College of Environmental Design Achievements

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College of Environmental Design Achievements
Challenges

• Prof. Abdulaziz Bubshait, Dean

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Presentation Outlines

• CED Departments
• Some of CED Last Year Achievements
• Challenges
• What We will Do?
• Closing Remarks

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CED Departments Department undertaken ABET Review

• Construction Engineering
• Management
• Master of Science CEM
• Master of Engineering CEM
• Engineering Management
• Graduate Students 108
• Faculty Members
• Professor 4
• Associate 3
• Assistant 1
• ( 2 faculty members on leave)

• Architecture Engineering
• BS Architecture Engineering
• Master of science ARE
• Master of Engineering ARE
• students 76 (6016)
• Faculty Members
• Professor 2
• Associate 3
• Assistant 3
• ( 3 faculty members on administrative position)

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CED Departments

• Department of Architecture
  
• BS Architecture
  
• Students 52
• Faculty Members
• Professor 0
• Associate 1
• Assistant 4
• Lecturer 2

• City Regional Planning
• BS City Planning
• Master of City Regional Planning
• students 11 (56)
• Faculty Members
• Professor 2
• Associate 0
• Assistant 1
• Lecturer 1
• ( one faculty member on administrative position)

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Some of CED Last Year Achievements

• Second Largest Graduate program in KFUPM
• Highest number of short course offered in KFUPM
• Several ISI Journal papers, and other reputable
  Journals/Conference publications
• Two KACST funded projects, and several KFUPM
  funded research projects

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Achievements .

• One US patent (project scheduling)
• Organize a successful regional symposium
• Acquired several educational software from ORACLE
  company and other companies free of charge.

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Achievements .

• Master program in Engineering
  Management/ BS program in City Planning
• Collaboration With Saudi Aramco and Chamber of
  Commerce to host a local chapter of the
  Construction industry Institute (CII)
• Relative increase in undergraduate students
  enrolment

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Achievements .

• Participated in the Extension of the capacity of
  the Mataf in the Holy Mosque organized be MOHE
• Preparing for ABET accreditation

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Challenges

• Low students enrollment-Undergraduate
• General lack of students motivation to produce
  high quality work
• Recruitment Difficulties
• Qualified candidates are limited in some areas
  of ARE and CEM
• Low faculty retention rate in ARC.

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Challenges

• Computational Facilities
• Graphics simulation and 3D-presentations need
  advanced computational facilities.
• Lack of qualified lab technicians/ secretarial
  support
• No accreditation process was conducted for ARC
  and the CRP programs

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Challenges

• Lack of department control over the performance
  of graduate assistant studying overseas (ARC).
• Limited Spaces in B19 for Studios, teaching labs
  and faculty offices
• Offices and studio spaces were converted to
  classrooms, such changes affect the quality of
  education.

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What We will Do?

• Strategy improvement to promote the undergraduate
  programs in CED.
• Self-running CD about department produced (ARE)
• Plan to Organize an Open Day and participate in
  Major Selection event
• Visit Prep Year and give presentations
• Intensify the search for qualified faculty in CEM
  and ARE

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What We will Do?

• Intensify the effort to get back the space in B19
• Improve on the industry-college relationship
• Streamline the process of incorporating the
  computer applications in the courses (CEM)
• Revise the name of CEM department to make it more
  general to accommodate the new development in the
  area.

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What We will Do?

• Developed a state-of-the-art specialized Building
  Materials Acoustical Testing Facility (BAT Lab)
• Undergraduate Programs are currently being
  revised to add two GS courses

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What We will Do?

• Expedite the textbooks acquisition process in the
  new programs (EM and CP)
• Participate effectively in the changes, and
  strive hard to improve quality of teaching,
  research and community services

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Closing Remarks

• We are aware of the challenges facing the
  college. However, We will continue to participate
  in the continuous improvement and in making the
  change.
• We will raise the bar to have

Continuous Excellent Development