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ELECTRICAL ENGINERING DEPARTMENT
ACADEMIC PROGRAM GUIDE
2017/2018 G
College of Engineering
University of Hail
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CONTENTS Chairman’s Message ........................................................................................... 5
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Electrical Engineering - Background ................................................................ 7
1.2 Program Context .......................................................................................... 7
1.3 Program Overview ........................................................................................ 8
1.4 Career Opportunities for Electrical Engineers ................................................... 8
1.5 History of the Program .................................................................................. 9
2.0 Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives ........................................................... 11
2.1 Vision and Mission ..................................................................................... 11
2.1.1 EE Program Vision .................................................................................... 11
2.1.2 EE Program Mission.................................................................................. 11
2.2 Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) ...................................................... 11
3.0 Members and Organization .......................................................................... 13
4.0 Facilities ..................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Offices and Classrooms ............................................................................... 17
4.1.1 Offices .................................................................................................... 17
4.1.2 Classrooms .............................................................................................. 17
4.2 Laboratories ............................................................................................... 17
4.3 Computing Resources ................................................................................. 19
4.4 Guidance ................................................................................................... 20
4.5 Facilities Maintenance and Upgrading ........................................................... 20
4.6 Library Services .......................................................................................... 21
5.0 Undergraduate Prospectus ........................................................................... 23
5.1 About Major ............................................................................................... 23
5.2 Curriculum Study Plan and Course Flow Chart ............................................... 23
5.3 EE Course Description (lecture-laboratory-credit hour) ................................... 27
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5.4 Cooperative Training (COOP) Program .......................................................... 32
5.5 Senior Project (EE 411) ................................................................................ 33
6.0 Research Activities ....................................................................................... 36
6.1 Areas of Specialization and Facilities.............................................................. 36
6.2 Research Groups ......................................................................................... 36
6.3 Funded Research Projects ............................................................................ 37
7.0 Departmental Committees ............................................................................ 38
7.1 Departmental Committees and Coordinators .................................................. 38
7.2 By Laws of the Departmental Committees ..................................................... 38
7.2.1 By-Laws of the Coop Committee ................................................................ 38
7.2.2 By-Laws of the Senior Project Committee ................................................... 42
7.2.3.1 Student Complaints Procedure ................................................................. 0
7.2.3.2 Mechanism for early detection, tracking and support for defaulted and
talented students ............................................................................................... 6
7.2.4 By-laws of the Examination Committee ........................................................ 6
7.2.5 By-Laws of the Budget Committee ............................................................. 16
7.2.6 By-Laws of the Laboratory Committee ........................................................ 20
7.2.7 By-Laws of Library, Books and IT Committee .............................................. 21
7.2.8 By-Laws of the Program Development Assessment and Evaluation Committee
(PDAEC) ........................................................................................................... 22
7.2.8.1 Student Evaluation Surveys Mechanism Procedures .................................. 23
7.2.9 By-Laws of the Research Committee .......................................................... 24
7.2.10 By-Laws of the Community Service and Public Relations Committee ............ 27
7.2.11 Faculty Affairs Committee (Recruitment and promotion) ............................. 29
7.2.12 Postgraduate / TA Committee .................................................................. 29
8.0 Academic Reference Standards, Accreditation, and Professional Activities ......... 30
8.1 The characteristics of Electrical engineering graduate ..................................... 30
8.2 Intended Learning Outcomes of the program ................................................. 30
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8.3 National and International Accreditation ....................................................... 32
8.3.1 NCAAA Accreditation ................................................................................ 32
8.3.2 ABET Accreditation ................................................................................... 33
8.4 IEEE Student Branch ................................................................................... 33
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Chairman’s Message
The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) offers a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
program in Electrical Engineering. Students may choose to study electrical
engineering, depending on their goals and performance in the preparatory program.
The program is oriented towards strengthening the students’ background in the area
of their specialization but is so designed to deepen their understanding in one or
more selected areas of Electrical Engineering.
The EE program was established to educate and train students to meet the local and
national demand for Electrical Engineering professionals. The EE program is designed
to provide a thorough knowledge and skills in various sectors of Electrical
Engineering with emphasis on power & control, communications and electronics. The
Electrical Engineering department maintains a vibrant and good relationship with
local industry to ensure quality and job relevance of education as well as
employability of our graduates. University-Industry collaboration, leads to the
development and promotion of effective educational programs as the ones offered by
our EE department.
To keep sustainable program improvement, the EE department is working hard to
get both national and international accreditations. The EE program has been
classified as grade A for national accreditation by NCAAA. Further, the EE program
has been accepted for evaluation by ABET during 2017-2018 accreditation review
cycle.
Prof. Mohamed Abdelaziz Eleiwa
Head of the Electrical Engineering Department
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Electrical Engineering - Background As a field of engineering, Electrical engineering is concerned with the study and
application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism for the benefit of life.
This field emerged following the commercialization of telegraph, telephone, and
electric power distribution during the late 19th century. Breakthrough inventions
such as microelectronic devices and integrated circuits, led to the rapid growth in
technologies known as high-tech. Currently electrical engineering has several
subdivisions – generation and distribution of electrical energy, communications,
electronics, signal processing, control systems, electromagnetics and microwave
engineering, digital computer engineering, RF engineering, instrumentation, to name
a few.
Electrical engineers typically hold a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering degree in electrical
engineering or equivalent. Practicing engineers may have professional
certification and membership in a professional body in their country or abroad. Two
such bodies with worldwide reputation are the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Electrical
engineers work in a very wide range of industries. Therefore they require a wide
range of skills. Such skills range from basic circuit theory to the management skills
required of a project manager. An engineer may use simple tools such as
a voltmeter and more complex and advanced equipment such as a network analyzer
as well as sophisticated design and manufacturing software. Electrical engineers play
roles in design and manufacturing, as well as operation and maintenance of
electronic and electrical systems. In today’s world engineers are involved in the
design of more efficient electric cars, smart homes, and enhancement of the
performance of mobile telecommunication systems.
1.2 Program Context Economic growth and industrial expansion in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia continue
to drive the expansion in the electrical power generation and distribution systems.
The kingdom which has an installed capacity of 54,000 megawatts is expected to
need about 70,000 megawatts of power by the year 2020. In addition, the
communications industry has seen rapid growth with companies and individuals
demanding wired, wireless and satellite services using devices such as wired phone
and cable TV, cellular phone, broadband and mobile Internet, and satellite TV,
among others. The demand in these industries has created a need for Saudi
professionals with Electrical Engineering skills and who have the ability to grow,
develop and contribute to the well-being of the economy and society.
The EE program was established to educate and train students to meet the local and
national demand for Electrical Engineering professionals. The Electrical Engineering
program is designed to provide a thorough knowledge and skills in the various
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sectors of Electrical Engineering with emphasis on power and control, and
communications and electronics.
1.3 Program Overview The undergraduate Electrical Engineering program is one of six programs in the
College of Engineering. It was established in 2006G. The program is offered in the
main campus. The program provides depth and breadth in the subject area. In
addition, it offers a broad undergraduate education to develop analytical skills and
practical design knowledge that ensures long-term career flexibility. Throughout its
duration, the program delivers design and laboratory experiences and enhances
teamwork and communication skills.
Students begin with interesting and challenging core courses in circuits, electronics,
electromagnetics, signals and systems, digital logic, power systems, and
microprocessor systems. After completing the core courses, students start the
cooperative training at a relevant company in order to acquire valuable industrial
experience, and make professional contacts. After completing the cooperative
training, students can then select more advanced courses in two major areas. The
first is in power systems, the second electronics and communications. The program
culminates with students working on a full semester design project in order to apply
all of the knowledge and skills that they have acquired.
1.4 Career Opportunities for Electrical Engineers At the completion of B.Sc. Electrical Engineering program, the graduates have
excellent employment opportunities in electricity generation and distribution plants,
telecommunication companies and services, manufacturing companies, electronic
companies, and public transportation sector. Some of the companies offering career
opportunities to electrical engineers include Saudi Electric Co. (SEC) and subsidiaries,
Saudi Telecommunication Co. (STC), Saudi Aramco, Saudi Railways as well as many
other private companies and governmental agencies.
A sample of related occupations is shown below:
Applications Analyst Drafter, Electrical Printed Circuit Designer
Aviation Electronics Engineer Drafting & Printed Circuit
Design Engr. Prospecting Engineer
Cable Engineer Electrical Test Engineer Protection Engineer
Computer Applications
Engineer Electrolysis & Corrosion-Control Engr.
Robotics Control System
Engineer
Computer Engineer Illuminating Engineer Semiconductor Development
Tech.
Computer Programmer Induction-Coordination Power Engr. Software Engineer
Computer-aided Design
Technician Instrumentation Technician Solid-state Engineer
Control Systems Engineer Integrated Circuit
Layer Designer
Supervisor, Network
Control Operations
Controls Engineer Microwave Supervisor System Development Engineer
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Data Communications Analyst Operations Research Analyst Systems Analyst
Design Engineer Planning Engineer Systems Programmer
Distribution Field Engineer Power Distribution Engineer Test Engineer
One of the best opportunities available to our graduates is the possibility of
continuing his graduate studies either as a full-time or part-time graduate student.
The demand for highly educated electrical engineering students is steadily
increasing. Our graduates get admission to graduate programs at top ranking
universities in the kingdom and abroad. Our graduates have been admitted to
graduate programs at prestigious institutions in countries such as USA, UK, and
Australia.
1.5 History of the Program The Electrical Engineering (EE) Department is the first academic department within
the College of Engineering. The EE department used to run under the auspices of
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). The EE department
continued to offer the same program as KFUPM after the establishment of the
University of Hail (UoH) on 1st of January 2006. The department was established
primarily to cater for the needs of the local demand for highly skilled engineers in the
various sectors of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
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2.0 Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives
2.1 Vision and Mission
2.1.1 EE Program Vision The vision of the Electrical Engineering Program is to be recognized as a world-class
academic program that provides excellence and leadership in Electrical Engineering
Education, Research and Community Service.
2.1.2 EE Program Mission The Electrical Engineering program will prepare undergraduate students to accept
and fulfill responsibilities across a broad spectrum of activities, including the practice
of Electrical Engineering, academic careers, research in Electrical Engineering, service
to the engineering community and the community at large.
2.2 Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) PEO1
Graduates will successfully apply their knowledge in electrical engineering practices
and in research environment.
PEO2
Graduates will comply with ethical and professional standards in electrical
engineering.
PEO3
Graduates will demonstrate a continuing commitment for lifelong learning,
leadership, teamwork and service to community.
PEO4
Graduates will contribute to the establishment of enterprises and in setting up the
strategic plans for the region and country.
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3.0 Members and Organization Currently there are 11 active faculty members in the department. Each member has
specialization in specific areas of electrical engineering namely communications,
control, power systems, electronics, and instrumentation. They have obtained their
doctoral degrees from prestigious universities in the kingdom and abroad. Several of
the members have extensive experience in industrial research and development. In
addition there are over 23 members on study leave engaged in postgraduate studies.
Functioning under the college council, head of the department supervises the
activities of the department. The program coordinator, along with the quality
coordinator, facilitates the committees in the categories of administration, student,
academic, research, and community affairs.
Table 3.1 Faculty members of the department (Cont.)
NAME Academic
Rank Specialty Email
Office
VOIP
Tel. Ext.
Number
Office
Room
Number
Photo
Prof.
Mohamed
Eleiwa
(Head of the
Department)
Professor Communications [email protected] 1361
024
Dr. Badr
Alshammari
(Vice-Dean for
Quality and
Development)
Associate
Professor Power Systems
bms.alshammari@uoh.
edu.sa 1354 005
Dr. Haitham
Alsaif
Assistant
Professor Communications [email protected] 1364 1111
Dr. Mirsad
Halimic
Assistant
Professor
Digital Signal
Processing [email protected] 1364 1111
Dr. Mohamed
Abdul Haleem
Assistant
Professor Communications [email protected] 1364 1111
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Table 3.1 Faculty members of the department (Cont.)
NAME Academic
Rank Specialty Email
Office
VOIP
Tel. Ext.
Number
Office
Room
Number
Photo
Dr.
Muhammad
Usman
Associate
Professor Communications [email protected] 1361 1109
Dr.
Muhammad
Tajammal
Chughtai
Assistant
Professor
Electronics and
Instrumentation
sa 1363 1113
Dr. Tawfik
Guesmi
Assistant
Professor Power Systems [email protected] 1365 1107
Dr. Mourad
Kchaou
Associate
Professor Control
1365 1107
Dr. Rabeh
ABBASSI
Assistant
Professor Power Systems
1388 1112
Eng. Atta
Ullah M Umar
Khan
Lecturer Communications [email protected]
1388 1112
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Figure 3.1 Organizational Structure of the Electrical Engineering Department
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4.0 Facilities
4.1 Offices and Classrooms The College of Engineering (CoE), resides at Baqaa Road in Building No.3 of the
Campus of University of Hail. The CoE was founded in the academic year 2005-2006.
The CoE is a 3-story building which hosts facilities for different engineering
programs. The EE department is located in two-stories (ground and first floor) of the
building. It contains the offices of faculties, the classrooms and the laboratories.
4.1.1 Offices Head of the department office: The Head of Electrical Engineering department
office is located on the second floor of the CoE Building, room #024.
Faculty offices: The offices of the faculty members are located on the first floor,
rooms 1109, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1107 and ground floor 0114. In general, two faculty
members share the same office. The office has adequate furniture and is equipped
with a desktop computer, wired/wireless internet connection and a printer machine,
HP LaserJet 5200 UPD PCL 6. The average office size is adequate to receive students
to discuss all matters. When a need arises, there is a seminar room 1115 with a
round table to hold departmental meetings, thesis defenses and the like.
4.1.2 Classrooms Five Classrooms, with capacity of 30 chairs, are located in the same corridors having
faculty offices (rooms 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1108). Besides, the 0114 room can
accommodate more than 120 persons for lectures and examinations. This room is
also used as conference room. It is equipped with a laptop computer, a projector, a
mobile screen, two mobile microphones, two loudspeakers and all needed furniture.
Most EE program courses are now held in the six classrooms that are mediated and
equipped with white boards, multimedia projectors with a separate white screen to
help faculty members in conducting their classes and students to present their
projects. Classrooms are fitted with two air conditioners each. Thanks to the
availability and the quality of classrooms, the EE department has not faced any
problems in scheduling classes at times convenient to students. Internet access to
students, faculty members and guests is available through a wireless LAN (WiFi)
network covering the whole College.
4.2 Laboratories According to EE Program outcomes, students will model, analyze, design, and
experimentally evaluate components and systems. The department has 9
laboratories used for instructional activities. Instructional laboratories feature modern
equipment and computer-aided design tools that are more than adequate for most
undergraduates. Nevertheless, many students take advantage of state-of-the-art
research facilities to support their project work.
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Ten of the Electrical Engineering Laboratory facilities are located on the ground floor:
0102, 0104, 0106, 0108, 0409, 0303, 0114A, 0114B, 0114C, and Senior Project Lab.
Another laboratory is located on the first floor: 1102. These labs meet the needs of
the program. They cover the topics of Electrical Circuits, Digital Logic Design,
Electrical Energy Engineering, Electronics, Communications, Control Engineering,
Digital Systems Engineering, Computers, Electrical Machines, Senior Project.
The laboratories as per the subject areas are as follows.
Electrical Circuits Lab: This lab serves the core course EE 201 (Electric Circuits I).
