
Students
Internal Stakeholders
Teachers
Students
External Stakeholders
Potential Employers / Industry
Alumni
Regulatory Body
External Assessor
Formative
/
Summative
Internal Stakeholders
Teachers
Specification
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Summative

10. TORs of the OBE Committee
i To facilitate the faculty members in devising an outcome based
teaching learning environment where students are very clear about
their specific learning outcomes at end of the course/degree program.
ii To develop a mechanism to ensure that the students have attained
their specific outcomes based on assessment and evaluation along with
maintaining the Continuous Quality Improving (CQI) process with active
participation of the stakeholders.
iii To prepare the course files to ensure that OBE based teaching
learning process has been adopted successfully based on evidences
available in the course file.
What Quality of Graduates ???

11. Graduate Attributes
Graduates are supposed to attain following Attributes under OBE:
1. Subject Knowledge – core subjects
2. Problem Analysis – research literature to identify, formulate
3. Problem Solution / Design Development – considering EHS
4. Investigation – designing experiments, data based analysis
5. Modern Tool Usage – techniques, tools, software
6. Graduate and Society – social issues - EHS
7. Environment and Sustainability – EIA of the projects / actions
8. Ethics – normal principles good for every one
9. Individual and Team Work – able to work productively
10. Communication – communicate effectively
11. Project Management – able to achieve targets
12. Life Long Learning-CQI (How to achieve such Attributes)

12. Engineering
Knowledge
Problem Analysis
Design/
Development of
Solutions
Investigation
Modern Tool
Usage
The Engineer &
Society
Environment &
Sustainability
Ethics
Individual &
Team Work
Communication
Project
Management
Lifelong Learning
OBA-based Curriculum Development Framework
Facilities & Infrastructure
Curriculum
Design
(course contents
and duration,
CLOs, delivery,
assessment and
evaluation)
Benchmarking (nationa/
international)
Institutional Support &
Financial Resources
Students
Vision/ Mission
Statement
PEC Graduate
Attributes in
line with WA
(Knowledge,
skills &
Behaviour)
Faculty & Support
Staff Stakeholders
Alumni
Society
Progream
Learning
Outcomes
(PLOs)/ SLOs
Government
Policies
Industry/ Employer
Program
Educational
Objectives
(PEOs)
OBE-based Curriculum Development Framework
Knowledge
Society
Graduate
Attributes
in line
with Acc
Council
(KPIs for Assessment)

13. Example: KPIs
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PEOs Performance Indicator (PI) Measurement Tool
PEO_1: Graduates exhibit their
proficiency of applying the
knowledge and skills to
solve Complex problems.
•60% of Alumni Survey
Satisfied
•60% of Employee agreed that
POE1 is achieved
•Alumni Survey
•Employer’s Survey
PEO_2 : Graduates
communicate effectively
and lead the project team.
•60% of Alumni Survey
Satisfied
•60% of Employee agreed that
POE2 is achieved
•Alumni Survey
•Employer’s Survey
PEO_3 : Graduates earn repute
of experts through
adherence to the principles
of professional ethics.
.
•70% of the graduates are
employed in Companies within
one year
•60% of the employer agree to
POE3
•Alumni Survey
•Employer Survey
PE0_4 Graduates engage
themselves in continuous
learning process including
advanced research.
•50% of the Employers agree
to PEO_4
•Alumni Survey
•Employers Survey

14. Example: Rubrics for Lab Practical
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Cr. No. Criteria Advanced (9-10 Points) Proficient (6-8 Points) Functional (2-5 Points) Developing (1 Point) Score
1
Successfully performs
field survey without
supervision.
Successfully completes
survey procedures
independently.
Show excellent
understanding of
procedure and theory
taught.
Successfully completes
survey procedures with
minimal supervision.
Show good understanding
of survey procedure and
theory taught
Successfully completes
survey procedures with
moderate supervision.
Show minimal
understanding of survey
procedure and theory
taught.
Cannot completes tasks
and standard procedures.
Show no understanding of
survey procedure and
theory taught
10
2
Ability to organize,
performs survey safely
and aware of priorities
in the field.
Practices safely, can
work independently and
take initiative as well as
cooperating effectively in
a team.
Practices most procedures
safely conforms to the lab
regulations with minimal
supervision.
Minor flaws in Safety.
Requires constant
supervision.
Fails to notice important
information and safety
factors in the workplace.
10
3
Ability to show
engagement in
conducting field survey.
Show excellent
performance with unusual
energy, is very focused,
shows confidence and full
commitment.
Shows good performance
with confidence, energy
and commitment.
Performs with some
energy, focus and
commitment.
Performs with little
energy, focus and no
commitment-needs
support.
10
4
Ability to demonstrate
care and respect in
equipment set-up.
Always to demonstrates
respect and care for
equipment.
Good demonstration of
respect and care for
equipment.
Acceptable demonstration
of respect and care for
equipment.
No demonstration of
respect and care for
equipment.
10
Total Score 40

