Expose the students in the work environment since the first semester. Prepare a generation that possesses the latest administrative and leadership skills. Develop students’ skills that support academic skills, such as oral and written communication skills. Qualifying students and enabling them to start their own independent projects through training and capacity development.

The DSBA program ILO’s are the following:

 Knowledge. On successful completion of the program, students will therefore gain knowledge and understanding in the following areas.

• Know the foundation disciplines of business and management.
• Identify the local and international economic, technological, financial, legal, cultural, and political context.
• Describe the banking and financial management in its major context including the legal and social environments and capital markets.
• Know the development and operations of local and international markets for resources, goods and services.
• Identify the appropriate policies and business strategies.

Intellectual skills . On successful completion of the program, students will be able to demonstrate that they can: .

•  Apply critical thinking, and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines.
• Develop decisions under conditions of limited or incomplete information.
• Interpret on decisions using appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Demonstrate how environmental factors such as politics, demographics, technology, geography, and culture affect the business climate and business operations.
• Convert theory to practice in international business, banking and finance.

Professional skills. On successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Utilize the different communication’s styles in the business context effectively.
• Plan and apply the research methods using a range of sources of business related materials.
• Apply two-way communication: listening skills, oral and written communication.
• Effective performance within a team environment, delegation, development and management.
• Formulate business strategies and plans.
• Measure financial risks.
• Utilize technology skills in business and finance.
• Perform an applied financial analysis in a business situation.

Attitudes and Values. On successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Recognize themselves personally and independently to be a valued contributor through time management, self-direction, motivation, and pro-activeness.
• Communicate clearly and influentially, both orally and in writing to customers and colleagues.
•  Function well in a team, using appropriate skills, including leadership skills, team- building, and project management.
• Think and share new ideas and assess alternative solutions.

• 75 and above in the Tawjihi Exam.
• To pass a personal interview in the university.
• To pass the interview from a partner company

• Working in the private sector.
• working in the Public Sector.
• Strat your own business.

1. Structure and Contents

The B.Sc. degree in Dual Study Business Administration (DSBA) is awarded upon completing with 140 credit hours according to the following requirements:

Table 1: Course Structure of Dual Study Business Administration (DSBA)

No.	Course Type	Credits	Total Credits
1.	Program Required Courses	70
2.	Program Elective Courses	6
3.	Dual Study Required Courses	18
4.	University Required  Courses	6
	Credits Courses		100
5.	Practice & Graduation Project	40
Credits Practice/Graduation			40
Total Credits			140

2. Program Required Courses

DSBA students must complete all courses listed in Table 2:

Table 2: Program Required Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
1830101	Principles of Management I	3
1830102	Principles of Management II	3
1830120	Business Computer Skills	2
1830130	General Mathematics	3
1830240	Microeconomics	3
1830241	Macroeconomics	3
1830131	Statistics	3
1830150	Accounting I	3
1830151	Accounting II	3
1830251	Principles of Marketing	2
1830270	Finance & Investment I	2
1830401	Sales Management	2
1830301	Production & Operations Management	2
1830402	Civil & Business Law	2
1830302	Human Resources Management	2
1830303	Business Research Methods	2
1830253	Cost Accounting	2
1830304	Business Simulation	2
1830405	Project Management	2
1831301	International Business I	2
1831302	International Business II	2
1831401	International Finance	2
1831402	International Supply Chain Management	2
1831403	Cross Cultural Management	2
1831404	International Marketing	2
1832301	Finance & Investment II	2
1832406	Banking Business	2
1832407	Company & Business Valuation	2
1832304	Credit Management	2
1832401	Banking Business Ethics	2
1832402	Financial Risk Management	2
	Total Credits	70

3 Program Elective Courses

DSBA students must successfully complete three elective courses with a total amount of 6 credits. Following courses are available:

Table 3: Program Elective Courses:

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
1831303	Strategic Management	2
1831304	Public Relations	2
1831305	E-Commerce	2
1831306	Consumer Behavior	2
1831406	Total Quality Management	2
1831407	Financial Markets & Financial Institutions	2
1832407	International Economic Relations	2
1831307	Applied Topics in International Business	2
1832308	Applied Topics in Finance	2
	Total credits of 3 selected courses (each 2 credits)	6

4 University Required Courses

In order to meet the university requirements all DSBA students have to attend the university’s requirement courses of the following Table 4:

Table 4: University Required Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Total Credits
1800102	Jerusalem through History	2
1800101	Nature and Environment of Palestine	2
1800103	Language and Logic	2
	Total Credits	6

 

5 Dual Study Required Courses

DSBA students must complete all courses listed in Table 5:

Table 5: Dual Study Required Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
1800002	English Language I	2
1800003	English Language II	2
1800004	Upper-Intermediate English	2
1800010	Advanced English	2
1800005	German I	2
1800006	German II	2
1830305	*Hebrew Language I	2
1830306	*Hebrew Language II	2
1800012	Entrepreneurship I	2
1800013	Entrepreneurship II	2
1800101	Communications Skills	2
	Total Credits	18

*Students can choose German Language courses or Hebrew Courses 

6 Practical Phases

The practical phases are awarded with credits shown in Table 6. Each practical phase lasts three months.

Table 6: Practical Phases of each 3 months in a Dual Study partner company

Course Number	Practice Phases	Semester	Year	Credit Hours
1830190	Practice Phase I	1	1	5
1830191	Practice Phase II	2		5
1830290	Practice Phase III	3	2	5
1830291	Practice Phase IV	4		5
1830390	Practice Phase V	5	3	5
1830391	Practice Phase VI	6		5
1830490	Practice Phase VII (Study Project )	7	4	5
1830491	Practice Phase VIII (Bachelor Thesis)	8		5
	Total Credits			40

Program Required Courses

1830101  Principles of Management I   3 credits

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad and integrative introduction to the theories and practice of management. In particular, this course focuses on the major areas of the management process: planning, organizing, leadership and control from an organizational viewpoint. The course also attempts to enable students to understand the role, challenges, and opportunities of management in contributing to the successful operations and performance of organizations. This is the introductory management course that tries to stimulate the student to develop a basic understanding of management, its practices and its techniques. It also allows the student to become familiar with concepts and terminology that will be useful in many managerial situations.

1830102   Principles of Management II  3 credits

This course builds on Principles of Management I. It will deliver a more detailed explanation of the concepts of administration, its definition, aspects, characteristics and principles; in addition there will be a more detailed explanation of the basic duties of BA: planning, organization, direction and control. It expands student concepts and terminology that could be applied in many managerial situations.

1830120   Business Computer Skills   2 credits

The purpose of this course is to give students the necessary skills in basic computer operations, learn about its components, maintenance, and the professional skills needed to use advanced Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to prepare documents, build statistics, charts and presentations in a professional style with emphasis on his/her field of study. By the end of the course, the student will be ready to do the CISCO certification exam which is required by many employers.

1830130   General Mathematics  3 credits

This course is intended for students majoring in business. It is a survey of differential calculus with business applications. General mathematics is including differentiation of algebraic concepts such as sets, Real Numbers, etc.. It also covers Linear and Quadratic Equations and Functions, Inequalities, curve sketching, and applications of the derivative.

1830240  Microeconomics  3 credits

This is an introductory course in microeconomic theory. This course will focus on examining the behaviour of individuals & firms in the market and implications of their choices. So, this course covers the following topics such as: demand, supply, utility, elasticity, and cost of production, perfect competition, & monopoly. Microeconomics is concerned with the analysis of economic phenomena from the perspective of the individual. The course covers the basic concepts and tools needed to undertake the analysis of such problems that arise due to the law of scarcity.

1830241  Macroeconomics  3 credits

This course focuses on the core part of the macroeconomics with the emphasis on the development of analytical tools and the understanding of how the theories are constructed, and to analysis the performance of the national economy and its links to global economy. This course is designed to examine economic growth, employment, and inflation, as they relate to the business cycle and the health of the economy. The roles of fiscal policy, money, banks, and monetary policy in the economy are discussed along with examining the role policies.

1830131  Statistics  3 credits

This course is an introduction to statistical methods and concepts applied to business and economics data. The topics include probability distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and multiple regressions. The students will learn the basics of using statistical methods in applications related to business and economics. These include the following skills: a basic understanding of the theory of probability and statistics and how it is applied to test different kinds of hypotheses as well as the basic skills required for preparing and analysing the data.

1830150   Accounting I    3 credits

This course is designed as an introductory course in financial accounting for zero level students in accounting (students who have not taken accounting courses previously). It contains the basic concept of financial accounting and the accounting techniques to measure the businesses performance. The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with accounting theory, concepts, analysis, for application to financial accounting measurements and reporting. Several accounting concepts and issues will be studied during this course in detail , including: Measuring and Recording Business Transactions, Basic Financial Statements, Business Income and Adjusting Entries, Completion of the Accounting Cycle, Accounting for Merchandising Operations, Inventories, Internal Control and Cash, Receivables.

1830151  Accounting II   3 credits

This course is designed as an introductory course in financial accounting. The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with some accounting basic concepts such as long-term assets, current liabilities, long-term liabilities, some basic forms of the organizations like corporations, accounting for investments, statement of cash flows, and financial statement analysis.

1830251  Principles of Marketing  2 credits

This course examines the dynamics of marketing and its important role in today’s society. In addition to discussing marketing functions (pricing, product development and management, promotion and channels of distribution), marketing organizations, marketing research and other key dimensions of marketing, the course will address cultural, social, ethical, legal and international aspects of the field. Case Study and examples of business and non-business organizations will be discussed.

1830270 Finance & Investment I  2 credits

The course develops theoretical framework for understanding and analysing major financial problems of a modern company in market environment. It covers basic models of valuation of corporate capital, including pricing models for primary financial assets, real assets valuation and investment projects analysis, capital structure and various types of corporate capital employed and derivative assets. It provides necessary knowledge in evaluating different management decisions and its influence on corporate performance and value.

1830401  Sales Management  2 credits

This course emphasizes the importance of sales management in a competitive global economy by integrating current technology, research, and strategic planning activities. Topics include the role of the sales manager, buying and selling processes, customer relationship management, organizing the sales force, sales forecasting and budgeting, selecting, training, compensating, and motivating the salesperson, and evaluating salesperson performance.

1830301  Production &Operations Management  2 credits

This course is an examination of the role of operations within manufacturing and service organizations. Emphasis is placed upon recognizing operational opportunities and trade-offs, and employing quantitative and qualitative tools and decision-support systems to assist strategic and operational decision making. Topics include: process design, quality management, capacity planning, supply chain management, and production planning. 

1830402  Civil & Business Law  2 credits

This course examines basic legal principles, which will enable you to recognise relevant issues and the legal implications of business situations. This course will help to understand the legal system, its role and place in society through knowledge of the structure of the legal system and relevant laws. It will enable the student to identify legal problems within the field of civil and business law and solve legal problems by using knowledge of the legal system and methods.

1830302  Human Resources Management  2 credits

This course focuses on the analysis of professional practice issues in personnel and human resource management. Students will form in-class enterprises to explore topics including: human resource planning, recruitment, staffing, performance appraisal, compensation and reward system design, training and development, employee rights and safety, labour-management relations, and legal and international dimensions of human resource management. 

This course is designed to teach students how to support management decision making and develop understanding of a variety of research methodologies as well as the basic skills in applying them. While qualitative research techniques are examined, a considerable portion of the course is focused on designing and implementing surveys. A key output of the course is the ability to produce a professional research proposal, which could be used as your applied project proposal where appropriate.  Indeed, for students intending to do survey research as part of their applied project, this course is invaluable and plans should be made well in advance for taking this course prior to the research start time.  Although the course focuses on research design, basic statistical analyses using the SPSS software provided will also be covered.  

1830253  Cost Accounting  2 credits

Cost accounting is primarily used as a decision-making tool for individuals in charge of business operations. Managers use standardized methods to control cost in order to meet the desired level of profitability. Students learn about pricing, budgeting, and performance analysis to determine overall success based on predetermined objectives. Students apply cost accounting methods to identify profitable products and services, to analyse reports to make sound pricing decisions, to compare cost systems and choose the one that’s right for your company and to evaluate results against budgets with greater accuracy. The use cost accounting methods to optimize the use of people, resources and materials

1830304  Business Simulation  2 credits

The simulation and add-on activities represent an important enhancement to a deeper understanding of dynamic business processes to the students. To this end, the results presented herein demonstrate that the simulation experience refines the decision-making skills of students, better enabling them to fulfil their future role as business leaders. In terms of details, the students manage a fully-functioning enterprise in a dynamic, highly competitive environment over an extended period of time. Throughout, the instructor challenges students to leverage their affinity for numbers and their willingness to approach decisions in an organized, disciplined manner. Further, the uncertainty associated with changing market conditions and contemporaneous competitor moves presents challenges for the students to develop unstructured problem-solving skills and a tolerance for and appreciation of ambiguity. Furthermore, students practice developing, presenting, and defending a business plan with independent judges who question the students and challenge the perceived shortfalls in their work.

1830405  Project Management  2 credits

This course is designed to teach students about major principles of efficient project management. The aim is to learn a systematic approach to implement and conduct projects. The course offers various tools for planning, controlling and managing projects. Students will learn the definition of project management, the assessment and selection of projects, the organisation of new projects, the cost control, project planning, supervision and control, selection of team members, the coordination of a project team and more.

1831301International Business I   2 credits

This course introduces international business and basic knowledge about the theory and practice of international corporations: National differences in political economy and differences in Culture will be introduced. International Trade Theories and the Political Economy of International Trade, concepts of Foreign Direct Investment and the Regional Economic Integration will be explained. 

1831302  

International Business II  2 credits

This second part of the course provides the students with the variety of global business knowledge as well as interpersonal, organizational, technological and decision-making skills needed to succeed in today’s fast-changing international business environment. This course explores the interrelatedness of the various functions of international business operations, and sets the context for understanding the broader environment in which international businesses and organizations function. The concept is to apply theory in actual international business situations through exercises, case studies, team projects and hands-on training. Students will develop an essential understanding of core international business topics such as financial systems, resource bases, corporate culture (HMR), marketing, organizational behaviour, productivity tools and technology, and communication skills.

 

1831401 International Finance  2 credits

Management of an international business requires knowledge of international financial instruments, markets, and institutions. This course examines these issues from theoretical and applied perspectives. Topics include the nature of foreign exchange risk, the determination of spot and forward exchange rates and interest rates, the returns to foreign investments in external currency and in bond and stock markets, the management of foreign exchange risk with forward markets and foreign currency option markets, and the dynamics of the balance of payments with a focus on understanding international capital flows, country debt, and exchange rate fluctuations.

1831403  Cross Cultural Management  2 credits

This course is designed to develop the awareness, skills and knowledge required by managers seeking to work abroad as international executives. It provides a key grounding in the nature of management in the global context by increasing awareness and understanding of the soft skills in international management, particularly those relating to cross-cultural management. The meaning of culture is explored by drawing on a range of national cultural and institutional models and Study and providing a broad understanding of the international context in which multinational corporations operate. How national culture influences management practice is also considered. It will also focus on emerging challenges of international management. The emphasis will be on how individuals, teams and organizations manage these cultural differences.

1831402 International Supply Change Management  2 credits

International supply chains interact with all facets of business and society. In this interdisciplinary course, students will gain a multi-faceted perspective on the global dimensions of today’s business operations. Students will explore the interrelationships between global supply chains, logistics operations, society, and the environment. The study of business operations will be set in the context of social science theories and popular perspectives on the history, geography, structure and ethics of trade. Students will examine the impacts of current trade systems on both production and consumption regions and the human and environmental consequences of trade patterns.

1831404 International Marketing  2 credits

This course will expand the tools and terminology to explore and understand marketing practices in a global environment. Putting yourself as an international marketing manager, you will learn the scope and challenge of international marketing, the dynamic environment of international trade, the culture, political, legal, and business systems of global markets, the global market opportunities and finally, the ways to develop global marketing strategies. Students will also conduct a group project. This course is designed to give students insights of current global issues and providing the necessary skills in making strategic decisions based on a global perspective.