It involves Measurements of basic electrical circuit voltage, current and components
such as resistors, capacitors and inductors. Experimental verification of basic
electrical laws and theories such as Ohm’s, KVL, KCL, NVM, MCM, superposition,
Norton, Thevenin’s and maximum power transfer. The lab equipment include PCs,
work benches, digital and analog millimeters, function generators and oscilloscopes
etc.
Digital logic circuit design Lab: This lab serves the core course EE 200 (Digital
Logic Circuit Design). It familiarizes the students with logic gates and medium scale
integration (MSI) circuits. Within this lab, the students test the validity of the logic
concepts. Furthermore, they can analyze, design, build and test basic combinational
and sequential logic circuits.
Electric Energy Engineering Lab: This lab focuses on Balanced Three Phase
Circuits, Magnetic Circuits, Single Phase Transformers, DC Generators, DC Motors,
Three-Phase Synchronous Generators, Three-Phase Synchronous Motors, Three-
Phase Induction Motor with Slip-Ring Rotor, Three-Phase Squirrel Cage Induction
Motor and related work benches.
Digital Electronics Lab: This lab serves the core courses EE 203 (Electronics 1)
and EE 303 (Electronics 2). In this lab the students learn the basic operations of
electronic components such as diodes, BJT and MOSFET. In addition, the operation
and applications of single, multistage, feedback and operational amplifier circuits are
demonstrated. Furthermore, the student is exposed to the operation and application
of active filters and oscillators.
Communications Lab: Students perform hardware and software experiments in EE
370 (Communications Engineering 1). The laboratory has ten workstations equipped
with PCs, oscilloscopes, and function generators. Hardware experiments are
performed using analog and digital communications trainers. Experiments include
Amplitude and Angle modulation/demodulation, sampling and quantization, pulse
code modulation/demodulation and channel effects. Software simulations are also
carried out. Two spectrum analyzers with bandwidths up to 1.2GHz are also available
for observing the spectra of baseband/band pass signals.
Control Engineering Lab: The lab constitutes the practical part of control
engineering course. It is a review of modeling, simulation, and implementation of a
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physical dynamical system by a linear time invariant ordinary differential equation.
Compensators are designed to guarantee transient and steady state specifications.
Digital Systems Engineering Lab: In this lab students perform software and
hardware experiments in EE390 (Digital Systems Engineering). The laboratory has
ten PCs with TASM installed; ten Flight-86 embedded training kits and ten training
kits for microcontroller 8051. Experiments include: Introduction to Debug and Turbo
Debugger, Addressing modes and data transfer instructions, Arithmetic instructions,
Shift and rotate instructions, Using BIOS Services and DOS functions Part 1: Text-
based Graphics, Using BIOS Services and DOS functions Part 2: Pixel-based
Graphics, Introduction to Flight86 Microprocessor Trainer and Application Board,
Flight-86 Application I – Traffic Lights, Flight-86 Application II – Motor Control and
Introduction to the 8051 Microcontroller.
Computer Lab: This lab serves for IT course such as ICS 103 and courses that
require programming software tools. 20 Computers are available equipped with the
relevant software packages.
Electrical Machines Lab: In this lab students perform following experiments on
the operation of parallel operation of electrical machines. Determination of the direct
and quadrature axis reactance of synchronous machines. V-curves characteristics of
synchronous motor. Determination of induction motor parameters by simulation.
Effect of rotor resistance on torque speed characteristics of induction motors.
Simulations of speed control methods for DC motors. Experimental analysis of diode
rectifiers. Permanent magnet DC machine simulation. Characteristics of DC
machines. Experimental analysis of controlled rectifiers.
Senior Project Lab: This lab allows students to successfully carry out their project
work. Students carry out simulation, prototyping, and testing of their project. The
laboratory is equipped with PCs, electronic instruments such as multi-meters and
oscilloscopes, electronic workshop equipment such as soldering stations, as well as
machineries such as a power driller and a sheet cutter.
4.3 Computing Resources There is one computers lab available for academic purposes. It has 20 PCs with
software packages installed for students to use. Every session has less than 20
students present which mean the availability of at least one PC for each student in a
session. In addition, a PC is available for the lab instructor. PCs are HP with LCD
monitors, optical mouse and keyboard. Computer lab is equipped with a projector.
Access to computer lab is scheduled according to classes schedule at the beginning
of each semester, free time slots are left for students to come in and work on their
own projects.
Computer lab is strictly used for educational purposes; no administrative and/or
managerial tasks are allowed to be performed in this lab. Internet access is free of
charge for students via a WiFi network that covers the whole campus.
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Approximately additional 20 HP machines are available in the lobby (second floor),
with wired internet access, free of charge for students to use and access the
university portal, Monday-Thursday (8:00 – 16:00), to register, send/receive emails,
check their classes and grades, join into group discussions and the like. These
machines provide access to industry- standard design software packages. College of
Engineering has a wireless network that gives students access to UNIX-based
software that is maintained on university servers. Additionally, the department has
support to install, maintain, and manage departmental hardware, software, and
networks.
Software Packages (Matlab/Simulink, Labview, Pspice and many other student
version software) are available on the computers located in the laboratories. These
software are used in courses such as EE 200, EE 201, EE 202, EE 203, EE 303, EE
330, EE 370, EE 380 and EE 463, and instructional classes that require general
software usage such as MS Office suite.
4.4 Guidance
Each lab is displayed with safety instructions. Open lab sessions are supervised by
instructors to ensure that the safety rules are complied with. During lab sessions, the
instructor helps students to carry out their experiments. He answers any question
students may have regarding current running experiment; he collects and grades
reports documenting students’ results and comments on each experiment. A lab
engineer is always present to provide students with equipment and/or tools they
may need. Lab computers are supervised by IT professionals, helping students using
the labs with any technical issue they may face.
The students are guided in the following ways:
• Written instructions in the form of lab manuals
• Practical demonstrations
• Instructional training
4.5 Facilities Maintenance and Upgrading A full-time laboratory Engineer maintains laboratory equipment and supplies. Each
lab is supplied by a log book. Any faulty equipment is reported by faculty members in
the log book with date, name and serial number. Once the equipment is fixed the
engineer completes the log book by date and signing the form.
It is very important to note that within a few months a new location will be available
to the EE department in the new building of the college of engineering. In addition,
improvements in laboratory equipment and installations are under way. Indeed, a
Purchase Requisition of the equipment of a new laboratory called "Smart Grid and
Renewable Energies Lab" is in progress. The amount of this purchase is 657,017 SAR
(175,189.43 USD).
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4.6 Library Services An agreement has been signed between the University of Hail and the Saudi Digital
Library (SDL), which is one of the most prominent forms in supporting the UOH Hail
to fulfil the literature needs. It provides sophisticated information services, as well as
digital information resources in various forms, and making it accessible to faculty
staff, researchers and students. It provides the largest gathering of e-books in the
arab world offering more than 310,000 e-books in full text in various scientific
specializations. The faculties and the students have access to the world's major
providers of scientific, technical, and medical information and online versions of
many journals of more than 300 global publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, Pearson
Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Mc Graw- Hill, Yell University Press, Oxford University Press,
and Harvard University Press.
The UOH library website is http://libsys.uoh.edu.sa:2048/login. The access to
different e-facilities is free to all faculty and students. The faculty access to e-library
services is identical to the university e-mail access mechanism. The mechanism of
access for university students is identical to the mechanism of access to the banner
system.
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5.0 Undergraduate Prospectus
5.1 About Major Currently the Department of Electrical Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science
(B.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering program. Students may choose to study electrical
engineering, depending on their goals and performance in the preparatory program.
The program is oriented towards strengthening the students’ background in the area
of their specialization but is so designed to deepen their understanding in one or
more selected areas of Electrical Engineering.
The EE department maintains a vibrant and good relationship with local industry to
ensure quality and job relevance of education as well as employability of our
graduates. University-Industry collaboration, leads to the development and
promotion of effective educational programs as the ones offered by the EE
department.
5.2 Curriculum Study Plan and Course Flow Chart Graduation requirements in electrical engineering program include 61 credits of
general education and 70 credits of core requirements totaling 131 credits. List of
courses and earned credits in each area of study are as given in Table 5.1.On
successful completion of all junior level courses, students undergo cooperative
training for 28 weeks which contributes 9 credit hours towards graduation
requirements. The senior project carried out in the final semester earns 3 credit
hours.
Students admitted to University of Hail undergo preparatory education during the
first year of their studies. Following the preparatory year, students are selectively
admitted to the B.Sc. Electrical Engineering program to follow a four year curriculum.
The curriculum study plan is as elaborated in Table 5.2. Courses in general area as
well as the electrical engineering core/electives areas have prerequisites and co-
requisites as illustrated by the flow chart of Figure 5. 1. Undergraduates are required
to adhere to the flow chart when registering for courses during each semester.
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Table 5.1 Graduation requirements in electrical engineering program in each area of study
Area courses Credits
General Education Requirements –University- (61 credits)
English 101, 102, 110 ENGL 9
Mathematics MATH 101,102,201,202,302 17
Physics PHYS 101, 102 8
Chemistry CHEM 101 4
Computer Science ICS 103, 252 6
Islamic courses IC 101,102,103, 104 8
Arabic language ARAB 101,102 4
Physical education. PE 101,102 2
General S Elective ISE 307 3
Core Requirements –University- (70 credits)
EE Core Courses
Digital Logic Circuit Design(EE 200) 4
Electric Circuits (EE 201, EE 205) 7
Electronics (EE 203, EE 303) 8
Elec. & Magnetic Fields (204) 4
Electric Energy Eng. (206) 4
(207) Signal Analysis 3
Probabilistic Meth. in EE (EE 315) 3
Power Syst. Analysis 1 (EE 330) 3
Communication Eng. 1 (EE 370) 4
Digital Systems Eng. (EE 390) 4
Control Eng. 1 (EE 380) 4
EE Selected Elective course EE 4xx, EE 4xx, EE 4xx 10
Senior Project EE 411 3
Cooperative work EE 351, EE 350 9
Total Degree Credits 131
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Table 5.2 Curriculum Study Plan
COURSE TITLE LT LB CR COURSE TITLE LT LB CR
Preparatory Year
ENGL 001 Preparatory English 1 15 5 8 ENGL 002 Preparatory English 2 15 5 8
MATH 001 Preparatory Math 1 3 2 4 MATH 002 Preparatory Math 2 3 2 4
PREP 001 Preparatory Natural
Sciences 2 0 2
PREP 004 Intro to Applied Eng 0 2 1
PREP 002 University Skills 0 2 1 PREP 003 Intro. to Computer Appl. 0 2 1
PE 001 Prep Physical Edu 1 0 2 1 PE 002 Prep Physical Edu 2 0 2 1
20 11 16 18 13 15
Total credit required in preparatory program: 31
First Year (Freshman)
MATH 101 Calculus 1 4 0 4 MATH 102 Calculus 2 4 0 4
PHYS 101 General Physics 1 3 3 4 PHYS 102 General Physics 2 3 3 4
ENGL 101 English Composition 1 3 0 3 ENGL 102 English Composition 2 3 0 3
CHEM 101 General Chemistry 1 3 4 4 ICS 103 Computer Prog In C 2 3 3
IC 101 Intro to Islamic Culture 2 0 2 ARAB 101 Arabic Languages Skills 2 0 2
PE 101 Physical Education 1 0 2 1 PE 102 Physical Education 2 0 2 1
15 9 18 14 8 17
Second Year (Sophomore)
EE 200 Digital Logic Circuit Design 3 3 4 MATH 202 Elem Diff Equations 3 0 3
EE 201 Electric Circuits 1 3 3 4 EE 203 Electronics 1 3 3 4
EE 204 Electric & Magnetic Fields 3 3 4 EE 205 Electric Circuits 2 3 0 3
MATH 201 Calculus 3 3 0 3 EE 206 Electric Energy Eng 3 3 4
ENGL 110 English Writing Skills 3 0 3 EE 207 Signal Analysis 3 0 3
ARAB 102 Arab Composition 2 0 2
IC 102 Islamic and Society
Building 2 0 2
17 9 20 17 6 19
Third Year (Junior)
EE 303 Electronics 2 3 3 4 EE 315 Probabilistic Meth. in EE 3 0 3
EE 390 Digital Systems Eng 3 3 4 EE 370 Communication Eng. 1 3 3 4
XXX xxx S Elective (ISE 307) 3 0 3 EE 380 Control Engineering 1 3 3 4
IC 103 Economic System in Islam 2 0 2 EE 330 Power Syst Analysis 1 3 0 3
MATH 302 Engineering Mathematics 3 0 3 IC 104 Political System in Islam 2 0 2
14 6 16 14 6 16
Summer Session EE 350 Cooperative Work Progress 0 0 0
Fourth Year (Senior)
EE 351 Cooperative Work 0 0 9 EE 411 Senior Project 1 6 3
XXX xxx Tech Elective (ICS 252) 3 0 3
EE 4xx EE S Elective 1 3 3 4
EE 4xx EE S Elective 2 3 0 3
EE 4xx EE S Elective 3 3 0 4
0 0 9 13 9 16
Total credits required in Degree Program: 131
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5.3 EE Course Description (lecture-laboratory-credit
hour)
EE Core Courses
EE 200 - Digital Logic Circuit Design (3-3-4)
Number systems & codes. Logic gates. Boolean Algebra. Karnaugh maps. Analysis and synthesis of combinational systems. Decoders, multiplexers, adders and subtractors,
Programmable Logic Arrays (PLAs). Types of flip-flops. Memory concept. Counters. Registers.
Introduction to sequential circuit design.
Prerequisite: MATH 102 and PHYS 102
EE 201 - Electric Circuits 1 (3-3-4)
Basic laws: Ohm's law, KVL, KCL. Resistive networks. Circuit analysis techniques: nodal and mesh analysis. Network theorems: Thevenin's theorem, Norton's theorem, source
transformations, superposition principles, maximum power transfer theorem. Energy storage
elements. Phasor technique for steady-state sinusoidal response. Important power concepts of AC circuits. Transient analysis of first-order circuits.
Prerequisite: MATH 102 and PHYS 102
EE 203 - Electronics 1 (3-3-4)
Diodes: models and circuit analysis. Diode applications (rectifiers and clipping circuits). Transistors: Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) and Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET). DC and small signal AC
analysis. Amplifier configurations. Differential Amplifiers. Digital logic families (TTL, ECL, I2L,
and CMOS circuits).
Prerequisite: EE 200, EE 201
EE 204 – Electric & Magnetic Fields (3-3-4) Review of vector analysis. Coulomb’s law and electric field intensity. Electric flux density,
Gauss’ law and divergence. Electric energy and potential. Conductors, dielectrics, and capacitance. The steady magnetic field. Magnetic energy and forces. Materials and
inductance. Time varying fields and Maxwell’s equations. Plane waves propagation, reflection
and refraction. Transmission lines.
Prerequisite: PHYS 102, MATH 102
EE 205 – Electric Circuits 2 (3-0-3)
Analysis of three-phase networks. Time domain solutions of second order circuits. State equations for linear circuits. Computer-aided circuit analysis. Frequency domain analysis and
Bode plots. Network analysis in the S-domain. Mutual inductance and transformers. Two port
networks.
Prerequisite: EE 201, Math 201
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EE 206: Electric Energy Engineering (3-3-4)
Energy sources and electric power generation. Three-phase circuits. Transformers: single-phase and three-phase. Generators - DC and AC. Motors - DC and AC. Synchronous,
induction, fractional horse power motors. Electric energy transmission.
Prerequisite: EE 201, EE 204
EE 207 – Signal Analysis (3-0-3)
Fourier series. Fourier transform. Laplace transform. Linear circuits and systems concepts. Impulse response. Convolution. Transfer function. Frequency response. State space representation. Introduction to sampling of analog signals. Introduction to difference
equations and z-transform.
