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Sh Mazlina Bt. Syed Khuzzan Alhabshi

Academic Qualification

  • PhD in Integrating IT and Business Strategies - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Salford
  • M.Sc in Information Technology Management in Construction - Masters Degree, University of Salford
  • Bachelor of Quantity Surveying - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Diploma in Quantity Surveying - Diploma, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Diploma (Islamic Revealed Knowledge) - Diploma, International Islamic University Malaysia

Sh Mazlina Bt. Syed Khuzzan Alhabshi (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN


smazlina@iium.edu.my
6202


Expert Profile


Currently, Dr. Sharifah Mazlina is a senior lecturer at the Department of Quantity Surveying, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), IIUM.
She was a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) at the University of Salford, UK for three years and was involved in teaching and tutoring undergraduate Quantity Surveying (QS) students as well as Higher National Degree (HND) students. Upon completion of her Ph.D, she resumed duty at IIUM in 2010 and has been teaching undergraduate QS courses such as Measurement, Research Methodology and Construction Economics.
She has published articles in journals as well as in conferences proceedings. Currently, she is involved with a collaboration research with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on Green Construction which is to kick-start in July 2015.


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Resource-Based Technology ~ Other Resource-Based Technology n.e.c. - I.T. Management in Construction, e-Learning, Personalised Learning Environments, Learning Styles
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Distance Learning
  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Chemical Engineering ~ Other Chemical Engineering n.e.c.


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED POST-CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 2015/2016
BUILDING COST PLANNING 2017/2018
BUILDING ECONOMICS 2014/2015 2013/2014
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS 1 2009/2010 2004/2005 2003/2004
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 2016/2017
DISSERTATION 2022/2023 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
DISSERTATION PART 1 2023/2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MATERIAL SCIENCES 2003/2004
INTEGRATED MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1 2021/2022 2020/2021 2016/2017 2012/2013
INTEGRATED/MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1 2003/2004
POST-CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 1 2011/2012
PRACTICAL TRAINING 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010
PRIN. OF MEASUREMENT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE & STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004
PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING SERVICES & EXTERNAL WORKS 2004/2005
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING SERVICES AND EXTERNAL WORKS 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING WORKS 1 2021/2022
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING WORKS 2 2009/2010
PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM IN CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT 2015/2016 2014/2015
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT FOR BUILDING WORKS 2 2010/2011 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT OF ADVANCED BUILDING WORKS AND SERVICES 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT OF ADVANCED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS 2016/2017
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING SERVICES AND EXTERNAL WORKS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2004/2005 2003/2004
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT OF EXTERNAL WORK AND RELATED WORKS 2023/2024 2022/2023
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT OF SERVICE AND ADVANCED BUILDING WORKS 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHOD FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHODS FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2023/2024
WORK-BASED DISSERTATION 2017/2018 2016/2017


Supervision


Factors Influencing Adoption Of Building Information Modeling By Malaysian Quantity Surveying Firms.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Development Of Affordable And User-Friendly Cost Modelling Tool For Malaysia Construction Project.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Managerial Decision Making Capabilities Framework In Adopting Technology Innovation Within Quantity Surveying Organisations.
Ph.D Completed 2018 Main Supervisor
Development Conceptual Framework To Support Effective Teaching And Learning For Architecture, Engineer & Construction (Aec) Students At Polytechnic And College Community.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
An Assessment On Management And Maintenance Of Low-Cost And Low-Medium Cost Strata Housing: A Case Study.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Design And Development Of Gamified Teaching And Learning Activities (Tlas) For Quantity Surveying Students In Learning Measurement.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2016 - 2017 Kajian Berkenaan Pelaksanaan Penilaian Mycrest Secara Mandatori Untuk Projek-Projek Bernilai RM100 Juta Dan Ke Atas
2015 - 2016 Kajian Perolehan Hijau Di Dalam Industri Pembinaan
2014 - 2018 Development of Cost Modelling Prediction Tool for Green Home
2011 - 2016 A Personalised Learning Environment (PLE) Framework: A Tested and Validated Prototype for the Built Environment (BE)
On-Going
2019 - Present A Novel Method in Nurturing Students? Motivation and Resilience Through a Validated Embedded Multi-Dimensional Student Engagement Framework (Use of Gamification) for Higher Learning Institution
2019 - Present Seamless contracting and contractual provisions framework to reinforce BIM collaborative and integrative environment in the Malaysian construction industry
2011 - Present RU 2011: The Quantity Surveying Graduates and the Industry's Need
2005 - Present The Development Of A Simple Programme For Construction Cost Estimating Using Microsoft Excel


Publications


Article

2024 Strata management and maintenance: a comparative analysis of Malaysia and selected countries. Planning Malaysia Journal, 22 (1) pp. 38-52
2023 Factors influencing learners’ engagement in the classroom. Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences, 5 (2) pp. 53-62
2023 Low-cost strata maintenance issues and cost impact. Planning Malaysia, 21 (2) pp. 264-274
2022 Development of guidance for the adoption of circular economy in construction and demolition waste management. Planning Malaysia, 20 (5) pp. 415-427
2022 Enforcements and offences under the strata management act. Planning Malaysia, 20 (1) pp. 36-47
2022 The influences of socio-cultural characteristics on public low-cost residents’ satisfaction: a case study on PPR Seri Aman Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, () pp.
2021 Gamification elements and its impact on students. Journal of Technology and Operations Management, 16 (2) pp. 62-75
2021 Students' perceptions towards the use of gamification. Central Asia and the Caucasus, (5) pp. 509-523
2020 Assessment for the 21st century in higher education institution: way forward. International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society, 2 (2) pp. 35-46
2020 Risk factors towards Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) projects implementing building information modelling (BIM) in the United Kingdom (UK): a lesson learnt for Malaysia. PLANNING MALAYSIA : Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 18 (4) pp. 340-351
2017 Post disaster management (PDM) in Malaysia: Issues and challenges. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (7) pp. 6390-6393
2015 Developing a conceptual framework related to managerial decision making capability factors in adopting technological innovation within Malaysian construction SMEs: research methodology. Journal of Technology Management and Business, 2 (1) pp. 1-15
2015 Purposive teaching styles for transdisciplinary AEC education: a diagnostic learning styles questionnaire. International Journal of Architectural Research, 9 (2) pp. 98-112
2014 A study on the validity of a four-variant diagnostic learning styles questionnaire. Education + Training, 56 (2/3) pp. 141-164
2014 Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers. Journal of Technology Management and Business, 1 (2) pp. 73-86
2014 Soft skills competencies of quantity surveying graduates in Malaysia: employers’ views and expectations. International Journa of Built Environment and Sustainability, 1 (1) pp. 9-17
2009 Personalised learning environments (part 2): a conceptual model for construction . Industrial and Commercial Training, 41 (1) pp. 47-56
2008 Personalised learning environments – Part 1: core development issues for construction. Industrial and Commercial Training, 40 (6) pp. 310-319
Conference or Workshop Item

2010 Learning styles inventory : A diagnostic questionnaire for construction. In: Second International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE 2009),
Book Section

2011 Personalised learning environments: development issues and barriers. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182038, pp. 182-197