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Sultan Qaboos University
College Of Arts & Social Sciences
2013 / 2014
Annual Report
College Of Arts & Social Sciences - Annual Report 2013/2014
Prepared by Annual Report Committee
Dr. Talal Yousuf Al Awadhi
(Chair of Committee, Asst. Dean for
Undergraduate Studies)
Prof Dr. Abdel Rahman Sofy Osman
(Committee Reporter, Department of
Sociology & Social Work)
Dr.. Said Al Jahdhami
( Department of English Language &
Literature)
Dr. Mohammed Nour Eddin Al Munjed (Department of Arabic Language and
Literature)
Dr. Khalid Khalfan Al Wihaibi
(Department of History)
Dr. Eyad Fada
(Department of Geography)
Mr. Abdullah Humood Zaher Al Sarmi (Department of Library & Information
Studies)
Mr. Yakoub Al-Rahbi
(Department of Archeology)
Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Satour
(Department of Mass Communication)
Dr. Yagoub Albusaadi
(Department of Tourism)
Dr. Mohammed Al-Habsi
(Department of Theatrical Arts)
Ms Ms. Maria Sulykos
(Department of Music & Musicology)
Mr. Saud Alhanaai
(College Administration)
Mr. Musa AlBloushi
(Student Affairs)
Upon direction by:
Dr. Abdullah Khamis Al Kindi, Dean, College of Arts & Social Sciences
Designed by:
Athra Hamed Al-Aamri, Graphics Department, Centre for Education Technology
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Contents
The Dean’s Message ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Asst. Dean for Undergraduate Studies Message ........................................................................ 7
College Of Arts & Social Sciences ................................................................................................................ 9
Department of Arabic ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Department of English ........................................................................................................................................... 51
Department of History ........................................................................................................................................... 71
Department of Geography ................................................................................................................................ 87
Department of Sociology & Social Work ............................................................................................. 103
Department of Information Studies ........................................................................................................ 129
Department of Archeology ............................................................................................................................... 153
Department of Mass Communication ................................................................................................... 165
Department of Theater Arts ............................................................................................................................ 189
Department of Tourism ........................................................................................................................................ 195
Department of Music & Musicology ....................................................................................................... 211
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College Of Arts & Social Sciences Annual Report 2013/2014
The Dean’s Message
It is my pleasure to present to you the annual performance report of the
College of Arts & Social Sciences for the academic year 2013-2014.
Through programs of international quality, the College of Arts and Social
Sciences strives to achieve the goals of both university academia and the
community. Hence, it takes into account the values and traditions of Omani society and the needs of a generation of its graduates who will show
a concern for the affairs and issues of their community. These concerns
and aims are reflected in all the college’s research, testing and activities.
Because of its close attachment to the community, the College of Arts &
Social Sciences is continually seeking change and improvement through
the pursuit of developments in scholarly and technological fields, and this
is reflected in its ready adoption of the rapid advances we are all witnessing in the information revolution.
Since its inception in 1986, the college has made significant progress towards achieving its academic goals at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, taking as its core responsibility the delivery of excellent
service in the areas of teaching, research, training, and community service.
Faculty members are making sustained and rigorous efforts to produce
variety and relevance in their strategic research projects and papers.
Building on this, the college plans to develop interdisciplinary research
projects so as to disseminate knowledge more widely and thus promoting a culture of research.
The college, I must emphasis, is well aware of the significance of community service for the development of Omani society and, in this regard, faculty members have made remarkable contributions in the form
of delivered seminars, training courses and consultancies.
The college’s growth has produced diverse and well-established programs in different disciplines. With a view to local community and market
needs, it has introduced three Ph.D. programs in History, Arabic Language
& Literature, and Information Studies. Similar programs are being prepared in other fields too. MA programs are now offered in almost all
college departments.
Finally, the college firmly committed to the educational mission of the
university, will strive to achieve excellence in research and teaching during the years to come.
Dr. Abdullah Al Kindi
Dean of the College of Arts & Social Sciences
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Introduction
Importantly, the College of Arts and Social Sciences’ annual report reflects the myriad activities undertaken in the areas of teaching & learning, research and community service over a full year.
The college has continued to stand as a center of strong scholarship at
Sultan Qaboos University since its inception in 1987. Hence, the academic year 2012-2013 has witnessed many important achievements resulting from ongoing work and diligence of its professors and students.
On this occasion, we would like to place on record our appreciation of
the work of Committee members and the heads of technical and administrative sections who have spared no effort in the preparation of
this report.
In particular, I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to the
following: Prof.Dr. Abdul Rahman Sofy osman (Committee Reporter, Department of Sociology & Social Work), Dr.Said Al Jahdhami (Department
of English Language & Literature), Dr. Mohammed Nour Eddin Al Munjed (Department of Arabic Language and Literature) and Dr. Mohammed Satour (Mass Communication Department), Ms Athra Hamed AlAamri From Center for Educational Technology – Graphics Department.
Their efforts in preparing, translating and editing the present report are
deeply appreciated.
Dr. Talal Yousuf Al-Awadhi
Chair of the Annual Report Committee
Asst. Dean for Undergraduate Studies
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College Of Arts
and Social Sciences
1. About the College
Historically across the world, colleges of arts have always maintained a lofty care for
thought, literature and culture. It is for these reasons that such colleges and the studies they have undertaken stand for a corner stone within university education. Yet
they have never neglected the principle of continued modernization and development
in all their fields of scholarly endeavor.
The College of Arts and Social Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, pursuing its mission within the same context, has given a double urgency in view of Omani society’s
acute need for specialists in areas of the human sciences. Recognizing the college’s
importance, Sultan Qaboos University has provided all necessary forms of support
since its foundation in 1987.
The college was officially inaugurated in 1987, one year after the opening of the University. In its first year, it offered only introductory courses. By the beginning of the
following year, however, the first cohort of students was assigned to its different departments: Arabic Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, History,
Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Communication and Journalism, and Information
and Library Science. New departments were subsequently established: Theatrical Arts
in 1991, Archeology in 1993, Tourism in 2001, and Music and Musicology in 2008. In
addition, a program in Translation has began in the Department of English and another in Social Work in the Department of Sociology.
In October 1993, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said inaugurated the present building
that houses the college.
The college’s different departments enjoy modern facilities that are supplied with all
the equipment needed in such educational and research fields such as computers,
electronic publications, children’s literature, photography, language teaching and phonetics. There are also radio and television studios. The college also has a library which
provides students and faculty with resources related to their own academic fields.
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2. Programs in the College
The College of Arts and Social Sciences offers three types of programs as indicated in
Figure (1). These are undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs.
Table (1): The Programs
Program
BSc
Higher Diploma
MSc
PhD
Arabic Literature
1
-
1
1
English Literature
1
-
-
-
Translation
1
1
1
-
History
1
-
1
1
Geography
1
-
1
-
Sociology
1
-
1
-
Social Work
1
-
1
-
Information Studies
1
1
1
1
Archeology
-
-
1
-
Theater
-
-
-
-
Tourism
1
-
-
-
Mass Comm.
1
-
1
-
Music and Musicology
1
-
-
-
TOTAL
11
2
9
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– Undergraduate Studies
There are eleven undergraduate degree programs in the following majors:
1.Arabic Language and literature
2.English Language and literature
3.Translation
4.History
5.Geography: four specializations:
a. Geographical Information Systems
b. Urban and Regional Planning
c. Environmental Studies
d. Population Studies
6.Mass Communication: three specializations:
a. Radio & TV
b. Journalism and Electronic Publishing
c. Public Relations
7.Sociology
8.Social Work
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9.Information Studies three specializations:
a. Management of Learning Resource Centers
b. Management of Archives
10.Tourism
a. Tourism Management
b. Hospitality Management
c. Tourism Guiding
11. Music & Musicology
– Postgraduates Studies
First: Masters program:
The college offers ten masters programs as follows:
2.Translation
3.History
4.Geography
5.Mass Communication
6.Social Sciences
7.Social Work
8.Information Studies
9.Archeology
10.Strategic Studies for Security and National Defense
Second: Three Ph.D Programs in the Following Fields:
4.History
5.Information Studies
3. Distribution of faculty Members, Technicians and Administrative
Employees in the College
There were 179 full-time academic staff at the college during the academic year 2013 2014 in all departments. The percentage of Omanis was 43.5%, while the total number
of administrative and technician staff was 47 with Omanis making 94%. The tables (2)
and (3) illustrate the distribution of the academic, technician and administrative staff
of all departments. The Department of Arabic Language and Literature and the Department of English Language and Literature are the largest in the college with 45 academic
staff, i.e. about 27% of the College’s faculty.
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Table (2): The College Staff profile (2013 – 2014)
Departments
Prof.
Aso. Prof.
Asst. Prof.
Lecturer
Mus Tra
Admi
Total
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
Arabic
-
1
1
2
3
5
9
7
16
2
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
2
15
11
26
English
-
1
1
2
4
6
10
14
24
7
-
7
-
-
-
-
-
-
19
19
38
History
-
1
1
1
1
2
5
1
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
7
3
10
Geography
-
-
-
1
2
3
3
8
11
2
-
2
-
-
-
1
-
1
7
10
17
S. & S W
-
2
2
-
1
1
9
10
19
2
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
2
13
13
26
LIS
-
2
2
1
-
1
6
4
10
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
6
15
Mass Comm.
-
1
1
2
-
2
3
6
9
3
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
7
15
Tourism
-
-
-
-
1
1
3
3
6
3
3
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
7
13
Archeology
-
-
-
1
1
2
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
Theater
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
14
14
-
-
-
1
15
16
-
8
8
10
13
23
53
54 107 21
3
24
-
14
14
6
-
6
90
92 182
Music and
M.Sci.
Total
O: Omani - E: Not Omani - Tot: Total
Table (3): The distribution of technicians, assistant researchers and administrative employees at the College (2013 – 2014)
Departments
Technicians & Assistant
Researchers
Total
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
Deanship & Adminstration Offices
4
-
4
20
1
21
24
1
25
Arabic
-
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
1
English
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
History
1
-
1
2
-
2
3
-
3
Geography
2
-
2
2
-
2
4
-
4
S. & S W
-
-
-
2
-
2
2
-
2
LIS
-
-
-
5
-
5
5
-
5
Mass Comm.
3
-
3
-
-
-
3
-
3
Tourism
2
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
2
Archeology
1
1
2
1
-
1
2
1
3
Theater
4
-
4
3
-
3
7
-
7
Music and M.Sci.
-
-
-
1
1
2
1
1
2
Total
17
1
18
37
3
40
54
4
58
O: Omani - E: Not Omani - Tot: Total
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Administration
Summary
Academic Staff, Grade C or above
Academic Staff below Grade C
Temporary/visiting academic staff
Music Instructors
Full-Time Academic Staff
Non-Academic Staff
Total Number of Staff in the College
128
30
70(12+58)
14
158
58
216
Number of visiting and part-time lecturers during the academic year 2013 – 2014.
Semester
Visitors
Part-timers
Total
Fall 2013
9
30
39
Spring 2014
3
28
31
Total
12
58
70
4. College’s Students Distribution Among Departments
Tables (4) and (5) present the number of male and female students enrolled in all programs offered by all departments in the College in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014.
Table (4): Students Enrolled in Fall 2013
Department
Students
Enrolled
Courses
Sections
Average number of
Students/ Course
Average number of
Students/ Section
Arabic Language & Literature
2684
35
110
77
24
English Department
1746
53
104
33
17
History
1651
27
54
61
31
Geography
1162
40
53
29
22
Sociology & Social Work
3157
36
110
88
29
Library & Information Studies
820
33
46
25
18
Archeology
84
12
12
7
7
Theatre
454
5
11
91
41
Tourism
839
34
45
25
19
Mass Communication
584
32
38
18
15
Music & Musicology
327
32
34
10
10
Total
13508
339
617
40
22
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Figure (1): The Distribution of Students by Degree and Department in Fall 2013
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3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
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Table (5): Students Enrolled in Spring 2014
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Department
Students
Enrolled
Courses
Sections
Average number of
Students/ Course
Average number of
Students/ Section
2580
43
108
60
24
English Department
1793
55
106
33
17
History
1456
27
55
54
26
Geography
1188
36
60
33
20
3644
43
113
85
32
818
32
56
26
15
Archeology
126
10
10
13
13
Theatre
563
7
15
80
38
Tourism
619
43
47
14
13
Mass Communication
724
33
43
22
17
Music & Musicology
480
36
37
13
13
Total
13991
365
650
38
22
Figure (2): The Distribution of Students by Degree and Department in Spring 2014
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
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Ar
ab
En
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sto
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&
M
us
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gy
0
Table (6): Students from Different Colleges Enrolled in Summer 2014
Department
Students
Enrolled
Courses
Sections
Average number of
Students/ Course
Average number of
Students/ Section
Arabic
164
5
9
33
18
English
84
5
5
17
17
History
462
4
8
116
58
Geography
107
4
4
27
27
323
5
8
65
40
Information Studies
34
3
3
11
11
Archeology
0
0
0
-
-
Theatrical Arts
0
0
0
-
-
Tourism
80
3
3
27
27
Mass Communication
61
3
6
20
10
Music & Musicology
0
0
0
-
-
Total
1315
32
46
41
29
17
5. Distribution of Faculty among the Different university colleges
Tables (7) and (8) show distribution of faculty among different colleges of the university
Table (7) Distribution of faculty among the different university colleges during Fall 2013
Department
Number of
students
Students
Enrolled
Faculty
College students College students
/ Faculty
/ Faculty
Arabic
19
2684
21
0.90
127.8
English
508
1746
38
13.37
45.9
History
67
1651
13
5.15
127
Geography
340
1162
14
24.29
83
428
3157
20
21.4
157.8
Information Studies
249
820
14
17.79
58.5
Archeology
0
84
3
-
28
Theatrical Arts
0
454
4
-
113.5
Tourism
164
839
16
10.25
52.4
Mass Communication
241
584
13
18.54
44.9
Music & Musicology
136
327
20
6.8
16.3
No specialty
332
317
0
0
-
Total
2484
13508
176
14.11
76.7
Table (8): ) Distribution of faculty among the different university colleges during Spring
2014
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Department
College students
Students enrolled
Faculty
College
Students
students/Faculty enrolled/Faculty
Arabic
25
2580
21
1.19
122.8
English
486
1793
38
12.79
47.18
History
84
1456
13
6.46
112
Geography
341
1188
14
24.36
84.8
Sociology and
Social Work
448
3644
20
22.40
182.2
Information
studies
237
818
14
16.93
58.4
Archeology
-
126
3
-
42
Theatrical Arts
-
563
4
-
140.7
Tourism
158
619
16
9.90
38.6
Mass
Communication
222
724
13
17.10
55.6
Music &
Musicology
124
480
20
6.20
24
No specialty
292
242
0
0
-
Total
2417
13991
176
13.73
79.4
6. Full-Time Equivalents (FTE)
The following table shows faculty FTE among different departments during Fall 2013
and Spring 2014 semesters:
Table (9): Different Departments faculty
FTEs (Fall 2013)
Department
(FTE) StudentStaff Ratio
Table(10): Different Departments faculty
FTEs (Spring 2014)
Department
(FTE) StudentStaff Ratio
22.8
21.5
English Language & Literature
10.3
English Language & Literature
10.5
History
22.0
History
19.7
Geography
17.1
Geography
16.1
10.7
12.1
20.8
26.6
Mass Communication
8.1
Mass Communication
10.0
Tourism
11.6
Tourism
9.2
Music & Musicology
2.2
Music & Musicology
3.3
Archeology
5.6
Archeology
7.5
Theatre
23.2
Theatre
26.4
College Average
14.0
College Average
14.0
4. Research Output
The following table summarizes the research output of the college during the academic
year 2013 – 2014. During this period, the total number of publications in refereed journals, books, book chapters, conference papers and technical reports has reached 394.
Table (11): Publications (2013-2014)
Department
Papers acPapers accepted for
cepted for
Technical
Refereed
Book
Conference
Technical
publication Books
publication
Produc- MSC. Total
Journals
Chapters
Papers
Reports
in referred
in referred
tion
journals
journals
Arabic
15
13
10
18
16
8
13
2
3
98
English
27
-
-
7
13
-
-
-
4
51
History
3
5
1
-
2
9
-
-
-
20
Geography
16
3
2
-
5
-
-
-
1
27
6
9
1
1
8
2
13
-
1
41
Information Studies
30
8
2
3
21
-
1
4
-
69
Archeology
12
1
1
0
3
2
3
0
0
22
Theatre
-
-
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
4
Tourism
3
-
-
-
4
1
4
-
11
23
Mass Commun.
2
7
3
3
6
-
1
-
12
34
Music & Musicology
2
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-
5
Total
116
46
21
33
82
23
35
6
32
394
19
Table (12): College Faculty Research Projects Distributed according to Departments
(September 2013 – August 2014) (Value in Omani Rials):
Departments
Internal Projects
(IG)
Strategic Projects (HMTF)
ResearchCouncil
(TRC)
Other Projects
Total
Number
Value
Number
Value
Number
Value
Number
Value
Number
Value
Arabic
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
English
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
History
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Geography
1
6000
2
1476000
2
207000
5
1689000
Sociology &
Social Work
3
95.78
3
189.000
2
72.4
3
255
11
612.18
Information
Studies
0
0
0
0
1
82.3
0
0
1
82.3
Archeology
1
18.18
0
0
0
0
4
92365.23
5
92383.41
Theatre
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tourism
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mass Commun.
1
160000
0
0
1
59.8
1
60000
3
220059.8
Music &
Musicology
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
6
166113.96
3
189.000
6
1476214.5
10
359620.23
25
2002137.6
Community Service
The following table summarizes the community services delivered by the College (764
community services during the academic year 2013 – 2014):
20
Media
Interviews
Refereed
Contests
Consultancies
Committees
Other
Total
10
Journal
Articles
30
Lectures &
Seminars
Memb. Edt.
Board
Arabic
Conference
Departments
Workshops
Table (13): Community Service (2013-2014)
14
28
10
33
0
5
0
4
134
English
9
21
11
9
0
5
2
1
0
20
78
History
8
5
1
24
2
2
0
3
0
3
48
Geography
31
3
3
10
0
1
0
4
10
1
63
Sociology & Social
Work
58
6
7
14
12
14
6
6
7
1
131
Information Studies
31
6
3
4
0
2
0
1
0
0
47
Archeology
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Mass Commun.
25
2
2
41
52
3
15
28
1
0
169
Theatre
3
0
2
0
4
6
10
1
0
0
26
Tourism
8
0
5
5
1
0
0
3
9
14
45
Music
2
0
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
9
20
Total
205
54
52
139
84
66
33
52
27
52
764
Department of Arabic
Department of Arabic - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
Since its establishment, the Department of Arabic Language and Literature has been
committed to offering the best quality of teaching to its students reflected in its diverse subject matter that gives the Arabic language its vital role and importance in the
preparation of students to be part of the future workforce. Nowadays the department
is keen to raise its students’ awareness of their link to their language and culture. Yet,
it urges them to be open to other languages and cultures and to have an unceasing
love for gaining knowledge and self-growth. Such commitment reflects the aim adopted by SQU to be a renowned establishment both regionally and internationally. The
department of Arabic is aware of its crucial role in achieving such aim and thus it acts
accordingly. It offers its students the chance to be acquainted with the different types
of modern sciences, and it teaches them different skills such as critical thinking and
problem solving so that they are better able to make noticeable contributions when
they carry out their future missions upon their involvement in the job market.
The department has witnessed an increase in the number of its students in the MA
and PHD levels. It does it best, however, to increase the number of its intakes in the BA
level by giving more concern to propagating the Arabic Language and its literary and
scientific heritage. Such concern is exemplified in the following:
- openness to the outside world both nationally and internationally.
- increasing the number of exchange students admitted to the department from
different universities such as Beijing, Turkey, Moscow, Libzish (Germany), Seoul,
and Tokyo.
- offering a program for speakers of Arabic as a second language.
- sending Omani MA and PHD students and researchers to western universities in
countries like Germany, Spain and France.
- preparation to hold an international conference scheduled Mrach,2015 on literature and literary criticism of Arabic studies.
- focus on publications. The number of publications has noticeably increased this
year compared to 2012 and 2013.
- organizing cultural activities in and outside SQU such as participation in arbitration and contests both nationally and internationally, giving more seminars, and
having media interviews.
The department is collectively keen to solidify and implement such approach so that
it achieves more success.
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1. General Statistics of staff, MA/PhD Arbitration
The following tables show the distribution of faculty members in Fall 2013, Spring
2014 and Summer 2014
Type of Faculty member
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Associate/Assistant Professor
21
21
Lecturer
2
2
Demonstrator
2
2
Cooperative Professor
16
14
Visiting Professor
1
1
On contract
0
0
On study leave
1
1
Total
43
41
Summer 2014
Students
367
Instructors
12
Cooperative professor
1
Number of sections
17
Number of courses offered
4
MA/PhD Arbitration
Chair
26
Co-chair
12
Committee member
6
2. Departmental Profile (Faculty, Technical, Administrative)
Staff
Rank
Specialty
Research Interest
Hila Salim Al-Hajri
Assistant Professor (HOD)
Comparative Literature
Trip literature,
Orientalism, Comparative
Literature
Ihsan Sadiq Al-Lawati
Associate Professor
Literature and Criticism/
Comparative Rhetorics
Omani Ancient and
Modern Literature
Ahmed Yousif
Associate Professor
Literature and Criticism
Semiotics and Discourse
Analysis
Rabih Abu Miaza
Associate Professor
Linguistics (Syntax)
Arabic Language
Associate Professor
Literature and Criticism/
Stylistics
Modern Approaches of
Criticism
Mohammed Alhadi
Atarabilsi
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Mohammed Almashini
Associate Professor
Language Studies
Sociolinguistics, Applied
Linguistics
Mohammed Saqar
Associate Professor
Syntax, Morphology &
Phonetics
Theory of Rhythmic
Context and its
Applications
Ahmed Alhanshi
Assistant professor
Literary Criticism
Semiotic Discourse
Analysis
Amjad Talafhah
Assistant professor
Linguistics
Lexicography
Jokha Al-Harthi
Assistant professor
Literature
Literature
Khalid Al-Kindi
Assistant professor
Syntax & Morphology
Syntax & Novels
Zahir A'dau'adi
Assistant professor
Linguistics
Arabic Language
Said Bu Khadir
Assistant professor
Applied Linguistics,
Comparative Semantics
Comparative Linguistics,
Semantic Errors in
Translation, Syntactic and
Semantic Relations
Sana Al-Jamali
Assistant professor
Literature
Modern Novel
Ali Al-Kalbani
Assistant professor
Modern Literary Criticism
Modern Literary Criticism
Muhsin Al-Kindi
Assistant professor
Literature
Modern Literature
Assistant professor
Rhythmic Phonetics
Arabic Linguistics
Mohammed AlKhatib
Assistant professor
Fundamentals of
Syntactic Theory &
Discourse Analysis
Fundamentals of
Syntactic Theory of
Arabic, Modern Schools
of Linguistics & Discourse
Analysis
Mohammed Zaroq
Assistant professor
Literature and Criticism
Prose Criticism
Mohmmed Al-Amrawi
Mohammed Al-mingid
Assistant professor
Language
Linguistic and Quranic
Studies
Mahmood A'Riyami
Assistant professor
Linguistics
Linguistics
Hamood A'Rumhi
Lecturer
Language
Language
Zahir A'Ghusaini
Lecturer
Literature
Andalusia Literature
Zahir Al-Hina'ai
Demonstrator
Language
Linguistic Theories
Omar Al-kindi
Demonstrator
Language
Islamic Ideology
Youif Al-Badi
Coordinator
3. Statistics of Staff, Students, Courses and Sections.
A. Faculty Members
N
1
Professor
Assistant
Professor
Music
Instructor
Lecturer
Demonstrator
Total
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
0
0
0
2
4
6
8
7
15
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
14 11 25
O: Omani
24
Associate
Professor
N: Non-Omani
T: Total
N
T
B. Technicians and Administrative Staff.
Technician/ Research Assistant
Administrative Staff
Total
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
O: Omani
N: Non-Omani
T: Total
4. Statistics of Students Enrolled, Courses Offered and Sections.
Statistics of Students, Courses Offered and Course Sections.
C.1 Undergraduate Students
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Student enrollment
2734
2580
Courses offered
35
43
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Student enrollment
36 (MA)
36 (MA)
16 (PhD)
36 (MA)
36 (MA)
16 (PhD)
-
-
Courses offered
4(MA)
4(MA)
5 (PhD)
4(MA)
4(MA)
5 (PhD)
-
-
Students enrolled
Courses offered
Sections
2734
35
112
C.2 Graduate Students
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Students enrolled
Courses offered
2580
43
Sections
108
Summer 2014
Students enrolled
Courses offered
244
5
Sections
9
25
5- Committees
A. Department Level
Committee
Brief summary of its duties
Members
Postgraduate Studies and
Research
-
Mahmood
A'Riyami
Mohammed Atarabilsi
, Mohammed Saqar,
Mohamed Al-Ma'sshini,
Rabih Abu Mia'za, Ahmed
Yousif
Promotion
-
Mohamed AlMa'ashni
Mohammed Atarabilsi ,
Mohammed Saqar, Ahmed
Yousif
Quality Audit
-
Ali Al-Khalbani
Ahmed Yousif, Mohamed
Almingid, Jokha Al-Harthi,
Ihsan Sadiq, Mohamed
Al-Amrawi
Timetabling
Making faculty members'
timetables and students'
study plans
Sana Al-Jamali
Mohamed Almingid, Zahir
A'da'audi, Omar Al-Kindi,
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Mohamed AlKhatib
Mohamed Almingid, Amjad
Talafhah
Exams
26
Head
Equivalency & Transfer
Responsible for course
equivalency & transfer
students
Amjad Talafhah
Ihsan Sadiq, Ahmed AlHanshi
Cultural & Public Relations
-
Mohamed Zrooq
Mohammed Saqar, Ihsan
Sadiq, Jokha Al-Harthi
Instructional Aids
Providing instructional aids
to faculty members
Mohamed AlAmrawi
Mohamed Almingid,
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Sport & Social Committee
-
Omar Al-Kindi
Academic Advising &
Probation
-
Zahir A'da'audi
Mohamed Almingid,
Mohammed zarooq
Liaison & External
Relationships
Contacting foreign academic
associations, academic
advising for exchange
students
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Sana Al-Jamali, Jokha AlHarthi
Website
-
Said Jabar
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Summer and Intensive
courses
-
Zahir A'da'audi
-
Department Courses
-
Mohamed Zarooq
-
Student Contact
-
Khalid Al-Kindi
-
College Requirement
Courses (skills)
-
Ihsan Sadi
All faculty members
teaching skills courses
Training & Community
Service
-
Mohamed AlAmrawi
Mohamed Zarooq, Amjad
Talafhah, Zahir A'da'audi,
Khalid Al-Kindi
Department Library
Selection of textbooks
for courses offered in the
department
Khalid Al-Kindi
Amjad Talafhah,
Mohammed Al-Amrawi,
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Department Conference
Preparation for upcoming
conference, March 2015
Ahmed Yousif
Mohammed saqar,
Mohammed Atarabilsi,
Ahmed Al-Hanshi, Ali AlKalbani
University Requirement
Course (Arabic Language
Course)
Making final exams,
curriculum development
Mohamed
Almingid
Said jabar, Mohammed
Alkhatib, Ahmed Al-Hanshi,
Amjad Talafha.
Arabic Language
-
Jokha Al-Harthi
Recruitment
-
Mohamed Saqar
College Board
-
Mohamed
Almingid
Department Advisory
Council
Annual Report
Rabih Abu Mia'azah, Zahir
A'da'audi, Mohammed
Atarabilsi
-
Khalid Al-Kindi
Mohammed Atarabilsi,
Mohammed saqar, Ihsan
Sadiq, Ahmed Yousif, other
non-SQU members
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Preparing an
annual report
concerning the
department
academic, social
and cultural
activities
Mohammed zarooq,
Mohamed Almingid, Khalid
Al-Kinid, Said Jabar
B. College Level
Committee
Head
Curriculum & Study Plans
-
Sana Al-Jamali
Timetabling
-
Sana Al-Jamali
Courses Equivalency
-
Amjad Talafhah
Training & Community Service
-
Mohammed Al-Alamrawi
Website
-
Said Abu Khadur
Academic Advising & Probation
-
zahir A'da'audi
Instructional Aids
-
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
Testing
-
Mohammed Al-Khatib
Library
-
Khalid Al-Knidi
Social
Organizing social events, fund raising
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
Cultural & Public Relations
-
Mohamed Zarooq
Safety & Security
-
Hammod A'rumhi
Students Societies
-
Jokha Al-Harthi
Post-graduate Studies
-
Mahmood A'Riyami
College Board
-
Mohamed Almingid
Majors Exhibition Day
Preparation for the annual majors exhibition day
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
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C. University Level
Committee
Head
Arbitration of Identity Debate and Openness
-
Mohamed Saqar
Colleges of Arts and Education Academic
Accreditation
-
Mohammed Almingid
Said Abud Khadar
-
-
Sana Al-jamali
-
-
Arabic Language Book for Law
-
Mohamed Saqar, Mohamed
Alkhatib
D. National and International Level
Committee
Members
Ministry of Higher Education
Promotion Committee
Inspecting promotion requests
submitted by faculty members of
Ministry of Higher Education
Mohammed Atarabilsi
Mohammed Al-Ma›ashni
6- Supervision/ Arbitration of Graduation Projects/Thesis/Dissertations
A. Graduation Projects
Faculty Member
Name of Student
Mohammed Saqar
227 projects of all courses and involving all
graduating students during the academic year.
B. Thesis & Dissertation Supervision
No.
Title
Student's name
Type of
supervision
MA/
PhD
Ihsan Sadiq
1
Literary Quotation in the Novels of Ahlam
Mosteghanemi
Iman Salim Al-Mazidi
Chair
MA
2
Authorship in Kings' Pieces of Advices
Khadija Nasir Al-Ma'awali
Chair
MA
Ahmed Yousif
28
1
Generality and Specification in the Fundamentals of
Jurisprudence: A Semiotic & Pragmatic Approach
Suad Abdullah Al-Zadjali
Chair
PhD
2
Isra & Ascension: a Semiotic Approach
Abas Fadhil Abas
Chair
PhD
3
Pragmatics of Narrative Discourse: a Study on the
Work of Ali Al-Ma'amar
Ali Shafi A'Sharji
Chair
PhD
4
Whims of Women in the Omani Novel
Badria Khalfan Al-Yahya'ai
Chair
PhD
5
Symbols and their Pragmatic and Semantic
Implications in the Imam Maliks' Muwata: A Semiotic
Approach
Khasab Al-Saqar
Chair
PhD
6
Prose Poetry in the Gulf: Structural and Content Study
Mubarak Al-Jabri
Cahir
PhD
7
Authority and Knowledge in Tuhfat AlAyan
Hadidh Ambusaidii
Chair
PhD
Rabih Abu Mia›aza
1
Symbols and their Pragmatic and Semantic
Implications in the Imam Maliks' Muwata: a Semiotics
Approach
Khasab Al-Saqar
Co-chair
PhD
2
Humor in Jama'a Aljawahir Fi Almalh Wa Nawadir: a
Pragmatic Approach
Khalfan Salim A'salti
Chair
MA
1
The Uninvestigated in Speech
Mahmod Al-Kindi
Chair
PhD
2
Ibn Rashiq's Work: Research in Trail
Fawzia Al-Fahdi
Chair
PhD
3
Sarcasm in Ahmed Matar's Work
Maryam al-Ghafri
Chair
PhD
Chair
MA
Mohamed Atarabilsi
Mohammed Al-Mashani
1
Sounds of Shihri
Amar Azad Al-kathiri
Mohammed Saqar
1
The Characteristics of Conjunctional Structures that
Imply Continuation in Quran
Maryam A'sa'adi
Chair
MA
2
Analyzation in the Stylistics of Modern Arabic in the
Omani Press
Ali Al-Farsi
Chair
PhD
Ahmed Al-Hanshi
1
Mechanisms of Argumentation in the Diwan of Imam
Alhadhrami
Mohamed Mubarak
A'Tobi
Chair
MA
2
The Actancial Model in Bizarre Omani Anecdotes
Khulood Suad Al-Busaidi
Chair
MA
3
Begging in the Omani Genre.
Faiz A'Subhi
Co-Chair
MA
4
Ibn Rashiq's Work: Research in Trail
Fawzia Al-Fahdi
Co-Chair
PhD
5
Characteristics of Prose in the Work of Abu Muslim
Al-Bahlani
Issa Mohamed A'Rawahi
Co-Chair
MA
6
Mechanisms of Convincing in the Verbal Messages of
Ibin Algahidh: An Argumentative Approach
Khalfan Arahbi
Co-Chair
MA
7
Linking in Abu Muslim AlBahlani's Work: A Semiotic
Approach
Khalfan A'Na'abi
Co-chair
MA
Amjad Talafhah
1
The characteristics of Structural Conjunctions that
Imply Continuation in Quran
Maryam A'sa'adi
Co-chair
MA
2
Analyzation in the Stylistics of Modern Arabic in the
Omani Press
Ali Al-Farsi
Co-chair
PhD
Khalid Al-Knidi
1
The Influence of Context in the Syntactic Approach in
Semanticity in Light of Contextualization Theory
Abdulla Mohammed
A'Siyabi
Chair
MA
2
Evidence for Syntactic Analysis in Sharh Aljamia
Asahih of Shiekh Asalmi
Khalid Hilal Al-Abri
Chair
MA
3
Syntactic Research in Taysir Ataysir of Shikh Mohamed
Yousif Tfayish: An Analytical and Descriptive Approach
Younis Khalaf Al-Migazi
Chair
MA
Chair
MA
Zahir A’Da’audi
1
The Structure of Uniformity and Contrast in Poetic
Speech of Alwah Al-Kharusi
Jamila Obaid Al-Harthi
29
Said Abu Khadar
1
Characteristics of Alhoqain Phonological and
Morphological Dialect in Light of Standard Arabic
Muna A'Salhi
Chair
MA
2
Pragmatics of Pragmatic Discourse: a Study on the
Work of Ali Al-Ma'amari's
Ali Shafi A'Sharji
Co-Chair
PhD
3
Broken Plurality in Alma'amari's Work: A Pragmatic
Morphological Approach
Ali Al-Harrasi
Co-Cahir
MA
Sana Al-Jamali
1
Persona in Ghalia Aal Said's Novel: Scattered Years
and Craziness of Despair: an Analytical Approach
Wafa Badar A'shaqsi
Co-Chair
MA
(Nizwa)
2
Rhythm as Genre
Badar Musabih Al-Jabri
Co-Chair
MA
Chair
MA
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
1
Amurjania Poem: an Investigational Approach
Mohmod Ali A'Nidabi
1
Begging in Omani Genre.
Faiz A'Subhi
Chair
MA
2
Mechanisms of Convincing in the Verbal Messages of
Ibin Algahidh: An Argumentative Approach
Khalfan Arahbi
Chair
MA
3
Whims of Women in the Omani Novel
Badria Khalfan Al-Yahya'ai
Co-Chair
PhD
Mohammed Zarooq
C. Thesis/ Dissertation Arbitration
30
NO.
Supervisor
Title
MA/PhD
1
Mohammed Atarabilis
Statistical Stylistics
MA
2
Ahmed Alhanshi
Al Alyahmad in Oman and their Political, Intellectual and
Cultural Role since the Advent of Islam till the Thirteenth
Century AH. (Department of History: Chair of defense
session, 2014/2/27)
MA
3
Ahmed Alhanshi
Mechanisms of Argumentation in the Diwan of Imam
Alhadhrami . (Chair: 2014/9/18).
MA
4
Khalid Al-Kindi
Informative Content in Ten O'clock News on Oman TV: A
Descriptive Analytical Approach
MA
5
Zahir A’Da’audi
Strategy of Argumentation in Press Articles: Oman
Newspaper and Alfaylaq E-Magazine as Case Studies.
MA
6
Zahir A’Da’audi
Syntactic Efforts in 'the Eight Styles of Quran Recitation" of
Imam Abu Mohamed Alhasan Bin Ali Bin Said
MA
7
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
Premeditated Thinking between Grammarians and
Fundamentals by Abdulllatif Alhaboob: King Suad's
University.
PhD
8
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
The Role of Chinese Muslims and Islamic Schools in the
Spread of Islam and Islamic Culture by Mali Qu, National
University of Language, College of Advanced Studies and
Researches , Pakistan
PhD
9
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
Adorable Images in Quran by Qasim Azzam Bahtah, College
of Advanced Studies and Researches , Pakistan
PhD
10
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
The Obstacles of Translating the Holy Quran into Chinese
by Kong Di John , College of Advanced Studies and
Researches , Pakistan
PhD
11
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
Vocalic Verbs in the Holy Quran: a Morph-phonological
Approach by Ismail Mujeed, College of Advanced Studies
and Researches , Pakistan
PhD
12
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
Elocution and its Role in Developing Arabic Prose by Rana
Aman Allah, College of Advanced Studies and Researches
, Pakistan
PhD
13
Mohammed Al-Amrawi
The Motion and Presence of Predicate in the Holy Quran:
a Rhetoric and Syntactic Approach by Musa Abdullah,
College of Advanced Studies and Researches , Pakistan
PhD
14
Mohammed Al-Mingid
Palinode of Alalfia Commentators of Ibin Malik till the Eight
Century AH by Ali Hamed A'Riyami
MA
(University of
nizwa)
15
Mohammed Al-Mingid
Exclamation in Kalilah and Dimnah (Construction and
Circulation) by Hanan Amir A'Rawahi
MA
(University of
nizwa
16
Mohammed Al-Mingid
The Implications of Tribal Influence in the Amawi Politics
in Levantine and Arabia (73-24 AH) by Khood Hamdan
Al-Khatri
MA
7- Projects and Grants
Princi- pal
investi-gator
No.
Researcher
Title
1
Mohamed saqar
Arabic Language
Book for Law
2
Mohamed Alkhatib
Arabic Language
Book for Law
Co-researcher
Sponsor
*
SQU
One year
SQU
One year
*
Budget
Duration
Book chapters
Technical reports
Technical work
Others
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
3
2
-
9
2
1
-
-
-
17
Rabih Abu Miaza
-
4
3
-
8
1
2
-
-
18
Mohamed Atarabilsi
-
1
Mohmed saqar
-
Ahmed Alhanshi
2
2
Total
Books
-
3
cepted for publication
Accepted for publication in
referred journals
1
papers
Published in Referred
Journals
Ihsan Sadiq
Ahmed Yousif
Published conference
Instructor
Conference papers ac-
8- Publications
-
1
-
-
7
-
-
9
4
1
-
-
-
2
2
9
-
1
1
3
3
-
-
12
31
Amjad Talafhah
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Khalid Al-Kindi
1
-
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
4
Zahir A'da'adui
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Said Abu Khadar
1
1
Sana Al-Jamali
1
Mohamed
AlAmrawi
1
Mohamed Al-khatib
Mohamed Zrooq
Total
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
1
1
2
1
-
-
7
-
-
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
3
1
-
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
5
13
10
18
16
8
13
2
3
98
A. Work Published in Referred Journals
1- Ihsan Sadiq
o Alawati, I, (2013). Modern Omani Narration. Oman Organization of Press and
Publication, Muscat.
2- Ahmed Yousif
o Ahmed Yousif , (2014). Diary of Malik Bin Nabi and Ego Writing. The University of
Algeria (first part).
o Ahmed Yousif , (2013). Occidentalism and Contrary Speech. Arab Magazine of
Humanities, University of Kuwait, Special Edition: Crossroads of the century: The
Arabic Culture between Orientalism and Occidentalism
o Ahmed Yousif , (2013). Ideology and Rhetorics, Magazine of Semiotics, Wahran
University,
3-Ahmed Alhanshi
o Alhanshi. A. (2014). Manefistations of the Omani Personality: Omani Cinderella .
A Comparative Approach. Alkhaleel Studies Magazine. University of Nizaw. (second edition).
o Alhanshi. A. (2014). The Interaction between the Visual and the Articulated in
Language Teaching. Using Comic Stories in Teaching Composition. College of Educations’ website, SQU. http/ conference. squ. edu. om/ Default. aspx?talib1217.
4-Amjad Talafhah
o Amjad, T., AlQara’a, M & Abu Dalw, A. (2014). Arabic in Mashna: A Lexicographical
Approach. Arab Magazine of Humanities, University of Kuwait, (32), 149-177
o Amjad, T., AlQara’a, M. (2014). Arab World in Devine Literature: A Study of Geography
and Language Influence. Magazine of Arts, King Saud University. 26 (2(, 119-139
o Amjad, T., AlQara’a, M. (2013). Kuobitis: Genesis and Linguistic Rooting and Semantic
Development. Magazine of Arab Universities of Arts (SAUFA), 1893-1911
32
5- Khalid Al-Knidi
o Al-Kindi, K. (2014). (25-26, March) The Survey of Ibin Alkajib of Feminine Nouns
in his own Poem: A Rounding up between Norms of Language and its Computation. published in the 9th International Conference Magazine of Department of
Phonetics, Morphology and Syntax titled: Ibin Alhajib and his influence on the
humanities studies.
6- Zahir A’Da’audi
o A’Da’audi, Z. (2014). The Articulated as a Text: Proverbs: AlKhaleel Magazine. University of Nizwa.
7- Said Abu Khadair
o Abu Khadir, S. (2013). Euphemistic Expressions in the Arabic and English Cultures:
Comparative Views on Translation of Expressions about Death. Magazine of Arab
Universities of Arts, League of Arabic Universities, (10), 563-595
8- Sana Al-Jamali
o Al-Jamali, S. (2014). The Story of ‘When He Was a Child’ by Ghasan Kana’ani: A
Critical, Psychological Reading. Magazine of Dar Aloloom Collge. 717-6851736
9- Mohammed AlAmrawi
o AlAmrawi, M. (2013). The Book of Sentences in Syntax: its Association to Alkhaleel
Bin Ahmed. Alkhaleel Bin Ahmed Mahazine.( First edition). University of Nizwa.
10- Mohammed Zarooq.
o Mahammed, Z. (2014). The structure of Persona in the Speech of Abi Hayah Anumairi. Semiotic Forum of Cultural Text in Oman. The Omani Artists and Writers
Association.
B. Work Accepted for Publications
1- Ahmed Yousif
o The Image of the Counterpart in the Diaries of Malin Bin Nabi. Arab Magazine
of Humanities. University of Kuwait. Special edition: Crossroads of the Century:
Arabic Culture between Orientalism and Occidentalism.
o Semiotics of Aristotle Systematicity and Metaphor. Magazine of Semiotic Research. Talmasan, Algerai.
2- Rabih Abu Miaza
o Abu Miaza, R. Root Internal Change in Arabic Formational Structure. Magazine of
College of Arts and Social Sciences. University of Haj Alakhdar, Banah, Algeria, to
appear in edition 9, December 2014.
o Deep Structure for Transformation Methods Using Sequencing and Increase. Magazinr Colleg of Arts and Languages. University of Haj Alakhdar, Sakrah, Algeria.
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o Verbal Direction of Transformed Structure by Increasing Replacement. Magazine
of Core Research on Language and Algerian Literature. University of Haj Alakhdar,
Sakrah, Algeria.
o An Unequivocal Concept of Root Transformation in Formational Structures. College
of Humanities Sciences’ Magazine. University of Bahrain.
3- Mohamed Atarabilsi
o Tarabilsi. M. Criticism of Lamartine Book in Honor of D. Alhadi Algatlawi, Tunisia.
4- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Alhanshi, A. (2015). The Narrative World of Zakaria Tamir: Reference Persona in
Semiotic Narrative Discourse Analysis. Magazine of Alkhaleel Studies, 3rd edition.
University of Nizwa.
o Alhanshi, A. (in press). Motive Migration in the Omani Traditional Tales. part of a
collective book about the folklore culture in Oman. SQU
5- Amjad Talafha
o Talafhah, A & Alaqtash, A. Principles of Feminine and Masculine Nouns in Arabic: A
view on Learning Difficulties. Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences. SQU.
o A’Da’audi, Z. Terminology in the Work of Professor Abullrahman Alhaj Salih. Alkaleel Magazine, University of Nizaw.
7- Said Abu Khadir
o Abu Khadir, S. The Difficulty of Translating Euphemistic Expressions in Quran into
English. (A study concerned with translating unfavorable spiritual merits). Jordanian Magazine of Islamic Studies. Ministry of Higher Education. Amman, Jordan,
Al Bait University
8- Mohamed AlAmrawi
o Alamrawi, M. Aspects of Kuffi Syntax in the Sentences Book. Khaleel Bin Ahmed
Magazine (second edition). University of Nizwa.
C. Books
- Authored books
1- Ahmed Yousif
o Yousif, A. (2013). Remarkable Sings in Philosophy, Language and Literature. Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco. Thifaf Wa Manshorrat Alekhtilaf Press and Alaman Press.
2- Rabih Abu Miaza
o Abu Miaza, R. (2013). Verbal Analysis of Factor Description in the Holy Quran: its
Image, Time, Syntactic and Semantic Orientation. Khawarism Alelmaiah Press, KSA.
o Abu Miaza, R and a group of specialists in the College of Arts and Social Sciences
in King Abdullaziz University (2013). Language skills (first part). Khawarism Alelmaiah Press. KSA
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o Abu Miaza, R. (in press). Images of Gradual Replacement in the Formational and
Individual Structures. A Syntactic Study on the First Quarter of the Holy Quran.
Khawarism alelmaiah Press. KSA
3- Mohammed Saqar
o Saqar, M. (2014). Characteristics of the Omani Style: A Combination of Poetry and
Prose. Omani Studies Centre. SQU.
Saqar, M. AlBuraimi Trip in Difficulties of Teaching Arabic Linguistics. an electronic
bulletin. www.mogasaqr.com
Saqar, M. AlaFalaj Pyramid: A Shake of Egyptian Mirth for the Omani Poetry. an
electronic bulletin. www.mogasaqr.com 1435-2014
o Saqar, M. The Context of Speaking and Listening. an electronic bulletin. www.
mogasaqr.com 1435-2014
A’Da’audi, Z. (2014). An Investigation of Diwan Inin Kulaib AlAmri. Oman. SQU.
