Thesis Writing Workshop

A thesis writing workshop held on 27 April 2011 and fully organized by CEFM (Centre of Excellence for Facilities Management) was a great success! 76 participants (including staffs and students from all faculties in UTHM) involved in this 5 hours workshop. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Mat Deris, senior lecturer in Faculty of Multimedia and Information Technology is one of the IEEE journal reviewer was appointed as a speaker for the workshop. Hall 3, Block A3 in University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia was selected for this programme’s venue.

The workshop started with welcoming speech from Mrs. Masitah, on behalf of CEFM Committee members. The workshop then was divided into 4 sections; Preliminary, Introduction, Literature Review and Proposed Methodology. The participants were given several samples on how to write a good literature review and proposal for PhD candidates. Q&A sessions were engaged with questions regarding to thesis title, improper problem statement and how to pick correct references for the research.

This accomplishment is attained because of the participants’ involvement during the event. In general, most of the participants involved in brainstorming session and helping each others to amend the mistakes. Seeing the positive feedbacks from students and staffs, CEFM decided to organize a next seminar concerning to High Impact Journal Writing expected to be held next month. 

Congratulations to Assoc. Professor Sr. Dr. Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff

Recently Head, Center of Excellence for Facilities Management was granted with Associate Professor title from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. 

1. Full Name                :           Prof. Madya Sr. Dr. Wan Zahari bin Wan Yusoff

2. Date of Birth           :           22 July 1965

3. Nationality               :           Malaysian

  QUALIFICATIONS

2004 - 2007	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
	Doctor Philosophy in Property and Facilities Management
1998 - 2001	Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
	Master of Science Integrated Construction Project Management
1995 – 1997	Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
	Bachelor Science (Hons) Estate Management
1983 - 1986	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
	Diploma in Valuation

 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / REGOGNITION

Professional Affiliations

1.                   Member, Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (ISM). Carries title of Sr (Surveyors). Membership No. 4150.

2.                  Member of, International Facilities Management Association (IFMA).

3.            Probationary Valuer, Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents

           (BOVAEA) Malaysia.

4.            Member, Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES).

PUBLICATIONS

 Publications From Research (International)

1.       Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Maziah Ismail, Azlan Shah Ali (2010). Understanding the Service Provider Perspective Towards Better  Service Quality in Local Authorities. Jurnal of Facilities Management. Vol 8. N0.3.

2.       Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff (2010), A Study on Return of Investment for Commercial

                  Property in Johore tate, Malaysia. Proceedings in International Council for

                  research  & Innovation in Building and Construction COBRA 2010 Paris.

3.      Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, (2010).  Property management in Malaysia, International

                 seminar of International seminar: Asset Management and Valuation:

                 Optimizationof Asset Management & Development to enhance

                 competitiveness, Universiti Padjajaran , Bandung 12 May 2010

4.         Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Maziah Ismail, Graeme Newell (2008). FM-

SERVQUAL . A New Approach of Service Quality Measurement Framework in Local Authorities. Journal of Corporate Real Estate. Volume 10 No. 2 pp. 83- 153.

5.       Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Firdaus Akhimullah (2009). Iskandar Malaysia

                   from Bumiputera perspectives. Proceeding in CRIOCM 2009,

                   Nanjing China.

6.     Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, (2008) Understanding Service Provider

Perspective Towards Better Service quality. Proceeding in    American Real Estate Society Conference (AREUEA 2008).

7.     Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Maziah Ismail, (2008). A New Approach of

Service quality Measurement Framework in Local Authorities. Proceeding in Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES 2008). Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur.

8.     Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Maziah Ismail, (2008). Meningkatkan Kualiti

Perkhidmatan Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Melalui Pengurusan Fasiliti Bersepadu.

9     Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Daud M. N (2003). Putrajaya: An Intelligent

Garden City For Malaysia. Proceeding in 6^th Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium, United Arab Emirates.

10      Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Daud M. N (2002). House Price Dynamics:

Interim Findings From A Malaysia Case Study. Proceeding in International Real Estate Research Symposium (IRERS 2002). Kuala Lumpur.

Other papers Written and Presented in Conferences and Seminar in 2010

1.     Abdul Zaki AB Wahid, Ismail Abd Rahman, Ahmad Tarmizi Abd. Karim, Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Rahmat Muslim (2010). UTHM Green Campus,Initiative Development- An Approach Towards Enviromental    Sustainabality. Seminar Pembangunan dan Pengurusan Fasiliti Kampus Pendidikan, UKM Bangi
2.        Hasbullah, A.,Wan Yusoff, WZ., Ismail, M. (2010). Community     based Facility Management Performance (CbFM) Framework in Education System of Batubara District in Indonesia. World of Academy of Science Engineering and Technology Conference Proceeding ISSN: 2070:3740 & ISSN: 2070:3724.

