NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 2014 – NOW
Name: OBAID SAID SALIM AL-SHAQSI
Academic Rank: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Specialization: MASS COMMUNICATION
1. Personal Information
E-mail: SJOOSA@SQU.EDU.OM
Department: MASS COMMUNICATION
Minor specialization: BROADCASTING
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution) Year Occupation
SECRETARY GENERAL
DEPT. OF MASS COMMUNICATION (SQU) 2011-2014 HEAD OF DEPT.
BAYAN COOLLEGE
DEPT. OF MASS COMM. (SQU)
2008-2010
SINCE 2000
DEAN OF THR COLLEGE
ASSIST. PROF.
3. Education and Qualifications
Institution
3- 1 Qualifications
Year Qualification
UNIVERSITY OF WALES, CARDIFF, UK 2000
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, WI, USA 1996
SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY 1991
3-2 Courses Taught
PH.D
MASTER
BA
Level
SPECIALIZED MEDIA TOPICS IN ENGLISH
MEDIA CONCEPTS & TERMINOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
MASS COMM. THEORIES
PRODUCTION & PLANNING FOR RADIO & TV
MA
MA
MA & BA
MA & BA
BA
DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS
NEWS & NEWS PROGRAMS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
BA
BA
BA
BA
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
USES AND EFFECTS OF NEW AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA
CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
BROADCAST MEDIA
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
GULF YOUTH DEPENDENCY ON NEW & TRADITIONAL MEDIA IN TIMES OF CRISES (PUBLISHED IN 2015)
Public Attitudes Towards Omani Media Coverage of the 2007 Gono Cyclone (2013)
Motives for Expatriates' Uses of Different Media in Oman and the Resulting Gratifications (2013)
Readership and Readers' Perception of Omani Newspapers
Y outh Uses of Mobile Phones and Resulting Gratifications.
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
ELECTION & NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS, AMMANJ JORDAN 13-15 MARCH 2016
HATE SPEECH & HUMAN RIGHTS, DOHA-QATAR 2015
Gulf Studies Seminar, Jamia Milia Islamia 29-31L01L2013
GCA Conference, Global Power Shift: Impacts on Economy, Politics, Culture and Media
KL, Malaysia. 8-20/10/2011
Gulf Studies Seminar, Jamia Milia Islamia 29-31L01L2013
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
FRAMING OF THE ARABIC JOURNALISM DURING THE 2011 PROTESTES AND SITS-INS IN OMAN
5. Awards
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6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
A WORKSHOP ON JOURNALISTS’ ROLE IN CRISIS FOR OMANI JOURNALISM ASSOSIATION. 24-27 JAN 2016
A WORKSHOP ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS & PR PRSTIONERS FOR MILITARY PERSONNELS. APRIL 2014
Family Cohesion Symposium . Salalah 14-16/7/2012 & 27-29/08/2013
Communication Crisis Management, The Command & Staff College, Ministry of Defense, Oman
Dealing with Rumors. Royal Office, Oman. 3/11/2012
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
National Comittee on Eliminating all Forms of Racial Discrimination
The Private Broadcasting Establishments Committee, Ministry of Information, Oman.
The Joint Co-operation Committee between the Ministry of Social Development & Sultan Qaboos
University (SQU), Oman
The Joint Co-operation Committee between the Ministry of Information & Sultan Qaboos University
(SQU), Oman
Global Communication Association (GCA)
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