CURRICULUM VITAE DR.HAFIDHA SULEIMAN AHMED ALBARASHDI
PART 1: PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Hafidha Suleiman Ahmed AlBarashdi Contact Information: Ministry of Education, Department of Career Guidance. P.O. Box (3) Postal Code (329) Al-Rustaq/ Sultanate of Oman. GSM: (00968) 99434145 Email/ [email protected] Present Position: Career Guidance Supervisor Area of Specialization: Information Studies, Educational psychology https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hafidha_Al-Barashdi http://hafidha-albarashdi.weebly.com/cv.html PART 2: EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION 2.1. Education PhD. Information Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, 2015 M.S. Educational Psychology, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, 2006 B.A. Home Economics, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, 2000 Other: IELTS=6.5 IC3 2.2. Employment Information 2016-PRESENT: Career Guidance Supervisor 2012- 2015: PhD student and assistant teacher at Department of Information Studies, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University. 2007-2012: Career Guidance Supervisor, Ministry of Education- Directorate General of education at south Batinah. 2006-2004: Life Skills Teacher, Ministry of Education- Asia Bint Muzahem School Class (5-12). 2003-2000: Home Economics Teacher, Ministry of Education- Asia Bint Muzahim School Class (5-12). 2.3. Areas Of Interest Smartphone addiction SNS addiction Quntitative and Qualitative Research Methods PART 3: AWARDS & RECOGNITION 3.1. Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation for: Best Paper Awarded: Award for the Best Paper "DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SMARTPHONE ADDICTION QUESTIONNAIRE (SPAQ)" Presented during the 2nd international Conference "Trends in Multidisciplinary Business and Economic Research (TMBER-2015). March 25-26, 2015. Bangkok, Thailand. Year Best Employee: Best Employee at Directorate General Of Education In South Batinah, May 10, 2012. Teacher day: Ministry of Education Celebration on Teacher day. May 22, 2011, Albustan, Sultanate of Oman Best Paper Awarded: Winning the Second Price on the Educational Research Competition. May 22, 2010, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Teacher day: Directorate General of Education in South Batinah Celebration on Teacher day. February 11, 2011, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman Effective Participation on the Educational Forum: on the MOE Web Site. May, 2010, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Best Instructional Tools: Winning the first Price in the Best Instructional Tools Competition. May 8, 2004, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman Best Instructional Room: Winning the Second Price in the Best Instructional Room Competition. May 8, 2004, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman Best Life Skills Project: Winning the First Price in the Best Life Skills Project Competition. May 8, 2004, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman Teacher Day: Directorate General of Education in South Batinah Celebration on Teacher Day, February 24 , 2003, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman Teacher Day: Ministry of Education Celebration on Teacher day, February 24 , 2003, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Best Life Home Economics Project: Winning the First Price on the Home Economics Competition. May 6, 2003, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman Best Life Home Economics Project: Winning the First Price on the Home Economics Competition. May 20, 2002, Al-Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman 3.2. letters of Appreciation for: Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for my efforts in conducting A Research "Training program on using Creative Thinking Skills in developing Traditional Palm leave Crafts in South Batinah Governorate, From Career Guidance Specialist view". April 10, 2011. Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for my efforts in conducting two project of: Career Instructional Games and E-training for Career Guidance Specialist. May 8, 2011. International Center of Career Guidance, Ministry of Education for my efforts in conducting two studies, one about Career Decision -Making, and the second about Career Instructional Games. June 22, 2009. Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for my efforts in Appling a practical lessons and participation on workshops of Life Skills Subject. May 7, 2007. Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for my efforts in conducting a Project about Anemia Prevention among Teenagers. January 11, 2005. 3.3.Certificate of Participating From: Ministry of Trading and Industry for participating on Investor Program. October 22-26, 2011 Sultan Qaboos University, College of Education for participating The First conference for master degree Graduated Student of Psychology Department. March 13, 2010 Shall Company for participating on" Career Awareness Program". March 15, 2010 Al Rashid Training Center for organizing a "Concept Map workshop". January 5, 2010 Happy family center for participating on "Scientific Searching Skills Program". February 25, 2009 International Center of Career Guidance, Ministry of Education for participating on "The Important of Labor Market Information for career Guidance program". June 6-10, 2009. Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for participating on "The Fifth conference for teachers in the Governance of South Batinah". April 4, 2007. Excellent Center for participating on "Assistant Practitioner of NLP program" . February 13-16, 2007. 