Prerequisite: EE 201, Math 201
EE 303 - Electronics 2 (3-3-4)
Amplifier frequency response. Linear and nonlinear operational amplifier (OP-AMP)
applications. Non-ideal characteristics of OP-AMPs. Multistage amplifiers. Active filters. Feedback: Circuit topologies and analysis. Oscillators.
Prerequisite: EE 203
EE 315 – Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering (3-0-3)
Fundamentals of probability theory. Single and multiple discrete and continuous random variables. Probability density function. Gaussian and other distributions. Functions of
random variables. Joint and conditional probabilities. Moments and statistical averages. Central limit theorem. Random processes. Stationarity and ergodicity. Correlation function.
Power spectral density. Gaussian and Poisson random processes. Response of linear systems to random signals.
Prerequisite: EE 207
EE 330 Power Systems Analysis 1 (3-0-3) Synchronous generator models for power systems analysis. Transmission line models. Power
systems representation: one line diagram, impedance (reactance) diagrams. Per unit system.
Network calculations. Network matrices. Symmetrical fault studies. Symmetrical components. Unsymmetrical faults.
Prerequisite: EE 206
EE 350 Cooperative Work Progress (0-0-0) (Summer)
A continuous period of 10 weeks spent in the industry working in any of the fields of electrical engineering. During this training period, the student is exposed to the profession of electrical
engineering through working in many of its fields. The student is required to submit, and present, a formal written report of his work.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 and the completion of 90 credit hours including all 300 level EE courses.
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EE 351 Cooperative Work (0-0-9)
A continuous period of 18 weeks spent in the industry working in any of the fields of electrical engineering. During this training period, the student is exposed to the profession of electrical engineering through working in many of its fields. The student is required to submit, and
present, a formal written report of his work.
Prerequisite: EE 350
EE 370 - Communications Engineering 1 (3-3-4)
Review of signals and linear systems. Amplitude modulation (AM, DSB, SSB, VSB). Angle modulation (FM, PM). Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM), Sampling, Quantization, PCM, DPCM, DM. Time Division multiplexing (TDM). Line coding and baseband transmission.
Bandlimited channels and ISI. Digital carrier modulation (PSK, ASK, FSK, and M-ary). Examples of modern communication systems.
Prerequisite: EE 203, EE207
EE 380 - Control Engineering 1 (3-3-4)
Introduction to feedback control systems. Block diagram and signal flow graph representations. Mathematical modeling of physical systems. Stability of linear control
systems. Time-domain and frequency-domain tools and performance assessment. Lead and lag compensator design. Proportional, integral and derivative control.
Prerequisite: EE 207
EE 390 – Digital Systems Engineering (3-3-4) 8088/8086 Microprocessor hardware and software Models. Instruction sets. Assembly
language programming and debugging. Memory and input/output mapping. Input and output instructions. Input/output Interfacing. Introduction to interrupts and basic microcontrollers.
Prerequisite: EE 200, ICS 103
EE 411 - Senior Project (1-6-3)
A comprehensive course that allows the fourth-year students work in teams for one semester
to integrate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and the co-op work terms.
During the Senior Design Capstone Project, students have the opportunity to work with
industry members as well as EE faculty, gaining experience in the real-world engineering
design process. The essential requirements for completion of the capstone project are the
development of a project plan, whereby students define the functional requirements based on
the end-user and client needs subjected to the relevant standards, problem formulation,
design objectives, constraints, and metrics for success. Proceeding through conceptualization
(selecting among generated concepts), analysis, identifying constraints and finally the
system-and component-level design stages. Each team ultimately produces a computer
simulation and/ or a working prototype that is tested and refined to meet the project
objectives. By working in teams students develop leadership skills and group dynamics;
dealing with scheduling conflicts, meeting weekly deliverables and deadlines; and
communication among team members, industry advisors, and course instructors. At the end
of each semester, the project teams submit reports and present their projects to a panel of
judges. Also, the students are highly encouraged to showcase their efforts to invited guests,
media, and their peers at the “Capstone Design Expo”.
Prerequisite: Senior standing (senior level), EE351
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EE Selective Electives EE 400 Telecommunication Networks (3-3-4) This course gives a survey of the design and implementation of communication networks.
The concepts and fundamental design principles will be explained. Topics include transmission media, network topology, routing, switching, network protocols and
architectures, internetworking, network performance and broadband access.
Prerequisite: EE 315, EE 370, EE351
EE 417 Communications Engineering 2 (3-0-3)
Noise in telecommunication systems. Representation of white and narrow-band noise. Transmission of noise through linear filters. Performance of continuous wave modulation (full-
AM, DSBSC, SSB, and FM) in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise. Digital waveform
coding (DM, PCM, DPCM and ADPCM). Digital communication systems. Noise effects and probability of error in digital communication systems. Matched filter.
Prerequisite: EE 315, EE 370, EE351
EE 418 Introduction to Satellite Communications (3-0-3)
Overview of satellite systems. Orbits and launching methods. Communication satellite subsystems. Modulation schemes and satellite multiple access (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, and
SDMA). Space link analysis. Satellite antennas. Applications of satellites.
Prerequisite: EE 370, EE204, EE351
EE 430 Information Theory & Coding (3-0-3)
Concept of information and its measurement. Entropy source coding theorem. Huffman codes, LZW, arithmetic codes. Introduction to rate distortion theory. Channel coding theorem,
channel capacity. Block codes: detection and correction. Linear codes, cyclic codes, hamming codes, BCH codes, encoding, and decoding algorithms. Introduction to convolutional codes.
Prerequisite: EE 315, EE 370, EE351
EE 434 Industrial Instrumentation (2-3-3)
Instrumentation and control. Signal and data acquisition and processing. Interfacing techniques. Physio-chemical principles of instrumentation. Force, torque, and pressure
measurements. Temperature, flow, moisture, and humidity sensors. Digital transducers. Calibration techniques. Errors in measurements. Introduction to actuators. Norms and
standardization. Introduction to intelligent instrumentation.
Prerequisite: EE 200, EE 303, EE 380, EE351
EE 445 - Industrial Electronics (3-3-4)
555 timers. Optoelectronic sensors. Microswitches. Ultrasonic transducers. Thermal sensors. Strain gauges and instrumentation amplifiers. UJT, PUT, multilayer diodes. SCRS and TRIACS. Triggering and power control techniques. Solid state relays. Practical applications.
Prerequisite: EE 303, EE351
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EE 446 – Programmable Logic Controllers (2-3-3)
Basic concepts of microcontrollers. The structure of programmable logic controllers: I/O, relays, counters and timers. Ladder diagram concept. PLC’s intermediate and advanced functions, PLC’s instruction set and data manipulation. PLC’s industrial applications in process
control.
Prerequisite: EE 380, EE 390, EE 351
EE 455 Analog Communication Electronics (3-3-4)
Functional blocks of analog communication systems. Design of mixers, converters, RF and IF
amplifiers, AM detectors, and FM discriminators. Functional blocks of monochrome TV receivers. Design of video IF amplifiers, video amplifiers, sync. separators, horizontal and
vertical oscillators and AFC. Functional blocks of color TV receivers. Color signal representation and processing.
Prerequisite: EE 303, EE 370, EE 351
EE 456 Digital Communication Electronics (3-3-4)
Functional blocks of digital communication systems: PAM, PWM, PPM and PCM. Design of S/H circuits, A/D and D/A converters, and timing (clock generator) circuits. Circuit design using
PLL, VCO and multipliers. Design of PAM, PPM, PWM and PCM transmitters and detectors. Special circuits for phase shift keying.
Prerequisite: EE 303, EE 370, EE 351
EE 460: Power Electronics (3-3-4)
Various aspects of power electronics and drive technology. Study of diodes, Thyristor, protection circuits, harmonic generation, fundamentals of Static Converters, Firing angle
control, Multi cycle Control, AC/DC Drives, Frequency, Speed/Regulation, Control of asynchronous machines and D.C. Motors, Regenerative Braking. 3-phase drives, Torque and
Current in star and delta operation. Introduction to Power Electronics & Semiconductor Diodes, Diode Circuit & Rectifiers Diode Circuit & Rectifiers, Thyristors, Controlled Rectifiers,
Controlled Rectifiers, Voltage Controllers, Power Transistors , DC-DC Converters , PWM Inverters, Resonant Pulse Inverters
Prerequisite: EE206, EE 380, EE351
EE 462 Electrical Machines (3-3-4)
Electromechanical energy conversion principles, Synchronous machines: Steady state, Synchronous machines: Transient performance, DC machines: Steady state & Dynamic
analysis, Poly-phase induction machines: Steady state, Poly-phase induction machines:
Dynamics & control, Fractional horsepower and special type machines.
Prerequisite: EE 330, EE 380, EE 351
EE 463 Power Systems Analysis 2 (3-0-3)
Power flow analysis, Transient stability analysis, Economic power dispatch, Automatic generation control (AGC), Reactive power control.
Prerequisite: EE 330, EE351
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EE 465 Power Transmission & Distribution (3-0-3)
Transient over voltages and insulation coordination, Circuit Breakers: Types, Ratings, and selection., Limiting factors for Extra-High and Ultra-High voltage TLs: Corona, radio noise,
audible noise, and conductor size selection. Design of sub-transmission lines and distribution substations: Layout, protection needs. Voltage drop and power loss calculations
Prerequisite: EE 330, EE351
EE 466 Power System Protection (3-0-3)
Protection principles and devices, Protection of single phase and three phase transformers, Protection of rotating machines (motors and generators), Transmission line protection (pilot,
non-pilot and distance), Relay coordination, and Circuit interruption. Prerequisite: EE 330, EE351
5.4 Cooperative Training (COOP) Program The students are enrolled in the Cooperative Training before the second semester of
the senior year. It lasts for one summer (EE350) and a normal semester (EE351) for
a period of twenty eight (28) weeks. The training is carried out either in the
government or private sectors. At the end of training, each student must prepare a
detailed final report which will be orally examined by a special committee of faculty
members. Moreover, the EE department regularly arranges field visits to training
locations during the the cooperative program to ensure the students are benefiting
from their training and the companies are satisfied with the progress of the trainees,
and seek feedback from these companies. There is a dedicated cooperative
committee in the department deto manage the EE coop program. Key partners in the
coop program are: Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Telecom company (STC),
Aramco, SAAB, ABB, and SAR.
The main learning outcomes of the cooperative training program are as follows:
1. The student develops the ability to interact effectively with other
professionals/clients/consumers and deal effectively with cultural and ethnic
diversity issues.
2. The student develops the ability to communicate, organize ideas and
information in writing in a clear and understandable manner appropriate to
the listener and situation.
3. The student develops the ability to work effectively in groups toward common
goals and needs and to offer thoughtful analysis and contribution.
4. The student develops the ability to exhibit professional behaviours in the
workplace and understand and adhere to ethical standards.
5. The student develops the ability to be effective in optimizing the
time/resources made available to them by the employer for their assigned
tasks and projects.
6. The student develops the ability to provide direction/guidance/training to
motivate others.
7. The student develops the ability to achieve the knowledge and skills of the
organization’s particular field of discipline.
8. The student develops the ability to learn and use Electrical Engineering that is
utilized by the relevant industry or organization.
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9. The student develops the ability to self-assess and self-correct, to identify
needs and sources of learning, and to continually seek new fundamentals of
knowledge and understanding.
10. The student develops the ability to seek out and respond to feedback from
supervisor, and to incorporate it into their daily performance.
11. The student develops the ability to fulfil commitments and to be accountable
for actions and outcomes.
12. The student experiences enhanced academic motivation and goals, and gains
increased confidence in completing academic studies as well as increased self
confidence in the workplace.
13. The student identifies career/professional plans/options.
14. The student gains increased awareness/understanding of the link between
classroom concepts and work/world applications.
5.5 Senior Project (EE 411)
A comprehensive course that allows the fourth-year students work in teams for one
semester to integrate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and the co-op
work terms. During the Senior Design Capstone Project, students have the
opportunity to work with industry members as well as EE faculty, gaining experience
in the real-world engineering design process. The essential requirements for
completion of the capstone project are the development of a project plan, whereby
students define the functional requirements based on the end-user and client needs
subjected to the relevant standards, problem formulation, design objectives,
constraints, and metrics for success. Proceeding through conceptualization (selecting
among generated concepts), analysis, identifying constraints and finally the system-
and component-level design stages. Each team ultimately produces a computer
simulation and/ or a working prototype that is tested and refined to meet the project
objectives. By working in teams students develop leadership skills and group
dynamics; dealing with scheduling conflicts, meeting weekly deliverables and
deadlines; and communication among team members, industry advisors, and course
instructors. At the end of each semester, the project teams submit reports and present
their projects to a panel of judges. Also, the students are highly encouraged to
showcase their efforts to invited guests, media, and their peers at the “Capstone
Design Expo”.
EE 411 Course Objectives
By the end of the capstone design course, students will have demonstrated that
they are able to:
Work in a team,
Communicate with a client,
Formulate and analyze a problem,
Explore and propose a solution,
Manage a budget and run a cost evaluation,
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Present to an audience in various forms, oral and written, and
Implement and validate a working prototype of your proposed solution.
Timeframe & Commitment
Capstone design project courses run on semester basis from September to
December and from January to May, and count for 3 credits. Students are grouped
into teams of 2 to 4, and focus on working with a client or customer; in many cases
the client will be from the local industry or from an organization on campus. Each
student is expected to pour about 130 hours of work across the semester into this
project.
Course Structure
In the first week of the semester, faculty or clients will present possible projects,
and students will be asked to bid for a few. Teams will then be formed; in some
cases, these may be interdisciplinary. The first two weeks will be dedicated to
understanding the issue at stake, with gradual elaboration of a design and a
prototype. Several major milestones will be spread over the semester, involving
submission of reports and presentations to instructors, clients and peers. The
semester will culminate with a Project Fair .Each project will be assigned an
instructor, who will act as the supervisor. In some cases, students may also be
assigned a project mentor or advisor to provide expertise as required by a project.
Two afternoons in the week will be blocked for the capstone design project
courses, to allow regular meetings with your supervisor for progress reports, in-
class instructions, invited lectures, student presentations, or teamwork.
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6.0 Research Activities The faculty members conduct research in the areas of electronics,
telecommunications, electrical power systems and control.
6.1 Areas of Specialization and Facilities Through elective courses the department offers two areas of specialization, namely:
power systems and control, and telecommunications. The educational and research
activities are supported by laboratories in electric circuits, power systems, electrical
machines and digital control systems. The training programs include a co-op
program, and a senior project. The electrical engineering program achieves both
depth and breadth in electrical and electronic engineering.
6.2 Research Groups The Electrical Engineering department consists of 15 faculty members. The faculty
members can be classified into four major fields which are:
Communication Systems
Control Systems
Electronics
Power Systems
The main objectives/activities of each group are the following:
Enhance relation among members
Identify one common subject or topic that is of interest to all members so everyone can
participate in research and this topic can be the seed to establish a research group.
Identify the problems in the group related to their needs and condition of the laboratories
under the groups.
Review the current books used and suggest new books.
Modify the syllabus of the courses.
Run internal seminars and presentations.
Involve and invite students in the activities.
Organize workshops.
Sharing ideas and experience among themselves.
It is expected that regular biweekly meeting be held. Minutes of the meeting must be
written indication the attendees, action items, suggestion, etc. The coordinator must
involve everyone in the activities. It is also recommended that each group hold open
day activities for the group each semester in which other groups are invited.
