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2022 Day 291 – Bengkel Perbincangan Bersama Output Kajian Projek Konsortium Kecermelangan Pendidikan (KPP) – Teaching & Learning 4Ir (TNL4IR)
Posted on October 28, 2022 ·
As early as 5am in the morning (28th October 2022 – A Friday), we travelled to Dorsett Putrajaya to attend the above mentioned KKP workshop. This is the KPT project lead by UTM CEE together with UPM and UTHM team. We are towards the end of the project but there are still a lot to do. Luckily KPT granted a 6 months extension for this project, that is up to June 2023. InsyaAllah we’ll do our best to complete this project and contribute some useful information.
2022 Day 178 – Training of Trainers (TOT) of Outcomed-Based Education (OBE) Day 2
Posted on July 7, 2022 ·
Early today seems to be quote complicated with various CEE administrative issues, but I have to stay calm and organize everything. However life goes on and it needs to keep going.
At 8.45am, the TOT OBE training started. This is a 2-days OBE training (Day number 2) involving lecturers from UNDIP and UNS. UTM CEE Team lead by Head of Project, Prof. Khairiyah conducted the program. We hope that a good number of lecturers will be OBE champions in Indonesia.
2022 Day 98 Task – DEC4IR Meeting Between KPM and UTM
Posted on April 8, 2022 ·
It’s another weekend and an official rest day, but as usual, there are several official works to do. In the morning today, I have 2 back to back meeting. The first is the Consortium Grant Discussion Meeting between UTM – UPM and UTHM which commenced at 8.30am.
Subsequently, I joined a new meeting – DEC4IR Meeting Between KPM and UTM that started at 10am. This meeting is to present about DRONE EDU CHALLENGE IR 4.0 TAHUN 2022. Center for Engineering Education (CEE) was invited by the Director of DRONE EDU CHALLENGE IR 4.0 program, Dr. Jaysuman to plan and conduct research on the Drone Edu Challenge.
CEE shall call for a meeting in the near future to discuss more on the strategic planning and discussion on how to conduct the research. The data collection is a very critical part in ensuring the success of the research, besides the analysis and discussion section.
Other tasks of the day:
- Consortium Grant Discussion Meeting – 8.30am
- Review Heliyon Journal
- Review Frontier Journal
- Class preparation
- SPC’22 preparation
2022 Day 97 Task – UTM Torch Briefing to Participants
Posted on April 7, 2022 ·
One of the brilliant effort initiated by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTMLead is the TorCh program. This is a program to develop Champions in Teaching and Learning among academic staff. Teaching and Learning (T&L) is a very imperative towards the effectiveness delivery of not only knowledge but also values and numerous skills to our tertiary students.
More than 23 academic staffs from UTM Skudai and Kuala Lumpur were selected for the first round of TorCh training program. The training will commence in this month, April until September 2022. I have been selected to participate in the 1st round of UTM TorCh program. Ironically, I am also part of the TorCh Committee Members that discussed the design, implementation, and part of the module. Lets hope and pray that this honorable intention will yield massive benefit to the society and nation.
Other tasks of the day:
- Discussed about journal replacement for IOP
- Managed AJEE articles and reviewing processes
- Followed up on First Stage Abdelrahim
- Study SWOT
- Discussion of PhD progress with Aziah, an Engineering Education Phd student that I co-supervised from UNIMAP
- Discussion with Anis on Master Planning project.
2022 Day 88 Task – CEE Small Meeting & Some TEDxUTM actitivy
Posted on March 29, 2022 ·
I’m quite happy today because there are no class to prepare or to conduct. I only have few meetings that need to be carried out. There are few important points discussed in the small meeting in terms of the activities for Centre for Engineering Education (CEE).
Besides the list of tasks stated below, there are still tonnes of tasks that I have not fulfilled yet. I hope I can do most of them today.
Other official tasks today include:
- Video preparation for introductory Speech for TEDxUTM.
- Resubmitted first stage proposal and application for my EE PhD Student
- Followed up on all my Post Graduate Students on their progress.
- Appointed Anis, my master student for GRA for next semester.
- Long discussion with one of my FYP students – regarding his tasks and future plans.
- Followed up with RMC on some of payments for research purposes.
2022 Day 87 Task – METE1153 Occupational Safety in Energy System 2nd Class
Posted on March 28, 2022 ·
Last week, only 1 student attended this class. Alhamdulillah this week, we have more students. But more is defined as 3 students. Yes, in record, I will have only 3 students for this class, 1 from China mainland and 2 from Malaysia. Interesting right?
The class I had just now was an introduction to Safety and Occupational Safety. It was very interesting having this 3 students. I began by asking them to show their exact location my using Padlet. I have subscribed to Padlet somewhere last year and it has proven super useful. Later in my lecturer, I introduced another Padlet to get the students to share their unique experiences associated to safety.
Here are the Padlet links:
Other tasks of the day:
- Handled Tan’s GRA appointment
- Responded to Dr. Naniek with regard to RCEE2022
- Completed and submitted my 5-page CV for METE ODL program
2022 Day 86 Task – OYK CIMAH Module Meeting
Posted on March 27, 2022 ·
One of the highlight today is the Orang Yang Kompeten (OYK) Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazard (CIMAH) Meeting that have been long due pending – 2.30pm
Other tasks of the day
- MKKL1133 Class session – 9am
- Brief small CEE meeting – 11.30am
- Certified Guan Wen Jie certs
- Meeting with my PSM (FYP) students – 5pm
2022 Day 80 Task – Postgrad and Contractor Discussion
Posted on March 21, 2022 ·
My plan was to have a discussion with our Gas Chromatography contractor for the commissioning of the GC for gaseous and liquid sample analysis. We have prepared the 2 GC’s for my students, but yet we are pending of the Refinery Gas Standard and possible columns to be used.
Other tasks of the day:
- Managed some of my Penasihat Akademik students.
- Managed payment of various chemicals, consumables, fittings of my research. Thanks to Hidayah and Anis for helping out.
- Managed AJEE manuscripts and reviewers.
- Updated SEEM website on the Sembang Kopitiam program.
- Checked Mei Lian’s video.
- Requested for approval for oven repair cost.
- Suddenly taught METE1153 Occupational Safety for Energy System – shocking surprise
2022 Day 79 Task – MKKL1133 Process Operation, Control and Troubleshooting First Class
Posted on March 20, 2022 ·
Today I met my MKKL1133 students for the 1st time in the new course. The fact that I have taught 2 of them in the previous semester. It’s going to be a new experience personally for me as I’m teaching a new course to a very well experienced students who are in top position (corporate ladder) in their company. I have been preparing for this course over the weekend. Alhamdulillah the class went smooth and we had an amazing session.
Other tasks of the day:
- Handled and managed my Penasihat Akademik students – many had issues with UHAKS.
- Checked Abdelrahim’s proposal
- TORCH meeting – 2.30pm
- Searched for Personal Information form for Cohort 2019, but …
