CRITERION 5.

CURRICULUM
In this section, the Civil Engineering (CE) program curriculum is described, and is proven to
satisfy the program's objectives and outcomes.

A. Program Curriculum
A detailed list of the courses offered in the program for the last two semesters is presented in
Table 5.1. Each course is categorized as required, elective or selected elective and the average
number of students enrolled in each section is stated. There is only one curricular path for the
students. University of Hail uses semester-based system.

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 Table 5.1 Curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Indicate whether Subject Area (Credit Hours) Last Two Terms the Maximum Section
Course (Department, Number, Title)
course is Required, Engineering Topics; Course was Enrollment for the
List all courses in the program by term starting with the Math &
Elective or a Check if Contains Offered: Year and, Last Two Terms the
first term of the first year and ending with the last term of Basic Other
Selected Elective by Significant Design Semester, or Course was
the final year. 1 Sciences
an R, an E or an SE. () Quarter Offered2
SEMESTER 1 – FRESHMAN FIRST SEMESTER
MATH 101 Calculus 1 R 4 191 / 192
PHYS 101 General Physics 1 R 4 191 / 192
ENGL 101 English Composition 1 R 3 191 / 192
CHEM 101 General Chemistry 1 R 4 191 / 192
ARAB 101 Arabic Language Skills R 2 191 / 192
PE 101 Physical Education 1 R 1 191 / 192
SEMESTER 2 – FRESHMAN SECOND SEMESTER
MATH 102 Calculus 2 R 4 191 / 192
PHYS 102 General Physics 2 R 4 191 / 192
ICS 103 Computer Programming in C R 3 191 / 192
ENGL 102 English Composition 2 R 3 191 / 192
IC 101 Intro to Islamic Culture R 2 191 / 192
CHEM 130 Basic for Environment Chemistry R 2
PE 102 Physical Education 2 R 1 191 / 192
SEMESTER 3 – SOPHOMORE FIRST SEMESTER
MATH 201 Calculus 3 R 3 191 / 192 24 / 12
CE 201 Statics R 3 191 / 192 85 / 35
CE 261 Surveying R 2 191 / 192 40 / 15
CE 215 Computer Graphics R 3 191 / 192 22 / --
XXX XXX Science Elective E 3 191 / 192 / --
ENGL 110 Writing Skills R 3 191 / 192
SEMESTER 4 – SOPHOMORE SECOND SEMESTER
ME 201 Dynamics R 3 191 / 192 14 / 23
CE 230 Eng. Fluid Mechanics R 3 191 / 192 24 / 41
MATH 202 Elem. Diff. Equations R 3 191 / 192
CE 203 Structural Mechanics R 3 191 / 192 52 / 56
EE 202 Fund. Of Elect. Circuit R 3 191 / 192
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 Indicate whether Subject Area (Credit Hours) Last Two Terms the Maximum Section
Course (Department, Number, Title)
course is Required, Engineering Topics; Course was Enrollment for the
List all courses in the program by term starting with the Math &
Elective or a Check if Contains Offered: Year and, Last Two Terms the
first term of the first year and ending with the last term of Basic Other
Selected Elective by Significant Design Semester, or Course was
the final year. 1 Sciences
an R, an E or an SE. () Quarter Offered2
IC 102 Islamic and Society Building R 2 191 / 192
SEMESTER 5 – JUNIOR FIRST SEMESTER
CE 303 Structural Materials R 4 191 / 192 19 / 15
ARAB 102 Arabic Composition R 2 191 / 192 23 / 16
CE 330 Env. Eng. Principles R 3 191 / 192 30 / 17
CE 305 Structural Analysis I R 3 191 / 192 33 / 31
CE 318 Num. & Stat. Methods in CE R 3 191 / 192 15 / 15
GS XXX GS Elective R 3 191 / 192 14 / 10
SEMESTER 6 – JUNIOR SECOND SEMESTER
ISE 307 Eng. Economics R 3 191 / 192 7 / 27
CE 312 Introduction to CE Design R 1 191 / 192 7 / 20
CE 341 Transp. Engineering R 3 191 / 192 9 / 20
CE 343 Transp. Engineering LAB R 1 191 / 192 10 / 23
CE 353 Geotechnical Engineering I R 4 191 / 192 24 / 30
CE 3XX CE Elective I R 3 191 / 192 19 / 26 (CE315)
IC 103 Economic System in Islam R 2 191 / 192
SEMESTER 7 – SENIOR FIRST SEMESTER
CE 350 Cooperative Work Progress R 0 191 / 192
CE 351 Cooperative Work R 9 191 / 192 28 / 11
SEMESTER 8 – SENIOR SECOND SEMESTER
CE 421 Const. Meth. & Management R 3 191 / 192 11 / 27
CE 4XX CE Elective II E 3 191 / 192 12 / 24 (CE415)
CE 408 Steel Design R 3 191 / 192 11 / 26
CE 490 CE Seminar R 1 191 / 192 14 / 30
CE 413 Senior Design Project R 3 191 / 192 13 / 29
12 / 24 (CE455)
CE 4XX Option Elective E 3 12 192
0 / 3 (CE473)
IC 104 Basics of Political System in Islam R 2
TOTALS (in terms of semester credit hours) 34 76 23
Overall Total Credit Hours for Completion of Program 133
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 Indicate whether Subject Area (Credit Hours) Last Two Terms the Maximum Section
Course (Department, Number, Title)
course is Required, Engineering Topics; Course was Enrollment for the
List all courses in the program by term starting with the Math &
Elective or a Check if Contains Offered: Year and, Last Two Terms the
first term of the first year and ending with the last term of Basic Other
Selected Elective by Significant Design Semester, or Course was
the final year. Sciences
an R, an E or an SE.1 () Quarter Offered2
Percent of Total 25.56% 57.140% 17.29%
Total must satisfy Minimum Semester Credit Hours 30 Hours 45 Hours
minimum credit hours

