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ASSESSING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COURSES USING BENCHMARK, FACULTY EXPERIENCE AND FE REQUIREMENTS

Year 2016, , 181 - 192, 26.08.2016

Said Ali Hassan El-quliti Neyara Radwan

https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.06621

Abstract

Faculty of Engineering at King Abdulaziz University plans to redesign its undergraduate courses, which is required for students in 14 different programs. These courses have an annual enrolment of about 2,500 students each year. The Operations Research Teaching Area in the Department of Industrial Engineering will be presented as a case study. This area involves two core and three elective courses. The course redesign involves preparing students for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam requirements while coping with the best worldwide practices as benchmark. The FE Exam is a computer-based test (CBT). It is closed book with an electronic reference. Examinees have 6 hours to complete the exam, which contains multiple-choice questions. The 6-hour time also includes a tutorial and an optional scheduled break. The exam session is administered in the following seven disciplines: Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Computer, Environmental, Industrial and Systems, Mechanical, and Other Disciplines. The top ten USA Universities in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering are used as a benchmark to reliably lead to the desired courses redesign results. Moreover, faculty experience is also utilized to enhance the process. 

Keywords

Industrial Engineering Course design Best practices Benchmark Fundamental Engineering

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Said Ali Hassan El-Quliti1* and Neyara Radwan2 1 Prof., Department of Industrial Engineering, King Abdulaziz University

Year 2016, , 181 - 192, 26.08.2016

Said Ali Hassan El-quliti Neyara Radwan

https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.06621

Abstract

References

  • Altman, H.B., and Cashin, W.E. (1992). Writing a syllabus, Report No. HE 029 193, Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, Manhattan Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development in Higher Education; IDEA paper No. 27, ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 395 539.
  • Ariovich, L. and Walker, S. A. (2015), Assessing Course Redesign: The Case of Developmental Math, Research & Practice in Assessment, pp. 54:57. Available at:http://www.rpajournal.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/A3.pdf
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  • Cusson, M., (2015), Moving towards an outcomes-based curriculum, Academic Quality Assurance, Degree Level Expectations, Educational Development Centre. Available at: http://carleton.ca/viceprovost/wp-content/uploads/Degree-Level-Expectations-March-2012.pdf
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  • Hussey, T. & Smith, P (2003) The Uses of Learning Outcomes. Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2003, pp. 357–368
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  • Maher, A. (2004) Learning Outcomes in Higher Education: Implications for Curriculum Design and Student Learning. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education. 3 (2) 46-54.
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  • Woolcock, M. J.V., (2005), Constructing a Syllabus, The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Said Ali Hassan El-quliti

Neyara Radwan

Publication Date August 26, 2016
Submission Date August 22, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016

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EndNote El-quliti SAH, Radwan N (August 1, 2016) ASSESSING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COURSES USING BENCHMARK, FACULTY EXPERIENCE AND FE REQUIREMENTS. IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education 2 5 181–192.

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