ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
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A year of transformation, growth and success<br />
II.<br />
Department Mission &<br />
Objectives<br />
<strong>The</strong> mission of the <strong>Petroleum</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s<br />
Advanced University Placement (AUP)<br />
Department is to provide students with the<br />
knowledge and skills base required to be a<br />
successful world-class engineering university.<br />
Its objectives are to:<br />
••<br />
provide a comprehensive, engaging and<br />
challenging preparatory program<br />
••<br />
develop critical thinking and problem<br />
solving skills<br />
••<br />
develop English language<br />
proficiency<br />
••<br />
develop communication and study skills<br />
••<br />
develop knowledge of the world and<br />
encourage a sense of curiosity<br />
<strong>The</strong> AUP Department provides students<br />
with a stimulating curriculum and learning<br />
environment, including modern, computer<br />
labs, an Independent Learning Center, and a<br />
highly qualified, experienced and dedicated<br />
faculty and staff.<br />
III. Departmental Summaries<br />
a. English Department<br />
AUP English welcomed Nausheen Pasha Zaidi<br />
and Samira Fahmi as faculty members in Fall<br />
2011 and broke new ground by establishing<br />
both the Professional Skills Committee and<br />
the Academic Integrity Committee.<br />
Samira Fahmi<br />
English Lecturer<br />
N. Pasha Zaidi<br />
English Lecturer<br />
<strong>The</strong> curriculum for a new semester-long<br />
Intensive English course was introduced in Fall<br />
2011. A total of 102 students completed the<br />
course. Eighty students who earned a grade<br />
C or higher advanced to Module 2, while 22<br />
students who earned grade D or lower entered<br />
a semester-long remedial course.<br />
Faculty member Eurof Thomas worked with<br />
Mathematics Department faculty to create an<br />
‘English for Math’ support course, that proved<br />
popular with students.<br />
Special mention must go to William Rindfleisch<br />
for gaining the AUP Outstanding Faculty<br />
Award and to Mara Barrow for her outstanding<br />
efforts in enhancing the PI environment and<br />
student facilities. Spring 2012 also saw Ms.<br />
Pasha-Zaidi being awarded her PhD.<br />
b. Mathematics and Computing Department<br />
AUP Mathematics introduced a new ‘modelling’<br />
course in Fall 2011, with much of the material<br />
involving students learning by exploration and<br />
experimentation. Intensive English students<br />
covered basic algebra in a course designed<br />
especially for their level of facility with the<br />
language.<br />
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