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IWK 307 LECTURES

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ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

IWK 307: ADVANCED PAPER TECHNOLOGY -

INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR PULP AND PAPER

Interest in and fondness for the wide variety of analytical techniques were the reasons behind my willingness to lead the Advanced Paper Technology course on Instrumental Analysis for Pulp and Paper (IWK 307). This is the first subject that I teach throughout my career as USM academic.

Below is the visual of my students and I, taken on the 25th of April this year. These are the first batch of students for the new IWK 307 curriculum.

IWK 307 students during a visit to Electron Microscopy unit, USM, 25/4/2007, two days before IWK 307 final semester exam. 77% of these students scored A and A- for this course and two of them were in the

Dean's List for Semester 2, 2006/2007 academic year.

IWK 307 is an elective course for third year Bioresource, Paper and Coatings (BPC) students. In this course, students are introduced to instrumental methods of analysis. The concept of analysis pertinent to pulp and paper was extracted from journal articles, private communication with experts in the field and the outcome documented in my doctoral research. These pieces of knowledge are put together to formulate exam questions, quizzes, assignments and in-class activities.

At the end of the course, students are expected to put the concepts together and apply in problem-solving situation. To achieve this objective, students are familiarised with problem-solving type of exercises, done in tutorial sessions after every topic of instrumental analysis covered in lectures.

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IUA 313: Research project for Final Year students

Beginning 2007/2008 academic year, final year students under my supervision will be selecting projects from a list of research topics. Students will also be coached on research methodology in order to train them on information search, organizing of research materials, retrieving information, storing of data and all the basic crucial steps in carrying out research that students cannot learn elsewhere.

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IWA 383: PAPER TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY II

The load of teaching for this course is shared between a colleague and I. The experiments that I will be supervising are the ones involving instrumental method of analysis and the classical method for determination of the different forms of celluloses. Reports for my sections are required to be presented orally.

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IWK 103 - PULP PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING OF PAPER

This course gives the overall insight into pulp and paper industry and the basic technologies involved in the production of different pulp. IWK 103 serves as an introductory course for pulp and paper production.

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WUS 101 - TERAS KEUSAHAWANAN

"Teras Keusahawanan" is a course offered in all universities (IPTA) in Malaysia. It is presently offered to first year students for one semester and in the future students may choose to take the course at any time during their candidature. WUS 101 is a course aimed at developing entrepreneurial skills and for enhancing students capacity for running business. It is enforced as a compulsory course for all IPTA students so as to help them broaden their career prospects by the time they graduate.

In School of Industrial Technology, the 4 academics appointed as facilitators for this course are:

Associate Professor Dr Noor Aziah Abd Aziz (Head of Facilitators))
Dr Ruzita Ahmad (Division of Food Technology)
Dr Arniza Ghazali (Division of Bioresource, Paper and Coatings Technology)
Ms Fera Fizani Ahmad Fizri (Division of Environmental Technology)

RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION

Candidates interested in pursuing graduate studies (research mode) are encouraged to contact me directly to match the areas of interest and to discuss application details. Successful applicants will be given the freedom to appoint one or more co-supervisors from a suggested list of experts in the relevant fields.

The research areas of my interest are: