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Name              : Noorzana Binti Khamis

Position           : Senior Lecturer

Citizenship      : Malaysian

Address           : School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru

Email               : noorzana@utm.my

Website: https://people.utm.my/noorzana

Institution         : School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru

Expertise Area: Physics Education, Inquiry, STEM education, Scientific Epistemology, General Physics and Sustainable Development in Education

Professional Skills: Ms Office, Adobe Photoshop, SPSS, Mendeley, End- Note, Winstep-Rasch, aSc Timetables, Qualitative approach, Thematic Analysis

Educational Background:

1. Ph. D.

Field of Study: Physic Education

University: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Title of Thesis: Kerangka Epistemologi Saintifik Pelajar dalam Pembelajaran Amali Fizik

2. M. Ed.

Field of Study: Physic Education

University: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Title of Thesis: Minat, Sikap dan Persepsi Pelajar Tingkatan Tiga terhadap Fizik

3. B. Sc.

Field of Study: Industrial Physics

University: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Title of Thesis: Low Cost Water Level Monitoring System

Working Experiences:

1. UTM-School of Education  

Department: Science and Mathematics Education and Creative Multimedia

Faculty: School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Position: Senior Lecturer

Duration: July 2020- Current

Specialization: Physics Education, Scientific Epistemology, General Physics, Sustainable Development in Education and Physics Laboratory

Scope of working: Teaching, Research, Community and Service task, Publication, Task Force Studio, Task Force Web Page, Secretary of Virtual Conference.

2. UTMSPACE  

Faculty: Pusat Pengajian Ijazah dan Diploma (Centre for Degree and Diploma Studies)

Position: Physics Lecturer

Duration: March -June 2020

Specialisation: Physics

Scope of working: Teaching Physics for Foundation and Diploma Students

3. Pusat Pendidikan Hidayah Bhd.

School: Sek Men Islam Hidayah, Johor Bahru

Position: Permanent Teacher

Duration: December 2017-Mac 2020

Specialisation: Physics

Scope of working: Physics teacher, Mathematics Teacher, Quran Teacher, Secretary of Academic Unit, Examination and Assessment member, SPM Excellent Project, School Quality Member, Robotic Teacher, Mentor Form 1, Tarbiah and Sahsiah Form 3, and Leftenan Muda Kadet Remaja Sekolah. Involved in all school activities including meetings, camping, workshops, courses, and competitions.

4. UTM

Faculty: Centre for Engineering Education

Position: Contract Research Assistant

Duration: October 2014-December 2017

Project: Iskandar Malaysia Sustainable and Low Carbon Schools, Students’ and Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs in Learning and Teaching Science and Complex Problem Solving in Engineering Faculties

Group Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatin Aliah Phang

Scope of working : Being committee for Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Pelan Tindakan Pendidikan Kelestarian Negeri Johor, Secretariat for International Conference of Low Carbon Asia (ICLCA), Committee for RCE Iskandar Johor and Iskandar Malaysia Sustainable and Low Carbon Schools Exhibition (since 2014), Role as observer and facilitator for Problem Based Learning Low Carbon Society (LCS) and Iskandar Malaysia Eco-life Challenge

5. Pusat Pendidikan Hidayah Bhd.

School: Sek Ren Islam Hidayah, Johor Bahru

Position: Permanent Teacher

Duration: December 2008-October 2014

Subject Teaching: Science, English, Art and Quran

Group: Science and English

Scope of working: Teaching Science, English, art and Quran, Head of system management of school’s timetable. Conducted school camping, prize giving award ceremony, workshop, and courses. KBAT and I-Think trainer. Tarbiah and Sahsiah Year 3, and Leftenan Muda Kadet Remaja Sekolah. Involved in all school activities including meetings, camping, workshops, courses, and competitions.

6. Centre for Foundation Studies, IIUM Petaling Jaya.

Faculty: Engineering

Position: Contract Lecturer

Duration: December 2006 – May 2007

Specialization: Physics

Scope of working: Taught Physics, conducted laboratory activities, attended meeting, workshops, and training developed quizzes and examination papers.

