College of Engineering and Architecture

Republic of south Sudan

Juba

University of juba

College of engineering and Architecture

Department of civil engineering

Contribution area: civil engineering

Name: Jacob kuot Daniel

Region: East Africa

Country: South Sudan

A.What questions to explore at the local and national level

Obligatory questions about your workload and outcomes.

1. What are different kinds of activities you do at your university?

Lectures

Library work

Internet research

Group work

Practical

projects

Lectures time table semester six

Days / Time 8.00-10.00am / Time 2.00pm-4.00pm
Monday / Hydraulics1 / Probability and statistic
Tuesday / Reinforced Concrete design1 / Engineering Geology
Wednesday
Thursday / Steel Design1
Friday
Saturday / Structural analysis2

Library work

Days / Time 8.00-10.00am / Time 2.00pm-4.00pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday / Library work
Thursday / Library work
Friday
Saturday

Internet research

Days / Time 8.00-10.00am / Time 2.00pm-4.00pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday / Internet research
Thursday
Friday / Internet research
Saturday
Days / Time 8.00-10.00am / Time 2.00pm-4.00pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday / Group work
Saturday / Group work

Group work

Practicalis doneonce in a week

How different is it during the exams periods?

Lectures stops a week prior to exams and one week is always given as a reading week.

Library work during exams, it varies for all students depending on how much a student made extensive reading and research.

Internet research; this is where we all students do extensive research base on a given courses and also when the professors gives us assignments.

Group work stops a week prior to a reading week

Practicals;there are no practicals during exams period

Which are the most effective for achieving the learning outcomes of the course?

Library work

Internet research

projects

Lectures

practicals

2. What types of activities would you like to have more time for?

Internet research

Library work

Lectures

Practical

Would you like to include any other activities? Yes

Debates; this includes inter colleges debates, intra universities debates where we had motions like

“Is multiethnicity a curse or blessing”,

“Bad peace is as good as no peace” for inter colleges

And “Is peace everyone’s responsibility” for intra university debate that was between University of juba verses Catholic University

The importance of debates includes;

Teaches students public speaking

Teaches students how to be articulate or eloquent

Teaches students how to be a good orator

Debate is the method for Improving critical thinking and creativity

Debates should be conducted once a week for the period of one semester.

During exams the debates stops 2 weeks prior to reading week.

Assignments keep students busy with a lot of concentration on their books, library and internet.

Assignments should be given throughout after every chapter in order to keep the mindsets of students busy with books. That is to say three assignments in a week.

During exams, assignments should stop one week prior to reading week for exams.

3. Apart from your university work, what other demands do youhave on your time in typical week (such as other private and professional commitments)?

Sports; I play football thrice a week for only 2 hours. That’s 6 hour a week.

The importance of sports includes;

Positive thinking

Health (body fitness)

Social commitments; for example community gatherings, weddings cultural days, wrestling and traditional dance. These are always carried out over the weekend.
The importance of this; is that it let students know and stick with their social norms and values.

Optional questions about your future

1. What job would you like to get

When leaving the university?

ProjectEngineer

In ten year time?

consultant

2. What skills and competences are needed for these jobs?

Project Engineer

consultant

Extensive experience of planning, project management, design and client liaison.

Experience of interpreting specifications and preparing technical proposals.

Ability to multi-task in a demanding engineering environment.
A strong track record in delivering projects on time and within the budget.

Ability to resolve complex technical issues and come up with fast efficient solutions.

Ability to assess the financial feasibility and impact of proposed budget items and alternatives.
Ability to communicate effectively in official, national and local languages.
Ability for creative and innovative thinking.
Ability to evaluate, review and enhance quality.
Ability to use innovative and appropriate technologies.
Self-confidence, entrepreneurial spirit and skills.
Leadership, management and teamwork skills.
Consensus building that involves multiple perspectives and opinions.
Ability to create collaborative tiger teams.
Ability to encourage dynamic conflict resolution.
Ability to implement SMART that’s specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented and time-bound goals.
Ability to communicate the message of motivation that gives confidence to the fatigued nation.
Effective and resolute decision making from all levels of administration.

What skills and competences would you need to develop inorder to get these jobs?

The skills and generic competences for these jobs are the perfect practice and implementation of the above skills and competences.

Develop more experiences of planning, project management, and design and client liaison.

Ability to interpret specifications and prepare technical proposals.

Ability to multi-task in a demanding engineering environment.
A strong track record in delivering projects on time and within the budget.

Ability to resolve complex technical issues and come up with fast efficient solutions.

Ability to assess the financial feasibility and impact of proposed budget items and alternatives.
Ability to communicate effectively in official, national and local languages.
Ability for creative and innovative thinking.
Ability to evaluate, review and enhance quality.
Ability to use innovative and appropriate technologies.
Self-confidence, entrepreneurial spirit and skills.
Leadership, management and teamwork skills.
Consensus building that involves multiple perspectives and opinions.
Ability to create collaborative tiger teams.
Ability to encourage dynamic conflict resolution.
Ability to implement SMART that’s specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented and time-bound goals.
Ability to communicate the message of motivation that gives confidence to the fatigued nation.
Effective and resolute decision making from all levels of administration.

How would you demonstrate these abilities to potential employers?

By developing powerful project presentations and reports.

By showing projects planning, initiation and accomplishment.

By presenting project tools required for the accomplishment of the projects.

Being patient but able to differentiate between patience and action.

By showing flexibility in work plan.

By showing that a project engineer and president/consultant should be exemplary in every institution.

Design product and construction as required.

Provide consultation to clients and negotiate changes in in contrast as necessary.

Ensure work is completed to specification and quality required, on time and within budget.

Perform as key engineering person on projects both customers and project teams.

Provide senior technical consultancy and leading engineering, analysis and development teams.

Guide users and team members in formulating requirements, advise on viability of alternative approaches, conduct and evaluate feasibity studies.

Mentor and participate technical documentation preparation associated with results analysis and risk mitigation.

Consult with architects and senior engineers throughout projects or services to complete architectural and technical design deliverables

Supervise preventative maintenance and troubleshooting

Resolve problems quickly to ensure infrastructure and application stability

Recruit and appoint project teams, leaders and supervise contractors.

Thanks for taking your time to read this version of my contribution.

Jacob kuot Daniel

University of Juba

College of Engineering and Architecture

Department of civil Engineering.

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