Vice Presidency for Development and Quality

About

Brief Introduction

The Vice-Presidency of Academic Development and Quality was established after the final approval of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Prime Minister, and the Chairman of the Council of Higher Education during the 65th Meeting of the Higher Education Council held on 3/7/1423 AH (10/09/2002 AD)

Vision and Mission

Vision: To play a leading role in developing and improving Higher Education.

Mission: To utilize various resources of the University to develop Higher Education in accordance with international quality standards in order to achieve the goals of the University and its developmental requirements.

Strategic Goals

To spread the culture of effective quality among the university employees and units.
To improve the level of institutional performance in the university.
To develop the quality of academic programs.
To achieve the world-class standard in planning and quality.
To ensure and employ effective community participation in all quality related tasks.

Main Values

The main values of the vice-presidency are comprised of fundamental ethical concepts which enhance team awareness, in the practices of the individual and in the vice-presidency's system and procedures to reach our purpose efficiently. They are considered as the internal guidelines that enhance the vice-presidency 's efficiency. These values are:

Commitment.
Quality.
Honesty.
Cooperation.
Excellency.
Teamwork.
Transparency.

Vice President of Academic Development and Quality

Name: Dr. Merzin Awdah Al-Shahrani

Specialization: Applied Linguistics

Current Job: King Khalid University Vice President for Academic Development and Quality

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

E-Mail: Mralshahrani@kku.edu.sa

Academic

1. Ph.D. Applied Linguistics (2011), College of Linguistics Newcastle University, Australia.

2. M.D. Applied Linguistics (2006), College of Arts, Sidney University, Australia.

3. Bachelor of English Arts (1997), College of Language and Translation, King Saud University, KSA.

Professional Experience

1. Vice – president for Development and Quality- King Khalid University, 1438H- till now

2. Vice-president for Projects – King Khalid University, 1440H – till now.

3. Dean of Academic Development and Quality , King Khalid University, 1435-1438H.

4. Vice dean of Academic Development and Quality, King Khalid University, 1433-1435.

5. President of the Saudi Society for Quality-Asir Region, 1437H till now.

6. Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, College of Language and Translation, King Khalid University, Since 1433H.

7. Coordinator of King Khalid University at Ministry of Education for Achievement of Vision 2030.

8. Executive Director of the Strategic Plan Project, 1/8/1435 – 1/1/1438.

9. General Secretary of Excellence Awards at King Khalid University 4/3/1435H – till now.

10. Executive Director of AFAQ plan at King Khalid University, 12/4/1435 – 1/1/1438.

11. Chairman of Quality Assurance Committee of studying plans and curriculums.

Workshop and Training

1. Strategic Plan

Se.	Name of Training Course	Place of training course	date
1	Role of University in Achievement of Kingdom Vision 2030	Dubai	17-28/1/1438
2	Strategic plan at Saudi Universities as Requirement of Knowledge Socity	Hail University	17/2/1436
3	Career Education and development	Ministry of Labor - Riyadh	26/11/1435
4	Strategic Plan in Higher Education	Turkey -Istanbul	1-14/8/2014

2. TOT

Se.	Name of Training Course	Training Time
1	TOT Certificate From NCAAA	12 Hr.
2	Certified Trainer from the Gulf Council for Human Development (TOT)	30 Hr.
3	Certified Trainer from professional Academic for Training	30 Hr.
4	Certified Trainer from Canada Global Center	30 Hr.
5	Chairman of external reviewers committee - Ministry of Education to evaluate the global technical college at Mahayel Asir governorate	Second semester 1438-1439

