I would like to know anybody study in "Open University Malaysia"? http://www.oum.edu.my/portal/index.php
There is a few question,i wanna to ask:

1) which are the 11 public universities in Malaysia that set up this "open university".

2) Since Open University Malaysia (OUM) only got its official launching on 26 August 2002,so how is the quality of its course and prestige for employment?

3) Is this distance-learning (E-learning) difficult? because students have to access course syllabus, course objectives, lecture notes, tutorials, assignments, solutions for tests by theirselve through online.

4)How many batches of successful graduate degree student that they have already?

5) I know the fees of OUM is rather cheap but is it really worth it to study there compare to others private colleges?

Hope guys and gals can kindly to clear my doubtful as much as u can,tq!

This post has been edited by Janice88: Mar 7 2006, 01:58 AM

i'll try and answer what i can:

1) the 11 public universities are

um, utm, usm, uitm, ukm, upm, uum, uia, unimas, ums and upsi (virtually all public universities in msia).

3) e-learning have been employed in all public universities in malaysia. all universities will have full use of e-learning available to all students by 2008. it's basically easy to use, intuitive, and the best part, u have access to learning materials virtually 24/7. i cant see why that would make life harder.

5) OUM is primarily designed to cater for professionals seeking to further their education, or expand into new niches or area of expertise. the core of OUM is for them to study without taking "study leave" or "leave without pay". this is very, very common among government officers (taking degree or masters).

is it worth it? i cant say. havent seen their syllabus/curriculum per se. but with backing from 11 public universities... it gives quite an impression.

I wouldn't want to study in an institution which practises discrimination.

http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=375

This post has been edited by feynman: Mar 7 2006, 01:39 PM

also they seem to been really bad in finding grammar error in their ads

This post has been edited by robertngo: Mar 7 2006, 10:37 AM

Yeah, I found that to be quite disturbing...

OMG How about University of Tunku Abdul Razak(UNITAR) ?

i disagree. i am a non-bumi studying at OUM. nothing wrong there, i only have all good things to say about OUM.

seriously folks, the staffs there are nice,no discrimintaion practiced there.

remember, dont just go trusting articles written or published. decide for yourself.

kit siang accused the website for not being updated for 2 years...what a load of bullshit. i study there, and they have a system called LMS, updating daily. gosh....kit siang surely lives under someone's backside. no wonder he never amounte to anything.

well for your info, the advertisement was published by OUM, something official mind you. It was after the uproar that they removed it.

LKS merely pointed out the standard of english and the discriminating policies set by the university besides providing some entertaining commentary.......

This post has been edited by feynman: Mar 7 2006, 11:45 PM

got backing from public uni is not a good reason?after all,does public uni in malaysia really good?

Hi,Where are u study actually? in the main OUM campus or OUM learning centre in other state?

Taking MBA at OUM.. is it worth?

hi, i'm studying under OUM in the north, i don't see any type of discrimination, n the blog doesn't really provide soild proof that discrimination ar practise here in my campus, the lecturers are in hired under OUM are no tom d*** or harry. the lecturer here does not only have the qualification to back them but they also have the vast experience, that enable them to teach us here.

since there r some ppl whwo is studying there, i wish 2 know how they work actually, nv been distance study b4..how they study anyway? they do it in a campus or just post u some material, n sit 4 exam at their campus after?

You don't get it do you?...........the blog is not a part of the evidence, it leads to the evidence. An advert by OUM, not official enough for you?

Besides, it is not a matter of discriminating who to teach and who not to teach, it is the admission policies which are discriminating.....If you can't figure that out, God knows what type of degree you are studying for..........

This post has been edited by feynman: Apr 9 2006, 12:17 AM

lets keep it cool.... no gud flaming each other rite? diff ppl diff thought mah.. haha.. lets keep it cool! so.. any1 can help me? still considering 2 apply 4 it..

