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2003-09-10 05:12:00
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VOLVIS PROGRAM ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM, CIVIC

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 AMMAN 005793 

SIPDIS

ECA/PE/V/P (TJOHNSON); NEA/PPD (DMACINNES); NEA/ARN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO
SUBJECT: VOLVIS PROGRAM ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM, CIVIC
EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY FROM OCTOBER 20-30, 2003

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 AMMAN 005793

SIPDIS

ECA/PE/V/P (TJOHNSON); NEA/PPD (DMACINNES); NEA/ARN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO
SUBJECT: VOLVIS PROGRAM ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM, CIVIC
EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY FROM OCTOBER 20-30, 2003


1. THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES DR. RAED QAQISH FOR
A VOLVIS PROGRAM, MEMBER OF THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE JORDANIAN
PARLIAMENT FROM OCTOBER 20-30, 2003. FULL BIOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION FOLLOWS:

PREFIX: MR.
F-NAME: RAED
M-NAME: K.
L-NAME: QAQISH
M-ADDR1: P.O. BOX 1355
M-CITY: AL SALT 19110
M-CNTRY: JORDAN
M-PHONE: (962-5) 353-3631
M-EMAIL: R.QAQISH@INDEX.COM.JO
GENDER: M
DOB: 11/04/1962
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: AMMAN
BIRTH-CNTRY: JORDAN
CITIZ-CNTRY: JORDAN
RES-CNTRY: JORDAN
DEPART-POST: SEPTEMBER 11
RETURN-POST: NOVEMBER 1
START MEMO POSITION:
MEMBER OF LOWER HOUSE OF JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:

END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEE, USA
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
TEACHING ASSISTANT, SPRING 1985- 1986
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN-AMMAN, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING PART TIME LECTURER, AUGUST 1989- JUNE 1992
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS & AUTOCAD
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN-AMMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
PART TIME LECTURER, FEB. 1993-JUNE 1993
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 3
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITY-AMMAN, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
SENIOR LECTURER, SEPT. 1993- APRIL 1995
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 7
COMPUTER-AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN / ARCHICAD
ENGINEERING DRAWING
INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO 1
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
FREEHAND SKETCHING STUDIO

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, UK, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
CAD INSTRUCTOR, APRIL 1995- APRIL 1997
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN/ MICROSTATION/ TWO TERMS

APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITY-AMMAN, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, APRIL 1997- SEPTEMBER 1997
ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATION PROJECT

APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITY-AMMAN, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
PART TIME ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SEPTEMBER 1999- FEB. 2000
CAD APPLICATION: ARCHICAD 6.01

UNIVERSITY OF PETRA-AMMAN, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SEPTEMBER 1997-PRESENT
VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO DIVISION
COORDINATOR: GRADUATION PROJECT/ FIFTH YEAR DESIGN STUDENTS
COORDINATOR AND FOUNDER OF VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO/ 5TH
ARCHITECTURAL & 4TH INTERIOR DESIGN

EXPERIMENTAL WORK, STARTED SEPTEMBER 1999, EARLY RESULTS
INDICATE SOME PROBLEMS IN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE (COPIES OF
ARCHICAD) AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY NOW; UOP HAS TAKEN
POSITIVE DECISIONS TO PURCHASE LICENSED COPIES EARLY NEXT
TERM. FULL INTEGRATION OF CAAD INTO THE CURRICULUM HAS
PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF IMPLEMENTED AT EARLY STAGES IN
THE CURRICULUM.

DESIGN STRATEGIES
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO/ 5TH YEAR STUDENTS
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 7
THESIS RESEARCH
INTRO TO COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTER-AIDED ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
ARCHITECTURAL GRADUATION PROJECT
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 4

END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, UK
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART,
(COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN)

THESIS TITLE: COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING (CAL) IN COMPUTER
AIDED DESIGN (CAD):
INTER & INTRA DEPARTMENTAL COMPUTER MANAGEMENT LEARNING
(CML) IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION (AE)

