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Architecture Program Report for 2016 Visit Three for NAAB Substantial Equivalency University of Dammam College of Architecture & Planning Department of Architecture Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Architecture Program Report for 2016 Visit Three for NAAB Substantial Equivalency Bachelor of Architecture [170 Credit Hours] Year of Visit Two: 2014 At the July 2014 meeting of the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the board reviewed the NAAB Visit Two Report, Memorandum for National Architectural Accrediting Board, May 7, 2014, and gave approval for the preparation of the Architectural Program Report in advance of Visit Three of the NAAB Substantial Equivalency program, to take place no earlier than 2016. Pending acceptance of this report, a Visit Three is anticipated in 2016. Submitted to: The National Architectural Accrediting Board Date: June 15, 2016 University of Dammam Architectural Program Report June 2016 ii University of Dammam Architectural Program Report June 2016 Name and contact information for the following: Program Administrator: Dr. Abed Abdullah M. Al-Musallam – Chairman, Department of Architecture e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +966 3 857 7000 ext.2443 Chief Administrator for the academic unit in which the program is located (e.g. dean or department chair): Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Sudairi – Dean, College of Architecture and Planning e-mail: [email protected] Chief Academic Officer of the Institution: President of the Institution: Dr. Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Rubaish, Rector, University of Dammam e-mail: [email protected] Individual submitting the Architecture Program Report: Dr. Abed Abdullah M. Al-Musallam – Chairman, Department of Architecture e-mail: [email protected] Name of the individual to whom questions should be directed: Dr. Iftekhar Khan – Professor, Department of Architecture e-mail: [email protected] iii University of Dammam Architectural Program Report June 2016 Table of Contents Section Page Part One Institutional Support and Commitment to Continuous Improvement 1. Identity & Self-Assessment I.1.1 History and Mission 1 I.1.2 Learning Culture and Social Equity 5 I.1.3 Responses to the Five Perspectives 9 I.1.4 Long Range Planning 20 I.1.5 Program Self-Assessment 22 2. Resources I.2.1 Human Resources and Human Resource Development 25 I.2.2 Administrative Structure and Governance 52 I.2.3 Physical Resources 56 I.2.4 Financial Resources 62 I.2.5 Information Resources 64 3. Institutional and Program Characteristics I.3.1 Statistical Reports 68 I.3.2 Faculty Credentials 70 4. Policy Review I.4.1 Policy Review 72 Part Two Educational Outcomes and Curriculum 1. Student Performance Criteria II.1.1 Student Performance Criteria 72 2. Curricular Framework II.2.1 National Authorization 75 II.2.2 Professional Degrees and Curriculum 76 II.2.3 Curriculum Review and Development 78 3. Evaluation of Preparatory Pre-Professional Education II.3.1 Evaluation of Preparatory Pre-Professional Education 79 4. Public Information II.4.1 Statement on NAAB substantially Equivalent Degrees 80 II.4.2 Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures 80 II.4.3 Access to Career Development Information 80 II.4.4 Public Access to APRs and VTRs 81 Part Three Summary of Responses to the Team Findings from Visit Two III.1 Summary of Response to Team Findings 82 III.1.1 Responses to Conditions Not Met 85 III.1.2 Responses to Causes of Concern 89 III.1.3 Summary of Responses to Changes in the NAAB Conditions 92 iv University of Dammam Architectural Program Report June 2016 Part Four Supplemental Information IV.1.1 Course Descriptions 93 IV.1.2 Faculty Resumes 149 IV.1.3 Visiting Team Report (Visit One) 180 IV.1.4 Catalog (or URL) 179 v University of Dammam Architectural Program Report June 2016 PART ONE (I): INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PART ONE (I): SECTION 1 – IDENTITY & SELF ASSESSMENT I.1.1 History and Mission King Faisal University was established in 1975/1395 H (by His Majesty King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz, Royal Decree No. H/67, dated August 1975, Council of Ministers Ordinance No. 1964/20/11/13945). The university was named and officially inaugurated by the King on May 24, 1977, nearly two and one-half years after the starting date. The Dammam campus initially comprised of two colleges, College of Medicine , and College of Architecture and Planning , as well as three centers (English Language, Computer, and Publication and Translation). The main campus of King Faisal University was established in Al-Hassa. As the university grew, other colleges were established: College of Applied Medical Sciences in 1995, College of Dentistry in 2001, College of Applied Studies and Community Services and College of Nursing in 2003. Satellite campuses (including new facilities currently under construction) were also established in Qatif, Jubail, and Khafji. The college was set up with an initial complement of teaching staff from King Saud University, and its graduates were inducted as teaching assistants and sent mostly to the U.S. for graduate studies. They formed the seeds of