Education history | My Resume by CHIA YIN JIAN

UPSR is a national examination taken by all students in Malaysia at the end of their sixth year in primary school before they leave for secondary school. It is prepared and examined by the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate (Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia), an agency that constitutes the Ministry of Education. Starting from 2016, students in national schools (sekolah kebangsaan) are required to take six subjects. Students in Chinese and Tamil national-type schools (sekolah jenis kebangsaan) are required to take two additional language subjects, totalling eight subjects.

SPM is a national examination taken by all fifth-form secondary school students in Malaysia. It is the equivalent to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Nationals 4/5 in Scotland; and GCE Ordinary Level in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is the leaving examination of the eleventh grade of schooling.

STPM is a pre-university examination taken by students in Malaysia. It was formerly known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC). The HSC was the precursor to the GCE A Level in the UK, and is still the name of the pre-university examination in some states in Australia. Since 1982, the STPM has been administered by the Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC), which, since 1999, has also run the Malaysian University English Test (MUET). However, national exams such as the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah and the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia are all set and examined by the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate (MES). Both the MEC and MES, however, are under the Ministry of Education.

The Bachelor of Computer Science (Data Engineering), formerly known as Bachelor of Computer Science (Database Systems), is specially designed in collaboration with the industries. The learning process is not limited to theory and practical through lectures and lab sessions, but the students are also required to be attached with the industries in several courses to experience real world of computer and data-centric environment. The courses have been carefully tailored which encompass the foundation of computer science, practical data engineering and information technology, and the elements of knowledge management in a variety of organizational settings, including corporate and government. Apart from the core and selective subjects, the courses also expose students to hands-on training aligned with professional certifications. The graduates of this programme are not just capable of developing computer systems, but can also design, construct, install, test and maintain highly scalable data management in Big Data environment. They can be System Analysts, System Developers, Database Technologists, Data Engineers, Data Architects and Data Analysts