Reflaction on Presentation

Sunday 1st May

Research & Innovation Centre, 0915.

Abdulziz & Abdulqader.

Burj Khalifa.

Abdulqader introduced the subject & described the content of the presentation.

Abdulqader started by describing the general information about Burj Khalifa. Also, he talked about the construction of Burj Khalifa. After that, he showed  us pictures for the stages of the construction (2006-2008). He gave a good description and his voice was clear.  

Abdulaziz continued the presentation and he started with the comparison between Burj Khalifa with the other skyscrapers. He also mentioned how Burj Khalifa was designed and what inspired its construction. Also, he talked about the numbers of the skyscraper like: how many floors and elevators it has, what is the total number of the apartments and from which distance we could see Burj Khalifa. At the last, Abdulaziz talked about Burj Khalifa’s high records (2^nd highest swimming pool, highest restaurant and the world’s highest elevator installation).

Burj Khalifa

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Date and time of Meeting: 13^th March 2012, 9:30 a.m.

Venue: CERT Research and Innovation Center

Group members:

Chair: Saleh Mohammed

Minutes taker: Abdullah Ahmed

Participant: Abdulaziz Saeed

Meeting Title: Experimental international college

Saleh started the meeting by introducing each one of the group at 9:30am. He specified the topics that we were going to discuss. He talked about each topic by order and separately. He gave the secretary and the participant the chance to discuss and add some points after each topic. Abdulaziz shared some of his own ideas; also he said the advantages and the disadvantages if there were any. Abdulla didn’t speak so much because he was the minutes taker. He spent the in the meeting taking notes for every point that they discussed. Overall, they all performed well, and the, meeting was good and useful.

Meeting Report

Meeting Report

Problem:  Experimental international college

Date and time of Meeting: 13^th March 2012, 9:30 a.m.

Venue: CERT Research and Innovation Center

Equipment: Computers, papers and pencils.

Group members:

Chair: Saleh Mohammed

Minutes taker: Abdullah Ahmed

Participant: Abdulaziz Saeed

Agenda:

·         Issues that may arise due to mixed gender.

·         Fear of loss of the Arabic traditions.

·         Fear of loss of Islamic values over time.

·         Benefits of international minds and mix of cultures.

The chairman Saleh opened the meeting at 9:32 a.m. The meeting was held late owing to compulsory reasons.

1.       Issues that may arise due to mixed gender.

Abdulla said it is a good idea, because the statistics show that females are better students than male students and that will motivate male students to perform better in college. Saleh agreed with the idea to a certain extent, worrying that people from the opposite sex would be somewhat distracted. Abdul Aziz thought it was a good idea. Hedley said that this might cause some disagreements with parents, because they are not used to mixed gender colleges in the UAE.

2.       Fear of loss of the Arabic traditions.

Abdulla said that the traditions will disappear with time and that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Hedley disagreed completely stating that through all the changes that have happened up to now, the UAE still holds some of their oldest traditions like falconry, and Saluki hunting and Saleh agreed. Abdulaziz was in favor with Abdulla.

3.       Fear of loss of Islamic values over time.

Saleh said that some valuable Islamic traditions like the two Eids and the Holy month of Ramadan will remain forever.  Although Saleh also stated that we have already lost some of our values. Hedley agreed. Abdulla and Abdulaziz agreed with Saleh.

4.       Benefits of international minds and mix of cultures.

Abdulla said that it would lead to a greater understanding between different cultures, and would reduce the amount of conflict between them. Abdulla and Abdulaziz both agreed that the benefits of the different cultures and minds would be of great advantage to us. Saleh agreed, but was worried that western cultures would influence the young Arab generation and would contribute to the loss of traditions and Islamic values.

In conclusion

1.       The idea of mixed gender was unanimously agreed upon by all of us.

2.       Saleh and Hedley agreed on the fact that the UAE will not lose all of their traditions. Abdulaziz and Abdulla disagreed with this, saying that we will lose most if not all of our Arabic traditions with time.

3.       We all agreed on the fact that we will never lose some of our Islamic traditions.

4.       We all agreed that we would benefit greatly from different cultures and minds. Although, Saleh feared western cultures would have a great impact on the young Arab generation.

