What is an Open Entry? Apa itu Kemasukan Terbuka? FAQ

Sejajar dengan motto Open University Malaysia (OUM)- "University for All" ataupun "Universiti untuk semua", maka terbangunlah konsep kemasukan terbuka yang memberi peluang kepada lebih ramai lagi warga kerja untuk menimba ilmu sambil mendapatkan sekeping ijazah yang diidam-idamkan selama ini.


Pada kebiasaannya, universiti hanya menawarkan program ijazah sarjana muda kepada mereka yang mempunyai kelayakan sekurang-kurangnya 2 prinsip pada peringkat STPM sahaja. Lantaran itu, ramai yang berputih mata sahaja. Mujur dengan adanya kemasukan secara terbuka yang diluluskan oleh Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi serta Malaysia Qualifying Agency (MQA), OUM yang merupakan universiti pertama di Malaysia mengambil pelajar melalui kaedah ini telah membuka peluang kepada ramai warga kerja untuk melanjutkan pelajaran ke peringkat universiti.


Kaedah ini semakin mendapat sambutan walaupun ramai yang kurang yakin pada awalnya. Kaedah ini bukanlah kaedah baru di Malaysia. Ianya sebenarnya telah digunapakai di universi lain seperti Open University (UK) dan Open University (Hong Kong). Di OUM sahaja terdapat lebh dari 3,500 orang pelajar yang diterima masuk melalui kaedah ini setakat ini.


Soalan-soalan Lazim (Frequently Asked Questions):

Q1. Apa itu Kemasukan secara terbuka?

A1. Kemasukan terbuka nmerupakan satu kaedah yang membolehkan seseorang individu yang berumur tidak kurang dari 21 tahun dan memiliki sekurang-kurangnya sijil PMR untuk memohon mengikuti program Ijazah Sarjana Muda di Open University Malaysia

Q2. Jika saya mempunyai sijil PMR, bolehkah saya memohon untuk program Diploma?

A2. Tidak boleh. Kemasukan terbuka hanya digunapakai untuk kemasukan ke program ijazah sarjana muda sahaja

Q3. Adakah yuran dikenakan apabila mengambil ujian kemasukan terbuka?

A3. Ya. Yuran bagi setiap kali mengambil ujian ialah RM125

Q4. Jika saya gagal pada kali pertama, bolehkah saya mengambil ujian itu semula?

A4. Ya memang boleh dengan syarat yuran ujian sebanyak RM125 telah dijelaskan

Q5. Bagaimanakah ujian ini dijalankan?

A5. Ujian ini terdiri dari 4 peringkat. Peringkat 1 - anda mestilah mengambil ujian kemasukan melalui komputer yang terdiri dari 15 soalan objektif. Calon mestilah lulus peringkat 1 ini terlebih dahulu sebelum ke peringkat 2.

Selepas lulus ujian peringkat 1, anda akan mengambil ujian persistensi melalui komputer. Selepas ujian ini anda akan diberi ujian bertulis berdasarkan kepada 1 set gambar. Selepas itu satu temuduga akan dijalankan. Jiak anda lulus kesemua peringkat ini, surat tawaran akan dikeluarkan untuk anda serta merta.

Jika anda gagal dalam mana-mana peringkat 2 hingga 4, anda dikehendaki menjalani satu sesi kaunseling terlebih dahulu sebelum surat tawaran dikeluarkan untuk anda

Q6. Adakah ujian dijalankan dalam Bahasa Malaysia atau Bahasa Inggeris?

A6. Kedua-dua bahasa akan digunakan dalam semua peringkat ujian

Q7.Di manakah boleh saya mengambil ujian ini?

A7. Anda boleh mengambil ujian ini di mana-mana pusat pembelajaran OUM di seluruh Malaysia

Q8. Bilakah masanya saya boleh mengambil ujian ini?

A8. Anda akan diberitahu tarikhnya setelah anda mendaftarkan diri untuk mengikuti program ijazah sarjana muda yang ditawarkan. Ujian boleh juga dijalankan pada hujung minggu bagi memudahkan warga kerja

Q9. Jika saya mempunyai diploma yang diiktiraf kerajaan, perlukah saya mengambil ujian kemasukan terbuka ini?

A9. Tidak perlu. Anda boleh memohon untuk masuk terus ke program ijazah

Q10. Adakah kemasukan terbuka ini menjejaskan kualiti program ijazah yang saya ambil?

A10. Tidak. Semua pelajar sama ada kemasukan terus atau kemasukan terbuka akan mengambil subjek yang sama dan menduduki peperiksaan yang sama. Tidak ada perbezaan dari segi pembelajaran dan pengajaran

Q11. Bolehkah saya mengambil ujian kemasukan terbuka jika saya ingin mengambil memohon untuk program ijazah kejururawatan?

