Applied Chemistry

This course is designed to provide background in the fundamentals of nomenclature, bonding, structures, reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry and synthesis of simple organic compounds. Practical work forms an integral part of this course.

The course deals with a brief introduction to Cell Biology and types/properties of cells based on complexity. The course elucidates the cell architecture, cellular transport as well as the cell organelles and their structure and functions along with their role in cell signalling and communication. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms and pathways of cell metabolism and bioenergetics as well as cell division and cell cycle are included.

The course deals with good laboratory practices, experimental design, plant propagation techniques, extraction/ fractionation and antibacterial Assay Technique, enzymology; isolation, assay, and kinetic studies of industrially significant enzymes like cellulase, amylase and lipase, handling and dissection of laboratory animals, ecological techniques, fixing and preservation of plants and animal specimens, food security preparedness and cell and molecular laboratory techniques.

The course deals with the introduction to plant cell, histology, anatomy and morphological characters. The course also elaborates the primary and secondary growth pattern flower, reproduction and fruit development. In addition to this, various physiological aspects such as water relations, photosynthesis and its types e.g., Calvin cycle, C3, C4, CAM pathways are also discussed. The course also covers the growth and development related topics such as transport of minerals, plant nutrition and deficiency symptoms, and plant hormones in detail.

The course deals with the introduction to entrepreneurship; business knowledge; accounting and finance; management and marketing; operation management; understanding the ecosystem; some applications and project presentations.

The course deals with a brief introduction to Biochemistry and to understand the Principles of Biochemistry. The Course will describe the structures, properties, function, metabolism and regulation of carbohydrates, lipids and amino acids. In addition to this emphasis will be laid on protein structure and its functions, enzymes and coenzymes, and energy conversion pathways associated with biochemical reactions.

This course provides the scientific principles, concepts and skills to understand and perform some of the processes involved in Analytical Chemistry. The principles governing standard analytical techniques like chromatography, polarimetry, atomic (Flame photometry & AAS) and molecular spectroscopy (UV-Vis, IR) are discussed. The opportunity to obtain hands-on experience with some of these techniques is also provided with selected experiments. A statistical approach to quantitative analytical techniques regarding aspects like accuracy and reliability of results forms an important aspect of this course.

The course deals with conceptual research approaches and skills required for a successful conduction of the research through critical exploration of research tools and information sourcing, data and its analysis, technical-scientific writing and presentation skills, ethical principles and challenges. The course introduces the language of research by applying research methodology in projects/researches inconsonance with information sourcing, data and its analysis, technical-scientific writing, presentation skill, research ethics and trends. It includes discussions on the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, sampling techniques, research designs and techniques of analysis. Moreover, this course will require the students to prepare a small research proposal which contains an introduction, a review of related literatures existing in the library and on the websites, a study framework, one or more methodologies appropriate for the study; and a plan of action outlining how the investigation will take place.

This course introduces the students to the study of microorganisms and offers basic laboratory skills required to perform microbiological investigations. Basic staining techniques in microbiology as well as basic techniques of Food, Industrial, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Environmental, Soil and Agricultural, Water and Wastewater Microbiology are also covered.

This course is a pre-requisite for graduation project A. The course is taught in the first semester of advanced diploma level. It provides students with a clear understanding of the process of social science research. Students gain hands on experience in: identifying research gaps and problems; analyzing literature review critically and formulating research aim and objectives. The course explains the process of designing a thorough research methodology by teaching students: how to create a data collection instrument/method; which research type and design to adopt, what type of sampling technique to be used to identify the targeted research respondents/participants and how to analyze data by using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. The course also aims to familiarize students with the significance of research ethics and integrity. Moreover, it provides students with an understanding of how to link their research findings with the arguments from relevant empirical research studies; and how to show the contribution of their research study to the existing knowledge.

Intermediate Accounting II is an intermediate level course in financial accounting designed to provide students with the necessary understanding of the balance sheet as a means of measuring financial position, the income statements as a means of measuring the results of operating performance and the statement of cash flows as a means of measuring the effects of operating, investing and financing activities. This course focuses on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and practices for preparing the financial position statement, income statements, and cash flow statements. It also focuses on IFRS for particular topics such as financial assets, leases, long-term liabilities and stockholders’ equity.

Cost Accounting (II) is an intermediate level course designed to provide accounting students with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the different types of costing methods, the typical costing systems, and the basic mechanics of job order and process costing. This course will also focus on standard costing, variance analysis and accounting for joint and by-products

Corporate Accounting (II) is an intermediate level course in financial accounting designed to provide students with the necessary background to understand the basic characteristics of corporations. This course focuses on the equity reporting of corporations including the components of equity, accounting for equity transactions relating to contributed capital and retained earnings, earnings per share and reporting income information.