5.       Overall, we all agreed with the experimental international college.

Saleh thanked everyone, and the meeting was closed by 9:52 a.m.

Refliction 1

Date: Tuesday 21^st February

Location: Independent Research Centre

Time: 08:45

Interviewee: Abdulla Hussain

Interviewers: Hedley, Yousef & Abdulla Ahmed

Position: Civil Engineer

Hedley greeted the interviewee, thanked him for attending & introduced Yousef & Abdulla Ahmed.

Abdulla was invited to introduce himself & did so, citing age, date & place of birth etc.

Abdulla Ahmed asked him why he chooses to study civil engineering. He said that he like to design and draw, and that thing could help him to design new buildings. He added that his outside interest is playing foot ball. Hedley asked him if he likes studying in HCT. Abdulla replied: yes because of the social environment in the college. Then Hedley asked Abdulla if he had any questions for the interviewers. Abdulla asked: What will my job title be. Abdulla Ahmed answered; civil engineering trainee.  Finally, Abdulla Hussain asked how their company was doing. Yousef said well, but they need a new employee.

Hedley thanked Abdulla & closed the interview at 09:10.



 Refliction 2

Date: Sunday 19^th February

Location: Independent Research Centre

Time: 08:30

Interviewee: Abdulla Ahmed

Interviewers: Hedley, Omar & Mohammed Abdulla

Position: Waiter

Hedley greeted Abdulla , thanked him for attending & introduced himself and other interviewers (Omar & Mohammed Abdulla).
Abdulla was invited to say some thing about himself & he did by telling his name, age, the place where he lived and what he studied and his GPA. Omar asked him why he chooses to be a waiter in their restaurant. He said that he is interested in meeting new people of different nationalities and being a waiter is the best and the easiest way to do it. Mohammed asked Abdulla what his goals are. He answered; be independent and continue his education. Also, Hedley asked him to give them an example about working under pressure if he could do it. Abdulla said; “when I study for a big test while I am very nervous that thing doesn’t stop me from what I want to do”. Finally, Hedley asked Abdulla if he had any questions for the interviewers. Abdulla said yes but he forgot what it was.

Hedley thanked Abdulla & closed the interview at 0849.

Refliction 3

Date: Tuesday 21^th February

Location: Independent Research Centre

Time: 08:30

Interviewee: Hamdan

Interviewers: Hedley, yousef & Ahmed saleh

Position: chemical supervisor

Hedley thanked Hamdan for attending & introduced himself, Yousef and Ahmed Saleh.

Hedley asked Hamdan to say something about himself, and he did so. Then, they started to ask him different questions. The first question was; “why do you want to work in this company”. He answered that he heard a lot of positive things about this company and he would like to work in it. The second question was from Yousef; “could you work under pressure”. Hamdan said yes because he was working in a clinic during the weekend and he learnt how to control himself with pressure. Also he  add that his greatest weekness is when the team works without sharing information. Yousef asked the interviewee: why should we hire you. The interviewee answered: because he can be useful in this place and he can work under pressure. After that, Hamdan was asked about his goals in the future he replied that he wanted to be a manager in the department. Finally, Hedley asked Hamdan if he had any questions for the interviewers. Abdulla said no and thank you for inviting me.

Hedley thanked Hamdan & closed the interview at 0840.


Refliction 4

Date: Tuesday 26^th February

Location: Independent Research Centre

Time: 08:40

Interviewee: Mohammed Abdulla

Interviewers: Hedley, Yousef & Ahmed

Position: mechanical engineer

Hedley thanked Hamdan for attending & introduced himself, Yousef and Ahmed.

Hedley asked Hamdan to talk about himself, and he did so. Then, Ahmed asked him about his GPA score, he answered 3.85. The first question was; “what is your wekness?”. He answered that his greatest weekness is working with lazy people. He added that he is a hard worker who likes to take up the challenges. Yousef asked the interviewee about his experience; he answered that he did a work placement in ADWIA. He said that he likes the comfortable jobs with a high salary. Finally, Hedley asked Mohammed Abdulla if he had any questions for the interviewers. Abdulla asked about the training; Yousef answered: you will be a trainee for one year.

Hedley thanked Mohammed & closed the interview at 09:00.