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6.3 Funded Research Projects Table 6.1 summarizes funded research projects carried out by the faculty members
of the EE department during the past years.
Table 6.1 Research projects at the faculty of engineering
Project title Principal investigator Team members Start
date
Compl
etion
date
1 Reserve Adequacy and
Reliability Assessment of Bulk
Electricity Systems
Dr. Badr M Alshammari
Prof. Mohamed A. El-
Kady , King Saud
Univerisity
Nov-14 Aug-15
2 Design and Implementation of
Smart Antennas for Wireless
Communication Systems(E-9-
EE)
Prof. Mohamed Eleiwa Dr. Muhammad
Usman Nov-14 Aug-15
3 Active Amplitude Modulator (E-
12-EE) Dr. Muhammad Usman
Prof.M.Eleiwa, Dr.
M.Rahal Nov-14 Aug-15
4 Energy Efficient Wireless
Sensors (E-16-EE)
Dr. Mohamed Abdul
Haleem
Dr.Mirsad, Dr.
M.Rahal Nov-14 Aug-15
5
Contribution in the Assessment
of Electrical Engineering
Program at UOH Towards The
Achievement of NCAAA and
ABET Standards(E-19-EE)
Dr.Mohamed Rahal
Dr. Yaser Anagreh,
Dr. Abdul Aziz Al
Ghonamy
Nov-14 Aug-15
6 Non Intrusive Current
Measurement Using Laser and
Fibre Optics (EE-20-E)
Dr. Muhamad Tajammal
Chugtai Dr.Muhammad Usman Nov-14 Aug-15
7
ASSESSMENT OF UTILIZING
STAND-ALONE (OFF-GRID)
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
OPTIONS FOR RURAL
ELECTRICAL LOADS IN KSA (E-
37-EE)
Dr. Yaser Anagreh
Dr.Othman Al Naeeas
, Engr. Rabia Al
subhan
Nov-14 Aug-15
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7.0 Departmental Committees
7.1 Departmental Committees and Coordinators There are 12 committees setup for the smooth functioning of department. The list of
committees along with coordinators and members of each committee are as
summarized in Table 7.1.
Table 7.1 List of departmental committees and coordinators
No. EE Committee Faculty Members
1 Coop and Graduate Affairs committee Dr. Rabeh, Dr. Mirsad, Dr. Mourad
2 Senior project Committee Dr. Mirsad, Prof. Eleiwa, Dr. Rabeh
3 Academic Registration and Student Advisory
Committee Dr. Murad, Dr. Usman, Dr Tawfik
4 Examination Committee (Dr Haleem) + All faculty members
5 Program Budget Committee Prof. Eleiwa, Dr. Tawfik, Dr. Badr
6 Laboratory Committee Dr. Tajammul, Dr. Usman, Eng. Atta
7 Library, Books and IT Committee Dr. Usman, Dr Haleem, Dr Halimic
8 Program Development Assessment and Evaluation
Committee Dr. Haleem, Dr Tajammul, Dr. Tawfik, Dr. Badr
9 Research Committee headed by a research officer
Dr. Usman, Dr Haleem, Dr Tajammul, all other
faculty members
10 Community relationship committee headed by a
community liaison officer
Prof. Eleiwa, Dr Haleem, Dr. Murad
11 Faculty Affairs Committee (Recruitment and
promotion) Dr. Mirsad, Dr. Haleem, Dr. Badr, Dr. Murad
12 Postgraduate / TA Committee Prof. Eleiwa, Dr. Badr, Dr. Rabeh
7.2 By Laws of the Departmental Committees Departmental By-Laws are rules established by the department to regulate
departmental committees’ activities. What follows in the rest of subsection 5.3 are
individual By-Laws for each committee.
7.2.1 By-Laws of the Coop Committee The purpose of these By-Laws is to provide structure and procedures to implement
the COOP committee Constitution.
ARTICLE I: NAME, DEFINITION
Name: EE Department COOP Committee (EECC)
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Definition:
The Coop Committee is a University approved committee which has primary
jurisdiction over the internship of students.
The Coop Committee is a review board, and as such should review its
internees.
ARTICLE II: COOP MEMBERSHIP
For the sake of correctness and uniformity in the interpretation of the contents of
this manual, the following terms and their assigned meanings shall apply.
Section 1: College: the College of Engineering
Section 2: Coop: Cooperative training
Section 3: Internship Committee: also known as the Cooperative Education
Committee is the in charge of all College internships. It coordinates and oversees
all internship placements and activities both at the college and at employers’ sites.
Section 4: Head of Cooperative Education Committee: head of the Internship
Program who has overall responsibility over the managing of the college internship
matters.
Section 5: Faculty Advisor or simply Advisor: A college faculty member chosen by
and responsible to the chairman of the intern’s academic department, in order to
support the student throughout his internship so as to make it as fruitful and as
successful as possible.
Section 6: Willing Partner: a company, organization, institution or government
department that agrees to employ UOH students as interns at one or more of its
sites. An alternative term widely used in this manual is employer.
Section 7: Site Internship Coordinator: the person assigned by the Willing
Partner to oversee at one or more of its sites, all issues related to the internship
agreement between the Willing Partner and UOH.
Section 8: Site Supervisor or simply Supervisor: a Willing Partner’s employee
chosen by the Willing Partner to be in charge of the daily supervision of an UOH
intern.
Section 9: Intern: a UOH student doing his internship at a Willing Partner’s site.
ARTICLE III: COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1: Synthesis: the bringing together of all aspects of analytical and
theoretical knowledge acquired in labs and/or classrooms and applying them to a
particular project or task.
Section 2: Internship: supervised practical training for the acquisition of academic
credits. In this manual, co-op and internship will be taken to mean the same thing.
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Section 3: Internship Monitoring Team/Committee is a team comprising all
Departmental Internship Coordinators and the Internship Director or the UOH
Internship Coordinator. Its function is to monitor all internship activities, making sure
that interns are receiving all the help they need, that internship reports are being
submitted on time and that corrective measures are promptly taken if problems
arise.
ARTICLE IV: COLLEGE INTERNSHIP POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
This section outlines the generalities, objectives and benefits of the College
internship program, as well as the learning experiences that the program seeks the
student to garner from working at a willing partner’s site. The benefits accruing to
the willing partner by virtue of the three-way partnership agreement are also
described.
The main purpose of the internship program is to give each student the opportunity
to:
Section 1: apply, in an appropriate and professional work setting, theories,
concepts, and philosophies learned through previous academic and other
experiences;
Section 2: assess, through practical application in industry, personal learning skills
and competencies.
Section 3: develop decision-making and problem-solving skills through the
formulation, implementation and evaluation of alternative solutions to real-world
problems and issues;
Section 4: interact with and learn from industry professionals;
Section 5: acquire other practical career enhancing skills and interests through
attending meetings, training sessions, workshops, etc.;
Section 6: gain an understanding of the overall organizational structure of an
employer, their management philosophy (or corporate culture), their clientele base
and their relative position when compared to their local, national and/or global
competitors.
Section 7: identify and address personal strengths and weaknesses in light of
demands and expectations of the employer in the various roles and responsibilities
assigned to him in a work setting;
Section 8: reflect and further refine career objectives in his field of study using both
personal assessment and evaluation by college and the employer;
Section 9: clarify the meaning and purpose of his studies and so enhance his
subsequent academic performance, especially in subjects directly or nearly directly
related to activities done during the internship;
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Section 10: develop and/or sharpen essential communication skills (including cross
cultural) by working in a professional team and interacting both inter-departmentally
and with people from companies or organizations other than one’s own employer.
Section 11: develop a network of industry professionals that can be used when
seeking post-graduation employment; and
Section 12: share his overall internship and/or special project experience with other
UOH interns, faculty and staff.
ARTICLE V: Target Internship Experiences
In order to fulfill the experiential learning objectives of our Internship Program, each
student is required to work full-time at an approved private/public company or
establishment (i.e. no less than 30 hours and no more than 40 hours per week) for
28 weeks. During this period, the intern should assume a wide range of
responsibilities. Of particular importance are the following types of learning
experiences, which reflect the aforementioned objectives:
Section 1: Industrial and Technical Skills – The intern should observe, learn and
actively participate in the planning, design, development and implementation of
projects of ample technical content. The employer should make realistic expectations
as to what the intern can and cannot do, allowing him to learn and be ready before
asking him to take charge of his own tasks.
Section 2: Administration and Management – The employer should provide the
intern with practical experience in employing routine administrative skills, techniques
and practices. Interns should gain experience in a variety of the employer’s
operations, including but not limited to: accounting, financial management, planning,
program development, public relations, research, marketing, risk management, and
human resources.
Section 3: Organization, Evaluation and Supervision – The intern should
participate in experiences that involve the organization, evaluation and supervision of
programs, as well as personnel where this is appropriate. Site Supervisors are
encouraged to assign interns to take active roles in special projects.
ARTICLE VI: Internship Program Benefits for Employers
It is anticipated that employers also gain advantages and benefits from having a
successful internship program. For participating Willing Partners an internship
should:
Section 1: permit them to better deal with their suppliers and customers through the
contribution of an intern. At times, especially in the summer when most of their
regular workers go on vacation, organizations lack sufficient qualified manpower.
Interns can serve as a low-cost, short-term solution to this manpower scarcity. The
use of interns allows employers to meet project demands while permitting interns to
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Section 2: stimulate and promote a learning experience among professional staff.
Company employees can learn much from interns, who bring in a different set of
skills, fresh knowledge base and perspectives to the job;
Section 3: provide their Human Resources Department with the opportunity to
evaluate the effectiveness of their in-house training programs or other services
based on feedback from interns and colleges from which the interns come;
Section 4: afford them an opportunity to screen for prospective employees. Interns
become familiar with an organization’s culture and work, and establish close working
relationships with current employees. This makes them ideal candidates for job
vacancies. Even if an intern does not end up being employed by his internship
employer, a positive internship experience often provides the organization with
valuable word-of-mouth advertising; and
Section 5: allow them to contribute to the professional development of future
professionals.
ARTICLE VII: Internship Duration
Section 1: UOH Internships shall have the duration 28 weeks counted from the day
they start work. An intern will be required to work a minimum of six hours a day and
a maximum of 8 for at least five days per week, depending of the employer’s daily
shift. Accordingly, the minimum number of hours a student can work during his
internship is 840 while the maximum is 1,120.
Section 2: Students working for an employer who requires them to work a six-day
week shall complete their internship on the day the number of hours they have
worked is equal to the number of hours they would have worked if their weekly shift
had been a five-day one. For example a student working six hours a day, six days a
week will work 36 hours instead of 30.
Section 3: To determine how many six-day weeks (W6) are equivalent to 28 five-day
weeks for a student doing six hours a day six days a week, the calculation shall be
done as follows:
Section 4: Students will have to complete 28 weeks if their daily shift is 6 to 8 hours
and their working week is five days. Students with an 8-hours a day five days a week
shift will not be able to finish their internship earlier based on the number of hours
worked by their colleagues working for companies with a shorter shift.
7.2.2 By-Laws of the Senior Project Committee A senior project by-law is a set of written rules and regulations on how to create,
conduct and control activities of the Senior project stakeholders. The by-law is
written by members of the Electrical Engineering (EE) Senior Project Committee and
approved by the EE Departmental Council.
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The Project Stakeholders are:
1. University of Hail,
2. College of Engineering,
3. Department of Electrical Engineering,
4. Senior Project Committee Members,
5. Senior Project Students,
6. Faculty Senior Project Supervisors,
7. Members of the Project Examination Panel.
Senior Project Committee members are:
1. The Project Coordinator,
2. A Faculty Member,
3. A Faculty Member,
4. A Student Representative.
The committee members are proposed by the EE departmental council and approved
by the College of Engineering council.
The Project Examination Panel members are:
1. The Panel Chairman,
2. A Faculty Member,
3. The Project Supervisor.
The panel members are proposed by the Senior Project Committee for each project.
Purpose of a Senior project
The purpose of the project is:
1. To give students the opportunity to demonstrate and apply knowledge and
skills they have gained throughout their undergraduate study.
2. To evaluate students’ knowledge in accordance with project evaluation
criteria established and documented in Assessment 1 report.
Senior Project Proposal
Although students are free to propose their own ideas for a project and to then find
a faculty member willing and able to serve as a supervisor, students will be offered
to work on projects conceived by EE department faculty members. In either case, it
is recommended that a project proposal form (see Table 7.2) be filled in and
submitted to the Senior Project Committee coordinator by the end of week 11 of the
Spring semester, for projects to be conducted in the following Fall semester, and by
the end of week 11 of the Fall semester, for the projects to be conducted in the
following Spring semester. The proposals will be then circulated by emails among the
all EE department faculty members for duration of up to a week for their approval.
Once approved, the projects proposals will be offered to students for up to two
weeks to express their prioritized choices. Distribution of the projects will be based
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on students’ prioritized choices and a value of their GPAs. By the end of week 15 of
the current semester, students should be informed of the project allocations.
Change of Project Proposal
If during the course of the project, the student and supervisor should decide to
significantly change the goals of the project, they should present a supplementary
description to the Committee. If the project is not working out and a change of
supervisor should be considered, the student and supervisor should advise the
Committee so that alternative arrangements can be made.
Organising Senior Project Meetings
A student and the project supervisor should meet and discuss project progress at
least once a week.
Assesment 1 – Week 5
A student is supposed to submit written and oral reports that will include the
following elements:
1. Project Description: The description should be approximately three 1.5
spaced pages, and should clearly state the proposed research question of the
project. The report must explain how the student has prepared to carry out
this project and how the student intends to complete the project within one
semester by detailing weekly activities. The project’s relation to the student’s
ongoing work or area of concentration should be clear. The report should also
clearly specify the expected output (i.e., a research paper or design project)
and discuss the specific methods with which the project will be completed.
These criteria will be determined between the student and the faculty
supervisor, and they will be used in evaluating the final project at the end of
the semester.
2. Annotated Bibliography or Relevant Works: The bibliography should
situate a student’s project within a body of work in their field. This should
include books, articles, key documents, etc. The full citation and a short
description of the relevance of each text or work to the proposed project
should be provided.
Final Assesment – Week 15
A student is supposed to submit written and oral reports that will include a
comprehensive description of the methods used and the integrated circuits
employed. With the results, discussion, abstract, conclusion, references, tables and
figures, a proper final report will normally require at least 25 pages. Improper
spelling or grammar will not be tolerated; papers with many such errors will be
returned for revisions, and result in a worse grade. The report should be in a single-
column, 1.5 spaced full-page format. It is preferred (but not requirement) that
figures and similar be interspersed in the text as in a journal article: they may also
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simply appear at the end. The report should be written for an audience of other
reasonably well informed senior-level electrical engineering majors. There should be
enough background material for the reader to understand where the current work
fits in with the research field in general. The report should be as long as necessary –
and no longer. The report should have the following components:
Title, Author
Abstract – typically 100 words or less.
Background about the general area of electrical engineering to set the scene for
the presented work ( perhaps a page or two ).
References are to appear as in non-review journals, e.g. in the paper refer to
Kalman 22. Then, at the end of the paper, you list the references:
(22) Kalman ....
Description of the integrated circuits and/or engineering techniques employed. The
reader should be able to deduce exactly what has been done. Figures, photos,
illustrations can be very useful here. Each figure should have a figure caption and
the axes must be clearly labelled with quantity and units.
The results of a work, with appropriate discussion of uncertainties and comparisons
with other work. There are various ways to mix or separate results, discussion, and
conclusions within a report; the decision about how best to do this is left to a
student. A student is advised to think about how best to display his results; the
proper graphs or plots can go far in clarifying a presentation. These same figures
may be useful for the oral presentations.
