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Course Syllabi

Nuclear Engineering Program

Faculty of Engineering
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

July 1st, 2014

Course Title

English Code
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Atomic and
Nuclear
NE 301
Principles for
Engineers
Prerequisites

Arabic
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301

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
1

Credit
2

PHYS 202

Special theory of relativity. Wave properties of matter. Quantum theory of light. Wave
function and its physical significance. Origin of quantum hypothesis. De Broglies
hypothesis of matter wave & its experimental verification. Uncertainty principle. Atomic
structure. Bohr atom and atomic spectra. X-rays. Periodic table. Free Electron model of
solids: conductors, insulators and semiconductors. Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors.
p-n junctions. Sizes of nuclei. Atomic masses. Binding energy. Excited states of nuclei.
-,- and -decay. Internal conversion. Electron capture. Conservation laws for
radioactive decay.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):
Textbook:
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Reference:
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None

A. Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics. McGraw-Hill Science;


6th edition (2002).
K. S. Krane, Modern Physics. Wiley; 2nd edition (1995).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define the concepts of relativistic time dilation, length contraction.
2. Define the relationship between mass and energy.
3. Explain the propagation of electromagnetic waves
4. Explain the particle properties of waves (photoelectric and pair production effects)
5. Discuss the Heisenbergs principle of uncertainty
6. Discuss the equations for the energies of scattered photon and scattered electron in
Compton Effect.
7. Explain the Bohrs model of the atom of hydrogen and its atomic spectra.
8. Relate the quantum numbers to the electronic configuration of atoms
9. Explain how X-rays are produced, and interpret continuous and characteristic Xray using Moseleys law
10. Explain the energy band theory for conductors, insulators and semiconductors.
Define p-type and n-type semiconductor.
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Topic Covered During Class:

Special theory of relativity, Reference frame and observer,


Theory postulates
Time dilation, Length contraction
Relativistic mass, momentum and energy
Electromagnetic radiations
Duality wave-particle of the electromagnetic radiations.
Classical versus quantum
The Bohrs model of hydrogen atom
The Bohrs model , Energy level and spectra
Quantum numbers and electronic configuration of atoms
X-rays: production and properties
Crystalline structure, Atomic bonds, Band theory of solids
Solid State Physics
Semiconductor devices

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12

Duration in
Weeks
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Class Schedule:
Lecture: two 1.5 hour sessions per week
Tutorials: one 3.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
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I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Fathi Dhjouidar

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English Code

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302

Nuclear
NE 302
Engineering
Fundamentals
Co-requisites

NE 301

The strong interaction between nucleons. Liquid drop and shell models. Interaction of
ionizing radiation with matter: Slowing down of electrons. Positive ions and fission
fragments in matter. Collision losses: the Bethe-Bloch stopping power formula.
Interactions of X- and -ray photons with matter: photo-electric effect, Compton
scattering, pair production, photo-nuclear reactions. The interaction of neutrons with
matter: Slowing down and absorption of neutrons. Nuclear fission. The neutron cycle of
thermal reactors. Nuclear fusion as an energy source. Cosmic rays.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):
Textbook:
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J.R. Lamarsh and A.J. Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering.


Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (2001).

Reference:
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None

R. M. Mayo, Introduction to Nuclear Concepts for Engineers.


American Nuclear Society (1998).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Explain atomic and nuclear physics basic principles.
2. Explain general nuclear reactions and conservation laws.
3. Explain neutrons interactions and basic nuclear engineering concepts.
4. Demonstrate an application of neutrons interactions concepts to simple
Geometry and introduction to fission interactions.
5. Explain fission chain reaction and describing thermonuclear fission
reactors.
6. Introduce radioactivity and explain decay modes, conservation laws, and
decay laws.
7. Introduce Laplace transforms and application to solving kinetics equations.
8. Explain decay kinetics and decay chains.
9. Demonstrate application of decay kinetics to activation analysis and radiodating.
10. Explain interactions of radiation with matter.
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Duration in Weeks

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Basic Units & Constants in NE


Nuclide Chart, Shape & Size of nucleus, Mass
Defect & Binding Energy, Separation Energy,
Nuclear Models
Classification
&
Compound
Nucleus,
Conservation Laws, Mass/Energy, Conservation
Reactions Cross Sections, Neutron Interactions &
Fission, Neutron Flux, The Reaction Rate
Equation
One Speed Neutrons in a Slab, Reaction Cross
Sections for Homogeneous Mixtures,
Introduction to Fission, Spontaneous &Induced
Fission
Thermal Neuron Induced Fission, Prompt and
Delayed Neutrons, Fission Yield and Decay
Chains
Fission Product Poisoning, Fission Chain
Reaction, Thermonuclear Reactors
Radioactive Decay: Decay Modes, Energy Level
Diagrams
Radioactive Decay Laws
Decay Kinetics
Radiation Activation Analysis & Radiodating
Interaction of Radiation with Matter:Charged
Particle Interactions, & Photon Interaction
Mechanisms

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Class Schedule:
Lecture :
Lab :

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three 1 hour sessions per week


one 3 hours session per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science: 100 %
Engineering design: 0 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
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Instructor : Dr. Ahamd Hussein

Course Title

English Code Arabic


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Code/No.

Energy and the


NE 303
Environment
Prerequisites

303

Th.
2

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
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Credit
2

PHYS 281

Renewable and non-renewable energy resources including oil, coal, nuclear, hydro, solar,
wind, and geothermal. Utilization, reserves, production, consumption and geographical
distribution of energy sources. Environmental and economic implications of energy
production and utilization. Energy conservation and policies.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None

Textbook:
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A. Maheshwari and G. Parmar, A Textbook of Energy, Ecology,


Environment and Society. Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd; (2004).

Reference:R. Wolfson, Energy Environment and Climate. W. W. Norton & Company; 1st
edition(2008).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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Define energy efficiency.


Describe Nuclear energy.
Describe nuclear energy economy, environmental impact and limitations.
Describe oil and gas energy and world resources
Oil and gas energy economy, environmental impact and limitations.
Describe world resources of coal, its economy, environmental impact and
limitations.
7. Describe solar- thermal energy system, their economy and limitations
8. Describe solar voltaic cells economy and limitations
9. Describe wind energy economy and limitations
10. Describe biomass, tidal and other sources of energies economy and limitations

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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Nuclear energy

Oil and gas

Coal energy

Solar thermal

Solar voltaic

Wind energy

Other sources of energy

Energy reports

Review

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


One 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
100 %
Engineering Design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
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Course Title

Hours

English

Arabic

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Credit

304

Introduction to
NE 304
Nuclear
Engineering
Prerequisites

NE 302

Application of radioactive decay equations, energy from fission and fuel burnup,
radiation shielding, selection of nuclear materials for reactor cooling, moderation, and
cladding, multiplication factor (k), neutron diffusion, criticality equation, rate of heat
production and types of reactors.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
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J.R. Lamarsh and A.J. Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering.


Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (2001).

Reference:J. K. Shultis and R. E. Faw, Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and


Engineering. CRC Press 2nd edition (2007).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1.
Use the radioactive decay equations for compound decay, 14C dating, 238U
dating, 40K dating and neutron activation.
2.
Apply the knowledge of nuclear reactions to calculate the energy released
from nuclear fission and nuclear fuels.
3.
Apply the knowledge of cross-sections for neutron reactions and reaction
rates to calculate fuel consumption rate in a nuclear reactor for the
production
of electricalMazher
power.
Instructor
: Dr. Abdelhamid
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Discuss different components of a nuclear reactor.
5.
Discuss the material frequently used for different components of a reactor
and the major steps in selecting the material.
6.
Define and discuss infinite multiplication factor and effective
multiplication factor.
7.
Classify nuclear reactors according to their applications.
8.
Use the knowledge of neutron flux and cross section to estimate the
thermal power in a nuclear reactor.
9.
Discuss neutron migration and hence deduce diffusion equation.
10.
Discuss reactor radiation sources and methods of shielding.
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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Decay Law, T1/2, Tav., TE, Activity, units,


Compound decay
Radioactive Equilibrium,14C dating, 238U
&40K dating, Neutron Activation, Problems
Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Fissions, Energy
Calculations.
Cross-section for nuclear reactions, reaction
rates.
Nuclear fuel performance, problems.
Nuclear Reactors, Components of Nuclear
reactors, Cladding.
Reactor Materials, Multiplication factor.
Criticality calculation.
Heat sources in Reactor system, Reactor
power.
Diffusion of neutrons, diffusion equation.
Neutron migration (slowing down), Problems.
Reactor radiation sources, Reactor shielding.
Shielding calculations.

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Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorial:

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two 1:30 hour sessions per week


one three hours session per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
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Instructor : Dr. Syed Farid

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Course Title
Nuclear Reactor
Analysis

Hours

English Code

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Code/No.

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Credit

NE 311

311

Prerequisites

NE 302

The fission chain reaction. Nuclear fuels. Nuclear reactors and their components. Neutron
flux. Diffusion equation. Neutron moderation. One group diffusion equation and
criticality calculations. Reflected reactors. Multi-group calculations and heterogeneous
reactors.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
TextbookJ.R. Lamarsh and A.J. Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear
Engineering. Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (2001).
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Reference
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W. M. Stacey, Nuclear Reactor Physics. Wiley-VCH; 2nd edition (2007).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Analyze simple nuclear reactor core performance
2. Derive and determine solution to neutron diffusion equation using one
group diffusion
3. equation
4. Develop multi-group diffusion equations
5. Solve problems the one-group diffusion theory for multi-region reactors
6. Derive and solve the point reactor dynamic equation for a point reactor
7. Compute dynamics and safety characteristics using point kinetics models
with reactivity
8. feedback
9. Compute reactivity effects due to depletion and fission product buildup
10. Design heterogeneous reactors with specified characteristics
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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

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2
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5
6

Fission chain reaction


Nuclear reactors and their components
Neutron flux
Diffusion equations
Neutron moderation
One group diffusion equation and criticality
calculations
Reflected reactors
Multi-group calculations and heterogeneous
reactors

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2
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2
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7
8

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Lab:

1
2

Three 1 hour sessions per week


one 3 hours session per week

Course Contribution to Professional Component:


Engineering Science: 100 %
Design :
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
E
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Mohammed Aljohani

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Course Title
Nuclear Heat
Transport

English Code
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Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 321

321

Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
4

NE 311, MEP 261

Heat generation in homogeneous and heterogeneous reactors, reactor shutdown heat


generation, temperature distributions in fuel, cladding and coolant, core heat transfer
coefficients. Two-phase flow, critical heat flux and burnout, boiling channel hydraulics.
Boiling water reactors and pressurized water reactors.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): none
Textbook:N. E. Todreas and M. Kazimi, Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic
Fundamentals. Taylor & Francis; 2nd edition (1989).
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Reference:
Y. Cengel and M. Boles, Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach.
McGraw-Hill Science; 6th edition (2006).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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1. Explain the process of heat generation inside a nuclear reactor.


2. Calculate the volumetric heat generation at any location inside a reactor
and look for the data required for calculation.
3. Calculate heat generated in the radiation shield inside nuclear reactor core.
4. Explain the process of heat generation after reactor shutdown and its
variation with operation time and time after shutdown.
5. Apply his knowledge with homogeneous reactors to calculate heat
generation in heterogeneous nuclear reactors.
6. Calculate temperature distribution in nuclear fuel in all dimensions.
7. Describe the function and behavior of major nuclear reactor core
components during reactor operation and heat generation.
8. Use critical heat flux and hot spot factors as limiting operating and design
parameters.
9. Apply his information and computer skills to reactor thermal design.

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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Review, Atomic and nuclear structure and


reactions
Review, Neutron flux distribution in cores
Reactor heat generation
Heat conduction in reactor elements; General and
1D SS
Heat conduction in reactor elements; Some special
1D SS
Heat conduction in reactor elements; 2D steady
state cases
Heat transfer with change in phase
Two phase flow
The boiling core

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Class Schedule:

Lecture: Two 1.5 Hour sessions per week


Tutorials: Two 2.0 Hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component

Engineering Science: 100 %


Engineering Design: 0 %

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:


a b
Educational Level
E
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Abdelhamid Mazher

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Course Title
Nuclear Materials

English Code
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NE 330

Arabic
Code/No.
330

Th.
3

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
3

Prerequisites
NE 311, ChE 210
The role of materials in reactors. Components of a nuclear reactor: fuel, reflector, coolant,
structure, shielding, moderator, cladding and control rod materials. Fuel materials including
uranium, plutonium and thorium. Radiation effects theory. Radiation effects on different
reactor materials including structural metals, ceramics and organics.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): none
Textbook:
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Selected Nuclear Materials and Engineering Systems, Materials Science


International Team MSIT, Springer; 1st edition (2007).

Reference:
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W. M.Bowen, C. A. Bennett, Statistical methods for nuclear material


management, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washington, DC, USA
(1988).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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1. Review those aspects of fundamental concepts of nuclear reactors that


are pertinent to understand the working condition of nuclear reactors.
2. Review those aspects related to crystal structure fundamentals.
3. Study the factors that affect on material selection in the nuclear reactors.
4. Describe the role of materials in reactors.
5. Review those aspects of fundamental of theory of radiation damage in
materials.
6. Show how radiation affects the mechanical properties of fuel, cladding,
and structural materials in nuclear reactors.
7. Apply the concepts of selecting a material to uranium as a nuclear fuel.
8. Identify radiation damage picture of uranium in reactors.
9. Explain the behavior of metallic, ceramic, and cermet fuel how they are
formed, and how they affect properties of the fuel and other major
reactor components.
10. Compare between metallic, ceramic, cermet materials from radiation,
thermal, and mechanical points of view.
11. Present crystal structure outlines, and radiation damage to some nuclear
structural materials.

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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2

Introduction: types of reactor and their materials.


Crystal structure of solids; point defect types
and structures.
Radiation deformation in solids: point, line, and
volume defects.
Mechanical properties of metals.
Fission product behavior in nuclear fuel; fission
products, swelling and release.
Polycrystalline solids; recrystallization and grain
growth.
The role of materials in reactors.
Radiation damage in metals.
Uranium; structure, mechanical properties, thermal
properties, manufacturing, and radiation damage.
Structural metals; Aluminum, Zirconium, and stainless
steel.
Ceramics and cermets; structure, mechanical
properties, thermal properties, manufacturing, and
radiation damage.
Nuclear fuel elements.

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Course Schedule:
Lecture: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week
Tutorials: one 2.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
R
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Naz Islam

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Course Title

English Code
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Arabic
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Th.

NE 340

340

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Nuclear
Radiation

Measurements
Prerequisites

NE 302, EE 251

Counting statistics. Properties of ionization chambers. Proportional counters. GeigerMuller counter. Scintillation detectors. Solid-state and other types of detectors. Radiation
monitoring equipment. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of radiation. Experiments on
alpha, beta, gamma, and neutrons measurements.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
G. F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and measurements. John Wiley; 3rd
edition (2000).

Textbook:
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Reference:N. Tsoulfanidis, Measurements and Detection of Radiation. Taylor & Francis;


3rd edition (2010).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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1. Define detection overall and intrinsic efficiencies


2. Describe pulse formation in pulse detector
3. Measure gamma ray intensity and analyses spectrum
4. Measure beta ray intensity and analyze spectrum
5. Measure alpha ray intensity and analyze spectrum
6. Measure radiation exposure
7. Describe how gas filled detector functions & the counter functions
8. Describe how scintillation detector functions
9. Describe how solid state semi-conductor detector functions
10. Design an application specific detection system

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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Interaction of radiation with matter


Simplified detector model, modes of operation
of detectors
energy resolution, detection efficiency, dead time
Alpha and beta spectra
Gamma spectra
General properties of gas filled detectors
Ionization chambers, proportional counters
Proportional counters, G-M counters
General properties of scintillation detectors
Solid scintillation detectors and applications
Liquid scintillation detectors and applications
General properties of semiconductor detectors
Spectra and application of semiconductor detectors
Review of project work

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

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Three 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 2.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
80 %
Engineering Design:
20 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
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I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr.Samir Alzaidi

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Course Title
Radiation
Protection I

English Code
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Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 351

351

Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit

NE 302

Radioactivity, half-life, average life, serial transformation, interaction of radiation with


matter. Radiation dosimetry: exposure measurements, absorbed dose measurements,
exposure-dose relationship, specific gamma ray emission, internal dose calculations, dose
commitment. Biological effects of radiation, dose limits, relative biological effectiveness
(RBE), quality factor (QF) and dose equivalent.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:H. Cember and T. Johnson, Introduction to Health Physics. McGraw-Hill
Medical;4th edition (2008).
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Reference:
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M. G. Stabin, Radiation Protection and Dosimetry: An Introduction to


Health Physics. Springer; 1st edition (2007).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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1. Define Radioactivity and discuss the transformation mechanisms for ,


, and emission from nucleus.
2. Examine the basics of radioactive decay kinetics including determining
half-life, activity, secular equilibrium and transient equilibrium. Apply
this knowledge to solve problems related to activity, half-life,
equilibrium, and specific activity.
3. Discuss how gamma photons interact with matter
4. Discuss how and particles interact with matter
5. Gain understanding of the concepts of dosimetry and exposure.
6. Explain different exposure measuring instruments
7. Use of the Gamma ray emission constant () to calculate dose and
exposure
8. Calculate dose rate and total dose for internal radiation sources
9. Explain the basic biological effects of radiation on human cells. Explain
acute, delayed and genetic effects of radiation. Explain the stochastic and
non-stochastic effects of radiation
10. Give internet research based oral presentation on different aspects of the
biological effects of radiation

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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2

Radioactivity and Transformation Mechanism


Transformation Kinetics, half life, Activity,
Specific Activity, Units.
Serial Transformation- Equilibrium of growth and
decay.
Interaction of beta particles with matter, Mechanism of
Energy loss
Interaction of alpha particles with matter, Mechanism
of Energy loss
Gamma radiation-Exponential absorption, interaction
mechanism, photoelectric, Compton effects and pair
production.
Radiation dosimetry-Absorbed dose, Exposure,
Exposure measurement,-Air well chamber, Free air
chamber.
Exposure-dose relationship
Specific gamma ray emission.
Biological effects of radiation-Dose response
characteristic, direct and indirect actions.
Radiation effects-Acute effects, Delayed effects,
Genetic effects.

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Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

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Two 1.5 hour sessions per week


Two 2.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
80%
Engineering design:
20%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
R
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Abdelrahim Kinsarah

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Credit

360

Radioisotope
NE 360
Applications I
Prerequisites

NE 340

Natural and artificial radioisotope production of radioisotopes, radiotracing. Selection of


radioisotopes. Radiotracing applications. Radiography application with alpha and beta
particles. Radiography applications with gamma rays.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):
Textbook:
Process
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G. A. Johansen and P. Jackson, Radioisotope Gauges for Industrial

Measurements. Wiley; 1st edition (2004).

Reference:G.Foldiak, Industrial Application of Radioisotopes. Elsevier


(1986).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Design a liquid level gauge based on gamma ray attenuation.


Design metal thickness gauge based on gamma ray attenuation.
Design a thickness gauge based on gamma backscattering.
Design a density gauge using radioactivity.
Calculate gamma ray attenuation in multi-layers.
Calculate gamma ray backscattering energy.
Calculate detector response to back scattered radiation.
Calibrate NaI(Tl) detector and counting system for gamma ray energy.
Calibrate Cd-Tl x-ray detector and counting system for characteristics
x-ray.
10. Design an experiment by selecting appropriate radioactive source for
radiographic imaging.
11. Design an experiment for identifying unknown metal or alloy.
12. Describe an experiment for using contrast media for better contrast in xray radiography.

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Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Production of Radioisotopes
Radio-Tracing Principles and Techniques
Radio-Tracer Applications
Radio-gauging principles and techniques
Radio-gauging with charged particles
Radio-gauging with EM radiation
Radio-gauging with neutrons
Radiography
Miscellaneous Applications of radioisotopes

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

1
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2
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Two 1.5 hour sessions per week


Two 2.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
80%
Engineering design:
20%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
R
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Dheya Othmani

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Course Title
Summer
Training

Hours

English Code

Arabic

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Code/No.

Th.

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Tr.

Credit

NE 390

390

Prerequisites

NE 340, NE 451

Training is usually arranged at an industrial establishment under the supervision of a


faculty member. Students have to submit a report regarding their achievements in
addition to any other requirements as assigned by the department.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None


Textbook:

Donald Dinero,Training Within Industry: with CDROM.Productivity Press;


(2005).

Reference:

Health and Safety at Work: A Guide for Trainees (Engineering Training


Guide) Training Publications Ltd; 2nd edition (1990).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Formulate an objective or mission statement that identify the real problem
and describe the expected outcomes of the training activity.
2. Break-down a work environment into its units and work functions, and
describe how these units are assembled into a whole entity.
3. Describe a professional organizational structure, its size and how it is related
to its main products and to market issues.
4. Exhibit integrity, punctuality, and ethical behavior in engineering practice
and relationships.
5. Demonstrate enthusiasm and business focusing.
6. Establish successful relationships with team members, advisors, and clients
to understand their needs and to achieve or exceed agreed-upon quality
standards.
7. Maintain focus to complete important tasks on time and with high quality,
amidst multiple demands
8. Relate practical work to previous knowledge from basic sciences,
engineering fundamentals, and discipline related courses.
9. Collect and review related data such as technical information, regulations,
standards, and operational experiences from credible literature resources
10. Utilize prior knowledge, independent research, published information, and
original ideas in addressing problems and generating solutions
11. Monitor achievement, identify causes of problems, and revise processes to
enhance satisfaction
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12. Communicate, clearly and concisely, training details and gained experience,

both orally and in writing, using necessary supporting material, to achieve


desired understanding and impact.
NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 Acquainting the trainee by the company, its work
environment, organizational structure, products,
costumers, engineering units, and quality system.
2 Familiarizing the trainee of one production or design
unit with deep understanding of the work environment,
regulations, standards, etc.
3 Allocating the trainee to a project team and allowing
him to study and collect necessary data about the
project using internal and external data sources.

