• To provide the student with the necessary knowledge to adequately prepare him for his chosen engineering discipline.
• To integrate English language, mathematics and engineering concepts in such a way as to enhance the students’ communication skills.
• To motivate students to inculcate clear understanding of engineering as a profession and conduct themselves ethically and in a professional manner at all times.
• To motivate students through a clear understanding of the rewards and opportunities that success in engineering study will bring to their lives.

• Upon successful completion of the PENG program, students will be able to:
• Communicate effectively in their engineering studies through oral and written presentations.
• Increase their English vocabulary of mathematical terms in order to be more effective in the study of mathematics.
• Understand engineering practice terminology, interactions between various engineering disciplines, and to function on multi-disciplinary teams.

Admission to PENG is as per UOB admission regulations and procedure.

The PENG period is one semester.

The PENG consists of the following three courses:

(I)PENG 011 Introduction to Engineering (3-2-0)
History of engineering. Introduction to engineering disciplines; Civil including Architecture and Interior Design, Chemical and Instrumentation, Electrical and Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. Engineering and society. Engineering profession and codes of practice. Examples of team based engineering projects. Introduction to computer tools and laboratory techniques.

(II)PENG 012 Mathematics (3-1-0)
Linear and quadratic equations. Matrices and determinants. Simultaneous linear equations. Trigonometry. Methods of differentiation, differentiation of implicit, logarithmic and inverse trigonometric functions. Application of differentiation: velocity and acceleration, maxima, and minima. Methods of integration: definite and indefinite integrals, substitutions, integration for areas, solids of revolutions, centroids, second moment of inertia.

(III) PENG 013 English Language Skills (3-12-0)

The English Language Skills course consists of five components namely:
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Core mechanics of language (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)

Course Description:

The course will focus on:
Imparting linguistic skills rather than basic knowledge of the language.
Concentrating on those aspects of language that will be most relevant for students in their freshman semester at the College of Engineering i.e. English for special purposes rather than General English. Most reading texts would deal with topics of relevance to engineering, like power generation, water desalination, pollution control, vehicles, construction projects, scientific principles, etc.



Vocabulary is to be heavily focused towards engineering and mathematical terminology.

Reading topics to be technical, the source of the material to be of a 'popular science' nature, i.e. texts written in a magazine genre rather than that of an academic textbook.

The Listening course will also deal with technical topics presented from audio, video and CDs sources.

The Writing part similarly will concentrate on the genres of technical writing- comparison and contrast, description of objects and processes, etc.

The Speaking part will be conducted in a computerized language laboratory. To run this course efficiently the size of a class is to be limited to 25 students.

The Grammar will not be taught separately. Instead it will be taught at the point of delivery.

Continuous assessments during the course will be conducted to identify the progress of individual students as well as weak and strong points of the course. Self-assessments by the student him/herself will be conducted regularly. The results of assessments will be analyzed and the necessary immediate actions will be taken to overcome the course deficiencies.

The course is (3-12-0) i.e. 15 contact hours/week.

Classes will be equipped with multi media projector, CD player, video and intelligent board. Language Computerized Laboratory should have: computers with headphones and speakers, network, work-station, multi media equipment, CD player, video, digital camera, etc.

One/ 25 students Qualification: Instructor should hold MA degree in English with a minimum of three years of experience in teaching English as a foreign language in a recognized university. He/She should be capable of teaching through computer based English laboratory techniques.

The completion of PENG is mandatory and a pre-requisite for joining the BSc. Programs in the College of Engineering.
The grade weight distribution is 60% for course work and 40% for the final examination.
For the completion of the PENG, students will have to score a minimum of 70% in the combined course work and the package final examination for the three courses in a single examination paper. The weight of the three courses will be as follows:

English: 65%
Mathematics: 15%
Introduction to Engineering: 20%

A student who fails to score 70% of the total mark, he/she has to repeat the program.