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Task |
Describe use of computer to
accomplish the task |
| 1. |
Curriculum Development |
As a member of both graduate committee and
program evaluation committee in the CE Dept., following is a description
of the use of computer to accomplish some of the tasks: 1- Search the
internet for the sites of various accredited universities and
accreditation agencies(using Internet Explorer and various search
engines). 2- Download appropriate information. 3- Summerize and compile
information (using MS-WORD & MS-EXCEL). 4- Communication with
universities and accreditation agencies(using E-mail). 5- modifying
courses to contain more design elements and computer applications(using
relevant technical softwares). 6- Communicating with committee members
(using E-mail). 7- Documenting the reports, and presenting the findings
(using MS-WORD, MS-POWERPOINT & MS-EXCEL). 8- Modify and update
graduate and undrgraduate bulletins. 9- Skectching technical shapes and
charts (using MS-POWERPOINT & Visio). |
| 2. |
Research, Publications & Reviewing |
Following is a description of the use of
computer to accomplish some of the tasks and activities related to
research work and projects, publications, and reviewing technical
materials: 1- Communication with committee members, clinets, journal
editors, conference chairmen, Symposium organizers, research centers,
KACST Managers, etc.. (using E-mail, MS-WORDS). 2- Call for the meetings
(using E-mail). 3- Documenting the minutes and presenting the findings
(using MS-WORD, MS-POWERPOINT & MS-EXCEL). 4- Development of web sites
for the projects, where relavant information to be posted and accessed by
team members (using MS-FrontPage, Adobe Acrobat, Zip/unzip). 5- Writing
proposals and reports for research projects (using MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL,
grapher, Surfer). 6- Searching the internet for literature, references,
citations, equipments, and softwares. 7- Numerical analysis of
geotechnical problems (using relavent softwares). 8- Design and
optimization of foundations (using various design softwares). 9-
Simulation of soil-structure interaction (using technical softwares). 10-
Modeling and prediction of various behaviors of different soils and rocks
(using relavent softwares). 11- Development of new and custimized
softeware, e.g., Pipeline-A&D, Lat-Piles, ClayWall, and Soil-S (using
VisualBasic, ACCESS). 12- Plot 2D- and 3-D graphs and contours of the
results (using Graher, Surfer). 13- Drawing Engineering views &
cross-sections (using MS-POWERPOINT, Auto CAD & Visio). 14- Scanning
technical photos. 15- Writing abstracts and papers for conferences and
journals. 16- writing evaluation/review reports for journal &
conference papers, for research centers, and for KACST
reports. |
| 3. |
Conference/Symposium Organization |
As a member scientific/technical committees of
local and international confernces and symposia, the following is a
description of the use of computer to accomplish some of the tasks: 1-
Communication with committee members (using E-mail). 2- Documenting the
minutes and reports, and presenting the findings (using MS-WORD,
MS-POWERPOINT & MS-EXCEL). 3- Development of a site for the
confernce/symposium where relavant information to be posted (using
MS-FrontPage). 4- Speed up the evaluation of papers by sending/recieving
documents from authors and referees(using E-mail, Adobe Acrobat,
Zip/unzip). 5- Publicizing the event by mass E-mail to intrested audience.
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Community Services & Consulting |
As a member of more than 20 committees and teams
inside and off campus as well as a consultant to Saudi Aramco during
summer2004 , following is a description of the use of computer to
accomplish some of the tasks: 1- Communication with members of various
committee members, team members, ... etc. during the work in various
committees and teams (using E-mail, MS-WORDS & MS-EXCEL). 2- Search
the internet for the sites to search for appropriate candidate for the
position of "Adjunct Professor" (using Internet Explorer and various
search engines). 3- Download appropriate information. 4- Summerize and
compile information (using MS-WORD & MS-EXCEL). 5- Presentation was
made for 4th Summer Program for Gifted students, July 2004 (using
MS-POWERPOINT). 6- Design an evaluation forms for the review of proposal
for Arabic research proposals, book writing, and translation, (using
MS-WORD). 7- Contributing towards the establishment of the a Web Page for
the Youth-Behavior Committee. 8- Contributing during the creation of KFUPM
Master Plan Web Page. 9- Preparation of various reports and presentatios
(using MS-Word, EXCEL & POWERPOINT). 10- Using various kinds of
technical computer programs for the analysis and design in geotecnical
earthquake engineering. 11- Presentations were made for in-house short
course about rock mechanics for Saudi Aramco engineers, April 2004 (using
MS Word and POWERPOINT). |
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