This is not a matter of opinion, if LKS blogs about it without any proof, then it is disputable since that can be considered as a personal opinion.

But if it something official, an advert which states such admission policies, I don't think opinions have anything to do here.

The situation is like a scene in a Bruce Lee film, "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter". I don't think personal opinion comes in here either.

Such an irony that I saw one of OUM's ad during my trip to KL , with more than one chinese interns in it .

This post has been edited by Fatimus: Apr 9 2006, 07:29 PM

at this moment, Master courses offer by OUM is not recogise... So anybody know when it will be recogise??
Thank You Very Much...

i do not think any of us would know either
it's best that you enquire them about it

enquiries@oum.edu.my

http://www.oum.edu.my/portal/index.php?op=view&m=8&page=32

Is OUM better than the other universities offering full-time degree courses? Certainly not.

Is OUM on par with the distance learning programmes offered by the other universities? Yes, very likely.

Is OUM any good? In my humble opinion, no. If all you want is a paper qualification, then pay the fees and go for it. But if you want real education, then OUM is not where you would find it. Entry requirements are loose, and many students are incapable of simple instructions and much less, the will to learn. As a result, the pace of lessons has to be reduced to suit these indolent students. The better students often suffer in such cases. Tutors are not exactly very bright either. In subjects where tutors are hard to come by, it is a resounding yes- any Tom, Jim and Harry will do the job.

I studied there.
Not really good.
The study location for Degree programme students is bad.

The fees is high.
UiTM is cheap...better go study there.
Recognized whole Malaysia..even Certificate programme.

It's all about the money.
Oh Malaysian Government...why the fees too high?
PTPTN is high too...plus interest...arrghhh...headache.

p.s: got RM19K from PTPTN...the only debts I have.

how about their mba programme?

all courses is awarded by malaysia goverment??

Can anyone help me?
Actually my gf plan to further her study,she only study until SPM level...now she is looking for one Uni thats got Business course but major in finance...any good Uni?(she is chinese)

This post has been edited by terryykf: Sep 19 2007, 10:21 PM

u may also pm to let me know which Uni offers the course..thanks........

Any proof to back your claim, or is it really from your experience? Don't ever overlook good working experience most OUM students have, this is one of their plus points.

In fact, a good number of professors, associate professors, and senior lecturers from my campus are teaching OUM classes as their part-time. Are these established academics "any Tom, Jim and Harry" too?

Part-time courses by other universities also impose loose entry requirements. Indolent part-time (and some full-time) students are everywhere and not only in OUM.

Most importantly, I don't think there's any such "bad university". There are only bad-performing graduates that didn't do well in their courses and can't manage to sell themselves well.

This post has been edited by average.joe: Sep 20 2007, 10:07 AM

You want proof Joe? I have been there, I know the people and I know how they run the place. No, I doubt any professors or associate professors would want to work there for the meagre salary, maybe senior lecturers yes (if they are really free in the weekends). But how many senior lecturers do you think it takes to fill up all the vacancies in all the instruction centers that they have around the country? To put it most plainly, if they have a vacancy that they have to fill in desparately, any Joe (yes, you Joe) on the street with the proper paper qualification will do. And I don't even want to begin telling you how the students tell me all the time that their tutors suck, big time.

Were you one of the students there, or a tutor?

So you doubt any higher-ranking full-time lecturers will teach OUM classes. In fact, my faculty is one of the instruction centres for OUM. The instructors are no other than well-qualified lecturers of my faculty during designated days within every month. My colleague's father, an associate professor, teaches OUM class part-time.

I myself doubt the overall teaching quality in OUM, but to say that there isn't any well-qualified instructors teaching the classes is not 100% correct either, but they are in a minority in comparison to total instructors OUM has. And as far as I know, not 100% of the class time during the semester is taught by these well-qualified lecturers. The rest will go for those less-qualified tutors you talked about, I think.

