Bassam Bokhowa

• 2013, Achieved an IELTS score of 8.5
• 2010, Microsoft Certified Trainer – MCT, Microsoft
• 2010, Certificate in IT Service Management v3 – ITIL, Hewlett Packard
• 2010, International Computer Driving License v5 – ICDL, ICDL GCC
• 2010, Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning – CTTL, Bahrain Polytechnic
• 1999, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – MCSE, Microsoft

Areas of Research Interest

Information Technology, Information Systems, Human-Computer Interfaces, Virtual Learning Environments, Learning Management Systems, Web Applications, Enterprise Architecture.
“Open Source Software: Comparing Productivity” is a descriptive study quantifying the short-term effects on employee productivity when migrating organizational software to Open Source alternatives. The study introduces the Open Source movement and evaluates migration scenarios worldwide. It also introduces a re-usable productivity benchmark along with the necessary localized programmatic tools for its implementation.

This knowledge will assist IT decision-makers of any organization in their evaluation of proprietary software models against Open Source alternative. Localization issues for the Arabic region are an integral part of this study as well.

1. B. Bokhowa, “Open Source Software: Comparing Productivity”, 2009.

1. Chair, Fixed Assets Disposal Committee, Bahrain Polytechnic, 2013-Present
2. Member, Research Committee, Bahrain Polytechnic, 2010-2012
3. Member, CEO Appeals Committee, various instances
4. Member, Student Fee Exemption Committee
5. Member, Entrepreneurial Advisory Committee