The handbook was developed to describe some of the expectations of our faculty and to outline policies and programs in the college. Faculties should familiarize themselves with the contents of the handbook as it will answer many questions about college, academic and administrative regulations. The city averages 278 millimeters (11 in) of rainfall annually, with the bulk of the rainfall falling between February and April, with a secondary minor wet season in July and August.
A BOUT THE UNIVERSITY
V ISION
M ISSION
G OALS
A BOUT THE COLLEGE
V ISION
M ISSION
G OALS
M AJOR VALUES
O RGANIZATION C HART
On the other hand, Heads of Departments (HoDs) were assigned for five departments within the college. Each department head has an appropriate department supervisor on the women's side who reports to the assistant dean for the women's campus. All departmental committees report to the departmental council and then to the faculty council.
D EAN
The Vice Dean for Academic Affairs directs all academic policies and procedures in the college according to university rules and regulations. In addition, the VDGSSR oversees research activities within the college through the chairmanship of the research committee and collaborates with the Deanship of Research in this regard. To deliver pharmacy training in line with the Kingdom's ambitious vision (2030) and the great effort required to ensure that the training process runs smoothly, the Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs has been established to oversee the training process in the college.
C OLLEGE B OARD
A DVISORY B OARD
D EPARTMENT B OARDS
A CADEMIC A DVISING AND S TUDENTS ’ A FFAIRS C OMMITTEES
E XAMINATIONS AND C LASSES SCHEDULES C OMMITTEE
Each of the five departments at the faculty can appoint similar committees within the department, which take care of systematic work. Members of the teaching staff are lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors and professors who participate in study, research and socially beneficial activities within the university. A member of the teaching staff is administratively linked to the head of the department.
The College Board determines the duration of the examination on the basis of the recommendation of the relevant department. Assignment can be graded out of 5 (2 ASSIGNMENTS) or out of 10 (1 ASSIGNMENT) depending on the nature of the course. The appropriate formatting worth 5-10% of the total grade depends on the nature of the course.
The process begins with a request from the head of department to the course coordinator to provide justification. The head of the department may discuss this issue in the department board to make a decision to resolve this issue. Students should not be allowed to enter the exam room after the first 30 minutes of the exam period.
Students who arrive late (within the first 30 minutes) will not be given extra time at the end of the exam to account for their late arrival. Students should not leave the exam room until the first 30 minutes of the exam period have passed. Invigilators must announce the time to the students 30, 15 and 5 minutes before the end of the exam period.
At the end of the exam, invigilators must ask the other students to stop writing and remain seated until all students' exam materials have been collected by the invigilators. At the end of Science Day, the best three posters will be awarded during a ceremony.
S TUDENTS E XCUSES C OMMITTEE
S TUDENT C OUNCIL
C URRICULUM AND P LANNING C OMMITTEE
The committee also discusses benchmarking, internal and external reviewers contacting, and meeting the program's learning outcomes (PLOs) with the vision and mission of the college and university and with NCAAA requirements.
Q UALITY AND D EVELOPMENT C OMMITTEE
A CADEMIC Q UALITY A SSURANCE C OMMITTEE
C OMMUNITY S ERVICES C OMMITTEE
C OLLEGE P RIZES AND D EAN ’ S L IST SELECTION C OMMITTEE
P OSTGRADUATE S TUDIES AND R ESEARCH C OMMITTEES
E DUCATIONAL S ERVICES C OMMITTEE
T RAINING , I NTERNSHIP , AND G RADUATION P ROJECTS C OMMITTEE
R ECRUITMENT C OMMITTEE
S TUDENTS A CTIVITIES
P HARMACEUTICAL C HEMISTRY
P HARMACOGNOSY AND N ATURAL P RODUCTS
P HARMACEUTICS
P HARMACOLOGY
C LINICAL P HARMACY
P HARM .D P ROGRAM L EARNING O UTCOMES
P2 Demonstrate leadership abilities through professionalism, self- and time management, and teamwork skills that help solve challenges in the pharmacy profession.
D EFINITION
C ONNECTION
ONLY ONE quiz for each course for 5 or 10 points depending on the nature of the course (depending on the presence or absence of a practical component). The quiz only includes topics that were taught in the first one to two weeks, regardless of the quiz date. Quiz should consist of 10 MCQs for 10 or 5 marks depending on the nature of the course.
The arrangement of the questions must be identical in all forms, but the arrangement of the answer options must be different. The administration and assessment of tests (theory, practice, quizzes, assignments, etc.) follows specific procedures to ensure the quality of the examination procedures. For short answer questions in the intermediate theory, students provide their answers on the last pages of the question paper.
