King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

1. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,Dhahran, Saudi Arabia http://www.ccse.kfupm.edu.sa/se/

2. Colleges at KFUPM • College of sciences • College of engineering • College of applied engineering • Colleges of environmental design • College of industrial management • 3 Community colleges • College of computer sciences and engineering

3. College of Computer Sciences and Engineering COE Systems Engineering ICS CS Program SWE Program Control and Instrumentation Industrial and Systems Engineering

4. Faculty/Graduate Students • SE Graduate students: • 41 Masters • 5 Ph.D.s

5. Areas of Excellence

6. The department hosts… • Two centers: Center of Excellence in Maintenance, and Center of Excellence in Supply Chain Management • And the Journal….. • Also, ISA students chapter IIE Students chapter is about to be finalized

7. The department organizes • Every 18 months • Symposium on Industrial Systems and Control (Next May 2010) • Every two years • Symposium on Maintenance Engineering • Symposium on Supply Chain Management

8. Some history • Established mid-1970’s • Revised for the first time 1982 (Two options: Automation/IE-OR) • 1996 Reduce CH’s from 1941 to 132 • 1993 First ABET visit (Next Generation Review) • 2001 Second ABET visit (Next Generation Review) • 2003 Self-assessment • 2004 self-assessment review visit ( Feedback from constituencies was useful for the revision of the program) • 2008 ABET self study report (One year extension of equivalence was granted)

9. Some more • 2005-2006 Programs under review • 2005 Based on inputs from employers, alumni, faculty (The options became programs ) • Early 2007 Programs approved • Objectives and outcomes were revised • IT was emphasized further • Communication skills was emphasized • Course in design was introduced • Design was infused in some courses • Courses revised • 2007-2009 Further data were collected for the ABET self-study

10. Some more • 2008 ABET self-study report submitted (Visit was delayed, One year extension of equivalence was granted) • Objectives were tuned further • Assessment plan was modified slightlly • 2009 Self-study report submitted • Actions for continuous improvements were taken • Term 091 • Implement the actions

11. Details of the assessment: Objectives

12. Data for objectives assessment: • Alumni survey distributed to SE alumni • Employers were approached to fill the objectives assessment and appropriateness survey • IAC gave their assessment of the program objectives in one of the meetings, and through email communication (hey resisted using the forms) • Faculty gave their assessment in the form of objective assessment.

13. Assessment process • Process • Plans • Outcomes for 081 and 082 • Tools used for each outcome

14. Tools • Rubrics : design, team-work, communication • Faculty survey • Student survey • Exam • Focus group • Graduating students survey • Alumni survey • Industrial liaison committee