Initial Development of Project Monitoring System for Masters Coursework

The masters program by coursework mode at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment requires each student to carry out research project in the Research Methodology and the Project course. One of the course learning outcomes is the skill in planning and managing projects. This skill is also one of the learning outcomes that is required by the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF). Previously, the monitoring of research projects has been carried out manually. This makes monitoring difficult to be carried out effectively and efficiently. Thus, a monitoring system of project management needs to be made available. This paper presents the initial development of a coursework project monitoring system for the students of the postgraduate program at the faculty. An online system is built and can be accessed by the postgraduate students, supervisors, examiners and coordinators. The effectiveness of this system will be tested for the students of the next session and improvements will be made from time to time. It is hoped that this system will facilitate project management and monitoring can be carried out more effectively.