Open AccessTHE EVOLUTION OF UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE: FROM THE HISTORY OF NATION BUILDING OF MALAYSIA TO THE APPRECIATION OF ETHICS AND CIVILIZATION
Author(s) -
Mohd Sohaimi Esa,
Romzi Ationg,
Irma Wani Othman,
Mohd Kamal Mohd Shah,
Muhammad Safuan Yusoff,
Habibah Artini Ramlie,
Abang Mohd Razif Abang Muis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of education, psychology and counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-164X
DOI - 10.35631/ijepc.6390011
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , core competency , core (optical fiber) , sociology , civilization , narrative , curriculum , descriptive research , course (navigation) , pedagogy , mathematics education , political science , engineering , social science , management , psychology , law , literature , art , telecommunications , aerospace engineering , politics , economics
University core courses are the foundation courses prescribed by the university. Students are required to take and must pass this course. At the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), one of the university's core courses in the History of the Nation Building of Malaysia, a course that was introduced in parallel with the establishment of UMS in 1994. This course is being offered by the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning (CPKLL) for undergraduate students in UMS. In 2004, this course renamed the History of the Nation Building of Malaysia and later replaced by a newly introduced course namely Ethnic Relations in 2008. Subsequently, this core course has renamed the Appreciation of Ethics and Civilization in 2020. This paper discusses the evolution of the core courses by focusing on the synopsis, objectives, and content of these three courses, as well as the teaching and learning methods. The discussion is largely a descriptive narrative and descriptive-analytical based on the analysis of primary and secondary texts, as well as the experience and observations of the author in conducting the core course. Thus, the study found that the university's core courses are dynamic and flexible, as well as in line with current needs and requirements in an effort to meet the components of Malaysian nationhood.