The acceptable identification documents are university ID or academy "online". the Saudi national ID or passport is not acceptable). Personal property such as coats, backpacks, notes, texts must be left outside the examination room. Examination committee will display the seating plan at the entrance of the examination hall (pharmacy halls and medicine halls only).
Students who have completed the exam before the allotted time has expired must hand in their exam materials to an invigilator before leaving the room. The College of Pharmacy offers the community access to cultural activities, to create services for the benefit of the community. Documentation of community service activities is managed by the Community Service Committee (CSC) under the supervision of the Vice Dean for Development and Quality.
T ASKS OF THE TEACHING STAFF MEMBER
T EACHING L OAD
Each faculty member is expected to prepare, teach, and participate in the preparation of examinations for a particular subject or subjects.
A SSESSMENT M ETHODS
A SSESSMENT I NSTRUCTIONS
All invigilators must arrive at the exam room at least 20 minutes before the exam to randomly reassign some seats and distribute exam materials. The student should not enter the exam room more than 10 minutes before the scheduled time for the exam. One of the invigilators should stand right outside the exam room to check student identities (one student at a time - take your time, take your time) to confirm the student's name, picture, university number, academic status of the student.
Students who are prohibited from attending a course are not permitted to take the exam for that course. There is no need for a student signature when entering the exam room, but it is required later during the exam. Invigilator(s) should ask students to write their names and student number on exam booklets and answer sheets.
However, students are not allowed to open the exam booklet and start the exam (this act is considered cheating). Invigilators must confirm the name and student ID number in the exam booklet and answer sheet with the student ID. Invigilators should ask students to be quiet when leaving the exam room and never stand and talk to each other at the entrance to the exam room.
Invigilators must not allow students for toilet breaks or leave the examination room before he/she has completed his/her examination and handed in the examination material. Please call the vice dean for academic affairs in the event of noise just outside the exam room or if there is any other factor that disturbs the exam. Head of Department should come to the examination hall and check the preparation process in the courses offered by the same department.
R ESEARCH R EQUIREMENTS
The College of Pharmacy (COP) has drawn up a comprehensive research plan, including strategies for the faculties to increase their research and publication output. The University strives to advance knowledge through creative research and scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines and to foster a high quality graduate research environment. The Deanship of Scientific Research is one of King Khalid University's service providers involved in promoting innovation, creativity and excellence for faculty, researchers.
The Deanship of Scientific Research offers funding for research to promote successful work through two types of grants, which are the general research project and the research groups (/s.kku.edu.sa/8X). The grant fund is intended for both Saudi and non-Saudi faculty members. Joint research projects between different departments are considered important and are heavily funded by the university.
The research focus of the faculty is mainly in community health services, prevalence studies, animal studies, herbal medicines, isolation and characterization of compounds, computational chemistry, etc.
E XCELLENCE A WARDS
The COP aims to promote community-oriented research to establish services for the benefit of the community, to develop research or consultancy programs that focus on requirements of local communities. College emphasizes to meet the needs and to serve the community by recruiting qualified and experienced faculty, graduating qualified pharmacists, and providing clinical services to improve the public health of the community as attached in the COP Mission and Vision Statement and Strategic Plan. These services are provided at various levels at the College by the Vice Deanship of Development and Quality, Vice Deanship for Academic Affairs and Educational Experience Office.
KKU exhibits a high degree of interaction with its community, which is reflected in various facilities and units involved in various community service activities. It has achieved significant success in establishing and patronizing several community support units. The main clinical areas covered by clinical pharmacists include adult intensive care units, pediatric intensive care units, psychiatry, cardiac care units and infectious diseases.
A database was developed to document the number of college staff (students, interns and teaching staff) participating in community service activities. The database also includes the number of beneficiaries and records the type of activity carried out by the College, which includes the promotion of the health education programme.
W ORKSHOPS AND T RAINING
The training includes a course package for teachers in the field of quality education, teaching methods, modern evaluation methods and a course package for employees and administrative leadership of the university. Such training and workshops are implemented for teachers and staff based on the research into training needs. The university also encourages faculty and staff to register for these courses and award certificates to participants.
P ROMOTION
C ONFERENCES
Criteria for performance evaluation are clearly specified and made known to teaching staff (link for Faculty Evaluation Mechanism). The evaluation will be conducted confidentially and the results will be recorded in a manner that enables the college to provide equal opportunities for faculty members to develop professionally through training sessions, seminars and workshops. The department shall appoint the faculty member can apply for numerous prizes, such as research prizes, patent prizes and prizes for scientific publications.
This service allows teachers to apply electronically for participation in the conference, and the application takes place within the framework of certain work procedures until the electronic application is confirmed or rejected.
