Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

ENGL 101 introduces the conventions of academic writing and critical thinking and teaches the writing skills necessary for success in college. Read and respond to a variety of texts from different disciplines and produce academic texts using a range of critical thinking and rhetorical strategies. Learn how to apply APA documentation style to ethically document sources in texts and reference lists. The course is designed to provide guided practice in the multi-step process of academic writing.

Prerequisites: None

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ENGL 102 introduces the conventions of research writing and teaches how to produce research papers using critical thinking and analytical skills in response to a variety of academic texts. The course is designed to provide guidance in all steps of the research process including choosing a topic, designing a research methodology, analyzing data, and writing up and presenting results.

Prerequisites: ENGL 101

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This course develops reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic with active speaking and listening skills in both formal Arabic and various Arabic dialects. Authentic materials from the Arabic media will be used in addition to text-related video and audio materials.

Prerequisites: None

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A practical language course which aims at developing the language skills of native speakers of Arabic. This course provides the students with a comprehensive knowledge of the linguistic system. It is intended to help learners reach a superior level of proficiency by expanding vocabulary and providing paragraph-level activities in reading, writing, and speaking; through a selection texts by writers from across the Arab world address literary themes and represent a range of genres, styles, and periods, where each text is followed by exercises that measure understanding and comprehension, vocabulary and language applications, including grammar, morphology, spelling, stylistic applications and composition.

Prerequisites: None

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The course covers the Modern History of Bahrain since 1500 till 2002. It contains: Chapter I: Introduction geography. Chapter II: A Short History of Bahrain until the beginning of the sixteenth century. Chapter III: Bahrain between European and regional ambitions. Chapter IV: Utub tribe and the establishment of political entities in the Arabian Gulf. Chapter V of Bahrain and British protection. Chapter VI: Bahrain after independence.

Prerequisites: None

This course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the major areas of chemistry. Chemical principles for each topic under discussion are presented together with their foundation in atomic and molecular structure. Topics covered range from atomic theory to the descriptions of chemical reactivity and reactions, quantitative methods in chemistry, reactions in aqueous media and chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium. Applications of chemistry are discussed throughout the lectures.

Prerequisites: None

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This course is an application of the general chemistry concepts studied in CHEM 101. The student carries out experiments including density, chemical equilibria, solutions, titrations, and standardizing solutions. Upon completion of the course the student will have gained a strong foundation for the further study of chemistry, and for the application of chemical principles in a variety of other fields.

Pre/Corequisites: CHEM 101

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This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of physics in areas of mechanics. Topics include standards and units, vectors and coordinate systems, kinematics, dynamics of single particles, work energy and power, conservation on energy, dynamics of system of particles, collisions, and rotational kinematics and dynamics. The course is designed for students requiring calculus-based physics.

Prerequisites: MATH 151 or MATH 153

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This course is designed to reinforce topics presented in PHYS 101 lectures. Through scientific experimentation, students will improve their understanding of basic concepts in mechanics while developing their foundation of the scientific process. Laboratory work includes the setting up and running of physics’ experiments, whether hands on or online. Regular activities include data taking, data presentation, data visualization, data analysis, fitting, and drawing of conclusions.

Pre/Corequisites: PHYS 101

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This course covers human rights historical development, major human rights laws, treaties and conventions. To learn obligations as citizens and residents of Bahrain as well as a member of the international community and to understand Human Rights Enforcement Mechanisms in Bahrain.

Prerequisites: None

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The content focuses on the exploration of major theories and concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include the biological bases of behavior, ethics involved in research, perception, cognition, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, development, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology.

Prerequisites: None

This course will introduce students to the basic concepts and theories of sociology, as well as to the methods utilized in sociological research. The course will address how sociological concepts and theories can be utilized to analyze and interpret our social world, and how profoundly our society and the groups to which students belong influence them.

Prerequisites: None

A vector treatment of the concepts and characteristics of forces and couples. Distributed forces. Center of mass; centroid of area. Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Trusses and frames. Internal forces. Shear and moment distribution in beams. Area moment of inertia. The main purpose of this course is to develop the engineering student’s ability to analyse static equilibrium problems in a logical manner. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of principles employed in the solution of problems rather than reliance on a rote process of substitution in numerous formulas.

Prerequisites: PHYS 101

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This course emphasizes on vector functions (continuity, derivatives, and integrals), parametric curves and surfaces, polar coordinates, as well as functions of several variables (including continuity and partial derivatives, gradient, directional derivatives). Topics also include the chain rule, double and triple integrals, iterated integrals, integration using polar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates, change of variables, line and surface integrals (including surface area), curl and divergence, and the integral theorems of Green, Stokes, and Gauss.

Prerequisites: MATH 152 or MATH 154

The course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of physics in the areas of electricity and magnetism. Topics include electric field, Gauss law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, current and resistance, direct current circuits, magnetic fields, sources of magnetic fields, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, Faraday’s law, and Lenz’s Law. The course is designed for students requiring calculus-based physics.

