The document contains a teacher's portfolio submitted for quality assurance purposes, including his personal and academic background, teaching responsibilities, committee memberships, continuous academic development activities, and a student evaluation form. It provides details of the teacher's qualifications, courses taught, research publications, conference presentations, training activities, and participation in university committees and administrative roles over his career. The portfolio is intended to demonstrate the teacher's qualifications and ongoing efforts to improve teaching quality for review by the Higher Committee of Quality Assurance and Accreditation.

1. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Documents of Quality
Assurance Process
Higher Committee of Quality Assurance and
Accreditation
Dr.Mahdi Salih

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Teacher Portfolio

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Preface
In this section the teacher states his/her philosophy and vision of teaching and academic
lifetime.
My philosophy of education is that provide all efforts to help the students
to learn, and offering them an educational environment where they can
learn.
I will try my best to provide and create best learning environment,
believing that the following elements affect learning process
1. The guidance of the teacher
2. Students must have access to any material that will help them to
learn
3. Students need the opportunity to practice what they have learned
4. Today’s technology must be incorporated into the learning
process
5. Create an environment conductive to learning
6. Knowledge that help the students to successful in achieving their
lives goal
7. Offer every opportunities, and feedback that will help them learn
8. Willing to work hard to complete course activities

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Part one: Personal information and academic background
Personal information
Full Name Dr Mehdi Salih Abdulqader
Academic title lecturer
When did you start teaching 1986
Number of years working as university
teacher
32
University Gasha Technical Institute
Faculty/ college
Department Accounting
Education and Academic certificates
Certificate Specialization/de
partment
University Country Year granted
Bachelors Maths and Stats
Mathematics
Mosul Iraq 1977
High diploma
Master Statistics/
Statistics
Wales U. K. 1982
PhD Mathl Statistics/
Statistics
Wales U. K. 1985
Academic Scientific title
Academic
Scientific title
Year
granted
Place Country No of papers
accomplished for this
title
Assistant
lecturer
Lecturer 1986 Sallahaddin Iraq -
Assistant
professor
Professor
Language qualification
Language Mother
tongue
Very good Good Average Do not know
Kurdish √
Arabic √
English √
Others (…)

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Computer: list these software programmes that you use. This section does not include
knowledge of e.g. Microsoft office.
Software
Level of use
Professional Very good Good Average
MS Word √
MS Excel √
MS Power Point √
MS Outlook √
Internet √
Part two: teaching and examinations: a copy of lesson timetable and course book
should be attached
Undergraduate
Department Stage No of hours per
week
No of students
1 Accounting First 3 24
2 Accounting First 3 24
3
4
Postgraduate (High diploma, Master, Doctorate)
Subject Level of
postgraduate
No of hours per
week
No of students
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Supervising postgraduate students
Research title Department Level of
postgraduate
Start
date
End date
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X

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Defending sessions of postgraduate students
Name of postgraduate
candidate
Department/
college/ faculty
University Degree Date of
discussi
on
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Part three: Participation in developing the university through membership in
committees in connection to the ministry of higher education, university, faculty/
college or department.
Committee membership
Committee Place of issuing the
committee official
document
Issue No and date Duties of the
committee
1 Quality Assurance Gasha 994 10/12/2018 To follow up the
process of quality
assurance
2 X
3 X
4 X
Administrative and academic positions
Position Place Issue No and date Roles and duties
1 Vice Dean Gasha 994 10/12/2018 To help the dean to run
day by day duties
2 X
3 X
4 X
Appreciation letters
Place Issue No and date
Roles and duties
Reason
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X

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Part four: Continuous Academic Development (this includes the current academic
calendar only; activities of previous years should not be included)
1- Papers published
Papers published in local journals
Title of paper Journal Impact Factor Place
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Papers published in international journals
Title of paper Journal Impact Factor Place
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Papers published in local conferences
Title of paper Conference Place Date
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Papers published in regional conferences
Title of paper Conference Place Date
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Papers published in international conferences
Title of paper Conference Place Date
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Membership at editing board of local academic journals
Journal Date Place Impact Factor
1 X
2 X
3 X

