Problems and Solutions

Tuesday 22nd May
Research & Innovation Centre, 0800.
Omar.
Indian water shortage.

Omar started his presentation by introducing himself and identified the topics that he was explaining to us.

First of all, Omar said that our environment is affected by creatures and interacts with the natural resources; people will face a lot of environmental problems when the demand on the nonrenewable resources has been increased such as water; and this needs to be focused on.

Second, he identified the issue by saying that India has a water shortage problem; causes of water shortage are human made causes like careless consumers, industrial waste, setting nuclear rules and bad management of the government & natural made causes like global warming.

Third, Omar showed us the solutions for water shortage that are helping Indians to save the water as much as they can. These solutions are purification which is used to make unclean water useful to drink and it is not the best solution for India as he said, and recycling and reusing water which helps to reduce the consumption of useful water and save it in order to use it on demand & it is good for using in agriculture or green areas.

Finally, Mr. Hedley asked Omar many questions about the subject and  Omar  answered all the teacher’s questions.

Water shortage in Australia

Civil defence

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Presentation reflection/evaluation

Sunday 22nd April
Research & Innovation Centre, 0915.
Omar, Rashed & Yousef.
Fencing.

Rashed started the presentation by introducing the subjects of the presentation.  He talked and explained all types of the fencing game which were foil, epee and sabre.

Then, Omar continued explaining about fencing clothes & equipment, types of swords that they used in the game, rules and the structure of the game and referee.

Finally, Yousef talked about the history of the game by giving brief information, heroes of the game and fencing world championships.

The presentation was very good, contained a lot of information and was interesting. Also the slides were organized well, colorful and informative. All 3 were speaking English clearly and accurately. They were confident, looking at the audience without tension and answered all the teacher's questions.

Reflection on meeting

Venue: research & innovation centre

Date: Sunday 18th March

Present:

Abdulqadar, H00235057, Chairman

Nabil, H00159003, Secretary

Ahmed Salah, H00138689, Participant

Abdulqadar opened the meeting and talked about items on the agenda clearly. He successfully moved from one item to another. The subject of the meeting was about Emiratisation. Nabil talked about the first item which was about lack of information from the private sector, saying that most graduates prefer to work for government because they did not have enough information about the private sector. The second item was the government cannot provide jobs for all graduates. I said that we need a balance between the government & the private sector and we need to enhance students to get work experience in the private sector. Nabil said that work experience is mostly in the government sector and we need theory classes to provide information about the private sector. I said that we need a special programme for students before they graduate. Finally, Nabil said that students need clarity.

Meeting Activity

Meeting Activity

Simulated Meeting Assignment

Topic to be discussed: Emiratization

Date of Meeting:  Sunday 18^th of March 2012

Time of meeting: 8:00 am

Venue: Research and Innovation Centre

Group Members:

Chairman: Abdulqader

Secretary: Nabil Luqman

Participant: Ahmed Saleh

Preparation:

Grouping of chairs and a round table

Agenda:

Emiratization

The negative effects, of not providing enough information to students, targeting the private sector as well as the public.

The restrictions caused by this lack of information to fresh graduates seeking jobs.

How can we solve this issue and what measures need to be taken to combat this rising issue.

Topic Description:

Recent statistics and studies have shown how the public sector job vacancies are quickly being taken by fresh graduates every year. This will prove to be a great problem for fresh graduates from institutions such as HCT in the near future; how so?

Most Emirati graduates target the public sector in their search for jobs, due to benefits, salaries etc… but what if a job is unavailable? The private sector is at large and growing at an incredible pace, but due to the lack of information, many would believe the private sector is a far cry from the public sector’s many strengths.

 In this meeting, we wish to provide a number of ideas as well as solutions, to help soon-to-be graduates know the differences between the public and private sectors, along with a great number of advantages and disadvantages.

The Meeting:

Time of meeting: 8:33 am

At 8:33 am, The Chairman, Abdulqader, called the meeting to order. Abdulqader brought the topic to hand and addressed myself, Nabil Luqman, and our colleague, Ahmed Saleh, on the rising issue of Emiratization.

Many points were brought to light, issues as well as solutions.

Abdulqader explained how it’s very difficult for the public sector to accommodate all fresh graduates, from institutions such as HCT; the number of vacancies against the number of graduates are inversely proportional.

Mr. Hedley asked questions portraying the competition between the private and public sectors. We answered Mr. Hedley with an explanation of how the current lack of information on the private sector, is putting many graduates at a standstill.

The lack of stability was mentioned; the public sector may have more benefits, but lacks the ability to take in all graduates seeking jobs, hence, a solution is required, the private sector, not unemployement.

Before the end of the meeting, we discussed the matter with Mr. Hedley, summarizing the whole meeting and all points covered.

