final reflection

 Course Reflection

 

   I had learnt many things in this course (LSCC-N307) which is being taught by Mr. Gregory, I think this was good course a lot of information, a lot of deadlines. However the benefit was existed. We learnt how to make our CV and how to make it in a high good form, we also did a job interview and it was really a serious one it felt like you are being interviewed by real interviewers even though my mates and my teacher were in front of me. Holding meeting was one of the most important things in N307 because we prepared our self pretty good, we wrote our agenda, goals and minutes very well so we had to know every tiny bit of information Mr.Gergory had said in class our throw emails. The last two things in the course were submitting a project with 1500 words followed by a presentation about it, a group of three student including me were in charge to do it. Our project was about water desalination in Abu-Dhabi, we divided the work equally each student got to write 500 words, we have submitted our project within the deadline date thankfully. More over we learnt about the plagiarism and how it will give us a big zero if we used it even though if it was accidently. Overall, it was a wonderful course and wonderful teacher with a huge amount of experience that will stay in our heads and we well certainly going to use it in our college life or after graduating. 

 

 

 

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MY PART OF THE PROJECT

MY PART OF THE PROJECT

             

 

 

 

.        Distribution Network System:

·         Network:

The distribution network in Abu Dhabi made of more than 11,760 km of pipelines and the pipes are from 80 mm to 1200 mm diameter with 108 small to medium size tanks and 46 pump stations. The pipe work is mainly ductile iron, however lately high density polyethylene has been used instead of ductile iron.

·         Water Piping System:

There are three major components of a water piping system:

1. Primary feeders - water mains that are usually owned by a water company. Sizes -vary from 12” to 60” in diameter.

2. Secondary feeders - network of intermediate size pipes that interlace a grid system. Sizes - no smaller than 12” in diameter.

3. Distributors - pipes serve consumer blocks and feed individual hydrants. Sizes - should be no less than 8” and 12” on principle streets.

The water distribution network consists from

1-    Main pipe line -------  material DI

2-    Sector pipe line-------------------DI&HDPE

3-    Service pipe line -----------------material  Polyethylene  pipe ( MDPE & LDPE) means (low density & medium density polythene pipe)

4-    Boosting pump station to increase the pressure in the water system. 

 

There are more than 150 interface points available between Transco and ADDC through these points water is entering into the distribution system. ADDC is having only operational storage reservoirs in its system. Hence water is not residing in distribution system for a long time. In most of the distribution systems water is being delivered to the customers premise within hours after entering into the system. It is assessed that nowhere in the distribution system, water is residing more than 24 hours.

Conclusion:

 Cities with dense populations lack adequate fresh water because municipalities which should be supplying them are failing due to rising population and bad forecasting of population. I think ADDC is one of the best water distribution companies in the world. Because it can forecast the population growth and supply water for consumptions perfectly. People in Abu Dhabi should be grateful to the government because we get the cleanest water comparing to other countries.

Meeting Reflection

 

307-Meeting

 

 

On Thursday 6^th of November 2012 at 6:30 P.M., I and a group of 2 gentlemen’s had a meeting. This meeting started exactly at the time, all of the participants was present at the time of the meeting. The meeting issue was about Student Success – increasing core skills and how we can reach that with the help of our older graduated students. In the following I’m going to indicate what had happened in the meeting.

 

For starters, the meeting discussed what is the topic and what are the main goals of the meeting. Next, the meeting started by our chairman Khaled Mohamed who was the first to speak he introduced the main problems with the current student at HCT and what are their weaknesses points and how we can overcome them. In addition, Waleed added another good point which is making a survey. Furthermore, all of us gave information and solutions about the issue, but the chairman had the whole control of the meeting and he is the one who can decide which solution is good to apply. At the meeting I was the minute taker, my job was to listen to observe the good points (write them down) and to give my opinion.

 

Finally, we decide to do a survey about what the older graduated students needed when they went to the field and present our solution to the HCT administration to find out the point of view and the decision.