This post has been edited by average.joe: Sep 20 2007, 12:27 PM

I tutored there, even helped them with some of the book editing. Want to tell me where the instruction center you mentioned is located? You will probably find better instructors if the instruction center is situated, say, within the campus of a university. But how many, among the many instruction centers that OUM manages, is nearby an established university? Btw, I have never said that _all_ the tutors are bad (read the above carefully). And no Joe, I don't think the bad ones are a minority.

USM Engineering Campus, to be clear. They got classes and even labs here.

I afraid it's you who didn't read my points carefully. I meant those BETTER lecturers for OUM classes are somehow in a minority, the rest are questionable at best. I have even pointed out that only a fraction of their time goes under these better lecturers (i.e. the ones from my campus as example), while during the larger portion of their time, they have mediocre instruction from those sub-standard tutors.

Do read my statements again.

This post has been edited by average.joe: Sep 20 2007, 04:41 PM

Oops, that's right. My bad. :)

Never thought theres a tutor that hated OUM so bad.

I don't think he/she really hates OUM, where he/she gained some experience. I believe he/she is just speaking up his/her mind based on his/her experience.

That's right. Nothing personal against OUM at all, and I am just sounding out what you don't read in the adverts so that you can better make informed decisions.

Good discussion here, maybe I can interrupt?

Actually I have a Diploma from Politeknik. It's Diploma in Electronic Engineering (Computer) and now I'm furthering my studies in Degree of IT at MMU Cyberjaya and now I'm in second year, got 2 more years to go.

I have problem. There's 3 semester per year in MMU and I got half loan and it covers only for 2 semesters and for the other semester my parents will pay the fees. My parents can afford it but I feel pity to them and it's hard for me to encourage myself and it towards me to think that should I work and taking degree as part time?

And if my decision is YES I'm interested in OUM courses either Degree of Education w/ Honours or Degree of IT and Managemet and I would like to know which one has better prospect for my future? Going to take it at KL campus or my hometown campus, Kota Bharu.

Me a part time student there.

It's good for working students...BIT since August 2002.

Fees were pretty high...2 subjects normally RM1,080 per semester...Bachelor programme.

Can withdraw EPF money to pay for fees.

They have various learning centre throughout Malaysia.

Hi Cool..

Can i ask, are u still with OUM? When u going to graduate? Which campus are u in at the moment? I am sure u have a lot to say about OUM, I hope u can help us more on this, some of us really wanted to further study there..

Can u let us know the pro & cons if study in OUM? I already been to OUM in KL twice and a friend of my is a tutor there, i know her well, she is a good lect in 1 of the local Uni. So, my final decision is will enroll a degree courses in OUM. But before i step in would like to hear more personal experience from you as an essential reference. u can PM me or reply her...

Thanks a lot..

who study at OUM melaka?

Hi.

Glad there's a thread on OUM

I only have finish Project 1 & Project 2 in order to grad.

Need to find a supervisor for my projects.

Anyone here know how to look for a supervisor?

hi, wat project?

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Added on February 10, 2010, 11:14 pmboring wan to study?

This post has been edited by Sito: Feb 10 2010, 11:14 PM

Well dude, did you really tutor there? I doubt it. If you were, i dont think you would criticize the University...... only students who have discipline problems and were expelled, will do it. As an educator, you should uphold the dignity of the university(OUM) because it is your responsibility. If you find anything not right, you should bring up this matter to the management and find ways to solve them ..... and not just 'barking' all the way! Your kind of action will not solve problem. Even public universities (not to mention the names) facing various problems too, but tutors voiced and acted professionally to solve their internal problems. This is what a professional and responsible educator will do.

I have a few questions to ask so I hope students of OUM could answer. Thanks in advance for your help.

1. Are courses of OUM conducted in English now?

2. Are study materials in English of OUM grammatical in your opinion?

I'm interested in the recently launched Bachelor of Economics, if anyone has ideas about it, please kindly enlighten me.

