Day 1: Training on Key Academic Practices 2026

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Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2026 | Venue: International Conference Hall, BUBT, Dhaka

IQAC-BUBT inaugurated its flagship faculty development program titled “Training on Key Academic Practices 2026” today, aiming to strengthen outcome-based teaching, assessment integrity, and classroom quality across all faculties. The three-day program brings together senior academics, administrators, and quality assurance experts to build capacity in line with the Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) and national accreditation requirements.

Inaugural Guests

  • Chief Guest: Prof. Dr. A B M Shawkat Ali, Honorable Vice Chancellor, BUBT
    • Welcome Address: Professor Dr. K Ahmed Alam, Professor, Department of English & Director, IQAC-BUBT

In his address, the Vice Chancellor emphasized the university’s commitment to academic excellence and urged faculty to adopt transparent examination practices and measurable learning outcomes. The Director, IQAC, outlined the objectives of the training and its alignment with BAC and BAETE standards.

Sessions Conducted

  1. Session-01: Administering Exams and Exam Hall Management
    Resource Person: Md. Emarul Haq Joarder, Joint Controller of Examinations & In-charge, Controller of Examinations
    Covered duties of invigilators, malpractice prevention, and secure script handling.
  2. Session-02: Bloom’s Taxonomy and BNQF Four Domains
    Resource Person: Professor Dr. K Ahmed Alam, Director, IQAC-BUBT
    Explained cognitive levels and how to map questions to knowledge, skills, attitude, and values domains.
  3. Session-03: Classroom Peer Observation and Teacher Evaluation
    Resource Person: Professor Dr. Md. Milan Hossain, Professor, Department of Law & Justice
    Introduced structured observation formats and constructive feedback mechanisms.
  4. Session-04: Attainment of CLO and PLO; and CLO-PLO Mapping in Excel
    Resource Person: Dr. Md. Shamsul Arefin, Associate Professor, Department of EEE
    Hands-on demonstration of mapping course outcomes to program outcomes and calculating attainment.

The first day concluded with active participation from faculty across Engineering, Business, Law, and Arts, setting a strong foundation for the subsequent technical sessions.