A. Offices,
Classrooms, and Laboratories
The building of the Faculty of Engineering
is a modern structure housing all offices, classrooms, and laboratory
facilities for all engineering programs. The Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering (ECE) is located in building 40. It has a gross area of approximately 10,000
square meters. This space is used for academic and research purposes. The
academic space consists of the following functions: classrooms, teaching
laboratories, meeting and seminar rooms, chairman and faculty offices, staff
offices of clerks and teaching assistants. The research space consists of
research and support facilities. The students of the Program have access to
the Central KAU Library which is managed by the Deanship of Library Affairs.
Additionally, the KAU digital library and the Saudi Digital Library provide
comprehensive access to major scientific journal databases and eBooks. The
department consistently maintains and updates the facilities allocated to its
undergraduate programs to ensure that the instructional and learning
environment is adequate and safe for the intended purposes in accordance with
ABET Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual (APPM) section II.G.6.b.(1)
Facilities.
A.1 Offices
All faculty
offices as well as administrative, clerical and teaching assistants’ offices
are equipped with:
- Good quality furniture (desks, tables, shelves and chairs)
- A desktop personal computer and a printer
- Telecommunication equipment (telephone, local area networking,
Internet access including wireless)
Every faculty
member in the program is also provided with a laptop computer. Most faculty
members are able to keep their computing equipment up to date either through
their own research funding or through FOE support. Most software licenses for
faculty and office use are provided by the university through the Deanship of
Information Technology. The size and furniture of all offices allow good
interaction with students during office hours and at the time of academic
advising.
The
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department facilities house:
- The department chairman’s
office
- The secretarial office, which
also contains photo-copying equipment and supplies accessible to all
faculty members
- A large Department Council
Meeting Room spacious enough for 40+ people and equipped with
presentation projection equipment
- A social area for faculty
- Several prayer halls set up
for the daily prayer services and serving the whole faculty of
engineering
The Electrical and Computer Engineering
Students Club is currently located in Room 14G31 in building 40. It houses
desks, shelves, sofas and chairs, and is equipped with PCs and printers for
student use. The students use this room for a variety of purposes. Primarily,
this facility serves as a study room or meeting place for organizational
meetings. It also provides a social environment for the students to relax
between classes or after an exam.
A.2 Classrooms and Associated Equipment
All classrooms and teaching spaces used by
the students of the Program are clean, well lit, and air-conditioned. They
provide non-crowded seating (up to a maximum of 30-40 students only), and
have large and in some cases, multiple whiteboards. Each classroom is
equipped with computer projection equipment and screen. Student presentations
also routinely use computer projection. There is convenient access to
electrical outlets and internet connections including wireless option
throughout the faculty of engineering building.
It should be noted that several
laboratories include a small teaching area which is provided with the same
classroom facilities as mentioned above.
A.3 Laboratory Facilities
The program has several educational labs
serving the undergraduate program with facilities located in Buildings 40. It is worth mentioning that each lab is
equipped with a first aid kit, lab safety manual, and general safety instructions
printed on a large-scale notice board. This is in addition to signs showing
the lab title and the exit emergency doors. Safety glasses and ear protectors
are available as appropriate. Fire
protection is insured through centrally installed fire alarm and fire
extinguishing water systems as well as CO2 movable fire
extinguishers. Departmental Lab Committee, Faculty of Engineering Facilities
Unit, and the University General Administration
for Security and Safety run periodic
auditing of safety in laboratories and communicate findings to the head of
the department.
With respect to safety outcomes, it is worth
noting that there have been no incidents involving injuries to students,
staff, or faculty members involved in instructional activities for at least
the past 20 years.
Appendix C contains a listing of the major equipment used by the
program in support of instruction.
The teaching and learning environment in
the program is enhanced through excellent correlation between required course
offerings and the laboratory facilities. These integrated laboratory
experiences offer students substantial opportunities for hands-on training
and experience that makes their theoretical studies more meaningful.
Instructional laboratories are spacious and equipped with instrumentation to
perform both basic and advanced experiments and measurements. The student
laboratory stations have test and measuring equipment that is appropriate for
the designated type of experimentation. All labs are equipped with basic
utilities such as DC and AC electric sources, signal (function) generators,
oscilloscopes, and analog and digital multi-meters for measuring the basic
quantities (voltage, current, and resistance). Labs also have a number of
integrated personal computer systems to operate the educational software. In
order for the students to effectively apply the concepts learned in the
classroom in a more conducive and learning environment, the maximum number of
students per setup in any laboratory is limited to a maximum of 4 students.