Reply to your questions:

1. Are courses of OUM conducted in English now?
Mostly. It is in a transitional phase.

2. Are study materials in English of OUM grammatical in your opinion?
Mostly OK

To all students, when choosing university:
1. Remember that there is not short cut in studies. Do not opt for crash "degree" programs.

2. Always check the MQA and JPA website for accreditation. MQA is for general recognition. JPA recognition enables you to work for the government in civil service. If you have both in a degree program, you will widen your employment options upon graduation.

3. An MQA accredited program does not necessarily mean its JPA accredited. If a university claims its MQA and JPA accredited, ask which programs are. Do not waste money on programs with no accreditation. Again, check on the MQA and JPA website for accreditation (and the year of accreditation - some program intake are accredited for intakes of up to a certain year only). If the program is accredited - ask the institute to show prove with a certificate and a JPA/MQA accreditation number. Cross verify with JPA/MQA to verify this number.

To all students, I wish you the best. Remember that the quest for knowledge is a never ending one. Make the money you spend on education money well spent that will see good returns.

Hi.

Next convocation is 2011 correct?
When ya?

master is higher than degree

Hi.

Anyone convo this coming 20th June 2011?

Hi,

Im planning to take degree courses for Mass Communication and i saw Open University Malaysia (KL branch) is offering Bachelor in Communication and part time is available.

To ask opinion, Is OUM good for mass communication? Recommend to take courses at OUM????

hi all,

i know this is an old thread, just wanna know, anyone studied in OUM bangi?
Planning to further my degree there.
Is the degree will be treated as normal degree from IPTA?
Can it be use to apply for jobs in gov sector?

hi, im also doing some research of OUM bcoz i want to pursue my degree...im currently working and like to take part0time studies..now 2 of my choice is whether OUM or UTM SPACE... does anyone here know about the Bachelor of Information Technology and Network Computing with Honours that OUM currently offered? i've already checked with MQA and JPA and its recognized =)

to fashawho:
better check at MQA and JPA to make sure that the course its accredited =)

As long as the degree is accredited by MQA & recognised by JPA, then it is equivalent to basic honors degree from any IPTA.

Yes, one of the main criteria for applying in public sector you must have a qualification recognised by JPA.

Kindly checked via OUM site:

www.oum.edu.my

Hi all,

I'm planning to further my studies MBA in OUM, Bangi.
Would like to know how is the lecturers, study environment and culture there?

TQVM!

Master in OUM that collaborate with foreign universities:
1) Master of Information Technology - In collaboration with University of La Rochelle, France
2) Master of Informaiton Science (Competitive Intelligence) - In collaboration with University of Paul Cezanne, Aix-Marseille III, France

 CGS_Information_Technology.pdf ( 540.95k ) Number of downloads: 175

Anybody did their MBA here? How is it like? Considering to get my MBA here.. currently based in an island and online learning seems like the most feasible option for me..

bump

is it fully online?

Yes it can be done fully online or at their learning centres.

so just donlod webinars, email assignments, no exams?

how much for whole course?

if fully online.. how sit for exam lol

can go to their learning centres to sit.. they have many centres around Malaysia

me personally wont choose Open University Malaysia (OUM) due to high fees and scare cert is not recognized

lol this university is full recognised by MQA

Does anyone know whether an OUM degree is recognized worldwide? Or have you encountered cases where somebody with an OUM degree is studying abroad?
Your replies would help me a lot! Thanks! ^^

Is this thread already dead or ?...
I wish someone would reply. It'll be a great help.

Dun study in OUM. I study in OUM for 1 year and i am very regret about it because there are only 3 tutorial in one semester and the online tutor is always busy with something else and reply your message very slowly. I always study myself and did not get much help from OUM and the exam is very difficult. All is subjective and only pretty of them is in objective. I recommend PLT Institute Batu Pahat because got a lot of practical and got 8 tutorial for one semester.