1832301 Finance & Investment II  2 credits

This course aims to provide the students with advanced concepts, principles and approaches of corporate finance, enable the students to apply relevant principles and approaches in solving problems of corporate finance. They will learn about different types of financial management decisions; understand the role of the financial manager and the goals of advanced financial management. Furthermore, this course provides the students with essential concepts of investments. The goals of the investment part are the understanding of risk and return. Thus, the students have an understanding of efficiently diversified portfolios. It also aims to create an understanding of the basic issues involved in how firms should raise funds for their real investments (financing). The course evaluates how investment and financing decisions are related. Emphasis will be placed on appreciating the limitations and challenges that are faced when applying the theoretical framework of corporate finance to real world problems.

1832304 Credit Management  2 credits

This course will enable the students to develop a basic understanding of credit management and apply the concepts, systems and techniques across a range of credit environments. It will help to understand and apply the fundamental accounting principles and techniques that affect credit management and develop a broad understanding of the legal context and structures in which businesses operate and be able to apply relevant aspects of contract and commercial law. This course also intents to develop an understanding of the national and international economic environment within which business organisations function from which the student can draw insights to develop a general understanding of management practices.

1832407 Company & Business Valuation  2 credits

This course focuses on the analysis and use of financial accounting information in the evaluation of corporate performance.  The course initially demonstrates the accounting process and resulting generation of financial statements. Building on these core accounting concepts, the course emphasizes the understanding of financial statements prepared under International Accounting Standards and the analysis of these financial statements including common size analysis, ratio analysis, the impact of taxes, and credit analysis.  By successfully completing the course students will be aware of the necessity to analyse corporates, to be able to analyse accounts by modifying financial statements up to their needs, splitting up the result of the year and applying ratio analysis, to evaluate the economic situation of analysed companies and to perform a due diligence for a selected corporate client. 

This course focuses on the ways in which different financial risk sources are for corporation and banks are quantified and managed. Among the topics covered is market risk, credit risk, and operational risk of businesses and financial institutions. Special attention is also paid to the credit derivatives market. The course will provide sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge of data modelling techniques to enable the student to implement the fundamental market, credit and operational risk measurement models that are used in the industry today.

1832401 Banking Business Ethics 2 credits

Today’s managers must necessarily concern themselves with ethical issues, because unethical behavior creates legal risks and damage to businesses as well as employees and consumers. Banking ethics have become an integral part of business education in general. A student or manager who is well-versed in ethical behavior in practices, not only in the domestic market but internationally, will find him or herself better prepared to deal with issues or situations that may arise that don’t always involve easy answers or decisions. Hence, business ethics is an important part of any industry. Students or managers, unfamiliar with many ethical challenges, behaviors, or regulations will find themselves struggling in business industries.

 

Program Elective Courses

1831303  Strategic Management  2 credits

The course covers contemporary strategic management of organizations of different types, focuses on the steps of strategic management: planning, implementation, control and evaluation. It covers the fundamentals of both business-level and corporate-level strategy.  The course is designed to introduce a wide variety of modern strategy frameworks and methodologies, including methods for assessing the strength of competition. It focuses on the detailed strategic management steps of each stage, in addition to quantitative and qualitative decision making processes.

1831304  Public Relations   2 credits

The course introduces strategic issues and effective practices of communication between organizations and their constituencies. It includes the study of public opinion research, media relations, public communication campaigns, consumer identity, and representational ethics. Students gain practical experience in writing news releases, conducting surveys, and designing integrated campaigns. The course prepares students for effective and ethical public communication on behalf of contemporary organizations (profit and non-profit). Students will acquire knowledge about the history of public relations in modern organizations and a variety of theories and paradigms of effective public relations. They will gain skills in the practical arts of market/audience research and analysis, campaign development, image and text design, media relations, crisis management, and communication ethics.  More specifically, students will learn to develop market surveys, write news releases, produce public service announcements, conduct news conferences, and design web pages.  Throughout the class, students will consider the professional and social obligations associated with a career in public relations.

1831407  International Economic Relations  2 credits

The focus of this course is on international political economy. International political economy is the study of how and why international economic policies are formed, and how international factors influence domestic policy-making, while comparative political economy examines economic policy-making in a domestic context. Prior work in economics is helpful for navigating this course, but students will also learn a good bit of economic theory. The students will deal with important contemporary topics such as foreign trade, capital flows, monetary policy and exchange rates, issues in globalization, and international organizations and institutions such as NAFTA, GATT, the IMF, and the EU. 

1831306 Consumer Behaviour  2 credits

An essential component of marketing is consumer insight – both the obvious needs and wants that are on the surface of conscious thought, but also the deeper, possibly unconscious motives that drive human behaviour at an implicit level. This course gives an overview of psychological knowledge as it pertains to capturing consumer insight. The course also reviews factors that can influence purchase behaviour. Armed with this conceptual framework, the course covers the major topics of consumer behaviour, including attitudes, impulsive vs. deliberative purchase, psychographic profiling and assessment, brand loyalty, experiential marketing, self and identity, and product satisfaction. The course uses a mix of large cases, mini-cases, and lectures to advance these concepts.

1831406 Total Quality Management  2 credits

Total quality management (TQM) is a philosophy, methodology and system of tools aimed to create and maintain mechanism of organization’s continuous improvement. It involves all departments and employees into improvement of processes and products. It helps to reduce costs and to meet and exceed needs and expectations of customers and other stakeholders of an organization. TQM encompasses the concepts of business and social excellence that is sustainable approach to organization’s competition, efficiency improvement, leadership and partnership. The objectives of this course is to introduce the main principles of business and social excellence, to generate knowledge and skills of students to use models and quality management methodology for the implementation of total quality management in any sphere of business and public sector.

1831305  E-Commerce  2 credits

Electronic commerce (E-Commerce) is changing our life.  Businesses are recognizing the Internet’s role in the decision process. Increasing profitability, gaining market share, improving customer service, and delivering products faster, cheaper, better are some of the organizational performance gains possible with e-commerce. In this course we will study the basics fundamentals of the business and economic motivations for E-commerce as well as the needs and desires of individuals. The course teaches about the underlying computation, information and communication environments that encompass and enable E-commerce transactions, and the evolving role of social media and mobile devices in E-commerce. 

1831407  Financial Markets & Financial Institutions  2 credits

The first part of this course will expose students to the workings of global financial markets, their key institutional features, and the theoretical underpinnings of their design. Topics will include different types of financial securities such as debt, equity, convertible debt, and preferred stocks traded in the market, their relative advantages and disadvantages and the roles of institutions such as banks, credit rating agencies and institutional investors (such as pension funds and activist investors) in these markets.

The second part of this course provides an introduction to the management of financial institutions and intermediaries. It focuses on the importance of ensuring good organizational functioning within institutions to manage the varied types of risk that they may be exposed to. Students are introduced how financial institutions have specific requirements. The course then examines the principles of the theory and practice of effective organizational structure and policies for successful risk management and how to manage the inter-relationships that are inherent between departments. Students are also introduced to international standards of banking practice and how they impact the functioning of the institutions plus how to define and measure various types of risk these institutions can be exposed to.

1832310  Applied Topics in International Business  2 credits

This course will introduce students to current topics of real life in international business with theoretical explanations. The students will learn about the fundamental theories underlying modern international business and their real world application. The course contains cases in international management, international marketing, market entry strategies, logistics, human resources management, and others. The cases are focused on European and American companies operating in foreign markets. The cases can be used as examples for Palestinian and Arabic companies starting new businesses abroad. 

1832309  Applied Topics in Finance  2 credits

The main objective of this course is to enable students to apply the theoretical concepts in finance covered in the basic finance courses, to problems in the area of corporate finance with all the complexities that the real world entails. The course focuses on fundamental themes in corporate finance both in a local and an international setting including: the analysis of cross-border investments, mergers and acquisitions, take-over battles and defences leverage buyouts (LBOs), project finance, corporate restructuring, companies in financial distress and bank merger valuations.                               

• DSBIF Required  Courses

1800002 English Language I  2 credits

This course aims to promote English language proficiency at undergraduate level. It focuses on core language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing by using traditional texts and interactive content.

1800003 English Language II  2 credits

The aim of this course is to enhance student’s communications skills. After having the necessary English skills in the previous course, students will focus on writing essays, delivering speeches, and presenting their work.

1800004  Upper-Intermediate English 2 credits

Building on English Skills II, this course will focus on research techniques, documentation styles, and argumentative strategies. In this course we will screen documentaries, read newspaper articles, scholarly essays, short stories, and conduct formal interviews in order to thoroughly investigate, evaluate, and analyse selected topics. It also focuses on critical analysis of text, advanced composition writing, and class presentations demonstrating an excellent grasp of the art of persuasion. Based on the information gathered from different sources students will submit proposals for projects relevant to social and cultural issues.  In a polarized society people often take positions on social, cultural, and moral issues without hearing all sides what to speak of studying and exhausting the available sources of information.

1800010  Advanced English  2 credits

This course is the fourth of a series of four English courses which is designed for learners who can understand lectures in the target language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, and understand news on television and radio well, taking an active part in discussions on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, but still make mistakes and fail to make themselves understood occasionally. During this course, students will develop accuracy and fluency in speaking and writing, awareness of the writing process and reading and listening sub-skills. Learners can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning. They can also express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions, use English flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes and produce clear, well-structured and detailed texts on different subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns connectors and cohesive devices. In addition, it aims at familiarizing students with the internationally recognized proficiency tests such as (TOEFL & IELTS) to ensure students have the integrated skills needed in taking the proficiency tests.

1800005 German Language I  2 credits

This is an introductory course that aims to provide students with the ability to understand, speak, read and write simple German/ Hebrew. Primary goals are to introduce beginning students to basic structures of the German/ Hebrew language by developing vocabulary and a command of idiomatic expressions; to familiarize students with sentence structure through written exercises and short compositions.

1800006 German language II   2 credits

This course emphasizes on conversation skills and aims to enable students to effectively communicate with German / Hebrew speaking people. It focuses on interactive teaching materials

1800012 Entrepreneurship I  2 credits

The course will cover the basic skills needed to improve the personality characteristics and enhance the interpersonal skills of the students. Broadening the student’s visions and focusing on internal success factors are key elements of the course. The course will tackle issues like; entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial life, SMEs successes and failures, motivation and self – management, creativity and innovation, leadership and teamwork, networking and negotiation and developing personal goals and objectives. 

1800013 Entrepreneurship II2 credits

The course will cover the basic fundamental skills and functions needed to start a new business. Thinking of being unique, able to produce and sell and understanding the product life cycle are issues to be covered in this course. The course will tackle issues like; starting up, knowing the environment, financing the business, production cycle, promotion and sales, legal frame, managing the business, moving into e-business and maintaining the sustainability.

1800101 Communication Skills  2 credits

This course provides the business student with vital knowledge that will expand his skills in aspects regarding business terminology including commercial prefixes and suffixes, writing and answering business letters, developing headings and titles, connecting ideas and sentences, writing commercial abstracts, and finally writing reports with a correct bibliography and citation. Oral, written and graphical communication principles are covered and exercised through the study of case histories, practical workshops and detailed assignments.

• DSBA University Requireed Courses

1800102 Jerusalem through History   2 credits

This course offers historical accords of Jerusalem and discusses the important historical phases that Jerusalem has gone through. It starts with the era of establishing the city until recent times, focusing in the process on the political, economic, and social circumstances in each era.

1800101 Nature and Environment of Palestine  2 credits

This course provides a basic introduction to the geography and demographics of Palestine. It presents Palestine’s geographical areas, before focusing on the demographic changes Palestine has went through its history.

 

1800103 Language and Logic  2 credits

This course is an intensive introduction to the liberal arts and sciences with a particular focus on writing. Language and Thinking fosters robust interdisciplinary study, innovative pedagogy, and writing across a wide range of genres. Students read extensively, work on a variety of projects in writing and other formats, and meet throughout the day in small groups and in one-on-one conferences with faculty. The work aims to cultivate habits of thoughtful reading and discussion, clear articulation, accurate self-critique, and productive collaboration. Central to all of this is an examination of the link between thought and expression. 

 

Practice Phases in the DS partner companies

General Objectives of Practice Phases in Dual Study Business Administration

In the practice periods, students link their acquired knowledge from the theory phase with the practical activities in their company. For each DS partner company and for each DS student an individual “Education Plan” is developed for each of the eight Practice Phases. It has to be regarded that not for each theory module will be an equivalent activity in the company, i.e. courses and work in company have not fit 1:1. This is obvious for example in Mathematic but also in other subjects. The practice schedule should be adapted in time and content to the specificities of the company and take into account the individual level of knowledge of students. Adjustments of the plan according to the priorities and needs of the company are possible.

The students transferred projects and tasks to contribute to the personal and professional development and creating value for internal and external customers. The following non-academic qualifications and learning outcomes must be trained and deepened throughout the Practice Phases in companies:

• Communication, cooperation skills and teamwork,
• Problem-solving ability and creativity,
• Reporting and documentation,
• Learning, working and presentation techniques.

The Practice Phases should therefore be designed not only for deepening the professional experience but also for developing the important broad spectrum of non-professional soft qualifications and competences. Industry and the labor market claim that there is a broad gap and lack of competences from regular graduates.  The Dual Study model aims to improve the employment conditions for graduates by having them incorporate for almost 4 years in the business work environment.

1830190  Practice Phase I 5 credits

1830191  Practice Phase II  5 credits

Students get to know and comprehend the particular characteristics of the main functions experienced in their enterprise during the practical module, as well as respective applications and solutions.  They learn to apply their theoretical knowledge to practical situations while gaining in-depth experience. Students acquire their first practical know-how not only when dealing with colleagues, but also with the organization as a whole and with markets. They are able to find an orientation within the enterprise and to learn how to integrate themselves into teams, working constructively and supportively.

The following list contains some examples of the knowledge and skills to be acquired during this Practise Phases:

• General knowledge about business
• the different departments and its tasks in the company,
• the products and its workflow
• colleagues, suppliers and customers,
• internal and external communication methods,
• application of theoretical business knowledge in the daily in business practice,
• applied information technology.

Additional Skills:

• organization structure of the DS partner company, 
• documentation,
• improvement and application of English skills.

1830290  Practice Phase III  5 credits

1830291  Practice Phase IV 5 credits

In the second year the students further develop their ability in analytical and critically constructive thinking while getting to know various techniques for work, problem-solving and project management. They gain insight into the enterprise and its operational processes and can find their own orientation while developing an understanding of entrepreneurial coherencies. They are open to suggestions and have learned to express and defend their opinions using economic argumentation. They can handle criticism and are able to take a critical stance on issues. Students are able to collect data and information from diverse sources and to process them according to given criteria. They are able to make guided use of all available sources for working and studying. They can ask appropriate questions and are able to assume responsibility for their own learning success under guidance.

The practical phases in this year are typically characterized by use in projects in which the students already perceive small, independent tasks. Ideally, the knowledge of the theory phases is immersed in at least one or two of the module topics. A personal project of the practical phase shall be documented as a practical report and be provided as a presentation for discussion. 

The following lists contain some examples of the knowledge and skills to be acquired during this practice phases:

• Cost awareness and budget development,
• time management,
• project management,
• sales and marketing activities,
• internal business discussions,
• telephone calls to an external partner, i.e. customers and suppliers,
• personal negotiations with suppliers and/or customers.

1830390  Practice Phase V  5 credits

1830391  Practice Phase VI  5 credits

Students in the third year gain in-depth practical and professional experience and can recognize and evaluate coherencies among the various areas of business functions. They are able to apply their knowledge acquired in theoretical phases to practical situations and problems in the enterprise. Students have developed in-depth understanding of the significance of socio-ethical competence in an enterprise. They can work effectively in teams and are able to respect group leaders and to take on leadership responsibility themselves.

They further develop their ability to analyze and think critically. Techniques they have learned regarding work problems, problem-solving situations and project management can be independently and responsibly applied to complex situations. Students are able to take a stand on functional problems in practice while developing well-reasoned solutions. They can develop complex processes further on their own and plan and manage smaller projects. They are able to make use of all sources available for learning and working to increase their level of knowledge. Students are open to suggestions and have learned to put forth and defend their own point of view using theoretically well-founded argumentation.

