CBE's Dean Welcome Address
I am happy to share with you some interesting information about College of Business
& Economics (CBE) and the exciting learning opportunities offered by us.
CBE is one of the oldest Business schools in the region, affiliated to Qassim
University, which is one of the three Saudi Universities accredited by the National
Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA). CBE was founded in 1981, and it has a long history of producing some of the finest Business professionals in our country. We are committed to our mission of developing graduates with latest Business knowledge and also making significant intellectual contribution to the Business world. Our 100 strong highly qualified faculty members from diverse backgrounds are our great assets. Under their able guidance, our students get an opportunity to develop their skills in a variety of domains such as Accounting,
Marketing, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, and Finance
& Economics.
CBE has recently earned the prestigious AACSB accreditation also. Only 5% business schools in the world, and only 12 schools in the MENA region have achieved this distinction. It reflects the high quality of our academic programs and processes.
In addition to quality of education, CBE also believes in imbibing the students with noble values such as transparency, justice, originality, creativity, teamwork and integrity. This focus on overall development of the students has helped us in producing cutting edge business leaders from our college.
I hope that you enjoy your virtual tour of CBE through this website. I also urge you to visit our real campus some time, and connect with our vibrant, creative, and friendly community! Warm Regards.
Dr. Obaid Al-Motairy
Dean, College of Business & Economics, Qassim University
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The vision of the College of Business and Economics at Qassim University is to work in effective academic research-based community in business administration environment and ensure local sustainable development. We are in The C.B.E. working to achieve our vision through providing effective education driven by K.S.A. market needs, create centered research and community services activities environment to achieve local knowledge-based community.
At C. B. E., students receive an exceptional business education that is highly relevant. The coursework at C.B.E. will integrate fundamental business skills with ethics and social responsibility. The programs offered by the College are responsive to changes in knowledge and business environment. The college was established in 1982 to provide high quality business education. The required number of credits of graduation is 129 in all FOUR departments of the college:
Accounting
Business Administration
Economics and Finance
M. I. S. & P. M.
Approximately 2,000 students are enrolled in the College of Business and Economics' undergraduate and graduate programs. Last year, more than 150 students graduated from the
College of Business and Economics' undergraduate and graduate programs. The C.B.E. is located at Qassim University on the middle of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the largest public state -sponsored university. The C.B.E. has nationally recognized in its translation in business text books in accounting, Business Administration, economics and finance, and management information systems.
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MISSION STATEMENT
The College of Business and Economics contributes to the society and the business community by developing graduates with current business knowledge and skills through relevant curricula, and encouraging the faculty to make continuous contribution to the knowledge base by engaging in business research.
VALUES
In the light of the commitment to adhere to Islamic values, faculty members, staff and students of the Faculty of C.B.E. committed to the following values and ethics:
ORIGINALITY: Take into account the cultural context, the Arab-Muslim in theoretical and applied aspects in the fields of economics and business administration.
JUSTICE: We envisage achieving the highest degree of fairness in all our practices.
TRANSPARENCY : We commit ourselves to the requirements of targeted publicity in all decisions and interactions with all relevant parties.
QUALITY: We commit ourselves to the continuous application of national and international high quality standards to achieve a competitive advantage to graduates.
CREATIVITY : We believe in creative thinking, renovation and development of economic and business administration concepts, principles and practices.
TEAMWORK: We are committed to the principles of teamwork and participation in planning and decision making.
INTEGRITY: We do commit ourselves to work with sincerity, honesty, loyalty, decency and professional ethics.
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The SIP Report of the College of Business & Economics
Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(2014 – 2015)
The College of Business and Economics (CBE) at Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia became a member of the PRME Initiative in January 2014 (PRME-http://www.unprme.org).
During the past 24 months the CBE’s main focus was to promote and disseminate discussion and awareness about the basic principles of the PRME among the school’s staff members and stakeholders. In addition the CBE has conducted several activities that are directly associated with the PRME's main principles.
The following activities reflected CBE’s practical actions that reflected the CBE's commitment to the PRME initiatives:
Firstly: For achieving the 1 st PRME principle, the CBE has organized numerous activities to develop the capabilities of students to be future generators to enhance sustainable development for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.
Some of those activities the College has organized are:
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In 5th May 2015, the CBE has organized a training session. That training course was aimed at providing a real life experience to the students about how an organization works. Through role plays in a simulated environment the students got insight into actual working of a company, which is in line with the CBE’s mission. A virtual publishing company was formed and students were divided into different organizational groups.