1. Required courses are required of all students in the program, Elective courses (often referred to as open or free electives) are optional for students, and Selected
Elective courses are those for which students must take one or more courses from a specified group.
2. For courses that include multiple elements (lecture, laboratory, recitation, etc.), indicate the maximum enrollment in each element. For Selected Elective courses,
indicate the maximum enrollment for each option.

Instructional materials and student work verifying compliance with ABET criteria for the categories indicated above will be required during the campus visit

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 a. Describe how the curriculum aligns with the program educational objectives.

The Civil Engineering program at UOH College of Engineering serves society by graduating
well-prepared professionals, who are provided with an excellent education in Civil Engineering
through a combination of theory and laboratory practice, and who are able to apply their
knowledge and transform their ideas into working systems. As depicted in Table 5.1, the civil
engineering curriculum provides a good balance between mathematics and basic sciences
courses, civil engineering courses, and general education courses.
The civil engineering curriculum is designed to meet the ABET Accreditation requirements. It
includes total of 133 credit hours (CH) and it can be divided into four categories; mathematics &
basic science courses with 34 CH which is equivalent to about 25.56 % (32 CH and 25 % are
needed), Engineering Topics with 76 CH which is equivalent to 57.14 % (48 CH and 37.5 % are
needed), General Education (23 CH, 17.29 %), and college requirements courses (11 CH, 8.4 %).
The goals of the CE program are achieved through a number of specific educational objectives:
1. Graduates will be able to practice in the field of Civil Engineering and pursue
postgraduate studies.
2. Graduates will be able to meaningfully contribute to the needs of various organizations to
solve real world problems economically and conduct themselves in an ethical manner.
3. Graduates will be able to function in team-oriented, open-ended engineering activities
and attain leadership careers in engineering practice.
4. Graduates will be able to continue learning through graduate or other professional
education and obtain licensure where appropriate.
Table 5.2 maps CE courses to program objectives (PEOs)