The students can specialize in this year towards their future professional focus, normally in line with the demand of their employer. The students become in this year already a valuable, esteemed staff member in their companies, taking over responsibility for limited tasks. With supervision, they are used to work on their own and to deliver their problem solutions in time. 

1830490 Practice Phase VII (Study Project)   5 credits

1830491 Practice Phase VIII (Graduation Project) 5 credits

The last year will take care of the professionalization of students. Theory and practice have to match and the student shows being capable of solving market related problems. 

Study Project:

In Practice Phase VII, the study project demonstrates the student’s ability to deal and solve practice-related problems from the respective field by using practical and scientific knowledge and methods. The project is monitored and assessed by two counsellors, lecturer from the university and a qualified supervisor from the company.

Graduation Project:

In Practice Phase VIII, the students have to write the bachelor thesis. Here, they have to apply their acquired theoretical knowledge and practical experiences to solve this specific, well-described business task from the company by a scientific and systematic approach. The student should demonstrate that they are able to work independently on the business related subject. They should use scientific literature and apply the acquired knowledge from the previous study periods.  The theme and the title of the thesis are formulated by the DS partner company and presented for approval including research question and approach to the supervising lecturer of the university. The student will work independently with close supervision of the lecturer on the task and write a thesis with about 60 pages. Note that the bachelor thesis is monitored and assessed by two counsellors, lecturer from the university and a qualified supervisor from the company.

The various attributes and specifications of the DSBA program’s graduates after successfully completing the graduation project are listed in the following:

• Knowledge and Understanding:  The student demonstrates in an autonomous work that he/she can work out or to develop solutions for complex commercial problems in business by applying scientific methods.
• The student understands the scientific basis of business and has demonstrated that he/she can deepen and apply it.
• The student knows the current state of research in his/her specific project area. 
• The students writes the project report according to the rules of scientific work.
• The student can create a project plan for monitoring and tracking of the project.

Cognitive/intellectual/social skills:

• The student has analyzed the problems and evaluated alternative solutions.
• The student can expand his knowledge and interpret current knowledge. 
• The student can formulate subject-specific solutions and can communicate to customers and colleagues.
• As a team member, he/she takes over responsibility for a task.

The mission of DSDB is to enable students with an ideal balance of business, administrative, programming, a technological knowledge and skills every leader and manager of tomorrow needs.

1. Get acquainted with main areas of work (accounting, finance, marketing, and investments)
2. Know the major concepts in technology and information systems.
3. Understand digital commercial transactions
4. The ability to analyze different businesses and processes, and advise enhancement solutions
5. Develop traditional or classical procedures into digital processes through advising proper and suitable technological
6. software and applications
7. Practical training and application in professional environments with specialized team
8. Develop critical thinking and out-of-the-box ideas, approaches and solutions

Thus, upon completion of this program, students will be able to achieve the following ILOs:

Knowledge:

1. Understand real-world business process
2. Understand management concepts and practices
3. Understand and implement concepts related to main areas of business (Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Finance, etc.)
4. Understand main concepts of Information Technology and Systems
5. Understand at least one high-level programming language implement business solutions
6. Understand and implement web-based business solutions
7. Understand Business problems and to suggest appropriate IT solutions
8. Understand business research methodologies
   Intellectual Skills:
9. Apply knowledge of management, business processes, and IT applications to real business environment
10. Transfer and apply theoretical knowledge into practical applications within the domain of Business Applications
11. Apply critical thinking and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines
12. Ability to act as a liaison between IT teams and Business stakeholders and interpret business requirements into technical requirements and vise-versa
13. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex problems
14. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern IT tools necessary for Management practices
    Professional Skills
15. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
16. A knowledge of the professional environment
17. An ability to communicate with customers effectively.
18. Recognize themselves personally and independently to be a valued contributor through time management, self-direction, motivation, and pro-activeness
    Attitude
19. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
20. Flexible to new ideas and alternative solutions.
21. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
22. Well-developed social competences and communications skills

75 or above

The following are examples of the job-opportunities related to digitalization:

• Telesales & Telemarketing
• Business to Business
• Customer Relationship Management
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Social Media (From sales to customer support & satisfaction)
• Business Intelligence (Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual & Augmented reality)
• Risk Management & investment decisions
• Workflow systems
• Digital Marketing

Year 1
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	اسم المساق
1st Semester
1830102 (00)	Introduction to Business Administration	3	مقدمة في إدارة الأعمال
1800002	Lower-Intermediate English	2	اللغة الإنجليزية دون المتوسط
1830130	General Mathematics	3	الرياضيات العامة
1850101	Information Systems	2	نظم المعلومات
1850001	Information Systems Lab	1	مختبر نظم المعلومات
1800101	Communication Skills	2	مهارات التواصل
1850190	Practice I	5	تدريب ١
	Total	18
2nd Semester
1830101	Principles of Management	3	مبادئ الادارة
1820102	Introduction to Programming	3	مقدمة في البرمجة
1850002	Introduction to Programming Lab	1	مختبر مقدمة في البرمجة
1850104	Statistics	2	الإحصاء
1850003	Statistics Lab	1	مختبر الاحصاء
1800003	Intermediate English	2	اللغة الإنجليزية المستوى المتوسط
1850191	Practice II	5	تدريب ٢
	Total	17

 

Year 2
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	اسم المساق
3rd   Semester
1850103	Principles of Accounting	3	مبادئ المحاسبة
1850105	Principles of Economics	3	مبادئ الاقتصاد
1850201	Web and Mobile Development	2	تطوير تطبيقات الويب والجوال
1850004	Web and Mobile Development Lab	1	مختبر تطوير تطبيقات الويب والجوال
1850203	Business Process Management	2	إدارة العمليات
1850005	Business Process Management Lab	1	مختبر إدارة العمليات
1800004	Upper-Intermediate English	2	اللغة الإنجليزية فوق المتوسط
1850290	Practice III	5	تدريب ٣
	Total	19
4th   Semester
1850202	Digital Business Applications I	2	تطبيقات الأعمال الرقمية 1
1850006	Digital Business Applications I Lab	1	مختبر تطبيقات الأعمال الرقمية 1
1830251	Principles of Marketing	2	مبادئ التسويق
1850204	Systems Analysis and Design	2	تحليل وتصميم النظم
1850007	Systems Analysis and Design Lab	1	تحليل وتصميم النظم
1850206	Human Resources	3	الموارد البشرية
180010x	University Requirement I	2	متطلب جامعة ١
1850291	Practice IV	5	تدريب ٤
	Total	18

 

Year 3
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	اسم المساق
5th Semester
1820211	Project Management	2	إدارة المشاريع
1850009	Project Management Lab	1	مختبر إدارة المشاريع
1850303	Enterprise Information Architecture	2	بنية المعلومات المؤسسية
1850010	Enterprise Information Architecture Lab	1	مختبر بنية المعلومات المؤسسية
1830305	Principles of Finance	2	مبادئ التمويل
1850011	Financial Quantitative Analysis Lab	1	مختبر التحليل الكمي المالي
1800010	Advanced English	2	اللغة الإنجليزية مستوى متقدم
180010x	University Requirement II	2	متطلب جامعة ٢
1850390	Practice V	5	تدريب ٥
	Total	18
6th   Semester
1850302	Digital Business Applications II	2	تطبيقات الأعمال الرقمية ٢
1850012	Digital Business Applications II Lab	1	مختبر تطبيقات الأعمال الرقمية ٢
1850304	Big Data & Data Analytics	2	البيانات الضخمة وتحليل البيانات
1850013	Big Data & Data Analytics Lab	1	مختبر البيانات الضخمة وتحليل البيانات
1850306	Digital Marketing	3	التسويق الرقمي
1830303	Business Research Methods	2	مناهج البحث العلمي في الاعمال
1800005	German I	2	لغة المانية ١
1850391	Practice VI	5	تدريب ٦
	Total	17

 

Year 4
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	اسم المساق
7th Semester
1850401	Enterprise Resource Planning	2	تخطيط موارد المؤسسة
1850014	Enterprise Resource Planning Lab	1	مختبر تخطيط موارد المؤسسة
1850403	Customer Relationship Management	3	إدارة علاقات العملاء
1850405	Digital Risk Management	2	إدارة المخاطر الرقمية
1800011	Entrepreneurship	2	ريادة الأعمال
1800006	German II	2	لغة المانية ٢
1850490	Practice VII: Bachelor Thesis I	5	تدريب ٧ مشروع تخرج ١
	Total	17
8th Semester
1850402	Information Assurance	2	ضمان المعلومات
180010x	University Requirement III	2	متطلب جامعة ٣
1850404	Business Simulation	2	محاكاة الأعمال
1850406	Digital Supply Chain	2	سلاسل التوريد الرقمية
1850408	Business Law in the Digital World	2	القانون التجاري في العالم الرقمي
1850491	Practice VII: Bachelor Thesis II	5	تدريب ٨ مشروع تخرج ٢
	Total	17

 

University Requirements
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	اسم المساق
180010x	History of Jerusalem	2	تاريخ بيت المقدس
1800101	Nature and Environment of Palestine	2	طبيعة وبيئة فلسطين
180010x	Islamic Culture	2	حضارة اسلامية

DSDB Courses Description

1830101 Principles of Management 3 credits
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad and integrative introduction to the theories and practice of management. This course focuses on the major areas of the management process: planning, organizing, leadership and control from an organizational viewpoint. The course also attempts to enable students to understand the role, challenges, and opportunities of management in contributing to the successful operations and performance of organizations. This is the introductory management course that tries to stimulate the student to develop a basic understanding of management theories, its practices and its techniques. It also allows the student to become familiar with concepts and terminology that will be useful in many managerial situations.

1850101 Information Systems 2 credits
This course introduces students to information systems, distinguishing the different types of information systems, systems analysis and design, data analysis and management and surveying information/systems technology for the management of enterprise information. Information systems are strongly database-oriented applications, often having several users (thousands and more). They are transaction-processing systems, i.e., they perform their services in many little steps for the concurrently accessing users. At the same time, they must guarantee data integrity and accomplish high throughput together with short response times. Nowadays, information systems typically run in-memory on a powerful server and client/server systems which provide graphical user interfaces, increasingly also via the internet.

1850001 Information Systems Lab 1 credits
This course will introduce practical topics in Informations Systems in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1820102 Introduction to Programming 3 credits
The course focuses on algorithmic problem solving and programming fundamentals. It communicates the basic principles of programming as well as elementary abstraction mechanisms of software development. The students learn to write small software modules; hence it includes a substantial part of lab work using computers. Overview of software development and its importance, technical and formal basics of programming, basic linguistic aspects (syntax and semantics of programming languages), Introduction to programming (elementary data types, function, variable, condition, control structures, statement, procedure). Introduction to object oriented programming OOP (classes, methods, and objects).

1850002 Introduction to Programming Lab 1 credits
This course will introduce practical topics in Programming in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1830102 Introduction to Business Administration 3 credits
This course will explain the main areas or functions of any business project, which are Marketing, Finance, production, and Human Resources, each function will be explained to show how it is applied and what are the main activities for the managers who are positioned to achieve these functions, in addition to an introduction to the main topics of e-business.

1830130 General Mathematics 3 credits
This course is intended for students majoring in business. It is a survey of differential calculus with business applications. General mathematics is including differentiation of algebraic concepts such as sets, real numbers, matrix manipulation, etc. It also covers linear and quadratic equations and functions, inequalities, curve sketching, and applications of the derivative.

1850104 Statistics 2 credits
This course is an introduction to statistical methods and concepts applied to business data. The topics include probability density functions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and multiple regressions. The students will learn the basics of using statistical methods in applications related to business — these include the following skills: a basic understanding of the theory of probability and statistics and how it is applied to test different kinds of hypotheses as well as the basic skills required for preparing and analyzing the data.

1850003 Statistics Lab 1 credits
This course will introduce practical topics in statistics in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850103 Principles of Accounting 3 credits
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with accounting theory, concepts, analysis, for application to financial accounting measurements and reporting. It also includes application of basic accounting concepts such as, basic accounting equation, recording process, adjusting the accounts, financial statements, and explanation of basic accounts like inventories, cash, and receivables. It also provides students with accounting concepts related to long-term assets, current liabilities, long-term liabilities, some basic forms of the organizations like corporations, accounting for investments, statement of cash flows, and financial statement analysis. The course also provides an overview of the Accounting Information Systems (AIS) and its use by organizations to enhance decision making

1850105 Principles of Economics 3 credits
This is an introductory course in microeconomics and macroeconomics theories. It focuses on examining the behavior of individuals & firms in the market and implications of their choices and the development of analytical tools and the understanding of how the theories are constructed, and to analyze the performance of the national economy and its links to the global economy. The course covers the following topics: demand, supply, utility, elasticity, and cost of production, perfect competition, monopoly, economic growth, employment, and inflation. Role of fiscal policy, money, banks, and monetary policy in the economy is discussed along with examining the role policies.

1850201 Web and Mobile Development 2 credits
In this course students are introduced to web applications, developing frameworks, tools and best practices of web and mobile software engineering. All development life cycles related to web applications are covered and students work on projects to have good exposure to activities that enhance their web and development skills. The course will also provide a comprehensive background on the evolution of the Internet and its vital role in organization’s operation such as E-Commerce, E-learning, B2B, Supply chain, etc.

1850004 Web and Mobile Development Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Web Development and Internet in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850203 Business Process Management 2 credits
This course looks at ways in which business processes can be analyzed, redesigned, and improved thus ensuring that they are meeting the needs of customers and the enterprise. These processes take place in a single organization but may need to interact with processes in other organizations. Business process management (BPM) is concerned with the concepts, methods, and techniques that support the design, improvement, management, configuration, enactment, and analysis of business processes that deliver lean and customer focused business processes. BPM includes process modelling that explicitly represents processes – once they are defined, processes can be analyzed, improved, and enacted. Software in the form of business process management systems can be used to manage business process.

1850005 Business Process Management Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Informations Systems in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850202 Digital Business Applications I 2 credits
This course breaks down the enterprise according to its functional areas (Sales, Marketing, Accounting, HR, etc.) and introduces students to relevant and up-to-date business applications that are used to enhance daily operations and decision making in each functional area.

1850006 Digital Business Applications I Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Digital Business Applications I in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor. Real business cases, either internationally or from the program’s partner companies will be analyzed, subject to availability.

1830251 Principles of Marketing 3 credits
This course examines the dynamics of marketing and its important role in today’s society. In addition to discussing marketing functions (pricing, product development and management, promotion and channels of distribution), marketing organizations, marketing research and other key dimensions of marketing, the course will address cultural, social, ethical, legal and international aspects of the field and digital aspects of marketing

1850204 Systems Analysis and Design 2 credits
This course introduces software engineering as a discipline, discusses stages of the software development life cycle, compares development models such as waterfall, agile development, v-model, prototyping and incremental/iterative, covers requirements analysis, effort and cost estimation, and testing. It compares structured and object-oriented analysis and design methods.

1850007 Systems Analysis and Design Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Software Engineering in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850206 Human Resources 3 credits
This course explores the central, strategic role that HR plays in making organizations more competitive. It examines personnel management concepts and practices including: recruitment and selection of employees; equal opportunity; training and development; performance appraisals; compensation and benefits; and labour relations. This course has a special focus on the increase of globalization and workforce diversity in the high-performance organization and digital tools used in HRM.

1820211 Project Management 2 credits
This course introduces the tasks and challenges fundamental to project management, the vital function of managing complex projects across multiple functions. Successful project managers possess the skills necessary to manage their teams, schedules, risks, and resources to produce a desired outcome. Students learn the skills and tools of project management with a practical, hands-on approach. This course guides students through many of the fundamental project management tools and behavioral skills required in profit and non-profit organizations. There is a special emphasis on causes of project failure and how to mitigate these issues through proper planning in the early phases of a new initiative.

1850009 Project Management Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Project Management in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850303 Enterprise Information Architecture 2 credits
This course discusses the need for service oriented architecture for Information Technology within enterprises. Topics include: Introduction to Enterprise IT Renovation Roadmap, Evolution of the Service Concept, Inventory of Distributed Computing Concepts, Service-Oriented Architectures, Services as Building Blocks, The Architectural Roadmap, SOA and Business Process Management, Managing Process Integrity, Infrastructure of the Service Bus, The Enterprise Perspective.