Duration in Weeks
2

Class Schedule:
Oral Presentation after submitting a written training report; both evaluated by at least 2
faculty members.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
None
Engineering design:
None
Others
100%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a

Educational Level
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Dheya Othmani

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Student Outcomes
d e f
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Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 402

402

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Computational
Methods in
Nuclear

Engineering
Prerequisites

EE 332, NE 321

Introduction to numerical methods commonly encountered in Nuclear Engineering


calculations, finite differencing, explicit and implicit techniques, convergence and
stability criteria. Application of the above techniques to one group diffusion equation,
multigroup diffusion equation, coupled diffusion equation with delayed neutrons, heat
conduction and convection, criticality search method. Generation of heterogeneous crosssections.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

None

Textbook:S. Nakamura, Computational Methods in Engineering and Science. J. Wiley &


Sons; (1996).
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Reference: W.F. Miller, Computational Method of Books: Neutron Transport.


John Wiley & Sons; (1984).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1.Compare between deterministic and probabilistic numerical methods
2.Describe the computer methods for eigen values problem solving
3.Discuss different types of numerical solution techniques
4.Compare between numerical methods that used to solve neutron transport
problems
5. Describe variance reduction techniques
6. Describe MCNP method and its sampling methods
7. Analyze of different methods that used in solving 1D neutron transport
8. Analyze and compare between error reduction techniques
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NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Fundamentals of numerical analysis


Deterministic and Probabilistic Methods
Numerical solution of neutron transport/diffusion equation
Discretization in time, energy, angle and space
2 Computer solutions for 1D eigen value problems
Iterative computational methods for solving partial differential
equations
Finite element methods,
Finite difference method,
Coarse-mesh rebalancing method
3 Neutron Transport Equation in 1D:
Numerical Solution of integro-Differential Equation
Spatial discretization in slab geometry
4 Collision probability and Monte Carlo methods
Continuous and discrete probability distribution
Probability density function
Cumulative
probability
distribution
function
Random numbers
Categories of random sampling
Importance sampling
Variance reduction methods
5 Monte Carlo simulation of neutron transport
Sampling of the position, direction, distance to collision
type of collision
6 Sampling of energy and angle in Compton scattering
Definitions of true and sample mean, variance, standard
deviation
Central limit theorem. Collision and track length estimators
for flux calculation.
Course Schedule:
Lecture: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week
Tutorials: Two 1.0 hour sessions per week

Duration
in Weeks
2

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
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R

Student Outcomes
d e f
g h
R
R

i
R

j
R

k
R

Instructor : Tareq Abulfaraj

Course Title

Hours

English

Arabic

Code /No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 411

411

Thermal Reactor
Dynamics and
Kinetics
Prerequisites

NE 311

Reactor kinetics, effect of delayed neutrons, reactor control by control rods and chemical
shim methods, temperature effects on reactivity and fission products poisoning.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

W. M. Stacey, Nuclear Reactor Physics.Wiley-Interscience; 1st edition

Textbook:
(2001).
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Reference:
(1993)
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None

D. L. Hetrick, Dynamics of Nuclear Reactors. American Nuclear Society;

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Analyze simple nuclear reactor core performance
2. Derive and determine solution to neutron diffusion equation using one group
diffusion equation
3. Develop multi-group diffusion equations
4. Solve problems the one-group diffusion theory for multi-region reactors
5. Derive and solve the point reactor dynamic equation for a point reactor
6. Compute dynamics and safety characteristics using point kinetics models with
reactivity feedback
7. Compute reactivity effects due to depletion and fission product buildup
8. Design heterogeneous reactors with specified characteristics
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NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Classification of time problems


Prompt neutron lifetime
Reactor with no delayed neutrons
Reactor with delayed neutrons
The prompt critical state
The prompt jump or drop
Small Reactivity
Control rods and chemical shim and their reactivity
worth
Reactivity coefficients, Temperature coefficient
Moderator coefficient
Void coefficient
Fission product poisoning
Equilibrium Xenon
Xenon after shutdown and reactor dead time

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
10
11
12
13
14

1
1
1
1
1
1

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Tow lectures of 1.5 hours sessions per week.
Tutorials: Two 1.0 hours sessions per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100%
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
E
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Ned Xoubi

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Student Outcomes
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g h
R
E

k
R

Course Title
Radiation
Shielding Design

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 450

450

Prerequisites

NE 451, EE 332

Principles of radiation shielding design, attenuation of nuclear radiation, shield layout


analysis and design, gamma ray, x-ray and neutron shielding, principles of reactor
shielding and use of computers to solve shielding problems.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
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J. K. Shultis and R. E. Faw, Radiation Shielding. American Nuclear


Society; (2000).

Reference:
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G. F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and measurements. John Wiley; 3rd


edition (2000).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Calculate shield thickness around a point gamma source that reduces exposure
to desired level.
2. Calculate shield thickness over contaminated land that reduces exposure to
desired level.
3. Design a shield for a gamma source used in a level gauge.
4. Calculate exposure at the surface of a person injected by radioactive materials.
5. Design a shield around a wire irradiated inside a nuclear reactor.
6. Calculate exposure rate outside two layer shield of a gamma beam.
7. Defline: exposure, effective dose, entrance surface dose. Neutron removal
cross section.
8. Design a shield for a neutron generator inside a room.
9. Describe equipment for measuring exposure.
10. Describe equipment for measuring neutron dose.
11. Calculate shield thickness for primary x-ray machine.
12. Calculate fast neutron dose due to a fission source at certain depth in water.
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NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2

Review of gamma and neutron radiation interaction


Introduction to gamma ray shielding, meanings of
exposure & dose, direct & scattered radiation
Good geometry attenuation, broad beam attenuation,
build-up factor.
Gamma point source shielding
Gamma ray line source shielding
Gamma ray planar source shielding
Internal source shielding
Gamma ray multi-layer shielding
Removal cross-section, Neutron removal in water and
by flat attenuator
Neutron shielding
Nuclear reactor shielding
Neutron generator shielding, X-ray shielding
Shielding X-rays -Primary shielding
X-ray secondary radiation shielding

1
1

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: Two 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
80%
Engineering design:
20 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Samir Alzaidi

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E

Student Outcomes
d e f
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E
E E

i
E

k
E

Course Title
Radiation
Protection II

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 451

451

Prerequisites

NE 351

Radiation protection guides such as ICRP, NCRP etc. Radiation safety criteria, Allowable
Limit on Intake (ALI), Derived Air Concentration (DAC), Maximum Permissible
Concentration (MPC). Health Physics instruments, diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray
shielding, basic principles for external and internal radiation protection and radioactive
waste management.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
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H. Cember and T. Johnson, Introduction to Health Physics. McGraw-Hill


Medical;4th edition (2008).

Reference:
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G. F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurements. John Wiley; 3rd


edition (2000).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Understand the role of organization that set Radiation Safety Guides
2. Application of basic recommendations of radiation protection such as
Justification, Optimization, and dose limitation.
3. Estimate the population risk based on collective dose.
4. Differentiate between stochastic and non- stochastic effects.
5. Calculate the derived limits ( ie. ALI, DAC,MPC) from basic limits.
6. Determine which survey meters, or dose marinating instruments should be used in
the field.
7. Understand the three basic principles of external radiation protection Time,
Distance , Shielding
8. Test the existing shielding in any X ray facility and give recommendation.
9. Explain different exposure and dose measuring instruments
10. Apply specific Gamma ray emission constant ( ) to estimate exposure.
11. Explain acute, delayed and genetic effects of radiation.
12. Explain RBE and QF and hence calculate dose equivalent
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NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2

Radiation protection guides such as ICRP, NCRP etc.


Radiation safety criteria, Annual Limit of Intake (ALI),
Derived Air
Concentration (DAC) and Maximum Permissible
concentration (MPC)
Health Physics instruments
Diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray shielding
Basic principles for external radiation protection
Basic principles for internal radiation protection
Radioactive waste management

1
1

3
4
5
6
7
8

2
2
2
2
2
2

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.5 hour sessions per week.
Labs.: One 2.0 hour sessions per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
75%
Engineering design:
25 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
R E
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Fathi Dhjouidar

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c
E

Student Outcomes
d e f
g h
E
E
E

Course Title
Senior Project

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 499

499

NE 340, NE 451

Prerequisites

Departments Consent

Application of engineering principles to a significant nuclear or radiation design project


including team-work, written and oral communications. The project should also consider
realistic technical, economic and safety requirements. The design project progresses stepby-step from the stages of problem definition, analysis and synthesis to design and tests.
Students will deliver a final report and an oral presentation. This design project will
involve a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem. Consultation from a
business/industrial counterpart is highly recommended.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Bahattin Karagzolu, A Guide to Engineering Design Methodologies and
Technical Presentation, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, KAU (2007).

Textbook:
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Reference:
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Assessment Rubrics for BS Projects, available from the BS Project


Committee.Nuclear Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering,
KAU (2007).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Analyze a project statement, brief, or proposal to identify the real problem and the
most relevant needs and operational constraints.
2. Identify potential costumers, their needs, and their operational constraints.
3. Collect and review related data such as technical information, regulations,
standards, and operational experiences from credible literature resources.
4. Integrate previous knowledge from mathematics, basic sciences, engineering
fundamentals and discipline related courses to address the problem.
5. Discuss all applicable realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,
social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
6. Define design objectives, measures of design viability, and the evaluation criteria
of the final project, and reformulate the problem based on collected data.
7. Generate possible solutions; compare alternatives, and select one alternative based
on evaluation criteria and feasibility analysis.
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8. Plan an effective design strategy and a project work plan, using standard project
planning techniques, to ensure project completion on time and within budget.
9. Implement a planned design strategy for an Experimental Design Project, if
applicable:
9.1
Identify experimental variables and parameter with ranges and desired
accuracies.
9.2
Select appropriate experimental tools such as sensors, instruments, and
software.
9.3
Explain a reliable experimental setup and experimental procedure that
solves the problem.
9.4
Explain efficient measures to deal responsibly with safety issues and
environmental hazards.
9.5
Use appropriate measurement techniques to ethically collect and record
data.
9.6
Analyze experimental data using appropriate tools such as data reduction
and statistical analysis.
9.7
Perform uncertainty analysis.
9.8
Judge, verify, and validate the experimental result by comparing them
with theory and/or previous experimental works.
10. Implement a planned design strategy for a Product-Based Design Project, if
applicable:
10.1 Identify design parameters as well as assumptions.
10.2 Carry out initial design calculations using modern engineering tools.
10.3 Use modern engineering tools to estimate the performance parameters of
the initial design.
10.4 Use constraint analysis and trade-off studies of the design parameters to
refine the initial design and obtain a final optimized design.
10.5 Evaluate the project related environmental, social, health and safety issues,
as well as hazards anticipated by the project.
10.6 Evaluate project success in satisfying customers needs, design criteria,
and operational constraints.
11. Communicate design details and express thoughts clearly and concisely, both
orally and in writing, using necessary supporting material, to achieve desired
understanding and impact.
12. Demonstrate ability to achieve project objectives using independent, well
organized, and regularly reported multidisciplinary team management techniques
that integrate, evaluate, and improve different skills of team members

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NO
1
2
3

5
6
7
8
9
10

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Project selection and team formation


Problem Definition
Literature review and data collection
Problem formulation:
Knowledge integration
Operational and realistic constraints
Design objectives
Evaluation criteria
Design options and initial layout
Work plan and budgeting
Progress report and oral presentation
Implementation phase
Design refinement
Final report and oral presentation

1
2
3

2
1
1
7
3
3

Course Schedule:
2 general audience oral presentations of 30 minutes each
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 30%
Engineering design: 70%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:
a b
Educational Level
E E
I: Introduce, R: Reinforce; & E: Emphasized
Instructor : Dr. Mohammed Aljohani

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c
E

Student Outcomes
d e f
g h
E E E E E

i
E

j
E

k
E

Description of the Nuclear Engineering Program

1. Elective NE Department Courses


Course Code Course Title
Required Courses by the Nuclear Engineering (Medical Physics) Program
NE 341
Nuclear Electronics I
NE 370
370 Introduction to Medical Physics
NE 371
Anatomy and Physiology for Physicists
NE 372
Radiobiology
NE 470
Radiotherapy I
NE 471
Medical Imaging I
NE 472
Nuclear Medicine
NE 473
Dosimetry
NE 474
Medical Imaging II
NE 489
Practical Training
Other Required Courses by the Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Protection)
Program
NE 307
Experimental Data Analysis
NE 441
Advanced Nuclear Radiation Measurements
NE 453
Rules and Regulation of Nuclear Radiation
NE 454
Environmental Radioactivity
NE 456
Operational Radiation Protection
Elective Courses to all the Nuclear Engineering Programs
NE 300
Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering Calculations
NE 350
Non-Ionizing Radiations
NE 361
Introduction to Non Destructive Testing and Visual Inspection
NE 452
Technology of Radiation Equipment
NE 457
Low Level Radioactive Waste Management
NE 460
Radioisotope Applications II
NE 461
Eddy Current Testing andMagnetic ParticleTesting
NE 462
Ultrasonic Testing and Liquid Penetrant Testing
NE 463
Industrial Radiography
NE 464
Radioanalytical Techniques
NE 467
Radiochemistry
NE 475
Radiotherapy II
NE 478
Quality Assurance of Medical Equipment
NE 492
Special Topics in Radiation Protection Engineering (I)
NE 493
Special Topics in Radiation Protection Engineering (II)
NE 494
Special Topics in Engineering Medical Physics (I)
NE 495
Special Topics in Engineering Medical Physics (II)
NE 496
Special Topics in Nuclear Power Engineering (I)
NE 497
Special Topics in Nuclear Power Engineering (II)

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Course Title

English Code
/No
NE 300

Fundamentals of
Nuclear
Engineering
Calculations
Prerequisites

Arabic
Code/No.
300

Th.
3

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
3

MATH 204, MATH 205

Ordinary differential equations of the first and second order applicable to nuclear
engineering calculations. Power series solutions of differential equations. Laplace
transformations. Use of Laplace transformations to solve ordinary differential equations.
Fourier series and integrals. Partial differential equations and divergence theorem of
Gauss. Legendre polynomials and Bessel functions.
Faculties and departments requiring this course ( if any) : None
Textbook:

E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics. John Wiley & Sons;


(2006).
References: S. L. Ross, Differential Equations. John Wiley & Sons; (2003).
C. R. Wylie and L. C. Barratt, Advanced Engineering Mathematics.
McGraw Hill; 6th edition (1995).
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Course Learning Objectives By completion of this course, the students should be


able to :
1. Solve ordinary differential equations of first and second order
2. Generate first and second order differential equations from Nuclear Engineering
problems
3. Apply his knowledge to solve these differential equations
4. Solve differential equations by power series method and Laplace transform
5. Apply his knowledge with power series method to solve Legendre differential
equation and hence to deduce Legendre polynomials
6. Apply method of Forbenius to solve Bessel differential equation and hence to
derive
Bessels function
7. Understand periodic function, Fourier series and Fourier coefficients
8. Apply his information and skills to obtain Fourier series of a function f(x) for
different
Intervals
9. Convert surface integral to volume integral and vice-versa
10. Use the method of separation of variables to find solution of a partial differential
equation relating to Nuclear Engineering problem
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NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2
3
4

Special Functions
Solutions of first order differential equations
Applications of first order differential equations
Solutions of second order & higher order differential
equations
Applications of second order differential equations
Power series solution of differential equations
Solution of Bessel differential equation and Bessel
function
Solution of Legendre equation and Legendre
polynomials
Solution of differential eqs. Using Laplace transform
Fourier Series
Applications of Partial differential equations
Gausss Divergence Theorem

1
1
1
2

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 50 min. sessions per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Other
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a) & (k)

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1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1

Course Title
Experimental
Data Analysis

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 307

307

Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
2

IE 331

Binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, normal distribution, linear and non-linear


fitting, error distribution, Chi square test, F test, Statistical data processing. Application
to radiation Protection and Medical Physics.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

None

Textbook:J. Antony, Design of Experiments for Engineers and Scientists. Butterworth


Heinemann; 1st edition (2003).
Reference:D. C. Montgomery, Design and Analysis of Experiments. Wiley; 7th edition
(2008).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Define data and range.


State the procedure for finding the range of a set of numbers.
Compute the range of a set of numbers.
Apply range procedures to solve problems.
Describe the characteristics and differences between simple random
sampling stratified random sampling,
6. Measure minimum detection limits and then estimate means and variances
for censored data
7. Apply appropriate methods for detecting and estimating trends and
seasonality in datasets
8. Recognize the importance (and limitations) of statistics in scientific
research.
9. Describe the characteristics and limitations of research data.
10. Calculate and interpret 1 and 2-sample tests of mean and variance.
11. Construct, analyze, and interpret simple and multiple linear regression
models.
12. Apply time series for analysis and forecasting
13. Identify distributions of variables using goodness of fits tests and other
statistics
14. Apply appropriate transformations for normalizing data
15. Apply linear regression to develop predictive models for health indices
and environmental data
16. Apply statistical tests to detect autocorrelation in regression models and
use appropriate methods to handle autocorrelation in regression.

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17. Apply conditional logistic regression to develop predictive models for


health indices and environmental data.
18. Apply Poisson regression to develop predictive models for health indices
and environmental data
NO
Topic Covered During Class:
Duration in Weeks
1

Random Variables

Probability Theory

Data characterization

Probability Distributions

Statistical model; Binomial distribution, Poisson

distribution, and normal distribution


6

Application of statistical models

Error propagation

Optimization of counting experiments

Limits of detestability

Class Schedule:

Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1 hour sessions per week


One 2 hours session per week

Course Contribution to Professional Component:

Engineering science: 100%


Engineering design: 0 %

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a) & (i)

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Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 341

341

Nuclear
Electronics I
Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
2

Credit
4

EE 251

DC and AC circuits, introduction to semiconductors, diode applications, special-purpose


diodes, Bipolar Junction transistors - BJT, transistor Bias Circuits. Some advance topics
in electronics such as power amplifiers, operation amplifiers, and oscillators & timers.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None


T. L. Floyd, Electronic Devices. Prentice Hall International; 5th edition
(1999).

Textbook:
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Reference:
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A.
P.
Mavino
Electronic
Principles.
th
Science/Engineering/Math; 6 Edition (1998).

McGraw-Hill

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
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1. Review and identify the DC & AC circuits


2. Explain the semiconductor theory
3. Describe the general purpose diodes
4. Describe the special purpose diodes
5. Describe general & special purpose diodes applications
6. Explain the bipolar junction transistors (BJTs)
7. Explain the field effect transistors
8. Describe the power amplifiers
9. Describe the theory of operational amplifiers
10. Use advanced electronic devices such as op-am, oscillators, & timers.

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NO
1

Topic Covered During Class:


Review Fundamentals in Electronics
Direct Current Circuits - DC
Alternating Current Circuits - AC
Introduction to Semiconductors
Semiconductors, conductors, & insulators
N-Type & P-Type Semiconductors
The PN Junction & The Diode
Diode Applications
Half & Full Wave Rectifiers
Power Supply filters
Special-Purpose Diodes
Zener & Optical Diodes & their applications
Finalize Power Supply Components
Bipolar Junction Transistors - BJT
Transistor Construction & Basic Transistor Operation
Transistor as an Amplifier & as a Switch
Transistor Bias Circuits
DC Operating Point, Base, Emitter, & Collector Bias
VOLTAGE-DIVIDING BIAS
SMALL Signal Amplifiers
Advance Topics in Electronics
POWER AMPLIFIERS
OPERATION AMPLIFIERS
OSCILLATORS& Timers

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorial:

Three 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 2.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (b), (c), & (g)

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Duration in
Weeks
2

Course Title
Non-ionizing

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 350

350

Radiations
Prerequisites

NE 302

Physics of wave motion, Health effects of sound and ultrasound, Response spectra for
physical agents, Electric current and electrocution, Static and low frequency electric and
magnetic fields, Radiofrequency and microwave fields, Radiometric and photometric
units for optical measurements, Ocular Effects of Visible Light, Lasers and laser safety,
Health effects of ultraviolet radiation.
Textbook:
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R. T. Hitchcock, R. M. Patterson, Radiofrequency and ELF


Electromagnetic
Energies: A Handbook for Health Professionals. Van Nostrand Reinhold;
(1995).

References:H. Cember and T. Johnson, Introduction to Health Physics. Mc Graw Hill; 4th
edition (2009)
P. Polk and E. Postow, eds. Handbook of Biological Effects of
Electromagnetic Fields. CRC; 2nd edition (1996).
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Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Show knowledge of the different physical agents: noise, ultrasound, electric
current, low frequency electric and magnetic fields, radiofrequency/microwave
fields, visible light, lasers and ultraviolet radiation.
2. Analyze the factors determining absorption rates of electromagnetic radiation by
the human body
3. Describe the biological effects of the non ionizing radiation on human beings
4. Evaluate physical and biological hazards of non ionizing radiation on humans
5. Determine the applicable standards for UV light, lasers, radio frequency radiation
and static magnetic and electric fields
6. Apply wherever possible, common physical and biological concepts to the
treatment of the various physical agents.
7. Recommend basic hazard controls including safe work practices, training
U

41

NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 Show knowledge of the different physical agents: noise,
ultrasound, electric current, low frequency electric and
magnetic fields, radiofrequency/microwave fields,
visible light, lasers and ultraviolet radiation.
2 Analyze the factors determining absorption rates of
electromagnetic radiation by the human body
3
4
5
6

Describe the biological effects of the non ionizing


radiation on human beings
Evaluate physical and biological hazards of non
ionizing radiation on humans
Determine the applicable standards for UV light, lasers,
radio frequency radiation and static magnetic fields
Apply wherever possible, common physical and
biological concepts to the treatment of the various
physical agents.
Recommend basic hazard controls including safe work
practices, training

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 1.0 hour session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
30 %
Engineering design:
0 %
Other
70 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a) & (e)

42

Duration in Weeks
3

2
2
2
2

Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Introduction to
Non Destructive
361
3
1
3
Testing and Visual
NE 361
Inspection
Prerequisites
ChE 210
NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING: Importance of NDT, Non-destructive testing:
applications and tendencies, Defects detection principles, Various techniques of NDT:
Liquid penetrant, Magnetic leakage, Eddy Currents, Radiography, Ultrasounds, Case
studies for various industrial applications
VISUAL INSPECTION: Visual inspection principles, Visual inspection of welded
components, Testing techniques, Inspection characteristics, Case studies (welding, casting,
..), Standards.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): none
X. E. Gros, Applications of NDT Data Fusion. Springer; 1st edition (2001).