AREAS OF EMPHASIS: PLEASE SEE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
CAD: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (PEDAGOGICAL PARADIGMS, TEACHING,
APPLICATIONS)
CA: COMPUTER ART AND DIGITAL DESIGN
CAL: COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING (INTEGRATION IN UNIVERSITIES
AND CURRICULA)
CML: COMPUTER MANAGEMENT LEARNING (EVALUATION OF COMPUTING
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRATION, TOOLS, METHODS,
SYSTEMS)
ITE : INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION
CADE: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN STUDIOS EDUCATION.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEE, USA
MASTER OF ARCH.
MAJOR: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD)
THESIS TITLE: THE GREATER AMMAN AREA PLAN PROJECT IN CAD
AREAS OF EMPHASIS:
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN APPLICATIONS
COMPUTER AIDED URBAN DESIGN APPLICATIONS

1985 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES &
FINE ARTS
MINOR: FINE ARTS
AREAS OF EMPHASIS: ARTS, DESIGN, DESIGN THEORY, BUILDING
TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN & PRESENTATION

END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:

END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
1994: QAQISH, R & F. AGABANI (1994) "THE IMPORTANCE OF CAAD
IN THE CONCEPT OF APPLIED SCIENCE EDUCATION", PAPER
PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ASU, AMMAN, AUGUST.
1995: F. AGABANI & QAQISH, R. (1995) A STRATEGY FOR TEACHING
CAAD: A CASE STUDY AT APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITY. OPEN HOUSE
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, VOL. 20, NO. 2.
1996: QAQISH, R., A. YARAN & A. SHAEB (1996) "CAAD
METAPHORS IN HIGH RISE BUILDING DESIGN: A CASE STUDY OF AN
ILL-DESIGNED AREA IN GLASGOW-SCOTLAND", OPEN HOUSE
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, VOL. 21,NO.1.
1996: QAQISH, R. & R. HANNA. (1996) "APPLYING COMPUTER
AIDED LEARNING (CAL) STRATEGIES IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
(CAD): A CASE STUDY OF AEC TEACHING AT MSA", PAPER PRESENTED
AT THE CONFERENCE ALT-C 96, INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE
CURRICULUM, GLASGOW.
1996 :YARAN, A. & QAQISH, R. K. (1996) "PUBLIC HIGH RISE
HOUSING DESIGN PROBLEMS CLASSIFICATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF
HOUSING ESTATES CLASSES IN GLASGOW-SCOTLAND", PAPER
PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON MULTI-PURPOSE HIGH-RISE TOWERS AND TALL BUILDINGS,
SINGAPORE: JULY.
1997: QAQISH, R. & R. HANNA. (1997) "EVALUATING COMPUTER
AIDED LEARNING (CAL) STRATEGIES IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
(CAD)", OPEN HOUSE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, VOL. 21, NO. 4.