Audit and Assurance (I) is an intermediate level course designed to provide accounting students with fundamental knowledge of the concepts and principles of audit and assurance, corporate governance, ethics and professional conduct, and the functions of internal and external audits. This course focuses on the objectives, principles and practices used by external auditors (i.e. public accountants) and internal auditors in examining the entity’s financial statements and supporting data. This course also emphasizes the ethical and regulatory requirements that are relevant to auditors.

Financial Management (II) is an intermediate to an advanced level course designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the major decision-making areas of managerial finance such as cost of capital, capital structure and financing, business valuations, dividend policy, and forecasting and risk management.

Project Appraisal is an intermediate level course designed to provide accounting students with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the application of several investment appraisal techniques for analyzing and evaluating the financial impact or feasibility of projects involving large capital expenditures based on cash flow and the time value of money. This course will also demonstrate the use of sensitivity analysis and probability analysis to refine these decisions and measure risk and the evaluation of other specific investment decisions such as a lease or buy, asset replacement and capital rationing.

The main goal of this course is to introduce the new issues in accounting and make the students aware of theories and practices of the contemporary issues in accounting and their impact on the normal accounting practices and procedures.

The main goal of this course is to outline accounting practices in the banking and insurance business environment. This course will also present how banks and insurance companies prepare their financial accounts.

This course provides the statistics data analysis methods and statistical approach to quantitative analytical techniques regarding accuracy and reliability of results. The principles of chromatography such as partition coefficients (retention of analytes), plate theory-van Deemter curves (efficiency of separation) are discussed in this course. Gas chromatography, liquid chromatography (instrumental components and applications), and Electroseparations (Capillary Electrophoresis, Gel Electrophoresis, Electrochromatography) are detailed. Also it provides the principle of molecular luminescence spectroscopy methods (Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, and Chemiluminescence) as well as how to use these spectra for the identification of unknown chemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental molecules. This course describes the principle and application of thermal methods of analysis of TGA, DTA and DSC for the study of thermal changes of samples. It also provides the opportunities to carryout, in a team, practical investigations involving extended practical exercises or more open-ended project approach.

This course presents the physical concepts in quantum chemistry, spectroscopy, surface chemistry and their applications. This will enable the students gain an understanding and appreciation for how fundamental physical chemistry impacts on life, environmental and industrial processes.

The course presents an insight into the fundamentals of polymer science and nanotechnology, chemical and physical principles leading to the synthesis of polymer and nanostructured materials, their characterization and their varied applications

This course will enable the students to experience the opportunity of formulating a research project by undergoing the scientific process of literature review, planning, designing, sampling, data collection and analysis on the selected and approved topic. The course may add a new contribution or play a role in solving a problem that may be faced by an industry, scientific community and society. The students will be able to compile the research work in the form of a thesis progress report in the Applied Sciences Department. The students should be able to defend the project outcome effectively through oral and PowerPoint presentation.

يتناول المقرر اللغة العربية اتصالا وتواصلا ، التطبيقات في النحو والإملاء والترقيم، الجملة الإسمية والفعلية ونواسخهما، الإملاء و الترقيم. كما يتناول العربية الوظيفية من حيث مهارات الاتصال الشفوي، مهارات الاتصال الكتابي و مهارات الاتصال الرقمي

This course introduces the students to the importance of catalysis in industry and provides a detailed study on industrial catalytic processes with a pragmatic approach oriented towards industrial applications. The role of catalysts and their uses in energy and environmental applications are also discussed in this course.

This course deals with the contributions of Arabs in the development of chemistry and how chemistry evolves up to the modern age. This course also discusses the importance of chemistry in several applications such as medicinal, food, cosmetic, forensics and building material chemistry. This course encourages students to come up with new ideas in the field of chemistry as contributions towards sustainable development of the society.

This course introduces techniques for the measurement of electrical properties of the analyte. It introduces fundamentals of electrochemistry, potentiometry, modern techniques like cyclic voltammetry, polarography, coulometry, electrogravimetry techniques and electrochemical biosensors. This course also discusses electroanalytical techniques that can produce low detection limits, characterization, information describing electrochemically accessible systems and the growing field of electrochemical biosensors. These techniques can be used to investigate chemical reactions, concentration of electroactive species and the critical role of biosensors in biomedical industry, biotechnology and environment.

This course introduces the coordination chemistry, bonding models and the reactions of coordination compounds. It enables the students to study the applications of coordination compounds in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and in the biological systems.

This course is an extension of Project A. This course will enable the students to complete the research work carried out in Project A. The students would carry out the required experiments and should be able to interpret, evaluate, critically analyse and relate the results to the outcomes of the project and draw logical and valid conclusions and recommendations in the form of final dissertation or thesis. The students should be able to defend the research work effectively through oral and PowerPoint presentation. The basics of writing and publishing a research paper and the preparation of poster for various competitions will also be discussed in this course.

The students should select one only:
*ASAB4102 Food Security And Processing Or ASAB4104 Pollution And Toxicology,
ASES4208 Environmental Education And Advocacy ASES4110technology And The Environment