They were asked to play different roles in the company with specific targets to be
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achieved. The simulated environment provided a good insight to the students about how an organization actually works.
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On 6th April 2015, a training course was conducted on "Assessment of aptitude, information about different specializations" This training course was aimed at providing guidance to the students of Level 1,2, and 3 on assessing their aptitude and selecting the specialization for their future professional career. The students were briefed about the knowledge and skills that they need to develop in different specializations like
Accounting, Finance, and Economics in order to build successful careers in these domains, and the possible career options available to them.
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On 15th FEB. 2016, a training course was organized on "General guidelines for creating and delivering an effective presentation". This training course presents how the student can do an effective presentation and create a successful introduction, in addition to making a professional conclusion to achieve the presentation’s goal. Developing good communication skills is one of the Learning objectives of the BBA program. The students learnt the process of creating a good presentation, delivering it effectively and handling questions from the audience.
Secondly: Taking into account the importance of social responsibility, values and ethics, the CBE has been consistently working to incorporate issues of global social responsibility, values and ethics into its academic activities and curricula. For example, an evaluation team regularly conducted an AoL assessment for major courses to ensure that issues of social responsibility, values and ethics are maintained in those courses. In addition, researches are going on for embedding CSR into business curricula.
Thirdly: Although it is a teaching College, the CBE achieved good records of scientific research:
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CBE publishes a bi-annual journal targeting local communities and business community in the MENA region. Each issue focuses on numerous topics including, entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, finance and responsible business practices. In addition, the CBE
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Council has approved a Research Priority Document in which six research priorities are specified: o How to embed corporate social responsibility into business curriculum o The role of higher education in community services o The role of Small and medium enterprises in developing local community o Publications in the areas of real estates, sustainable development.
o Issues of sustainable development o Issues of business ethics
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Business schools are currently recommended to pursue educational programmes that meet and match the community needs and requirements. In achieving that objective CBE had organized an event titled "Innovative Educational and Teaching Methods" in
21/11/1435H.
Fourthly: In the field of partnership, the CBE continuously interacts with the industry to extend its knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges .
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In doing so, the CBE has conducted activities and workshops. For example, CBE organized this SMEs workshop in Collaboration with Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Al Qassim, on 13 th
May 2014.
The workshop was intended to discuss and study the reality of SMEs in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia in general and in the region of Al Qassim in particular. This was to be achieved by highlighting the global experiences in the field of SMEs through organizing workshops among
SMEs stakeholders and focusing on ways to achieve growth and sustainability of SMEs.
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In line with its mission and for its willingness to sustain its engagement with business community, the CBE has formed a team work to fulfill those objectives in real estate. The main task of this team is to activate the CBE’s partnership with real estate sector. In addition to that is to draw a plan how to embed real estate thoughts in management education. Five texts are in process to be finished by the end of this academic year, which are:
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1/ Basics in Real Estates
2/ Real Estate Development
3/ Real Estate Marketing
4/ Real Estate Finance
5/ Real Estate Investment
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Since entrepreneurship represents the core of CBE mission, and in collaboration with funding institutions, the CBE organized in 11/1/1436H a one day event with the
Centennial Fund. The primary objective of the event was to create awareness among young generations about the importance of business and entrepreneurship activities.
Fifthly: Action Plan 2016-2017
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Conducting a study in "Investment in Generating Renewable Energy" in collaboration with Regional Economic Council of Qassim, KSA".
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Organizing (3) events about PRME issues (Issues on Water in KSA, Knowledge-based
Economy/ or SMEs and on issues of real estate's finance).
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Conducting (2) training sessions for the community.
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Participating in (2) PRME activities at regional and international levels
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How to embed deeply PRME principles into CBE's curricula
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Organizing (4) seminars about issues of PRME.
Sixthly: Self-assessment: CBE has been involved in several activities and events that fit the
Principles of the PRME. Although, the CBE is looking forward to achieve other essential events within the coming two years. Some of those events have been listed in the action plan for those two years. The figure below shows levels of self-assessment:
PRME Principles Actions Planned Actions taken
Principle 1:
Principle 2:
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6
3
4
Principle 3:
Principle 4:
Principle 5:
Principle 6:
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7
4
3
4
4
2
2
Levels of Satisfaction satisfactory Unsatisfactory
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Finally: Present and Future Challenges:
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In corporation of topics and issues related to social responsibility, business ethics and sustainable development in the academic curricula.
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Faculty and staff members face time constraint. Although the faculty members are interested participate in PRME activities, but it is difficult to allocate the time needed to get full engagement and benefit from the resources already available through PRME network.
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