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1.0 FOREWORD

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh & Salam Sejahtera

All praises to Allah, the most Gracious, and with His Mercy, the Students’ Handbook for Civil engineering of Port Dickson
Polytechnic students has been successfully published.

First and foremost, I would like to honor this opportunity to congratulate all new students for being accepted to pursue
their tertiary education in their selected courses in this polytechnic. I assure you that you are at the right place since Port
Dickson Polytechnic is the ultimate polytechnic where great technical and commercial career begins.

These Students’ Handbook is designed to orient you in the sometimes overwhelmingly academic and social world of
Port Dickson Polytechnic. It is meant to be a kind of user’s manual for the polytechnic, giving you an overview of the
options available to you and the resources that can help you make good choices. We believe your learning experience
will be more enjoyable and rewarding if you take the time to read through this book.

Beginning from June 2010, the polytechnic had implemented a new curriculum structure where all activities related to
teaching and learning are conducted based on the Outcome Based Education (OBE) concept. These improvements are
based on the practice and application oriented as that meets the Malaysian Qualification Agency’s requirement.

This handbook, hence, comprises of information related to academic requirements, curriculum structure, academic
advisory system, residential system, and many activities that take place outside the classroom. For the complete college
experience, I hope you will also explore our diverse programs, clubs, and organizations available to complement your
learning in the classroom.

Please take advantage of these resources and opportunities. Your experience at Port Dickson Polytechnic is what you
make of it, and I am confident you will make it a good one. With your membership to the polytechnic community come
many rights and responsibilities. This handbook outlines these rights and responsibilities, polytechnic policies and
procedures, and polytechnic resources.

Last but not least, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all the committee members that are involved in the
publication of this handbook.

I wish you a happy, healthy, and fruitful year. Wassalam.

Ruslinda binti Abdullah
Head of department Civil Engineering
Port Dickson Polytechnic

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