This semester, I’ll be continuing to teach 3 courses:-
Antenna Design and Propagation – BEE 4433
Electronic System Design – BEE 3233
Robocon – UQD 2011
As the semester resumes, mode of teaching has shifted to online mode, where lectures, labs, and assessments are done online.
While the online mode is not new in UMP’s system, challenges to assure optimum learning experience do exist.
To all UMP students, welcome back. Look at this (online learning) as an opportunity – to learn beyond the limits of syllabus and classroom setup. Riding on the benefits of internet is a privilege for you, dear student. While distraction can be a big blunder of being online, staying true to your course/motivation to acquire as much knowledge/skills of a subject may help you to sail smoothly, InSyaAllah.
Funded by Motorola Solutions
Foundation 2017 Grant, UMP STEM Lab was established back in 2017. We believe
that by encouraging the youngsters to see,
think & explore, they would marvel
in their future.
The overall aim of having this lab
is to facilitate and increase the awareness of STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics) education, its importance in life general as
well as the career opportunity that are available now and the future, and its
significance in nation building.
The community herein comprises
primary & secondary school children, and their school teachers. The long-term goal of UMP STEM Lab is to
ensure the teachers are given the right additional training and intervention so
that they are able to sustain the drive of STEM in school.
In 2018, UMP STEM Lab had managed
to engage with a total of 350 students
(targeted numbers of participation was 250 students). These engagements include
after school programming classes, ‘career in STEM’ talks in schools as well as
our signature programs; Pahang National Hackathon and Pahang National
Foxhunting.
UMP STEM Lab covers the topics on Open source programming such as mBlock,
Arduino.cc, MIT App Inventor Programming as well as basic robotic programming. Topics on radio wave propagation, trans-receivers design and antenna design
were also covered. Using the trans-receivers designed in the lab, the students
then locate beacons (fox) that transmit Morse codes signals.
Our
survey at the end of 2018 program found that 94% of the participants would consider pursuing their studies in STEM
related field.
For 2019, we look forward to increase the number of engagements especially
in the after-school programming classes as well as the Pahang National
Hackathon and Pahang National Foxhunting. New programs, such as Internet
Security Awareness and Arduino robotics are also lined up for 2019.
Finally, we are truly grateful and appreciate continuous support from Motorola Solutions Foundation. We look forward to continue working with Motorola Solutions and offer engineering and technological oriented programs that motivate school children to See, Think, Explore and Marvel. InSyaAllah.
It was a great pleasure to be ‘suprised’ by UMP alumni, who are currently Motorola Solutions employees! They grow to be good engineers and most importantly are healthy and happy there. Nothing is more rewarding than to see them succeeding in their career! Well done guys!