3. Domain of Quality and Academic Accreditation (Institutional /program)

Se	Name of Training Course	Place of training course	date
1	Teaching for understanding putting deep learning at the heart of pedagogy	King Khalid University	01-02/06/1433 22-23/04/2012
2	Establishing learning communities of Academic staff-improving the quality and consistency of teaching in university setting	King Khalid University	03-04/06/1433 24-25/04/2012
3	Quality Assurance and Institutional and program Evaluation	NCAAA	16-17/11/1433 02-03/10/2012
4	Quality of Students Assessment	British Council- Abha	21-22/12/1433 06-07/11/2012
5	Improving Course Assessment through Effective Planning	King Saud University	01/04/1434 11/02/2013
6	Third Conference for Quality of Higher Education	Dammam University - Dammam	17-19/06/1434 27-29/04/2013
7	Excellence in undergraduates Education	Academic Leadership in Higher Education- Abha	27-28/06/1434 07-08/05/2013
8	The Annual Forum for University Teaching: Learning Outcomes Assessment	King Saud University- Riyadh	28-29/03/1434 09/12/2013
9	Institutional Self-Evaluation Report	NCAAA - Jedah	12-13/07/1434 25-26/12/2013
10	Mechanism of Achieving Quality at New Universities according to mutual experiences.	Baha University - Baha	01-02/06/1435 01-02/04/2014
11	The Essential Academic Leaders	Ministry of Higher Education- Center of Academic Leadership- Riyadh	13-24/06/1435 13-14/04/2014
12	Measurement of program learning outcomes	Ministry of Higher Education - Riyadh	26/12/1435
13	First Meeting - Deans of quality and academic accreditation at Saudi Universities	Majmah University	26/01/1436
14	Prepare External Reviewers –EEC.	EEC	05-07/04/1438
15	Standards of academic accreditation	NCAAA	27/2/1439
16	Requirement of achieving quality and institutional accreditation	NCAAA	4/5/1439
17	Role of academic leadership in supporting and ensuring quality at the higher education	NCAAA	1-2/3/1440

4. International workshops

Se	Name of Training Course	Place of training course	date
1	Programme and Courses Learning Outcomes based on NQF	NCAAA and Britich Council- Riyadh	18-19/05/1433 10-11/04/2012
2	Canada International Conference on Education	University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada	18-21/06/2012
3	Leadership in Higher Education	Cardiff University- Cardiff- UK	02-06/07/2012
4	Research methods and Publication Techniques	Cardiff School of Education- UK	19-23/08/1433 09-13/07/2012
5	Conference of Language Brain and Behaviour	University of Canterbury – Christchurch- New Zealand	04-06/03/1434 16-18/01/2013
6	Academic Leadership in Higher Education	Cardiff University- Cardiff- UK	10-14/06/2013
7	Strategic Approach for Mentoring and Coaching in Higher Education	Cardiff University- Cardiff- UK	17-21/06/2013
8	The European Conference on the Social Sciences 2013	The International Academic Forum, Brighton: UK	25/08/1434 04/07/2013
9	The European Conference on the Language Learning 2014	Brighton, UK	05-13/07/2013
10	The 3rd combined ALANZ and ALAA Conference in 2013	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	23-25/1/1435 27–29/11/2013
11	The 4th QS-MAPLE conference Global Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education	Khalifa University- Abh Dhabi	06-08/07/1435 06-08/05/2014
12	Business Conference & Education Conference	San Francisco, CA,USA	07-11/10/1435 03-07/08/2014
13	Strategic planning in Higher Education	Turkey - Istanbul	10-14/10/1435 10-14/08/2014
14	Language and Society conference, Applied Linguistics Conference	University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand	25/11/2014
15	Measurement and Evaluation in Higher Education	Turkey - Istanbul	11/10/1436

5. Miscellaneous workshops

Se	Name of Training Course	Place of training course	date
1	Conflict Management Workshop	Academic Leadership Center, Alkhobar, KSA19	08-09/02/1434 11-12/12/2013
2	The 5^th. International Exhibition & Conference in Higher Education	The Ministry of Higher Education- Riyadh	15-18/06/1436 15-18/04/2014
3	Ninth Conference of Research	King Khalid University - ABHA	14/05/1434
4	TOT	NCAAA – Riyadh	03-04/04/1435
5	Career Education and development	Ministry of Labor – Riyaadh	26/11/1435
6	National Symposium on "Present and Future of English in Saudi Arabia: Research Concerns"	King Khalid University, Abha	24-25/12/1435
7	Enhancing the self-efficacy of Saudi universities and diversifying funding resources	KFUPM	22/06/1437
8	Role of Saudi Universities in Activating Kingdom Vision 2030	ALQassim University	13-14/04/1438

Publications

Alshahrani, M & Alshahrani, A. (2015). Investigation of Anxiety among Elementry School Students towards Foreign language learning. Studies in Literature and language, Vol. 10 (6), 29-40.
Alshahrani, M. (2016). The level of anxiety on the achievment of the Saudi EFL learners. Arab World English Journal, Vol.7(3), 65-76.
Alshahrani, M. (2016). A brif historical perspective of English in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Vol. 26, 43-47.
Alshahrani, M. (2017). Code Switching of Saudi English Teachers in Foreign Languag Classroom. KKU Humantities Journal.

Scientific Conferences

Alshahrani, M. ( 2014). Native English speaker teachers versus non-native English speaker teachers in King Khalid university: Myths and reality. The European Conference on Language learning, Brighton, UK.