A11. Tidak boleh. Kemasukan terbuka boleh digunapakai untuk semua program ijazah sarjana muda yang ditawarkan oleh OUM kecuali program Bachelor of Nursing Science dan program Diploma

Q12. Bolehkah saya membuat pinjaman PTPTN setelah saya diterima masuk ke program ijazah sarjana muda melalui kemasukan terbuka?

A12. Tidak. Pinjaman PTPTN hanya diberi kepada pelajar yang masuk secara kemasukan terus dan memiliki kelayakan SPM dengan sekurang-kurangnya 3 kredit

Q13. Adakah diskaun diberikan kepada pelajar kemasukan terbuka yang lahir sebelum 31 Ogos 1957?

A13. Ada. Diskaun sebanyak 75% ke atas yuran tiusyen memang diberikan kepada semua warga OKU dan mereka yang lahir sebelum 31 Ogos 1957 tanpa mengira jenis kemasukan ke mana-mana program yang ditawarkan oleh OUM

Q14. Adakah yuran pengajian bagi pelajar kemasukan terbuka sama dengan yuran pengajian pelajar kemasukan terus?

A14. Ya, memang sama

Q15. Adakah ijazah yang saya miliki nanti akan diiktiraf kerajaan jika saya masuk melalui kemasukan terbuka?

A15. Ya. Tidak ada perbezaan sijil di antara pelajar kemasukan terbuka dan kemasukan terus. Semua program yang ditawarkan OUM telah mendapat kelulusan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi dan MQA. Buat masa ini terdapat sebanyak 24 program yang ditawarkan OUM telah mendapat pengiktirafan penuh MQA dan JPA. Sila layari laman web www.oum.edu.my untuk melihat program yang telah diiktiraf JPA dan MQA

Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi En. Ahmad Fahmi/En. Sharizal/Cik Erna atau Puan Ros di talian: 05-2546006

Pengambilan Semester September 2009

Pendaftaran untuk ambilan bagi semester September 2009 sedang dibuka. Berbagai program dari peringkat Diploma hingga ke peringkat Ijazah Sarjana Muda, Sarjana dan Doktor Falsafah ada ditawarkan pada semester ini.

Bagi program peringkat Diploma, para pemohon mesti mempunyai kelayak sekurang-kurangnya SPM dengan minimum 3 kredit. Bagi peringkat Sarjana Muda, para pemohon mestilah berumur tidak kurang dari 21 tahun dan memiliki sekurang-kurangnya STPM atau Diploma yang diiktiraf MQA (dahulunya LAN).

Walau bagaimanapun, bagi mereka yang berumur sekurang-kurangnya 21 tahun pada 1 Januari 2009 dan memiliki sekurang-kurangnya PMR (SRP) boleh memohon untuk masuk ke program Ijazah Sarjana Muda setelah lulus Ujian Kemasukan Terbuka (Open Entry).

Ujian Open Entry ini terdiri daripada 4 peringkat iaiu ujian Keterampilan melalui komputer (15 soalan), ujian Persistency (10 soalan), ujian menulis karangan bergambar dan temuduga. Yuran untuk ujian ini adalah sebanyak RM125 setiap kali mengambil ujian. Calon boleh mengambil ujian lebih dari sekali sehingga lulus tetapi setiap kali perlu membayar RM125.

Dengan Ujian Open Entry ini, maka warga kerja yang bercita-cita untuk masuk ke universiti tetapi tidak berpeluang, kini peluang ini telah dibuka oleh Open University Malaysia (OUM).

Untuk memohon masuk ke program OUM, pemohon boleh mengisi borang secara atas talian (online) melalui laman web kami iaitu www.oum.edu.my. Pemohon juga boleh mengisi borang permohonan dengan disertakan yuran permohonan (melalui deraf bank atau wang pos) sebanyak RM25 untuk progam Diploma dan Ijazah Sarjana Muda dan RM50 untuk program Ijazah Sarjana (Master) dan Doktor Falsafah.

Semua permohonan mestilah disertakan dengan salinan sijil kelayakan yang telah disahkan.

Tarikh tutup permohonan untuk program Diploma dan Ijazah Sarjana Muda ialah pada 23 Ogos 2009 dan untuk program Masters dan Doktor Falsafah tarikh tutupnya ialah 13 September 2009.

Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi En. Ahmad Fahmi atau Puan Ros melalui talian 05-2546006.

Scholarships to boost tourism - Star

July 22, 2009

THE Tourism Ministry has set up a special scholarship programme to sponsor 30 people from Perak to be trained as tourist guides to overcome the shortage of guides in the state.

Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said there were now only 23 registered guides in the state which had 88 tour operators.

“If each tour operator needs one guide a day, we need at least 100 guides. I hope people from Perak will come forward to take up this scholarship offer.

“If there are no takers, we’ll give out the scholarships to applicants from other states,” she said, adding that the four-month course costing RM5,000 each or RM9,000 with an extra foreign language will commence on Aug 1.

Noting that there was a misconception about the profession among locals, Dr Ng said tourist guides were not only highly respected in the industry but were also highly paid by as much as RM200 per hour.

“I know of several who earn up to RM800 a day,” she told reporters in Kampar on Saturday after chairing a meeting with officials from the ministry, state tourism board, Perak Tourism Action Council and National Economic Planning Unit.

Those interested in taking up the scholarships can call the ministry’s tourism service division head Rashidi Hasbullah at 03-26963928.

Dr Ng said Perak could be developed into an interesting tourism state but needed creativity, ideas and passion from its tour operators.

“Perak is a state rich in heritage, culture, history and nature. It is famous for its many archaeological sites, royalty and food. Tour operators must know how to package them into interesting and exciting new tour packages.

“People must not see Perak as a tin mine state only,” she said, adding that the ministry would meet with local tour operators to discuss with them and guide them in developing new tour packages.

Dr Ng said the ministry was concerned that the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the state had dropped by 30% from 160,427 in the first three months of last year to 112,201 in the same period this year.

Feature: Going the Extra Mile For Quality Graduates - Tutor Connexxion

July 21, 2009 By Nazrai Ahmad Zabidi

Is OUM generating quality graduates or just graduates with paper qualifications? The acid test is simply this. Will our graduates be recruited by reputable companies? According to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), significant organisations "hire people who have the potential to produce extraordinary results - and people who are at the top end of the employability scale." So the proof is truly in the pudding. If the graduate is unable to display the type of quality wanted by employers and secure employment, then they cannot be called quality graduates.

According to Assoc Prof Dr Abdul Wahab bin Abdul Ghani, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Languages and also the Chief Internal Auditor for Quality Management at OUM, there are three categories of learners at OUM: fresh school-leavers, in-service adults and senior citizens. All three groups study at OUM with different expectations.

For fresh school-leavers, employability and acceptance of OUM qualification are of prime importance, while for in-service or working learners, employability may not be as vital as progress in their career. Finally, there is the senior citizen category. They study for the sake of studying and are more concerned about the type of knowledge offered by OUM. Dr Wahab believes tutors should be mindful of these differences and that the aspiration of producing quality graduates should be shared with them through various trainings and seminars.

The OSI Model used by Richard Ng to teach Math

Some tutors have already taken steps to develop students towards becoming excellent graduates. One example is Richard Ng who introduced a new technique to instil the love of maths among his students. The model, known as "The Alternative Model of Blended Pedagogy for the Learning of Mathematics," won a silver medal for best paper at the Asian Association of Open Universities international conference in China recently. The model uses the online supplemental instruction approach whereby mentors are identified among learners who have shown potential in maths and then trained to guide other learners online. The mentors learn aspects that go beyond mathematics. Among others, they learn about IT in terms of how to compose online supplemental instructions. In addition, they learn the skills of becoming a tutor such as effective communication and organisation. At the end of the day, everyone benefits - the mentors gain new skills and the mentees begin to appreciate maths by learning from their peers.

Richard Ng conducting the Pre-Tutorial workshop under the OSI Model in KL

Idris Ismail, an Entrepreneurship tutor from the Ipoh Learning Centre, believes that knowledge acquisitionsis not a one-way street. So, for instance, if the topic is creativity as a requirement to become an entrepreneur, the tutor can encourage the students to refer to many sources such as books, online materials or even from their own working experience. Idris also inserts news clippings on issues related to entrepreneurship in myLMS. His efforts encourage the love for reading. Students in his class are also expected to know more than what is contained in their course materials.

Extra effort by tutors can go a long way. It involves not just empowerment of learners but guided empowerment. During tutorials, learners not only learn the course materials but learn new skills as well such as IT and communication. In the above examples, the learners even study after tutorials; they get excited because they feel like they are part of the learning process. Hence, tutors should be innovative. They should engage the learners in the learning process so that they will acquire more knowledge beyond the course material - ultimately becoming quality OUM graduates.

