COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Committee Head Information
Committee Head:
Dr. Meshel Qablan Alkahtani
Office No:
B15-2-010
E-mail:
mgalqhtani@kku.edu.sa
Committee Tasks
- Coordination between faculty members in the department to determine the technical specifications for educational and research devices, supplies and means, and adopting the appropriate standards for the most suitable supplier.
- Studying purchase requests received from faculty members in the department, and providing appropriate recommendations to the person authorized to make the appropriate decision to purchase, or referring it to the relevant authorities, to follow up on what is necessary regarding its supply, at the appropriate price and at the specified time, for educational and research laboratory equipment, educational supplies, teaching aids.
- Coordinating the needs of faculty members in the department for equipment, supplies and tools, and stating their number, quantity and type, to organize the volume of requests for them and supply them, to benefit from the advantages of cash discounts, technical support and other advantages provided by suppliers.
- Coordinating with the Educational Services Committee in other departments of the college, to benefit from the existing devices, supplies and means, to ensure optimal investment in them and reduce the levels of waste in them.
- Evaluating the services provided in educational and research laboratories, measuring their suitability for the requirements of the departments’ study plans, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and the requirements of scientific research, and sending the evaluation results to the Development and Quality Committee to benefit from them in its work.
- Managing educational risks, and working to develop a strategic plan at the department level to confront all potential risks in the educational process, before and during their occurrence, and the procedures that ensure that they do not occur, or alert and warn before that.
- Ensure the presence of safety requirements in all laboratories, ensure the continuous presence of safety means, follow risk prevention procedures, and implement immediate safety procedures when any danger occurs.
- Ensure that all procedures are written in standard forms at the department level, in all analytical processes in laboratories, and in all educational, research and experimental methods in laboratories, and focusing on the following: - Name of analysis or method. -Location and number of the laboratory where the method will be performed or the laboratory where the analysis will be performed. -The equipment used in the method or the materials used in the analysis. - A statement of the type of materials used in the method or analysis, and a statement of the risks resulting from their use. - A detailed description of the analysis or method, stating the potential risks and expected results, take all necessary precautions. - The method of disposing of the chemicals used in the analysis and resulting from it, and how to dispose of them.
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