Follow-through : A report often ends with some discussion of the continuation of
the work, of lessons learned, of improvements which could be made.
Acknowledgements . Here is a chance to thank project collaborators, and to make
clear who did what.
A student is required to give a 20-minute Oral presentation of the project to the
Project examination panel.
A final grade will be assigned by the Senior project committee after the final report
has been evaluated and the student has made an oral presentation.
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Table 7.2 Senior project proposal form
EE411 - Senior Project Proposal for semester 172
Student Name
& ID
1. Ahmad Salem Al-Hderes 201315716
2. Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Alharbi 201205696
3. Bassam Fahad Mohammed Al Shammari 200904112
Company
Advisor Name
& Contact
Details
Eng. Abdulrahman Albakr STC Hail 0505157077
Departmental
Supervisor
Professor Mohamed Eleiwa
Project Title Electromagnetic Properties Analysis and Design Precautions of
Power Lines for minimum EM radiations
Field of study
Electromagnetics
Problem
Statement
Investigation of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields and
Waves from Power Lines
Abstract
Conductors are used in electric stations and sub-stations for power
generation, transmission and distribution. An electrical conductor is a
substance in which electrical charge carriers, usually electrons, move
easily from atom to atom with the application of voltage, and hence they
are sources of electric fields, magnetic fields and electromagnetic
waves. The intensity of the emitted fields and radiated waves depend on
the line type, voltage and current. The main idea of this project is to
analyze the electromagnetic properties of different lines types used in
power stations, calculate the emitted electric and magnetic fields from such
lines, compare them with the standard safety limits, and hence propose
recommended procedures and precautions to decrease the biological
hazards due to exposure to these lines.
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Project
Objectives
To calculate the fields and waves generated by different power
lines.
To select the proper power lines with minimum losses and
minimum fields and waves emissions.
Compliance with standard safety guide lines.
To propose the required procedures and recommendations to
decrease the biological effects of power lines fields and waves.
Applied code
practices and
Standards
AS 1026, BS 6480, EATS 09-12 (Cables standards)
IEEE C95.6
ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection)
Design
Specification
Maximum generated fields from different power lines.
Power lines characteristics with minimum losses and minimum
emitted EM Fields.
International Safety Guide lines Standards.
Safe distances and environments.
Design
Methodology
Analysis of different types and configurations of power lines.
Modeling of power lines Electromagnetic properties.
Calculation of fields and waves generated by power lines at
different places, environments and distances.
Investigating the biological effects of power lines fields and
waves.
Defining the standard safety fields limits.
Proposing the required procedures and precautions to decrease
the biological effects of the power lines fields and waves.
Table 7.3 Senior project assessment sheet
Senior Project Assessment Sheet for Semester 172
Marks Signature Marks Signature Marks Signature
Week 8
Progress Report and
Presentation -15%
NCAAE CLOs: 1.1; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3
ABET SOs: c; e; h; j
#DIV/0!
Final Presentation -10%
NCAAE CLOs: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 5.2
ABET SOs: g; k
#DIV/0!
Project completion (SW/HW) - 30%
NCAAE CLOs: 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 5.1; 5.3; 5.4
ABET SOs: b; c; k
#DIV/0!
Conformity to SP defined
specification - 20%
NCAAE CLOs: 2.1; 2.3
ABET SOs: c
#DIV/0!
Final Report - 10%
NCAAE CLOs: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 5.2
ABET SOs: g; k
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
Grade A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D F
Equal &
Above95.00% 90.00% 85.00% 80.00% 75.00% 70.00% 65.00% 60.00%
less than
60.00%
#DIV/0!
Total per Examiner and TOTAL 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Supervisor - 15%
NCAAE CLOs: 1.1; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 4.1;
4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4
ABET SOs: c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k bbbbb bb
Week 15
Assessments
Examination Panel Member Marks Average
per
ActivityGRADEChairman Member Member
Examination Panel Chairman Name: Dr. Mohamed Abdul Haleem
Examination Panel Member Name: Dr. Mirsad Halimic
Supervisor Name:
Examination Panel Member Name: Dr. Khalid Mohammad Alqunun
Student Name:
Student ID:
Project Title:
7.2.3 By-Laws of the Academic Registration and Student Advisory Committee
[ MISSION ]
The Academic registration and Student Advisory committee is a standing Committee
of the Electrical Engineering Department appointed by the EE departmental council
and serves as the primary executive body for course scheduling, student registration
and providing academic counseling to students. The committee coordinates course
scheduling and registration with departments within and outside the College of
Engineering.
[By Laws]
Primary Functions
The primary functions of the Academic Registration and Student Advisory committee
are to:
1. Prepare and schedule course offering in coordination with departments within
and outside the college.
2. Submit regular reports on registration, acceptance and scheduling issues to
the departmental council.
3. Coordinate acceptance, registration and scheduling matters with the College
Academic Committee and the UOH Deanship of Admission and Registration.
4. Direct students to set a study plan to select appropriate course offering in
each semester.
5. Receive student suggestions and complaints, and provide swift feedback.
6. Provide current and prospective students with academic guidance materials
and academic information through seminars and presentation.
7. Organize an academic orientation week at the beginning of the registration
period.
8. Offer career advice to students.
Membership
Committee membership will consist of:
1. Four to five voting faculty members including the program coordinator
appointed by the department council.
2. The appointment will take place at the beginning of each academic
year.
3. Three of the committee members will be appointed as academic
tutors; one tutor for each academic level (Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
7.2.3.1 Student Complaints Procedure Introduction
1. The EE department is committed to providing a high quality educational
experience for all our students, reflected in excellent academic and administrative
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support services. Our aim is for every student to be satisfied with their
experience in the EE department.
2. Many complaints can be resolved at an informal and/or local level. The EE
department strongly encourages resolution of this kind and a student wishing to
make representation under this procedure will be expected to have pursued
informal resolution prior to bringing a formal complaint.
Underlying Principles
EE department’s Student Complaints Procedure (the ‘Procedure’ hereafter) has been
prepared in accordance with the UOH booklet “The Undergraduate Study and
Examinations Regulations & The UOH Rules for Their Implementation” and
standards in Higher Education in KSA.
In consideration of any complaint The EE department will adhere to the following
principles:
1. All complaints will be treated fairly, impartially, effectively and in a timely
manner.
2. All complaints will be treated seriously and constructively, and can be made
without fear of victimization.
3. The Complaints Procedure will provide a clear and accessible route for
complaints, and will be transparent and well publicized.
4. Where the EE department is found to have made a mistake or fallen short of
reasonable expectations, an apology will be made, the mistake rectified
where appropriate, and/or action taken to prevent the same mistake
happening again.
5. Complaints will be monitored and analyzed, with a view to addressing the
root causes. The EE department will report on actions taken as a result of
complaints.
In consideration of any complaint the EE department will adopt the following
practices:
1. The Complaints Procedure focuses on resolving complaints rather than
apportioning blame. Confidentiality owed to staff and students will be
protected. Details of a complaint may, however, need to be shared with
relevant parties in order for a full investigation to take place, and individuals
named in a complaint will be made aware of the allegations and have the
opportunity to give their version of events.
2. Wherever possible and agreeable to the parties concerned, complaints will be
resolved at a local level and/or without recourse to the formal Complaints
Procedure.
3. Repeated or vexatious complaints will not be considered.
4. All parties involved in a complaint will be kept informed of the progress of the
complaint at regular and appropriate intervals during the process.
Scope of Complaints Procedure
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1. A formal complaint considered under this Procedure can be one of two types:
(a) an academic complaint which may include any matter affecting the
academic status of a student, such as: her/his progression; the results of
examinations; award/degree classification; inadequate supervision; or
perceived maladministration of an academic program.
(b) a non-academic complaint may include any matter which (i) falls outside
the definition of an academic complaint, (ii) is not covered by another EE
department procedure and (iii) affects a student’s experience in the EE
department and requires a response.
2. A decision to proceed with a formal complaint will be made solely on the
basis of the information set out on or accompanying the complaint application
form. It is therefore imperative that the complaint is written in a clear manner
as possible and focuses on the key issues of complaint, avoiding vague
allegations. Requested outcomes of a complaint must be clear and realistic.
3. One of the most common grounds for making a complaint about an academic
decision is the results of examinations. Whilst the Procedure can consider
whether or not THE EE DEPARTMENT’s academic regulations and related
procedures have been followed correctly, the Procedure cannot interfere with
the operation of academic judgment. Complaints will not be considered where
these are made on the grounds that the examiners’ assessment of the
performance of the candidate in the examination was incorrect or against
academic decisions properly arrived at in accordance with approved
procedures.
4. In this context, disparities in a student’s performance between examinations
(or between exam performance and a student’s expectations) are not
necessarily evidence of procedural irregularity or bias in the assessment
process. It is not uncommon for students’ attainment in examinations to be
lower than they hoped for; similarly, student performance in some subject
areas and assessment types will often be stronger than in others.
5. The Dean of the College may at his/her sole discretion suspend THE EE
DEPARTMENT’s normal academic regulations. Any decision by the Dean to
exercise or not to exercise this discretion cannot be considered under this
Procedure. This is because a decision to suspend the regulations is an
exceptional decision at the discretion of the Dean when THE EE
DEPARTMENT’s normal regulatory provisions have been exhausted.
Who Can Complain?
The Procedure can be used by the following:
1. A registered student of THE EE DEPARTMENT on a recognized program of
study.
2. A group of registered students of THE EE DEPARTMENT on a recognized
program(s) of study – in which case the group must nominate one person to
be its spokesperson, representing the group in all matters relating to the
complaint.
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3. The Procedure is not a legal process. It serves primarily as the formal
mechanism by which consideration can be given to whether or not THE EE
DEPARTMENT has applied its regulations and/or procedures correctly and/or
delivered its services to students satisfactorily, and whether any decision
arrived at was both reasonable and proportionate.
Process:
1. The student is invited to indicate, if s/he wishes, the form of remedy which
may be sought. While THE EE DEPARTMENT will take such wishes into
consideration in the resolution of the issue, this information is, nevertheless,
given without prejudice to the final remedy determined.
2. A Completion of Procedures letter will be issued once this Procedure has been
exhausted. The letter will set out the issues that have been considered, THE
EE DEPARTMENT’s final decision and the reasons for that decision. It will also
inform the student of what further steps s/he may wish to take if they remain
dissatisfied with the outcome.
Review and Monitoring
This Procedure is monitored and coordinated by the ACADEMIC REGISTRATION AND
STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1. The EE departmental council will receive an annual report on the operation of
the Student Complaints Procedure during the preceding 12 calendar months,
including a breakdown of the number of complaints received and a summary
of its meetings and their outcomes.
2. The first step is for the student to raise awareness of the problem, either by
e-mail, phone or face-to-face, and discuss it with the relevant staff. If the
complaint concerns an academic matter the student should raise this with a
member of staff or Faculty. If the complaint is not about an academic matter
but about a different aspect of the student’s experience at THE EE
DEPARTMENT then the student should try to resolve the matter informally in
consultation with the person concerned.
3. As a next step students are encouraged to contact his academic tutor in the
EE department. Then the program coordinator can be contacted if the
academic tutor has failed to solve the issue.
Submitting a Complaint
1. Formal complaints should be made only if informal discussion fails to resolve
the matter satisfactorily.
2. Academic complaints from registered students which may be considered
under this Procedure are restricted to one or more of the following areas.
Alleged deficiency in teaching/supervision received for some or all parts of
the program; alleged unsatisfactory delivery/administration of a program of
study, insofar as:
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(a) Published information about the program was substantively misleading; or
(b) The program was not organized or delivered in accordance with the
information and documentation provided to students on the program.
3. The results of examinations, insofar as:
(a) Either the examination and/or classification process was not conducted in
accordance with the relevant regulations/procedures;
(b) there has been an arithmetical or transcription error in the compilation of
the marks and/or the result;
(c) the examiners could not reasonably have been made formally aware of
special circumstances (e.g. illness) notified by the candidate which
significantly affected her/his performance in the examination.
(d) there is substantive evidence that one or more of the examiners can be
shown to have been biased or prejudiced against the candidate in one or
more specific examinations.
4. Complaints concerning alleged deficiency in teaching/supervision and/or
unsatisfactory delivery/administration of a program of study will not be
considered if received after the student’s results have been confirmed by the
EE department.
5. Complaints against unofficial results will not be considered. Formal complaints
against the results of examinations can be made only when results have been
confirmed by THE EE DEPARTMENT.
6. Consideration of special circumstances (e.g. illness) can only be considered if
the student is able to show a formal absence note issued by the UOH
Deanship of Admission and Registration.
7. Non-Academic Complaints may include any matter which (i) falls outside the
definition of an academic complaint, (ii) is not covered by another THE EE
DEPARTMENT procedure and (iii) affects a student’s experience at or of THE
EE DEPARTMENT and requires a response.
The Complaints Process
1. Where informal resolution is not possible, a student should submit to the
program coordinator a completed Complaints Form as soon as possible after the
events to which it relates. Alternatively, the student can submit a completed
Complaints Form via the departmental complaints box available in the EE
department.
2. All complaints must in any event be received by the program coordinator within
twenty-eight days of the formal date of notification of the decision/award in
question/event causing the complaint occurred.
3. If the form is received any later, the complaint shall be investigated only if
evidence can be produced that the student has attempted genuinely to resolve
the matter informally.
4. The program coordinator will acknowledge receipt of the complaint. Where
necessary, further clarification on any issues raised in the complaint or on the
academic status of the student may be sought at this time.
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5. The complaint will be considered in the first instance by the program coordinator
and the student will be notified in writing by the program coordinator of the
decision to proceed/not to proceed with the complaint within two days. If it is
decided not to proceed with the complaint, the program coordinator shall inform
the student in writing of the decision, giving full reasons for this decision.
6. If it is decided to proceed with the complaint, the program coordinator will notify
the member(s) of staff concerned (i.e. the respondent(s)) that a complaint has
been received.
7. For academic complaints this will include the relevant Faculty representative
and/or Head of Department.
8. For non-academic complaints this will normally be restricted to the head of THE
EE DEPARTMENT.
9. The notification to the respondent(s) will include a copy of the complaint
together with a copy of this Procedure and an invitation to respond formally to
the complaint within two days of notification. The respondent(s) may consult
with any individuals who may have been involved or who may be able to provide
information relevant to the matter under consideration.
10. The response will then be forwarded to the student who will also be given two
days to comment on the factual accuracy of the response.
11. The EE program coordinator will then determine, on the basis of the material
presented, whether or not a decision on the complaint can be made. If it is
decided that a decision can be made, the program coordinator will arrange a
meeting for the Academic Registration and Student Advisory committee to make
a decision of the complaint.
The Decision
1. The decision of a Panel will be reached by a majority vote of the members of the
committee, and shall be announced as the decision of committee.
2. The votes of individual committee members shall always be treated as
confidential and there shall be no disclosure either of such votes or of
information showing whether the decision was reached by a unanimous or a
majority vote.
3. The committee will the complete a written statement of its findings and decision
within 2 days and submit the findings to the head of department.
Review Procedure
1. If the student feels that the complaint has not been resolved satisfactorily by the
committee, s/he has the right to request that the matter be reviewed.
2. Notice of intention to seek a review of the outcome of the Panel may be made in
writing by the student to the head of department within two days of the date of
the notification of the committee’s decision. Such notice must include all
documentation pertaining to the grounds on which the review is being made. No
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further communications of any sort will be accepted for consideration under the
review after this time.
