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Prince Salman Research & Translation Center (PSRTC)

Annual Accomplishments Report

(2013 – 2014)


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Executive Summary

The current report presents the accomplishments of Prince Salman Research & Translation Center (PSRTC) in the academic year 2013–2014. This is prepared with the aim of documenting these accomplishments, disseminating significant information to all concerned, and planning for the future based on solid data and realistic grounds. To this end, the report includes six main sections:

(1) PSRTC vision and mission (2) PSRTC accomplishments in points (3) PSRTC structure (4) Research accomplishments (5) Translation accomplishments (6) Perspective into the future.

In this executive summary, the reported accomplishments are briefly summarized. In the field of research, the Center has successfully worked on different fronts. First, in the area of research funding the Center has made significant progress. Six research proposals that were approved for funding by the University Council in 2012 – 2013 were implemented. Three projects have already been completed in 2013 - 2014, and the three others are to be fully submitted in the upcoming academic year 2014 - 2015. All completed projects have published in academic journals/ conferences and have received notably excellent feedback from external reviewers. In addition, the Center has received 38 new proposals for funding in 2013 – 2014. This figure shows an increase in applications by 80% since the submitted proposals in 2012 – 2013 was 21. The proposals underwent a rigorous review process internally and externally before being presented to the University Council, which approved 11 proposals until the time of publishing the current report. Moreover, the Center issued a call for the formation of research groups in PSU, and has received 11 applications from all colleges/ departments. The applications include 58 PSU and 39 non-PSU researchers. The applications are currently under process to be submitted to the University Council at the start of the academic year 2014 – 2015. Second, the Center has exerted tremendous efforts to enhance research among faculty members and students. The Center launched a series of specialized research forums covering all PSU colleges/ departments. Seven forums in the fields of Business Administration, Computer & Information Sciences, Engineering, Interior Design & Architecture, English Language Studies, Law and General Courses were held including a total of 93 research paper presentations and welcoming 1,247 participants including faculty members, students and guests from the community. The Forums offered an excellent platform to promote research, allow exchange of knowledge and enhance research collaboration. In addition, the Center offered diverse research training opportunities to faculty members and teaching assistants. The 12 training sessions offered at the present year covered research skills, research management and effective strategies to promote undergraduate research.


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As for students, the Center launched its PSRTC Student Research Club which offered a diversity of innovative activities. The Club provided 17 research training sessions and 6 research sharing sessions to students that were attended by around 350 students. The Club also engaged 12 students in 3 real research projects under the supervision of faculty members at the Center’s research lab, and launched an anti-plagiarism campaign in which more than 300 faculty members and students participated. Besides, the Club organized two major research competitions for students; one for research papers and another for research posters. The Center received 20 research papers and 21 research posters in participation. The student research work was displayed on campus and awards were submitted to winning papers and posters. In addition to the Club activities, the Centre promoted the participation of undergraduate and postgraduate students in various national and international conferences, competitions and research programs. The Center supported the efforts of 52 students to participate at the 5th Scientific Conference for Higher Education, King Abdullah University for Science and Technology Poster Competition for Undergraduates, and King Abdullah University for Science and Technology Winter Enrichment Program. Finally, PSRTC has presented a number of initiatives in 2013 – 2014. One major initiative is a proposal to offer annual research excellence awards to faculty members, postgraduate students and undergraduate students starting the academic year 2014 – 2015. The awards have been approved by the University Council and executive procedures have been prepared. The Center also presented (1) a report on the effectiveness of the research databases available on campus in collaboration with the PSU Library, (2) examined the recommendation to establish a PSU institutional review board, (3) compiled the needs for establishing central research labs at the Men and Women campuses, (4) cooperated with the Law Department to devise a policy for intellectual property for PSU, (5) compiled lists of services by colleges/ departments to launch the Center’s reach-out initiative and (6) devised procedure for the establishment of research groups/ specialized research units. In the field of translation, the Center has established itself among the important translation centres in Saudi universities. The Center opened the year’s activities/ events with celebrating the International Translation Day on September 30th. The Celebration included 4 lectures and 2 panel discussions by 8 speakers, 4 of whom came from King Saud University and the Saudi Association for Languages and Translation. The Event was well attended with a total of 327 participants across the two campuses. In upcoming years, the Event will also include the distribution of Translation Excellence Awards to professional translators and undergraduate students based on a proposal which has been approved by the Rector. Application to the Awards will be open to all professional translators from around the world and to all undergraduate students in Saudi universities. The Center also launched a series of monthly translation seminars in the second academic semester. Three seminars were held in February, March and April and were attended by 280 participants. The seminar speakers for this academic year came from Princess Noura University, Imam Mohamed Bin Saud Islamic University, King Abdullah Institute for Translation & Arabization, and Prince Sultan University. Regarding undergraduate students, the Center established its Student Translation Club which offered an impressive array of activities. In collaboration with King Saud University Student Translation Club and the PSU General Courses faculty, the Center organized 3