Labs supporting the Program are listed in Table 0‑1 and details of equipment are given in
Appendix-C.
Table 0‑1: Program educational laboratories
Physical Location
(Bldg / Room)
|
Laboratory Names (Including
Courses Taught)
|
No. of Student Stations
|
Area
(sq. m.)
|
40 / 34C09
|
Basic
Electrical Engineering Lab
EE 250
|
11
|
135
|
40 / 34C32
|
Electrical
and Electronic Measurements Lab
EE 306, EE
311
|
8
|
105
|
40 / 24C07
|
Electronics
Lab
EE 312
|
8
|
72
|
40 / 24C08
|
Electronics
Lab
EE 312
|
8
|
81
|
40 / 24C11
|
Electronics
Lab
EE 312
|
8
|
72
|
40 / 14D08
|
Communication
Lab
EE 321
|
6
|
125
|
40 / 24C13
|
Digital
Systems Lab
EE 360
|
8
|
95
|
40 / 14D23
|
Microprocessor
and Microcontroller Lab
EE 366
|
30
|
95
|
40 / 34C36
|
Biomedical
Instrumentation Lab
EE 370, EE
470, EE 471
|
6
|
81
|
40 / 34C27
|
Biomedical Instrumentation
Lab
EE 370, EE
470, EE 471
|
6
|
65
|
40 / 34C69
|
Biomedical
Systems Lab
EE 499
|
2
|
65
|
40 / 14C07
|
Computer Labs
EE 201, EE
202
|
30
|
110
|
40 / 14C08
|
Computer Labs
EE 201, EE
202
|
25
|
81
|
40 / 14C14
|
Computer Labs
EE 201, EE
202
|
25
|
72
|
40 / 14C15
|
Computer Labs
EE 201, EE
202
|
10
|
27
|
40 / 14C16
|
Computer Labs
EE 201, EE
202
|
25
|
81
|
40 / 14C17
|
Computer Labs
EE 201, EE
202
|
30
|
110
|
40 / L4C01
|
Senior
Project Lab
EE 499
|
15
|
100
|
The following explanatory list shows the
objectives of each lab, the activities carried out in it and the major
classes of equipment (that are not considered basic) to support the intended
activities.
· Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory
This laboratory is designed to support the course
EE 250 (Basic Electrical Circuits) which is taken
by all ECE students and EE 251 (Basic Electrical Engineering) which is taken
by all other engineering students. The lab facilitates the familiarization of
students with basic electrical circuit concepts and engineering parameters
such as voltage, current and electrical power, and components such as
conductors, resistors and capacitors. It allows studies on measurement
techniques where students can systematically investigate all factors
affecting efficient utilization of the electrical energy in certain setups.
Equipment includes training modules for DC, AC and magnetic circuits,
wattmeters, RLC meters, and electrical components and resistance boxes. The
lab is adequate for instruction.
· Electrical and Electronics Measurements Laboratory
This laboratory is used to support the courses EE
306 (Electrical Engineering Technologies) and EE
311 (Electronics I). The lab facilitates the familiarization of students with
basic measurement concepts and principles and operations of measuring
equipment. Equipment includes tele-thermometers, electronic timers/counters,
strobotac and speed measuring devices, various transducers and transducer
amplifiers, operational amplifier training and application modules,
electro-dynamic voltmeters and ammeters, synchro-servo trainers, power factor
meter, signal (function) generators and a teaching system (Hickok). The lab
is adequate for instruction.
· Electronics Laboratory
This
laboratory is designed to study electronic devices and circuits. The
laboratory is used for the course EE 312 (Electronics II). The lab
facilitates the familiarization of students with PN junction diode
characteristics and circuits; junction transistors, BJT, and FET; amplifiers:
single-ended and differential; characteristics and applications of
operational amplifiers; feedback amplifiers; sinusoidal oscillators;
communication components and circuits; and digital electronic components and
circuits. Students can also do projects to improve their standing and gain
hands-on experience. Equipment includes: RLC bridge, and Fluke scope meters,
training modules for semiconductor devices, diodes, BJTs, FETs, amplifiers, feedback principles,
operational amplifiers, power transistors, and digital logic fundamentals and
applications. The lab is adequate for instruction.
