%A  Latifah Abdol Latif
%A  Ramli Bahroom 
%J ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning
%T OUM?s Tracer Study: A Testimony to a Quality Open and Distance Education
%X Internally, the quality of a university can be determined by the 
evaluation made by its own graduates. Having gone through 
the system and graduated from it, they are in a very good 
position to appraise the quality of education which they have 
received in terms of preparing them to become more holistic 
individuals equipped with relevant lifelong learning skills. An 
online tracer study conducted  by the Ministry of Higher 
Education, Malaysia, in collaboration with all local universities, 
colleges and polytechnics was carried out via a set of 
questionnaires to evaluate the responses from Malaysian 
graduates on the performance of their alma maters. This paper 
presents the results of the study conducted on the 2006-2008 
batches of OUM graduates. It is gratifying to find that OUM 
graduates are generally satisfied with the services provided by 
the university and that the level of satisfaction has improved 
over the three years. OUM study programmes have had a high 
impact on the holistic development of graduates, in terms of 
self-readiness such as maturity, reliance and teamwork. OUM?s 
reputation among its graduates is high and almost all (97.4%) 
would recommend others to pursue higher education at their 
alma mater. Finally, more than three-quarters of the graduates 
appear to embrace lifelong learning as indicated by their 
willingness to attend additional training after graduation. All the 
above findings serve as testimony of the quality education 
provided by OUM. (Authors' abstract) 
%N 1
%K OUM's tracer; lifelong learning
%P 35-47
%V 2
%D 2010
%I ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning
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