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translation training workshops for students on literary translation, downloading videos & dubbing and correct Arabic language use. The Center also organized 7 sessions where professional translators from Prince Sultan University and King Saud University in addition to translation students from the PSU English Department shared their experience in translating books and articles. The Club also organized a field trip to King Abdullah Institute for Translation & Arabization which offered an excellent opportunity for participants to learn more about this significant translation centre and explore training and employment openings. In addition to the sessions and field trip, the Center organized two major translation competitions. The first was for PSU students and was held for a week on the translation of important English language expressions. Winners included 25 students from different departments. The second was a competition among 4 universities: Prince Sultan University, King Saud University, Imam Mohamed Bin Saud Islamic University, and Princess Noura University. The Event included three components; a written translation competition, interpretation competition and a student translation work display. The Event was extremely significant as it represented the first initiative to organize such translation competitions among undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia. Finally, the Center has continued to serve the University academic departments and administrative offices with translation/ editing services. The list of served departments/ offices in 2013–2014 include the Business Administration Department, the Deanship of Admission & Registration, the Deanship of Student Affairs, Prince Salman Center for Local Governance, the Community Service and International Relations Office, the Safety and Security Office, the Public Relations Office, the Information Technology Office, the Teaching and Learning Center, the Library and Taif Al-Jameaa Newsletter. In conclusion, PSRTC has managed to achieve significant accomplishments in the academic year 2013 – 2014 as detailed in the current report. This has resulted from tremendous effort by the PSRTC team who aspire to achieve much more in the upcoming years. This effort was always inspired and supported by the PSRTC Leader, the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research, and the PSU Higher Management. With these concerted efforts and support, the Center is taking firm strides towards excellence. Future plans for the Center include emphasis on establishing research units for research groups, forming strong and effective collaborations with peer research centres and the industry, expanding translation services/activities and vitalizing the reach-out initiative.


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Acknowledgment

Prince Salman Research & Translation Center extends special thanks and appreciation to all who supported its efforts on the road for excellence in the academic year 2013–2014. First and foremost, we thank the Higher Management, particularly Dr. Ahmed Yamani, the Rector of Prince Sultan University, and Prof. Dr. Saad Al-Riwaite, Vice-Rector for Administrative & Financial Affairs, for their relentless support and kind approvals for our proposals. Special thanks are also extended to our leader, Dr. Abdulhafeez Feda, the PSRTC Supervisor, for his wise leadership which offered inspiring guidance and innovation. Sincere thanks are also extended to Dr. Rimah Al-Yahya, Dean for the College for Women, who provided outstanding support and encouragement to all of our activities. In addition to the Higher Management, we are most indebted to the academic leaders of all colleges/ departments who supported our efforts to enhance research/ translation on campus and beyond. Their support has been most motivating. Equally motivating was the support we received from the representatives of the colleges/ departments at the PSRTC Committee and the Higher Research Committee. Their enlightening feedback has always been valued and appreciated. Besides, the faculty members and students of all colleges/ departments have greatly contributed to our success this academic year. If it was not for their valuable contributions to our activities and participation in our events, it would not have been possible to present this report of accomplishments. Finally, our gratitude goes to all the administrative offices which have been partners of success, particularly the Information Technology/ Computing Services Centres and the Public Relations Office. Their cooperation has been most impressive. In addition, we are most grateful to the faculty members and students who voluntarily joined our team. We have been extremely fortunate to enjoy the inspiring ideas, continuous hard work and outstanding dedication of faculty coordinators and volunteer students. Last but not least, we thank you, our dear reader, for reading through our report of accomplishments. We hope that you will find it both informative and interesting. We look forward to your feedback/ recommendations.

Dr. Tarek El-Sarnagawy Dr. Dina El-Dakhs PSRTC Director PSRTC Director, College for Women


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Table of Contents

Title Page Number

PSRTC vision/ mission 7

PSRTC Accomplishments in points 8

PSRTC structure 9

Research accomplishments 11

Translation accomplishments 25

Perspective into the future 36


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I. PSRTC Vision/ Mission The PSRTC vision and mission have been reviewed in 2013–2014 by the PSRTC Committees and the Higher Management. The statements below are the final updated and approved version. PSRTC Vision

Prince Salman Research & Translation Center aspires to be a leading research and translation center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region. PSRTC Mission

Prince Salman Research and Translation Center (PSRTC) supports individual and collaborative research and translation activities that address the current and future needs of the Kingdom and the region. The Center facilitates high quality research and translation activities across all sectors of the Prince Sultan University. It organizes seminars, workshops, symposia and conferences, encourages collaboration and partnerships, and offers consultation services. The Center is committed to international values of research and translation ethics and human rights.


