Second Conference on Administrative Sciences

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

 

 

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Short Courses

 

Pre-Conference One-Day Workshops

 

 ( April 17 & 18, 2004)

 

Instructor

Title

Objectives

 

1. Dr. Muhammad Al-Buraey

Change Management

 

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

  • Meaning of change in organizations.
  • Planned & unplanned change.
  • Planned organization change model.
  • Unplanned organization change.
  • Approaches to organizational change.
  • Two approaches to changing the design of an organization.
  • The change model & its components

 

 

2. Dr. Abdulbasit Andijani

Balanced Scorecard Systems in Enhancing Business Strategy Implementation

 

 

 

 

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

This workshop presents an approach that will extend the concept of the “Balanced Scorecard” to a fully Strategic Management Process that links strategies with performance management and action plan using Balanced Scorecards (BSC). This workshop presents integrated Framework for the entire cycle of formulating strategies, objectives, measures, targets, action plan and implementation using BSC as effective performance measures and corrective actions. The workshop will answer the following questions:

 

·        How can we translate stakeholder (capital market) expectations into business strategy?

 

 

3. Dr. Mustapha M. Achoui

Human Resources Management

 

 

 

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

1- To help managers to develop a corporation Human Resources Management strategy.

2-  To be familiar with major issues in Human Resources Management such as:

 a) Job analysis.

b) Recruitment & selection.

c) Training & development

d) Performance evaluation 

 

 

4. Dr. Amine Nehari Talet

 

Business Applications of Information Systems

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

  • A survey of MIS concepts
  • Information systems for operational, tactical, and strategic management in the various functions of an organization
  • Overview of end-user computing

 

Instructor

Title

Objectives

 

Dr. Ahmad A. Abu-Musa

5.

    Dr. Jassim Al-Rumaihi

Financial Statements Analysis

 

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

§          This course intends to introduce and employ the various financial analysis techniques that could be used to analyze the financial statements of firms and to evaluate their performance and financial positions. This course intends to improve your ability, skills and experience in using the modern financial techniques and analytical tools

 

 

6. Dr Saleh Daffuaa

Maintenance Planning & Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

  • Maintenance organization
  • Maintenance strategy
  • Forecasting maintenance work
  • Maintenance capacity planning
  • Component replacement decision models
  • Maintenance measurement and standards
  • Scheduling of maintenance
  • Maintenance material control
  • Quality of maintenance jobs
  • Maintenance productivity
  • Maintenance audit
  • Maintenance management information systems

 

 

7. Dr. Khaled  Bubshait

Project Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( April 17, 2004 )

 

 

  • Build the necessary skills to manage projects faster, more efficiently and more predictably
  • How to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • To manage conflict effectively
  • Learn the latest features and capabilities of MS Project
  • Learn the importance of teamwork and successful project planning
  • Improve your skills in identifying and resolving the pitfalls to successful project completion
  • Achieve a competitive edge in managing your projects successfully
  • To Introduce OPM3

 

 

8. Dr. Mohamed-Said Oukil

Technology Management

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

  • Persuade top managers to pay urgent attention to the issue
  • Persuade them to think global
  • Make them learn… about performance and excellence

 

 

9. Dr. Haidar M. Fraihat

Information Resources Management

 

 

 

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

  • Theories and practices in the management of organizational system resources
  • Frameworks for the introduction, evolution, and assimilation of information systems into the organization.
  • Roles of IT and roles of people using, developing, and managing systems. Global concepts of IT.
  • Global concepts of IT
  • Societal and ethical issues related to IS design and use.

 

 

10. Dr. Salem Al-Ghamdi

 

Business Negotiation Skills

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

·        The art of negotiation

  • Characteristics of negotiations
  • Preparing for negotiations
  • Conducting Negotiations
  • Closing negotiations

 

Instructor

Title

Objectives

11. Dr. Obaid Saad Alabdali

Customer Care

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

  • The course is designed to enhance personal confidence when responding to customer needs. It also aims to develop interpersonal skills when dealing with internal and external customers.

 

 

12. Dr. Mohamed Ben Daya

Supply Chain Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

  • Introduction to supply chain systems         
  • The Logistic Network: Design and Planning
  • Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain   
  • Supply chain systems and multi-echelon inventories 
  • Vendor managed inventories (VMI)          
  • Distortion of demand information within a
  • supply chain: the bull whip effect              
  • The Computerized Beer Game                  
  • Delayed differentiation                              
  • Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing         
  • E-commerce and supply chain systems

 

 

  13. Dr. Bassam Hamdan

 

Enhancing Performance in Saudi Commercial Banks (Arabic)

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

·        Characteristics of the Saudi Banking Industry

·        Evaluation of the Saudi Commercial Banks Performance

·        Current Forces of Change in the Saudi Banking Industry

·        SWOT Analysis in the Saudi Banking Industry

 

 

Dr. Abraham Abraham

 14-

       Dr. Fazal J. Seyyed, CFA

Financial Planning & Control Techniques

 

 

 

 

( April 18, 2004 )

 

 

·        Overview of financial management

·        Understanding financial statements and estimating cash flows for financial decisions

·        Discounted cash flow concepts and  applications

·        Capital budgeting techniques for project evaluation

·        Estimating the firm’s cost of capital

 

 

Please note that all short courses are one day each and the fee is SR850 per participant if he early registers or SR950 if he walks in on the day of the short course.

 

You may visit our website for More information about:

§         Fee Payment Method

§         Registration Form

 

For enquiries and additional information about registration, please contact the Chairman of the Conference Registration Committee:

Dr. Haider H. Madani,

 

P. O. Box 733, Dhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabia

Tel:           (966) 3 860-2508  

Fax:            (966) 3 860-4866

E-Mail:     madani@kfupm.edu.sa

 

 

Pre-Conference One-Day Workshops

 

Developed by

Hani M. S. Al-Kadi

Business Development Unit