At the College of Engineering (College code) I am teaching the following;

1. Building Elements (CUE 42027)

2. Concrete Design II (ARC 44134)

3. Engineering Mechanics (CUE 42024)

4. Building Construction (CUE 43021)

5. Reinforced Concrete I (CIV 43312)

6. Building Finishes ( CUE 42034)

   1. Strength of Materials (CUE 42033)

   2. Concrete Design I (ARC 43234)

   3. Reinforced Concrete II (CIV 43322)

My Philosophy in Teaching:

Philosophy of Teaching –

My experience in teaching has mainly been in the theory and practice of civil engineering courses in the field of buildings construction. Throughout my long teaching career of 18 years as assistant professor, I was involved in teaching different courses starting from engineering drawing, engineering mechanics, buildings construction, bridges construction, surveying, concrete technology, and design of concrete structures….etc. All these subjects and more are for under graduate students and other subjects for postgraduate students (MS/PhD level). For graduate level, courses that I was involved in were in the field of my specialization which is concrete design and construction technology.

My way in teaching is always through building confident relationships with the students. I usually explain the lecture by using data, always with the continuous help of the white board. My first target is to make sure the students understand the content of the lecture thoroughly, then enough time is given to inquire about any misunderstandings. One of my ways to make the lecture more attractive to the students is to link what we study with the engineering practices through interesting examples with a lots of images from different engineering projects.

I continuously plan to take the students with me to visit different projects. The reflection of these visits can have great effect on the learning process and on making the students feel closer to their future jobs. These visits also solidify my relationship with my students. Similarly, I usually ask the students to prepare reports and projects in different topics related to the subjects I teach them. These projects definitely widen the knowledge of the students and enable them to formulate and solve their practical and professional problems.

I believe that continuous quizzes through the course also make the students closer to their scientific problems. For postgraduate students I usually advise them to manufacture the machines and the tools for their research so they learn how to solve their problems even when the required instruments are not available in the laboratories.

I believe that the practical experience of the professor in his specialization can highly enrich his lectures with the actual examples and frequently errors that may happen in the field. Parallel to my academic work, I have participation in the structural design and consultations of large number of construction projects. This enables me to be more self-confident in what I am talking about in the lecture. This experience reflects positively on the performance of my students. It makes them believe that what is discussed in the lecture has direct relationship to the field and it is not only theories.

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