Dr. Jihad Qaddour

Teaching Interests & Areas

Learning is a process of transformation, I have always seen myself as an avid learner and that is unlikely to ever change. This desire, and the preceding view of learning, sustains both my deep commitment to teaching and to becoming a better teacher. Given my diversity education, long teaching experience, and industrial experience, I have the ability of teaching a large range of classes, at both graduate and undergraduate level. I have extensive knowledge of electrical and network engineering topics, such as communications, wireless and wire networks, data communication, wire and wireless security, next generation networking, and Internet of things. The vast arsenal of my knowledge, academic and industrial experiences, I have obtained during the years, gives me the opportunity to be more effective in teaching by blending the hands on and the theory in my class room.
Three primary principles form the foundation of my teaching philosophy: (1) enthusiasm, mastery of subject, and engagement and collaborative Learning, (2) variety tools and instructional techniques, and (3) application of curriculum and treat students with respect. These concepts have emerged through classroom experience, instruction in collegiate teaching, feedback from students, reflection, and peer review.
I attempt to equip my students with strong foundations in theory and principle and assist them in translating this to implementation in their semester group project using innovative real live solution and algorithms to solve practical problems. These problem-solving opportunities present 'non-textbook' scenarios, which closely mimic the real-world experiences. I pride myself that I am FAIR, FIRM, yet FRIENDLY and learning the names of each of my students and treating them as individuals.