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رئيس اللجنة واألعضاء اسم اللجنة

1 College Curriculum and Assessment

Committee

تقييم مخرجات تعلم الطلبةلجنة تطوير المناهج و

Dr. Fahad Almoqbel - Chairman

د. فهد بن مقبل المقبل رئيسا

Dr. Mohammad Al Owaisi - Rapporteur

العويسي مقررا د. محمد عادل

Prof. Dalia Mohammed Mohsen - Member

أ.د. داليا محمد محسن عضوا

Dr. Khaled Ali Alawam - Member

د. خالد بن علي العوام عضوا

Dr. Abbas Saleh Almutair - Member

د. عباس بن صالح المطير عضوا

Role

The College Curriculum and Assessment Committee (CCAC) has the responsibility of

monitoring and promoting the periodic development of all the departments curricula as

well as approval of any curricular changes suggested by the Program Curriculum and

Assessment Committee (PCAC) before the approval from the College Council. In

addition, the committee ensures that each program evaluates, monitors and improves

assessment of students learning outcomes.

Responsibilities

Curriculum development:

1. Ensure the continuous process of curriculum development in each

department.

2. Oversee the PCAC in each academic department and providing consultations

to them, when needed.

3. Ensure the fulfillment of the National Center for Academic Accreditation and

Assessment (NCAAA) requirements with regard to course specifications in all

departments.

4. Reviewing the departments requests with regard to changes to their

programs’ study plans such as:

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a) Adding a new course

b) Removing an existing course

c) Changing the course name, code, credit hours, level of study or

requisites

5. Reviewing the departments’ requests to introduces new programs.

6. Organize workshops and training courses on curriculum development.

Assessment of student learning outcomes:

1. Develop guidelines for assessment of students learning outcomes that meet

the requirements of national and international bodies.

2. Approve the students’ learning outcomes assessment methods followed in

each program.

3. Review the assessment of student learning outcomes methods and

techniques regularly.

4. Review the results of the of assessment student learning outcomes.

5. Organize workshops and training courses on the assessment of student

learning outcomes.

Policy

Faculty members in each academic department should undertake the process

of curriculum development and review under the supervision of the programs’

curriculum and assessment committee (PCAC). If an external expert is needed

to develop courses, he/she should be nominated by the PCAC.

Course specification must be competed for each course using the NCAAA

template. Each study plan and course specification must be reviewed regularly

every five years by the respective department to ensure the achievement of

high standards in the educational process.

Major curricular changes: any changes including course name, number of credit

hours, changing more than 25% of the course content (syllabus), deletion of

existing course, addition of any course.

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Minor curricular changes: change of prerequisite, activities of the course.

Change of course content (syllabus) by less than 25%.

No major changes in any current curriculum are permitted before graduation of

at least a full batch of students.

Any Major change in the current curriculum is considered to be a new version

of the curriculum which will be applied to the students joining the college after

the date of the final official approval of the new version.

Procedures

1. The CCAC will review the department proposal for major or minor changes in

the curriculum in the presence of a representative from the respective

department. Each proposal will be initially reviewed with the regard to:

a) Rationale for the curriculum change

b) Benchmarking with distinguished departments

c) Availability of all the supporting documents

2. After the comprehensive discussion of the proposal, the committee should

provide feedback to the respective department in case changes in the proposal

are required.

3. The committee must approve the proposal before submitting it to the College

Council for approval.

Reporting Relationship:

Recommendations from the College Curriculum and Assessment Committee are

forwarded to the Dean.

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2 Academic Advising Committee

لجنة اإلرشاد األكاديمي

Dr. Mohammad Al Owaisi - Chairman

رئيسا د. محمد عادل العويسي

Prof. Dalia Mohammed Mohsen - Member

أ.د. داليا محمد محسن عضوا

Dr. Mohammed Mustafa Imam - Member د. محمد مصطفى إمام عضوا

Dr. Mir Riasath Hussain - Member

عضوا د. مير رياست حسين

Dr. Maiada Mahmoud Rady - Member د. مياده محمود راضي عضوا

Ms. Hajar Al-Hamoud - Member

أ. هاجر الحمود عضوا

IMC Academic Advising Committee holds responsibility of planning, monitoring, and

evaluating all roles linked to academic advising which include student advising,

registration processes, student future careers, and academic policies concerning

student academic progress and retention.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the academic advising program and work to promote an effective

advising system

• Improve academic advising, policies and practices concerning students’

progress on the way to graduation.

• Ensure that all students have suitable and reasonable advising.