1850010 Enterprise Information Architecture Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Enterprise Information Architecture in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1830305 Principles of Finance 2 credits
The course develops theoretical framework for understanding and analyzing major financial problems of modern company in market environment and financial statement analysis. The course covers time value of money and capital budgeting techniques in addition to basic models of valuation of corporate capital, including pricing models for primary financial assets, real assets valuation and investment projects analysis, capital structure and various types of corporate capital employed, derivative assets and contingent claims on assets. It provides the necessary knowledge in evaluating different management decisions and its influence on corporate performance and value.

1850011 Financial Quantitative Analysis Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Financial Management in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850302 Digital Business Applications II 2 credits
The course is a continuation of course 1850202, where business applications of functional areas are examined at organization’s strategic level. Use of business applications to implement organization’s strategy is analyzed and the integration of various applications to achieve strategic goal is examined. Introduction to dashboards, enterprise applications, and advanced business intelligence topics are also covered.

1850012 Digital Business Applications II Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Digital Business Applications II in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor. Real business cases, either internationally or from the program’s partner companies will be analyzed, subject to availability.

1850304 Big Data & Data Analytics 2 credits
The course gives an overview of the Big Data phenomenon, focusing then on extracting value from the Big Data using data mining and data analytics techniques to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations and other useful information that can be used to make better decisions across the organization. This course introduces key data mining methods of clustering, classification and pattern mining are illustrated, together with practical tools for their execution. These concepts are then applied to a number of datasets to show how theory and digital traces of human activities at societal scale can help understand and forecast many complex socio-economic phenomena. Overview of applications, market trends, and fundamental platforms is provided through the course.

1850013 Big Data & Data Analytics Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Big Data & Data Analytics in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor.

1850308 Digital Marketing 3 credits
This course builds on the basic concepts of Principles of Marketing course and extends them in the digital world and social networks. It starts with an overview of basic concepts of marketing followed by marketing topics related to Content Strategy; Social Media Marketing; Social Media Advertising; Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing; Display Advertising; Email Marketing; Measurement & Optimization using Google Analytics

1830306 Business Research Methods 2 credits
This course is designed to teach students how to support management decision making and develop an understanding of a variety of research methodologies as well as the basic skills in applying them. Both quantitative and qualitative research techniques are examined. A key output of the course is the ability to produce a professional research proposal, which could be used as your applied project proposal where appropriate. Indeed, for students intending to do survey research as part of their applied project, this course is invaluable, and plans should be made well in advance for taking this course prior to the research start time.

1850401 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 2 credits
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems are used by enterprises to run their operations more efficiently and effectively. This course will introduce students to concepts behind designing an efficient ERP system, integration of business transactions, and processes to achieve efficient and error-free workflows plus accounting, management reporting and improved decision-making. An ERP system such as SAP will be used in the lab to demonstrate these concepts.

1850014 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Lab 1 credit
This course will introduce practical topics in Enterprise Resource Planning Lab in a weekly session. Comprehensive practical cases/tasks shall be prepared and supervised by the course instructor

1850403 Customer Relationship Management 2 credits
This course is an introduction to customer relationship management (CRM) and its application in marketing, sales, and service. It discusses the following topics: (1) effective CRM strategies help companies align business process with customer centric strategies using people, technology, and knowledge; (2) relationship marketing with both organizational customers (B2B) and consumers/households (B2C); (3) CRM as a business strategy that integrates internal processes and external networks to create and deliver value for targeted customers and for the organization; (4) strong understanding of software components in different CRM systems, and practical applications of CRM in different sectors; and, (5) Understanding reasons behind high failure rate of implementing CRM.

1850405 Enterprise Risk Management 2 credits
As cyber threats are growing steadily, attacks on enterprise’s systems and information has become a critical factor for business. In order to minimize threats, enterprises need to manage their digital risk. This course introduces students to digital management risk basic topics such as threat detection and response, fraud prevention, audit management, business resiliency, regulatory compliance, protection of online transactions, techniques to improving enterprise risk management. Students will learn through a series of practical exercises how to critically analyze an enterprise’s risk profile and gain the skills needed to lead an enterprise through the complexities of the cybersecurity landscape.

1850402 Information Assurance 2 credits
An integral part of an enterprise’s risk management is information assurance. In this course, the following topics are introduced: confidentiality, integrity, and availability; security policies; authentication; access control; threat and vulnerability assessment; common attack/defense methods; and ethical issues.

1850404 Business Simulation 2 credits
Business Challenges improves the students’ understanding of the business operations of a firm in a dynamic, competitive environment. It helps to create a better understanding of the complexity of business operations in a dynamic competitive environment. It supports to develop a comprehension of each of the management-related disciplines and the financial implications of strategic and operational decisions. Invaluable experiences in teamwork and problem solving.

1850406 Digital Supply Chain 2 credits
Digital transformation put pressure on managers to adapt tools and applications for their traditional business operations. This pressure may drive managers to treat Digital Supply Chain approaches as cost-cutting methods instead of introduction of new effective business processes. In this course, the fundamentals of supply chain management such as logistics, procurement, inventory and vendor management will be introduced followed by topics of discussing digital transformation of supply management and modernization of processes by employing a holistic strategy and systems, mapping across processes ecosystems for better prediction of disruption, and implementation of solutions that can avert impact on production.

1850408 Business Law in the Digital World 2 credits
This course introduces fundamentals legal aspects of doing business online and/or conducting any business-related transactions based on the relevant and applicable Palestinian legislation framework. It will also provide an overview of business and information ethics and relevant electronic Crimes Prevention law and its implications on business.

1850409 Operations Management 2 credits
This course introduces the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-producing and service-rendering organization. Topics include operations strategy, process design, capacity planning, facilities location design and layout, in addition to fore-casting, production scheduling, inventory control, quality assurance, and project manage-ment. The topics are integrated using a systems model of the operations of an organization.

DSDB Dual Studies Requirement Courses

1800002 Lower-Intermediate English 2 credits
This course aims to promote English language proficiency at undergraduate level. It focuses on core language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing by using traditional texts and interactive content.

1800003 Intermediate English 2 credits
The aim of this course is to enhance student’s communications skills. After having the necessary English skills in the previous course, students will focus on writing essays, delivering speeches, and presenting their work.

1800004 Upper-Intermediate English 2 credits
Building on English Skills II, this course will focus on research techniques, documentation styles, and argumentative strategies. In this course we will screen documentaries, read newspaper articles, scholarly essays, short stories, and conduct formal interviews in order to thoroughly investigate, evaluate, and analyse selected topics. It also focuses on critical analysis of text, advanced composition writing, and class presentations demonstrating an excellent grasp of the art of persuasion. Based on the information gathered from different sources students will submit proposals for projects relevant to social and cultural issues. In a polarized society people often take positions on social, cultural, and moral issues without hearing all sides what to speak of studying and exhausting the available sources of information.

1800010 Advanced English 2 credits
This course is the fourth of a series of four English courses which is designed for learners who can understand lectures in the target language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, and understand news on television and radio well, taking an active part in discussions on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, but still make mistakes and fail to make themselves understood occasionally. During this course, students will develop accuracy and fluency in speaking and writing, awareness of the writing process and reading and listening sub-skills. Learners can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning. They can also express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions, use English flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes and produce clear, well-structured and detailed texts on different subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns connectors and cohesive devices. In addition, it aims at familiarizing students with the internationally recognized proficiency tests such as (TOEFL & IELTS) to ensure students have the integrated skills needed in taking the proficiency tests.

1800005 German I 2 credits
This is an introductory course that aims to provide students with the ability to understand, speak, read and write simple German/ Hebrew. Primary goals are to introduce beginning students to basic structures of the German/ Hebrew language by developing vocabulary and a command of idiomatic expressions; to familiarize students with sentence structure through written exercises and short compositions.

1800006 German II 2 credits
This course emphasizes on conversation skills and aims to enable students to effectively communicate with German / Hebrew speaking people. It focuses on interactive teaching materials.

1800011 Entrepreneurship 2 credits
The course will cover the basic skills needed to improve the personality characteristics and enhance the interpersonal skills of the students. Broadening the student’s visions and focusing on internal success factors are key elements of the course. The course will tackle issues like; entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial life, SMEs successes and failures, motivation and self – management, creativity and innovation, leadership and teamwork, networking and negotiation and developing personal goals and objectives. Also this course will teach students how to build a business model and a business plan.

1800101 Communication Skills 2 credits
This course provides the business student with vital knowledge that will expand his skills in aspects regarding business terminology including commercial prefixes and suffixes, writing and answering business letters, developing headings and titles, connecting ideas and sentences, writing commercial abstracts, and finally writing reports with a correct bibliography and citation. Oral, written and graphical communication principles are covered and exercised through the study of case histories, practical workshops and detailed assignments.

DSDB University Requirement Courses

180010x History of Jerusalem 2 credits
This course offers historical accords of Jerusalem and discusses the important historical phases that Jerusalem has gone through. It starts with the era of establishing the city until recent times, focusing in the process on the political, economic, and social circumstances in each era.

180010x Nature and Environment of Palestine 2 credits
This course provides a basic introduction to the geography and demographics of Palestine. It presents Palestine’s geographical areas, before focusing on the demographic changes Palestine has went through its history.

180010x Islamic Culture 2 credits
This course provides fundamental concepts of Islamic culture, its historic roots, main events, and its pillars. The course introduces a set of issues for discussion from Islamic Culture perspective.

The DSEE program aims at preparing highly qualified engineers capable of leading the electro-technical advancement in Palestine, and supplying the students with the knowledge to have a key role in shaping the power and energy industry in order to solve the energy problems in Palestine, and ultimately lead the technological advancement in Palestine.

• Understanding how electrical utilities provide power, and the necessary equipment to generate, transmit, and distribute it
• Improving the reliability, security and safety of the electric power grid
• Designing and conducting experiments to analyze and interpret data
• Designing a system, component or process to meet desired needs
• Ability to function, formulate and solve engineering problems
• Understanding the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
• Ability to use and transfer the theoretical knowledge into practical application

80% and above in the scientific branch.

DSEE graduates can be employed in various fields and in numerous positions. Graduates are able to work in design, construction, automation and operation of various systems, and are usually able to work as planning, executive, and maintenance engineers, technical officers, electrical system designers, system programmers, and automation engineers.

Type	Course Number	Module Name	Credit Hours	Required Credits
Dual Study Requirements	1800001	Basics of Business Administration	2	14
	1800002	Low-Intermediate English	2
	1800003	Intermediate English	2
	1800004	Upper-Intermediate English	2
	1800010	Advanced English	2
	1800011	Entrepreneurship	2
	1800012	Communications Skills	2
Cultural Course Requirements	1800070	History of Jerusalem	2	6
	1800071	Nature and Environment of Palestine	2
	1800072	Language and Logic	2
	1800073	Islamic Culture	2
	1800074	International Civilizations	2
Elective courses	1810050	Quality Control	2	2
	1810051	Project Management	2
	1800005	German I	2
	1810053	Engineering Economy	2
Total			22

 

• Engineering Requirements

The DSEE students must complete during their study all courses listed below: 

	Course Number	Module Name	Credit Hours	Sum	Prerequisite / Corequisite
Sciences	1810101	Mathematics for Engineers I	3	20	–
	1810106	Mathematics for Engineers II	3		Mathematics for Engineers I (Pre)
	1810201	Mathematics for Engineers III	3		Mathematics for Engineers II (Pre)
	1810210	Complex Analysis and Engineering Transforms	3		Mathematics for Engineers II (Pre)
	1810213	Probability and Engineering Statistics	2		Mathematics for Engineers I (Pre)
	1810309	Numerical Engineering Analysis	2		Mathematics for Engineers III (Pre), Informatics II (Pre)
	1810102	Physics	3		–
	1810114	Physics Lab	1		Physics (Co)
Engineering Requirements	1810103	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I	3	19	–
	1810104	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I Lab	1		Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I (Co)
	1810111	Informatics I	2		–
	1810112	Informatics I Lab	1		Informatics I (Co)
	1810204	Informatics II	2		Informatics I (Pre)
	1810205	Informatics II Lab	1		Informatics II (Co)
	1810211	Engineering Design and Drawing	2		–
	1810212	Engineering Materials	3		Physics (Pre)
	1810113	Thermodynamics	2		Physics (Pre)
	1810105	Engineering Workshop and Safety	2		–
		Total	39

 

Electrical Engineering General Courses

The DSEE students must complete during their study all courses listed in the following table:

Course Number	Module Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite / Corequisite
1810107	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II	3	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I (Pre)
1810108	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II Lab	1	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Co)
1810109	Electronics I	2	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I (Pre)
1810202	Digital Logic Systems	3	Electronics I (Pre)
1810203	Digital Logic Systems Lab	1	Digital Logic Systems (Co)
1810206	Electronics II	2	Electronics I (Pre)
1810207	Electronics Lab	1	Electronics II (Co)
1810208	Instrumentation and Measurement	3	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I (Pre), Electronics I (Pre)
1810209	Instrumentation and Measurement Lab	1	Instrumentation and Measurement (Co)
1810205	Electrical Workshop I	2	Engineering Design and Drawing (Pre), Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre)
1810302	Electromagnetic Theory	3	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre), Mathematics for Engineers III (Pre), Physics for Electrical Engineers (Pre)
1810303	Microprocessors and Microcontrollers	3	Electronics II (Pre), Digital Logic Systems (Pre)
1810304	Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Lab	1	Microprocessors & Microcontrollers (Co)
1810305	Electrical Workshop II	2	Electrical Workshop I (Pre)
1810310	Communication Systems	2	Probability and Engineering Statistics (Pre), Electromagnetic Theory (Co)
1810306	Embedded Systems	3	Microprocessor (Pre)
1810307	Electronic Interfacing and PCB Prototyping Workshop	2	Electronics II (Pre), Digital Logic Systems (Pre)
1810401	Electrical Installation and Standards Workshop	2	Electrical Workshop 1 (Pre)
	Graduation Projects	10	See Table 6
	Total	47

 

Graduation Project Modules
Course Number	Module Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite / Corequisite
1810402	Introduction to Project	3	Student must have successfully completed a minimum of 120 Credit Hours + Microprocessor (Pre) + Electric Power Engineering II (Pre) + Power Systems and Transmissions (Pre)
1810490	Project I	3	Introduction to Project (Pre)
1810491	Project II	4	Project I (Pre)
	Total	10

Specialization courses “Electric Power Engineering”

The DSEE students must complete during their study all courses listed in the following table.