Textbook:
U

Reference:
P. E. Mix von John, Introduction to Non destructive Testing: A Training
Guide, Wiley & Sons; (2005).
U

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able to:
U

1.
2.
3.
4.

understand the application of nondestructive techniques in general


know the advantages and the limits non destructive techniques
Importance of standards, technical specifications, and test procedures
test some important industrial components such as welded and cast
samples by visual inspection
5. record the test results
6. take a decision: acceptance or rejection by evaluating the test results
according to the related standards (ASME, EN, etc.)

43

NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 Importance of NDT, Non-destructive testing:
applications and tendencies,
detection
principles,
Various
2 Defects
techniques of NDT, Optical processes,
processes use,
3 Liquid penetrant, Magnetic leak flow processes,
4 Eddy Currents, Ultrasounds
5 Radiography,
6 VISUAL INSPECTION:
Visual inspection
principles, Welding processes, Welded assemblies'
quality
7 The testing techniques, Inspection characteristics, The
welding main processes, Standards application.

Course Schedule:
Lecture: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week
lab: one 3.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (b), (g), & (k)

44

Duration in Weeks
2
2

2
2
2
2

Course Title
Introduction To
Medical Physics

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 370

370

Prerequisites

NE 302

The course focuses on medical imaging and therapy. The content will cover the Radiation
Imaging by ionizing radiation such as X-Ray, Nuclear Medicine and non-ionizing
radiation like Ultrasound Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Radiation
Therapy. Planning, treatment by linear accelerator, treatment by sealed and unsealed
sources. Radiation Protection.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
U

E.B. Podgorzak, Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers


and Students. IAEA Library Cataloguing in Publication Data (2005).

References:J. E. Bushberg, J. A. Seibert, E. M. Leidholdt J. R, and J. M. Boone, The


Essential Physics of Medical Imaging Published. Lippncott Williams &
Wilkens; 2nd edition (2002).
U

Faiz M. Khan, The Physics of Radiation Therapy. Lippincott Williams and


Wilkins. 3rd edition (2003).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define the medical physics Field and responsibilities of a medical physicists
2. Define and describe the major medical physics subfields
3. Describe a radiation therapy system and break down into its main components, for
each of the radiation therapy machines covered (Co-60, Linac, and
Breakytherapy)
4. Describe an imaging system and break some of it down into its main components
5. Relates the interaction of charge particles & photons with matter in main
therapeutic and diagnostic system machines
6. Describe scientific articles that relate to medical physics and be able to
communicate their understanding in a professional manner
7. Learn to communicate the physical principles behind medical technology and
relevant applications
8. Practice and apply elements of active learning, develop team norms and writing
skills.
9. Describe how ideas from physics are integrated into medicine
10. See themselves as people who are more educated about medical physics than the
average layperson
U

45

11. Able to inform and educate other intelligent citizen about the role of medical
physics in personal and public life
12. Be excited about medical physics as a broad, complex, multifaceted field of study
13. Value the importance of precise language in the field of medical phyiscs work as
part of professionalism
14. Be able how to read assigned materials responsibly.

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Introduction to the Engineering of Medical Physics


Syllabus in details
Introduction to Medical Physics (Define field,
subfield,
responsibilities and roles)
Introduction to the Physics of Radiation Therapy
Basics Radiation Physics
Dosimetry Principles, Quantities and Units
Radiation Monitoring
Treatment Machines for External Beam Radiotherapy
External Photon Beams: Physics Aspects
Clinical Treatment Planning
In External Photon Beam
Radiotherapy
Electron Beams: Physical and Clinical Aspects
Introduction to the Physics of Medical Imaging
Physics of the Eyes and Vision
Introduction to Medical Imaging
Introduction to Radiation with Matter in Dx
Computers in Medical Imaging

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:
U

Two 1.5 hour sessions per week.


None.

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
U

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (g), (h), & (i)


U

46

Duration
in Weeks
2

1
1
1.5
1.5
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
1

English Code Arabic


/No
Code/No.

Course Title

Th.

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Anatomy and
Physiology for
Medical

NE 371

371

Physicists
Pre-requisites

BIO 110

Introduction to human anatomy and physiology. Medical terminology of human organs


and of human diseases. Understanding basic medical anatomy from 3D re-sliced medical
images: Axial, Sagittal, Coronal, and oblique reformat and from 2D projections of
medical data: anterior-posterior and posterior-anterior orientations.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):
Textbook:
U

Heinz Feneis and Wolfgang Dauber, Atlas of Human Anatomy. Thieme


Flexibook; 5th edition (2000).

Reference:
5th edition
U

None

J. Race, Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy. Prentice Hall;


(2004).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
U

1.Explain the medical wording root, suffix, and prefix


2.Define all parts of the human body (directions)
3.Describe the human skin system
4.Describe the human skeletal and muscular systems
5.Describe the digestive and respiratory systems
6.Explain the structure of the Central Nervous System
7.Describe the cardiovascular system
8.Describe the morphology of the human urinary system
9.Explain the physiological process for the different human organs
10. Describe the different types of human cells and human glands

47

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Topic Covered During Class:


Description of how medical words are written and what
are they consisted with examples that cover nearly the
whole human body.
Common definition of patient orientations and
directions
Human skin system.
Human bone skeletal & muscular systems
Human Digestive &respiratory systems
Human CNS system
Human cardiovascular system
Human urinary track system.
Physiology of the digestive, the respiratory, the
urinary, and the cardiovascular organs
The different types of human cells and human glands

Course Schedule
Lecture: Two 1.0 hour sessions per week
Tutorial: One 1.0 hour session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering Science: 100 %
Engineering Design: 0 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (f), (g), & (i)

48

Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2

Course Title
Radiobiology

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 372

372

Prerequisites

BIO 110, CHEM 281

Physico-chemical aspects of interaction of ionizing radiation with the cell, radiation


effects on macromolecules, cellular radiation biology, radiobiology of tissues and organs,
cell survival curves, radiation biology as applied to radiation therapy, effects of radiation
on the environment and man.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
U

E. J. Hall and A. J. Giacci, Radiobiology for the Radiologist.


Lippincott Williams & Wilkins edition; 6th edition (2005).

Reference:K. N. Prasad, Handbook of Radiobiology. CRC Press; 2nd edition (1992).


U

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
U

1. Describe the various types of ionizing radiation


2. Define the main radiation quantities (units) used in the measurement of radiation
levels
3. Describe the physical and chemical events that follow an ionizing event, including
their spatial distribution, and the time scale
4. Define and give examples of direct and indirect effects of radiation
5. Describe the induced damage to the DNA and macromolecules
6. Describe the effect of radiosensitizers and radioprotectors
7. Construct a dose survival curve
8. Explain the practical aspects of dose fractionation in radiotherapy
9. Explain the radiation syndromes including: bone-marrow, gastrointestinal, central
nervous system and hematopoietic syndromes
10. Discuss genetic effects of radiation and effects of radiation on embryogenesis
11. Describe the process leading to cancer
12. Explain the long term effects of radiation exposure, specifically as it relates to
leukemia and other cancers, cataracts, Life shortening

49

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Topic Covered During Class:


Interaction of radiation with matter:
Absorption of energy
Radiation chemistry
Basic cell biology
Cellular radiation damage
Modification of cellular radiation damage
Molecular radiation biology
Repair of radiation damage
Radiation syndromes
Radiation carcinogenesis
Radiation induced genetic damage

Class Schedule:
Lecture: Two 1.5 hour sessions per week
Tutorial: None
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (f), & (g)

50

Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1.5
1.5
2
1

Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 422

422

Pr.

Hours
Tr.

Credit

Nuclear Power
Planning &
Project

Implementation
Prerequisites

NE 311

Methods of long-range forecasting of power demand, calculations of cost of generation of


electricity from nuclear and conventional power plants, selection of an optimum system
expansion program, preparation of feasibility studies, bid documents and evaluation of
bids, type of contracts, project management and use of available nuclear power planning
computer codes.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

none

Textbook:Consideration to Lunch a Nuclear Power Program. IAEA; (2007).


Reference:Harry Henderson, Nuclear Power: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO
edition; (2000).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Discuss management organization


Review feasibility studies
Discuss sitting of power plants
Discuss human resources development,

5. Discuss societal problems associated with the choice of nuclear power energy over other
sources of energy
6. Describe emergency plans

51

NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 Methods of long-range forecasting of power demand
2 Calculations of cost of generation of electricity
from nuclear and conventional power plants
3 Selection of an optimum system expansion program
4 type of contracts
5 Preparation of feasibility studies, bid documents and
evaluation of bids
6 Project management and use of available nuclear
power planning computer codes.

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


One 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
80 %
Engineering Design:
20 %

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (b), (c), (e), (f), & (g)

52

Duration in Weeks
2
2
2
3
3
2

Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 423

423

Nuclear Reactor
Safety
Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit

NE 321, NE 411

Safety philosophies and safety criteria, design criteria and regulations, deterministic and
probabilistic models, risk assessment, reactor accidents, engineering safety features,
release and dispersal of radioactive materials and radiological consequences, reactor
licensing.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

none

Textbook:D. G. Cacuci, Nuclear Reactor Safety Systems. Woodhead Publishing Ltd;


(2011).

Reference: G. Keler, Sustainable and Safe Nuclear Fission Energy: Technology and
Safety of Fast and Thermal Nuclear Reactors (Power Systems).
st
Springer; 1
Edition, (2011).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Perform safety calculations in support of the preparation of an abbreviated Safety
Analysis Report for an advanced reactor.
2. Develop and quantify simplified fault and event trees for an advanced reactor.
3. Prepare a seismic analysis for a nuclear power reactor.
4. Prepare an abbreviated Safety Analysis Report for an advanced reactor.
5. Interpret the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions requirements and policy
statements for an advanced reactor system.
6. Make a formal presentation on the results of their analyses to a mock safety
review board.
7. Demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses in an advanced reactor design.

53

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

1
2

Safety philosophies and safety criteria


Deterministic and probabilistic models, risk
assessment
Reactor accidents
Engineering safety features
Release and dispersal of radioactive materials and
radiological consequences
Calculation and assessment of doses following an accident
Reactor licensing

3
4
5
6
7

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
100 %
Engineering Design:
0%

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (f), (g), & (h)

54

Duration in
Weeks
2
2
2
2
3
3
2

Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 424

424

Thermo Nuclear
Fusion Technology
Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
3

NE 302, MEP 261

Fusion requirements, fundamentals of plasmas at thermonuclear burning. Plasma


confinement and heating, materials, reactor control, plant construction and maintenance.
Dynamics, stability, and control. Fusion fuel production. Applications in tokamaks.
Fusion-fission hybrid reactor, radiation sources in fusion plants and safety of nuclear
fusion.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):


Textbook:

none

V. A. Stefan, Laser Thermonuclear Fusion: Research Review. Stefan


University Press; (2008).

Reference:Ma. Davoudi, Mo. Davoudi and G. Dantona, Diagnosis of Electron Cyclotron


Heating Power Deposition on Plasma: For Controlling Thermonuclear Fusion Power in
Tokamaks, VDM Verlag; (2010).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Describe and distinguish different mechanisms of wall erosion and fuel retention.
2. Explain and assess the impact of physical and chemical processes on erosion of
wall material.
3. Critically assess and motivate material choice for respective plasma-facing
components.
4. Compare and assess fuel inventory in different wall materials and assess its
impact on the fuel cycle.
5. Evaluate power loads to the wall during normal operation, disruptions and edge
localised modes.
6. Relate thermo-mechanical properties of materials (CFC, W, Be) to their response
to power loads
7. Relate wall erosion to its impact on plasma operation.
8. Explain causes for dust formation and assess the risk of such process for the
reactor operation.
9. Select methods for studies (analysis) and qualification of wall materials.
10. Apply knowledge to experiment planning and conceptual design of: diagnostic for
erosion-deposition measurement and propose the use of diagnostic for specific
experiments in a controlled fusion device; plasma-facing components for testing
under reactor conditions.

55

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Fusion requirements, fundamentals of plasmas at


thermonuclear burning
Plasma confinement and heating, materials,
reactor control, plant construction and
maintenance
Dynamics, stability, and control
Fusion fuel production
Applications in tokamaks
Fusion-fission hybrid reactor,
Radiation sources in fusion plants and safety of
nuclear fusion.

3
4
5
6
7

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


One 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
100 %
Engineering Design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student outcomes: (a), (g), & (k)

56

2
2
2
2
3

Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 427

427

Nuclear Reactor
Design
Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit

NE 411, NE 421

Specifications of the principal parameters in reactor design (economic analysis to


determine capital and operating costs, fuel management and fuel cycle optimization).
Selection of fuel and cladding. Thermal Hydraulics design (convective and/or boiling
heat transfer at fuel element surface, pressure drops, heat exchanger calculations,
thermodynamic cycle efficiency, steam turbine reheat and regeneration, preheating and
inlet sub-cooling). Use of computer codes to solve realistic design problems involving,
criticality, fuel management, thermal hydraulics and shielding. Design and subsequent
optimization of an entire system.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

none

Textbook:D. G. Cacuci, Handbook of Nuclear Engineering: Vol. 2: Reactor Design.


Springer; 1st edition, (2010).

Reference:A. Agung, Conceptual Design of a Fluidized Bed Nuclear Reactor: Statics,


Dynamics and Safety-related Aspects.IOS Press; (2007).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Demonstrate competence in neutronic aspects of nuclear reactor design
2. Understand both qualitatively and quantitatively neutron transport in practical
nuclear reactor systems
3. Solve the one-speed neutron diffusion equation for a variety of situations;
4. Analyze nuclear reactor fuel and core steady-state thermal performance;
5. Couple the reactor neutronics to the core thermal-hydraulics in a design
environment.
6. Understand the nuclear power plant systems, licensing, design, operation &
maintenance, safety, and security
7. Perform a general design and nuclear safety analysis for a simple reactor system

57

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Atomic and Nuclear Physics


Reactor Heat Removal
Radiation Protection and Shielding
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Neutron Diffusion and Moderation
Materials: selection of fuel and cladding, corrosion
Pressure Vessel: stress calculations, materials
selection/thicknesses
Safety: temperature and void coefficients, emergency
cooling, hazards considerations
Nuclear Power Plant Licensing

2
3
2
2
2
2
2

8
9

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
70 %
Engineering Design:
30 %

Course Relationship to Student outcomes: (b), (c), & (f)

58

2
2

Course Title

English
Code /No
NE 440

Arabic
Code/No.
440

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
1
-

Th.
Credit
Nuclear
2
3
Electronics II
Prerequisites
NE 341
Conduction in solids. Semi-conductor devices, pulse amplifiers, pulse height
discriminators, digital storage and counting circuits, timing circuits, multi-channel pulse
height analysis. Data acquisition systems.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

Textbook:

none

V Polushkin, Nuclear Electronics: Superconducting Detectors and


Processing Techniques. Wiley; 1st edition;(2004).

Reference: S. Tavernier, Experimental Techniques in Nuclear and Particle Physics.


Springer; 1st edition, (2010).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Demonstrate an understanding conduction in solids


Describe qualitatively and quantitatively the pulse amplifying process
Explain qualitatively and quantitatively the pulse height discriminators
Explain the characteristics and uses of nuclear detectors and calculate their
properties (efficiency, energy resolution, time resolution, pulse-pair resolution,
dead-time).
5. Be familiar with the multi-channel analyzer

59

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Topic Covered During Class:


Conduction in solids
Semi-conductor devices
Pulse amplifiers, pulse height discriminators
Digital storage and counting circuits
Timing circuits
Multi-channel pulse height analysis
Data acquisition systems.

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
70 %
Engineering Design:
30 %

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (b), & (g)

60

Duration in Weeks
2
1
2
2
2
2
3

Course Title

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 441

441

Advanced
Nuclear
Radiation
Measurements
Prerequisites

NE 340, NE 341

Advanced radiation measuring equipment that includes: scintillation detectors, solid state
detectors, neutron detectors and other types of detectors used for x-ray, gamma ray,
neutron detection and spectrometry. Design of experiments; measurements of XRF,
gamma rays and neutrons.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

None

Textbook:G. F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurements. John Wiley; 3rd edition
(2000).
Reference:N. Tsoulfanidis, Measurements and Detection of Radiation. Taylor & Francis;
3rd
edition (2010).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Describe properties of advanced x-ray and gamma detectors.
2. Describe methods of advanced x-ray and gamma detectors.
3. Describe properties of fast and slow neutron detectors.
4. Describe methods for fast and neutron measurements.
5. Describe properties of XRF detectors.
6. Measure different types of gamma rays.
7. Measure slow neutrons.
8. Measure fast neutrons.
9. Calibrate equipment for energy and efficiency.
10. Design new experiments for gamma, x-ray and neutron measurements.

61

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2

Properties of advanced scintillation detectors


Gamma and x-ray detection and spectrometry by
scintillation detectors
Properties of advanced solid state detectors
X-ray and gamma ray measurements and spectrometry
by solid state detectors
Slow neutron interactions
Detectors and methods of slow neutron measurements
Fast neutron interactions
Detection and spectrometry of fast neutrons
New experiment

2
2

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

2
2
1
2
1
1
1

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Labs.: Two 2.0 hours sessions per week or one 4.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
80%
Engineering design:
20 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (b), (c), & (g)

62

Course Title

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 452

452

Technology of
Radiation
Equipment
Prerequisites

NE 340, NE 351

Production and characteristics of x-rays, diagnostic radiology, quality of an image,


special radiographic techniques in diagnostic radiography. High energy machines in
medical applications: linear accelerators, cyclotrons, neutron generators and betatrons.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:

W. Huda, Review of Radiologic Physics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;


1st edition (1995).

Reference:

J. T. Bushberg, J. Seibert, E. Leidholdt and J. Boone, The Essential


Physics of
Medical Imaging. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (2001).

Course
to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able


Describe the production of X-rays
Identify the function of each component in X-ray machine.
Explain the characteristics of X-rays.
Explain the interactions of X-rays with matter
Demonstrate the formation of image on the photographic plate.
Define the quality of image.
Acquire the knowledge of CT imaging system.
Explain the image reconstruction in CT system.
Acquire the knowledge of MRI system.
Define the principle of Cyclotron Betatron.
Describe the principle of Linacs and Co-60 teletherapy machine
Acquire the knowledge of applications of these machines for radiation therapy

63

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Topic Covered During Class:


Production of X-rays
X-rays machine
Characteristics of X-ray
Production of Laser and ultrasound
Interaction of X-rays with matter/tissue
Image formation on photographic plate
Image quality
CT imaging system
Image reconstruction in CT system
Image formation in MRI system
Principle of cyclotron and Betatron for particle
acceleration
Principle of Medical Linacs
Co-60 teletherapy machines
Radiation therapy using these machines

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 3.0 hours session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100%
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (e), (f), (g), & (i)

64

Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Course Title

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 453

453

Rules and
Regulation of
Nuclear
Radiation
Prerequisites

NE 451

In this course the student will know rules and regulations of Nuclear radiation (local &
international), recommendations of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
International Commission of Radiation Protection (ICRP), and other international
recommendations. He will also learn how to compare between those recommendations
and their application in medical, industrial and environmental fields.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:

International Atomic Energy Agency Publications, www.iaea.org.

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Explain and discuss the general concept of the nuclear law
2. Define and describe the general concept of the regulatory body
3. Identify and describe the regional and international treaties, conventions, and
agreements
4. Recognize and identify local rules and regulations of nuclear radiation
5. Recognize and identify recommendations of IAEA, ICRP, and other international
bodies
6. Apply nuclear regulations in medical, industrial and environmental fields

65

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Concepts of nuclear law (Risks and benefits and


National legal hierarchy)
Definition of nuclear law
Objective of nuclear law
Principles of nuclear law
Legislative process for nuclear law
Security culture and safety culture in nuclear law
The Regulatory Body
Advisory bodies and external support
International Agreements Joined or Ratified by KSA
The State System of Accounting forand Control of
Nuclear Materials (SSAC)
Local rules and regulations of nuclear radiation
Recommendations of IAEA, ICRP, and
other international recommendations
Examples and Exemptions
Administrative requirements for radiation protection
and safety of radiation sources

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 2.0 hours session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
0%
Engineering design:
0%
Other
100%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (f), (g), & (j)

66

1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1

Course Title
Environmental
Radioactivity

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 454

454

Prerequisites

NE 340, NE 351

Natural radioactivity: radionuclides in the earth, cosmogeonic radioactivity, cosmic


radiation, external and internal doses from natural radioactivity, sources of man-made
radioactivity contamination covering fallout, radiation accidents, and radioactive waste.
Pathways of radionuclides from environment to man.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
Technomic

R. Tykva and J. Sabol, Low Level Environmental Radioactivity.


Publication (1995).

Reference:
M. Eisenbud and T. Gesell, Environmental Radioactivity from Natural,
Industrial & Military Sources. Academic Press; 4th edition (1997).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Describe Terrestrial Radioactivity and list the three radioactive series that exist
2. Describe cosmogenic radionuclides and identify some of them
3. Explain cosmic radiation and its two components
4. Explain external and internal doses from natural radioactivity and means of
determining the same
5. Describe radiation fall-out
6. Identify some of the nuclear accidents and assess the damages caused and their
long- term effects
7. Explain radioactive waste and describe how to classify them. Explain different
pathways of radionuclides reaching man
8. Identify different radionuclides that are transported through air, water and soil

67

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Topic Covered During Class:


Environmental Radioactivity Introduction
Terrestrial and Cosmic Radiation
Contamination from Natural radioactivity (External)
Contamination from Natural radioactivity (Internal)
Sources of Man-made radioactivity
Radiation fall-out
Nuclear Accidents
Radioactive waste: Identification, classification
Radioactive waste disposal
Transport of radioactivity through air
Transport of radioactivity through water
Transport of radioactivity through Soil
Transport of radioactivity through Soil

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: Two 2.0 hours session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (e), (g), & (h)

68

Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1

Course Title

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 456

456

Operational
Radiation
Protection
Prerequisites

NE 451

Laboratory operation and good work practice, use of radiation survey meters, calibration,
frequency of calibration. Radiation dose limits, limits of radionuclides in water in
unrestricted areas, limits in sewerage, leakage and surface contamination limits,
accessibility control, labeling, use of protection equipments, emergency procedures, low
and intermediate waste management.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None

Textbook:

H. Cember and T. Johnson, Introduction to Health Physics. McGraw-Hill


Medical;4th edition (2008).

Reference:

Merril Eisenbud and Thomas Gesell, Environmental Radioactivity.