· Communication Laboratory
This laboratory is designed to study
communication systems. The laboratory is used for the course EE 321 (Introduction to Communications). The lab facilitates
the familiarization of students with test and measuring equipment used in
communications, several modulation and demodulation schemes with their
advantages, characteristics and typical waveforms. Equipment includes: timer/counter,
IF and RF spectrum analyzers, RMS and vector voltmeters, frequency comb
generator, tracking generators and counters, automatic pre-selector, sweep
oscillators and signal generators, synthesized signal generator, swept
amplitude analyzer, storage normalizer, various antennas, educational TV,
laser unit and receiver, frequency analyzer, and level recorder. The lab is
adequate for instruction.
· Digital Systems Laboratory
This laboratory is designed to study digital
electronic components, devices, circuits and various applications. The
laboratory is used for the course EE 360 (Digital Design I). The lab
facilitates the familiarization of students with logic gates, design of
combinational circuits including half-adder and half-subtractor, code converter,
seven-segment display circuits and ripple counter, design and analysis of
bi-stable, mono-stable, and astable multi-vibrators using 555 and J-K flip
flops, and use of shift registers. Equipment includes digital tutors, LS-8,
microprocessor application trainers, an EPROM programmer and cassette
recorders. The lab is adequate for instruction.
· Microprocessor and Microcontroller Laboratory
The laboratory is used for the course EE 366 (Microprocessors and Microcontrollers). It is equipped
with state-of-the-art microcontroller boards and development kits. The
student can learn basics about microcontrollers and its peripherals from the
state-of-the-art microcontroller boards. The students can advance their
knowledge using development kits and available accessories. The students can
also test their designs using simulation software.
· Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
This
laboratory is designed to study various components, devices and circuits used
in medical instruments. The laboratory is used for the courses EE 370 (Biomedical
Engineering Primer) and EE 470 (Biomedical Signals and Systems) and EE 471
(Biomedical Instrumentation). The lab facilitates the familiarization of
students with signal, signal processing and system concepts, PC hardware and
software, sensors and their respective amplifiers, biomedical signal
processors and safety in a medical environment. Laboratory projects and
term-projects in biomedical engineering courses are carried out in the lab to improve students'
performance and to give them chances to gain hands-on experience. The lab is
also used by students working on their EE 499 (Senior Project). Equipment
includes: digital timers/counters, modular analog multi-channel (up to 8)
storage oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes, function and pulse generators,
oscilloscope cameras, curve tracer, spectrum analyzer, X-Y recorder,
transient recorder, ECG simulators, ECG monitors and ECG recorders, ground
fault circuit interrupters, line isolation monitor, safety analyzer, and electronic
thermometer. The lab is adequate for instruction and design projects.
This
lab has been improved by adding new equipment. We have received new national
Instruments (NI) interactive boards - the ELVIS kit. The ELVIS kit
includes digital multi-meters, function generator, oscilloscope, and
analysis software that students can use or edit using LabView and analyze
different biomedical circuits both in time domain and frequency domain. ELVIS
kits along with the supplementary software package are excellent to make
all-in-one lab for both EE370 and EE470. In EE370, the students can make
basic electrical testing of biomedical circuits after they design related
experiments, and they can do the course lab experiments using the kit instead
of using the conventional laboratory equipment. In EE470, students can
analyze first and second order filter circuits in both time and frequency
domain with the kit, which has the capability of even plotting the Bode
diagram.
Several
other boards can be plugged to the NI module including biomedical sensors
kit, mechatronics sensors kit, and myoelectric trainer kit. These additional
modules can provide the students interactive learning experience with
different types of sensors used in biomedical applications (e.g. strain gauge,
displacement sensor, ECG sensor, EMG sensor, etc.), furthermore, the student
can interact with the signals coming from these sensors when attached to the
human body, they can excite and observe the reaction to understand biosignals
and systems better. This would be useful for both EE370 and EE471 to achieve
several course learning objectives (CLOs) of each.