First of all, thank you for replying.
But PLT Institute is a polytechnic institution right? I want to study a degree and I want to know is it recognized worldwide, as I hope to study abroad with that degree.

Go and ask yourself. PLT got offer the degree for computer engineering and it is recognized by government . There got students study there using epf withdraw. Just dun go OUM . It really sucks . I am studying there.

This post has been edited by langsat8: Aug 27 2017, 01:14 AM


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Well, I did ask them before, they said yes. But I'm not too sure because I've never heard of anyone studying abroad with an OUM degree...

I'm not from OUM but I happened to see your question here.

I'm an educator and I have seen students asking that same question everywhere, "Is the degree in XXX college recognised outside Malaysia".

From time to time I deal with foreign institutions for credit transfer application. The first thing these foreign institutions will ask is, "Are your institution and degree recognised/accredited in your home country?".

So, to answer your question, as long as the degree is recognised by the local accreditation body (in this case it's the MQA together with the JPA), then the foreign institutions will accept the degree.

As long as it is not some degree mill / fake institution / etc, you will be fine.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Aug 30 2017, 08:26 AM

I see. Many thanks! Your reply did a great help.

how is OUM ?
cert / dip / deg recognised ?

dun go oum. it only have 3 tutorial one semester. you will learn nothing there. I am studying there and learn nothing so far.

This post has been edited by langsat8: Oct 16 2017, 02:28 PM

OUM courses are recognised by UK NARIC, is the designated UK national agency for the recognition and comparison of international qualifications and skills. Generally employers and academician in UK and even Commonwealth countries will refer to UK NARIC database for foreign qualifications.

OUM is recognised by both MQA and JPA. OUM courses is also recognised by UK NARIC, which is a national agency in UK that basically like JPA in Malaysia.

In regards of fees, OUM's MBA fees still within reasonable range as compared to other private Unis.

Thanks for the info, man!

Please note that OUM is by now using its online platform to move away from conventional learning. Exam is expected to be difficult, as the syllabus are on par with public Unis. If one to encounter easy courses to score, what's the point of having MQA to audit and accredited the courses in the first place?

OUM is by now reducing essay based exams and higher percentage of examinations are leaning towards MCQ as OUM already has a dedicated Question Bank.

Please note that if your e-tutor is basically shirked his / her responsibility, or not helpful, you may submit your grievances via e-CRM and please get Batu Pahat LC staffs to assist you in filing a complain as they should be aware of learner's difficulties. Or try to secure appointment with your LC's Director in regards of your issues.

Please note by 2nd year onwards, most OUM learners already familiarize and adapted to OUM's e-learning will by this time already quite independent in managing their own self study. From feedback by F2F tutors, usually learners during the 1st year will attend most of the weekend tutorials, by 2nd year onwards most learners will rarely go to tutorials and instead choose self learning route.

Most students I met and interacted with did learn new things as their studies progressed year by year. If you expected OUM to spoonfed its learners you are highly mistaken. OUM is all for independent learning.

At the end its all boiled down to individuals. If one really strive and overcome hurdles, one can learn new useful things even from mistakes.

Yes ... by MQA and JPA.

Exam still being done in conventional methods, means taking exams normally at OUM Learning Centers. To accommodate our students who had to go 100% online learning mode due to have to work overseas, OUM will make arrangements for our overseas learners to take exam at Malaysian Embassies or Consulates. OUM have 4000 - 5000 international students based in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Hungary, Maldives, Bahrain and a few African countries whereby these international took OUM courses at OUM international affliated centers.

Besides, Open Uni UK, Open Uni Indonesia and even HK Open Uni have conducted fully 100% online learning. In Malaysia, OUM, WOU, AeU, Mediu, Global Nxt Uni all also have both 100% online learning and blended mode of learning.

