Tasks of the Vice Deanship of Academic Affairs
- Supervise the development of academic programs and assess educational outcomes.
- Supervise the implementation of rules and regulations pertinent to university-level courses and exams.
- Supervise units affiliated with the deanship.
- Supervise the planning of class schedules in academic departments in coordination with other colleges, and in collaboration with the Dean of Admissions and Registration and the class schedule committees.
- Supervise the distribution of students across the college departments in coordination with the departments.
- Supervise final examination progression and examination committee formulations. This is done in coordination with academic departments and Head of Admissions and Registration.
- Supervise the implementation of admission and transfer regulations from and to the college, as well as between academic departments.
- Head committees within deanship and communicate reports to concerned departments.
- Manage course transfer equivalency.
- Supervise leave and absence applications, as well as add and drop processes for university-level students in accordance with the set rules and regulations.
- Supervise graduation lists
- Supervise orientation week activities within colleges.
- Direct and guide students and help solve academic performance problems in coordination with student guidance centres.
- Provide the Dean with progress reports of affiliated units in accordance with tasks and difficulties in a periodic manner.
- Facilitate coordination among college departments in fields of relevance.
- Maintain website updates regarding the Vice Deanship and affiliated administrative units.
- Carry out tasks delegated by the Dean.
Vice Deanship of Academic Affairs units
Admissions and Registration Unit
This unit is to help university students to do registration of courses, to resolve any issues related to students’ enrollment, to follow up on requests for postponement, apology, re-registration, change of specialization and equivalency.
Schedules and Examinations Unit
- Schedules
This unit is responsible to prepare the schedules for all departments in the college, set the courses for each semester, and to upload it on the students’ information system.
- Exams
This unit manages, organizes, and follows up quality evaluation of students’ performance in the colleges’ departments as well as supervising exams to ensure validity and integrity.
Academic Program Development Unit
This unit aims at developing degree requirements for academic programs and performing periodic updates to keep up with scientific developments and labor market demands.
Academic Counselling Unit
This unit focuses on forming a good relationship between the students and faculty members through guidance programs. Most of the higher education foundations depend on the experiences of the teaching staff in guiding students through their academic needs. They guide students in choosing their specializations, Also, support them with suggestions and advice, which help students improve their learning achievements, overcoming their academic problems, knowing their potentials, developing the special abilities of every one of them and benefitting from the experiences and the available services at the University.
Students’ Affairs Unit
- Activity Committee
The college provides students with a weekly activity on Tuesdays from 10 to 12 and there are no lectures scheduled during this time of the day.
- Challenge Program
The concept of this program is based on having teams who compete throughout the semester during the activity period and the winning team receives rewards around 5000 SAR at the end of the term and various weekly prizes.
- Educational Club
The college is the headquarters of the students’ club at the university. It includes a group of students who are interested in education and it organizes lectures and events specialized in this area.
- Lectures and Seminars
The college holds many lectures and courses aimed at raising the student’s culture and personal skills which are announced at the beginning of each semester.
- Sports Activities
The Activity Unit holds many sport activities such as football and volleyball during the activity period or in the evenings.
- Students’ Excuses Committee
This committee is concerned with assessing students’ excuses by either accepting or rejecting them. It also announces a clear policy about the absence of students and the mechanism for giving their excuses in detail. The committee will review the list of students’ excuses and improve them when needed.
E-Learning Unit
The unit implements strategies that helps faculty members and students in the use of the E-learning and educational technology on the internet. Additionally, it develops and delivers E-learning courses to ensure that all courses and programs run successfully.
Test Quality Assessment Unit
The unit helps to enhance the level of tests and assessment in the college and coordinates with the center of quality assessment and tests in order to implement the University policies in this area.
Contact Us
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Abdulla Saad Hassan Al-Qahtani
Phone: 32379
Email: cedd.vdaa@iau.edu.sa
