The Vice Deanship of Academic Affairs is a fundamental component of the College of Computer and Information Sciences. Its various departments and units oversee the educational process and ensure the quality of its programs, contributing to the achievement of the college's vision and mission in preparing outstanding women in terms of scientific, research, and technical skills within an interactive learning environment, managed by qualified competencies. This is in alignment with the vision of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University through community and global partnerships. The agency is also responsible for providing and overseeing an appropriate educational environment, including classrooms and specialized laboratories, both administratively and technically, to deliver theoretical lectures and practical training according to the highest academic standards.
Key Responsibilities of the Vice-Deanship for Academic Affairs:
1. Supervising the preparation of the annual plan for the College's Academic Affairs Agency and following up on its implementation after approval.2. Overseeing the implementation of the regulations and policies governing study and examination procedures for the undergraduate level, and ensuring their proper application by the academic units within the college.3. Supervising all academic programs offered by the college.4. Monitoring the educational process within the college and providing an appropriate learning environment that supports high-quality and distinguished education.5. Proposing new academic programs for the college or enhancing existing ones in coordination with the academic departments, and following up on their implementation after obtaining the necessary approvals.6. Supervising the work of quality committees, including program quality assurance, examinations, evaluation, and curriculum development.7. Overseeing the implementation of the college's Quality Management System and ensuring compliance with academic accreditation standards.
Departments and Units Affiliated with the Vice-Deanship for Academic Affairs:
1. Department of Educational Affairs
- Follow up on registration, schedules, and submit reports.
- Conduct field visits to training entities and submit reports to the Field Training Unit in the Academic Programs Department.
- Monitor the progress of exams and submit reports.
- Monitor the progress of the educational process and submit reports.
- Submit maintenance requests for classroom equipment to the responsible department and define the start and end dates of the semester to ensure classroom readiness.
- Prepare an academic advising plan in collaboration with academic departments and follow up on its implementation.
- Supervise the New Student Program.
- Activate the work of educational process committees.
2. Department of Teaching and Learning Quality Management Office
- Preparing the Teaching and Learning Quality management Office annual plan and following up on its implementation after approval.
- Contributing to the preparation of the college’s executive plans through its membership in the Strategic Development Committee at the college.
- Participating in verifying compliance with academic accreditation standards in academic programs developed through its membership in the Academic Programs Development Committee at the college.
- Promoting excellence in teaching and learning and building the capacities of the college's staff in coordination with the Teaching and Learning Excellence Program.
- Promoting the culture of quality and academic accreditation and nominating faculty members for internal and external training courses in the field of quality assurance and teaching and learning, in coordination with the Deanship of Quality and Development.
- Ensuring the fulfillment of quality assurance and academic accreditation requirements for all college programs and archiving them electronically.
- Following up on continuous development and improvement processes for all college programs.
- Any other tasks assigned within the scope of specialization.
3. Department of Laboratories and Learning Resources
- Supervising the college laboratories and continuously inventorying their contents, evaluating the condition of the equipment, and ensuring periodic maintenance in coordination with the university’s Equipment and Laboratories Unit.
- Supervising the implementation of safety procedures in the laboratories in coordination with the Safety Department and Radiation Control Department.
- Supervising the college library and providing and updating references as needed by the college, in coordination with the central library.
- Preparing schedules and organizing internal and external bookings for laboratories and equipment.
- Organizing necessary training sessions before using the laboratories and equipment.
- Providing laboratory needs for consumables and chemicals by submitting requests for requirements.
- Providing multiple information sources related to educational needs.
4. E-Learning and Distance Learning Unit
- Monitoring and compiling electronic courses within the college.
- Providing contact information for members and coordinators of electronic courses.
- Supporting course coordinators in case of technical problems.
- Working to raise awareness about e-learning among all college affiliates, including faculty members and students.
- Addressing initial inquiries from members and students and directing them to communicate with the technical support of the university's e-learning administration through available channels to resolve issues.
- Maintaining continuous communication with the e-learning management representative and reporting any problems or difficulties within the college.
- Submitting periodic reports on course development and activation to the e-learning administration.
- Coordinating and organizing introductory and orientation meetings for students.