5- Sana Al-Jamali
o Al-Jamali, S. (2011). The Image of Women in the Non-Fiction Novels of Najeeb
Mahfoodh. Oman. Dar Alkinooz Press.
6- Mohamed Alkhatib
o Alkatib, M. (2014). Fundamentals of Syntactic Analysis of the Holy Quran. A view
on the Pragmatics of the Quranic Discourse. Albasa’ir Library. first edition.
Edited books
1- Khalid Al-Kindi
o Evidence in the Syntactic Heritage. Cultural Club. Bait Alghasahm, Musact, 2013.
o The Wolf’s Renal Pelvis. A Novel in Arabic and German Language. Bait Alghasahm,
Musact, 2014
2- Mohamed Zarooq,
o Zarooq, M.& AlHajri, H. (2014). (1st edition) The Narrative World of Ali AlMa’amari. (Ed) Mas’a Press. Bahrain.
o Zarooq, M. & Byjah, S. (2014). The Torch and the Mirror. (Ed). AlIntishar Alarabi
Press. Beirut.
D. Translation
1-Ahmed Al-Hanshi
o Translating and proofreading French texts by researchers and writers interested
in the Omani Novel.
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E. Book Chapters
1- Ahmed Yousif
o Discourse Analysis of ‘Suq Alqaryah’ by Abdullwahab Albayati as part of the
book “Reading and Writing Skills”. Department of Arabic, College of arts and
Social Sciences. 2014
o Discourse Analysis of ‘Khatbat Alwada’’ (The Farewell Speech) by Abdullwahab
Albayati as part of “Reading and Writing Skills” Book. Department of Arabic, College of arts and Social Sciences. 2014
o How Can One Present a Book? Clash of Civilizations by Samuel Hartington. as part
of the “Reading and Writing Skills” Book. Department of Arabic, College of arts
and Social Sciences. 2014
o How Can One Compose a Media Text. as part of the “Reading and Writing skills”
Book. Department of Arabic, College of arts and Social Sciences. 2014
o Pragmatic Semiotics from Form to Meaning. as part of collective book about pragmatics (Theoretical and Applied Referred Studies in Pragmatics). Supervised by
Hafid Alismaili, Algeria, Dar In Anadeem Press, Lebanon, Dar Arawafid press, 2013
o Pragmatic Semiotics as part of ‘Pragmatics’ Book: its Concepts and Domains’.
(Theoretical and Applied Referred Studies on Modern Discourse). Supervised by
Hafid Alismaili, Algeria, Dar In Anadeem Press, Lebanon, Dar Arawafid press, 2013
o Semiotics and Argumentation: as part of “ Argumentation: Its Meaning and Domains” Book. Theoretical and Applied Referred Study on Modern Discourse. Supervised by Hafid Alismaili, Algeria, Dar In Anadeem Press, Lebanon, Dar Arawafid
(Part 2) press, 2013
o Fustati Rhetorics and Introductory Argumentation as part of “Argumentation: Its
Meaning and Domains’. Theoretical and Applied Referred Studies on Modern Discourse). Supervised by Hafid Alismaili, Algeria, Dar In Anadeem Press, Lebanon,
Dar Arawafid (Part 1) press, 2013
o The Semiotic Square: its Theoretical Basis and its Application. Seminar of Teaching Modern Linguistics for Special Purposes. Edited by Hanafi Bin Dula Alhaj. Malaysian International Islamic School. 2013.
o Semiotics between Philosophy and Science as part of “Semiotics between Prose,
Discourse and Icon . Morocco. Dar Fikir press. 2013.
Studying Gains in Baghdadi Genre of Alhamadgani. In “Hubla Asanabil”, Dar Dadir
Press, Dar Beirut Press.1014
3- Mohamed Saqar
First Chapter of ‘Arabic Language Skills’ Book. AlGhasham Library, Muscat, 1-2014
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4- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Alhanshi, A. (In press). Motive in the Traditional Tale, A Study on the Motives of
Elopement and Marriage in the Omani Tale: ‘The Human Female Dog” as a Case
Study. a 25-page research as part of a collective book on the Omani traditional
culture, College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU.
5- Khalid Al-Kindi
o Participating in authoring “Arabic Language Skills 2”, a college requirement course, SQU
o Participating in authoring “Arabic Language Skills 2” needed for second semester
of grade 12 in Islamic Institutes, Royal Court of Diwan.
6- Mohamed AlAmrawi
o Participating in authoring “Arabic Language Skills 1”, SQU, Oman, 2014
7- Mohamed Zarooq
o Zarooq, M. (2014). Ego, the Counterpart and the Narrative Worry in the Narrative
World of Ali AlMamari. Masa;a Press. Bahrain.
o Zarooq, M. (2014). The Structure of Persona in “Ibi Hayah Anumari”s Tale, as
part of a book titled ‘The Semiotics of the Cultural Text in Oman’. Dar Alghasham Press, Muscat.
F. Papers Published in Conferences
1- Ahmed, Yousif.
o Democracy in The Arab World, Seminar of Ideology World Magazine, Kuwait.
28/11/2013
o The Image of the Counterpart in the Diaries of Malik Bin Nabi, Seminar of “Man
in the Islamic and International Ideology”. Arab Magazine of Humanities Sciences,
University of Kuwait, 11-13/11/2013
2- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Alhanshi, A. (2014). The Interaction between the Visual and the Articulated in
Language Teaching. Using Comic Stories in Teaching Composition, Arabic Language Seminar, College of Education, SQU. http/ conference. squ. edu. om/ Default. aspx?talib1217.
3-Khalid Al-Kindi
o Al-Kindi, K. (2014). The Obstacles of Learning Syntax in the Graduate Level and
Solutions to Confront such Obstacles. Seminar of “Arabic Language and Identity”.
University of Sohar. 27/2/2014
4- Mohamed AlAmrawi
o AlAmrawi, M. (2013). The Threshold of the Kuffi Syntax in the Work of Muqatil Bin
Suliaman AlBalkhi. First Conference of College of Language, Ainshams University,
November 2013.
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5- Mohamed Zarooq
o The Transfer of the Quranic Narration. Conference of Narration through Diverse
Cultures, Qanat Aswias University, Egypt. 1-3, Abril, 2014
o Book Persona in the Work of Mubarik Al-Amri, seminar concerning Mubarak AlAmri’s literary experience. SQU, Cultural Club.
G. Papers accepted for publications
1- Ahmed Yousif
o The Implication of Symbols in Semiotics, Third Conference Department of Arabic
Language and Literature. SQU
2- Rabih Abu Mia’za
o Root Change and Gradual Replacement in the Linguistic Structure of Arabic. Conference of Arabic Language and Modernity. Islamic University, AlMadian Almunawarah, 6,1434 AH
3- Ahmed Alhanshi
o (In press). Literary Quotation, its Current Use in Criticism, Second Conference of
Department of Arabic Language and Literature, SQU
o Alhanshi, A. (2014). Strategy of Discourse, the Level of Cohesion and Coherence
in Kaleelah and Dimnah, 6th International Conference of Narrative Studies, Qanat
Awuwai University. the Egyptian Association of Narrative Studies. 1-4/4/2014
o Alhanshi, A. (In press). The Migration of the Motives in the Omani Traditional
Tale, Seminar of the Omani Traditional Culture, College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU. March, 2014
4- Mohamed AlAmrawi
Alamrawi, M. (2014). Almabrad Logical Trend and its Influence in Quranic Recitations. Almabrad Alazdi Conference, Al Albait University, Jordan, Abril 2014
Alamrawi, M. (2014). Fundamentals of Syntax, the Benefit of Interdisciplinary Studies between Syntax and Islamic Sciences. Conference of Arabic Language and Interdisciplinary Studies. Alimam University, KAS, February, 2015
5- Mohamed AlKahtib
Utilizing the Linguistic Components of Text and Discourse Analysis in Teaching Arabic for Specific Purposes. Teaching Arabic for Political Sciences Students at SQU as
a Case Study, University of Qatar, May 2014
H. Book review
1- Ahmed Yousif
Simulation: A Study on the Philosophy of Arabic Language by Khalid Sa’ad, Arab
Magazine of Humanities Sciences, University of Kuwait.
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o Literary Quotation in the Speeches of Nahj Albalagha by Ali Bin Abi Talib. Literary
Forum. Muscat, Oman
o Arbitrating a Narrative Work by the Literary Forum at Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Oman, 2013
o Arbitrating a Novel Work by the literary forum at Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Oman, 2013
o Review of Athman Asa’adi Book: Ibin Arabi, Musana Cultural Network.
3- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Language editing of the annual report 2012-2013 of College of Arts and Social
Sciences, (179 pages), April 2014.
4- Khalid Al-Kindi
o Language editing of the primary system of Nakhal Investment Company, November, 2013
5- Mohamed Almngid
o Language editing of the college’s guide “The Innovation of Human Knowledge”.
I- Arbitration of books, research papers and projects
1- Ahmed Yousif
o From the Community to the Dictionary: From Concreteness to Abstractness in the
Poetry of Abu Alala Alma’ari, Arab Magazine of Humanities Sciences. University of
Kuwait, 2014.
o The Merits of Literary Quotation in Ibin Aljawzis’ ‘Lataif”, Association of Colleges
of Arts at Universities in Arab University League, Magazine of Arts of Arab University League.
o Argumentation and Debating: Codes of Debating and Knowing Fallacies in the
Work of Ibin Hazim (384-456 AH). Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, King Abullaziz University, KSA.
o The Reality of Cultural Diversity in Algeria after Independence (1962-2014), Alam
Alfikir Kuwaiti Magazine.
o World Literature in Light of Post-colonial Studies, Arab Magazine of Humanities
Sciences, University of Kuwait.
o The Logical Identification in the Fundamental Research, Magazine of Philosophy,
Mastghanm University, Algeria
o Argumentation of Ego and the Counterpart in the Feminine Narration of the Arabian Gulf , Alam Alfikir Magazine, Kuwait.
o Ego and the Counterpart in the Poetry of Almutnabi: A Study in the Problematicization of the Phenomenon and its Manifestations. Arab Magazine of Humanities
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o Strategies of Communication in the Debate between Asyrafi and Matta Bin Younis.
A Study in Light of Modern Discourse Pragmatics. Alam Alfiker Magazine, Kuwait.
o Arabic Language Teaching: Between Technical Views and Scientific Theories. Alam
Alfiker Magazine, Kuwait.
o Replacement of Electronic Text (Text, Literary Quotation, Diverged Text). Alam
Alfiker Magazine, Kuwait.
o Almutanabi and Attitude towards the Counterpart. Arab Magazine of Humanities
o Narrative Levels in the Algerian Novel. Magazine of College of Islamic and Arab
Studies, Dubai, UAE
o Characteristics of Formation in Sybawaih’s Book through Speech Release: A Linguistic Study. College of Arts and Social Sciences, King Abdullaziz University, KSA
o Talk Insinuating to Language in Sybawaih’s Book: Its Form and Characteristics.
College of Arts and Social Sciences, King Abdullaziz University, KSA
o Link of Speech Release to Structure Interpretation and its Meaning in Sybawaih’s
Book. College of Arts and Social Sciences, King Abdullaziz University, KSA
o Description of the Form Structure of Formation in the Work of Sybawaih through
Release of Speech. College of Arts and Social Sciences, King Abdullaziz University, KSA
o Poetic Indispensability in “Sharah Alkafiya Shafiah Libn Malik”: An Argumentation
on the Concept. College of Arts and Social Sciences, King Abdullaziz University, KSA
o Fixing Arabic Writing, Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
o An Image in the Poetry of AlAkhtal, Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
o Ancient Arabic Narration and Extents of Interpretation. Magazine of College of
Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
o Case and Phoneme between Phonemic and Syntactic Functions. Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
2- Rabih Abu Miazah
o Arbitrating six research papers to promote a researcher from an assistant professor to an associate professor, Albalqa Applied University, Jordan. (1/6/2014)
o Arbitrating a research titled : Greek Influence on the Arabic Grammar: An Analytical
Approach. Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU (12/1/2014)
o Arbitrating a research titled : Ancient Arabic Narration and Horizons of Interpretations. Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU (6/4/2014)
o Arbitrating a research titled “Computed Monolingual Dictionary: Its Core, Resources, and Use. Magazine of College of Humanities Sciences. University of Bahrain.
(1/6/2014).
o Arbitrating a research titled “ Science of Contextual Discourse (from Sentential
Consecutiveness to the Overall Structure), Magazine of College of Humanities Sciences. University of Bahrain.
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o Arbitrating a research titled ‘Expressions of Morality and Character in Arabic. A
Study on the Imagery Background, Magazine of College of Arts and Languages,
University of Mohammed Khaithar, Sakrah, 8/7/2014.
o Arbitrating a research titled “ Submission Request’, Magazine of Research on
Language and Algerian Literature, University of Mohammed Khaithar, Sakrah,
5/8/2014.
3- Jamal Saqar
o Arbitrating a research titled ‘Greek Influence on the Arabic Grammar: An Analytical Approach. Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU (2013)
o Arbitrating six research papers to promote a researcher from an assistant professor to an associate professor, Albalqa applied university, Jordan. (1/6/2014):
o Liberation of Agent Noun from the Allegations of Repayment.
o Controversy of Implicitness and Alternation: Examples from the Quranic Context
of the Preposition ‘fi’.
o Examples of Phonetic Expressions in Sybawiah’s Book in Light of Conditions of
Scientific Formations of Terms
o Expressions of Creation and Genesis in the Holy Quran: A Semantic Approach.
o Alaiz Bin Abudullsalam’s Approach in the Supposition of Invisible Contextual Layers in the Holy Quruan and its Evidence in Light of “Alisharah Ila Aligaz Fi Ba’adh
Anwa’a Almagaz’
o Alaiani’s Approach in “Malamih Alalwah Fi Sharh Mrah Alarwah’
o The Theory of Case in Arabic Syntax. Arabic Language Web League , Mecca. 2014.
o Rhyme and Pitch in the Amawai Romantic Poetry. Magazine of College of Arts and
Social Sciences, (2014).
o Arbitrating seven research papers for promoting an assistant professor, College of
Alhusun, University of Balqa, Jordan, 2014:
o Phonemic Phenomenon in Hadil’s Dialect.
Letters of Semanticity in the ‘Khtbat Alwada’a (The Farewell Speech): A Semantic
and Rhetoric Approach.
o Aesthetics of Metaphoric Images in the Poetry of Ta’abata Sharan
o Development of Implicitness and its Role in Semanticity in “Alishtiqaq” by Ibin Duriad.
o “ Abi Nasar Alfarabi’s Work on Arabic Standard Speech”.
o Criticism and its Function in Modern Arabic Criticism.
o Artistic Symbols in ‘Anoniaya’ Poem by Almuthqib Alabdi.
o Views and Gaps in the Arabic Morphology. Arabic Language Web League , Mecca. 2014.
o Arbitrating seven research papers for promoting an assistant professor, University
of Ataif , KSA, 2014
o The Obstacle of Teaching Syntax in High School Level.
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o The Collective Fundamentals of the Letter of Presentness of Nawaji : An Investigational Approach.
o An Instructional Brief for Teaching Syntax: (Atufaha by Anahas as a Case Study):
Demonstration and Analysis.
o Ibin Alhajib and his Syntactic Efforts and Aradi’s Stand in “Sharih Alkafia Min
Shwahidh Anahwia Ahiariah’
o The Stand of League Members on Analogy as a Tool to Develop Arabic Language.
o Ibin Jinni and Syntactic Fundamentals: Analogy of the Uncommon as a Case Study’
o The Most Prominent Learning Difficulties in Syntax and its Influence on the Teaching of Arabic Syntax.
4- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Arbitrating a research paper titled “Children Literature and its Influence on Building Children’s Personality’ submitted to the Magazine of College of Arts and Social
Sciences, SQU. March, 2014.
5- Amjad Talafhah
o Arbitrating a research paper submitted to the Magazine of College of Arts and
Social Sciences, SQU
o Evaluating two tests on phonetic and phonological consciousness of Arabic language for the purpose of developing reading skills of kindergarten children and
first graders. The two tests were designed by a research group in the College of
Education, SQU, 17/3/204
6- Khalid Al-Kindi
o Arbitrating research papers submitted to the Literary Forum Contest for 2013.
o Arbitrating ‘The Best SQU Student Speaker’ contest, SQU, Oman. 20-21-26,5/2014
7- Said Abu Khadir
8- Mohamed AlAmrawi
o Evaluating Arabic language program in University of Sohar, March, 2014
o Evaluating several research papers submitted to the Magazine of the College of
Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
9- Mohammed Almingid
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G. Technical Report
1- Rabih Abu Miazah
o Report about ‘Contextual Linguistics ‘ course, second semester, 2013/2014
Report about “Functional Syntax” course, second semester, 2013/2014
2- Mohammed Atarabilsi
o Evaluating a book titled ‘Notebooks of Silence: Diaries and Writings of a Knowledge Seeker, Literary Forum, Oman, Spring, 2013.
o Evaluating a book titled ‘Color Image in the Omani Poetry’, Literary Forum, Musact, Oman, Spring, 2013.
o Evaluating a research paper titled “The Superstitious Tale”, University of Muta,
Jordanian Magazine of Arabic Language and its Literature, Spring 2013
o Evaluating a research paper titled” Infatuation Rhetorics in the Poetry of Zuhair,
Kuwait, Spring, 2013
o Evaluating a research paper titled “ The Tunisian Mungaz in the First 30 Years of
the Twentieth Century. Magazine of Muta, Jordan, Sopring 2013
o Evaluating the promotion to professor for Dr. Jasim Alfaheed, University of Kuwait, Spring 2013
o Evaluating the promotion to professor, dossier number 612, University of Babylonia, College of Arts, Iraq, Fall, 2013
3- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Annual report about Arabic department students’ social, cultural and academic
activities., 2/2014
o An analytical report about Arabic department social, cultural and academic activities for three consecutive years, 2011/2012/2013
o Technical report about the status of exchange students in the Department of Arabic (statistics, their needs, difficulties, solutions).
K. Other Activities
1- Mohammed Saqar
o Reviewing and commentating on the Diwan of the Omani Poet Ali Bin Shunaian
Alkahalis’, Literary Forum, Qurum, 2013
L. Technical Production:
1- Mohammed Saqar
o Samraut: Diwan of Audible Images and Visible Sounds. An electronic bulletin,
www.mogasaqr.com, 1435-2014
o On the Way to the Professorhood, An electronic bulletin, www.mogasaqr.com,
1435-2014
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9. Community Service
Media interviews
5
-
-
Total
Newspaper articles
-
Others
Lectures and
seminars
1
Students activities
Exhibitions and
conferences
1
-
-
7
consultation
Magazine editorial
board membership
Ihsan Sadiq
Contests
professor
Workshops
1- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Cooperating with the Arab World Institute in Paris to host students of Arabic as a
second language as part of international relationships.
o Cooperating with Department of Arabic at the University of Sorbonne to host
students of Arabic as a second language as part of international relationships.
-
-
-
Ahmed Yousif
14
4
-
7
-
2
-
-
Rabih Abu Miaza
1
1
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
27
2
8
Mohamed Atarabilisi
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Mohamed AlMashani
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
Jamal Saqar
2
1
7
7
4
1
-
1
-
1
24
Ahmed Alhanshi
3
1
1
-
4
2
-
-
-
-
11
Amjad Talafhah
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Khalid Al_kindi
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
Zahir A'Da'audi
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
Said Abu Khadir
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Sana Al-Jamali
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
Mohamed AlAmrawi
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Mohamed Alkhatib
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Mohamed zarooq
-
1
1
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
7
Mohamed Al-Minjid
7
-
-
2
1
26
-
-
-
1
37
Mahmod Ariyami
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Total
30
10
14
28
10
33
0
5
0
4
134
Community Service in Detail
A. Workshops Attended
1- Ihsan Sadiq
o Various types of lectures and seminars in mosques, schools and forums
2- Ahmed Yousif
o Google drive cooperative teaching and learning workshop, Spring 2014
o Workshop of designing interactive presentations using Brizi program, Spring 2014
o Workshop of designing instructional presentations using PowerPoint program,
Spring 2014
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o Workshop of internet security, spring 2014
o Workshop of Almingid’s academic work, Spring 2014
o Workshop on using SPSS 18, Thursday, 3/4/2014 (Three sessions).
o Workshop presentation, Fall 2013
o Workshop of academic integrity in using research tools concerned with characteristics of psychometrics of research tools by Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, 5/12/2013
o The advent of the new Moodle workshop concerned with the new applications in
the latest version of model as opposed to the old version. Wedensday10/9/2013
o Workshop of instructional images. It focuses on how to find instructional images
in the internet or getting them via using cameras. It also focuses on adjusting
them so that they are suitable for instructional files and presentations, and how
to share them with instructors in the same field. The workshops also touched
on discussing methods and benefits of using instructional images in instructional
presentations, Thursday, 11/9/2013
o Workshop of learner’s experience with Moodle concerned with exploring the applications used in model and its use in teaching and learning as well as its use in
designing courses. Monday, 16/9/2013
o Workshop on designing courses using Moodle concerned with familiarizing instructors how to design their own websites which can be used in teaching. Tuesday17/9/2013(1)
o Workshop on designing courses using Moodle concerned with familiarizing instructors how to add more instructional materials, interactional activities and means of
communications in an e-course using Moodle. Wednesday 18/9/2013 (2)
o The advent of the new Moodle workshop concerned with the new applications in
the latest version of model as opposed to the old version. Thursday19/9/2013
3- Rabih Abu Miaza
o English language program of Spring 2014, Center of Human Resources and Staff
Development. (23/3/2014-29/5/2014).
4- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Workshop on using Moodle program
o Workshop of plagiarism (Turnit-in program) Monday, 13-1-2014
o Workshop about using Brizi program in designing and sharing simple interactive
presentations on the internet organized be Center of Educational Technology.
(16/September, 2014).
5- Amjad Talafha
o Workshop titled “The Academic Minjid”, Thursady 12/2/ -13/3/2014, Laboratory
2431 College of Arts and Social Sciences given by Dr. Mohamed Al-Minjid
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6- Said Abu Khidhir
o Workshop titled “The academic Minjid”, Thursady 12/2/ -13/3/2014, Laboratory
2431 College of Arts and Social Sciences given by Dr. Mohamed Al-Minjid
7- Mohamed Al-Minjid
o Workshop titled ‘Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS , 3 and 10/4/2014
o Workshop on etiquettes and protocols in the work environment, 6-7,2014
o Workshop on plagiarism ( Turnit-in program), 13/1/2014
o Workshop on academic integrity in using research tools, 28/11/3013
o Workshop on instructional images, 12/9/2013
o Workshop on designing a course using Moodle, 9-11/9/2013
o Workshop on learner’s experience on Moodle, 8/9/2013
B- Workshops Organized
1- Mohammed Saqar
o Workshop on developing the content of “Almuanis” and “Almufid” books for
grade 11 (first phase) organized by Center of Community Service and Continuing
Education.
o Workshop on teaching poetic rhythms, Technical College of Musana, South Battina,
Oman
2- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Workshop about teaching and learning literary discourse analysis in high school,
Ahmed Bin Majid’s school, 13/4/2014
3- Said Abu Khadir
o Participating in teaching “Experienced Arabic Language Teachers” course (Stylistics: Theory and Application) and (Replacement and Vowelization) organized by
Center of Community Service and Continuing Education with Cooperation with
Ministry of Education, SQU, Oman, 26/1/2014
4- Mohammed Alkhatib
o Participating in organizing “The Fifth Academic Program for Experienced Teachers”
organized by SQU in cooperation with Ministry of Education, 15-26/6/2014
5- Mohamed Almingid
o Giving workshops on “Alimigid Academic Program”, 13-3/2014
6- Mahmod A’Ryiami
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C. Magazine Editorial Board Membership
1- Ahmed Yousif
o Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, 2013-present
o Magazine of Social and Humanities Studies, University of Wahran
o Magazine of Modernity Manifestations and Some Annals of Colleges of Arts of
some Algerian Universities
o Magazine of Modern Authorships, Lebanon
2- Rabih Abu Miaza
o Magazine of Roots of Gidda Club of Literature and Culture, KSA
o Editor-in-chief of Annals of Tunisian University’s Magazine, a referred academy.
4- Mohamed Saqar
o Academy of the Arabic Language electronic magazine, www.m-a-.arabia.com
5- Mohamed Alamrwai
o Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
6- Mohamed Zarooq
o Editor-in-chief of Annals of Tunisian University’s Magazine, a referred academy.
D. Exhibitions (Attendance/ Organizations)
1- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Representing the department of Arabic in the majors exhibition ( October, 2013).
E. Lectures and Seminars
1- Ahmed Yousif
o Sign and Ideology, College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU, spring 2014
o Semiotics of Natural World in the Bravery of Drownings by Mubarak Alamri, Department of Arabic, College of Arts and Social Sciences in cooperation with the
Cultural Centre, 13/5/2014
o Philosophy and Literature on the occasion of the international day of philosophy,
Almusana Cultural Network, Oman, 2013
o Poetry and the Algerian Revolution organized by the youth committee in Nakhal,
Oman, 7/6/2014
o Literary Quotation in Literary Texts, Alkhaleel Society (classical Poetry), Spring 2014
o Argumentation, Communication, and Intelligence on the occasion of the international day of the Arabic Language organized by The Arabic Language Society,
College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU, Wednesday, 18/2/2013
o Literature and Philosophy on the occasion of the international day of Philosophy,
Almusana cultural network, Saturday, 28/12/2013
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2- Rabih Abu Miaza
o Clear Linguistic Analysis of Contextual Structures, Department of Arabic Language
and Literature, 18/11/2013
o Language Provocation and Lesions of Communication, November, 2013
o Strategicization and Development, College of National Defense, Muscat, September, 2013
o Sanctity of Witness in Discourse Criticism, College of Arts and Social Sciences,
SQU, October, 2013
o A View on the Future Strategicization of Arabic Language Development on the
occasion of the international day of Arabic Language, The cultural center, Qurum,
December, 2013
o A Scientific Exchange in the Arab Culture, The Raustaq Cultural Club, 1/2013
o Criticism of Hayat Mohamed of Lamartine’s book, College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU, 2/2014
4- Mohammed Saqar
o Using Language and Literature Resources in Teaching Arabic Language, Teacher
Training Centre, Nizwa, Oman, 12/11/203
o Using Literature Resources in Teaching Arabic Language, Teacher Training Centre,
Buriami, Oman, 15/4/2014
o Obstacles of Teaching Introductory Poetic Rhythm, Teacher Training Centre, Buriami, Oman, 15/4/2014
o Rhyme in the Holy Quran, Teacher Training Centre, Buriami, Oman, 16/4/2014
o Obstacles of Teaching Introductory Morphology, Teacher Training Centre, Buriami, Oman, 16/4/2014
o Enabling the Reader of Manuscripted Texts, Teacher Training Centre, Buriami,
Oman, 17/4/2014
o Obstacles of Teaching Introductory Syntax, Teacher Training Centre, Buriami,
Oman, 17/4/2014
5- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Participating in round table discussion on the occasion of the international day of
the Arabic Language, 18/12/2013,
o Seminar on children literature, College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU, 4/2014
6- Khalid Al-Kindi
o Participating in a round table discussion on children literature, College of Arts and
Social Sciences, SQU, 20/4/2014
o Workshop on ‘Fast Reading’ for students of College of Arts and Social Sciences,
27-10/2013
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o Participating on the Fourth Enriching Forum of Arabic Language course for the
academic year 2013/2014, Directorate of Education of South Batina, 7/5/2014
o Giving a workshop on ‘Techniques of Writing Short Stories’ for Khrais Alhiboos
School’s students, Alhail North, Muscat, 1/5/2014
7- Said Abu Khadir
o Presenting a research paper titled “ Linguistics and Analysis of Pragmatics in Arabic Language: Common Images of Euphemistic Expressions of Death in Arabic and
English Language”, a seminar organized by Department of Arabic Language and
Literature, College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU, 6/11/2013
8- Mohamed Almingid
o Participating in the open day of Fall 2013 to familiarize new intakes with the Arabic department and its offered program.
F. Press Articles
1- Mohamed Saqar
o The Tendency of Signs and Stars, published in 2013, issue 274 of Almasr Magazine issued by the Public Relations of SQU as well as on Facebook, website of the
Academy of Arabic Language and others.
o Scientific Research Methodology, series published in 2013 on Facebook, website
of the Academy of Arabic Language and others.
o Among Artists and Scientists, series published in 2014 on Facebook, website of
the Academy of Arabic Language and others.
o The Beautiful Era, published in 2014, issue 295 of Almasr Magazine issued by the
Public Relations of SQU and on my own website
2- Mohamed Almingid
o Be Beautiful, published in 2014, issue 295 of Almasr Magazine issued by the Public Relations of SQU.
G. Media Interviews
1- Ahmed Yousif
o TV interview about National Culture, Omani TV, Spring 2014
o Radio Interview about the works of Mubarak Al-Amri and Suliaman Al-Ma’amari,
Spring 2014
2- Mohamed Saqar
o The Talk of Soul, Thursday weekly episode, (6/3/2014), Oman Radio
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3- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Plagiarism and Turnit-in program, a tape-recorded interview, under the supervision of Administration of Information Systems, published in “Anwar’ periodical,
26/1/2014
o Recording a radio show “The Cultural Scene” hosted by Suliaman Al-Ma’amari,
4/5/2014
o Filming a TV show about the national culture, 7/5/2014
4- Mohamed Al-Mingid
o Filming 26 episodes of the weekly TV show “Alfiyat Ibin Malik”, Almajd Scientific
Channel, Dubai
H. Consultations
1- Rabih Abu Miaza
o Supervising a PhD dissertation titled “The Achievemental Verbs in the Speeches
of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos in Light of Speech Verbs Theory”, Mohamed Salim
Al-Jamodi, February 2014
o Supervising a PhD dissertation titled “Images of Transformation and its Relationship
with Rhyme in the Extremes Poetry” by Said Bakhait Bait Mubarak, March, 2014
2- Mohamed saqar
o Editing lots of research papers for the Magazine of College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
3- Ahmed Alhanshi
o Consultations given to graduate students
o Meeting with exchange students to check their progress and facilitate their study issues
I. Others
1- Rabih Abu Miaza
o Editing a proposal submitted to the unit of academic excellence by Dr. Talal Shaban Ahmed Amir, College of Education.
o Editing a research done by Prof. Falih Alani, Department of Sociology.
2- Mohamed Saqar
o Selections from (Samra’aut: Diwan of the Audible Images and Visible Sounds) presented at College of Arts and Social Sciences Annual Forum, Bar Aljasa Touristic
Resort, 11/5/2/2014
3- Mohammed Almingid
o Participating in an open day in response to an invitation by the Accreditation
Committee of College of Education, 9/12/2013
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Department of English
Department of English - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
Since its establishment in 1986, the Department of English has been committed to
offering the best quality English language program to students specialized in English
Education, Arts and Translation. It always strives to instill the love for and appreciation
of language, literature and arts in its graduates who always prove to be capable of fitting into a diverse array of jobs and making noticeable contributions. This is due to
the fact that the department has undertaken to offer instruction that stresses problem
solving, critical thinking and a persistent love for gaining knowledge across its four
basic sections: language, linguistics, literature and translation.
The faculty members in the department of English fully understand the importance of
both teaching and research in enhancing the level of education offered at Sultan Qaboos University at large. In addition to the research they conduct, they make sure to
apply the most updated methods in language and linguistics teaching and the current
practice in developing the skills required to be proficient in the English language. The
department is also aware of the university’s strife to be regionally and internationally recognized and always feels responsible for supporting the university’s quest to
achieve accreditation. Although the department’s mission is to offer a first rated academic program through the courses it offers, it also encourages its students to engage
in extra-curricular activities and to hold various functions at the university.
The students who graduate from the department of English are always praised for
their professionalism, determination and excellent caliber. The intercultural skills, effective communication skills and English competence they acquire through their four
or five years in the department enable them to interact with people from different
cultures and to function properly in pressing situations. They are always encouraged
to develop their English competence through exposure to a wide genre of literature,
readers and poetry. Because the department stresses independent, creative and academic achievement, the students of the department are seen to take part in their
education and language development. They always organize activities that enhance
their competency and language proficiency.
The academic year 2013-2014 has witnessed a slight decrease in the number of refereed journals’ publications by comparison with the previous academic year. The Department faculty is also engaged in various professional activities regionally and internationally. A number of them presented their work in conferences in different parts
of the world.
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This year has also witnessed the return of one Omani faculty member from his further
studies: Said Al Jahdhami joined the department with a distinguished PhD in Linguistics. New faculty members were recruited into the department: Dr. Chandrika Balasubramanian and Dr. Susanne Shunaqq. These members are expected to be a good
addition to the existing excellent faculty in the department.
Table 1: Summary
Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
38
38
Support Staff
1
1
On-study leave
3
3
Total
42
42
Undergraduate Program
Enrolment
462
431
Courses Offered
46
52
Graduate Program
Enrolment
19
14
Courses Offered
6
6
Theses completed
0
0
Research
Grants
3
Contracts
2
Consulting
1
Publications
Refereed Journals/chapters in books
33
Others
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1- Departmental Profile (Faculty, Technical, Administrative)
Staff
Rank
Specialty
Research Interest
Abdul Gabbar Al Sharafi
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Text linguistics, translation,
rhetoric
Abdulmoneim Mahmoud
Mohammed
Associate Professor
Applied Linguistics
TEFL
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Adel Saleem Abu Radwan
Assistant Professor
Applied Linguistics
The role of meta cognition
in language learning and
pedagogy
Adrian Roscoe
Professor
Literature
Literature
Amal Salman
Assistant Professor
-
Onomastics, Ethnolinguistics,
Identity
Ancy Fertado
Coordinator
-
-
Andrew Littlejohn
Assistant Professor
Educational Linguistics
Educational Linguistics,
materials development,
learners’ perceptions, task
design, SLA
Ayesha Heble
Assistant Professor
Literature/English
Language Teaching
The innovative use of
technology in classroom
practice
Azza Al Kindi
Lecturer
-
-
Chandrika
Balasubramanian
Assistant Professor
Applied Linguistics,
Corpus Linguistics
Sociolinguistics, world Englishes
Charles Campbell
Assistant Professor
Literature
American Literature/
Shakespeare
Habib Kahlaoui
Assistant Professor
Contrastive Linguistics
and Translation
Contrastivity (English-ArabicFrench), Translation, Classroom
research
Hammal Al Bulushi
Lecturer
-
-
Hassan R. Shuqair Abdel
Jawad
Associate Professor
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics, language
variation, language and
politics, language and identity,
discourse analysis,…etc
Hisham Ali Jawad
Assistant Professor
Translation
Translation Studies,
Explicitation, Relevance,
Pragmatics,
Jamal En-nehas
Assistant Professor
Literature
Literature of Travel, CrossCultural Studies, Composition,
Grammar
Janet Karen Holst
Associate Professor
English Language
Teaching/ Stylistics
Stylistics, ELT, Writing pedagogy
John Eliezer
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Khalsa Al Aghbari
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Phonology, morphology,
discourse analysis and TESOL
Khalid Mohammed AlBalushi
Assistant Professor
Teaching English
literature
Teaching English literature,
translation, Omani history
Khamis Al Busaidy
Assistant Professor
-
Writing Skills, Curriculum,
Bilingualism
Lalitha Rachel Eapen
Assistant Professor
ELT/ Applied Linguistics
Lina Al Jamali
Lecturer
Literature
Mounir Ben Zid
Assistant Professor
Language and Literature
Literature, Stylistics &
Translation
Munira Hejaiej
Assistant Professor
-
-
Musallam AL-Ma’ani
Assistant Professor
Translation
Technical Translation
Nada Al-Ajmi
Assistant Professor
English literature
Women' emancipation and
Social Transition
Nafla Al Kharusi
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Onomastics, Identity Studies
Najma Al-Zidjali
Assistant Professor
Sociolinguistics (Discours
analysis & Intercultural
communication)
Disability, New media
technology and constructing
Islamic Arabic (Omani)
identities. Omani folk tales
and culture (narratives and/or
proverbs).
Rahma Al-Mahrooqi
Assistant Professor
English and
Communications
Education
Teaching English as a Foreign
Language (TEFL)
Rashid Al Belushi
Assistant Professor
Syntax
Syntax, Standard Arabic, Omani
Arabic dialects
Said Al Jahdhami
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Documentary Linguistics,
Dialectology, Sociolinguistics
Sakina Al Alaoui
Assistant Professor
Syntax
Sandhya Rao Mehta
Assistant Professor
Literature
World Literature, Diaspora, ELT
(writing)
Sara Al Sheyadi
Lecturer
Suaad Ambu-saidi
Lecturer
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Susanne Shunaqq
Assistant Professor
Literature
The following staff members are on Study leave:
Full Name
Type of Leave
Country
Fatema Al Rube'y
PhD study leave
Canada
Fathiya Al Rashdi
PhD study leave
USA
Maryam Al Hinai
PhD study leave
USA
Statistics of Faculty (Spring 2014):
NO
1
Professor
Associate
Professor
Assistant
Professor
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
N
T
O
T
O
N
T
0
1
1
2
4
6
9
16 25
4
0
4
0
0
0
14 24 38
5
1
6 20 24 44
Lecturer
Demonstrator
Study
Leave
On Duty
N
Total
O
N
T
O: Omani, N: Non Omani, T: Total, PhD: Doctorate Degree, MA: Master’s Degree
Ratio of Faculty Members in relation to Number of Students:
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
10:13
10:7
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2- Committees
a. Departmental Level
Name of the Committee
Members
Dr. Nafla S. al Kharusi (Chair)
Department Evaluation and Testing Committee
Dr. Chandrika Balasubramanian
Dr. Jamal En-nehas
Dr. Hisham Ali Jawad
Dr. Nafla Al Kahrusi (Chair)
Department Quality Audit Committee
Dr. Jamal En-Nehas
Dr. Adel Abu Radwan
Dr. Nafla Al Kahrusi (Chair)
Selection & Recruitment
Dr. Adel Abu Radwan
Dr. Najma Al Zidjaly
Dr. Hassan Shuqair (Chair)
Dr. Nada Al Ajmi
Time-Tabling Committee
Dr. Adel Abu Radhwan
Dr. Said Al Jahdhami
Dr. Sakina Alawi
Dr. Said Al-jahdhami (Chair)
Annual Report Committee
Dr. Mounir Ben Zid
Dr. Sandhya Rao Mehta
Dr. Lalitha Eapean
Dr. Nalfa al Kharusi (Chair)
Dr. Khalsa Al Aghbari
Curriculum Development Committee
Dr. Jamal En-nehas
Dr. Rashid Al-Balushi
Dr. Hisham Ali Jawad
Dr. Mohammed Al-Alawi
Dr. Janet Holst (Chair)
Department Postgraduate Committee
Dr. Abdulmoneim Mohamed
Dr. Abduljabbar al Sharafi
Dr. Hassan Shuqair
Dr. Najma Al Zidjaly (Chair)
Department Conference Committee
Dr. Andrew Littlejohn (Co-chair)
Dr. Chandrika Balasubramanian
Seminar Committee
Dr. Sandhya Rao Mehta (Chair)
Dr. Lina Al-Jamali (Chair)
Dr. Khamis Al-Busaidi
Textbook Committee
Dr. Mohamed-Habib Kahlaoui
Dr. Rachel Lalitha Eapean
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b. College Committees
Members
Social Committee
Dr. Ayesha Heble
Educational Needs Committee
Dr. Adel Radhwan
Examinations Committee
Dr. Hassan Shuqair
Dr. Abdulmoneim Mohamed
Post-graduate Studies Committees
Dr. Hassan Shuqair
College of Arts Conference Committee
Continuous Development Committee
Dr. Abdul Gabbar Al Sharafi
Annual Reports Committee
Dr. Said Al-Jahdhami
Academic Advising Probation Committee
Dr. Hisham Jawad
College of Arts College Seminars
College Board Committee
College Executive Committee
College of Arts Student E-Journal Committee.
Website Committee
Dr. Adel Radhwan
Liaison Committee
Dr. Hassan Shuqair
Research Committee
Dr. Najma Al Zedjali
Safety and Security Committee
Dr. Hassan Shuqair
Committee of Quality and Accreditation
College of Education English Accreditation Committee
Dr. Andrew Littlejohn
Dr. Rashid Al Balushi
Dr. Mohamed-Habib Kahlaoui
Training and Community Service
Dr. Nada Al Ajmi
c. University Committees
Members
Strategic Planning subcommittee, Teaching and Learning – Post-Graduate
Dr. Abdulgabbar Al Sharafi
College of Education Advisory Board
University Disability Committee
Language Center Promotion Committee
Dr. Adel Abu Radwan
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3-Undergraduate Studies
a. Student Enrolment
semester
students
Fall 2013
462
Spring 2014
435
Summer 2014
135
b. Courses Offered
Fall 2013
58
Code
Title
Instructor
TRAN2031
Arabic Morphology
Khalsa Al-Aghbari
ENGL2108
Modern English Grammar
Khami Al-Busaidi, Leena Al-Jamali, Hammal
Al- Bulushi
TRAN2121
Introduction to Literature
Lina Al-Jamali
ENGL2134
Critical Reading
Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, Sara Al-Shiaidi
ENGL2211
Introduction to Prose
Charles Campbell, Jamal En-Nehas
ENGL2217
Introduction to Poetry and Drama
Janet Holst
ENGL2225
Introduction to Literature I , Prose
Mounir Ben Zid, Jamal En-Nehas
ENGL2226
Introduction to Literature II, Poetry and Drama
Adrian Roscoe, Mounir Ben Ben Zid
ENGL2320
Introduction to the Study of Language and
Phonetics
Sakina Alaoui, Khamis Al-Busaidi, John Eliezer.
TRAN2321
Introduction to Translation 1 English-Arabic
Badar Al-Jahwari
TRAN2322
Introduction to Translation II: Arabic-English
Abdulraheim Al Jammari, Abdulmoneim
Mahamad
ENGL2327
Phonology and Morphology
Sakina Alaoui, Khalsa Al-Aghbari
TRAN3031
Arabic Text Analysis
Habib Kahlaoui
ENGL3127
Academic Writing
Aysha Heble, Sandhya Rao Mehta,
Mohammed Al Alawi, Lalitha Rachel Eapen
ENGL3128
Speaking
John Eliezer, Sara Al-Shiadi, Azza Al-Kindi,
Hammal Al-Bulushi, Ayesha Heble, Suaad
Ambu-Saidi
ENGL3129
Research Project
Abdull Rahman Al-Jamiari, Andrew Littlejohn,
Adel Abu Radwan, Janet Holst, Mounira Bent
Hejaiej, Mohammed Al Alawi
ENGL3214
American Survey I
Jamal En-Nehas
ENGL3215
American Survey 2
Jamal En-Nehas
ENGL3217
Children's Literature
Nada Al Ajmi, Mounira Bent Hejaiej
ENGL3218
British Survey I
Mounir Ben Zid, Adrian Alan Roscoe
ENGL3219
British Survey II
Khalid Al Bulushi
ENGL3220
Modern Drama
Ayesha Heble
ENGL3324
Techniques in Translation
Abdulmoneim Mahamad
ENGL3328
Language in Society
Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, Hassan Abdel Jawad
ENGL3329
Syntax and Semantics
Sakina Alaoui, Rashid Al Belushi, Adel Abu
Radhwan
ENGL3417
Studies in Longer Fiction
Khaled Al Belushi, Nada Al-Ajmi
ENGL3419
Translation III
Abdulmoneim Mahamad
TRAN3421
Media and Journalism
Hisham Ali Jawad
ENGL4219
British Survey III
Adrian Alan Roscoe
ENGL4220
Readings in Modern Arabic Literature
Mounira Bent Hejaiej
ENGL4221
Modern Novel
Sandhya Rao Mehta
ENGL4222
Modern Poetry
Khalid Mohamed Al-Bulushi
ENGL4230
Shakespeare
Charles Campbell
ENGL4235
World Literature in English
Sandhya Rao Mehta, Andrew Littlejohn
ENGL4329
Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics
Najma Jaffar Al-Zidjaly
ENGL4420
Translation Studies
Hisham Ali Jawad
TRAN4421
Translation: Legal and Documentary
Hassan Abdel-Jawad
ENGL4421
Language Acquisition
Lalitha Eapen, Adel S Aburadwan
ENGL4561
Genre Study
Charles Campbell
ENGL4563
Major Author
Nada Al Ajmi
ENGL 4571
Aspects of Psycholinguistics
Andrew LittleJohn
ENGL4574
Aspects of Syntax and Semantics
Abdulraheim Al Jammari
ENGL4577
Language and Culture
Najma Jaffar Al-Zidjaly
ENGL4580
Special Topic in Linguistics
Rashed Al Belushi, Mohammed Al-Alawi
ENGL4595
Creative Writing
Janet Holst
TRAN4621
Introduction to Interpreting I: English-Arabic
Abdull Gabbar Al-Sharafi
TRAN4821
Practicum I ( Internal )
Habib Khahaloui
Code
Title
Instructor
ENGL2108
Modern English Grammar
Khamis Al-Busaidi, Leena Al-Jamali, Rashid AlBulushi, Hammal Al-Bulushi
ENGL2134
Critical Reading
Rahma Al-Mahroqi, Sara Al-Shiadi
ENGL2211
Introduction to Fiction
Lina Al-Jamali, Jamal En-Nehas
ENGL2217
Introduction to Poetry and Drama
Janet Holst, Lina Al-Jamali
ENGL2225
Introduction to Literature I , Prose
Mounira Bent Hejaiej, Susanna Shunaqq,
Jamal En-Nehas
ENGL2226
Introduction to Literature II, Poetry and Drama
Adrian Roscoe
ENGL2320
Introduction to the Study of Language and
Phonetics
Sakina Alaoui, Khamis Al-Busadi, Said AlJahdhami
ENGL2327
Phonology and Morphology
Sakina Alaoui, Khalsa Al-Aghbari, Said AlJhahdmai
ENGL3127
Academic Writing
Lalitha Eapen, Charles Campbell, Chandrika
Balasubramanian, Mohammed Al Alawi,
Ayesha Heble
Spring 2014
59
60
ENGL3128
Speaking
Suaad Ambu-Saidi, John Eliezer, Azza Al-Kindi,
Said Al-Jahdhami, Chandrika Balasubramanian,
Hammal Al- Bulushi.
