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On entry to the university, there are students with a large heterogeneity in the levels of technological and information skills. The CERTITUDE project proposes to measure skills for these two areas.
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Visited USA , Russia and Canada
Experience 17 years
5 years as a Professor
3 years as a Associate Professor
9 years as Assistant Professor
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1. RANIA ANWAR ABOALELA
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia • raniaaboalela@yahoo.com
Personal Website: http://www.cs.kent.edu/~raboalel/
Management Profile / Academician - IT
• A technically accomplished IT professional and strategist with rich and insightful experience in IT & Managerial Auditing,
Programming, Report Writing, Quality Managerial and IT Correspondence and policy writing.
• Hold Ph.D. in Computer Science from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio-USA. The program covers the master degree in
Computer Science in addition to the PhD requirements.
• Adept in creation of website for calculation and presentation: visualization of data of knowledge and assessment.
• Expert in Identification of methods for maximizing the assessment estimation result of the learners by using cognitive skills
levels of the concepts in knowledge space.
• Worked as lab Instructor at Wise Junior and was assigned with the responsibility to teach Artificial intelligence ،Internet of
things, Application Programming and Cyber Security programs, 2019.
• I wrote the Syllabus of Cyber Security, Artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, Application Development and Web Design.
• I participated in creating office website and worked as applications’ programmer, 2019.
• Highly organized, disciplined and task focused with fine-tuned analytical, troubleshooting and administrative skills.
• Personality traits include decision-making ability and capacity to delivery under pressure.
Skills
ª System Administration
ª Network Management
ª IT Strategy
ª Oracle
ª SPSS
ª Team Leading
ª Blackboard Systems
ª Data Backup
ª Business Continuity Planning
ª IT Audit
ª Trouble Shooting
ª Accounting
Professional Experience
Instructor of Programming Languages (January 2016 to May 2016)
Kent State University - Stark, Canton, USA
Key Responsibilities:
• Worked as lab Instructor at the university and was assigned with the responsibility to teach the lab of Programming
Languages CS1, CS13001_Spring_2016.
• Prepared lesson plans for every week to meet the plan that conducted by the instructor of the course, included topics to be
covered within the framework.
• I Include latest IT trends and upcoming technologies within the curriculum and ensure that the curriculum is regularly
updated with the advancements in technology.
• Conducted various group discussion and classroom sessions on cloud computing, mobility, wireless and emails
• Adopted and implemented an inclusive teaching approach to maximize the participation of students in learning during
classroom as well as lab sessions.
• For Experience letter please contact professor aguercio@kent.edu
Tel 330-244-3424, Address: Computer Science Building, Stark Campus
Internal Auditor (February 2008 - February 2011)
Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Key Responsibilities:
• Configured phones, laptops and desktops, installed required software in these devices.
Reports Writing
• Initiated in the creation and definition of information and reports, liaising with clients to accurately determine
requirements
• Preserved effective quality control in respect of design, test and preparation of reports, with great attention to detail and
strong analytical skills.
• Explained complex topics in a simple, straightforward way to non-technical users.
Responsibilities as Policy Author – Writing and Review
• Composed, reviewed, maintained and clarified the policies and procedures of the company, organization or corporation for
which they work.
• Prepared policy manual, as well as the procedures by which to introduce such changes to the manual.
• Ensured the implementation of new and revised policies and guidelines apart from introducing new rules and programs.
Correspondence
• Conducted Quality managerial & IT correspondence and reported to senior management.
2. Previous Assignments
• Program Analyzer, Fitaihi Co in I.T. department using Oracle & Fox Programing Languages,
Jan 2000 to Sep 2000, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Education
• Ph.D. Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio-USA (August 2017), GPA – 3.86 Out of 4 Note: The PhD
certificate from Kent State University in Computer Science qualifies the master degree in Computer Science belong to the
PhD degree. The degree fulfill the master degree in Computer Science.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration - Management Information System (MIS), King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia (September 2005), GPA – 4.75 Out of 5
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, GPA – 4.49 Out of 5
• Internship at Effat College for Cisco academic training in 2005.
