Since this Tuesday I will be hosting the Plant Design Project (PDP) Interim Presentation for Team 6, 7 and 8, I have to test Webex Platform. Previously I have been using Webex Face to Face Meeting only as participant who received the link for Department Meetings and CEE Meetings. But this time, I need to be the host and must get familiarize the soonest. Luckily it is almost same like Zoom. I managed to schedule 2 meetings for Monday and 1 meeting for Tuesday. The Webex platform is very good. Kudos…

The reason we chose Webex rather than Zoom is because UTM has thankfully subscribed to Webex and we have unlimited hours to conduct class, meetings or presentations.

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I couldn’t think of what to highlight for today because there are plenty of miscellaneous micro academic and research stuffs that I handled today. Among them:

1. Following up with all my postgraduate students
2. Uploaded new GSA Assignment in eLearning
3. Checked Master Safety MKKK assignment in eLearning

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This was a very melancholic momentous task that is not easy. Prior to this I have already prepared a file and all hard copy evidence to support the form and write up for the Citra Karisma Teaching Award 2019. However, due to Covid-19, UTM Lead has changed the format to the submission of totally softcopy forms. That simply means I have to prepare all the evidences in softcopy form, which is a lot.

But, finally Alhamdulillah I managed to complete all that and what is left is just to reorganize all the documents and evidence in pdf.

InsyaAllah that will be done tomorrow and day after tomorrow.

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I don’t have any official meetings for today. There are however other numerous micro and mini official tasks that needed to be dealt with. Among them are checking of my 2nd PHD Student work who is far up north, somewhere 850 km apart. It’s great to read her updates and progress. There was a little discussion and small decision about the chapters adjustments and the way to move forward. Despite of Covid-19 she has to submit a semester defer form.

Early in the morning I also received a new manuscript to be handled for AJEE. That’s fine. The only problem is the challenge to get suitable reviewers who agree to perform the reviewing process. For the first time I received multiple turned down for the review invitation. I am yet to find another person to review this latest manuscript.

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In view of the MCO situation, I have reorganized my Graduate Success Attribute (GSA) Class. The class starts today after the MCO semester break and I have given the students tasks on the Leadership and Team Working Skills that will be based on the GSA Workbook written by Dr. Aziatul Niza Sadikin and Dr. Zalilah Shahir. All information and instructions have been updated in eLearing.

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