The Higher Canadian Institute for Engineering
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Program Report
Fall-Spring 2012-2013
I. Basic Information
1. Program Title: Electrical and Electronics –Computer engineering Department
Single
2. Program Type:
Double
3. Department(s) offering the program: Communication
4. Number of Academic Years: 5 Years
5. Credit Hours: 180
6. Contact Hours Through: (295 h )

Lecture:

Sections/ Labs: 162 h
133 h
7. Rules for Selecting Evaluation Committees:
8. External Examiner System:
Available
Not Available
II. Professional Information
1. Statistics
1. Number of Students Enrolled in the Program: 7
2. Percent Success in Program: 5
3. Percentage of Students Enrolled in Program Compared to Last 4 Years: (the program
closed and no students registered in this program)
Increasing
 Constant
 Decreasing
4. Results of Final Exams for Graduating Class
No. of Students
% of Total Enrolled
in Program
Total Pass
2
15%
Total Fail
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5.
Distribution of Passing Grades for Graduating Class:
Grade
No. of Students
-
1
1
-
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
-
% of Total Enrolled
in Program
7.5%
7.5%
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2. Academic Standards
1. Academic Reference Standards Adopted:
1-Established capability in university level mathematics, basic sciences, engineering
fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program.
2-An ability to make use of proper knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze,
and solve practical engineering problems in order to reach valid conclusions.
3-Demonstrated competence in modern engineering fields
4-An aptitude to conduct investigations of complex problems by techniques that include
appropriate experiments, analysis and interpretation of data and synthesis of information in
order to reach suitable conclusions.
5-An ability to design solutions for compound engineering problems, systems, components
or processes that meet specified needs
6-An ability to design solutions for engineering problems with appropriate attention to
health and safety risks, applicable standards, economic, environmental, and societal
considerations.
7-Capability to create, Select, apply, adapt, and extend appropriate techniques, resources,
and modern engineering tools to a range of engineering activities.
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8-An ability to work effectively as a member in teams, preferably in a multi-disciplinary
situation.
9-An ability to communicate engineering concepts within the profession and with society
at large.
10-An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the engineer in society.
11-An ability to analyze social and environmental aspects of engineering activities.
12An ability to apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity.
13-An ability to appropriately incorporate economics and business practices including
project, risk and change management into the practice of engineering, and to understand
their limitations.
14-An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world,
sufficiently to maintain their competence and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
15-Manipulate with electrical, analog electronic, digital electronics and applied integrated
circuits including appropriate analysis and experiments.
16-Ability to use software and hardware tools to design, implement, and debug functions.
17-An ability to utilize the analog communication, wireless communication, information
coding and decoding systems to approach a design and operational performance.
18-Ability to design control systems to meet desired specifications for industrial
conditioning and processing.
19-Ability to define, understand, and participate in development projects.
2. Knowledge and Understanding (ILOs):
K1. Concepts and theories of mathematics and sciences, appropriate to the discipline.
K2. Basics of information and communication technology (ICT)
K3. Characteristics of engineering materials related to the discipline.
K4. Principles of design including elements design, process and/or a system related to
specific disciplines.
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K5. Methodologies of solving engineering problems, data collection and interpretation
K6. Quality assurance systems, codes of practice and standards, health and safety
requirements and environmental issues.
K7. Business and management principles relevant to engineering.
K8. Current engineering technologies as related to disciplines.
K9. Topics related to humanitarian interests and moral issues.
K10. Technical language and report writing
K11. Professional ethics and impacts of engineering solutions on society and
environment
K12. Contemporary engineering topics.
K13. Engineering principles in the fields of logic design, circuit analysis, machine and
assembly languages, computer organization and architectures, memory hierarchy,
advanced computer architectures, embedded systems, signal processing, operating
systems, real-time systems and reliability analysis.
K14. Quality assessment of computer systems;
K15. Related research and current advances in the field of computer software and
hardware
K16. Technologies of data, image and graphics representation and organization on
computer storage media
K17. Modern trends in information technology and its fundamental role in business
enterprises
3. Intellectual/Cognitive Capabilities (ILOs):
I1. Select appropriate mathematical and computer-based methods for modeling and
analyzing problems.
