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Engineering Track Session Program

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Day One – Saturday 17 March 2007
11.00 – 11.50	Edutech Sponsored Speaker 50 mins	Mathcad: Enabling the simultaneous design and documentation of engineering work Olivier Lesne, PTC I Centre, France	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom C
15.30 – 17.00	Hands-on Laboratory Session 90 mins	Teaching engineers the fundamentals of thermofluids through experimental characterisation Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	The Petroleum Institute Room 3014
18.30 – 21.30	Welcome Address followed by Plenary Session and Conference Gala Dinner		Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom

Day Two – Sunday 18 March 2007
10.00 – 11.00	Poster – 16	Design and construction of a multiphase flow test facility Helal Salem Al Kaabi, Habroush Al Suwaidi, Taiseer Yaser, Helal Ali Al Kendi, Afshin Goharzadeh and Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Pre-function Area C
10.00 – 11.00	Poster – 17	Teaching workshop technology through innovative art Allan Partridge and Alan Hardy, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Pre-function Area C
11.00 – 11.25	25 mins	Java versus C++ for engineering education A. M. Al-Rawi, King Faisal Unversity, Saudi Arabia A. Lansari, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates	Almas Suites 2
11.25 – 11.50	25 mins	Performance of electrical engineering students in high school mathematics and subsequent university mathematics F. G. Hayati and A. N. Ali, Ajman University of Science and Technology Network, United Arab Emirates	Almas Suites 2
12.00 – 12.50	50 mins	Robotic kits as a platform of learning Amur S. Al Yahmadi and Mohammed A. Al Mugheiry, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman	Almas Suites 2
1Z3.00 – 14.30	Lunch		Diwan Ballroom
14.30 – 15.20	50 mins	Why we should introduce engineering in high schools in the United Arab Emirates Fahar Hayati, Ajman University of Science and Technology Network, United Arab Emirates	Almas Suites 2
15.30 – 16.20	50 mins	Simulation studies in engineering education Syed Aqeel Ashraf, Salalah College of Technology, Oman	Almas Suites 2
16.30 – 17.00	Afternoon Tea

Day Three – Monday 19 March 2007
09.00 – 09.50	Keynote Engineering	Guiding principles for educating the next-generation energy engineer Michael M. Ohadi, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
10.00 – 10.25	25 mins	Presentation moved to Keynote Engineering slot	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
10.25 – 10.50	25 mins	Innovative teaching of thermofluids through experimental characterisation Peter Rodgers and Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
11.00 – 11.25	25 mins	Using interactive problem-solving techniques in the teaching of control systems Lisa Lamont, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
11.25 – 11.50	25 mins	Employing undergraduate chemical engineering laboratory experiments to demonstrate applications of key statistical decision-making tools Bruce R. Palmer, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
12.00 – 13.00	Lunch		Diwan Ballroom
13.00 – 13.25	25 mins	Introducing mechanical engineering to sophomore mechanical engineering students in the Gulf region Valérie Eveloy, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
13.25 – 13.50	25 mins	Preparing engineering students for environmental stewardship in the twenty-first century: The Petroleum Institute design teams develop plastics recycling plan S. Scott, J. Ahmad and Student Design Teams, The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates	Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A
14.50 – 15.00	Conference Closing Session		Al Thuraya Grand Ballroom A