Teaching Interests!

My teaching interests are mainly in the areas of information systems, computer science and management information systems. I have two plus years of postsecondary teaching experience in the area of information systems / computer science at universities in Canada, USA and abroad.

Teaching Experience

Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Canada

Currently teaching CSCI 1200 / ASSC 1000. This is a class of technical computer literacy. Students can expect to learn about computers in a general way and how computers affect the way we live and work. Students will be given an opportunity to become familiar with typical applications of software such as word processors, spreadsheets and database applications. Other topics will include the use of the internet, creation of web pages, and simple programming concepts. No previous computer experience is required.

DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada

Taught Information System in Business course during winter 2009 semester. This course prepares students with the background knowledge and terminology necessary to understand how organizations leverage information technology effectively for business success. The course focuses on the opportunities and pitfalls provided by information technologies, and how information systems can affect business productivity and organizational strategy.

College of Computing Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

Taught evaluation of computer applications to IS/CS undergraduate students for two semesters. Students learned to evaluate computer applications, including human and organizational aspects of performance, in a scientific and objective way. Course was aimed to provide enough skills to carry out a case study, design a questionnaire, do interviews, and carry out a controlled experiment. It introduces methods of analyzing data, and how to analyze an information system, whether a web site, groupware or legacy organizational software. How to identify usability problems, and test the relative merits of alternative designs. Students read journal articles about and practice methods like semi-structured interviews, user surveys, and experiments.

University of Management and Technology, Pakistan

As an adjunct professor taught various courses in the business and computer science departments. Courses included software application, database management system, system analysis and design, management information system.

HiTech Institute, Pakistan

Taught several software application courses including microsoft office, database development, networking fundamentals and computer programming. Also administered and conducted corporate traning courses.