Unit tasks and responsibilities:
1- Develop an annual plan for the tasks assigned to the unit according to the approved quality model.
2- Provide programs that contribute to the development of cognitive, perceptual, and behavioral skills among college students, including the following:
Organizing an orientation meeting at the beginning of each semester to introduce new students to university life, regulations, systems, and guides relevant to students, emphasizing the importance of the student's relationship with the academic advisor and how to benefit from the services provided by the college's academic advising unit.
Holding various programs that contribute to the development of skills that enhance students' chances of success and excellence, such as: textbook reading skills, note-taking and summarizing skills, review and memorization skills, time management, overcoming lecture pressure, test anxiety, and so on.
Educating students on how to make the best use of the services and resources available at the college and university to raise their academic achievement.
3- Assigning students to academic advisors and coordinating with all relevant parties to complete this process, taking into account the alignment of the academic department between the student and their academic advisor as much as possible.
4- Encourage academic advisors and students to engage in constructive communication.
5- Make all regulations, guides, circulars, and forms related to students available on the college website, such as: study and examination regulations, student fund regulations, academic and student guidance manual, behavioral discipline regulations, student grievances and complaints regulations, regulations for students with special needs, admission and registration guides, and so on.
6- Identifying academically outstanding students to encourage, motivate, and honor them.
7- Identifying academically struggling students to study the reasons for their struggles and develop a realistic plan to address them.
8. Preparing reports related to the progress of study, attendance, and absence rates in accordance with the circulars issued by the University Vice Presidency for Educational Affairs at the beginning of each semester, in coordination with the academic departments.
9. Reviewing the teaching staff schedules using the approved form, which includes teaching, advising, office, and research hours, to ensure that they meet the required number of hours specified in the approved regulations and circulars. The form is then signed by the Dean of the College and the Head of Department.
10. Ensuring that each faculty member posts their approved schedule on their office door in both sections of the college.
11. Recording the teaching, office, and advising hours of faculty members in the approved follow-up forms.
12. Preparing the lecture schedule for each classroom using the approved template and posting it on the door of each classroom.
13. Monitoring teaching sessions, office hours, and advising hours of faculty members according to the approved mechanism.
14. Periodically inspecting classrooms, recording any significant observations, and taking necessary measures to address them in coordination with the college administration.
15. The unit shall hold meetings as needed, provided that the number of meetings is not fewer than three per semester. It may invite experts from among the college staff to attend its meetings, whose opinions shall be advisory.
16. Completing all regulatory procedures required to implement the unit’s approved recommendations.