Gursharan Kaur, Head of Languages and Short Courses

Gursharan Kaur

Head of Languages and Short Courses

DRB - HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia

Location
Malaysia
Education
Doctorate, Education Management
Experience
18 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months

Head of Languages and Short Courses at DRB - HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia
  • Malaysia
  • My current job since April 2010

• Participate in the recruitment, employment and orientation of new faculty member; including demonstrating a commitment to the affirmative action goals of the university.
• Take responsibility and act as a conductor for communication within and beyond the department.
• Conduct meetings with staff for, disseminating and receiving information, planning and implementing activities, events or addressing operational issues.
• Disseminate knowledge and skill on design and development of curriculum inclusive of planning, managing and coordinating processes to ensure agreed outcome are achieved.
• Confer with staff as may be appropriate regarding instructional techniques, organization of practises for the purpose of providing guidance and mentoring.
• Coordinate a variety of administrative activities for example screening, interviewing or orienting programme staff for the purpose of ensuring a positive leaning environment and the efficient use of resources within the specified programme area.
• Monitor staff for the purpose of ensuring compliance and obtaining input to maximize the teaching effectiveness.
• Monitor inventory of instructional materials, equipment and supplies for the purpose of identifying required items to provide instruction in accordance with the courses information
• Participate in meetings, workshops, trainings, and seminars for the purpose of conveying and gathering information required to perform functions.
• Prepare a variety of reports and written materials for the purpose of documenting activities and ensuring compliance with established guidelines
• Recommend budget expenditures for the purpose of addressing curricular, equipment and supply needs required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

English Lecturer at Shah Putra University and Twinning College
  • Malaysia
  • January 2008 to February 2010

• Prepared learning material for courses and devising relevant classroom activities.
• Being aware of curriculum developments and industry developments.
• Maintained high standards of achievement, behaviour, discipline and punctuality amongst students.
• Managed students by providing guidance and feedback to help them improve and strengthen their skills and knowledge base.
• Prepared students results, analysis, carry marks and final results to evaluate their achievement.
• Assisted students in choral speaking and plays.

Part – Time Lecturer at University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
  • Malaysia
  • April 2008 to December 2009

• Prepared learning material for courses and devising relevant classroom activities.
• Being aware of curriculum developments and industry developments.
• Maintained high standards of achievement, behaviour, discipline and punctuality amongst students.
• Managed students by providing guidance and feedback to help them improve and strengthen their skills and knowledge base.
• Prepared students results, analysis, carry marks and final results to evaluate their achievement.

Teacher at English Language Centre, Kuala Lumpur
  • Malaysia
  • November 2006 to December 2007

Taught students from beginners to advance level, pre - university and foreign students. Students were exposed to five different components such as grammar, listening, reading, writing and speaking. Students were also given role plays in the classroom to enhance their English proficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Organised learning material for courses and devising relevant classroom activities.
• Being aware of curriculum developments and industry developments.
• Maintained high standards of achievement, behaviour, discipline and punctuality amongst students.
• Managed students by providing guidance and feedback to help them improve and strengthen their skills and knowledge base.
• Prepared students results, analysis, carry marks and final results to evaluate their achievement

Practical Teacher at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Saujana
  • Malaysia
  • June 2006 to August 2006

Responsibilities:

Taught students of from 1 and form 4 students in this school according the syllabus provided by Ministry of Education.

English Teacher at Pre School - Tadika Sayangku
  • Malaysia
  • December 2001 to March 2002

Responsibilities:
• Lead pupils through creative play and hands on activities
• Planed and delivered lessons
• Tailored lessons according to different abilities of children in the classroom.
• Exposed pupils to basic academic skills such as letter recognition, phonics and phonemic awareness.
• Monitored pupils’ learning and development.
• Communicated and consulted with the parents of the students.

Trainee - Clerk at Contract of Global Industries Asia Pacific, Under DASB
  • Malaysia
  • May 2000 to December 2000

Responsibilities:

• Clerical job for BSP-AMPA 9 CCS, Bredero Price, Kuantan, Malaysia (Under Instruction of Dr Philip Hart DASB).

Education

Doctorate, Education Management
  • at OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • September 2022

Current Trends In Higher Education – (A) Qualitative Research Methods – (A) Comparative Studies In Curriculum Change – (A) Academic Writing For Postgraduates – (A-) Psychology Of Education – (A-) Quantitative Research Methods – (B+) Instructional Tools And Applications – Current semester Educational Change And Innovation – Current semester

Master's degree, Education Management
  • at Open University Malaysia
  • September 2017

Courses completed: Courses completed: • Quantitative Research Methodology • Educational Psychology • Instructional Technology • Comparative Education • Measurement And Evaluation In Education • Qualitative Research Methodology • Statistics For Educational Research • Models And Strategies Of Teaching • Educational Administration • Guidance and Counselling

Bachelor's degree, Literature
  • at University Putra Malaysia
  • July 2006

This program, better known as the Bachelor of Education (TESL) program, is run by the Department of Language and Humanities Education. Bachelor of Education (TESL) is offered to train graduates in the field of English language teaching in all public and private colleges and institutes of higher learning and private, training or human resource development in public or private sectors. Bachelor of Education (TESL) is a four (4) year program with 130 credit hours.

Specialties & Skills

Research
Lesson Planning
Higher Education Management
Instructional Technology
Instructional Design
Microsoft Office Skills
presentation
motivational
communication
leardership
persuasive
marketing

Languages

English
Expert
Punjabi
Native Speaker
Malay
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Tamil
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Strategic planning (Training)
Training Institute:
DRB - Hicom Sdn. Bhd
Date Attended:
January 2016
Duration:
27 hours
Research Publication and Grant (Training)
Training Institute:
DRB - Hicom University of Automotive Malaysia
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
9 hours
MyTriz Level 1 (Training)
Training Institute:
DRB - Hicom University of Automotive Malaysia
Date Attended:
January 2015
Duration:
27 hours
Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Training)
Training Institute:
DRB - Hicom University of Automotive Malaysia
Date Attended:
January 2016
Duration:
27 hours
Outcome Based Education (OBE) (Training)
Training Institute:
DRB - Hicom University of Automotive Malaysia
Date Attended:
January 2016
Duration:
27 hours
Train the Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
DRB - Hicom University of Automotive Malaysia
Date Attended:
November 2016
Duration:
45 hours

Hobbies

  • Cooking
    Cooked many types of dishes from different countries.
  • Reading
    Read a lot of story book.