Four
weeks progress report (June 9th 2008 – July 6th, 2008).
Submitted
by
Dr.
Adam Khan, HEC Visiting Scholar, State University of New York at Morrisville,
NY
Projects Pursued:
During my 4 weeks stay at Gomal University, I pursued the following projects for the
Faculty of Agriculture plus university as a whole:
1.
Taught
several faculty members in Faculty of Agriculture how to use WebCt (a new state of the art technology) in teaching on
line courses to graduates and undergraduates.
I also submitted a request to the administration to purchase software to
install at the campus. I also gave the
written procedure to each faculty member on how to use WebCt
(copy attached). This will be a new
technology at Gomal University and may be the only
campus in NWFP or even Pakistan with WebCt
capability.
2.
The
following 6 topics were discussed with Ph. D. students and also Ph.D. faculty
members:
a.
GIS
and precision farming
b.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation and
environmental laws in the U.S.
c.
Soil
and nutrient management
d.
Land
and water management
e.
Treatment
of waste water – cheap technology
f.
Development
of wet land
3.
Advised
several Ph.D. students on their research projects.
4.
GIS
maps of Gomal University’s new campus were developed
for the Ph.D. students to identify location of their research projects in their
research publications.
5.
Reviewed
and evaluated the research papers of agriculture faculty and post graduate
students for the Gomal University Journal of Research
(HEC recognized journal).
6.
Attended
several seminars of Ph.D. and M. Phil students and made recommendation on
making effective power point presentations.
7.
Met
with several faculty members and discussed possible topics of research that
could be pursued jointly.
8.
Discussed
with the co-author, Dr. Muhammad Qasim Khan, the following 2 books we wrote
together:
a.
Khan,
Adam and Muhammad Qasim Khan. 2008. Introduction to Soil Physics, Genesis, and
Classification. Published by Pearson Publishing Company in USA.
b.
Khan,
Adam and Muhammad Qasim Khan. 2008. Introduction to Soil Chemistry and
Fertility. Published by Pearson Publishing Company in USA.
9.
Help
one Ph.D. faculty write a grant proposals on Center of Excellence of Crops,
Soil, Environment, and Water
10. Proposed ideas
to one Ph.D. student on how to select certain variety of sugar cane using
Growing Degree Days (GDD)
11. Discussed
linkage program between Gomal University and Land
Grant Universities in the U.S. We also discussed possibility of joint
supervision of Ph.D. students and faculty exchange.
12. Helped Ph.D.
students how to write review papers for publications.
13. Wrote the course
requirements for B.Sc, Msc,
and Ph.D. of each discipline and put it on the web page.
14. Took digital
pictures of each faculty member and briefly wrote their CV next to their
picture and then placed the pictures in the web page.
15. Met with the web
page designer to make sure that the web pages were accurately linked.
16. Took pictures of
students while they worked on their research projects and put the pictures on
the picture board of web page.
17. Wrote the first
summary annual report for the university (copy attached).
18. Wrote the web
pages for the following departments:
a.
Faculty
of Agriculture
b.
Department
of Agronomy
c.
Department
of Entomology
d.
Department
of Soil Science
e.
Department
of Food Technology
f.
Department
of Horticulture
g.
Department
of PBG
h.
Department
of Basic Sciences
19. Took digital
pictures of each construction project and put these pictures on the cover of
the report.
How to use and develop material for webct
By Dr. Adam
Khan, State University of New York, College of Agriculture and Technology at
Morrisville
Introduction:
Webct is a
web based teaching software. With this
software the teacher easily designs a web page on class material that he/she
wants to teach. The students who are in
the class get a pass word and account to access this web page. These account numbers
and pass words are distributed to the students by the system administrator at
the computer center. The system
administrator also rights to the students where they cannot make changes to the
content of the web page. The faculty member also gets a pass word and account
number but has the right to design the web page. Only the faculty member has the rights to the
web page and nobody can make changes to the web page. This web page can be used to teach on line
courses where the students have access to the course material, the teacher
notes, notices, syllabi, and anything the teacher chooses to display on the web
page. The students do not have to come
to the class room and learn the material by reading the notes and other
material the teacher puts for them to read.
Webct can also be used for distance learning.
How to post material on the webct web page
·
To
access the webct web page, type the address http://................. And then click
“enter”
·
The
web page prompts for “account and pass word”. Type your pass word and account
(that the webct administrator would give you) like
you would do for your e-mail and then click “enter”
·
The
web page gives you the semester and the list of courses that are taught in that
semester. High light the course and then click.
·
you
will get the course page blank with some titles (empty with no information as
an example)
·
There
are 2 options on this page, one for the teacher to design the web page
“designer option” and the other for the students and the teacher to view the
content of the web page “View” option. By clicking on “view” you will get the
web page where you will be able to click on any item and see the information in
that item.
·
If
you want to add an item in the web page, you will need the designer web page as
given above.
·
On
the designer web page, you double click on “add page or tool“, 
·
This
will give you the following page
·
If
you want to add a file (developed in html) or a picture in “Jpg” format, you
click on “single page” as is given in above picture, you will get the following
page. On this page, you enter the title
of the page in line 1. For line 2, you
click on “brouse”. 
·
You will get another screen where it will ask you to click on
“browse” again to locate the html or jpg file.