15. OBE: Assessment tools
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• Exit surveys, Exit interviews (P)
• Alumni surveys and interviews (P)
• Employer surveys and interviews (P)
• Job offers, starting salaries (relative to national
benchmark) (P)
• Admission to graduate schools (P)
• Performance in group and internship assignments
and in PBL situation (P,C)
• Assignments, report and tests in design course
(P,C)
• Standardized tests (P,C) P: Program C: Course

16. OBE: Assessment tools (cont)
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• Student surveys, individual and focus group
interviews (P,C)
• Peer-evaluations, self evaluations (P,C)
• Student portfolios (P,C)
• Behavioral observation (P,C)
• Written tests linked to learning objectives (C)
• Written project reports (C)
• Oral presentation, live or videotape (C)
• Research proposals, student-formulated
problems (C)
• Classrooms assessment Techniques (C)

17. OBE: Implementation
• Now, how to start, we, the OBE committee
believes that we are already teaching under
OBE but without evidence and its proper
format.
• Do you agree ? if not then we believe every
action is performed for certain outcome /
goal even while ignoring the outcome but it is
there ?
• Again: How to start ?

18. OBE: Implementation (Cont..)
The OBE committee proposes that if you agree
and are also onboard to adopt those OBE
criteria, which are as follows:
1. Easy: to do / perform / adopt
2. Doable and measurable: possible to achieve
3. Envisages having significant visible impact on
teaching – Learning process quality

19. OBE Implementation Schedule
Weeks Task Responsible Outcomes
1st week:
Aug 23-30,
2021
Call Stakeholders Meetings HoD
Faculty Members
Define vision,
mission, CLOs,
PLOs, PEOs,
courses, curriculum,
Evaluation
Assessment, CQI
2: Aug 31-
Sep 6,
2021
Call BoS meetings
-Bench marking of courses
-Time Table
HoD
Faculty Members
Discuss, refine and
approve above
outcomes, time
table
3: Sep 7-
13, 2021
Call FB meeting
-Bench marking of courses
Dean
HoD
Faculty Members
Discuss, improve
and approve above
outcomes
4: Sep 14-
20, 2021
Call Academic Council
Meeting if Required
Members Discuss and
approve above
outcomes

20. OBE Implementation Schedule
Weeks Task Responsible Outcomes
5: Sep 21-
27, 2021
Develop Teaching schedule
Lab Manual,
Experiments handout
HoD
Course Instructors
Lab Incharge
Course File, Office
hrs displayed
6: Sep 28
to Oct 4,
2021
(classes
start)
Lab Rubrics flyer displayed
in the Labs
EHS: Apron, Caps, Goggles,
Fire extinguisher, Exit plan,
List of experiments displayed
in the Lab,
Flyer for each equipment
displayed
Lab Log Book – score of each
student for each practical
HoD
Course instructors
Lab Incharge
Lab Assistants
EHS available in the
Labs
- Lab Manual
available
- Lab rubrics flyer
posted in the
Lab
- Details of each
equipment
available
7: Oct 5-
11, 2021
Vision, mission, PEOs, PLOs,
displayed in the
Departments
HoD
Faculty Members
Vision, Mission,
PEOs, PLOs, flyers
displayed

21. OBE Implementation Schedule
Weeks Task Responsible Outcomes
8: Oct 12-
18, 2021
Committees constituted for
- industry, Stakeholders
linkages, meetings
- Students counseling
- Evaluation assessment
(DQEC)
- CQI –corrective actions
HoD
Faculty Members
Course instructors
Notification of
different task
oriented
committees with
time based ToRs for
each committee
8: Oct 19-
25, 2021
Record of weekly lectures,
assignments, term projects /
complex problems
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Lectures
Assignments
Term projects
9: Oct 26
to Nov 1,
2021
Course File
- Record of quiz exams
- Mid Exam
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Quiz
exams

22. OBE Implementation Schedule
Weeks Task Responsible Outcomes
10: Nov 2
– 8, 2021
Field, industry relevant visits
Motivational lectures
Sports
HoD
Course Instructors
Field visits
Motivational
lectures
11: Nov 9
– 15, 2021
- Record of weekly lectures
- Open ended labs
assigning to groups
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Open ended labs
12: Nov
16-22,
2021
-Record of attendance sheet
of students
-problem based learning
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Problem based
learning
13: Nov
23-29,
2021
- Record of weekly lectures
seminar / workshop
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Record of the
events

23. OBE Implementation Schedule
Weeks Task Responsible Outcomes
14: Nov 30
to Dec 6,
2021
- Record of weekly lectures
- Assignments, attendance
- quiz
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Attendance
Assignments
15: Dec 7 –
13, 2021
- Use of relevant computer
software in practical
classes if applicable
HoD
Course Instructors
Lab note book
Training of software
16: Dec
14--20,
2021
- Record of weekly lectures
- Class discussions on PBL
- quiz
HoD
Course Instructors
Class Participation
in PBL projects
17: Dec 21
– 27, 2021
-term projects / complex
problems report submissions
/ presentations by students
HoD
Course Instructors
Skill enhancement
to solve real world
problems