· Biomedical Systems Laboratory
This
laboratory is designed to study the principles of operations and applications
of various noninvasive diagnostic and monitoring equipment that are used in
clinical practices. The laboratory is used for the courses EE 471 (Biomedical
Instrumentation) and EE 499 (Senior Project). The lab facilitates the
familiarization of students with cardiovascular and respiratory diagnostic
and therapeutic equipment, clinical laboratory equipment and techniques, and
medical imaging equipment. Equipment includes: portable and desk-top ECG
recorders and monitors, blood pressure monitors, external cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator and defibrillator
tester, telemetry system, portable medical recording and display systems,
spirometers, respiratory exercisers, clinical laboratory equipment including
pH meter, serometer and photometer, infrared therapeutic device, medical
stethoscopes, portable resuscitator, ultrasonic flow detector, ultrasonic
fetus heart rate detector, patient examination table, and ultrasonic imaging
system. It also contains two student and one research sets of BIOPAC®
system.
· Computer Laboratory
The laboratory is used for the program
courses of EE 201 (Structured Computer Programming),
EE 202 (Object-Oriented Computer Programming) and EE 332 (Numerical Methods
in Engineering). The computer labs are established to provide students of
four ECE programs easy access to various software and desktop computers
required in their course of studies as well as to increase their
communicational, computational and graphing skills. There are more than
100 desktop computers. These desktops are linked to the University
internet services and loaded with application programs used in student
instruction. Some of the typical applications are summarized in Table 0‑3.
· Senior Projects Laboratory
This laboratory has been established to
provide students with a place to assemble and test their senior projects
(EE499) products. It is appropriate to mention here that our senior project
teams are formed at the departmental level and a team may include students
from all or more than one of the four programs of the ECE department. This
imparts a kind of multidisciplinary approach for our students to solve
biomedical problems through engineering design. Each project team is
allocated a table-top work area where utility connections for electricity are
provided. Equipment includes oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies,
soldering iron, and supplies of electrical components.
- Computing Resources
The Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering offers the course EE 201 (Structured Computer
Programming) for all Faculty of Engineering students. The students attend
this course as part of the curriculum, and they can use the computer labs
supporting this course. The computer labs are equipped with more than 100
desktop computers and it is open during the regular working period of the
staff members. Also, the chairman of the Department can expand the regular
working time period of the labs when there is a demand of the facility. Most
of the software listed in Table 0‑2 and Table 0‑3 are installed in the
computers of the labs. All faculty members have PCs in their offices that are
connected to the network.
Table
0‑2: Typical computer
applications in department computer laboratories
Application
|
Available Software
|
Programming
|
C++, Matlab, Eclipse
|
Technical Drawing
|
AutoCAD, Solid Works, Visio
|
Simulation
|
pSpice, Proteus
|
Equation Solving
|
Matlab, MathCad
|
Database
|
Microsoft Access, Oracle
|
Word Processing
|
Microsoft Word
|
Spreadsheets
|
Microsoft Excel
|
Presentations
|
Microsoft PowerPoint
|
Aside from the Program budget for computer
applications, the University Deanship of Information Technology (DIT)
provides licensed software to both the program faculty members and to the
Electrical Engineering computer rooms. The major software provided by DIT is
shown in Table 0‑3.
Table
0‑3: Major software
provided by Deanship of Information Technology
Available Software Programs
|
Microsoft Products: Office, Project, Visio, Visual Studio
|
Adobe Products: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, After Effect
|
SPSS
|
CorelDraw Graphics Suite
|
Nero
|
Paint shop photo Pro
|
EndNote
|
Expert Choice
|
Minitab
|
PC Auto Shutdown
|
Gaussian 09 W
|
Smart Draw
|
3D Max
|
WinRar
|
Oracle Database
|
Camtasia
|
Binary Maker
|
|
Students of the Program
can also use the main library computer room facility. This facility is open
for all students of King Abdulaziz University from 7:30AM to 10:00PM. The
computers of this facility are equipped with internet connections, wireless
connections, and basic word processing and computing applications. The main
library computer room facility is equipped with open access to most of the
international literature Databases. Installations of any specialized software on
the hard disks of this facility are forbidden. Similarly, information storage
on these hard disks is not allowed and students have no control on this
option. However, they can store information on their personal USBs or
personal external hard disks.
The Deanship of Information Technology
established a supercomputer center that supports the research and educational
processes of all departments of the University. The supercomputer center has
started working since 2014. It should be noted that the Deanship of Information Technology is the
central computing support unit and provides many other computing resources.