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PSRTC Accomplishments in Points

Research

7 specialized research forums

6 ongoing funded research projects (Approx. 700 000 SR)

38 new research proposals processed for funding

11 applications for the formation of research groups processed for funding

12 faculty research training sessions

Strong undergraduate research program:

o 19 research training/ sharing sessions

o 3 research projects

o 2 research competitions

o 1 anti-plagiarism campaign

o support to 52 students attempting to participate in (inter)national research events

Translation

1 celebration of the International Translation Day

3 monthly translation seminars

Strong translation activities for students:

o 3 translation training sessions

o 7 translation experience-sharing sessions by professional translators and

students

o Translation competition week for PSU students

o Field trip to King Abdullah Institute for Translation and Arabization

o Inter-University Translation Competition including Prince Sultan University, King

Saud University, Imam Mohamed University, and Princess Noura University

o Continuous translation/ editing services for PSU departments/ offices

Resources & policies

The Center has made efforts with regards to:

o assessing the effectiveness of PSU research databases

o Intellectual property policy

o needs for the establishment of central labs at PSU

o procedure for the annual PSU research awards

o procedure for the annual PSU translation awards

o procedure for the formation and establishment of specialized research units and

research groups


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II. PSRTC Structure Prince Salman Research & Translation Center (PSRTC) falls under the supervision of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Research, Dr. Abdulhafeez Feda. The Center management consists of Dr. Tarek El-Sarnagawy, PSRTC Director, and Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, Director of the PSRTC Office at the College for Women. The Center staff include Mr. AbdulRahman Yassin, IT Specialist, Mr. Asharaf Thaher, Translator, Ms. Mona Al-Yemni, Translator and Research Assistant, and Ms. Sara Al-Skait, Secretary. In addition to the Center’s Management and staff members, PSRTC has benefitted from the expertise of two committees; (1) the PSRTC Committee and (2) the Higher Research Committee. Besides, the Center greatly benefitted from the valuable contributions of a number of volunteering faculty members. More details are included below. PSRTC Committee

This is a committee formed by the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Research and headed by the Director of the Center. Among its members are members from the Center and a number of distinguished research-producing faculty from all departments for the purpose of implementing the Research Projects Funding Program. Among the duties of this committee are receiving applications for funding, ensuring the completeness of the data provided and the potential need for equipment and materials per University regulations, recommending project reviewers, following up on the implementation and progress of projects, and making relevant recommendations to the Higher Committee for Research. PSRTC Committee (2013 – 2014)

Dr. Tarek DaifAllah El-Sarnagawy, PSRTC Director Chair

Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, Director, PSRTC PSCW Office Member & Coordinator

Dr. Samer Al-Rjoub, College of Business Administration Member

Dr. Anis Koubaa, College of Computer Science and Information Member

Dr. Muhammad Gadallah, College of Engineering Member

Dr. Wegdan Khalifah, English Dept. Member

Dr. Nor Shahriza, Computer and Information Technology Dept. Member

Dr. Fatima Abdullah, Law Dept. Member

Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal, Business Administration Dept. Member

Dr. Jane Greenwood, Interior Design & Architecture Dept. Member


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Higher Research Committee

This is a committee formed by the Rector of the University and headed by the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Research with the membership of both directors of the Center and a number of distinguished research-producing faculty in the University for the purpose of executing the Research Projects Funding Program. Among the duties of this committee are overseeing the preparation of the annual research agenda and budget prior to submission to the University Council for approval; spending from the research budget within its duly authorized limits; providing technical and administrative supervision of the various activities of the Center; engaging experts, reviewers and consultants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad to referee (and assist in the execution of) the various research projects; developing plans and programs, overseeing their implementation, and evaluating their performance; and periodically informing the University Council of these activities. Higher Research Committee (2013 – 2014)

Dr. Abdulhafeez Feda, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs & Research Chair Dr. Rimah Al-Yahya, Dean, the College for Women Member Dr. Saad Al-Mosa, Dean, College of Business Administration Member Dr. Mohamed AlEffendi, Dean, College of Computer & Information Sciences Member Dr. Mohamed Obaidat, Dean, College of Engineering Member Dr. Tarek El-Sarnagawy, PSRTC Director Member & Coordinator Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, Director, PSRTC, College for Women Member Dr. Alia Mitchell, Chairperson, English Dept., College for Women Member Dr. Fariza Hashim, Chairperson, Business Administration Dept. College for Women

Member

Volunteering faculty members supported the Center at different fronts, including the student clubs and the faculty research training track. The faculty members’ names and affiliations are listed below. Faculty Coordinators:

Student Research Club

Male Campus: Dr. Mourad Rizk, College of Engineering Women Campus: Dr. Romana Aziz, Computer & Information Sciences Dept. Dr. Tasneem Ali, General Courses Dept. Student Translation Club (Women Campus)

First Semester Ms. Nuha Al-Tinay, Interior Design & Architecture Dept. Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, English Dept.

Second Semester Dr. Wegdan Khalifah, English Dept. Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, English Dept. Faculty Research Training (Women Campus)

Ms. Ghazala Imran, General Courses Dept.


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III. Research Accomplishments (2013 – 2014) In the field of research, PSRTC is determined to establish a conducive research culture and provide the necessary infrastructure at Prince Sultan University with the aim of enhancing the research efforts of faculty members and promoting research among students at both the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. The Center also aims to empower qualified researchers to produce research that serves national priorities and international needs for the welfare of humanities, supports the commercialization of research and knowledge exchange with the industry and opens the door for efficient collaborations and joint research projects with other research centres, educational institutions, the government and the job market. Toward this goal, the Center has been engaged in a variety of activities:

PSRTC encourages research efforts by faculty members/ students, and coordinates activities to establish strong links with society organizations, and gradually build a strong resource base.

