Academic Coordinator
Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months
I am currently working as an Academic Coordinator in the Department of Law and Economics at the Paris Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. Daily tasks include preparing class schedules, updating Banner system with course information, preparing yearly syllabi, handling student enquiries and issues, providing support to professors in course preparation and delivery, including maintenance of Blackboard, and responding to information requests from the Abu Dhabi Education Council. Detailed tasks include:
-Preparing and updating class schedules
-Updating Banner system with course information
-Preparing yearly syllabi for the Bachelor degrees of Law and Economics & Management
-Handling student enquiries and solving any issues that may arise throughout the course of the semester
-Supporting professors in course preparation and delivery
-Maintaining the Blackboard website and adding all new course material as needed
-Responding to information requests about student enrollment and professor data from the Abu Dhabi Education Council
-Preparing for final exam sessions, including collecting exam subjects from professors, planning final exam schedule, and providing support in the exam hall concerning regulation of permitted documents
-Extracting grades from Agility platform and presenting grades of students for jury review, entering final grades into Apogée platform
Position ended due to Emiratization.
Wellness Specialist in the Health & Wellness Division, responsible for school based health promotion program management. Main tasks involved receiving, reviewing, approving, monitoring and evaluating all school based health promotion programs, in addition to other ad-hoc tasks requested by manager (setting and reporting on KPIs, monitoring and reporting on budget, and organizing workshops and events).
Data analyst in the Higher Education Sector, working on a multitude of projects, mainly the Abu Dhabi Higher Education Indicators System Project; was in charge of data collection, cleaning, analysis, and report writing.
Research Assistant involved in the Narghile Prevention Program, an initiative by the Tobacco Control Group at AUB, working with Dr. Rima Nakkash and Dr. Rima Afifi, funded by the Qatar Foundation. Main task was facilitating awareness sessions regarding the harms of narghile, cigarette, and pipe smoking to youth in schools all over Lebanon.
Research Assistant working at the Peer Education Training and Research International (PETRI) Unit, which is part of the Y-PEER International Network, a network which focuses on youth sexual and reproductive health issues, including access to youth friendly health services, access to care in humanitarian settings, HIV/AIDS prevention, gender-based violence… This unit was funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and hosted at AUB by Mayada Kanj.
Managing the day to day activities of the office, assisting beneficiaries of association, performing needs analysis in neighbourhood, etc..
Attending various events on campus (health, education, entertainment), reporting about said events, writing and editing articles
-Teaching English grammar, speaking and writing skills
-Teaching in a classroom (up to 20 students) or one-on-one setting
-Preparing and administering assessments for students
-Providing feedback and follow up for students’ progress
-Giving extra assistance to weaker students
Worked 300 hours at NGO in order to complete the requirements to obtain my Master degree, major accomplishements included:
-Created an information awareness flyer for child abuse in 3 languages (English, Arabic, and French)
-Created and implemented six awareness sessions on various health topics (personal hygiene, community, and environment)
-Translated and adapted a sexual abuse program from the USA and implemented a pilot study to test feasibility in Lebanon
Assisted professor in a research project, including data collection and entry, and editing of a manuscript for publication
Working as a part time RA as part of the Reproductive Health Working Group assisting in research tasks, communication between different parties, editing publications, and general administrative support.