ENGL3129
Research Project
Sandhya Mehta, Janet Holst, Mounir Ben Zid,
Chandrika Balasubramanian, Jamal En-Nehas,
Mohammed Al-Alalawi.
ENGL3214
American Survey I
Charles Campbell, Susanne Shunaqq.
ENGL3215
American Survey 2
Susanne Shunaqq
ENGL3217
Children's Literature
Nada Rohallah Al Ajmi, Mounira Bent Hejaiej
ENGL3218
British Survey I
ENGL3219
British Survey II
Khaled Al Belushi
ENGL3220
Modern Drama
Ayesha Heble
ENGL3324
Techniques in Translation
Abdulmoneim Mahamad
ENGL3328
Language in Society
Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, Hassan Abdel Jawad
ENGL3329
Syntax and Semantics
Sakina Alaoui, Adel Abu Radhwan, Rashid
Al-Belushi
ENGL3417
Studies in Longer Fiction
Nada Al-Ajmi
ENGL3419
Translation III
Abdulmoneim Mahamad
ENGL4219
British Survey III
Adrian Alan Roscoe
ENGL4220
Readings in Modern Arabic Literature
ENGL4221
Modern Novel
Sandhya Mehta
ENGL4222
Modern Poetry
Khaled Al Belushi
ENGL4230
Shakespeare
Charles Campbell
ENGL4235
World Literature in English
Adrian Alan Roscoe
ENGL4325
Applied Linguistics
Abdulmoneim Mahamad
ENGL4329
Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics
Najma Al-Zidjali
ENGL4420
Translation Studies
Hisham Ali Jawad
ENGL4421
Language Acquisition
Lalitha Eapen
ENGL4560
Period Study
Sandhya Mehta
ENGL4561
Genre Study
Mounira Hajaieji
ENGL4577
Language and Culture
Najam Al-Zadjali
TRAN2220
English Morphology
Adel Abu Radwan
TRAN2222
Contrastive Linguistics
Habib Kahlaoui
TRAN2321
Introduction to Translation I English-Arabic
Khalsa Al-Aghbari
TRAN2322
Introduction to Translation II English-Arabic
Hisham Ali Jawad, Abdulmoneim Mahamad
TRAN3032
Arabic Skills for Translators
Habib Kahlaoui
TRAN3123
Literary Translation
Khalid Al-Bulushi
TRAN3223
Lexicography & Terminology
Adel Abu Radhwan
TRAN3422
Commercial & Advertising
Hassan Abdel-Jawad
TRAN4422
Translation: Scientific and Technical
Hisham Ali Jawad
TRAN4424
Translation Critique
Abdulgabbar Al Sharafi
TRAN 4622
Introduction to Interpreting
TRAN6110
Translating skills and Translation Technology
TRANS6130
Practical Translation II (Arabic-English)
Abdelmuneim Mohamed
TRAN 6210
Advanced Translation Workshop
Hisham Ali Jawad
TRANS6220
Pragmatics and Translation
Hisham Ali Jawad
TRANS6230
Research in Translation
Hisham Ali Jawad
TRAN 6930
Translation for Specific Purposes
Hassan Abdel-Jawad
Code
Title
Instructor
ENGL4562
Special Topic in Literature
Sandhya Mehta
ENGL4573
Special Topic in Linguistics
Said Al-Jahdhami
ENGL4575
Advanced Language Studies
Janet Holst
ENGL4576
Aspects of Language Proficiency
Jamal En-Nehas
TRAN4823
Practicum II(External)
Mohammed Al-Alawi
– Summer 2014
4- Postgraduates Studies
a. Students Enrolled
semester
students
Fall 2013
19
Spring 2014
14
b. Courses offered
semester
students
Fall 2013
6
Spring 2014
6
5-Research
The table below summarizes the research activities in the English department during
the academic year 2013– 2014
Types of Publication
Number
Journal Papers
27
Funded Research Projects
Books
3
Authored
0
Edited
0
Chapters in Books
7
Academic Translations
4
Conference Papers (Published in Proceedings)
13
Technical Reports
0
Total
54
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a- Refereed Journal Papers
o Abu Radwan, A.(2014). Gender and learning style preferences of EFL learner. Arab
World English Journal, 5(2), 21-32.
o Al Aghbari, K. (2014a). Vb infixed plurals in Jebbāli. Morphology 24(2), 105-119.
o Al Aghbari, K. (2014b). Optimality theoretic analysis of ablaut plurals in Jebbāli.
Linguistic Analysis 39(1 &2)
o Al Zidjaly, N. (2014). WhatsApp Omani Teachers? Social Media and the Question
of Social Change. Multimodal Communication, 6 (1): 15-45.
o Ben Zid, M. (2014). Meaning Under the Microscope: Revisiting E.E. Cummings’
“may I feel said he? Journal of Language and Literature.5 (1), 70-77.
o Ben Zid, M. (2014). Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetics of Desire: Visions and Revisions.
Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 3 (3), 59-65.
o Ben Zid, M. (2014). Memes of Translation Revisited: From Translating Poetry to
‘Poeming’ Translation. Theory and Practice in Language Studies.4 (10).
o Ben Zid, M. (2013). Translation As ‘Trans-Sica’ and ‘False Compare’: Preserving
the Future Afterlife of Contrastive Literature. International Journal of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. 1 (2), 11-16.
o Ben Zid, M. (2013). Linguistics With a Small ‘l’: Toward a Deictic Shift Theory in the
Exploration of Wordsworth’s “Intimations of Immortality”. Anglisticum. 2 (3), 56-64.
o Ben Zid, M. (2013). The Tsunami of Literary Study: Toward an E Pluribus Unum Approach
to the Exploration of Literature. Journal of Language and Literature.4 (1), 32-40.
o Ben Zid, M. (2013). Are There Any Students in This Literature Classroom: From the
Teacher’s House of Wisdom to the Threshold of Students’ Minds. Journal of Arts
and Humanities. 2 (6), 78-82.
o Charles, C . (2014). “Women and Sadism in Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde: ‘Nightmare
City.’” English Literature in Transition: 1880-1920, 1-16.
o Charles, C. (2014). “Margins, Mirrors and Breasts: Pearl’s Place in The Scarlet Letter.”
Interactions 23 (1-2), 53-66.
o Jawad, H. A. (2014). Shifts in Translating Jeremy Munday into Arabic: Asymmetric
Explicitation. Across Languages & Cultures, 15 (1), 51-66.
o Kharusi, N, S. (2014) ‘The Swahili Language’, Oman Encyclopedi
o Kharusi, N, S. (2014) ‘The Kumzar Language’, Oman Encyclopedia.
o Kharusi, N, S. (2013) ‘Identity and Belonging among Ethnic Return Migrants of
Oman’, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 19, 424-446.
o Mahmoud, A. (2014) Simplification in language learning: What do learners simplify? Studies in English language Teaching, 2(3), 275-280.
o Mahmoud, A. (2014) The use of logical connectors by Arab EFL university students. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 7, 176-188.
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o Mahmoud, A. (2013). A linguistic perspective of the effect of English on modern standard Arabic: Manifestations and ramifications. Journal of Language and
Translation, (20), 35-43.
o Mahmoud, A. (2013) Errors in error analyses. Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies, 10 (2), 52-64.
o Mahmoud, A. (2013) Learner involvement in language development: From course
design to performance assessment. Journal of Language Teaching and Research,
4 (4), 679-683.
o Mahmoud, A. (2013) Some learner-centered techniques in FL Teaching. Academic
Exchange Quarterly, 17 (2).
o Mahmoud, A. (2013) Spelling errors of Arab learners of EFL: A two-way analysis.
TESOL Arabia Perspectives, 20 (1), 6 – 12.
o Mehta S. (2014). Praise to the Emptiness’ Locating Home in the Arab Diaspora.
International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature. 3(1), 124-128.
o Salman, A. (2014) ‘The Lawati Language’, Oman Encyclopedia
o Salman, A & Kharusi , N. S. (2014) ‘Female Camel Nomenclature among Arabia’s
Bedouins’, Names: A Journal of Onomastics, 62(2), 86–99
b- Research projects and grants
o Al Zidjaly, N. (Principal investigator) New Media Technology and Arab (Omani)
Cultural Identity. Internal Grants at SQU. 7,890 OR over two year time.
o Al Zidjaly, N .(Principal investigator)New Media Technology and Omani Arab Cultural Identity (SQU Internal Grants).
o Charles, C. (Principal investigator) Desire in Shakespeare. Self-sponsored. Four weeks.
c- Peer Review
o Al Zadjali, N. (2013). The Qatar National Research Fund Foundation to become a
peer reviewer for the following research programs: NPRP, YSREP, UREP, SSREP. I
have reviewed three research projects thus far.
o En-nehas. J. (2013). “Mapping without Going’”: Imagined/Imaginary Forms of
Border Crossing and Cultural Exchange in the Age of Metaphorical Travel”. Journal
of Cross-Cultural Studies,1:10. 23-39.
o En-nehas. J. (2014).. Peer Reviewer for Qatar National Research Fund (evaluated
two research dossiers on translation for the National Priority Research Project
(February 2014) and on American literature for the Secondary School Research
Experience Program (September 2014)
o En-nehas. J. (2014). Peer Reviewer for Research in African Literatures (evaluated
one article on the literature of the Maghreb. Ohio State University.
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d- Books
• Chapters in Books
o Al-Sharafi, A. (2014) Modality in Arab EFL Students’ Academic Writing: Implications
for Policy, Practice and Research. In Damerow, R. and K. Bailey Teaching and Learning English in the Arabic-Speaking World. New York: Routledge
o Al Zidjaly, N. (2013). Disability and Multimodality. In Carol A. Chapelle
o (General Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. (115-120). Malden, MA:
Wiley-Blackwell.
o Al Zidjaly, N. (2013). Ron Scollon. In Carol A. Chapelle (General Ed.),
o The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. (330-335). Malden, MA: Wiley- Blackwell.
o Al Zidjaly, N. (2014). Geosemiotics: Discourses in Place. In Sigrid Norris and Carmen
Daniela Maier (Eds.), The Reader in Multimodality (63-76). Germany: De Gruyter.
o Al Zidjaly, N. (2014). The History of Disability in the Omani Culture. In Abdullah Al Harassi (Ed.), The Omani Encyclopedia (550-556). Muscat: Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
o Al Zidjaly, N. (2014). Omani Proverbs. In Abdullah Al Harassi (Ed.), The Omani Encyclopedia (725-736). Muscat: Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
o Mehta, S. R. (2013). Oral Narratives of Women in the Gujarati Diaspora. In Mawani, S.
& Mukundam, S. Globalization and Mobility: Gujarati Diaspora, Jaipur: Rawat Press.
• Translations
o Al Aghbari, K. (2014). Islamic Values and their Role in Solving International Environmental Problems. (a book by His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Al Khalili, translated
at the request of the Minister of Environment and Climatic Affairs).
o Al Aghbari, K .( 2013). Omani Encyclopedia
o Translators (Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies, Routledge, Spring
2014:(http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23306343.2014.909175#.
U3b5hKNfrIU.
o Kahlaoui, H . Literary translation from English into Arabic: Chinua Achebe’s novel
Things Fall Apart. Published 16 August 2014 by Miskilyani Publications, Tunis.
e- Conference Papers
o Al-Ajmi , N. Equality of Man and Woman: reality or dream” Women in Excellence
Conference, Oman, May, 2014.
o Amel, S. “Hydrological Terms in Oman’s Toponyms: Data and Analysis”. February,
2014. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
o Balasubramanian, C. New English Norms in the Omani Classroom? Paper presented
at the 1st Dhofar University National English Language Conference, Salalah, Oman,
February 2014.
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o Balasubramanian, C. Research and You: From the Holy Qur’an to SQU. Plenary
address delivered at the College of Arts and Social Sciences Student Research
Symposium, April 22, 2014.
o Ben Zid, M . December 2013: Meaning Under the Microscope: A Linguistic ReReading of Cummings’ “may I feel said he”. Sydney, Australia.
o Ben Zid, M .July 2013: Translation As ‘Trans-Sica’ and ‘False Compare’: Preserving
the Future Afterlife of Contrastive Literature. Paris, France.
o Ben Zid, M. November 2014: Should We Teach or Teach about Poetry? London, UK.
o Charles, C. Weaving the Veil of Orientalist Discourse” Paper given at Canadian
American Conference in Academic Disciplines, Toronto, Ont. May, 2014.
o En-nehas, J. “Resisting Domesticity and Sessility in the Age of “Free” Movement:
Travel, its Impediments and Conflicting Visions” (The 13th Borders and Crossings/
Seuils et Traverses Conference. St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko
Turnovo, Bulgaria, September 11-13, 2014)
o En-nehas, J. “Traveling Selves, Writing Selves: Narratives of Hope or Desolation?”
(The Traveler’s Eye: Narrating Dis/Location in 20th Century Travel Literature, University of Bucharest, Romania, October 26-28, 2013)
o Kahlaoui, H .Grammatical Pairs in Translation. The American University of Sharja
(AUS), 14-16 April 2014, UAE.To appear in January 2015, Publications of Sfax University Scientific Council, Tunisia.
o Kharusi, Nafla. S . “Arabic Loan-Words in Swahili”. International Journal of Arts &
Sciences conference, Aix-en-Provence, France.2013
o Kahlaoui, H. Excessive Discourse in Literary Criticism: Refereed and accepted for
publication, May 2014, by The Scientific Council of Sfax College of Arts, Tunisia. To
appear in December 2014.
f- PhD /MA Arbitration
o En-nehas, J .External Examiner of MA Dissertations abstracts in Language, literature and culture, Department of English, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences,
Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco (February 2014)
6- Community Service
a- Workshops/Conferences Attended
o Abdullmenuem, M. Teaching Arabic to SQU Hospital medical staff
o Abu Radwan, A .The learning styles, strategy preferences and patterns of language
use of proficient English learners, a paper presented at The 1st International Conference on the Teaching of Grammar, University of Valencia, Spain.
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o Al-Sharafi, A. Translation Workshop – Amman Jordan. This is an international workshop on teaching and researching translation. It is funded by the British Academy.
o Al Zadjali, N. WhatsApp Oman: Multimodality and the Construction of Cultural
Knowledge in Arabia. Encompassing the Multimodality of Knowledge. Aarhus,
Denmark (May 8-10, 2014).
o Al Zadjali, N. Mobile Phone Usage among College Students Across Three Cultures:
The Reconstruction of Space and Time in Interaction. SS20. Jyvaskyla, Finland
(June 15-18, 2014).
o Kahlaoui, H . Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language. Omani Ministry of Education.
Department of Private Schools. February 2014.
o Mehta, S. R. Expanding Horizons: Cultural Geographies and the Changing face of
Muscat in terms of the Indian Diaspora – Conference on Muscat: Prospects and
Civilization, Humanities Centre and Omani Studies Centre, Nov. 21-22, 2013.
o Mehta, S. R. Can Thinking be Taught? Conference of the American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines, Ryerson University, Toronto, May 22-26, 2014.
o Mehta, S. R .Learning Outside the Classroom through Student Organizations, Gulf
Research Council Annual Conference, Cambridge, Sept. 26-28, 2014.
b- Workshops/Talks Given
o Abu Radwan , A. “Abstract Writing” a workshop given to professor in the College
of Arts and Social Sciences
o Al Aghbari, K. in-service teaching for SQU. (Feb. 2013 and Feb. 2014)
o Al Aghbari, K. Teaching linguistics (phonological, morphological and lexical awareness) to experienced English teachers from the Ministry of Education, a training
program organized by the Continuing Education and Community Service at SQU.
(Feb. 2013 and Feb. 2014)
o Al-Ajmi, N. “Springboard Women’s Development Program”, Omani Women’s Association Masirah, Maseerah Island, Oman. September 2013
o Al-Ajmi, N. “Springboard Women’s Development Program”, Omani Women’s Association of Musandam, Khasab, Oman. June 2014
o Al-Ajmi, N. “Train the Trainer for Currier Guidance Coaches” workshop, SQU. May 2014
o Al- Alawi, M. A trainer in the 5th Academic Program for Experienced English Language
Teachers organized by the Center of Community Services at Sultan Qaboos University
in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. 15-June-2014- 26-June-2014
o Al- Alawi, M . A trainer in the 4th Academic Program for Experienced English
Language Teachers organized by the Center of Community Services at Sultan Qaboos University in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. 26-January-201406-February-2014
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o Balasubramanian, C. ,the annual student symposium in February 2014:
o Balasubramanian, C. Research and You: From the Holy Qur’an to SQU. Plenary
address delivered at the College of Arts and Social Sciences Student Research
Symposium, April 22, 2014
c- Seminars/ Lectures
o Al-Aghbari, K . “Surveying Patterns of Plurality in Jebbāli”, faculty seminar.English
Dept., SQU
o Al-Ajmi, N. “The Role of Women’s Training and Community Development”, Muscat, Oman. October 2013
o Al-Ajmi, N. Moderator in the two-day research workshop to explore areas of future collaboration between Sultan Qaboos University and the University of Reading (UK). December 2013,
o Al Kharusi, N. Hydrological Terms in Oman’s Toponyms: Theoretical Background”.
February, 2014 University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
o Al Zadjali, N. 2014 .Plenary Speaker for the Second Exceptional Women Conference in Oman. “Because We Can”.
o Al Zadjali, N. October 2014, I represented Oman in a Arabian Gulf Counsel Symposium on the Political Future of the GCC (Saudi Arabia).
o Amel, S. Hydrological Terms in Oman’s Toponyms: Data and Analysis”. February
o Jawad, H. (In)Visible Translation: The Case of Reuters Arabic Desk,” The 11th
Translation Symposium on Translation in Media, April 2014, SQU
o Jawad. H. Explicitation and Implicitation in Arabic Legal Translation: A Case Study
of Omani Translator Trainees, December 2013, IJAS Conference, UK
d- Journal Editorial Board Membership
o Abu Radwan, A. Learning and Individual Differences (Elsevier)
o Abu Radwan, A. Journal of Language and Culture
o Abu Radwan, A. TESOL-EJ (University of Berkley, USA)
o Abu Radwan, A. TESL Canada Journal (Canada)
o Abu Radwan, A .Arab World English Journal
o Al-Sharafi, A. Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Arts and Social Science, SQU
o Al-Sharafi, A. Member of the editorial board of Controversia, the International
Journal of Argumentation.
o Al- Zadjali, N. The editorial board of the international refereed Journal of Multimodal Communication.
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o Balasubramanian, C. TESOL – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
o Balasubramanian, C. AAAL – American Association of Applied Linguistics
o Balasubramanian, C. AAACL – American Association of Applied Corpus Linguistics
o Balasubramanian, C. .Editorial Board of The Linguistics Journal
o Campbell, C .Member of the Editorial Boards and reader for The Journal of the
Literary Humanities and The International Journal of Research in Literature.
o Jawad, H. Member of the Advisory Board of Al-Bayan College, Oman, January
2014 – present
o Jawad, H. External Reviewer for the Qatar National Research Fund, December 2013
o Jawad, H . Editor and Translator of the academic bulletin Tawasul, both English
and Arabic versions, published by Deanship of Research, SQU
o Kahlaoui, H .Member of ‘adaab al-Kairawan humanities journal, Faculty of Letters
and Human Sciences, Kairouan, Tunisia. (since 1998)
o Littlejohn, A. Review of papers for the following journals: Applied Linguistics
(OUP): 3 papers; Language and Education (CUP): 1 paper
o Littlejohn, A. Member of the Editorial Board of TESL-EJ (Berkeley) and Editorial
Advisory Board of Applied Linguistics (OUP) and Language Teaching (Cambridge)
o Mehta, S.R. Editor (Essays) – Jaggery, An Online Journal of South Asian Literature
o Mehta, S.R .Invited Editor, Special Edition of Literature, AWEJ
e- Media Articles/Interviews
o Al-Jahdhami, S. The Kumzari Language in Musandam. Al Roa’ia Newspaer. April, 2014.
o Al Zadjali, N. Glorious Oman: Times of Oman (July 23, 2013, and July 23, 2014).
o Kahlaoui , H. BANIPAL’s a special issue on Omani literature, March 2015:An English translation of AbdulAziz al-Farsi’s short story The Radar . BANIPAL Magazine
of Modern Arab Literature, UK.
o Kahlaoui , H.Oman newspaper: July 2013 (Round Table on creative discourse.)
o Kahlaoui , H. Mediatic coverage on the publication of my translation of Achebe’s
novel Things Fall Apart (Omani and Tunisian Media).
f- Consultancies
o Kahlaoui , H.. Provided to Birmingham University on Tunisian tertiary academic
qualifications.
g- Contests
oAl-Aghbari, K. A member on the Evaluation Committee of the Translation Competition held by the Deanship of Students’ Affairs, SQU.
o Al-Aghbari, K . chair of the Translation Evaluation Committee of the Literary Forum, Oman
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h- Miscellenous Services within and outside SQU
o Abu Radwan, A . translating 11 documents for different units within the university.
o Al-Aghbari, K . Member on the Abstracts Review Committee of the 1st Dofar University National English Language Conference entitled:“Innovations in Teaching
and Researching English Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation: Voices
from the Omani Classroom” 22nd - 24th February 2014
o Al-Aghbari, K. Reviewed a paper entitled “ Foreign Labour in the Arab Gulf and
the Dilemma of Language, Culture and Identity: Oman as a Case Study” by Shaker
Ali Al Mohammadi, as part of collegial collaboration.
o Al Zidjaly, N. Female Moari Identity: A Multimodal Interaction Analysis. Tui Matelau. External Examiner. MA Thesis (Auckland University of Technology (School of
Communication Studies)
o Al Zidjaly, N. In October, 2013, I reviewed an academic grant proposal on Investing Quality Assurance Mechanism in EFL Programs in the Sultanate of Oman: Challenges and Opportunities (Grant Amount 100,000 OMR) for the Scientific Research
Counsel in Oman.
o Balasubramanian, C. helping students following the Research Project class to present their research at various regional and national venues.
o Campbell . C. Exhibition of Photo-Collages, Toronto (Canada) Public Library, June 2014.
o Campbell . C. English Editor for Tawasusl research journal.
o En-nehas, J .Evaluator of abstracts for the 3rd Annual International Conference on
Cultures and Languages in Contact, 4-5 December 2014, Department of English,
Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida,
Morocco (September 2014)
o Jawad, H. Supervising the annual English and Translation Society’s translation
symposium, April 2014
o Jawad, H . Delivering extensive translations for SQU
o Kahlaoui, H .Different contributions to SQU ETS activities (English Translation Society).
o Kahlaoui, H.Refereeing a translated book, from English into Arabic, for the Omani
Ministry of Culture. October 2013.
o Kahlaoui, H. March, 2014, reviewed an academic grant proposal on Poems for the
Young: A Beginner’s Annotated Poetry Textbook for Omani/Arab/Gulf Students
(Grant Amount 15, 000 OMR) for the Scientific Research Counsel in Oman.
o Kahlaoui, H. February, 2014, reviewed an academic grant on Social Media and Qatari
Identity (Grant Amount $1, 600000) for Qatar Research Fund Foundation (Qatar).
o Kahlaoui, H. May, 2014, reviewed an academic grant proposal (Proposal Number:
UREP 16 - 009 - 5 - 004) on Legal Regulations For Social Networking (Facebook
and Twitter):A Comparative Study for Qatar Research Fund Foundation (Qatar).
(Grant Amount $30,000).
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o Kahlaoui, H. June, 2014, I reviewed an academic grant proposal (Proposal Number: UREP 16 - 111 - 6 - 008) on The Impact of Mass Media in Shaping the Stereotypical Images of the Religious Other, A Field Study on University Students in
Qatar for Qatar Research Fund Foundation (Qatar). (Grant Amount $50,000).
o Kahlaoui, H. 2013. review a B.A. Program in Communication presented by Nizwa
University. Ministry of Higher Education.
o Kahlaoui, H. Evaluating Articles for International Peer-Reviewed Journals and Books:
Mehta, S.R. Collaboration with student debates and workshops on literature.
o Shuqair, H. Coordinator and supervisor of the MA program in translation.
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Department of History
Department of History - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
The History Department at Sultan Qaboos University was established in September
1986 as a unit in the Department of Arts in the College of Education and Islamic Studies. At that time, it offered one university requirement (Oman and the Islamic Civilization) in addition to several other courses in accordance with the study plans for the
students of history and geography in the College of Education.In September 1987, the
College of Arts was established with the Department of History and Geography being one of its departments. In 1993, the History Department became an independent
department within the College.In September 2001, it established a Master’s program
with two tracks in Islamic and modern history. Since its inception, a growing number
of students from the Ministry of Education and other institutions have joined the program to expand their knowledge of history as well as to improve their performance
and professional development. A new PhD program in both fields will be opened soon.
The department’s major goal is to enable students to graduate as qualified historians
capable of undertaking historical research and engaging in other studies which require
knowledge about history. The common teaching methods applied in the department
are: lectures, research projects and presentations using modern educational media. In
addition, students are taken on field trips to archaeological sites, scientific institutions
and foundations, museums and libraries inside and outside the Sultanate.The department is entrusted with teaching the university requirement course “History of Oman
and studies in Islamic civilization”, as well as the college requirement course “Introduction to History and Civilization”. The department offers a major program in history,
as well as a minor program which includes subjects in history for other departments in
the College of Arts and Social Sciences, and to the College of Education.
Table 1: Summary
Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
13
13
Support Staff
2
2
On-study leave
0
0
Total
15
15
72
Enrolment
93
113
Courses Offered
27
27
Graduate Program
Enrolment
14
12
Courses Offered
4
4
Theses completed
5
0
Research
Grants
0
Contracts
0
Consulting
3
Publications
Refereed Journals
3
Others
17
Staff
Rank
Specialty
Research Interest
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al
Muqaddam
PhD, University of Exeter,
UK,1996
Modern History
Oman-US and Oman-Sino
Historical Relations
Prof. Dr. Farouk Omar
Fawzi
PhD, University of London,
UK, 1967
Islamic History
History and Culture
Dr. Asmhan Al Jarru
PhD, University of Sorboon,
France, 1986
Ancient History
Archaeology
Ancient History of Oman
Prof. Bu A lam
Muhammad Bal Qasimi
PhD, University of
Modern History
History of Africa , Europian
Imperialism
Dr. Badar b. Hilal Al Alawi
PhD, University of
Manchester, UK, 2003
Islamic History
The History of Oman in the
Islamic Period
Dr. Ibrahim A. Salama
PhD, University of Alexandria
– University Madrid, 1997
Islamic History
Social, economic and cultural
history
Dr. Khalid Khalfan Al
Wihaibi
PhD, University of Edinburgh,
UK, 1998
Medieval Islamic
History
Historical writing - economic
and social history- history of
Oman in the Islamic periodmanuscript editing - The
science of agriculture in
Medieval Islamic History
Dr. Nahid Abdul Karim
PhD, Damascus University,
Syria, 1994
Modern History
Economic and social history
Dr. Said Mohammed Al
Hashimi
PhD, University of Leeds, UK,
1995
Modern Arab
History
Modern and contemporary
history of Oman
Dr. Said Mohammed Said
Al Ghilani
PhD, Cairo University, Egypt,
1995
Islamic History
History of Oman in the Islamic
period
Dr. Yousif Abdullah Al
Ghilani
PhD, University of Edinburgh,
UK, 1999
Modern History
Modern and contemporary
history of Oman
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Mr. Ibrahim Yehia Al
Busaidi
PhD, Lisboa University,
Portugal, 2001
Modern History
The Historical relation between
Oman and Portugal
Mr. Ali b. Said Al- Riyami
MA, Sultan Qaboos
University, Oman, 2006
Islamic History
Cultural and social history of
Medieval Islamic period
Mrs. Amira Al – Harthi
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2. Distribution of faculty members, technicians, research assistants
& administrative staff.
A. Distribution of faculty members
Associate.
Prof.
Prof.
Departments
E
Tot O
E
Lecturer
E
Tot O
E
Demonstrator
E
History
-
2
2
1
2
3
6
1
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
-
2
2
1
2
3
6
1
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
E = expatriate Tot O
Music Prof.
O
O = Omani Tot O
Asst. Prof.
Tot O
E
Total
Tot O
E
Tot
-
-
13
-
-
13
Tot = total
B- Distribution of technicians, research assistants & administrative staff
Departments
Technicians & research assistants
Administrative staff
Total
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
O
E
Tot
History
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
2
Total
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
2
3. Students Distribution
A. Students Enrolled in Fall 2013
Department
No. of Sections
History
93
Total
93
B. Students Enrolled in Spring 2014
74
Department
No. of Sections
History
113
Total
113
C. Students Enrolled in Summer 2014
Department
No. of Sections
History
107
Total
107
4. Membership in Committees
1. Departmental Level
Members
Head of Department
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam
Prof. Dr. Farouk Omar Fawzi
Postgraduate (Dep)
Dr. Said Mohammed Al Hashimi
Prof. Dr Bu A lam Muhammad Bal Qasimi
Dr. Asmhan Al Jarru
Timetabling; Recruiting; Course
Coordinators ( Dep)
Dr. Ibrahim Yehia Al Busaidi, Dr. Said Mohammed Al Hashimi,
Dr. Ali b. Said Al- Riyami
Recruitment ( Dep)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam,.. Dr. Badar b. Hilal Al
Alawi. Dr. Said Mohammed Al Hashimi, Dr. Ali b. Said Al- Riyami
Student comunication( Dep)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam, Dr. Nahid Abdul Karim, Dr.
Badar b. Hilal Al Alawi
Proceeding students activities( Dep)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam.Dr. Asmhan Al Jarru, Dr.
Ibrahim Yehia Al Busaidi
Development of acadmic performance( Dep)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam,, Dr. Asmhan Al Jarru.Dr.
Ibrahim A. Salama
Consultative( Dep)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Dr. Asmhan Al Jarru, Dr.
Badar b. Hilal Al Alawi, . Dr. Said Mohammed Al Hashimi
2. College Level
Members
Social ( college)
Research( college)
Dr. Khalid al -Wahaibi
Internet address( college)
Dr. Ibrahim Yehia Al Busaidi
Curriculums and programs( college)
Learning requirements( college)
Dr. Asmhan Al Jarru,
Academic Advisors( college)
Training and social services( college)
Student group ( college)
Examination( college)
Equalization of academic programs( college)
Library( college)
Dr. Yousif Al Ghilani
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Culture and media ( college)
Dr. Said Mohammed Said Al Ghilani
Annual report ( college)
Dr. Khalid Khalfan Al Wihaibi
Timetables( college)
Promotion( college)
Development( college)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam.
Execution( college)
College council( college)
Dr. Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam, Dr. Ali b. Said Al- Riyami
Academic accreditation( college)
3. University Level
Members
Head of the committee of students journeys 2014-2011 (university)
Head of the committee of annual book for those who accepted in
university 2014-2011 (university)
Head of the committee of annual book for the graduated
students2014-2011 (university)
Head of the committee of the Media of the annual graduation
celebration 2013-2011 (university)
Head of the committee of the questioning students in university
2014-2011 (university)
Head of the committee of the students complaining 2014-2011
(university)
Head of the consultative committee in the Faculty of students affairs
Head of the committee of the visual library 2014-2012 (university)
Head of the administration committee in the Faculty of students
affairs 2014-2011
Member of the committee of the traffic in university 2014-2011
(university)
Member of the executive committee of the graduation celebrations
Member of the head of the faculties council 2014-2011 (university)
Head of the special committee of the seminar on university 2014
(university)
Member of the visiting group to Thai university 2014 (university)
4. National and International Level
76
Members
Member of the un material heritage committee in the society of the
writers Dr. Ali b. Said Al- Riyami ( Local)
Member of the consultative committee in the literary society. (Local)
Member of the participation committee between Qaboos university and
the ministry of social development. (Locaql)
the ministry of Labor 2014-2011. ( International)
the Emarat university 2014-2011. ( International)
the Qatar university 2014-2011 (International)
Member of the committee visiting Zenzibar for searching after the journey of
the ship of Sultana 2014. (Local)
5-Undergraduate Studies
semester
students
Fall 2013
1651
Spring 2014
1456
Summer 2014
905
b. Graduation Projects
Project Title
Student Name
Supervisor
Faces of social life of the women in Arabian Peninsula
Khulud al - Hinai
The foreign relations of the Sultan Sa id b. Sultan in
Ninteenth century
Mina Ghazi al - Rawas
The emergence of the Wahabi mision
Afrah Jom ah al - Mardi
Abbasid state in the period of Harun al - Rashid
Amira Hamad al - Shibli
The end of Murabitin state and the rise of Muahidi
Muhammad Abdallah
al - Rutli
The military struggle between first Sa udi state and Oman
(1818-1800)
Muhammad Salim al Rawas
The cultural and structural environment in the period of
Abd al – Rahman the second ( 208 AH – 238 AH)
Hala al - Sinadi
6. Postgraduate Studies (Higher Diploma/MA/PhD)
a. MA/PhD Students’ Dissertations
Project Title
Student Name
Supervisor Name
Supervision
(principal/
second)
MA/
PhD
British withdrawal from the
Arabian Gulf and its impact (-1968
1971)
Ma suma Humud
al - Nadabi
principal
MA
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The political rivalry and local
struggle in Oman ( 1868-1856)
Su ad Abdullah bait
Fadil
principal
MA
The currencies and the economy of
Oman (1932-1913)
Ruqaia Zahran
Hamdan al - Sarmi
principal
MA
The status of al –Shaikh Suliman
bin Nasser al – Lamki (1935-1862)
Asia Khafan
Musalam al Mahruqi
principal
MA
.Jamal Abd a- Nassr and the
political movements in Oman
(1968-1954)
Rana al - Dhuyani
Hashimi
principal
MA
The economic and social and
cultural life in Samail (1970-1920)
Su ad al - Siyabi
Hashimi
principal
MA
The political opposition
movements in Iraq in the period
of the caliph Abad al – Malik b.
Marwan (65 AH86-AH)
Thuriya al - Abri
Hashimi
Second
MA
All al – Yahmid in Oman and their
role on political and cultural life
from the beginning of Islamic state
until the end of 3th century AH
Safiya al - Sulimani
Hashimi
Second
MA
The situations in Zufar in the period
Kathiri state ( 1424 AD – 1718)
Salim al - Kthiri
Hashimi
Second
MA
The status of al –Shaikh Suliman
bin Nasser al – Lamki (1935-1862)
Asia Khafan
Musalam al Mahruqi
Hashimi
Second
MA
The political and social roles of
Ulama In Yarubid,s state
Musa al - Brashdi
Hashimi
principal
PHD
The Ibn Maddad Sira study and
editing
Badria al – Sh abi
Hashimi
principal
PHD
All al Rahil in Oman
Badriya al Nabhani
Hashimi
principal
PHD
The cultural life in East Africa in
modern time
Suliman al - Kumi
Hashimi
principal
PHD
The education in Muscat and
Mutrah in the period of ( -1888
1970)
Nassar al - Suqri
Prof. Dr Bu A lam
Muhammad Bal Qasimi
principal
PHD
Oman facing the Perisian
cchallenges in 16th century
Najiya al - Siyabi
Prof. Dr Bu A lam
Muhammad Bal Qasimi
principal
PHD
The struggle for Hurmuz in 16th
century
Al – Ghalya al Mughyri
Prof. Dr Bu A lam
Muhammad Bal Qasimi
principal
MA
Muscat under Portogis role
Samya al - Qasabi
Prof. Dr Bu A lam
Muhammad Bal Qasimi
principal
MA
Prof. Dr Bu A lam
Muhammad Bal Qasimi
Second
PHD
Dr. Khalid al - Wahaibi
principal
MA
The political and economic history
of Sur ( 1970-1905)
Spices and its impact on the
economic and social life of in
Islamic period ( 1century AH – 9
century AH/ 7 century AD15century AD)
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Maimuna Yusuf
Hasabn al - Bulushi
b. Dissertation Examination
Dissertation Title
Examiner Name
MA/PhD
Jamal Abd a- Nassr and the political
movements in Oman (1968-1954)
MA
The argument structure in the book " al –
Aql) written by al – Shaikh Ahmad al - Khalili
MA
The characteristics of academic staff of Sultan
Qaboos university and the university of king
Abd al – Aziz in the Scopus
MA
.Crime news in Omani press : study case
MA
Oman in the geographical and voyages
sources in Islamic period
MA
Dimensions of the impact of tripe on
Ammauid policy in Syria and Furat territories
( 73 – 64 Ah/ 692 – 683 AD)
Dr. Khalid al Wahaibi
MA
7. Publications
The table below summarizeS the research activities in the History department during
the academic year 2013 – 2014
Department
Papers
published
in Journals
Papers accepted for
publication
Books
Book
Chapters
Conference
Papers
Technical
Reports
Technical
Production
Other
History
3
5
1
-
11
-
-
5
Total
25
5
1
-
11
-
-
5
1. Papers published in Journals
1 - Abdul Karim, Nahid. 2014. Suliiman Basha al – Baruni in the Gulf and his attempts
to return to Libya: Study on Italian diplomatic documents , Kuwait University, The
council of scientific research, The journal of human sciences, no. 127, 79-111.
2 - Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. 2014. Al – Shaikh Salim b. Hamad al – Harthis and
his achiievements ( 1351 Ah/ 1933 AD – 1427 AH/ 2006 AD), The Jazair journal of
manuscripts, no. 10, university of Wahran, al-Jazair, vol.2, 133-158.
3 - Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam and Bahri, Ahmad.2014. Reading in new document about
al – Amir Abd al – Qadir, The sources journal, no. 29, 67-82.
2. accepted for publication
1 - Abdul Karim, Nahid. 2014. Ambirto Omar an Italian spy in Muscat 1908 – 1911:
Documentation study, university of Wahran,Al – Jazair, The College of of human
sciences and Islamic civilization, The journal of human sciences, .
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2 - Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. 2014. Al – Utabi as a genealogist from his book al –
Ansab, The journal of Sauadi historical socity.University of king saud, al – Riadh.
3 - Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. 2014. Mumbay in French travelers in 19 th centurey. The
journal of human and social sciences, Al – Jazair university, no. 25, 41-59.
4 - AL JARRU ASMHAN . 2014. FEATURES OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN MAJAN CIVILIZATION IN THE BRONZE AGE , THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE OF ARTS, UNIVERSITY
OF KING SAUD.
5 - CHRISTIAN JULIEN ROBIN ET ASMAHAN AL-GAROO (2014)
« LES POETES DE ḤIMYAR DANS LES OUVRAGES D’AL-ḤASAN AL-HAMDANI (YEMEN,
XE SIECLE E. CHR.). DE LA FICTION A L’ILLUSION »..
3. Conference Papers (Published in Proceedings)
1- Al- Riyami,Ali . (2013). General Features of historical relation between Oman
and Basra, Paper presented in a conference of Omani Iraqi relations : Past and
present and future, Oman organization of journalism and advertisement, Muscat,
25-26/4/2013.
2- AL-GAROO, Asmahan. (2014) . System of carrying on business in port Samahram
( Khur Ruri) ( 1 AD) according to Greek and Roman sources
3- And the archeological evidences Paper presented in a conference of the archeology
of the Arabian Gulf, Ministry of heritage and culture, Muscat, 28-29 of April 2014.
4. Conference Papers Accepted for Publication
1- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. The second Nabhani state and its relation with Portages and local forces in 10 AH/ 16 AD , Paper presented in the eight international
conference on the history of Arabian Peninsula, university of king Suaud, al –
Riad, March 2014.
2- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Cultural Contribution of Oman in Arab Islamic civilization, Paper presented in the conference of Some features of Omani culture,
Twenty seventh Meeting of the union office of the writers , Muscat, 24-27 November 2013.
3- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. The life of al – Shaikh Darwish b. Jum a al – Mahruqi
and his books ( 1020 AH/ 1611AD), Paper presented in the conference of Reading in the ideas of al – Shaikh Darwish b. Jum a al – Mahruqi, Niwa university, 28
-29 /10/2013.
4- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. The Omani cultural rule in East Africa in modern
times, Paper presented in the International conference of Islamic civilization in
East Africa, Zanzibar, 2-4/9/2013.
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5- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. The advancement of Zanzibar in the period of the sultan
Barghash, Paper presented in the International conference of Islamic civilization
in East Africa, Zanzibar, 2-4/9/2013.
6- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Muscat image in the writtings of French travelers , Paper
presented in the International conference of Muscat: History and civilization,
Qaboos university, Muscat, 30-31/10/ 2013.
7- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. The oral history and the importance of recordation, Paper
presented in the conference of The Oral history, Ministry of heritage and culture,
Suhar, 27-30/10/2014.
8- Al Jarru, Asmhan . Politique et antiquités au Yémen dans les écrits d’Al-Ḥasan AlHamdānī au Xe siècle, Workshop “Current Research on Medieval South Arabia”
Institute for Social Anthropology (ISA), Austrian Academy of Sciences ,Apostelgasse 23, 1030 Vienna, Austrian, February 12-13, 2015 .
9- Al – Wahaibi, Khalid. The development of the maritime and commercial roles of
Muscat port in Islamic Middle Ages from 3 AH/ 8 Ad until the beginning of 10 AH/
16 AD, Paper presented in the International conference of Muscat: History and
civilization, Qaboos university, Muscat, 30-31/10/ 2013.
5. Refereed Research Papers/Projects and Books
1- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). Refereeing research paqper entitled Oman and defeated Nabilion,s planing for Egypt and India ( 1803 – 1798), Journal of the fuclty
of arts and social scinces, Qaboos university, 2014..
2- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). Refereeing research paper entitled Muscat space
for multi cultuer and ethnicity and living in peace with eaqch other according to
the journy of Dinis di Rifwar “Muscat” aned Indria Juwanin
“ Two months in Muscat”. ), Journal of the fuclty of arts and social scinces, Qaboos
university, 2014.
3- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). External referee for promotion file of Dr. Abd al –
Razaq al – Ma ani to assiant prof , College of Arts, university of Al – Husin b. Talal,
Jordan, August 2014.
4- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). External referee for promotion file of Dr. Ulian Abd
al – Fattah al – Jaludi to Full prof , College of arts and human scinces, university of
All al – Bait, Jordan, September 2014.
5- Al-Wahaibi, Khalid.(2013). Refereeing research paqper entitled “ How the Mamluk historian welcomed the Ottomans”, Journal of the fuclty of arts and social
scinces, Qaboos university, October 2013.
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The following table describes in brief the community services in the History department in the academic year 2013 - 2014
Department
Number
Workshops Attended
8
Workshops Given
0
Journal Editorial Board Membership
5
Exhibitions (attended/participated in)
1
Lectures
24
Articles Published in the Press
2
Media Interviews
2
Seminars
1
Contest Judging
0
Consultancies
3
Alumni
0
International Organizations&Local Organizations
0
Educational Organizations
0
Others
3
Total
48
1. Workshops Attended
1- Al – Wahaibi, Khalid. (2014).Innovation instruments for solving problems and
improving performance by the methodology of TRIZ, Qaboos university, 18 -19
March 2014 .
2- Al Muqaddam,Muhammed. (2014). Workshop on strategic leadership, Qaboos
university, 1-5/5/2014.
3- Al Jarru, Asmhan .(2014). Workshop for electronic sources , Main library, Qaboos
university, 2014.
4- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2013). The method of accomplishing research papers ,
Qaboos university, 11/2013.
5- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). Workshop on Turnitin program , College of
Arts,1/2014.
6- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). Workshop on Spss program , College of Arts,3/2014.
7-Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). Workshop on Scorpus program , College of
Arts,10/2014.
8- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam.. (2014). Workshop on Elsevier program , College of
Arts,10/2014.
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2. Journal Editorial Board Membership
1- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Journal of the society of history and archeology for
Gulf countries.
1.2- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. international journal of advanced information in Arts,
science and management, India.
2.3- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. The head of editorial Board of journal of Historian annual, The society of Algirian historians, Algiria.
3.4- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Journal of Algirian manuscripts., university of Wahran.
4.5- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Journal of human sciences, ., university of Wahran.
5.Exhibitions (attended/participated )
6.Al Jarru, Asmhan. Poster for the scientific day of the university 2014.
7.Articles Published in the Press
8. Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Renaissance a nation, Athir www.atheer.om, 23/7/2014.
9. Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Reading on his Majesty sultan Qaboos speechin 9/8/1970..
Athir www.atheer.om, 23/7/2014.
10. Media Interviews
11. Al- Riyami,Ali. Participate on al – Shabab studio in part of radio program “History
as a nation memory” .
3. Seminars Delivered
1- Al- Riyami,Ali. Seminar in title “ al- Mulid al- Nabui”, Jami al – Zufur al – Sharqi,
Nakhal, 12 Rabi al – Awal 1435 AH/ 2013 AD.
2- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in the 15 th meeting of the society of
history and archeology of GCC, Al – Kuait, 22-24 April 2014.
3- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ al – Shaikh Isa b. Ali al
– Khalifa between writing And registration, Bahrin, 11-12 May 2014.
4- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar The eighth international
seminar “Studies in a history of Arabian Peninsula”, al-Riad, 14-17 April 2014.
5- Al Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar International seminar
Islamic “civilization in East Africa”, Zanzibar, 1-4 /9/2014.
6- Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ Reading in the writing of
the historian Sarhan b. Sa id al – Izkawi, Al – Muntada al – Adabi, Ministry of culture and heritage , 8-9/7/2014.
7- Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ Al-Burimi in the memory
of Oman’s history”, Al-Burimi 5/5/2014.
8- Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ Ibrahim b. Sa id al – Abri,
Cultural club, 30/12/2013.
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9- Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ Barka across the history”,
Al –Muntada al – Adabi, 2-3 / 12/ 2013.
10- Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ Reading in the writing of
al – Shaikh Darwish b. Jum a al – Mahruqi”, university of Nizwa, 28 October 2013.
