New Mechanism to Hone up Skills of Female Graduates: Dean 

      The new action plan of the college of business administration will provide high-caliber female students to meet the labor market administrative and economic needs, says Dr. Abeer Al-Rashid, dean of business administration college, in an interview, with Resalah newspaper.   

Resalah: Could you tell us about your future vision?

Dr. Abeer: The college of business administration will be a research applied college based upon Islamic principles within three years.  

Resalah: What are the strengths and weaknesses with the college?

Dr. Abeer: The strengths run as follows: the college is able to meet the current and future labor market needs; most students are serious and of great aspirations; and most college members of staff are keen on quality despite the weak potentials. The weaknesses are the college depends on the MA holders; the holders of PhDs are no more than 16%;  few faculty members to teach students, and the poor potentials of the college as offices, halls, premises and labs. 

Resalah: What are the most remarkable accomplishments you have achieved?

Dr. Abeer: The best use of available resources; re-ordering the distribution process of resources and works assigned; working out new disciplines to make the daily routines easier; forging student panels and work teams; and establishing a database for  the college. 

Resalah: What are the hindrances that face you up?

Dr. Abeer: The classrooms are located so far from faculty members' studies, so faculty members cannot communicate closely with the students; no financial resources to establish the college website - it was made by collective efforts;  and the low morale of the staff members which affect on the students negatively.  

Resalah: Who is held responsible for students with poor level: faculty members, students, or curricula?

Dr. Abeer: The education process is a product of an interaction between the students and the faculty members. Both of them are held responsible in the process. A college management is the third party to blame. 

Resalah: Students suffer from no on-the-job training off-campus. What shall you do?

Dr. Abeer: The college is currently working on activating on-the-job training for next academic year graduates. 

Resalah: How could you solve the problem of having few faculty members?

Dr. Abeer: The college is making interviews with faculty members to hire the qualified ones as per the instructions of Dr. Abdullah Al-Othman, KSU rector. 

Resalah: There is a big gap between curricula and de facto challenges? How to bridge it?

Dr. Abeer: The gap is bridged via conducting on-the-job training; disseminating the culture of dialogue instead of memorizing, and honing up skills of analysis. 

Resalah: Suppose you want to send three messages.  To whom shall you send?

Dr. Abeer:  To  KSU management saying, "Keep on supporting female students departments and make the female faculty members join the forged committees";

To Faculty members, saying, "Contribute to development process and disseminate the optimism atmosphere on campus";

To students, "Be objective when giving opinions on the university.| 

Resalah: What is the management disease you are suffering?

Dr. Abeer: Malfunction. 

Resalah: Women working in  hospital were subject to ferocious criticism. How could you defend women since you worked for King Faisal Hospital before?

Dr. Abeer: I think the development process will continue with women, and regulations supporting women work will soon be enacted. The regulations will help a woman strike a balance between her roles as  a mother, a wife, and a worker.