UNIVERSITY OF SULAIMANI
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Report Prepared by:
Dr. Dlear Hassan Abed …….……………….… (Head of TQA committee in Faculty of Eng.)
Dr. Kawa Zedan Abdulrahman (in charge of TQA committee/Dept. of Dams and Water resources Eng.)
Mrs. Aween Ismael Sulaiman ... (member of TQA committee/ Department of Electrical Eng.)
Mrs. Banaz Nasradeen …… (in charge of TQA committee/ Department of Architecture Eng.)
Mr. Dhiaalddin Bahaalddin Noori …………….(in charge of TQA/ Department of Civil Eng.)
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Faculty of Engineering-University of Sulaimani
• The Faculty of Engineering was opened in 1968.
• It started with the Department of Civil Engineering, which admitted
44 students. In 1974-1975 the Department of Electrical Engineering
was added. By 1981 became 1451 students graduated from the
Faculty. At that year the University of Sulaimani was closed and
transferred to the city of Erbil under a new name, University of
Salahaddin
• University of Sulaimani was re-established in 1992, the Faculty of
Engineering was re-opened in September 1995 with the Department
of Irrigation Engineering. Then the Civil Department was opened in
1996-1997 followed by the Department of Architectural Engineering
in 1999-2000. After that the Department of the Electrical
Engineering was opened for the academic year of 2004–2005. In
October 2011.
• Faculty of Engineering location transferred to a new Building (Iraq/
Kurdistan Regional Government / Qilyasan / Sulaimani University
Building).
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Faculty Strategy
• Mixing and connecting together the practical and
theoretical studies.
• Providing the most recent information, in engineering
sciences, to help students to be close to the latest
innovation in their speciality.
• Providing students with high quality education which is
related to the local market needs.
• Providing an educational experience that empowers
graduates to be leaders in their chosen careers and
contribute to the long-term needs of society in the
fields of engineering.
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The main reasons and factors which satisfy
succeed of Faculty are:
• Using new means and methods in teaching (using data
show, make students participate in the lesson
significantly through preparing seminars).
• Continues postgraduate studying in the department.
• Cultural and educational relationship with the other
universities inside and outside Kurdistan region.
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The factors which restrict or may restrict
faculty succeed are:
• The lack of the number of specialist staff.
• Some decisions of MOHE is not suitable to all department of
faculty for example acceptance of students in department of
Architecture according to central examination marks, while in
the past, admission of students to the Department of
architecture was through three examinations in the free hand
drawing, theoretical exam and interview. This decision is the
main reason for minimizing the level of students.
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Department of Electrical Engineering Strategy
• The department Strategy provides an educational experience that empowers
graduates to be leaders in their chosen careers and contribute to the long-term
needs of society in the fields of electrical engineering namely; power
engineering, electronics, communication, computer engineering and its
application.
Department of Electrical Engineering activity
• B.Sc. and M.Sc. program courses.
• Attendance and participation in scientific conferences that are held within and
outside the country.
• Scientific research.
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Participation in scientific training at international universities.
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The factors which satisfy succeed of Department of Electrical Engineering.
• Continuous acceptance students in the department.
• The needs of local market to electrical engineers.
• A big number of graduates get jobs in government institutions and the
private sectors.
The factors which restrict or may restrict succeed of Department of Electrical
Engineering
• The department needs to open more special branches.
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There are few opportunities to develop teachers’ capabilities.
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Limited financial support for the development of laboratories and scientific
research.
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Faculty SWOT analysis of part 1
Strengths
• The continuous weekly meeting between the head of
the departments and the dean helps to solve the
problems quickly.
• Active engineering consulting bureau in different fields.
Weaknesses
• There isn’t any clear and accurate indicator for the
percentages of department success.
• Some department suffers from the threats that could
be come from students strike.
• There isn’t clear strategy for developing scientific
research in the departments.
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Opportunities
• Forwarding the lecturers of the departments to get M.Sc. and Ph.D.
outside of the country.