11- Hashimi, Said Mohammed. Participate in a seminar “ Meeting of sport departments”, al – Musn a, October 2013.
12- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Participate in a seminar “ History and memory”, college
of Arts, Qaboos university, 21 May 2014.
13- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam and Ahmad, Yusuf. Participate in a seminar “The Algerian
revolution and poetry”, Nakhal, 7 June 2014.
14- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Participate in a seminar “ Arabian Gulf in
history”, Exeter university, UK, 2014.
15- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Participate in a seminar “ Contemporary history of Chaina and Japan”, The training program for experience teachers of the
ministry of education, Qaboos university, 27/1/2014.
16- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Participate in a seminar “Arab culture in silk
road” delivering a paper called Oman – Chicness relation, Kuwait , 3-6/3/2014.
17-Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Participate in a seminar “ The Arabian Gulf
archeology”, delivering a paper called Oman – Chicness relations until the beginning of fifteenth century, Muscat, 28-29/4/2014.
18- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Participate in a seminar of the society of history and archeology for Gulf countries, Kuwait, 22-24/4/2014.
19- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Delivering a seminar “ Geographical explorations and its sequences “, The training program for experience teachers of the
ministry of education, Qaboos university, 23/6/2014.
20- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Delivering a seminar “ The political history
of Oman” Diplomatic institute, 7/4/2014, 18/6/2014.
21- Muhammed Saad Al Muqaddam. Delivering a paper on “ The treaty between
Oman and USA 1833”, seminar on The journey of the ship sultana to New York
toward documentary film, Muscat, 3-4 – 12/4/2014.
10. Contests
1- Bal Qasimi, Bu A lam. Member of the committee for national prize of historical
research papers, Algeria, October 2014.
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11. Consultations
1- Al Jarru, Asmhan. Ministry of culture and heritage , 2014.
2- Al Jarru, Asmhan. The office of the counselor of culture affairs of his majesty the
sultan, 2013-2014.
3- Al Jarru, Asmhan. The organization of documents and records, November 2014.
12. Student activities
1- Al Jarru, Asmhan. Deliver a seminar on gathering of “ Redolent of history organized by The grope of history and archeology of college of Arts.
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Department of Geography
Department of Geography - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
Geography is an academic discipline of a very broad and deep scope. It combines both
social and physical sciences. As such, the study of Geography enhances significantly
the students’ knowledge of the earth we live in and, hence, helps to broaden their
perspectives in the social, political and economic aspects of different cultures and societies. In addition, studying Geography provides students with potent research tools
such as cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques. It also endows students with quantitative and qualitative techniques which
are necessary for geographic and environmental analyses. These skills help to prepare
students for careers in both public and private sectors that deal with environmental
and social research, planning, development and management activities. The Department’s teaching and training activities accord with the University’s aim of achieving
regional and international standing. Therefore, as we look forward into the 21st century, the Department of Geography is well positioned to address key issues pertaining
to Omani society. We look forward to play an instrumental role in SQU efforts in forging the future of Oman’s society and economy. This effort is entirely consistent with the
recognition that Geography, particularly in the new GIS science era, plays a central role.
During the academic year 2011-2012, the department has received the approval of
the University Council to become a bilingual program (Arabic and English) as well as a
the approval of the four major specialties in geographic information systems, environmental studies, population studies, urban and regional planning.
Table 1: Summary
Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
16
16
Support Staff
2
2
On-study leave
-
-
Total
18
18
Enrolment
340
340
Courses Offered
56
61
Graduate Program
88
Enrolment
7
7
Courses Offered
4
4
Theses completed
0
2
Research
Grants
5
Contracts
0
Consulting
1
Publications
Refereed Journals
20
Others
10
Staff
Rank
Specialty
Research Interest
Dr. Ali Said Al Buloshi
Assistant Professor
(HOD)
Geomorphology
Assistant Professor
Physical Geography &
Environmental Studies
Dr. Salim Al Hatrushi
Associate Professor
Geomorphology
Coastal geomorphology, and
climate studies and environmental
Dr. Eyad Hakam Fadda
Associate Professor
Geomatics Geographic
Information and
Technology
The application of Remote Sensing
and GIS in Geohazards
Dr. Yassine Charabi
Associate Professor
Applied Climatology &
Meteorology
Climate modeling, climate change,
renewable energy, urban climate,
air pollution
Dr. Talal Al Awadhi
Assistant Professor
Geographical
Information Systems
Geographic databases, urban
growth, land use
Dr. Belqacem Mokhtar
Assistant Professor
Geographical
Economy & Planning
Urbanization / urban economy /
social transformations in cities /
planning issues
Assistant Professor
Population Studies
Studies of population, fertility,
mortality, migration, human
development, population
distribution and urbanization.
Dr. Nazeh I. Almanasyeh
Assistant Professor
Human Geography Economic Geography
/ planning services
using GIS
Urban and Regional Planning and
GIS applications, planning services,
locations, population studies and
development.
Dr. Elnazir Ramadan
Assistant Professor
Urban & Regional
Planning
Land use Planning ,Urban
Development and Urban
Management and Governance
Dr. Montaser Abdel Ghani
Assistant Professor
Social & Urban
Geography
Cities - urbanization - the theory of
vulnerability - immigration – Retail
Dr. Fatma Al Abri
Assistant Professor
Population Studies
Dr. Youssef Shawky
Assistant Professor
Physical Geography &
Remote Sensing
Geomorphology and remote
sensing
Dr. Dari Al Ajmi
Assistant Professor
Natural Geography
Natural Geography and
Environmental studies
Dr. Gamal Hendawy
Population Studies
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Dr. Turkiah Al Mustafah
Assistant Professor
Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing applications in
Land use.
Ms. Kawther Al Sarmi
Lecture
Mr. Khalid Al-Shamli
Demonstrator
Geography
Geography
Mr. Mohamed Al
Barawani
Technician
GIS and Remote
Sensing
Geography
Ms. Mariam ali Al shibli
Training Technician
Geography
Geography
Ms. Sumaiah Al Gamariah
Technician
Geography
Geography
2. Committees (Departmental)
Members
Recruiting
Dr. Ali Al Buloshi (Director), Dr. Eyad Fadda, Dr. Salem Al-Hatrushi,
Dr. Talal Al Awadhi & Dr. Fatma Al Abri
Promotion
Dr. Yassine Charabi (Director) Dr. Ali Al Buloshi, Dr. Salem AlHatrushi Dr. Eyad Fadda & Dr. Fatma Al Abri
Postgraduate
Dr. Dari Al Ajmi (Director), Dr. Ali Al Buloshi, Dr. Salem Al-Hatrushi
Dr. Yassine Charabi &Dr. Eyad Fadda
Assistant of the head of the department
Timetabling
Specializations day
Dr. Turkiah Al Mustafah (Director), Dr. Nazeh I. Almanasyeh, Mr.
Mohamed Al Barawani, Ms. Mariam ali Al shibli & Ms. Sumaiah Al
Gamariah
Student contact
Dr. Ali Al Buloshi (Director) & Dr. Salem Al-Hatrushi
Courses files
Dr. Elnazir Ramadan (Director) , Ms. Mariam ali Al shibli & Ms.
Sumaiah Al Gamariah
Representatives of the minor programs
Gamal Hendawy (Director), Dr. Salem Al-Hatrushi , Dr. Belqacem
Mokhtar, Dr. Turkiah Al Mustafah
Strategic Plan
Dr. Ali Al Buloshi (Director) , Dr. Salem Al-Hatrushi & Dr. Yassine
Charabi, Dr. Elnazir Ramadan & Dr. Eayd Fadda
Final Year Project
Dr. Nazeh I. Almanasyeh (Director), Dr. Ali Al Buloshi
Text Books
Ms. Kawther Al Sarmi (Director) & Mr. Khalid Al-Shamli
Quality assurance and accreditation
Dr. Ali Al Buloshi (Director), & Dr. Yassine Charabi, & Dr. Eayd Fadda
Summer Training
Dr. Belqacem Mokhtar (Director), Mr. Mohamed Al Barawani, Ms.
Mariam ali Al shibli & Ms. Sumaiah Al Gamaria
Annual Report
Dr. Eyad Fadda (Director), Dr. Ali Al Buloshi
3. Undergraduate Studies
a. Fall 2013
The table below shows the number of students enrolled in the courses of the Department of Geography form different colleges of the University
90
Enrolled students
Faculty Stuff
Courses
Sections
Students/courses
Students/section
347
16
56
56
30.0
21.6
- Spring 2014
Enrolled students
Faculty Stuff
Courses
Sections
Students/courses
Students/section
347
16
61
61
32.8
20.0
- Summer 2014
Enrolled students
Faculty Stuff
Courses
Sections
Students/courses
Students/section
341
4
4
4
35
35
b. Courses Offered
Fall 2013
Instructor
Kauthar Mohamed Al Sarmi
Abdel Hameed Bakit
Ali Said Al-Balushi
Yassine Abdulrahman Charaabi
Dhari Al Ajmi
Salim Mubarak Al-Hatrushi
Yousuf Shawqi Sharif
Mousa Abbouda Samha
Title
Course
Introduction to Geography
GEOG1000
Man & Environment
GEOG2122
Environmental Systems
ENVI2110
Special Topics
GEOG6112
Geographical Thought
GEOG6114
Natural resou. management
ENVI4130
Physical Geography of Oman
GEOG3152
Land Use
ENVI4140
Biogeography
GEOG3117
Spatial Analysis
GGIS4420
Natural Resources
ENVI2115
Physical Geography
GEOG1110
Biogeography
GEOG3117
Geomorphology
GEOG2132
Contemp .environ. issues
GEOG 1200
Geomorphology
GEOG2132
Physical Geog. Of Oman
GEOG3153
Project
GEOG4810
Applied physical Geog.
GEOG3123
GIS
GEOG2736
Field Geography
GEOG4731
Advanced Research methods
GEOG6111
Special topics in Human Geg.
GEOG6113
POP. Growth (fertility&Mor)
POPU 2620
91
Belqacem Mohammed Mokhtar
Lotfy Kamal Abdou Azaz
Elnazir Ramadan
Montasser Ibrahim Abdelghani
Gamal Mohammed Hendawy
Fatima Mohamed Al-Abri
Talal Alwahdi
Geog. Of Arab world
GEOG4523
Regional Planning
PLAN2310
Environ& Develop issues
GEOG4523
Air photos & remote Sensing
GEOG3756
Intro cartography Surveying
GEOG 1737
Cartographic data processing
GGIS4410
Stat. Analysis for Planning
PLAN3311
Geography of Arab world
GEOG4523
Regional Planning
PLAN231
Introduction to Geog.
GEOG1000
Political Geography
GEOG 4260
Field Geography
GEOG 4731
Rural Settlements
GEOG4320
Population History
POPU2610
Human Geog. of Oman
GEOG4268
Population Geography
GEOG 1230
Population Economics
POPU4610
Human Geography
GEOG1220
POPU3610
Population &Development
POPU3621
Spatial Analysis
GGIS4420
Title
Course
Biogeography
GEOG3117
Spring 2014
Instructor
Kauthar Mohamed Al Sarmi
Introduction to Geog.
GEOG1000
Geography of water Resou
ENVI 3125
Abdel Hameed Bakit
Geography of Super powers
GEOG3153
Project
GEOG4810
Ali Said Al-Balushi
Climate Change
GEOG4124
Project
GEOG4810
Yassine Abdulrahman Charaabi
Dhari Al Ajmi
Salim Mubarak Al-Hatrushi
92
Advanced GIS
GGIS6121
Spatial database
GGIS3410
Project
GEOG4810
Environmental Polution
ENVI3120
Geog. Of Climate
GEOG2124
Medical Geog.
GEOG3114
Project
GEOG4810
Resources management
GEOG6133
Geography of Climate
GEOG2124
Project
GEOG4810
Mousa Abbouda Samha
Elnazir Ramadan
Montasser Ibrahim Abdelghani
Gamal Mohammed Hendawy
Fatima Mohamed Al-Abri
Advanced Remote Sensing
GEOG6122
GIS
GEOG2736
Project
GEOG4810
Urban Geography
GEOG2240
Migration
POPU3610
Urbanization
GEOG6138
Projects
GEOG4810
Location Theories
PLAN4310
Project
GEOG4810
Quant. methods in Geog.
GEOG3736
Distribution maps
GEOG3759
Project
GEOG4810
Planning Policies & Systems
PLAN3322
Transport &Net. Planning
PLAN3310
Land use
ENVI41040
Project
GEOG4810
Political Geography
GEOG4260
Distribution maps
GEOG3759
Geog. Of Transport &Comu
GEOG 4810
Project
GEOG4810
Project
GEOG4810
Oman Population
POPU4630
Human Geog of Oman
GEOG4268
Introduction to Cartography
GEOG1737
Human Geography of Oman
GEOG4268
GEOG1230
Human Development
POPU3624
Project
GEOG 4810
GIS Mangement
GGIS4430
Project
GEOG4810
Instructor
Title
Course
Elnazir Ramadan
Urbanization in Arabian Gulf
Countries
GEOG2031
Geog. Of Asia &Africa
GEOG2529
Geography of water Resources
GEOG3133
Mohamed Salim Al-Barwani
Summer Internship
GGIS3430
Practical Training
PLAN3620
Talal Alwahdi
Summer 2014
93
c. Graduation Projects
94
Project Title
Student Name
The use of GIS to inventory
wetlands in the Sultanate of Oman
and posted on the Internet using
WEB GIS
Mutassim Alraisi, Ayman Alfjrani, Azzan
Alrochdy, Ahmed Dirie
Study of urban growth in the city
of Salalahin the period (2010-2003)
using GIS and remote sensing
Tariq Mashani
Study of the industrial areas in the
Sultanate of Oman
Abdullah Al Jabri, Saif El-Tupi
Village's settlements in Oman
Maryam Al-Uraymi
Supervisor
Dr. Lotfy Azaz
Urban sprawl at wilayet Asseeb
Amani Assaadi
Development and urbanization in
Sohar
Afrah Arabii and Maryam Ashibli
Environmental Impact of AlMudhaibi Landfill
Mansour Mohammed Salem Alqnobi
Geography Of Willayat Al-Rustaq
Sound Nasser Nasser Hamad al-Jaafari
Geography Of Willayat Al-Rustaq
Salameh Mohammad Rashid Rasbi
Using the technique RS & GIS for
studding the
Ahlam Al-Nabhany
evolution of ancient
villages(applied in AlKoudvillage)
Buthayna Al-Rashdy
The environmental impacts of
Rusail industrial area
Tarek Al-Shafie
The Settlements in wilayats
Saham and Suwaiq (components,
characteristics and problems
- regional and urban planning
perspective)
Aisha Hmed Hamed Al Jahory and Alia Saif
Abid Al shidu
The planning and behavioral
dimensions for problems and
traffic accidents in the governorate
of Muscat - a case study of As-seeb
wilayat
Salim Samir bit bilal
Rahma saif Al Abri
Zainb Abdullah Al hadidi
Crime and its relationship with
demographic changes in the
Sultanate of Oman
Abdul Aziz Al-Nzeeri
Migration to the governorate of
Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University
students a case study
Majid Al Darmaki
Mazen Busaidi
An environment study of Almaabila
Industrial Area
Samah Salim Alsalamabi
Study of industrial land use pattern
in Alrusail with GIS
Salem Alwahaibi
Abudallah Algataibi
Dr. Belqacem Mokhtar
Dr. Ali Al Buloshi
Dr. Yousuf Shawqi
Dr.Montasser Abdelghani
Dr.Gamal Hendawy
Dr. Dhari Al Ajmi
The impact of Asian labor
on Population demographic
characteristics
Fatima Aljaafari
Afrah Albtashi
Amani Alkindi
The Geography of Senow Country
Yaarub Alaaeri
Mohammed Alrashidi
Analysis of t land use in the city of
Barka
Sulieman Alsaiabi
Abdelaziz Almaiyahi
The Urban renewal of cultural
heritage in Matrah
-
Importance of green open spaces
and park in the modern city: The
case of Muscat ,Oman
Nawal Alabri
Fatma Alhadabi
Standards for siting industrial zones
in the Sultanate of Oman nd its
impact on the environment
Ishag Alharthy
Kalil Alhubsi
Yaarub alfarsi
Traffic accidents and their impact
on Population and Development
Oman (the provinces of North and
South Alshargai
Mahmoud Alaabri
Migration from the mountains to
the plain of Salalah (Futlgot)
Khalid Fadil
Development of GIS database for
waste collectionin Oman
Mohammed Khamis Nasser Aghbari
Muslim Tamman Mashani
Yusuf Mohamed
Shehab Al Balushi
Site selection for PV farm in hilly
area of Muscat using GIS
Salma Al-Shaeli & Marwa Saadi
Dr. Mousa Samha
-
Dr. Elnazir Ramadan
Dr. Fatima Al-Abri
Dr. Yassine Charaabi
4.Postgraduate Studies (Higher Diploma/MA/PhD)
semester
students
Fall 2013
7
Spring 2014
7
Summer 2014
0
b. Courses Offered
Fall 2013
Course
Title
Instructor name
GEOG6111
Advanced Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Dr. Nazeh Al manassya
GEOG6112
Special Topics on Physical Geography
Dr. Abdel Bakit
GEOG6113
Special Topics on Human Geography
Dr. Mousa Samha
GEOG6114
Geographical Thought
Dr. Abdel Bakit
95
Spring 2014
Course
Title
Instructor name
GEOG6121
Advanced Geographical Information Systems
Dr. Yassine Charaabi
GEOG6122
Advanced Remote Sensing
Dr. Yousuf Shawqi
GEOG6133
Resources Management in Arid Regions
Dr. Abdel Hameed Bakit
GEOG6138
Urbanization
Prof. Mousa Samha
c. MA/PhD Students’ Dissertations
Supervisor Name
Supervision (principal/second)
Dr. Talal Alawadhi
Principal
Dr.Gamal Hendawy
Second
Thuraya Alaabri
Dr. Ali Al Bloushi
Principal
Master
Urban growth for the city of
Salalah , Oman Geographical study
using geographic information
systems (GIS) And Remote Sensing
Said Cotton
Dr. Lotfy Azaz
Principal
Master
The Efficiency of Educational
Services at First Cycle Schools in
Sultanate of Oman "A Case Study:
The State of Saham in North AlBatinah Governorate
Aysha Abdullah
Briki
Dr.Gamal Hendawy
Analysis of changes in land use
patterns of Seeb
Zaineeb Al-Raissi
Dr. Lotfy Azaz
Project Title
Student Name
Spatial analysis of services of
primary health care centers in
wilayat Boshar of governorate of
Muscat 2012
Huda Ibrahim
Suleiman Al-Amri
The role of local communities
in the conservation of natural
resources T. in the state of Hamra
MA/PhD
Master
Principal
Master
Second
Principal
Master
d. Dissertation Arbitration
Dissertation Title
Examiner Name
MA/PhD
The use of students of Sultan Qaboos University for
Facebook to meet their academic requirements
Dr. Dhari Al Ajmi
Master
Analysis of changes in land use patterns of Al-Seeb
Dr. Elnazir Ramadan
Master
5. Research
a. Research Grants
96
Research Title
Principal Investigator
Budget
Funded by
Period
Mapping, Monitoring and mitigation of land
degradation in the Mountains of Governorate
of Dhofar, Governorates of North and South
Al-Sharquiya and Al-Jabal Al-Akhda
Dr.Yassine Charabi
(PI) And Dr. Salim
Mubarak Al-Hatrushi
Ministry of
Environment
728000
2013 - 2016
and Climate
Affairs
‫‪2012 - 2010‬‬
‫‪TRC‬‬
‫‪59000‬‬
‫‪Dr. Yassine Charabi‬‬
‫‪Quantitative assessment of dust deposition‬‬
‫‪and its impact on solar energy systems in‬‬
‫‪selected sites in Oman‬‬
‫‪2009 - 2013‬‬
‫‪TRC‬‬
‫‪148000‬‬
‫‪Dr.Yassine Charabi‬‬
‫‪Perspective of Solar and wind energy in Oman‬‬
‫‪Ministry of‬‬
‫‪Environment‬‬
‫‪748000 and Climate 2014 - 2017‬‬
‫‪Affairs‬‬
‫)‪(MECA‬‬
‫‪Dr.Yassine Charabi‬‬
‫‪(PI) And Dr. Salim‬‬
‫‪Mubarak Al-Hatrushi‬‬
‫‪National Strategy for Adaptation and‬‬
‫‪Mitigation to Climate Change‬‬
‫‪b. Publications‬‬
‫‪The table below summarizes the research activities in the Geography department dur‬‬‫‪ing the academic year 2013 – 2014‬‬
‫‪Number‬‬
‫‪Types of Publication‬‬
‫‪20‬‬
‫‪Journal Papers‬‬
‫‪4‬‬
‫‪Research Projects‬‬
‫‪2‬‬
‫‪Authored‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Revised Edition‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Edited‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫)‪Translation (book‬‬
‫‪Books‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Chapters in Books‬‬
‫‪3‬‬
‫)‪Conference Papers (Published in Proceedings‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Book Reviews‬‬
‫‪1‬‬
‫‪Refereeing Research Papers/Projects and Books‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Technical Reports‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Encyclopedia Refereed Articles‬‬
‫‪30‬‬
‫‪Total‬‬
‫‪c. Refereed Journal Papers‬‬
‫ المختــار‪ ،‬بالقاســم‪ ،2014 ،‬التحــوالت الحديثــة للنســيج الحضــري االجتماعــي فــي مدينــة مســقط‪ ،‬مجلــة كليــة‬‫اآلداب والعلــوم االجتماعيــة‪ ،‬جامعــة الســلطان قابــوس‪ ،‬المجلــد ‪ ،2‬العــدد ‪ ،5‬يونيــو ‪ 15 ،2014‬صفحــة‪.‬‬
‫ المختــار‪ ،‬بالقاســم‪ ،2013 ،‬التنميــة والتحضــر فــي الجبــل األخضــر‪ ،‬ســلطنة عمــان‪ ،‬مجلــة رؤى اســتراتيجية‪ ،‬العــدد‬‫الثانــي‪ ،‬مركــز اإلمــارات للدراســات والبحــوث االســتراتيجية‪ ، ،‬المجلــد األول‪ ،‬العــدد ‪ ،2‬أبوظبــي‪.127 -100 ،‬‬
‫ شــوقي يوســف‪ ،‬البلوشــي علــي‪ ،2014 ،‬مؤثــرات التغيــر المناخــي علــى مورفولوجيــة الســاحل العمانــي‪ ،‬المجلــة‬‫الجغرافيــة العربيــة‪ ،‬العــدد ‪ ،64‬الجــزء الثانــي ‪ ،‬ص ‪ ،448-423‬القاهــرة‪.‬‬
‫ منتصــر عبــد الغنــي وطــال العوضــي (‪ :)2015‬التبايــن المكانــي لمســتويات الحرمــان فــي ســلطنة عمــان‪ .‬مجلــة‬‫اآلداب والعلــوم االجتماعيــة‪ .‬جامعــة الســلطان قابــوس‪ .‬بحــث مقبــول للنشــر‪.‬‬
‫ النذير رمضان ‪ .2014‬تبديل استخدامات االرض في منطقة غال الصناعية‪ :‬ورقة مرسلة للنشر ‪.‬‬‫ النذبــر رمضــان ‪ .2014‬إدارة المــوارد المائيــة المســتدامة فــي المناطــق الجافــة البيئــة فــي دول الخليــج العربــي‬‫ورقــة مرســلة للنشــر‪.‬‬
‫‪97‬‬
- Nazeeh Ibrahim Almanasyeh-Al Btoush, 2014. Planning the Location of Health Services using a Spatial Allocation Model and GIS European Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN 1450-2267 Vol. 44 No 2 September, 2014, pp.202-212
- Mokhtar, B., 2013, Is littoralization reconfiguring the Omani territory?, in Wippel Steffen (Ed),United Nations University Series on Regionalism 6, Regionalizing
Oman- Political, Economic and Social Dynamics, Chapter 13.
- Mokhtar, B., 2013, Urban System and Primate City in Oman, British Journal of
Arts and Social Sciences, Volume 13, No 01, April 2013, pp. 84- 95. http://www.
bjournal.co.uk/paper/BJASS_13_1/BJASS_13_01_07.pdf
- Mokhtar & M Abdelghani, 2013 (Editors). Features of Morphological and Social
changes in Gulf Arab Cities, Proceedings of workshop 5, Modernization and Socioeconomic Changes in the Gulf Arabic Cities, Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge,
6-9 July 2011, In Press at Gulf Research Center.
- Montasser Abdelghani & Talal Al-Awadi: “Spatial variation of the levels of deprivation in the Sultanate of Oman” a Paper presented in “WOCMES 2014-World
Congress for Middle East Studies”, Ankara - Turkey, August 17-23, 2014
- AL HATIMI Y. TAN CS. AL BADI A. CHARABI Y. Assessment of the consciousness
levels on renewable energy resources in the Sultanate of Oman. Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews 40, 1081-1089. August (2014)
- CHARABI Y. BEN HADJ RHOUMA M. GASTLI A. Siting of PV power plants on inclined terrains. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 1-10, June (2014).
- CHARABI Y. Al BADI A. Creating an enabling environment for renewable energy
application in the Sultanate of Oman. International Journal for Green Energy,
April (2014). DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2014.893883.
- Al-YAHYAI S. CHARABI Y. Trajectory Calculation as Forecasting Support Tool for
Dust Storms. Advances in Meteorology May (2014).
- ZEKRI S. AL MAKTOUMI A, ABDALLA O AKIL J. CHARABI Y. Hydrogeological and
economical simulations: emergency water supply for Muscat. Water Policy 16 (2),
340-357.March (2014).
- Al-KHADORI A. Al-YAHYAI S. CHARABI Y. Contribution of atmospheric processes to
the degradation of air quality: case study (Sohar Industrial Area, Oman). Arabian
Journal of Geosciences, 1-11. February (2014).
- Salim Mubarak Al-Hatrushi, Andy Yaw Kwarteng, Ahmed Sana, Ali Said Al-Buloushi, Anton MacLaclan, Khalid Hamed (2014) Coastal Erosion in Al Batinah, Sultanate of Oman, Academic Publication Board, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat,
P. 261 (Refereed Book)
- Al-Hatrushi, Salim M. (2013) “Monitoring of the Shoreline Change using Remote
Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Al-Hawasnah Tidal Inlet, Al Batinah Coast, Sultanate of Oman” Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Published online http://link.
98
‫‪springer.com/10.1007/s12517-011-0424-2), Ref.: Ms. No. AJGS-D-11-00152R1),‬‬
‫‪Volume 6, Issue 5 (2013), Page 1479-1484.‬‬
‫‪- Dhari N. Al Ajmi. (2013) “The First National communication reports on climate‬‬
‫‪in the three GCC countries.”, international journal of European research output‬‬
‫‪(IJERO), Vol . 1, No, 2 2013.‬‬
‫‪d. Books‬‬
‫ الحتروشــي ســالم مبــارك (‪ )2014‬الجغرافيــا الطبيعيــة لســلطنة عمــان‪ ،‬مجلــس النشــر العلمــي‪ ،‬جامعــة‬‫الســلطان قابــوس‪ ،‬مســقط‪ 154 ،‬صفحــة (كتــاب محكــم)‬
‫ الحتروشــي ســالم مبــارك‪ ،‬كاورتنــج آنــدي‪ ،‬ســنا أحمــد‪ ،‬البلوشــي علــي‪ ،‬مــاكالكالن آنتــون‪ ،‬حامــد خالــد‪،2014 ،‬‬‫التعريــة الســاحلية فــي الباطنــة – ســلطنة عمــان‪ ،‬مجلــس النشــر العلمــي‪ ،‬جامعــة الســلطان قابــوس‪:ISBN ،‬‬
‫‪( 7-300-0-99969-978‬باإلنجليــزي)‬
‫)‪e. Conference Papers (Published in Proceedings‬‬
‫ جمــال محمــد الســيد هنــداوى‪“ .2013،‬الخصائــص الديموجرافيــة واالجتماعيــة للجاليــة الهنديــة بســلطنة‬‫عمــان”‪ ،‬بحــث مقبــول باللقــاء العلمــى الرابــع للجمعيــة الجغرافيــة الخليجيــة‪ ،‬المدينــة المنــورة فــى الفتــرة ‪-10‬‬
‫‪ 13‬ديســمبر ‪.2013‬‬
‫ جمــال محمــد الســيد هنــداوى‪ .2013،‬الســكان والتحضــر فــي ســلطنة عمــان‪ ،‬لصالــح المركــز الوطنــى لإلحصــاء‬‫والمعلومــات‪ ،‬ســلطنة عمــان‪. 2014 ،‬النذيــر رمضــان‪ .2014 ،‬تحديــات ومشــات التحضــر المســتدام فــي دول‬
‫الخليــج العربــي ‪ :2014‬المؤتمــر االســيوي للعلــوم االجتماعيــة واالســتدامة ‪ .‬هوريشــيما ‪ .‬اليابــان‪.‬‬
‫‪6. Community Service‬‬
‫‪The following table describes in brief the community services in the Geography depart‬‬‫‪ment in the academic year 2013 - 2014‬‬
‫‪99‬‬
‫‪Number‬‬
‫‪Department‬‬
‫‪24‬‬
‫‪Workshops Attended‬‬
‫‪7‬‬
‫‪Workshops Given‬‬
‫‪3‬‬
‫‪Journal Editorial Board Membership‬‬
‫‪3‬‬
‫)‪Exhibitions (attended/participated in‬‬
‫‪10‬‬
‫‪Lectures‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Articles Published in the Press‬‬
‫‪1‬‬
‫‪Media Interviews‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Seminars‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Contest Judging‬‬
‫‪4‬‬
‫‪Consultancies‬‬
‫‪1‬‬
‫‪Alumni‬‬
‫‪10‬‬
‫‪International Organizations&Local Organizations‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Educational Organizations‬‬
‫‪0‬‬
‫‪Others‬‬
‫‪66‬‬
‫‪Total‬‬
a) Workshops:
No,
Activity
Year
1
The assessment of the risks of earthquakes in the Sultanate of Oman in 2015
2014
2
Scientific research and program Mendely 2014
2014
3
Databases in Elsevier and training tools 2014
2014
4
Interactive presentation tool Prezi 2014
2014
5
The legal and financial aspects of 2014
2014
6
Quality standards in the teaching process in 2014
2014
7
The management of the research team in 2014
2014
8
Competitive research projects in 2014
2014
9
The behavior of the profession in 2014
2014
10
The implementation of the fourth academic program for training teachers , Sultan Qaboos
Uni. 2015 ,2014
2014
11
Tawasol Forum 2014 ,2013
2014
12
Training course of program SPSS 2014
2014
13
Training session for the University of tool innovative in solving problems and improve
performance using TRIZ methodology 2014
2014
14
Academic Monged program 2014
2014
15
Academy for Liberal Education to discuss academic accreditation, 2014
2014
16
Opening meeting to visit the president of the American Academy for Liberal Education, 2014
2014
17
The work and the organization of the first educational forum geographical techniques in
German university, 2014
2014
18
Remote sensing and lidar technique to estimate the amount of carbon in 2013
2014
19
Remote sensing to monitor climate change in 2013
2014
20
Exhibition of spatial geography 2014 ,2013
2014
21
International Symposium administration for Natural Disaster Reduction 2013
2014
22
Discussion of the strategic plan for urban development of the Sultanate of 2013
2014
23
Omani water society (hand in hand to reduce the risk of tropical cyclones) 2013
2014
24
Stipulation activities 2012
2014
b) Lectures
- Dr. Ali Al Buloshi: Adverse weather conditions in the Sultanate of Oman, at Mazen bin Godoba School Walaliat Samael .11-4-201
- Dr. Ali Al Buloshi :Lecturer entitled geopolitics and the elements of the state, , the
Ministry of Defense, Sultanate of Oman
- Dr. Ali Al Buloshi: Participation in the program of teachers training from, , Sultan
Qaboos University
- Dr. Yousuf Shawqi : Geographical formation systems and their role in adverse
weather conditions school Mazen bin Gadoba Smaúl.
- Dr. Yousuf Shawqi: Lecture presentation within the teacher training program at
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- Dr. Gamal Hendawy: Lectures on “methods of demographic analysis” of experienced teachers, Ministry of Education, Sultan Qaboos University,
- Dr. Fatima AL-Abri: A lecture on the sub-specialties for students ( Course Geography of Population ,section 10) in their first semester of their specialization Kauthar Al Sarmi: A lecture on the sub-specialties for students ( Course Introduction
to Geography) in their first semester of their specialization
c) Journal Editorial Board Membership
- Dr. Salim Al-Hatrushi: Editor in Chief of the editorial board of the journal of GCC
Geographical Society
- Dr. Talal Al-Awadhi: Member of the editorial board of the journal of GCC Geographical Society
- Dr. Gamal Hendawy : Member of the editorial board of the Asian Journal of Humanities and Social
7. Student Activities
The table below illustrates all students’ activities done by Geography students in the
academic year 2013– 2014
Fall 2013
Activity Name
Venue
Date
Participants
Members Meetings
Room No 6
Week 2
The Group
GPS Training Session
Geography lab 2451
Week 4
The Group
ERDAS Training Session
Geography lab 2451
Week 5
The Group
AutoCadS Training Session
Geography lab 2451
Week 5
The Group
End of Semester Night
University Room No 1
Week 5
The Group
Graduates Night
Room Bo 6
Week 12
The Group
Activity Name
Venue
Date
Participants
Meeting of members
Room No 6
Week 2
The Group
SPSS training session
Room 2466
Week 5
The Group
Participation in college
students activity exhibition
Exhibition Room
Week 5
The Group
Participation in Alzhar
School Exhibition
Alazhar School ,Alsseb
Week 14
The Group
Participation in the college
conference
College Hall
Week 15
With College members
Graduates Night
Room Bo 6
Week 12
The Group
Spring 2013
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8. Other Activities:
• Academic Agenda
• Environmental campaign
• Alwaha magazine
• New decoration for some Division parts
• Update the leaflet of new minor specialization
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Department of Sociology
and Social Work
Department of Sociology & Social Work - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
The Department of Sociology & Social Work has been contributing to the preparation
of generations of social researchers and social workers in the Sultanate of Oman since
its inauguration in the academic year 1986-1987. In fulfilling its mission, the Department departs from a future vision involving the realization of effective integration
between education, training and scientific research. The Department also aspires to
be an accredited and distinguished house in the sphere of consultancy and social research locally and regionally.
The department mission focuoses on the contribution to the cultural, social and economic domains of the Omani Modern Society by being always prepared to respond
to the needs of development, the labour market, and community service and by supplementing the Omani society with competent specialists in social research and social
work in all fields related to the discipline.
In order to realize its mission, the Department formulated a number of objectives
consisting of its vision and mission as follows:
• Preparing generations of national social researchers and social workers with a
high level of advanced scientific capacity and practical efficiency in handling and
addressing social phenomena and problems.
• Empowering students with the skills needed for social guidance and work in the
various institutions of society, and professional dealing, therapeutically and preventively, with individuals and groups from different social strata in the Omani
society to contribute to the continuity of a safe and healthy societal structure.
• Empowering students with the skills of social guidance and awareness and the
propagation of a culture of community participation and voluntary work and promoting the spirit of belonging and loyalty to the country in the sectors in which
they operate.
• Attracting the best academic qualifications, and the constant readiness to respond
to the needs and demands of scientific social research and consultancy in all sectors of the Omani society and its institutions
In following up what has been achieved in terms of goals and accomplishments,
The Department prepares annual reports covering the academic and community service. This report documents the activities carried out by the Department in the academic year 2013-2014. The report includes seven main sections comprising the work
done by the faculty and technical staff of the Department of Sociology and Social Work
throughout the academic year September 1, 2013- August 31, 2014, where the report
provides in its first four parts: the introduction, followed by an historical overview of
the Department, its vision, mission and objectives.
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Section V of the report provides information on the members of the teaching staff and
technical specialties and their research interests, the Department Committees, which
manages the various files and activities, as well as information on the undergraduate
programme, including courses offered, the number of students enrolled, in addition
to research projects commissioned by the students. The report also reviews in this
section the MA programme including the number of students enrolled, theses supervised by faculty members, and the dissertations examined or reviewed. In this regard
it should be noted that the revised MA programme was inaugurated in September
2011. This section also reviews efforts of the faculty in the field of scientific research,
including funded research projects, research published in scientific periodicals or scientific conferences, in addition to published authored or edited/reviewed books, and
technical reports.
Section VI presents community service activities, which is characterized by the Department higher level of participation; reaching during 2013-2014academic year, 140
diverse activities for community service. These activities ranged from the organization
of workshops for trainees, and participation in workshops on staff skill development,
to membership of editorial boards of scientific journals, participation in exhibitions,
public lectures, scientific seminars, media programmes, and writing articles in newspapers and magazines, refereeing in competitions, counselling, and follow-up the affairs of the alumni.
Finally, the report includes in its section VII activities carried out by student groups
during the academic year 2013 - 2014, of which there were 11 diverse activities. These
activities included the celebration of important regional, national and professional
events, participation in seminars and training courses within and outside the university, and a number of evenings of cultural, social and recreational nature.
It is worth mentioning in the introduction of this report that the number of male and
female students enrolled in the disciplines of Sociology and Social Work was 599 students distributed over four cohorts, studying according to the following degree plan:
Table 1: Degree Plans Offered by Sociology and Social Work Disciplines
Specialization/ Course
Type
Sociology Major (Credits)
University requirements
6
Social Work Major (Credits) Pure Social Work (Credits)
6
6
University electives
6
6
6
College requirements
17
17
17
College electives
3
3
3
Major requirements
55
61
85
Major electives
9
3
3
Minor requirements
21
21
-
Minor electives
3
3
-
Total
120
120
120
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The following is a summary of the Department basic data by semester during the academic year 2013-2014
Description
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Human Resources
Faculty members
20
20
Visiting consultants
3
3
Supporting staff
3
3
Total
26
26
On sabbatical leave
1
1
Part-time staff
4
3
Undergraduate Programme
Registered students
424
441
Courses offered
36
43
Graduate Programme
Registered students
29
27
Courses offered
4
8
Theses examined
4
5
Research
Grants
-
-
Contracts
-
-
-
-
Consultancies
Publications
Peer reviewed journals
-
-
others
-
-
NO
Staff
Rank
Specialty
Research Interest
Faculty: Sociology
106
1
Dr. Samir Ibrahim Hassan
Professor
Sociology
Culture, social change, social
problems
2
Dr. Fayez Abdel Majed Al Simadi
Associate Professor
Sociology
Measurements, social
psychology
3
Dr. Sultan Mohammed Hamad Al
Hashemi
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Family, social problems,
folklore
4
HoN Dr. Sheikha Salim Al
Muslamiya
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Family, women & work
5
Dr. Tariq Saqr Al Naimi
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Social theory
6
Dr. Rashid Humaid Hamad Al
Busaidi
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Methodology, social problems
7
Dr. Abdel Wahab Gouda Al
Hayyes
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Knowledge, development
8
Dr. Aida Fouad Abdel Fattah Al
Niblaoi
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Social problems, women,
children and development
issues
9
Dr. Salim Bakhit Tabook
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Anthropology
10
Dr. Mustafa Babiker Ahmed
Abusheiba
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Social anthropology
11
Sayda Dr. Malika Almurdas
Ahmed Al Busaidi
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Social policies
12
Dr. Mohamed Alaziz Najahi
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Applied sociology
Faculty: Social Work
13
Dr. Abdul Rahman Sofy Osman
Professor
Social Wok
Social planning, civil society
14
Dr. Mohammad Ridha Hussein
Annan
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
Community development
15
Dr. Emad Farouk Saleh
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
Social work fields
16
Dr. Mahmoud Mahmoud Erfan
Sarhan
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
Planning, development,
management, environment
17
Dr. Magdy Mohammed Mustafa
Abed Rabbo
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
Community development,
general practice
18
Dr. Mohamed Mohamed Kamal
Alshirbiny
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
Social work, individuals
19
Dr. Hamoud Khamis Hamad Al
Nawfali
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
Behavioural problems, social
media
20
Dr. Muna Bakri Abdelmajeed
Abdelaal
Assistant Professor
Social Wok
E-Learning, domestic violence,
women issues
21
Dr. Amjad Elhaj
Lecturer
Social Work
Delinquency, human rights,
military services
22
Ms Ryya Hamed Hilal Al Mamari
Graduate Assistant
Social Work
-
23
Ms Fatima Ali Al Hashimi
Field Trainer
Sociology
Women issues
24
Ms Asmaa Aamer Mohammed
Al Sawaei
Field Trainer
Social Wok
Family and child issues
25
Ms. Zahra Ali Al Yahyai
Coordinator
-
-
Collaborators
1
Dr. Ayda Alhajri
Instructor
PhD
Education
-
2
Mr. Saif Alsaadi
Instructor
MA Sociology
-
3
Ms Maryam Alqiteiti
Instructor
MA Sociology
-
Department Membership in College Committees
NO
Committee Name
Member(s)
1
Executive Committee
Prof Samir Hassan
2
Curricula and Degree Plans
Dr Rashid Al Busaidi
3
Course Substitution and Equivalency
Dr. Mahmoud Erfan, Dr Mustafa Babiker
4
Scientific Research
Dr. Abdelwahab Gouda
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5
Library &Textbooks
Dr. Hamoud Al Nawfali
6
Culture and Information
Dr. Mohamed Najahi
7
Teaching Aids
Ms Asmaa Al Sawaei
8
Social
Dr Muna Bakri
9
Sports
Dr. Emad Farouk
10
Timetables
Dr Emad Farouk ; Dr Mustafa Babiker
11
Examinations
Dr. Magdy Mustafa
12
Academic Guidance
Dr. Sultan Al Hashemi
13
Graduate Studies
Dr. Mahmoud Erfan
14
Field Training
Ms Fatima Al Hashimi
15
Security and Safety
Ms Asmaa Al Sawaei
16
Departmental Records
Prof. Abdul Rahman Sofy
17
Academic Accreditation
Dr. Sheikha Al Muslamiya
18
Annual Report
19
Continuous Development and Performance
Improvement
Dr. Tariq Al Naimi
20
College Website
Dr. Abdel Wahab Gouda
21
Appointment
Prof. Samir Hassan
22
Students’ Communication
Dr. Mahmoud Erfan
23
Voluntary Work
Ms Alya Al Saadi
24
Summer and Intensive Courses
Dr. Rashid Al Busaidi
25
University Requirements
Dr. Sultan Al Hashmi
26
Communication with Students
Ms Fatima Al Hashimi
27
Promotion Committee
Prof. Samir Hassan
28
Students Groups
Dr. Emad Farouk; Dr. Abdel Wahab Gouda;
29
Dr Mohamed Alshirbini
30
CASS Second Conference Steering Committee
Prof. Abdul Rahman Sofy; Dr Mohamed Alshirbini
31
CASS Second Conference Peer Reviewing
Committee
Prof. Abdul Rahman Sofy; Prof. Samir Hassan; Dr. Fayez
Al Simadi; Dr Magdy Mustafa; Dr Mustafa Abusheiba
32
CASS Scientific Day
• Committees at University and National Levels
NO
108
Committee Name
Faculty Name
Position
1
Scientific Committee, CASS 2nd Conference
Dr Abdelwahab Gouda
Member
2
Scientific Committee, Symposium on Modern Muscat
Across History
Dr Abdelwahab Gouda
Member
3
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Social Responsibility
of Business Award Committee
Prof. Sameer Hassan
Member
4
Assessment of Scientific Output Committees
Prof. Sameer Hassan
Member
5
Students' Accommodation Study Committee
Prof. Sameer Hassan
Chairperson
6
SQU Students Medical Committee
Dr Mustafa Abusheiba
Co-opted
member
7
Standing Committee for Studies and Research - Ministry of
Social Development
Dr Emad Farouk
Member
8
Medical committee to improve the social conditions of
social workers a joint committee between the Ministry of
Health, Sultan Qaboos University)
Dr Magdy Abdu Rabbo
Member
9
Jury for Knowledge Development Projects, Ministry of
Eduaion
Dr Hamood Al Noafli
Member
• Department Internal Committees
NO
Committee Name
Members
1
Executive Committee
Prof Samir Hassan; Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy, Dr Sultan
al-Hashemi, Dr Redha Annan
2
Curricula and Degree Plans
Dr Magdy Mustafa; Dr Rashid Al-Busaidi , Dr Aida Fouad,
Dr Fayez Al-Smadi , Dr Mohammed El-Sherbini
3
Course Substitution and Equivalency
Dr Mahmoud Erfan; Dr Mustafa Babiker
4
Scientific Research
Prof Samir Hassan, Dr Abdel Wahab Gouda; Dr Emad
Farouk; Dr Rashid Al Busaidi; Dr Mustafa Babiker; Dr
Fayez Al-Smadi; Dr Mahmoud Erfan
5
Library &Textbooks
HoN Dr Sheikha Al Muslamiya; Dr Hamoud Al Nawfali;
Ms Asmaa Al Sawaei
6
Culture and Information
Dr Tariq Al Naimi; Dr Salim Tabook; Dr Mahmoud Erfan;
Dr Malika Al Busaidi; Dr Aida Fouad; Mohamed Najahi
7
Teaching Aids
HoN Dr Sheikha Al Muslamiya; Dr. Fayez Al Simadi; Ms
Asmaa Al Sawaei
8
Social
Dr Malika Al Busaidi; Dr Aida Fouad, Dr Hamoud Al
Nawfali;; Ms Fatima Al Hashimi
9
Sports
Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy; Dr Emad Farouk; Dr Mahmoud
Erfan; Ms Fatima Al Hashimi
10
Timetables
Dr Tariq Al Naimi; Dr Mustafa Babiker; Dr Rashid
Al Busaidi; Dr Fayez Al Simadi; Dr Emad Farouk; Dr
Hamoud Al Nawfali
11
Examinations
Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy, Dr Magdy Mustafa; Dr Abdel
Wahab Gouda; Dr Malika Al Busaidi; Ms Alya Al Saadi;
Dr Mohammed El-Sherbini
12
Academic Guidance
Dr Sultan Al Hashemi; Dr Mahmoud Erfan; Dr Salim
Tabook; Dr Malika Al Busaidi; Dr Hamoud Al Nawfali
13
Graduate Studies
Prof Samir Hassan; Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy; Dr
Sultan Al Hashemi; HoN Dr Sheikha Al Muslamiya; Dr
Mahmoud Erfan
14
Field Training
Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy; Dr Redha Annan; Dr Hamoud
Al Nawfali; Ms Fatima Al Hashimi; Ms Asmaa Al Sawaei
15
Security and Safety
Ms Fatima Al Hashimi; Ms Asmaa Al Sawaei
16
Departmental Records
Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy; Dr Redha Annan; Dr Aida
Fouad; Dr Fayez Al Simadi
17
Prof Samir Hassan; HoN Dr Sheikha Al Muslamiya; Dr
Magdy Mustafa
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18
Annual Report
Prof Samir Hassan; Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy; Dr Magdy
Mustafa; Dr Aida Fouad; Dr Malika Al Busaidi
19
Continuous Development and Performance
Improvement
Prof Samir Hassan; Dr Tariq Al Naimi; Dr Magdy
Mustafa; Dr Mustafa Babiker
20
College Website
Dr Abdel Wahab Gouda; Dr Hamoud Al Nawfali
21
Appointment
Prof Samir Hassan; Prof Abdul Rahman Sofy; Hon Dr.