The computer services provided by the Deanship of Information Technology are
available to all students and faculty members as soon as they get their ID
numbers. Upon application, a computer number and a password are assigned that
permit users to access to the computer on campus as well as off campus. The services
provided by this unit and that are available to students and faculty members
are as follows:
- Wired Internet connection
- Wireless Internet connection
- Internet security for university
computers
- Information storage for educational
and research activities
- Shared software library that
contains the most used software within the University such as:
- Microsoft Office 365
- Microsoft Project Professional 2016
- Microsoft Visio Professional 2016
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
- Guidance
The Program has
eight full-time engineers dedicated to laboratories who provide the students
with appropriate guidance regarding the use of the tools, equipment,
computing resources, and laboratories. In addition, the demonstrators
(usually graduated students with excellent GPA) in the program participate in
the mentioned guidance process during their staying period before getting an
admission to continue their graduate studies mostly abroad. The faculty
members of the Program participate effectively in guiding the students for
safe use of equipment and laboratories. Their roles are very important
through directly monitoring the performance of the engineers and technicians
during laboratory hours. They make sure about the safety issues by running
the first set of experiments after the installations of new equipment.
Safety
issues are routinely addressed by delivering lectures to the students on
first day of the laboratory and thereafter are monitoring and strictly
enforcing the do's and don'ts on the students. Also, it should be indicated
here that each lab is equipped with a first-aid kit, lab safety manual and
general safety instructions printed on a large-scale notice board. This is in
addition to signs showing the lab title and the exit emergency doors. Safety
glasses and ear protectors are available as appropriate. Fire protection is insured through the
centrally installed fire alarm and fire extinguishing water systems as well
as CO2 movable fire extinguishers. The Departmental lab committee,
Faculty of Engineering Facilities Unit and the University General
Administration for Security and Safety run periodic auditing of safety in
laboratories and report findings to the head of the department.
Guidance in
Instructional Laboratories
Instructional
laboratories are essentially attached to specific courses. For this reason,
course instructors are responsible for the general supervision of the
experiments done in these labs. Every laboratory is also assigned an engineer
responsible for maintaining the lab and guiding the students during their lab
session. In particular, the lab engineer will:
§ Instruct the
students on lab safety
§ Explain how
the experiment is to be conducted and distribute any required lab experiment
sheets
§ Help the
students in doing the actual experiment
§ Collect and grade lab reports under the supervision of the course
instructor
§ Prepare a lab binder
Guidance in
Computer laboratories
The teaching
assistants are responsible for:
§ Helping the
instructor during and after the lecture
§ Supervising
the tutorial sessions
§ Maintaining
the PCs by updating the hardware and the software
Guidance
in Engineering Workshops
The
instructor of the specific course making use of the workshop is responsible
for the conduct of the experiments related to his course. One of the
technicians serves as a general supervisor of the workshop. The workshop
technicians are also responsible for helping the students in their workshop
assignments, and any manufacturing related to their senior project.
The faculty
policy is to devote the first lecture in the workshop to safety. Students are
required to bring their own gloves, safety goggles, ear protectors, work
jackets and boots. They are not allowed to enter the workshop without wearing
them. This is strictly enforced by the workshop supervisor and the attending
technician. The workshop supervisors keep safety items in reserve for any
student who might have forgotten to bring his own personal items.
The students
are also instructed on how to act in the event of an emergency and safely
evacuate the workshop. A hard copy of the Safety Regulation booklet is
available in all labs and distributed electronically in PDF format to all
faculty members, staff and students. An Accident Report Form is also
available with the workshop supervisor to report any accident to the Dean’s
office.
Classrooms,
offices and corridors are equipped with smoke detectors, and fire alarms are
installed where needed. Each lab is also equipped with first aid kits, lab
safety manual, and general safety instructions printed on a large-scale
notice board. This is in addition to signs showing the laboratory title and
the emergency exit doors. The engineering building has a centrally installed
fire alarm system and fire extinguishing water systems. Portable fire
extinguishers are regularly checked and dated by the University Maintenance
Department. The Departmental Workshop and Labs Committee, the Faculty of
Engineering Facilities Unit and the University General Administration for
Security and Safety run periodic auditing of safety in laboratories.
- Maintenance and Upgrading of Facilities
The Electrical and Computer Engineering
(ECE) Department consistently maintains and updates the facilities allocated
to its undergraduate program to ensure that the instructional and learning
environment is adequate and safe for the intended purposes.
D.1 Maintenance of Program Facilities
Equipment maintenance and management in each lab is the
responsibility of the laboratory engineer or the laboratory technicians.
