The Electrical Power Engineering Technology (EPET) program falls under the Department of Electrical Engineering Technology. This department plays an important role in electric power generation, companies of electrical distribution and heavy industries in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the EPET program had been established to serve these industries.
Work areas for the Electrical Power Engineering Technology Program:
Power Stations.
Power Transmission.
Power Distribution Companies.
Electrical instruments and their spare parts
.Vision of EPET Program
The vision of the program is in-line with the College's vision of being a distinct program in electrical power engineering technology in the Kingdom.
Message of EPET Program
The mission of the program is in-line with the mission of both college and department in a sense of: “To prepare well-qualified technicians for immediate employment in the field of Electrical Power Engineering Technology, through the provision of high-quality technical programs and strategic partnership”.
Goals of EPET Program
- To provide process-oriented purposeful leadership.
- To prepare qualified graduates who are valued as members of the workforce in EPET–related industries.
- To provide an academic environment that stimulates excellence through student focused strategies.
- To collaborate with industry and the community to cater to their needs and the needs of the program’s students.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) of EPET Program
- Graduates will meet employers' expectation in Electrical Power by undertake active roles in the development of their technical community and ensure promotion in their professional positions and community.
- Graduates will acquire development in their profession, by continuous and life-long learning activities, in order to address contemporary issues in electrical power engineering technology, in ethical and professional manner.
- Graduates will communicate effectively and work independently or in diverse teams with ethical responsibility and respect of diversity.
The Program Learning Outcomes may be listed according to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the National Quality Framework (NQF) as:
Knowledge:
- An ability to demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in the discipline.
Skills:
- An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve well-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
- An ability to design solutions for well-defined technical problems and assist with the engineering design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to the discipline.
- An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in well-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
- An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results.
Value
- An ability to function effectively as a member of a technical team, a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.
- An ability to engage in self-directed continuing professional development.
First semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
000ENG | English Language - Level 0 | -- | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 20* |
001ENG | English Language - Level 1 | 000ENG | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 20* |
091MATH | Mathematics - 1 | -- | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
011MMET | Mathematics - 1 | -- | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
001CBS | Study skills | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 courses | 12 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
* Half term
Second Semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
002ENG | English Language - Level 2 | 001ENG | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 20* |
003ENG | English Language - Level 3 | 002ENG | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 20* |
English Language - Level 4 | |||||||
092MATH | Mathematics - 2 | 091MATH | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
091PHYS | General Physics | -- | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Total |
4 courses |
14 |
11 |
17 |
2 |
30 |
*Half term
Summer Semester
Third semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
194ENG | Technical English | 004ENG | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
001CSC | Computer Essentials | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
193MATH | Calculus | 092MATH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
191CHEM | General Chemistry | -- | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
112MMET | Workshop Technology | 011MMET | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
111EPET | Electric Circuits - 1 | 091PHYS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 6 courses | 16 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
Fourth Semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
194ENG | Communication Skills | 004ENG | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
194MATH | Applied Statistics | 092MATH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
103SLM | Islamic Culture - 3 | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
112EPET | Electric Circuits - 2 | 111EPET | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
113EPET | Electronics | 111EPET | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
114EPET | Digital Electronics | 111EPET | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
116EPET | Electrical Engineering Drawing | 011MMET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 7 courses | 15 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
COOP Summer Semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
*8*كهر | elective course COOP Training (Non-Sponsored Students) On-the-Job Training (Sponsored Students) |
194ENG + 50 Cr Units |
2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Total | 1 courses | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Fifth Semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
295ENG | Technical Reports Writing | 004ENG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
213MMET | Industrial Safety and Environmental | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
221EPET | Electric Machines - I | 112EPET | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
231EPET | Electrical Control and Protection | 112EPET | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
223EPET | Basics Industrial Electronics | 113EPET | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
24*EPET |
Elective Course 1 |
114EPET (depends) (depends) (depends) (depends) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
25*EPET | Elective Course 2 251EPET (Electrical Troubleshooting and Maintenance) 252EPET (Not specified) 253EPET (Not specified) 254EPET (Not specified) 255EPET (Not specified) |
112EPET (depends) (depends) (depends) (depends) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 7 courses | 16 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
Sixth semester
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credit Units | Lec | Lab | Tut | Total |
203CBS | Organizational Behavior and Ethics | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
222EPET | Electric Machines - II | 221EPET | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
232EPET | Electrical Systems and Layout | 112EPET | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
26*EPET |
Elective Course 3 |
221EPET (depends) (depends) (depends) (depends) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
27*EPET | Elective Course 4 271EPET (Power Generation Transmission) 272EPET (Not specified) 273EPET (Not specified) 274EPET (Not specified) 275EPET (Not specified) |
231EPET (depends) (depends) (depends) (depends) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
291EPET | Electrical Power Engineering Technology Project | 295ENG + 0 Cr Units |
2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 6 courses | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 |