I2. Select appropriate solutions for engineering problems based on analytical thinking.
I3. Think in a creative and innovative way in problem solving and design.
I4. Combine, exchange, and assess different ideas, views, and knowledge from a range of
sources.
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I5. Assess and evaluate the characteristics and performance of components, systems and
processes.
I6. Investigate the failure of components, systems, and processes.
I7. Solve engineering problems, often on the basis of limited and possibly contradicting
information.
I8. Select and appraise appropriate ICT tools to a variety of engineering problems.
I9. Judge engineering decisions considering balanced costs, benefits, safety, quality,
reliability, and environmental impact.
I10. Incorporate economic, societal, environmental dimensions and risk management in
design.
I11. Analyze results of numerical models and assess their limitations.
I12. Create systematic and methodic approaches when dealing with new and advancing
technology.
I13. Select the appropriate mathematical tools, computing methods, design techniques for
modeling and analyzing computer systems;
I14. Select, synthesize, and apply suitable IT tools to computer engineering problems.
I15. Proposing various computer-based solutions to business system problems. Costbenefit analysis should be performed especially in sensitive domains where direct and
indirect costs are involved.
I16. Identifying symptoms in problematic situations.
I17. Innovating solutions based on non-traditional thinking and the use of latest
technologies
I18. Capability of integrating computer objects running on different system
configurations.
4. Professional and Practical Skills (ILOs):
P1.Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, information technology, design, business
context and engineering practice integrally to solve engineering problems.
P2. Professionally merge the engineering knowledge, understanding, and feedback to
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improve design, products and/or services.
P3. Create and/or re-design a process, component or system, and carry out specialized
engineering designs.
P4. Practice the neatness and aesthetics in design and approach.
P5. Use computational facilities and techniques, measuring instruments, workshops and
laboratory equipment to design experiments, collect, analyze and interpret results.
P6. Use a wide range of analytical tools, techniques, equipment, and software packages
pertaining to the discipline and develop required computer programs.
P7. Apply numerical modeling methods to engineering problems.
P8. Apply safe systems at work and observe the appropriate steps to manage risks.
P9. Demonstrate basic organizational and project management skills.
P10. Apply quality assurance procedures and follow codes and standards.
P11. Exchange knowledge and skills with engineering community and industry.
P12. Prepare and present technical reports.
P13. Design and operate computer-based systems specifically designed for business
applications.
P14. Use appropriate specialized computer software, computational tools and design
packages throughout the phases of the life cycle of system development;
P15. Write computer programs on professional levels achieving acceptable quality
measures in software development.
P16. Conducting user support activities competently.
5. General and Transferable Skills (ILOs):
G1. Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary team.
G2. Work in stressful environment and within constraints.
G3. Communicate effectively.
G4. Demonstrate efficient IT capabilities.
G5. Lead and motivate individuals.
G6. Effectively manage tasks, time, and resources.
G7. Search for information and engage in life-long self learning discipline.
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G8. Acquire entrepreneurial skills.
G9. Refer to relevant literatures.
6. Benchmarks for Program:
Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board 2008
7. Student Support Systems (for those with limited capabilities/outstanding): Elevators
and Ramps are designed and implemented for handicap
Available
8. Program Guide:
Not Available
9. Periodic Program Evaluation System: Available
Annual
Not Available
More than a year
10. Extent of Suitability of the Academic Program Structure with learning objectives:
Suitable
Subject
C. Area
A
Basic Sciences courses
Humanities and Social
Sciences courses
Specialization Sciences
C
courses
D Other courses
B
Total
NARS
Percentage
CIC
No. of Courses
Percentage of
CIC Courses
13%
8
13.333 %
7%
4
6.666%
62%
37
61.666%
18%
11
60
18.33333
100 %
100%
11. Administrative Constraints:
A- Update the course contents due to the ministry obligations.( Updates every 5
years only)
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B- No student registered in this program through the last two semesters, so the
program closed after graduate the existing student in the program.