Specialization courses “Electric Power Engineering”
Course Number	Module Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite / Corequisite
1810320	Electric Power Generation	2	Physics for Electrical Engineers (Pre), Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre)
1810321	Electric Power Engineering I	2	Physics for Electrical Engineers (Pre), Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre)
1810323	Electrical Machines	3	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre), Electromagnetic Theory (Co)
1810330	Control Systems	3	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre), Electronics II (Pre), Complex Analysis and Engineering Transforms  (Pre), Mathematics for Engineers III (Pre)
1810322	Electric Power Engineering II	3	Electric Power Engineering I (Pre)
1810324	Electrical Machines Lab	1	Electrical Machines (Pre)
1810430	Power System Automation	3	Control Systems I (Pre), Control and Automation Lab (Co)
1810421	Electric Drive Engineering	3	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II (Pre), Electronics II (Pre), Electrical Machines  (Pre)
1810325	Power Electronics	3	Electronics II (Pre)
1810422	Power Electronics and Drive Technology Lab	1	Electric Drive Engineering (Co)
1810423	Renewable Energy	3	Physics for Electrical Engineers (Pre), Electric Power Engineering I (Pre), Electric Power Generation (Pre)
1810424	Power Systems and Transmissions	3	Electric Power Engineering II (Pre)
1810420	Control and Automation Lab	1	Control Systems (Pre), Digital Logic Systems (Pre), Electronics II (Pre)
1810425	Electric Power Lab	1	Electric Power Engineering II (Pre)
1810431	Special Topics in Electrical/ Power Engineering	2
	Total	34

Practice phases

 Practice phases of three months that must be carried out in a dual study partner company

Course Number	Module Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite / Corequisite
1810190	Practice I	3	–
1810191	Practice II	3	Practice I
1810290	Practice III	3	Practice II
1810291	Practice IV	3	Practice III
1810390	Practice V	3	Practice IV
1810391	Practice VI	3	Practice V
	Total	18

Course distribution

Courses distribution in the first academic years

1st Year of Study		Credits
Semester #		Semester 1		Semester 2
Course	Course Code	Theory	Lab	Theory	Lab
Mathematics for Engineers I	1810101	3
Physics	1810102	3
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I	1810103	3
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I Lab	1810104		1
Basics of Business Administration	1800001	2
Low-Intermediate English	1800002	2
Communications Skills	1800012	2
Engineering Workshop and Safety	1810105	1	1
Mathematics for Engineers II	1810106			3
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II	1810107			3
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II Lab	1810108				1
Physics Lab	1810114				1
Thermodynamics	1810113			2
Electronics I	1810109			2
Informatics I	1810111			2
Informatics I Lab	1810112				1
Intermediate English	1800003			2
Total (Semester)		16	2	14	3
Total (Year)		35

Courses distribution in the second academic years

2nd Year of Study			Credits
Semester #			Semester 3			Semester 4
Course	Course Code		Theory	Lab		Theory	Lab
Mathematics for Engineers III	1810201		3
Digital Logic Systems	1810202		3
Digital Logic Systems Lab	1810203			1
Informatics II	1810204		2
Informatics II Lab	1810205			1
Complex Analysis and Engineering Transforms	1810210		3
Upper-Intermediate English	1800004		2
University Requirement I	180007X		2
Electronics II	1810206					2
Electronics Lab	1810207						1
Instrumentation and Measurement	1810208					3
Instrumentation and Measurement Lab	1810209						1
Electromagnetic Theory	1810302					3
Engineering Materials	1810212					3
Electrical Workshop I	1810301					1	1
Engineering Design and Drawing	1810211					2
Advanced English	1800010					2
Total (Semester)			15	2		16	3
Total (Year)		36

 

Courses distribution in the third academic years

3rd Year of Study			Credits
Total credits per year	38		Semester 5		Semester 6
Course	Course Code		Theory	Lab	Theory	Lab
Electrical Machines	1810323		3
Probability and Engineering Statistics	1810213		2
Electric Power Engineering I	1810321		2
Electronic Interfacing and PCB Prototyping Workshop	1810307		1	1
Control Systems	1810330		3
Microprocessor	1810303		3
Microprocessor Lab	1810304			1
Entrepreneurship	1810011		2
Electric Power Generation	1810320				2
Electrical Workshop II	1810305				1	1
Electric Power Engineering II	1810322				3
Embedded Systems	1810306				3
Communication Systems	1810310				2
Electrical Machines Lab	1810324					1
Power Electronics	1810325				3
Control and Automation Lab	1810420					1
Total (Semester)			16	2	14	3
Total (Year)		35

 

Courses distribution in the fourth academic years

4th Year of Study		Credits
Total credits per year	2	Semester 7		Semester 8
Course	Course Code	Theory	Lab	Theory	Lab
Electrical Installation and Standards Workshop	1810401	1	1
Numerical Engineering Analysis	1810309	2
Electric Drive Engineering	1810421	3
Power Electronics and Drive Technology Lab	1810422		1
Renewable Energy	1810423	3
University Requirement II	180007X	2
Introduction to Graduation Project	1810402	3
Power Systems and Transmissions	1810424			3
Power System Automation	1810430			3
Electric Power Lab	1810425				1
Elective – Electrical Engineering	181005X			3
University Requirement III	180007X			2
Special Topics in Electric Power Engineering	1810426			2
Total (Semester)		14	2	13	1
Total (Year)		30

1810101  Mathematics for Engineers I  3 credits

This course contents the basics of mathematics for usage in specific courses for Electrical Engineering: System of linear equations and elementary row operations, linear transformations and matrix representation. Vectors in plane and polar functions: vectors, polar coordinates and graphs- introduction of complex numbers, operations and functions. Derivate: the derivate as a function and as a rate of change, derivate of products, quotients and negative powers, derivate of trigonometric functions, the chain rule, implicit differentiation and related rates

1810102   Physics    3 credits

This course gives an introduction to basics of physics, except those subjects that are taught in the two courses Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I and II. Units, vectors, motion in 1, 2 and 3 dimensions, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, kinematics, kinetics, geometrical optics.

1810114  Physics Lab   1 credit

Density and measurements of π, kinematics, vectors, Newton’s second law, inclined plane, spring, simple pendulum, projectile motion, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, free falling. Electric field, magnetic field, induction, specific heat capacity.

1810103  Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I  3 credits 

Basic definitions, power, circuit schematic and ideal basic circuit elements, voltage and current sources, resistance, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, circuit analysis techniques: nodal, mesh, linearity, superposition. The venin’s and Norton theorems, source transformation capacitance, I-V relationship for capacitance and inductors.

1810104  Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I Lab  1 credits

Introduction to basic safety rules, instrument familiarization, and usage of multimeter: Measuring of voltage, current, Ohm´s Law, basic DC circuits, and characteristics of passive electronic components. Diode DC characteristics, half-wave rectification, full-wave diode rectification.

1800001  Basics of Business Administration  2 credits

Important business terms (costs, revenue, profit, return on investment), factors of location decisions, production & operation management, basics of marketing; management structures and decisions.

1800002  Low-Intermediate English  2 credits

This course is the first of a series of four English courses which is designed for English language learners who can communicate in familiar topics and texts which contain common vocabulary, and understand the main points of a conversation, but with some difficulty and with the need of much more vocabulary. The course aims at enhancing students’ competency in comprehending passages of medium length, and improving students’ fluency in expressing themselves orally and in writing through conducting short conversations and forming simple and compound sentences. It promotes students’ real-life listening skills and enables them to comprehend spoken English in conversations and talks of average length. It develops students’ writing skills at the level of forming a well-structured sentence based on the given input.

1810105  Engineering Workshop and Safety  2 credits

This workshop gives the student basic knowledge and ability for simple mechanical tasks for metalworking shop layout, industrial safety, materials, soldering, welding, fitting, metal cutting, drilling, milling and tapping. Safety engineering and management with emphasis on control of hazardous materials, fire prevention, safety considerations in production facility design and maintenance, and operation of effective safety programs.

1810106  Mathematics for Engineers II   3 credits

Transcendental functions and differential equations. Integrals, definite integrals, substitution in definite integrals, application of integrals, the mean value and fundamental theorems of calculus first order separable differential equations and first order linear differential equations. Infinite series: limit of sequence of numbers subsequences and bounded sequences, test for convergence, alternating series, absolute and conditional convergence, power series, Taylor and McLaurin series, application of power series.

1810107  Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II  3 credits

This course gives the student the knowledge for analyzing AC fundamentals and single-phase analysis: Harmonic frequency in AC circuit, AC voltages and currents, complex representation of sinusoids, phasors, complex impedances of inductors and capacitors, driving-point impedance, frequency response of circuits, Bode Plots, power in AC circuits, energy storage in capacitors and induction, parallel and serial combination of capacitors and inductors.

1810108  Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II Lab  1 credit

Oscilloscope, AC amplitude measurements, measuring AC voltage, current and impedance, inductors, inductive reactance and impedance, phase angles, serial and parallel RL/RC circuits.

1810109  Electronics I  2 credits

Insulators, conductors and semiconductors, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, impurities, doping, n-type and p-type semiconductors, the p-n junction diode, characteristic and applications. The Zener diode: characteristics and applications. Special purpose diodes, npn, pnp BJTs, DC biasing techniques.

1810111  Informatics I  2 credits

Introduction to computing, computer organization and architecture, main & mass storage, operating systems, information representation, numbering systems, Boolean operations, gates Boolean circuits, machine language/instruction set traditional programming concepts , procedure & functions, implementation (translation, linking and loading), algorithm representation & discovery, flowcharting, pseudo coding, iterative structures, introduction to C-programming, formatted input/output in C-language, expressions in C-language, one-way, two-way & multiple-way selections in C.

1810112  Informatics I Lab  1 credit

Computer architecture, hardware & software, maintenance, Windows & Linux, file & folders, internet, MS Office; Word/ Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio, writing C-programs, C-language: formatted input/output, expressions & selection statements in C.

1800003  Intermediate English  2 credits

This course is the second of a series of four English courses which is designed for learners who have good knowledge of English, understand the main points when listening to a native speaker if the topic is familiar and understand the main ideas in texts which contain high frequency or job related vocabulary, and can use basic tenses, but have problems with more complex grammar and vocabulary. It aims at developing students’ levels of accuracy and fluency in English speaking and writing, awareness of the writing process and reading and listening sub-skills. During this course, students will have the opportunity to practice the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in English. Reading materials will range from notices and brochures to short articles and letters. Different types of spoken English used in a range of social situations will be used for listening comprehension, and students will be encouraged to write accurate English.

1810113  Thermodynamics  2 credits

Definitions and basic concepts. Perfect gases, laws related to perfect gases, mixtures of perfect gases. Properties and states of simple substances. The first law of thermodynamics. Kinetic energy, potential energy, work, and heat transfers. Control volume energy analysis, conservation of mass and energy for control volume. The second law of thermodynamics, heat engines and refrigeration systems, Carnot cycles. Entropy, T & S equations.

1810210  Complex Analysis and Engineering Transforms  3 credits

Complex numbers and functions. Complex integration. Power series, Taylor series. Laurent series, residue integration. Fourier Series. Fourier transform. Laplace Transform, Z Transform

1810201  Mathematics for Engineers III  3 credits

Multivariable calculus, limits and continuity, partial differentiation, multiple integration, Gradient theorem, Stoke’s theorem, Gauss’s theorem, probability principles and set theory. Random variables and operations performed on random variables. Various distribution functions.

1810202  Digital Logic Systems  3 credits

Boolean algebra and its laws, theorems, operations, simplification. Description the logical system behavior in an algebra expression. Using Karnaugh maps, combinational logic networks and applications. Logic functions implementation using multiplexer, decoder, read-only memories and programmable logic arrays, SR, JK, T and D flip-flops. Design and analysis of synchronous sequential logic networks and applications.

1810203  Digital Logic Systems Lab  1 credit

Combinational logic circuits design comparators and adders, code conversion and multiplexers, sequential circuit design, counters, sequential adders/subtractors, shift registers, design project.

1810204  Informatics II  2 credits 

Revision of C language, basic types, iterative structures(loops), arrays, functions recursion, local and global variables, pointer and arrays, pointer and functions, strings, dynamic data structures, files, introduction in OOP, standard algorithms: Linear search, binary search, sorting, file-handling.

1810205  Informatics II Lab  1 credit

Implementing C programs, C language basic data types, iterative structures (loops), arrays, function, recursion, local and global variables, pointer and arrays, pointers and functions, dynamic data structures, files, classes and objects.

1810213  Probability and Engineering Statistics  2 credits

Set theory, basic concepts of probability, conditional probability, independent events, Baye’s Theorem, discrete and continuous random variables, distributions and density functions, probability distributions (binomial, Poisson, hyper geometric, normal, uniform and exponential), mean, variance, standard deviations, moments and moment generating functions, linear regression and curve fitting, limits theorems and applications.

1800004  Upper-Intermediate English  2 credits

This course is the third of a series of four English courses, which is designed for learners who can understand lectures of familiar topics, understand the news on television reasonably well, interact with some fluency and spontaneity and take an active part in discussions on familiar topics. It aims at developing students’ levels of accuracy and fluency in English speaking and writing, awareness of the writing process and reading and listening sub-skills. At this course, students can understand the main ideas of complex texts, including technical discussions in their field of specialization, interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers. In addition, they will be able to produce clear and structured texts on familiar subjects.

1800005  German I  2 credits

This introductory course aims to provide students with the ability to understand, speak, read and write simple German. Primary goals are to introduce beginning students to basic structures of the German language by developing vocabulary and a command of idiomatic expressions; to familiarize students with sentence structure through written exercises and short compositions; to give students a foundation in German history and culture; and to interest students in traveling to German-speaking countries

1810206  Electronics II  2 credits

Field-Effect Transistor (FET) theory, DC biasing and symmetrical swing, small signal analysis of BJT and FET amplifiers, multistage amplifiers, Darlington pair amplifiers. Frequency response of single and multistage BJT and FET amplifiers. Differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers: theory, slew rate, offset, frequency response. Basic Op-Amp applications: summation, subtraction, integration and differentiation.

1810207  Electronic Lab  1 credit

Rectification, power supply filtering, voltage doubler, Zener diode and its regulation, testing the junction of a transistor, emitter-based bias potentials BJT’s and FETs: characteristics, DC biasing,circuit design, amplifiers and frequency responses, differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers basic applications filters.

1810208  Instrumentation and Measurement  3 credits

Introduction to the principles and practice of instrumentation and measurement systems in an engineering context. Basic principles and instrument characteristics. Measurement errors, basic statistics, noise and its control. Dynamic characteristics of instruments, time and frequency domain responses. System identification using correlation techniques. Amplifiers, filters, ADCs and Disposition, strain, pressure and motion sensors (resistive, capacitive, inductive, optical). Flow sensors. Ultrasonic sensors

1810209  Instrumentation and Measurement Lab  1 credit

Usage of different measuring instruments, error analysis, energy, dynamic measurement, amplifier and filter analysis, non-electric.

1810211  Engineering Design and Drawing  2 credits

To provide students with an understanding of engineering design, drawing practice and modelling in an applied context. Drawing, lettering, geometric constructions, sketching and shape description, Multiview’s projections, sectional views, perspective views, dimensioning.

1810302  Electromagnetic Theory  3 credits

Vector analysis, electrostatic fields. magnetostatics fields, solution of Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations, Faraday’s law and applications, Maxwell’s equations, transmission lines. Plane waves propagation, reflection and refraction.

1800010  Advanced English  2 credits

This course is the fourth of a series of four English courses which is designed for learners who can understand lectures in the target language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, and understand news on television and radio well, taking an active part in discussions on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, but still make mistakes and fail to make themselves understood occasionally. During this course, students will develop accuracy and fluency in speaking and writing, awareness of the writing process and reading and listening sub-skills. Learners can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning. They can also express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions, use English flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes and produce clear, well-structured and detailed texts on different subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns connectors and cohesive devices. In addition, it aims at familiarizing students with the internationally recognized proficiency tests such as (TOEFL & IELTS) to ensure students have the integrated skills needed in taking the proficiency tests.

1800011  Entrepreneurship  2 credits

The course will cover the basic skills needed to improve the personality characteristics and enhance the interpersonal skills of the students. Broadening the student’s visions and focusing on internal success factors are key elements of the course. The course will tackle issues like; entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial life, SMEs successes and failures, motivation and self-management, creativity and innovation, leadership and teamwork, networking and negotiation and developing personal goals and objectives, basic fundamental skills and functions needed to start a new business. Thinking of being unique, able to produce and sell and understanding the product life cycle are issues to be covered in this course.

1800012  Communications Skills  3 credits

This course provides the engineering student with vital knowledge that will expand his skills in aspects regarding technical terminology including scientific prefixes and suffixes, writing short and correct technical definitions, writing headings and titles, connecting ideas and sentences, writing a scientific paragraph and essay, writing scientific abstracts, and finally writing a technical report with a correct bibliography and citation. Oral, written and graphical communication principles are covered and exercised through the study of case histories, practical workshops and detailed assignments.

1810205  Electrical Workshop I  2 credits

Drawing of electrical networks and building installations, electrical wiring, main supply, protective measures, lightning and excess voltage protection, residential circuit protection, network quality, lightning systems and circuits.

1810310  Communication Systems  2 credits

Amplitude Modulation: Baseband and carrier communications. Noise: Mathematical representation, Signal to Noise Ratio, Noise in AM, FM, and PM systems Pulse Modulation: Sampling and Quantization, Pulse Amplitude Modulation, Pulse Position and Pulse width Modulation, Quantization Noise, Signal to Quantization Noise Ratio, Pulse code Modulation, Delta Modulation, Frequency Shift Keying, Phase Shift Keying.