This post has been edited by Protoculture: Nov 18 2017, 07:27 PM

Btw, how can I know if OUM is recognized by the US and Canada as well?

Recognition differed per country basis. Although I would advise if you really wanted a recognised international qualification and have money to burn, try Open Uni UK through 100% online learning (the costs is skyhigh) or try Phoenix Uni USA that also offered distance learning programs.

This post has been edited by Protoculture: Nov 18 2017, 07:31 PM

Thanks for the assurance

Noted with thanks

i really like your life explanation..

not like the other guy. keep on saying dont go oum.
i did when there 1semester. but i was pregnant and due before exam. so i differ.

now i want to study again. just need more info how is it now.

thanks

This post has been edited by snar410: Nov 20 2017, 12:15 AM

You should check your status with the nearest OUM Learning Center. I believe that your status is considered 'dormant' aka inactive learner. You just have to reactivate your status to active student and re-registered for the new semester. However just follow the guideline as set by OUM.

What is the point of getting a cert that did not have tutor supports?I am studying in OUM and if i encounter problem, there is nothing help from OUM. The etutor did not reply my question and tutor is just kind of master and phd from some third class university and their professional is not suited to my subject. They cant even open a software that requires to programming. Seriously, dun pick OUM if you want to learn something from face to face tutorial. Like i say, there are only 3 tutorial in one semester and one tutorial only have 2 hours . That means you only have 6 hours to learn from tutor for the subject you enroll. The online forum they provide basically cant help you at all because the etutor is all calefe. I complain so much times and all the etutor and tutor they hired still kind of suck. If you are students that need guides when studying, dun enroll OUM. You will learn nothing. Typically, after i get my cert for degree, i woun consider oum for studying master because I need help from tutor during studying. I heard their master tutorial have been reduced from 5 to 4 per semester. But all you need is a cert that recognized by government and you dun expect to learn anything, maybe you can try OUM .But remember OUM exam is not simple, but one good thing is that the exam question are coming from modules. That means if you really study module then you will get good result but the points is that you need to understand the modules.Trust me, it is very hard to understand without a good and full time tutorial.

Good news. For those want a degree cert and dun expected to learn anything from proper tutorial, can enroll to OUM because now OUM has change program structure . For example, degree of business admin only 5 subjective final for the whole course. That is means u only need study hard for 5 semester and each subjective final for each semester, then the rest semester, you can goyang kaki and score d because all final are objective except five subjects.

You do have a platform known as e-CRM to air your grievances. Or you could meet with your LC's Director with your course colleagues in regards to your course's tutors' eligibility to tutor your course modules. Your feedback in regards to tutor's assessment by the LC's concerned is paramount.



Well, there do have other Unis that offers more rigid distance learning modes through Pendidikan Jarak Jauh (PJJ) and Pendidikan Luar Kampus (PLK). But this required full attendance to classes (either evening classes or weekend classes). The reason why most choose either OUM or WOU / AeU is the online learning and flexibility factors.

At the end, prospective part time learners aka working adults have choices and options upon which they think is most suitable to their learning needs.



Typically we received complaints from e-Tutors that learners do not participate in the e-forums instead. That is why the new E-Chat at scheduled period is being introduced since Sept 2017.

OTOH, I beg to differ. We've learners that studied with OUM who by far go leaps and beyond while able to learn and manage their learning by self study alone. Quite a large number managed their study thru 100% online learning even without face to face tutorials.



Well, as a consumer, you have choices. We've had our alumnis studying postgraduate degrees to other Universities using OUM's qualifications, which is great by our opinion. Others also continued studies from Masters to PhDs with us as they are already comfortable with OUM's e-learning deliverables. Each to his or her own preferences.

Alas, as I reiterated earlier, its all about choices. If you think to continue your master's degree to other University, good for you.



