RESUME ISMAIL SHEIKH YUSUF AHMED CONTACT DETAILS Address : Al Mirqab II Compound, Al Waab, Doha, Qatar. Tel (Office) : +974 4403 7636 Tel (Mobile) : +974 70562629 Email : daaha93@hotmail.com, iahmed@qu.edu.qa PERSONAL PARTICULARS Age : 31 years old. Date of Birth : April 16, 1984, Mogadishu, Somalia. Passport No. : P00195120. Gender : Male. Nationality : Somalia. Religion : Islam. Marital Status : Married, children: Nawal & Nasro. Health : Excellent. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2005-2008 = Bachelor of Mass Communication from International University of Africa- Khartoum, Sudan. with excellent (first person in the batch) 2007-2009 = Diploma of English Language (Three years) from Juba University- Khartoum, Sudan. 2008-2009 = Postgraduate Diploma of Business Administration from International University of Africa- Khartoum, Sudan. 2010- = Master of communication from International Islamic University Malaysia. Page 1 of 6
WORKING EXPERIENCE Reporter Descriptions Company/Organization Year/Session News editor and Columnist Ogaalpress newspaper (written in Somali language)- Somalia 2003-2005 Somali information network 2006-2009 Chief editor Alqalam newspaper (written in Arabic language)- Sudan 2006-2009 Secretary of Foreign Relations Editor, translator, and reporter Conference secretary Research assistant Teaching assistant Part time lecturer SPSS Tutor Alumni Association for Osama Bin Zaid School in Sudan 2006-2007 Al-atheer English-Arabic Newspaper- Malaysia Name: Imaratul Masjid: Unifying the Ummah in the era of globalization- issues, challenges, and options. Organizer: Office of the Sultan Haji Ahmed Shah Mosque, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) For a number of Professors at IIUM: 1. Asst. Prof. Dr. Norbaiduri Ruslan (June-Sept 2012) 2. Prof. Dr. Saodah Wok (January -July ) 3. Prof. Dr. Syed Arabi Idid (Supervisor, -July ) In a number of courses at IIUM: 1. Statistics for Communication Research (COMM 6050)- Master Level- One Semester. 2. Advanced Statistics and Research (PSYC 6060) - Master level- One Semester. 3. Communication theory (COMM 3110) - Undergraduate level- One Semester. 4. Advance Research Methodology (PSCI 4997) - Undergraduate level- One Semester. 5. Introductory Statistics for Communication Research (COMM 1120) - Four Semesters. In a number of courses at IIUM 1. Statistics for Islamic studies- undergraduate level at Usuludin and comparative religion department, IIUM- One Semester. 2. Introductory Statistics for Communication Research (COMM 1120) - undergraduate level at Communication June 2011- August 2012 March December June 2012 July September 2012- May February-August department, IIUM One semester. SPSS Tutorials at (two semesters) - attended by both undergraduate and postgraduate students. February-August Trainer Full-time Teaching Assistant in Mass Communication At a number of workshops at IIUM: 1. Structural Equation Modeling Workshop using AMOS software (Intermediate level 1 & 2) on April 18-19,. 2. Mendeley Workshop for Citation and reference Management on April 24,. College of Arts and Sciences, Mass Communication, Qatar University. Courses taught: 1. Media and society (MCOM103) 2. First Year Seminar (UNIV110) April, August 30, present Page 2 of 6
PUBLICAITONS 1) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha & Abdikarim Barqadle Igale. (). Facebook Usage among Somali youth: A uses and gratifications approach. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(3), 299-313. (Peer refereed Journal). 2) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (). Predictors of Facebook addiction among youth: A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Journal of Social Sciences, 2(4), 186-195. (Peer refereed Journal). 3) Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (). Factors influencing mobile money transfer adoption among Somali students. International Journal of Business, Economics, and Law, 4(1), 180-188. (Peer refereed journal). 4) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha & Abdikarim Barqadle Igale. (). Motives as Predictors of Facebook Addiction: Empirical Evidence from Somalia. SEARCH: The Journal of the Southeast Asia Research Centre for Communication and Humanities, 6(2), 47-68. (SCOPUS indexed). 5) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha & Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali. (). Behavioral intention and satisfaction with 3G technology among Students in Somalia: A Structural Equation Modeling Study. World Applied Sciences Journal, 32(2), 243-252. (Peer refereed Journal). 6) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha & Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali. (). Mediating effect of behavioral intention between 3G predictors and satisfaction with service. Malaysian Journal of Communication, 30(special issue), 107-128. (SCOPUS indexed). 7) Syed Arabi Idid & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed. (In Press). Examining political efficacy among Malaysian voters: The role of traditional and new media. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. (SCOPUS indexed). CONFERENCES & SEMINARS 1) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (2010). Attacks on Somali journalists: Facts and Figures. A paper presented at Somali media symposium organized by Somali Journalists Association in Sudan on 20 th May, 2010, Khartoum, Sudan. 2) Syed Arabi Idid, Saodah Wok, Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha, & Norsaidah Abd. Aziz. (2012). Contemporary uses and gratifications of mobile phone use among youth: A comparative study. Paper presented at 21 th AMIC Annual conference on 11 th -14 th July 2012, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. 3) Norbaiduri Ruslan & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (2012). Somali students adoption of social media to raise awareness about famine in Somalia. Paper presented at the international conference on media and society, on 24 th -26 th September 2012, Kuchin, Sarawak, Malaysia. 4) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha & Abdikarim Barqadle Igale. (). Facebook addiction among youth: A Sub-Saharan African context. Paper presented at 3 rd SEARCH international conference, on 30 th - 31 st May,, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5) Syed Arabi Idid & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (). What do voters look for when they seek political Information: A uses and Gratifications approach. Paper presented at 13 th MENTION international conference, UKM, Malaysia on 26 th 28 th November. 6) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha & Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali. (). Determinants of 3G adoption among students: A Sub-Saharan African Context. Paper presented at 13 th MENTION international conference, UKM, Malaysia on 26 th - 28 th November. Page 3 of 6
7) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (). Representations of Somali Famine in the Western and Arab Media: A Comparative Study of Online News of British Broadcasting Corporation and Al-Jazeera English Websites. Paper presented at International Humanitarian conference (Mercy ), on 28 th - 30 th November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 8) Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (). Factors influencing mobile money transfer adoption among Somali students. Paper presented at the Kuala Lumpur International Business, Economics, and Law conference (KLIBEL ) on 2 nd - 3 rd December, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9) Rizwanah Souket & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha. (). Communication programmes in Malaysia: Some comments from foreign students. Paper presented at 2 nd international conference on media education and training (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 18 th August,. 10) Syed Arabi Idid, Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed & Rizwanah Souket. (). Political efficacy among Malaysian voters: The role of traditional and new media. Paper presented at ANPOR Annual conference, Niigata, Japan on 29 th 30 th November,. (Note: this paper is presented by Syed Arabi Idid on behalf). 11) Syed Arabi Idid & Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed Dhaha (). Satisfaction with democracy: Understanding young Malaysian voters. Paper presented at International Conference on Language, Communication, and Education (LANCOMME), Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Selangor, Malaysia, on 3 rd - 4 th December. PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS No. Date Event Organizer Nature of participation Conferences/Seminars 1. 26 September 2011 National Seminar on New Media and Islamic Issues: Challenges and Opportunities, Communication, CERDAS, IIUM 2. 25-26 November 2011 International Humanitarian conference 3. 18 July 2012 One-day Seminar on Youth, Media and Politics: New Identity. 4. 7-8 July Two-day Seminar on GE13: An Analysis and Aftermath 5. 26 December Agenda setting: What is New? 6. 21-23 June 2010 7. 12 th June 2011 SPSS Workshop (Intermediate level) 8. 3-4 November 2012 9. 17-18, 20-21 July, Mercy Malaysia Communication and Political sciences, IIUM Communication, IIUM, MPN, & ANPOR. communications Of IIUM, UM, & UKM Workshops Journalism Workshop by the New Alumni & Career services, Straits Time Press (NST) IIUM Student Learning Enhancement Unit (SLEU), IIUM Structural Equation Modeling Workshop (Basic & Intermediate levels) Structural Equation Modeling Workshop (Basic level 1&2) Participant Participant Page 4 of 6
