Teaching philosophy: My teaching philosophy is driven by emphasizing the principle of “learning by doing” to inculcate a practical approach to learning. For instance, students often have no –or limited– practical work experience which make them facing several difficulties in translating conceptual knowledge into a concrete plan of action that could be applied to a real business situation.  In this case, lecturing by only slides and textbooks may be inadequate to present the complexity and challenges associated with real-word problems and more importantly, to put students in the position of managers and decision makers who have to make real effective decisions and judge their long-range impact on the process.  For these reasons, I promote going beyond lecturing by traditional materials, to relay more on audio-visual aids, web communication, informal classroom discussions, group assignments, case studies discussions and in-class assignments and problem solving. In addition to that, I have found that simulation games – either in the manual participative or computer based form- offer an interesting alternative pedagogical approach and training method which assists the understanding of theories, puts ideas into action and educates in an interactive and enjoyable way.

I view teaching as more than just conveying course material; one of my goals is to inspire students to explore the real-world problems in depth and expand their interest beyond school curriculum. I am planning to achieve this goal via involving the students in more field study projects, Industrial site visits as well as convey key speaker for the industry to help the students understand and grasp real world challenges.

Courses Taught: 

• Qatar University, Qatar (since 2011)

Level: Graduate

– Management of Facilities and Layout

– Supply Chain Management

– Applied Statistics

Level: Undergraduate

– Engineering Skills and Ethics

– Supply Chain Management

– Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers

– Facility Planning and layout

– Industrial Systems Design

• Ecole Centrale Paris, France (2006-2010)

Level: Graduate

– Operations Research

– Advanced Operations Research: Models and Methods

– Decision Support: Methods and Cases

– Simulation of Manufacturing Enterprises

Level: Undergraduate

– Introduction to Industrial Engineering

– Supply Chain Management

• Rouen Business School, France (2009)

Level: Undergraduate

-Management of Industrial and Logistic Systems