Abdulqader called an end to the meeting at 9:11 am.

End of meeting: 9:11 am

Reflections

Date: Sunday 19th February
Location: Independent Research Centre
Time: 08:15
Interviewee: Abdulaziz Faez
Interviewers: Hedley, Mohd Abdulla & Omar
Position: Mechanical Engineer

First of all, Mr. Hedley welcomed the interviewee and introduced the interviewers. Mr. Hedley started by asking Abdulaziz to tell something about himself.

Then, Mohammed Abdulla began asking Abdulaziz so many questions like can you work under pressure? He said yes I can. What qualification do you have? His answer was he had a bachelor degree with GBA 3.5; and where do you see yourself in three years? He said that he will be in a high position like manager.

After that, Omar asked Abdulaziz about the greatest strength he has? He said he was hardworking. Why do you want to work in this company? He answered that  it is a good company, salary and a local firm. The last question was about telling something negative about the company. He said that the location is so far from his city. Finally, Mr. Hedley closed the interview and thanked the interviewee.

Date: Sunday 26th February
Location: Independent Research Centre
Time: 08:15 AM
Interviewee: Saleh Awadh
Interviewers: Hedley, Mohammed Abdulla & Ahmed Saleh
Position: Section head in oil operation

Mr. Hedley welcomed the interviewee and introduced us to Saleh.

First I started asking Saleh to introduce himself. He said that he was born in 1984 and his age is 28 years; he had good experience with over ten years. Then I asked him about his last position and I asked him to tell me something negative about the company and he said that he did not hear anything bad, why did you apply for this company? He said that it is a new challenge; salary is not his target, because he is looking for a high position.

After that, Mohammed asked Saleh some questions about his greatest strength and weakness; where do see yourself in six years and why should I hire you. He said that he is a motivated person, responsible, can take action, meet deadlines and make a plan for the work. The only weakness he has is making small details. He saw himself in a high position in six years. Finally, he said that you have to hire me because I am a hard worker.

Saleh asked us one question about how long has the position been open and we said around one month. Then, Mr. Hedley closed the interview and thanked the interviewee.

Date: Sunday 26th February
Location: Independent Research Centre
Time: 08:30 AM
Interviewee: Saleh Al Menhali
Interviewers: Hedley, Mohammed Abdulla & Ahmed Saleh
Position: Sales represent in ADNOC

Mr. Hedley welcomed the interviewee and introduced us to the interviewee and asked him to introduce himself. He said that he is 20 years old, has a bachelor in marketing with GBA 3.85 and he graduated from Al Wahda School.

Then, Mohammed started asking Saleh about his feeling about working nights & weekends and why do you want to work in this company. Saleh said that he has no problem to work at both night shifts and weekends. He wanted to work in the company because he is looking for experience and because the company has a good reputation.

After that, I asked the interviewee about outside interests and working under pressure. Saleh said that he likes football and animal welfare. Mr. Hedley interfered by asking Saleh do you play or watch football? He said he plays with friends in the garden of his friend’s house but doesn’t like watching football on TV. Also Mr. Hedley asked him about what kind of animal he likes and he said that he just likes dogs and cats. Finally, Saleh said that he didn’t like to work under pressure because he likes to finish the work on time.

In addition, Saleh asked us if there was any probationary period and my colleague Mohammed answered him yes there is a training program. Then, Mr. Hedley closed the interview and thanked the interviewee.

Date: Sunday 26th February
Location: Independent Research Centre
Time: 0845 AM
Interviewee: Yousef
Interviewers: Hedley, Mohammed Abdulla & Ahmed Saleh
Position: Operation manager in ADNOC

Mr. Hedley greeted the interviewee and introduced us. Yousef introduced himself saying that he was born in 1981, was working more than ten years for Borouge company as a shift supervisor and he is continuing his education in HCT.

First, I asked him about strengths that he has and he said that he likes the challenge to lead people; working in a weak shift that means with poor knowledgeable people, taking care of labourers and training foremen. The weakness that he said is that it is difficult to work with lazy people or with the people who don’t want to change.

Then, my colleague Mohammed asked Yousef about why we should hire him? He said because he has good experience and he is hardworking. Also Mohammed asked if he’s creative or not? And asked to give an example if he said yes? Yousef said yes, he built a team by managing foremen and pushing them to get their rights if they really deserved.

After that, Mr. Hedley asked the interviewee about how he deals with inexperienced people? He said by sitting with the person and by explaining to him the work and making it clear.

Finally, Yousef asked us about who he would be working for directly? I told him that he will be taking a training program from 1 to 2 months and will be working with me in the oil & gas operation section if he got the job. Also we said that he will get a final answer of engagement after two weeks. Then, Mr. Hedley closed the interview and thanked the interviewee.