Sheikha Al Muslamiya; , Dr Sultan al-Hashemi, , Dr
Magdy Mustafa
22
Students’ Communication
Prof Samir Hassan; Dr Rashid Al Busaidi; Dr. Mahmoud
Erfan, Dr Redha Annan Students: Sociology (Ahmed Al
Hinai & Hasnaa Al Hajri); Social Work (Warda Ali Tabouk
& Waleed Al Isaie)
23
Voluntary Work
Dr Redha Annan; Dr Emad Farouk; Dr Malika Al Busaidi;
Ms Alya Al Saadi; Ms Fatima Al Hashimi
24
Summer and Intensive Courses
Dr Tariq Al Naimi; Dr Rashid Al Busaidi; Dr Mustafa
Babiker; Dr Mahmoud Erfan
25
University Requirements (Omani
Contemporary Society)
Dr Sultan Al Hashemi; Dr Tariq Al Naimi; Dr Abdel
Wahab Gouda; Dr Fayez Al Simadi; Dr Malika Al Busaidi
26
Communication with Alumni
Dr Hamoud Al Nawfali; Ms Fatima Al Hashimi
27
Social Vision Group
Ms Fatima Al Hashimi (Supervisor)
28
Social Work Group
Ms Asmaa Al Sawaei (Supervisor)
29
College Website
Dr Abdel Wahab Gouda
30
Advisory Committee
Prof Samir Hassan , Dr Sultan al-Hashemi , Dr Rashid AlBusaidi , Redha Annan, Dr Magdy Mustafa
Registered Students
Semester
Number of Undergraduates
Number of
Higher Diploma
Total
Number of
Faculty
Faculty/Student
Ratio
Fall 2013
456*
-
456*
20
23
Spring 2014
477*
-
477*
20
24
Summer 2014
323
-
323
6
53.8
* Figure does not include students registered in Omani Society course.
University Students Registered in Department Courses
110
Semester
Number of
Students
Number of
Faculty
Number of
Courses
Number of
Sections
Student/
Course
Student/Section
Fall 2013
3187
20
36
114
89
28
Spring 2014
3594
20
43
116
84
31
Summer 2014
323
10
5
8
65
40
A. Sociology and Philosophy Courses
NO
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor
Fall 2013 Courses
1
SOCY1001
Omani Contemporary Society
Sociology faculty
2
SOCY1002
Developing Societies
Mohamed Najahi
3
SOCY1003
Sociology faculty
4
SOCY1004
Contemporary Social Issues
Sultan Al Hashmi
5
SOCY1100
Introduction to Sociology
Samir Hassan/ Mustafa Abusheiba
6
SOCY1210
History of Sociological Thought
Tariq Al Nieimi, Al Akhdar Niceri
7
SOCY1220
Sociology of Population
Aida Al Nabalawi
8
SOCY2008
Social Anthropology
Salim Tabouk
9
SOCY2010
Culture & Society
Ab Al Akhdar Niceri
10
SOCY2012
Sociology of Knowledge
Abdelwahab Gouda
11
SOCY2110
Sociology of the Family
Shaika Al Mosalami
12
SOCY2120
Social Problems
Rashid Al Busaidi; Al Akhdar Niceri
13
SOCY3110
Applied Sociology
Mustafa Abuisheiba, Mohd Najahi,
Abdel Wahab Elhayes
14
SOCY3120
Sociology of Organization
Mohamed Najahi; Al Akhdar Niceri
15
SOCY3220
Methods of Social Research
Rashid Al Busaidi; Abdel Wahab
Elhayes
16
SOCI4330
Field Training in Sociology
Rashid Al Busaidi; Tariq Al Nieimi;
Sultan Al Hashemi
17
SOCY4380
Design & Implementation of Social Research (1)
Sociology faculty
18
SOCY6110
Advanced Methods in Social Research
Samir Hassan
19
SOCY6130
English Texts in Sociology & Social Work
Sultan Al Hashemi
20
SOCY6150
Advanced Social Statistics
Faiz Al Samadi
21
SOCY6170
Civil Society Organizations & Institutions
Abdel Rahman Osman
Spring 2014 Courses
1
SOCY1001
Sociology faculty
2
SOCY1100
Introduction to Sociology
Samir Hassan; Tariq Al Nieimi;
Mohamed Najahi
3
SOCY2001
Methods of Social Wefare
Aida Al Nabalawi
4
SOCY2002
Industrial Sociology
Aida Al Nabalawi
5
SOCY2005
Media Sociology
Sultn Al Hashmi
6
SOCY2210
Economic Sociology
Shaika Al Mosalami
7
SOCY2220
Theories of Sociology
Abdelwahab Gouda; Mohamed
Najahi; Al Akhdhr Niceri
8
SOCY3002
Omani Popular Heritage & Folklore
Sultan Al Hashemi
9
SOCY3120
Sociology of Development
Mohamed Najahi; Al Akhdhr Niceri
10
SOCI3150
Sociology of Change
Faiz Al Samadi
11
SOCI3310
Methods of Social Research
Samir Hassan; Rashid Al Busaidi
12
SOCI3721
Social Statistics
Faiz Al Samadi
13
SOCI4120
Social Texts in English
Salim Tabouk; Sultan al Hashemi
14
SOCI4381
Design & Implementation of Social Research (2)
Sociology faculty
111
15
SOCY6220
Modern & Contemporary Social Theories
Samir Hassan
16
SOCY2222
Social Policy & Planning
Aida Al Nabalawi
17
SOCY6240
Applied Sociology
Mustafa Abusheiba
18
SOCY6260
New Trends & Fields in Sociology
Abdel Wahab Gouda
Summer 2014 Course
1
SOCY1001
Rashid Al Busaidi; Mustafa Abusheiba
2
SOCY1004
Contemporary Social Issues
Faiz Al Samadi; Abdel Wahab Elhayes
3
SOCY2004
Sociology of Work
Aida Al Nabalawi; Sultan al Hashemi
B. Social Work Courses
NO
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor
Fall 2013 Courses
1
SOWK1110
Introduction to Social Work
Redha Annan; Magdy Mustafa ; Mohd
Sleem
2
SOWK1210
Managing social and educational institutions
Mahmoud Sarhan; ; Mohd Sleem
3
SOWK2120
Social Work Practice with Individuals
Magdy Mustafa; Emad Farouk
4
SOWK2130
Social Counselling and Guidance
Muna Bakri
5
SOWK2210
Social Welfare Services in Oman
Amjad Al Haj
6
SOWK3110
Research Methods in Social Work
Mahmoud Sarhan
7
SOWK3120
Social Work in Health Services
Abdul Rahman Sofy; Muna Bakri
8
SOWK3130
Social Work in Schools
Emad Farouk; Himood Al Nofali
9
SOWK3150
Social Work and Community Development
Mohd Sleem
10
SOWK4110
Statistics in Social Work
Fayez El Smadi
11
SOWK4130
Social Work with Families
Mohd Alshirbini
12
SOWK4140
Social Work & Addiction
Redha Annan; Muna Bakri
13
SOWK4422
Advanced Field Training
Various instructors
Spring 2014 Courses
112
Introduction to Social Work
Redha Annan; Magdy Mustafa ; Mohd
Sleem
1
SOWK1110
2
SOWK2110
English Language for Social Work
Amjad El Haj
3
SOWK2220
Social Work Practice with Groups
Emad Farouk; Mohd Sleem
4
SOWK2221
Social Work Operations & Application with
Individuals
Magdy Mustafa
5
SOWK2240
Social Work Practice with Communities
Redha Annan; Mohd Sleem
6
SOWK3140
Human behaviour and the social environment
Hamoud Al Nawfali
7
SOWK3210
Field Training
Various instructors
8
SOWK3220
Social Work with the Youth
Abdul Rahman Sofy
9
SOWK3230
Social Work with the Disabled
Mohammed El-Sherbini
10
SOWK3240
Social Work and Volunteers
Emad Farouk; Amjad Al Haj; Muna Bakri
11
SOWK3250
Tests & Measures in Social work
Mahmoud Abdallah
12
SOWK4210
Social Policy and social Planning
Mahmoud Erfan; Mohd Sleem
13
SOWK4220
Social Work and the Elderly
Muna Bakri
14
SOWK4230
Special Topic in Social Work
Various instructors
15
SOWK4260
Social Work & Rehabilitation
Amjad Al Haj
16
SOWK4290
Methods of Communication in Social Work
Muna Bakri
17
SOWK6220
Theories & Contemporary Trends in Social
Work
Mahmoud Erfan
18
SOWK6226
Social & Psychological Counselling
Abdul Rahman Sofy
19
SOWK6240
Issues in Social Work Spheres
Abdul Rahman Sofy
20
SOWK6260
Professional Practices in Social Work
Magdy Mustafa
1
SOWK 1310
Social care services in Oman
Emad Saleh, Hammoud Nawfali
2
SOWK3140
Human behaviour and the social environment
Mahmoud Sarhan, Magdy Mustafa
Summer 2014 Course
C. Graduation Projects
NO
Project Title
Name of Students
Supervisor Name
1
Socioeconomic impacts of rumours
Group of Students
Abdelwahab Gouda
2
The relationship between social capital and intellectual
capita in small enterprises
Group of Students
Abdelwahab Gouda
3
The role of education in promoting critical thinking
Group of Students
Mustafa Abusheiba
4
Youth use of time in Sanaa Village
Group of Students
Mustafa Abusheiba
5
Job satisfaction and its relationship to the level of
performance: Female workers in SQU dorms
Group of Students
Mustafa Abusheiba
6
A sociological approach to public life of Wihaibi tribe,
Batina North
Group of Students
Mohd Najahi
7
Degree plans and the demands of the labour market
Group of Students
Aida Elnablawy
8
Social dimensions of industrial development
Group of Students
Aida Elnablawy
9
The image of women in Omani proverbs
Group of Students
Aida Elnablawy
10
Academic counselling in SQU
Group of Students
Himood Al Nawfali
11
Sponsoring talented students in SQU
Group of Students
Himood Al Nawfali
12
Family problems impact on students
Group of Students
Himood Al Nawfali
13
The role of field training in developing social work students'
skills
Group of Students
Muna Bakri
14
Factors influencing job satisfaction of social workers in
schools
Group of Students
Muna Bakri
15
The role of social work in alleviating social shyness among
school children
Group of Students
Muna Bakri
4. Graduate Studies (Diploma/MA/PhD)
- Students enrolled
Semester
students
Fall 2013
14
Spring 2014
13
Summer 2014
None
113
- Courses
Semester
students
Fall 2013
4
Spring 2014
8
Summer 2014
None
- Supervision of Masters and PhDs
- MA Theses
114
Thesis Title
Student Name
Main Supervisor
Co-Supervisor
Internal
Examiner
1
Economic and social aspects
and the impact of Duqm project
on local communities
Sheikha Madailwi
Abdelwahab Gouda
Tariq Al
Nieimi
-
2
The role of voluntary work
in the development of social
capital
Eman Al Mamari
Abdelwahab Gouda
-
Mustafa
Abusheiba
3
The social return of voluntary
work in Oman
Ameera Al Hosni
Abdelwahab Gouda
-
-
4
The role intellectual capital in
the development of small and
medium enterprises
Munira Al Zahli
Abdelwahab Gouda
-
-
5
Legal awareness of Omani
women working in the
industrial sector
Wadha Al Kyoumi
Abdelwahab Gouda
-
Mohd
Najahi
6
Methods of adaptation to
poverty in Oman
Duaa Al Lawati
Abdelwahab Gouda
-
-
7
The role of social formations in
supporting women for political
representation.
Fatima Al Belushi
Samir Hassan
Abdelwahab
Gouda
Mustafa
Abusheiba
8
Vision of Sultan Qaboos
University students about the
meaning and systems of work:
a field study on a sample of
students expected to graduate
in 2013
Asila Al Zaree
Aida Elnblawy
-
Mustafa
Abusheiba
9
The role of voluntary
associations in improving
Omani women's quality of life
Mariam Al Hinai
Aida Elnblawy
-
Mustafa
Abusheiba
10
The role of social worker
in facing student Internet
addiction
Samia Al Busaidi
Abdul Rahman Sofy
-
-
11
Social needs assessment of
Omani workers in Al Rusail
industrial estate
Jalila Al Ghafri
Abdul Rahman Sofy
-
-
12
The role of social worker in
activation of Child's Rights
Convention in School
Noura Al Subhi
Abdul Rahman Sofy
-
-
13
The reality of social work in the
medical field in Oman
Noura Al Rahbi
Abdul Rahman Sofy
-
-
14
Planning indicators to assess
the needs of the elderly in
Omani society
Asmaa Al Sawai
Abdul Rahman Sofy
-
-
15
Needs assessment of the
female headed households
Ziana Ambusaidi
Emad Farouk
-
-
Thesis Examination and Review
NO
Thesis Title
Name of Examiner
MA/PhD
1
Omani daily press treatment of human rights issues
Abdul Wahab Gouda
MA
2
Characteristics of foreign news in Omani English newspapers
Samir Hassan
MA
3
The role of voluntary work in the development of social capital
Mustafa Abusheiba
MA
4
Al Uqar Village of Nizwa state (1680-1267)
Mustafa Abusheiba
MA
5
Al Khalifa Al Mamoon policy towards Al Alawiin
Aida Elnblawy
MA
6
Duqqam Project: An economic project or developmental notable
Aida Elnblawy
MA
7
The reality of administrative operations in NGOs
Emad Farouk
MA
8
The role of social worker in activation of Child's Rights Convention
in School
Magdy Mustafa
MA
5. Research
1. Projects and Grants
NO
Title
Leading
Researcher
Counterpart
Researcher(s)
Budget
(RO)
Source of
Finance
Duration
1
New media impact on
socialization
Anwar Al
Rawas
Abdelwahab
Gouda; Emad
Farouk; Magdy
Mustafa
59800
HH Sultan
Fund
2012 2014
2
A suggested strategy to
activate voluntary work in
educational institutions
Wajeeha Al
Aani
Abdelwahab Gouda
70000
Research
Council
20132015-
3
Resource inventory and
needs assessment of the
local communities: A
field study of Petroleum
Development Oman (PDO)
concession areas. from
Samir
Ibrahim
Hassan
Faiz Al Samadi,
Sultan Al Hashmi,
Mustafa Babiker,
Abdelwahab
Gouda, Rashid Al
Busaidi, Himood Al
Nawfali
95000
Petroleum
Development
Oman (PDO
June2012 June2014
4
Difficulties faced by
students residing off
campus
Samir Hassan
-
-
-
-
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5
Assessing training needs of
Omani Women Association
Board of Directors
Magdy
Mostafa
Mahmoud Erfan,.
Emad Farouk
6000
SQU
2011 2014
6
Internet addiction:
-
Magdy Mostafa
70000
HH Sultan
Fund
2011 2014
7
Gender gap in academic
performance: Implications
for the labour market and
the social fabric of the
Sultanate of Oman
Mohammed
Tahir Osman
Thuwaiba Barwani,
Abdo Mikhlafi,
Mustafa Babiker
73780
Research
Council
2011 2013
8
Divorce in Omani Society
Aida
Elnblawy
-
16000
SQU
2011 2014
9
An exploratory study on
social responsibility for Al
Duqqam
-
Himood Al Nawfali
50000
PDO
6 month
2. Publications
Publication Category
Number
Journal Articles
6
Journal Articles(Accepted Papers)
9
Research Projects
14
Authorship
Books
1
Revised Edition
-
Editorship
1
Translation
-
Book Chapter
1
Conference Paper
8
Conference Paper(Accepted Papers)
2
Book Review
-
Peer Reviewing
16
Technical Report
13
Others
-
Total
71
a. Research Published in Peer Reviewed Periodicals
1. Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2014). Challenges of using the social research in policymaking in the Arab Society. Ajman Journal for Studies and Research, vol. 13(2),
Ajman, UAE.
2. AL Any. Wageha.& Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2014). Omani youth attitudes towards
volunteering , field study, Social Work Journal, Helwan University, Egypt.
3. Al Niblaoi, Aida. (2014). Social transitions and the values of work from the perspective of social science lecture. Social Affairs Journal, 31 (123), p.p 113-164.
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4. Sofy, Abdel Rahman. (2014). The role of civil society organizations in support of
social care services in the Omani society, Sultan Qaboos University, Journal of
Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 5 (2).
5. Saleh, Emad. (2014). Obstacles of using Social Work Students for the applications
of e-learning students “Moodle as example”, Social Work Journal, The Egyptian
Association of Social Workers, Vol. 51.
6. Elsherbiny., Mohamed. (2013). A suggested Preventive Perspective of Generalist
Social Work to Avoid social problems resulting from the recruitment of foreign servants, Journal of Social Work Studies and Humanities, Helwan University, No. 35
7. Elsherbiny., Mohamed. (2013). A suggested Behavioral family intervention program in decreasing the negative effects of the WhatsApp application on the family, Studies in Social Work journal, Helwan University, Vol.37
8. Elsherbiny., Mohamed. (2014). The effect of using mentoring program through
Big Brother and Big Sister in improving university adjustment of blind students,
Social Work Journal, The Egyptian Association of Social Workers, Vol. 52.
b. Journal Articles(Accepted Papers)
1.Al-Rawas, Anwar M.; Abdul-Wahab Al-Heis; Obied Al-Shaqsi. (2014). The effect
of usage of Omani Child of New Media on Socialization, Journal of Public Oinion,
Faculty of Media, Cairo University, Egypt.
2.Al-Heis, Abdul-Wahab; Anwar M. Al-Rawas. (2014). Interaction Patterns with Media Communicative Content and its Relationship with the Content of Socialization
among Omani Child, The Man and Society Journal, University of Biskra.
3.Al-Heis, Abdul-Wahab. (2014). Social Impacts of the Use of Social Media on Some
Personal Aspects of Young People, Journal of Social Affairs, social Association,
Sharjah, UAE.
4.Al-Heis, Abdul-Wahab. (2014). The Quality of Socioeconomic Life and the activation of Active Citizenship among Population, Journal of Social Sciences, the Council of Scientific Publications, Kuwait University.
5.Al-Heis, Abdul-Wahab. (2014). Types of Shaping, Qualification, and Processing
Requirements in the Arab World, the Journal of Development Studies, University
Hassiba Ben Bu Ali, Algeria.
6.Najahi, Mohammed Al-Aziz. (2014). Scientific tracks of the Historian: “Prof. Ahmed
Jeddi, the Higher Institute of Contemporary History of Tunisia, the University of
Manouba, Tunisia.
7.Al-Nofali, Hamoud Kh. (2014), The Ethics of Job among Employees of the Public
Sector, in Arab Gulf States, Social Work Journal, Helwan University, Egypt.
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8.Mostafa, Magdy; Emad F. Saleh, Mahmoud M. Irfan. (2014). Training Needs Assessment of the Board Directors of the Omani Women’s Association, Journal of
the Higher Institute of Social Service in Cairo training needs.
9.Al-Sherbini, Mohamed M. Kamel. (2014). A suggested Behavioral family intervention program in decreasing the negative effects of the WhatsApp application on
the family, Studies in Social Work journal, Helwan University.
c. Books
- Authorship Books:
1. Sofy, Abdel Rahman & Arfan, Mahmoud. (2014). Introduction of Social Work,
Lebanon and the United Arab of Emirates , Dar El-ketab Algamey, 1st edition
- Chapter in a book
2. Babiker, Mustafa (2013) Mobile Pastoralism and Land Grabbing in Sudan: Impacts
and Responses” Chapter 15 in Andy Catley, Jeremy Lind and Ian Scoones eds.
Pastoralism and Development in Africa: Dynamic Change at the Margins. London:
Earthscan / Routledge, pp. 177-185
d. Conference papers
1.Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2013). Modern Muscat and re-building social capital, Muscat symposium: History and Civilization, Human Studies Centre and Omani studies Centre, 27 to 28 October, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
2.Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2013). Social Networks and Socialization: An Empirical
Study at Sultan Qaboos University, First International Conference “The Media and
The Study of Social Crises, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hassiba Ben
Bu Ali University, Chlef, November 26 to 29, Algeria.
3.Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2014). The Situation of the Arab Cultured of the Arab
Spring Revolutions: A Sociological vision of social commitment of the Cultured,
First International Conference “ Cultured& Revolution”, April 29 to 30, Université
de Guelma, Algeria.
4.Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2014). New Media and young personal Context, First International Conference” social and psychological effects of modern means of
communication on urban family and technologies”, April 27 to 28, Université de
Guelma, Algeria.
5.Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2013). Quality of life as a mechanism to activate the citizenship, Fourth scientific meeting for Geographical Assembly Gulf, 10 to 13 December, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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6.Gouda, Abdel Wahab (2014). New media and thier relationship to the spread of
rumors in the Omani society, Second International Conference “New Media and
contemporary society issues: Challenges and Opportunities “, 25 to 26 November,
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mohamed KHIDER University, Biskra,
Republic of Algeria.
7.Al Niblaoi, Aida. (2014). Omani folktales : Introduction of Anthropology to understand the social and cultural significance . The Arab heritage landmarks Conference : language , literature and culture : past and present, American University of
Sharjah 14-16 April
8.Saleh, Emad. (2014). A future vision for the development of general practice of
social work for the development of women’s awareness of volunteer work, Tenth
Annual Meeting : Youth & Society, Sociology and Social Work Department, Kuwait
University.
9.Al Nawfali., Hamoud (2014). Students Citizenship in the Sultanate of Oman, Tenth
Annual Meeting : Youth & Society, Sociology and Social Work Department, Kuwait
University
10. Elsherbiny., Mohamed., Bakry., Mona and ALmamri., Raya. (2014). A suggested
Cognitive behavioral program to activate the role of the family in helping autistic
child on social adjustment , World Autism Conference , Kuwait, November 11-13.
e. Conference Paper(Accepted Papers)
1.Hassan, Samir Ibrahim. (2014). The Future of Social and Cultural Change in the
Arab Gulf Countries, a paper submitted to the Conference of Arab Sociologists in
front of the current transformations questions, Wahran, Algeria.
2.Mostafa, Magdy; Anwar Al-Rawas. (2014). Parents’ Usage of the New Media and
Socialization, Turkey-International conference, Cecen University.
Table (2) - Community Service Report (representative section)
Department
Sociology &
Social work
-
Enrolment in training workshops
55
Organising training workshops
3
Membership in journal editorial port
6
Exhibitions
7
Public Lectures
14
Newspaper articles
12
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Mass Media Interviews
14
Seminars
-
Judges in Competitions
6
Consultancies
6
Follow up of Alumni Affairs
1
International Organisations
5
Other Educational institutions
2
Total
131
a. Workshops enrollment
1. Dr. Abdel Wahab Jodah:
o Online electronic questionnaire- Deanship of Post Graduate; International Scientific Publication- SQU 16-19/8/2013.
2. Professor Abdul Rahman Sofy:
o Educational image: Discovering, modifying, and sharing- SQU 12/9/2013
o Designing electronic courses in Moodle II SQU- 17/9/2013
o Participation in the department seminar for Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly; ‘Scientific
method in explaining social problems’ 7/1/2014
o Participation in the College workshop titled: AL- Monged Al Akademy (Academic
Monged) 16/3/2014
o Participation in the College workshop titled: SPSS 23/3/2014
3. Dr. Amgad Elhaj:
o Participation in the College workshop titled: AL- Monged Al Akademy (Academic
Monged) 16/3/2014
o Participation in the College workshop titled: SPSS 23/3/2014
4. Dr. Emad Farouk:
oPlagiarism
o Moodle as leaner
o Course general Setting & Administration
o Adding Resources (Moodle 1.9) Workshop
5. Dr. Hamoud Al Nofaly:
o Google Cooperative Groups Workshop
o Using Moodle Workshop
6. Dr. Mona Bakry:
o Electronic Questionnaire Design Workshop 30/10/2013- Deanship of Post Graduate
o When and How to use Qualitative Research Resources workshop 4/11/ 2013Deanship of Post Graduate
o Content Analysis- Qualitative Research Workshop 23/11/2013- Deanship of
Post Graduate
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o Family Therapy Techniques Workshop- 28/5/2014 Student Counselling Center
o Validity and Reliability for Research tools Workshop-12/2013 College of Arts And
Social Sciences.
o Course Design in Moodle 12/2014 Education Techniques Center.
o Online Questionnaire Design 6/11/2013- Deanship of post graduate studies
o Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers 20/11/2013- Deanship of post graduate studies
o Research Content Analysis 25/11/2013- Deanship of post graduate studies
o Triangulation in Qualitative Research 18/11/2013- Deanship of post graduate studies
o Time and Information Management and Critical Thinking 9/12/2013 Deanship of
post graduate studies
o Skills in Using Information Electronic Resources 10/11/2013- Deanship of post
graduate studies
o Driving Institutional Effectiveness Through Performance Assessment: A Best Practice Symposium (Live Text) Quality Assurance- SQU
7. Raya Al-Mamari
o Choosing Research Topic 21/10/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Skills Development using Microsoft Word 24/10/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Research Proposal Design 29/10/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Research Proposal Writing 7/11/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Using Information Electronic Resources 10/11/2013- Deanship of post graduate studies
o Interviews and Qualitative Data Collection 11/11/2013 Deanship of post graduate studies
o Research Proposal Writing 13/11/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o SPSS Workshop 14-21/11/2013 Research Proposal Writing 7/11/2013 Deanship
of Post Graduate- SQU
o Qualitative Research Workshop 18/11/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Scientific Paper Writing Workshop 20/11/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Microsoft Word Program Workshop 2-24/12/2013 Staff Development Center SQU.
o Research Content Analysis 25/11/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o IELTS Prep. Program 27/10- 25/11/2013 Community Service and Continuing Education Center SQU
o Electronic Courses Educational Content Workshop 12/11/2013 Education Techniques Center
o Important Factors in Improving Academic Writing 3/12/2013 Deanship of Post
Graduate- SQU
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o SPSS Workshop 5-9/`12/2013 Deanship of Post Graduate- SQU
o Pressure Management Strategy 2/4/2013 Student Counselling Center SQU
o Validity and Reliability for Research Tools 9/12/2013 College of Arts and Social Sciences
o Video Presentations using Presentation Tube Network 22/12/2013 College of Arts
and Social Sciences
o Relaxation Skills: Relaxation skills (what they are and their applications 25/12/2013
Student Counselling Center SQU
o Family Therapy Techniques Workshop- 28/5/2014 Student Counselling Center
o Adaptation to cope with the pressures of work strategies 26/12/2013 Student
Counselling Center SQU
o English Course From 1/2014-5/2014 Staff Development Center SQU
o A training course in English from 4/8/-27/10/2014- A2Z School of English- UK
o Turn it In Workshop SIS SQU
B. organizing training workshops
- Organizing workshops and training courses
o Dr. Abdel Wahab Godah: Preparing Course on: ‘Methodological considerations
in the writing the scientific research report’ One of the scientific Week events in
Sociology Department - Social Vision Group 8/4/2014
o Dr. Aydah Al-Nabalawi: Preparation and implementation of a workshop on “content analysis of print material, for graduate students and graduates of the Sociology and Social Work Department Mass Communication Department SQU
23/4/2014
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: Conducting A course for Social Workers, Ministry of Education within the academic program.
C. Membership in the editor of the magazine body:
1. Dr. Abdel Wahab Godah:
o Advisory Board member, The International Journal Social and Human Sciences,
Hassiba Ben Bu Ali University, Chlef, Algeria
o Member of the Scientific Committee of “International Journal of Human Society,”
the College of Arts and Humanities, University of Biskra, Algeria
o Member of the Scientific Committee of the Journal of Development Studies, Social change and Community development Center, the College of Arts and Humanities, University of Chlef, Algeria.
o Professor. Abdel Rahman Sofy: Editor and member of the editorial board of the
Scientific journal of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU.
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o Professor Sameer Hasan: Membership of a number of the Peer Reviewed Journals
o Dr. Moustafa Abo Shebah: Member of the Editorial Board of the ‘African Anthropological’ Journal
D. Exhibitions:
o Participation in Social Work Forum, World Day of Social Work.
o Participate in the joint meeting between the college and the Ministry of Municipal
29/9/2012.
o Participation in the Training Forum
o Participate in the Arabic language 4-6/12/2012.
o Post the College of Arts and Social Sciences in volunteer work exhibition, Sponsored by the Ministry of Social Development, Muscat 5-7 / 12/2012.
E. Lectures:
o Dr. Abdel Wahab Godah: Planning Criteria for Activating the Social Responsibility
of the Private Sector Companies in the Sultanate of Oman: The State of Thumrait
model, a scientific paper delivered at the Social Responsibility of Companies Symposium, December 29, 2013, Salalah, Oman
o Dr. Abdel Wahab Godah: Lecture in the Military Services Department, the Department of Defence, the High camp
o Dr. Moustafa Ba Baker: Managing the “Social Networks: Between Investment and
Waste” director, hosting Sheikh Salem Nomani (religious Guidance section) and
Dr. Aisha Ajwa (Student Counselling Center).
o Dr. Abdel Aziz Najahi: Harmful Effects of smoking / Youth Camp Mwalh, 2014
o Dr. Abdel Aziz Najahi: Readings in The Scientific Production of Prof. Ahmed Gedi
o Dr. Hamoud Al Nofaly: Provide an evening lecture on ‘Raising Children in the valley
of Muharram, area Samail State’.
o Dr. Hamoud Al Nofaly: A lecture for grade 12 female students of school Samed
about ‘Choosing The right Specialization’.
o Dr. Hamoud Al Nofaly: A lecture at the School of Barka about “Students’ Problems
and the Social Worker’s Role in solving them”.
o Dr. Hamoud Al Nofaly: A lecture for parents about “ Children’s Problems in Samail State”.
o Raya Al-Mamari: A lecture about “The Social Worker’s Role” in the campaign “We
are all Social Workers” in Umaamah Bent Abi Al-Aas Elementary Education School
(10-12), 16 December 2013
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E. Newspaper Articles
o Dr. Abdel Wahab Godah: New media and the renewal of the means of education,
Al-Masar Magazine
o Dr. Abdel Wahab Godah: An article about “lying”, Al-Masar Magazine, General Administration for Public Relations and Media, Sultan Qaboos University, January 2014.
o Dr. Aydah Al-Nabalawi: Participation in “The age composition of the Omani society”,
the Vision Journal October 30, 2013
o Dr. Aydah Al-Nabalawi: Participation in “Numerous reasons, One Divorce” Oman
newspaper July 2014.
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An article about “Divorce”
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An article about “Human Rights”
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An article about “Social Networks”
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An article about “ Delayed age of marriage”
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An article about “ Youth and Working in Private Sector”
o Dr. Magdi Abd Rabouh: An article about: “Taking Advantage of the Holidays in
Preparing for the Study”, Vision Newspaper
o Dr. Magdi Abd Rabouh: An article about: “The phenomenon of cross-border infiltration”
o Raya Al-Mamari: An Article about “Graduation”, the Event bulletin issued by Sultan Qaboos University on the occasion of the graduation ceremony, the November 17, 2013.
F. Expeditions: (attendance or participation):
o National Heritage Gallery, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, the Exhibition Grounds,
Muscat.
o Documents and books Exhibition, the Ministry of Heritage, Exhibition Grounds,
Muscat.
o Volunteer Activities accompanying the International Forum for Volunteer- Intercontinental Hotel, Muscat
o Accompanying exhibits of local conferences at Sultan Qaboos University
o Specializations Exhibition of 2013-2014 year, Deanship of Student Affairs at Sultan
Qaboos University.
o My Worth is in my values, December 9, 2013, the Social Work Group- at the College of Arts and Social Sciences.
o Integration Gallery, May 5, 2014 the Social Work Group- at the College of Arts and
Social Sciences.
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G. interviews with media:
o Dr. Abdel Wahab: TV interview: “Time management as an economic element”
Documentary Program- German radio in conjunction with the Sultanate of Oman
TV) September 19, 2013, Chedi Hotel
o Dr. Abdel Wahab: Interview with Algerian Radio about: New Media and the values
system in Arab societies, in April 2014.
o Dr. Ayda Al Nabalawi: Radio Interview with the family program about “domestic
violence” on July 7, 2014.
o Dr. Amjad Alhaj: Violence among students in schools, February 2014
o Dr. Amjad Alhaj: Partnership between the school and the family, September 2014
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An interview about “National Rallies” in Current Affairs
program.
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An interview about “Women’s work” in: Youth Dialogue
Program.
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: An interview about “The Youth Ethics” in: Youth Dialogue
program.
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: Participation television program; Current Affairs, about the
National Rallies and their implications
o Dr. Magdi Abd Rabouh: Participation in the “lighting from the window of life”
program, in the theme: “Our children and communication with others,” Saturday,
10/12/201
o Dr. Magdi Abd Rabouh: Participation in the “lighting from the window of life” program, in the theme: “ Caring for the elderly, “Saturday, 12/14/2013.
o Raya Al-Mamari: An interview with the Omani Vision newspaper December 3rd, 2013.
o Raya Al-Mamari: Meeting for continuity of communication with the university,
Beam bulletin, issued by Sultan Qaboos University on the occasion of the graduation ceremony, the November 10, 2013.
H. Competition Arbitration:
o Dr. Moustafa Ba Babkr: Jury member of the “Identity and Opening up” Debate,
one of the events associated with the exhibition: “Nations and Ethics”, Deanship
of Students Affairs, Sultan Qaboos University, 1-6/11/2013
o Dr. Moustafa Ba Babkr: Jury member of “Over the Top” Festival, the Community Friends Group, Deanship of Students Affairs, Sultan Qaboos University,
1-6/11/2013
o Dr. Moustafa Ba Babkr: Member of the Jury for “The best idea for a volunteer
project to serve society” within the project, “My university and my community”
the Media Group
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o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: Evaluating students’ works of cognitive development at the
Ministry of Education
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: participation in Evaluation of the creative and innovative
projects to general education students at the request of the Ministry of Education
o Dr. Hamoud Al-Nofaly: Participation in the management of panel discussions on
the topic of “Public Councils”, Community Practices Symposium- at the request of
the Council of State.
I. Consultations:
o Dr. Abdel Wahab Goudah: Contracted Consultation, PDO (research)
o Dr. Emad Farouk: Designing aproposal for assessing the needs of the elderly in the
Sultanate of Oman and planning to satisfy, 2014 research plan
o Dr. Emad Farouk: Designing a proposed plan of research on the impact of social
networking on the Omani family 2014
o Dr. Emad Farouk: Participation in reviewing a proposed program of the Ministry of
Social Development about “The training and Preparation of Sitters”, (Baby, disabled, and elderly Sitters) 2014.
o Dr. Emad Farouk: Arbitration and reviewing a study on consumer awareness of the
Omani family, Ministry of Social Development, 2014.
o Dr. Emad Farouk: Arbitration and reviewing a study on the social welfare policy in
Oman; An applied study to the beneficiaries of the social security services, in the
period of 1973- 2011, the Ministry of Social Development, 2014
J. Alumni Follow-up affairs:
o Asmaa Al-Sawa’ee: A member of the female Graduates Communication Committee to get to know their situations and places of their employment in the state.
K. international organizations:
o Gulf Geographic Society
o The Arab Society for Sociology
o The Egyptian Society for Sociology
o Social Association, Egypt
o Social Society in Tunis
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L. Other educational organizations:
o Member of the Board of Trustees of the Kuwait International University for Science and Technology
o Academic Advisor, American Academy Institution, the Ministry of Higher Education, Kuwait
7. Students Activities:
1
Activity
Date
Venue
Supervisor
A field visit to the Early Intervention for Children
with Disabilities Association, Athaiba
December, 2013
-
Raya Al-Mamari
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Department of Information
Studies
Department of Information Studies - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
Since its establishment in the academic year 1987-1988, the department of Information
Studies strives to offer comprehensive academic services through its academic programs,
research contributions, community services and supporting extra-curricular activities.
The department’s vision for its different academic programs is to enrich the community
and enable it to create, organize and use information. The programs offered by the department are:
1.Bachelor’s in three different disciplines:
a. Management of Learning Resource Centers.
b. Management of Information Institution.
c. Management of Archives.
2.Higher Diploma in Medical Libraries.
3.Master in Information Studies.
4.PhD in Information Studies.
Various academic programs within the Department have developed on the basis of three
key elements: cognitive development in the field, market needs, and the specific vision,
mission and objectives of each program. These programs aim to provide students a set of
knowledge and professional skills that make them qualified to play an active role in different work environments.
Academic staffs’ members within the Department have different research interests that
cover all the main areas in the field of information studies. They are keen to publish their
research papers in reputable peer-reviewed journals nationally and internationally. They
are also eager to participate in regional and international conferences, which enhance
their professional reputation, experiences exchange and cognitive development.
Community activities and services are one of the main priorities of the department. Such
services include presentations, organizing professional training workshops, being member
of the editorial board of journals, and giving different professional consultancy. (This will
be explained through this report).
During the 2013-2014 academic year the department has achieved several projects, such
as the specialized workshop for the information specialists of the learning resource centers. Four groups of specialists participated in this workshop. In addition, Dr. Nabhan Al-harrasi was chosen as a representative of Sultan Qaboos Universty at the College of National
Defense. Moreover, two students were accepted for the department PhD program.
With regards to the academic staff news, Dr. Salim Al-kindi has got his PhD degree from
Curtin University of Technology, Australia.
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Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
14
14
Support Staff
3
3
On-study leave
1
1
Total
18
18
Enrolment
249
243
Courses Offered
32
32
Graduate Program
Enrolment
32
32
Courses Offered
9
6
4
3
Theses completed
Research
Grants
1
-
Contracts
-
-
Consulting
1
-
Publications
Refereed Journals
30
-
Others
35
-
2. Personal information of faculty members, technicians, research
assistants & administrative staff.
Name
Rank
Specialty
Research interests
Mohammed Nasser
Al-Suqri
Assistant
Professor
Information
Studies
Human Information Behavior, Knowledge
Management and Sharing, LIS Education in the
Middle East, LIS Collaboration, Developing Countries,
Digital Libraries
Abdelmajid Bouazza
Professor
Information
Science
Information Search behavior, Social Networks,
Internet and Smartphone Addiction, Training of
Information Specialists and the Job Market Needs
Naeema Hassan Jabur
Professor
Information
Studies
Social Networking, Knowledge Management, Data
Analysis & Databases
Ali Saif Al-Aufi
Associate
professor
Information
Studies
Scholarly communication, Information Management,
user studies, Information literacy & Social informatics
Naifa Eid Saleem
Assistant
professor
Information
Studied
The use of the Internet and research methodology
Khalfan Zahran Al Hijji
Assistant
Professor
Information
Management
Strategic Management, Information Literacy,
Manuscripts, cataloguing and classification
Mohammed Saleh AlRabhi
Assistant
Professor
Libraries and
Archives
Libraries and Archives
Sabah Mohammed
Karim Kallow
Assistant
Prof.
Library &
Information
Science
Information Science, Information Systems,
Bibliometric Studies & Management of Medical
Libraries
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Salwa Elsaied Abdul
Kareem Ahmed
Assistant
profess
Library and
Information
Science
New trends in Cataloging, Information serves, issue
of E- contents & New standard in libraries.
Nahed Mohamed
Bassiouny Salem
Assistant
profess
Information
Studies
Classification on web
legislation and standards in libraries
Nabhan Harith Al
Harrasi
Assistant
profess
Information
Studies
Information sharing, qualitative research methods,
cooperation between libraries, knowledge
management
Jamal mattar yousuf
Alsalmi
Assistant
profess
Knowledge
management
Digital resources/ information technologies
Salim Alkindi
lecturer
Information
studies
Information and Knowledge Management,
Research Methods, LIS Education, Web applications
and technologies (e.g., social media, social web),
Information Organization and Retrieval, Information
Literacy and Information searching (internet,
databases, etc.) & Information architecture
Abdullah Humood AlSarmi
Training
Supervisor
Information
studies
Information Networks, Web Design & Organizing
Digital Content.
Khalsa Abdullah
Mohammed AlBarashdi
Training
Supervisor
Information
studies
Information Networks- Knowledge Management(Knowledge Sharing)
Zaeema Al-Bosaidi
Coordinator
-
-
Departments
Professor
Associate
Professor
Assistant
Professor
Lecturer
Music
Instructor
Demonstrator
Total
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
Information
Studies
-
2
2
1
0
1
6
4
10
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
6
14
Total
-
2
2
1
0
1
6
4
10
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
6
14
O = Omani E = expatriate Tot = total
B- Distribution of technicians, research assistants & administrative staff
Professor
Departments
Assistant Professor
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
Information Studies
0
0
0
3
0
3
3
0
3
Total
0
0
0
3
0
3
3
0
3
O = Omani 132
Associate Professor
E = expatriate Tot = total
Department
No. of Students Enrolled
No. of Courses
No. of Sections
Information Studies
1055
27
40
Total
1055
27
40
No. of Courses
No. of Sections
Department
Information Studies
1124
23
41
Total
1124
23
41
C. Students Enrolled in Summer 2014
Department
No. of Courses
No. of Sections
Information Studies
57
3
3
Total
57
3
3
D. Students receiving training during the academic year 2013/2014
1- Compulsory Training
NO
Student's Name
Student's ID
Brief Description of Training
1
Ibrahem Al Gunbosi
93444
Training Course INFO4070
2
Ahmed Al Mukahmi
94005
3
Mubarak Al Wahibi
94447
4
Rakan Al Qanobi
92072
5
Fathi Al Mujaihli
94044
6
Saif Al Maamari
94592
7
Ashwaq Al Maamari
94467
8
Khadeega Al Beraiki
94194
9
Shamsa Al Sharqi
92732
10
Muna Al Badi
92594
11
Ieman Al Qutaibi
94378
12
Sara Al Sharqi
94328
13
Azza Al Hatmi
92938
14
Aseela Al Hashmi
92784
15
Allol Al Wahebi
92344
16
Thuraya Al Farsi
92553
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17
Wafaa Al Maamari
94196
18
Ibtesam Al Shukili
94613
19
Thuraya Al Kharosi
92566
20
Marwa Al Omairi
92507
21
Wedad Al Gafri
94365
22
Ashwaq Al Gouri
94369
23
Noreia Al Maashani
94105
24
Wedad Al Hilali
92979
25
Rayah Thoaar
94648
26
Sultanah Al Muhri
92260
27
Nouf Al Baloushi
92210
28
Aisha Al Gafri
92551
29
Aisha Al Abri
92563
30
Fatema Al Baloushi
92524
31
Shaikha Al Muqbali
92976
32
Laila Al Maamari
94180
33
Maryam Al Maamari
92511
34
Sameera Al Thuhli
93616
35
Ryaa Al Maamari
94323
36
Abeer Al Darmaki
93313
37
Safa Al Sunidi
93317
38
Alia Al Saadi
94597
39
Aisha Al Harrasi
92552
40
Mayaa Al Hajri
93847
41
Khalid Al Habsi
94455
42
Yaqdhan Al Shahomi
92058
43
Naif Al Alawi
94585
44
Majed Al Hadi
93946
45
Asmaa Al Farsi
92646
46
Ryaa Al Aamri
93994
47
Nihal Al Gushri
94616
48
Sara Al Maamari
92985
49
Manar Al Saidi
94931
50
Azzah Al Saidi
93346
51
Asmaa Al Subhi
92963
52
Shaimaa Al Maani
94375
53
Fatema Al Nasri
93921
54
Noura Al Qamshoei
93736
Total
134
54
2- Optional Training
NO
Student's Name
Student's ID
Overview of Training
1
Ryaa Al Aamri
93994
2
Sara Al Maamari
92985
Workshop of applications in libraries and information centers
2014/3 / 21-16 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3
Abeer Al Darmaki
93313
Total
3
A. Departmental Level
NO
Name of Committee
Brief summary of activity
1
Department Academic Promotion Committee
Prof. Abdelmajid Bouazza
Dr. Naifa Eid Saleem
2
PhD in Information Studies Committee
3
Recruiting Committee
Prof. Naeema Jabur
Dr. Ali Al Oufi
4
Masters applicants interviews
Prof. Naeema Jabur
5
Accreditation and Quality Control
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
Dr. Nabhan Al Harrasi
Abdullah Al Sarmi
6
Coordinator of the graduation project
B. College Level
NO
Name of Committee
1
College Board
Dr. Mohammed Al Suqri
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
2
3
Continuous development and quality assurance
committee
4
Curriculum and Study Plans Committee
Dr. Sabah Kallow
5
Timetabling Committee
Abdullah Humood Al-Sarmi
6
7
Postgraduate Studies Committee
Dr. Nabhan alharrasi
Dr. Ali Al Aufi
8
College Academic Promotion Committee
9
Scientific Research Committee
Prof. Naeema Jabur
Dr. Ali Al Aufi
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11
Training and community services committee
Khalsa Al Brashdi
12
college website
Dr. Jamal Alsalmi
13
Academic Advising Committee
Dr. Salwa Elsaied
14
Educational Equipment Committee.