•There is a new strategically plan will be adopted in the department
for the new students in the academic year 2011-2012.
• Opening research center in faculty.
Threats
• There is a lot of breaking days that effects on the time table of the
lectures that they couldn’t finish the syllabus within the time and
also effect on the education level of the students.
• There are few chances for the lecturers to develop their education
level and their communication with the European universities.
• The budget that should be available for laboratories and scientific
researches is not sufficient.
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Part 2 - ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Figure shows number of members in each committee or unit of AE
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SWOT analysis part 2
Strengths
1. The last reviewed and edition of university service law make the department staff
more reliable and acknowledged with their jobs.
2. Continuous meeting between the head of the department and the dean of the
faculty.
Weaknesses
1. The mechanism of the communication between the head of the department,
decider, … and lecturers staff is not as good as it is required because land phones are
not available in the lecturers office and weak internet connections.
Opportunities
There is a chance to develop mechanism of communications between unites of the
departments and the faculty by using computer networks between them.
Threats
1. There are a lot of holidays that affect the time table of the lectures leading to lower
education level of the students.
2. There are few chances for the lecturers to develop their capabilities and their
communication with the other universities (especially western).
3. Weakness of the financial supports for developing laboratories and scientific
researches in the faculty.
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Part 3 - Department Educational Objectives
Department of Architecture Engineering
3.1 Vision Statement of Department:
The vision of department is preparing architectural engineers who have the ability to
achieve the aims and goals of the department in creating a qualified architectural
environment, with respect to the local architectural identity and making the student
able to continue study and researches in future.
3.2 Mission Statements of Department:
Growing a generation of architects, are able to serve the country and by giving them a
certificate in Architecture to be capable of playing a leading role in solving
architectural problems. This role is based upon linking architecture as a science of
engineering with the wide spectrum of cultural values within a vision of incorporating
tradition with innovation as a guiding framework.
3.3 Program Educational Objectives of department:
1. Mixing and connecting the practical and theoretical architectural studies.
2. Giving attention to the technical and cultural sides of the architectural abilities that
will be needed for the architects in the future.
3. To provide students with high quality education which is related to local market
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needs.
SWOT analysis of part 3
Strengths:
1. Educational objectives of some of the departments are
compatible with its mission.
Weaknesses
1. The method of checking and reviewing the educational objectives
of the department need to be more accurate.
2. Educational goals are not in the form of points for comparison in
the future with the output of the educational process.
3. Method of reviewing learning goals needs to be more accurate.
4. Vision and Mission of some of departments are weak.
5. There is no process to check and improve the department
educational objective
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Part 4 – Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Percentage of lecturers to students for all departments is 1/16 – 1/18.
Figure shows the number of students (male & female) in each stage (2010-2011) for AED
Figure shows percentage of success for each stage in academic year (2009-2010) for AED
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Staff of Faculty of engineering
Ass.
Lecturer
Ass. Prof.
Prof.
Lecturer.
Dept.
1 Of Electrical
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Dept.
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Of Dams
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Dept.
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Dept.
Of Civil Eng
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Figure shows number of student accepted in academic years during
(2004 - 2010) for EED
Figure shows number of succeed students for each stage in academic
year (2010-2011) for EED
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Figure shows number of male, female and total students in each stages of CED academic
year (2010-2011).
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No. of Students
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No. of Students
1999 – 2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 –
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Figure shows number of passed students in CED
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Students Feedback
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Score
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Teachers Code
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Contineous Academic Development (CAD) Points
100
90
Passive points
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Active Points
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Points
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Teachers Code
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Teacher Portfolio Results
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Teacher Code
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SWOT analysis of part 4
Strengths
1. Students feedback shows that teaching methods whether enhance students
learning or not and make students feel that their opinions are important to improve
teaching process.
2. The department held summer training for the students who are at the last stages
so as to develop their practical knowledge.
3. There is mechanism to monitor learning progress of students through writing
reports, quizzes and scientific discussion within the classroom.