·
Once
you click on “browse”, it will take you to “C” drive or whatever location your
html or jpg file is saved.
·
You
highlight the folder and click on it and you will see a list of files from
which you will choose the file you need:
·
You
highlight the file and then click “open”. A new screen with a “file name” on
left side of “browse” will appear
·
On
this screen, click on “upload” to upload the file to list of files given in the
list above. This file will be automatically marked to be loaded to the web
page.
·
Then
click on “add”, the file will be added to webct.
How to change the banner where you put announcements
·
On
the design page, click under customize “modify/add banner image”.
·
This
will give you a page you will be able to modify the banner and add
announcements etc.
·
In
order to put announcements on upper or lower end of the page you first lighten
the item
·
The
click on “upper text” or “lower text” and you will get a page to make changes.
Web pages developed:
|
Department of Agricultural Chemistry |
Faculty and Staff
|
Dr.
Muhammad Umar Khan Khattak,
M. Phil, Quaid - i- Azam University, Islam Abad. Assistant Professor, BPS- 19
and Department Head: Ph. D. Gomal University, D. I.
Khan. Published more than 26 research papers in HEC recognized journals.
Advised, supervised more than 8 M. Phil graduates. Currently supervising 3
Ph. D. students. Training on amino acid analyzer's installation in Germany.
Area of research interest: Effect o f Micronutrients in soil fertility.
Worked on several HEC funded research projects. |
Program Requirements:
B.Sc (HONS) Agriculture Chemistry
1st Term
|
Subjects |
Credit
Hours |
|
Basic Agriculture |
3(2-2) |
|
Introduction to Soil Sci. |
3(2-2) |
|
Computer/ IT |
3(2-2) |
|
Botany/Math |
3(2-2)/ 3(3-0) |
|
English |
3(3-0) |
|
Islamyat |
2(2-0) |
2nd Term
|
Subjects |
Credit
Hours |
|
Communication Skill |
3(3-0) |
|
Introduction to Agronomy |
3(2-2) |
|
Introduction to Food technology |
3(2-2) |
|
Introduction to Horticulture |
3(2-2) |
|
Pak studies |
2(2-0) |
|
Agricultural Engineering |
3(2-2) |
|
Zoology/ Math |
3(2-2)/3(3-0) |
3rd Term
|
Subjects |
Credit
Hours |
|
Statistics |
3(2-2) |
|
Plant Pathology |
3(2-2) |
|
Animal Husbandry |
3(2-2) |
|
Agricultural chemistry |
3(2-2) |
|
Agricultural Extension |
3(2-2) |
|
Introduction to Entomology |
3(2-2) |
4th Term
|
Subjects |
Credit
Hours |
|
Water MGT |
3(2-2) |
|
Agricultural Economics |
3(3-0) |
|
Introduction to PBG |
3(2-2) |
|
Rural Development |
3(2-2) |
|
Introduction to Genetics |
3(2-2) |
|
Statistics II |
3(2-2) |
5th
term
|
Courses |
Credit
Hours |
|
Chemistry |
3(2-2) |
|
Applied bio- chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Vitamins and minerals |
4(3-2) |
|
Chemistry of fats and oils |
4(3-2) |
|
Bio organic chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Total credit hour |
19 |
6th
term
|
Courses |
Credit Hours |
|
Bio physical chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Protein chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Principles of food security |
4(3-2) |
|
Environmental Bio chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Oil and fat technology |
3(2-2) |
|
Total credit hour |
19 |
7th
term
|
Courses |
Credit Hours |
|
Food chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Clinical chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Principles of bio chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Agricultural microbiology |
3(2-2) |
|
Plant bio chemistry |
4(3-2) |
|
Total credit hour |
19 |
8th
term
|
Courses |
Credit
Hours |
|
Internship |
15 |
MSc (Hons) and Ph.D.
Higher
Education Commission (HEC) requirements of courses for MSc
(Hons) and Ph.D. will be followed. Selection of
courses by the Faculty of Agriculture from HEC list is ongoing and once the
decision on the list is final, it will be posted on the web page. Some of the
courses offered for MSc (Hons)
are as follows:
Pictures Board:
|
Department
of Basic Sciences and Humanities |
Faculty and Staff:
|
Dr.
Azam Khan, Ph. D. Agri. Engineering, AIT Bangkok,
Thailand. Post doc, Charles Strut University, Australia. |
|
Mr. Abdul Haleem, M. Phill Mathematics, Baha-udin Zakaria University, MUltan, Pakistan Assistant Professor, BPS- 19 |
|
Mr. Javed zaffar, MSc Economics, Gomal University, D. I. Khan Lecturer, BPS-18 |
Program:
The faculty in this department do not offer any degree, however, they teach classes to all students in the faculty. They pursue support services to both students and faculty.
Pictures Board:
This web page was written by Dr. Adam Khan, HEC visiting scholar from State University of New York at Morrisville. It will be updated periodically by the department chair in cooperation with the Gomal University web page designer.
|
Department
of Agronomy |
Faculty and Staff
|
Dr.
Himayatullah, Ph.D. Agronomy,
|
|
Dr.
M. Ayaz Khan, Ph.D., Glasgow University, United
Kingdom. |