15
Exam committee
Dr. Khalfan Al Hijji
16
Library Committee
Prof. Naeema Jabur
17
Social Committee
Dr. Nahed Salem
18
Cultural and media committee
Khalsa Al Barashdi
19
Students Group Committee
Dr. Mohamed Rebhi, Dr. Naifa Eid Saleem
20
Sport Committee
21
Security and Safety Committee
Dr. Jamal Alsalmi
22
College Third International Conference
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
23
College Annex committee
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
C. University Level
NO
136
Name of Committee
1
Policies and Academic Curriculum Committee
Prof. Naeema Jabur
2
Research Council Board
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
3
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
4
Postgraduate Studies Committee
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
5
Innovation Advisory Committee
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
6
advisory committee for Community Service and
Continuing Education Center
7
experienced teachers program presented to the
Ministry of Education in collaboration with the
Center for Community Service and Continuing
Education at Sultan Qaboos University
8
Adhoc Committee for Proposing a Mechanism for
Rewarding Student's Training Supervisors
9
Member in the blood donation campaign in
cooperation with the Center for Community
Service and Continuing Education at SQU
10
Chairwoman of the committee of investigation
with regard to students cases
11
Chairwoman of the committee to investigate a
complain regarding an incident at the DCC at SQU
12
Member of committee to study Sultan Qaboos
university libraries system
13
Representative of the University of National
Defense College
D. National and International Level
NO
1
Name of Committee
Special Library Association/ USA
Prof. Naeema Jabur
2
SLA/ Arabic Gulf Chapter
Prof. Naeema Jabur
3
Arab Federation for Libraries and Information
(AFLI)
Prof. Naeema Jabur
4
Member of the Scientific Committee for
Conference of the SLA \ Arabian Gulf Chapter held
in Doha for the period of 2014 \ 3 \ 27-25
Dr. Sabah Kallow
5
Member of the Scientific Committee of the
Scientific Conference "The impact of social media
in electronic publishing," University of Jordan
6
The cultural committee of the Altwab mosque
Dr. Jamal Alsalm
7
Representative the Sultanate in "database Pacific
Arab intellectual production of the Commission in
the field of library and information
8
Member of the Arab Federation for Libraries and
Information
9
Member of the Special Libraries Association
Arabian Gulf Chapter
6. Supervision of graduation projects
No.
Title of Project
Student's Name
Supervisors
1
Faculty use of electronic publishing
Samera Al-Thuhali
Prof. Naeema Jabur
2
Studying the affecting factors on children
readings at pre-school level
Shamsa Abdullah Al-Sharqi
and Mona Saeed Al-Badi
Prof. Naeema Jabur
3
Analysis of the Arabic literature published in
Cybrarian Journal: A bibliometric study
Iman Al-Qutaibi
Prof. Naeema Jabur
4
Characteristics of the Literature published in
the Arabic Federation conferences
Sultana Bakhet and
Raya Mohamad Al-Amri
Prof. Naeema Jabur
5
The status of the use of smart phones in the
promotion of the educational process with
the students of the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, SQU
Shiakha Said Al-Miqbali
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
6
Mobile apps in the main library services:
Exploratory study of bachelor›s students’
attitudes and opinions
Nouriya Hasan Al-Mashani
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
7
Students’ attitudes and opinions about
their self-identity in a social networking
environment: Facebook as an example
Widad Ahmed Al-Hilali
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
8
The use of YouTube application in enhancing
the educational process of students at the
College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU
Ashwaq Mohammed Al-Ghori
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
9
The use of the electronic learning during the
learning process by the faculty members at the
College of Arts and Social Sciences at Sultan
Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman
Marwa Al Omairi and
Ibtisam AL Shakeli
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10
Academic libraries website's on the Internet
and their roles in serving the knowledge
society: An analytical and evaluative study for
the Main Library website at Sultan Qaboos
University in the Sultanate of Oman
Aisha Al Harasi
11
The reality of cooperation between faculty
members at the Information Studies
Department and information specialists at
the Main Library at Sultan Qaboos University
in the Sultanate of Oman
Widad al ghafri
12
Developing a proposal to teach the course of
library and research for students of grade 11
and 12 at the public schools in the Sultanate
of Oman
Muna Qaten
13
Information seeking behaviors for middle
grades students at Musab bin Al Zubair school
for basic education in the Sultanate of Oman
Abdullah Al Farsi and
Ahmed Al Jahfli
14
The reality of the use of the Internet by the
faculty members at College of Arts and Social
Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University
Ameera AL Buloshi
15
Cloud Computing: applications and services.
Azza sais al hatmi
Dr. Sabah Kallow
16
The reality of the use of ERIC database
system in Dar Al Manthuma by members of
the Faculty of Education at Sultan Qaboos
University
Aiysha hammed al abri &
Thuraiya said al kharoosi.
Dr. Sabah Kallow
17
The reality of the use of e-books available in
the main library at Sultan Qaboos University
by graduate students at the Faculty of
Science.
Yaqadhan Rashid al shuhomi,
Rakan shatayat al kanubi &
Saif Khalifa al mammary.
Dr. Sabah Kallow
18
Status of using the smart phones by students
of SQU in the learning process
Asmaa AL Farsi
Wafa AL Mamare
Thuraiya AL Farsi
Dr. Salwa Elsaied
19
History of using the Automated Integrated
Information Systems in the main library of SQU
Khalid AL Habsi
Naïf AL Alawi
Dr. Salwa Elsaied
20
Status of using the social networks in
marketing information services in the
governmental public libraries in the sultanate
of Oman
Asela AL Hashmi
Azaa AL Saedi
Dr. Salwa Elsaied
21
Relationship and correlation between both of
the specializations of Information Science and
Education Technology at SQU
Fathy AL meghli
Dr. Salwa Elsaied
22
Information overload status with Master
students at the College of Arts and Social
Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University
Sara Alshrqi
Dr. Jamal Alsalm
23
Reasons of limited number of male students
in the Information Studies Department in the
year 2012-2010
Ibrahim Alganbosi, Ahmed
Almgahmi
Dr. Jamal Alsalm
24
Quality statue of the electronic service at
the main library of Sultan Qaboos University:
Reference service as an example
Aisha Algafri, Noof Albulushi
Dr. Jamal Alsalm
25
Reading behaviors of Sultan Qaboos
University students and its influence by new
technologie
Mubarah Alwehabi
Dr. Jamal Alsalm
26
Information provided services to the blind
Students in Omar bin Khattab Institute.
Maya Al Hajri & Ellool Al
Wahebi
27
Reality and the goals of the use of e-book
by the students of the College of Science at
Ashwaq Al Maamari &
Khadeja Al Braiki
28
Evaluation of Circulation service and
electronic access to information sources
Library Home Sultan Qaboos University, using
the criteria know
Maryam Suror Al Maamari
7. Supervision of graduate students’ research
A. Supervision of dissertations and theses
No.
Diss. / Thesis Title
Student's
Name
Supervisors
supervision
(PhD/
MA)
1
A Mixed Approach Investigation of
Smartphone Addiction among Sultan
Qaboos University Students and its
impact on their Academic Achievement
Applying Gratifications Theory and DNA
Wheel Measurement (
Hafidha
Suleiman Al
Barashdi
Prof. Abdelmajid
Bouazza
Prof. Naeema
Jabur
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
PhD
2
Enhancing Of Information Service in
Omani Academic Libraries through the
Application of Web 2.0: A soft System
Methodology investigation
Rahma Al
Karousi.
Prof. Naeema
Jabur
Prof. Abdelmajid
Bouazza
Dr. Nabhan Al
Harrasi
chair
Co-supervisor
Co-supervisor
PhD
3
Factors affecting knowledge Sharing
in organizations: The case of the
Ministry of Education in Oman
Deema Aziz
Prof. Abdelmajid
Bouazza
Prof. Naeema
Jabur
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
PhD
4
A Bibliometric Study of Books
Published by King Fahd National
Library)
Rashed Al
Hinai.
Prof. Abdelmajid
Bouazza
Dr. Sabah Kallw
Main supervisor
Co-supervisor
MA
5
Career empowerment role in
enhancing the leadership skills of the
learning resources' supervisors at the
Sultanate of Oman
Asma Saif
AlboSaeedi
Prof. Naeema
Jabur
Co-supervisor
MS
6
Cooperation between teachers and
resources learning specialist and its
impact on the students' academic
achievement
Rahma AlShibeebi
Prof. Naeema
Jabur
chair
MS
7
Awareness of postgraduate students
at Sultan Qaboos University for digital
reference service and using it
Saleem
Musallam AlMahrouqi
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
8
Impact of the rise of subscription
process of electronic sources of
information on academic libraries in
the Sultanate of Oman
Ali Hamed AlAraimi
Dr. Ali Al-Aufi
Co-supervisor
MS
139
9
Information specialists competences
in academic libraries in the Sultanate
of Oman in the light of the standards
of the Special Library Association:
A feild study and a proposal for a
training programme
Al Alwi, Afaf
bint Abdullah
Dr. Salwa ElSaeed
Dr. Naifa Eid
Saleem
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
10
Characteristics of Publishing literature
for faculty members at Sultn Qaboos
University and King Abdul-Aziz
University in SCOPUS Database:
Bibliometric Study
Huda Khalfan
Rashid
Albusaidi
Dr. Sabah Kallow
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
11
Effectiveness of the training of the
beneficiary to build search strategies
in medical databases using a list of the
MeSH
Mohammed Al
Mamari
Dr. Sabah Kallow
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
12
Evaluation of electronic document
management systems in government
units in the Sultanate of Oman
Azza Al Tobi
Dr. Sabah Kallow
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
13
Periodicals properties contained in
the (DOAJ) in the field of library and
information science: Bibliometrics Study
Aseela Al
Hanaee
Dr. Sabah Kallow
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
14
Users Satisfaction for the marketing
mix in the main library in Sultan
Qaboos University
Maryam Al
Hinai
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
15
ThD digital Reference Service in the
main library in Sultan Qaboos University
Saleem Al
Mahroqi
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
16
The reality of the cooperative network
between learning resource centers
faculties of Applied Science in Oman
Kholoud Al
Salmi
Dr. Nabhan
alharrasi
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
17
The impact of rising subscription
prices in electronic information
sources on the academic libraries in
the Sultanate of Oman
Ali Al Oraimi
Dr. Nabhan
alharrasi
Main Supervisor
Co-supervisor
MS
Dissertations\ Theses arbitration
No
140
Title of Study
Arbitrator
(PhD/MA)
1
Bibliometric study of the characteristics of published intellectual
production by King Fahd National Library in the field of library and
information: Books as models
MS
2
Intellectual characteristics of faculty members at the Universities of
Sultan Qaboos and King Abdulaziz indexed in Scopus database: A
bibliometric study
MS
3
Organizing the information on the Gulf State newspapers website: An
exploratory study evaluating their content and usability
MS
4
Reality of Cooperative Network between Learning Resource Centers
in Colleges of Applied Sciences in Sultanate of Oman
Dr. Sabah Kallow
MS
5
Competencies Information Specialists in University Libraries in the
Sultanate of Oman Light standards Special Libraries Association: a
field study with the proposed training program.
Dr. Sabah Kallow
MS
6
Effectiveness of the training of the beneficiary to build search
strategies in medical databases using a list of the MeSH
MS
7
Electronic document management systems in government units in
the Sultanate of Oman: Evaluation Study
MS
8
Use of social networking By Sultan Qaboos University students
MS
8. Research
1. Grants & Projects
No
Research Title
Principal
Investigator
Research
Assistant
Budget
Sponsor
Duration of
Research
1
Internet addiction among high
school and university students in
Oman: An interdisciplinary study
Prof.
Abdelmajid
Bouazza
Prof. Naeema
Jabur
82.300 RO
TRC
4 years
Total
1
Department
Papers published in
Journals
Papers accepted for
publication
Books
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Technical Reports
Refereeing Research Papers/
Projects and books
Other
Total
2. Publications
Information Studies
30
8
2
3
21
1
4
-
69
Total
30
8
2
3
21
1
4
-
69
a. Journal Papers
1.Al-Barashdi, Hafidha Suleiman, Bouazza, Abdelmajid. and Al Zubaidi, Abdull Qawi
(2014). Psychometric Properties of a Smartphone Addiction Questionnaire (SPAQ)
distributed to Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates. Journal of Educational
and Psychological Studies, 8 (4),637-644.
2.Al Harrasi, N., & Jabur, N. H. (2014). Factors contributing to successful collaboration
among Omani academic libraries. Interlending & Document Supply, 42(1), 26-32.
3.Jabur, N and. Bouazza, (2013) Congruency Between Information Professionals and Users’ Readiness Attributes, and the Digital Information Environment: A
Mixed Approach Investigation. International Review of Management and Business Research. December, 2013 2(4)
4.Al-Aufi, Ali (2013). Arabic system of scholarly communication and linguistic divide:
A qualitative study exploring the attitudes of Arab researchers and academics at
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Arabic Journal of Information Studies, number
3, 88-110. (source in Arabic)
141
5.Al-Aufi Ali & Al-Mashrafi, Hilal. (2012). The role of the Public Authority for Radio
and Television in contributing to the building of a knowledge society in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Arab Radios, 1, pp.105-116 (source in Arabic)
6.Al-Aufi, Ali and Al-Kalbani, Khulood (2014). Assessing work motivation for academic librarians in Oman. Library Management, 35, 3, pp.199-212.
7.Al-Aufi, Ali and Fulton, Crystal (2014). Use of Social Networking Tools for Informal
Scholarly Communication in Humanities and Social Sciences Disciplines. Procedia
- Social and Behavioral Sciences, 147. 436–445.
8.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid. & Al-Suqri, Mohammed bin Naser. (2014).The role of scientific and professional associations in the building of knowledge society: A case
study. Omani Library Association and its role in enhancing the image of specialists
in the knowledge society in the Sultanate Oman. Arab Journal of Library & Information Science, 34(1), 117-136.
9.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid. (2014).The effect of job difficulties on quality performance
of academic work: The case study of faculty members at Sultan Qaboos University. Journal College of Arts & Social Science, 5(2), 165- 189.
10. Saleem, Naifa bint Eid. (2013/2014). The ethics of undergraduate students at
Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman in dealing with the Internet
and their positive utilization in education. Journal of King Fahed National Library,
20(1), 239-306.
11. Al Hijji, Khalfan, Fatima Omari, Nadia Cotton (2013). Use of Internet in technical operations in libraries and information centers at Sultan Qaboos University.
Cybrarians, p. 32, September 2013
12. Al Hijji, Khalfan, Alia Rahbi, Fatima Kharousi (2013). The electronic isolation
phenomenon and its impact on academic achievement and social relations of the
students of the College of Arts and Social Sciences in Sultan Qaboos University.
Libraries magazine Arab and information, (33)4.
13. Hajji, Khalfan (2013). “Strategic Management and increase the performance
quality of goods and services,” a short article published magazine Arab echo, p 4.
14. Al Hijji, Khalfan & Omar Sulaiman Fadlallah (2013). “Theory versus Practice in
Cataloging Education in Oman: Students’ Perspectives” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, v51, Iss: 8, 2013, pp. 929-944.
15. Al Hijji, Khalfan (2014). Manuscript industries and its impact on the achievement
of science texts.” Heritage Magazine.
16. Khalfan Zahran Al Hijji (2014). Strategic Management Model for Academic Libraries. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, v147, 25 August 2014, pp. 9–15.
17. Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; Abdul-Sattar Sh. Salman (2014). Iraqi journal for information. Vol. (15), No. (1-2), pp. 1-17.
142
18. Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; Abdul-Sattar Sh. Salman (2013). Digitize Arabic manuscripts and evaluate their websites. Iraqi journal for information.Vol. 14, No 1-2,
pp. 1-20.
19. Elsaied, Salwa (2013) Readiness of Arabic manuscripts catalogues as Knowledge
gates: evaluation study according to The international standards, Journal of the
Arab Federation of Libraries and Information, No. 15 December 2013.
20. Elsaied, Salwa (2013). The role of open source software in improving digital
content quality of academic programs: an evaluation study for the application
of Moodle program in the Department of Information Studies program at the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University “Libraries journal,
information and documentation: Scientific Mgma- Higher Institute for Documentation - Tunisia, the year seventeen; Nos. 33 -34; December / December 2013,
pp. 118-19.
21. Elsaeed, Salwa (2014). “Readiness Arab libraries to apply the functional requirements for records bibliographic FRBR model for indexing interconnected entities: An
Exploratory Study - Libraries Arab and information journal: periodic specialized court
in libraries, information and documents, Issue 2, 34, in April 2014, Saudi Arabia folder.
pp. 32-71.
22. Elsaeed, Salwa and Naifeh proper holiday (2014). A proposed program in literacy
skills development among female students with learning difficulties impact in basic education in the Sultanate of Oman: a pilot study. Catalog Journal: Number 47,
July 2014, Library and Archives Alqomah- Egypt.
23. Al Mushafri, Hilal, Al Oufi, Ali and Al Harrasi, Nabhan (2014). Use of information
technology and digital sources in the ministries Libraries in Oman. Arab Journal of
archive, documentation and information.
24. Al Alawi, Yasser, Al Suqri, Mohammed and Harrasi, Nabhan (2014). Measure
the extent to accept faculty members to electronic information sources in the
Colleges of Applied Science in Oman. QScience. http://www.qscience.com/doi/
abs/10.5339/qproc.2014.gsla.10
25. AlHarrasi, N. (2014). The application of organizational learning theory to Omani academic library collaboration. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 147, 86 – 90.
26. Alsalmi, J. M.; Liew, C. L.; Chawner, B. (2014) “The influence of contextual factors
on the adoption and development of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)
programmes in the Arab Gulf States”, Library Management, Vol. 35 Iss: 4/5, pp.
355 – 363.
27. Al Kindi, S. S., & Al-Suqri, M. N. (2013). Social Networking Sites as Marketing
and Outreach Tools of Library and Information Services. Global Journal of Human
Social Sciences, 13(2), 1-14.
143
28. Al Kindi, S.S & Al-Suqri, M. N. (2013). Investigating Faculty Decisions to Adopt
Social Networking Sites (SNSs): The Case of Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.
International Research, 3(4).
29. Al-Suqri, Mohammed (2014). Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease-of-Use and
Faculty Acceptance of Electronic Books: An Empirical Investigation of Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Library Review, 63(4/5), pp. 276-294. doi.org/10.1108/
LR-05-2013-0062
30. Albrashdi, K., & Al-Suqri, M. N. (2014). Knowledge sharing among industrial
enterprises in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal of College of Arts and Social Sciences.2, 5.106 to 122.
Accepted for publication
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid & Chebli, Huda (2013). Usability of Omani e-government
websites: An evaluation study perspectives. in Revue d’Archives, de Documentation et d’Information, 508.
2.Bu Azza, Abd Elmajid & Salem, Nahed Mohammed Bassyoni (Accepted for publication). Evaluation study of the suitability of the preparation of the graduates
of the Department of Information Studies at Sultan Qaboos University with the
needs of the labor market from the perspective of those responsible for the academic libraries in the Sultanate of Oman.
3.Al-Kharosi, R, Jabur, N, Bouazza, A, and Al-Harasi, N. (2014) Factors affecting the
implementation of Web 2.0 applications in Omani Academic Libraries (OALs)
Electronic Libraries.
4.Al-Aufi, Ali and Al-Azri, Hamed (2014). The role of faculty members and information specialists at Sultan Qaboos University in promoting information literacy
skills among undergraduate students. The Journal of King Fahad Library.
5.Al-Aufi, Ali & Fulton, Crystal (2015). Impact of social networking tools on scholarly
communication: cross-institutional study. The Electronic Library.
6.Al Hijji, Khalfan and Al Sarmi, Abdullah (accepted for publication). Challenges facing the scientific research. In the colleges of humanities at Sultan Qaboos University. King Fahd Library Journal, Saudi Arabia
7.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; Al Toby, Azza Abdullah.(2014). Occupational standards
for electronic systems for document management (current and middleware) in government units in the Sultanate of Oman: an evaluation study. Accepted study for
publishing in Arab Journal of the archive, documentation and information.
8.Al-Kindi, S. S., Al-Suqri, M. N., & Al-Sarmi, A. H. (2013, forth coming). The Use of
Online Tools by Librarians and Information Professionals in Medical Libraries in
Oman. The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
144
b. Books
- Authored
1.Al- Suqri, M.N., Lillard, L. L. & AI-Saleem, N. E. (2014). Information Access and
Library User Needs in Developing Countries. Hershey, PA. IGI Global
2.Al-Saleem, N. (2014). Beliefs about Information Communication Technology: Beliefs & Practice. Saarbrücken, Germany. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
c. Chapters in Books
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid & Chebli, Huda (2014). Digital Governance: A Usability
Study of Omani E-government Websites. In Inderjeet Singh Sodhi (Ed), Trends,
Prospects and Challenges in Asian E-Governance. Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development (AEGDDRD) Book Series.
2.Al-Saleem, N. (2014). Understanding Students Information Behavior in the Changing Technologies Era: An Investigation of Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. In M.
Al-Suqri; L. L. Lillard & N. E. Al- Saleem (Eds.), Information Access and Library User
Needs in Developing Countries. pp. 211-226. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
3.Al Salmi, Kholoud and Al Harrasi, Nabhan and Al Maamari, Salem (2004). Collaborative network between learning resource centers of Applied Science College in
Oman: a descriptive study. In the book Saad Al Zahri (Editor), Information Literacy
in the Arab world, pp. 366-377.
d. Conference Papers
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Al Jhafi, Hamad and Amri, Musalem (2013). Job satisfaction among SQU Main Library staff. AFLI 24th Conference, Jeddah: AFLI.
2.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Salem, Nahed & and Al Issai, Ahmed (2013). Matching the
Training of Information Specialists in Omani Academic Libraries and the Job Market. AFLI 24th Conference, pp. 1313-1331. Jeddah: AFLI.
3.Al-Sharbati, M. M., Bouazza,A., Jabur, N. H. Al-Farsi, Y (17-19/4/2014).Behavioral pattern of internet Omani adolescent overusers. 11 th Conference of the
International Iraqi Medical Association, UAE.
4.Al-Sharbati, M. M., Bouazza,A., Jabur, N. H. Al-Farsi, Y. (11-15 August, 2014).
Internet use among Omani adolescents. 21st World Congress of International
Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP),
South Africa: Durban,
5.Jabur, N. (2013) “Library and information profession between academically preparing and practicing: a study of the SQU main library employees.” The Arab
Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) 24th Annual conference on the
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profession and studies of the libraries and information: current and future directions. Saudi Arabia: Al-Medina Al-Monawara, November 25-28
6. Jabur, N. and Bouazza, A. (2013) “Does information users’ readiness correspond
to the digital information environment’s attributes: the case of Omani high school
students.” The NETs2013. China: Hong Kong, September 7-8,
7. Al-Aufi, Ali & Fulton, Crystal (2013). Use of social networking tools for informal
scholarly communication in humanities and social sciences disciplines. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Integrated Information, Prague,
Czech Republic, September 5-9, 2013.
8. Al-Mashrafi, Hilal, Al-Aufi, Ali and Al-Harrasi, Nabhan (2014). The status of using information technology and electronic information resources in the special libraries of the Omani governmental agencies. Paper presented at the 20st Annual
Conference & Exhibition of the SLA - AGC, Enhancing in Digital Knowledge Society’s Information Needs. from 25-27 March 2014, Doha, Qatar. (source in Arabic)
9. Saleem, Naifa bint Eid. (2014, 25th-27th March). Enhancing the digital knowledge society the information needs. Paper presented at the SLA-AGC 20th Annual
Conference of the Special Library Association - Arab Chapter, Doha. QScience Proceedings: Vol. 2014.
10. Khalfan Zahran Al Hijji (2013). “Strategic Management Model for Academic
Libraries”, 3rd International Conference on Integrated Information, IC-ININFO,
Prague 5-9 September 2013
11. Al Hijji, Khalfan (2014), manuscript industries and its impact on the achievement
of science texts. Second International Forum on the achievement of the manuscript curricula between the Arabs and the Orientalists. Published in the journal
Heritage .2014
12. Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; and Al-Tobi, Azza Abdullah.(2014). Occupational
Standards for Electronic Systems for Document Management (current and middleware) in government units in the Sultanate of Oman: an evaluation study. Presentations for the 25 Conference, organized by: the Arab Federation for Libraries
and Information. Tunisia, for the period 28-30\10\2014.
13. Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; and Aseela Salim Al- hinaii.(2014) .Characteristics
of published literature in library and information science in Directory of Open
Access Journals (DOAJ): bibliometric studiy. paper submitted to the 20th Conference, organized by: Special Libraries Association - Arabian Gulf Chapter, Doha for
the period 25-27 \ 3 \ 2014.
14. Kallow, Sabah Mohammed (2013). Evaluation of Higher Diploma medical librarian program at the Department of Information Studies a\t Sultan Qaboos University, in the light of professional competence approved by the Medical Library
146
Association (MLA). Acceptable to post search and publishing in the twenty-fourth
Conference , organized by the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information. in
cooperation with the University of Thebes “profession of Library and Information
Studies: Reality and Future Trends” Medina,25-28 \ November \ 2013.
15. Saeed, Salwa (2014). Academic programs in Arab universities in the field of library
and information to the needs of the digital knowledge society: the decisions of the
organization and harvest information model. Annual Conference Twenty Association specialized libraries - Arabian Gulf Chapter on “Enhancing the needs of digital
knowledge of the information society” Doha - Qatar 25 to 27 March 2014
16. Al Alawi, Yasser and Al Suqri, Mohammed and Al Harrasi, Nabhan (2014). Measure the extent to accept the faculty members of the faculties of applied sciences
to electronic information sources. Twentieth Congress of the Association of Libraries Almt_khassh- Arabian Gulf Chapter. March 25 to 27 Doha: Qatar.
17. AlHarrasi, N. & Almoshafri, H. (2014). The development of a Video Digital Library: The case of PART in Sultanate of Oman, The Ninth SEEDI Conference: Digitization of cultural and scientific heritage. Belgrade, Serbia, May 15-16, 2014.
18. AlAufi, A; AlHarrasi, N. & Alazri, H. (2014), Promoting information literacy
through social media tools: Perspectives and practices of Sultan Qaboos University’s librarians and students. ECIL, Croatia.
19. Alsalmi, J. M (2014). Benefits of adopting ETD programmes in the Arab Gulf
States. 17th international conference on the availability of electronic theses and
dissertations online. (United Kingdom, 2014).
20. Alsalmi, J. M (2014).Contextual factors influencing the adoption of ETD programmes in the Arab Gulf States. 20th annual conference of the special libraries
association: Arabic Gulf Chapter 2014. (Qatar, 2014).
21. Al-Suqri, M. N., Al-Kindi, S. S., & Al-Sarmi, A. H. (2013) Development of the New
Information Industries in the Middle East: The Risks and Opportunities for the
Field of Library and Information Science in Oman. IFLA LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group (SIG), “The Future of LIS Education in Developing Countries: The Road Ahead” Satellite Meeting – Singapore Wednesday,
August 14, 2013
e. Refereeing Research Papers/Projects and books
1.Al-Aufi, Ali, “Evaluating Polish digital libraries from the perspective of non-academic users” The Electronic Library.
2.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed. Trends faculty members at the University of Sana’a
towards the use of the central library, research send from Sanaa University on 1 \
6 \ 2014.
147
3.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed. Professional skills and competencies that must be
met in graduate departments of libraries and information in Arab universities,
research send from Sanaa University on 1 \ 6 \ 2014.
4.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed. Digital environment impact on the labor market: a
case study on the main library at Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
and the Library of King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, search sending to
arbitration for the 20th Conference of the Special Libraries Association, held in
Doha. March 2014.
f. Technical Report
1.Al Sarmi, Abdullah. Annual report of Information studies department 2012-2013.
SQU, College of Arts & Social Sciences.
Dept.
Workshops
Memb. Edt
Board
Exhibitions
Contests
Press Interviews
Media articles
Lectures &
Seminars
consultations
Student
activities
Other
Total
Information Studies
31
6
3
-
2
-
4
1
-
-
47
Total
31
6
3
-
2
-
4
1
-
-
47
a. Workshops attended
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, 2014: Attended a workshop on Driving Institutional Effectiveness through Performance Assessment: A Best Practice Symposium on
19/03/2014
2.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, 2013: Attended a workshop on “Turnitout anti plagiarism
software”, Center for Staff Development on 09/01/2013
3.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid, Succession planning. The Quality Assurance Office- Sultan
Qaboos University. (2013).
4.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid, Successful management. Center for Human Resource and
Staff Development-Sultan Qaboos University. (2013).
5.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid, Professional Project Management. Center for Human Resource and Staff Development-Sultan Qaboos University. (2013).
6.Al Hijji, Khalfan. Workshop on Reliability and Validity. College of Arts & social sciences, SQU. 5/12/2013.
7.Al Hijji, Khalfan. Workshop to learn about the program turnitin
8.Salwa EL- Saied Abdul –Kareem. Workshop on Reliability and Validity. College of
Arts & social sciences, SQU. 5/12/2013.
148
9.Salwa EL- Saied Abdul –Kareem , Attended workshop in : (AL Monged ) Faculty of
Arts and Social Studies – SQU,13- March 2014
10. Salwa EL- Saied Abdul -Kareem , Applications of SPSS21- Faculty of Arts and
Social Studies – SQU 3-17 April 2013
11. Salim Nahed. Workshop on Reliability and Validity. College of Arts & social sciences, SQU. 5/12/2013.
12. Salim, Nahed , Attended workshop in : (AL Monged) Faculty of Arts and Social
Studies – SQU,13- March 2014
13. Salim, Nahed , Applications of SPSS21- Faculty of Arts and Social Studies –
SQU 3-17 April 2013
14. Albrashida, pure. Statistical analysis of Social Sciences spss cycle)) - staff development center (March 2014)
15. Albrashida, pure. Workshop art of etiquette and protocol in the work environment - staff development center (April 2014)
16. Albrashida, pure. Attend the workshop organizing awareness Almalomata- Library Association Almt_khassh- Arabian Gulf Chapter (February 2014).
17. Albrashida, pure. Participation in the workshops a forum “Enable 5”, the implementation of the Gulf Sultanate Palace Foundation during the period (6-10 /
10/2013).
b. Workshops given
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, The Writing of the Research Proposal to SQU Postgraduate
Students, November, 2013.
2.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, The Writing of the Research Proposal to SQU Postgraduate
Students, March, 2014
3.Jabur, Naeema (2014). “The New roles of Information Professionals within The
Social Networking applications” (2013-)Within the Specialized Certificate Program for Resource Learning Professionals. Sultanate of Oman: Ministry of Education. Continuous workshop.
4.Al-Aufi, Ali, The training program for professional certification for workers in the
learning resource centers. The Ministry of Education (6 meetings)
5.Al-Aufi, Ali, How to write and publish a scientific paper. Deanship of Graduate
Studies. Sultan Qaboos University.
6.Al Hijji, Khalfan. Recent trends in the management of university libraries, organized coating Caledonian Engineering
7.Al Hijji, Khalfan. Training course in the foundations of achieving Omani manuscript, a training course organized body of documents and national archives.
8.Al Hijji, Khalfan. Modern management LRC within the training courses offered by the
university staff learning resource centers, the Ministry of Education and Education
149
9.El Saeed, Salwa. The uses of social networking to benefit of educational services
in the first episode schools in Muscat Governorate. Submitted to School Zainab
Alhagafih basic education. On 04/10/2014
10. Al Salmi, Jamal. Give a workshop about how to search for information in the
digital environment?” the Grand Mosque (November 2013)
11. Al Harrasi, Nabhan. Workshop titled “ Information Literacy” Introduction at
the crossroads of Omani youth, Barka. 2014.
12. Al Harrasi, Nabhan. Workshop entitled “Scientific Research is new engine for
the economy,” Introduction to the Forum Omani youth, Barka. 2014.
13. Al Harrasi, Nabhan. Workshop entitled “How to use electronic resources in
the field of research and studies,” Introduction to the National Center for professional development, Muscat.2014.
14. Al Harrasi, Nabhan. The workshop, entitled “Cooperation between the learning resource centers.” Introduction within the tutorial to specialist learning resource centers. 2014.
c. Membership in editorial board.
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Editorial Board, Social and Basic Sciences Research Review
(SBSRR ), www.absronline.org/journals/index.php/sbsrr a refereed international
journal, since 2014
2.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Editorial Board, Revue Maghrébine de Documentation ET
d’Information, a refereed journal, since 1988
3.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Editorial Board, Revue Arabe d’Archives, de Documentation
& d’Information, a refereed journal, since 2004
4.Jabur, Naeema, 2013-: Editorial manager for the SLA/AGC Proceedings with the
cooperation of QScience. Enhancing the Digital Knowledge Society’s Information
Needs, Doha, Qatar from 25-27 March 2014
5.Jabur, Naeema, 2005- Editorial Board member. Special Library Association/ Arabic Gulf Chapter (SLA/AGC ) Newsletter.
6.Jabur, Naeema, 2012-present: Member of the consultation board of the Iraqi
d. Exhibitions
1.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; Contribute to the preparation of scientific Buster the
occasion today of the College, held in May \ 2014 Titled “intellectual output publication for faculty members at Sultan Qaboos University for the period from 1986
- 2012 and available in SCOPUS database, and its importance in building a knowledge society: Bbleomtria study analysis.
150
2.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; Contribute to the preparation of scientific Buster the
occasion today of the College, held in May \ 2014 Titled Higher Diploma program
evaluation Secretary Medical Library at the Department of Information Studies
at Sultan Qaboos University in the light of professional competence approved by
the Medical Library Association (MLA) lecture entitled: digital information sources and methods of evaluation Bbleomtrella, thrown on 1 \ 5 \ 2013.
3.Al Brashid, Khalsa. Attend the exhibition of the Conference of Special Library Association . Doha (25 to 27 March 2014).
e. Press interviews
1.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid,Married while they are studying. Dora magazine: A monthly magazine specializing in women. issues v 1. (2014). 26-28.
2.Saleem, Naifa bint Eid,”Omani” education provide women with better and more
appropriate family applications. Al Shabiba extension. Special Issue on the occasion of Omani Women’s Day. (2013). 56-57.
f. Lectures / Seminars
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Jahfali, Hamad, & Amri, Mussalem. Job satisfaction among
SQU Main Library staff .AFLI 24th Conference, Madinah, November 2013.
2.Kallow, Sabah Mohammed; Medical Subject Headings: characteristics and importance in building search strategies in medical databases. Al Masarrah hospital on
8 \ 4 \ 2014.
3.Al Salmi, Jamal. Give a lecture about Electronic theses and dissertation programmes: possibilities of adopting these programmes at Sultan Qaboos University” the main library (November, 2013).
4.Harrasi, Nabhan.”Ethics of Scientific Research” In SQU within the scientific program of the Faculty of Science.
g. Consultations
1.Bouazza, Abdelmajid, Appointed External Reviewers for OAAA’s
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Department of Archaeology
Department of Archaeology - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
The department of archaeology was established by the directives of his majesty Sultan
Qaboos Bin Said in 1993. The establishment of a department of archaeology marked
the pioneering regional role of the SQU in this area of knowledge, in addition to King
Saud University. Qualified academic and technical staffs have been recruited. Students
joined the department with great interest. Through field surveys, excavations and investigations, the department has unearthed considerable data and archaeological material. This material has become the core for a department museum, which became an
attraction for the college visitors. The department conducted several studies in various
parts of the country including Salalah, Samiyl, Quruiat-Sur, al-Mudhaybi, Ja’alan, Saham,
Rustaq, Khasab and Bawshar. It is also engaged in studying Omani traditional societies.
The department has established cooperative links with governmental institutions, especially with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. In several cooperative endeavors,
archaeology students were trained and worked for their graduation projects. Furthermore, the department has established cooperative links with European universities.
The department’s vision is to develop itself and become competent to serve the archaeological heritage of the Sultanate of Oman. It is also a crucial goal to become
one of the accredited departments in the Gulf region. The mission of the Department
is to build and maintain competence. This can be achieved by qualifying graduates
of excellent education and training in the field. It is also to have graduates with deep
awareness and dedication to serve the national heritage of the country. The competence building aims at qualifying an Omani cadre with skills and talents to carry out
archaeological surveys, assessment, and excavations. This cadre is also conscientious
and aware of the importance of the national heritage of the country. It is also capable
of working in a team and to work independently. It is a qualified cadre that understands and appreciates the human cultural diversity in Oman and in other parts of the
world. Finally, it is a cadre qualified for employment in archaeology and management
of cultural resources.
1. Personal information of faculty members, technicians, research
assistant and administrative staff
Name
Nasser Said Al-Jahwari (HoD)
154
Rank
Specialty
Research interests
Asst. Professor
Archaeology,
Landscape
Archaeology and
Prehistory
Survey and Excavation of Prehistory
and Landscape Archaeology,
Archaeology & Development,
Maritime Archaeology
Associate
Professor
Archaeology
Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology
of Levant, Archaeology of Arabia
Peninsula, Ethnoarchaeological
Studies, Architecture through Ages
Mohammed Ali Al-Belushi
Asst. Professor
Archaeology and
Management of
Heritage
Management of Heritage and
Archaeology, Tourism and
Archaeological sites. Museums
Studies and Legislations. Prehistoric
Periods and Caves in Oman.
Nasser Hamed Al-Hanaei
Surveyor
The Archaeology of
Oman (Surveyor)
The Archaeology of Oman
Yaqoob Abduallah Al-Bahri
Museum
Curator
The archaeology
of Oman
(photographer)
Yaqoob Mohammed Al-Rahbi
Photographer
The Archaeology
of Oman(Museum
Curator)
Khaled Douglas
Departments
Prof.
Associate.
Prof.
Asst. Prof.
Lecturer
Music Prof.
Demonstrator
Total
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
Archaeology
-
-
-
2
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
Total
-
-
-
2
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
B. Distribution of technicians, research assistants & administrative staff
Professor
Departments
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
O
E
T
O
E
T
O
E
T
Archaeology
3
-
3
-
1
1
3
1
4
Total
3
-
3
-
1
1
3
1
4
155
Department
No. of Courses
No. of Sections
Archaeology
84
8
8
Total
84
8
8
Department
No. of Courses
No. of Sections
Archaeology
126
10
10
Total
126
10
10
A. Departmental Level
NO
Name of Committee
1
Department Board
Discussing all issues related to the department
2
Postgraduate Committee
Preparing the Master Degree Plan and interviewing
applicants who want to join the MA program
3
Department Consultancy Committee
Interviewing all proposals and studies that applied to
the department
4
Department Appointment Committee
Evaluating applications related to the department
5
Curriculum and Course Committee
Developing the departments curriculum
6
Time Table Committee
Design the time table for the department’s courses
7
Exam Committee
Follow up the exams department’s courses
8
Discussing all scientific researches or proposal that
applied by department faculties.
9
Courses Substitute Committee
Substitute some courses in relation the department’s
courses
10
Preparing the annual report for the department
11
Development and Quality Assurance Committee
Reviewing and development all departments output
B. College Level
NO
156
Name of Committee
1
Accreditation Committee
-
2
College Board
-
3
Executive Committee
-
4
Development and Quality Assurance Committee
-
5
College Promotion Committee
-
6
Curriculum and Degree Plans Committee
-
7
-
8
Courses Substitute Committee
-
9
-
10
Postgraduate Committee
-
11
-
12
Training and Community Service Committee
-
13
Electronic Site Committee
-
14
Student Academic Supervision and Probation
-
15
Educational Equipment Committee
-
16
Exams Committee
-
17
Library Committee
-
18
Social Committee
-
19
Cultural and Information Committee
-
20
Safety Committee
-
21
Student Society Committee
-
22
Editorial Board in College of Arts & Social
Sciences Journal
-
23
Sport Committee
-
C. University Level
NO
1.
Name of Committee
Joint Committee between SQU and MHC
Looking for possibilities of collaboration between
both sides.
5. Supervision of graduation projectsA. Graduation Projects
No.
Title of Project
Student's Name
1
Germen Society for exploring
Palestine, Germany
Organizing international conferences related to archaeological
activities for International Mission in southern Levant.
2
Jordanian Society for
Archaeologists, Jordan
Spreading awareness within the local community and organizing
public lectures and scientific trips to archaeological sites.
3
Society for Arabian Studies,
London
Spreading archaeological knowledge and organizing public
lectures and archaeological activities.
157
6. Supervision of graduate students’ research
A. Supervision of dissertations and theses
No.
Diss. / Thesis Title
Student's Name
supervision
(PhD/MA)
1
Ammonite Pottery in North Central Jordan:
Jneneh Case Study.
Ghosoon Al-Shibli
Secondary
MA
2
Islamic Occupation in Wadi al-Zarqa
Amani Al-Dabuqi
Secondary
MA
3
Iron Age Grinding Stones: Function and Use:
Jneneh Case Study
Inas Mohammad
Secondary
MA
7. Research
A. Grants & Projects
No
Research Title
Principal
Investigator
Budget
Sponsor
Duration of
Research
1
Archaeological Survey and
Excavations Megalithic-project
at Wadi al-Zarqa
Dr. Khaled
Douglas
50000 JD
Ministry of High
Education, Jordan
2011- 2014
2
The Early Bronze Age
Fortifications in the Upper City
of Khirbet ez-Zeraqon
Dr. Khaled
Douglas
10000
Euro
German Research
Society (DFG)
10- 6 to
10- 9- 2014
3
Archaeological Survey and
Investigations at Al-Fulayj
area in Saham, Northern
Al-Batinah, Oman. IG/ART/
ARCH/1301/
PI: Nasser AlJahwari, CO-PI:
Mohammed A.
Al-Belushi and Ali
T. ElMahi (CO-PI)
18,180
OMR
SQU Internal
Gants
1- 1 -2013 to
30- 12- 2014
4
Buraimi Oasis Landscape
Archaeology Project
PI: Tim Power
(Zaid University,
UAE) CO-PINasser AlJahwari (SQU)
10000 ED
Grant from the
Zaid University
1- 1- 2014 to
30- 12- 2014
5
The Archaeological Mission
Poroject to Oman 20142020-:
Survey and Excavation at
Rustaq on the Batinah coast
PI: Derek
Kennet (Durham
University, UK)
CO-PI- Nasser AlJahwari (SQU)
88,000 £
The Anglo-Omani
Society
1- 1- 2014 to
30- 12- 2018
-
-
-
-
Total
158
Department
Papers
published in
Journals
Papers accepted for
publication
Books
Book Chapters
Conference
Papers
Technical
Reports
Technical
Production
Other
B. Publications
Archaeology
12
1
1
0
5
3
0
22
Total
12
1
1
0
5
3
0
22
C. Journal Papers published
1. Al-Jahwari, N. S., Al-Muzini, W.S. & Al-Aghbari, N. M. (2014) Results of the First
Season of Archaeological Survey 2010-1011 in Al-Fulayj Area at Saham, Sultanate
of Oman. Humanity Studies Magazine, University of Donqola (in Arabic).
2. Al-Jahwari, N. S. (2014) The Snake Symbolism in the Prehistoric and Pre-Islamic
Times in the Oman Peninsula: the reality of the archaeological evidence. Arab
Journal for the Humanities (in Arabic), vol. 126, pp: 145-193, Kuwait University.
3. Al-Jahwari, N. S. (2013) The Early Bronze Age Funerary Archaeological Landscape
of the Western Part of Ja’alan Region: results of three seasons of investigation.
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 24(2): 151-173.
4.Al-Jahwari, N. & ElMahi, A. T. 2013. Rock Arts in Wadi al-Jifr, Sultanate of Oman:
Denotation and Meaning. Adumatu, 27: 29-48 (in Arabic).
5. Al-Jahwari, N. S., & Al-Shanfari, S.A. Long-term Settlement Trends in the Southern
Oman Peninsula: A Quantified Analysis of the Archaeological Evidence. Adumatu,
(in Arabic), vol.29, pp: 7-38.
6. Blue, L., Al-Jahwari, N., Luca, B., Staples, E., Giorgio, L. & Ghidoni, A. (2014) Maritime footprints: examining the maritime cultural landscape of Masirah Island,
Oman, past and present. A paper presented in Proceedings of the Seminar for
Arabian Studies, 44, pp: 53-68.
7. Strutt, K., Power, T., Al-Jahwari, N. & Sheehan, P. (2014) « Archaeological Survey at
Buraymī Oasis, Oman. An Integrated Strategy for Geophysics, Surface Collection
and Test Pitting». The newsletter of the International Society for Archaeological
Prospection, 40 (August 2014): 4-13.
8. Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2014. Archaeological Activities in Oman. Bulletin of the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia (Formerly the Society for Arabian Studies), 19: 18-21
9. Mayyas A., Douglas, Kh., Hoffman, Th., Thorenz, U., Bany Yaseen, I. and El-Khalili,
M. (2013). Organic Residues Preserved in Archaeological Ceramic from the Early
Bronze Age Site of Khirbet Al-Batrawy in North-Central Jordan. Mediterranean
Archaeology and Archaeometry, No. 2: 22-45.
10. Al-Belushi, M. A. K. 2014. Characteristics of Oman’s archaeological resources: A review of management prospects. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 25: 121-137.
11. Al-Belushi, M. A. K. 2014. Archaeological legislation in the Sultanate of Oman.
International Journal of Heritage Studies, 20(1): 36–53.
12. Al-Belushi, M. A. K., 2014. University and Museum in the Arabian Gulf Countries.
Journal of Humanities Studies, 12: 139-170, (in Arabic).
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D. Accepted for publication
1-Al-Jahwari, N. S. & ElMahi, A. T. (accepted for publication) The Rock Art of Wadi
al-Jifr in Eastern Oman: An Abstract of Human Activities and Identity. Humanity
Studies Magazine, University of Donqola.
E. Books
1. Authored
1-Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2013. Settlement Patterns, Development and Cultural Change in
Northern Oman Peninsula: A multi-tiered approach to the analysis of long-term
settlement trends. D. Kennet & St. J. Simpson (eds.) British Foundation for the
Study of Arabia Monographs No. 13 BAR International Series. Archaeopress, Oxford: UK (ISBN 9781407310954).
