Engineering Design Course Assessment and Academic Integrity Policy

GE105 Introduction to Engineering Design College of Engineering King Saud University Studio 1. Course Assessment Policy and a Quick Guide to Meetings 2019 1

Dr. Raja Rizwan Husain Dr. Raja Rizwan Hussain, M.ACI, ASCE, JCI, PEC, ACS, NACE Ph.D in Civil Engineering (University of Tokyo) Ranked among Top 10 in the world M.Sc. Concrete Engg. (University of Tokyo) Dip. Str. Engg. (U.E.T, Lhr) B.Sc. Civil Engg. (U.E.T, Lhr) Associate Professor CoE-CRT, Civil Engineering Department Manager Corrosion Lab. College of Engineering King Saud University PO Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia. Tel: Office:+966-1-4696353 Mobile:+966-590011078 Home address: Villa # 17, Adj. Cultural/Sports Complex, Arqa, Opp. Diplomatic (DQ) Area, e-mail: raja386@hotmail.com http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/rhussain homepage: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/raja social network: http://www.facebook.com/raja.rizwan.hussain 2

MY WORK TO DATE Total Publications (208) ISI Journal Papers (62) International Conference Papers (34) US, WO and KSA Patents in USA, Switzerland & Saudi Arabia (10) Books, editorials, expos, technical reports, monographs etc. (78) R&D Government and Private Funded Research Grant Projects (26) Taught (14) subjects at (3) different universities in (3) different countries Medals, Awards, Prizes, Distinctions and Achievements (107) Societies, Organizations, Councils & Committee Memberships (28) Universal Experience: I have attended international conferences and given presentations / lectures / invited talks around the world in 52 countries. Public & Private Sector Research Grant Fundings: 26 research projects (2008-2018) with a total researh grant of more than 7 million USD approx. For details please visit http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/rhussain 3

MY RESEARCH WORK TO DATE Miscellaneous: Dozens of Editorial Board Positions in International Journals Several Organizational, Scientific & Technical Committee Member works for Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums. More than (18) years of vast and versatile Field Experience working as Civil Engineer, Project Manager, Structural Design Engineer Worked as Consultant, Site Supervision Engineer, Planning Engineer, Evaluator & Estimator, BOQs, Tender Documents, Director, Operations Manager, Sub-Divisional Officer SDO on more than (100) Construction Projects with more than (15) Organizations worth Versatile and Universal Experience: I have attended international conferences and given presentations / lectures / invited talks throughout the word in 47 countries. Millions of US Dollars. For details please visit http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/rhussain 4

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Course Ground Rules 1. 1. Academic Integrity Academic Integrity is a must is a must 2. 2. Punctual attendance Punctual attendance is mandatory is mandatory 3. 3. Late assignments Late assignments are penalized are penalized 4. Grading is based on teamwork as well as on individual contributions 6

Management and Course Assessment Policy Need to keep a Need to keep a logbook logbook: a notebook (not notebook (not papers) to record papers) to record all team activities all team activities throughout the throughout the whole semester. whole semester. Follow an action Follow an action plan plan for team for team meetings meetings A. Agenda-items for discussion at the meeting 1. 2. : a B. What we accomplished at this session 1. 2. C. Our goals for the next session 1. 2. D. What we need to do before the next session: Person responsible: ________________ Completion date: ___________________ 7

Why keeping a logbook is important? To organize organize thoughts and prove origin of an idea in legal situations legal situations. To use it as a report in case of data loss data loss To know the responsibilities responsibilities of each team member in the project To find answers to previously discussed topics topics easily To track track the project progress 8

Evaluationand Grading Final exam (40%) Tutorial (10%) Classwork (15%) Final Project (35%) Poster (5%) Logbook (5%) Technical Report (10%) Oral Presentation (15%) Self confidence and clarity of presentation Presentation Skills and Timing Answers to technical questions Introduction Project management Problem formulation Organization, Appearance and Formatting Style, Grammar, Spelling and Quality Needs Analysis and Problem Statement The Design Process Note: Up to 5% bonus can be given to extra and exceptional efforts in the final project 9

Examples of Final Projects (just examples and not to be selected) Chemical engineering Design of a unit of water desalination Design of a unit of sugar extraction from plants Mechanical Engineering Design of a steam generator from solar energy Design of a greenhouse weather conditioning Electrical Engineering Design of a car rear impact prevention system Design of mobile ringing prevention system Design of a solar-wind hybrid electricity generator system Civil Engineering Design of an open/closed air roof stadium Design of an easy clean kids spool 10

ACTIVITY Practicing, preparing agendas and taking meeting minutes Form groups Assign a meeting topic Prepare a short agenda Conduct the group meeting Record minutes within the allocated time 11

Quick Guide to meetings Get acquainted Get acquainted Clarify the project Clarify the project Choose a leader and a recorder. Choose a leader and a recorder. Your group can decide to rotate Your group can decide to rotate leadership among members leadership among members The leader should keep the meeting on track and on The leader should keep the meeting on track and on time time Consider how you will provide leadership for the various Consider how you will provide leadership for the various phases of the project. phases of the project. 12

Planning your meetings Set Set regular meeting times regular meeting times (weekly, twice weekly, etc.) and make every twice weekly, etc.) and make every effort to meet during this time block. effort to meet during this time block. Set a Set a beginning beginning & an & an ending time your meetings. your meetings. (weekly, ending time for for Prior to or at the beginning of the Prior to or at the beginning of the meeting, determine how much time meeting, determine how much time to spend on each to spend on each agenda agenda topic. Prioritize what MUST be done at the Prioritize what MUST be done at the meeting and determine what topics meeting and determine what topics are of lesser are of lesser priority priority. . Low priority topics can be held for the Low priority topics can be held for the next meeting if necessary. next meeting if necessary. topic. 13

Preparing for meetings Prior to each meeting each team member should Prior to each meeting each team member should complete complete tasks tasks assigned at previous meetings assigned at previous meetings Prior to each meeting, the Prior to each meeting, the recorder coordination with the coordination with the leader agenda, decided upon at the previous meeting, to agenda, decided upon at the previous meeting, to team members. team members. recorder, in leader, should give the , should give the , in 14

Running a Meeting Start and end Start and end the meeting on the meeting on time Stick Stick to the agenda (as much as to the agenda (as much as possible). possible). The The leader leader is responsible for keeping the meeting on time and for keeping the meeting on time and on on track track Use Use brainstorming brainstorming techniques for creative creative sessions sessions Attack Attack problems, not the people in problems, not the people in the group. Try to reach the group. Try to reach consensus Divide Divide up the tasks. up the tasks. Take Take turns doing various turns doing various tasks time is responsible techniques for consensus tasks 15

Transition to Next Meeting During the meeting record the decisions, During the meeting record the decisions, deadlines, assignments. deadlines, assignments. At the end of each meeting: At the end of each meeting: Review the Review the decisions decisions and Make certain all team members know Make certain all team members know their their responsibilities responsibilities Evaluate your meeting processes, how Evaluate your meeting processes, how your group worked together, and suggest your group worked together, and suggest changes for changes for improvement improvement and deadlines deadlines 16