1810323  Electrical Machines  3 credits

Electrical Machinery Principles: Magnetic Field and Circuits, Magnetization curves Characteristics of hard and soft magnetic materials, losses. Transformers: Ideal Transformer, Single Phase transformer: Operation and Equivalent Circuit, auto-transformer. DC Machinery fundamentals: Basics, loop rotating between pole faces, Commutation, Windings, Armature reaction, Induced Voltage and torque equation. Power flow and losses, Types of DC motors, Permanent magnet DC motors. AC Machinery fundamentals: Rotating Magnetic Field, Magneto motive force and flux distribution, Induced Voltage and Torque, Windings, Power Flow and Losses, Introduction to Induction Machines. Special Purpose Motors: Introduction to Single phase Induction Motors, Switched Reluctance motors, Hysteresis motors, Stepper, brushless DC motors.

1810320  Electric Power Generation  2 credits

In this course the student gets the knowledge of the production of electric power in different types of power plants: Basics of  thermodynamics, energy management basics, power plant types: steam turbine process, gas turbine process, gas turbine power plant, steam turbine, combined cycle plants, nuclear power stations, control of power plants, reciprocating engine (piston engine), micro turbines, Stirling engines.

1810321  Electrical Power Engineering I  2 credits

Review of network theory, AC power flow in linear networks, polyphase networks, introduction to symmetrical components, components.

1810330  Control Systems  3 credits

Modeling of electrical, mechanical control systems, Open and closed-loop systems, Block diagrams. Second order systems. Step and impulse response. Performance criteria. Steady state error. Sensitivity, s-plane system stability. Analysis and design with the root loci method. Frequency domain analysis, Bode plots, Nyquist criterion, gain and phase margins, Nichols charts. The State-space method, state equations, flow graphs, stability, compensation techniques. Simulation and Controller design using MATLAB.

1810309  Numerical Engineering Analysis  2 credits

Floating point number system, error analysis, solutions of equations, interpolation, splines, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical methods in linear algebra, systems of linear equations, method of least squares, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. This subject is to be supplemented with extensive MatLab exercises.

1810303  Microprocessor and Microcontroller  3 credits

Basic architecture of a microprocessor family, introduction to assembly programming, memory mapping, interfacing and addressing. I/O interface programming, serial I/O interfacing, interrupt system, DMA, coprocessor, bus-interfacing modules.

1810304  Microprocessor and Microcontrollers Lab  1 credit

Assembly language programming, I/O programming, timer, counter, A/D & D/A programming.

1810305  Electrical Workshop II  2 credits

Advanced skills electrical wiring; industrial wiring projects; building installations for communication, building automation with KNX.

1810322  Electric Power Engineering II  3 credits

Switchgear, design of power lines and power systems under normal operation, load-flow calculation, AC-transmission, HVDC-transmission, flexible AC-transmission systems (FACTS).

1810306  Embedded Systems  3 credits

Computer communications, networks distributed systems, real-time operating systems, sensors and actors, serial and parallel bus systems, e.g. CAN, USB, LAN.

1810307  Electronic Interfacing and PCB Prototyping Workshop  2 credit

Electronic interfacing: basic concepts and principles of interfacing, interrupt interfacing, parallel and serial interfacing, programmable interfacing devices, data conversion. PCB prototyping: drawing, routing, placing, drilling, soldering etc.

1810331  Control Systems II  3 credits

Modern control: Introduction to state-space techniques, solution of state equations; controllability; pole placement regulator design; observability; estimator design. Non-linear control. Digital control: Review of digital control basics; direct design techniques; pole placement design; state-space control.

1810324  Electric Machines Lab  1 credit 

DC machines, AC machines, three-phase asynchronous machines, three-phase synchronous machines, servomotors, single- and three-phase transformers.

1810212  Engineering Materials  3 credits

Materials for conductors and resistors, semiconductors, dielectric materials, insulating materials, fibrous insulating materials, ceramics, mica, glass, rubber, magnetic materials.

1810401  Electrical Installation and Standards Workshop  2 credits

Lamps and appliance circuits, door communication systems, basics of building management system, building management: Line coupling unit, lighting management

1810325  Power Electronics  3 credits

Principles of power electronics, converters and applications, circuit components and their effects, control aspects. Power Electronic Devices: Power diode, power BJT, power MOSFET, IGBT and SCR, GTO and TRIAC and DIAC. Construction, characteristics, operations, losses, ratings, control and protection of thyristors. Semi controlled and fully controlled rectifiers, three-phase rectifiers: un-controlled, semi controlled and full controlled, six-pulse, twelve-pulse and 24-pulse rectification, PWM converters, DC to AC converters, three-phase inverter, six-pulse, twelve-pulse inverters, PWM inverters, switching mode power supplies, DC to DC conversation, buck converter, boost converter and buck-boost converters, isolated converters, forward converters, fly back converters.

1810421  Electric Drive and Engineering  3 credits

Electrical Drive Systems: Translational and rotational motion, power rating and classes of duty. 4-quadrant operation. Torque/power limits. Note on closed-loop control of drives. Electrical and mechanical transformers. DC drives: Brushed and brushless, and intro to their control issues. AC motors: examples of motor drives (e.g. induction motors), and intro to their control issues. Servomotors and stepper motors: principles and their control, examples of modern electrical drives in engineering applications.

1810422  Power Electronics and Drive Technology Lab  1 credits

Semiconductors for power engineering, IGBT, fundamentals of converter circuits, static converter valves, uncontrolled and line – commutated static converter circuits, controlled static converter circuits: Self-commutated static converter circuits: Turn-off static converters and chopper converters, switched-mode power supply, inverters, compact static converter – fed DC machines, frequency converter drive, static converter fed asynchronous machines.

1810423  Renewable Energy  3 credits

Renewable energy in the context of our primary energy needs, global energy consumption, climate protection and sustainability, national and international regulations, solar thermal energy, solar photovoltaic, bioenergy, hydroelectricity, tidal power, wind energy, integrating renewable energy into energy systems.

1810424  Power Systems and Transmission  3 credits

Power system, the symmetrical three-phase system, power system components, synchronous generators, power and control transformers, transmission lines, the characteristics of the loads, network analysis, voltages, currents and powers at sending and receiving ends. Fault analysis, systematic short-circuit computations, unbalanced system analysis, symmetrical component theory. Power system economics, embedded or dispersed generation, issues and technical impacts of embedded generation. Introduction to smart grids and future power systems.

1810420  Control and Automation Lab  1 credit

Analog control Temperature control and liquid level (Measurement and control), speed control, recording of frequency responses, digital control, control of an industrial machine 300 W, basic circuits of control technology, inductive proximity switches, capacitive and optical proximity switches, automation and bus technology, PLC.

1810425  Electric Power Lab  1 credit

Synchronization circuit, power station control: Generator Cos Phi Control, power transmission/power distribution: Three-phase transformers, power transmission/power distribution: Transmission line model 380 KV, power transmission/power distribution: Generator fed transmission system with RLC loads, protection of power engineering systems: Current and voltage transformers, protection of a power transmission line.

1810430  Power System Automation  3 credits

Basics of data transmission techniques, structure of network control, distribution network control, protection in power plants and other industrial plants, analysis of failures and other disruptions, expert works of grids condition, concepts work concerning objects protection, short-circuit calculations, commissioning of protection systems for generators and GT units., PLC, SCADA. Power system software tools ETAP and PWS.

181005X  Elective – Electrical Engineering  3 credits

The DSEE student can select one course of the elective courses.

1810402  Introduction to Project  3 credits

During the study project, which extends over one semester, the student will be assigned a specialized engineering application problem of limited scope under the supervision of a faculty member. The problem definition spans from gathering all pertinent information and data through studying, analyzing and recording the problem. This study project must be done at Al-Quds University and it can be a design project, an analytical paper or an experimental work in the form of hard- or software. The associated work is an individual effort that demands initiative, creativity and individual responsibility. At the end of the project, the result of the student’s findings must be provided in form of a report, and an additional system demo and/or an oral examination.

1810426  Special Topics in Electric Power Engineering  2 credits

The final content of this course will be decided in the third study year. The course shall give the opportunity to deal with important topics in the field of Electrical Engineering (Electric Power Engineering). As Electrical Engineering is a very dynamic area with very short product cycles, new services and actual trends shall be discussed.

1810050  Quality Control  2 credits

The principles of quality management and quality systems; quality management in both production and service environments; quality management systems with an emphasis on ISO 9000; statistical process control; the measurement and benchmarking of quality; tools and techniques for quality improvement; organizational and teamwork requirements for quality implementation; strategic issues in quality management; current developments in quality management.

1810051  Project Management  2 credits

Project management concepts, lifecycle of a project, project team, planning, scheduling, controlling and monitoring, resource allocation, and performance measurement.

1810053  Engineering Economy  3 credits

Engineering and engineering economy. Economic and cost concepts. Interest formula derivations. Calculations of economic equivalence. Inflation and purchasing power of money. Bases for comparison of alternatives. Decision making along alternatives. Evaluating replacement alternatives. Breakeven and minimum cost analysis. Evaluation of public activities.

1810490  Graduation Project I  3 credits

1810491  Graduation Project II  4 credits

The last year will take care of the professionalization of students. Theory and practice have to match and the student shows being capable of solving market related problems. The graduation project demonstrates the student’s ability to deal and solve practice-related problems from the respective field by using practical and scientific knowledge and methods. The graduation project is a specific, well-described task out of the company. The students have to apply their acquired complex theoretical knowledge and practical experiences to solve this task by a scientific and systematic approach. Note that the project is monitored and assessed by two counsellors, lecturer from the university and a qualified supervisor from the company. The various attributes and specifications of the DSEE program’s graduates after successfully completing the graduation project are listed in the following:

• Knowledge and Understanding
  • The student demonstrates in an autonomous work that he/she can work out or to develop solutions for complex technical problems in Electrical Engineering by applying scientific methods.
  • The student understands the scientific basis of Electrical Engineering and has demonstrated that he/she can deepen and apply it. 
  • The student knows the current state of research in his/her specific project area. 
  • The student writes the project report according to the rules of scientific work.
  • The student can create a project plan for monitoring and tracking of the project.
• Cognitive/Intellectual/social skills
  • The student has analyzed the problems and evaluated alternative solutions.
  • The student can expand his knowledge and interpret current knowledge. 
  • He can formulate subject-specific solutions and can communicate to customers and colleagues.
  • As a team member, he/she takes over responsibility for a task.

1810190  Practice I  3 credits

1810191  Practice II  3 credits

In the first year, the fundamentals of Electrical Engineering will be taught. They enable students to understand the design of electrical circuits and to use them in applications. In addition, multidisciplinary basic knowledge is taught and skills are built up for personal development. In the practical phases of the first year, the DSEE student should get to know the organization and area of business of their company. The students have learnt basic theory to understand the simple networks of electric elements and will apply this in this period under intensive monitoring. In addition to the understanding of the workflow processes, out of the knowledge and skills acquired in the theory modules, they will be applied and deepened through little practical tasks. The student has to write a practice report and to submit it. The following lists contain some examples of the knowledge and skills to be acquired during this practice phase:

• General Electrical Engineering knowledge
  • Simple Electrical Applications and Installations
  • Measurement techniques
  • Analog Electronics 
  • Mechanical Basic Skills
  • Introduction to computer systems
  • Working with standard computer applications
  • Basics of programming
• Additional Skills:
  • Organization structure 
  • Documentation
  • English

1810290  Practice III  3 credits

1810291  Practice IV  3 credits

In the second year of theory, the digital systems are introduced and the programming skills of the students had been increased. Furthermore, the soft skills are further developed. The practical phases of the second year are typically characterized by use in projects in which the students already perceive small, independent tasks. Ideally, the knowledge of the theory phases are immersed in at least one or two of the module topics. A personal project of the practical phase shall be documented as a practical report and be provided as a presentation for discussion. The following lists contain some examples of the knowledge and skills to be acquired during this practice phase:

• Electrical Engineering knowledge 
  • Analog and digital electronics
  • Basic understanding of electrical network and circuits
  • Instrumentation and measurement 
  • Internet-service 
  • Programming in C
  • Engineering Design and Drawing
• Additional skills:
  • Cost and budgets
  • time management
  • product quality
  • production

1810390  Practice V  3 credits

1810391  Practice VI  3 credits

The third year will take care of the professionalization of students. It will deepen existing knowledge and topics and, at the same time, expanded the horizon by the treatment of specific methods and research-related technologies. They can specialize in this year towards their future professional focus, normally in line with the demand of their employer. The students become in this year already a valuable, esteemed staff member in their companies, taking over responsibility for limited tasks. With supervision, they are used to work on their own and to deliver their problem solutions in time. The following lists contain some examples of the knowledge and skills to be acquired during this practice phase:

• Electrical Engineering knowledge 
  • Power electronics
  • Electrical installation and Applications
  • Control Systems 
  • Microprocessor Applications
  • Electrical Machines and Transformers
  • Embedded Systems
  • Product comparison and market analysis
• Additional skills:
  • Cost and budgets
  • time management
  • project management
  • Business skills

To provide Palestinian youth with higher opportunities of employment. To provide the Palestinian industry with engineers capable of solving different problems in the optimal way to maximize profits and minimize all kinds of losses that our industry severely sufferers from.

First: General skills: 

1. Knowledge of professional work ethics
2.  Solving real-life problems in different sectors (whether production or services)
3. Computer skills
4. Effective communication skills, leadership and time management
5. Field and office work skills
6. Reporting and research skill
7. The skill of long life learning, leadership, and teamwork.
8. Continued participation in the service of industry and society.

Second: Special skills: 

1. Applying different tools to build an integrated and effective system.
2. Knowledge of quality control, quality assurance and quality standards.
3. Gain the skill of paying attention to the finer humanities and social sciences details.
4. Time and motion studies.
5. The ability to conduct SWOT analysis, which is to study the strengths and weaknesses of the organization, and to analyze external opportunities and threats.
6. Conducting engineering economic studies and evaluating various alternatives.
7. Maintenance design.
8. Gaining the ability to plan and manage.
9. Design, analysis and operation of industrial and service production systems with creative capabilities.

• Good personality
• 80% or above in the high school examination (Scientific or industrial stream)

The industrial engineer has a lot of fields of work due to the excellence of the industrial engineering program, the industrial engineer can work in various factories as a manufacturing engineer, a quality engineer, an operations engineer, a maintenance engineer, a production engineer, a project engineer, a cost engineer, an information systems engineer, a project engineer, a safety engineer. The industrial engineer can work in educational institutions, ministries and municipalities. Other opportunities include working in banks, airports, and telecommunication companies.

