Abdelhaleem H. Ashqar

Objective: To teach in a challenging environment where I can use my potentials to the maximum

Summary:
• Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Management and Management Information Systems
• Instructed introductory courses in Business Administration
• Coordinated and supervised students’ research projects
• Conducted original research

Education
• Ph.D., Business Administration, the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi: May 1997
• Master in Business Administration, University of La-Verne, Athens, Greece: Summer of 1985
• Bachelor in Business Administration, Birzeit University, BirZeit, West Bank: Summer of 1982

Professional Experience

08/2000-Present, Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia
• Teaching undergraduate courses in Operations Management and Quantitative Business Analysis
• Teaching undergraduate courses in Management Information Systems
• Teaching undergraduate course in Software Design
• Advising senior students with their senior graduate projects
• Advising students in their registration
• Serving in different committees at the departmental as well as school levels

09/1998-03/2001, Adjunct Professor, Strayer University, Loudoun, Virginia,
• Taught graduate courses in Operations Management and Quantitative Methods
• Taught undergraduate courses in Business.
• Advised graduate students with their research paper

10/1999-05/2000, Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C –
• Taught undergraduate courses in Operations Management and Business Administration

1/2000-05/2000, Adjunct Professor, Towson University, Towson-Maryland
• Teaching undergraduate courses in Operations Management

08/1997-12/1998, Researcher Fellow, United Association for Studies and Research (UASR), Springfield, Virginia, Conducted original research
• Reviewed and edited papers presented to the Journal published by the institution
• Provided consultation in areas related to Business Administration
• Participated in the decision making of the institution in the area of research and development
• Represented the institution in many think tank conferences held in Washington D.C
• Established a new research unit focusing on development and transfer of technology to the Developing Countries

08/1991- 05/1997, Teaching/Research Assistant, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi.
• Taught several Management courses
• Conducted research tasks for several professors in the Department of Management
• Substituted superiors in their classes during absence
• Graded tests for the superiors in different Management courses
• Assisted students in their homework assignments
• Advised students in their registration

10/1985- 11/1989 Lecturers, University of Gaza, Gaza Strip
Taught several courses in Business, including:
• Management Science,
• Production Management,
• Operations Research,
• Seminar in Management,
• Principles of Management and
• Introduction to Business.

10/1985- 11/1989, Consultants, University of Gaza, Gaza Strip,
• Conducted two feasibility studies
• Served as a committee member to update the curriculum of the Faculty of Commerce
• Participated in a committee formed by the president of the university to evaluate and develop different managerial aspects of the university

09/1986- 11/1989, Director of the Public Relations Department, University of Gaza, Gaza Strip,
• Interacted with FULBRIGHT, and introduced three research proposals financed by them
• Directed five subordinates
• Served as Editor-in-chief of the University Magazine
• Served as the official spokesman of the University
• Chaired the University Graduation Ceremonies in 1987
• Presided over the university's editorial committee for the 1987 Annual Book and the university's Catalogue
• Coordinated all university formal receptions and networking activities

Workshops & Seminars
• Faculty Development in International Business, University of South Carolina, June, 15, 2002-June, 20, 2002
• Student’s Project Supervision, ORSA/TIMS Annual Conference (One day Workshop), Chicago, April, 1993
• Developing simulation Models & SLAM II, Pritsker Corporation, Indiana, September 28-October 2, 1992
• Errors in Simulation, ORSA/TIMS Annual Conference (One day Workshop) , Orlando, April, 1992
Professional Membership
1. Operations Research Society of America and the Institute of Management Science.
• Attended annual conventions, and two Seminars in Errors of Simulation & how to supervise students' projects
2. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, U.S.A.
• Attended many meetings of the Northern Mississippi local chapter during 1992-1995.
• Participated in most of the monthly field visits to different manufacturing plants located in northern Mississippi
3. Decision Science Institute, U.S.A

Publications
• Ashqar, A., Reithel, B., & Aiken, A. "Use of Group Support Systems to Evaluate Management System Effectiveness" Journal of Systems Software, Volume 24, 1994, Pages 267-275.
• Aiken, A., & Ashqar, A. " Software Review" J. Database Administration, Volume 3, No. 3, 1992
• Submitted a paper titled "E-Commerce in the Arab World: Myths and Realities" for publication in the International Journal of Electronic Commerce.
• Submitted a paper to be presented in the INFORMS 2003 Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA. The title is "Prospects of E-Commerce in the Arab World”.
• Co-authoring a paper "Demand for Video Conferencing TV [VCTV] to be submitted for publication ASAP.