• Ensure continuing development and training of advisers and advisees.

• Ensure students understanding and knowledge of advising system including

opportunities, role and responsibility in the adviser-advisee relationship.

• Serve as a hub for students, faculty, and administrators on academic advising.

• Develop clear rules and procedures for academic advisers.

• Provide an annual report on the status of faculty academic advising to the

Dean of the college.

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Policy:

• The academic advisory is to be conducted by all the teaching staff of each

department.

• All the academic activities (semester wise) of the students should be approved

by the academic advisor; such as registering courses, withdrawal of course or

semester, etc.

• Each department should assign an academic advisor to an appropriate

number of students and publish it to students.

• Students at Risk should be advised by the most capable advisors.

• Advisors should maintain advisory files of students that are updated

continuously.

• Continuous training of the academic advisors in order to develop their skills of

advisory.

Requirements:

• Each department should divide the students in to small groups; each group is

assigned to an advisor.

• The advisor should be able to explore the academic records of the advisee

students.

• The teaching staff should cooperate with the academic advisors and facilitate

their work by providing the required feedback about the advisee students.

• Special care should be given to the students at risk by assigning the most

experienced advisors to this category of students.

• Academic rules and regulations book and other resources should be easily

accessible to advisors and students.

Procedures:

Advisors should have an upgraded advisory file for each student.

Students should be classified in to four categories based on the GPA:

1. New Students Advisory:

• An orientation session of the fresh students should be conducted in the

beginning of the semester.

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• The advisors of fresh students should conduct advisory and follow up

the students’ academic progress.

2. Advisory of Average GPA Students:

• The advisor should schedule a reasonable number of meetings per

semester with his students.

• The advisor should advise the students on academic issues such as

courses to be registered, Academic rules and regulations applied to students

etc.

3. Advisory of Senior Students Achieved Good GPA:

• The advisor should schedule few meetings per semester with his

students.

• The advisor should advise the students to concentrate on core courses

.and allocate training clinics and hospitals.

4. Advisory of at Risk- Students

• Special attention should be given to this category of students.

• The advisor should conduct regular meeting with these students to

discuss their progress and attend to their academic problems.


Recommendations from the Academic Advising Committee are forwarded to Dean of

the college.

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3 Student Rights and Responsibilities

Committee

لجنة حقوق وواجبات الطالب


بن مقبل المقبل رئيسا د. فهد

Dr. Mohammad Al Owaisi - Member

د. محمد عادل العويسي عضوا

Dr. Anwar Mohammed Al-Hashem - Member

د. أنوار محمد الهـاشم عضوا

Role

The student rights and responsibilities committee serves as a panel to review students’

complaints, grievance and appeals. The committee is also responsible for reviewing

the suggested changes to the student Code of Conduct.

Policy

Inaya Medical Colleges (IMC) is a community of students and faculty committed to

active engagement in teaching and learning. Students have the rights to be treated

fairly and with dignity regardless of race, color, national origin, age, marital status,

gender, disability, religion, height or weight.

IMC encourages free inquiry and free expression within the recognized boundaries of

Islam. To ensure maximum realization of teaching and learning, IMC is committed to

facilitating the academic and personal growth of students as outlined in the College

mission statement. Behavior that is in conflict with these processes will not be

tolerated. Violations of institutional policy including campus safety regulations,

institutional operational procedures, misuse of campus facilities, and actions which

impede upon the educational process are subject to disciplinary actions.

Upon admission to IMC, students agree to act responsibly in all areas of personal and

social conduct and to take full responsibility for their individual and collective actions.

Because learning can only be achieved in an atmosphere free of intimidation and

coercion, students shall observe local and country laws as well as the academic and

behavioral regulations of IMC.

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Student Rights:

Within the limits of its resources and facilities, every student has the right to

use, fairly, all available resources in the college that had been setup for

students’ services. This includes, but not limited to, library, medical unit,

photocopy machines, cafeteria, facilities in the indoor and outdoor stadiums

etc. in accordance with the applicable regulations of IMC. The handicap

students have the right to obtain the appropriate service for their needs in

accordance with the regulations and rules.

Academic Guidelines must be maintained by IMC. Every student has the

right to obtain all academic information including academic calendar (before

the beginning of the academic year), degree plans, syllabus and other

documents related to the academic programs in which the student is

enrolled in.

Every student has the right to withdraw or add any course or semester, or

postpone the entire semester according to the Ministry of Education (MOE)

and College study system and regulations in the predefined dates according

to the academic calendar.