7. UTHM Parit Raja

Faculty: Science

Position: Internship

Duration: 2005 (3 Months)

Specialization: Physics

Scope of working: Conducted laboratory activities, developed interface using SQL, server (matric card scanner), attended meetings and courses

Publications:

Khamis, N., Phang, F.A., & Rahman, N.F.A. (2018). Learning Physics through Practical Work at School Laboratories. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (1), 41-43.

Noorzana Khamis & Fatin Aliah Phang (2017). Scientific Epistemology in Learning Physics through Practical Work. Man In India, 97 (13), 297-306 (Scopus listed)

Noorzana Khamis, Yong Xiu Hui and Fatin Aliah Phang (2016). The scientific epistemological beliefs between science and art streams students. Research on Educational Studies (2), 11-16

Phang, F. A., Syed Ahamd Helmi, Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, Aznah Nor Anuar, Azmahani Abd Aziz, Yusof Ahmad, Noorzana Khamis, Mohd Fadzil Daud & Yudariah Mohd Yusof (2016). What are Complex Engineering Problems in the Eyes of Engineering Lecturers? RCEE 2016 Conference Proceeding, Kuala Lumpur, 9-10 Aug 2016, 88-91. (Conference Proceeding)

Noorzana Khamis, Fatin Aliah Phang (2015). Peningkatan Kemahiran Saintifik Pelajar Dalam Pembelajaran Amali Fizik Berbantukan Komputer. In Proceeding 2nd International Education Postgraduate Seminar (IEPS), Pulai Spring.

Noorzana Khamis, Md Supar Rohani, Md Rahim Sahar (2010). Characteristic of an Electrically Thermal Poling of TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O-Sm2O3 Glass. Solid State Science and Technology, Vol. 18(1), 260-265

Award (Projects Involvement):

SILVER MEDAL- ITEX 2017, KL

BRONZE MEDAL- PECIPTA 2017, TERENGGANU

Books Published Involvement:

• Pelan Tindakan Pendidikan Kelestarian Negeri Johor 2

• Program Alam Sekitar di Sekolah Negeri Johor

• Iskandar Malaysia Ecolife Challenge 2016

Conferences and Courses/Activities:

1. Iskandar Malaysia Ecolife Challenge 2014, 10th November 2014

2. Bengkel Instrumentasi dan Analisis Rasch (Beginner), 17-18 Disember 2014

3. Bengkel Sehari Penulisan Tesis Pantas dan Pengurusan Artikel (Mendeley), 23 Disember 2014

4. Graduate on Time (GOT) Workshop, 7th January 2015

5. TRANSANA: Managing Your Qualitative Data, 17th January 2015

6. Iskandar Malaysia Sustainable and Low carbon Schools Exhibition 2015, 7th February 2015

7. Workshop on Searching, Managing and Referencing Literatures, 27th May 2015

8. 1st International Conferences on Educational Studies, 3rd-4th June 2015

9. Focus Group Discussion on Low Carbon Society for Johor Bahru and Kulaijaya, 8th July 2015

10. Focus Group Discussion on Low Carbon Society for Johor Bahru and Kulaijaya, 13th July 2015

11. Lawatan Akademik ke STEM Exploration Centre, 18 Disember 2015

12. 2nd International Education Postgraduate Seminar, 20th-21st December 2015

13. Bengkel Penerbitan Book-Chapter Bersama Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), 28 Disember 2015

14. Johor Sustainable and Low Carbon Schools Exhibition, 20th February 2016

15. Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2016, 10th March 2016

16. Final Competition of the Presentation of Problem Based Learning in Low Carbon Society, 6th November 2016

17. Final Competition of the Presentation of Problem Based Learning in Low Carbon Society, 13th November 2016

18. Iskandar Malaysia Ecolife Challenge Competition 2016, 13th November 2016

19. 3rd International Education Postgraduate Seminar, 18th-19th December 2016

20. RCE Iskandar Sustainable and Low carbon Schools Exhibition 2017, 19th July 2017

21. Pertandingan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Bahasa Melayu 2017, 14 Ogos 2017

22. Pelan Tindakan Pendidikan Kelestarian Johor 2017-2021, 20 Ogos 2017

23. 2nd International Conferences on Educational Studies, 10th-11th October 2017