Abdul Majid, Faizah and Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
(2019)
The 4th Industrial Revolution: contemplations on curriculum
review and its implementation in the Malaysian higher
education institutes.
Global Journal of Al-Thaqafah, 9 (3).
pp. 7-13.
ISSN 2232-0474
E-ISSN 2232-0482
Abstract
The higher education landscape is once again
undergoing massive transformation. Not more
than two decades ago, it was the advancement
of digital technology and globalization that
drove the need for transformation in higher
education. At present, the transformation is
driven by the need to face the challenges of the
4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Much discourse
has been centered on debating the roles of higher
education in meeting the demands of 4IR. This
paper aims to address similar issue by discussing
the curriculum reviews done by higher education
institutes in embracing 4IR. As curriculum is
central to any academic programs, it is vital
that the curriculum review done by the higher
education institutes in catering to the growing
needs of 4IR be examined. The close look at
the curriculum review initiatives will focus on
the changes done in terms of subject contents,
methods of delivery and methods of assessment.
Further, the academics’ perceptions of the
curriculum review and how the curriculum is
to be implemented are investigated. The findings
shed some lights on the contemplations of the
academics amidst the initiative to provide higher
education curriculum that meet the requirements
of the Ministry of Education and the needs of
4IR. It is expected that curriculum departments
in the higher education institutes could find the
findings useful in bridging the gap between the
academics’ concerns and the need to meet the challenges of 4IR through the revised
curriculum implementation.
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