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Within a few years after graduation, the graduates of
the Nuclear Engineering (Radiation Protection) program are expected to attain
the following program educational objectives:
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Graduates will engage in the workforce
professionally, compete effectively to advance in their employment positions
at all possible levels, and succeed as radiation protection engineers.
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Qualified graduates wishing to continue
their education will pursue their advanced study locally or
internationally.
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Graduates
will contribute to the service of society as professional members and enable it to reap
the benefits of modern technologies.
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Consistency of the
Program Educational Objectives with the Institutional Mission
The
University “Strategic Center to Kingdom Vision Realization” clarifies KAU
mission as follows (https://visionstrategy.kau.edu.sa/pages-universitymission.aspx):
Our
Community Responsibility: Developing Knowledge, Research, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.
This mission entails
the following:
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Education
for Sustainable Development: Playing a pioneering and effective role
in serving economic, environmental and social development issues by
providing an educational system that promotes innovative and analytical thinking,
deepens scientific concepts, refines expertise, and upgrades skills to
prepare the scientific and professional competencies to meet the growing
needs of different sectors of development and industry that contribute to
the success of development efforts.
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Community
Linked Research:
Linking the University’s scientific research plans with the objectives,
directions and requirements of a comprehensive and sustainable societal
development in the present and in the future.
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Innovation
and Entrepreneurship: Encouraging the spirit of innovation and creative
abilities and entrepreneurship, and producing innovative and advanced
applied research that contributes to the building of a knowledge economy,
and promotes the economic diversification of the country. In particular,
starting pioneering initiatives to ensure sustainable water security,
renewable energy, and to follow environmental management best practices.
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Consolidation
of Citizenship Values: Active participation in building a societal culture
that consolidates the values of citizenship, raises the spirit of loyalty
and sense of belonging to the homeland, rectifies concepts, and forms
desirable intellectual trends. And to build citizens distinguished by their
giving, proud of the principles and values of their society, and preserving
their cultural and civilizational heritage and social ties.
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According to this
explanation the mission of the University targets four aspects: Education for
Sustainable Development, Community Linked Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
and Consolidation of Citizenship Values. The graduates of Nuclear Engineering
(Radiation Protection) program, as described in the program educational
objectives, promote these aspects of the university mission as indicated in
the following table:
Consistency of the Nuclear Engineering
(Radiation Protection) Program Educational
Objectives with the Mission statement of King Abdulaziz University
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Program
Educational Objectives
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Community Responsibility
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Education for Sustainable Development
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Community Linked Research
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Consolidation of Citizenship Values
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PEO #1
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Graduates
will engage in the workforce professionally, compete effectively to advance
in their employment positions at all possible levels, and succeed as
radiation protection engineers.
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✓
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✓
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✓
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✓
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PEO #2
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Qualified
graduates wishing to continue their education will pursue their advanced
study locally or internationally.
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✓
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✓
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✓
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PEO #3
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Graduates
will contribute to the service of society as professional members and enable
it to reap the benefits of modern technologies.
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✓
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✓
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✓
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