future teaching staff and are presently senior faculties of this college. The College of Architecture and Planning, however, represented a marked departure for the usual academic model in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. As is still prevalent, architecture is viewed as a corollary to civil engineering and is usually a minor department within the college of Engineering. In such cases, the curriculum is strongly biased towards civil construction and structure and popularly labeled as 'Architectural Engineering'. The College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Dammam is perhaps the first (and to this date, the only) example of a program with completely autonomous governance, authority to define a distinct profession and its curriculum. Also of note, in legal and governmental nomenclature in Saudi Arabia, graduates of architecture are listed as a part of the engineering profession. Though the profession is recognized separate from engineering, it is represented in the Ministry of Works as a part of the Engineering Committee. From its inception, the college ideologically marked a different territory for itself. In 1980, it organized a seminal and now historic symposium on Islamic architecture and urbanism, inviting a large number of eminent scholars from all over the world. This was perhaps the first such gathering of architects, scholars on cultural and physical expression of Islamic urbanism ( Islamic Architecture and Urbanism , symposium organized by the College of Architecture and Planning, 1980. King Faisal University, Dammam. Germen, Aydin (Ed.) King Faisal University Press. 1983. http://krex.k- state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/1326?show=full . In continuation, as recent as April, 2012 the department invited the office of much-acclaimed Henning Larsen (Denmark), winner of Aga Khan Award for Architecture for a presentation and workshop on 'Rediscovering Traditional Arab Architecture in the Modern Context '. The college sought and hired eminent international scholars, such as Prof. Dogan Kuban, (the eminent Turkish academic and specialist in historical conservation) and Prof. Besim Hakim (author and scholar http://geoplan.asu.edu/colloquium08_hakim . During the same period, a climatic-study laboratory, the 'Solar House,' was built for real-time study of climate, solar-radiation, and passive devices for micro- climatic modification, etc. Climatic data and micro-climatic data was continually recorded and evaluated against the building form and served as laboratory for climatic research and publication. 1 University of Dammam Architectural Program Report June 2016 In the early years, (1980-1995) the college had a large international faculty, mostly from the English speaking countries (the U.S., U.K. and the Indian subcontinent). Over time, the program has been able to reinforce the presence of local and regional faculty members, as Saudi graduates have returned with higher academic degrees. Another feature, a departure from the other universities, the medium of instruction was bi-lingual with special stress on English proficiency among students. Design studios and juries presentations were in English, and students were encouraged to participate in conversational English. The first batch of students graduated from this college in 1980, and by 2008 the total number of Saudi graduates (Bachelor’s degree) was 1103 (918 male and 185 female, ref. Taisan report). Apart from that, 153 graduates were foreign students, as this was then among the few colleges of architecture in the gulf region. In 1985, the college acquired the services of Prof. Wayne Drummond as a program consultant, then at Rice University ( http://architecture.unl.edu/people/bios/drummond_wayne.shtml ) to reorganize the program on a modern footing. The growth of the college, increasing enrollment, new departments, length of the program, and affecting other factors over time, imposed changes to the original program within the basic rationale of the original curricular framework. During 1975-1985 issue to be addressed by the college was the program load, with the university requirement of English (8 credit hours.) and Islamic studies (8 credit hours a total credit hour load of 188, students requiring at least 5.5 years for graduation. The students, after 3 years on a common track, could choose Architecture , Landscape , Building Technology or Urban and Regional Planning and complete 32 credit hours (4 design courses and 4 electives) in their respective discipline for the Bachelor degree. In 1985-1991, the college council had to address the university demand for a strictly 5-year program. In line with this, the university requirement was reduced to 15 credit hours and the college program load limited to 147 credit hours. The program was set to 5 years, reorganized on a common Preparatory Year and 4 years of studies on specific track to obtain a Bachelor's degree (total 165 credit hours) in the following disciplines; Architecture, Landscape Architecture , Urban and Regional Planning , Building Technology or Interior Design (Female). After more than 15 years of application and practice of 1991-2008 plan (1+4 years, 165 cr.
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