{"id":9180,"date":"2025-08-03T21:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/?p=9180"},"modified":"2025-08-03T21:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:54:48","slug":"a-new-challenge-designing-mete1153-for-the-short-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/2025\/08\/03\/a-new-challenge-designing-mete1153-for-the-short-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Challenge: Designing METE1153 for the Short Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About three weeks ago, I received unexpected news: students had registered to take Occupational Safety in Energy Systems (METE1153)<\/strong> during the short semester break<\/strong>. I was honestly quite shocked, as I had been hoping for a well-deserved academic break\u2014especially considering the heavy administrative workload currently on my plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past academic year, my teaching responsibilities have been intense. I taught 6 credits in Session 1<\/strong>, followed by another 6 credits in Session 2<\/strong>. Last year during Session 2 alone, I carried a 12-credit load<\/strong>, which included multiple versions of METE1153 (full-time, part-time, and ODL) along with METW1153: Quality Management<\/strong>. Given that context, it\u2019s clear why I was hoping for some breathing space this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as it turns out, this will be my first time teaching a course during the short semester<\/strong>. My goal is to structure the course in a self-learning format<\/strong>, allowing students greater flexibility while managing the compressed timeline. There are currently 7 to 9 students<\/strong> enrolled in the course, and I\u2019m hopeful this approach will work well for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I spent some time setting up the eLearning platform for METE1153<\/strong>, using the ODL model<\/strong> as my reference. In fact, I\u2019m also working on enhancing the full METE1153 ODL version in parallel. Should I be assigned to this course again next year, it would mark my third time handling METE1153<\/strong>\u2014but that\u2019s still eight months away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, the pressing challenge is how to compress a traditionally 14-week syllabus into just 8 weeks<\/strong>, without compromising learning quality. I believe I\u2019ve managed to prepare at least 50% of the content and structure<\/strong> for students to begin their self-learning journey today. I hope that they\u2019ll find the materials engaging and beneficial, and that this short semester will still provide meaningful learning, despite its condensed format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other official tasks today include coming out with a new novel review paper idea to collaborate with someone from Australia. InsyaAllah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#20242025 Day 034<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Sunday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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