Curriculum vitae

Name : TPr. Dr. NORHAZLIZA ABD HALIM
Address : Department of Urban & Regional Planning,
Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310  UTM Skudai,
Johor Darul Ta’zim
Tel : +607-5537328  Fax : +607-5566155
H/P : +6019-7535591
E-mail :  norhaz@utm.my
Qualifications : PhD. in Tourism Management, University of Tasmania, Australia – 2014
MSc. in Tourism Planning (UTM), Malaysia – 2004
Bachelor in Urban and Regional Planning (UTM), Malaysia – 2002
Professional Membership : i) Malaysian Institute of Planner (Corporate Member)
ii) Malaysian Ecotourism Association
iii) Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia (TEAM)
Positions  Held : Research Fellow (2015 – present)
Tourism Planning Research Group (TPRG)
Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Research Fellow (2015 – 2019)
Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CIPD),
Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Senior Lecturer (2007 – present)
Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Programme Coordinator (2013 – present)
MSc Tourism Planning
Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Lecturer (2004 – 2007)
Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality
Management and Science University (MSU)
Teaching Experience (2004  – present)
  • Tourism Planning and Development (2004 – present)
  • Introduction for Tourism Industry (2004 – 2007)
  • Tourism Policy (2004 – 2007)
  • Tourism Geography (2004 – present)
  • Principle of Tourism (2004 – 2007)
  • Tourism Analysis (2007 – present)
  • Tourism Management (2004 – 2007)
  • Tourism Marketing (2004 – 2007)
  • Sustainable Tourism (2004 – present)
  • Research Methodology in Tourism Studies (2007 – present)
  • Critical Thinking (2004 – 2007)
  • Entrepreneurship in Tourism (2004 – present)
  • Event Management (2004 – 2007)
  • Studio (Development Plan) for Bachelor in Urban and Regional Planning (2007-present)
  • Studio (Tourism Planning) for MSc Tourism Planning (2007 – present)
Professional Service : External Examiner for Dip. in Tourism Management, Metropoint College Johor Bahru, 2013 – present
External Examiner for BSc. in Tourism and Hospitality, Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan, Pasir Gudang, 2015 – present
External Examiner for Dip. in Tourism and Hospitality Management, KFCH College, Johor Bahru, 2016 – present
Research Interest : Community-Based Tourism, Tourism Management, Tourism Planning and Development, Economic Tourism, Tourism and Protected Area, etc
Research Experience          (3 years) :
    1. UTM-TRG 5.1: Pembangunan Model Perniagaan (Business Model) Produk Edu-Pelancongan Kampus UTM, Transdisplinary Research Grant Campus (TRGCampus), Ogos 2019 – Julai 2020
    2. Characterising The Travel Behaviour Through Destination Attractiveness for Corridor-Led Tourism Economic Development In High-Speed Electric Train Service, Fundamental  Research  Grant Scheme  from   the Ministry  of  Higher Education, Jan 2019  – Dec 2020
    3. Harnessing Value Innovation in Community-Based Ecotourism for Turtle Conservation and Community Empowerment, Research University Grant, July 2017 – June 2019
    4. Modelling the Optimising of Diagonal Clustering of Community Based Tourism at Sukau Kinabatangan, Sandakan, Sabah, July 2017 – June 201
    5. Development of   Heritage   Trail   in   Muar   Town   Center,  Institute   Innovation Strategic Johor (IISJ), Research University Grant, August 2016  – April 2017
    6. Study of Ecotourism Cooperative in Kg. Sri Lukut, Kluang, Institute   Innovation Strategic Johor (IISJ), Research University Grant, August 2016  – April 2017
    7. Conservation and Rebranding of Ecotourism Product in Segamat, Institute   Innovation Strategic Johor (IISJ), Research University Grant, August 2016  – April 2017
    8. A New Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Model for Development of Sustainable Community-Based Tourism through Homestay Programmes in Malaysia: Multi-Stakeholder Involvement Management Model, Aug 2016 – July 2018
