Teaching | zulhilmi

His Teaching Responsibilities start at the UTM as a Tutor, he focuses in teaching related to civil engineering courses such as Tutorial, Survey Engineering (Field), Technical Drawing and Hydraulics and Hydrology Laboratory. Then starting 2007, the past accumulated knowledge is very useful towards the teaching of a postgraduate (PG) level such as Fluvial Hydraulics (MAB 5033) and Environmental Hydraulics (MAB 5303). Meanwhile, two main core courses related to hydraulics that includes Fluid Mechanics (SAB 1513) and Hydraulics (SAB 2513/SKAA 2513/SKAB 2513), have been taught at Undergraduate (UG) level. He also involved in teaching several related civil engineering courses such as Hydraulics and Hydrology Laboratory (SAB 2012), Professional Design Practice (PAP) (SAB 4012), Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) (SAB 4021), Integrated Design Project 3 (IDP 3) (SKAA 4042), Pre Project (SAA 4032/SAB 4032/SKAA 4032/SKAB 4032) and Final Year Project (SAA 4064/SAB 4064/SKAA 4064/SKAB 4064). The complete list of the courses (1998-2020) is provided in Appendix I including both PG and UG levels.

In term of Teaching Philosophy, he believed that to be an effective lecturer, one factor is must be passionate about teaching. Someone with a passion for teaching will creatively craft messages and activities that work for their students. In order to achieve that, he need to apply most of the Bloom’s Taxonomy cognitive domain in teaching gradually from recognizing to evaluating, in accordance with the student’s level of thinking, skill and attitude. As an engineering lecturer, one must also be understanding and caring to show that they are loving the profession. To avoid boredom in class, he will make sure that his teaching as interesting as possible by involving his student in the class. This is because teaching activities are not just make the lesson fun but also helps the student in their understanding. Therefore, he will make sure his teaching aid always attractive and appropriate with the content of the lesson. He also believed that, one person’s experience would always turn to be his greatest lecturer.

In Teaching Methodology, when he apply this to teaching, he is always emphasize on the importance of experiential, theoretical and experimental approach. This can be done by at the beginning on his lesson by letting the students know what are expected of them and what the learning outcomes of his lecture instead of each course has their Course Information (CI). He make sure his lesson to be as active as possible, so that the students not just can understand well but willing to construct their own knowledge and understanding of the course. Two approaches that he always applies which always aligned to New Academia Learning Innovation initiatives and university requirements are constructive learning and cooperative learning. Cooperative learning plays an important role in formal and in-formal education. This is due to the need for more collaborative learning for activities performed in groups whether in a classroom and outside. One main reason for such valuable method is towards deep interaction, particularly for students with heterogeneous knowledge and skills.

Teaching Assessment is very important in order whether his student really understand or not. Of course all assessment that needs to follow all have been documents in Course Information (CI). His students are continuously assessed throughout the semester through Test, Examination and Assignment. For example in Hydraulics Course (SAA 2513/SAB 2513/SKAA 2513/SKAB 2513), two tests will be given. The first test is usually given at week 7 and the 2nd test at week 13 with the total mark of 30%. To ensure the questions have different level of difficulties, he will focus level of Bloom’s Taxonomy for test and higher level for the examination. The examination is a comprehensive evaluation of course, which covers all material from week 1 to week 14. Examination takes 50% of the total final examination marks. Next, the complex problem assignments will be given to his student call case study, which are the group activities. The aims of this case study are to develop qualities of initiative and responsibility among the students. Students may also acquire good team working, communication, leadership and problem solving skills through this work. This assessment will be carried out based on the project report is 20%.

He also has carried out several Efforts to Improve Teaching by attending seminar, conferences, workshops and courses that related to teaching and learning. Based on the online Teaching Evaluation UTM e-PPP system, his students have given positive rating and feedback towards his teaching that can be seen in Appendix II. Regarding the supervision responsibility, Zulhilmi supervised more than 100 UG Final Year Projects (FYP-successfully completed) and currently supervise PG and UG levels including: 15 PhD students (8 graduated), 14 Master students (13 graduated) by research/taught course and 10 UG Pre Project/Final Year Project as list in Appendix III. Lastly, Zulhilmi also have received several Honors and Recognition since 2008 including two Excellent Service Awards during Citra Karisma at UTM level in 2011 and 2015 as listed in Appendix IV.