Table 5.2: Program Educational Objectives

COURSES PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO4
FIRST YEAR (Freshman)
MATH 101 Calculus I 
PHYS 101 General Physics I 
ENGL 101 English Composition I 
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 
PE 101 Physical Education I 
IC 101 Intro. To Islamic Culture 
MATH 102 Calculus II 
PHYS 102 General Physics II 
ICS 103 Computer Programming in C 
ENGL 102 English Composition II 
ARAB 101 Arabic Languages Skills 
CHEM 130 Basic for Environment Chemistry 
PE 102 Physical Education II 
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 COURSES PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO4
SECOND YEAR (Sophomore)
MATH 201 Calculus III 
CE 201Statics 
CE261 Surveying  
CE215 Computer Graphics   
GEOL 202 Applied Geoscience for Eng. (Science Elective) 
ENGL 110 Writing skills 
ME 201 Dynamics 
CE 230 Eng. Fluid Mechanics   
MATH 202 Elem. Diff. Equations 
CE 203 Structural Mechanics 
EE 202 Fund. Of Elec. Circuit 
IC 102 Islamic and Society Building 
THIRD YEAR (Junior)
CE 303 Structural Materials   
ARAB 102 Arabic Composition 
CE 330 Environmental Engineering Principles   
CE 305 Structural Analysis I 
CE 318 Num. & Stat. Methods in CE   
STAT 319 Statistics (GS Elective) 
GS 400 Energy Efficiency (GS Elective) 
ISE 307 Eng. Economics 
CE 312 Introduction To CE Design   
CE 341 Transp. Engineering   
CE 343 Transp. Engineering LAB  
CE 353 Geotechnical Engineering I   
CE 315 Reinforced Concrete I (CE Elective I)    
IC 103 Economic System in Islam 
FOURTH YEAR (Senior)
CE 350 Cooperative Work    
CE 351 Cooperative Work (Cont.)    
CE 421 Const. Meth. & Management   
CE 415 Reinforced Concrete II (CE Elective II)   
CE 408 Steel Design  
CE 490 CE Seminar   

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 COURSES PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO4
CE 413 Senior Design Project    
CE 455 Foundation and Earth Structures Design (Option Elective)   
CE 473 Design and Operation of Water and Wastewater Treatment
  
Plants (Option Elective)
IC 104 Basics of Political System in Islam 

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b. Describe how the curriculum and its associated prerequisite structure support the
attainment of the student outcomes.
The alignment of the curriculum with the student outcomes is shown in Table 5.3 with the
contribution of each program outcome towards the outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Form Table 3.1,
it can be seen that all student outcomes are covered by the curriculum.

Table 5.3 Mapping of CE courses with student outcomes

ABET CE Student Outcomes Year / Semester
COURSES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MATH 101 (LEC) 1 1/1
MATH 102 (LEC) 1 1/2
MATH 201 (LEC) 2 2/1
MATH 202 (LEC) 2 2/2
PHYS 101 (LEC+LAB) 1 1/1
PHYS 102 (LEC+LAB) 1 1/2
CHEM 101 (LEC+LAB) 1 1/1
CHEM 130 (LEC+LAB) 1 1/2
ENGL 101 (LEC) 1 1/1
ENGL 102 (LEC) 1 1/2
ENGL 110 (LEC) 2 2/1
IC 101 (LEC) 1 1/1
IC 102 (LEC) 1 2/2
IC 103 (LEC) 2 3/2
IC 104 (LEC) 2 4/2
ARAB 101 (LEC) 1 1/2
ARAB 102 (LEC) 2 3/1
PE 101 1 1/1
PE 102 1 1/2
ICS 103 (LEC+LAB) 1 1/2
ME 201 (LEC) 1 1 2/2
EE 202 (LEC+LAB) 1 1 2/2
GEOL 202 (LEC+LAB) 1 1 2 / 1 (elective)
STAT 319 (LEC+LAB) 1 1 3 / 1 (elective)
GS 400 (LEC+LAB) 1 3 / 1 (elective)
ISE 307 (LEC) 1 3/2
CE 201 (LEC) 1 1 2/1
CE261 (LEC) 1 1 1 2/1
 ABET CE Student Outcomes Year / Semester
COURSES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CE215 (LEC) 1 1 2/1
CE 230 (LEC) 1 1 1 2/2
CE 203 (LEC) 1 1 2/2
CE 303 (LEC+LAB) 2 2 2 2 3/1
CE 330 (LEC) 2 2 2 3/1
CE 305 (LEC) 2 2 3/1
CE 318 (LEC) 2 2 2 3/1
CE 312 (LEC) 2 2 2 2 3/2
CE 341 (LEC) 2 2 2 3/2
CE 343 (LAB) 2 2 2 3/2
CE 353 (LEC+LAB) 2 2 2 3/2
CE 315 (LEC+LAB) 2 2 2 2 3 / 2 (elective)
CE 350 Cooperative Work 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Before 4th year
CE 351 Cooperative Work
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4/1
(Cont.)
CE 421 (LEC) 3 3 3 4/2
CE 415 (LEC+LAB) 3 3 3 4 / 2 (elective)
CE 408 (LEC+LAB) 3 3 4/2
CE 490 (LEC) 3 3 3 4/2
CE 413 Project LAB 3 3 3 3 3 3 4/2
CE 455 (LEC) 3 3 3 4 / 2 (elective)
CE 473 (LEC) 3 3 3 4 / 2 (elective)