PSRTC fosters professional consultation, development studies, and professional/ technical training in collaboration with local and international organizations.

PSRTC is extensively active in building relationships with the private and government sectors to provide consultation and related research activities in order to participate in resolving world problems.

PSRTC provides financial funding to high-impact research projects through a highly competitive reviewing process.

The Center research activities in the year 2013 – 2014 comprises (1) Specialized research forums, (2) Faculty research training series, (3) Undergraduate research program, (4) Funding of research projects (5) Formation of research groups, (6) Annual research excellence awards, and (7) The review/ provision of new research policies/ resources. III.1. Specialized Research Forums PSRTC has organized 7 specialized research forums in collaboration with the different colleges/ departments at Prince Sultan University. The forums were an excellent platform to share research efforts among the PSU faculty members, and familiarize students with the research work/ interests of their professors. The Forums allowed faculty members to learn about the research projects of colleagues to initiate research collaborations and joint projects. An excellent addition came from the guest speakers who joined some forums from King Saud University, Princess Noura University and King Abdel Aziz City for Science and Technology. In addition, the Forums were open to the public, which helped strengthen research at PSU and promote research visibility.


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The table below includes the number of research paper presentations and participants per research forum:

# Research Forum Date # papers # participants

1 Business Administration

Saturday, November 30, 2014 Sunday, December 1, 2014

20 220

2 Computer &

Information Sciences Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 11 200

3 Engineering Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

15 285

4 Interior Design & Architecture

Sunday, March 9th, 2014 8 195

5 English Language Studies

Sunday, April 6th, 2014 10 134

6 Law Monday, April 21st, 2014 12 163

7 General Courses Tuesday, May 16th, 2014 Wednesday, May 17th, 2014

17 50

Total 93 1247

The Business Administration & Engineering Research Forums


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III.2. Faculty Research Training Series

PSRTC research training series comprised two main tracks; (1) research training for teaching assistants and faculty members, and (2) sessions celebrating effective strategies to promote undergraduate research. Most sessions were conducted by faculty members, and attracted reasonable attendance taking into consideration the faculty members’ diverse commitments. Below is more detailed information on the sessions:

# Session Title Trainer # Participants

1 Writing winning post-graduate proposals

Research Center for Training & Development

9

2 Mixed methods research Dr. Ashavaree Das, General Courses Dept.

11

3 Research management & administration (3 sessions)

Dr. Dina El-Dakhs, PSRTC 30

4 Mat Lab for science research Dr. Viayupuri Thavavel,

CIS Dept.

6

5 Writing a research proposal Dr. Anrieta Dragonova,

CIS Dept.

10

6 Let’s publish our valuable research work

Dr. Nor Shahriza &

Dr. Tanzila Saba,

CIS Dept.

7

7 Collaborative teaching to promote research in undergraduate courses

Ms. Saima Rashid &

Ms. Ghazala Imran,

General Courses Dept.

100

8 Innovative techniques to promote research in the Law classroom

Ms. Misbah Saboohi,

Law Dept.

16

9 Go Green Exhibition: Effective strategies to encourage student research

Dr. Walaa Metwally,

ID & Arch Dept.

30

Total 219


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The online research training for teaching assistants on writing winning post-graduate proposals

III.3. Undergraduate Research Program The Center pays special attention to the promotion of undergraduate research through innovative strategies and inspiring techniques. The Center launched a Student Research Club in the current academic year and has organized diverse activities under its umbrella. All in all, the Club arranged 13 research training sessions, 3 research projects, and 6 research sharing sessions, organized two research competitions, coordinated the participation of students in national/ international conferences/ competitions and ran an anti-plagiarism campaign.


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The tables below include further detailed information:

# Research Training Session Title Trainer # participants

1 Past & present of research ethics

Dr. Carmen Medina & Dr. Roslyn Mohamed, English Dept.

13

2 Conducting a survey: Process and strategies

Dr. Noraini Yussof, Business Administration Dept.

21

3 Significance of literature review in research writing

Dr. Azlinor Sufian & Dr. Emna Chikhaoui, Law Dept.

25

4 Beware, it is plagiarism Dr. Afraz Syed, Computer and Information Sciences Dept.

12

5 Do you have statistics phobia?: Causes and solutions

Mr. Salah Algain, Mathematics & General Sciences Dept.

8

6 Preparing a research poster Dr. Ashavaree Das & Ms. Ghazala Imran, General Courses Dept.

11

7 Writing a research paper Dr. Orchida Fayez, English Dept.

12

8 Focus group discussions as a research tool

Dr. Azlinor Sufian Law Dept.

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9 What and how research is carried out

Dr. Sajed Abukhader, College of Business Administration

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10 Psychotherapy Dr. Georges Humes, Mathematics & General Sciences Dept.

