Day 9 Task: Panel Examiner for Master Safety (MKKH) Program

Today, The first half of the day is totally spent on the assessment of Master Safety (MKKH) students. There were altogether 6 students.

Read all my “1 Official Task Per Day Record Challenge for 2020” —> https://people.utm.my/zakiyamani/category/1-activity-1-day/

Examiner Faisal Abdullah MKKK First Stage

  • Tarikh: 5 August 2019
  • Masa: 9.30am -10.30am
  • Lokasi: Bilik VIVA 2, N01
  • Pengerusi: Dr. Siti Hajjar Che Man
  • Examiner: Me, Dr. Mahadhir Mohamed
  • Pelajar: Faisal Abdullah
  • SV: Dr. Muhammad Tahir

Awal pagi tadi saya dengan berdedikasinya membaca proposal yang telah ditulis oleh Faisal, pelajar seliaan Dr. Muhammad Tahir. Terpaksa baca proposal master disertationnya dalam bentuk digital, sebab sangat tiba-tiba Proposal Defence ini di rancang dan dilaksana. Semalam petang baru betul-betul Koordinator MKKK Dr. Alafiza hubungi saya untuk confirm availability untuk jadi examiner. Tidak mengapa. Saya boleh baca digital version of the Proposal. Saya catatkan di kertas point-point yang perlu di highlightkan untuk teguran, komen dan improvement. Tepat 9.30am, saya tiba di Bilik VIVA 2 dan menggunakan hardcopy proposal untuk membuat rujukan akhir sambil Faisal membentangkan presentation di hadapan dengan menggunakan power point slide.

Secara keseluruhan, penyelidikan ini baik dan pelajar boleh meneruskan projek Photocatalysis nya yang menggunakan Zn/Rh/g-C3H4.

Finally, my PhD battle is over

This is the chronological story…

After roughly 4 years, I successfully completed defending my doctorate study. Alhamdulillah. Praise be only to Allah. It has been such a challenging and tough experience, discipline demanding which at finally end up with a happy ending. Thanks to everybody who have been supporting and helping me.

I wished I can immediately update and announce this wonderful news to the world (I mean my blog). Unfortunately I was quite hectic with work. I guess now, that I am already an active lecturer, I lost the luxury of time and freedom. I am now subjected and answerable to several bosses and superiors. They can give me task, assignments and anything, you name it – I must do it.

My PhD journey was not as fast as I have expected. I targeted to complete my PhD within 3 years. However, many things happen. It took me 4 years and 4 months. Below, I would like to share my PhD timeline.