Student Induction Program was conducted on 04/10/2017. The purpose of this program was to welcome New Intakes of Diploma Year – 1 and Semester – 1 students of Information Technology Department.
This program was arranged by Ms. Fatma AL-Shamali, Student Services Committee Coordinatoralong with Ms. Fatma AL-Manthari, Committee Member. Two (2) active Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering students and iTech Club members were invited as speakers, namely, Khazeena Said AL-Alawi and Hasna AL-Ghasani. They gave information related to the different levels of courses, subjects, grades and credits. Information related to the different specializations in Advanced Diploma level, job opportunities and on the job training were also given emphasized. As speakers, they encouraged students to be part of student activity club as it helps enhance their skills as students and in their future.
Ms. Fatma AL-Shamli concluded the session by giving some important guidelines and shared some pieces of advice that will help students improve their academic performance.
There were 30 students who attended the program which started at 10.00 am in lab2 and ended at 11.30am. A feedback was conducted after the said program.
In a strategy employed since last academic year in order to reach more students, the Engineering Department held the Induction Program for New Engineering students in the CECE 1100 (Engineering Graphics) Sections’ class time; depending on class schedule of each section and the availability of the assigned speakers. This semester, there are 7 sections in Engineering Graphics. Thereby, the Induction Program was held from October 2-5, 2017, at the Graphics and AutoCAD Laboratory Rooms, depending on the agreed schedule.