Monday, January 20, 2014

Meeting Assessment – Agenda



LSEC N302          Meeting Assessment – Agenda      Section: CMN


 


Date o Meeting: Sunday 25th of Nov 2013


Time of meeting : 15:00 – 15:15pm


Venue:          W104


Group Members Roles:


Chair: Thabet.


Minutes Taker: Mussa.


Group member: Saleh and Raed.


 


Venue preparation:


1-      Round table with 4 chairs.


2-      Coffee and water for 4 persons.


 


Topic: The New ADMC Data Center Requirements.


 


Agenda: -need not to be 6 points – could be 2-4!


·         Intro By Chairman ( 1 minute)


1.      Requirements. (4 minutes)


2.      Justification. (3 minutes)


3.      Time Frame for starting and ending. (3 minutes)


4.      Selecting final vendors from vendor pool. (3 minutes)


·         Closing by Chairman ( 1 minute)


 


Objective (s) /Product : What you plan to accomplish / produce


+Action Points (if known):


 


Objectives:


Our meeting about the new ADMC Data Center will establish project Requirements, Justifications, Time frame and narrowing the vendor pool.


 


Product:


 


We will Create a list of requirements and  their justifications, also we will finalize the time frame and the vendor pool.

Good or Bad Meeting?

Good or Bad Meeting?


Good Meeting:
  •  All invited participants attend and non are absent or late.
  •  Starting with welcoming message by Chairperson.
  •  Introduction and executive summary of the meeting are presented by the Chairperson.
  •  Announcing the agenda and follow its topics and time frame.
  •  Appointing Minutes Of Meeting (MOM) taker by the Chairperson.
  •  Chairperson open and close each point making sure it follow the time frame.
  •  Minutes Of Meeting (MOM) taker should follow the meeting.
    • Time, location and venue of the meeting is mentioned on the agenda and minutes.
    • Mentioning the next meeting or the follow up meeting.
  •  All participants should come prepared for the meeting.
    • Advanced review for the agenda topics.
    • Objectives to be achieved from the meeting.
  •  Closing the meeting by thanking all the participants by the Chairperson.
  •  Minutes Of Meeting (MOM) are taken and it have covered all agenda topics and conclusion.
  •  Announcing to All the participants when they will receive Minutes Of Meeting (MOM).




Bad Meeting:

  •  All or most of invited participants are absent or late.
  •  Starting with complains and criticizing messages by Chairperson.
  •  Un related Introduction or executive summary of the meeting.
  •  No agenda to follow and topics or time frame.
  •  No appointed Minutes Of Meeting (MOM) taker.
  •  All participants are involved in opening and closing the points.
  • All participants start going out of the meeting answering phones or speaking in different topics.
  • No Minutes Of Meeting (MOM).
    • Non of Time, location and venue of the meeting are been documented.
    • No mentioning for the next meeting or the follow up meeting.
  •  Non of the participants come prepared for the meeting.
    • No advanced review for the agenda topics.
    • No objectives to be achieved from the meeting.
  •  No closing for the meeting by thanking all the participants by the Chairperson.
  •  Minutes Of Meeting (MOM) aren't taken.
  •  No announcing to All the participants when they will receive Minutes Of Meeting (MOM).

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Gamification of Education Presentation (3rd World Farmers)


Gamification of Education Presentation
3rd World Farmers

— Developers: University of Copenhagen IT students.
— Description: Simulates mechanisms that cause poverty.
— Location developed: At the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
— Year: Spring of 2005.
— Why Created:
1. 3rd  world farmers suffer
2. Harsh environment.
— Player have to : Grow crops. “Smartly”
— Goals: Collect Money and invest.
— Challenges: Wars, Corrupt Officials
— Rules: Grow and build your Infrastructure.
— Outcomes: Prosperity of the farmers.
— Hardships: World Prices Drop.
— Choices: Lose the Crops
— Action: Take opportunities.
— Critique: Put you in farmers shoes.
— Rating: Simulates the harsh environment. 
— Demonstration: 3rd World Farmers
 
— Conclusion: Put you in farmers shoes.

Gamification is helping.

Monday, November 18, 2013

LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 4 (Raed Al Ahmed - H00256165)


LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 4

How to conduct an effective meeting


Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:

1.     Don’t have a meeting unless there is a purpose for the meeting.

a.     Set objectives – what’s the outcomes.

2.    Do you want decisions, actions, Or feedback. What do you want to achieve by end of it.

3.    Provide an agenda before  the meeting.  People could be allocate topics to prepare beforehand to get them involved.

And prioritize the list of to do to prioritize be the people. Keep the agenda short and make sure that every items ­­­­­has a  purpose.

4.    Set times for each topic and stick to them.  Close the

Discussion when the time up

5.    Start and end on time. Don’t wait around for people who are late. They assume that the meetings always start late. And don’t let the meeting drag on after finish time.

6.    Capture action points. Make sure that every topic has been discussed, that everyone is clear what needs to be done, and who’s going to do it.

Circulate a summary after the meeting. If there are no action points, then what was the purpose of the meeting?

Sunday, November 17, 2013


LSEC N1503 – Video worksheet 3

How to conduct an effective meeting

 No. 6

Watch the video presentation and finish off the following sentences:

1.     This video presentation is on Effective Business Meeting

2.    It is important to have  an Agenda that lists the Items to cover

3.    During the meeting:

a.     Let people know What is the agenda points

b.    How much Time it needs or takes

c.    That there will be time on the schedule for Questions & Answers

4.    Someone should never leave a meeting and wonder About and purpose

5.    They should know what their next Steps

6.    Always know What is the meeting about

 

 

 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Raed Personal Video

Graded Intro Video
 

This my video talking about one of my hobbies and skills.
 
Raed Al Ahmed - H00256165

Monday, September 9, 2013

Raed Al Ahmed Topic:1

Superdooper is my nick name and my name is Raed Al Ahmed.

Born in Abu Dhabi 1973 July 12.