6

11 The best way to present your data

Mr. Salah Algain, Mathematics & General Sciences Dept.

7

12 Integration of student in research and the area of robotics & wireless sensor networks

Dr. Anis Koubaa, College of Computer & Information Sciences

12

13 How to write research papers in Microsoft Word 2010

Dr. Suad AlRamouny, Computer and Information Sciences Dept.

9

Total 147


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# Research Sharing

Session Title Speaker # participants

1 Faculty Research Sharing Sessions

(3 sessions)

Dr. Katherine Ryder, General Courses Dept. Dr. Orchida Fayez, English Dept. Dr. Fatimata Ly, Business Administration Dept. Ms. Misbah Saboohi, Law Dept. Dr. Jane Greenwood, Interior Design &

Architecture Dept. Ms. Faten AlKahtani, Computer & Information

Sciences Dept.

67

2 Law Dept. Students’ Presentations

The students Ms. Sara AlAzm Ms. Nouf AlRazek

53

3 Business & CIS Dept. Students’ Presentations

The students Ms. Deema AlMousa Ms. Mai AlKhamis Ms. Rimah Al-Omair Ms. Noura Al-Fadeeli Ms. Nouf Al-Toaimi

30

4 ID & Arch Dept. Students’ Presentations

The students Ms. Amal Jalial Ms. Suad Abara Ms. Mona Al-Tonsi Ms. Eman Ramah Ms. Fatma AlKaff Ms. Shaden AlFraih Ms. Yasmine Draidy Ms. Marin Sherin

50

Total 200

Undergraduate Research Awareness Sessions


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# Research Project Title Supervisors Student participants

1 “Movement Sensed Automatic Door” Dr. Sherif Kamel, College of Engineering Dr. Mourad Rizk, College of Engineering

Ayman Alsehly Adel Naeem Meteb Alharthi Mohammad Abbas

2 "PC Controlled Scrolling" Essam Alsayed Loay Soliman Mohammad Fauzy Ammar Alfathi

3 “Cell Phone Controlled Vehicle” Anas Hamid Abdulrahman Hamid Abdullah Terkawy Badr Almufadda

Undergraduate Projects & Training

Competitions/ Conferences PSRTC helped promote/ coordinate participation in:

(1) King Abdullah University for Science and Technology Poster Competition for Undergraduates

(2) The 5th Scientific Conference for Higher Education (3) King Abdullah University for Science and Technology Winter Enrichment Program


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The Center organized two research competitions for (1) research papers and (2) research posters. The Competition was announced at the beginning of the second academic semester and awards were distributed by the end of the academic year. All the student participants displayed their research work to faculty members and students before the announcement of awards. The award winners are as follows: Research Paper Competition (Women Campus)

Position Students’ Names Department Paper Title

1st (2,000SR) Heba Ahmed Mona Kanaan

English The attitude towards teachers’ code switching in EFL classes in Saudi Arabia

2nd (1,500SR) Fahda Al-Muhanna Aljohara Al-Alaiwi

Business Administration

The usage of facebook among Prince Sultan University students

Nsreen Meknas Lana Wafa

English Sociolinguistic competence among EFL Arab university students

3rd (1,000SR) Moudhi Aldharrab Lulu Aljuwaidi


Customer relationship management in Saudi banking: A case study of Riyadh Bank

Research Poster Competition (Women Campus)

Position Students’ Names Department Poster Title

1st (1,500SR) Sara Al-Khalaf Johara AlZakary


The impact of social media on higher education students

2nd (1,000SR) Farah AbouRashed Noura Al-Fares


Use of information technology and health perceptions in KSA

3rd (5,00SR) Noura AlDughaither Interior Design & Architecture

Geometric modelling and scientific visualization

Research Poster Competition (Male Campus)

Position Students’ Names College

1st (800 SR) Abdulrahman Radwan Asem Zain

Engineering

2nd (700 SR) Husam Abdullah Engineering

3rd (400 SR) Ahmad Mousa Engineering


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Research Posters at the Student Research Competition

The Center organized an anti-plagiarism campaign that involved numerous activities including talks by faculty members and competitions for students. The faculty talks covered various areas including overview of plagiarism, plagiarism and ethics/ religion, plagiarism detection and ways to avoid plagiarism. In addition, students also shared their input on the matter through talks and post-it notes. The attendance exceeded 300 students.

