Theme 1

Educational Excellence

Choose a Goal.

Goal 1

Enhance the quality of faculty in strategically important areas

Goal 2

Promote educational excellence

Goal 3

Develop a wider variety of learning strategies and tools for students

Goal 4

Expand student participation in extracurricular and co-curricular activities

Go Back

Goal 1: Enhance the quality of faculty in strategically important areas

Objectives

1.1.1 - To strengthen the recruitment and retention of highly valued faculty members

KPIs

S.4.3 Proportion of teaching staff with verified doctoral qualifications

S.9.1 Proportion of teaching staff leaving the institution in the past year for reasons other than retirement

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1.1.2 - To enhance the multidisciplinary initiatives among stakeholders

NTP 2020 Strategic Objective
Ministry of Education SO 2
Improve recruitment, training and development of teachers

NCAAA Standards
4.9, 9.1, 9.2

Goal 2: Promote educational excellence

Objectives

1.2.1 - To nurture and sustain a culture that supports and strengthens teaching and learning excellence

KPIs

S.4.2 Students overall rating on the quality of their courses

S.4.5 Proportion of full time students commencing undergraduate programs who complete those programs in minimum time

S 5.3 Student evaluation of academic and career counselling

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1.2.2 - To enhance students’ experiential and life-long learning skills

KPI

S.3.1 Students overall evaluation on the quality of their learning experiences at the institution

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1.2.3 - To enhance the curriculum review process

KPI

P.S.4.2 Proportion of courses that undergo periodic curriculum review

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1.2.4 - To improve learning outcome review process

KPI

P.S.4.3 Proportion of programs that complete their assessment cycle

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1.2.5 - To broaden the curricula to keep PSU at the cutting edge of teaching and learning across all disciplines

KPI

P.S.4.4 Initiatives incorporated into the curriculum across the institution

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NTP 2020 Strategic Objective
Ministry of Education SO 4
Improve curricula and teaching methods
Ministry of Education SO 6
Enhance the education system’s capability to address national development requirements and to meet labor market needs

NCAAA Standards
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.10, 5.6

Goal 3:Develop a wider variety of learning strategies and tools for students

Objectives

1.3.1 - To utilize the most recent technology-based teaching strategies across the curricula

KPI

P.S.6.1 Proportion of faculty who actively utilize the LMS

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1.3.2 - To strengthen the educational impact of international opportunities and experiences for students

NTP 2020 Strategic Objective
Ministry of Education SO 4
Improve curricula and teaching methods
Ministry of Labor SO 10
Raise Saudis skill level to match labor market needs

NCAAA Standards
4.8, 4.11, 6.3, 6.4

Goal 4: Expand student participation in extracurricular and co-curricular activities

Objectives

1.4.1 - To enhance student involvement in extracurricular activities

KPI

P.S.4.6 Proportion of students participating in extracurricular activities during the last year

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1.4.2 - To provide co-curricular student activities within the academic programs

NTP 2020 Strategic Objective
Ministry of Education SO 5
Improve students’ values and core skills
Ministry of Culture SO 1
Develop an environment that stimulates cultural activities

NCAAA Standards
4.2, 5.6

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Enhance the forecasting and follow up of recruitment needs across all programs	Forecast report	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Forecasting tool	College chairs and deans
2	Utilize more recruitment avenues to attract faculty	New recruitment initiatives	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Professional agency memberships	Rector’s office and HR in collaboration with colleges
3	Increase the recruitment of research active faculty members across all disciplines	Research action faculty	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Job advertisements	Colleges and HR
4	Appoint a promotion liaison officer between PSU and KSU's Scientific Council	Appointment of liaison officer	Fall 2018	The Application process and the policy for promotion	VRAFA
5	Raise awareness of the faculty promotion criteria & process	Awareness campaign	Fall 2018	Materials for awareness campaign	RIC and PRMC
6	Revise and update the Professional Development Policy that includes sabbatical leave for faculty members	Updated policy	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	VRAA and IPC
7	Assess current retention and turnover rates across all colleges	Assessment report	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Institutional support	QAC and HR
8	Recognize and reward senior faculty members	Selection criteria, awards and certificates	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Institutional support	Rector’s office

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Introduce a larger variety of free electives	New free elective courses	Fall 2018 – Spring 2022	Institutional support	Deans; Curriculum Review Committees, College Councils, and the University Council
2	Draft and implement a policy on the introduction of minors across disciplines	New minors	Fall 2018 – Spring 2022	Institutional support	Deans; Curriculum Review Committees, College Councils, and the University Council
3	Raise awareness of multidisciplinary initiatives among the programs and faculty members	Awareness campaign	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Materials for awareness campaign	Colleges and TLC and PRMC
4	Promote team teaching across interdisciplinary courses across colleges	Approved list of courses from colleges	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	Colleges and TLC