c. Attach a flowchart or worksheet that illustrates the prerequisite structure of the

program’s required courses.
Following is the flowchart illustrating the pre-requisite structure to show the whole program’s
courses. It shows the Mathematics and Basic science prerequisite flow and the prerequisites
associated with each of the courses.
Figure 5.1: Pre-Requisite Flow Chart
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d. Describe how your program meets the requirements in terms of hours and depth of study
for each subject area (Math and Basic Sciences, Engineering Topics, and General
Education) specifically addressed by either the general criteria or the program criteria.

The main goal of the program is to teach students the fundamental knowledge associated with
civil engineering and provide hands-on experience that is applied to engineering design and
problem solving. This is achieved through building a sufficient knowledge base and analytical
capabilities so that graduates can continue to expand their knowledge. The core courses are
intended to provide a broad base so that graduates can continue to grow as professionals
throughout their careers. These core courses may be categorized as general civil engineering with
a code of CE. The progression in the flow of courses in which fundamental knowledge acquired
in earlier years is applied in later engineering courses ensures the achievement of these main
goals. Satisfaction of these goals also implies success in attaining the outcomes of the program.

The curriculum is designed to ensure that the students receive in depth civil engineering
knowledge and practical experience in the core civil engineering disciplines. In addition, the
students are required to study courses in mathematics, physical sciences, English language and
humanities. Furthermore, the curriculum offers a broad undergraduate education to develop
analytical skills and practical design knowledge that ensures long-term career flexibility.
Throughout its duration, the program delivers design and a laboratory experience as well as it
enhances teamwork and communication skills.

a. Mathematics & Basic Sciences (34 CH)

Students in civil engineering program are required to complete extensive courses in mathematics
for graduation. Five mathematics courses, Math 101 (Calculus I, 4 CH), Math 102 (calculus II, 4
CH), Math 201 (calculus III, 3 CH), and Math 202 (Elem. differential equations, 3 CH). Students
receive many opportunities to apply mathematics throughout the curriculum, and so the required
mathematics courses should be considered foundational rather than representing students’ entire
exposure and experience with engineering mathematics.

Moreover, the required basic sciences content includes two courses in general physics (PHYS
101 with 4 CH and PHYS 102 with 4 CH), two courses in general chemistry (CHEM 101 with 4
CH and CHEM 130 with 2 CH), one course of Numerical & Statistical Methods in CE (CE 318 with 3
CH), and one science elective course of Applied Geoscience for Engineering (GEOL 202 with 3
CH).

Table 5.4 shows that basic science and math courses are pre-requisite courses for some
engineering topics.

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 Table 5.4: Pre-requisite mathematics & basic Sciences courses for engineering topics
Credit Contact
Course Code Course Title Pre-requisites
Hours Hours
ICS 103 Computer Programming in C 3 2Lec+3Lab MATH 101
CE 201 Statics 3 3Lec PHYS 101
CE 230 Eng. Fluid Mech. 3 3Lec MATH 102, CE 201
CE 203 Structural Mechanics 3 3Lec MATH 102, CE 201
CE 330 Environ. Eng. Principles 3 3Lec CHEM 130
CE 341 Transport Engineering 3 3Lec PHYS 101
CE 318, ENG 110 &
CE 351 Cooperative Work (Cont.) 9 9Lec
senior standing

b. Engineering Topics (76 CH)

Engineering topics consist of required, selected elective courses and senior design project (CE
413). All courses of the fourth year (Senior) are selected elective courses. Students of the fourth
year should choose two selected elective courses with total credit hours of 6 hours. Table 5.5
shows all selected elective courses of the civil engineering program.