Academic Press; 4th edition (1997).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Describe how measuring device operates (principally in terms of its energy and
count rate response).
2. Recognize the diverse aspects of good work practice in labs (source storage,
source containment, identification of radiation hazard, spillage, waste disposal).
3. Calibrate a measuring instrument.
4. Specify the radiation dose limits set by ICRP.
5. Apply the regulations related to release of radioactivity and waste disposal.
6. Describe different procedures to handle radiation incidents.

69

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2
3
4
5

Laboratory operation and good work practice


Use of radiation survey meters
Calibration and frequency of calibration
Radiation dose limits
limits of radionuclides in water in unrestricted areas,
limits in sewage
leakage and surface contamination limits
Accessibility control, labeling, use of protection
equipments
Emergency procedures
Low and intermediate and high waste managements

2
2
1
1
2

6
7
8
9

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: Two 2.0 hours session per week.

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (d), (f), & (g)

70

2
2
1
1

Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 457

457

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Low Level
Radioactive
Waste

Management
Prerequisites

NE 451

Radioactive waste classification, Radiation toxicity of Radiation sources, Medical


radioactive waste, industrial Radioactive waste. Sorting. Storage and transportation of
radioactive waste. Radiation protection in treatment of radioactive waste.
Textbook:

J. H. Saling and A. W. Fentiman, Radioactive Waste Management. Taylor


and Francis Editions; 2nd edition (2001).

Reference:A. Rahman, Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management.


Whittles Publishing; 1st edition (2008).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define roles and responsibilities of individuals as they pertain to the low level
waste certification program
2. Show an understanding of the radioprotection associated with radioactive waste
and decommissioning
3. Describe the proper disposal of protective clothing used in hospitals
4. Show ways to reduce the amount of low radioactive waste level
5. Recognize approved radioactive waste containers
6. Show an understanding of the various rules governing waste management.
7. Present methods to use to ensure radiation exposure is maintained As Low As
Reasonably Achievable or ALARA.
8. Identify the requirements that must be met before a waste container can be picked
up.
9. Identify situations/circumstances requiring emergency response.

71

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration
in Weeks
Define roles and responsibilities of individuals as they
2
pertain to the low level waste certification program
Show an understanding of the radioprotection associated
2
with radioactive waste and decommissioning
Describe the proper disposal of protective clothing used
2
in hospitals
Show ways to reduce the amount of low radioactive
2
waste level
Recognize approved radioactive waste containers
1
Show an understanding of the various rules governing
2
waste management
Present methods to use to ensure radiation exposure is
2
maintained As Low As Reasonably Achievable or
ALARA
Identify the requirements that must be met before a
1
waste container can be picked up
Identify situations/circumstances requiring emergency
2
response

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 1.0 hour session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
30 %
Engineering design:
0 %
Other
70 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (f), & (i)

72

Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 458

458

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Radiation
Emergency

Planning
Prerequisites

NE 451

Plans and simulations of a real emergency case, spilling of open sources, losing
radioactive sources, safety of sources during fire, spreading of radioactive sources, use
and calibration of radiation protection related equipment. Visits to radiation facilities and
reviewing their radiation protection rules and regulations and emergency plans.
Calculation and assessment of doses following an accident, dealing with workers and
public in emergency, reasonability of the workers in emergency, treating highly exposed
people, emergency records.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

none

Textbook:A. Ansari, Radiation Threats and Your Safety: A Guide to Preparation and
Response for Professionals and Community.Chapman and Hall/CRC;
1st
edition, (2009).

Reference: Kenneth L. Miller Handbook of Management of Radiation Protection


Programs. CRC Science; 2nd edition, (1992).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Recognize the types of emergencies and disasters that can impact nuclear
facilities
2. Understand the phases of emergency management
3. Classify emergency levels (unusual event, alert, site area emergency, general
emergency)
4. Review the purpose of the Incident Command System
5. Describe key tasks to any evacuation
6. Apply the protective actions to minimize the public, livestock and farm exposures
7. Use and calibrate radiation protection related equipment
8. Calculate and assess of doses following an accident.

73

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Types of emergencies and disasters that can impact


nuclear facilities
Phases of emergency management
Emergency levels
key tasks to any evacuation
Protective actions to minimize the public, livestock
and farm exposures
Calculation and assessment of doses following an
accident
Use and calibration radiation protection related
equipment

2
3
4
5
6
7

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
100 %
Engineering Design:
0%

Course Relationship to Student outcomes: (f) & (g)

74

1
2
1
2
3
2

Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No

Th.

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Radioisotopes
NE 460
460
3
3
Applications II
Prerequisites
NE 360
Advanced applications of radioisotopes in medicine, agriculture and industry. Irradiation
technology, radiography with neutrons, x-ray fluorescence. Sterilization of medical
equipment, food irradiation, irradiation of polymers to improve their characteristics.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None


Textbook:
Radiation

J. R. Woods and A. K. Pikaev, Applied Radiation Chemistry:


Processing. John Wiley & Sons; (1994).

References:

R. L. Murry, Nuclear Energy. Butterworth-Heinemann; (2001).


G. Foldiak, Industrial Applications of Radioisotopes. Elsevier; (1996).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Understand different characteristics of radiation sources used in this course
2. Define polymerization, curing and grafting
3. Understand polymer modification by radiation
4. Discuss the use of different radiation sources for the production of beneficial
changes in materials and the use of modified products in different fields
5. Discuss the treatment of foodstuffs by ionizing radiation
6. Discuss the radiation sterilization of medical products
7. Discuss the radiation treatment of different types of industrial and municipal wastes
8. Discuss the beneficial changes in agriculture products through mutation caused by
radiation
9. Discuss SIT for control of insect and mosquito
10. Discuss X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its use for measuring trace amounts of
some materials
11. Differentiate between x-ray and neutron radiography
12. Discuss the use of different types of radionuclides for medical diagnosis and therapy

75

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

Irradiation technology, Radiography with neutrons, Xray fluorescence


Irradiation of polymers to improve their characteristics
Food irradiation
Sterilization of medical products
Applications in agriculture
Medical applications
Applications of radioisotopes in hydrology
Other applications

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 50 minutes sessions per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Other
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (e), (f), & (g)

76

2
2
2
2
2
1
1

Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Th.
Credit
Eddy Current
Testing and
NE 461
461
3
1
3
Magnetic Particle
Testing
Prerequisites
NE 361
Importance of NDT, Manufacturing processes and typical defects, Electro-magnetic theory
EDDY CURRENT TESTING: Fundamental principles of Eddy current testing,
Equipments and accessories, Applications and limitations, Minimum requirements for
testing, Standards, Case studies
MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING: Fundamental principles of magnetic particle
testing, Techniques, Equipments and accessories, Applications and limitations, Minimum
requirements for testing, Standards, Case studies.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): none
Textbook:

X. E. Gros, Applications of NDT Data Fusion. Springer; 1st edition (2001).

Reference:
P. E. Mix von John, Introduction to Non destructive Testing: A Training
Guide. Wiley & Sons; (2005).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able to:
1. understand the electricity theory
2. test some industrial components by Eddy current method (pipe
industry, aeronautic industry, etc)
3. know the advantages and the limits of eddy current technique
4. record the test results
5. take a decision: acceptance or rejection of the tested components by
evaluating the results according to the related standards (ASME, EN,
etc.)
6. understand the theory of magnetism
7. test some industrial components by magnetic particle method
(welded, cast, heat treated, and forged samples)
8. know the advantages and the limits of this technique
9. record the test results
10. take a decision: acceptance or rejection of the tested components by
evaluating the results according to the related standards (ASME, EN,
etc.)

77

NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 EDDY CURRENTS: Importance of NDT, Sciences of
material,
2 manufacturing processes and defects
3 Fundamental principles, Eddy currents theory,
4 Equipments and testing procedures by Eddy currents,

Duration in Weeks
2
1
2
1

The E.C testing applications, Limits of testing by Eddy


currents, Minimum equipment recommended for
practical.

Magnetic Particules: Materials, manufacturing and


defects,
Physical principle, Method and technique of testing,
Equipments and accessories, Applications, Limit of the
method,
Materials and equipment recommended for the
practice.

7
8
9

Course Schedule:
Lecture: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week
lab: one 3.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (b), (f), & (k)

78

1
1
1

Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 462

462

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Ultrasonic Testing
And Liquid

Penetrant Testing
Prerequisites

NE 361

ULTRASONIC TESTING: Importance of NDT, Fundamental principles, Theory of


ultrasounds (physical principles), Ultrasonic field characteristics, Sound velocity,
Attenuation of ultrasounds, Testing techniques, Equipments, Composition and functioning
of an ultrasonic instrument, Equipments characteristics, Signal visualization, Calibration
and operating methods, Controlling the properties of the transducers, Distance Amplitude
Correction (DAC) method, Determining the location of defects, Defects sizing methods,
Typical defects in the industrial components, Limits of using UT, Minimum equipment
recommended, Standards and test instructions, Case studies (welding, casting, rolling).
LIQUID PENETRANT TESTING: Physical principles, Testing procedure, Accessories
and testing equipments, Application fields and limits of the method, Practical and typical
class of accessories, Calibration blocks, Case studies (welding, casting, forging).
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): none
Textbook:
Reference:

X. E. Gros, Applications of NDT Data Fusion. Springer; 1st edition (2001).


P. E. Mix von John, Introduction to Non destructive Testing: A Training
Guide. Wiley & Sons; (2005).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able to:
Ultrasonic part of the course:
1. understand the interaction between the acoustical waves and the
matter
2. calibrate the ultrasonic equipment, and then, to test some important
industrial components such as welded, cast, forged, or rolled samples
3. know the advantages and the limits of ultrasonic technique
4. record the test results
5. take a decision: acceptance or rejection by evaluating the test results
according to the related standards (ASME, EN, etc.)
Liquid penetrant part of the course:
6. test industrial components such as welded, cast, forged, or rolled
samples by liquid penetrant method
7. know the advantages and the limits of liquid penetrant technique
8. record the test results
9. take a decision: acceptance or rejection of the tested components by
evaluating the results according to the related standards (ASME, EN,
etc.)

79

Topic Covered During Class:


NO
1 Importance of NDT, Fundamental principles
2 Theory of ultrasounds (physical principles), Ultrasonic
field characteristics,
3 Attenuation of ultrasounds, Testing Techniques methods,
4 Equipments, calibration and operating methods, Composition
and functioning of an ultrasonic instrument, Equipments
characteristics,
5 Signal visualization, Equipments calibration, Transducers
check,
6 Distance Amplitude Correction (DAC),
7 Defects location, Defects sizing methods,
8 Testing applications by UT, Limits of using UT,
9 Defects types,
10 Minimum equipment recommended,
11 Instructions and procedures
12 LIQUID PENETRANTS : Physical principles, Testing
procedure, Testing procedure, Accessories and testing
equipments
13 The application fields, Limits of the method, Practical and
typical class of accessories, Calibration blocks.
Course Schedule:
Lecture: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week
lab: one 3.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (b), & (h)

80

Duration in
Weeks
1
2
1
1

2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1

Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 463

463

Industrial
Radiography
Prerequisites:

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
1

Credit
3

NE 361

Importance of NDT, Physical principles of radiation and radiography (X-rays, Gamma


rays), Equipment, Films, Film development: manual, automatic , Film parameters , Filters
and screens: principle and their influences, Image quality , Other accessories (markers,
densitometer, illuminator), Exposure techniques: geometrical configurations, Exposure
time, Interpretation and test report , Applications and limitations, Safety and radiation
protection, Case studies from different industrial applications.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): none
Textbook:

X. E. Gros, Applications of NDT Data Fusion. Springer; 1st edition (2001).

Reference:

P. E. Mix von John, Introduction to Non destructive Testing: A Training


Guide, Wiley & Sons; (2005).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. understand the interaction between the electromagnetic waves and
the matter
2. to test some important industrial components (welded and cast
samples) by X and Gamma rays
3. know the advantages and the limits of this technique
4. record the test results
5. take a decision: acceptance or rejection by evaluating the
radiographic films according to the related standards (ASME, ASTM,
EN, etc.)

81

NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 Importance of NDT, Physical principles of radiation
and radiography (X-rays, Gamma rays),
2 Equipments (X-ray, Isotopes such as Ir192,
Se75, Co60)
3 Films, Film development: manual, automatic ,
4 Film parameters, Filters and screens: principle and
their influences, Images quality, Other accessories
(Markers, Densitometer, Illuminator),
5
6
7
8
9

Exposure techniques: geometrical configurations,


Exposure time,
Interpretation and testing report,
Applications, Limitations,
Safety and radiation protection (protection against
radiation),

Course Schedule:
Lecture: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week
lab: one 3.0 hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (f), (g), & (k)

82

Duration in Weeks
2
2
1
1

2
2
1
1
2

Course Title
Radioanalytical
Techniques

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 464

464

Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
3

NE 340

Theory of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) and its instrumentation. Principles of


atomization and background correction, calibration procedures and their applications.
Theory of X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) as an analytical tool. Qualitative and quantitative
analyses, computer applications in quantitative spectral analysis and their applications.
General principles of Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). Treatment of experimental
data, use of some available computer software.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:

E. Berman, Toxic Metals and their Analysis. Heyden & Sons; (2006).

References:

S. J. Haswell, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Elsevier; (2001).


B. L. Carson and J. L. McCann, Toxicology and Biological Monitoring
Of Metals in Humans. Lewis Publishers Inc.; (1999).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Explain the theory of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry ( AAS)
2. Define and describe atomization, background correction and calibration of AAS
3. Discuss the applications of AAS for the measurement of trace elements in
foodstuffs, biological samples
4. Discuss the theory of X-ray fluorescence ( XRF)
5. Apply the idea of XRF for the determination of trace elements
6. Explain the principle of Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)
7. Apply the idea of NAA for the estimation of elemental concentrations
in foodstuffs, biological samples etc.
8. Apply your idea of error calculation for the treatment of experimental data
9. Apply your computer skills for use of some available computer software.

83

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Topic Covered During Class:


Theory of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry( AAS)
Applications of AAS
Theory of X-ray Fluorescence ( XRF )
Applications of XRF
Theory of Neutron Activation Analysis ( NAA)
Applications of NAA
Error calculations & analysis of experimental data
Applications of some available computer software

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 45 min. sessions per week.

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Other
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a) & (i)

84

Duration in Weeks
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2

Course Title
Radiochemistry

English Code
/No
NE 467

Arabic
Code/No.
467

Prerequisites

Th.
3

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
3

NE 340, NE 351

Theory and kinetics of radioactive decay, Chemical phenomenon in reactions and


reactors, Chemical properties of radioactive elements, Chemical separation methods,
Chemical aspect of nuclear energy, Isotope exchanges and radioactive tracer techniques
in chemical applications, Preparation and use of some radiopharmaceuticals.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None

Textbook:

G. Choppin, J. Rydberg and J-O Liljenzin. Radiochemistry and Nuclear


Chemistry. Butterworth-Heinemann; 3rd edition (2001).

Reference:W. D. Ehmann and D. E. Vance, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of


Analysis (Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical
Chemistry and its Applications). Wiley-Interscience; (1993).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Show an understanding of the theory and kinetics of radioactive decay


Show an understanding of the theory and phenomena of nuclear reactions
Show an understanding of the nature and energetics of radioactivity,
Show an understanding of the chemical properties of radioactive elements
Show an understanding of the use of radioactive elements in the study of some
biological and physical phenomena
6. Show an understanding of the radioactive tracer techniques in chemical
applications
7. Know how Radiopharmaceuticals are used in routine use

85

B001HPMWTE

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Topic Covered During Class:


Theory and kinetics of radioactive decay
Chemical phenomenon in reactions and reactors
Chemical properties of radioactive elements
Chemical separation methods
Isotope exchanges
radioactive tracer techniques in chemical applications
Preparation and use of some radiopharmaceuticals

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 1.0 hour session per week.

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
20 %
Engineering design:
0 %
Other
80 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a) & (b)

86

Duration in Weeks
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Course Title
Radiotherapy I

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 470

470

Prerequisites

NE 370 & NE 371

Dose and exposure calculations, patient dose calculation, treatment plans and use of
computer in radiotherapy, treatment by linear accelerator and sealed and open sources.

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None


Textbook:
(2009).
Reference:

F. M. Khan, The Physics of Radiation Therapy, Williams & Wilkins


G. Bentel, Radiation Therapy Planning. McGraw-Hill Professional; 2nd
edition (1995).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define precise technical information about radiotherapy machine.
2. Define the physical characteristics of photon & electron therapy beams.
3. Calculate the absorbed dose to cancer lesions.
4. Use calibration protocol for megavoltage beams
5. Lear the dose distribution in phantoms and human body.
6. Identify the dose calculation parameters
7. Differentiate between the dose delivered to regular & irregular fields.
8. Use the TPS for measurement and planning isodose curves.
9. Describe physical approach of the different types of radiation modulators.
10. Define precisely the radiotherapy terminology.
11. Explain combination of therapy fields with the patients.
12. Describe the ideal setup of the patient during radiation treatment.

87

NO
1
2
3
4
5
6

7
8
9

Topic Covered During Class:


Specification and technology of linac
Specification and technology of radionuclide therapy
Treatment planning technology
Calculation of absorbed dose in phantoms and patients
Absorbed dose calibration protocols for megavoltage
beams
Dose distribution and scatter analysis
1- PDD
2- TAR
3- SAR
System of dosimetric calculations
Corrections for the absorbed dose to the patients
Radiation field combination

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Labs: Two 2.0 hours session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (E), & (g)

88

Duration in Weeks
1
1
2
2
2
3

2
1
1

Course Title
Medical Imaging
I

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 471

471

Prerequisites

NE 370 & NE 371

Introduction to medical image processing and medical image quality. Medical imaging
modalities based on ionizing radiation. Physical principles and components of X-ray
Radiography. X-ray spectrum and factors that affect its shape. Physical principles and
components of X-ray Computed Tomography. Mathematical algorithms used to
reconstruct CT and Nuclear Medicine images: Center Slice Theorem, Radon Transform,
Filter Back-projection and iterative reconstruction techniques. Introduction to medical
imaging modalities based on non ionizing radiation; such as MRI and US Imaging.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook: J.E. Bushberg, J.A. Seibert, E.M. Leidholdt JR, and J.M. Boone, The Essential
Physics of Medical Imaging. Lippncott Williams & Wilkens Editions; 2nd Edition
(2002).
Reference: P. Suetens, Fundamentals of Medical Imaging. Cambridge University Press;
(2002).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define the key factors that affect image quality
2. List, define, and explain an ionizing imaging system and break it down into its
components and physical principles, for each of the imaging modalities covered (Xray Radiography and
3. X-ray computed tomography)
4. Describe published scientific articles that relate to medical imaging and be able to
communicate their understanding in a professional manner
5. Learn to communicate the physical principles behind medical technology and relevant
applications
6. Describe basic components of the nuclear medicine imaging equip. such Gamma
Camera, SPECT, and PET in addition to the image reconstruction techniques.
7. Describe basic components of the non-ionizing medical imaging equip. such MRI and
US
8. Remember the terms associated with Medical Imaging
9. Remember the image quality parameters
10. Practice and apply elements of active learning, develop team norms and writing skills.
11. Able to critically evaluate bodies of literature in the medical imaging application
12. Integrate ideas from physics into medicine
13. See themselves as people who are more educated about medical imaging

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14. Able to inform and educate other intelligent citizen about the role of medical imaging
in personal and public life
15. Be excited about medical imaging as a broad, complex, multifaceted field of study
16. Value the importance of precise language in the field of medical imaging work as part
of professionalism
17. Be able how to read assigned materials responsibly.
NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Introduction to Digital Image Processing


Anatomy of the eye, Property of Light, Color Models, & Visual Illusions
Definition of digital images; dynamic range, quantization, histogram
Evaluation of image quality; resolution, contrast, noise, & artifacts
Basic Image operations; gray level transformations, multi-image operations,
geometric operations and linear and non-linear filters
Introduction to Linear System Theory
Introduction to Medical Imaging and Computers in Medical Imaging
Diagnostic Radiographic Imaging
X-ray Machine, X-ray Tubes, Filters, Collimators, Grid, & Generators
Image Receptors, Screen Film Radiography, Image Intensifiers, Computed
Radiography, Direct Radiography Detectors
X-ray Production, Radiographic Charts, Factors Affecting X-ray Emission
Spectra, Scatter Radiation, Image Quality, & Biological Effect & Safety.
X-ray Computed Tomography Imaging CT
Generations of X-ray CT: Machine Components, CT Image, CT Number
Tomography, projection, Radon Transform, Sampling, Center Slice Theorem &
Filter Back projection Reconstruction
Types of CT, Spiral, Multi-slice CT, Pitch, Image Quality & Radiation Dose
Nuclear Medicine Imaging NM
NM imaging; Components, Choices of Radionuclide, Types of Image
Reconstructions for Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT) & Positron
Emission Tomography (PET).
Planner & Tomographic NM imaging & Clinical Applications in NM
Non Ionizing Radiation Imaging Modalities
Introduction Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI
Introduction to Ultrasonic Imaging US

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

11

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.5 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: None.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (b), (d), & (g)

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Duration
in Weeks
1

1
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1

Course Title
Nuclear
Medicine

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 472

472

Prerequisites

NE 370, NE 451

Production of radionuclide, radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear medicine instrumentations


(NaI(Tl)) detector, well counter, Thyroid probe, dose calibrator, gamma camera, SPECT,
and PET), quality control, clinical applications, internal radiation dosimetry, safe
handling of radionuclides, and statistics of radiation counting.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:

M. A. Wilson, Textbook of Nuclear Medicine. Lippincott Williams &


Wilkins Editions (1998).