Prerequisites:  PHYS101 and either MATH 152 OR MATH 154

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This course is designed to reinforce topics presented in PHYS 102 lectures. Through scientific experimentation, students will improve their understanding of basic concepts in electricity and magnetism while developing their foundation of the scientific process. Laboratory work includes the setting up and running of physics’ experiments, whether hands on or online. Regular activities include data taking, data presentation, data visualization, data analysis, fitting, and drawing of conclusions.

This course is designed to introduce students to explore the professional responsibilities and challenges faced by engineers, designers, and professionals. Students explore the emerging issues and approaches to sustainability and the complex nature of the design problems they will encounter in professional practice. Students engage in research and problem-solving task that addresses environmental and social sustainability imperatives and fosters fundamental research, design, and communication skills. Special emphasis is placed on lifelong learning, academic literacy, and professional skills, including information literacy, project management and teamwork that will equip students for subsequent academic and professional contexts. Prerequisites: 

Prerequisites: NA

The primary goal in this course is to equip students with the tools they need to be successful when faced with computer programming assignments as a practicing engineer. In the context of engineering applications, basic procedural programming concepts will be covered including input/output, branching, looping, functions, file input/output, data structures (arrays, strings, and structures), pointers, and memory management. Emphasis will be on programming style, debugging, top-down design and modular code. Specific topics are listed in the course syllabus. This course covers introductory programming and problem solving in MATLAB and Python

Prerequisites: COSC 101

This course involves selected topics—from ordinary differential equations, the Laplace transform, Fourier series, and Linear Algebra—with engineering applications using mathematical software. 

Prerequisites: MATH 154

This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to research methods used in various engineering fields. The course covers quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, and their application in engineering research. It also introduces students to ethical considerations and data analysis techniques specific to engineering research.

Prerequisites: ENGL 102

The systematic evaluation of the economic benefits and costs of projects involving engineering design and analysis. Economic decision-making in an environment of limited resources and uncertainty. Present economy, the economy of multi-year projects, selection among competing and independent alternatives, sensitivity of outcomes to input parameters, before- and after-tax analyses, replacement economy, inflation, and breakeven analysis in production environments. Application to examples and cases involving various engineering disciplines, i.e., mechanical engineering, civil engineering, etc.  

Prerequisites: MATH 154

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to start and manage their own technology-based ventures. The course covers topics such as ideation, business model development, market research, intellectual property, and funding. The course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the entrepreneurial process and to develop their skills in identifying, evaluating, and pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities.

Prerequisites: ENGR 205

This course will enable students to get the fundamental knowledge about materials structure and their mechanical properties in order to select the appropriate materials for engineering applications and design. The course will also provide basic understanding on various modes of materials strengthening and failure. It will cover various types of materials namely metals, polymers and composites. 

Prerequisites: CHEM 101, CIVL 200

This course is an introduction to probability and statistics. It emphasizes on operations of sets, counting problems, definition of probability, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, one- and two-dimensional random variables, mathematical expectation and variance, basic discrete and continuous probability distributions, moment generating functions, law of large numbers, and central limit theorem. It also includes aspects of descriptive statistics, statistical intervals, hypothesis testing and simple linear regression and correlation.

Prerequisites: MATH 152 OR MATH 154

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The course is designed to teach the student sketching and visualization skills that will be used throughout their academic years and their professional career. Students will be introduced to different tools used in engineering drafting and will learn to draw of views in orthographic projection using first and third angle projections, as well as isometric drawings. Linework: Visible, Hidden, Centre Axis, Dimension and Section Lines. Dimensioning Principles: Appropriate dimensions in engineering drawings. Sections and Sectional Views: Include appropriate sectional views in engineering drawings. Then students are introduced to SolidWorks, a CAD program predominately used in the mechanical and aerospace industry. Students will learn the basic steps in a CAD environment, Dimensioning,2D&3D creating and design. Students will have an introduction to assembly.

Prerequisites: MATH 151

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An introduction to  engineering thermodynamics dealing with the application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the thermodynamic design and performance analysis of a typical thermo-mechanical plant using condensable vapors and gases as the working fluid. Basic fluid mechanics including: kinematics and dynamics of fluid flows; conservation laws applied to fluid flow; Euler, Bernoulli, Navier-Stokes equations; dimensional analysis; differential and integral flow analysis; flow visualization.

Prerequisites: PHYS 101

The Thermofluids laboratory aims to provide students with hands on experience about Thermofluids field by setting up experiment, learn data acquisition theory, instrumentation, sensors, statistical and uncertainty analysis. The concepts of designing, performing and reporting experiments on thermal systems. Students will also learn technical report writing and work in teams. 