3. The head of department will submit all documents related to the complaint to the
Dean for final consideration
4. Once the Dean has made a decision, then the Head of Department will notify the
student in writing of the Dean’s final decision.
7.2.3.2 Mechanism for early detection, tracking and support for defaulted
and talented students
1. The teachers provide the academic advisory and registration committee with
the grades and absences of each student in their classes after each major
exam.
2. During teaching processes, teachers can also predict the talented and
defaulted students, and provide their names to the academic advisory and
registration committee.
3. The academic advisory and registration committee studies, analyzes the
results of each major exam and identifies the students with the highest
grades, lowest grades and the highest number of absences.
4. Based on the information obtained from the above procedures, the academic
advisory and registration committee members discuss with the defaulted
students and their teachers low performance results. The committee
proposes solutions to support and improve students’ performances.
Furthermore, the committee prepares reports after each major exam for
talented and defaulted students in freshman, sophomore, junior and senior
levels to be discussed and approved during the departmental meetings.
5. To support the talented students with grade A or above after each major
exam, they will be awarded with departmental appreciation certificates, and
their names with photos will be displayed on the EE department honorary
board.
7.2.4 By-laws of the Examination Committee Membership
All full-time faculty members of the Department of Electrical Engineering are voting
members of the Department Committee.
Article One
The Examination Committee shall oversee the development and execution of all
examinations for courses offered by the department of electrical engineering. The
Examination Committee is responsible for developing the examination materials,
examination schedules, conducting the examinations, grading, submission of results
to registrar of the university, and concurrence of the criteria with related department
and college committees such as program assessment and evaluation committee.
Examination Committee also will coordinate with the Coop Committee and the Senior
Project Committee. The subject matters of the questions included in an examination
for a course will be according to the course specifications developed approved by the
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college council. The subject matter will be defined and communicated to students at
the beginning of the semester in which the students register and follows the course.
The Examination Committee is also responsible for developing appropriate security
over the development and retention of all examinations; for recommending
appropriate security measures for examination sessions; and for establishing grading
criteria for all examinations and for ensuring that the criteria are observed. The
Committee shall document all critical aspects of examination development and
execution described above.
Article Two
Generally, student performance in courses are evaluated by a combination of oral
and written examinations, seminars, term projects, homework assignments,
laboratory or field work, and final exams depending on the nature of the course. All
the examinations, except the finals, are scheduled by the instructors themselves. The
final examinations are mandatory for all courses and scheduled by the Deanship of
Admission and Registration. The duration of the written final examinations are
between one and three hours.
In the event that a student is unable to complete the required work for a course in
the prescribed time period, a grade of Incomplete may be recorded. An Incomplete
(IC) grade is given upon the instructor’s recommendation and by the department. In
such a case the grade IC will be recorded for the student in his academic record. IC
grades are not included in the calculation of the semester and cumulative GPA until
the student obtains his final grade in the course by completing all the requirements.
If one semester elapses and the Incomplete (IC) grade is not changed in the student
record because the student did not complete the requirements, then the Incomplete
(IC) grade shall be replaced by a Fail (F) grade and shall be included in the
calculation of semester and cumulative GPA.
Implementation Rules of Article Two
2.1 Only in extreme circumstances can a student be granted an incomplete for a
course. The student requesting an Incomplete (IC) grade must provide proper
documentation to justify the granting of an Incomplete. Appropriate documentation
may include an official medical report indicating personal illness, or the death
certificate of a close family member.
2.2 The course instructor recommends assigning an IC grade after identifying the
work and the time required to complete course assignments. The course instructor
should submit a report to the department chair indicating the reasons and
justifications for assigning the IC grade and the work and time required to complete
the course.
2.3 Formal request for IC grade must be made no later than the last day of the
examination period, at which time the student will be given the date by which he
must complete all the required work for the course.
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2.4 When possible, all work should be completed within two (2) weeks of the start of
the following academic semester. But based upon the instructor’s recommendation,
the department
chairman may allow the student to complete the course requirements during the
following semester. The student must complete the course requirements by the end
of the next regular semester.
2.5 In no case shall a grade of Incomplete (IC) remain as a permanent notation on
the student’s academic record.
2.6 When the student completes the course requirements within the specified period,
the course instructor changes the student grade from IC to the new earned grade.
This takes place within a maximum period of one semester after the end of the term
during which the student earned the
IC grade. The instructor informs the Deanship of Admissions & Registration of the
grade change on specified portion of the IC form.
2.7 The Deanship of Admissions & Registration changes the grade to F and informs
the student and department chair accordingly if the grade has not been changed by
the instructor within the specified period.
2.8 If the student has registered for a course in the term following the semester in
which he previously earned an IC grade and the said grade has not been changed,
then the previous grade will be changed to F by the Deanship of Admissions &
Registration.
2.9 If the student has an IC grade, this results in the suspension of the student’s
academic standing during that semester. This also includes the suspension of
distinction status.
2.10 No student is allowed to register for a course in which she earned a grade of IC
in the course prerequisite.
Article Three
The semester class performance portion of the student’s grade in a course that
includes homework, quizzes, projects shall count for not less than 20% of the
course’s full mark for a course with laboratory component and not less than 25% of
the course’s full mark for a course without a laboratory component.
Article Four
The laboratory class score is evaluated by pre-laboratory and laboratory reports, oral
and practical examinations, other class activities or some or part of all the above and
at least one laboratory final examination. The laboratory class performance portion
of the student’s grade in a course shall count for not less than 20% of the course’s
full mark.
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Article Five
Courses involving symposia, research, fieldwork, or of a practical nature may be
excluded from some or all the rules of Article 2, 3, and 4 following a decision by
related committees and the college council and the recommendation of the
department teaching the course. The relevant committees and college council
identifies alternate ways to evaluate the student’s performance in such courses.
Article Six
If any course of a research nature requires more than one semester of study for its
completion, the student will be assigned an IP (In Progress) grade, and after the
completion of the course the student will be given the grade he has earned. In the
event that the student does not complete the course within the designated time
limit, the department which teaches the course may agree to grant the student an
Incomplete (IC) grade and such temporary notation will be on the student’s
transcript of record.
Article Seven
The grades a student earns in each course shall be calculated as in the following
Table 7.4.
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Table 7.4 Performance and Grades
Percentage Grade Grade Code GPA (out of 4.00)
95 – 100 Exceptional A+ 4.00
90 – less than 95 Excellent A 3.75
85 – less than 90 Superior B+ 3.50
80 – less than 85 Very Good B 3.00
75 – less than 80 Above Average C+ 2.50
70 – less than 75 Good C 2.00
65 – less than 70 High Pass D+ 1.50
60 – less than 65 Pass D 1.00
Less than 60 Fail F 0.00
--- Denial Notice DN 0.00
Implementation Rules of Article Seven
7.1 The student’s final course grade will be one of the above ten levels and his
grades will be calculated in accordance with this table. The course instructor may
consider both the grade average and the standard deviation in determining the
student’s end-of-course grade which reflects his achievement in the course. The
Deanship of Admissions & Registration will be informed of the student’s final grades
in accordance with the forms prepared for this purpose.
7.2 The grade AU will be assigned to students who attend a course as auditors
without being given any grades, regardless of their performance in the course. The
effect of this assignment on the student’s cumulative or semester grade is the same
as the grade ‘no grade passes’ or NP. The instructor informs the Deanship of
Admissions & Registration in the event of such a student being absents for more
than one third of the classes, in which case the course will be eliminated from his
record.
7.3 The grades NP or NF are assigned for courses offered on the basis of pass or fail,
such as summer training.
7.4 The grade WP is given to a student who officially withdraws from all courses
after the permitted withdrawal deadline. Such a grade will be given upon
confirmation that the student’s performance was satisfactory and that his unexcused
absences were less than 20% of the lecture and laboratory sessions scheduled for
the course at the time of withdrawal. This grade does not affect the student’s
cumulative GPA.
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7.5 The grade WF is assigned to a student who officially withdraws from all courses
after the permitted withdrawal deadline, if his performance was unsatisfactory. A
student who obtains such a grade is considered as having failed the course.
Article Eight
Based on the cumulative Grade Point Average achieved by a graduating student, his
graduation rank is assigned to one of the following levels.
Table 7.5 GPA and Graduation Rank
Level Range of Cumulative GPA
Out of 5.00
Range of Cumulative GPA
Out of 4.00
Excellent 4.5-5.00 3.50 – 4.00
Very Good 3.75 – less than 4.50 2.75 – less than 3.50
Good 2.75 – less than 3.75 1.75 – less than 2.75
Pass 2.00 – less than 2.75 1.00 – less than 1.75
Article Nine
First honors will be granted to graduating students who achieve a cumulative GPA of
4.75–5.00 (out of 5.00) or 3.75–4.00 (out of 4.00). Second honors will be granted to
graduating students who achieve a cumulative GPA of 4.25–less than 4.75 (out of
5.00) or 3.25–less than 3.75 (out of 4.00). In order to be eligible for the first or
second honors the student:
a) must not have failed in any course at the college he is currently attending or any
other university;
b) must have completed all graduation requirements within a period of the average
duration between the maximum and minimum limits for completing the program of
study in any college;
c) must have completed 60% or more of the graduation requirements at the
University from which he graduates.
Implementation Rules of Article Nine
9.1 At the end of each semester, the Deanship of Admissions & Registration records
the names of distinguished students on the University distinction list on the basis of
their semester GPA and the credit hours earned in this semester as follows:
Requirements Semester GPA & Credit Hours/Semester
Distinction 3.75 – 4.00 & 16 or above
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9.2 A student earns the rank of ‘Excellent’ for an academic year if he achieves the
distinction in both the first and second semesters of that year.
Article Ten: Homework/Exam Coordinator
To avoid examination time conflicts of the offered courses, particularly the mid-term
(Major I and II) examinations the homework/exam coordinator prepares a conflict-
free schedule of all such examinations. Mid-term exam scheduling is found
instrumental in improving the students’ performance by minimizing the possibility of
having two mid-term exams in one day. The coordinator takes care of the course
graders evaluation at the end of each semester. Each grader receives the results of
his evaluation with a copy to the Department Chairman. This activity ensures the
quality of grading.
Article Eleven
The departmental examination committee shall coordinate with the committee
appointed by the college council in organizing the Final Examinations. The committee
shall be responsible for reviewing the grade rosters and submitting them to the
relevant committee within three days of the examination date of each course.
Implementation Rules of Article Eleven
All final grades must be submitted to the Deanship of Admissions & Registration by
the deadline specified in the academic calendar.
Article Twelve
The college council may apply the principle of strict confidentiality in the final
examination procedures.
Implementation Rules of Article Twelve
12.1 Procedures and regulations for final examination security and confidentiality
must be strictly adhered to by the University community.
12.2 Course instructors should prepare examinations in strict confidentiality and are
responsible for having the examinations printed at the testing center. Regulations
and procedures surrounding this process are put forth by the Testing Center in
accordance with the Deanship of Academic Affairs.
Article Thirteen
The course instructor prepares the examination questions. However, if the need
arises, the college council can assign another instructor to do the same, based upon
the recommendation of the Head of Department. The questions prepared by an
instructor shall be within the course content and shall be prepared so that to
examine the conceptual and working knowledge of the student in the subject matter.
For a multi-section course, all instructors shall make equal contributions to the
examination paper.
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Article Fourteen
The course instructor grades the papers of the final examination for his course. The
head of department may, when necessary, assign one or more additional instructors
to participate in the grading process. The college council may also assign the grading
process to another instructor, when the need arises.
Implementation Rules of Article Fourteen
In the case of common examinations for a multi-section course, the grading of the
examination may be assigned to course instructors regardless of which sections they
teach.
Article Fifteen
The instructor who corrects the final examination papers shall record the marks
obtained by the students on the final grade rosters prepared for such purpose, sign
his name on the grade sheet and have it countersigned by the department chair.
Implementation Rules of Article Thirty Fifteen
15.1 A course instructor enters the student’s grades on the forms prepared by the
Deanship of Admissions & Registration prepared for this purpose and signs the
forms.
15.2 The course instructor then has the forms reviewed and signed by a colleague.
15.3 The course instructor submits signed and reviewed forms to the Chair of the
Department for review and signature.
15.4 Department Chairs submit the reviewed and signed forms from all courses
taught in his department to the Dean of Academic Affairs for signature.
15.5 The Deanship of Academic Affairs then forwards all final grade rosters to the
Deanship of Admissions & Registration by the deadline for final grades due fixed by
the Deanship of Admissions & Registration.
15.6 No grade shall be reviewed or changed after the submission of the grade
rosters to the Dean of Admissions & Registration without a written request from the
course instructor explaining the occurrence of an error. Such requests must be
endorsed by the Department Chairman and Deanship of Academic Affairs. Deanship
of Admissions & Registration should be informed of these changes no later than the
beginning of the final examination period of the following semester. The grade will
be corrected in the student’s record.
Article Sixteen
A student may not be examined in more than two courses on the same day. The
University Council shall have the right to make an exception to this rule.
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Implementation Rules of Article Sixteen
16.1 The Deanship of Admissions & Registration schedules the final examinations in
such a way that no student is given more than two examinations on the same day.
16.2 Every semester the Deanship Admissions & Registration prepares the schedule
of the final examinations listing the date, time and location of examinations. The
following considerations are involved:
a) The final examination schedule must be free from conflicts to the maximum extent
possible.
b) The classrooms and auditoria in which examinations shall be held are reserved.
c) The schedule of final examinations is posted at least one week before the start of
examinations according to the academic calendar, thus enabling students and faculty
to be informed of the dates and times of the examinations.
16.3 All course instructors and students should abide by the examination schedule
prepared by the Deanship of Admissions & Registration.
16.4 In the event of a conflict in a student’s final examinations, the course
instructors should provide make-up examinations for such courses with the approval
of the Deanship of Admissions & Registration, the Deanship of Academics and the
Chairman of the Department concerned. The make-up exam is to be given during
the final examination period.
16.5 The schedule of a final examination of a certain course may be changed for
justifiable reasons upon the recommendation of the course instructor and the
department chairman. The college council in coordination with the Deanship of
Admissions & Registration decides on such cases. The recommended new date and
time of the final exam of this course must fall within the final examination period.
16.6 The instructor of a course which does not require final examinations, in
accordance with its approved course description, may give alternative examinations
or homework assignments for the students instead of the final examination.
Article Seventeen
A student shall not be allowed to sit for the final examination after the lapse of half
an hour from the start of such examination. No student shall be allowed to leave the
examination room before the lapse of half hour from the start of such examination.
Article Eighteen
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In the event of cheating, attempted cheating, violation of instructions and rules of
the Final Examination, a student shall be punished in accordance with the Student
Disciplinary Rules issued by the University Council.
Implementation Rules of Article Eighteen
Cheating is an act of dishonesty, and faculty members and students must maintain
trust and honesty to ensure and protect the integrity of grades.
18.1 All academic work and materials submitted for assessment must be the sole
original work of the student unless otherwise directed by the instructor.
18.2 Instructors must exercise due professional care in the supervision and
verification of academic work so that honest effort on the part of the students will be
positively encouraged.
18.3 If any instance of dishonesty by a student in homework assignments or any
other requirements of the course is discovered by an instructor, it is his responsibility
to take appropriate action. Based on his or her judgment of each particular case, the
instructor should, for instance, give a zero grade for that particular assignment or
homework. The instructor will notify the department chair about the incident in
writing, who in turn will submit the case to the attention of the Deanship of
Academic Affairs and the college council. After deliberating the case, the college
council may approve the instructor’s decision(s), or else if further action is required
refer it to the Academic Disciplinary Committee for review, and submit its
recommendation to the Rector of the University based on the Appeal. A student has
the right to appeal within one week of notification of a disciplinary decision to the
Deanship of Student Affairs/Deans of University of Hail.
