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Academic Qualification
- Ph.D. in Hotel and Tourism Management - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Sarjana Sastera (Pengurusan) - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- B.Sc. in Travel and Tourism - Bachelor Degree, Western Michigan University
- Diploma in Tourism Administration - Diploma, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Mazni Binti Saad (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Pagoh Campus
KULLIYYAH OF LANGUAGES AND MANAGEMENT
Expert Profile
Dr. Mazni Saad is the Head of Tourism Department at Kulliyyah of Languages and Management (KLM) in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Education Hub Pagoh. She was at first appointed as the Coordinator of Quality Unit for the KLM. At present, her rank is Assistant Professor and she is teaching tourism planning and hospitality management courses including research methodology. She also able to teach business and management courses based on her past working experiences as she has more than a decade of experience in an electronic appliance industry. Her last post in the industry was a Quality Assurance Manager. Dr. Mazni is a Ph.D. graduate from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia in Hotel and Tourism Management. She obtained Master Degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Technology Management, specializing on Occupational Safety and Health. Her BSc Degree was in Tourism and Travel from Western Michigan University (WMU), USA. She completed her Safety and Health Officer courses and passed the exams from NIOSH. Besides, she attended ISO 9001 and 14001 courses and certified as competent auditors. Now, besides writing journal articles and books, she is actively collaborating research and grants, participating conferences and invention and innovation, and giving training to the public. She won several gold medals in innovation’s competition and obtained best paper awards from various conferences.
Area of Specialisation
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Human Resource Management (HRM) ~ Occupational Safety and Health - OSH management
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Operations Management ~ Total Quality Management - ISO audit
- Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Tourism and Hospitality ~ Food and Hospitality Services - Tourism and food service
Professional Membership
- 2019 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (ISC editorial board member), Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER)
- 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (ISC Editorial board member), Pengelola Jurnal Ilmiah JOFSA, Politeknik Negeri Lampung, Indonesia
Research Projects
Completed
| 2021 - 2022 | Assessing Potential Development of Islamic Tourism in Perlis |
| 2021 - 2023 | The examination of perception and association of authentic local food in Perlis among tourists and the people of Perlis for the purpose of food destination marketing |
| 2021 - 2023 | A STUDY ON THE USABILITY AND USER PREFERENCES OF MOBILE APPS IN PROMOTING AND MARKETING ARTS, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM PRODUCTS IN PERLIS |
On-Going
| 2022 - Present | Virtual Reality Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Training through Collaboration between Commercial Kitchen Industry and Academia |
Award & Recognition
| 22 Mar, 2022 | Silver Medal - Universiti Teknologi MARA | International |
| 16 Nov, 2021 | Best Paper Award - Universiti Selangor | International |
| 10 Sep, 2021 | Bronze Medal - Malaysian Associations of Applied Linguistics | International |
| 13 Jul, 2021 | Best Paper Award - The 1st international conference business innovation, entrepreneurship and technology (ICOBET 2021) | International |
| 18 Mar, 2021 | Best 9th paper award - 9th AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL2021) | International |
| 18 Mar, 2021 | Best Paper Award - 9th AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL2021) | International |
| 06 Nov, 2018 | Best Paper Award - Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER), Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians (ABRA), and Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), FSPU, UiTM | International |
| 26 Jul, 2018 | Best Paper Award - Arshad Ayub, Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA | International |
| 03 May, 2018 | Best Paper Award - Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta | International |