Research
Welcome to Majan University College's research webpage, where we showcase our latest research initiatives and projects. At Majan University College, we are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and scholarly inquiry. Our research page serves as a hub for highlighting the cutting-edge research work being conducted by our faculty members and students across various disciplines. From interdisciplinary collaborations to industry partnerships, our research efforts aim to address real-world challenges and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in our fields. Whether you're interested in exploring our latest publications, learning about ongoing research projects, or discovering opportunities for collaboration, our research webpage provides a comprehensive overview of our research-related initiatives. Stay tuned for updates on our latest research endeavours and be sure to explore the wealth of knowledge that Majan University College has to offer.
Research Works
Identification of diseased citrus fruit trees through hyperspectral imaging-based machine learning techniques
- BFP/RGP/EBR/21/332
- Ms Jacintha
- Dr Ram
- Dr Mohammed Waleed
- Dr Shivakumara Malaysia
- Mr Salim Al Wardi, UTAS ( former MUC Staff), Oman
- Dec 2023 ( 2 Years)
- OMR 19,600.000
Examining individual difference variables affecting Omani college students’ academic satisfaction and achievement
- BFP/RGP/EHR/21/201
- Dr Ehsan
- Dr Farhad
- Mr Tanveer
- Dr Tulika
- Mr Abdul Seid
- Dr Anita
- Dec 2023 ( 2 Years)
- OMR 4500.000
DETOX App- A novel mobile App for addressing students' mental health
- BFP/URG/HSS/21/265
- Saeed Almanthri, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Mr Vishal, FoIT , Dr Ram since Sep 2022
- Abwaini, Sara (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Almaqbali, Tharaya (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Alshekaili, Anfal (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Dec 2022 ( 12 Months)
- OMR 1500.000
Tax Fraud: Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Tax Fraud Detection in Oman
- BFP/URG/ICT/21/078
- Sara AL-Gharibi (18901065)
- Dr Ammar Al Balushi
- NA
- Firdaus Al Eisri (19201110)
- June 2022 ( Six months)
- OMR 1500.000
Latest Researchs
Our Numbers
Faculty Research Areas
Research interests of academic staff in the Faculty of Business Management (FoBM)
- Entrepreneurship
- Service Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Business Intelligence
- Employee Engagement
- Islamic Banking
- Capital Structure and its Impact
- Tourism
- Social Media and its Impact
Research interests of academic staff in the Faculty of Information Technology (FoIT)
- Information Multimodal Analytics
- Digital Image Processing
- Data Centre Virtualization
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
- Cyber Security Analytics
- Internet of Things
- Technology Assisted Learning
- Web Services
- Big Data
- Distributed Databases
Research interests of academic staff in the Faculty of English Language Studies (FoELS)
- Genre analysis
- Paragraphing practice
- Writing pedagogy
- Discourse analysis
- Experiential learning
- Language learning strategies
- Learner autonomy
- Teaching methodologies
- Second language acquisition
- Teaching and Testing
- Second language dynamic assessment
- Interlanguage pragmatics
- Learning styles
- Language and literature
- Critical pedagogy in TESOL
- Classroom discourse
- Classroom ethnography
Research Policy
Key Personnel
- Dr Brian Poole | Associate Dean - Teaching, Research, and Innovation
- Aisha Al Wahabi | TRC Focal Point
Research Committees
Research Committees
| College Research Committee (CRC) | |
| Dr. Venkoba Rao, DoS, MBA | Chair |
| Aisha Al Wahaibi, TRC Focul Point | Member |
| Dr. Brian Poole, ADTRI | Member |
| Dr. Susan Trevor-Roper, ADPRM | Member |
| Dr. Ammar Al Balushi, HoF, FoBM | Member |
| Dr. Syed Rahman, HoF, FoIT | Member |
| Dr. Peter Mitchell, HoF, FoELS | Member |
| Muhammad Tanveer, PM, FoELS | Member |
| Dr. Mohd Waleed Ashour, FRC Chair, FoIT | Member |
| Dr. Ehsan Rassae, DoS MA AL | Member |
| Dr. D. Ram-Assistant Professor, FoIT | Member |
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Faculty Research Committee | FoBM |
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Dr. Venkoba Rao |
Chair |
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Dr.Ammar, Head, FoBM |
Member |
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Dr Udhayanan |
Member |
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Dr Achraf |
Member |
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Dr Balaji |
Member |
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Dr Nagib |
Member |
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Dr Orlando |
Member |
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Faculty Research Committee | FoIT |
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Dr. Mohd Waleed Ashour |
Chair |
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Dr. Syed Rahman, HoF, FoIT |
Member |
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Dr. Jacintha Menezes |
Member |
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Dr. Senthil Ramadoss |
Member |
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Dr. Sohail Razzaq |
Member |
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Dr. Manju Jose |
Member |
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Dr. D. Ramalingam |
Member |
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Faculty Research Committee - FoELS |
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Muhammad Tanveer, PM, FoELS |
Chair |
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Dr. Amanda Howard-HoF, FoELS |
Member |
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Dr. Ehsan Rassae, DoS MA AL |
Member |
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Author |
Title |
Journal |
Date of Acceptance |
Academic Year |
Faculty |
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Venkoba Rao |
Implications of Belt and Road Initiative for Supply Chain Management: A Holistic View |
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity |
07/11/2020 |
20-21 |
FoBM |
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Venkoba Rao |
Examining Perceived Entrepreneurial Stress: A Causal Interpretation through Cross-Lagged Panel Study |
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity |
22/12/2020 |
20-21 |
FoBM |
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Venkoba Rao |
Measuring innovation effectiveness: a SEM-based cross-lagged analysis |