 

All in all, the meeting was great idea to discuss a real subject at our college, it was a good assessment that I will never forget it because I got an experience for leading, discussing, and giving.

 

 

 

Bader Saleh AL-Mussabi.

 

H 00207810

 

(CGH.)

minutes

Meeting Minutes

ADMC  

 

LSEC N307 Meeting

 

Date: November 6^th 2012           

 

Time: start: 6:50 –          finish: 7:15                   

 

Place: W104 ADMC

 

Topic: Student success - improving core skills

 

Present: khalid (Chair); Bader (Minutes taker);

 

             Waleed (group members)

 

 

Minutes

 

 

1 Welcome, Apologies, Minute taker

 

2 Identifying the problem

 

 

· Khalid identified the problem of student core skills

 

· Waleed and Bader raised the issue of lack of experience

 

· Waleed mentioned that we should do a survey with graduated students

 

· Bader said that we should also contact Ms, Layla to check previous and current students CV’s

 

 

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3 Finding solutions

 

 

· Khalid said that we need to research online ways to improve core skills

 

· Bader suggested that college should provide extra courses.

 

· Waleed said we should do Survey to find out students skills level

 

· Action item: Khalid will search on the internet for ways to improve skills

 

· Action item: Waleed will do survey to know the level of students skills

 

· Action item: Bader contact Layla to ask for students CVs

 

 

4 Recommendations – discussion points

 

· Report should be presented to Academic Services

 

· Email should be sent to all members

 

 

5     Date of next meeting November 13^th, 2012 start 7:00 p.m

 

            Meeting finished at 7.30 p.m.

 

agenda

Meeting Agenda

LSEC N307 Meeting Assessment Section: CGH

 

Date of meeting: Tuesday 30^th October, 2012

Time of meeting: 6:10 p.m.

Venue: ADMC Room W104

Group members:

Chair: Waleed

Minutes taker: Bader

Participants: Khalid Almenhali

 

Venue preparation:

Table and chairs for 3 people

Water for 3 on table

Tea, coffee for 3

 

Agenda:

1 More restaurants and sports facilities

2 Have pick up point from different place to reduce car park

3 Build bigger mosque

4 Rest rooms for students to take quick nab

 

 

Objectives + Product:

This meeting is to look at the proposal to improving college life at ADMC to be better for students. We will discuss the chance of having more restaurants and sports facilities. We will also discuss the need of having bigger mosque. After that we will look at having a car park a bit far from college then college provides students a lift to college.

We will produce a list of recommendations to the student’s services within 7 days of this meeting, including a graft timetable.

 

An employment letter

Employment letter

21 Dalma st

Abu-Dhabi, P.O. Box 2272

27^th September 2012

Bu-bdair-ad@hotmail.com

Marym Al khalife

H.R manager / Department

Department of transportation

P.O.Box 90900

Abu Dhabi

 

Dear Ms. Marym Al khalife

I am writing this letter to express my interest  in the position, Site Assistant Director of Etihad Rail as mentioned in your letter to Abu Dhabi Men’s College on available positions there.(9^th of sep 2010)

As you will see from the unclosed C.V., I have studied Civil Engineering 2 years at Abu Dhabi Men’s College and I expect to graduate in 2014.

As well as studying for my HD/Bas I have taken additional courses in AutoCad, and am familiar with many of the recent application in Civil Engineering IT.

My communication skills are excellent in both Arabic and English, and I am glad to demonstrate this in any interview. I feel I am responsible, hard-working and ambitious, and I would appreciate the opportunity to work in a company where I could make a worthwhile contribution.

I would be pleased to attend an interview with your company at any time from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

I will call your office next week to confirm receipt of my documents and to answer any question you may have. Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to discussing this opportunity with you in person.

 

Sincerely

 

 

Bader Saleh Ahmed

 

Enc: transcript and CV