Short Courses

1. Soils and Foundations Problems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Methods of Treatment, April 10-14, 1993 (Coordinator: Dr. S.N. Abduljauwad) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (Performance was graded as excellent).

2. Soil Stabilization and Ground Improvement, April 1-5, 1995 (Coordinator: Dr. S.A. Aiban) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (Performance was graded as excellent).

3. Building Maintenance: Engineering and Management, April 8 to 12, 1995 (Coordinator: Dr. Abdul-Mohsen A. Al-Hammad), College of Environmental Design at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (Performance was graded as excellent).

4. Deterioration of Concrete Structures and the Recent Techniques for Rehabilitation, conducted in Jeddah by the Engineering Committee (Riyadh), June 1-5, 1996 (Coordinator: Dr. Abdul-Hafeez Al-Shinawi) (no formal evaluation was conducted).

5. Inspection and Supervision Activity for Road Pavement Construction and Maintenance, March 2001, a closed short course conducted for Saudi-ARAMCO’s employees (Coordinator: Dr. Rezqallah H. Ramadhan), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (Performance was graded as excellent).

6. Crack-Controlled Design of Concrete Structures, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, May 11 to 15, 2002 and attended by 7 participants (Coordinator: Prof. A.K. Azad) (Performance was graded as very good*).

1. Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran by the American Concrete Institute-Saudi Arabia Chapter (ACI-SAC), December 4-7, 1994, and attended by 55 participants** (No formal evaluation was conducted).

2. Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, December 2-6, 1995, and attended by 37 participants (Performance was graded as excellent).

3. Stabilization of Indigenous Soils for Constructional Purposes, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, March 15-19, 1997, and attended by 35 participants (Performance was graded as excellent).

4. Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, March 7 to 11, 1998, and attended by 44 participants (Performance was graded as excellent).

5. Stabilization of Indigenous Soils and Assessment of Pavements[1] conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, October 24 to 28, 1998, and attended by 27 participants (Performance was graded as excellent).

6. Testing of Concrete, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran by the American Concrete Institute-Saudi Arabia Chapter (ACI-SAC), Eastern Province, May 18-20, 1999 and attended by 20 participants (No formal evaluation was conducted. This course was coordinated in association with Prof. A.K. Azad).

7. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, conducted at Saudi-ARAMCO, Dammam, May 22-26, 1999 and attended by 19 Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (Closed short course; no formal evaluation was conducted).

8. Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, November 13 to 17, 1999, and attended by 69 participants**. Since there were 16 instructors in the course, the coordinator was not evaluated. However, the performance was graded as excellent.

9. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, conducted at Saudi-ARAMCO, Dammam, September 16 to 20, 2000 and attended by 17 Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (closed short course). The course was evaluated by both Saudi-ARAMCO and KFUPM and was graded as excellent.

10. Stabilization of Indigenous Soils and Assessment of Pavements, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, October 21 to 25, 2000 and attended by 26 participants in addition to three graduate students and three undergraduate students and the performance was evaluated as excellent.

11. Inspection, Assessment and Repair of Concrete Structures, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, April 7 to 11, 2001 and attended by 43 participants and the performance was evaluated as excellent. (This course was coordinated in association with Prof. A.K. Azad).

12. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, offered to Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (closed short course), October 27 to 31, 2001 and attended by 17 participants and the performance was evaluated as excellent.

13. Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures (with an Exhibition on Protection and Repair Techniques and Materials), conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, February 2 to 6, 2002 and attended by 43 participants and the performance was evaluated as excellent.

14. Corrosion of Industrial Utilities and Its Prevention (for Managers and Engineers), conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, April 20 to 24, 2002 and attended by 18 participants and the performance was evaluated as excellent*.

15. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, offered again to Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (closed short course), October 5 to 9, 2002 and attended by 15 participants and the performance was graded as excellent.

16. Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures (with an Exhibition on Protection and Repair Techniques and Materials), conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, May 1 to 5, 2004 and attended by 49 participants and the performance was evaluated as excellent.

17. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, offered again to Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (closed short course), March 5 to 9, 2005 and attended by 19 participants and the performance was graded as excellent.

18. Assessment and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Principles and Applications, offered at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, April 8 to 12, 2006 and attended by 54 participants and the performance was evaluated as excellent.

19. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, offered to Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (closed short course), April 29 to May 3, 2006 and attended by 20 participants and the performance was graded as excellent.

20. Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repairs, offered to Saudi-ARAMCO employees only (closed short course), will be offered at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, January 20 to 24, 2007 (Muharram 1 to 5, 1428H).

21. Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Hot and Aggressive Exposures, will be offered at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, February 10 to 14, 2007 (Muharram 21 to 25, 1428H).

1. Analysis and Design of Structures Using STAAD III, Release 23, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, May 6 to 9, 2001 and attended by 23 participants (This course was coordinated with Prof. M.H. Baluch). The course evaluation was very good.

2. Analysis and Design of Structures Using STAAD III, Release 23, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, September 15 to 19, 2001 and attended by 37 participants (This course was coordinated with Dr. Ali H. Al-Gadhib). The course evaluation was excellent.

3. Wireless Systems and Networks, conducted at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dhahran, April 27 to May 1, 2002 and attended by 23 participants (This course was coordinated with the Bughsan/Bell Labs Chair Prof. Asrar U.H. Shaikh). The course evaluation was excellent.

Summary of the Course and Instructor Evaluations for the Short Courses I participated in Teaching (Evaluation is out of 5.0).

S.N.	Short Course Title	Term	No. of Participants	Role^§	Instruc. Eval.	Course Eval.
1	Soils and Foundations Problems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Methods of Treatment	922	25	T	4.4	4.2
2	Repair and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Structures	941	55	C	*	*
3	Building Maintenance: Engineering and Management	942	13	T	4.3	**
4	Soil Stabilization and Site Improvement	942	20	T	4.4	4.3
5	Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures	951	37	T & C	4.45	4.0
6	Deterioration of Concrete Structures and the Recent Techniques for Rehabilitation	952	23	T	*	*
7	Stabilization of Indigenous Soils for Constructional Purposes	962	35	T & C	4.58	3.70
8	Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures	972	44	T & C	4.79⁺	4.25
9	Stabilization of Indigenous Soils and Assessment of Pavements	981	27	T & C	4.65⁺	4.28
10	Testing of Concrete	982	20	T & C	*	*
11	Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repair	982	19	T & C	*	*
12	Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures	991	69⁺⁺	T & C
13	Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repair	001	17	T & C	4.89⁺	4.32
14	Stabilization of Indigenous Soils and Assessment of Pavements	001	26	T & C	4.67⁺	4.53
15	Inspection, Assessment and Repair of Concrete Structures	002	43	T & C	4.51	3.89
16	Inspection and Supervision Activity for Road Pavement Construction and Maintenance	002	14	T	4.63	4.36

S.N.	Short Course Title	Term	No. of Participants	Role^§	Instruc. Eval.	Course Eval.
17	Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repair	011	17	T & C	4.95⁺	4.78
18	Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures	012	43	T & C	4.82⁺	4.03
19	Corrosion of Industrial Utilities and Its Prevention (for Managers and Engineers)	012	18	T & C	4.80⁺	4.04
20	Engineering Aspects of Concrete Failures and Repair	021	15	T & C	4.91⁺	4.81

*My evaluation was not excellent because I presented the first two lectures in the course. Moreover, the enrollment was poor and the course evaluation itself was very good (not excellent).

**During the last 15 years, the number of participants in almost all the short courses conducted by the Department of Civil Engineering has been less than 15.

[1]This course won the first Distinction Award in Excellence in Short Courses in the year 1998-99.

**This is the largest number of participants in engineering short courses.

*A local organization has recently requested to conduct this course at their premises.