18.4 A course instructor or supervisor of a course examination who discovers that a
student is cheating or attempting to cheat in any of the written examinations must
give the student a zero grade in that examination. He should also submit a report
containing his or her recommendation to the chair of the department offering the
course. Based on the instructor’s judgment of each particular case, he may
additionally choose to take further action such as to give the student an F grade in
that course. The department chair should submit his report on the case to the
Deanship and the University Council. After deliberating the case, the University
Council may approve the instructor’s decision, or else if further action is required
refer the case to the Academic Disciplinary Committee for review, and submit its
recommendation to the Deanship for appropriate action based on the Student
Disciplinary Rules.
Article Nineteen
The council of the college which offers a given course may, when necessary, agree
to re-correct exam answer papers within a period not exceeding the beginning of the
examinations of the ensuing Semester. Implementation Rules of Article Thirty Nine A
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that the grading was unfair, must promptly discuss the matter with the course
instructor. If the student and her instructor are unable to solve the problem, the
student may present an official appeal to the relevant Department Chairman no later
than the fourth week of the following semester. The Department Chairman will
investigate the matter based upon the student’s work and either dismiss the appeal
as invalid or forward it to the college council for a decision.
Article Twenty
Following the recommendation of the department council, the college council shall
determine the duration of the final written examinations provided an exam shall not
be less than one hour or exceed three hours in duration.
Article twenty One
The University Council shall set rules for the final examination procedures.
Accordingly, the norms and practices of the final examinations are set such that to
provide the examinees an interruption free and comfortable setting for him to take
the examination. Further, restrictions are applied to examinees regard procession of
any articles, communications and computing devices during an examination. An
examinee shall independently work out and provide solutions to the questions
appearing on the examination paper or asked by the examiner in the case of an oral
examination. An examinee shall not attempt any act of cheating including discussion
with another examinee, observing another examinee and/or his work, questioning
the invigilators except in the case of a need for clarification.
7.2.5 By-Laws of the Budget Committee The purpose of these By-Laws is to provide structure and procedures to implement
the Budget committee Constitution.
ARTICLE I: NAME, DEFINITION, FUNCTION
Name: EE Department Budget Committee (EEBC).
Definition:
The Budget Committee is a University approved committee which has primary
jurisdiction over the allocation of its Funds.
The Budget Committee is a review board, and as such should review its
finances.
Function:
The Electrical and Electronics Budget Committee (EEBC) shall be the principle
financial advisory committee for all the departmental programming funding.
The primary function of the Budget Committee is to approve or disapprove
the allocation of funds, to sponsor and/or subsidize any University oriented
events and to establish the criteria for the dispersal of such funds.
To review the spending of allocated funds previously budgeted by the
Finance Committee and to alert the faculty of possible mismanagement of
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those funds. It shall be the duty of the Budget Committee to inform the
Faculty of allocations deemed unwise by the Committee as needed.
ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
The Budget Committee shall consist of 6 voting members, four (4) teaching faculty
from the department, one (1) representative from the body of students; one (1)
administrative representative appointed by the dean of faculty. In addition, the
controller, an appointee of the head of the department, and two representatives of
student body shall serve as non-voting permanent members. The Vice rector of
Finance and Administration will provide a budget analyst to be available for the
meetings if necessary.
Section 1 Voting Permanent Members:
Finance Chair
Vice Chair
Two faculty members
One Representative from the dean of Faculty
One Student Representative of the department
Non-Voting Permanent Members:
Finance Controller
An advisor appointed by the head of the department
Two representatives from the department class syllabus (Junior, Sophomore,
Senior)
Section 2 Appointment Process
At the first meeting of the Council, the Finance Chair will ask for interested
Student Representatives.
The two faculty will be selected based on the discretion of the finance chair.
The terms for the members shall be one year, beginning the first (1st) week
after selection. This will allow EEBC to meet during the first couple of weeks
of University program.
Section 3 Any appointed member of the committee who is absent from two (2)
meetings without valid written excuse may have his position revoked. The position
shall then be open to a new appointment by the Executive Board upon
recommendation from the Committee and shall be considered the official notice of
record.
Section 4 A non-permanent Budget Committee member may resign from the
Committee with two weeks’ notice to the Chairperson, who then provides a
recommendation to the Executive Board for a new appointment by the Executive
Board. Permanent members may not resign.
ARTICLE III: OFFICERS OF COMMITTEE AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1 The Chair
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The Chair of the Budget Committee shall be the finance chair and presides
over all scheduled committee meetings.
He helps set and publicize the agenda and communicates Committee
recommendations directly and formally to both the department Council and
the Dean of faculty.
It is the responsibility of the Committee Chair to represent the Budget and
Planning Committee in various campus forums.
He Shall appoint a Budget Committee vice chair.
Shall have the power to call emergency meetings or special sessions of the
Committee.
Shall be responsible for scheduling and distributing agendas and minutes
appropriate to each meeting.
Shall have the voting power in the event of a tie and veto power over any
Budget Committee legislation.
Section 2 The Vice Chair
The Vice Chair of the Budget and Planning Committee assumes the roles and
responsibilities of the Chair in his absence
He acts as the Archivist to ensure that records of correspondence and
motions are maintained and that information published on the Council are
current.
Section 3 The Recorder
The Budget Committee Recorder coordinates meeting logistics and
communicates those logistics to all members of the Committee.
He records meeting minutes and distributes minutes subject to committee
approval.
Section 4 The Controller
He shall keep accurate records of money allocated and dispersed by the
Budget Committee.
He shall report to and be directly responsible to the Finance Chair.
Section 5 The Student Member
He shall be appointed through an elective ballot.
He shall be one member from each of the five study categories.
Section 6 The Student Member
He shall be appointed by the Dean of the faculty.
He shall be a member of the faculty of Engineering.
ARTICLE IV: QUORUM AND VOTING
Section 1 One half (1/2) of the entire Committee shall constitute quorum. Quorum
is 5 members.
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Section 2 A simple majority shall constitute voting procedures of the Committee
meeting that has quorum (each member, excluding the Chair who has voting power
in the event of a tie and veto power, casting one (1) vote).
Section 3 The Budget Committee shall have the power to override the veto of the
Chair by a two-thirds vote of its entire membership.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS
Section 1 The Budget Committee shall meet as necessary during the regular
semesters. No more than once per week and no less than once per month at the
discretion of the Finance Chair.
Section 2 The Budget Committee will meet when necessary upon prior notice of no
less than 48 hours by the Finance Chair on behalf of the petitioning member. The
Budget Committee will specify in writing its meeting time and day.
Section 3 A meeting between the in-coming and out-going Committee Chair shall
take place during the transition period to ensure exchange of information regarding
areas of responsibility.
Section 5 The voting process of the Budget Committee shall be closed to only the
official members of the Committee and their advisor.
ARTICLE VI: REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS FOR FUNDING AND REVIEW
Section 1 The overall funding for the budget committee shall consist of core funds
and non-core funds: Core Funds, provide permanent funding for core mission and
support activities, including academic teaching support, student services for senior
projects, operation and maintenance of labs, student financial aid for scientific clubs,
and holding of social and cultural evenings. Non-Core Fund Sources, consist of
services revenue (conferences, publishing, workshops etc.), contracts and grants
(funds from research programs and chairs), and other sources (grants from
foundations, private gifts, alumni and friends of the EE department)
Section 2 The item, event, or service which is to be financed by the Committee
must not be in conflict in any way with the operations of the EE department , or in
any way cause legal actions to be brought against the University.
Section 3 All activities being reviewed and receiving new funds must have the
proper forms submitted to the Committee before a decision and /or payment for the
activity in question is made.
Section 4 Funds that are granted to a faculty member or a student and are not
used by that group revert back to the general budget of the Budget Committee.
Section 5 The Budget Committee reserves the right to deny any financial assistance
or funding to any individual.
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Section 6 Applications for funding are due to the Finance office at least 2 weeks
prior to the date of the event or service requesting funding.
ARTICLE VII: RECEIPT DEADLINES
All receipts paid out are to be returned to the Finance Chair within 30 days of the
funded service. Non-compliance and failure to do so may result in a denial of future
funding privileges. Any funding requests for services that have passed (retroactive
requests) must be made no more than thirty (30) days after the event occurs.
ARTICLE IIX: AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be amended in the following way:
Any member of the Budget Committee who is entitled to full participation in
its activities may, at any regular meeting of this Committee submit a
proposed amendment.
The committee council must approve the proposed amendment no later than
the next scheduled meeting of the Committee.
The Budget Committee vice chair must then keep the proposed amendment
posted publicly for a period of five (5) class days.
ARTICLE IX: RATIFICATION PROCEDURES
Section 1 These By-Laws shall be submitted to the chair monthly for administrative
approval and be subjected to the right of appeal by the Dean of the faculty of
Engineering.
Section 2 Final ratification of these By-Laws will be affected by a two-thirds vote of
the entire committee yearly.
7.2.6 By-Laws of the Laboratory Committee Following are the bye laws/working methodologies for Laboratory Committee:-
1. There should be a monthly meeting between the members of lab committee
headed by the committee chairman. All concerned matters will be discussed
in committee related to labs and summary will be forwarded to the
departmental chairman and college lab committee.
2. Minutes of each committee meeting will be recorded and should be presented
in the immediate forthcoming meeting for approval by the committee
members. The approval should be endorsed by signatures and date of each
member.
3. For each of the labs, a faculty member should be appointed as a in-charge.
The duties of the person in-charge will be as follows:-
a. To communicate between rest of the faculty and the committee. The
communication may be in relation to any matter with regard to the
relative labs.
b. To keep a check on general health and safety conditions in the Lab.
c. To prepare inventory of the Lab Equipment and the furniture etc.
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d. To make sure labs are kept as tidy as possible.
e. To carry out a periodic check (Max. Yearly) on the health of power
plugs, sockets and power leads to avoid any short circuiting etc.
f. After each check a sticker must be mounted on each item, which
should carry the following information:-
i. QC Pass/Fail
ii. Date ----------------
iii. QC due---------------
iv. QC by-------------
g. To carry out periodic calibration of the equipment (where necessary).
This will also be affirmed by mounting a sticker on the relevant
equipment.
h. To allocate all the cables, equipment etc a unique number, by which
each item may be identified.
i. Any replacement equipment/cable should be marked with same ID
number, but with an additional number after a hyphen to mark the
version/order of it.
4. The faculty members are encouraged to keep record of any out of order
equipment by logging it on the maintenance register provided in each
Laboratory.
5. The faculty members are also encouraged to report in writing on the register
provided about other type of maintenance e.g. building, furniture etc.
6. iThe consumables top up requirement should be raised by the relevant faculty
member, who conducts the experiments.
7. Yearly up gradation of the laboratories will be carried out on regular basis. In
order to fulfill this, the proposals must be submitted to the laboratory
Committee by 15th May each year. This will help to forward the proposals for
further processing before summer vacations.
7.2.7 By-Laws of Library, Books and IT Committee Article I: Name
The name of this committee shall be the Library, Books and IT Committee of the
Electrical Engineering Department.
Article II: Purpose, Functions and Duties of the Committee
The purpose, functions and duties of the committee shall be:
A. Provide a channel of communication in regard to library, Textbooks and IT
issues between the faculty, students, and administration.
B. Recommending polices for approving and ordering new textbooks and
references for the different EE courses.
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C. Recommending polices for approving and ordering new simulation programs
and software for the different EE courses.
D. To initiate suggestions for changes in library, Bookstore and IT policies
affecting the EE department.
E. To send a representative to college/administrative committee meetings if
requested.
F. To address, discuss, and make recommendations relating to proposed library,
bookstore and IT policies and issues referred to the committee by
administration, faculty, and the student body.
G. Recommend books, journals, magazines, audio-visual materials, and
computer discs to the college administration each year.
H. Assist the library, bookstore and IT administration upon request in planning
the facilities, equipment, use and design, etc. of the resources.
Article III: Membership
Composition and eligibility of the committee shall be at least three faculty members
of the EE department selected by the department council each academic year.
Article IV: Officer
Officers shall be selected by the following procedures:
A. A new committee coordinator shall be selected by the EE council once the
committee is formed.
B. The duties of the coordinator shall be to call meetings, to specify time and
place of meetings, to prepare the agenda, and to present reports and
recommendations to the department council.
Article V: Meetings
A. During the academic year, there shall be a regular meeting of the committee
every month at the discretion of the committee. These meetings may also be
conducted via e-mail.
B. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the EE Chairman.
C. All regular and special meetings of the committee shall be open to all faculty,
staff, and students represented by the committee.
7.2.8 By-Laws of the Program Development Assessment and
Evaluation Committee (PDAEC) 1. Each academic program will have a Program Advisory and Evaluation
Committee with a structure that meets UOH regulations and procedures.
Membership:
2. Program Advisory and Evaluation Committee is appointed by the department
council.
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3. Membership must be composed of at least three program faculty members
including the program coordinator
Function of the Program Advisory and Evaluation Committee:
4. Plan, develop, implement and evaluate the educational activities and
intended learning outcomes of the Electrical Engineering courses and
program.
5. Review and make recommendations for revision of competency-based
curriculum goals and objectives.
6. Address areas of non-compliance with standards and requirements.
7. Review the program annually using evaluations and surveys of faculty,
students, employers and graduates of the program.
8. Produce annual program reports (APRs).
9. Produce annual statistical reports that include program key performance
indicators (KPIs).
10. Evaluate program documentation and procedures on a regular basis.
11. Coordinate with College and University authorities on program evaluation
and development.
Must prepare a written plan of action to document initiatives to improve performance
as well as delineate how the action plans will be measured and monitored.
12. Conduct and evaluate Student Evaluation Surveys. Refer to Section 5.3.8.1
7.2.8.1 Student Evaluation Surveys Mechanism Procedures
Students Evaluation Surveys consist of three separate surveys; Student Experience
Survey, Program Evaluation Survey and Course Evaluation Survey. All three surveys
are conducted and evaluated by The Program Development Assessment and
Evaluation Committee (PDAEC).
The committee conducts a survey via the following steps:
1. Agrees a day of a survey with every instructor.
2. Prepares an adequate number of required forms in an envelope and
delivers it to a course instructor. On the front side of the envelop there
should be written the following information:
a. Course Name: …………
b. Instructor Name: ……..
c. Number of students attending the survey: ……….
d. Classroom Number: ………..
e. Date: …………
Points a and b are to be filled in by the PDAEC.
Points c, d and e are to be filled in by a course instructor on the day of a survey.
3. At the beginning of a class a course instructor explains to students a
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DISAGREE or STRONGLY DISAGREE answer should be clearly explained in
English at the back of the form. Otherwise, the form will be made invalid
and it will not be taken into account for a survey evaluation.
4. A course instructor also assigns a reliable and trustee student to supervise
the survey and gives him the envelope.
5. After that a course instructor leaves the classroom.
6. The assigned student takes forms from the envelope; checks that forms
are not already filled in and distributes them to his fellow students.
7. Upon students’ completion of a survey, the assigned student collects
forms, puts them all back into the envelope, seals the envelope and takes
the sealed envelope to the chairman of the PDAEC.
The committee evaluates a survey in the following way:
1. Distributes filled in survey forms for individual courses among the
committee members for professional and correct survey evaluation.
2. After the evaluation, the committee analyses, eventually corrects and
approves evaluation results.
3. Informs and provides the course instructor with evaluation results in
written form.
4. Upon wish of the course instructor the committee enables the course
instructor to inspect the filled in survey forms himself.