The anti-plagiarism campaign


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III.4. Funding of Research Projects PSRTC followed up on the implementation of 6 research projects that were approved for funding by the University Council in the academic year 2012 – 2013. The details of these projects are shown below:

College Title Duration Budget Status

Engineering

Innovative approaches in broadband access networks

12 months 163,500SR In progress Submitted positive periodic reports and received two instalments

Development of methodologies for electro-thermal analysis of electronic circuits

12 months 254,800SR

Fiber-optic-based smart wear for health monitoring: Simulation and optimization

12 months 174,000SR

Some dual identities in fractional difference calculus into Riemann and Caputo

7 months 20,000SR Completed Submitted final reports

Automatic localization of Saudi license plate

6 months 20,000SR

Introductory Medical Imaging

12 months 55,000SR

The Center has also processed 38 research proposals that were submitted for funding in accordance with the University Research Funding Bylaws. The proposals can be classified as follows:

Project Type #

Large-Scale 15

Small-Scale 15

Book Authoring 5

Book Translation 3

Total 38


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College/ Department Men Campus Women Campus

College of Business Administration

4 2

College of Computer Science & Information

3 5

College of Engineering 8

Interior Design & Architecture 3

English 1

Law 3

General Courses 7 2

Total (per campus) 22 16

Total 38

All proposals went through a rigorous review process. Every proposal was first reviewed by two internal reviewers (a third reviewer was consulted in case of major discrepancy between the two reviewers). The review results were discussed with the PSRTC Committee, and based on their recommendations the proposals were short listed. The recommended proposals were sent for external review. Every proposal was reviewed by three external reviewers before being raised to the Higher Research Committee. The proposals recommended by the Committee were sent to the University Council for final approval. Below is the status of these research proposals until the submission date of the present report: Internal Review

# rejected # withdrawn # recommended

9 4 25

External Review

# rejected # withdrawn # pending/cancelled # recommended # approved for funding

1 2 6 6 10


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Approved proposals for funding in 2013 – 2014

College

Principal Investigator

Title Duration (Months)

Total (SR)

1 College for Women

Dr. Romana Aziz

Service Quality Measurement of Information Technology Enabled Services in Higher Education Industry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

12 20,000

2

Dr. Tanzila Saba

Development of novel approach for automatic Multilingual Script Extraction (English/Arabic) from Flexible Data Entry Forms in Enterprises

12 20,000

3

Dr. Nadisah Zakaria

Testing Benjamin Graham Net Current Asset Value: The case of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Malaysia

12 20,000

4

Dr. Heba Khoshaim

What is a better predictor of students’ success at mathematics courses in higher education institutions?

8 20,000

5

Oritentation Year Program

Dr. Kamaleldin Abodayeh

A subclass of separately superharmonic functions in a product network

9 20,000

6

Dr. Jehad Alzabut

Permanence and Extinction of Discrete Nicholson's Blowflies System with Patch Structure and Nonlinear Density Dependent Mortality Term

12 20,000

7 Computer & Information Sciences

Dr. Anis Zarrad

3D Virtual Environment for Disaster Management using Cooperative Autonomous Agents and Sensor Networks

18 153,600

8

Engineering

Dr. Mourad Rizk

Underwater Communications 8 36,000

9 Dr. Walid Mahmoud

Assessing The Value of Renewable Distributed Generation as Non-Network Alternatives For Power Distribution System

12 89,600

10 Dr. Irfan Anjum Manarvi

Animal and Human bones and teeth analysis with respect to age using Finite Element Analysis, experimental methods and Mathematical Modeling

18 261,800


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III. 5. Formation of Research Groups

The Center issued a call for the formation of research groups with the following goals:

• To allow cooperation with specialized research labs/ centres nationally and internationally in addition to the job market

• To recruit full-time researchers to support the research groups and funded research projects

• To attract research grants and consultations from the job market • To offer research training opportunities to undergraduate and post-graduate students • To provide training opportunities to specialists from the job market on the latest

technologies and equipment needed at their workplace and for societal development • To support the integration of research in university education The Center received 11 applications from all the University colleges/ departments. After screening the applications, the applicants delivered oral presentations on their proposed groups in the presence of the PSRTC Committee and some independent reviewers selected among the PSU faculty members. Feedback was also sought from the College Deans. The groups will be presented to the University Council in the academic year 2014 – 2015.

# Group Name Leader Members

PSU Non-PSU

1 Intelligent Applied Informatics

Dr. Tanzila Saba, Computer & Information Sciences Dept.

5 3

2 Intelligent Robotics and Sensor Systems

Dr. Anis Koubaa, College of Computer & Information Sciences

4 5

3 Computational Intelligence for Education

Dr. Viayupuri Thavavel, Computer & Information Sciences Dept.

9

4 IS/IT for Service Innovation & Value Creation

Dr. Romana Aziz, Computer & Information Sciences Dept. 7 2

5 Middle East Business and Consumers

Dr. Noreha Halid, Business Administration Dept.

5 3

6 Sustainability Dr. Hilwani Hariri, Business Administration Dept.

6 3

7 Communication & Remote Monitoring

Dr. Magdy Abdel Aal, College of Engineering

4 5

8 Language for Learning Dr. Hala Dalbani, English Dept.

8 9

9 Family Law & Conflict Resolution

Dr. Emna Chikhaoui, Law Dept.

2 1

10 Work Up to LEED Dr. Moshira Al-Rafie, Interior Design & Architecture Dept.

2 4

11 Health Equity & Health Communities

Dr. Ashavaree Das, General Courses Dept.