Reference:

F. Mettler and M. Guiberteau, Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Imaging.


Saunders; 5th edition (2005).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define and explain difference between radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals
2. Explain different methods for production of radiopharmaceuticals
3. Apply mathematical formulas to calculate radionuclides in the pharmaceuticals
4. Solve problems associated with the production methods of radiopharmaceuticals
5. Explain the physics of NaI (Tl) detector and gamma camera
6. Define and explain SPECT and its application in nuclear medicine imaging
7. Define and explain PET and its application in nuclear medicine imaging
8. Explain the purpose of well counter in the field of nuclear medicine
9. Explain the use of dose calibration in nuclear medicine
10. Discuss the use of thyroid probe in nuclear medicine
11. Define quality control in nuclear medicine, explain instrumentation quality
control, and radiopharmaceutical quality control
12. Calculate thyroid uptake of radioisotopes
13. Discuss diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease
14. Discuss radionuclide renal evaluation
15. Employ isotope dilution technique for the measurement of plasma volume
16. Compute dose and dose rate for internally deposited radioisotopes

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17. Explain the principles of radiation protection and discuss the effect of time,

distance, and shielding


18. Discuss different steps to avoid internal contamination
19. Discuss DOs and DONTs in radiation protection practice
20. Employ the idea of radiation counting statistics and propagation of errors to

compute percentage uncertainty in nuclear medicine clinical applications

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NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Topic Covered During Class:


Radiopharmaceuticals and their production
NaI(Tl) detectors and gamma cameras
Well counter, thyroid probe, and dose calibrator
SPECT
PET
Quality control in nuclear medicine
Clinical applications
Internal radiation dosimetry
Safe handling of radionuclides
Statistics of radiation counting

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.5 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 2.0 hours session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a) & (g)

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Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

Course Title
Dosimetry

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 473

473

Prerequisites

NE 451, NE 470

Radiation exposure, radiation absorbed dose, dose units, kinetic energy absorbed in unit
mass, dose equivalent, Bragg-Gray theory, measurement methods and detection by
ionization chambers, proportional detectors and solid state detectors, Geiger tubes, TLD,
calorimetric method, and scintillation detectors.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
M. G. Stabin, Radiation Protection and Dosimetry: An Introduction to
Health Physics. Springer; 1st edition (2010).
Reference:K. Arshak and O. Korostynska, Advanced Materials and Techniques for
Radiation Dosimetry. Artech House Publishers; 1st edition(2006)
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define and explain radiation exposure and its units
2. Define and explain radiation absorbed dose and its units
3. Derive the relationship between exposure rate and absorbed dose
4. Solve problems to compute exposure rate and absorbed dose rate for different
types of radiation field
5. Explain the difference between Kerma and absorbed dose
6. Discuss different methods used for the measurement of exposure such as free
ionization chamber and the air wall chamber (Thimle chamber)
7. Solve problems to compute exposure rate using the theory outlined in the
measurement methods
8. Discuss different methods used for the measurement of absorbed dose such as
calorimetric dosimeter and film badges
9. Define and explain Bragg-Gray principle for absorbed dose measurement
10. Solve problems using Bragg-Gray principle
11. Solve problems to compute dose and dose rate for external radiation sources
12. Solve problems to compute dose and dose rate for internally deposited
radioisotopes
13. Explain and discuss gas filled detectors such as ionization chamber, proportional
counter, and Geiger detectors
14. Explain and discuss scintillation detectors
15. Explain and discuss solid state detectors
16. Explain and discuss thermo-luminescent dosimeter (TLD) for dose measurement
17. Solve problems using the theory outlined in the above detectors/dosimeters
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NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Topic Covered During Class:


Exposure for x-rays and gamma rays
Absorbed radiation dose
Different dose units
Kerma and absorbed dose
Exposure-Dose relationship
Simple dosimeter model in terms of cavity theory
Exposure measurement-Free air
Exposure measurement-Thimble Chamber
Absorbed dose measurement- Calorimetric dosimeter
Absorbed dose measurement-Calorimetric dosimeter,
Film Badges
Bragg-Gray theory for absorbed dose calculations
Computation of dose from external radiation sources
Computation of dose from internal radiation sources
Gas filled detectors-Ionization chamber, proportional
counter, and Geiger counter
Scintillation detectors
Solid state detectors
TLD and film badges

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Three 1.0 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: One 3.0 hours session per week.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (e), & (g)

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Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.5
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1
1
1.5

Course Title
Medical

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 474

474

Imaging II
Prerequisites

NE 471

Evaluation techniques of medical images using ROC analysis, Contrast Detail curve,
Rose Model, MTF, NPS, and DQE. Medical imaging modalities based on non-ionizing
radiation. Physical principles and components of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Intrinsic
and Extrinsic parameters that affect the NMR and the MRI signal. Fundamental MRI
pulse sequences. MRI gradient and image formation. Factors that affect MR image
quality. Mathematical formulation, physical principles and components of Ultrasound
Imaging. Advance applications of X-ray Radiography; such as Mammography,
Fluoroscopy, and DSA.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:
J.E. Bushberg, J.A. Seibert, E.M. Leidholdt JR, and J.M. Boone, The
Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. Lippncott Williams & Wilkens editions; 2nd
edition (2002).
Reference:
P. Suetens, Fundamentals of Medical Imaging. Cambridge University
Press; (2002).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Define the terms associated with Medical Imaging
2. Define the image quality parameters
3. Define and explain the key factors that affect image quality and address these
factors for the different imaging modalities taught in class
4. List, define, explain and apply medical image evaluation techniques to assess the
quality of medical images
5. Describe how the physical principles of the magnetic resonance imaging,
Mammography, and Fluoroscopy imaging modalities
6. Describe the non ionizing imaging system and break it down into its components,
for each of the imaging modalities covered (MRI, US);
7. Describe the physical principals occurring in MR pulse sequences such as spin
echo, inversion recovery, gradient recall echo pulse sequences
8. Describe the difference between NMR and MRI
9. List and describe how the image quality parameters are affected in the nonionizing imaging modalities
10. Describe some of the ionizing imaging system and break it down into its
components, for each of the imaging modalities covered (Mammography &
Fluoroscopy)
11. List and describe how the image quality parameters are affected in the ionizing
imaging modalities

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12. Communicate information published in scientific articles related to medical


imaging
13. Communicate the physical principles behind medical technology and relevant
applications
14. Practice and apply elements of active learning, develop team norms and writing
skills.
15. Able to critically evaluate bodies of literature in the medical imaging application
16. Integrate ideas from physics into medicine
17. Educate others the role of medical imaging in personal and public life
18. Recognize and appreciate medical imaging as a broad, complex, multifaceted
field of study
19. Practice precise language in the field of medical imaging as part of
professionalism
20. Read assigned materials responsibly.
NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration
in Weeks

1
2

Description & Evaluation of Medical Images (Resolution, Noise, Contrast)


SNR, Weiner Spectra, & Modulation Transfer Function, Contrast Detail, Rose
Model, & ROC Analysis
Non-ionization Radiation Imaging Modality Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(Magnetism and the Magnetic Property of Matter, Principles of Nuclear MR)
NMR:Tissue MR parameters - Spin, T1 and T2 , T2* relaxations, FID
MRI: Pulse Sequences-Spin echo, Inversion Recovery, GRE, Perfusion, &
Diffusion.
MRI:MRI & Gradients: Slice, Frequency & Phase encoding, K-space & Image
Quality
Clinical Applications of Diagnostic Radiographic Imaging (Mammography,
Dedicated Equipments, Specialized X-ray Tubes, Optimized Image Receptor
Systems, X-ray Tube, Target, Tube Port & Filtration, & Beam Quality, HVL,
Collimation & Field Alignment, X-ray Generator, AEC, Compression, Scatter
Radiation, MTF, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Radiation Dosimetry, Full Field
Digital Mammography, SFM vs FFDM, Computer Aided Diagnoses, Quality
Assurance and Quality Control)
Fluoroscopy (Image Intensifier Components & Characteristics
Brightness
Gain, Conversion Factor, DQE, Contrast Ratio, FOV, Artifacts of II, Video
Camera & Resolution, Peripherals, Modes of Operations, ABC, Image Quality,
Radiation Dose, & Fluoroscopy Suites)
Ultrasound Imaging: Physical Principles of Diagnostic Ultrasound,
Instrumentation, and Operation
Ultrasound Imaging: acoustic waves, wave propagation in tissue, wave
propagation, imaging and Doppler imaging, and scanning mode

1
1

3
4
5
6
7

9
10

Class Schedule:
Lectures: Two 1.5 hour sessions per week.
Tutorials: None.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
100 %
Engineering design:
0%
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1.5
1.5
1
1
2

1.5
1.5

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (b), (d), (g), & (k)

Course Title
Radiotherapy II

English Code
/No
NE 475

Arabic
Code/No.
474

Prerequisites

Th.
3

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
0
3

Credit
3

NE 470

Tumor treatment with high energy X-ray and with high energy electron beam from linear
accelerators, and with neutron therapy through neutron capture, ionizing radiation
treatment of tumor by means of directed beam, treatment by radioactive sealed and
unsealed sources, measurement of dose, treatment planning.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

None

Textbook:

F. M. Khan,The Physics of Radiotherapy. Lippncott Williams & Wilkens.


3rd edition; (2003)
References:W. R. Hendee, G. S. Ibbott, and I. G. Hendee, Radiation Therapy
Physics.Wiley-Liss; 3rd edition (2004)
E.B. Podgorzak, Radiation Oncology Physics A Handbook for Teachers
and Students. IAEA; (2005).
Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1.
Describe a external beam radiation therapy system and break down into its main
components, for each of the radiation therapy machines covered (Co-60, Linac,
and Linac)
2.
Describe a interall beam radiation therapy system and break down into its main
components, for each of the radiation therapy machines covered (Breakytherapy)
3.
Understand and Describe Radiation Treatment Plannning
4.
Remember the terms associated with Radiotherapy
5.
Remember the dose calculation parameters
6.
Define and explain the key factors that affect radiotherapy treatment
7.
Understand published scientific articles that relate to radiotherapy and be able to
communicate their understanding in a professional manner.
8.
Learn to communicate the physical principles behind radiotherapy technology and
relevant applications
9.
Practice and apply elements of active learning, develop team norms and writing
skills.
10.
Able to critically evaluate bodies of literature in radiotherapy applications
11.
Integrate ideas from physics and engineering into medicine

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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

See themselves as students who are much more educated about the physics of
radiotherapy
Able to inform and educate others about the role of radiotherapy in personal and
public life
Be excited about the physics of radiotherapy as a broad, complex, multifaceted
field of study
Value the importance of precise language used in the field of radiotherapy as part
of professionalism
Be able how to read assigned materials responsibly.

99

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Classical radiation therapy


Dose Distribution and scatter analysis
A system of dosimetric calculations
Treatment Planning I: Isodose distributions
Treatment Planning II: Patient Data corrections and setup
Treatment Planning III: Field shaping , skin dose, and
field separation
Electron Beam Therapy

2
3

4
5

7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Brachytherapy

Duration in
Weeks
1
1
2

1
1

Radiation Projection
Quality Assurance
Total Body Irradiation
Modern Radiation Therapy
Three-dimentional conformal radiation therapy
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
High dose Rate Brachytherapy
Protstate Implants
Intravascular Brachytherapy
Intravascular Brachytherapy

Class Schedule:
Lecture: three one hour session per week
Tutorials: three hours session per week
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%
Engineering design: 0%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (g), & (k)

100

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Course Title

English
Code /No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 477

477

Advanced Medical
Imaging
Prerequisites

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
-

Credit
3

NE 474

Image processing, image enhancement, linear and nonlinear filters, segmentation


techniques, rigid and affine registration techniques, 3D visualization techniques: surface
and volume rendering, morphometric quantitative measurements from medical image
data; surface area, volume, and shape index. image processing algorithms, programs in
Matlab that implement signal processing methods and estimators used in medical
imaging.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):

None

Textbook:
J.E. Bushberg, J.A. Seibert, E.M. Leidholdt JR, and J.M. Boone, The
Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. Lippncott Williams & Wilkens Editions; 2nd
edition (2002).

Reference:
P. Suetens, Fundamentals of Medical Imaging. Cambridge University
Press; (2002).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Explain the signal processing involved in making a B-mode ultrasound image.
2. Explain signal processing methods for estimating blood velocity using ultrasound.
3. Explain back-projection algorithms used in CT, MR, and PET scanners.
4. Write programs in Matlab that implement signal processing methods and
estimators used in medical imaging.
5. Give a quantitative evaluation of signal and image processing algorithms in terms
of performance and accuracy.
6. Write a scientific report explaining a signal processing algorithm implementation
made in Matlab and quantifying its performance.

101

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Image processing, image enhancement


linear and nonlinear filters
segmentation techniques
rigid and affine registration techniques
x-ray machine radiation measurements
3D visualization techniques
Write programs in Matlab that implement signal
processing methods and estimators used in medical
imaging.

2
1
1
1
1
3
3

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


One 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
70 %
Engineering Design:
30 %

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (b), (e), & (k)

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Course Title

English Code
/No

Arabic
Code/No.

Th.

NE 478

478

Hours
Pr.
Tr.

Credit

Quality
Assurance Of
Medical

Equipments
Prerequisites

NE 340, NE370, NE 451

Quality assurance of radiation protection in medical centers. Quality control and testing
techniques for all types of diagnostic x-ray machine and nuclear medicine imaging
equipment.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:

C. J. Martin and D. G. Sutton, Practical Radiation Protection in


Healthcare.Oxford University Press; (2002).

Reference:S. C. Bushong, Radiation Science for Technologists. Elsevier-Mosby; (2008).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Describe general and mobile x-ray machines and parameters.
2. Describe Mammography and Fluoroscopy machines and parameters.
3. Describe CT Machines and parameters.
4. Define resolution, contrast, surface dose, HVL. Focal spot size.
5. Define accuracy, consistency, reproducibility in QC measurements
6. Describe equipment used for QC of diagnosis x ray equipments
7. Measure accuracy, consistency, reproducibility in QC of x-ray machines
8. Measure Entrance Surface Dose and Dose-Area Products
9. Calculate errors in QC measurements.
10. Measure leakage radiation, scattered radiation and primary radiation
11. Describe radiation safety aspects in medical centers

103

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2

General properties of x-ray machines


Mammography and Fluoroscopy machines and
parameters
CT Machines and parameters
Quality control parameters in diagnostic x-ray
machines
x-ray machine radiation measurements
Workers and patient safety aspects in diagnostic x-ray
machines rooms
Patient dose measurements
Equipment check
Nuclear medicine QC

2
1

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Tutorials:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


Three 2.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
90 %
Engineering Design:
10 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (b), (c), (f), & (k)

104

1
3
1
2
1
1
2

Course Title
Brachytherapy

English
Code /No
NE 479

Arabic
Code/No.
479

Prerequisites

Th.
2

Hours
Pr.
Tr.
2
-

Credit
3

NE 470

Physics and dose calculation, introduction to radiobiology, use of radiation sources in


radiotherapy, preparation of sources and their applications, brachytherapy planning
technique: reconstruction, points and axes, positioning, normalization, prescription,
optimization techniques including geometric, volumetric and inverse, plan evaluation and
outputs, principles of treatment: LDR, HDR, PDR cervix, UTM; prostate HDR,
permanent seeds; breast; X- ray, CT, MRI imaging and target definition.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any):
Textbook:
(2009).
Reference:

none

F. M. Khan, The Physics of Radiation Therapy, Williams & Wilkins


G. Bentel, Radiation Therapy Planning. McGraw-Hill Professional; 2nd
edition (1995).

NO

Topic Covered During Class:

Duration in Weeks

1
2
3
4

Physics and dose calculation


Introduction to radiobiology
Use of radiation sources in radiotherapy
Preparation of sources and their applications in
brachytherapy techniques
Principles of treatment
Optimization techniques

2
3
2
3

5
6

Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Practicals:

Two 1.0 hour sessions per week


Two 1.0 hours sessions per week

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering Science:
70 %
Engineering Design:
30 %
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (a), (f) & (g)

105

3
2

Course Title
Practical

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

NE 489

489

Training
Prerequisites

NE 470 & NE 471

Students of the Engineering Medical Physics Track are assigned practical clinical
rotational training in different radiological departments at hospitals to familiarize the
students with actual procedures and practices in the field of medical physics.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:AAPM Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on the Clinical Training of
Radiological Physicists, Essentials and guidelines for hospital based medical physics
residency training programs. (AAPM report);(1992)
Reference:

Douglas P. Beall, Radiology Sourcebook: A Practical Guide for Reference


and Training. Humana Press; 1st edition (2010).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
1. Identify the role of medical physicist in realistic profession environment.
2. Apply theoretical medical physics concepts
3. Use different equipment and technologies used in the field of medical physics.
4. Practice the professional and ethical behavior toward patients, physicians, and coworkers in the profession of medical physics.

NO
Topic Covered During Class:
1 Radiology clinical rotation
2 Nuclear Medicine clinical rotation
3 Radiotherapy clinical rotation

106

Duration in Weeks
4
4
4

Class Schedule:
Oral Presentation after submitting a written training report; both evaluated by at
least 2 faculty members.

Course Contribution to professional Component:


Engineering science:
None
Engineering design:
None
Others
100%
Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (d), (g), & (j)

107

Course Title

Hours

English Code

Arabic

/No

Code/No.

Th.

Pr.

Tr.

Credit

490

Coop Work
Program in
NE 490
Medical Physics
Prerequisites

NE 340, NE 451, NE 470, NE 371


Students of the Engineering Medical Physics Track are assigned coop clinical rotational
training in different radiological departments at hospitals to familiarize the students with
actual procedures and practices in the field of medical physics.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): None
Textbook:

Reference:

AAPM Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on the Clinical Training of


Radiological Physicists, Essentials and guidelines for hospital based
medical physics residency training programs. (AAPM report);(1992)
Douglas P. Beall, Radiology Sourcebook: A Practical Guide for
Reference and Training. Humana Press; 1st edition (2010).

Course Learning Objectives: By completion of the course, the students should be able
to:
5. Identify the role of medical physicist in realistic profession environment.
6. Apply theoretical medical physics concepts
7. Use different equipment and technologies used in the field of medical physics.
8. Practice the professional and ethical behavior toward patients, physicians, and coworkers in the profession of medical physics.

108

NO
1
2
3
4

Topic Covered During Class:


Radiology clinical rotation
Nuclear Medicine clinical rotation
Radiotherapy clinical rotation
Quality control, quality assurance

Duration in Weeks
6
6
6
7

Class Schedule:
Oral Presentation after submitting a written training report; both evaluated by at
least 2 faculty members.
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science:
None
Engineering design:
None
Others
100%

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes: (d), (f), (g), (h), & (j)

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2. Required Other Engineering Courses


Course Code Course Title
Required Courses by the Faculty of Engineering
IE 200
Technical Communication Skills
IE 201
Introduction to Engineering Design (1)
IE 202
Introduction to Engineering Design II
IE 255
Engineering Economy
EE 201
Structured Computer Programming
EE 251
Basic Electrical Engineering
Required Courses by the Nuclear Engineering Department
EE 202
Object-Oriented Computer Programming
EE 332
Numerical Methods in Engineering
IE 331
Probability and Engineering Statistics
Required Courses by the Nuclear Engineering Program
MEP 261
ThermodynamicsI
MEP 290
Fluid Mechanics
ChE 210
Material Science

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Required Courses by the Faculty of Engineering


DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS

Technical Communication Skills


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
IE 200
200
10
2
ELI 204

Course Role in Curriculum

Required Course

COURSE TITLE

(Required/Elective):
Catalogue Description:
Communication skills: art of listening, tools of in-depth reading, information gathering,
analyzing, and criticizing; electronic means of communication. Writing skills: writing
strategies, general versus technical writing, technical report writing. Presentation skills:
use of spoken English, professional computer-based oral presentations. Project-based
course work on technical communication.
TLSU Team (2012), Face to Face with Basic Research &
Textbooks:
(Author, Title, Pub., year) Communication: A Process & Project-Based Course.
Supplemental Materials: 1. Markel, Mike (2006), Technical Communication.
(teacher reference).
2. Woolever (2002), Writing for Technical Professions.
(teacher reference).
3. Svobodva et al. (2000), Writing in English: A Practical
Handbook for Scientific and Technical Writer. (teacher
reference).
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the students should be able to:
1. Describe the course design, rules and regulations
2. Identify elements of report writing and research components
3. Write a research proposal dealing with one contemporary issue
4. Write down a clear and concise introduction that defines the problem and forecasts
the work to be carried out.
5. Communicate ideas orally while keeping the audience engaged
6. Access information from a varity of sources and critically assess their quality,
validity and accuracy
7. Analyze and present data in a meaningful way
8. Interpret data
9. Use reliable and credible citations to support the credibility and authenticity of the
information presented.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of terminology and research process and ability to reflect
upon the learning experience
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11. Demonstrate integrity, punctuality, enthusiasm and active class participation.


Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.

Orientation
Introduction to research and report writing
Research proposal
Writing technical Introduction
Oral presentation skills
Data Collection Methods
Data Analysis
Discussions and Conclusions
Referencing and citations
Reflection upon learning
Professional behavior

Duration
in Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering


(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: (g) (i) and (j)

Instructor or course coordinator:


Last updated: May 2014

Dr. Mohammad Chaudry

112

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr.
Total

Introduction to Engineering Design IE 201


I
Pre-requisites:
ELI 104
Course Role in Curriculum

201

Required

(Required/Elective):

Catalogue Description:
Introduction to active learning: team work, team dynamics, team norms and communication,
conducting effective meetings and quality assessment. Problem solving procedure: problem
definition, generation of solutions, selection methodology, solution implementation, assessment
of implementation. Levels of learning and degrees of internalization. Ethical decision.
Organization of the work and design notebook. Reverse engineering and design projects.

Textbooks:
(Author, Title, Pub., year)

Supplemental
Materials:

1. STRATEGIES FOR CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING,


Fogler, H.S., LeBlanc, S., E.,, 2th Ed., 2007, Prentice Hall
PTR ISBN 978-0130082794
2. INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN,
McNeill, B. W., Bellamy, L., Burrows, V. A.,2004, King
Abdulaziz University Press
None

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the students should be able to:
Develop and exhibit the behaviors associated with taking personal responsibility for
time management, classroom expectations, professional and ethical behaviors in the
class, and academic integrity, etc
2. Practice elements of active learning as well as apply active learning techniques such
as Engineering Journal, Facilitator Signal, Process Check
3. Explain quality, costumer, expectations, and process as well as demonstrate the
ability to meet customer expectations.
4. Develop team norms.
5. Use effective teams tools such as team agenda, minutes and team process check as
well as team dynamics tools such as maintenance phase.
6. Use team discussion tools such as Boogle method, affinity process, deployment
flowchart, multi-voting and prioritization techniques.
7. Explain problem solving strategies such as using heuristic, perceiving problems,
potential problem, real problem, etc.
8. Explain problem definition techniques such as exploring the problem, present
state/desired state, Dunker diagram, statement restatement, KT Problem Analysis and
apply them on semester design project.
9. Explain idea generation techniques such as Osborns Checklist, random stimulation,
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fishbone diagram as well as apply them on semester project.