3. Student Evaluation to Measure the Acquired Skills
1. Evaluation Tools: Quiz-Assignments-Reports-Exams-ProjectsSeminars(Presentation)
2. Evaluation Milestones: Questionnaire
3. External Evaluators Comments (If available):
‫تعد طرق التقييم للطالب لقياس المهارات والقدرات (العلمية والذهنية والتطبيقية) المختلفة لكل طالب جيدة‬
‫لكن بعض طرق التقييم قاصرة على قياس بعض المخرجات التعليمية المستهدفة فى بعض المجاالت‬
‫والمهارات‬
4. Teaching Resources:
1. Ratio of Faculty Members to Student is: (1 per 5 students)
Total faculty members: 3
Total no. of students: 7
Ratio of Teaching Assistants to Students is (8 TA for5 Students)
Total Teaching Assistants: 8
Total no. of students: 7
2. Extent of Matching of Faculty Member’s Specialization to ProgramNeeds:
 Adequate
 Adequate to some extent
Not Adequate (Reasons)
3. Adequacy of Library Facilities:
 Adequate
 Adequate to some extent
NORMS for Library →
Library area = 200 m2
Total no. of students: 7 students
Total faculty members and teaching assistants: 11
Average Area / User = 10.7 m2
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Not Adequate (Reasons)
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4. Adequacy of Computer Labs:
Adequate
 Adequate to some extent
 Not Adequate (Reasons)
NORMS for Computer Labs →
Total Labs Area = 150 m2 for 3 Labs
Total no. of students:7 students
Total faculty members and teaching assistants: 11
Average Area / Lab = 7.9 m2
5. Availability of Field/Practical Training – Extent of Cooperation By Companies in
Providing Training Opportunities for Students: Available
6. Any Other Program Needs: None
5. Quality Management
1. Follow up System:
 Effective
 Effective to some extent
 Not Effective (Reasons)
2. Effectiveness of Applying the Faculty’s and University’sBylaws and Regulations:
 Effective
 Effective to some extent
 Not Effective (Reasons)
3. Effectiveness of Internal Evaluation System in Program Development:
(1) Need to upgrade the Digital logic lab
(2) Update the editions of text books in library
(3) For Applied integrated circuit: to achieve the objectives of course the
following topics are studied in the course( integrated circuit fabrication
steps- RTL-DTL TTL- ECL – VLSI-CCD)
(4) For Selected topics in computer: To achieve the modern topics, there are a
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new topics are inserted such as the Data Structure, Digital communication,
wireless LAN
(5) For Data Structure Course: to achieve the objectives of course the following
topics are studied in the course (Assess Software fundamentals, introduction
to Algorithms, Flowchart & Pseudo code, Distinguish Data types: records,
files, and sets, binary Searching Algorithms (BST), the Sorting Algorithms
and evaluate the Shell sort, The Greedy algorithm, the Stack & Queue, the
Linked Lists & Hash Tables)
4. External Evaluators Comments for Program Outcomes and Benchmarks:
6. Proposals for Program Development
1. Program Structure (Courses/Credit Hours): Need to increase the period of lecture
from 2 h to 3 h in the following courses
Computer organization – Data communication (Networks)
2. New Courses, Deletions and Modifications:
(a) For Applied integrated circuit: to achieve the objectives of course the
following topics are studied in the course( integrated circuit fabrication stepsRTL-DTL TTL- ECL – VLSI-CCD)
(b) For Selected topics in computer: To achieve the modern topics, there are a
new topics are inserted such as the Data Structure, Digital communication,
wireless LAN
(c) For Data Structure Course: to achieve the objectives of course the following
topics are studied in the course (Assess Software fundamentals, introduction to
Algorithms, Flowchart & Pseudo code, Distinguish Data types: records, files,
and sets, binary Searching Algorithms (BST), the Sorting Algorithms and
evaluate the Shell sort, The Greedy algorithm, the Stack & Queue, the Linked
Lists & Hash Tables)
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Academic training sessions
4. Proposals by Business Stakeholders for Program Development:
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5. Person Responsible: Associate Prof. Tamer Abdel Rahman
6. Completion Date: Aug 2013
Program Coordinator: Dr. Tamer A. Rahman
Signature
The report was discussed and approved in the Department Council held on
Head of Department Signature
Date
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Date
5 /8 / 2013