Program Educational Objectives

CIVIL ENGINEERING

The Department of Civil Engineering strives to prepare the students – during their first 3 to 5 years following graduation – whose career and professional accomplishments will include the following:

• Demonstrate excellent technical capabilities to compete for jobs locally and globally. Graduates will be able to use modern engineering techniques, skills and tools to identify, formulate and solve civil engineering problems.
• Apply sound design methodology in multidisciplinary fields such as planning, design, construction, management and maintenance of buildings and foundations, waterworks and water systems, roads and highways, bridges, dams, hydraulic structures and systems, and other related civil engineering works.
• Continually receptive to new challenges and continuous learning which support successful adaptation to technological and cultural change.
• Practice effective oral and written communication skills.
• Engagement in effective teamwork and collaboration with colleagues in engineering and related industries.
• Be aware of the environmental, ethical, cultural and social aspects of their work.
• Continue their professional advancement through life- long learning.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Department of Mechanical Engineering strives to prepare the students – during their first 3 to 5 years following graduation – whose career and professional accomplishments will include the following:

• Demonstrate excellent technical capabilities to compete for jobs locally and globally.
• Apply sound design methodology in multidisciplinary fields such as planning, design, operation, management and maintenance of mechanical plants and systems and use of machines and other equipment and devices.
• Competently use mathematical concepts, engineering analysis and computations and measurement and instrumentation techniques.
• Practice effective oral and written communication skills.
• Work collaboratively and effectively in engineering and related industries.
• Be aware of the environmental, ethical, cultural and social aspects of their work.
• Continue their professional advancement through life- long learning.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

The Department of Electrical Engineering strives to prepare the students – during their first 3 to 5 years following graduation – whose career and professional accomplishments will include the following:

• Professional application of analytical reasoning using the state of the art approaches derived from mathematical concepts, engineering sciences and engineering practice.
• Skillful, confident and successful design of systems, components and processes – should design be part of their career.
• Receptive continually to new challenges and continuous learning which support successful adaptation to technological and cultural changes.
• Engagement in effective teamwork and collaboration with colleagues in engineering and related industries
• Practice effective oral and written communication skills
• Continue their professional advancement through life- long learning.

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

The Department of Computer Engineering strives to prepare the students – during their first 3 to 5 years following graduation – whose career and professional accomplishments will include the following:

• Possess comprehensive problem-solving skills, including the ability to define problems and to evaluate alternative solutions.
• Analyze and design computer systems and state of the art technologies and tools to solve problems relevant to societal and economic needs.
• Communicate clearly and work effectively in teams which consist of diverse culture and disciplines.
• Work collaboratively and effectively in engineering and related industries.
• Continue their professional advancement through life- long learning.