Gerhana Matahari - Esok 22 Julai 2009 8.23pg - 9.48pg

Latest Update July 22, 2009

Gerhana Matahari seperti yang diwar-warkan yang mempunyai tempoh terpanjang tidak kelihatan di Ipoh. Menurut laporan akhbar The Star, kalaupun gerhana ini kelihatan ianya hanyalah sekitar 18% di Perlis dan mungkin 10% di Ipoh. Tapi pagi-pagi lagi gambar yang sempat saya tangkap pada jam 7.45 cuma menunjukkan matahari berwarna oren kesan dari jerebu tebal seperti di bawah.



Gerhana matahari adalah jelas kelihatan di India dan China seperti gambar di bawah:
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, total solar eclipse is seen in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, at 9:16am on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Asia witness 21st century's longest eclipse on Wednesday. - AP - 22 July, 2009

A partial solar eclipse is seen in Yanguan town, Haining City, China, Wednesday. - AP - 22 July, 2009

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, solar eclipse is seen in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, at 8:33am on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. - AP - 22 July, 2009

The moon passes between the sun and the earth amid monsoon clouds during a solar eclipse in New Delhi this morning. — Reuters pic

A total solar eclipse became visible in some parts of India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China. The total eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds at its peak. It was visible only in Asia. Picture courtesy of The Star

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Partial solar eclipse can be observed in Msia tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: This century’s longest total solar eclipse can be observed as a partial solar eclipse in Malaysia between 8:23am and 9:48am on Wednesday.





However, it would be difficult to view the phenomenon with naked eyes as only 17.8% of the sun would be obscured by the moon, head of Angkasa space science research unit Mhd Fairos Asillam said.

The northern part of Peninsular Malaysia would be the best place to observe the eclipse, he said in a statement.

The total solar eclipse, which would last for six minutes and 39 seconds, would pass through Ryuku Islands in Japan and through the Pacific Ocean, he said.

Mhd Fairos said the moon’s umbral shadow would begin covering India and then Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China.

Mhd Fairos said Angkasa, the national space agency, would sent three officers to carry our research and take data as well as images of the eclipse in Jinshan, Shanghai, China.

Several groups would also carry out expeditions in China, among them University of Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysian Islamic Development Department, Malaysian Syarie Astronomy Association, Stargazer Scientific and Falak Online, he said.

Malaysians would be able view the live webcasts of the eclipse through the websites www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2009/index.html, www.saros.org/index.html and www.eclipsetv.com.

Malaysians would be able to observe a partial solar eclipse on Jan 15, 2010, March 9, 2016 and Dec 26, 2019, he said. -- Bernama

Open University Malaysia to enlarge skilled workforce - Star

July 16, 2009

KUCHING: Institutions of higher learning such as Open University Malaysia (OUM) can play an effective role in producing skilled and knowledgeable workers to help Sarawak’s economy.



Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the educational opportunities offered by such institutions would contribute towards developing a highly-educated workforce for various sectors.



“To become a developed state, we cannot depend solely on infrastructure or investment. We also need a skilled and educated workforce that is productive and disciplined,” he said when opening OUM’s new Learning Centre at Princess Garden Commercial Centre, Jalan Kuching-Serian, here on Monday.



His speech was read out by state Housing Minister Datuk Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg.

Taib said OUM’s presence in Sarawak had increased the opportunities for people to gain a qualification and enhance their skills, particularly the working population.

“The life-long learning concept advocated by OUM has enabled people from various social backgrounds to continually improve their skills and knowledge,” he said.



OUM president and vice-chancellor Prof Tan Sri Anuwar Ali said the university was formed to inculcate life-long learning among the public.

“Education does not end after secondary school or university but is a continuous process,” he said, adding that OUM offered a wide range of courses in various disciplines to meet the country’s needs.



The Kuching Learning Centre is one of 14 such centres owned by OUM nationwide.

Housed in a four-storey building, it is equipped with 40 tutorial rooms, four computer laboratories, a meeting room, a multi-purpose hall, prayer rooms and student lounges.

Promosi Program OUM di Lembaga Air Perak

Pada 8 Julai yang lepas, pihak OUM Perak telah dibei kebenaran oleh pihak Lembaga Air Perak (LAP) untuk mengadakan promosi program OUM di premis kepada kakitangan mereka.





OUM Perak telah menghantar 3 orang staf iaitu Sdra Ahmad Fahmi, Sdra Sharizal dan Cik Erna untuk memberikan taklimat mengenai program yang ditawarkan untuk warga kerja bagi ambilan Sept 2009.







Lebih dari 20 orang kakitangan LAP yang berminat telah hadir untuk bertanyakan program yang mereka minati.

Turut hadir, En. Muzamil (dua dari kanan)

Pihak OUM Perak amat berterima kasih kepada Ir. Zubir dan Muzamil atas kerjasama mereka dalam mewar-warkan kedatangan kami ke LAP.