The Academic Affairs and Study Plans Committee monitors and controls the entire academic process, aiming for educational excellence in the department of architecture, ensuring the achievement of the educational objectives and program learning outcomes. The committee is responsible for the development of the undergraduate curriculum, taking into consideration community needs, practice updates, benchmarking, and quality recommendations. The committee also oversees the department’s academic procedures including timetable, exams, and registration. The Committee also monitors academic advising and collaborates with the college and university academic advising units to ensure best practices.  

2.1 Committee Formulation:

2.2 Academic Affairs and Study Plans Committee Responsibilities:

1.      Review registration details and predict next semester’s registration expectations.

2.      Program the academic process for each semester including timetables, exam schedules, classrooms, and teaching loads.

3.      Review the undergraduate program curriculum including course structures, contents, and alignment with the program outcomes and graduates' attributes.

4.      Develop undergraduate program curriculum in collaboration with college and university curriculum development units.

5.      Supervise new staff members to ensure their engagement in the training programs and their commitment to the quality standards.

6.      Organize academic advising and integrate the necessary procedures to ensure academic advising activation.

7.      Introduce the program’s mission and goals to the students through academic activities and advising. 

2.3 Academic Affairs Supervisor Responsibilities:

1.      Supervise the planning and execution of timetables including exams, classrooms, and teaching loads.

2.      Monitor final exam preparations and progress in the department and assign invigilation duties to the staff members.

3.      Coordinate new program students’ entry exams. 

4.      Supervise new program students’ orientation program.

5.      Follow up on students’ course registration process and find solutions for the registration issues related to academic affairs.

6.      Contribute with the academic advising supervisor in the development of the academic advising plan.

2.4 Study Plans Supervisor Responsibilities:

1.      Review department study plans in collaboration with the teaching staff following the college strategic plan.

2.      Develop undergraduate study plans taking into consideration community needs, practice updates, benchmarking, and quality recommendations.

3.      Collaborate with the quality committee in the development of the study plan.

4.      Ensure the presence of the updated version of the study plans on the college website.

5.      Collaborate with the laboratories and learning resources committee in the development of the list of textbooks and references.

6.      Organize and archive the academic affairs committee files including study plans documents.

2.5 Academic Advising Supervisor Responsibilities:

1.      Oversee the execution of the academic advising plan.

2.      Raise awareness about the importance of academic advising among the students and staff members.

3.      Introduce the program’s mission and goals to the students.

4.      Contribute to the introduction of career opportunities to the students and the orientation of new program students.

5.      Assign academic advising duties.

6.      Report the academic issues facing the students to be resolved by the related stakeholders.

7.      Prepare periodical Academic advising report for the head of department. 

Other members of the Committee cooperate closely with the Supervisors in carrying out the tasks of the Committee.