10. Explain situation analysis, problem analysis, decision analysis, potential problem

analysis and apply these techniques on semester design project.


11. Explain planning components such as Gantt chart, deployment chart and critical path

management and apply them on semester design project.


12. Explain ethical issues, safety considerations, and environmental, social and cultural

impact and evaluate them on semester design project.


13. Demonstrate the fundamentals of organizing and presenting technical work using

modern engineering tools in their written and oral presentation


14. describe their chosen field of engineering as well as identify other fields of

engineering
15. Explain stages of level of learning (LOL) and degree of internalization (DOL) and

apply them on example


16. use organization techniques such as book keeping (Design Notebook), using

checklist, etc
17. search and collect information and rearrange it for a given topic

Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Learning Culture
Quality
Teaming
Creative Problem Solving
Engineering The Profession and Communication
Autonomous Learner

Duration in
Weeks
2
2
2
5
2
2

Key Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering


(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,
ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary
for engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: (c ), (f) and (k )

Instructor or course
coordinator:
Last updated: 02-02-2014

Dr Ahmed Z. Salem (c), Mohammad Rehan Maqbool

114

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE

Introduction to Eng. Design II


Pre-requisites:

ENGLISH
CODE/NO

IE 202
IE 201

CREDITS
ARABIC
CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total

202

Required Course
Course Role in Curriculum
(Required/Elective):
Catalogue Description:
Engineering design process. Hands-on real life and teambased engineering design
experience: Problem definition, Objectives & constraints, Functions & requirements,
Alternative designs, Evaluation and selection, Project management, Modeling, Analysis
and optimization, Prototyping, Testing, Design specs, Communicating design outcomes.
Clive L. Dym and Patrick Little, Engineering Design, a
Project-Based Introduction, Third Edition, John Wiley and
Sons, Inc., NJ, USA, 2009.
Supplemental Materials: Course Notes: First day materials, Course project, Guide to
assignments
Course Learning Outcomes:
Textbooks:
(Author, Title, Pub., year)

By the completion of the course the students should be able to:


1.
2.

3.

4.

5.
6.

7.
8.

9.

Describe the nature of engineering design and the roadmap of the design process as a
response to the conflicting interests of different stakeholders.
Devise an effective work plan with manageable subtasks, resources, and timelines using
standard project planning techniques to ensure project completion on time and within
budget.
Define the problem and identify design attributes, objectives, metrics, and constraints by
integrating customers needs, applicable realistic constraints and data collected from
multiple credible sources of information.
Transform customer needs, objectives, and attributes into design requirements by identifying
design functions, means of realization and performance specifications that demonstrate
successful functional behavior.
Generate possible solutions and compare alternatives to select a baseline design based on
solid evaluation criteria and feasibility analysis.
Integrate prior knowledge of science and mathematics with engineering principles,
heuristics, modern engineering tools, and modeling techniques to analyze, estimate
performance, and optimize design solutions
Plan and execute effective manufacturing and testing procedures to produce a proof of
concept working prototype.
Document and communicate details of the design process and express thoughts clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing, using necessary supporting material, to achieve desired
understanding and impact.
Achieve project objectives using independent, well organized, and regularly reported
multidisciplinary team management techniques that integrate, evaluate, and improve
different skills of team members.

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Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
12.
13

Course Norms - Working within Multidisciplinary Teams


Introduction - The Design Process
Problem Definition
Objectives & Constraints
Functions & Requirements
Alternative Designs
Evaluation & Selection
Project Management
Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
Prototyping
Testing
Design Specifications
Communication Skills

Duration
in Weeks
0.5
0.5
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2
1
1
0.5

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering


(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: (c) and (g)

Instructor or course coordinator:


Last updated: May 2014

Dr. Ibrahim Olwi

116

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS

Engineering Economy

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
IE 255
255
3
2 3

Pre-requisites:

MATH 101

Course Role in Curriculum

Required Course

COURSE TITLE

(Required/Elective):
Catalogue Description:
Fundamentals of engineering economy. Time value of money. Evaluation of alternatives.
Replacement and retention analysis. Break even analysis. Depreciation methods. Basics
of inflation.
Textbooks:
(Author, Title, Pub., year)
Supplemental Materials:

Blank, Leland T. and Tarquin, Anthony J., Basics of


Engineering Economy, 1ST Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2008,
ISBN 9780071287623.
Course Notes in IE255 Coordinators web page:
Course outline, Course project, Homework, Old exams and
Booklets for formulas and tables.

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the students should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10
.
11
.

Understand the fundamentals of engineering economy and the basic principles of the time
value of money.
Draw the cash-flow diagrams (CFD).
Identify and compare different interest rates i.e., simple, compound, MARR, ROR, nominal
and effective.
Compute equivalent values for time based cash flows of varying complexities.
Compare economic alternatives based on equivalent present worth (PW), future worth
(FW), capitalized cost (CC), payback period (PbP), annual worth (AW) values and Benefit
cost ratios (B/C).
Compute the internal rate of return (IRR) and evaluate an economic alternative on the basis
of IRR.
Make analytical decisions by replacement and breakeven analysis of different projects /
alternatives and analysis under uncertain conditions.
Understand and compute effects of inflation.
Understand capital budgeting, cost estimation and cost allocation.
Understand and compute depreciations related to machines / projects using straight line
(SL), Declining Balance (DB) and Double Declining Balance (DDB) method.
Write reports related to engineering economy by using modern engineering tools.

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Duration in
Weeks

Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Foundations of Engineering Economy


How Time and Interest Affect Money
Nominal and Effective Interest Rate
Present Worth Analysis
Annual Worth Analysis
ROR Analysis
Benefit/Cost Analysis
Breakeven and Payback Analysis
Replacement Decisions
Inflation Impacts
Cost Estimation
Depreciation

2
2
2
2
1.5
0.5
0.5
1.5
1
0.5
1
0.5

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)


(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.

Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: (e) and (k)


Instructor or course coordinator:
Last updated: Jan. 2014

Eng. Mohammed Abdullah Alharkan

118

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
Structured Computer Programming
Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
1
3
2
EE 201
201
MATH 110, CPIT 100
Required or Elective:
Required
A pre-requisite for:
EE 202, EE 332

Catalogue Description:
Introduction to computers. Algorithms and flowcharts. Solving engineering and
mathematical problems using a mathematically-oriented programming language.
Programming concepts: I/O, assignment, conditional loops, functions and subroutines.
Programming selected numerical and non-numerical problems of mathematical and
engineering nature.
Textbooks:
W.J. Palm III, Introduction to MATLAB 7 for Engineers, McGraw-Hill International
Edition, 2005.
Supplemental Materials:
Course slides (published at the course website: http://ece.goto-school.com/)
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
Describe the engineering problems and need for computer solutions.
Describe the structured programming and choosing MATLAB as a mathematically-oriented
programming language.
Express basic operations, how to use menus, Help System, and different tools in MATLAB.
Compute simple mathematical expressions, and manage variables in Interactive mode of
operation.
Create, address, edit arrays, and perform array and matrix operations including addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation.
Apply the most common mathematical functions stored in MATLAB to create and use user
defined functions including storing them in a function file and plotting those using graphing
functions: XY plots - subplots.
Describe the fundamentals of programming design and development, using Algorithms, and
program documentations like Flowcharts and pseudo-code.
Design programs that perform decision-making procedures using Relational and Logical
operators, and conditional IF statements and SWITCH structure.
Design programs that repeat calculation a specified number of times, and/or until some
condition is satisfied using MATLAB loop structures.
Debug programs and use simulations in engineering applications.

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Topics to be Covered:
Engineering Problems and the Need for Computer Solutions
Basics of MATLAB: Menus Toolbars Computing with MATLAB Script
Files and the Editor/Debugger MATLAB help System.
Arrays, Matrices and Matrix Operations.
User-Defined Functions.
Basics of Programming: Algorithms - Pseudo Code - Flow Charts
Programming Structures.
Program Design and Development.
Relational Operations and Logical Variables.
Logical Operators and Functions.
Conditional Statements: if else elseif switch
Loops: for while break continue.
Debugging MATLAB Programs.
Working with Data Files, and Graphing Functions: XY Plots Sub-Plots

Duration
in Weeks
0.5
0.5
2
1
1
1
0.5
0.5
2
2
1

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a x sign)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering


(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: ( )

Instructor or course coordinator:


Last updated: September 2013

Dr. Wassim ZOUCH, wzouch@kau.edu.sa

120

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
Basic Electrical Engineering
Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

CREDIT
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO Th. Pr. Tr. Total
251
EE 251
3 2 4
PHYS 202
Required or Elective:
Required
A pre-requisite for:

Catalogue Description:
Electrical engineering applications, basic concepts of electricity, electric components,
elementary circuit analysis and measurements, balanced three-phase systems, ideal
transformers, application-specific circuits, electrical safety, DC generators and the motors,
basic operation of sensors and actuators, concept of data acquisition systems.
Textbooks:
1. C.K. Alexander and M.N.O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of electric circuits, 4th ed,
McGraw-Hill,
Supplemental Materials:
1. W. H. Hayt, Engineering Circuit Design, 8th. Ed. McGraw-Hill 2008.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Understand fundamental electric quantities: voltage, current, electric power and energy,
dependant and independent voltage and current sources.
2. Calculate the currents and voltages in resistive circuits using Ohms law, KCL, KVL,
reduction of series and parallel resistances, voltage and current divisions, nodal and
mesh analysis, and superposition.
3. Apply KVL, KCL, nodal and mesh analysis to circuits containing dependent sources.
4. Apply network theorems to simplify a resistive circuit by finding the Thevenin or
Norton equivalent of a two-terminal network
5. Evaluate effective or rms values of AC voltages and currents, find the phasor voltage
(current) for a given sinusoidal voltage (current), and find the sinusoidal voltage
(current) for given phasor voltage (current) and frequency.
6. Convert an AC steady-state circuit to a phasor circuit and analyze a phasor circuit using
Ohms law, KCL, KVL, reduction of series and parallel impedances, and voltage and
current divisions.
7. Calculate AC steady-state power dissipated by the circuit elements in a circuit and
express the concepts of power factor, complex power, and conservation of power.
8. Solve single and three phase circuits for the real, reactive and complex power and
explain the principle of power measurement and instrumentation
9. Derive the voltage and current relationship for an ideal transformer
10. Explain the operation and construction of DC machines, and derive the emf equation.
11. Explain the Concept of rotating magnetic field, principle of operation, and
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constructional features of three-phase induction and synchronous machines


12. Work with a small team to carry out experiments in electric circuits and prepare reports
that present lab work.
Topics to be Covered:
1. Fundamental electric quantities: voltage, current, power and energy
2. Resistance, capacitance and inductance, Kirchhoffs laws (KVL & KCL),
Source equivalence and series and parallel equivalent resistance
3. Mesh current (loop) and node voltage analysis
4. Circuit theorems
5. Sinusoidal excitation, average and effective values
6. Steady state A.C. circuit and impedance and phasor diagrams
7. AC power analysis Power triangle and power factor correction
8. Balanced three phase circuits and power measurement
9. Introduction to electromagnetism and Ideal transformer
10. Introduction to DC machines
11. Introduction to three phase induction motors
12. Introduction to synchronous machines

Duration
in Weeks:
1
1
1.5
1
0.5
2
1
1.5
1.5
1
1
1

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a "x" sign)


(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret
data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within
realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical,
health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions
in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary
for engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course:
Instructor or course coordinator: Dr. Mohammed N. Ajour
Last updated: September 2013

122

x
x

x
x

Required Courses by the Nuclear Engineering Department


DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
Object-Oriented Computer Programming
Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
EE 202
2 3 3
202
EE 201
Required or Elective:
Required
EE 305, EE 364,
A pre-requisite for:
EE 366

Catalogue Description:
Object-oriented programming: classes, objects and methods. Object-oriented design.
Simple data structures. Best programming practices (structured coding, documentation,
testing and debugging).
Textbooks:
H. Deitel and P. Deitel , Java: how to program, 8th ed. Prentice-Hall, 2009.
Supplemental Materials:
C. Thomas Wu, An introduction to object-oriented programming with JAVA, 5th ed.,
McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
Apply available classes to write simple application programs
Identify the difference between objects and classes
Create simple classes based on predefined requirements
Apply loops and conditional statements to write simple programs or methods
Write class and object methods
Identify the main use of arrays and write methods that deal with array data
Apply tracing concept to given application program that deal with so many classes
Write mathematical expressions and I/O statements
Write statements to handle exceptional errors
Apply the Java SDK and the Eclipse IDE to develop applications
Understand engineering ethics
Duration
in Weeks

Topics to be Covered:
The basic idea of Classes and Objects, Messages and Methods, Data Values,
Inheritance, Software Engineering Life Cycle, Java Program Components.
Numerical Data: Variables, Arithmetic Expressions, Constants, I/O.
Self defined Classes: Constructors, Class/Object Methods, Data Members,
Class/Object Constants,Methods/Constructors Overloading, Parameters Passing,
Organizing Classes intoPackages, Javadocs Comments.
Flow Control: If Statement, Nested If Statement, Boolean Expressions, Switch

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2
2
3
2

Statement, For/do/While Loops.


Arrays: Defining an Array, Arrays of Objects, Two-Dimensional Arrays, Lists
and Maps.
Classes: overloading constructor, this, Composition, static members, Final
instance variables, Data abstraction. Error handling

2
3

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a x sign)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering


(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: (f )

Instructor or course coordinator:


Last updated: Sep. 2013

Dr. Rami Alhmouz, ralhmouz@kau.edu.sa

124

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
COURSE TITLE
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
Numerical Methods in Engineering
EE 332
2 2 332
3
EE 201, MATH 204
Pre-requisites:
Required or Elective:
Required
Course Role in Curriculum
A pre-requisite for:
EE 451
Catalogue Description:
Introduction. Solution of non-linear equations. Solution of large systems of linear
equations. Interpolation. Function approximation. Numerical differentiation and
integration. Solution of the initial value problem of ordinary differential equations.
Textbooks:
S.C. Chapra and R.P. Canale, Numerical Methods for Engineers, 6th Ed., McGraw
Hill, 2009
Supplemental Materials:
J.R. Rice, Numerical Methods, Software, and Analysis, 2nd ed, McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
Solve equations in one variable.
Solve set of linear and nonlinear equations in multi variables.
Use interpolating polynomial to interpolate experimental data.
Use curve fitting to interpolate experimental data.
Compute differentiation and integration numerically.
Solve the initial value problem.
Use structured programming to implement the numerical methods.
Analyze the error performance of the different numerical methods.
Topics to be Covered:
Mathematical backgrounds and Computer Programming Revision
Analytical vs. Numerical methods. True and Approximation Errors
Solution of equations in one variable: Bisection method, Fixed Point Iterative
method, Newton-Raphson Method, Secant Method, Graphical Method.
Conditions of convergence of root finding algorithms
Solution of linear system of equations with several variables: Gaussian
eliminations and backward substitution, Gauss-Jordan, Determinant of a Matrix,
Matrix Inversion using LU-decomposition, Iterative techniques for solving
linear systems: Jacobis method and Gauss-Seidel method. Conditions of
convergence of Iterative methods
Solution of non-linear system Of equations with several variables: Fixed Point
method and Newton's method. Condition of convergence.
Interpolation using Newtons Divide-Difference interpolating polynomial and
Lagrange interpolating polynomial

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Duration
in Weeks
1
1
2

1
1

Curve fitting using Discrete Least-Square Approximation method. Determining


the goodness of the fitted curve
Numerical Differentiation: Numerical methods for 1st and 2nd derivatives of a
function based on Taylor series. Analysis of accuracy of numerical
differentiation methods
Numerical Integration: Single and Composite Trapezoidal and Simpsons rules.
Analysis of accuracy of numerical integration methods
Solution of Initial Value Problems using Euler Method. Analysis of accuracy of
Eulers method

1
1

1
1

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a x sign)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering


(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: (k)

Instructor or course coordinator:


Last updated:

Dr. Taisir Alghanim, talganim@kau.edu.sa


Dr. Muhammad Shehzad Hanif, mshanif@kau.edu.sa

January 2014

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
PROBABILITY & ENGINEERING
STATISTICS

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
IE 331
331
3
2 3

Pre-requisites:

STAT 110, MATH 202

Course Role in Curriculum

Required Course

(Required/Elective):
Catalogue Description:
Descriptive statistics with graphical summaries. Basic concepts of probability and its
engineering applications. Probability distributions of random variables. Confidence
intervals. Introduction to hypothesis testing. Correlation and linear regression.

Textbooks:
(Author, Title, Pub., year)
Supplemental Materials:

Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, and Sharon L.


Myers, Keying Ye, Probability & Statistics for Engineers
and Scientists (Ninth edition), Pearson, 2012.
First day materials, Guide to assignments and Project.

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the students should be able to:
Apply the fundamental theories of probability to engineering problems.
Understand discrete and continuous behavior of systems.
Identify and apply statistical concepts on real life problems.
Perform statistical tests.
Perform data analysis using statistical softwares.
Interpret and communicate results of analysis.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Introduction to Statistics And Data Analysis


Probability
Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Mathematical Expectations
Some Discrete Probability Distributions
Some Continuous Probability Distributions
Fundamental Sampling Distributions and Data Descriptions
One and Two-Sample Estimation Problems
One and Two-sample Tests of Hypotheses
Simple Linear Regression and Correlation
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Duration in
Weeks
1.0
2.5
1.5
1.0
1.5
1.5
2.0
1.5
1.0

Key Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)


(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
(c)

(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)

interpret data
an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired
needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,
social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and
sustainability
an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
an ability to communicate effectively
the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long
learning
a knowledge of contemporary issues
an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.

Key Student Outcomes assessed in the course: a, e and k


Dr. M. Shafi Ullah
Instructor or course coordinator:
September 05, 2013
Last updated:

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Required Courses by the Nuclear Engineering Program


DEPARTMENT OF of MECHANICAL ENGINERING
COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE
Thermodynamic I

ENGLISH
CODE
/NO
MEP 261

Pre-requisites

ARABIC
CODE/NO.
261

UNITS
Th.
Pr.

Tr.

CU

MATH 202, PHYS 281

Required
MEP 360, MEP 361,
MEP 365
Concepts and definitions. Properties of pure substances. Different forms of energy.
Concepts of Heat and work. First law of thermodynamics. Applications of first law on
closed system and control volume. Second law of thermodynamics. Entropy. Isentropic
efficiency. Some ideal power and refrigeration cycles (including Rankine Cycle, vapor
compression cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Brayton cycle).
Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:
A pre-requisite for:

Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): MENG; EE; NE
Textbook:
Authors:
Title:
Publisher:
NY
Year:
Reference:

Sonntag, Borgnakke and Van Wylen


Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
John Wiley & Sons Edition:
7th Ed. Place:
2009 ISBN:

9780470171578

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach by Cengel, Y. A., and Boles,


M. A.

Course Leaning Outcomes By completion of the course, the students should be able to:
CLO_1
Explain basic thermodynamic concepts.
CLO_2
Find the thermodynamic properties of various pure substances.
CLO_3
Compute the work done on or by a system.
CLO_4
Apply the first law of thermodynamics to closed systems.
CLO_5
Apply the first law of thermodynamics to common thermodynamic devices
undergoing a steady state flow process.
CLO_6
Compare between operations of reversible and irreversible cycles.
CLO_7
Apply the second law of thermodynamics to a closed system.
CLO_8
Apply the second law of thermodynamics on common thermodynamic
devices undergoing a steady state flow process.
CLO_9
Analyze basic ideal thermodynamic cycles with phase change systems.
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CLO_10
CLO_11

Analyze basic ideal thermodynamic cycles operating with ideal gaseous


working fluids.
Conduct and analyze basic thermodynamics experiments.

Topics Covered During the Course [CLO] [STUDENT OUTCOME]:


T1: Introduction, Control Volumes and Units [1][a, e]
T2: Pure Substance Behavior [2][a, e]
T3: Energy Transfers [3][a, e]
T4: Energy Equation for a Control Mass [4][a, e]
T5: Energy Equation for a Control Volume [5][a, e]
T6: The Classical Second Law of Thermodynamics [6] [a, e, h]
T7: Entropy for a Control Mass [7] [a, e, h]
T8: Entropy Equation for a Control Volume [8] [a, e, h]
T9: Power and Refrigeration Systems-with Phase Change [9] [a, e, h]
T10: Power and Refrigeration Systems-Gaseous Working Fluids [10] [a, e, h]
T11: Conducting Basic Thermodynamics Experiments [11][b, g, i]
Course Schedule:
Lecture: 3 sessions 50 min each (or) 2 sessions 80 min each
Lab: one session 110 min each
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%

Engineering design: 0%

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:


MEP 261 (Thermodynamics I)
Student Outcomes

Highest Attainable
Level of Learning*

e
K
(F)

K
(F)

K
(F)

K: Key outcome, F: Formative assessment, S: Summative assessment, X: Related outcome but


not assessed.

Course Coordinator:
Dr. Abdullatif Gari, 2014

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DEPARTMENT OF of MECHANICAL ENGINERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE
TITLE
Fluid
Mechanics
Pre-requisites

ENGLISH
CODE
/NO
MEP 290

ARABIC CODE/NO.

UNITS
Th.

Pr. Tr.

CU

290

MATH 202, PHYS 281

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

Required

A pre-requisite for:

MEP 360, MEP 361, MEP


365

Concepts and definitions. Fluid statics. Forces on submerged surfaces and bodies. Nonviscous flow. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy. Bernoullis equation.
Dimensional analysis. The PI-Theorem. Similarity. Viscous flow, pipe flow, losses in
conduit flow (Laminar and turbulent flow). Flow over submerged bodies.
Faculties and departments requiring this course (if any): MENG; CE

Textbooks
Authors:
Frank M. White
Name:
Fluid Mechanics
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill
Edition:
Intl Ed.Place: NY
Year: 2011
ISBN:
978-007-131121-2
Other Required Materials: Lab manuals are purchased at College Copy
Shop
Reference:
Okiishi

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics by B.R. Munson, D.F. Young and T. H.

Course Leaning Outcomes By completion of the course, the students should be able to:
CLO_1
Identify the basic properties of fluids and the various types of fluid flow
configurations encountered in practice.
CLO_2
Compute the forces due to viscosity and surface tension.
CLO_3
Compute the capillary rise and excess pressure in droplets and bubbles due
surface tension.
CLO_4
Determine the variation of pressure with elevation.
CLO_5
Calculate the hydrostatic forces exerted by a fluid at rest on submerged
surfaces.
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CLO_6
CLO_7
CLO_8
CLO_9
CLO_10
CLO_11
CLO_12

Obtain the stream function for a velocity and acceleration fields, and plot
them.
Apply the mass and energy conservation equations for flow system.
Apply the momentum equation for flow system.
Use dimensional analysis to obtain relation among variables and to use
them in modeling of fluid systems.
Calculate the major and minor losses associated with pipe flow system and
determine power requirements.
Calculate the drag force on immersed bodies.
Perform experiments in fluid mechanics.

Topics Covered During the Course [CLO] [STUDENT OUTCOME]:


T1: Introduction [1, 2, 3][a, e]
T2: Pressure Distribution in a Fluid [4, 5][a, e]
T3: Integral Relations for a Control Volume [6, 7][e, j]
T4: Dimensional Analysis and Similarity [8][a, e]
T5: Viscous Flow in Ducts [6][e]
T6: Flow Past Immersed Bodies [10] [a, e, j]
T7: Lab [11] [b, g]
Course Schedule:
Lecture: 3 sessions 50 min each (or) 2 sessions 80 min each
Laboratory and Tutorial: one session 110 min each
Course Contribution to professional Component:
Engineering science: 100%

Engineering design: 0%

Course Relationship to Student Outcomes:


MEP 290 (Fluid Mechanics)
Student Outcomes
Highest Attainable
Level of Learning*

K K
(F) (F)

e
X

g
X

K: Key outcome, F: Formative assessment, S: Summative assessment, X: Related outcome but


not assessed.

Course Coordinator:
Prof. Abdulhaiy Radhwan, 2014

132

DEPARTMENT OF OF CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE

Materials Sciences
Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

ENGLISH
CODE/NO

ARABIC
CODE/NO

ChE 210

210

Th.

CREDITS
Pr. Tr.
Total

CHEM 281
Required or Elective:

Required

A pre-requisite for:

ChE 311

Catalogue Description:
Classification of engineering materials, atomic and molecular bonding. Properties and
microstructure, elastic and plastic behavior. Order in solids, phases and solid- solutions, crystal
geometry. Disorder in solids, atomic movement and rearrangement, phase diagrams, solid-state
transformations. Applications of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Service stability,
corrosion, and failure. Involves laboratory experiments and practices.
Textbooks:
1.
Materials Science and Engineering by William D. Callister (Univ. of Utah), John Wiley & Sons;
8th Edition (May 2013)
2.
Elements of Materials Science & Engineering by L.H. Van Vlack (6th edition). Addison - Wesley
Pub.Co.Inc.1990
Supplemental Materials:
ASM Handbook 10th edition
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
Collect a sound understanding of crystal structures by studying theoretical and practical models
of lattices.
2.
Illustrate how internal structural changes affect material properties.
3.
Construct and analyze stress-strain curves, experimental measure and discuss significance of
hardness and toughness of engineering materials.
4.
Apply Bragg Law to calculate lattice parameters form x-ray diffraction charts.
5.
Evaluate grain parameters in metals and alloys by analytical techniques applied to real
micrographs.
6.
Apply Arrhenius Equation and Fick`s 1st law to calculate diffusion flux.
7.
Apply Schmidt Law to analyze critical resolved shear stress and discuss mechanism of plastic
deformation and rules for slip.
8.
Apply the principles of strain hardening and recrystallization to alloy designand quantify
recrystallization temperature - time relationship.
9.
Discuss solid solutions & rules for solid solubility.
10. Investigate fracture (ductile-to-brittle), fatigue, SN-curves & creep.
11. Construct equilibrium phase diagrams of alloy systems using cooling curves to determine and
quantify phases from Lever Arm Rule.
12. Discuss homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation.

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Topics to be Covered:
1.
Introduction
2.
Bonding and Coordination
3.
Crystal Structures (Atomic Order)
4.
Crystallography
5.
Atomic disorder in solids
6.
Solid solutions
7.
Deformation and fracture
8.
Types of fracture
9.
Shaping strengthening
10. Performance of materials in service
11. Phase equilibria

Duration in Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2

Key Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)


(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret
data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within
realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical,
health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in
a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i)
a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j)
a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Class Schedule:

Lecture: two 1.5 hour sessions per week

Lab.: one 3.0 hours session per week

Instructor:
Last updated :

Dr. Sami Rather


January 2014

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3. Required Other KAU FacultyCourses


Course Code
ARAB 101
ARAB 201
BIO 110
CHEM 110
CHEM 281
COMM 101
CPIT 100
ELI 101*
ELI 102*
ELI 103*
ELI 104*
ISLS 101
ISLS 201
ISLS 301
ISLS 401
MATH 110
MATH 202
MATH 203
MATH 204
MATH 205
PHYS 110
PHYS 202
PHYS 281
STAT 110

Course Title
Arabic Language (1)
Arabic Language (2)
General Biology (1)
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry Lab
Communication Skills
Computer Skills
English Language I
English Language II
English Language III
English Language IV
Islamic Culture (1)
Islamic Culture (2)
Islamic Culture (3)
Islamic Culture (4)
General Mathematics (1)
Calculus II
Calculus III
Differential Equations I
Series & Vector Analysis
General Physics (1)
General Physics II
General Physics Lab
General Statistics (1)

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FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC LANGUAGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
Arabic Language (1)

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
ARAB
101
3
3
101

Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

Required

Catalogue Description:
The main focus of this course is to improve students vocabulary, grammar and
reading skillsthrough in-class learning activities and self-study. The course aims to
give students a firmgrounding in the basic language structure by covering syntax,
word morphology, spellingand punctuation. The course also focuses on how students
can become effective writers and editors by evaluating their own writing.
Textbooks:
1. Salem S. Al-Khammash (2008) Arabic Language skills, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz
University, Centre for Scientific Publications. (In Arabic)
Supplemental Materials:
1. Mohammad S. Al-Shanti (1994) Arabic Language skills, Dar Al-Andalous, Hail,
Saudi Arabia. (In Arabic).
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Communicate simply but effectively in Arabic
2. Appreciate the importance of Arabic for personal enrichment and professional
success
3. Gain knowledge of basic grammatical and sentence structures.
4. Distinguish and pronounce all Arabic alphabet and sounds.
5
Demonstrate accurate spelling by writing from dictation
6. Write accurately from dictation.
7. Recognize and use properly ancient and modern dictionaries to look up words and
meanings.
No. of
Weeks

Topics to be Covered:
1
2.
3.
4.
5.

Importance of learning Arabic / language & communication /


Importance of Reading
Basic grammatical rules: Syntactic rules: Parts of speech / Case: The
dynamic ( Murab) & Indeclension (Mabni)
Nouns & Pronouns / Enclitic Pronouns Grammatical cases
Overt verbs
The Imperfective Tense / Strong, sick and imperfective verbs (five
verbs)
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1
1
1
1
1

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

The Dual & Plural / Unnonated Nouns Types of declension Diptotes &
Triptotes
Subject & Predicates / Weak verbs
The doer / The Accusative object
Subject of the predicate
Morphology / auxiliary consonants
Plural & dual formation / Spelling rules for Hamza (medial & final)
Types of Hamza/ Punctuation rules
Texts & Dictionaries

137

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC LANGUAGE
COURSE SYLLABUS

Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
ARAB
201
3
3
201
ARAB 101

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE
Arabic Language (2)

Required

Catalogue Description:
This curriculum aims to make deep instructor of Linguistic knowledge
(dictionary) and grammatically and morphological and rhetoric , for students
and developing the sense of Arts at them, and methods of formulating and
Arabic editing, and ability to use the modern technical educational aids, and to
practice on them through the selection texts not through the direct delivery.
Textbooks:
1. Dr. Hamdan Bin Atteyah, Alzahram. Dr. Fahad Bin Mused Allu hibi, and
Dr. Saeed Bin Tayeb Almutrifi, Arabic Editing 2 nd level, King Abdulaziz
University.
Supplemental Materials:
1.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the language skills necessary for Arabic language speaking, reading and
writing, and demonstrate that the student has strong relation with his Arabic Culture
and civilization.
2. Demonstrate ability to write story, play, and oratory
3. Prepare official speaking.
4. Demonstrate ability to benefit from modern technology in writing.
Topics to be Covered:

No. of Weeks

First Unit : Text Constructions Elements


Vocabulary and Reading text.
Text Construction Elements- pronunciation- sentence
paragraph-connection articles.
Office and Management writing ( report, management
message, minutes, autobiography)
Second Unit: Types of Office Writing
Autobiography: Its need and its importance, selecting the data,
way of its arrangement.
Management Message: its need, its important, its frame (design
and concept) Message Language and its dialect, the grammar
that must consider in writing, pattern for Management
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1

messages.
Report: its importance, its field, its purpose, and how to write it.
Minutes (record) what it is, the skills that must be available in
the record writers.
ThirdUnit: Type of Arts Writing
Essay
Idea (notion)
Story
Play
Fourth Unit:Writing &Search
Search
Summary
Punctuation Mark.
Common Mistake in writing.
Writing and internet.
Samples and Applying

1
1

1
1
1
1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

Fifth Unit : Rhetoric &

From Rhetoric: simile ,hidden metaphor ,implied metaphor


From Rhetoric: Antithesis , paronomasia , equivocation ,
Samples & applying.

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0.5
0.5
1

FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Biology (1)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
BIO 110
110
3
3
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
Getting Acquainted with Biology- What is Biology \ Branches of Biology-Historical
Development of Biology-Characteristics of Life-How Biological studies Are
Conducted-Applications of Biology \ Relations with other Sciences-Careers for
Biology Majors-Chemical Basis of Life-Inorganic Components of Living OrganismsOrganic Components of Living Organisms-Biological Reactions and Enzymes-Cells
and Tissues: Structure and Functions Prokaryotic Cells-Eukaryotic cells-Replication
of cells: Mitosis and Meiosis-Plant and Animal Tissues-Biodiversity-Principles of
Taxonomy and Classification-Viruses, Bacteria, Algae and Fungi-Plants-AnimalsNutrition- Metabolism and Bioenergetics-Photosynthesis: Fixation of Sun EnergySynthesis of Biological Macromolecules, Energy Storage-Breakdown of Biological
Macromolecules, Energy Release- Excretion-Excretion in Simple Forms of LifeExcretion in Plants-Excretion in Animals-Respiration-Circulatory System-Blood:
Composition & Functions-Heart & Vessels-Lymph & Lymphatic SystemReproduction, Fertilization and Development-Simple Forms of Life-Plants- The Basic
Genetic Mechanisms-Classic Genetics-Molecular Genetics.
Textbooks:
1. Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon, and Dickey. BIOLOGY: Concepts &
Connections, Sixth Edition. 2009
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of Life Sciences and their vital applications in many life
aspects
2. Appreciate the role of Life Sciences in solving out more global issues and mancurrent issues (e.g. global warming)
3. Demonstrate ability to develop general initiative and problem solving skills,
which would improve his intellectual ability to choose the career that meets with
his skills.
4. Apply the scientific methods for experimentation and analysis by English
language, which would improve his reading, written, interpreting and
presentational communication skills.

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Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
8.
9.
10
11

Getting Acquainted with Biology


Chemical Basic of Life
Cells And Tissues
Biodiversity
Metabolism and Bioenergetics
Nutrition
Gas exchange (respiratory) and Circulation
Excretion
Reproduction , Fertilization and Development
Basic Genetic Mechanisms

141

No. of
Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Chemistry I
Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
CHEM 110
110
3
3
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
It provides an introduction to the general principles of chemistry for students planning a
professional career in chemistry, a related science, the health professions, or engineering.
By the end of this course the student will be able to understand the following: Significant
figures, scientific notation and units, stoichiometry, atomic structure & periodic table,
chemical bonding, gases, ionic equilibrium, basic principles of organic and basic
principles of biochemistry.
Textbooks:
1. Chemistry, by Chang, 9th. ed., 2007, McGraw-Hill.
2. Chemistry, by Steven S. Zumdahl, 6th ed., Houghton Mifflin, College Div.
Supplemental Materials:
1. Chemistry, by Mortimer, 6th ed., Wadsworth Inc.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Demonstrate understanding of Significant figures,


Demonstrate understanding of Scientific notation and units,
Demonstrate understanding of Stoichiometry,
Demonstrate understanding of Atomic structure & periodic table,
Demonstrate understanding of Chemical bonding,
Demonstrate understanding of Gases,
Demonstrate understanding of Ionic equilibrium,
Demonstrate understanding of Basic principles of organic chemistry
Demonstrate understanding of Basic principles of biochemistry.

Topics to be Covered:
1. Significant figures,
2. Scientific notation and units,
3. Stoichiometry,
4, Atomic structure & periodic table,
5. Chemical bonding,
6. Gases,
7. Ionic equilibrium,
8. Basic principles of organic and biochemistry

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Chemistry Lab


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
CHEM 281
281
3
1
CHEM 110

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
Safety rules, Chemical nomenclature, Acid radicals; Dil. HCl group Acid radicals; Conc.
H2SO4group General group, General scheme for testing acid radicals + unknown, Basic
radicals (1-6), General scheme for testing base radicals + unknown; Determination of the
molecular weight of the volatile solution's vapor; Determination of percentage and
number of molecules of water of crystallization; Titration using different indicators; 1Determination of solubility product of sparingly soluble salt, 2- effect of common ion
effect on the solubility
Textbooks:
1. Chemical principles in the Laboratory with quantitative analysis, Slowiski. Wolsey.
Masterton 6th ed., 1997 Brooks/Cole.
Supplemental Materials:
1. Practical Experiments in Chemistry, Kim Gogarty, Col Harrison, Grahame
Dobinson, 1st ed., Blake Education 2007.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of basic knowledge and principle in chemistry labs
Topics to be Covered:
1. Safety rules,
2. Chemical nomenclature,
3. Acid radicals;
4, Dil. HCl group Acid radicals;
5. Conc. H2SO4group General group,
6. General scheme for testing acid radicals + unknown,
7. Basic radicals (1-6),
8. General scheme for testing base radicals + unknown;
Determination of the molecular weight of the volatile solution's vapor;
9. Determination of percentage and number of molecules of water of
crystallization;
10. Titration using different indicators;
11. Determination of solubility product of sparingly soluble salt,
12. Effect of common ion effect on the solubility

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FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE

Communication Skills
Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
COMM
101
3
3
101
None
Required or Elective:

Required Course

Catalogue Description:
COMM 101 is structured as an introductory communication course. It is designed to expose
students to the theories, skills, and strategies needed to become effective communicators in
academic and professional settings. It explains the major theories of human communication
and persuasion in interpersonal, small group, and public communication contexts. The course
also focuses on effective communication skills and strategies for writing reports and CVs and
for preparing and delivering effective presentations.

Textbooks:
1. Saad B. Al-Masoodi (editor) (2006) Communication skills, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz
University, Centre for Teaching & Learning Development. (In Arabic).

Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Identify and describe the basic components of the communication model, the various
types of communication, and the role communication plays to satisfy needs.
Describe the different skills and strategies that enhance communication effectiveness
Explain the major concepts used to describe interpersonal and small group processes
Observe and utilize the recommended strategies for developing and delivering and
evaluating effective public presentations.

Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Introductory Week
Introduction to human communication
Intrapersonal communication
Verbal communication
Non-verbal communication
Listening skills
Human communication for better human relationships
Communication within small groups
Public Speaking
Writing up CVs, letters & reports/ personal interview prep tips

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Duration
in Weeks
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2

FACULTY OF COMPUTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
Computer Skills
Pre-requisites:
Course Role in Curriculum

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
CPIT 100
100
1 3
3
None
Required or Elective:

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course aims to provide the students with advanced skills to operate and make use of a
personal computer in different environments such as in academia, in business, and at home.
The course introduces the students to the main concepts and terminologies of information
technology, and equipped them with the knowledge to administer one of widely-used
operating systems. The course also aims to provide the students with the practical skills to
utilize an office productivity package for different purposes. The course will prepare the
students to new learning methodologies, namely distance learning and e-learning. The
delivery of the course contents will be based on a hands-on approach.

Textbooks:
1. Computer Skills, Prepared by Computer Skills Unit, Fourth Edition.
Supplemental Materials:
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Explain all the basic concepts of information technology and its related
terminologies.
2. Demonstrate advanced skills developed for the use of office productivity
packages.
3. Search through the Internet effectively.
4. Fully utilize an e-mail service.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of e-learning and Distance Learning systems and how
they work and their benefits
Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
8.
9.
10

Introduction to information Technology


Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows )
Word Processing (Microsoft Word)
Data Sheets (Microsoft Excel)
Databases (Microsoft Access)
Presentations (Microsoft Power Point)
Internet (Microsoft IE)
E-Mails (Microsoft Outlook)
E-Learning and Distance Learning

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No. of
Weeks
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
1

ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE


COURSE SYLLABUS

English Language I
Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
101
ELI 101
18
Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT)
score correspondingto beginner proficiency
level and below.

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
ELI 101 is a beginner course intended to provide students with a foundation from
which they can advance from A1 Breakthrough to A2 Way stage on the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It is a seven-week module
course with 18 hours of instruction each week.
Textbooks:
1. Soars, John and Liz, (2011), New Headway Plus Beginner Students Book,
Special Edition, Oxford University Press
Supplemental Materials:
1. Workbook with DVD-ROM.
2. Learning Management System (LMS) for online practice at
3.

www.headwayplusonline.com accessed with the Students Access Code found in the


back of the Students Book.
Headway Plus Beginner Writing Guide for additional writing support.

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Read and understand basic expressions and short, simple texts.
2. Engage in simple oral communications in order to provide and obtain essential
information, using appropriate pronunciation.
3. Write basic, simple sentences leading to a paragraph.
4. Demonstrate limited control of essential grammatical structures.
Course Length and Pacing
ELI 101 consists of 18 hours of class time each week. The English Language Institute follows
a modular system with two modules taught in each academic semester. Thus, the course
length for ELI 101 is one module of seven calendar weeks which allows for a total of 126
hours of class time each module. The 101 Instructor's Pacing Guide is designed on a weekly
basis, specifying available materials and providing instructors with a degree of flexibility,
allowing ample class time for language practice, and for the incorporation of relevant
supplementary materials to facilitate CLO achievement. It also emphasizes regular Learner
Training as an essential component of the learning process.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
English Language II

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
102
ELI 102
18
2

Pre-requisites:

Successful completion of ELI 101 or an


Oxford Online Placement Test score
corresponding to high beginner proficiency
level

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

Required

Catalogue Description:
ELI 102 is an elementary level course aiming to build and further develop language
proficiency at A2 Waystage level on the Common European Framework of Reference
for Languages (CEFR), moving towards a higher level of proficiency at this stage. It
is a seven-week module course with 18 hours of instruction each week.
Textbooks:
1. Soars, John and Liz, (2011), New Headway Plus Beginner Students Book,
Special Edition, Oxford University Press
Supplemental Materials:
1. Workbook with DVD-ROM.
2. Learning Management System (LMS) for online practice at
3.

www.headwayplusonline.com accessed with the Students Access Code found in the


back of the Students Book.
Headway Plus Elementary Writing Guide for additional writing support.

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Read and understand simple texts and a range of high frequency vocabulary in context.
Talk about aspects of personal and everyday life, using appropriate stress, intonation, and
rhythm of speech, and understand simple, spoken texts on familiar topics.
Write simple cohesive paragraphs on familiar topics.
Demonstrate some control of essential grammatical structures with occasional
inconsistencies.

Course Length and Pacing


ELI 102 consists of 18 hours of class time each week. The English Language Institute
follows a modular system with two modules taught in each academic semester. Thus,
the course length for ELI 102 is one module of seven calendar weeks which allows
for a total of 126 hours of class time each module. The 102 Instructor's Pacing Guide
is designed on a weekly basis, specifying available materials and providing instructors
with a degree of flexibility, allowing ample class time for language practice, and for
the incorporation of relevant supplementary materials to facilitate CLO achievement.
It also emphasizes regular Learner Training as an essential component of the learning
process.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE


COURSE SYLLABUS

English Language III


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH
ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
103
ELI 103
18
2
Successful completion of ELI 102 or an
Oxford
OnlinePlacement
Test
score
corresponding to elementary proficiency level.

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
ELI 103 is a pre-intermediate level course aiming to build and further improve language
proficiency at A2 Waystage level on the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR), moving into the B1 Threshold on the CEFR. It is a seven-week module
course with 18 hours of instruction each week.

Textbooks:
1. Soars, John and Liz, (2011), New Headway Plus Beginner Students Book,
Special Edition, Oxford University Press
Supplemental Materials:
1. Workbook with DVD-ROM.
2. Learning Management System (LMS) for online practice at
3.

www.headwayplusonline.com accessed with the Students Access Code found in the


back of the Students Book.
Headway Plus Pre-Intermediate Writing Guide for additional writing support

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Read and understand the main ideas of a variety of texts.
2. Participate effectively in a short conversation using appropriate and understand
the main ideas in short oral communications
3. Produce a range of text types using coherent and cohesive paragraphs in an
adequately developed response.
4. Demonstrate control of a range of grammatical structures with minor
inconsistencies.
Course Length and Pacing
ELI 103 consists of 18 hours of class time each week. The English Language Institute follows
a modular system with two modules taught in each academic semester. Thus, the course
length for ELI 103 is one module of seven calendar weeks which allows for a total of 126
hours of class time each module. The 103 Instructor's Pacing Guide is designed on a weekly
basis, specifying available materials and providing instructors with a degree of flexibility,
allowing ample class time for language practice, and for the incorporation of relevant
supplementary materials to facilitate CLO achievement. It also emphasizes regular Learner
Training as an essential component of the learning process.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE


COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
English Language IV
Pre-requisites:

Course Role in Curriculum

CREDITS
ENGLISH
ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
104
ELI 104
18
2
Successful completion of ELI 103 or an
Oxford Online Placement Test score
corresponding to pre-intermediate proficiency
level.
Required or Elective:

Required

Catalogue Description:
ELI 104 is an intermediate level course aiming to build andfurther improve language
proficiency at B1 Threshold level on the CommonEuropean Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR). It is a seven-week modulecourse with 18 hours of instruction each week.