1997. (ARABIC LANGUAGE EDITION)
1997 :QAQISH, R. & R. HANNA. (1997) "THE IMPACT OF CAL
STRATEGIES ON CAD: A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVE USE OF
COMPUTERS IN THE TEACHING OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN", PAPER
PUBLISHED AT THE CAADRIA CONFERENCE, TAIWAN.
1997: R. HANNA, T. BARBAR & QAQISH, R. (1997) "COMPUTERS AS
THE SOLE DESIGN TOOL: THE MACKINTOSH EXPERIMENT", PAPER
PUBLISHED AT THE 15TH ECAADE CONFERENCE IN GENEVA. THE 15TH
ECAADE CONFERENCE IN GENEVA.
1997: QAQISH, R. & R. HANNA. (1997) "A WORLD-WIDE
QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF CAD USE IN THE USA,
UK, ISRAEL, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SWEDEN AND THE NETHERLANDS",
PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE 15TH ECAADE CONFERENCE IN GENEVA.
1998: QAQISH, R. (1998) "ASSESSING CAD LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
AND CAL MATERIALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OVERALL
EFFECTIVENESS OF CAD INTEGRATION DOMAINS: A CASE STUDY OF
THE STUDENT'S ATTITUDE, PERFORMANCE, CREATIVITY AND SKILLS
IN THE DESIGN STUDIO TOWARDS CAD AT MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE, UK", PAPER PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED AT THE 16TH
ECAADE 1998 CONFERENCE IN FRANCE.
1998: QAQISH, R & A. SHAEB (1998) "COMPUTER AIDED FOR
HOUSING PROBLEMS SIMULATION (CAHPS)", PAPER PRESENTED TO THE
2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AND INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, ASU, AMMAN, AUGUST.
1998: QAQISH, R. (1998) "THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAAD STAFF,
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND CAL MATERIALS EVALUATION" PAPER
PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED AT ELT 98: INNOVATION IN THE
EVALUATION OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE, THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH LONDON, UK, 1998.
1998: QAQISH, R. (1998)" THE EMERGENCE OF CAAD IN
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: AN OVERVIEW STUDY INTO CAD
INFLUENCES ON THE DESIGN STUDIO", PAPER PRESENTED AND
PUBLISHED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT TRENDS
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEM,
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY, AMMAN, JORDAN.
1999: QAQISH, R. (1999) "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
PLATFORM SYNTHESISES ARCHITECTURE AND SCIENCE: A CASE STUDY
OF COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (CAAD) EMPLOYMENT IN
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION (AE)". PAPER PRESENTED AT THE IT 99,
WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION,
AMMAN- JORDAN.
1999: QAQISH R. & K. TARAZI (1999) "FORMULATING A COMPUTER-
AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (CAAD) PROGRAM MODEL IN DISTANCE
EDUCATION (DE) AT OPEN UNIVERSITIES (OU): A STUDY INTO AN
EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF CAAD INTO DISTANCE EDUCATION" PAPER
PUBLISHED AT THE AVOCAAD 99, BELGIUM.
1999: QAQISH, R. (1999)"EVALUATION AS A KEY TOOL TO BRIDGE
CAAD AND ARCHITECTURE SCHOOLING" THE 17TH ECAADE 1999
CONFERENCE IN LIVERPOOL, UK.
2000: QAQISH, R & K. TARAZI (2000) INTEGRATING COMPUTER
AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN THE CURRICULUM OF UOP: CASE
STUDY OF VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO IMPLEMENTATION. TO BE
PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER 2000, AT ARCHITECTURAL
EDUCATION 2000, AMMAN.
2001: QAQISH, R (2001) INTEGRATING COMPUTER AIDED
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN THE CURRICULUM OF UOP: CASE STUDY OF
VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO IMPLEMENTATION. TO BE PUBLISHED AND
PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER 2000, AT ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION
2000, AMMAN.
2001: QAQISH, R (2001) VDS PRACTICE HINGES ON INTERVENTIONS
AND SIMPLICITY: A CASE STUDY OF HARD REALISM VS. DISTORTED
IDEALISM, THE 19TH ECAADE-CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN FINLAND
IN THE END OF AUGUST 2001
PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS - PUBLISHED AND/OR PRESENTED/
CONTINUED
2001: QAQISH, R (2001) EXPLOITING TOOLS OF EVALUATION TO
IMPROVE CAAD TEACHING METHODS: A CASE STUDY OF INTER & INTRA
ECTM MODEL, PAPER PUBLISHED AT CAAD FUTURES 2001, EINDHOVEN
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS, 8 - 11
JULY 2001
2001: QAQISH, R (2001) SYNTHESISING COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING
(CAL) IN CAAD: A NARRATIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION PARADIGM,
FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND
PRACTICE, HELD AT THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT,
JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ON 16-17 MAY,
2001
2001: QAQISH, R (2001) COMPUTER-AIDED PRACTICE IN
ARCHAEOLOGY, PAPER PRESENTED AT JORDAN ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
2001: QAQISH, R (2001) A PROGRAM MODEL FOR COMPUTER-AIDED
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (CAAD) IN DISTANCE EDUCATION (DE):
ALBASAER SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, VOL 5, NO. 2, SEPT. 2001, AMMAN-
JORDAN
2002: QAQISH, R. (2002) IMPACT OF DESIGN ON PARLIAMENTARY
REFORM POLICES AND TRENDS. CASE STUDY: PORTCULLIS HOUSE POST
OCCUPANCY EVALUATION. PAPER PRESENTED AT A SEMINAR, LONDON
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, LONDON, APRIL 2002

NOMINATING-OFFICER: CAO
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:

DR. QAQISH IS A NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WHO WILL
BE CRITICAL TO DEMOCRATIC REFORM EFFORTS. HIS PROGRAM, TO
BE FOCUSED ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
AND ON EDUCATION REFORM, CIVIC EDUCATION AND GOOD
GOVERNANCE, WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SET THE COURSE
OF ORGANIZATION AND REFORM FOR THE NEW PARLIAMENT. HIS
VISIT SUPPORTS MPP GOALS ON CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRATIC CHANGES
AND PROMOTING GREATER LIBERALIZATION IN JORDAN.


2. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE.
GNEHM