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Increase the intake of high-caliber students	Stronger cohort	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Institutional support	DSA and PRMC
2	Review and update the selection process for the teaching award	Improved Process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Current recognition process and incentives	TLC and QAC in collaboration with colleges and the Teaching Award Committee
3	Enhance the faculty mentorship program	Program	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Awareness campaign and approval of mentorship initiative	TLC in collaboration with colleges
4	Implement teaching pedagogies that foster creativity and innovation inside the classroom	New methods	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Training materials	TLC and ELC in collaboration with colleges
5	Review and update the academic advising and counseling policies	Updated policies	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Current policies	DSA
6	Improve implementation of academic advising and counseling processes	Improved process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	DSA
7	Review and improve tutoring Services	The revised regulations	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	DSA in collaboration with colleges
8	Provide instructional design support across all disciplines	Support sessions	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	External experts	TLC
9	Maintain optimal class sizes	Course appropriate class sizes	Fall 2019	Institutional support	DAR

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Review and update the COOP process and outcomes	Updated COOP process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Current process	COOP unit and COOP coordinators
2	Expand noncredit learning opportunities such as industry internships, service learning, or summer training experiences	New noncredit learning opportunities	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Partner communication and collaboration	DSA and IAO in collaboration with colleges
3	Incorporate industry-related activities and skills in the learning process	Industry-related activities	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Communication and collaboration with industry	Colleges and ILTC
4	Develop a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the experiential and life-long learning opportunities provided to students	Experiential learning report	Fall 2019 – Spring 2020	Institutional support	TLC in collaboration with colleges
5	Improve COOP placement opportunities for students	Increased COOP opportunities	Fall 2019 – Spring 2023	Institutional support	COOP office in collaboration with colleges

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Review and update the current curricula review process	Updated curriculum review process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Assessment Plan, Program Specification, funding for external reviewers	Curriculum review committees in collaboration with chairs
2	Engage with external curriculum experts for each program	External curriculum review	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Funds for external curriculum reviewers	Deans and Chairs
3	Assess the feasibility of automating the curriculum review process in order to expedite the approval process	Assessment report	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	TLC in collaboration with curriculum review committees

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Review and update the current learning outcome review process	Updated review process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Current learning outcome review process	TLC and QAC in collaboration with Colleges
2	Assess ILO achievement for GSD and DSA	Assessment report	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	ILO data and course materials	TLC in collaboration with DES and DSA
3	Ensure that all programs are assessing the achievement of learning outcomes	Assessment report	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Database of rubrics	TLC and QAC in collaboration with colleges

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Improve the mechanism in place to establish a new program	The updated mechanism	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Current policy and procedure	ICC in collaboration with colleges
2	Establish new programs and colleges in line with market needs as appropriate	New programs and colleges	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Recruitment of faculty	VRAA and UC
3	Create a policy for greening the curriculum	Revised curricula	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Materials on greening curricula	ILTC, TLC and IPC in collaboration with colleges
4	Integrate research & enquiry into the curricula across all disciplines	Revised curricula	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Institutional support	Colleges, Curriculum review committees in collaboration with TLC
5	Review and update the DES programs and curricula in collaboration with stakeholders	Updated curricula	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Current curricula and benchmarking data	Curriculum review committees
5	Enhance the inclusion of ethics and values education into the curricula across programs as appropriate	Components on educational values and ethics	Fall 2019 – Spring 2020	Institutional support	Colleges

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Identify program specific technological tools needed per program	Program technology toolbox	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	I.T tools and ITC support	ELC and ITC in collaboration with colleges
2	Identify and improve the LMS features to enhance the teaching and learning process	Improved LMS features	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	ITC support	ELC
3	Expand blended learning across all disciplines	Enhanced blended learning components	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	E-learning materials	ELC in collaboration with colleges
4	Assess the introduction of virtual labs to be used for simulation	Report on virtual labs	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	ELC and ITC in collaboration with colleges

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Improve the process that allows students to perform COOP abroad	Improved International COOP Process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Current COOP policy and procedures for conducting COOP abroad	IAO and COOP unit in collaboration with colleges
2	Review and update the selection criteria for the Semester Abroad Program	Updated selection criteria	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Institutional support	IAO and ILTC
3	Expand the opportunities for the Semester Abroad Program	Expanded semester abroad program	Fall 2018 – Spring 2020	Funding for establishing more partnerships	IAO and DSA in collaboration with colleges

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Align student extracurricular activities with the institutional learning outcomes	Aligned extracurricular activities	Fall 2018 – Spring 2018	Data from Niqati system & ILOs	DSA, TLC and QAC
2	Promote extra-curricular activities to students	Promotion campaign	Fall 2018 – Spring 2019	Media and public relations support	DSA and PRMC
3	Support student participation in national and international student competitions	Student competitions	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Materials and funding	DSA in collaboration with DES and colleges
4	Improve the documenting and reporting processes for student extracurricular activities	Extracurricular activity report	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Completed Niqati system	DSA

Action Plan

#	Actions	Deliverables	Time Frame	Required Resources	Responsible
1	Align student co-curricular activities with learning outcomes for programs	Aligned cocurricular activities	Fall 2018 – 2023	Data from teachers and club supervisors as reported to the Niqati System	DSA, TLC and QAC
2	Expand field trips/industry visits that complement the classroom learning across all programs	Expanded industry visits	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Institutional support	Colleges
3	Promote and expand active participation of students in international conferences (Program specific)	Participation of students	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Institutional support	Colleges
4	Establish the process to track and monitor co-curricular activities across all colleges	Tracking and monitoring process	Fall 2018 – Spring 2023	Funding	DQAD in collaboration with colleges