Table 5.5: Selected elective courses

Course Credit
Course Title Contact Hours Pre-requisites
Code Hours
CE 315 Reinforced Concrete I 3 2Lec+3Lab CE 305
CE 415 Reinforced Concrete II 3 2Lec+3Lab CE 315
CE 455 Foundation and Earth Structures Design 3 3Lec CE 353
Design and Operation of Water and
CE 473 3 3Lec CE 330
Wastewater Treatment Plants
b.1. Cooperative work (9 CH)

Coop work of 28 weeks in the first semester of the fourth year is an important component of civil
engineering curriculum. It provides to the students, hands-on work experience at a recognized
firm with a capacity which ensures that the students apply their engineering knowledge and
acquire professional experience in their field of study. The students are required to communicate,
clearly and concisely. They acquire training details and enhance their technical and
communication skills. These students should regularly consult their advisor about their work. In
addition, they should complete the cooperative program before the end of their last semester at
the faculty. After completing the required training duration, the students are evaluated based on
their professional, technical and communication skills competencies.

In order to qualify for enrollment in this program the student should:

1. be currently enrolled in a good standing at University of Ha’il.
2. have a cumulative Major GPA of 1.0 or above.
3. have completed by the end of the current semester at least 85 credit hours.
4. have completed all Freshman and Sophomore courses (1xx and 2xx).
5. have completed the department prerequisites courses.

b.2. Senior Design Project (3 CH)

Students are required to function on multidisciplinary team to design a system, component, or

process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints. A standard engineering design process
is followed including the selection of a client defined problem, literature review, problem
formulation (objectives, constraints, and evaluation criteria), generation of design alternatives,
work plan, preliminary design of the selected alternative, design refinement, detailed design,
design evaluation, and documentations. Students are required to communicate, clearly and
concisely, the details of his design both orally and in writing in several stages during the design
process including a final public presentation to a jury composed of several subject-related
professionals.

 By-Laws of Senior Year Project

A senior year project by-law is a set of written rules and regulations on how to create conduct
and control activities of the Senior year project stakeholders. The by-law is written by members
of the Civil Engineering (CE) Senior Year Project Committee and approved by the CE
Departmental Council.

The Project Stakeholders are:

1. University of Hail,
2. College of Engineering,
3. Department of Civil Engineering,
4. Senior Year Project Committee Members,
 5. Senior Year Project Students,
6. Faculty Senior Year Project Supervisors,
7. Members of the Project Examination Panel.
Senior Year Project Committee members are:
1. The Project Coordinator,
2. A Faculty Member,
3. A Faculty Member,
4. A Student Representative.
The committee members are proposed by the CE departmental council and approved by the
College of Engineering council.

The Project Examination Panel members are:

1. The Panel Chairman
2. A Faculty Member
3. The Project Supervisor
The panel members are proposed by the Senior Year Project Committee for each project.

Although students are free to propose their own ideas for a project and to then find a faculty
member willing and able to serve as a supervisor, students will be offered to work on projects
conceived by CE department faculty members. In either case, it is recommended that a project
proposal form be filled in and submitted to the Senior Year Project Committee coordinator by the
end of week 11 of the Spring semester, for projects to be conducted in the following Fall
semester, and by the end of week 11 of the Fall semester, for the projects to be conducted in the
following Spring semester. The proposals will be then circulated by emails among the all CE
department faculty members for duration of up to a week for their approval. Once approved, the
projects proposals will be presented by the faculty members and discussed with the students in an
open session. The projects proposals are then offered to students for up to two weeks to express
their prioritized choices. Distribution of the projects will be based on students’ prioritized
choices and a value of their GPAs. By the end of week 15 of the current semester, students
should be informed of the project allocations.

Final Assessment – Week 15

A student is supposed to submit written and oral reports that will include a comprehensive
description of the methods used and the integrated steps employed. With the results, discussion,
abstract, conclusion, references, tables and figures, a proper final report will normally require at
least 50 pages. Improper spelling or grammar will not be tolerated; papers with many such errors
will be returned for revisions, and result in a worse grade. The report should be in a single-
column, 1.5 spaced full-page format. It is preferred (but not requirement) that figures and similar
be interspersed in the text as in a journal article: they may also simply appear at the end. The
report should be written for an audience of other reasonably well informed senior-level civil
engineering majors. There should be enough background material for the reader to understand
where the current work fits in with the research field in general. The report should be as long as
necessary – and no longer.

A student is required to give a 20-minute Oral presentation of the project to the Project
examination panel. A final grade will be assigned by the Senior project committee after the final
report has been evaluated and the student has made an oral presentation.