All students’ records are maintained in a secured area and only authorized

IMC’s staff can access these records. Access to these records by other

individuals requires the student’s explicit written consent, with the exception

of the student’s parents or his/her legal guardian.

Every student has the right to be objectively graded on academic

performance and to be protected by established procedures against

prejudice or unreasonable evaluation. This includes the right to request a

re-evaluation of those factors used to determine the grade, in accordance

with College procedures. The student has the right to question and/or

appeal within the defined rules and regulations of the College, if he/she

believes that a discriminatory situation had occurred.

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The student has the right to request for appeal or review of his/her academic

achievements including answers of the exams as regulated by the college.

The student has the right to file complaint or grievance of any harm suffered

due to relationship with faculty members, students, staff or any unit in the

college.

The Student has the right to defend himself before any entity in the College

in any disciplinary case raised against him, and not to decide a punishment

until after the hearing, unless his absence appeared to be due to an

unacceptable excuse after being called for the second time and in this case

his right of defense is forfeited.

Students are free to join student clubs and encouraged to suggest or

organize student clubs and to promote their common interests, as long as

they do not disrupt the College, or violate its rules and regulations, and after

the approval from the College. Every student has the right to participate in

cultural activities and community service activities and all voluntary works.

Every student has the right to receive a rational academic assessment,

taking into consideration the balanced and rational distribution of grades so

as to achieve fair assessment of the capabilities of the student. The student

has the right to obtain one’s marks/transcripts/credentials within the

deadlines and procedures established by the College.

Exceptions

The College Council reserves the right to decide on any situation/circumstances

other than the conditions stated in this policy.

Procedures:

The College Admission Procedures are well defined and published to students.

Academic procedures during registration period are well defined and accessible

to students and faculty.

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The Academic procedures during the semester are well defined and accessible

to students and faculty.

Procedures of the appeal, if the student believes that a discriminatory situation

had occurred or any disciplinary decision taken against him/her are defined and

well published to students.

The student has the right to request for appeal or to review of his/her academic

achievements including answers of the exams as per the regulations and

procedures regulated by the college.

The student has the right to appeal the decision take by the Truth Determining

Committee. The student should report it to the dean of the college within fifteen

days of receiving the decision, otherwise, the decision is final.


Recommendations from the Students Rights and Responsibilities Committee are

forwarded to the Dean of the college.

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4 Faculty Disciplinary Committee

لجنة تقصي الحقائق

يتم تعيين األعضاء من قبل سعادة عميد الكلية

To be appointed by the Dean

Inaya Medical Colleges (IMC) strives to maintain the highest academic and social

standards and expects faculty and staff to be treated with respect at all times. The

Faculty Disciplinary Committee plays an integral role in reviewing complaints

concerning faculty and staff misconduct, whether academic or non-academic; to

propose resolution or settlement measures, when applied; and if not, to propose

disciplinary actions based on IMC policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

1. Assess and review complaints regarding faculty or staff misbehavior and

violations of the rules/regulations and academic ethics of the college.

2. Recommend resolution or settlement measures.

3. Suggest disciplinary procedures, based on IMC policies and procedures.

4. Document implementation of procedures and measures concerning

faculty or staff misconduct.


Recommendations from the Faculty Disciplinary Committee are forwarded to the Dean

of the college.

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5 Credit Transfer Committee

معادلة المقرراتلجنة

Dr. Mohammad Al Owaisi - Chairman

رئيسا د. محمد العويسي

Prof. Dalia Mohammed Mohsen - Member أ.د. داليا محمد محسن عضوا


د. مير رياست حسين عضوا

Dr. Abdallah Sabooni - Member

د. عبد هللا أحمد الصابوني عضوا

Dr. Abdelmoniem Abdulmagid - Member

أ. عبدالمنعم موسى عبدا لماجد عضوا

Responsibilities:

1. Suggestion of credit transfer policies.

2. Monitor implementation of credit transfer policies and requirements by

all academic departments.

3. Discussion of cases referred by the academic departments.

Policy:

1. It is permitted to credit transfer the courses that are part of incomplete

bachelor degree provided that less than 7 years had elapsed since the

course was passed.

2. The credit transfer should be done during the period of accepting fresh

students only.

3. It is permitted to credit transfer the foundation and BMS courses only

from an awarded bachelor degree provided that less than 7 years had

elapsed since the course was passed.

4. The student is entitled to appeal for reconsidering credit transfer of any

course before the termination of the joining semester after which it is

prohibited to appeal.

