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Within a few years after graduation, the graduates of
the Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology) program
are expected to attain the following program educational objectives:
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Graduates will
undertake active roles in the development of their community’s welfare and/or
the advancement of their profession, in an ethical and professional manner.
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Graduates will engage
in successful professional career in thermal engineering and desalination
technology and/or graduate studies in the field.
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Graduates will
continue to learn and adapt to an evolving professional environment.
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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 Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology) program,
as described in the program educational objectives, promote these aspects of
the university mission as indicated in the following table:
Consistency of the Mechanical Engineering
(Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology) Program Educational Objectives with the Mission statement of
King Abdulaziz University
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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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Graduates will undertake active roles in the development of their community’s welfare and/or the advancement of their profession, in an ethical and professional manner.
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P
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P
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PEO #2
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Graduates will engage in successful professional career in thermal engineering and desalination technology and/or graduate studies in the field.
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P
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P
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PEO #3
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Graduates will
continue to learn and adapt to an evolving professional environment.
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P
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P
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