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III. 6. Annual Research Excellence Awards

The Center submitted a proposal for the provision of annual research excellence awards to faculty members, post-graduate students and undergraduate students. The proposal was approved by the University Council on his meeting of April 3rd, 2014, and an executive procedure has been prepared. Details of the awards are shown below:

Position Faculty Members

Post-Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Research Paper Research Poster

First 10,000SR 4,000SR 2,000SR 1,500SR

Second 7,500SR 3,000SR 1,500SR 1,000SR

Third 5,000SR 2,000SR 1,000SR 500SR

Separate awards for men and women

45,000SR 18,000SR 9,000SR 6,000SR

Total 78,000SR

III.7. The Review/ Provision of New Research Policies/ Resources PSRTC has worked on three tracks in this domain. First, a team of faculty members from all colleges / departments was formed to explore the effectiveness of the library research databases. In collaboration with the PSU Library, a survey was distributed among faculty members and a report was submitted to the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs & Research on the status of the research databases and recommendations for the future. Second, the Center has requested from the Law Department to devise the PSU Intellectual Property Policy. The final version of the policy should be submitted to the Center soon. Finally, the Center compiled a list of the necessary facilities to establish central research labs. A report will be submitted to the Higher Management for considering the formation of these labs under the umbrella of the designated colleges.


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IV. Translation Accomplishments (2013 – 2014) In the field of translation, PSRTC aims to support high-quality translation projects by professional translators from PSU and beyond in an effort to support knowledge exchange, disseminate information and scientific advances and promote inter-cultural understanding. Support by the Center is provided for projects in different fields of specialization in recognition of the significance of translation in all walks of life. To this end, the PSU Research Funding Bylaws supports the funding of book translation projects as discussed in the previous section of the report. Besides, the Center is determined to provide top-notch professional development opportunities for translators and translation professors through a variety of translation seminars and workshops. Professional development opportunities are also provided to translation students through the Student Translation Club which organizes a variety of activities including translation training sessions, competitions, talks by guest speakers, etc. Hence, the Center is engaged in a variety of activities:

PSRTC provides financial support to high-quality book translation projects through a highly competitive funding process.

PSRTC offers a multitude of professional development opportunities for professional translators, translation professors and student translators.

PSRTC recognizes excellence in translation through organizing competitions and offering awards of translation excellence.

PSRTC supports collaboration among translators and translation professors and offers excellent platforms for networking, sharing translation interests and initiating collaborative projects.

The Center translation activities in the year 2013 – 2014 comprises (1) the International Translation Day, (2) Monthly Translation Seminars, (3) Student Translation Activities, (4) The Annual Translation Excellence Awards, and (5) Translation/ Editing services IV. 1. The International Translation Day On September 30th, 2013, PSRTC organized its first celebration of the International Translation Day in recognition of the significance of translation to the world. The Celebration program included 4 talks and 2 panel discussions. In addition to the PSU presenters, speakers also came from King Saud University and the Saudi Association for Language & Translation. The Event enjoyed excellent attendance of 327 participants from different organizations, institutions and centres. The majority of guests came from King Saud University, Princess Noura University, AlImam Muhamed Bin Saud University, Um-Al-Qura University, King Abdullah Institute for Translation & Arabization, King Abdullah Center for National Dialogue, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Interior, Mobily and Earnest and Young.


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Male participants at the International Translation Day on Monday, September 30th, 2014

IV.2. Monthly Translation Seminars

In the second semester of 2013 – 2014, PSRTC initiated a series of monthly translation seminars that were open to the public. Three seminars were organized in the months of February, March and April, with every seminar including two speakers. The seminars included a variety of topics and the speakers belonged to different affiliations as shown in the table below. The attendance of the seminars reached a total of 280 participants. Guests came from different universities, centres and organizations, including King Saud University, Princess Noura University, Imam Muhamed Bin Saud University and King Abdullah Institute for Translation & Arabization.

# Date Topics Speakers

1 Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Criteria for translation teaching and translator training: Development and continuity

Dr. Saadia Al-Amin, Prince Sultan University

Translator’s freedom: Limits and limitations

Dr. Fatma AlShirhi, Princess Noura University

2 Sunday, March 16, 2014

Stylistic problems in translation Ms. Nahed Almaimoni & Ms. Ghada Al-Ghamdi, King Abdullah Institute for Translation & Arabization

The language of power in Arabic political texts and their English equivalents

Dr. Wegdan Khalifah, Prince Sultan University

3 Saturday, April 19, 2014

Introduction to translation approaches and strategies

Dr. Nagla Roushdy, Imam Muhammad bin Saud University

In translation: Where East and West meet The importance of translating and revisiting Arab-American intellectuals’ work

Ms. Fadia Al-Shihri, Princess Noura University


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The monthly translation seminars

IV. 3. Student Translation Activities PSRTC launched its Student Translation Club towards the end of October 2013 with the following goals in mind:

To raise awareness of the significance of translation across campus

To offer opportunities for students from different majors to engage in translation activities

To provide training to students on important translation techniques/ strategies

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To achieve these goals, the Club organized a variety of activities including translation training sessions and sessions by professional translators/ student translators sharing their translation experience:

# Session Title Speaker # participants

1 The rules for writing numbers in Arabic

Ms. Jameela Arnous,

General Courses Dept.

