UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

MEC600 - Engineer in Society

GROUP ASSIGNMENT-
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
OBJECTIVE

CO1 Study the reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety,
legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional
engineering practice. [PO6, LO5, SS3];{ A3}.
The Engineer And Society :
Able to apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety,
PO6
legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering
practice.

INSTRUCTIONS

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the concept whereby companies act to balance their
own economic growth with the sustainable social and environmental development of their
areas of operation. The student shall form a team of max 6 persons per group. Students are
expected to carry out systematic steps which may include:

1. Research on CSR
The team needs to clearly understand the principle underlying CSR activities, the benefits and
challenges as well as how other peoples are doing it in Malaysia as well as all over the world.

2. Identify Social Issue/ problem

Based on either local or international issue, suggest at least 1 problem that your team think is
worth to work on through CSR program. As far as possible, the selected CSR activities should
have a measurable impact and sustainable concern to the society preferably associated with
profession as an Engineer. Each lecture can decide a specific area of CSR to be carried out
by the students or can open for the student to find the issue on their own. Some examples of
CSR activities are listed at APPENDIX 1.

3. Planning & Budget

List out all the activities to carry out the CSR program from the initial set-up of the team,
execution, monitoring until measurement of the performance. The team may also involve
other related organizations such as NGOs or clubs that willing to work together for your team
CSR program. The planning also may includes the budget and sponsorship from external
parties.

4. Communicate and inspire

Come out with innovative and creative idea how to communicate and inspire others people
and the society at large to understand, support and participate in your team CSR program.
Examples through social media you tube, face book, Instagram etc.

Reminder: There are no assessment mark (ZERO) will be given to students who fail to
participate in CSR activities.

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ASSESSMENT

Part 1- INTERIM REPORT

I. The students need to write an interim report that consists of problem identification,
planning and development related to CSR program. Which need to be submitted
before midterm break (latest 13 Oct)
II. Carry out a site visit and meeting that facilitate the CSR program.
III. Create and publish the public awareness and promotion on the CSR program-
promote your program to the public.

PART 2- FINAL REPORT

i. Conduct and involve in an actual CSR program
ii. The students need to write the report that consists of Implementation & monitoring
plan- an actual CSR program. The report should include the impact and sustainability
of CSR program. Which need to be submitted before study week (latest 22 Dec)
IV. Create and publish the public awareness of the CSR program- share the impact and
sustainability of your CSR program to public.
V. Attached the Interim report at your appendix.

Evident of activities
- Allocation mark on this section because the student will be acknowledged the
involvement in CSR program

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RUBRIC
The assessment will be based on the following rubric:

Interim Report : Item I III ( 35%)

Fina Report : Item IV VII ( 65%)

Assessment Criteria
Weightage
0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
I. Good CSR Comprehensive
Some Acceptable CSR explanation and explanations &
Subject
explanations explanation sufficient characterization 5%
Knowledge Insufficient
on the CSR with limited examples on of CSR as well
on CSR
concept example CSR as past
implementation examples
II. The Problem is
Weak
The problem The problem is The Problem is clearly
Problem problem
is mentioned identified with identified with identified with 15%
Identification, identification
without Acceptable Strong Objective Strong
Objective & without
Objective & Objective but and acceptable Objective and
KPI objective and
KPI without KPI KPI Measureable
KPI
KPI
III. Step by step Systematic A clear
Task were
Program was development development statement on
Program developed to
not in producing plan which vision, mission 15%
Planning and meet limited
systematically limited produce and values were
development objective of the
developed program task Adequate task systematically
program
information details align to the task
IV. Details of
overall program
Some level of
Activity of the activities, time 10%
Implementati The details of time line is Time line with
program is line and
on & activity was available specific
available but responsible
monitoring not clearly without milestone been
not person and
plan identified monitoring developed
structured department
element
were clearly
stated
V. Impact of the Measurement
Low impact to Huge impact to
Impact and No impact activity on the impact
society with society ,with
sustainability and measured but was available 20%
acceptable concrete
of CSR sustainable no with limited
sustainable sustainable
program assessment sustaianable concern on
consideration design
asessment sustainability
VI. Creative and
Some level of Awareness and
Inspired
Public awareness promotion Acceptable
method of
Awareness No awareness and available with awareness and
awareness and 15%
and and promotion traditional promotion with
promotion
promotion on promotion but weak method- limited assess
through wide
the program distribution hardcopy, fliers by society
coverage
method etc.
medium
VII.
Evident of Allocation mark on this section because the student will be acknowledged the 20%
activities involvement in CSR program

Total 100%

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 EVALUATION FORM
MEC600 - ENGINEER IN SOCIETY- GROUP ASSIGNMENT-
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
LECTURER NAME DUE DATE SUBMISSION DATE REMARKS
-on time/- late

GROUP NO

No Name Student ID
1
2
3
4
5
6

Guidelines Level Very Poor Satisfactory Good Excellent

Poor
Scale 0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Report type/ Assessment Criteria (Report) Weight Scale Total= w *

Due date (w) (y) y
(Interim I. Subject Knowledge on CSR 5%
Report)-
submit II. Problem Identification , 15%
before mid- Objective & KPI
term break
III. Program Planning and 15%
development
(Final IV. Implementation & monitoring 10 %
Report) plan
Submit VI. Impact and sustainability of 20%
before study CSR program
week. VIII. Public awareness and 15%
promotion on the program
X. Evident of activities Photo, 20%
Video, Meeting Minute, post
mortem
TOTAL 100%
Note: attached this evaluation form with your report

REMARKS:

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APPENDIX 1- CONTOH PEMILIHAN PROGRAM PELAJAR -CSR

Kluster Program Kluster Masyarakat Liputan / Perkongsian

Kesihatan Masyarakat Miskin Bandar Conference

Pendidikan Masyarakat Felda Seminar
Kebajikan Sosial Pelarian Publication
Keusahawanan Pelajar Sekolah Article
ICT & Teknologi Anak Yatim Mass Media
Alam Sekitar Belia etc
Sukan & Rekreasi Asnaf
Keusahawanan Penuntut Institusi
Pengurusan Risiko & Bantuan Bencana Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU)
Warisan & Kebudayaan Warga Emas
Edutourism Banduan
etc Orang Asli
Gelendangan
Ibu tunggal
Pesakit kronik / Kanser
Pendatang Asing
Penagih Dadah
etc

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