Quarter 2 Progress Report - 2021

Student Services Directorate Achievements

The Student Affairs Directorate’s achievements this quarter revolve mostly around the provision of co-curricular activities for Bahrain Polytechnic students. A variety of activities were organized that cover areas like information literacy, entrepreneurship, employability and mindfulness. Part of these activities was also to promote the newly introduced minors to students and raise awareness regarding its benefits and impact on their careers. Cultural activities are on-going throughout the semester for the French exchange students ensuring they are engaged outside the classroom with fellow students from Bahrain Polytechnic. Overall, the services of the directorate have improved by 6.85% in comparison to last academic year as reflected in the Student Services survey

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On Target
4%
0
Progressing Well
28%
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Slightly Off Track
24%
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Off target / on hold
44%

Rapprochement: Progress Movement from Q1 to Q2

This section demonstrates the progress movement in the Students Affairs Directorate Strategic plan from Q1 to Q2, where 14 out of 17 measures have made progress compared with Q1, and 3 measures have remained flat; where one measure was completed in Q1 and considered a progressed measure

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Progressed Measures

24%

19

Static Measures

76%

1. Offer the appropriate services to meet all student needs. • Increase student Satisfaction rate
Student Satisfactory rate at least 85%. 100%

Overall satisfaction Rate (including all support services) – 86.53%

Overall satisfaction Rate for SA (excluding the other support services) – 84.85%

2.Offer the appropriate services to meet all student needs. • Students with different learning needs.
Student Satisfactory rate at least 85% 65%

Survey conducted for the whole academic year, it is being analyzed currently

Create guidelines for various stakeholders: Academics, Parents, Students, etc 0%
Identify needs of students with different learning needs 65%

Survey conducted for the whole academic year, it is being analyzed currently

3.Offer the appropriate services to meet all student needs. • Int’l Students
Identify International Student needs 0%
int’l students’ satisfactory rate 80% 0%
Conduct virtual international Students Conference 25%

BPSC postpone this event to July 2021. Currently in early stages of preparation

Created an Int’l student Guidelines & Handbook 65%

Draft handbook for international students created. Guidelines provided to QMAP

Create an email for Int’l Students 0%
Undertake at least 4 cultural activities 25%

Cultural program created and still ongoing for exchange students

Arrange for suitable accommodation for international students 25%

Search for accommodation began

Collaborate with the Ministry of Interior for student visa arrangements 0%
4.Offer the appropriate services to meet all student needs. • Adult learners
Identify adult learner needs 0%
Student Satisfactory rate at least 80% 0%
5.Offer the appropriate services to meet all student needs. • Con-Ed
Identify Con-Ed learner needs 0%
6.Co-curricular activities to enhance Employability and Enterprising Skills.
Run all competitions and extra-curricular activities through Student Services 65%

AB Paper submitted for AB approval

Conduct at least 2 Campaigns to increase students’ awareness regarding the importance of Extra-curricular activities 0%
Conduct a total of 20 activities serving different purposes (health, employability, entrepreneurship, students with different learning needs, info. literacy, sports, etc.) 65%

Variety of activities conducted covering info literacy, major & minors, entrepreneurship, wellness etc

Submit a proposal regarding summer camps & Identify at least 1 suitable Int’l summer camp provider 0%
7.Learning Environment
Introduce an early detecting system for students at risk 25%

Met with the supplier to present the solution

Create an information hub in Moodle to act as the student E-handbook 25%

On-going update of Moodle’s news & Info page

Provide Library resources that serve all programmes. 65%

Coordinated with Schools to ensure resources are available for newly introduced programmes

Establish at least 1 new communication channel to connect with students 25%

SMT approved creation of Polytechnic Podcast

8.Provide student services through digital means to all students
Introduced Student portal to capture and attend student concerns and inquiries efficiently 65%

System developed by ICTS, however needs final review and testing to finalize

Added at least 2 new services to ‘My services’ Moodle page for students 0%