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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers undergraduate programs leading to the
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.
The programs are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)
While other engineering disciplines are known for the products they design, industrial engineers (IEs)
are known for the systems they design and improve. “Industrial Engineering is concerned with the
design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information,
equipment and energy”.
Industrial engineering is about choices and making things better: making human life better when
interfacing with machines or processes, making processes better by cutting waste and streamlining,
making environment better by reducing energy consumption, making parts and service movements
better using supply chain, and more importantly making the customer life better by focusing on
quality and customer satisfaction
Overview
The mission of the Industrial Engineering at ALHOSN is to produce Industrial Engineering graduates
with the creativity, knowledge and skills they need to design, model, analyze, implement, improve
and manage production systems and to attain excellence in industrial engineering education while
providing an accredited undergraduate program of study in the discipline, thus preparing students for
successful careers in the field of industrial engineering.
The Industrial Engineering program aims to produce graduates who have the knowledge and ability to
design and conduct experiments, to analyze and interpret data, to analyze and develop alternative
solutions to problems, and to design systems, components, or processes to satisfy defined needs and
criteria.
1. The Program is designed to provide its graduates good communication skills, a thorough
understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, and the ability to be effective and
efficient in multi-disciplinary teams.
2. The ability to self-learn and the conviction that university education is only the beginning of
a life-long learning commitment are important characteristics that the Program focuses to instill
in students.
3. The Program reinforces the concept of life-long learning by promoting creativity,
resourcefulness, team cooperation, and active participation in class activities.
4. The students are introduced to new and emerging technologies by faculty who are active in
engineering research and development.
Since Industrial Engineering is a versatile discipline, it leads to careers in a wide range of
specializations in industry, academe, and even in non-technical areas. With this in mind, the objective of
the program is to provide a high-quality education in Industrial engineering for those who wish to
pursue professional careers in engineering or to advance their education at the graduate level. To
ensure that students develop strong communication skills, they are expected, throughout the program, to
communicate in a professional manner by making presentations, writing memoranda and reports, and
collaborating in team activities.
The Department believes that engineers must be conscientious and good citizens of the world. Thus,
the needs of the society, physically-challenged individuals, and the environment are given paramount
importance in the Program. This attitude is reflected in all courses offered, as well as in the student
design projects. In all components of the Industrial Engineering program, the impact of engineering
on society and the environment is discussed to ensure that the students develop an appreciation of
these issues from a global and social perspective, and are capable of dealing with them in a responsible
and competent manner.
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