The permanent and renewed development of the study plan in order to keep pace with rapid and successive
7- Gap Analysis
Current
Ob jec ti ve
The desired (to be attained)
Gap
Description of gap
Strength
1. Adopting new study plans for the programs of the college according
to the
requirements of academic
accreditation.
Adoption of the new study plans in all programs of the college
Continuing teaching with current plans without development until new study plans are approved.
2. Directing students' projects and research towards the fields of renewable energies.
Increasing the number of students’
projects and research in the fields of renewable energies at the college level.
Provision of a special and sufficient budget for the completion of those projects at the college.
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specialties that meet the needs of the region.
Increasing the engineering specialties in the college by opening some new programs that serve the region.
The difficulty of providing the classrooms and laboratories required except by teaching in the evening and the absence of necessary laboratories.
4-Research
projects supported by the university.
Increasing the number of research projects supported by the university for the college to benefit from them in increasing the number of published Research works of the college in world-class magazines.
It required to announce early and well in advance of the projects so that the faculty member can prepare the study as much as possible.
Current
Ob jec ti v e
The desired (to be attained)
Gap
Description of gap
Weak ness
1-Lack of
postgraduate
programs in the college.
The existence of postgraduate programs in the Faculty of Engineering in line with the quality of engineering education and
Employing professors to supervise graduate students and equipping the laboratories.
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looking forward to the best production.
2- Lack of an independent and private building.
Provision of an independent building for the Faculty of Engineering in Jouf University
Currently, teaching is being conducted in the building of the Deanship of the Preparatory Year until the final building of the Faculty of Engineering in the university city is completed in preparation for the final transfer to it.
3- Poor laboratory equipment
(procedures for obtaining modern laboratories with high specifications
Procedures for obtaining modern laboratories with international standards are being completed
Lack of facilities and equipment for students of the Faculty of Engineering to graduate outstanding students
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4- Lack of Saudi faculty members.
The presence of Saudi faculty members in the faculty
Not employing a large number of Saudi faculty members.
5- Lack of female students section in the college.
Presence of college programs for female students section
Restricting the programs of the college to male students only
Op portunit ies
Current
Ob jec ti ve
The desired (to be attained)
Gap
Description of gap 1-The presence of
agricultural,
industrial and service activities in the region.
The presence of agricultural, industrial and service activities in the region in order to achieve the role of engineering education in the service of the community and the environment
Faculty members should look forward to see that their scientific research and research proposals serve the region in the field of agriculture and industry and linking that to the engineering field
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projects (eg, solar power project in the region, wind power project in Daumat Al-Jandal).
More contribution to national projects (e.g., solar power project in Skaka, wind power project in Daumat Al-Jandal)
It is necessary to be in constant contact with these projects because a lot of scientific research of the faculty members in the academic departments have ideas in the field of solar and wind energy.
Threats
Current
Ob jec ti v e
The desired (to be attained)
Gap
Description of gap 1. Delay of the
college’s transfer to the permanent building.
Transfer of the college and regular attendance of students in their own building.
Lack of transfer to the new building of the faculty.
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the facts of the college activities by the community through social communication.
Having endorsed communication channels to ensure that facts are accessible to all.
The means of
communication are informal and lead to the lack of facts about the college and its activities.
3. large number of non-Saudi faculty members.
Appointment of Saudi faculty members
The percentage of Saudi faculty members is small compared to non-Saudi faculty members.
4. Lack of permanent and formal channels of communication
with the
agricultural,
industrial and service sectors in the region.
The existence of permanent and
formal channels of
communication with the agricultural, industrial and service sectors in the region.
Lack of partnerships with industrial or service institutions in the region.
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