    9. Strategi Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pengasingan Bahan Kitar Semula oleh Komuniti Luar Bandar ke Arah Kelestarian Persekitaran, Oct 2016 – Sept 2017
    10. Exploring Success Factors Influencing Trans-generational Entrepreneurship and Tourism Business for High-Income Economic Base, Nov 2015 – Oct 2018
    11. Eco-tourism in Sg. Johor: Threats and Potentials, March 2015 – Jun 2016
    12. Critical   Success   Factors   of   Women  Empowerment   in   Community-Based Tourism,  Fundamental  Research  Grant Scheme  from   the Ministry  of  Higher Education, FRGS Vote No: 7982, Dec 2013  – Dec 2015
    13. Investigating   an Alternative   Approach   to the  Management   of   Protected Areas by Incorporating Sacred Natural Sites and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme from  the Ministry of Higher Education, Vote: 01307,  Dec 2013 – Dec 2015
    14. Developing  Perceived  Image  Model According to Actual  Consumption  and Representation of Urban Tourism Destination, 1 April 2014  – 30 March 2016
    15. Eco-tourism in Sg Johor : Threats and Potentials, Flagship UTM, 1 March 2015  – 30 March 2016
    16. Family  Business  Model of  Small  Tourism  Firm  For  Self-Sustain  Entrepreneurship, Research University Grant – Tier 1, 15 Nov 2015 – 14 Nov 2017
    17. Exploring Success  Factors Influencing Transgenerational Entrepreneurship and Tourism Business   for  High  Income  Economic Base,  Fundamental  Research Grant Scheme from  the Ministry of Higher Education, 2 Nov 2015  – 1 Nov 2018
    18. Conceptualizing   Motivation   and  Muslim   Tourists’   Typology,   Fundamental Research Grant Scheme from  the Ministry of Higher Education, 1 March 2013  – 31 March 2015
    19. An Evaluation  of  the Economic  Benefits  of  Community  Based  Tourism  Using Value Chain Analysis, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) from the Ministry of Higher Education (FRGS Vote No.: 78648)   (2  years) (March 2010- March 2012)
    20. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Management of Terrestrial Protected Areas in Malaysia (Research University Grant – Tier 1) (2 years) (starting April 2011)
Consultancy Experience :
  1. Kajian Pelan Halatuju Strategik Desa Negeri Johor 2030
  2. Pelan Pembangunan Rancangan Kawasan Khas (RKK) Gugusan Pulau Tioman (Sektor Pelancongan) 2030, May 2018 – October 2018
  3. National Tourism Policy Study, 2020 – 2050, August 2017 – May 2018
  4. Pelan Tindakan Pelancongan Pengerang, 2018 – 2027, July 2017 – Feb 2018
  5. Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Muallim
  6. Kuala Lumpur Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, 2019 – 2028, April 2017 – March 2019
  7. Pelan Tindakan Khas Pelancongan Bandaraya Johor Bahru 2025, Oct 2017 – March 2018
  8. Nature Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Asia Scoping Work, commissioned by International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN), Oct – Dec 2016
  9. Global Education Network UTM-Japanese International School, 2014 – present (short course training)
  10. Study  on Effectiveness  of  the Malaysia  Homestay  Experience Programme, commissioned by Ministry of Tourism, July 2016  – March 2017
  11. National  Ecotourism  Plan,  2015  – 2025,  commissioned  by Ministry  of  Tourism, (June 2015 – Dec 2015
  12. The  Formulation  of  an ASEAN Homestay  Certification  Process, commissioned by Ministry of Tourism (starting May  2013 – Dec 2014)
  13. ASEAN Homestay  Standard,  commissioned  by Ministry  of  Tourism  (MOTOUR) (August – October 2011)
  14. Johor Tourism Master Plan, 2012  – 2021,  commissioned by UPEN Johor (starting October 2011 – April 2012)
  15. The Formulation of an ASEAN Homestay Checklist, commissioned by Ministry of Tourism (starting July 2012 – September 2012)
  16. Strategic     Review     Of     The     Malaysian     Tourism     Industry     Policy     And Implementation,  commissioned  by Ministry  of  Tourism  (starting  April  2012   – February 2013)
  17. Developing   an Endorsement   Guideline   for   Tourism   Products   in   Langkawi, commissioned by Ministry of Tourism (starting July 2012  – March 2013)
