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Program Assessment Team Visit

A comprehensive assessment of the Mechanical Engineering program at Kuwait University, highlighting strengths, areas for improvement, and recommendations. The program is well-established and fulfilling its mission, with outstanding faculty and modern facilities. However, there is a need for improvement in the evaluation of educational objectives, curriculum and instruction, communication and teamwork skills, and faculty support.

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Program Assessment Team Visit

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  1. Program Assessment Team Visit Exit Meeting

  2. Mechanical Engineering Program

  3. AT Members for Mechanical Engineering Dr. Ahmet S. Yigit Kuwait University Dr. Ramazan Kahraman Chemical Eng. Dept, KFUPM Dr. Syed M. Zubair Mech. Eng., KFUPM Dr. Necar Merah Mech. Eng., KFUPM Program Team Representative

  4. Program Overall Assessment Well established program Appears to be fulfilling its mission Administration is effective and supportive of the goals Excellent collegial environment Excellent preparation

  5. Program Strengths Faculty Outstanding credentials Dedicated and hard working Cover all the required areas of ME Students Some of the brightest in the Kingdom Articulate with good command of English Confident about their abilities and job prospects Proud to be a KFUPM student, and pleased with their education

  6. Program Strengths Facilities State of the art laboratories Excellent library and IT facilities Modern classrooms Adequate funding To maintain and upgrade facilities For research For faculty development

  7. Program Areas for Improvement Objectives and outcomes Improve the process of evaluating program educational objectives and involve all constituents Need to develop and implement a detailed assessment plan for the program outcomes – surveys are not sufficient

  8. Program Areas for Improvement Curriculum and instruction Quality of major design experience can be improved A cornerstone design course may be useful Need to provide awareness of professional and ethical responsibilities Communication and teamwork skills need some more emphasis Educational value of some Arabic courses may be enhanced Need more flexible and broad general education component (e.g., management, leadership, international relations, history etc) Need more real world applications in coursework

  9. Program Areas for Improvement Laboratories and facilities Need to maintain quality technical support staff (technicians and lab engineers) Need additional space for new labs and for expansion of existing ones Need study space for students (learning center) Student support and advising Work on a two-year plan for elective course offerings

  10. Program Areas for Improvement Process control Processing time for promotion cases vary greatly- consider requiring periodic reports on the progress of promotion cases No written feedback is provided to faculty on their evaluation once the process is complete Faculty Faculty salaries and fringe benefits (health care) are not satisfactory Some faculty view committee work as excessive No consulting is allowed for expatriate faculty

  11. Summary The programs offered by ME department are very good, but they can be made even better.

  12. Thank You

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