Johnson Ong Chee Bin: November 2014

Sunday 30 November 2014

Certified Quality Manager 28th Intake - Training and Development Module

The Certified Quality Manager (CQM) course is hosted by the Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) and Mr Johnson Ong Chee Bin is the appointed trainer for the Training and Development Module. The module for the 28th Intake was held on 29 November 2014 at SQI. The module covers the following topics:

Introduction to Training and Development
Training and Development Process
National Models for Training and Development
Factors affecting the Future of Training and Development

Saturday 22 November 2014

PDCA Approach to Curriculum Design and Development

The PDCA Approach to Curriculum Design and Development was organised by Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City for Hanoi School of Public Health.

The 2-day workshop was designed and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert on 21 & 22 November 2014 at the Hanoi School of Public Health in Hanoi, Vietnam. The workshop was attended by more than 50 academic and non-academic staff members of the university.

At the end of the workshop, participants learn to:

Apply the PDCA approach to curriculum design and development
Identify the stakeholders’ needs for curriculum development
Apply constructive alignment of learning outcomes, teaching and learning strategies and student assessment
Apply Bloom’s taxonomy in learning outcomes
Apply appropriate teaching and learning strategies for effective learning
Design student assessment and rubrics

The Happiness DNA Workshop

Living Better collaborated with ASK Training Pte Ltd to run "The Happiness DNA" workshop in Singapore on 27 & 28 October 2014. The workshop was facilitated by Chief Happiness Coach, Mr Johnson Ong Chee Bin of Living Better.

The 2-day workshop is based on the principles of positive psychology, and physical, mental and emotional therapies and techniques. It is taught in a unique rediscovery and renewal technique where participants go through a continuous process of creating self-awareness, finding one’s life purpose, making changes, acting upon them, reflecting the lessons learned, and taking conscious effort to progress in fulfilling one’s life purpose.

After completing the workshop, participants will be able to understand the science and facts of happiness, cultivate the happiness DNA and apply the concept to rediscover, renew and sustain happiness.

Below are what some participants said about the workshop.

"The most useful part of this course is the sharing session about happiness, the goal in life and the direction towards happiness".

'This programme set me thinking about my future".

"Making life happier".

33rd AUN Quality Assessment at De La Salle University

The 33rd AUN Quality Assessment for programme level at De La Salle University was held from 10 - 12 November 2014 in Manila, Philippines. The assessment of the Accountancy study programme was led by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin (AUN-QA Expert) with Prof. Dr. Hanna H. Bachtiar-Iskandar from Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia.

2nd AUN-QA Assessors Training Workshop

The 2nd AUN-QA Assessors Training Workshop was held from 6 to 11 November 2014 in Manila, the Philippines. The workshop was uniquely designed to give a "hyper-real" experience by incorporating both "simulated assessment environment" in the classroom and "live assessment" observation at De La Salle University.

The workshop aims to equip participants with the essential competencies to carry out an AUN-QA programme assessment. It covers the following learning outcomes:

Apply the PDCA approach in quality assessment;
Prepare a quality assessment
Conduct a desktop assessment for a programme;
Conduct a site assessment including stakeholders’ interviews, site tour and documentation review; and
Write assessment feedback, presentation and report

The workshop was jointly organised by ASEAN University Network (AUN) and De La Salle University. It was attended by 19 participants from Universities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.