Appendix I

Teaching Activities

Semester Sem Course Code Credit Hour

1998/1999 2 SAA 2032 Survey Engineering (Field) 2
1998/1999 2 SAM 2153 Technical Drawing 3
2001/2002 1 SAC 3052 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 2
2001/2002 1 SAA 3051 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 1
2001/2002 1 SAA 3052 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 2
2001/2002 1 SAA 4062 Pre Project 2
2001/2002 2 SAC 3052 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 2
2001/2002 2 SAA 3052 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 2
2001/2002 2 SAA 4062 Pre Project 2
2001/2002 2 SAA 4064 Final Year Project 4
2001/2002 2 SAM 2513 Fluids Mechanic 3
2002/2003 1 SAA 3051 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 1
2002/2003 1 SAA 4062 Pre Project 2
2002/2003 1 SAM 3513 Hydraulics 3
2002/2003 1 SAA 3622 Hydraulics 3
2002/2003 2 SAA 4064 Final Year Project 4
2007/2008 1 SAB 2012 Hydraulics & Hydrology Laboratory 2
2007/2008 1 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2007/2008 1 MAB 5033 Fluvial Hydraulics 3
2007/2008 1 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2007/2008 2 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2007/2008 2 MAB 5303 Environmental Hydraulics 3
2007/2008 2 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2007/2008 2 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2008/2009 1 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2008/2009 1 MAB 5033 Fluvial Hydraulics 3
2008/2009 1 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2008/2009 1 SAB 4012 Professional Design Practice 2
2008/2009 1 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2008/2009 2 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2008/2009 2 MAB 5303 Environmental Hydraulics 3
2008/2009 2 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2008/2009 2 SAB 4012 Professional Design Practice 2
2008/2009 2 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2008/2009 2 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2009/2010 1 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2009/2010 1 MAB 5033 Fluvial Hydraulics 3
2009/2010 1 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2009/2010 2 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2009/2010 2 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2009/2010 2 MAB 5303 Environmental Hydraulics 3
2009/2010 2 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2009/2010 2 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2010/2011 1 MAB 5033 Fluvial Hydraulics 3
2010/2011 1 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2010/2011 1 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2010/2011 1 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2010/2011 2 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2010/2011 2 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2010/2011 2 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2011/2012 1 MAB 5033 Fluvial Hydraulics 3
2011/2012 1 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2011/2012 1 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2011/2012 2 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2011/2012 2 SAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2011/2012 2 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2011/2012 2 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2012/2013 1 SAB 4021 Civil Engineering Seminar (SEMKA) 1
2012/2013 2 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2012/2013 1 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2012/2013 2 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2012/2013 2 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2012/2013 2 SAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2013/2014 1 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2013/2014 1 SAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2013/2014 2 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2013/2014 2 SKAA 4032 Pre Project 2
2014/2015 1 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2014/2015 1 SKAA 4034 Final Year Project 4
2014/2015 2 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2014/2015 2 SKAA 4032 Pre Project 2
2015/2016 1 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2015/2016 1 SKAA 4034 Final Year Project 4
2015/2016 2 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2016/2017 1 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2016/2017 2 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2017/2018 1 SKAA 4032 Pre Project 2
2017/2018 1 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2017/2018 2 SKAA 4034 Final Year Project 4
2017/2018 2 SKAA 2513 Hydraulics 3
2018/2019 2 SKAA 4032 Pre Project 2
2018/2019 1 SKAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2018/2019 2 SKAA 4034 Final Year Project 4
2018/2019 2 SKAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2019/2020 1 SKAB 4032 Pre Project 2
2019/2020 1 SKAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2019/2020 2 SKAB 4034 Final Year Project 4
2019/2020 2 SKAB 2513 Hydraulics 3
2019/2020 2 SKAA 4042 Integrated Design Project 3 2

Total UG Credit Hours: 120 credits
Total Credit UG Final Year Report: 88 credits
Total PG Credit Hours: 24 credits
Total Credit Hours: 232 credits

