Within a few years after graduation, the graduates of
the Electrical Engineering (Biomedical) program are expected to attain the
following program educational objectives:
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Career: Graduates will successfully engage
in careers in the areas of biomedical engineering and electronic
instrumentation to serve the needs of industry and academia in both the
private and public sectors in Saudi Arabia.
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Professional Development: Graduates will
engage in active, continuous and lifelong professional development, seek
learning and training opportunities including graduate studies, adapt to
the rapid changes in work environment, and attain professional positions in
their business, career, and community.
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Social Responsibility: Graduates will
contribute to the welfare of society and the development of the profession
through responsible practice of engineering.
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Consistency of the
Program Educational Objectives with the Institutional Mission
The
University “Strategic Center to Kingdom Vision Realization” clarifies KAU
mission as follows (https://visionstrategy.kau.edu.sa/pages-universitymission.aspx):
Our Community
Responsibility: Developing Knowledge, Research, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.
This mission entails
the following:
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Education
for Sustainable Development: Playing a pioneering and effective role
in serving economic, environmental and social development issues by
providing an educational system that promotes innovative and analytical thinking,
deepens scientific concepts, refines expertise, and upgrades skills to
prepare the scientific and professional competencies to meet the growing
needs of different sectors of development and industry that contribute to
the success of development efforts.
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Community
Linked Research:
Linking the University’s scientific research plans with the objectives,
directions and requirements of a comprehensive and sustainable societal
development in the present and in the future.
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Innovation
and Entrepreneurship: Encouraging the spirit of innovation and creative
abilities and entrepreneurship, and producing innovative and advanced
applied research that contributes to the building of a knowledge economy,
and promotes the economic diversification of the country. In particular,
starting pioneering initiatives to ensure sustainable water security,
renewable energy, and to follow environmental management best practices.
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Consolidation
of Citizenship Values: Active participation in building a societal culture
that consolidates the values of citizenship, raises the spirit of loyalty
and sense of belonging to the homeland, rectifies concepts, and forms
desirable intellectual trends. And to build citizens distinguished by their
giving, proud of the principles and values of their society, and preserving
their cultural and civilizational heritage and social ties.
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According
to this explanation the mission of the University targets four aspects:
Education for Sustainable Development, Community Linked Research, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship, and Consolidation of Citizenship Values. The graduates
of BME program, as described in the program educational objectives, promote
these aspects of the university mission as indicated in the following
table:
Consistency of the
BME Program Educational Objectives with the
Mission statement of King Abdulaziz University
Program Educational Objectives
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Community
Responsibility
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Education for Sustainable Development
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Community Linked Research
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Consolidation of Citizenship Values
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PEO #1
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Career: Graduates will
successfully engage in careers in the areas of biomedical engineering and electronic instrumentation to serve the needs of
industry and academia in both the private and public sectors in Saudi
Arabia.
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PEO #2
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Professional
Development:
Graduates will engage in active, continuous and lifelong professional
development, seek learning and training opportunities including graduate
studies, adapt to the rapid changes in work environment, and attain
professional positions in their business, career, and community.
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P
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PEO #3
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Social
Responsibility: Graduates will contribute to the welfare of society and the
development of the profession through responsible practice of engineering.
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P
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P
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