Their duty is to keep the equipment in good and safe working condition. Any
equipment needing repair beyond the capabilities of the program staff is sent
to the university’s Scientific Equipment Maintenance Center (SEMC), which is
ultimately responsible for all technical equipment in the university. If the
maintenance is also beyond the capabilities of SEMC, the supplier of the
equipment is called upon to get the equipment repaired. The university
maintenance crew only handles building maintenance and utility related
problems.
Computer hardware and software are maintained within the program by
the IT Unit of the Faculty of Engineering, which is responsible for the
servicing, maintenance and upgrading of computer equipment, computer
networks, and computer software.
The engineers and technicians in the computer laboratories are
responsible for installing, and maintaining the necessary specialized
software needed for course teaching; they are also responsible for providing
the students with the software they need to complete their assignments at
home.
D.2 Upgrading of Facilities
The Program is committed for continuous upgrading and development of
its laboratories including, equipment, staff and space wherever possible. The
process of upgrading is handled as follows. The Department has a Laboratory
Committee with the task of updating and furnishing various laboratories with
new equipment and materials. This committee is formed of faculty members,
laboratory instructors and engineers in the Program. All labs have full time
engineers with a faculty member as a laboratory supervisor. The Laboratory
Committee is responsible for establishing and enforcing general laboratory
policies. The committee allocates the laboratory-specific resources to
purchase materials, software, and equipment for both the undergraduate
teaching laboratories and the research and support facilities and to upgrade
facilities. The Program faculty, engineers and technicians are continuously
encouraged to make suggestions or to submit requests for whatever they feel
is needed for equipment maintenance, course work, or facilities upgrades.
This committee sets the priorities for spending and, as necessary,
establishes a timetable for the replacement of aging equipment.
The budget allocated to the Program for equipment acquisition and
running of the Program laboratories and other facilities varies on year to
year basis. The Program also has gotten donations from national companies in
the form of equipment, although in the recent past this has not materialized.
The money from the Program’s allocated budget and the funding and donations
from the above sources is adequate for our current needs and future
development. In addition, the funded research grants present another resource
for purchasing measuring instruments and data acquisition equipment for
instructional needs.
The Laboratory Committee decides about the
laboratory-specific needs in terms of materials, software, and equipment for
the instructional laboratories. The Department faculty, engineers and
technicians are continuously encouraged to make suggestions and to submit
requests for all their needs related to equipment maintenance, course work,
or facilities upgrades. Facilities upgrade requests are first submitted to
the chairman of the department, then to the dean of the faculty of
engineering, and if approved, they are forwarded to the Administration of
Academic Services. This administration has four departments to handle
incoming requests:
- Department of
Classrooms and Teaching Aids
- Department of
Laboratories
- Department of
Educational Media
- Scientific
Equipment Maintenance Center (SEMC)
- Library
Services
The central library of King Abdulaziz
University, maintained and operated by the Deanship of Library Affairs, is
available for all KAU students. The library houses a full collection of
engineering books, journals, and databases. Library material is shelved as an
open stack policy using the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme. The library
collection is accessible to faculty members and students alike at their
leisure. Professional librarians are available to assist.
The references staff handles Inter-Library
Loans with other libraries in the Kingdom. The library contains nearly one
million Arabic and non-Arabic books, reference materials, manuscripts,
dissertations, and reports in different branches. The central library
subscribes to various databases and has a wide range of periodicals, books,
and other publications in aerodynamics, propulsion, control, materials, and
structures. Reference services are available to the students and the faculty
as well as access to PC networks. The Deanship of Library Affairs typically
requests the program each year to provide it with up to one hundred new book
titles related to the program to purchase in the following year.
The Deanship of
Library Affairs has a digital library that allows students and faculty to
access all information resources through the Internet and intranet. Examples
of these resources include the Saudi Digital Library (SDL), ScienceDirect,
Web of Science (ISI), IEEE, SpringerLink – Springer, Wiley, E-Journals,
E-books and different databases such as EBSCO, Cambridge Journals, and
others. These resources may be accessed through the web page of the Deanship
of Library Affairs at http://library.kau.edu.sa.
In summary: The facilities of the program and the support the program has been
receiving for their maintenance and upgrading are adequate to support the
attainment of the student outcomes. In particular, the new buildings have
improved the adequacy of the facilities for the intended instruction and for
the attainment of the student outcomes. The larger space afforded by the
program has also contributed to foster faculty-student interaction and
provide opportunities to the students to use modern engineering tools and to
the faculty to enhance their research outcomes.
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