2021 Day 77 Tasks – Grading Quiz for my Refinery and Petrochemical Technology Class

This semester I decided to make to difference. I don’t want to wait or procrastinate to grade / mark the quiz, assignments, tests etc up to the last minute. So, I began disciplining myself to grade as fast as possible.

2021 Day 76 Tasks – Exploring New AJEE OJS System

This is the new AJEE system under OJS platform set up for AJEE CEE UTM by Penerbit UTM. Now we have a proper and professional journal management system. Alhamdulillah.

2021 Day 75 Tasks – Refinery and Petrochemical Technology First Class This Semester

It’s the first week of the new semester and I held my first Refinery and Petrochemical Technology today starting from today for every Wednesday. The class was great and I was glad to have great internet line. There were all together 32 students in my class.

Other Highlighted Tasks:

  • AJEE system successfully set up under Penerbit UTM. Alhamdulillah. Need to explore the system tomorrow.
  • Check Raihan’s final draft
  • Class preparation.
  • Learned how to use Break up room in Webex and also also made Personal Student form using Google Doc

2021 Day 71 Tasks – Updating eLearning for the 2 Courses that I Teach This Semester

I was quite fully occupied today with social and family activities. But eventually at night I managed to update 2 of my elearning accounts.

2021 Day 70 Tasks – Checking my MKKK Student Disertation

I have quite a few tasks in line and one of it is this Thermodynamic study that my student is working for. It was a real challenge to read, review this manuscript because of some reason that I do not prefer to reveal here. But, Alhamdulillah, I managed to read and comment professionally. I hope my student will learn and improve his / her work and will produce a magnificent thesis. By the way, his work has already been accepted to be presented in an international conference that will take place soon.

2021 Day 69 Tasks – Moderating the Distinguished Lecture Series #113

Done Moderating Distinguished Lecture Series #113 – Professor Cynthia J Atman, Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington.Such an amazing research sharing titled: Design Process Expertise: The Importance of Design Awareness. To engineers, I highly recommend you to watch the video. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssa0J07_5yU

2021 Day 68 Tasks – Filling up and Submission of Individual Webometrics Award Form

I saw the advertisement in my mailbox few days ago and I took this opportunity to apply again for the Individual Webometric Award. Since this award was listed several years back, perhaps around 2015 (if not mistaken), I never won it at UTM level. The best I did was as the finalist on the debut of the award in Citra Karisma.

For Faculty level, if I remembered correctly I won twice. Lets see how my luck is this time around at 2021 Citra Karisma Award.

I also viewed the webminar about ProctorU that was presented by Dr. Nihra from UTMlead. While viewing the video, I also signed up ProctorU account. I still have plenty of things to explore and learn with regard of ProctorU.

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2021 Day 66 Tasks – Plant Design Project Briefing for SV

The highlight for today is the Plant Design Project Briefing that I will be the supervisor beginning next week. It’s kind of ironic because I was the Head Coordinator for this Capstone Course for 2019 and 2020. But then since I was recently appointed as The Director for CEE, I was lifted from becoming the Coordinator for this 4-credit course.

Other selected highlighted tasks:

  • Continue working on SCEE RAE form
  • Edit and completed IJET Bioreactor Computer Cooperative Learning Support paper.
  • Checking and approving my PA students (2 of them) extra curricular activities for EXCEL program.
  • Checking minutes of meeting for RCEE2021 1st meeting and CEE 3rd meeting.
  • Checking Wirda’s manuscript (Pak Didi’s student).

2021 Day 65 Tasks – Entering CEE Director’s Office for the 1st Time

I was officially appointed to be the new Director for CEE, UTM on the 1st of February 2021. But then, it was the pandemic era and we are asked to work from home and because of that I have not been to my new office. However, the permission to WFH has been lifted on the 5th of March 2021 and all UTM staffs have to come to workplace for work.

So here I am at my new office. I did a little bit of cleaning and arranging which took 30 minutes or so. Subsequently I continued to work.

Other highlights for today:

  • Preparing of SCEE RAE Documentation
  • Working on Consortium grant keyword project
  • Checked Raihan’s thesis
  • Checked Abdelrahim’s Chapter 1
  • IJET Corrections

2021 Day 64 Tasks – Mock Presentation 1st Stage MKKK for my Master Student

Today in the morning I arranged for this mock presentation with my master dissertation student from Libya. Various research management matters to be completed and reported at the end of the day. InsyaAllah. Stay tune

Other highlighted official tasks of the day:

  • Checked Efa’s Master Thesis corrected version for the last time, hopefully and signed her thesis.