3.     Hasbullah, A.,Wan Yusoff, WZ., Ismail, M. (2010). Community based Facility Management Performance (CbFM) in Education System of Batubara District in Indonesia. 5^th World Engineering Congress Proceedings

4.   Hasbullah, A.,Wan Yusoff, WZ., Ismail, M. (2010). School Committee Performance using Community based Facility Management in the Education System in Indonesia.  2^nd International Conference on Engineering Education Proceeding. The proceedings of ICEED 2010 will be included in the IEEE Xplore database and will normally be indexed by Scopus

5.     Hasbullah, A.,Wan Yusoff, WZ., Ismail, M. (2010). The Measurement of School Facilities in Public Primary School in Batubara District in Indonesia. International Management Education Conference Proceeding

6.    Hasbullah, A.,Wan Yusoff, WZ., Ismail, M. (2010). Community based Facility Management Performance (CbFM) Framework in Education System of Batubara District in Indonesia. MUCET-Malaysian Technical Universities Conference On Engineering And Technology Proceedings

7.         Pawi, S., Juanil, DM., Wan Yusoff WZ. (2010). Property Tax Management Model of Local Authorities in Malaysia. Proceedings of Post Graduate Seminar, PGS. Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (2010).

8.     Pawi, S. Wan Yusoff WZ.  (2010). Pemasalahan Tunggakan Cukai Taksiran di Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Malaysia. Kertas Seminar Kadaran Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Malaysia 2010. November 2010, UTHM.

9.     Pawi, S., Juanil, DM., Wan Yusoff WZ. (2010). Property Tax Management Model of Local Authorities in Malaysia. Proceedings of International Conference on Social Science, Economics and Art 2011. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, (UKM) January, 2011.

10.  Shafie, F., Wan Yusoff, WZ., Sultan Sidi, NS. (2010). The Role of Facilities Management Helpdesk as a User Complaint System in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). Proceedings of CoGIS2010, Conference on Postgraduates Incentive Research Grant Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. July, 2010.

11.  Shafie, F., Wan Yusoff WZ., Sultan Sidi, NS. (2010). Facilities Management Helpdesk in Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

      (UTHM). proceedings of International Conference on Social Science,

      Economics and Art 2011. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, (UKM).

      January 2011.

12. Ibrahim, I., Wan Yusoff, WZ., Sultan Sidi, NS.(2010). Pembangunan Model Space Charging bagi PengurusanRuang yang Efektif.Kajian 

Kes:UTHM. Proceedings of CoGIS2010, Conference on Postgraduates Incentive Research Grant Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. 

       July, 2010.

13.  Ibrahim, I., Wan Yusoff, WZ., Sultan Sidi, NS. (2010). Pembangunan

        Model Space Charging bagi Pengurusan Ruang yang Efektif.Kajian

       Kes:UTHM. Research and Innovation Festival. Universiti Tun

       Hussein Onn Malaysia, 2010.

14.  Ibrahim, I., Wan Yusoff, WZ., Sultan Sidi, NS. (2010). Space

       Charging Model as an Effective  Management Use for Lecture Rooms:A

       Case Study.,Proceedings of 4^th  International Conference on

        Postgraduate Education., Cititel Midvalley Hotel, 26-28 Nov 2010.

12.3 Publications From Research (National)

1.             Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff (2004). Pembangunan Perumahan: Isu-Isu

penting menyentuh Kepentingan Pengguna. Jurnal Sains Sosial. KUiTTHO Vol. 2. No. 1 pp 1 – 93.

2.               Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, Maziah Ismail, Abd. Jalil Omar (2005). Kajian

Keperluan Perkhidmatan Pengurusan Fasiliti di Malaysia.  Proceeding in MICRA. Universiti Malaya.

3.               Abd. Jalil Omar, Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff. (2005). Kajian Penubuhan

Hyper-Market di Lebuh Raya. Proceeding MICRA Universiti Malaya.

4.               Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff, (2001). Persepsi Pegawai Jabatan Penilaian

dan Perkhidmatan Harta Terhadap Aktiviti Penyelidikan. Proceeding, Simposium Pegawai-Pegawai Penilaian Malaysia, Jabatan  penilaian dan Perkhidmatan Harta Malaysia, Kementerian Kewangan.

Other Papers Written and Presented in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

1.         Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff. (2009). Penilaian Perkhidmatan Pengurusan Fasiliti UTHM daripada Perspektif Pelajar. Kolokium Penyelidikan Fakulti Pengurusan Teknologi, UTHM  (2009)

2.         Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff. (2009). Menilai Kualiti Perkhidmatan Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan daripada Perspektif Pembayar Cukai. Mesyuarat Pegawai-Pegawai Penilaian Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan di Primula Hotel Kuala Terengganu.

