Provide consultations and guidance for CPS faculty working on research.
Enhance CPS teachers research skills by providing workshops on research and its research methodology and design.
Raise awareness about the available resources for research (e.g. electronic databases, newsletters, books and funding).
Facilitate the exchange of ideas and experience amongst potential researchers from within and outside the university through research symposiums, workshops and networking events.
Disseminate the outcomes of CPS based research by supporting the faculty to present in conferences and publish in journals.
Members:
Ahoud Al Hattali ahoudsk@squ.edu.om (Standing Member)
Dr. Jamila Al-Siyabi jamilas@squ.edu.om
Dr. Mohsen Pornour mohsenpn@squ.edu.om
Dr. Nauman Ahmed nauman@squ.edu.om
Dr. Saleh Arizavi arizavi@squ.edu.om
Sawsen Abdalgader sawsen@squ.edu.om
Wafa Al-Hosni w.alhosni@squ.edu.om
Dr. Yazdan Choubsaz y.choubsaz@squ.edu.om
The CPS newsletter is the newsletter of the Center for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University, and is for internal circulation in the Center for Preparatory Studies only.
Dr. Jamila Al Siyabi
Dr. Jamila Al Siyabi has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Queensland University, Australia, a MSc in Educational Research from Exeter University, UK and a PhD in Education from Exeter University, UK on cohesion and coherence in EFL academic writing.
Dr. Nauman Ahmad
Dr. Nauman Ahmed is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology at the Centre for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University.
Dr. Suad Al Wahaibi
On 12 September 2006, Dr. Suad officially commenced her professional journey in the Language Centre (Centre for Preparatory Studies), as a demonstrator after graduating from the College of Education with distinction.