5. If needed asks the course instructor to address students’ comments by
stating mitigating actions.
7.2.9 By-Laws of the Research Committee The Departmental research plan is guided by a set of principles focused on research
excellence, supporting the academic mission, innovation, integration, integrated
planning, compliance and accountability, and communication.
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Table 7.6 Tasks of Research Committee
Tasks Modus operandi
Objectives 1.1 Foster and enhance
internationally recognized
research programs and emerging
research strengths.
Departmental Research committee in conjunction
with college research committee and deanship of
research should identify the latest trends in
Electrical Engineering and perform the updates
accordingly.
1.2 Promote and enhance our
research and scholarly activities
that provide transformative
experiences for our students.
All faculty members should involve the students in
their research activities either by giving them part
of their research work as a final year project.
Furthermore by the introduction of postgraduate
courses and involvement of these students will
boost the research activities.
1.3 Promote and enhance
opportunities for collaborative
and interdisciplinary initiatives
between faculty across the
University and with other
universities and institutions.
Faculty members should try to work on joint
research projects within the college of engineering
also in collaboration with other colleges within the
university and outside the university.
1.4 Promote and enhance
research partnerships that
expand on our research
strengths, increase the support
for research, and enhance the
delivery of research to
stakeholders and partners locally,
regionally, nationally and
globally.
Faculty members should try to create the research
linkages national and internationally by
collaborating on joint research projects and
activities.
1.5 Advance diversity and
inclusivity through research that
leads to increased understanding
of cultures and communities
within KSA and abroad, and
research that enables
connections to people and the
quality of their lives.
Faculty members should choose the topic of
research which is highlighted by the research
institutes and strategic technology sectors. (Listed
in Appendix)
1.6 Encourage and support the
translation and transfer of
research outcomes, new
knowledge and innovation for the
betterment of society.
As a result of good research outcomes and
innovations, faculty members are encouraged to
apply for patients if possible.
1.7 Encourage all faculty
members to apply for internal
and external research grants.
All faculty members should apply for the research
grants as an individual or as a group. Departmental
research committee should liaise with deanship of
research to educate the faculty members for all
available grants.
Measuring our
Progress and
Success.
2.1 Increase the departmental
ability to assess weaknesses,
opportunities and strengths for
establishing planning and
priorities.
Departmental committee should track all the
research activities and keep updating the faculty
members regarding their progress.
2.2 Develop a performance
monitoring template, where
research performance and
successes in meeting targets will
be closely tracked and develop a
best-in-class tracking system.
The performance of the faculty members should be
monitored and data regarding their research should
be collected regularly. On the basis of the research
performance faculty members should be rewarded.
Processes/Mechanism
s to Advance
Research.
3.1 Invest in, and implement, an
electronic research project
management system.
Department should develop its own research
project management system in order to track the
performance of the research projects awarded to
the faculty members from internal or external
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Table 7.6 Tasks of Research Committee
Tasks Modus operandi
grants.
3.2 Ensure timely communication
and effective internal processes
to convey information to the
research community on changes
to programs, policies and
guidelines.
Any new updates should be tracked and
communicated by the departmental research
committee to the faculty members.
3.3 Strengthen internal and
external research
communications, including
development of a new
departmental research activity
website, producing strategic
publications and promoting
research excellence,
accomplishments and impacts.
Department should have its own website on which
the research activities of the department should be
updated regularly and all publications and research
grants should be available.
3.4 Explore options for providing
expert, responsive and
responsible services for support
of major projects and new
programs.
Department research committee in conjunction with
the academic committee should explore the
possibility of starting the research based post
graduate degrees i.e. MSc By Research.
3.5 Provide opportunities for
students at all levels and in all
academic areas to participate in
research.
Departmental Research Committee should liaise
with the faculty members in order to propose the
projects which involve the students. Furthermore
students should are be given an opportunity to be
the part of the research grants.
3.6 Foster the development of
coordinated and collaborative
management systems to ensure
the sustainability of on and off-
campus research infrastructure.
Departmental Research committee should create an
electronics facility for the faculty members that
could update their research activities when off
campus. Furthermore the faculty members should
be encouraged to create the research activities in
collaboration with the industry.
Innovation.
4.1 Foster knowledge translation
where the outcomes of our
research can benefit society. We
are committed to advancing
innovation through knowledge
translation, commercialization,
and through the development of
Innovation Park.
Departmental research committee in conjunction
with the deanship of research should start the
technology incubation centres which help the
entrepreneurs to establish their research work.
4.2 Explore evolving emphasis on
Open Access and new income
models for peer-reviewed
scholarly publishing and
departmental journal.
Departmental research committee should take
immediate steps to start an open access
international journal. This will boost the
departmental research activities.
Collaboration and
Interdisciplinary
Research.
5.0 Undertake a full review of the
policy associated with the
establishment and continued
operation of research activities.
Research Centres and Institutes
reflect the maturation and
excellence of evolving
collaborative efforts in important
and emerging research areas for
the University.
Departmental research committee should review all
the rules and regulations of the deanship of
research in order to collaborate with the current
research centres of the university or to explore the
possibility to establish the research centre related
to electrical engineering.
Global Engagement
and
Internationalization.
6.1 Develop greater institutional
coordination for global
engagement and
Departmental Research committee in conjunction
with the deanship of research should explore the
possibility of international research collaborations.
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Table 7.6 Tasks of Research Committee
Tasks Modus operandi
internationalization.
6.2 Increase global engagement
by developing and expanding
international research
collaborations, partnerships and
international development work.
Departmental research committee should do its
efforts and also encourage all faculty members to
establish the research activities with well reputed
international universities. Furthermore the
possibilities of joint research with international
university should be explored.
Research Leadership
and Excellence.
7.1 Develop and promote
research leadership through
achievements in excellence,
endowed and named chairs, and
sponsored research chairs.
In order to enhance the research activities
departments should announce the research chairs
for well known researcher in the field to join the
department and give their expertise.
7.2 Review all internal research
award programs and identify new
ways to support programs.
Electrical engineering department should start its
own research award programme at least one grant
per year for the deserving researcher among the
faculty members.
7.3 Introduce Research
Excellence Prizes and awards for
the faculty members to
encourage research.
Department should have some incentive given to
the faculty members in order to encourage them to
publish as much as possible.
7.2.10 By-Laws of the Community Service and Public Relations
Committee The bylaws of the community service and public relations committee for department
of Electrical Engineering define:
1. membership,
2. organization,
3. the committee purpose,
4. getting started policies
5. Committee objectives.
1. Membership
All full-time faculty members of the Department of Electrical Engineering are
voting members of the Department Committee.
Also, we have encouraged EE Students to participate in Committee activities.
2. Organization
During the periodical committee meetings, different issues regarding the
activities are proposed and discussed.
The recommendations of the committee meetings are raised to the EE
departmental meetings for discussion and / or approval.
3. Defining purpose
Establishing a new policy based on honesty, openness, fairness and
timeliness; and defining roles and responsibilities when dealing with the
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media according to the media policy in KSA and local representatives in Hail
district.
Establishing the board’s commitment to two-way communications between
Hail society and the EE department, engineering college and UOH.
Communicating and cooperating with companies such as SEC Hail, STC,
Mobiley, and Zein and also with governmental agencies.
Recognizing employees through annual meetings and websites
communications.
Recognizing students.
Providing for open communications during board meetings.
Planning for emergency communications.
Supporting staff and community participation in decision making.
Providing for the periodic evaluation of the public relations program through
regular meetings and questionare.
Handling complaints regarding staff or programs.
Establishing staff members as integral members of the communications team.
Establishing quality guidelines for distribution of district information through
publications and on the Internet.
4. Getting started Policies
Invite a cross section of people from our university district (Hail region) who
either have an interest in the policy or will be affected by it to serve on a
committee that will help develop or review the communications/public
relations policy.
Make it very clear that their recommendations will be subject to faculty
(department) board acceptance, rejection or modification. To reduce the
chances for rejection, secure a philosophical outline from the board about
communications/public relations and ask the committee to use it as a guide.
Structure the committee to be large enough to produce a rich reservoir of
ideas and information, yet small enough to get the job done.
5. Committee Objectives
Establish a two-way communication system and disseminate information
between the university (department) district and its various publics, especially
school students by visiting them and inviting them to EE department.
Develop a good working relationship with the local news media, such as
Aljazeera, Okaz, Ain Hail, Barq Hail; etc.
Eliminate rumor and misunderstanding regarding the electrical engineering-
related issues by lectures presentations, and through EE, UOH websites.
Disseminate information to employees.
Improve communications between parents and teachers.
Interpret the department’s curricula to the community through annual activity
plan targeting secondary schools.
Acknowledge that the schools belong to the community and cannot be
separated from it.
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Establish a climate of mutual trust and appreciation among employees, and
students
Develop brochures, flyers and posters for various target audiences that summarize
our communications/public relations policies and explain all electrical engineering
applications and related topics.
7.2.11 Faculty Affairs Committee (Recruitment and promotion) By-laws of faculty affairs committee are as per the university regulations.
7.2.12 Postgraduate / TA Committee By-laws of postgraduate/TA committee are as per the university regulations.
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8.0 Academic Reference Standards, Accreditation,
and Professional Activities
8.1 The characteristics of Electrical engineering
graduate Electrical Engineering graduate should be able to:
1) Understand and use the principles, concepts and theories of science,
computer science, mathematics and electrical engineering.
2) Understand and use of probability theory, statistics, calculus, differential
equations and linear algebra required for analyzing and designing complex
devices and systems containing hardware and software components.
3) Understand the theoretical and practical design concepts of electrical
engineering systems and networks including energy conversion, power
generation and transmission, control systems, power machines, analog and
digital systems, and communications systems.
4) Understand and master the concepts of performing experiments and field
tests on electrical equipments and systems, and how to collect, analyze, write
and present the results.
5) Design components, systems and processes to serve economic or social
needs.
6) Understand the learning the techniques and tools required to search for
information and develop the skills for lifelong learning.
7) Understand and recognize the social, economic, environmental and ethical
issues that are associated with the electrical engineering practice.
8) Learning the skills and techniques for effective communication with peers and
the community at large and how to be an effective member of a team.
9) Be able to understand environmental, economic and community impacts on
development.
10) How to maintain electrical equipment and systems.
11) Manipulate with the electronic circuits, all the way from the discrete
components level, circuits’ analysis and design, to the troubleshooting with
emphasis on electronic power devices.
12) Realize control theory and measurement systems for industrial variables,
signal conversion, conditioning and processing.
13) Know the field of digital and analog communication, mobile communication,
coding, and decoding.
8.2 Intended Learning Outcomes of the program Upon the completion of the Electrical Engineering Program, the graduate should
acquire the knowledge and skills required in the following five domains
I. Knowledge:
The graduate of the Electrical Engineering program should be able to:
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a1. Recall the principles, concepts and theories of mathematics
a2. Recall the principles, concepts and theories of science
a3. State the concepts and theories of electrical circuits, equipments, systems
and networks.
a4. Describe the operation and performance of power and electrical energy
conversion systems and networks.
a5. Describe the operation and performance of communication systems and
networks.
a6. Describe the operation and performance of digital and analog electronic
components, circuits and systems.
a7. Define the operation and performance of electrical control systems.
a8. Reproduce the concepts and strategies used in electrical engineering design.
a9. State the social, economic, environmental and ethical issues that are
associated with the electrical engineering practice.
a10. Recognize the concepts and legal requirements of risk management,
safe design and operation.
II. Cognitive skills:
The graduate of the Electrical Engineering program should be able to:
b1. Explain the performance of electrical circuits, equipments, systems and
networks.
b2. Compare the performance of power and electrical energy conversion systems
and networks.
b3. Analyze the operation and performance of communication systems and
networks.
b4. Analyze the operation and performance of electronic components, circuits and
systems.
b5. Derive the performance characteristics of electrical control systems.
b6. Evaluate design concepts of communication systems and networks.
b7. Compare design strategies of power and electrical energy conversion systems
and networks.
b8. Evaluate design concepts of electronic systems and networks.
b9. Develop the creative design process through the integration and application
of diverse technical knowledge and expertise to meet customer needs and
address engineering issues.
b10. Measure electrical quantities in laboratory and field settings using test
and measurement equipments and tools.
b11. Plan to formulate and answer empirical and theoretical questions
through participation in undergraduate research projects.
III. Interpersonal skills and responsibility:
The graduate of the Electrical Engineering program should be able to:
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c.1. Show the ability to interact professionally with others in the workplace, to engage
effectively in teamwork, and to function productively on multidisciplinary group
projects.
c.2. Demonstrate the ability to gain and develop leadership qualities such as taking
initiative, listening effectively, and motivating others.
c.3. Show the ability to act ethically and technically while working in a group or
independently and take responsibility as required by the electrical engineering
profession.
c.4. Demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in life-long learning and the need to
continually exploit those skills in refining and updating one's knowledge base
IV. Communication, information technology and numerical skills:
The graduate of the Electrical Engineering program should be able to:
d1. Demonstrate effective communication through oral presentations and
discussions.
d2. Illustrate effective communication through written reports and presentation
notes.
d3. Use information technology, simulations, programming tools and computer based
programs.
d4. Demonstrate numerical skills in obtaining, analyzing and plotting experimental
data.
V. Psychomotor skills:
The graduate of the Electrical Engineering program should be able to:
e.1. Demonstrate coordination skills needed in the use of fine tools and
equipments during laboratory and field work.
e.2. Draw schematics and diagrams employed in electrical engineering practice.
e.3. Operate equipments and testing tools used in the electrical engineering
testing and design.
e.4. Assemble components, circuits and systems efficiently
8.3 National and International Accreditation The Electrical Engineering Department is aiming to obtain national and international
accreditations for its academic program. This has been seen as two objectives
process:
The first objective is to obtain accreditation within the KSA from the National
Commission for Assessment and Academic Accreditation (NCAAA). The second
objective would be obtaining international accreditation from the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
8.3.1 NCAAA Accreditation National Commission for Assessment and Academic Accreditation (NCAAA) role is to
encourage, support and evaluate the quality of post-secondary institutions and the
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programs they offer to ensure that the quality of student learning outcomes, the
management and support services provided within institutions, the contributions to
research and the communities served by post-secondary institutions, are equivalent
to high international standards.
The Department has been actively preparing for the NCAAA first visit over last
several year by finalizing processes for internal University’s assessment. These
processes have been developed for several years. During this preparation phase, the
EE program has implemented the assessment process for program educational
objectives and student outcomes, demonstrated a continuous improvement loop,
collected student work examples, reviewed the most up-to-date Accreditation
Criteria, Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual, and Self-Study Questionnaire(s)
which are updated every year.
8.3.2 ABET Accreditation ABET, incorporated as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is an
organization that accredits college and university programs in the disciplines of
applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Activities to
obtain accreditation from ABET has been started and continues over last couple of
year. The B.Sc. EE degree program has been accepted for evaluation by ABET during
the current (2017-2018) accreditation review cycle.
8.4 IEEE Student Branch The EE department took lead in getting involved in the global student activities under
the patronage of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). The petition
filed to form the University of Hail IEEE Student Branch was officially accepted by the
IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Department, Piscataway, NJ, USA as of
December 06, 2016. The members of the student branch have been actively involved
in conducting scheduled meeting and organizing workshops, tech talks, and trips.
Two student members participated and presented hardware and software projects in
the Technology and Innovation Competition of the IEEE GCC Students and Young
Professionals Congress 2017 held at Gulf Conference and Exhibition Center Gulf
Hotel, Manama, Bahrain during May 7-8, 2017.