All relevant senior projects documents (surveys, proposal forms, assessment sheets and project
reports; etc.) are maintained in the senior project folder at the CE quality room.

b.3. Laboratory experience

The civil engineering program contains nine civil engineering courses with labs which
correspond to a total credit hour of 26 CH. These courses are summarized in Table 5.6.

Table 5.6: CE courses with labs (23 CH)

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
ICS 103 Computer Programming in C 3 2Lec+3Lab
CE 261 Surveying 2 1Lec+3 Lab
CE 215 Computer Graphics 3 2Lec+3Lab
CE 303 Structural Materials 4 3Lec+3Lab
CE 343 Transp. Engineering LAB 1 0Lec+3Lab
CE 353 Geotechnical Engineering I 4 3Lec+3Lab
CE 315 Reinforced Concrete I 3 2Lec+3Lab
CE 408 Steel Design 3 2Lec+3Lab
CE 415 Reinforced Concrete II  3 2Lec+3Lab

c. General education and other requirement courses (21 CH + 2 CH)

This category of courses includes the humanity and social complements the technical content of
the curriculum and are consistent with the program and institution objectives. General education
provides good opportunities for improving the writing and communication skills of the student
and also introduces the student to the set of values (social, ethical, economic, political and
physical education) that the community upholds. Civil engineering students complete 23 credit
hours of general and other requirement courses in areas of Islamic culture, Arabic,
Communication skills, and English language. Table 5.7 illustrates the general educational and
other requirement courses.
 Table 5.7: General education and other requirement courses
Course Credit Contact
Code Course Title Hours Hours Pre-requisites
General education courses (14 CH)
ENGL 101 English Composition I 3 3 -
ENGL 102 English Composition II 3 3 ENGL 101
ENGL 110 Writing skills 3 3 ENGL 102
ARAB 101 Arabic Languages Skills 2 2 -
ARAB 102 Arabic Composition 2 2 -
IC 101 Intro. To Islamic Culture 2 2 -
IC 102 Islamic and Society Building 2 2 -
IC 103 Economic System in Islam 2 2 -
IC 104 Basics of Political System in 2 2 IAS 201
Islam
Other requirement courses (11 CH)
PE 101 Physical Education I 1 2 -
PE 102 Physical Education II 1 2 -
e. Describe the major design experience that prepares students for engineering practice.
Describe how this experience is based upon the knowledge and skills acquired in
earlier coursework, and incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple
design constraints.

A collective design experience is reflected at senior level in the senior design project course
CE413. The senior design project is a comprehensive course that integrates various
components of the curriculum in a comprehensive engineering design experience complied
with the relevant standards under certain design constraints. It incorporates the design or
design study of a complete project starting from specifications, drawing, hardware or
software implementations, to writing up a project report or thesis. The major intended
learning outcomes are to:
1. Apply principles of engineering, science, and mathematics to perform the relevant
calculations, analysis, and implement the design (SO # 1)
2. Define the concepts of performed experiments and data analysis (SO # 6)
3. Ascertain multiple alternative designs and their impacts (SO # 2)
4. Understand problems in their area of specialization using research-based knowledge to
provide valid conclusions. (SO # 7)
5. Understand and learn the techniques and tools required to search for information and
develop the skills for lifelong learning. (SO # 7)
6. Carry out, as a team, Civil engineering design and develop leadership quality. (SO # 5)
7. Effectively present to different kinds of audiences (SO # 3)
8. Use modern mathematical and statistical techniques to analyse and interpret data (SO # 6)
In addition to the major design experience gained by the senior level students in senior
projects, the CE students are pre-prepared for such comprehensive design projects by
practicing simple design processes and subject projects as shown in the following table.