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4 X
Membership at editing board of international academic journals
Journal Date Place Impact Factor
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Peer review for local journals
Title of paper Journal Date Impact Factor
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Peer review for international journals
Title of paper Journal Date Impact Factor
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Peer review for the purpose of academic promotion
Title of paper Name of
researcher
Evaluation date Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Patent certificates
Project Place Field Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X

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2- Scientific and academic books
Books (including translated ones) at local level
Title of book (as in its
original language)
Language
of writing
Place of
publicatio
n
ISBN Year Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
Books (including translated ones) at international level
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
3- Presentations
International keynote speeches and seminars
Title of speech/ seminar Place/ city/
country
Date of
presentation
Name of
conference
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
Local keynote speeches or seminars
Title of speech/ seminar Place/ city/
country
Date of
presentation
Name of
conference
1 Modelling ARIMA Gasha/Erbil/Iraq 4/4/2019 seminar
2 Quality Assurance Gasha/Erbil/Iraq 9/5/2019 Seminar
3 X
4 X
5 X
6 X
7 X
8 X
9 X
10 X

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4- Attendance at seminars
Attending seminars at department/ college/ faculty
Title of seminar Place Date of
presentation
Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
6 X
7 X
8 X
9 X
10 X
11 X
12 X
13 X
14 X
15 X
5- Participation in workshops
Local workshops
Title of workshop Place Date No of days
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
Regional workshops
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X

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International workshops
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
6- Training courses
Local training courses
Title of training Place Date No of days
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
Regional training courses
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
International training courses
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
7- Organizing or teaching at seminars and workshops
Organizational/teaching roles at local workshops/ trainings
Title of training Place Date No of days
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
Organizational/ teaching roles at international workshops/ trainings

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1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
8- General activities
Publishing articles at newspapers and magazines
Title of article Title of
newspaper/
magazines
Date of
publication
Place of
publication of
the newspaper/
magazine
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
General seminars
Title of seminar Place Date Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
Press interviews (TV, newspapers and magazines, radio, websites)
Main subject Channel Place Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X

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9- Participating or organizing projects with private sector, community and
outside university that serve the process of education and learning
List these projects that strengthen the relation between university and private sector and
community as well as these projects related to students' trainings such as
entrepreneurship.
Project title Date Place Start date End date
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
10- Volunteering work
List these volunteering activities conducted with civil organizations, non-profit
organizations and syndicates, as well as free consultation work.
Title of activity Place Date Note
1 X
2 X
3 X
4 X
5 X
6 X
7 X
8 X
9 X
10 X
11 X
12 X
13 X
14 X
15 X

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Student Evaluation Form
University
College
Department
Stage/ year
Subject/ Module
Academic year
Dear student, for the purpose of improving the process of education and delivering
the scientific message we would like to hear your opinions and notes which will
definitely serve the process of education.
Please state your opinions on the items below; the results will only be used to
improve the process of education
Question (1-5) Note
1 At the start of the year the content
and subjects have been explained
2 The student is provided with a list of
different references beside the main
ones
3 The nature of lecture and method of
teaching are interesting and motivate
the student to be expert in the field
4 The module was effective and helped
improve the student’s capacity and
skills in the field?

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5 Enough time was given for questions
and answers?
6 Necessary tools for explanatory
purposes were used such as data
show, audio, video, white board, etc.)
7 In this module the student were given
chances to do a seminar, report,
research?
8 The lecture started and concluded on
time; no time was wasted
9 During lecture the teacher acted
respectfully
10 The exam questions reflected the
module’s contents?
11 The teacher uploaded the course
module including syllables and other
notes onto the university website
which were comprehensible and easy
to download?
12 In general the teacher was successful
in delivering the objectives of the
course.
1 – 2 2.1 – 3.5 3.6 – 4.5 4.6 - 5
Not accepted Accepted Good Very good