Open AccessTHE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR THE APPRECIATION OF ETHICS AND CIVILIZATION (PEdP) COURSE: A CASE STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
Author(s) -
Mohd Sohaimi Esa,
Abang Mohd Razif Abang Muis,
Romzi Ationg,
Irma Wani Othman,
Saifulazry Mokhtar,
Sharifah Darmia Sharif Adam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of law, government and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-1763
DOI - 10.35631/ijlgc.623004
Subject(s) - curriculum , civilization , mathematics education , norm (philosophy) , teaching method , ethnic group , pedagogy , psychology , medical education , sociology , political science , medicine , law , anthropology
The Appreciation of Ethics and Civilization (PEdP) is a compulsory university course introduced in 2020 for the Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) in replacement of Ethnic Relations. As a new compulsory university course, among its objectives is to ensure the students appreciate the ethics and civilization that appears in the multi-ethnic society of Malaysia. Accordingly, High Impact Education Practices (HEPs) have been practiced in Teaching and Learning activities to improve the students’ critical and analytical thinking in dealing with challenges both at present and in the future. This paper presents a discussion on the effectiveness of online teaching and learning of PEdP in accordance with the new norm. To do so, a study was conducted among the undergraduate students of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The matters examined include the objectives, curriculum, and methods of teaching and learning. The study shows that the fundamental aims and objectives of this course were achieved despite being thought entirely online but it is expected that both goals and objectives can be highly achieved vita the application of traditional teaching and learning method of face to face teaching and learning activities.