24. OBE Implementation Schedule
Weeks Task Responsible Outcomes
18: Dec 28
to Jan 3,
2022
- Record of weekly lectures
- Assignments, practical
- Term projects
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Lab Manual
Term projects
19: Jan 4
10, 2022
- Use of relevant computer
software in practical
classes if applicable
HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Learning Software
20: Jan 11-
-17, 2022
- Record of weekly
lectures
- Relevant Computer
software, quiz
HoD
Course Instructors
Lab Manual
Hand on Practical
Training of relevant
software
21: Jan
18– 24,
2022
-term projects / complex
problems report submissions
/ presentations by students
HoD
Course Instructors
Reports on term
projects,
presentations
22: Jan 25-
31, 2022
Final exams HoD
Course Instructors
Course File
Graded exam
answer sheets

25. Course File Contents
1. Table of contents along with page number as 1st page of the
course file (website for each course can be developed)
2. Allotment of course to the Teacher i.e. BoS notification / MoM
3. Time Table showing lecture / contact hrs for that particular
course
4. Office hrs displayed for students to see the course instructor
5. Course outcomes / goals / objectives, course contents, list of
practical, Recommended / Reference Books, Grading details,
term project / complex problem, Teaching Material sources, use
of computer model / software in the practical class (if
applicable) i.e. for Knowledge, Skill and Attitude gained after
learning this course

26. 6. One page: Course Instructor - brief academic profile / expertise,
research interests, research projects, publications, courses offered,
outreach activities, field / industry collaborations, any other salient
achievement of the instructor for sharing with the enrolled students
7. Teaching schedule: details of weekly lectures to be delivered in the
semester with source information i.e. about books from where lectures
have been prepared / delivered, provision of lectures in soft / hard form
etc,
8. Benchmarking of the course i.e. comparison of the course with other
recognized national / international HEI’s courses
9. Problem based learning – develop problem solving skill, critical thinking,
communication skill. It will push the students to be innovative, creative.
Complex problems may include climate change impact on agriculture /
water resources, food security, sustainability, pollution, etc relevant to
the course
10. Open ended labs: Instructor assigns projects to students without giving
procedure / solution. Students are supposed to consult literature to
devise their own procedure to collect and analyze data for the Labs

27. 11. EHS: environment, health and safety – well being of the Teachers,
students and supporting staff – evidence based
12. Assignments: on weekly basis for better understanding of the
corresponding lectures delivered during the week, building
intuitive problem solving skill
13. Evidence of properly graded assignments and record of all
assignments with solutions
14. Random check of students work, projects, note book,
assignments, quiz, exam answer sheets
15. Term projects / complex problems: at individual OR in Groups of
2-3 students, Students will keep working throughout the semester
on the topic(s) of their own choice relevant to the course,
Student(s) will submit report / solution of the problem and may
also make presentation(s) during or at end of the semester as
planned by the course instructor
Course File (cont…)

28. Course File (cont…)
16. Exams: mid, quizzes, and final exam question papers along
with excellent, above average and below average marked
sample answer sheets are parts of the course file
17. Display of solutions of the exams to the students along
with marks for each question - answer after every exam
18. Date wise attendance sheet of the students for the whole
semester
19. Record of make up classes for any unscheduled holidays
OR missing classes
20. Relevant industry / field visit for better conceptual
understanding of the course

29. Course File (cont…)
21. Guest motivational lecture relevant to the course delivered by the
leading Alumni / industrialist
22. Evidence of Seminar / workshop attended by the students
23. Videos relevant to the course contents for better understanding of
the course concepts
24. Forms for assessment / evaluation / feedback of the course by
the students, alumni, industry, employers, stakeholders through
direct and indirect methods for course improvement
25. CQI (continuous quality improvement) loop for course
improvement and record of corrective actions taken based on the
feedback from students, stakeholders, alumni, employers
26. Lab EHS, Manual, Rubrics, Lab Log Book for practical: In Lab
manual, for each practical, there should be enough details and
information about the experimental write up in the practical note
book such as:

30. Practical Note Book
o Format / Style of writing each practical
o Title of the experiment
o Objective of experiment
o Equipment required
o Theoretical considerations – derivations – background – figures –
schematic diagram
o Stepwise procedure for performing experiment, data collection
o Table for data entry and calculations, graph etc.
o Sample data entry with required calculations and parameters
determination
o Sample results, graphs, parameters estimation
o Conclusions and precautions
o Blank data sheet for students to collect data of the experiment, part
of each experiment
o Practical NB graded, viva, presentations

31. 27. Conducive learning environment for students class participations,
discussions, questions
28. Provision of sport facilities and services for students such as counseling
for academic, non academic, career, higher studies, scholarships, job
opportunities – evidence based
29. Participation of students in seminar, national, international conferences
in the form of presentation, posters competition, exhibitions
30. A proper mechanism in place to ensure completion of the courses such
as departmental committee to check / compare question papers with
the course syllabus, maintaining record of class activities, such as in
class participation by individual student as well as at cohort level
31. Record of corrective actions taken at individual / cohort level for extra
classes / mentoring / coaching, in case of deficiencies observed for some
students
32. Record of individual students progress during the course for ensuring
that each student has attained adequate Knowledge, Skill and attitude to
qualify the course

32. Thanks
Q & A