Teaching Experience

♦ Guest Faculty, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Course: CEPC22 – Design of Concrete Structures I

Sections: 4th Semester CE4 and 4CE8 (Tutorials)

Type: Undergraduate Course (Online Mode)

Semester: Even Semester 2020-21

Course Description: Discussion of basics philosophies of design (Working Stress Method, Ultimate Load Method, and Limit State Method), Understanding and Best Practices for Design of Reinforced Beams, Slabs, Footings, etc.

Duties: The tutorials were conducted independently. My main duties were as follows:

  1. Conduct tutorials discussing, in detail, basic concepts of the course.
  2. Discuss various examples for the design of different structural members.
  3. Grading internal as well as final examinations.

Class Structure: Most classes were structured as follows:

  1. A new concept was explained in detail with the help of illustrative examples.
  2. Students were assigned practice problems to solve and discuss.
  3. For the design of a structural member, general steps, as well as provisions given in IS 456:2000, were discussed.
  4. Students were assigned a design problem and were later asked to present their designs in class.

 

Course: CEPC14 – Structural Analysis I

Sections: 2nd Semester CE 7-9

Type: Undergraduate Course (Online Mode)

Semester: Even Semester 2020-21

Course Description: In four units, the students were introduced to the following topics: Principal Stresses and Strains, Axially and Eccentrically Loaded Columns, Deflection of Beams, Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures, and Work-Energy Principles.

Duties: Every Week, four lectures were conducted. My main duties were as follows:

  1. Conduct lectures explaining the basic concepts of the course.
  2. Establish Google Classroom for smooth communication with the students.
  3. Periodic assessment of student understanding via assignments for each chapter.
  4. Clarifying student questions related to course as well as assignments.
  5. Setting the exam paper for internal examinations.
  6. Grading of all examinations.

Class Structure: Most classes were structured as follows:

  1. In each lecture, the concepts were discussed from a practical point of view.
  2. The students were helped to visualize the future application of all concepts discussed in class.
  3. Illustrative examples were discussed in addition to the introduction/derivation of each concept.

 

Course: CEIR12 – Engineering Graphics

Sections: 1st Semester EE-B (Lecture & Drawing), 1st Semester EE-A (Drawing), 1st Semester ME-A (Lecture),  1st Semester ME-C (Lecture), 2nd Semester EC 4-6 (Lecture & Drawing)

Type: Undergraduate Course (Online Mode)

Semester: Odd & Even Semester 2020-21

Course Description: Understanding concepts of Orthographic Projection, Projection of Points, Lines, Planes, and Solids; Drawing Sections of Solids; and conducting analysis using Graphic Statics.

Duties: In a week, each section had two lectures and one drawing class. My main duties were as follows:

  1. Explain the basic concepts of Orthographic Projections.
  2. Send the students assignments every week related to topics discussed in class.
  3. In drawing classes, help students with drawing and clarify student doubts.
  4. Establish Google Classroom for smooth communication with the students.
  5. Setting the exam paper for internal examinations.
  6. Grading of all examinations.

Class Structure: Most classes were structured as follows:

  1. In each lecture, the concepts of projection of various figures were discussed.
  2. In each drawing class, students were asked to make their drawing sheets and get it checked towards the end of the class.

 

♦ Instructor of Record, North Carolina State University

Institution: North Carolina State University, Department of Civil, Construction and Environment Engineering

Course: CE 324 Section 002 (Structure Behavior and Measurements)

Type: Undergraduate Course

Semesters: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019

Course Description: One introductory and six class experiments are conducted throughout the semester. The course aims to help students understand theoretical concepts in Structural Analysis. The class experiments were conducted on the following topics: cantilever beam deflection, column buckling, torsion, indeterminate beam analysis, calculation of structural stiffness by statically and dynamically, and shear strain in wide-flange beams.

Duties: I had the following duties at this position:

  1. Editing and managing the laboratory manual every semester.
  2. Set up the laboratory every other week for experiments.
  3. Create and maintain a course webpage on Moodle.
  4. Conduct weekly classes for the course.
  5. Grade weekly study sheets and laboratory report submissions and maintain a record for each student.
  6. Hold weekly office hours to clarify student doubts.
  7. Set, conduct, and grade final exam.
  8. Reporting the final grades to the university via an online portal.

Class Structure: For each class in this course, the following structure was followed:

  1. Students were asked to revise the theoretical concept of the experiment beforehand and solve a study sheet.
  2. The theoretical concepts related to the experiment were explained to the students.
  3. The assumptions related to the concept were read by the students and further explained in detail.
  4. The students were taught the procedure of the experiment in part so as to not overwhelm the students with excess information at once.
  5. After the experiment was conducted, each group calculated the theoretical and experimental values and percentage error between the two. Each group wrote their errors on a whiteboard for the entire class.
  6. Finally, students discussed the reasons for percentage errors for their own group as well as the differences in the error of all groups.
  7. Each group submitted a joint lab report explaining the experiment.

 

♦ Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University

Institution: North Carolina State University, Department of Civil, Construction and Environment Engineering

Course: CE 527 (Structural Dynamics)

Type: Graduate Course

Semesters: Spring 2017

Course Description: Introduction to the response of structures subjected to time-varying load. Understanding of single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems, multi-degrees of freedom (MDOF) systems, writing equations of motion, solution of equations of motions of undamped and damped SDOF systems subjected to free and forced vibrations, piecewise exact solutions of non-periodic loads, eigenvalue problems, solution of the equation of motion of MDOF systems, and introduction to response spectrum.

Duties: I had the following duties at this position:

  1. Creating and grading weekly assignments.
  2. Grading mid-term and final examinations.
  3. Hold office hours every week for distance education (online) students.

 

♦ Tutoring, North Carolina State University

Institution: North Carolina State University, Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes

Course: CE 382 (Hydraulics)

Type: Graduate Course

Semesters: Fall 2015

Course Description: Fluid properties; mass, energy, and momentum conservation laws; dimensional analysis and modeling; laminar and turbulent flows; surface and form resistance; flow in pipes and open channels; elementary hydrodynamics; fluid measurements; characteristics of hydraulic machines.

Duties: I had the following duties at this position:

  1. Conduct one-on-one tutoring sessions with the student by going through the lecture notes.
  2. Answering student questions regarding the course.
  3. Conduct surprise quizzes to keep track of student progress.
  4. Report student progress on an online portal after each tutoring session.

 

♦ Mentoring, Hope Community Church, Alexander YMCA, Raleigh

As a volunteer mentor with the YMCA, I had one on one mentoring sessions with primary school students from underprivileged families. At each session, kids were encouraged to do grammar as well as reading. At the end of the session, the kids and I played an educational game that helped them develop their logical understanding.