9.Excellent Center for participating on "Diploma in NLP". November 27-30, 2006 Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for participating on "The Fourth Conference for Teachers in the Governance of South Batinah". April 4, 2006 Directorate General of Education in South Batinah for participating on "Life Skills Workshop". June 25-28,2006 Brain Power Training Center for participating on "The Management of Training Process program". December 5-7, 2006. British Council for participating on "Intermediate 1A English course". April15 to May29, 2002. PART 4: TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY 4.1.Assistant Teacher for these Courses: INF04410 Information Marketing and Economics, Fall 2012, with Prof. Abdelmajid Bouazza INFO5190 Medical Information Services, Spring 2013, with Prof. Abdelmajid Bouazza INF04410 Information Marketing and Economics, Fall 2013, with Prof. Abdelmajid Bouazza INFO4440 Fundamentals of knowledge management, Spring 2014, with Prof. Abdelmajid Bouazza 4.2.Teacher For The Practical Part for these Courses: INFO2410 Information and Communication Technology, Fall 2014, with D. Jamal Mattar Yousuf Al-Salmi INFO 3300 Internet Network, Spring 2015, with D. Naifah Saleem PART5: CONTINUING EDUCATION: WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES 1.Workshops: I am active in attending workshops and training programs. Examples of workshops training programs include: April 30, 2015-" How to Defend your Thesis?", SQU, Deanship of postgraduate studies. April 12, 2015-"Citations according to APA style", SQU, Deanship of postgraduate studies. April 13, 2014-" Setting curriculum vita electronic Website", SQU, Deanship of postgraduate studies. March, 20, 2013-"Design, implementation and analysis of online questionnaires", SQU, Deanship of postgraduate studies. March 17, 2012-" How to defend your thesis?", SQU, Deanship of postgraduate studies. October 22-26, 2011-Investor Program, MOT&I March 19-23, 2011- Action Researches in Career Guidance, MOE September 20-22, 2010- The eleventh Career Guidance Workshop, MOE March 13-17, 2010-The tenth Career Guidance Workshop, MOE August 15-19, 2009-The ninth Career Guidance Workshop, MOE June 6-10, 2009- The eighth Career Guidance Workshop, MOE February 21-25, 2009-The seventh Career Guidance Workshop, MOE November 15-19,2008-The sixth Career Guidance Workshop, MOE August 24-27, 2008- The fifth Career Guidance Workshop, MOE September 1-5, 2007-The fourth Career Guidance Workshop, MOE January 27-31, 2007-The third Career Guidance Workshop, MOE December 2-7, 2006-The second Career Guidance Workshop, MOE October 7-11, 2006- The first Career Guidance Workshop, MOE February 13-16, 2007- Assistant Practitioner of NLP, Excellent center November 27-30, 2006- Diploma in NLP, Excellent center April 15 to May 29, 2002- Intermediate 1A English course British Council 2.Personal Skills: Communication skills. Computing skills and experience in using some software programs, such as: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Front Page, Microsoft Power Point, Adobe Photoshop, Hot Potatoes. Web Pages design. Instructional Programs design. Scientific Searching Skills. Statistical analysis with SPSS. Career Guidance Services. Teamwork skills. Problem solving skills. PART 6: SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS 6.1.Disssertations AlBarashdi, H.S. (2015). Smartphone Usage, Gratifications and Addiction among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A Mixed-Approach Investigation (Unpublished thesis), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. AlBarashdi, H. S. (2006). Preschool children's patterns of peer play and their relationship with some variables (Unpublished thesis), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 6.2. Referred Journal Articles AlBarashdi, H. S. (2016). The effectiveness of creative thinking skills training program (CORT) in the development of palm leaves industries and strengthen the trend towards literal work with ninth grade students in South Batinah Governorate, Oman. Int. J. Learn. Man. Sys. 4(2), 1-6. AlBarashdi, H. S. (2016). The Effect of Electronic Program Relying on Individual Training in Career Development for Career Guidance Specialists in South Batinah Governorate. (Manuscript submitted for publication). AlBarashdi, H. S. (2016).The Effect of Instructional Games in learning Career Culture to Tenth Grade Students in South Batinah Governorate. (Manuscript submitted for publication). AlBarashdi, H. S., Bouazza, A., Jabur, N. H, & AlZubaidi, A. (2015). Smartphone addiction reasons and solutions from the perspective of among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A qualitative study. (Manuscript submitted to the International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis for publication). AlBarashdi, H. S; & Al-Saqri, M. N. (2015). Factors Influencing Career Decision-Making among Tenth grade students in South Batna Governorate . Arts and Social Science Journal (SQU), (2)8, 15-32. AlBarashdi, H. S., Bouazza, A., Jabur, N. H, & AlZubaidi, A. (2015). Smartphone Gratifications among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates: A Mixed-Approach Investigation. British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 10 (1), 1-17. AlBarashdi, H. S., Bouazza, A., & Jabur, N. H (2015). Smartphone Addiction among University Undergraduates: A Literature Review. Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 4(3), 210-225. Article no.JSRR.2015.025. ISSN: 2320-0227 AlBarashdi, H. S., Bouazza, A., & Jabur, N. H (2014). Smartphone Addiction among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 5(2), 723-740. AlBarashdi, H.S.; Bouazza, A.; & Zubaidi, A. (2014). Development and Validation of a Smartphone Addiction Questionnaire (SPAQ). Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 8(4), 637-644. AlBarashdi, H.S. (2013). Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Career Decision-Making among Tenth Grade Students in South Al Batinah Governorate and their relationships with some variables. Journal of studies on social service and humanities sciences- Halwan university, April (43), 7389-7432. 6.3. Conference Proceedings AlBarashdi, H.S.; Bouazza, A.; &Alzubidi, A. (2015, March). Development and Validation of a Smartphone Addiction Questionnaire (SPAQ). A paper presented at the 2nd international Conference "Trends in Multidisciplinary Business and Economic Research (TMBER-2015). March 25-26, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. Bouazza, A.; Jabr. N.H, & AlBarashdi, H.S. (2015, March). The relationship between Social networks addictions in terms of Self-management and key variables: the case of Omani youngsters. A paper presented at2nd international Conference "Trends in Multidisciplinary Business and Economic Research (TMBER-2015). March 25-26, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. AlBarashdi, H.S.; Bouazza, A. ; & Jabr. N.H (2014, May). Smartphone Addiction among Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduates. A paper presented at the 6th qualitative and quantitative methods in libraries international conference, may 27-30, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey. 6.4 Educational Projects: 2011-2012: The Development Traditional Industries Training using Creative Thinking Skills. 2009: The E-training for career guidance specialist. 2008: The Career Instructional Games. 2006: The Anemia Prevention among teenagers. 2005: The E-records for Life Skills Teacher. 2004: Career Guidance World (Web site).