Personal Information

 Associate Professor

Department of  Information Technology

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Contact Information

Phone: 0126400000 Ext. 75560

Email: raalghamdi8 {at} kau.edu.sa

Rayed A. AlGhamdi

 Associate Professor

Profile

Dr. AlGhamdi holds a bachelor degree in computer education, Master and Ph.D in communication and information technology. His educational foundation in learning and teaching has empowered him in designing effective engaging online courses at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT), King Abdulaziz University (KAU). He has developed the FORCE strategy for designing effective engaging online courses. As result, he won the KAU President’s Award for Excellence and Creativity in E-Learning twice in 2017 and 2019. The FORCE strategy application has been extended to all courses in the IT department, where Dr. AlGhamdi works currently. As consequence, the IT department won the KAU prize of the best educational practices in 2019. These achievements have led the IT department to a very smooth e-learning transition during the COVID-19 pandemic, which qualified the department to won the third prize for the best management of educational processes during the pandemic, 2020. Dr. AlGhamdi is currently involved in designing a full interactive e-learning course to target enhancing soft skills for computing students. His current research interests involve e-learning applications, computing students' readiness to confidently join industry manpower. 

Education

  • 2003

    Bachelor degree from Computer DepJeddah Teachers' College, Ministry of Education , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2008

    Master degree from School of Information & Communication TechnologyScience, Environment, Engineering and Technology, Griffith, Brisbane, اســـتراليا

  • 2014

    Doctorate degree from School of Information & Communication TechnologyScience, Environment, Engineering and Technology, Griffith, Brisbane, اســـتراليا

Employment

  • 2003-2008

    Lecturer Assistant, Jeddah Teachers' College, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2004-2005

    Training Courses Convenor, Training & Community Service Center - Teachers' College, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2009-2013

    Lecturer Assistance , Faculty of Computing & IT, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2014-حاليا

    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computing & IT, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-2016

    Consultant , Teaching & Learning Development, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-حاليا

    Convenor of Research & Consultancy Unit , Faculty of Computing & IT, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

    • E-Systems
    • Technology Adoption
    • Diffusion of Innovations
    • E-learning 
    • IT Curricula Evaluation & Planning
    • IT Fresh-Graduate Readiness 

Scientific interests

Courses

Introduction to Computing 201 CPIT
Computer Graphics 285 CPIT
E-business Technology 436 CPIT
Research Methods 694 CPIT
Computer Skills 100 CPIT
IT Leadership 601 EMIT
Technical Writing 221 CPIT

Areas of expertise