Sara Ghasem Pouri, Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager

Sara Ghasem Pouri

Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager

International Academic Accreditation Unit, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Experience
7 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 5 Months

Quality Assurance and Accreditation Manager at International Academic Accreditation Unit, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2017 to January 2019

• Contribute in AACSB maintenance report writing and statistical input (Managed the final writing for the 2017 maintenance report).
• Bridge information between the AACSB and the Dean’s office.
• Head the weekly meetings with the Dean and Associate Deans to discuss accreditation related issues.
• Communicate with the AACSB for all administrative requests and inquiries.
• Fill out and complete the annual Business School Questionnaires (BSQ) for AACSB by drafting and requesting data from the different entities within CBA and KU.
• Database Administration of SEDONA (an academic database). This task includes both Data entry and reporting and visits and meetings with faculty to complete both the electronic profile of faculty and the faculty folder at the office.
• Report cleansed data and faculty information to IT Center for website maintenance.
• Attend workshops related to accreditation standards for the purpose of self- development and updates on work related to the unit.
• Organize workshops and training programs related to accreditation for faculty members and employees.
• Supervise newly recruited employee at the unit.
• Supervise junior student assistants at the unit.

Adjunct Teacher Assistant at kuwait university
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2011 to February 2018

• Assist different faculty members in the following courses: Computer Based Business Applications, Introduction to Information Systems, Programming, Systems Analysis and Design, E-commerce, Special topics in IS.
• Instruct students in Visio, MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel, Visual Basic.
• Grade student’s exams, quizzes and homework and help students during office hours.
• Participate in extracurricular departmental activities like National days, etc.
• Assist in proctoring the academic aptitude test by center of evaluation and measurement in KU.

Information Audit and Automation Officer at International Academic Accreditation Unit, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2015 to March 2017

• Manage the academic database of SEDONA
• Organize workshops and training programs related to accreditation for faculty members and employees
• Supervise junior student assistants at the unit

Part-time Instructor at Box Hill College of Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2014 to June 2014

• Instructor of undergraduate Math course.
• Prepare lesson plans, teaching material, Assignments, Quizzes and Exam.
• Grade homework, quizzes, exams.

Project Assistant at Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Kuwait University
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2012 to July 2012

Worked with CBA faculty in association with KFAS on a project which aimed at promoting the development of the Kuwaiti private sector’s scientific and technological capabilities.

Education

Master's degree, Master in Business Administration (MBA)
  • at Kuwait University-College of Business Administration
  • December 2015

Senior master student, expected to graduate on December 2015.

Master's degree, MBA in Responsible Management
  • at Audencia School of Management
  • January 2015

Exchange student for one academic semester

Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems
  • at Kuwait University-College of Business Administration
  • June 2011
High school or equivalent, Mathematics and Physics
  • at Iranian School of Kuwait
  • July 2006

Had the highest GPA among my batch in high school, thus, was awarded a scholarship from the Iranian embassy to study at Kuwait University.

Specialties & Skills

Human Resources
Research
Universities
Education
Microsoft SPSS
Microsoft office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Microsoft Visio
Introductory Photoshop course
Visual Basic programming language
Presentation

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
Persian
Expert

Memberships

Management Information Systems Club
  • Alumni Board Member
  • October 2009
Kuwait Association for The Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH)
  • Volunteer
  • May 2011

Training and Certifications

Planning and Strategic Crisis Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni - Kuwait University
Microsoft office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni - Kuwait University
Introductory Photoshop course (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
Professional Presentation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Renaissance Makers Club
Visual Basic (Training)
Training Institute:
Kuwait Information Technology Society
Microsoft Visio (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni - Kuwait University
Microsoft SPSS [Statistical Package for Social Science] (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni - Kuwait University

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Travelling
    Recently visited Hong Kong to attend a seminar about accreditation.
  • Yoga