  18. The  Formulation  of  an ASEAN Homestay  Certification  Process, commissioned by Ministry of Tourism (starting May  2013 – 2014)
  19. Kajian   Penjenamaan  Semula   Bandar   Penawar-Desaru,  commissioned   by KEJORA (starting December 2010-June 2011)
Publications : Note: Norhazliza Abd Halim @ HALIM, N
 

  1. Abas, S., A., & Halim, N (2019) A Conceptual Paper on The Role of Local Champion in Rural Tourism Destination in Malaysia, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), p.p. 76-84
  2. Rahman, F, Halim, N & Hamzah, A (2019) The Dynamics of Cultural Tourism: Long-Term Cultural Legacies of Kerala, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  3. Abdullah, N. and Halim, N. (2019) The Roles of Local Authority in Sustaining the World Heritage Site (WHS) As Tourism Destination: Case Study of Kinabalu Park, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  4. Saleh, M., F., Halim, N., & Musa, M., N. (2019) Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction on Hipster Café in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  5. Kana, E., S & Halim, N (2019) Tour Guide Perceptions on Dark Tourism Activities in Malaysia, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  6. Umar, K. N., Halim, N., (2019) Motivational Factors Influencing Local Community Participation in Turtle Based Ecotourism, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  7. Wahab, R. & Halim, N. (2019) A Conceptual Understanding of UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites in Malaysia, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  8. Tan, L. Y., Khalifah, Z., & Halim, N. (2019) A Theoretical Overview on Generation Y Behavioural Intention to Travel, in Proceeding of 1st International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying
  9. Rahman, N. A., Halim, N., Zakariya, K., (2018), Architectural Value for Urban Tourism Placemaking To Rejuvenate the Cityscape in Johor Bahru, in IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering.
  10. Majid, M. R., Zaman, M., Halim, N., (2018), GIS-Based Regression Analysis of The Relationship Between Ecological Footprint and Economic Development of Selected Countries, Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 16 (3), p.p 221 – 232
  11. Abdullah, N. A. A., Halim, N., (2018), Local Communities Readiness and Willingness in Turtle-Based Ecotourism: Case Study of Turtle Conservation Area in Melaka Malaysia, Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management (JTHEM) (ICBTT-2018120)
  12.  Che’Mana, N., Misnana, S. H., Halim, N., Timmermans, H. J.P., (2018), Firm Demography Modelling Framework for Economic Growth, 4th International Conference on Low Carbon Asia & Beyond 2018 (ICLCA), 24-26 Oct 2018.
  13. Abdullah, N. A. A., Halim, N., (2018), Community Participation in Turtle-Based Ecotourism: Case Study of Turtle Conservation Area in Melaka, The 11th Regional Conference on Environmental Engineering 2018 (RCENVE-2018), 27-28 Sept 2018.
  14. Rahman, A. N. F., Halim, N., (2018), Rural Community Economic Empowerment Through Tourism Business Partnership: Case Study of Sukau Sabah, The 7th International Graduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Humanities (IGCESH), 13-15 Aug 2018
  15.  Umar, K. N., Halim, N., (2018), The Roles of Social Capital Influence on Community Participation Towards Turtle Conservation, The 7th International Graduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Humanities (IGCESH), 13-15 Aug 2018.
  16. Abdullah, N. A. A., Halim, N., (2018), Local Community Participation in Turtle-Based Ecotourism: Case Study of Turtle Conservation Area in Melaka, 9th RRPG International Conference, 6-8 July 2018.
  17. Halim, N (2017), Critical Success Factors of Women Empowerment in Community-Based Tourism: Case Study of Homestay Experience Programme in Malaysia, in Proceeding of International Conference of Rural Planning Research Group, Yogjakarta, Indonesia
  18. Tan, L.Y., and Halim, N., Khalifah, Z., (2017), A Theoretical Overview on How Social Media Influence Generation Y Travelers, in Proceeding of International Conference in Sustainable Tourism and Resilient Communities, Hong Kong.