Well, this is the same for undergraduate classes being reduced from 4 to 3 classes. This is in line with OUM following closely with other Open Universities all around the world in offering less face to face tutorials while increasing e-content in mobile learning platform. In fact, OUM has slowly moved away from traditional e-learning modes by no longer offering physical modules since 2015 and e-forum slowly being phased out in favor of scheduled E-Chat instead.



Irregardless, ALL qualifications in Malaysia MUST BE RECOGNISED by Malaysian Govt, thru' MQA and JPA. I disagree with your statement, because when you do self learning, it means you ALREADY LEARN something. Your statement is a double edge sword, as those that study thru normal Malaysian higher education system (warts and all) which is basically rote learning in most Universities could also be categorised as "dun expect to learn anything."

Simply put, do not put an over-generalisation.



Studying at OUM or any other Universities have never being simple for anybody unless one is a born genius. Yet your last statement is in its form, is incorrect. All over the world, case in point OU UK, have revolutionised open distance learning which is the penultimate point, learners managed a fully customised self managed learning by themselves at any given time, anywhere any place. And open distance learning has been recognised as the drive for human capital development on par with traditional conventional methods offered by conventional universities.

OUM is moving towards that goal. That is why MQA consulted OUM to set up APEL eco-system, fully realised from OUM's own previous Flexible / Open Entry system.

At the end of the day, OUM pushed boundaries of e-Learning following closely with other Open Unis all the world over.

This post has been edited by Protoculture: Dec 13 2017, 12:15 PM

Ah, you means subjective questions paper, yes? As I said earlier, OUM is following the trend which already practised by most Open Unis globally, which one would include a fully Multiple Choice Question (MCQ aka full objective) paper as OUM itself already has an established Exam Question Bank.

This means learners are required to fully utilised their e-modules via self learning. And your goyang kaki statement can be disputed as when OUM has had for one time slowly changing towards fully MCQ exam papers, some learners found it is more difficult as compared to structured / essay based questions (aka subjective questions).

However this is only for certain programmes. Other subjects / modules, especially for postgraduate still maintained the structured / essay based exams. This standardisation for exams is again in line with the University's focus to streamline its assessment as per Association of Commonwealth Universities' practices that started way back in 2010 and still an ongoing process.

This post has been edited by Protoculture: Dec 13 2017, 12:27 PM

It is important to know an university culture before you enroll to its course. Trust me if you want to learn knowledge and good guide from tutor during studying period then dun pick oum. OUM is for part time learner, as for those got job and want to upgrade their cert. OUM basically just provide a module and exam to assess then nothing more. All your learning you got to depend on yourself because the oum tutors in tutorial and etutor from e forum is all part time. They would not help you when you got question. Their ecrm is just a platform for you to relieve your angry and frustration. I complains so many time to ecrm because the e tutor did not reply my question but nothing done by OUM. The tutor and etutor i encounter still does not help much during my studies. When i got question in studying module, I will ask in forum but no one responses.The e chat that OUM introduces is just a joke. I enter e chat every times but no one show up . Only few students log in e chat and even e tutor did not show up. In conclusion, OUM only provide module and exam and you got to do all the learning on yourself and nothing provided by OUM will help you. That is why I advice those who want to proper learning from university , dun pick OUM. But the only thing that i feel great in OUM is that there is a module for each subjects that you took and the exam is fully from the module. That means you dun need to study extra teaching resources to score good mark. I once study pre U in Nirwana college for studying medicine in russia in future. There are no module in each subject and the tutorial also did not teach much. I suffer more there than OUM because i basically dun know what to study during learning period in Nirwana college. Please dun pick private college that are no name in market.

This post has been edited by langsat8: Dec 13 2017, 08:45 PM

Hi, I would like to ask is it possible for me to complaint about staffs from the faculty or the LC?

That's why one must really know the difference between flexible e-learning mode vs rigid distance learning mode (PJJ / PLK).