Appendix II

Teaching Evaluation

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Appendix III

Supervision

PhD Student

Year	No.	Name	Status	Title	Roles of Supervision
2007	1	Zulkiflee Bin Ibrahim	Graduated	Flow Behaviour due to Floodplain Roughness along Riparian Zone In Compound Channels	Main Supervisor
2010	2	Abdul Haslim Bin Abdul Shukor Lim	Correction	Modelling of the Effect of Vegetation inside Meandering Compound Channel	Main Supervisor
2010	3	Mohammad Ali Nekooie	Graduated	Stability and Reliability of Amphibious House for Floodplain Areas in Malaysia	Co-Supervisor
2010	4	Maznah Binti Ismail	Ongoing 2010 – 2020	The Influence of Hydrodynamic Characteristics on Dissolved Oxygen and Chlorophyll	Co-Supervisor
2011	5	Ali Hikmat	Graduated	Isogeometric Analysis of Depth Averaged Flow and Contaminant Transport Equations in Meandering Open Channels	Co-Supervisor
2011	6	Wani Sofia Binti Udin	Graduated	Stream and River Mapping Using Digital Aerial Imagery of Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehichle	Co-Supervisor
2013	7	Noor Suraya Binti Romali	Graduated	Flood Modeling and Development of Flood Damage Estimation Model	Co-Supervisor
2013	8	Mazlin Binti Jumain	Graduated	Flood Hydraulics in Riparian Vegetated Mobile and Non-Mobile Bed Straight Channels	Main Supervisor
2013	9	Reza Nasrollahpour	Graduated	Density Currents Propagating over Rough Beds	Co-Supervisor
2014	10	Zainab Binti Mohamed Yusof	Ongoing 2014 – 2020	Sediment Transport Modelling of an Breached Embankment	Co-Supervisor
2015	11	Nor Suhaila Binti Rahim	Ongoing 2015 – 2020	Simulating Beach Morphological Change at Intertidal Zone	Co-Supervisor
2016	12	Ahmad Hadi Bin Mohamed Rashidi	Ongoing 2016 – 2020	Beach Scour around Coastal Structure	Co-Supervisor
2018	15	Mohd Zulkhairi Bin Mohd Salleh	Ongoing	Pyhsical Modelling in Straight Compound Channel	Co-Supervisor

Number of Graduated – Main Supervisor (2) & Co-Supervisor (5)

Msc. Student

Year	No.	Name	Status	Title	Type	Roles of Supervision
2009	1	Mohd. Fauzi Bin Mazuki	Withdrawn	Determination of Flow Characteristics in Vegetated straight compound channel	Research	Main Supervisor
2012	2	Munirah Binti Hussein	Graduated	Non Revenue Water Management in Melaka Water Distribution System	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2012	3	Siti Nur Farhana Binti Abd Aziz	Graduated	The Study of Air Quality at Industrial Area in Johor	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2012	4	Emey Dyana Binti Abd Jalil	Graduated	The Effect of Urbanization on Streamflow-Hydrological Approach	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2012	5	Sarinah Binti Ali	Graduated	The Effect of Heavy Metal Concentration by Two Species Bacteris and Growth Rate using Syinthetic	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2012	6	Nor Ain Binti Mat Lazin	Graduated	Erodable Dam Breaching Patterns due to Overtopping	Research	Co-Supervisor
2013	7	Mohd Irsyam Noorfawana Bin Masri	Graduated	Flood Mapping for Sungai Bunus	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2013	8	Nor Farina Binti Nadzif	Graduated	Simulation of LNAPL Migration and Remediation at Petroleum Refinery	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2014	9	Yunani Binti Jamian	Graduated	Assessment of Water Quality Parameters at Sungai Sarawak	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2014	10	Azura Binti Ahmad	Graduated	Flood Mapping using Geographic Information System	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2014	11	Chik Maslinda Binti Omar	Graduated	A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Shoreline Vegetation Response to Project Sea Level Rise	Research	Co-Supervisor
2016	12	Mohd Firdaus Bin Abd Rahim	Graduated	Design of Drainage System based on MSMA and MSMA Second Edition	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2016	13	Abdul Hakam Bin Ab Hamid	Graduated	Flooding on Hill Site of Bukit Jambul Development Area	Taught Course	Main Supervisor
2016	14	Salleh Khuddin Bin Ali	Withdrawn	Flash Flood in Damansara Area	Taught Course	Main Supervisor

Number of Graduated: Main Supervisor (10) & Co-Supervisor (2)

Appendix IV

Awards/Achievement

1. December 2008 – Malaysia Torey Science Foundation (MTSF) Award 2008, Science & Technology Research Grand, Kuala Lumpur.

2. October 2010 – Anugerah Staf Akademik, FKA Quality Day, UTM.

3. November 2011, 13th Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition (INATEX) Bronze Award, Flood – Proof House for Floodplain Area, UTM Johor Bahru.

4. July 2011 – Excellent Service Award 2010, Citra Karisma 2011, UTM.

5.May 2012, International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX12) Bronze Medal, Flood – Proof House for Floodplain Area, Kuala Lumpur.

6. July 2012 – Finalis Consultancy Award 2011, Citra Karisma 2012, UTM.

7. August 2012 – Consultancy Award, FKA Quality Day, UTM.

8. June 2015 – Excellent Service Award 2014, Citra Karisma 2015, UTM.

9. August 2016 – Media Award 2015, FKA Quality Day, UTM.

10. August 2017 – Publication Award 2016, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE) Quality Day, UTM.

11. November 2018 – Publication Award 2017, (RISE) Workshop, Senai Johor.

12. August 2020 – Community Service Award 2019, Citra Karisma 2020, UTM.