International Journal of Innovation Science |
01/12/2020 |
20-21 |
FoBM |
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Zainab Al Ansari |
Role of artificial intelligence in cloud computing, IoT and SDN: Reliability and scalability issues |
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) |
13/01/2021 |
20-21 |
FoIT |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
The Effects of Two Forms of Written Corrective Feedback and Ambiguity Tolerance on EFL Learners’ Writing Accuracy |
English Teaching and Learning |
25/02/2021 |
20-21 |
FoELS |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
Implementing Mobile-mediated Dynamic Assessment for Teaching Request forms to EFL Learners |
Computer Assisted Language Learning |
29/03/2021 |
20-21 |
FoELS |
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Brian Poole |
Should we regard question-based media headlines as clickbait? |
English Today |
28/06/2021 |
20-21 |
Dean's office |
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Ramalingam D |
Proposing an M-Government Framework for the Ministry of Housing in Oman: For Efficient Digital Literacy and Services |
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning |
08/07/2021 |
21-22 |
FoIT |
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Nirmal Gunapudi |
Predicting the effect of entrepreneurial stressors and resultant strain on entrepreneurial behaviour: an SEM-based machine-learning approach", |
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research |
07/07/2021 |
21-22 |
FoBM |
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Susan Trevor-Roper |
International Academic Affiliations: Destination or Journey? An Oman-Based Study of Policy, Practice and Potential |
Journal of Studies in International Education |
15/08/2021 |
20-21 |
Dean's office |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
The Effects of Mobile-mediated vs. Face-to-face Dynamic Assessment on EFL Learners Writing Fluency and Strategy Awareness |
Language and sociocultural theory |
01/11/2021 |
21-22 |
FoLES |
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Kiran Sawant |
The Impact of High-Performance Work Systems on Service Quality in the Telecom Industry of Oman |
Polish Journal of Management Studies |
07/11/2021 |
21-22 |
FoBM |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
"EFL Learners' Modified Output and their Perceptions of Recast during Face-to-Face, Audio-based and Video-based Synchronous Mobile-mediated Communication |
TESL-EJ |
20/11/2021 |
21-22 |
FoELS |
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Muhammed Seddique |
FCERP: A Novel WSNs Fuzzy Clustering: and Energy Efficient Routing Protocol: |
Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing (AETiC) |
16/12/2021 |
21-22 |
FoIT |
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Brian Poole |
Moderation: concept and operationalisation in UK universities |
Quality Assurance in Education |
07/03/2022 |
21-22 |
Dean's office |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
Effectiveness of recasts on L2 grammar: A meta-analysis |
Language Learning Journal |
20/07/2022 |
21-22 |
FoELS |
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Muhammed Seddique |
An Empirical Approach to Monitor the Flood-Prone Regions of North India Using Sentinel-1 Images |
Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing (AETiC) |
10/09/2022 |
22-23 |
FoIT |
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Achraf Guidara |
Ethical Behavior of Firms and Foreign Direct Investments in African Settings: The Moderating Effect of Judicial Independence |
Journal of African Business |
14/09/2022 |
22-23 |
FoBM |
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Brian Poole |
Socialist Challenge! A snapshot of leftist language and discourse in the UK, 1977-1983 |
Cogent Arts & Humanities |
12/10/2022 |
22-23 |
Dean's office |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
Incorporating technology for teaching vocabulary to L2 learners |
Frontiers in Psychology |
31/10/2022 |
22-23 |
FoELS |
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Venkoba Rao |
A Machine Learning Assisted Study Exploring Hormonal Influences on Entrepreneurial Opportunity Behaviour |
Journal of Entrepreneurship |
21/11/2022 |
22-23 |
FoBM |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
Immediate vs. Delayed Corrective feedback, learning style and L2 development |
International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching |
01/12/2022 |
22-23 |
FoELS |
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Syed Rahman |
Applications of Machine Learning for Fake News Detection in Social Networks |
International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication |
22/12/2022 |
22-23 |
FoIT |
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Venkoba Rao |
Early internationalisation of entrepreneurial firms: the role of artificial intelligence enhanced business models |
Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development |
10/03/2023 |
22-23 |
FoBM |
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Sohail Razzaq |
Efficient optimization techniques for resource allocation in UAVs mission framework |
PLOS ONE |
21/03/2023 |
22-23 |
FoIT |
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Sohail Razzaq |
IoT applications and challenges in smart cities and services |
The Journal of Enjoneering |
29/03/2023 |
22-23 |
FoIT |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
Effects of text-based and audio-based dynamic glosses on L2 vocabulary learning |
Language Learning Journal |
08/05/2023 |
22-23 |
FoELS |
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Mohammed Salah |
Knowledge and skills gap of graduates entry-level: perception of logistics and supply chain managers in Oman |
Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning |
13/06/2023 |
22-23 |
FoBM |
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Ehsan Rassaei |
The interlplay between CF and FLA in L2 Development |
Language Teaching Research |
30/07/2023 |
22-23 |
FoELS |
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Udayanan Pappusamy |
The Role of Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on the Entrepreneurial Intentions of Graduate Students: A Study among Omani Graduates |
Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review |
19-20 |
FoBM |
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Nagmeh Sabermajidi |
Measuring brand-related content in social media: a socialization theory perspective. |
Information Technology and People |
19-20 |
FoBM |