Concurrent: MECH 204

 This course focuses on nonlinear and linear concepts, programming, optimization, and problem formulation in one variable, convexity, unconstrained, constrained optimization, as well as optimality conditions, direct search and gradient methods, computational complexity, and major heuristic approaches.  Other areas include annealing, neural networks, tabu search, and genetic algorithms, duality and sensitivity analysis, transportation, trans-shipment and assignment problems and project management

Prerequisites: MATH 154

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This course is a continuation of the first course in Operations Research. The focus is on complementary concepts and methods of Markov Chains, Integer Linear Programming, Goal Programming, Probabilistic Models, Decision and Risk Analysis, Queuing Systems, and Simulation Modelling. 

Prerequisites: NDSE 301 and MATH 260

Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. In the past decade, machine learning has given us self-driving cars, practical speech recognition, effective web search, a vastly improved understanding of the human genome, and progress towards human-level AI. Topics include effective machine learning techniques and techniques for implementation.

Prerequisite: Math 260)

This is an advanced course that focuses on the principles, methodologies, and optimization of systems through experimental design. The course emphasizes the practical utility of experimental design to enhance product and process design, development, and optimization. Students will learn how to use experimental design techniques to improve the quality, efficiency, and performance of working systems. The course takes a balanced approach to both designing experiments and analyzing the obtained data. 

Prerequisites: NDSE 301, ENGR 342 and COSC 390

This course introduces basic concepts of discrete-event simulation modeling and analysis. Topics include event-scheduling versus process-interaction approach, as well as random number and random variate generation, inverse transformation and other selected techniques, input data analysis and goodness-of-fit tests, specific computer simulation languages, and analysis of simulation output and model validation. 

 Prerequisites: MATH 260

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This course is your gateway to understanding the intricate dance between functionality, aesthetics, and human well-being that breathes life into the buildings we inhabit. This course focuses on facilities design and planning in the intricate process of envisioning, creating, and managing the physical spaces where we work, learn, play, and live. It’s a blend of art and science, weaving together functionality, aesthetics, and human well-being to craft environments that are not only efficient and productive, but also inspiring and comfortable.  

 Prerequisites: ENFR 100

This course focuses on human protection systems, emergency and accident handling, hazard identification techniques, safety vs reliability and systems safety quantification. 

Prerequisites: ENGR 100

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of supply chain management and enterprise resources planning (ERP). Topics also include aggregate production planning (static, dynamic, nonlinear, and lot sizing models), operations scheduling (flow shops and job shops), materials management and materials requirement planning (MRP), capacity resources planning (CRP), distribution system management, and implementation of manufacturing management strategies. Prerequisite: 

Prerequisites: NDSE 412

This course provides an overview of the principles of quality control systems, process control concepts, specification and tolerances, process capability studies, control charts, acceptance sampling plans, cost aspects of quality decisions, quality improvement programs, and quality information systems.

 Prerequisites: MATH 260

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To conduct an independent state of the art applied research project on a variety of topics in the field of industrial engineering, that involves formulating a real-world problem, developing its specifications, designing, and implementing it. The outcome of the project is expected to address the performance of the proposed solution, present the findings of the project, and finally write a report to highlight the process and the viability of the proposed solution.  

 Prerequisites: Senior level (90 Credits), CGPA 2.0)  

Building upon the foundation established in Capstone Project I, this course focuses on the implementation, testing, and refinement of the engineering design developed in the earlier phase. Working in teams, students will apply their technical knowledge and skills to design, build, and evaluate a solution to the identified problem or opportunity. They will follow a systematic approach to prototype development, perform rigorous testing, and iterate on the design based on feedback and evaluation results. Throughout the course, students will engage in critical analysis, problem-solving, and effective project management to address any challenges that arise during the implementation phase. Successful completion of this course will culminate in a fully functional and validated engineering solution, along with comprehensive documentation and a final presentation. 

 Prerequisites: NDSE 499A

The purpose of the internship is to expose students to the profession and give them an opportunity to apply their academic knowledge in a practical setting. The internship consists of a minimum of 280 work hours (8 weeks) for fourth-year students with an approved employer. Internships are evaluated by the internship coordinator with a pass/fail grade.

Prerequisites: Senior standing (completing 90 credits), CGPA 2.0

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This course provides critical understanding of strategic management and business policies in modern organizations. This course is designed to develop problem-solving and decision-making skills in business situations that involve the organization as a whole and integrate knowledge and skills acquired from all areas of business. 

Prerequisites: Minimum 75 credits, MGMT 101

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The main objective of this course is to introduce the theory and practice of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This course is designed to develop an understanding of the fundamental issues associated with the field such as problems and search, knowledge representation and reasoning, game playing and rule-based systems. Advanced topic areas such as probabilistic reasoning and Bayesian networks are also introduced. 

Prerequisites: DSAI 310 or CMPE 390

This course explores the concepts and techniques of managing projects in service and manufacturing settings. Course content includes the following topics: project selection and evaluation; dynamics, motivation, and evaluation of team members; scheduling, budgeting, and closure.

Prerequisites: FINC 101, ACCT 102, ENGL 205, and MGMT 301

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