Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 60 (2012) 90 – 97 1877-0428 © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer reviewed under responsibility of the UKM Teaching and Learning Congress 2011 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.352 UKM Teaching and Learning Congress 2011 Learning Outcome Measurement for Environmental and Sustainable Development Component in the Field of Civil Engineering Shahrom Md Zain a,b,* , Wan Hamidon Wan Badaruzzaman a,b , Riza Atiq O.K Rahmat a,b , Othman Jaafar a,b , Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri a,b , Hassan Basri a,b a Centre for Engineering Education Research, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia b Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Abstract The Department of Civil & Structural Engineering (JKAS), Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, has prescribed program outcomes (POs) that include environmental and sustainable development components (ASPL) to meet the requirements put forth by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC). Two programs are offered to students: the Civil & Structural Engineering Program and the Civil & Environmental Engineering Program. Therefore, the relevant courses are compulsory to prepare the Course Outcomes (COs) in accordance with teaching plans and to measure to what extent students have achieved the specified POs. This paper discusses the assessment and relationship between COs and POs for the ASPL component made within three specific courses at JKAS, which aims to determine the suitability of the ASPL component by correlating measurements of COs and POs of related courses. It is important to develop the best possible ASPL component measurement model for both study programs offered in JKAS. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer reviewed under responsibility of the UKM Teaching and Learning Congress 2011. Keywords: Learning outcomes; course outcomes COs; program outcomes POs; environmental and sustainable development component (ASPL); civil engineering 1. Introduction Sustainable development is a concept that emphasizes the conservation and preservation of natural resources. It is comprehensive and is therefore not limited to certain activities, and it is closely related to the continuation of human life on earth. Sustainable development concerns three primary categories: economic, social, and environmental. These three elements are interconnected to create security, harmony, and prosperity. Sustainable development seeks to balance human needs and demands with the environment’s capacity to cope with human consumption and industry. Today, environment and sustainable development component (ASPL) is an important curricular component in higher education, which aims to create human capital that meets the needs of the job market and * Corresponding author. Tel.: +6-03-8921-6216; fax: +6-03-8921-6147. E-mail address: smz@eng.ukm.my. Available online at www.sciencedirect.com © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer reviewed under responsibility of the UKM Teaching and Learning Congress 2011