Petra College of Tourism and Archaeology / Department of Archaeology

د. موسى عبدالله سليمان المساعدة


Associate Professor
د. موسى عبدالله سليمان المساعدة

Curriculum Vitae
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  • College: Petra College of Tourism and Archaeology
  • Department(s): Archaeology Department
  • E-mail: jordantourism@hotmail.com

Dr. Mousa Masadeh is an associate professor in the department of Archaeology and Tourism services at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in Jordan.

Dr. Mousa Masadeh has 20 years of practical and teaching experience in the hotel industry across three continents. Working in England, France, Canada and Jordan, he has gained expertise in various key hotel areas and departments, learning from a wide range of positions—from front line service roles to general manager. Most recently, he provides consultancy services to The Best Western Manoir Adelaide in Canada. 

His research interests and expertise include: hotel management, human resource management in international hotel chains, tourism and hospitality education, leadership development, and gender in tourism, among others.

Dr. Masadeh has been teaching at undergraduate through graduate levels including the advising of M.A. and Ph.D. His students teaching assignments included courses such as Front Desk (theoretical and practical), Principles of Marketing, Tourism Marketing, Principles of Management, Hotel Management, Events Management, Resort & Club Management Introduction to Hospitality Industry, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Tourism, Tour Operations, Fares and Ticketing, Communication Skills in Tourism, Crisis Management, English for Tourism and Hospitality, French for Tourism and Hospitality, Hotel Management and Operations, Human Resources Management, Marketing Research, Medical Tourism, Resort Management, and Tourism Economics

De. Masadeh is an ad-hoc reviewer for among others Journal of Mixed Method Research - Sage Publications, European Journal of Social Sciences and Global Journal for Management, Science & Engineering. He is serving as a member of the editorial team for the Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences. He is also a reviewer to a number of peer review journals.

    Hotel Management
   Human Resource Management in IHCs
    Tourism and Hospitality Education
   Leadership Development
Gender and Tourism
Mixed Method Research and Qualitative Methodology

·     5th April, 2012, Human Resource Management in Hotel Sector, Conference, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan 

·     28th April, 2012, The First Jordanian Conference for Developing Tourism Research, Amman, Jordan 

·     13th November, 2013, TMS Algarve 2013 – Tourism & Management Studies International Conference, Faro, Portugal 

    4th April, 2016, Conference of Heritage Tourism and the Collective National Identity, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.

October, 2004. “Adjusting to UK University life”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

November, 2004.”EXCEL Skills for Postgraduates, level 1-3”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

December, 2004. “Turnitin – anti-plagiarism software”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

February, 2005. “Refworks – The Referencing Management Software Workshop”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

February, 2005. “Managing your Supervisor”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

March, 2005. “Starting your PhD”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

March, 2005. “How to be an Effective Researcher”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

April, 2005. “Effective Literature Searching and Keeping your Research Up To Date”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

April, 2005. “Planning and Drafting your Thesis”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

May, 2005. “Presentation Skills”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

October, 2006. “Preparing and surviving your Viva”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

November, 2006. “How to Write a Successful Journal Paper”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

November, 2006. “Practical Project Management”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

December, 2006. “Questionnaire and Research Design – some common problems in organisational research”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

February, 2007. “Getting Published”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

February, 2007. “Enhancing your Web Searching Skills”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

March, 2007. “Ethical Thinking in Research”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

October, 2008. “Preparing and Presenting a Conference Paper”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

April, 2009. “Poster Creation and Design”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

January, 2010. “Organising Conferences, Small Events and Seminars”, Coventry University, Coventry, England.

February, 2014. “Crisis Management in Tourism”, Petra College for Tourism and Archaeology, Petra, Jordan.

February, 2015. “Creation of tourism emergency fund to help the tourism sector. receive a boost in downturn periods”, Petra College for Tourism and Archaeology, Petra, Jordan.

·    French-English interpreter and translator, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, (2003-2004)

·    Member, Academic Assessment Committee, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, (2003-2004)

·    Member, Student Affairs Assessment Committee, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, (2003-2004)

·    Established collaborative links outside the university, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, (2003-2004)

·    Member, Advisory Committee to review students’ program of study, Petra College, (2010/2011)

·    Member, Appointment and Promotion Committee, Petra College, (2010/2011)

·    Member, Student Union's Election Committee, Petra College, (2010/2011)

·    Member, Curriculum Planning Committee, Petra College, (2011/2012)

·    Member, Graduation Projects Committee, Petra College, (2011/2012)

·    Member, Students’ Advisory Committee, Petra College, (2012/2013)

·    Member, Quality Assurance Committee, Petra College, (2012/2013)

·    Member, Graduation Committee, Petra College, (2012/2013)

·    Chairman, Study Plan Committee, Petra College (2016/2017)

·    Member, College council, Petra college, (2016/2017)

OTHER POSITIONS OF REPONSIBILITY

·    Member of curriculum development team

·    Supervised research students

·    Setting and marking of examinations

·    Supporting students in a pastoral/advisory role

·    Membership of committees/boards

·    Represented university at conferences and seminars

·    Established collaboration outside the University

·    Coordinated academic and policy dissemination

·    Programme administrator

 

  • A full one-year scholarship from Embassy of France in Jordan to study French language and culture.
  • A full scholarship from Al-Hussein Bin Talal University to study for the Degrees of ))Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

1998-1999                

Instructor. Languages club, Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordann.

2001-2003          

Adjunct Lecturer. Ammon College for Hospitality & Tourism Education. Amman, Jordan.

2002-2003           

Instructor. Tourist Guide Program, organized by the Ministry of Tourism. Amman, Jordan.

2003-2004 

Adjunct Lecturer. College of Arts, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. Ma’an, Jordan.

2005-2007

Assistant Night Manager. The Manor Hotel. Coventry, England.

2008-2010

General Manager. The Best Western. Brunswick, Canada.

2010-present

Associate Professor. Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Petra College for Tourism and Archaeology. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. Petra, Jordan.

 

Dr. Masadeh has research interests and expertise include: hotel management, human resource management in international hotel chains, tourism and hospitality education, leadership development, and gender in tourism, among others.

  Introduction to Hospitality Industry

  Front Desk (theoretical and practical)

   Hotel Management and Operations

 Human Resources Management

    Communication Skills in Tourism

   Resort & Club Management

    Introduction to Economics

   Principles of Management

    Introduction to Tourism

   Principles of Marketing

   Events Management

    Fares and Ticketing

    Hotel Management

  Tour Operations

   English for Tourism and Hospitality

   French for Tourism and Hospitality

    Tourism Legislations

  Resort Management

    Tourism Geography

    Marketing Research

    Crisis Management

   Tourism Economics

    Tourism Marketing

  Cultural Tourism

   Medical Tourism

    Hotel Marketing

Academic qualifications and certificates

Phd (2009) - Coventry University - UK
MPhil (2007) - Coventry University - UK)
   MA (hons) (2003) Yarmouk University - Jordan
MA (hons) (2001) - Yarmouk Universitry - Jordan-

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