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Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
College of Engineering
Student Satisfaction Survey Results
SY2014- 2015
In the College of Engineering (COE) of AMAIUB, Student Satisfaction survey is an ongoing effort to obtain
feedback from students across the College in a systematic way. Understanding students' experiences and
satisfaction is important in the university’s efforts to make the College of Engineeringmore student-
centered.The survey further overviews the programmes which will serve as a diagnostic tool for
improvement.
The Student Satisfaction Survey is a system-wide survey of undergraduate students. Questions focused
onthe level of satisfaction in terms of policies and procedures, facilities and learning infrastructure, and
academic support and instruction. The 2014-2015 Student Satisfaction Survey was administered to
majority of COE students. In general, COE students reported high level of satisfaction on their academic
and co-curricular opportunities, getting an overall mean of 3.97/5.
Specifically, the precise details of the students’ assessment on the three areas are summarized as follows:
On Policies and Procedures, COE students were generally satisfied on the policies and procedures of the
college as evidencedby the mean rating of 3.9/5, an indication that students were satisfied on the
periodicity of updating the policies and procedures pertaining to the students based on their changing
needs and applicable circulars. Moreover, students were satisfied of their assessment on the extent of
their education in terms of policies and procedures in the attainment of the intended learning outcomes.
On Facilities and Learning Infrastructures, students were satisfied in terms of sufficiency of Information
Communications Technology (ICT) tools and adequacy of teaching facilities to support quality of instruction
with a rating of 4/5. However, students felt the need to improve the fitness and adequacy of the library
facilities.
On Academic Support, Curriculum and Instruction, students were satisfied in terms of the following
indicators: adequacy of the academic advising, level of assistance in addressing students’ concerns,
appropriateness of the core courses of the programme, and appropriateness of the capstone
project/theses/design project experience for employment.Furthermore, COE students commended that
their Instructors are experts in their respective field. This paves the way to quality instruction that
promotes higher order thinking skills.
Overall, students by and large agreed that they are satisfied with their experience in the College of
Engineering, especially in the area of sustainability of the curriculum to meet the demand in the world of
work. Furthermore, the facilities and academic infrastructure of the college are a great aid in the students'
learning process; hence, the students agreed on the excellent academic challenge provided by the college.