4

2 Literary translation workshop

Dr. Inaam Perriman,

King Saud University

27

3 Downloading videos and subtitling

Dr. Hind Al-Otaibi,


37

4 Translation student stories The students

Ms. Raghad Alhabyan

Ms. Nouf Aldousari

31

5 Real translator’s experience Ms. Sarah Al-Adham, English Dept.

12

6 Real translator’s experience Ms. Mahmuda Saydumarova, English Dept.

12

7 Problems in translating poetry and children’s literature

The students

Ms. Mona Kanaan

Ms. Heba Bahjat

11

8 Translation problems and the challenge of translating Quranic verses

The student

Ms. Arwa Al-Draij

10

9 Stylistic translation problems and interpretation: An overview

The students

Ms. Alaa Khasara

Ms. Razan Sibai

23

10 Lecture on translating a major architecture handbook

Prof. Dr. Hazem Owais,


149

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The cover of the Architecture book translated by Prof. Hazem Owais, KSU

The Club also organized a field trip to King Abdullah Institute for Translation and Arabization where 13 faculty members and students visited the Institute, and learned about its branches, divisions and events. The visit further highlighted the importance of establishing strong links with other translation centers/ institutes in the Kingdom.

Poster for a field trip

In addition to the sessions and field trip, the Center organized two translation competitions; (1) The Translation Competition Week, and (2) The Inter-University Translation Competition. The Translation Competition Week was organized for the PSU students. Throughout the week of May 4 – May 8, 2014, students were invited to translate different expressions between English and Arabic for two hours daily. The expressions included


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proverbs, idioms, collocations, polysemous words, and technical terms. Five students won prizes every day. The Club booth was visited by a large number of students, faculty members and administrators.

Poster for the Translation Competition Week

The Club closed its events/ activities with a significant translation competition across the Translation Major students of four universities on May 11th, 2014. The Inter-University Translation Competition included three components, (1) a written translation competition, (2) an interpretation competition and (3) a display of the Translation Student Works. Four universities participated in the Competition; i.e., King Saud University, Princess Noura University, Imam Muhamed Bin Saud University and Prince Sultan University. Twelve students participated in the written translation competition, twelve students participated in the interpretation competition and twenty one students organized the booths for the translation student work display. In addition, the Competition was well attended with a total of 120 participants. The representatives of the four universities congratulated the Center on the efficient organization of the Competition, which is an outstanding initiative. They recommended the organization of the Competition on a larger scale covering all translation colleges in the Kingdom in upcoming years.

The PSU Student Translation Work Display


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The IMU Student Translation Work Display

IV. 4. Annual Translation Excellence Awards

The Center submitted a proposal for the provision of annual translation excellence awards for professional translators and student translators. The proposal was approved by the PSU Rector, and an executive procedure has been prepared. Details of the awards are shown below:

Position Faculty Members

Post-Graduate Students

First 7,500SR 3,000SR

Second 5,000SR 2,000SR

Third 2,500SR 1,000SR

Total 21,000SR

IV. 5. Translation/ Editing Services

PSRTC offers translation/ editing services to all academic departments and administrative offices at the University upon request. The current academic year, the Center offered a variety of services meeting time and quality requirements. Among the served departments/ offices for 2013 – 2014 are:

The Business Administration Department

The Deanship of Admission & Registration

The Deanship of Student Affairs

Prince Salman Center for Local Governance

The Community Service & International Relations Office

The Human Resources Office

The Safety and Security Office

The Public Relations Office

The Information Technology Office

The Teaching and Learning Center

The Library

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V. Perspective into the future As shown in the current report, PSRTC has taken important steps towards achieving the University’s aspiration to support research and translation in PSU and create a firm, well-grounded position for the Center in Saudi Arabia and the region. The Center has already achieved significant accomplishments in the fields of research and translation, and is planning for more success in the future. Regarding research, the Centre is enhancing its research funding capabilities based on the PSU research funding bylaws. The Center is also processing applications for the establishment of research groups/ specialized research units in order to create links with the industry, establish connections with other research centers/ institutes and attract research grants. Besides, the Center is organizing major research forums and research training events for faculty members/ researchers and managing a strong undergraduate research program serving students from all colleges/ departments. As for translation, the Center is organizing major translation events and seminars, funding book translation projects, and serving all PSU academic departments and administrative offices with their translation/ editing needs. The Center is also organizing diverse activities to promote translation among students. In addition, the Center is in the process of finalizing brochures to market the PSU consultation capabilities through its Reach-Out Initiative. Such efforts aim to capitalize on the expertise of faculty members to offer consultation/ training/ translation services to the job market, industry and other institutions.

Documents

Prince Salman Research & Translation Center (PSRTC)info.psu.edu.sa/psrtc/nletter/RTC Accomplishments Report 13-14.pdf · Prince Salman Research & Translation Center ... the accomplishments