YU - Riyadh

Dr. Bashair AlThani

Dean of Admissions, Registration and Student Affairs

Biography:

Dr. Bashair Althani is the Dean of Admissions, Registration and Student Affairs and an Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at the College of Engineering and Architecture, Al-Yamamah University Al Khobar Campus.

Before joining YU, Dr. Althani worked in several positions starting with Head of R&D Unit, Head of Curriculum Unit, Head of Management Department, Head of MIS Department and Lastly Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.

Dr. Althani received a Ph.D. in Software Engineering from Kingston University London in the United Kingdom in 2019. Her Ph.D. thesis on “A quality assured framework for the migration and modernisation of legacy systems”.

In 2014, she received her MSc in Software Engineering from Kingston University London in the United Kingdom with distinction, and in 2011, she received her BSc in MIS from University of Dammam.

In terms of research, Dr. Althani is an active researcher who has recently published articles in ISI and Scopus-indexed journals as well as peer-reviewed conferences. She is also an active reviewer and article editor for reputable journals.

Publications:

  • Al Ansari, Fatimah Salah, et al. "Using mobile health applications to enhance physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study on users’ perceptions." International Health1 (2023): 47-55.
  • Alajwari, Hadeel Abdullah, et al. "Knowledge and attitude of Saudi Arabian citizens towards telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic." International Health6 (2022): 604-609.
  • AlAli, Eman, et al. "Evaluation of the patient experience with the mawid app during the COVID-19 pandemic in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia." Healthcare. Vol. 10. No. 6. MDPI, 2022.
  • Hijlis, Shayma-A., et al. "Use of social media for the improvement of radiation safety knowledge among Saudi Arabian radiographers." International Health3 (2022): 280-287.
  • Alanzi, Turki M., et al. "Evaluation of the Mawid mobile healthcare application in delivering services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia." International Health2 (2022): 142-151.
  • Alhodaib, Hala, et al. "Evaluation of the Role of Twitter in Increasing the Awareness and Knowledge about Diabetes Among Citizens of Saudi Arabia." The Open Public Health Journal1 (2021).
  • Al-Hajri, Qarmoosha Rasheed, et al. "The impact of WhatsApp on the blood donation process in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Blood Medicine(2021): 1003-1010.
  • AlOtaibi, Noot, et al. "Usage and acceptability of the wateen application among the population of Saudi Arabia." Journal of Blood Medicine(2021): 863-873.
  • Al-zahrani, Sarah, et al. "Opinion of mental healthcare providers on the impact of electronic games on psychiatric patients in Saudi Arabia." Informatics in Medicine Unlocked25 (2021): 100647.
  • Hassan, Hanadi, et al. "How the Royal Commission Health Services Program in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, is using social media?." Informatics in Medicine Unlocked25 (2021): 100638.
  • Alanezi, Fahad, et al. "A comparative study of strategies for containing the COVID-19 pandemic in Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the European Union." Informatics in Medicine Unlocked23 (2021): 100547.
  • Alanezi, Fahad, et al. "Investigating healthcare practitioners’ attitudes towards the COVID-19 outbreak in Saudi Arabia: a general qualitative framework for managing the pandemic." Informatics in medicine unlocked22 (2021): 100491.
  • Alanezi, Fahad, et al. "A comparative study on the strategies adopted by the United Kingdom, India, China, Italy, and Saudi Arabia to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic." Journal of healthcare leadership(2020): 117-131.

Conferences:

  • AlThani, Bashair. "A review on the issues in usability evaluation of eHealth applications: From a COVID-19 pandemic perspective." 2021 20th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications for Business Engineering and Science (DCABES). IEEE, 2021.
  • Albahussain, Sami, et al. “Brand Equity Framework of Social Media in Context of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)”. 8th INCOMaR Conference Proceedings. (pp. 98-114). 2021.
  • Althani, Bashair, and Souheil Khaddaj. "The applicability of system migration life cycle (SMLC) framework." 2017 16th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science (DCABES). IEEE, 2017.
  • Althani, Bashair, and Souheil Khaddaj. "Systematic review of legacy system migration." 2017 16th International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science (DCABES). IEEE, 2017.
  • Althani, B., Khaddaj, S. and Makoond, B., 2016, August. A quality assured framework for cloud adaptation and modernization of enterprise applications. In 2016 IEEE Intl Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) and IEEE Intl Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) and 15th Intl Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications for Business Engineering (DCABES)(pp. 634-637). IEEE.

Workshops/Conferences Attended

  • First International Forum on Digital Transformation, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2019.
  • CBA Expo Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2019.
  • Enhancing learning through the use of technology, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2019.
  • Integrating Critical Thinking in Academic Curriculum, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2019.
  • Mentorship program, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2020.
  • Course specification and program Specification, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2020.
  • Global cybersecurity Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2020.
  • Leading Creative Transformation in Critical Times, Virtual Edition, Stanford University, USA, 2020.
  • Saudi Data & AI Authority’s Global AI Summit, Virtual Edition Saudi Arabia, 2020.
  • the Y20 2020 Summit, Virtual Edition, Saudi Arabia 2020.
  • Data Analyst nanodegree, Udacity, USA 2021
  • Trimester Transmutation Workshops, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2022
  • AASCB Accreditation, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2022
  • Academic Program Quality Loop, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2022.
  • IDM Conference, London, UK, 2022
  • Head of Departments Followship, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2022

Teaching:

  • Principles of MIS
  • E-Business Technologies & Strategies
  • Human Resource Management
  • System Analysis and Design
  • supervision of multiple Co-Op students.

Services:

  • Examiner in CBA Expo Dammam, KSA 2021
  • Chair session in Business Transformation Forum Dammam, KSA, 2020
  • Organizer in The International Cloud Expo Europe London, UK 2018

Journal Reviewer:

  • Reviewer in Informatics in Medicine Unlocked Journal
  • Reviewer in BMC Public Health Journal
  • Reviewer in Journal of Decision Systems Journal Reviewer

Committee Membership

  • Chair of Creating/Updating Academic Programs/Study Plans in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Academic Advising and Consulting Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Admission, Registration and Scheduling Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Vice Chair of College Disciplinary Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Quality of Assessment and Examination Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Co-Op Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of MSc in Business Analytics Program Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of External Advising Board Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of MIS Department Board in CBA, IAU.
  • Member of AACSB Accreditation committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Member of the College Board in CBA, IAU.
  • Vice Chair of MIS Curriculum Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Vice Chair of MIS Quality Program Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Vice Chair of Faculty Recruitment/Interview Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Vice Chair of Management Quality Program Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Vice Chair Management Curriculum Committee in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Management Department Board in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Research and Development Unit in CBA, IAU.
  • Chair of Website Development Committee in CBA, IAU.

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