Well with more than 60K OUM grads and alumnis, their trust in OUM are not misplaced. Its just the question of personal choice. Let's the prospect decides. They might not choose OUM, but per chance they will choose WOU or AeU which also offered the same flexible e-learning modes.



Face to face tutors are obviously part timers. Quite a large number of them are fulltime academicians with public universities. Regarding e-tutors, there's a mix of both fulltime OUM lecturers and part-time tutors. This is e-learning platform, whereby learners ARE required to manage their self learning.



That goes both ways. As I said, you should be pro-active in airing your dissatisfaction with e-tutors or your face to face tutors. Make an appointment with your LC's Director and aired your grievances. Most OUM's LC Directors will hear their learners' plight and will try to assist, we are not like public unis with their HEP staffers with standard Govt. "tidak apa attitude."

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Refer above reply.



Every system newly introduced will have flaws. This is why documentation is very important. I regularly deal with OUM learners on daily basis and had to remind again and again, when tutors performed unsatisfactory or lackaisaidal during tutorials, filed a formal complaint to OUM's LC Director and secured an appointment beforehand. The OUM's LC Directors will often sided with the learners and take follow up action.

Regarding e-Tutors not showing up for E-Chat sessions, this is where chronological evidence is very important. Screen cap the abovesaid incidence, filed thru' E-CRM and at the same time alerted the OUM's LC Director on this issue as it affected learners. Please get your colleagues who are affected to do the same. Which means that your grievances is now aired via two channels, E-CRM and also OUM's LC Director.

From feedback we have, only a few LCs are affected while most doing OK. So make sure that you keep up with OUM's LC Director and as I said again, meet him / her up to share you POV. If these do not help much, you may email directly to Vice President (Student Affairs) Prof Dr Shaari instead.



I beg to differ. As someone who have been with OUM for nearly a decade and gone through many e-learning revamps, from My-LMS to My-VLE to My-Inspire, OUM is one of the few institutions with extensive online support. From the days of interactive modules, video tutorials, audio tutorials and forum to e-chat, OUM has gone through massive restructuring and reforms within this couple of years to reflect the ongoing conformity with ever evolving e-learning platform.



What do you mean by proper learning? Please be more specific. If you are referring to traditional conventional mode of higher learning like compulsory attendance to face to face classes, proper lecturers giving lectures and whatnot, aka rote learning, then yes, OUM / WOU / AeU is not suitable for you.

You should have chosen PJJ / PLK part time programmes offered by UiTM, UUM, UTM, USM and a large numbers of IPTAs with even much less costs. One stands to reason that should be a logical choice instead. Furthermore I even had a specific thread listing every Public Unis and ODL Unis (OUM/WOU/AeU/GlobalNxt University/MEDIU) available in Malaysia that offers part-time courses.

Information is practically a mouse click away.



This is because ALL OUM modules are written by Subject Matter Experts who are usually academicians from Public Unis. With the current OUM Exam Bank already established, OUM students just need to consult their e-modules and simply doe exercises as provided in the modules, or accessed past year Exam Questions through Digital Library for revision.

OUM is again is one of the very few institutions that offered a complete module for every subjects. Even Institut Perguruan Malaysia (IPG) previously used modules from OUM when they first started offering teaching degree courses.

Yes. It'd better if you make a formal complain via email directly to the HOD (head of department) of the particular staff so action could be taken.

Can you give the email address of head of department of IT? I just made a complain at ecrm and they just ask me to use tutor rating system which i already used . They just wish me good luck for the final exam. Nothing much done by them.

Are you having problem with face to face tutor or e-tutor? If face to face tutor, you better meet your LC's Director to review the performance of that tutor. OTOH, if it involves E-Tutor, you may still needed to fill the tutor rating system OR you may contact AP Dr Nantha (Program Director for BIT) at his email: nanthakumar@oum.edu.my

Can you give Batu Pahat learning center director email? I am facing problems with both e tutor and face to face tutor because he is appointed as face to face tutor and e tutor in the same time.