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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Built Environment) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master of Science in Urban Development and Management - Masters Degree, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Urban and Regional Planning - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Mohd Farid Bin Jaafar Sidek (Dr.)
Matriculation Lecturer
IIUM Gambang Campus
CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES
faridjaafar@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Before joining the International Islamic University Malaysia as an academician in February 2011, he worked as an executive at Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd and as a junior town planner at DPZ Asia Sdn Bhd. In 2022, he received his Ph.D. in Built Environment for his thesis, "Modeling the Effect of Land Use Characteristics and Pedestrian Infrastructure Designs on Urban Rail Ridership in Kuala Lumpur." His teaching experience spans multiple disciplines, including environmental design, tourism planning, the built environment, economics, statistics, research, and critical thinking. He is a member of the Transportation Science Society Malaysia (TSSM), Lembaga Perancang Bandar Malaysia, and Pertubuhan Profesional Tanah Malaysia, and regularly contributes articles, conferences, publications, and monographs.
Area of Specialisation
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Architecture ~ Built Environment - urban rail, pedestrian infrastructures, regression modelling
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Urban Planning ~ Public Transport - Urban Development and Management
Professional Membership
- 2017: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Transportation Science Society Malaysia
- 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Registered Graduate Town Planner), Lembaga Perancang Bandar, Malaysia
- 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Lifetime Member), Pertubuhan Profesional Tanah Malaysia (PERTAMA)
Teaching Responsibilities
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TOURISM | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 |
FUNDEMENTALS OF TOURISM PLANNING | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 2 | 2013/2014 2012/2013 |
INTRO. TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 2011/2012 |
INTRO. TO ECONOMICS | 2011/2012 |
INTRO. TO STATISTICS FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 2011/2012 2010/2011 |
INTRODUCTION TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 2019/2020 2015/2016 2013/2014 |
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS | 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 |
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 |
RESEARCH READING SKILLS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
RESEARCH SKILLS | 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
STUDY SKILLS | 2015/2016 |
THINKING SKILLS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
Award & Recognition
27 Jul, 2021 | Financial Sustainability Award, Takrim 2020 - | University |
Publications
Article
2022 | Modelling the urban rail ridership in Kuala Lumpur by pedestrian infrastructure designs, land use and station characteristics. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 14 () pp. 1586-1606 |
2020 | Socio-economic and travel characteristics of transit users at Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) stations. Transportation Research Procedia, 48 () pp. 1931-1955 |
2016 | Summary on the Effect of Density, Diversity and Pedestrian Infrastructure on the Use of Rail-based Urban Public Transport. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environmnet, 210 () pp. 567-576 |
Conference or Workshop Item
Book Section
2011 | The legal consideration of development activities under transmission line. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-022-5, pp. 177-195 |
Monograph
2022 | Report on the constructive alignment of LMD's foundation programmes. In: Department of Languages and Management, |
2018 | Modeling the land use and pedestrian environment for the rail-based transit-oriented development towards realizing NKRA initiatives for an improved urban public transportation system. In: International Islamic University Malaysia, |