5. No courses including English language proficiency courses can be

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transferred from any non-bachelor degree certificate.

6. Credit transfer for bridging students is permitted only from the associate

degree on the basis of which the student was accepted in the college.

7. The maximum number of credit transfer is 40% of the number of credit

hours of the curriculum.

8. It is prohibited to credit transfer the clinical courses of level 7 and 8.

Requirements:

1. The grade for a course (passed outside the college), to be transferred

should be (C+) and above.

2. The credit hours for a course (passed outside the college), to be

transferred should not be less than the credit hours taught in Inaya

Medical Colleges.

3. The content of the course (passed outside the college) to be transferred

should be compatible with at least 75% of the content of the course

taught in Inaya Medical Colleges.

Procedures:

1. The student refers to the Admission and Registration office to fill in the

credit transfer form.

2. The Administration of Registration verifies the legality of the student

application, the student has paid the tuition fee and submitted the

original copy of the transcript. The student will be directed to the

Academic Department.

3. The Academic Department performs the credit transfer in compliance

with policies and requirements.

4. The credit transfer form is finally approved by the Dean and forwarded

to the coordinator of Admissions and Registration for verification and

implementation.

5. The student has the right to submit an appeal application to the director

of admissions and registration in order to reconsider credit transfer of

any course before the termination of the joining semester.

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Recommendations from the Credit Transfer Committee are forwarded to the Dean of

the college.

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Examination Committee (Male)

االختبارات )طالب(لجنة تنظيم سير

Dr. Emad Malaekah - Chairman

د. عماد عبد الهادي مالئكه رئيسا

Dr. Mohammed Mustafa Imam - Member د. محمد مصطفى إمام عضوا

Dr. Shadi Moammed Mahgoub - Member

د. شادي محمد محجوب عضوا

Dr. Zyad Tawfiq Mohammed - Member أ. زياد توفيق محمد عضوا

Examination Committee (Female)

لجنة تنظيم سير االختبارات )طالبات(

Dr. Anwar Al-Hashem - Chairman

د. أنوار محمد الهـاشم رئيسا

Prof. Dalia Mohammed Mohsen - Member عضوا أ.د. داليا محمد محسن

Dr. Rawhia Salah - Member

د. روحيه صالح عضوا

Dr. Dalia Hasanin - Member

د. داليا حسنين عضوا

Dr. Sujood Bader AlAzzam - Member أ. سجود بدر العزام عضوا

Dr. Mariam Mahmoud Al-Aslan - Member أ. مريم محمود األصالن عضوا

Ms. Mona Al-Hadban - Member أ. منى الحدبان عضوا

Responsibilities:

The examination committee is responsible for organization and coordination of

examinations. Examinations are required in all undergraduate courses unless the

department sponsoring the course has obtained permission from the College Council

to evaluate students in another manner. The examination Period is determined by the

College Calendar Committee and approved by the College Council. The main duties

of the Committee are as follows:

• Oversee exams arrangements, organization, setting, and control.

• Secure the needs and capabilities required to administer the exams with high

quality.

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• Resolve conflicts with regard to the published schedule.

• Organize students' applications for makeup exams and forwarding them to the

Student Rights and Responsibilities Committee for approval.

• Maintain order during examination periods.

• Report cheating cases and any other violations of exams regulations to the

Students Disciplinary Committee.


Recommendations from the Examination Committee are forwarded to the Vice Dean

of the college.

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7 Students Disciplinary Committee

لجنة تأديب الطالب


د. فهد بن مقبل المقبل رئيسا

Dr. Ibrahim El Sayed - Member

عضوا د. ابراهيم السيد علي


عضوا د. مير رياست حسين

Dr. Anwar Mohammed Al-Hashem - Member

د. أنوار محمد الهـاشم عضوا

Inaya Medical Colleges (IMC) strives to maintain the highest academic and social

standards and expects students to be treated with respect at all times. Student

Disciplinary Committee plays an integral role in reviewing complaints concerning

students misconduct, whether academic or non-academic; to propose resolution or

settlement measures, when applied; and if not, to propose disciplinary actions based

on IMC policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

1. Assess and review complaints regarding students’ misbehavior and

violations of the rules/regulations and academic ethics of the college. This

includes cheating and plagiarism cases and any violations of exams

regulations.

2. Recommend resolution or settlement measures.

3. Suggest disciplinary procedures, based on IMC policies and procedures.

4. Document implementation of procedures and measures concerning

students’ misconduct.


Recommendations from the Student’s Disciplinary Committee are forwarded to the

Dean of the college.

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