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 />
d. Physics Department<br />
AUP Physics has re-engineered its curriculum<br />
based on the competencies needed by<br />
students. Soft skills have been incorporated in<br />
the methodology and more student-centered<br />
activities, in line with Studio Physics, have<br />
been adopted.<br />
Courses will be shifted to the Arts and Science<br />
Department and will be run in parallel with the<br />
regular Physics courses. Major emphasis will be<br />
initially placed on the physics ‘soft skills’. <strong>The</strong><br />
parallel courses will have non-degree credits<br />
but will be required by all students who do not<br />
meet the placement requirements.<br />
IV. Special Projects, Activities<br />
& Events<br />
<strong>The</strong> compulsory use of textbooks has been<br />
initiated and the statistical analysis of all<br />
questions and exams has been undertaken.<br />
Perhaps this year’s greatest innovation was<br />
SPA&E, headed by English faculty member,<br />
Mara Barrow. AUP faculty and students alike<br />
have seen their working environment improve<br />
beyond recognition as lounges, photo displays,<br />
noticeboards, galleries and games rooms have<br />
sprung up around Zarkuh building. In addition,<br />
working with PI-wide committees, SPA&E has<br />
sponsored and organized cultural, sporting,<br />
outreach and awareness-raising events,<br />
including the AUP Sports Tournament, Global<br />
Day, National Day, PI Open Day and Casual<br />
Day, as well as visits from a number of guest<br />
speakers.<br />
Strong participation in students’ extracurricular<br />
activities, projects and competitions<br />
have been foregrounded in this academic year.<br />
In order to foster student retention, a bridgebuilding<br />
competition, airplane dynamics<br />
activity and field trips were undertaken.<br />
<strong>The</strong> faculty worked alongside their Physics<br />
counterparts in A&S to modify outcomes and<br />
ensure a better fit between the two curricula.<br />
Major changes are in effect during the academic<br />
year, 2012-13. <strong>The</strong>se changes will contribute<br />
to speed the advancement of students<br />
into enrolling in the engineering programs.<br />
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