3.         Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff. (2008). Customer Satisfaction Index. Delivered to Pengarah-pengarah Bahagian Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru. Di Hotel Seri Malaysia, Johor Bahru.

Total Facilities Management- Sekalung Penghargaan dari CEFM kepada Global Facilities Management Sdn. Bhd.

 Tarikh:12 April 2011

Masa- 2.30 petang – 5.30

Bertempat di: Bilik Mesyuarat Pejabat Pembangunan dan Pengurusan Harta Bina, UTHM

Mesyuarat selama tiga jam ini melibatkan Ketua CEFM, Prof Madya Sr. Dr. Wan Zahari Wan Yusoff bertindak sebagai pengerusi majlis, jurutera elektrik UTHM,  Encik Shukur bin Saleh, Arkitek Bahagian Pembangunan dan Fasiliti; Puan Yusnorsyazana binti Mohd. Yunos, Tn. Haji Zainuddin selaku juruteknik kanan, ahli-ahli CEFM iaitu Cik Irsalina Suria Ismail, Cik Siti Fairus binti Ahmad, Encik Ezhwan Nur bin Arshad dan Cik Ihfasuziella binti Ibrahim.

Encik Wan Azli selaku Ketua Pembangunan Bisnes Global Facilities Management memberikan penerangan berkenaan organisasi syarikat, skop pekerjaan dan portfolio pengurusan. Global Facilities Management Sdn. Bhd. telah menerima anugerah Best Bang For Buck daripada Frost & Sullivan 2007 serta akreditasi ISO 9001, ISO 14001 dan OHSAS 18001 dari Bureau Veritas Certification. Lebih membanggakan kerana ia merupakan satu-satunya syarikat pengurusan fasiliti ditubuhkan anak-anak Malaysia yang berjaya menempa nama di peringkat antarabangsa. Selain di Malaysia, GFM Sdn. Bhd. bergerak aktif di negara Timur Tengah

Ahli CEFM diberikan taklimat berkenaan pengurusan fasiliti secara berkesan yang meliputi tugas dari bermulanya pembinan sebuah bangunan sehinggalah tahap operasi dan penyelenggaraan. En. Mohammad Shaharizal bin Mohammad Idris selaku pengarah eksekutif Global Facilities Management menerangkan tentang peranan seorang pengurus fasiliti dan pengalamannya sepanjang berkhidmat dalam bidang swasta. Beliau juga adalah salah seorang tulang belakang kepada konferens National Facilities and Asset Malaysia ( NAFAM) pada tahun 2009.

Semoga dengan terikatnya perjanjian MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) antara CEFM (Center of Excellence for Facilities Management) dengan Global Facilities Management ini akan membolehkan penyelidikan usaha sama antara organisasi Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia dengan pihak swasta dijalankan dengan jayanya.

Fire Issues in Strata Property

What is strata property?

Strata property defined as building or collection of buildings where individuals with their small portion of their own known as lot but shares the ownership of common possessions such as walls, windows, roofs, driveways, fences, lawns, swimming pool and gardens, etc. Many people think strata properties are high rise buildings and vertical blocks of flats but keep in mind that townhouse and villa developments (the one level) also included in the strata schemes.

Being strata manager is not an easy task especially when you have to deal with various type of people living in the same block. Adheres to fire safety regulation is important, not because it is stated in the Act but this regulations ensured the safety of hundreds of lives in the building if the fire occurs. In strata properties the common cause of fire is electrical, usually related to cooking or heating equipment misuse and/or failure (Broadhead, R., 2010). In Malaysia, under the Strata Titles Act, it is mandatory for the Management Corporation (MC) of buildings such as apartments and condominiums to purchase fire insurance for the whole building. The individual unit owner is required to pay to the MC his respective premium portion.

 Prevention is Better Than Cure

As facility manager, these several actions shall be taken into consideration:

1. Portable Fire Equipments,
2. Alarms and Evacuation System
3. Fire Safety Training,
4. Fire Sprinkler System,
5. Passive fire products. 

In minimizing risk, the key point is to prevent fire from starting or stop them if they are already spreading. The materials made to make wall, window and door frames may help to slow down or stop the fire from expand to other lots. Make sure the alarm is sensitive enough to identified the fire but not a false-alarm of people cooking with lots of smoke from their cooking pots. Property manager shall be alert whether to change it to better quality but not totally removed it from the properties. 

summarized from http://www.hba.org.my/faq/fire.htm
http://www.wormald.com.au/industry-capabilities/strata-buildings
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/pdfs/About_us/Publications/ft045.pdf
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Sembang-sembang Sarjana 3 Mac 2011

Bagi memantapkan kaedah pembentangan pelajar-pelajar Sarjana, program Sembang-sembang Sarjana bagi 2011 diteruskan dengan pra-pembentangan oleh Ezhwan Nur Arshad dan Mohd. Firdaus bin Ismail. Program dijalankan pada setiap hari Jumaat dan bermula pada pukul 3.00 petang berjaya memberi pendedahan awal berkenaan kaedah membentang laporan perkembangan projek setiap semester dan sesi VIVA bagi pelajar Tahun Akhir. 