4. Students are informed by the mechanism of their evaluation, they see examine
copybook after first and second semester examinations.
5. The lecturer to student’s ratio is 1 to 16.
6. Systems provided to motivate the outstanding students by allowing the first three
who are holding high scours in the department by appointment after their
graduation.
7. Providing interior department (hostel) for students.
8. At the beginning of each academic year the head of the department held a
meeting with the new students for welcoming them, giving them information about
the mechanism of study in the department.
9. One of the methods of teaching development is depending on the opinion of the
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feedback of the students.
SWOT analysis of part 4
Weaknesses
1. There are neither visitors from the MOHE nor reports.
2. The decisions of MOHE are implemented but there is a weakness in the following
up them.
3. System of admission is followed the central plan. There are no special tests in
department before accepting students.
4. There is no evidence that the evaluation criteria in the examinations achieved the
desired results for learning.
5. The department does not provide a unit for educational and psychological
guidance.
6. There are no systems to motivate excellent students during studding process.
Opportunities
1. Adding technical English subject to the first year give a chance to improve
students’ ability.
Threats
1. Students do not mastering the English language.
2. Some faculty, presidency of university or HE ministry decisions intersect with
department strategy but the department have no authority to refuse it.
3. Transit system causes in lowering scientific level of students.
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Part 5 – Curriculum
SWOT analysis of part 6
Strengths
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The syllabi satisfy the requirements of the departments
specialty.
The quality of teaching followed by teaching quality
assurance committee.
Weaknesses
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There are gaps and overlaps among curriculum, learning
outcomes and assessment therefore improvement required
to be done.
There is no any assistant to know the reliability of the
department program with the curriculum content and
learning outcomes.
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Part 6. Teaching staff, laboratories
Figure shows number of text books in library for main subjects of AED
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Figure shows numbers of teachers how have M.Sc. & Ph.D.
Figure shows the number of lecturers in AE according to scientific degree
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Department of Electrical Engineering
• Number of books about electrical engineering in faculty
is1644 books
• Number of computer in the department increased from
45 to about 90.
• Average teaching hall area for each student increased
from 1.66 to 3 m2 /student
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MSc
Phd
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Certification
Figure shows number of teachers according to certificates CED
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Figure shows number of teachers according to scientific degree CED
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SWOT analysis of part 6
Strengths
• The dean does not play any role in designing curricula because his post
is administrative and he cannot interfere in the details of scientific
disciplines, only observing and following up the process through the
academic scientific committees.
• Infrastructure facilities (computers, office services) relatively sufficient
to support the teaching and learning activities.
Weaknesses
• Ability of lecturers in English language need to be improved through
courses and practical training.
• There is a shortage of teachers in some specialty of B.Sc., M.Sc. & Ph.D
study.
• There are no activities to providing training for new lecturers except
teaching methods course.
• Weaknesses in supporting the scientific research.
Threats
1. Sabbatical leave is only for teachers who have Ph.D., but must be
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changed to accept all the teachers including who have M.Sc.
Part 7 - Facilities (Labs and infrastructure)
1. The faculty budget and financial supports is (165953100 Dinars) for all
teachers in the faculty of engineering 2010 – 2011.
2. The budget of each department is (12000000 Dinars) every month.
Figure shows the salary of teacher of EED
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SWOT analysis of part 8 Institutional Support (budget/equipment)
Strength
1. The person who wants to work in the department will submit a letter
included certifications and C.V., then the scientific committee ask him
to present a seminar to check his capability in teaching. If he was
adequate for teaching the committee writes a recommendation to the
dean.
Weaknesses
1. In general the wages are low for lectures that have few service years.
2. Financial support for scientific research is weak.
Threats
1. Budget of the departments are governmental and all the activities of
the department will stopped in case of shortage of these budgets while
there are not any other financial sources.
2. Salary of teacher is not enough therefore they try to work part time
after their work in the university, this effect on his research activity.42
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