Industrial

Study Year 1
Semester: Fall-Winter
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1810101	Mathematics for Engineers I	3
1810102	Physics	3
1810103	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I	3
1810104	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering lab I		1
1810105	Engineering Workshop and Safety	1	1
1800002	Low intermediate English	2
1800012	Communication skills	2
1800001	Basics of Business Administration	2
1810190	Practice I		3
Total credits:		16	5

 

Study Year 1
Semester: Spring-Summer
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1810106	Mathematics for Engineers II	3		1810101
1810107	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II	3		1810103
1810108	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II Lab		1
1810114	Physics Lab		1	1810102
1840101	Introduction to Industrial Engineering	2
1840102	Chemistry	2
1810111	Informatics 1	2
1810112	Informatics I Lab		1
1800003	Intermediate English	2		1800002
1830251	Principles of Marketing	2		1800001
1810191	Practice II		3	1810190
Total credits:		16	6

 

Study Year 2
Semester: Fall-Winter
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1810201	Mathematics for Engineers III	3		1810106
1840203	Chemistry Lab		1	1840102
1840204	Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer	3
1840217	Maintenance Management	2
1840205	Statics	2
1800004	Upper-Intermediate English	2		1800003
1840206	Electronics	2		1810108
1810204	Informatics II	2		1810111
1810205	Informatics II lab		1
1810290	Practice III		3	1810191
Total credits:		16	5

 

Study Year 2
Semester: Spring-Summer
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1840209	Engineering Materials (Metallurgy)	2
1840208	Manufacturing Technology I	3
1810230	Instrumentation and Measurement	3
1810231	Instrumentation and Measurement Lab		1
1840232	Dynamics	2
1810301	Electrical Workshop I	1	1
1840219	Engineering Drawing & Machine Elements Design	2	1
1800010	Advanced English	2		1800004
1810291	Practice IV		3	1810290
Total credits:		15	6

 

Study Year 3
Semester: Fall-Winter
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1810323	Electrical Machines	3
1840310	Electronics Lab		1
1840311	Mechanics of Materials	2
1840312	Sustainability (Environment, Recycling, Alt. Energy)	2
1810330	Control Systems I	3
1840313	Manufacturing Technology I Lab		1	1840208
1840314	Fluid Mechanics	2
1810011	Entrepreneurship	2
	Elective Course	2
1810390	Practice V		3	1810291
Total credits:		16	5

 

Study Year 3
Semester: Spring-Summer
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1840315	Factory Layout & Organization Planning	2
1830305	Project Management	2
1830301	Production & Operations Management	2
1830302	Human Resource Management	2
1810324	Electrical Machines Lab		1
1840333	Advanced Machine Design	3
1840307	Quality Control	2
1840353	Cost Accounting	2
1810391	Practice VI		3	1810390
Total credits:		15	4

 

Study Year 4
Semester: Fall-Winter
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1840428	Operations Research & Optimization	3
1810309	Numerical Engineering Analysis	2
1840421	Manufacturing Technology II	2		1840208
180007X	University Requirement I	2
180007X	University Requirement II	2
1840424	Engineering Economy	2
1810402	Introduction to Graduation Project	3		Consent of Department
1810490	Project I		3	Consent of Department
Total credits:		16	3

 

Study Year 4
Semester: Spring-Summer
Course		Credits		Prerequisite(s)	Instructor(s)
No.	Title	Theory	Practice
1840434	Management Information Systems	3
1840425	Total Quality Management	3
1840422	Manufacturing Technology II Lab		1
1840416	Pneumatics & Hydraulics	3
1840426	Special Topics in Industrial Engineering	3
1831402	International Supply Chain Management	2
180007X	University Requirement III	2
1810491	Project 2		3	1810490
Total credits:		16

1810101 Mathematics for Engineers I 3 credits 

This course contents the basics of mathematics for usage in specific courses for Electrical Engineering: System of linear equations and elementary row operations, linear transformations and matrix representation. Vectors in plane and polar functions: vectors, polar coordinates and graphs- introduction of complex numbers, operations and functions. Derivate: the derivate as a function and as a rate of change, derivate of products, quotients and negative powers, derivate of trigonometric functions, the chain rule, implicit differentiation and related rates

1810106 Mathematics for Engineers II 3 credits 

Transcendental functions and differential equations. Integrals, definite integrals, substitution in definite integrals, application of integrals, the mean value and fundamental theorems of calculus first order separable differential equations and first order linear differential equations. Infinite series: limit of sequence of numbers subsequences and bounded sequences, test for convergence, alternating series, absolute and conditional convergence, power series, Taylor and McLaurin series, application of power series.

 1810201 Mathematics for Engineers III 3 credits

 Multivariable calculus, limits and continuity, partial differentiation, multiple integration, Gradient theorem, Stoke’s theorem, Gauss’s theorem, probability principles and set theory. 5 Random variables and operations performed on random variables. Various distribution functions.

 1810102 Physics 3 credits 

This course gives an introduction to basics of physics, except those subjects that are taught in the two courses Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I and II. Units, vectors, motion in 1, 2 and 3 dimensions, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, kinematics, kinetics, geometrical optics

. 1810114 Physics Lab 1 credit

 Density and measurements of π, kinematics, vectors, Newton’s second law, inclined plane, spring, simple pendulum, projectile motion, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, free falling, electric field, magnetic field, induction, specific heat capacity. 

1840102 Chemistry 3 credits 

This course provides an introduction to chemistry to ensure a basic understanding of the structure and properties of chemical systems using the tools of the discipline including: models, data analysis, and the use of symbolic representations. The main topics include measurement and units, matter and energy, chemical equations, thermochemistry, electronic structure of atoms, periodic trends, molecular bonding and structure, gases, intermolecular forces, solution chemistry, equilibrium, oxidation-reduction reactions, and nuclear chemistry.

1840203 Chemistry Lab 1 credits 

In the chemistry laboratory, students will examine, test, and establish for themselves the chemical principles studied in class and from textbooks; will collect experimental data; and will use their reasoning to draw logical conclusions about the meaning of these date. It will help students to make scientific predictions of natural phenomena using chemical concepts, express their results, and apply chemical concepts to draw logical conclusions about the applicability of data to real-life problems

. 1840219 Engineering Drawing & Machine Elements Design I 2+1 credits 

The main objective of this course is to build the students’ capacity of analyzing, designing, and developing technical solutions for mechanical components and assemblies. This course includes 6 design and analysis of machine elements such as shafts and shafts components, screws & fasteners, rolling-contact bearings, gears, and spur & helical gears. An integrated approach is employed where components’ functionality and survivability at system level are part of the design scheme. Case studies are conducted to reinforce the concepts and practicality behind the design and analysis of components and their roles at assembly or system le vel. Engineering fundamentals such as materials engineering, solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, and dynamics will be implemented in the design process. In addition, students will have the chance to practice the engineering drawing in the Lab using related CAD/CAM software.

1840333 Advanced Machine Design 3 credits 

The main objective of this course is to build the student’s capacity of analysing complex mechanical systems. It includes integrated motion and power analysis that are necessary to design mechanical systems, machine drawings, machine controls, sensors, and interpreting technical design parameters. After this course students will be able to find mechanical solutions for problems in addition to the ability to evaluate the machine design.

1810105 Engineering Workshop and Safety 1+1 credits 

This workshop gives the student basic knowledge and ability for simple mechanical tasks for metalworking shop layout, industrial safety, materials, soldering, welding, fitting, metal cutting, drilling, milling and tapping. Safety engineering and management with emphasis on control of hazardous materials, fire prevention, safety considerations in production facility design and maintenance, and operation of effective safety programs.  

1840208 Manufacturing TechnologyI   3 credits 

 The main objective of this course is to enhance the student’s ability to decide on the most appropriate manufacturing processes for a specific task. It summarizes the main manufacturing processes, tools, machine tools, and equipment. Common manufacturing operations will be presented such as cutting, lathing & milling, heating, welding, forging, and casting…etc. The main factors related to the manufacturing operations will be covered such as production plant setup, human factors, safety, power, time management, production planning & monitoring, information management, warehouse management, and handling…etc.

1840313 Manufacturing Technology I Lab 1 credits 

Manufacturing Technology 1 Lab allows the students to practice the main production processes in the workshop. They will have the chance to operate common production machinery and practice processing cases of real materials in real life work environment.

 1840421 Manufacturing Technology II 2 credits 

This course focuses on modern manufacturing technologies. The main objective is to make the students aware of the latest manufacturing technologies such as CNC, laser, water jet, ultrasonic machining, chemical and electrochemical machining, electro-discharge machining, energy beam technologies in machining, advanced welding technologies, robotics, 3D printing, and other cases and topics of modern manufacturing technologies.

1840422 Manufacturing Technology II Lab 1 credit

 Modern manufacturing lab allows the students to practice the main modern manufacturing technologies. They will practice the production of samples using several advanced technology manufacturing processes that might be found in the market. 

1810208 Instrumentation & Measurement 3 credits

 Instrumentation and Measurement is an important issue in processing and manufacturing where students should be able to carry out. The main objective of this course is to make students understand how to measure the common measured factors, how the measurement devices are designed, how do they work, and how to calibrate them. The course covers a variety of measurements that might be needed in daily activities such as measurement of displacement, velocity and acceleration, force, torque, vibration and shock, measurement of pressure, flow, temperature and liquid level, measurement of pH, conductivity, viscosity and humidity. 

1810209 Instrumentation & Measurement Lab 1 credits 

Instrumentation and Measurement lab allows the students to deal with measurement devices and use them in measurement. In addition they will have the chance to understand their functionality and calibration process.

1840307 Quality Control 2 credits 

This course offers a comprehensive coverage of modern quality control techniques to include the design of statistical process control systems, acceptance sampling, and process improvement. The main objectives of this course are: – Understand the philosophy and basic concepts of quality improvement. – Describe the DMAIC process (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control). – Demonstrate the ability to use the methods of statistical process control. – Demonstrate the ability to design, use, and interpret control charts for variables. – Demonstrate the ability to design, use, and interpret control charts for attributes. – Perform analysis of process capability and measurement system capability. – Design, use, and interpret exponentially weighted moving average and moving average control charts.

1840312 Sustainability (Environment, Recycling & Alternative Energy) 2 credits

 The main objective of this course is to highlight the impact of the industry on the environment and how to minimize that impact. It focuses on the following main topics: – Pollution Classification of pollution and pollutants, causes, effects and sources of pollution, primary and secondary pollutants, automobile pollution, industrial pollution, ambient air and water quality standards, meteorological aspects of air pollution, global water crisis issues, marine and nuclear pollution, misuse of international water for dumping of hazardous waste, land/soil pollution, and effect of urbanization on land degradation…etc. – Efficiency Efficiency enhancement is one of the key solutions to minimize the waste and pollution in which it focuses on using only the necessary amount of materials and power needed to perform an operation. It focuses on eliminating waste in raw materials and processing. – Recycling It covers waste management, hazardous waste, common recycling technologies and processes, and energy recovery etc. – Renewable and alternative energy It focuses on the clean sources of energy such as solar power, hydropower, geothermal power, and wind power with their efficiency and related technologies.

 1840315 Factory Layout & Organization Planning 2 credits

 The main objective of this course is to give the students a comprehensive understanding of the issues involved in the design of an industrial production system and the ability to create the optimal plant design that can help in optimizing time, cost, effort, capacity, or investment. It covers many related factors such as in plant location, product analysis, process design, equipment selection, materials handling, and plant layout. It allows the students to learn several techniques to handle the layout design taking in consideration the previous factors. 

1840101 Introduction to Industrial Engineering 1 credit

 This course is designed to give the students the basic knowledge about industrial engineering. It covers basic overview of industrial engineering concepts including systems optimization, variability in systems, production systems, development concepts, industrial management concepts, and quality improvement concepts…etc. In addition, the course will discuss the position of the industrial engineer and what he is supposed to do including tasks, technical and managerial responsibilities, tools, necessary skills, and importance of proper communication etc.This course is supposed to clarify the idea of the industrial engineering and its role so that students will not be confused of any similar topics or terminology. 

1840428 Operations Research & Optimization 3 credits

 Operations research & Optimization has many applications in science, engineering, economics, and industry. Being able to solve the real life problems and obtaining the right solution requires understanding and modeling the problem correctly and applying appropriate optimization tools and skills to solve the mathematical model. The goal of this course is to teach students to formulate, analyze, and solve mathematical models that represent real life problems. In particular, it will cover linear programming, network flow problems, integer programs, nonlinear programs, dynamic programming and queuingmodels. Students will be able to interpret real life cases into models and analyse them to identify the optimal solution according to predefined parameters.

1840434 Management Information Systems 3 credits 

This course qualifies students to be able to utilize the computer in business and operation’s management. It provides students with an overview of the utilization of business application software and problem-solving using that software. Topics include computer systems, management information systems, microcomputer operating systems, word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, business graphics, networks, and integrated packages. It covers the following main topics: 10 • IT management practices such as intelligent supply chain management, IT in business process management…etc. • Data analyses in Microsoft Excel and Access • Enterprise resource planning (such as SAP, Primavera…etc.) 

1800011 Enterneurship 2 credits 

The course will cover the basic skills needed to improve the personality characteristics and enhance the interpersonal skills of the students. Broadening the student’s visions and focusing on internal success factors are key elements of the course. The course will tackle issues like; entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial life, SMEs successes and failures, motivation and self management, creativity and innovation, leadership and teamwork, networking and negotiation and developing personal goals and objectives, basic fundamental skills and functions needed to start a new business. Thinking of being unique, able to produce and sell and understanding the product life cycle are issues to be covered in this course.

1840402 Introduction to Project 3 credits 

During the study project, which extends over one semester, the student will be assigned a specialized engineering application problem of limited scope under the supervision of a faculty member. The problem definition spans from gathering all pertinent information and data through studying, analyzing and recording the problem. This study project must be done at AlQuds University and it can be a design project, an analytical paper or an experimental work in the form of hard- or software. The associated work is an individual effort that demands initiative, creativity and individual responsibility. At the end of the project, the result of the student’s findings must be provided in form of a report, and an additional system demo and/or an oral examination. 1810103 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I 3 credits Basic definitions, power, circuit schematic and ideal basic circuit elements, voltage and current sources, resistance, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, circuit analysis techniques: nodal, mesh, linearity, superposition. The venin’s and Norton theorems, source transformation capacitance, IV relationship for capacitance and inductors.

 1810104 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I Lab 1 credit 

Introduction to basic safety rules, instrument familiarization, and usage of multimeter: Measuring of voltage, current, Ohm´s Law, basic DC circuits, and characteristics of passive electronic components, Diode DC characteristics, half-wave rectification, full-wave diode rectification. 11 

1810107 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II 3 credits

 This course gives the student the knowledge for analyzing AC fundamentals and single-phase analysis: Harmonic frequency in AC circuit, AC voltages and currents, complex representation of sinusoids, phasors, complex impedances of inductors and capacitors, driving-point impedance, frequency response of circuits, Bode Plots, power in AC circuits, energy storage in capacitors and induction, parallel and serial combination of capacitors and inductors.

1810108 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering II Lab 1 credit

 Oscilloscope, AC amplitude measurements, measuring AC voltage, current and impedance, inductors, inductive reactance and impedance, phase angles, serial and parallel RL/RC circuits. 1810309 Engineering Numerical Analysis 2 credits Floating point number system, error analysis, solutions of equations, interpolation, splines, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical methods in linear algebra, systems of linear equations, method of least squares, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. This subject is to be supplemented with extensive MATLAB exercises. 

1810330 Control Systems I 3 credits

 Modeling of electrical, mechanical control systems, Open and closed-loop systems, Block diagrams, second order systems, Step and impulse response, Performance criteria, Steady state error, Sensitivity, s-plane system stability, Analysis and design with the root loci method, Frequency domain analysis, Bode plots, Nyquist criterion, gain and phase margins, Nichols charts. The State-space method, state equations, flow graphs, stability, compensation techniques. Simulation and Controller design using MATLAB. 1840206 Electronics 2 credits Insulators, conductors and semiconductors, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, impurities, doping, n-type and p-type semiconductors, the p-n junction diode, characteristic and applications. The Zener diode: characteristics and applications. Special purpose diodes, npn, pnp BJTs, DC biasing techniques. 1840310 Electronics Lab 1 credit Rectification, power supply filtering, voltage doubler, Zener diode and its regulation, testing the junction of a transistor, emitter-based bias potentialsBJT’s and FETs: characteristics, DC 12 biasing, circuit design, amplifiers and frequency responses, differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers basic applications filters.

1810323 Electrical Machines 3 credits

 Electrical Machinery Principles: Magnetic Field and Circuits, Magnetization curves Characteristics of hard and soft magnetic materials, losses. Transformers: Ideal Transformer, Single Phase transformer: Operation and Equivalent Circuit, auto-transformer. DC Machinery fundamentals: Basics, loop rotating between pole faces, Commutation, Windings, Armature reaction, Induced Voltage and torque equation. Power flow and losses, Types of DC motors, Permanent magnet DC motors. AC Machinery fundamentals: Rotating Magnetic Field, Magneto motive force and flux distribution, Induced Voltage and Torque, Windings, Power Flow and Losses, Introduction to Induction Machines. Special Purpose Motors: Introduction to Single phase Induction Motors, Switched Reluctance motors, Hysteresis motors, Stepper, brushless DC motors. 

1810324 Electrical Machines Lab 1 credit

 DC machines, AC machines, three-phase asynchronous machines, three-phase synchronous machines, servomotors, single- and three-phase transformers. 1810111 Informatics I 3 credits Introduction to computing, computer organization and architecture, main & mass storage, operating systems, information representation, numbering systems, Boolean operations, gates Boolean circuits, machine language/instruction set traditional programming concepts , procedure & functions, implementation (translation, linking and loading), algorithm representation & discovery, flowcharting, pseudo coding, iterative structures, introduction to Cprogramming, formatted input/output in C-language, expressions in C-language, one-way, twoway & multiple-way selections in C.