Seterusnya setiap pelajar diberikan kritikan dari segi lenggok bahasa, pengisian dan penyampaian maklumat berkenaan kajian masing-masing. Ezhwan membentangkan penyelidikan berkenaan Kualiti Hidup Masyarakat di Nusajaya dan Firdaus membentangkan berkenaan Kaedah Krisis Komunikasi dalam Pengurusan Acara/Majlis. 

Memandangkan pelajar-pelajar ini berada di dalam semester satu, maka masih awal untuk mereka membuat pembetulan sebelum laporan perkembangan penyelidikan di hantar. Pelajar-pelajar senior bertindak sebagai Fasilitator, memberikan kritikan serta pandangan dalam menambah-baik projek pelajar-pelajar junior. Program Sembang-sembang Sarjana diharapkan dapat memberikan pelajar-pelajar di bawah naungan CEFM agar lebih berani dan yakin serta tidak melakukan kesilapan yang kerap dilakukan oleh penyelidik-penyelidik sebelumnya. 

Tahniah ahli CEFM!

TAHNIAH kepada pelajar-pelajar dengan nama seperti di bawah:

Ronny Nasrun Adnan,

Nurbaity Aqmar binti Mahamud, dan

Siti Nurhidayah bt H. Nurman S.

 yang juga ahli CEFM yang selesai menamatkan pengajian mereka sebagai pelajar Doktor Falsafah dan Sarjana (penyelidikan) di Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor. Pelajar-pelajar tersebut berada di bawah penasihatan Sr. Dr. Zahari Wan Yusoff telah selesai menempuh VIVA (disertasi terakhir) sepanjang Februari 2011. Dr Ronny Nasrun Adnan dianugerahkan Sarjana Kedoktoran Pengurusan Hartanah dan Fasiliti manakala Cik Nurbaity Aqmar Mahamud dan Puan Siti Nurhidayah bt H. Nurman S. bakal dianugerahkan Sarjana Pengurusan Hartanah dan Fasiliti. 


Ucapan dari kami, warga CEFM:


Anda semua pejuang akademik yang gagah bertarung di media pergelutan ilmu. Semoga kalian tidak gentar untuk meneruskan perjuangan tanpa sempadan ini. 

Sasaran Kerja Tahunan 2011

Februari 2011

Ahli CEFM telah merangka beberapa aktiviti untuk dijalankan sepanjang 2011. Kebanyakan aktiviti pada tahun ini akan memberikan pendedahan kepada pelajar serta penglibatan organisasi kerajaan dan swasta. Memandangkan terdapat ahli-ahli lama yang telah bergaduasi, maka terdapat sedikit rombakan dilakukan pada struktur organisasi CEFM. Bagi mengukuhkan kewangan pusat kecemerlangan ini, Ketua Pusat merancang untuk setiap ahli memohon geran penyelidikan seperti geran jangka pendek, geran insentif siswazah, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme serta Exploratory Research Grant di bawah Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia. 

Tahun 2011 menghimpun program-program berbentuk ilmiah dan latihan kepada pelajar-pelajar penyelidikan serta latihan pengurusan cukai kepada staf-staf pihak berkuasa tempatan. bagi mendukung misi fakulti dalam memperkukuh kursus baru yang ditawarkan, beberapa lawatan industri dan lawatan ke pusat pengajian tinggi bakal diadakan untuk melihat sendiri bagaimana menggerakkan Jabatan Pengurusan Fasiliti secara efektif.

Sasaran penerbitan dan penulisan berimpak tinggi turut diketengah bagi tahun 2011. Seramai lapan orang pelajar sarjana dan seorang pelajar Doktor falsafah akan menghantar kertas penyelidikan kepada institusi dan organisasi dalam Malaysia serta antarabangsa untuk mengembangkan ilmu berkenaan pengurusan fasiliti mengikut perspektif dan teknologi terkini. 

Didoakan semoga semua perancangan CEFM tahun 2011 bakal terlaksana sekaligus menghidupkan semula pusat kecemerlangan pengurusan fasiliti yang satu-satunya terdapat di Malaysia. Penglibatan semua pihak amat dialu-alukan agar cita-cita menjadikan Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia sebagai hub pengembangan ilmu serta praktis bagi pengurusan fasiliti di Malaysia tercapai.