This presentation was delivered by the Practical Skills Development Committee at CCSIT in King Faisal University as an initiative to motivate students to participate in research-oriented competitions such as the Fifth Scientific Conference for Students in Higher Education

2. Awards
Papers accepted at university-level : SAR 1,000
Papers accepted by the conference : SAR 2,000
Papers that win in the conference : SAR 10,000

3. Types of Submissions
Academic Research
Patents and Inventions
Entrepreneurship
Community Service
Public Speaking (Rhetoric)
Documentaries
Fine Arts Fields
Drawing
Photography
Caricature
Calligraphy
Digital Art

4. Academic Research
By Survey
❶ Formulate the research questionnaire
❷ Select the people who will answer your survey
❸ Conduct the Survey {Online, Paper, Face-to-Face}
❹ Analyze the Results (Using Statistical Tools)
Sample Topics
Identifying the factors affecting IT utilization among small and medium sized
enterprises in Saudi Arabia
Practical Training for female students in Saudi Universities: A cultural perspective

5. Academic Research
By Literature Review
❶ Select a topic of interest and significance
❷ Search online databases to find research papers
❸ Summarize the papers based on the different techniques
❹ Find and conclude missing areas for future research
Sample Topics
Review of methods used to predict Oil properties and its effectiveness
Effectiveness of using technology in education: Review of Literature

6. Academic Research
By Tool Development
Type of Tools
Pre-requisite
Good Programming Skills
Web-based using PHP or ASP .Net
Desktop-based using Java (GUI)
Mobile Applications (Android / iPhone)
Sample Topics
Location-aware shopping and its effect on customer experience
Enhancing participation of Saudi Students in Local events through an integrated webbased solution

7. Academic Research
By Experimentation
Data
Collect / Measure Data
Add it to the tool as input
Results
Tool
Run the tool using the data
Change parameters if needed
Get Results
Analyze Results
Sample Topics
Predicting change-proneness in Object-Oriented Systems using AI Algorithms
Evaluating the usability of Local Websites when compared to International Websites

8. Community Service
Main Idea: Fixing a community issue
Sample Topics
Note: The project should not be a mere idea
rather it is essential that is applied in practice
and documented in writing, photography and
video imaging.
Collecting un-used medicines and re-distributing for better usage
A way to improve awareness about traffic accidents or avoid traffic accidents
Providing Knowledge about Computers for better usability
Collecting and distributing unused computers
Providing services to Hujjaj to ease their journey to the Holy sites

9. Entrepreneurship
Should not be a mere idea or proposal
Present an integrated report explaining the action plan including the reality of the project
Its application as well as its feasibility
Some suggestions for earnings
Its financial projections
Its future in marketing
Identification of the project target audience
The estimated time required to turn the idea into reality
The social effectiveness of the project.

10. Cover Page
Submission Guidelines
Summary of Research
Research Title
Researcher Name
University
Introduction
Problems of the study
Outline of the study
Summary of the findings
Recommendations
Introduction
Problem of the study
Study objectives
Materials & research methods
Discussions, findings & recommendations
Conclusion of the research
Academic references
Indexes
250 words
A4
size paper
22 pages

11. If you already have a topic in mind, register at the link below
Registration
Website Link: http://goo.gl/yxNxMm
Deadline: 31/10/2013
mmisbhauddin@kfu.edu.sa
shakeel@kfu.edu.sa