Textbooks:
1. Soars, John and Liz, (2011), New Headway Plus Beginner Students Book,
Special Edition, Oxford University Press
Supplemental Materials:
1. Workbook with DVD-ROM.
2. Learning Management System (LMS) for online practice at
www.headwayplusonline.com accessed with the Students Access Code found in the
back of the Students Book.

3.

Headway Plus Intermediate Writing Guide for additional writing support

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Read and understand a wide variety of extended texts.
2. Listen to, understand, and participate in extended oral communications.
3. Construct a range of coherent and cohesive texts with multiple paragraphs in
afully developed response.
4. Demonstrate consistent control of a wide range of grammatical structures.
Course Length and Pacing
ELI 104 consists of 18 hours of class time each week.The English Language Institute follows
a modular system with two modules taught ineach academic semester. Thus, the course length
for ELI 104 is one module of sevencalendar weeks which allows for a total of 126 hours of
class time each module. The104 Instructor's Pacing Guide is designed on a weekly basis,
specifying availablematerials and providing instructors with a degree of flexibility, allowing
ample classtime for language practice, and for the incorporation of relevant
supplementarymaterials to facilitate CLO achievement. It also emphasizes regular Learner
Trainingas an essential component of the learning process.

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FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
COURSE SYLLABUS

Islamic Culture (1)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
ISLS 101
101
2
2
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental aspects and the basic
conceptsof Islamic culture. It further discusses the basic tenets of Islam as well as the
issuesand principles related to faith and their impact on both individuals and society.
The coursealso looks at the position of Islamic culture versus other cultures and
civilizations.
Textbooks:
1. Dr. Ali O. Badahdah & Dr. Mohammad A. Ba-Jaber (2008) Islamic Culture
(level 1), King Abdulaziz University, Centre for Scientific Publications. (In
Arabic)
Supplemental Materials:
1. Hindi Saleh & Al-Hawari Mohammad (2000): Islamic Culture, Amman, Dar AlFikr. (In Arabic).
2. Al-Khatib Omar (1975): Glimpses of Islamic Culture, Beirut, Dar Al-Kitab AlLubnani. (In Arabic)
3. Jamal A. Mohammad (1977): Lectures on Islamic Culture, Jeddah. King
Abdulaziz University, Fifth Ed. (In Arabic)
4. Al-Sayyid A. Taha (1996): Islamic Culture, Amman, Dar Al-Manahij. (In
Arabic)
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the idiomatic of culture and know the conception of
Islamic culture and its specification, its importance, and its relation with others
cultures.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the idiomatic of Islamic faith, its specification and
impact on the individual and society, and learn a group of important matter in the
life.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of worship in Islam, its specifications,
its provision and its motive, its aims, with understanding of wrong conception and
practice in Islam.
4. Demonstrate ability to deal with others civilizations, form the basis of his own
civilization distinguish, with getting a benefit from the others cultures.
5. Demonstrate ability to fulfill the practice impact of faith on himself, and in his
society practical life.
6. Demonstrate ability to distinguish between the right conceptions of the basic
affaire of faith, and its correct application and wrong conception and its
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7.

implications
Demonstrate ability to achieve the aims of worship, and avoid the wrong
conception.

Topics to be Covered:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

The concept & origin of Islamic culture


The importance of Islamic culture & its relationship to other cultures
The concept & foundations of Islamic faith
The characteristics of Islamic faith
The effects of faith on individuals & society
Issues in faith: relationship between faith & Sharia Law, freedom of
belief in Islam
7. Issues in faith: Major sins & faith, implementing Sharia Law, mocking
religion, loyalty and disavowal
8. Issues in faith: extremism in Islam, reason & revelation
9. The concept of worship
10. Motives & conditions of worship
11. Provisions, characteristics & purpose of worship
12. Wrong concepts & practices of worship

151

No. of
Weeks
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
COURSE SYLLABUS

Islamic Culture (2)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
ISLS 201
201
2
2
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course aims to: identify the Islamic legislation to the student with its general
aims, and identifying with Holy Quran and its specifications, and the position of its
coming, and its proof, and take the Muslims attention to its rights, and fixed the
prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Textbooks:
1. Dr. Faisal Bin Saeed Baalamash, Husham Bin Saeed Azhar, and DrFathiya
Abdulsamad Obaid,Islamic Culture (Second Level), King Abdulaziz University,
Centre for Scientific Publications. (In Arabic)
Supplemental Materials:
1.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of Islamic legislation, its aims and characteristics.
2. Demonstrate understanding of Quran, its importance, global aims and the
Muslims duties towards Quran.
3. Demonstrate understanding of Sunnah, its importance, global aims and the
Muslims duties towards Sunnah.
4. Demonstrate understanding of the roles of Ijmaa, Quias, Ijtihad, and Fatwa.
Topics to be Covered:
1
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Islamic legislation and its characteristics


Aims of Islamic legislation (Sharia)
Introduction to Quran Studies
Introduction to Sunnah ( words, actions and silent assertions of Prophet
Muhammad PBUH)
Consensus (Ijmaa)
Analogical reason (Quias)
Reasoning (Ijtihad) and learned interpretation and opinion (Fatwa)

152

No. of
Weeks
2
2
3
3
1
1
1

FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
COURSE SYLLABUS

Islamic Culture (3)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
ISLS 301
301
2
2
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course aims to: identify the Islamic systems to the students, with its general
specifications and its principals and concentrate in the special way on the family
system, and social system in Islam, with connect between theoretical provision and
the actual practical with its all different problems and affairs, and identify the famous
modern affairs, and show the ways hoe to deal with this affairs, in the Islamic form.
Textbooks:
1. Dr. Faisal Bin Saeed Ba alamashHusham Bin Saeed Azhar, and DrFathiya
Abdulsamad Obaid,Islamic Culture (Third Level), King Abdulaziz University,
Centre for Scientific Publications. (In Arabic)
Supplemental Materials:
1.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the idiomatic of culture, and know the conception
of Islamic culture and its specification, its important, and its relation with others
cultures.
2. Demonstrate understanding of idiomatic of Islamic faith, its specification and
impact on the individual and society, and learn a group of important matter in the
life.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of worship in Islam, its specifications,
its provision, and its motive, its aims, with understand for wrong conception and
practice in Islam.
4. Demonstrate ability to deal with others civilizations, form the basis of his/her own
civilizations distinctions.
No. of
Weeks

Topics to be Covered:
1.

2.

I s' section: Family system in Islam :


Concept and provision of marriage
Family important modern affaires
"d
2 Section :Social system in Islam

Conception of Islamic society.


Specification of Islamic society and the Islamic society
establishment.
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1
1
1
1

3.

Impact of Islamic legislation and strength the social


relation: worship ( collective pray, zakah ,charity and pray
of two Eids,(prevent the sales of brothers on his brother
sales, prevent to meet the riders , prevent form monopoly,
family jursdepndance , prevent form engagement on your
brother engagement,
Details of Some religious provision relations:
The important social problems: its reasons and how to
solve it.
rd
3 Section: Islamic Affairs and Modern affairs
Dialogue between Civilizations.

Human rights in Islam.


Globalization and its varied type.
Calling for favor and prevent form Abominable
Islamic attitude from the terrorism.

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1
1

1
1
1
1
1

FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES


DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
COURSE SYLLABUS

Islamic Culture (4)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
ISLS 401
401
2
2
ISLS 201

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:

This course aims to: identify the Islamic concept of morality, And its
importance in life, and to clarify the significance of ethics in the modern era,
and to highlight the assets and Islamic landmarks of Sciences linguistic,
psychological, social and media, and a statement contributions Muslims
practical and scientific therein, including strengthens affiliation Muslim youth
to his nation and his pride religion and civilization, and to clarify the
jurisprudence and Islamic Studies required in the above areas.
Textbooks:
1. Islamic culture (level IV) (under preparation and authoring) with participation of
the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and professors of Islamic Studies).
Supplemental Materials:
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the meaning of the language of morality and
idiomatically, and the place of morality in Islam and the contemporary ethics.
2. Demonstrate understanding of t he Islamic assets of linguist ic and
psycho lo gical sciences, social, media, and the contributions of Muslims.
3. Demonstrate understanding of contemporar y jurisprudence for technical
and medical professions.
4. Demonstrate the abilit y to embryogenesis Islamic ethics of professions
linguist ic psychological, social and media.
Topics to be Covered:
1
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

The concept of ethics of the profession


Great prestige of morality inIslam
Professional ethics in the modern era
Models of professional ethics in the light of Quran and Sunnah
Models applied to ethics of Islamic civilization.
Islamic assets o f linguist ic and psychological sciences,
social, media, and the contributions of Muslims.
Contemporary jurisprudence of occupations associated with
humanities and media.
Ethics related professions of humanities and media.
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No. of
Weeks
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2

ACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Mathematics (1)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
MATH 110
110
3
3
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course is a first Calculus dealing mainly with differential calculus. After a
discussion of few mathematical preliminaries, we introduce functions and models, limits
and derivatives, differentiation rules, and finally applications of differentiation.
Textbooks:
1. J. Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Seventh Edition. International Metric
Version, 2012.
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Handle functions occurring in calculus and in the mathematical modeling of realworld problems;
2. Grasp the central idea of limit and continuity, and its application in a variety of
problems;
3. Understand the main theme of calculus and its applications involving rates of change
and the approximation of functions;
4. Differentiate standard functions by applying the fundamental rules of differentiation;
5. Compute the optimal values of functions and handle the optimization problems;
6.
Apply the concepts of monotonicity and concavity in sketching the plane curves;
7. Deal with indeterminate forms and LHpitals rule;
8. Understand the connection between derivatives and antiderivatives.
9. Handle functions occurring in calculus and in the mathematical modeling of realworld problems;
Topics to be Covered:
1. Mathematical Preliminaries

2.

a. Numbers, Inequalities, and Absolute Values


b. Coordinate Geometry and Lines
c. Graphs of Second-Degree Equations
d. Trigonometry
Functions and Models
a. Four Ways to represent a Function
b. Mathematical Models
c. New Functions from Old Functions
d. Graphing Calculators and Computers
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3.

4.

5.

e. Exponential Functions
f. Inverse Functions and Logarithms
Limits and Derivatives
a. The Tangent and Velocity Problems
b. The Limit of a Function
c. Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
d. Continuity
e. Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
f. Derivatives and Rates of Change
g. The Derivative as a Function
Differentiation Rules
a. Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
b. The Product and Quotient Rules
c. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
d. The Chain Rule
e. Implicit Differentiation
f. Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
g. Rates of Change in the Sciences
h. Exponential Approximations and Differentials
i. Hyperbolic Functions
Applications of Differentiation
a. Maximum and Minimum Values
b. The Mean Value Theorem
c. How derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
d. Intermediate Forms and LHospital Rule
e. Summary of Curve Sketching
f. Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
g. Optimization Problems
h. Antiderivatives

157

FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

Calculus II
Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH
ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
MATH 202
202
3
3
MATH 110

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course deals mainly with Integral Calculus. We cover Integrals, Applications of
Integration, Techniques of Integration, and further applications of Integration to the
Sciences and Engineering.
Textbooks:
1. J. Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Seventh Edition. International Metric
Version, 2012.
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Comprehend the connection between differential and integral calculus, and use of
integrals to find the area bounded by curves.
2. Calculate the volume of solids, lengths of plane curves, work done by a varying
force, etc. by means a definite integral;
3. Use exponential and logarithmic functions to describe exponential growth and decay
in problems of applied nature;
4. Evaluate the integrals using different techniques and integral formulae;
5. Distinguish between proper and improper integrals;
6. Perform numerical integration.
Topics to be Covered:
1. Integration

2.

a. Sigma Notation
b. Areas and Distances
c. The Definite Integral
d. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
e. Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
f. The Substitution Rule
Applications of Integration
a. Areas between Curves
b. Volumes
c. Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
d. Work
e. Average Value of a Function
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3.

Techniques of Integration
a. Integration by Parts
b. Trigonometric Integrals
c. Trigonometric Substitution
d. Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions
e. Strategy for Integration
f. Approximate Integration
g. Improper Integrals

Further Applications of Integration


a. Arc Length
b. Area of a Surface of Revolution
c. Applications to Physics and Engineering
d. Applications to Economics and Biology
e. Probability

159

FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

Calculus III
Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH
ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
MATH 203
203
3
3
MATH 110

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course deals with Calculus topics that are not treated in Math 110 and Math 202.
We will study in details Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates, Vectors and the
Geometry of Space, Vector Functions, and Partial derivatives.
Textbooks:
1. J. Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Seventh Edition. International Metric
Version, 2012.
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Know about the basics of parameterization of plane curves, polar coordinates, and
conic section;
2. Use vectors in two and three dimensions to describe lines and planes in space;
3. Understand sketching of quadric surfaces;
4. Comprehend vector-valued functions and their use to describe the motion of objects
through space;
5. Grasp the idea of the epsilon-delta definition of the limit, and understand the
methods for proving existence and non-existence of limit of functions of two/three
variables;
6. Learn the idea of partial derivative and application of the chain rule; solve
optimization problems without and with constraints.
Topics to be Covered:
1. Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates

2.

a. Curves Defined by Parametric Equation


b. Calculus with Parametric Curves
c. Polar Coordinates
d. Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates
e. Conic Sections
f. Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates
Vectors and the Geometry of Space
a. Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems
b. Vectors
c. The Dot Product
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3.

4.

d. The Cross Product


e. Equations of Lines and Planes
f. Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces
Vector Functions
a. Vector Functions and Space Curves
b. Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions
c. Arc Length and Vector Functions
d. Motion in Space: Velocity and Acceleration
Partial Derivatives
a. Functions of Several Variables
b. Limits and Continuity
c. Partial Derivatives
d. Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
e. The Chain Rule
f. Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector
g. Maximum and Minimum Values
h. Lagrange Multipliers

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

Differential Equations I
Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
MATH 204
204
3 1
3
MATH 202

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
Basic concepts - First-order differential equations - Existences and Uniqueness for initial
boundary value problems - Separable variables - Homogeneous equations - Exact
equations. Linear equations - Equations of Bernoulli - Ricatti. Substitutions - Picard's
methods - Linear differential equations of higher-order - Homogeneous equations with
constant coefficients, Method of undetermined coefficients, Method of variation of
parameters. Differential equations with variable coefficients, Cauchy-Euler equations Laplace Transform - Applications of Laplace transform to solve ordinary differential
equations.
Textbooks:
1. C. H. Edwards & D. E. Penney, Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary
Value Problems, Sixth Edition. Pearson Prentice Hill, 2008.
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
Deriving ODEs that describe various phenomena in physics, mechanics, chemistry,
biology, etc.
2.
Learning various methods for solving a great variety of differential equations.
3.
Upgrading the skills of the student to understand more better the other branches
physics, mechanics, chemistry, biology.
Topics to be Covered:
1. Basic concepts:

2.

a. Definitions.
b. Classifications of ODEs.
c. Solutions types.
d. Origin of ODEs.
First-order differential equations.
a. Preliminary theory.
b. Existences and uniqueness for initial boundary value
problems.
c. Separable variables,
d. Homogeneous equations.
e. Exact equations.
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3.

4.

a. Linear equations.
f. Equations of Bernoulli,
g. Ricatti. Substitutions.
h. Picard's methods.
Linear differential equations of higher-order:
a. Preliminary theory
b. Existences and uniqueness for initial boundary value
problems.
c. Basic concepts;
a. Linear dependence and Linear independence,
d. Superposition principle for homogeneous equations,
e. fundamental set,
f. Superposition principle for non-homogeneous equations,
g. Constructing of a second solution from a known solution,
h. Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients,
i. Method of undetermined coefficients,
j. Method of variation of parameters.
k. Differential equations with variable coefficients,
l. Cauchy-Euler equations.
Laplace Transform:
a. Laplace transform,
b. Inverse transform,
c. Translation theorems,
d. differentiation and Integration of the Laplace Transform,
e. Partial Fractions,
f. Transform of derivatives,
g. Convolution,
h. Transform of periodic functions,
i. Applications of Laplace transform to solve ordinary
differential equations.

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

Series and Vector Analysis


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH
ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
MATH 205
205
3
3
MATH 202 and MATH 203

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course deals mainly with Integral Calculus. We cover Integrals, Applications of
Integration, Techniques of Integration, and further applications of Integration to the
Sciences and Engineering.
Textbooks:
1. J. Stewart, Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Seventh Edition. International Metric
Version, 2012.
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Grasp the concepts of infinite sequences and series, idea of convergence and
divergence of the infinite series, representation of functions as power series, Taylor
series, Maclaurin series and Fourier series.
2. Evaluate double and triple integrals, and learn their use to compute volume, surface
area, entroids, etc., and change of variables in multiple integrals
3. Understand calculus of vector fields, line integrals and surface integrals with
applications, connection between line integral, double integral, and triple integral
(Greens Theorem, Stokes Theorem, The Divergence Theorem).
Topics to be Covered:
1. Infinite Sequences and Series

2.

a. Sequences
b. Series
c. The Integral Test and Estimates of Sums
d. The Comparison Tests
e. Alternating Series
f. Absolute Convergence and the Ratio and Root Tests
g. Strategy for Testing Series
h. Power Series
i. Representations of Functions as Power Series
j. Taylor and Maclaurin Series
k. Applications of Taylor Polynomials
Multiple Integrals
a. Double Integrals over Rectangles
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3.

b. Iterated Integrals
c. Double Integrals over General Regions
d. Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
e. Applications of Double Integrals
f. Triple Integrals
g. Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates
h. Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates
i. Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
Vector Calculus
a. Vector Fields
b. Line Integrals
c. The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals
d. Greens Theorem
e. Curl and Divergence
f. Parametric Surfaces and Their Areas
g. Surface Integrals

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Physics (1)


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
PHYS 110
110
3
3
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
Physical quantities and dimensional analysis, vectors, motion in one dimension, motion
in a plane, Newtons laws, friction, work and energy, impulse, momentum, collisions, and
rotational motion.
Textbooks:
1. C. H. Edwards & D. E. Penney, Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary
Value Problems, Sixth Edition. Pearson Prentice Hill, 2008.
Supplemental Materials:
1. Physics for scientist and engineers with modern physics by Serway (2005), Saunders
College Publisher.
2. University Physics by Sears, Zemansky, and Young (2007).
3. Physics by Halliday, Resnick & Krane (2008) John Wiley & Sons.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
Describe understanding of the fundamental concepts of mechanics.
Topics to be Covered:
1. Physical quantities and dimensional analysis,
2. Vectors,
3. Motion in one dimension,
4, Motion in a plane,
5. Newtons laws,
6. Friction,
7. Work and energy,
8. Impulse,
9. Momentum,
10. Collisions,
11. Rotational motion.

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Physics II
Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
PHYS 202
202
3 2
4
PHYS 110, MATH 110

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
Charge and electric force, electric field, Gauss law, electric potential, capacitance,
current and resistance, DC circuits, magnetic force, magnetic field, induction and
inductance, magnetism of matter and Maxwells equations.
Textbooks:
1. Halliday, Resnick & Walker, Fundamental of Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Supplemental Materials:
1. Physics for scientist and engineers with modern physics by Serway (2005), Saunders
College Publisher.
2. University Physics by Sears, Zemansky, and Young (2007).
3. Physics by Halliday, Resnick & Krane (2008) John Wiley & Sons.
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Understand more concepts of physics by studying electricity and magnetism
Topics to be Covered:
1. Charge and electric force
2. Electric field,
3.
Gauss law,
4, Electric potential,
5. Capacitance,
6. Current and resistance,
7. DC circuits,
8. Magnetic force,
9. Magnetic field,
10. Induction and inductance,
11. Magnetism of matter and Maxwells equations.

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FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
COURSE SYLLABUS

General Physics Lab.


Pre-requisites:

CREDITS
ENGLISH ARABIC
CODE/NO CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
PHYS 281
281
2
1
PHYS 110

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
Safety & regulations- friction- free fall- force table- Newtons law- projectile motion- air
track- rotational motion- simple pendulum- hooks law
Textbooks:
1. Halliday, Resnick & Walker, Fundamental of Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Supplemental Materials:

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Carry out experiments in Mechanics
Topics to be Covered:
1. Safety & regulations2. friction
3. free fall
4, force table
5. Newtons law
6. projectile motion
7. air track
8. rotational motion
9. simple pendulum
10. hooks law

168

FACULTY OF SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
CREDITS
ARABIC
CODE/NO. Th. Pr. Tr. Total
281
3
3

General Statistics (1)


Pre-requisites:

ENGLISH
CODE/NO
STAT 110
None

Course Role in Curriculum

Required or Elective:

COURSE TITLE

Required

Catalogue Description:
This course is designed to teach students how to use a broad base of statistical methods and
concepts to organize, analyze, and interpret hypotheses developed in various applications. This
course consists of three main parts: (1) Data analysis and description,
(2) Probability and random variables, and (3) Inferential statistics. Main goal for this class is to
familiarize students with the various techniques of statistical analyses that are utilized in
different disciplines. Emphasis will be on the basic concepts and their meaning, as well as their
applications and interpretation
Textbooks:
1. Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach, 7th Edition by Allan Bluman,
McGraw/Hill, 2006.
Supplemental Materials:
1. Larson & Farber, "Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World", 3rd Edition (2006)
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
1.
Demonstrate an understanding of statistics.
2.
Learn some commonly used statistical techniques.
3.
Apply these techniques in describing and analyzing data.
4.
Use statistics to solve different kind of problems.
5.
Recognize sound/good statistical studies.
6.
Gain an appreciation for analytical skills.
Topics to be Covered:
1.
Collecting data, graphical presentation and tabulation.
2.
Measures of central tendency: Mean, Median and Mode.
3.
Measures of dispersion: range, and standard deviation.
4,
Relative Dispersion and Skewness.
5.
Elementary probability: random experiment, sample space, event, and

6.

computation of probability. Rules of addition and multiplication, conditional


probability and independence.
Random variables, probability distributions, variance and expected value - Some
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probability distributions (Binomial, Poisson, and Normal).


Sampling and sampling distribution: Sampling distribution of Sample Mean (in
case of large samples), central limit theorem and sampling distribution of
proportion.
8.
Estimation of population mean and proportion.
Tests of statistical hypotheses: testing of mean, differences between two means,
proportion, differences between two proportions in large samples.
9.
Simple linear regression and Correlation: Pearson's correlation coefficient and
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
10. Collecting data, graphical presentation and tabulation.
7.

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