Professional Development
CERTIFICATES
• CCNA1, CCNA2, CCNA3, CCNA4, Effat College, 2005
Publication
BOOKS:
• Rania Anwar Aboalela, اﻟmﺘﺎباﻟﻤrﺴﻂﻟﻤuﺎدئﺗﻄﺒ{ﻘﺎتأﻣﻦاﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت The simplified book of the principles of information security
applications, king Fahad National Library, 978-603-03-2854-3 رﻗﻢردﻣﻚ , رﻗﻢٕا‰ﺪاع1441Œ3787ﺑﺘﺎرŽــــﺦ1441Œ04Œ07 , 2019
Papers:
• R. Aboalela, J. Khan, "Are we asking the right questions to grade our students in a knowledge-state space analysis?” 2016
IEEE 8th International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E 2016), Mumbai, December 2016
• R. Aboalela, J. Khan, "Visualizing concept space of course content,” IEEE 7th International Conference on Engineering
Education (ICEED). pp.160-165. Japan, November 2015. DOI: 10.1109/ICEED.2015.7451512
• R. Aboalela and A. Alanhdi “Building Algorithm Arabic Ontology (AAO),” Biannual Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing
(OCWIC 2017). 24-Feb-2017, Huron, USA.
• R. Aboalela and J. Khan, "Model of Learning Assessment to Measure Student Learning: Inferring of Concept State of
Cognitive Skill Level in Concept Space," 2016 3rd International Conference on Soft Computing & Machine Intelligence
(ISCMI), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2016, pp. 189-195. doi: 10.1109/ISCMI.2016.26
• R. Aboalela, A. Alnahdi and A. Babour, "Building Bilingual Algorithm English-Arabic Ontology for Cognitive
Applications," 2017 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Computing (ICCC), Honolulu, HI, USA, 2017, pp. 124-
127. doi: 10.1109/IEEE.ICCC.2017.22
• Articles published in peer review Journals:
in International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA), Computation of Assessing the Knowledge in One Domain by
using Cognitive Skills Levels, January 18, 2018
, URI: http://www.ijcaonline.org/archives/volume180/number12/28914-2018916241 ISBN: 973-93-80898-05-5
• Articles published in in Web Science ISI:
in International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA)
Bibliographic Information
U.S ISSN: 2156-5570(Online)
U.S ISSN: 2158-107X(Print)
1. Paper Title: Inferring of Cognitive Skill Zones in Concept Space of Knowledge Assessment, (IJACSA)
Volume 9 No 1 January 2018
2. Paper Title: An Assessment of Knowledge Using Cognitive Skill in Concept Space, (IJACSA) Volume 9
No 1 January 2018
Master Thesis:
• “Informatics Strategic Planning under Globalization”
Doctoral Dissertation:
• Research concerned on knowledge assessment Specially in Computer Assisted knowledge: An Assessment of Knowledge by
Pedagogical Computation of Cognitive Level Mapped Concept Graphs.
3. Social Services
I participate in various social services such as
• Breast Cancer Largest Ribbon Awareness
• First Computer & Technology Exhibition at King Abdul-Aziz University
• Ohio Community of Women in Computing by presenting a poster for an article called “Building Algorithm Arabic
Ontology” (AAO) at the Biannual Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWIC 2017). 24-Feb-2017, Huron,
USA
• I introduced myself to the Saudi Students Associations and participated in the election of the president of the
association.
Training Courses
• Cisco Networks CCNA1, CCNA2, CCNA3, CCNA4 – Effat University
• Microsoft (Advanced Access)- Jeddah Training Center
• Microsoft (Advanced Excel)- Zahid Training Center
• Front Page – New Horizons
• Lotus Notes Essentials- Zahid Training Center
• Time & Business Priority Management- Zahid Training Center
• Effective Supervisory Skills- Zahid Training Center
• Simplification of Works Procedure- Zahid Training Center
• Emotional intelligence-Nobel Center for comprehensive Development
• ISO 9001 Awareness- Zahid Training Center
• Internal Quality Auditing ISO 9001 – National Inspection & Technical Testing
Personal Details
• Nationality: Saudi
• Languages: Arabic, English
References
• Javed Khan, Professor and Chair, @ Kent State University, Email: javed@kent.edu, Contact: 330-672-9038
• Austin Melton, Professor @ Kent State University, Email: amelton@kent.edu, Contact: 330-672-5977
• Arvind K. Bansal, Professor @ Kent State University, Email: akbansal@kent.edu, Contact: 330-672-9035