APQN Database of Consultants
Hesham
Nominated By: Tariq Alsindi
Nominee Application Form: Part A
Title: Doctor
Family Names(s): Al Ammal
Mailing Address: Dept. of Computer Science
University of Bahrain
P.O. Box 32038
University of Bahrain
P.O. Box 32038
Country: Bahrain
Office Telephone: +973 17438088
Office Fax: +973 17449173
Residence Telephone: +973 39437426
Email: heshaaam@gmail.com
Nationality/Citizenship: Bahrain
Date of Birth: 22-12-1966
Current Position: Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Current Employer: University of Bahrain
Please indicate your fluency levels in various languages (Comma Separated)
Fluent in Reading: English, Arabic
Fluent in Writing: English, Arabic
Fluent in Speaking: English, Arabic
Academic Qualifications and Training
1. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: PhD,University of Warwick, UK,2000
2. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: MSc,Louisiana State University, USA,1993
3. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: BSc,King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia,1991
4. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: EFQM Assessor,EFQM, Belgium,2010
Nominee Application Form: Part B
Areas:
- Institutional quality assurance reviews / audits
- Program reviews / accreditations
- General QA consultancy
Specialisations:
- Internal QA of institutions
- Self study guidance to institutions
- External review of institutions
- Quality Indicators and benchmarks
- Institutional assessment
- Institutional accreditation
- Student feedback and surveys
- Research assessment
Examples of Experience: National & International Consultations / Audit / Review
1. Brief Description: Preparations for ABET accreditation for 6 Engineering programs
Institution/City/Country: University of Bahrain/Sakheer/Bahrain
Date: 2007
Type of Experience:
- Programme Review / Accreditation
2. Brief Description: Managing preparations for ABET accreditation for 3 IT programs and writing of self-study report
Institution/City/Country: University of Bahrain/Sakheer/Bahrain
Date: 2010
Type of Experience:
- Programme Review / Accreditation
3. Brief Description: Creation of internal quality assurance process at the University of Bahrain
Institution/City/Country: University of Bahrain/Sakheer/Bahrain
Date: 2009
Type of Experience:
- Institutional Audit / Assessment
- Programme Review / Accreditation
4. Brief Description: Institutional Review using EFQM model of government sector organizations
Institution/City/Country: Bahrain Center for Excellence, PM Court, Government of Bahrain
Date: 2010
Type of Experience:
- Institutional Audit / Assessment
Nominee Application Form: Part C
Please write a professional profile of 500 words.
Professional Summary Description: Dr. Hesham received his PhD in Computer Science in 2000 from the University Warwick. In 1993 he received his Masters of Science degree in system sciences from the University of Louisiana. He received his Bachelorâ??s degree in computer engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Since 2000, he has been teaching courses ranging from Automata and Formal Languages to Computer and Network Security and Discrete Mathematics at University of Bahrain. While teaching at UOB Dr. Hesham thoroughly prepared his presentations, developed and taught many different courses with well-thought-out projects and hands-on laboratories and established a very good record as a teacher. Dr. Hesham has more than 10 years of professional experience. He is a member of ACM for more than 18 years. rn rnFrom 2003 to 2007 he served as the Chair of the Computer Science Department. He developed the B.Sc. in Computer Science curriculum at the University of Bahrain. While serving as the Chair he modernized the curriculum, created new laboratories for programming languages, computer architecture and operating systems, expanded and hired new faculty members, increased the quality of teaching, established professional network and revitalized the department. Since 2005 he Chaired the Departmental Accreditation Committee for ABET accreditation. He has been providing the leadership and working on ABET accreditation preparations for the Engineering and Information Technology programs at the University of Bahrain. His continued interest in creating, revising, modernizing and developing courses indicate a lifetime commitment to quality education. rn rnDr. Hesham is the Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation at the only national university in Bahrain. He designed the internal quality assurance processes within the University and coordinates accreditation activities and institutional reviews. He participated in several program reviews and lead the efforts for two institutional review preparations from AUQA in 2007 and from the Bahraini QAAET in 2010.rnrnWithin the Bahrain Center for Excellence, he participated in the review of several ministries and government organizations using the BCE criteria. In 2010 he was certified as an EFQM assessor.
Documents Submitted
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