1810112 Informatics I Lab 1 credit

 Computer architecture, hardware & software, maintenance, Windows & Linux, file & folders, internet, MS Office; Word/ Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio, writing C-programs, C-language. 

 1810204 Informatics II 2 credits 

Revision of C language, basic types, iterative structures, loops, arrays, functions recursion, local and global variables, pointer and arrays, pointer and functions, strings, dynamic data structures, files, introduction in OOP, standard algorithms: linear search, binary search, sorting, file handling.

1810205 Informatics II Lab 1 credit 

Implementing C programs, C language, basic data types, iterative structures, loops, arrays, function, recursion, local and global variables, pointers and arrays, pointer and functions, dynamic data structures, files, classes and objects.

 1840205 Statics 2 credits

 Statics is the branch of engineering mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of forces on physical systems in static equilibrium. It will also help you interpret the forces supporting objects we encounter in our daily lives. Course objectives are to understand the basic principles that govern the static equilibrium of bodies under the action of forces and to apply the knowledge and tools of statics to solve engineering problems. The course analysis the static forces of objects and systems in their equilibrium state. This knowledge is fundamental for a wide range of engineering applications.

 1840311 Mechanics of Materials 2 credits

 Mechanics of Materials allows understanding of solid body mechanics. It is essential for the prediction of structural failure in any industry application. This course is the pre-requisite to Machine Design and any further study in deformable mechanics. The objectives of the course are to understand the concepts of different loads on material behavior. It includes a variety of topics such as stress and strain, design of simple connections, stress analysis and materials’ behavior, basic static laws and calculations, axially loaded members, torsion, change of length, angle of twist, transmission of power by shafts, statically indeterminate structures, bending, shear and moment diagrams, shear force, transverse loading relationship, flexure formulas, concepts of deflection of beams, differential equation of deflection curve, method of superposition, and other related theories and applications.

 1840232 Dynamics 2 credits 

This course deals with dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, applications of free-body diagrams, Newton’s second law, the impulse-momentum method and the work-energy principle to solve dynamic problems in mechanical systems. The objective of the course is to introduce the physical principles to the analysis of particle and rigid-body motion problems. The course 14 covers a variety of topics including rectilinear motion, curvilinear motion, Newton’s equations of motion and angular momentum, conservation of energy, impulse, momentum, impact, kinematics of rigid bodies, plane motion of a particle, forces and accelerations in plane motion, and principles of energy and momentum in addition to many other related applications. 

1810301 Electrical Workshop I 1+1 credits 

Drawing of electrical networks and building installations, electrical wiring, main supply, protective measures, lightning and excess voltage protection, residential circuit protection, network quality, lightning systems and circuits.

 1840314 Fluid Mechanics 2 credits 

This course includes an introduction to principal concepts and methods of fluid mechanics. The main objectives of this course include understanding of fluid dynamics in a variety of engineering fields and how to use control volume and pressure analysis to develop basic equations and to solve problems. Topics covered in the course include pressure, hydrostatics, and buoyancy; open systems and control volume analysis; mass conservation and momentum conservation for moving fluids; viscous fluid flows, flow through pipes; dimensional analysis; boundary layers, and lift and drag on objects. Students will work to formulate the models necessary to study, analyze, and design fluid systems through the application of these concepts, and to develop the problem-solving skills essential to good engineering practice of fluid mechanics in practical applications. 

1840204 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer 3 credits 

This course covers the basic concepts, properties of pure substances and ideal gases. The main objective of the course is to enable students to solve typical problems involving the application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to pure substances. This will include understanding and using the property tables. The course includes properties of a pure substance, first law of thermodynamics (closed system and open system), and second law of thermodynamics.

1840209 Engineering Materials (Metallurgy) 2 credits 

This course offer the necessary knowledge to make students capable to select a metal system and/or an alloy and select casting and/or mechanical forming methods. The main course objective is to help students understand relationship of material processing, structure, properties, key principles of physical metallurgy, and know commercially important metals and alloys. 

 

1840416 Pneumatics and Hydraulics 3 credits 

This course introduces the basic components and functions of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Topics include standard symbols, pumps, control valves, control assemblies, actuators, maintenance procedures, and switching and control devices. Upon completion, students should be able to understand the operation of a fluid power system, including design, application, and troubleshooting. 1840424 Engineering Economy 2 credits This course covers the main engineering economy topics such as Economic and cost concepts, Interest formula derivations, Calculations of economic equivalence, Inflation and purchasing power of money, Bases for comparison of alternatives, Decision making along alternatives, Evaluating replacement alternatives, Breakeven and minimum cost analysis, and Evaluation of public activities. 

1830253 Cost Accounting 2 credits

 Cost accounting is primarily used as a decision-making tool for individuals in charge of business operations. Managers use standardized methods to control cost in order to meet the desired level of profitability. Students learn about pricing, budgeting, and performance analysis to determine overall success based on predetermined objectives. Students apply cost accounting methods to identify profitable products and services, to analyze reports to make sound pricing decisions, to compare cost systems and choose the one that’s right for your company and to evaluate results against budgets with greater accuracy. The use cost accounting methods to optimize the use of people, resources and materials.

 1830251 Principles of Marketing 2 credits

 This course examines the dynamics of marketing and its important role in today’s society. In addition to discussing marketing functions (pricing, product development and management, promotion and channels of distribution), marketing organizations, marketing research and other key dimensions of marketing, the course will address cultural, social, ethical, legal and international aspects of the field. Case Study and examples of business and non-business organizations will be discussed. 

1830305 Project Management 2 credits

 This course is designed to teach students about major principles of efficient project management. The aim is to learn a systematic approach to implement and conduct projects. The course offers various tools for planning, controlling and managing projects. Students will learn the definition of project management, the assessment and selection of projects, the organization 16 of new projects, the cost control, project planning, supervision and control, selection of team members, the coordination of a project team and more. 

1830301 Production &Operations Management 2 credits

 This course is an examination of the role of operations within manufacturing and service organizations. Emphasis is placed upon recognizing operational opportunities and trade-offs, and employing quantitative and qualitative tools and decision-support systems to assist strategic and operational decision making. Topics include: process design, quality management, capacity planning, supply chain management, and production planning.

1831402 International Supply Chain Management 2 credits 

International supply chains interact with all facets of business and society. In this interdisciplinary course, students will gain a multi-faceted perspective on the global dimensions of to-day’s business operations. Students will explore the interrelationships between global supply chains, logistics operations, society, and the environment. The study of business production operations will be set in the context of social science theories and popular perspectives on the history, geography, structure and ethics of trade. Students will examine the impacts of current trade systems on both production and consumption regions and the human and environmental consequences of trade patterns. 

1830302 Human Resource Management 2 credits 

This course focuses on the analysis of professional practice issues in personnel and human resource management. Students will form in-class enterprises to explore topics including: human resource planning, recruitment, staffing, performance appraisal, compensation and reward system design, training and development, employee rights and safety, labor management relations, and legal and international dimensions of human resource management.

1840425 Total Quality Management 3 credits

 Total quality management (TQM) is a philosophy, methodology and system of tools aimed to create and maintain mechanism of organization’s continuous improvement. It involves all departments and employees into improvement of processes and products. It helps to reduce costs and to meet and exceed needs and expectations of customers and other stakeholders of an organization. TQM encompasses the concepts of business and social excellence that is sustainable approach to organization’s competition, efficiency improvement, leadership and partnership. The objectives of this course is to introduce the main principles of business and social excellence, to generate knowledge and skills of students to use models and quality 17 management methodology for the implementation of total quality management in any sphere of business and public sector.

 1840217 Maintenance Management 2 credits 

This course will introduce the design, development, operation, and administration of maintenance in industrial systems. The main objectives of this course include renovation concepts, operational efficiency analysis, maintenance process management, and machine reliability analysis. Students will be able to assess the machine conditions and to what extent it can fulfill quality and feasibility requirements. They will be able to offer accurate indicators about the machine behavior and manage the maintenance process to keep the machine operation within the stated quality and feasibility measures.

 1840426 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering 3 credits 

This course is very flexible and has a varied outline that covers various topics depending on the research interests of the academic instructor teaching this course.

The educational objectives of the DSIT program are centred on the graduation of qualified information technology scientists with solid foundations in all areas of computer sciences and information technology. The proposed Dual Study Information Technology (DSIT) program is a new and multidisciplinary approach that covers the latest trends in the field of the use of soft- and hardware in computer sciences:

• Apply relevant knowledge of mathematics, science, and computer sciences to real-life problems
• Analyse and interpret IT problems to design IT solutions for businesses and other beneficiaries.
• Design a system, a component, or a process to meet desired IT and Information Systems’ needs.
• Identify, formulate, and solve computer science problems.
• Understand and practice professional and ethical responsibility.
• Provide the broad education necessary to understand the impact of Computer Science & IT solutions in a global and social context.
• Provide a comprehensive knowledge of contemporary and actual professional issues.
• Transfer and apply theoretical knowledge into practical applications.
• Develop social and professional competences.
• Increase the work-readiness of CS & IT graduates
• Understand customers’ problems and to suggest appropriate solution

Thus, upon completion of this program, students will have:

•  An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and computer sciences.
• An ability to design IT solutions, to analyse and interpret IT problems.
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired IT needs.
• An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve computer science problems.
• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
• An ability to communicate with customers effectively.
• The broad education necessary to understand the impact of computer science solutions in a global and societal context.
• A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
• A knowledge of contemporary and actual professional issues. 18 | Page
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern IT tools necessary for computer science practice.
• An ability to transfer and apply theoretical knowledge into practical applications
• A knowledge of the professional environment
• Well-developed social competences
• An enhancement to increase the work-readiness of IT graduates
• An ability to understand customers’ problems and to suggest appropriate solutions

To be able to register for the Dual Studies Program, the student must fulfil the following: Good grades through high school sophomore and junior years Accomplishment of Tawjihi exam with a general grade of at least 75% in Science or Technology Good level in English determined through an assessment English test provided by Al-Quds University

DSIT graduates can be employed in the positions of: Software Application Developers, Technical Managers for Companies in the IT sector, Network Administrators, System Programmers, Security Service Specialists, Sales managers for companies of IT, IT System Designers and Analysers, Graphic and Multimedia Specialists and Entrepreneurs setting up his/her own IT related business.

DSIT Program Requirements by Category:

University Requirements (14 Credits):

Course No.	Course Name	Credits
1800070	History of Jerusalem	2
1800071	Palestine: Nature and Environment	2
1800072	Language and Logic	2
1800002	Low-Intermediate English	2
1800003	Intermediate English	2
1800004	Upper-Intermediate English	2
1800010	Advanced English	2
	Total Credits	14

Table 9: University Requirements

Dual Studies College Requirements (10 Credits):

Course No.	Course Name	Credits
1800001	Basics of Business Administration	2
1800005	German I	2
1800006	German II	2
1800011	Entrepreneurship	2
1800012	Communication Skills	2
	Total Credits	10

Table 10: Dual Studies College Requirements

DSIT Specialization (Mandatory) Requirements (114 Credits):

Course No.	Course Name	Credits
1820103	Mathematics I	3
1820101	Introduction to Computer Science	3
1820102	Fundamentals of Programming	3
1820104	Mathematics II	3
1820108	Introduction to Networks	2
1820109	Software Engineering	3
1820203	Data Structures & Algorithms I	3
1820204	Information Systems	2
1820205	Object-Oriented Programming	3
1820206	Introduction to Research Methods	1
1820207	Computer Organization & Architecture	2
1820208	Data Structures & Algorithms II	3
1820209	Statistics and Probability	2
1820210	Operating Systems	3
1820211	IT Project Management	2
1820302	Human-Computer Interaction	3
1820303	Database I	3
1820304	Mobile and Web Development	3
1820305	Information Ethics	2
1820306	Compiler Design and Language Processing	3
1820307	Database II	2
1820308	Computer Graphics and Image Processing	2
1820402	Knowledge Systems	3
1820403	Software Quality Control	3
1820401	Special Topics	3
1820407	Parallel & Distributed Computing	3
1820480	Project Study I	3
1820481	Project Study II	3
1820190	Practice I	5
1820191	Practice II	5
1820290	Practice III	5
1820291	Practice IV	5
1820390	Practice V	5
1820391	Practice VI	5
1820490	Practice VII – Graduation Project I	5
1820491	Practice VIII – Graduation Project II	5
Total Credits		114

Table 11: DSIT Specialization (Mandatory) Requirements

DSIT Specialization (Elective) Requirements (2 Credits):

The student should choose one of the following courses (which are labeled as 1820XXX DSIT Elective in the rest of the tables)

Course No.	Course Name		Credits
1820260	Serious Gaming Fundamentals		2
1820450	Automata Theory		2
1820451	Secure Software Development		2
		Total Credits	6

Table 12: DSIT Specialization (Elective) Requirements

Total Credits: 14 + 10 + 114 + 2 = 140 Credit Hours. Execution Plan and Course Distribution The Dual Studies IT combines academic learning with the direct application and expansion of knowledge in professional practice. A Dual Study student will spend an essential part of his study time (approximately 50%) in a training company and the rest at the University. The Dual Study IT B.Sc. degree program lasts four years. The year is divided in 2 semesters of 24 weeks and 4 weeks leave:

• 2 Semesters per year , each 24 weeks
• each semester (24 weeks) consists of 12 weeks theory and 12 weeks practice (4 quarters)
• 4 weeks leave (only taken in practice periods)

The students will generally change every 3 months between the two places of learning. However, the two partners can arrange within one academic year the periods also in different ways. Therefore, it may be an advantage if the last two theoretical phases follow each other very soon – only with a short break-. The two practice phases of 4th year are then at the end of the study time and allow them enough time for the graduation project and a smooth transition into the professional career.

1st Year of Study		Credits
Total credits per year	35	Semester 1		Semester 2
Course	Course Code	Theory	Practice	Theory	Practice
Communication Skills	1800012	2
Low-Intermediate English	1800002	2
Mathematics I	1820103	3
Introduction to Computer Science	1820101	3
Fundamentals of Programming	1820102	3
Practice I	1820190		5
Intermediate English	1800003			2

 

Mathematics II	1820104			3
Introduction to Networks	1820108			2
Software Engineering	1820109			3
Basics of Business Administration	1800001			2
Practice II	1820191				5
Total		13	5	12	5

 

2nd Year of Study		Credits
Total credits per year	35	Semester 3		Semester 4
Course	Course Code	Theory	Practice	Theory	Practice
History of Jerusalem	1800070	2
Upper-Intermediate English	1800004	2
Data Structures and Algorithms I	1820203	3
Information Systems	1820204	2
Object-Oriented Programming	1820205	3
Introduction to Research Methods	1820206	1
Practice III	1820290		5
Computer Arch. & Organization	1820207			2
Data Structures and Algorithms II	1820208			3
Statistics and Probability	1820209			2
Operating Systems	1820210			3
IT Project Management	1820211			2
Practice IV	1820291				5
Total		13	5	12	5

 

3rd Year of Study		Credits
Total credits per year	36	Semester 5		Semester 6
Course	Course Code	Theory	Practice	Theory	Practice
German I	1800005	2
Human-Computer Interaction	1820302	3
Database I	1820303	3
Mobile and Web Development	1820304	3
Information Ethics	1820305	2
Practice V	1820390		5
Compiler Design and Language Processing	1820306			3
Database II	1820307			2
Computer Graphics and Image Processing	1820308			2
DSIT Elective	1820XXX			2
Palestine: Nature & Environment	1800071			2
German II	1800006			2
Practice VI	1820391				5
Total		13	5	13	5

4th Year of Study		Credits
Total credits per year	34	Semester 7		Semester 8
Course	Course Code	Theory	Practice	Theory	Practice
Language and Logic	1800072	2
Knowledge Systems	1820402	3
Software Quality Control	1820403	3
Advanced English	1800010	2
Project Study I	1820480	3
Practice VII – Graduation Project I	1820490		5
Special Topics	1820401			3
Parallel & Distributed Computing	1820407			3
Entrepreneurship	1800011			2
Project Study II	1820481			3
Practice VIII – Graduation Project II	1820491				5
Total		13	5	11	5

Table 13: Courses distribution per academic year