F. Conference Papers
1-Al-Belushi, M. A. K. 2013. The heritage prospective and urban expansion in capital
cities: old defense sites in Muscat, Oman. Presented in ‘The 1st Conference on
Defense Sites: Heritage and Future’, Portsmouth, UK, and published in C.A. Brebbia (Ed.) Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture
XIII, Wessex Institute of Technology Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol.
131: 551-562. Southampton and Boston: WIT Press. ISSN 1743-3509 (on-line),
doi:10.2495/STR130461.
2-Al-Belushi, M. A. K. 2014. Accessibility to the historic defence sites of Oman for
people with mobility impairment: The cases of Nakhal, Al Hazm and Khasab fortifications. Presented in ‘The 2nd Conference on Defense Sites: Heritage and Future’, Venice, Italy, and published in C.A. Brebbia and C. Clark (Eds) Defence Sites
iI: Heritage and Future. Wessex Institute of Technology Transactions on The Built
Environment, Vol. 143: 295-305. Southampton and Boston: WIT Press. ISBN: 9781-84564-833-6.
3-Al-Belushi, M. A. K., 2014. The relationship between archaeological databases and
cultural tourism in Oman. Presented in the ‘International Conference on Trends
in Economics, Humanities and management (ICTEHM’14), Pattaya, Thailand’ and
published in J. Strouhal (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on
Trends in Economics, Humanities and management (ICTEHM’14), pp. 103-105,
2014. ISBN: 978-93-84468-02-6.
4-Power, T., Al-Jahwari, N., Sheehan, P. & Strutt, K. First Preliminary Report on the
Buraimi Oasis Landscape Archaeology Project. In the Seminar for Arabian Studies,
July 2014.
160
5-Al-Jahwari, N., Al-Belushi, M. & Douglas, K. Prelimiary Results of the Archaeological Excavation at the Umm an-Nar Settlement of Dahwa, Saham, Oman, presented in the Symposium of the Archaeological Heritage of Oman, India and Pakistan,
held in the Great Mosque, 9th-10th April 2014.
G. Technical Report
1-Al-Jahwari, N.S. & Al-Belushi, M. A. 2013. Results of the 1st Season of Survey and
Documentation Works in al-Fulayj Area, Walayat Saham, Northern Batinah Governorate (January-February 2013). Technical report submitted to the Department
of Antiquity, Ministry of Heritage & Culture: Muscat, Oman (in Arabic).
2-Power, T., Al-Jahwari, N., Sheehan, P. & Strutt, K. (2014) Report on the 2014 Season of the Buraimi Oasis Landscape Archaeology Project. Unpublished Report
submitted to the Ministry of Heritage and Culture: Muscat.
3-Kennet, D., Al-Jahwari, N., Deadman, W. & Mortimer, A. (2014) The Rustaq-Batinah Archaeological Survey: Report on the First Season, 2013/14. Unpublished
Report submitted to the Ministry of Heritage and Culture: Muscat.
H. Refereeing Research Papers
1.Name of the Journal: Journal of Art Faculties. Title of the Research: The Coins in
the south of Syria from Roman period.
2.Name of the Journal: Journal of Art Faculty, Sultan Qaboos University. Title of the Research: Funerary Text: Culture and the roots of its Vocabularies in Islamic Context.
Name of Referee
Journal/organization
Title of paper/Book
Dr. Nasser Al-Jahwari
Journal of Oman Studies, Ministry of
Heritage and Culture.
Cairn Burials in the Oman Peninsula:
the problem of dating Hafit Period
Graves, end of 4th-early 3rd
millennium BC (In Arabic).
Journal of Oman Studies, Ministry of
Heritage and Culture.
A Late Iron Age Settlement in Mahleya
(Paper)
Ministry of Heritage and Culture.
Early and Late Iron Age South-eastern
Arabia – Cross Roads (Book)
Dr. Khaled Douglas
Journal of College of Arts Society
Southern Syria Coins from Roman
Period
Dr. Khaled Douglas
College of Arts and Social Sciences
Journal, Sultan Qaboos University
Funerary Inscriptions.
Dr. Mohammed Al-Belushi
The Earliest Castor Plant, Ricinus
communis, L. from Central Sudan:
Evidence and implications
Funeral writings in the Islamic Context
161
The 2nd Conference on Defense Sites:
Heritage and Future', Wessex Institute
of Technology: Venice, Italy
Galata Ramparts - Voyvoda Street from
Ottoman Times to Today in Istanbul
Athens and military architecture
The first capital of the Ottoman
Empire: Karacashir Castle
The master plan of fortifications as a
management tool for the conservation
and development of the defence
heritage of Cadiz
From fortified boundary to built
urban border: the eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century transformations of
the Randazzo (CT) city walls
French period barracks of Algeria,
between heritage and neglect
Mitigating ruderal ‘communities’ on
former military bases - A parable?
Memb. Edt
Board
Exhibitions
Contests
Press Interviews
Media articles
Lectures &
Seminars
consultations
Student
activities
Other
Total
Total
Workshops
Dept.
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
A. Workshops attended
1. 4- 5th of November: The Fourth Annual Meeting for the Arab Open University,
Oman: The Omani History Reading and Analysis, Muscat, Oman.
B. Membership in editorial board
162
No
Name
Journal
Organization
1
College of Arts and Social Sciences Journal,
C. Exhibitions
No
Exhibition
Place
Period
Type of Participation
1
Scientific Day for the College of
Arts and Social Sciences
College of Arts and Social
Sciences, SQU
2014 May
Posters
2
Specializations Day
SQU
November
2013
Posters and displaying
archaeological finds
1. 9-10 April 2014 Workshop on the Shared Archaeological Heritage of Oman, India
and Pakistan. Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat.
2. 24.2.2014 Workshop on the New Cultural Heritage Low of Sultanate of Oman,
Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat.
3. 17th -18th of December, 2013, Conference on the Role of Museums and Cultural
Institutions in Strengthening Identity, Sharjah Archaeology Museum, UAE.
4. Barka through the Ages Symposium, Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Germen Technology University, Muscat.
5. The ‘International Conference on Trends in Economics, Humanities and management’ (ICTEHM’14), Pattaya, Thailand, 13-14.08.2014.
6- The Seminar for Arabian Studies, London, July 2014
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Department of Mass
Communication
Department of Mass Communication - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
Studying in the Mass Communication Department programs started in the academic
year of 1987/1988 at Sultan Qaboos University. The first batch of students graduated
in 1991, and since then onwards, the department provides the local and regional markets with qualified graduates who end up working in several press and media institutions inside and outside the Sultanate.
At the beginning of the academic year 2004/2005, the department started implementing its new study plan based on the development of academic programs to keep pace
with the rapid developments in communication and its technologies. The specialization started after the end of the second year when students should choose one of the
three disciplines involved (the press and electronic publishing, radio and television, or
public relations and advertising). Besides, the plan took into account the development
of language skills through intensive teaching of Arabic and English, whereby students
are required to have past level 4 of English prior to joining the Department of Mass
Communication. The new plan adopted the development of training programs, as well
as the cooperation with media institutions in the Sultanate and abroad.
The university has provided the mass communication department with many technical and educational logistics within the university and outside. Since 1993 the department has been provided with radio studios (voice and visual). In addition, the university had established a specialized press lab equipped with modern computers (Apple
Mac & PCs), coupled with necessary varied programs and educational aids.
Furthermore, the department has upgraded its infrastructure by transferring its studios into digital ones including the constant modernization of the press equipment.
At the practical training level, the department students established, in collaboration
with the Department of Information and Public Relations in the University public relations information unit, a weekly newsletter that appears in Al-Watan newspaper concerned with university news and issues since 1995, entitled, “Rehab Elgamah in the
university auspices”. In January 2001, the experiment has evolved into a weekly appendix entitled «Anwaar. In addition, students participate in media coverage of events
and activities at the university, and the coverage of Muscat Festival and Khareef Salalah Tourism Festival each year. The students entered a new experience in cooperation
with Oman Mobile, where they participated in the planning, preparation and implementation of an integrated public relations campaign implemented in Muscat.
166
The students have established in coordination with the academic staff, and with the
cooperation of the Department of Public Relations and Information, the idea of the
Annual Media creativity forum, which provides students’ creative collections through
a presentation of scientific output and models applied in the fields of journalism and
electronic publishing, radio and television, public relations and advertising during the
three days of the Forum. The Forum invite an annual media personnel, in addition to
inviting students from mass communication departments in the Arab Gulf Cooperation states (AGCC) through a seminar where students present their experiments in
those departments.
The mass communication department aspires to be one of the foremost departments
of mass communication in the Sultanate and in the region, by offering academic programs based on quality education, scientific research, international standard’s, and
(aspects of the) traditional national culture.
The mass communication department seeks to create opportunities for higher education in the field of mass communication and its related branches, i.e. Journalism,
Broadcasting Media, and Public Relations and Advertising that provide society with
highly qualified specialists.
The mass communication department aiming to enable Sultan Qaboos University to
play its role in developing the cognitive and professional skills of Omani nationals in
the field of mass communication, to provide professional knowledge-based skills that
enable Omani to become involved in society research service in the different areas
of mass communication, and to provide the requirements and encourage research in
various areas of mass communication.
During the academic year of 2012-2013, the department established a digital live
broadcast station and through it, the department students launched “The echo of the
university” radio; the first of its kind in the Arab World. The station delivers its radio
programs via internet within campus, as a parliamentary phase. The department is
looking to expanding the broadcast domain in the future.
The department has also completed the development plan for the digital television production studio, using the state-of-the-art technology, in order to empower the students
with hands-on practice, and to create an actual simulation of television work environment, which will help the students acquire the skills required for working in this field.
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Table 1: Summary Table
Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
13
13
Support Staff
6
6
Total
19
19
On Study Leave
2
2
Enrolment
241
229
Graduates
13
22
Courses offered
32
33
584
736
Total number of registration
Graduate Program
Enrolment
Theses Completed
27
24
4
4
Research
Grants
2
2
Contracts
-
-
Consulting
-
-
Publications
Refereed Journals
4
5
Others
-
-
Most Important Achievements
• Strategic Research: “The Impact Of The New Media On Socialization: An Interdisciplinary Study On Oman”,
• Dr. Anwar Al Rawas, Dr. Obaid Said Al Shaqsi.
• Teaching 3602 Credit Hours.
• Joint research between Sultan Qaboos University and the Ministry of Information: “Future knowledge needs of the Omani public awareness programs in the
field of development”
• Dr. Obaid Said Al Shaqsi, a. Dr. Mohamed Najeb Al Sarayrah, Dr. Hosni Mohamed
Nasr, Dr. Abdullah Al Kindi
• Achieving Research: Influencing Factors in the Omani Media, Dr. Mohamed
Awadh Al Mashekhi
• 9 Refereed Journal Papers.
• 1 New Book in the Media Specialization.
• 2 books “Revised Version” in the Media Specialization.
• 169 Consulting and Community Service.
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No
Name
Rank
Specialty
Research Interests
1
Dr. Obaid Said Al Shaqsi
Assistant
Professor
Broadcasting
Broadcasting, New Media, Media
and Development, Media and
Crisis Management
2
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Najeb Al
Sarayrah
Professor
Mass
Communication
Media Campaign & International
Communication
3
Anwar Mohamed Al-Rawas
Associate
Professor
Broadcasting
Political Communication,
Communication and the Internet
(New Media), Communication
Gatekeepers, Mass
Communication and Culture, Mass
Communication and Society, New
Media and its Impact on Society
4
Dr. Abdullah Khamis Al Kindi
Associate
Professor
Journalism
Journalism, Omani Journalism,
Gulf Journalism, Media & Wars,
International Communication
5
Dr. Mohamed Awadh Al Mashekhi
Assistant
Professor
Mass
Communication
Omani Journalism, Gulf Journalism
6
Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Mashiakhi
Assistant
Professor
Broadcasting
Communication Policies, Media
Institutions Management, Media
and Crisis Management, New
Media
7
Dr. Hosni Mohamed Nasr
Assistant
Professor
Journalism and
Online Media
New Media, Arab Press, Online
journalism, Communication
Theories
8
Assistant
Professor
Advertising
Graphic Design, New Advertising
Media, Advertising Technology
9
Dr. Iman Mohamed Zahra
Assistant
Professor
Public Relations
& Advertising
Public Relations Brand
Communications Integrated
Marketing Communications
10
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Assistant
Professor
Broadcasting
Broadcasting, Public Opinion, New
Media
11
Dr. Sonia Nelson
Assistant
Professor
Journalism
New Media, Sociology of Media
Journalism, Journalist Editing,
Photo Journalist, New Media,
Journalism Layout Design,
Mass Communication Materials
Production
12
Dr. Samir M. Mahmoud
Assistant
Professor
Journalism
& Online
Publishing
13
Mr. Salim Hamad Al Rashidi
Lecturer
Journalism and
Online Media
Journalism and Online Media
14
Mr. Sultan Ahmed Al Azri
Lecturer
Broadcasting
Graphic Design, Journalism
Technology, Social Networks
15
Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed Al Marjabi
Technician
Broadcasting
Broadcasting Training
16
Mr. Mohamed Ali Al Hadari
Technician
Broadcasting
Radio Training
169
17
Ms. Samia Yasir Al Haddabi
Technician
Journalism
& Online
Publishing
Journalism Applications
18
Mr. Yaqoob Salim Al Sobhi
Technician
Broadcasting
Broadcasting Training
19
Ms. Abeer Ali Al Mamari
Training
Supervisor
Mass
Communication
Mass Communication Training
Supervision
20
Ms. Aisha Hashim Al Badi
Coordinator
Department Coordination
2. Committees
1. College Committees
No
Committee
Members
1
College Social Committee
Dr. Mahinaz Ramzi Mohsen
2
College Students Guidance Committee
3
College Examination Committee
Ms. Samia Yasir Al Haddabi
4
College Security and Safety Committee
5
College Scientific Research Committee
6
College Continued Development Committee
7
College Annual Report Committee
8
TV Studio Updating Committee
Mr. Mohamed Al Hadari
170
9
10
College Cultural & Media Committee
11
College Timetabling Committee
12
College Student Groups Committee
13
College Postgraduate Committee
14
College Sports Committee
Mr. Yacoub Al Sobhi
15
College Educational Supplies Committee
16
College Exhibitions Committee
17
College Library Committee
18
College Curriculum And Tuition Plans Committee
Dr. Anwar Mohamed Al Rawas
19
College Website Committee
20
College Committee for Academic Advising and
Under Academic Probation
21
College Mass Communication Group Supervisor
22
College Textbooks Committee
23
Department Representative in The College Council
24
3nd International College of Arts & Social Sciences
Conference Organizing Committee
25
Master's Program Coordinator
26
College Promotion Committee
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Najeb Al Sarayrah
27
Member of The VII International Tourism
Congress, Tourism Department
2. Department Committees
No
Committee
Members
1
Department Council Secretary
2
Department Textbooks Selection Committee
3
Department Courses Files Preparation Committee
4
Department Students Communication Committee
5
Department Training Committee
6
Department Appeals Committee
7
Department Postgraduate Studies Committee
8
Department Students Specialization Committee
Dr. Samir Mohamed Mahmoud
9
Master Students Acceptance Committee
10
University Assurance & Accreditation Committee
11
Equation Courses Committee
12
Study Plans Committee
13
Department Graduation Projects Committee
Dr. Obead Said Al Shaqsi
14
External Cooperation Committee
15
Mass Communication Creativity Forum Committee
16
Department Training Supervisor
17
Master's Program Coordinator
18
Department Minor Specialty Coordinator
171
19
Radio Studio Updating Committee
20
University Coordination and Media Development
Committee
21
Department Promotion Committee
3. University Committees
No
Committee
Members
1
University Promotion Committee
2
University Quality Assurance Committee
3
University Publication Board
4
Arts Journal Board
5
Electronic Content Management Committee
4. External & International Committees
No
Committee
Members
1
Coordinating Committee / Ministry of Information
2
Deputy Directors of the Omani Consumer Protection
3
Chairman of Board of Directors of Dhofar University
4
Arts Journal Board
4
The Main Committee of Media Mastery, Ministry of
Information
5
Private Broadcasting Installations Committee
6
Emergency Management Committee, National Civil
Defense Administration
7
Member of the International Federation of Media
8
Culture and Information Committee, Oman State Council
Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Mashikhi
9
Cultural Club
10
Trustee Council. Al Bayan College
1. Student Enrolment
172
Semester
Number of Undergraduates
Fall 2013
241
Spring 2014
229
Summer 2014
114
2. Courses
Fall 2013
NO
Course Code
Course Title
1
Mass 2020
Mass Media in Oman
2
Mass 4010
Management of Mass Media Establishments
3
Mass 3231
Writing for Radio & TV
4
Mass 2010
Theories of Communication
5
Mass 3021
Media Translation
6
Mass 3313
Public Relations Planning & Management
7
Mass 4313
Writing for Public Relations
8
Mass 2113
News Reporting & Editing (E)
9
Mass 1112
Introduction to Mass Communication
10
Mass 2112
News in Mass Media
11
Mass 3112
Investigative Reporting
12
Mass 3121
Investigative & Interview Reporting
13
Mass 4111
Specialized Journalism
14
Mass 2025
Mass Media in Oman
15
Mass 4131
Press Technology & Electronic publishing (E)
16
Mass 3010
Principles of Mass Media Research
17
Mass 3312
Advertising
18
Mass 4312
Advertising & Consumer Behavior
19
Mass 3213
News and News Programs in Radio & TV
20
Mass 4025
New Media (E)
21
Mass 4020
Mass Media Laws & Ethics
22
Mass 4212
Radio & TV Directing
23
Mass 3111
Photojournalism
24
Mass 4113
Newspaper's Design and Layout
25
Mass 4112
Arabic Press
26
Mass 4116
Online Journalism
27
Mass 2113
News Reporting & Editing (E)
28
Mass 3101
Press Technology (E)
Instructor
Dr. Ahmed Al Mashikhi
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
Dr. Iman Zahrah
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Mr. Salim Al Rashidi
Mr. Sultan Al Azri
Dr. Mohamed Satour
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
Dr. Sonia Nelson
Spring 2014
NO
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor
1
Mass 2630
Communication Campaigns
Prof. Mohamed Sarayrah
2
Mass 4115
Specialized Journalism
Dr. Abdullah al Kindi
3
Mass 1060
Media & Society
Dr. Obead Al Shaqsi
4
Mass 4050
Graduation Project
5
Mass 3241
Broadcasting Dialogue and Recitation
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
173
6
Mass 4222
Program's Planning and Production
7
Mass 2324
Mass Media and Crisis Management
8
Mass 3314
Advertising Design & Production
9
Mass 3315
Protocol & Organizing Events
10
Mass 4050
Graduation Project
11
Mass 3113
Editorial
12
Mass 1112
Introduction to Mass Communication
13
Mass 4321
Public Relations & Stereotypes
14
Mass 3033
Advanced Media Translation
15
Mass 2210
Broadcasting Technology (E)
16
Mass 3242
Documentary Programs
17
Mass 4011
Mass Media & Development
18
Mass 2311
Propaganda & Public Opinion
19
Mass 2610
International Communication
20
Mass 4050
Graduation Project
21
Mass 2321
Media Production for Public Relations (E)
22
Mass 4116
Online Journalism
23
Mass 2620
Issues in Mass Communication (e)
24
Mass 3114
Journalism Applications (E)
25
Mass 2321
Organizational Communication (E)
26
Mass 2101
Journalism Interview
27
Mass 2112
News in Mass Media
28
Mass 1011
Online Publishing
29
Mass 4231
Graphic Design (E)
Dr. Mohamed Satour
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Iman Zahrah
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
Dr. Sonia Nelson
Mr. Salim Al Rashidi
Mr. Sultan Al Azri
Summer 2014
174
NO
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor
1
Mass 3050
Field Training In Media Institutions
(Advertising & Public Relations Division)
Dr. Iman Zahra
Dr. Mohamed Satour
2
Mass 3050
(Journalism & Electronic Publishing Division)
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Mohamed Satour
3
Mass 3050
(Broadcasting Division)
Dr. Obead Al Shaqsi
Mr. Sultan Al Azri
4
Mass 3050
(Salalah Division)
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
5
Mass 4031
Communication & Political Issues
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
6
Mass 4020
Mass Media Laws & Ethics
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
4. Graduation Projects
Spring 2014
Project Title
Student Name
Supervisor Name
Entelaka “Break Out” To Promote Media
Talent for School Students (Public
Relations and Advertising Division)
Noura Al Syabi
Hanen Al Amri
Amani Al Abri
Mohja Al Shehi
Amer Al Amri
Iman Jabob
Dr. Mohamed Satour
2
Bedaya “Start” (Public Relations and
Advertising Division)
Anwar Al Khanbashi
Abdel Rahaman Al Rubkhi
Mohamed Al Badri
Amer Al Hosni
Asmaa Al Farsi
Dr. Mohamed Satour
3
Ektisadia “Economic” Magazine
(Journalism and Electronic Publishing
Division)
Youssef Al Habsi
Asmahan Al Khateri
Salma Al Maqhosi
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
4
Kenoz “Treasures” Magazine (Journalism
and Electronic Publishing Division)
Hamad Al Hashmi
Moa’az Al Kasbi
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
5
Dorah “Jewel” Magazine (Journalism and
Electronic Publishing Division)
Yaqzan Al Shukili
Wafaa Al Salti
Ahmed Al Saeadi
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
6
Film about Al-Demanyat Island
(Broadcasting)
Amni Souakharoun
Ahmed Al Bathari
Alaa Al Farsi
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
7
Film about FALAG ALKHATMAIN
(Broadcasting)
Mazin Al Shibli
Isehaq Al Aamri
Zainab Al Khuzeimi
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
1
5. Postgraduate Studies (Higher Diploma/MA/PhD)
1. Student Enrolment
Semester
Number of student
Fall 2013
27
Spring 2014
27
2. Courses
Fall 2013
NO
Course Code
Course Title
1
Mass 6190
Advanced Writing for Public Relations
2
Mass 6220
Specialized Readings In Mass Communication
3
Mass 6200
Broadcast Production
4
Mass 6021
Media Translation
Instructor
Dr. Iman Zahara
175
5
Mass 6110
6
Mass 6120
Seminar in Omani Journalism
Dr. Abdulla Al Kindi
7
Mass 6250
Media Terminology in English
Dr. Obead Al Shaqsi
Research Project
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Obead Al Shaqsi
Instructor
8
Communication Research
Mass 7100
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Fall 2013
NO
Course Code
Course Title
1
Mass 6130
Modern Communication Theories
2
Mass 6460
Public Relations Strategies
3
Mass 6280
Media Specialized Readings in English
Dr. Obead Al Shaqsi
4
Mass 6170
Public Opinion & Psychological Warfare
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
5
Mass 6210
Advanced News Editing
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Research Project
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Dr. Hosni Nasr
6
Mass 7100
MA/PhD Students’ Dissertations
176
No.
Project Title
Student Name
Supervisor
Name
Supervision
(Principal/
MA/PhD
Dissertations
1
The Characteristics of Editorial
Pages in the Omani Newspapers
Amna AL
Hashmi
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Principal
Second
MA
2
Crime News in the Omani Daily
Newspapers
Khaled Al Adawi
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Principal
Second
MA
3
News Sources in The Omani Daily
Newspapers
Sarah Al Huti
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Principal
Second
MA
4
The Communicator in Public
Relations in the Ministries of
Sultanate of Oman ( A Descriptive
Study of the Communicative,
Functional, and Training
dimensions)
Mariam
AlQamshoi
Principal
Second
MA
Prof. Mohamed
Sarayrah
Dr. Hosni Nasr
5
The Communication Role of
Websites in Universities of The Gulf
Cooperation Council Countries:
Comparative Analysis
Fatma Al Shaikh
6
Investigative reports in The Omani
daily Newspapers
Mohamed Al
Hashmi
7
Sultan Qaboos University Student's
uses and Gratifications of Online
Social Networks
8
The Omani Newspapers and the
War of Dhofar: a Discourse Analysis
9
Omani Ladies Using Advertising
over Arab TV Channels. Uses and
Gratifications Realized and their
Relation to Purchasing Patterns.
Field Study, Muscat Governorate
Amira AlBalouchi
10
Public Attitudes towards ROP
Campaign to reduce road accidents
Maryam Al Abri
11
Framing of the Arabic Journalism
during the protests and sit ins in
the Sultanate of Oman in 2011
12
Communication Function in Public
& Private Institutions in Sultanate
of Oman A Comparative Analysis
Prof. Mohamed
Sarayrah
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Principal
Second
MA
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Principal
Second
MA
Hilal Al Rashidi
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Principal
Second
MA
Shemaisa
AlNomani
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Principal
Second
MA
Principal
Second
Third
MA
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Dr. Iman Zahra
Principal
Second
MA
Thouraya Al Taie
Dr. Obead Al
Shaqsi
Dr. Iman Zahra
Principal
Second
MA
Ahmed Al
Miqbali
Prof. Mohamed
Sarayrah
Dr. Mohamed
Satour
Principal
Second
MA
13
Characteristics of Foreign News in
Daily Omani English News Press in
2014
Laila Al Ma'ni
Prof. Mohamed
Sarayrah
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Principal
Second
MA
14
Omani Journalism Interests
in Education Issues, Ain Shams
University, Egypt
Khaled Al
Ghilani
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Second
PhD
15
The Degree of Using Mass Media
in Teaching by the Social Studies
Teachers in Muscat & Dhofar
Governorates in the Sultanate
of Oman and the Difficulties
Encountering
Gokhah Al
Rawas
Dr. Anwar Al
Rawas
Principal
Second
MA
16
Information Technology Specialized
Programs Properties in Broadcast
Channels of Sultanate of Oman - An
Analytical Study "
Dr. Ahmed Al
Mashikhi
Dr. Mahinaz
Mohsin
Principal
Second
MA
17
News Content of 10 pm News
Bulletins of Sultanate of Oman TV
Dr. Mahinaz
Mohsin
Dr. Anwar Al
Rawas
Principal
Second
MA
Hend
Al Hajri
Amal Al Nofali
Dr. Anwar Al
Rawas
Dr. Mohamed
Satour
Dr. Iman Zahra
177
Fatma Al Lawati
Dr. Anwar Al
Rawas
Dr. Obead Al
Shaqsi
Principal
Second
MA
19
The role of cartoons on the
Islamic Arab kids channels in the
acquisition of religious and social
values- Empirical Study
Hana Al Hefnawi
Dr. Mahinaz
Mohsin
Principal
PhD
20
Framing Arab Issues on French
news websites
Flora Mata
Dr. Mahinaz
Mohsin
Principal
PhD
21
A proposed framework for covering
environmental issues in the youth
magazine and its impact on the
development of environmental
responsibility among youth
Amal Al Nofali
Dr. Mahinaz
Mohsin
Principal
MA
22
Omani Press Coverage of Natural
Disasters in the Daily Arab Omani
Press
Fatma Al Lawati
Dr. Abdullah Al
Kindi
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Principal
Second
MA
18
Analysis of Radio Programs Content
in the Sultanate of Oman Radio
from Muscat 1979-1970
MA/PhD Students’ Discussion
Project Title
MA/PhD
Dissertations
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Crime News in the Omani Daily Newspapers
MA
Dr. Hosni Nasr
News Sources in The Omani Daily Newspapers
MA
3
Dr. Hosni Nasr
Characteristics of Foreign News in Daily Omani English News
Press in 2014
MA
4
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
Public Attitudes towards ROP Campaign to reduce road accidents
MA
5
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
Omani Ladies Using Advertising over Arab TV Channels. Uses and
Gratifications Realized and their Relation to Purchasing Patterns.
Field Study, Muscat Governorate
MA
6
Dr. Samir Mahmoud
News Content of 10 pm News Bulletins of Sultanate of Oman TV
MA
7
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
The Communication Role of Websites in Universities of The Gulf
Cooperation Council Countries: Comparative Analysis
MA
8
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Analysis of Radio Programs Content in the Sultanate of Oman
Radio from Muscat 1979-1970
MA
9
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Egyptian Governmental
websites
PhD
10
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
The role of cartoons on the Islamic Arab kids channels in the
Acquisition of religious and social values- Empirical Study
PhD
11
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
Framing Arab Issues on French news websites
PhD
Dr. Mahinaz Mohsin
A proposed framework for covering environmental issues in
the youth magazine and its impact on the development of
environmental responsibility among youth
MA
No.
Arbitrator Name
1
2
12
178
6. Research
a. Research Grants
Principal Investigator
Co-Principal
Investigator
1
The Impact Of The
New Media On
Socialization: An
Interdisciplinary
Study On Oman
(Strategic Research)
Dr. Anwar Al Rawas
(Main)
(second)
Dr. Obaid Said
Al Shaqsi
In Cooperation
with:
The
Department
of Sociology &
Social Work
2
Future Cognitive
Needs of Omanis
from The Public
Awareness Programs
in the Field of
Development,
Structural Survey
(Main)
Dr. Mohamed Najeb Al
Sarayrah (second)
Dr. Hosni Nasr (Second)
(Second)
3
Factors influencing
the media Oman
Dr. Mohamed Awad Al
Mashikhi (Main)
No.
Research Title
4
Oman relations
history Sources in
eastern Africa
(Second)
Budget
Funded by
Period
OR 59800
University
Scientific
Research
Council
3
Years
-
-
Sultan Qaboos
University and
the Ministry of
Information
1 year
-
-
-
1 year
-
Strategic
research Joint
Funded by the
Royal Grant
His Majesty
Sultan Qaboos
bin Said
-
-
b. Publications
Table (1)
Number
Journal Papers
9
Research Projects
4
Books
Authored
1
Revised Edition
2
Edited
-
Translation
-
Chapters in Books
3
6
Book Reviews
-
Refereeing Research Papers/Projects and Books
12
Technical Reports
1
Others
0
Total
38
179
a. Peer Reviewed Researches
o Nasr, Hosni, 2014. From Internet to Streets: The role of Social Media in Arab’s
Apring Revolutions, Arts & Social Sciences Journal, SQU.
o Al Rawas, Anwar, 2014. The Role of Omani Mass Media in Political Socialization Exploratory Study, Arts & Social Sciences Journal, SQU. Issue 6, pp. 111-133.
o Al-Hayess, Abdel Wahab Gouda, & Mohsen, Mahinaz, 2014. Social networking applications on smart phones and their impact on alienation among youth. (Accepted
for publishing).
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, 2013. The effects of new media on cultural values in the Arab
world: Analytical framework for monetary determine the effects and how to study.
Algiers University Journal, Issue 23, pp. 254-300.
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, & Al Zedjali, Mona. The properties of the Journal Content for the
first page in the Omani Arabic daily newspapers, Arts & Social Sciences Journal,
SQU. (Will be published in 2015).
o Al Kindi, Abdullah. Media Cultural Values and Professional Ethics: An Analytical
Study, Tunisian Journal of Communication Sciences, Journalism and News Sciences
Institute. Tunisia (Did not specify the date of publication).
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, & Al Ghilani, Khaled, 2014. Omani Arabic Daily Journalism Attention to the Education Issues in the Sultanate of Oman: An Analytical Study, College
of Humanities and Social Sciences Journal. College of Arts & Social Sciences, Qatar
University, Doha. (Did not specify the date of publication).
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, & Al Siyabi, Badr, 2014. Laws Regulations which Organization Media Work in the Sultanate of Oman, The Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies Journal.
Scientific Publishing Council: Kuwait (will be published in 2015).
Al Kindi, Abdullah, & Al Belushi, Fatma, 2014. The Omani Arabic Journalism Daily Coverage for the Natural Disasters in the Sultanate of Oman, The Federation of Arab
Universities for Literature Journal. Faculties of Arts Society of Arab Universities:
Amman. (Did not specify the date of publication).
b. Books
- Authored
o Nasr, Hosni, 2014. Mass Communication Theory, University Book House, Al Ain, UAE.
- Revised Books Editions
o Al Mashikhi, Mohamed, the Mass Media in the Arab Gulf States: Prospects and
Future, Second Edition, AlFalah Bookshop, Kuwait, 2014.
o El Sarayrah, Mohamed Najib, Issues of International Communication, Second Edition,
Al-Ra’ad Bookshop, Amman, Jordan, 2014.
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- Chapter In a Book
o Nasr, Hosni, 2014. The Internet’s Impact on Social Movements, Banu B. Hawks,
“New Media Politics: Conflict, Activism and Security”, Cambridge: Cambridge
Scholar Press.
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, Researcher in an International research: Journalism Study in
the world, “Writing Chapter of Oman”, http://www.worldsofjournalism.org.
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, Researcher in an International research: Mass Media Education
in the World, “Writing Chapter of Oman”.
c. Conference Papers (Published in Proceedings)
o Al Mashikhi, Ahmed, 2014. Societal Values, Oman State Council, March, Muscat, Oman.
o Al Mashikhi, Ahmed, 2014. Journal Reporter Professional Characteristics, Omani
Journalists Association, July, Muscat, Oman.
o Nasr, Hosni, 2014. The Internet’s Impact on Social Movements, The 3rd International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism and Society – New Media Politics: Conflict, Activism and Security, Kadir Has University, Istanbul. April 15-16.
o Nasr, Hosni, 2014. Media Translation in a Changing World, The 1st English and
Translation Forum, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
6-9 April.
o Al Kindi, Abdullah, 2013. A Moral Honor Charter Draft for the Mass Communication Work in Sultanate of Oman, The Omani Journalism and Mass Media Week,
Omani Journalists Association, Muscat, Oman.
o Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. The Changing Face of Advertising in a Smart
Era, The International Conference for Electronic Communication, Cultures and
Identities, L’Havre University, Normandy, France, 11-13 June.
Table (2) - Community Service Report
Department
Number
Workshops Attended
4
Workshops Given
21
2
2
Lectures
6
52
Media Interviews
3
Seminars
35
181
Contest Judging
15
Consultancies
28
Follow up on Graduate Affairs
-
International Organizations
1
Other Educational Organizations
-
Total
169
A. Workshops Given
• Al Kindi, Abdullah, 2013. Introduction to Parliamentary Mass Communication in
Oman, Oman State Council, Muscat.
• Al Hadabi, Samia, 2014. Journalist Course for Designing Scientific Publications
With Adobe InDesign, Sultan Qaboos University, 15-19 June.
• Al Kindi, Abdullah, 2013. The development of Mass Communication Coverage of
the Arab Wars, Ministry of Defense, Muscat.
• Al Azri, Sultan, Spring 2014. Specialist Program Workshop for the Learning Resources Specialist, Ministry of Education.
• Al Azri, Sultan, 2014. A Sophisticated Vision in the Information Age, Training and
Development Center, Ibri Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education.
• Mahmoud, Samir, June 2014. Journalism Investigation Workshop, Omani Journalists Association, Muscat.
• Mahmoud, Samir, 2013. Journalism Investigation Scales Workshop, Diplomatic
Institute, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Quram, Muscat, Oman.
• Nasr, Hosni, 2014. “Investigative Journalism: Foundations and Applications”, Omani Journalists Association, 14-17 December.
• Nasr, Hosni, 2014. “Preparing and Editing Skills for Journalism Dialogue”, Omani
Journalists Association, 26-28 May.
• Nasr, Hosni, 2013. ‘Electronic Mass Media and Social Media Networks”, Centre for Community Service & Continuing Education, Sultan Qaboos University, 17-21 November.
• Nasr, Hosni, 2013. “Collecting and Editing News Skills”, Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Al Rustaq, 15-19 September.
• Zahra, Iman, 2014. “Public Relations and Communication Skills”, Centre for Community Service & Continuing Education, Sultan Qaboos University, 13-17 April.
• Zahra, Iman, 2014. “Public Relations and Communication Skills”, Centre for Community Service & Continuing Education, Sultan Qaboos University, 30 March -3 April.
• Al Sarayrah, Mohamed Najeb, 2014. “Official Speaker”, College of National Defense.
• Al Shaqsi, Obead, 2014. “Official Speaker”, College of National Defense.
• Al Sarayrah, Mohamed Najeb, 2014. “Preparing and Editing Skills for Journalism
News”, Omani Journalists Association, 26-28 May.
182
• Al Shaqsi, Obead, 2014. “Preparing and Editing Skills for Journalism Article”, Omani Journalists Association, 26-28 May.
• Al Azri, Sultan, 2014. “Preparing and Editing Skills for Journalism Dialogue”, Omani Journalists Association, 26-28 May.
• Al Mamari, Abeer, 2014. “Journalistic Writing and Radio Presentation”, Fayed Al
Maarefa School, December.
• Al Mamari, Abeer, 2014. “A Day in Mass Communication”, Fanar Program, Youth
Vision, June.
• Al Rashidi, Salem, 2014. “Journalistic Interview”, Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Muscat.
B. Attending Workshops
1.Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Electronic Content Management Towards
Becoming a E-Government, Organized by Authority of Information Technology,
Shangrela, Bar Al Jassa, Muscat, April.
2.Al Mamari, Abeer, 2014. Journalism Women’s Forum, Omani Journalists Association.
3.Al Mamari, Abeer, 2014. Arab Mass Communication Forum, Dubai, May.
4.Al Mamari, Abeer, 2014. Enable 5 Program, Gulf Palace Foundation, October.
C. Journal Editorial Board Membership
• Al Sarayrah, Mohamed Najeb. Chief Editor, Journal of the Faculty of arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Dr. Ahmed Al Mashikhi, Journal Of Arab and Muslim Media Research, UK.
D. Exhibitions
• Specialization Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Sultan Qaboos University, December 2013.
• Mass Communication Creativity Forum Exhibition, Sultan Qaboos University, May 2014.
E. Lectures
• Al Azri, Sultan. Applied Science Colleges University Theatre Festival, 23-26 December 2013.
• Al Mashikhi, Ahmed. “Positive Life Skills”, Resoot School, Salalah, February 2014.
• Al Sarayrah, Mohamed Najeb. Teaching Course In Defense Studies MA Program,
Muscat, 2014.
• Nasr, Hosni. Teaching Course In Defense Studies MA Program, Muscat, 2014.
• Al Kindi, Abdullah. Teaching Course In Defense Studies MA Program, Muscat, 2014.
• Al Shaqsi, Obead. Teaching Course In Defense Studies MA Program, Muscat, 2014.
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F. Press Articles
• Nasr, Hosni. 51 Article (Weekly), Al Shabiba Daily Newspaper, Oman, 2013-2014.
• Nelson, Sonia. An Article, Oman Observer Newspaper, 2014.
G. Media Interviews
• Nasr, Hosni. Oman TV, Interview, 2014.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar. Oman Radio, Interview, 2014.
• Nelson, Sonia. Times of Oman Newspaper, Interview, 2014.
H. Technical Report
• Zahra, Iman, Spring 2014. Mass Communication Department Quality Technical Report.
I. Research and Jury Membership in Contests
• Mahmoud, Samir, April 2014. Head of Jury Committee, “The First Speaker Competition”, Media Creativity Forum, Mass Communication Department, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mahmoud, Samir, April 2014. Head of Jury Committee, “Blind Gut Talent Competition”, Story Writing, Drawing, Music and Singing, Innovation Insight Group,
College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mahmoud, Samir, 2014. Member of Jury Committee, “Sultan Qaboos University
Creativity Competition”, Journal Article, Deanship of Student Affairs, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mahmoud, Samir, 2014. Main Jury Member, “The Cultural Competition - Journal Article”, 32 School, Break Out and Start Campaigns, Public Relations & Advertising Graduations Projects, Mass Communication Department, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Hosni Nasr, Research Referee, King Abdul Aziz University Promotion Committee, 2014.
• Hosni Nasr, Referee 2 Research, Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, 2014.
• Nasr, Hosni, November-December 2013. External Referee, Mass Communication
Academic Programs Evaluation, “Journalism and Public Relations”, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, Palestine, Authority of Accreditation and Quality for the Higher
Education Institutions in Palestine
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, November-December 2013. External Referee, Mass
Communication Academic Programs Evaluation, “Public Relations”, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, Palestine, Authority of Accreditation and Quality for the Higher
Education Institutions in Palestine
• Nasr, Hosni. Head of Jury Committee, The Cultural Club, Oman, 2014.
• Nasr, Hosni. Member of the Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Awqaf, 2014.
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• Zahra, Iman, Spring 2014. Member of Jury Committee, Graduation Projects, Public Relations & Advertising, Mass Communication Department, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Judging a Scientific Research, College of Arts &
Social Sciences Journal, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Member of Jury Committee, “Sultan Qaboos University
Creativity Competition”, Deanship of Student Affairs, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2013. Member of Jury Committee, “Graphic Design
Department Graduation Projects”, Al Zahra College for Women, Muscat, Sultan
Qaboos University.
J. Consultancies
• Al Kindi, Abdullah, 2013. Supervision and Co-founder the Master of Arts Program
for Strategic Studies of the National Security and Defense.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2013. Annual Report Design (2012-2013), College of
Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Logo and Printing Materials Design for The 7th
International Tourism Congress logo and , The Image and Sustainability of Tourist Destinations, Tourism Department, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan
Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2013. Printing Materials Design for the Accreditation
of the Tourism Department, Department, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2013. Printing Materials Design for the Media Creativity Forum, Mass Communication Department, College of Arts & Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Printing Materials Design for the College of
Arts & Social Sciences Foundation Day, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2013. Printing Materials Design for College of Arts &
Social Sciences Foundation Day, Sultan Qaboos University.
Arts & Social Sciences Scientific Day, Sultan Qaboos University.
Arts & Social Sciences Retreat Day, Sultan Qaboos University, Shangrela, Bar Al
Jassa, Muscat.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Ads Design for the College of Arts & Social Sciences Seminars, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Posters Design for the Geography Department,
Al Bostan Hotel Exhibition, Muscat.
185
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Printing Materials Design for the Workshop “Investigative Journalism” In collaboration with konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Germany),
College of Arts & Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Satour, Mohamed Mokhtar, 2014. Annual Report Design (2013-2014), College of
Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Al Hadabi, Samia, 2014. Annual Report Design (2012-2013), College of Arts and
Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Al Hadabi, Samia, 2013. College of Arts and Social Sciences Journal Design, 4th Issue, December 2013, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Al Hadabi, Samia, 2014. College of Arts and Social Sciences Journal Design, 5th Issue, June 2014, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Al Mashikhi, Ahmed, November 2013. Official Visit To Jordan, Oman State Council.
• Zahra, Iman, November 2013. Organizing the Mass Communication Department
Booth, Specialization Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mohsin, Mahinaz, November 2013. Organizing the Mass Communication Department Booth, Specialization Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mohsin, Mahinaz, November 2014. Organizing “Bedayah” Exhibition, Mass Communication Department, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mohsin, Mahinaz, 2014. Main Member of PhD Discussion Committee, Dina Al Khatat, “Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Egyptian Government Websites”, Mass Communication Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt.
• Al Mamari, Abeer, March 2014. Marketing Strategies, Public Relations and Identity
Management, UK.
• Mohsin, Mahinaz, 2014. Proposed Strategy to Maximize the Social Return of the
Major Economic and Environmental Development Projects in Al-Batinah as an Added Value for a Sustainable Development - A Research Proposal Submitted to The
Scientific Research Council – In Cooperation with the Department Of SociologyCollege of Arts- Sultan Qaboos University (2014-2017).
• Mohsin, Mahinaz, 2014. Production supervisor of a Documentary movie about the
Sultana Submarine. A documentary produced by the students of mass communication department to honor the invention of a submarine by the students of the
faculty of engineering, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Mohsin, Mahinaz, 2014. The Department’s TV studio renovation, Mass Communication Department, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
• Nelson, Sonia, 2014. Consultation – Master Program Univates University, Brazil.
• Al Rashidi, Salem, 2014. Internal Communication Plan Preparation, The Supreme
Council for Planning, Muscat.
• Al Rashidi, Salem, 2014. Prepare a Questionnaire for a Mass Media Training Plan
in the Sultanate, Ministry of Information, Muscat.
186
NO
Activity
1
What is our Story?
Event for Media Creation Group
2
A visit for Arizona University
students – USA
3
Activity Date
Activity Venue
Supervisor
College of Arts and
10 December 2013
Social Sciences
Ms. Abeer Al Mamari
9-7 January 2014
College of Arts and
Social Sciences
Ms. Abeer Al Mamari
New Media
11 March 2014
College of Arts and
Social Sciences
Ms. Abeer Al Mamari
4
Workshop “Investigative Journalism”
In collaboration with konrad
Adenauer Stiftung (Germany)
18-13 March 2014
College of Arts and
Social Sciences
Ms. Abeer Al Mamari
5
Workshop “Radio Directing and the
of news presentation basics”
22 March 2014
College of Arts and
Social Sciences
Ms. Abeer Al Mamari
6
The Annual Media Creativity Forum
26-25 May 2014
College of Arts and
Social Sciences
Ms. Abeer Al Mamari
187
Department of Theatrical Arts
Department of Theatrical Arts - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
Since its establishment in 1991 the Department of Theatre Arts has sought to provide
a solid foundation in the theoretical and practical aspect of theatre in three main specializations (acting and directing- drama and criticism- Scene and set design) for Omani students. Currently, the Department does not have any academic programs but
teaches elective courses to a large number of SQU students from different academic
disciplines. Moreover, the Department actively participates in disseminating theatrical
awareness through lectures, symposiums, workshops, staging plays, providing consultation for governmental and private institutions.
The Department strives to set the standard of excellence in the Sultanate and the
region, through study, practice, and academic research. It is dedicated to introduce
students to the art, craft, and discipline of theatre. In addition, it is committed to
actively contributing to the cultural environment of the university, the community,
and the Sultanate as a whole through education offerings, production opportunities,
workshops, and lectures.
The Department seeks to disseminate theatrical culture among students who are majoring in other fields. They can explore and influence the larger community through
the performing arts. The Department contributes to the artistic and cultural environment of SQU and theatrical field in the Sultanate of Oman. It aims at establishing partnerships and outreach opportunities with local, regional, and international theatre
communities.
Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
3
3
Support Staff
2
2
On-study leave
0
0
5
5
Total
Enrolment
Courses Offered
454
557
5
5
Graduate Program
Enrolment
-
-
Courses Offered
-
-
Theses completed
-
-
Research
190
Grants
-
-
Contracts
-
-
Consulting
-
-
Publications
Refereed Journals
-
-
Others
-
-
No
Name
Rank
Specialty
Research Interests
– The Relationship of Folklore and Theatre
– Theatre in Education
– Children’s Theatre
1
Dr. Mohamed Al-Habsi
Assistant Prof
(HoD)
Acting –Directing
and Theatre
History
2
Dr. Fatma Al-Shukaili
Assistant Prof
Acting Theatre,
History Theory,
and Literature
– Gender and Feminist Theory in Theatre
– Mythology Studies
– Theatre Anthropology
3
Dr. Kamla Al-Hinai
Assistant Prof
Children’s Theatre
– Children’s Theatre
– Women and Theatre
4
Dr. Said Al-Siyabi
Assistant Prof
Acting and
Directing
– Traditional Heritage
– Folklore
5
Mrs. Safa Al-Belushi
Bachelor’s
Scene Design and
Costume Design
– History of Costume
- Traditional Costume in Omani Drama
Semester
Number of student
Fall 2013
454
Spring 2014
557
b. Courses Offered
Semester
Number of courses
Fall 2013
5
Spring 2014
5
The following table describes in brief the department’s community services during the
academic year 2013 – 2014
Department
Number
Workshops Attended
2
Workshops Given
3
191
0
0
Lectures
2
4
Media Interviews
6
Seminars
0
Contest Judging
11
Consultancies
3
Alumni
0
International Organizations & Local Organizations
0
2
Others
0
Total
33
a. Workshops Attended
1.Al-Seyabi, S. ‘Stage Management and T.V Studio Management”. November 2014
2.Al-Shukaili, F. ‘Center for learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions’. 25-27 May 2014.
b. Workshops Given
1. Al-Seyabi, S. ‘Playwriting: Writing School Plays for performance’. For Ministry of
Education Theatrical Activities Supervisors. Muscat, 2013.
c. Lectures
1.Al-Seyabi, S. “Towards a Better Theatre Practice in the Sultanate of Oman”. Al
Sharqiyya University, 26th of March 2013.
2.Al-Seyabi, S. “Theatre in the Sultanate: A glimpse at the Future”. Muscat International Book Fair, 3 March, 2014.
d. Media Interviews
1.Al-Siyabi, S. interview in al Watan Newspaper 16 Feb 2014.
2.Al-Siyabi, S. interview in al Masar publication. 17 Feb 2014.
3. Al-Siyabi, S.. interview in al Shurufat publication, 11 March 2014.
4.Al-Siyabi, S. a series of interviews for Hala F M (2014), Al wisaal (2012), Oman TV (2014).
5.Al-Siyabi, S. interviews in U.A.E and al Kuwait media 2014.
6.Al-Siyabi, S. interview in Oman TV (live) 23 Feb 2014.
7.Al-Siyabi, S. interview in al Fahris program 26 Feb 2014.
8.Al-Siyabi, S. interview in Studio Youth 8 March 2014.
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9.Al-Siyabi, S. interview in Oman Radio. 12 March 2014.
10. Al-Siyabi, S. interview in Hala FM 27th March 2014.
e. Contest Judging
1.Al-Sukeili, F. a member of committee that judged the functions of the 1st Theatre
Festival organized by the Ministry of Higher Education. Sur, 2013.
2. Al-Sukeili, F. member of the final committee of reading and judging Drama Texts
in the Sultan Qaboos Prize for Culture , Arts, and literature (Playwriting), 2014.
3.Al-Seyabi, S. a member of the committee of judging Dramatic Texts in the Second
Theatrical Days at the High Technical Collage in Muscat, Feb 2013..
4. Al-Seyabi, S. Judged the functions of the 4th Theatre Days organized by the Ministry of Higher Education in the Technical College of Ibri March 21-24, 2013.
5.Al-Seyabi, S. Judged Cinematic Texts in the 7th Muscat Cinematic Festival. March
24-31, 2012.
6. Al-Seyabi, S. judged in the contest of Dramatic Text in the Muntada Adabi 2013.
7. Al-Seyabi, S. judged the functions of the University Festival for Theatre organized
by the Ministry of Higher Education. 23-26 Dec 2013.
8. Al-Seyabi, S. judged in the competition of Theatre for Youth. Ministry of Sports’
Affairs. 19th March 2014.
9.Al-Seyabi, S. member in Student Creativity Competition (Theatre). 25 May 2014.
10. Al-Seyabi, S. a member of the first judging committee for Dramatic texts in the
Sultan Qaboos Prize for Culture , Arts, and literature (Playwriting), 2014.
11. Al-Seyabi, S. a member of the committee judging the 2nd Collage Theatre Festival from 24th Dec 2014
f. Others
1.Al-Shukeili, F. a member of the board of the General Authority for TV and Radio
2011-2014.
2.Al-Shukeili, F. Head of Dramatic Text Reading, revision, and Selection committee.
The General Authority for TV and Radio 2011-2014.
3.Al-Belushi, S. designing school costume for the Royal Philharmonic School 2014.
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Department of Tourism
Department of Tourism - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
The Sultanate of Oman’s renaissance was accompanied by an incremental interest
in enhancing the tourism industry. Thus, the SQU has been promoting the on-going
interest in tourism sector, which culminated in the establishment of the Tourism Department in 2001. The program produces qualified Omani human resources to work in
the various fields of tourism industry in the public and private sectors at national and
international levels; it is also considered to be a nucleus for academic and professional
training in the Sultanate.
The Department aims to be one of the well-known and leading tourism and hospitality
management programs in the Gulf Region by the year 2015. To achieve this aim, there
are five main objectives:
1.Provide a high standard education suitable for individuals seeking employment as
professionals in the tourism, hospitality, and tourism-guiding career.
2.Provide the Omani and GCC tourist market with the professional human resources required in all field of tourism industry.
3.Produce graduates capable of communicating and working effectively in a multidisciplinary environment after graduation.
4.Evaluate current cultural, economic, and social issues affecting the tourism and
travel industry.
5-Participate in both local and regional community service by providing general
lectures, consultation, and training programs.
Currently, there are 369 graduates from the Department till 2014. There are about 185
students who are registered in 2013/2014 including those admitted to the Foundation
program. Students register in the four-year tourism program (eight semesters). At the
time being, students registering in the Tourism undergraduate program study for four
years (eight semesters). The department undergraduate academic plan is composed
of 120 credit hours, including seven course categories as follows:
NO
Course Category
Credit Hours
1
University Requirements
6
2
University Electives
6
3
College Requirements
11
4
College Electives
3
5
Major Requirements
34
6
Major Electives (6 Language Courses and 2 Department Electives)
24
7
Specialization Requirements; i.e. Tourism Management, Hospitality
Management &Tourism Guidance
36
Total
196
120
The majority of the tourism courses are taught in English. Beside this, students are required
to select one of two other foreign languages; either French or German. Here, students receive 6 courses in their selected language which are mostly taught by native speakers.
Additionally, the practical training during the two semesters, and since its establishment, a special attention has been given to summer training and internship in a number of tourism-related establishments and organizations, either locally or internationally, in such countries as the United Arab of Emirates, Egypt, UK, France and Germany.
Beside this, the department continued working on the establishment of close ties with
other local and international establishments and organizations such as the UN World
Tourism Organization, and the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria in Portugal.
The employment market for graduates includes the Ministry of Tourism, Omran, Oman
Sailing, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Economy, higher education and research institutions. Also, the graduates
have the opportunities to work in tourism-related establishments such as the airports,
airlines, travel agencies, transportation, festivals, exhibitions, museums, events and
conventions companies. Furthermore, this, there are the different types of hotels, motels, resorts, and recreational clubs. Furthermore, other job opportunities are available in tourism development research, tourism media, tourism information centers,
and tourism organizations and associations. A significant number of the department
graduates are currently working as well in tourism-related jobs in non-tourism related
authorities, organizations and entities. This includes but not limited to public relation
departments in ministries, the Royal Army of Oman, the Royal Court, the Royal Opera
House, Muscat
In regard to the Department profile, it includes 9 academic faculty members, 6 language lecturers, 1 researcher and 2 support staff (total of 18). They hold PhDs, Masters and Bachelors from Oman, USA, UK, Germany, France, and Egypt. In 2013/2014, a
new French language lecturer was employed. Also, three members from the Department joined post-graduate programs in the UK, Australia and Sweden.
Academically, in 2013/2014, and in regard to teaching, some of the main imperative
aspects are the introduction of a new department elective course titled “ TOUR4445
Sport Tourism”. Also, the Department has been working on the MA program in tourism including three tracks, namely Human Resources Management, Event Management and Tourism Destination Management.
As to research and publications, in the last year there were several main features including refereeing more number of projects and articles in journals, as well as actively
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attending national and international conferences (see Research Section). Likewise, the
Department established a cooperation with the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal in order to promote and host
The VII International Tourism Congress in SQU, College of Arts between the 2nd – 4th
of December in 2014.
To enhance their skills in teaching, training, research, and supervision, in 2013/2014
a number of the Department faculty members attended several workshop and seminars organized within and outside SQU campus such as the workshop on Increasing
Productivity Solving by Using TRIZ Methodology and another related to Developing
SMEs in Tourism.
As to community service, both faculty and students participated actively in various
events, especially those dealing with contemporary needs and issues within the Sultanate of Oman in general. This includes the following
- Working with the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority to review Academic
Programs
- Preparing the required files for the Academic Accreditation for the College of Arts
and Social Sciences’ teaching programs.
- Cooperating with the Ministry of Higher Education to evaluate tourism-related
undergraduate programs in Oman.
- Participating as trainers in the UNWTO Executive Training Course: Tourism Principles and Practice for SCTA Licensed Operators in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia “(see www.themis.unwto.org).
- Participating in the processes of preparing Oman’s Tourism Strategy 2015-2040
which is supervised by the Ministry of Tourism.
In regard to students, in 2013/2014, the Department of Tourism students have always
been encouraged to practice their skills and increase their participation through various activities within and outside the university campus. Some of the main students’
activities are teaching French and German language short courses for SQU students,
organizing Japanese Day and participating in Muscat and Khareef festivals.
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Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
16
16
Support Staff
2
2
On-study Leave
3
3
Total
18
18
Enrolment
162
159
Courses Offered
35
41
Graduate Program
Enrolment
-
-
Courses Offered
-
-
Theses completed
-
-
Research
Grants
-
-
Contracts
-
-
3
-
Consulting
Publications
Refereed Journals
3
-
Others
2
-
No
Name
Rank
Specialty
1
Dr. Galal Afifi
Assistant Professor & Head
Tourism Management
2
Dr. Mohamed Abdul- Ghani
Assistant Professor
Hospitality Management
3
Dr. Masooma Al Balushi
Assistant Professor
4
Dr. Hamed Al Azri
Assistant Professor
Tourism Marketing
5
Dr. Tamer Atef
Assistant Professor
6
Dr. Ya'qoob Al Busaidi
Assistant Professor
Tourism Management
7
Mr. Fallah Al Sukati
Lecturer
Tourism Management
8
Mrs. Majda Al Salti
Lecturer
Tourism Management
9
Ms. Houda Al Balushi
Lecturer
10
Mrs. Andrea Wenke
Lecturer
German Language
11
Mrs. Miriam Steinbock
Visiting Lecturer
German Language
12
Mrs. Sumayya Mustafa
Visiting lecturer
German Language
13
Mrs. Samira Berdouz
Lecturer
French Language
14
Mrs. Agnes Bourgeois
Lecturer
French Language
15
Mrs. Sandie Luberni
Visiting lecturer
French Language
16
Mr. Hussam Baomar
Researcher
Tourism Management
17
Mrs. Huda Al Mahrooqi
Training Coordinator
18
Mr. Ahmed Al-Mamari
Department Coordinator
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2. Committees
No
Committee
Members
1
College Board
Dr. Galal Afifi & Dr. Yaqoob Al-Busaidi
2
Executive Committee
Dr. Galal Afifi
3
Curricula & Undergraduate Studies Committee
4
Course Substitution and Equivalency Committee
Dr. Masooma Al-Balushi
5
Academic Advising Committee
Dr. Tamer Atef
6
Continuous Development Committee
Dr. Tamer Atef
7
Graduate Studies Committee
8
Research Committee
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
9
Academic Needs Committee
Mrs. Samira Berdouz
10
College Social Activities
Dr. Masooma Al Balushi
11
Library Committee
Mrs. Samira Berdouz
12
Cultural and Media Committee
Mr. FalahAl Sukati
13
Dr. Yaqoub Al-Busaidi
14
Examination Committee
Dr. Galal Afifi & Dr. Yaqoob Al-Busaidi
15
Training and Community Services Committee
Dr. Tamer Atef
16
Students Liaison Committee
Mrs. Huda Al-Balushi & Mrs. Majda Al Salti
17
Sport Committee
Dr. Galal Afifi
18
Website Development Committee
Mr. FalahAl Sukati
19
Academic Timetable Committee
Dr. Hamad Al-Azri
1- Fall Courses (2013)
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No
Course Code
Courses
Staff
1
TOUR1001
Introduction to Tourism
Dr Masooma Al-Balushi
2
TOUR1030
Tourism Authorities & Organizations
Dr. Yaqoob Al-Busaidi
3
TOUR1040
Tourism and Ecology
Mr. Fallah Alsakiti
4
TOUR1050
Tourism in Oman
Dr. Yaqoob Al-Busaidi, Mrs. Majda Al-Salti &
Mr. Fallah Alsakiti
5
TOUR1051
French for Beginners
Mrs. Agnes Bourgeois, Mrs. Samira Berdouz
6
TOUR1052
German for Beginners
Mrs. Andrea Wenke, Mrs. Sumayya
Mustafa, Mrs. Miriam Steinbock
7
TOUR1053
Business Etiquette
8
TOUR1054
Sustainable Tourism
9
TOUR1060
Introduction to Tourism Guidance
10
TOUR1080
Introduction to Hospitality
11
TOUR1111
French for Tourism(1)
Mrs. Sandie Luberni
12
TOUR1112
13
TOUR1113
Mrs. Samira Berdouz
14
TOUR1114
Mrs. Sandie Luberni
15
TOUR1211
German for Tourism(1)
16
TOUR1212
17
TOUR1213
Mrs. Andrea Wenke
18
TOUR1214
19
TOUR1215
Mrs. Andrea Wenke
20
TOUR2010
Tourism Legislations
Mr. Said Al-Shahri
21
TOUR2011
Tourist Behavior
Mrs. Majda Al-Salti
22
TOUR2040
Research Plan in Tourism
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
23
TOUR2050
Tourism Resources in Oman
24
TOUR3201
Dr. Tamer Atef
25
TOUR3210
Food Production
Dr. Tamer Atef
26
TOUR3231
Front Office Operation
TOUR3300
Tourism Companies & Travel Agencies
Operations
Dr. Galal Afifi
28
TOUR3340
Event Management
Dr. Galal Afifi
29
TOUR4010
Human Resources in Tourism
30
TOUR4020
Statistic for Tourism & Hospitality
Dr. Tamer Aatif
TOUR4210
Feasibility Study Hospitality &
Tourism Projects
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
TOUR4440
Risk Management for Tourism &
Hospitality
Mrs. Majda Al-Salti
33
TOUR4450
Service Quality Management
34
TOUR4490
Entrepreneurship in Tourism
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
35
FSHN4305
Food Service System
Dr. Tamer Aatif
Courses
Staff
27
31
32
2- Spring Courses (2014)
No
Course Code
1
TOUR1001
Introduction to Tourism
2
TOUR1020
Modern Trends in Tourism
3
TOUR1030
Tourism Authorities & Organizations
4
TOUR1050
Tourism in Oman
Mrs. Huda Al-Balushi
5
TOUR1051
French for Beginners
Mrs. Agnes Bourgeois, Mrs. Samira
Berdouz, Mrs. Sandie Luberni
6
TOUR1052
German for Beginners
Mrs. Sumayya Mustafa, Mrs. Miriam
Steinbock
7
TOUR1053
Business Etiquette
8
TOUR1054
Sustainable Tourism
9
TOUR1060
Introduction to Tourism Guidance
10
TOUR1080
Introduction to Hospitality
11
TOUR1111
Mrs. Sandie Luberni
12
TOUR1112
Mrs. Samira Berdouz
13
TOUR1113
Mrs. Samira Berdouz
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14
TOUR1114
15
TOUR1115
Mrs. Sandie Luberni
16
TOUR1211
17
TOUR1212
18
TOUR1213
Mrs. Andrea Wenke
19
TOUR1214
Mrs. Miriam Steinbock, Mrs. Andrea Wenke
20
TOUR1215
21
TOUR1216
Mrs. Andrea Wenke
22
TOUR2010
Tourism Legislations
Mr. Said Al-Shahri
23
TOUR2011
Tourist Behavior
Mr. Fallah Alsakiti
24
TOUR2040
Research Plan in Tourism
25
TOUR2050
Tourism Resources in Oman
Mrs. Majda Al-Salti
26
TOUR3220
Service Hospitality
Dr. Tamer Aatif
27
TOUR3250
Housekeeping
28
TOUR3260
IT Applications in Hospitality
29
TOUR3310
Airlines Operation
Dr. Galal Afifi
30
TOUR3330
Economics of Tourism
Mr. Fallah Alsakiti
31
TOUR3350
IT Applications for Tourism
Mr. Fallah Alsakiti
32
TOUR4200
Managerial Accounting for Hospitality
Dr. Tamer Aatif
33
TOUR4220
Graduation Project
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
34
TOUR4240
Hospitality Marketing
35
TOUR4300
Tourism Marketing
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
36
TOUR4310
Managerial Accounting for Tourism
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
37
TOUR4320
Tourism Publicity and Advertising
Dr. Hamed Al-Azri
38
TOUR4330
Graduation Project
Dr. Tamer Aatif
39
TOUR4410
Tourism Planning and Development
Dr. Galal Afifi
40
TOUR4445
Sport Tourism
41
TOUR4450
Service Quality Management
Dr. Tamer Aatif
3- Full Time Equivalence (FTE)
Summer 2014
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
39,25
10,12
9,93
157
162
159
4- Summer Courses (2014)
202
Course Code
Courses
Staff
TOUR2090
Internship (1)
Dr. Galal Afifi, Dr. Yaqoob Al-Busaidi
TOUR3020
Internship (2)
Mr Falah Al- Sukaiti , Mrs. Andrea Wenke
TOUR1054
Sustainable Tourism
5- Graduation Projects
Project Title
Group Coordinator
Supervisor
Floating Traditional Restaurant
Ibrahim Al Matroushi
Dr. Tamer Atef
Mazaaj Coffee Shop
Mahmood Al.Mamari
Golden Castle Hotel
Mahmood Al Saidy
GFF (Healthy Food Restaurant)
Anwar Al Mahrouqi
Sultana Amphibious Bus (Business Plan)
Sumaya Al-Masoudi
Key Tourism Hub (Business Plan)
Aisha Al-Shuali
Safir Store for Travel Products (Business Plan)
Murtadha Al-Sheidi
Zaffah Wedding Planners and Organizers (Business Plan)
Tahani Al-Gardani
Dr. Hamad Al-Azri
4. Research
The table below summarizes the research activities in the Tourism department during
the Academic Year 2013 – 2014
Number
Journal Papers
3
Research Projects
-
Books
Authored
-
Revised Edition
-
Edited
-
Translation (book)
-
Chapters in Books
-
5
Book Reviews
2
Refereeing Research Papers/Projects and Books
7
Technical Reports
4
Others
2
Total
23
A. Publications
– Refereed Journal Papers
1.Abdul-Ghani, M. (in press). SALALAH “Perfume Capital of Arabia”: A Visitor Profile Study. The Journal of Arts & Social Sciences (JASS), College of Arts and Social
Sciences - Sultan Qaboos University (2013).
2.Afifi. G. (2014). Relationship between Sport Events and Destination Image: Some
Theoretical Approaches. Journal of Transformations in Business & Economics,
2014, Vol. 13, No. 2A (32A), pp. 297 – 310.
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3.Afifi. G. (2014). Women Occupational Empowerment in the Omani Tourism Sector. The VI International Tourism Congress, European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, Vol. 3, No. 2, July 2014, pp. 11-34.
1.Abdul-Ghani, M., Atef, T.M., Al-Balushi, M., Afifi, G.M.H., & Al-Busaidi, Y. (2014).
Designing an Action Plan for Implementing the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for
Tourism in an Undergraduate Tourism Education Program. The Global Tourism
& Hospitality Conference and Asia Tourism Forum, 18-20 May 2014, Hotel ICON,
Hong Kong.
2.Afifi, G. (2014). Women Occupational Empowerment in the Omani Tourism Sector. The VI International Tourism Congress, Peniche, Portugal, 27-29 November
2013. Paper.
3.Al-Busaidi, Yaqoob (2013). Sustaining Tourism in Muscat, 2013, A paper presented to
Symposium on Muscat: History and Civilization, 27-28 October 2013, SQU (in press).
4.Atef, Tamer and Al-Balushi, Masooma (2013). Assessing the Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Case of the Tourism Department Students - College
of Arts and Social Sciences - Sultan Qaboos University - Sultanate of Oman. Sixth
International Tourism Congress on: “The Image and Sustainability of Tourist Destination”, 27-29 November 2013, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology,
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL), Peniche, Portugal. (Conference Proceedings).
5.Byrne, R. & Abdul-Ghani, M. (2013). the Hospitality Industry’s Awareness and
Commitment to Sustainability Practices: The Case of the Hospitality Industry in
Muscat. The 2nd World Research Summit for Tourism and Hospitality 2013, December 15th-17th, 2013, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, USA.
Reviewing Books, Articles, Technical Reports, and Projects
Books
1.Afifi, Galal. (2014). Event Tourism: Concepts, International Case Studies, and Research (Author: Donald Getz). Tourism Analysis, 2014, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 257 – 258.
2.Afifi, Galal. (2014). Managing Major Sports Events: Theory and Practice (Authors:
Milena M. Parent & Sharon Smith-Swan). International Journal of Hospitality and
Tourism, in press.
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Journal Reviewer
1.“Tourism Management Perspectives”, Elsevier, ISSN: 2211-9736 - Article TMPD-13-00085 R1, (July 2014), Dr. Galal Afifi
2.“Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality” - Article RANA-20140013 (February 2014) and Article RANA-2014-0013.R1 (June 2014). Dr. Galal Afifi
3.“Quality Assurance in Education”, Emerald, ISSN: 0968-4883- Article QAE-12-20130049 (January 2014), Article QAE-05-2013-0021R (July 2014), Article QAE-07-20140029 (July 2014), Article QAE-12-2013-0049 (August 2014). Dr. Galal Afifi
4.“Tourism Analysis”, Cognizant Communication Corporation, ISSN: 1083-5423. Article TA-2014-0011 (February 2014). Dr. Galal Afifi
5.“The European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation”, Emerald, ISSN:
2182-4916 -Article FP-039 (February 2014). Dr. Galal Afifi
6.“African Education Research Journal”, open access journal, http://www.netjournals.org/aer_index.html - Article AERJ-2014-042 (June 2014) and Article AERJ2014-048 (July 2014). Dr. Galal Afifi
7. “Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management”, Published by Taylor & Francis Group, from June 2012 to date. Dr. Tamer Atef.
Technical Reports
1.Preparation of “Community Service Policy and Action Plan”, submitted to the College Training and Community Service Committee, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University. Fall 2013. Dr. Tamer Atef
2.Tourism Department, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University “Mission, Vision, and Objectives” Restructuring and Development. Fall 2013.
Dr. Tamer Atef
3.Prepared and Submitted “Departmental Quality Assurance Action Plan” to the
Accreditation Committee, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University. Fall 2013. Dr. Tamer Atef.
4.Preparation of Tourism Department, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan
Qaboos University “Department Book Document”. Fall 2012 and Spring 2014. Dr.
Tamer Atef.
Others
1.Member of the “Best Thesis Award” reviewers’ committee for 7th World Graduate Research Conference in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure, Istanbul, Turkey, 3-8
June 2014. Dr Galal Afifi.
2.Joint Postgraduate supervision: Evaluation of Tourism areas by using GIS applications, Arabian Gulf University. Dr Yaqoob Al-Busaidi
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Community Service
The following table describes in brief community services in the Tourism Department
during the Academic Year 2013 - 2014
Department
Number
Workshops Attended
6
Workshops Given
2
-
5
Lectures
1
1
Media Interviews
-
Conferences & Seminars
4
Contest Judging
-
Consultancies
3
Alumni
1
6
3
Other Activities
13
Total
45
a. Workshops Attended
1.Development of Oman’s Tourism Strategy 2015-2040, Ministry of Tourism, March
2014. Dr Hamed Al-Azri.
2.The Symposium on: “Driving Institutional Effectiveness through Performance
Assessment: A Best Practice”. Organized by: SQU-Quality Assurance Office and
LiveText Inc., 19/03/2014. Dr Tamer Atef
3.Workshop on Increasing Productivity Solving Using Creative Tools Using TRIZ
Methodology, 18-19 March 2014 , Training Centre, SQU. Dr Yaqoob Al-Busaidi
4.Developing SMEs in Tourism, Al-Bustan Palace Hotel, Muscat, December 2013,
Ministry of Tourism, Dr Hamed Al-Azri
5.A workshop on END NOTE program, which was organized by Skills Development
Center, Bournemouth University, UK, 2013. Mrs. Huda AL-Balushi.
6.Attended an E-conference in Tourism, which was held by Bournemouth University, UK, 2013. Mrs. Huda AL-Balushi.
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b. Workshops Given
1.Participating as a “Tour Operators and Travel agencies” trainer in the UNWTO Executive Training Course: Tourism Principles and Practice for SCTA Licensed Operators in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 20 May – 3 June
2014. (Dr Galal)
2.Participated as UNWTO Expert for Accommodation Sector as part of the: “UNWTO Executive Training Courses on Tourism Principles and Practice for SCTA (Saudi Council for Tourism and Antiquities) Licensed Operators”, Held in Saudi Arabia,
20/05/2014 - 03/06/2014 (20-21-22 May in Riyadh, 25-26-27 in Dammam, 1-2-3
June in Jeddah). Dr Tamer Atef
c. Lectures
2.Invited by the College Accreditation Committee, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University to conduct a presentation on: “The Tourism Department Accreditation Process”, Fall 2013. Dr Tamer Atef.
d. Articles Published in the Press
1.Tourism and Travel Ethics, Al-Masar, SQU Press, 10 October 2013, p 9. (Dr. Yaqoob
Al-Busaidi).
e. Conferences and Seminars
1.Water and Sustainable Tourism Symposium, paper presented titled ‘Water Tourism Ethics’, organized by Oman Water Society, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, 24-25
September 2013.
2.Invitation as a Keynote Speaker, addressed the topic of “How to Create a Generation of Tourism Entrepreneurs, and the factors Affecting Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions”, The 1st Oman Tourism Investment Conference. Organized by
The Oman Chamber of Commerce. Al Bustan Palace Hotel, Muscat, Sultanate of
Oman, 30-31/12/2013. Dr Tamer Atef.
3.Participation in The International Day of Museum, 18 May 2014, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. Dr Yaqoob Al-Busaidi.
4.The 10th Annual International Conference on Tourism, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Titania Hotel, Athens, Greece, 9-12/06/2014.
Presented two papers titled “Why a Career in Tourism? Students’ employment
intentions and current employment trends in the Omani Tourism and Hospitality industry” and “Tale of the Two A Portrait of the Egyptian and Omani Women
Stature in Tourism and Hospitality” . Dr Tamer Atef and Dr Masooma Al-Balushi.
207
f. International Organizations
1.Recognized Members of UNWTO (the Department), (see www.themis.unwto.org).
2.Member of the Egyptian Tourism and Hotels Society. (Dr Tamer Atef)
3.Member of the Journal of the Arab Universities Association for Tourism and Hospitality.(Dr. Tamer Atef).
4.Member of I-CHRIE, The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Educational Institutions (Dr. Mohamed Abdul- Ghani , Dr. Tamer Atef).
5.Member of National Association of Interpretation, NAI, USA (Dr Yaqoob Al-Busaidi).
6.Member of the Association of Heritage Interpretation (AHI), UK, (Dr Yaqoob ALBusaidi).
g. Educational Organizations
1.Member of Themis Foundation, World Tourism Organization, Spain, from 29 May
2013 (the Department of Tourism).
2.Member of Board of Trustees of Oman Tourism College, Sultanate of Oman, May,
2011 to date. (Dr Masooma Al Balushi)
3.Academic Member of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)
Tourism and Management Research Units. Athens, Greece (Dr Masooma Al-Balushi and Dr. Tamer Atef)
h. Consultancies
1.External Reviewer: Appointed by Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA)
as an External Reviewer for Academic Programs. Dr. Tamer Atef.
2.Reviewed a tourism-related undergraduate program in Oman for the Ministry of
Higher Education (June 2014) Dr. Hamed Al-Azri.
3.Offering business strategy and marketing consultation on a continuous basis for
a small cake producer in Oman (www.facebook.com/sweetcreationsom), Dr.
Hamed Al-Azri.
i. Alumni
1.Social Media Communication (Facebook, E-mails)
j. Others
2.Sultan Qaboos University Distinguished Academic Award, 14th Celebration of
University Day, 04/05/2014. Dr Tamer Atef.
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3.Country Chair for the GBATA Seventeenth Annual International Conference
theme: Globalizing Businesses for the Next Century: Visualizing and Developing
Contemporary Approaches to Harness Future Opportunities. The Global Business
and Technology Association, Helsinki, Finland, July 7-11, 2014. Dr Tamer Atef.
4.A certificate of recognition for coordinating the Tourism Department accreditation file by the UNWTO TedQual program. Deanship of College of Arts and Social
Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Fall 2013. Dr Tamer Atef.
5.A member of the Committee for the Development of SMEs- Marketing, Ministry
of Tourism. Dr. Hamed Al-Azri.
6. A member of the Committee for the Development of Oman’s Tourism Strategy
2015-240 – Marketing, Ministry of Tourism, Dr Hamed Al-Azri.
7.A member of the Analysis Team for Oman Tourism Strategy 2015-2040, Ministry
of Tourism. Dr Yaqoob Al-Busaidi.
8. Committee Chairperson of MA Thesis defense, on 24 August 2014, Department
of Library and Information , College of Arts. Dr. Yaqoob Al-Busaidi.
9.Joint cooperation with the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of the
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, from October 2012 till today (SQU and
College Administration).
10. Member of Tourism & Property Investment, Oman Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman, from 9th of January 2010 to date. (Dr
Masooma Al Balushi).
11. Member of Tourism Guidance Committee – Omani Ministry of Tourism (Dr
Yaqoob Al Busaidi, Mrs. Andrea Wenke, Mrs. Agnes Bourgeois).
12. A member of University Faculty Club Committee, SQU (Dr. Mohamed AbdulGhani).
13. Coordinator for SQU in the French Embassy regarding scholarships in France
for Tourism students (Mrs. Agnes Bourgeois).
Student Activities
The table below illustrates the main activities performed by the Department of Tourism students in the academic year 2013 – 2014
NO
Activity
Date
Venue
Supervisor
1
French and German language
Courses for SQU students
Third-Sixth week
each semester
College of Arts and
Tourism Group
2
The Japanese Day
Week 2013 11
College of Arts, SQU
Tourism Group
3
Tourism Festival
Week 2013 11
College of Arts and
Tourism Group
4
Academic Day Program
May 2014
College of Arts
College of Arts
209
210
5
Khareef Festival
August 14/2013
Dhofar Governorate
Dhofar Municipality
6
Urdu Language workshop
December 2013
SQU
Dept. of Tourism
7
Baluchi Language workshop
December 2013
SQU
Dept of Tourism
8
Muscat Feastival
January 2014
Muscat
Muscat Municipality
9
Francophone Celebrations
7 April 2014
10
Participation in The International
Day of Museum
18 May 2014
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Heritage
11
College of Arts Event
Week 2014 7
College of Arts, SQU
College of Arts Groups
12
Summer Training
August-September
French & Germany
Department of
Tourism
Omani French Centre Language Activity Club
Department of Musicology
Department of Music and Musicology - Annual Report 2013/2014
Summary
The Department of Music and Musicology aspires to reach a local and regional position
of distinction and excellence in teaching music. It also seeks to interact and contribute
it the richness and diversity of world music. The Department’s mission is to provide a
rigorous university-level academic program in the field of music and musicology, covering its various branches (music, musicology, performance: playing on instruments,
singing and ethnomusicology). The program aims to provide the students with both
theoretical as well as practical background that is academically sufficient and practically adequate. Besides, the program aims to equip the students with the necessary
advanced technical and professional skills in the various areas of sophisticated musical
performance.
The program aims also to meet the needs of the Sultanate of Oman for qualified teachers who are technically and academically capable of teaching music in public schools.
It provides the training for students to play Arabic and Western instruments and create a research “nucleus” to help in developing interest in local traditional music and
laying the foundation for its collection, preservation, and then its reproduction in various artistic forms based on established scientific concepts. It also provides academic
training to the students to become music teachers in the Sultanate’s public schools
and fosters one of the most important aspects of one’s culture as a true and realistic
measure of the progress of the Omani society.
Teaching music in tertiary institutions is a pressing need. It is a constitutive factor of
students’ cultural identity and personality at a critical stage of their development. The
openness of university system and programs on artistic specializations is therefore an
act of guidance and awareness raising which triggers an influential generation of musicians that reconciles science with arts and personal skills. Thus, we are committed
to a musical education opened on other cultures with a view to consolidate musical
bilingualism. In this respect, the Department attaches a great importance to Arab music without negating western music which is systematically explored to guarantee the
acquisition of more than one musical language at the same time.
Table 1: Summary
212
Content
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Faculty
20
20
Support Staff
2
2
On-study leave
0
0
Total
22
22
Enrolment
143
143
Courses Offered
48
53
Graduate Program
Enrolment
0
0
Courses Offered
0
0
Theses completed
0
0
Research
Grants
0
-
Contracts
0
-
0
-
Consulting
Publications
Refereed Journals
2
-
Others
-
-
No
Name
Rank
Specialty
Research Interests
1
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
Assistant Professor
Ethnomusicology
Omani traditional music
2
Dr. Akram Nomir
Assistant Professor
Arabic Theory
-
3
Al Asaad Abbess
Music Trainer
Oud
-
4
Rosanna Dambrosio
Music Trainer
Theory
Musicology
5
Ferenc Toth
Music Trainer
Theory
-
6
Arina Egorova
Music Trainer
Piano
-
7
Irina Gvozdeva
Music Trainer
Violin
-
8
Saida Khalilova
Music Trainer
Piano
-
9
Livie Kolmanova
Music Trainer
Cello
-
10
Hisham Kordi
Music Trainer
Arabic Solfeggio
-
11
Monika Papai-Nagy
Music Trainer
Flute
-
12
Juvelle Lanquino
Coordinator
13
Yagut Mamedova
Music Trainer
Kanun
-
14
Vessela Marinova
Music Trainer
Solfeggio
-
15
Semah Sabrieva
Music Trainer
Solfeggio
-
16
Timea Sari
Music Trainer
Piano
Comparative Music-pedagogy
17
Shabnam Shikaliyeva
Music Trainer
Kanun
-
18
Daria Skryabina
Music Trainer
Violin
-
19
Maria Sulykos
Music Trainer
Violin, Viola
-
20
Aniya Tarzimanova
Music Trainer
Violin
-
21
Hassan Al Namani
Administrator
22
Vusala Yusuf
Music Trainer
-
Piano
-
213
Total
Study
Leave
On Duty
Visitors
Temporary
Music
Trainer
Demonstrator
Lecturer
Assistant
Professor
Associate
Professor
Professor
2. Statistics of Department
O N T O N T O N T O N T O N T O N T O N T O N T O N T PhD MA T O N T
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 20 0
0 0 1 19 20
3. Ratio of Faculty Members in relation to Number of Students
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
1:3
1:3
4. Committees
b. College Committees
214
Members
Sports Committee
Maria Sulykos
Social Committee
Daria Skryabina
Educational Supplies Committee
Aniya Tarzimanova
Examinations Committee
Al Asaad Abbes
Continuous Development and Quality Control
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
Curriculum and Study Plans Committee
Arina Egorova
Cultural & Media Committee
Timea Sari
Annual Reports Committee
Timea Sari
Academic Guidance and Counselling
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
College Board Committee
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
Library and Textbook Committee
Arina Egorova
Students Groups Committee
Daria Skryabina
Website Committee
Semah Sabrieva
Course Equivalence Committee
Dr. Akram Nomir
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
Safety and Security Committee
Irina Gvozdeva
Training and Community Service
Al Asaad Abbes
Semah Sabrieva
Graduate Studies Committee
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
semester
students
Fall 2013
143
Spring 2014
143
b. Courses Offered
– Fall 2013
NO
Code
Title
Instructor
1
MUSC4048
Analysis of Arabic Music 1
Dr. Akram Nomir
2
MUSC2034
Organology
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
3
MUSC3038
History of Western Music 1
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
4
MUSC3046
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
5
MUSC4062
Research & Graduation Project
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
6
MUSC1017
Intro. To Solfeggio and Theory of Western Music
Semah Sabrieva
7
MUSC2023
Solfeggio and Theory of Western Music 1
Vessela Marinova
8
MUSC2029
Vessela Marnova
9
MUSC3034
Semah Sabrieva
10
MUSC3042
Vessela Marinova
11
MUSC1016
Intro. to Optional Instrument Performance
12
MUSC2026
Music Optional Instrument Performance 1
13
MUSC2032
14
MUSC3037
15
MUSC3045
16
MUSC4046
17
MUSC4054
18
MUSC5010
19
MUSC4014
20
MUSC1015
Intro. to Basic Instrument Performance (piano)
21
MUSC2025
Music Basic Instrument Performance (piano) 1
22
MUSC2031
23
MUSC3036
24
MUSC3044
25
MUSC4045
26
MUSC4053
27
MUSC5009
28
MUSC5016
29
MUSC3039
History of Arabic Music 1
Dr. Akram Nomir
30
MUSC4056
Dr. Akram Nomir
31
MUSC2030
Solfeggio and Theory of Arabic Music 2
Dr. Akram Nomir
Al Asaad Abbess,
Shabnam Shikaliyeva,
Yagut Mamedova,
Irina Gvozdeva,
Monika Papai-Nagy,
Livie Kolmanova,
Maria Sulykos,
Aniya Tarzimanova,
Daria Skryabina
Ferenc To Arina Egorova,
Vusala Yusuf,
Saida Khalilova,
Timea Sari
215
32
MUSC3035
Dr. Akram Nomir
33
MUSC3043
Dr. Akram Nomir
34
MUSC4052
Sight reading and Dictation 1
Ferenc Toth
35
MUSC3040
Principals of Harmony
Rosanna Dambrosio
36
MUSC4060
Ferenc Toth
37
MUSC5013
Music Ensembles 1
Ferenc Toth
38
MUSC4047
Analysis of Western Music 1
Vessela Marinova
39
MUSC5015
Music Ensembles 2
Ferenc Toth
40
MUSC4051
Instrumentation and Orchestration 1
Ferenc Toth
41
MUSC2027
Arabic Singing 1
Hisham Kordi
42
MUSC2033
Arabic Singing 2
Hisham Kordi
43
MUSC4059
Principles of Counterpoint 2
Ferenc Toth
45
MUSC4044
Harmony 2
Rosanna Dambrosio
46
MUSC4061
Harmony 3
Rosanna Dambrosio
47
MUSC5008
Harmony 4
Rosanna Dambrosio
48
MUSC4507
Film Music
Rosanna Dambrosio
49
MUSC4501
Aural Training Skills
Timea Sari
Spring 2014
216
NO
Code
Title
Instructor
1
MUSC5012
Sociology of Music
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
2
MUSC4056
Dr. Akram Nomir
3
MUSC3039
History of Arabic Music 1
Dr. Akram Nomir
4
MUSC4062
Research and Graduation Project
Dr. Majid Al harthy
5
MUSC3038
Ferenc Toth
6
MUSC4507
Film Music
Rosanna Dambrosio
7
MUSC1017
Intro. To Solfeggio and Theory of Western Music
Vessela Marinova
8
MUSC2023
Semah Sabrieva
9
MUSC2029
Semah Sabrieva
10
MUSC3034
Vessela Marinova
11
MUSC 3042
Semah Sabrieva
12
MUSC1016
Intro. to Optional Instrument Performance
13
MUSC2026
14
MUSC2032
15
MUSC3037
16
MUSC3045
17
MUSC4046
18
MUSC4054
19
MUSC5010
20
MUSC5014
Al Asaad Abbess,
Shabnam Shikaliyeva,
Yagut Mamedova,
Irina Gvozdeva,
Monika Papai-Nagy,
Livie Kolmanova,
Maria Sulykos,
Aniya Tarzimanova,
Daria Skryabina
21
MUSC1015
Intro. to Basic Instrument Performance (piano)
22
MUSC2025
23
MUSC2031
24
MUSC3036
25
MUSC3044
26
MUSC4045
27
MUSC4053
28
MUSC5009
29
MUSC5016
30
MUSC2024
Dr. Akram Nomir
31
MUSC4049
Ferenc Toth
32
MUSC3035
Dr. Akram Nomir
33
MUSC3043
Dr. Akram Nomir
34
MUSC4052
Semah Sabrieva
35
MUSC4060
Ferenc Toth
36
MUSC3048
Harmony 1
Rosanna Dambrosio
37
MUSC4061
Harmony 3
Rosanna Dambrosio
38
MUSC5008
Harmony 4
Rosanna Dambrosio
39
MUSC2028
Computer Applications in Music
Rosanna Dambrosio
40
MUSC4059
Ferenc Toth
41
MUSC4055
Analysis of Western Music 2
Vessela Marinova
42
MUSC3041
Fundamentals of Musical Composition
Rosanna Dambrosio
43
MUSC4057
Instrumentation and Orchestration 2
Ferenc Toth
45
MUSC5013
Music Ensembles 1
Ferenc Toth
46
MUSC2035
Musical Acoustics
Rosanna Dambrosio
47
MUSC3049
Development of the Language of Western Music
Vessela Marinova
48
MUSC4050
Musicology & Seminar
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
49
MUSC4058
Omani Traditional Music
Dr. Majid Al Harthy
50
MUSC2027
Arabic Singing 1
Hisham Kordi
51
MUSC2033
Arabic Singing 2
Hisham Kordi
52
MUSC5015
Music Ensembles 2
Ferenc Toth
53
MUSC4501
Aural Training Skills
Timea Sari
54
MUSC5011
Philosophy & Aesthetics of Music
Timea Sari
Arina Egorova,
Vusala Yusuf,
Saida Khalilova,
Timea Sari
6. Research
a. Publications
The table below summarizes research activities in the department of Music and Musicology during the academic year 2013 – 2014:
217
Number
Journal Papers
2
Research Projects
-
Books
Authored
Edited
Chapters in Books
-
3
Total
5
b. Refereed Journal Papers
1-Vusala Yusif (Amirbayova). (2013). Journal of Science. The Issue of Artistic Content of the Music in the Creativity of Fikrat Amirov. Azerbaijan, Baku
2.Saida Khalilova. (2014). Modern Culture and Education. The Development of
Azerbaijan Art. Azerbaijan, Baku
c. Conference Papers (Published in Proceedings)
1. Khalilove, Saida (2013) The Actual Azerbaijani Specific Problems. International
Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan 5-6-7.05.2013
2. Khalilove, Saida (2013) Elmira Alyeba as a Representative of the Azerbaijani Piano
Music. University of Languages, Baku, Azerbaijan
19-20.12.2013.
3. Egorova, Arina (2014) Identity Studies. International Music Conference, Vienna,
Austria 26-27.07.2014
The following table describes in brief the community services in the Music Department during the academic year 2013 - 2014
218
Department
Number
Workshops Attended
1
Workshops Given
1
-
2
Lectures
3
3
Media Interviews
-
Seminars
1
Contest Judging
-
Consultancies
-
Alumni
-
-
-
Others
9
Total
20
a. Workshops Given by the Department
1- Middle Eastern Music Ensemble Directed by Dr. Anne K. Rasmussen
2- Arabic Music Concert and Workshop 06.01.2014 SQU Cultural Center, Al Fahm Hall
b. Miscellaneous Services within and outside SQU
1.Monika Papai-Nagy, Timea Sari “Around the World - A musical Journey”, 25.02.2014
SQU Staff Club
2.Arina Egorova, Aniya Tarzimanova, Daria Skryabina, Livie Kolmanova “Christmas
Concert”, 17.12.2013 SQU Staff Club
3.Arina Egorova, Aniya Tarzimanova, Daria Skryabina, “SQU Family Day Concert”,
21.03.2014 SQU Staff Club
4.Irina Gvozdeva, Maria Sulykos, Vusala Yusif, Shabnam Shikhaliyeva “Classical
Concert” 2014 January SQU, Staff Club
5.Al Asaad Abbess, Juvelle Languino, Maria Sulykos, Saida Khalilova, Shabnam Shikhaliyeva “Francophonie reception” 2014, April French Embassy
6.Arina Egorova “Master Classes and Piano Performance on Concert” 28.0701.08.2014 Royal Conservatory, Glasgow
7.Rosanna Damrosio “Performance Pre-talk” Bellini: The Capulets and The Montagues 2014, March Royal Opera House Oman
The table below illustrates all students activities done by Music students during the
academic year 2013 – 2014
219
Activity
220
Date
Venue
Supervisor
Middle Eastern Music Ensemble,
Arabic Music Concert and Workshop
06.01.2014
SQU Cultural Centre
Al Fahm Hall
Dr. Anne K.
Rasmussen
Tawasul College of Arts and Social Sciences
Conference
2014 April
Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah
Resort & Spa
-
Summer Training and Workshop with musicians
of ROSO
2014 June
Royal Opera House
Muscat
-
Performing at ‘Open House Day’
17.05.2014
Royal Opera House
Muscat
-
Royal Opera House Muscat in Career Fair 2014.
11- 13.03.2014
-

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