10. 5-6 October Basic & Advanced SPSS Workshop Yemeni Students Union 11. 19-20 October Structural Equation Modeling Workshop (AMOS-Basic level) Yemeni Students Union 12. 23 November Rasch Model Workshop 13. 22-23 February SPSS Advance Level Panoply Consultancy 14. 8 th November How to Develop Qualitative Research 15. 5 th December Data Analysis for Qualitative Research Part 1 16. 6 th December Literature Review using ATLAS.ti7 Panoply Consultancy 17. 7 th December SEM Advance level, part 1&2 18. 12 th December Data Analysis for Qualitative Research Part 2 19. 10 th -11 th January SEM-Smart PLS workshop Wisma R&D, UM 20. 26 th -28 th May SPSS and SEM-AMOS (Arabic Version) Panoply Consultancy 21. 29 th -30 th May Structural equation modeling _AMOS MPWS training center 22. 17 th June SEM-Smart PLS workshop Yemeni Students Union 23. 1-2 August The art of Nvivo CCIUM DISSERTATIONS 1) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed. (September, 2008). Private radios in Somalia and its role in supporting peace and national reconciliation efforts: An empirical study on Radio Shabelle. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Mass communication, International University of Africa (IUA), Khartoum, Sudan. 2) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed. (September, 2009). The writing of Somali language and its influence on the development of Somali journalism. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Diploma (three years) in English Language, University of Juba, Khartoum, Sudan. 3) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed. (July, 2010). The role of Public Relations in assisting the management in its making decisions process: A case study on International University of Africa. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of postgraduate diploma in business administration. International University of Africa (IUA), Khartoum, Sudan. 4) Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed. (August, ). Political information-seeking and political efficacy: Applying the uses and gratifications theory. A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (Communication). International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Page 5 of 6
CONSULTANCY WORKS 1. Radio Mogadishu Listening and preference study: It is funded by Radio Mogadishu and was conducted within 3 months (February April, ). I served as a co-researcher and was responsible for developing questionnaire items, analyzing data, and writing the draft report. 2. Agenda Setting Project: It was led by Prof Syed Arabi Idid and consists of four major teams. Each team specifically works on small part of the project. The objective of the project was to produce an edited book on agenda setting during presidential elections in Malaysia. I was responsible for analyzing parts of the data by comparing public opinion and content analysis of media representation. The book will be published during this year. 3. Free and paid consultancies: I have conducted free consultancies for the undergraduate and postgraduate students about their research related activities such as choosing appropriate statistical analysis, questionnaire development, sample size determination, analysis using SPSS and AMOS. In addition, I have conducted some paid consultancies by postgraduate and lecturers regarding Advance statistical analysis. Computer related knowledge (Intermediate & Advanced Levels) Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (Advance). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS (Intermediate). Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS (Intermediate). Mendeley Software for citation and reference management (advance). ATLAS.ti for qualitative analysis (Intermediate level). Nvivo for qualitative analysis (Basic level). Language: affluent in Somali, Arabic, and English. Research skills. Communication skills. Writing skills. Leadership skills. Organizational skills. Teaching skills. Creativity. Flexibility. Skills of typing in a high speed in Somali, Arabic and English languages. Upon request. COMPUTER PROFICIENCY AND SOFTWARE SKILLS SKILLS Reference Page 6 of 6