FOR THE KIND ATTENTION OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS

YANBU INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

QUESTIONNAIRE
ON
NEW SPECIALIZATION LAUNCH

Name of Your Organization: ....................................................

Contact Person: ....................................................

Address: ....................................................
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.....................................................

Telephone Number: ...................................................

E-Mail: ...................................................
Introduction:
Since its inception in 1989, the Department of Chemical Engineering
Technology is producing graduates with a single specialization in Process Operation and
Chemical Analysis Technology (POCATP). Our graduates are the highly sought
candidates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the past two decades. The department is
now planning to introduce new specialization programs at the associate degree level in
the following fields.
1.Environmental Engineering Technology
2.Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Technology.
3.Polymer Engineering Technology.
The aim of introducing these new specializations is to dovetail the
programs to meet the ever growing needs of the industrial sector. As one of the major
stakeholders, your valuable input as the responses to the attached questionnaire will be
highly helpful for us to decide and formulate the best courses for the most desired
specializations.

Please put tick (√) mark to indicate your choice

1. Do your organization have graduates of our associate degree program in Process

Operation and Chemical Analysis Technology (POCATP)?

Yes No

If yes how many ?.........................................

2. Do you think the associate program (POCATP) in its present form meets the
requirements of the industrial sector at local and national levels?
Very much Somewhat Not at all Other opinion
If 'other opinion' please specify..............................................

3. What according to you is the best among the choices given below to improve the
POCATP?

Revamping the curricula Introduce new elective courses in

POCATP
Start entirely new specialization
4. What new specialization/s do you think as the most appropriate if we are to introduce
it/them in addition to our present associate degree program (POCATP)?
Mark your preference as 1,2,3 in the box given against each specialization
Polymer Engineering Technology
Environmental Engineering Technology
Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Technology
Any other
If 'any other' please specify ........................

5. If you have any suggestions on the courses to be taught under the specializations
you recommend, please specify them below?

Polymer Engineering Technology.

(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................

Environmental Engineering Technology.

(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................
Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Technology
(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................
6. What are the specific equipment /procedures/techniques you expect the graduates
to familiarize under each of the specializations you recommend?
Polymer Engineering Technology.
(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................
 Environmental Engineering Technology.
(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................
Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Technology
(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................
7. What are the levels of technical skills you expect the graduates to acquire under
each specialization?

Polymer Engineering Technology.

(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................

Environmental Engineering Technology.

(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................
Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Technology
(a)..............................................
(b).................................................
(c)..............................................
(d).................................................
(e)..............................................

8. What do you think of the job opportunities for the graduates of the new
specializations?
Polymer Engineering Technology Excellent Very good Good Poor

Environmental Engineering Excellent Very good Good Poor

Technology
 Petroleum and Petrochemical Excellent Very good Good Poor
Engineering Technology
Other ?.............................. Excellent Very good Good Poor

9. How many graduates of each specialization do you think can annually find suitable
placement in industry?

Polymer Engineering Technology Less 30 40 more than 40

than 20
Less
Environmental Engineering 30 40 more than 40
than 20
Technology
Petroleum and Petrochemical Less 40 more than 40
30
EngineeringTechnology than 20

10. Apart from the responses to the items listed above, please make any suggestions
or comments that may enable us to make a best decision on the specializations we
can adopt for our associate program.

Thank You

Dr. M.Arsala Khan

Head ,
Department of Chemical Engineering Technology ,
Yanbu Industrial College.
Ph: +966-4-3946 103
E-mail: khan@yic.edu.sa