  19.  A. Rasim, A. I., and Halim, N. (2017), A Review of Push and Pull Travel Motivation Influencing Dive Tourist, in Proceeding of ASIA Conference of Business and Management, Johor Bahru
  20. Abdullah, N. and Halim, N. (2017) Sustainable Bicycle Tourism: A Comparative Study between Australia and Malaysia, in Proceeding of ASIA Conference of Business and Management, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  21.  Halim, N. (2017) Empower the Women Entrepreneurs through Community-Based Tourism – Case Study of Women Handicrafts Entrepreneur in Setiu, Malaysia, in Proceeding of 14th International Congress of Asian Planning School Association, Beijing, China
  22. Wilanda, H and Halim, N. (2017). Community Benefitting through Tourism as a Tool for Empowering Community – Case Study of Saung Angklung Udjo Bandung, in Proceeding of Proceeding of ASIA Conference of Business and Management, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  23. Halim,  N, Hamzah,  A, Sofield,  T,  (2015),  Value  Chain  Analysis  in Assessing  the Linkages between Tourism and Rural Poverty Alleviation, in A. Sugandi and N. Yusoff, Sustainable Tourism Planning and Practices, p.p. 27-32
  24. Abdullah, N, Ismail, H.N., Halim,  N., (2015),  Mobile  Augmented Reality:  A Tool for  Effective Tourism Interpretation in Enhancing Tourist Experience at Urban Tourism  Destination,  International Journal  of  Built  Environment  and Sustainability, p.p. 11-19
  25. Ismail,  S.M.,   Halim,   N.   (2015),  Stakeholder   Analysis   in Organizational   of Community-Based Tourism (CBT), in Proceeding of 13th   International Congress of Asian  Planning School Association, Johor, Malaysia
  26. Halim, N (2015), Empower the Women Entrepreneurs through Tourism Value Chain: Case study of Setiu Wetland Handicrafts, in Proceeding of International Conference in Sustainable Tourism and Resilient Communities, Hong Kong.
  27. Mohamad  Noh,   I.N.    and  Halim,    N.   (2015),    Women Empowerment    in Community-Based Tourism  – Case Study  of Homestay Sinaran Baru, Malaysia, in Proceeding of International Conference in Sustainable Tourism and Resilient Communities, Hong Kong.
  28. Ismail, S.M. and Halim,  N. (2014),  Women Participation  in  Rural Development Particularly in Community-Based Tourism, in Proceeding of International Conference for Urban and Regional Planning, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  29. Speri, S. and Halim,  N.  (2014),   Women Empowerment  in  Promoting Tourism Enterprise:   Sarawak    Layered    Cake   Enterprise   in    Kampung   Gersik,    in Proceeding of  International  Conference for Urban  and Regional  Planning, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  30. Halim, N (2012), The linkages between tourism and handicraft into value chain analysis  for  rural  poverty alleviation,  In Proceeding of  CAUTHE  International Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 6th  – 9th Feb 2012.
  31. Halim, N (2012), Pro-Poor Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation in Setiu Wetland, Malaysia:  Unlocking  the Potential  of  Tourism  Using Value  Chain  Analysis,  In Proceeding of 6th  World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure,  Fethiye, Turkey. (Best  Research Paper)
  32. Halim, N.  & Sofield,  T  (2010),   Le  tourisme  au service de  la reduction  de la pauvrete en milieu rural. Etude de cas a Terengganu (Malaisie), in J.M. Breton (dir.),   “Patrimoine,   tourisme, environnement   et  developpement   durable (Europe – Afrique – Caraibe – Ameriques – Asie – Oceanie)”, Series  Iles et pays d’Outre-Mer”, vol. 7, Paris, Ed. Karthala, pp. 57-81
  33. Halim, N (2010),  Mainstreaming  Tourism  for  Poverty Alleviation through Value Chain Analysis in Penarik, Terengganu, Malaysia, In Proceeding of 2nd  World Ecotourism Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  34. Halim,  N  (2009),   Mainstreaming  Rural  Poverty Alleviation  Through Tourism  In Malaysia:  Theoretical  Study,  In  Proceeding  of International  Conference in Sustainable and Alternative Tourism, Yangshuo (Guilin), China
Awards  Received :
  1. ·ANUGERAH PERKHIDMATAN CEMERLANG 2017, Majlis Anugerah Kecemerlangan & Penghargaan UTM 2018
  2.  BEST PAPER award in International Conference of Rural Planning Research Group, Yogjakarta, Indonesia 2017
  3. BEST RESEARCH PROJECT Award, Kajian Pembangunan Pelancongan Warisan Daerah Muar, Projek Institut Inovasi Strategik Johor (IISJ), (Team Leader), UTM Johor, 2017
  4. Best  Consultation Project for ‘National Ecotourism Plan 2015-2025’ by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2016 (Team Member)
  5. Charles  Goeldner Awards  for  BEST  RESEARCH PAPER Presented  In 6th  World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure, Fethiye, Turkey, 2012
CV NORHAZLIZA 2019