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Program Educational Objectives
The Electrical Engineering Science program provides broad
foundations to achieve the following objectives:
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Graduates will have a
successful career in Electrical Engineering.
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Graduates will advance to
positions of leadership in their profession.
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Graduates may pursue their
professional development through self learning and
advanced degrees.
Program Learning Outcomes
The outcomes of the Electrical Engineering
Science program are to provide students with abilities to:
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Apply knowledge of mathematics, science,
and engineering
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Design and conduct electrical engineering
experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
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Design an electrical system, component, or
process to meet desired needs
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Function on multi-disciplinary teams
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Identify, formulate, and solve electrical
engineering problems
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Understand professional and ethical
responsibility
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Communicate effectively
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Acquire the broad education necessary to
understand the impact of electrical engineering solutions in a global and
societal context
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Recognize the need for, and be able to
engage in life-long learning
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Acquire knowledge of contemporary issues
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Use the techniques, skills, and modem
electrical engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
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Apply the probabilistic methods and
statistics to electrical engineering problems
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Use effectively the information technology
tools to design, develop, and implement electrical systems.
In training of students, the electrical
engineering program emphasizes three aspects. First, classroom subjects in
science such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry enable the student to
develop the necessary analytical ability and the underlying scientific
principles. This aspect is complemented by subjects in the humanities.
Second, classroom subjects in electrical engineering cover common material
and allow the student to emphasize certain electrical engineering
disciplines through the choice of Department electives. Third, laboratory
classes expose the students to the instrumentation, design, and construction
of electrical and electronic devices and circuits. This aspect is
complemented by a summer employment program in which the student undergoes
industrial training.
After completing the undergraduate program in electrical engineering, the
student is qualified to take up responsible employment or further develop
his studies by enrolling in a graduate program. Numerous work opportunities
for electrical engineers exist in the Kingdom, where graduates may work in
the areas of communications - including telephony, telegraphy, and
point-to-point radio and television as well as the areas of power
engineering, electrical installation, broadcasting, microwave, satellite,
and mobile communications. Graduates are also required by industry for work
in information processing and computers and in systems analysis. Other
opportunities exist in industrial electronics, instrumentation,
manufacturing technology, and microwaves.
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