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 Table 5.8: Design Courses Experiences throughout the Curriculum
Course
Course Title Design Content
Code
Estimate how to locate the centroids and the moments of inertia for
CE 201 Statics
simple, composite and geometric areas.
Computer Use of computer as a tool using AutoCAD for drawing complex
CE 215
Graphics engineering drawings, with an understanding of the limitations.
Eng. Fluid 1. Design the pipe networks
CE 230
Mechanics 2. Design open channel flows
Structural Evaluate alternative designs with an understanding of their impact on
CE 203
Mechanics the Structure elements
1. Determine the proportions of all ingredients of the concrete mixes.
Structural
CE 303 2. Estimate stresses in concrete and steel due to variation in
Materials
temperature and shrinkage of concrete.
Environmental Design concepts of Water treatment supply, Wastewater treatment,
CE 330 Engineering Coagulation and Flocculation tanks, Sedimentation tanks, Filtration
Principles tanks.
1. Calculate the internal forces of the different types of structures.
Structural 2. Draw shear and moment diagrams for statically determinate
CE 305 structures of beams and frames.
Analysis I
3. Determine and draw the influence lines of statically determinate
structures.
Introduction To
CE 312 Design safety and economical design in civil engineering issues.
CE Design
1. Geometric Design of Highways.
Transportation 2. Pavement Design Procedure and Measuring Pavement Quality and
CE 341
Engineering Performance.
3. Design Traffic Volumes and Level-of-Service Determination.
Transportation
Design signal timing plan for an intersection using the Time Budget
CE 343 Engineering Concept.
LAB
Geotechnical Estimate stresses distribution in a soil mass and evaluate soil settlement and
CE 353
Engineering I shear strength parameters of soils.
Reinforced Design of Reinforced Concrete structures (beams, one-way solid
CE 315
Concrete I slabs, columns, and isolated footings.
1. Design of steel tension members
2. Design of steel compression members
CE 408 Steel Design
3. Design of steel frame connections
4. Design of steel beams
CE students use knowledge gained in civil engineering design and
Senior Design
CE 413 analysis courses to solve an open-ended problem and achieve a
Project
workable solution to design a complete system.
Reinforced Design of Reinforced Concrete structures (two-way solid slabs, flat
CE 415
Concrete II slabs, long columns, and combined footings
f. If your program allows cooperative education to satisfy curricular requirements
specifically addressed by either the general or program criteria, describe the academic
component of this experience and how it is evaluated by the faculty.

The students are enrolled in the cooperative training program before the senior semester for a
period of 28 weeks. The training is carried out either in the government or private sectors. At
the end of training, each student must prepare a detailed final report which will be orally
examined by a special committee of faculty professors. Moreover, the CE department
regularly arranges field visits to training locations during the running of the cooperative
program to ensure the students are benefiting from their training and the companies are
satisfied with the progress of the trainees and seek feedback from these companies. There is a
dedicated cooperative committee in the department dedicated to manage the CE coop
program.

All relevant CE COOP programs (CE 350 & CE351) documentations such as the mechanism
of choosing and distributing the students among the companies, the bi-weekly reports, the
site-advisor evaluation reports, the mid-point and final reports and the assessment
mechanisms are available in the CE 351course folder at the CE quality room. Key partners in
the coop program are: ARAMCO, Bin-LADEN, …, etc.

The main learning outcomes of the cooperative training program are to:

i. Define the concepts of performing site tests and laboratory experiments. (S #6)
ii. Recognize the influence of social, economic, ethical and environmental issues on the
civil engineering applications. (S #4)
iii. Outline the concepts and legal requirements of risk management and the safety in the
civil engineering applications. (S #4)
iv. Outline the particular responsibilities as a team leader of specific areas or
multidisciplinary environments. (S #5)
v. Use effective presentation skills to present effective show of his work by using a formal
language regulation and answering questions from the audience. (S #5)
vi. Research effectively in both orally and in written form using appropriate media, on
complex engineering activities with the engineering community and society at large. (S
#7).
g. Describe the materials (course syllabi, textbooks, sample student work, etc.), that will
be available for review during the visit to demonstrate achievement related to this
criterion. (See the 2020-2021 APPM Section II.G.6.b.(2) regarding display materials.).

Supporting materials to document detailed content of the curriculum will be collected and
available for review during the site visit. Physical items such as textbooks will be present in
the college library room. Samples of student works from many courses will display
performance at high, medium and low levels will be available. Student reports (for CE 413
and CE 351) will be included. Other material of interest may be arranged by request.

B. Course Syllabi
In appendix A include a syllabus for each course used to satisfy the Mathematics, Sciences
and discipline-specific requirements required by Criterion 5 or any applicable program
criteria.

A syllabus for each course used to satisfy the mathematics, science, and discipline-specific
requirements required by Criterion 5 is provided in Appendix A
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