My educational philosophy is student-centered and oriented towards optimized student learning and success. I believe in meaningful and wholesome education that prepares our students for an ever-changing job market. The faculty provide a critical role in educating students to gain the knowledge and skills to achieve success in their future careers. My first goal as a teacher is to develop a comfortable and thriving environment for student learning in and outside the classroom. Every lecture needs to be clear and effective with specific learning goals. At the end of the lecture, every student should be equipped with additional knowledge and skills that prepare them for real-life problem-solving.

At California State University, Bakersfield, I'm teaching Programming I, Computer Networks, Senior Design I, Senior Design II, Algorithm Analysis, and Distributed and Parallel Computing courses. I am involved in numerous research activities. I am serving on the graduate curriculum committee and the CE ACM/IEEE 2016 Curriculum committee.

From 2016- 2020 at Florida Poly I have taught Computer Networks, Digital Forensics, Computer Programming in C++, Cyber Security, and Intro to Programming in C courses. I developed the syllabus and all the course & curriculum material for the Digital Forensics and Intro to Programming in C courses as these courses were offered first time at Florida Poly

From 2013- 2016 I taught Computer Networks, Cyber Security, Java Programming, Web development, and Server side programming courses at SOU. In the lab, the students were given instructions and assignments on UNIX/Linux Ubuntu, Putty, Eclipse, Jgrasp, Windows 7, OpenGL, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, JSNode, MySQL, JSON, and Visual Studio 2013. I was involved in writing student learning outcomes for the program and individual courses and developing a new assessment plan for the program.

From 2008-2010, I was engaged in a developing Network simulation course, where I designed and wrote all the assignments for the lab, at NDSU. I also lectured for Social Implications of Computers and Linear programming and Network Flows courses.

From 2010-2011, I taught Data Structures and Algorithms, advanced web programming, Human-Computer Interaction, Python Programming, Assembly language programming and Computer Organization, Introduction to web programming, and Social, ethical, and professional issues in computing courses, at BSU. Created syllabi for all of the courses, selected textbooks for the courses, and introduced a new course Human-Computer Interaction. In the lab, the students were given instructions and assignments on UNIX/Linux Ubuntu, Putty, Windows 7, OpenGL, MySQL, and Visual Studio 2010. I was involved in writing student learning outcomes for the program and individual courses and developing a new assessment plan for the program.

From 2007-2008, I developed an online course website for NDCDE. I developed and implemented various web components using Visual Studio, VB, .NET, PHP, JavaScript, DHTML, tools, and provided solutions for the online courses, distance education team, and embedded security features to the online store of the website. I provided research and troubleshooting skills to aid in the management of the online systems.

From 2000-2007, I taught graduate and undergraduate students. The courses developed and taught were Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Network Simulation, Computer Organization and Assembly Language, Web Component Development, Ethical issues in Information Systems, and Operating System courses at PUP. I supervised students in their research projects, and also pursued research on my own, along with them. I made schedules for the faculty courses, organized cultural activities, and served on the “Board of Studies” committee. I was involved in developing a new Master’s program i.e. “Internet and Communication Technology”. I was chosen for developing this program because of my extensive teaching background in networking and communication technology.

From 2000-2000, I taught graduate and undergraduate students at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. I taught Data Communications, computer networks, and Systems Analysis and Design courses. I supervised students in their research projects. I was also actively involved in obtaining an “ISO 9000 certification” for the department.


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