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Nur Affah Bt. Mohyin

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Construction Management - Doctor of Philosophy, Loughborough University, Leicestershire
  • Master in Management - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Degree in Quantity Surveying - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Diploma in Quantity Surveying - Diploma, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Nur Affah Bt. Mohyin (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Other's position:

Head, Research Management Centre


affah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Dr. Nur Affah has extensive experience lecturing, supervising, researching, and developing programmes within the Quantity Survey and Construction Management field. She is the Head of the Technology Transfer Office, Research Management Center.   

Dr Nur Affah is now leading a research project on the economic sustainability of elderly care centres. She has supervised several postgraduate and undergraduate students on various research topics but mostly related to her research interests: Construction Management, Human Resource Management, and Ethics in Construction. She is a Sustainable Facilities Management Research Group member and has experience as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management.

In 2018, she was attached to the CIMB group as a Fellow CEO@Faculty Programme 2.0, where she worked at CIMB Group Human Resources and CIMB Foundation. She has previously held administrative and academic leadership positions, including Head of the Quantity Surveying Department, Member of the Academic Board, Academic Advisor, Practical Training Coordinator, and Dissertation Coordinator. She leads the development and review of the Bachelor of Quantity Surveying programme and is also a Member of the Master of Construction Business programme review.

She has taught several courses such as Principles of Measurement for Building Works, Principles of Estimating for Building Works, Construction Business, Strategic Management of Construction Business, Integrated Multidisciplinary Project, and Research Method for the Built Environment. She is also actively involved with community engagement programmes, among others, CIMB Mozek, Young ASEAN Leaders, Be$mart Financial Literacy Programme, LIGHT Leadership Enrichment Initiatives Programme, It’s My Turn Project: Nursing Home Visits, and Angkat 1.0 iCSR project that involved building a house for Orang Asli.


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Construction and Project Management ~ Quantity Surveying - Construction Management
  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Architecture ~ Built Environment - Quantity Surveying


Professional Membership


  • 2017 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Provisional Quantity Surveyor), Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia
  • 2021 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Registered Professional Technologist), Malaysia Board of Technologies


Teaching Responsibilities


CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2013/2014 2005/2006 2004/2005
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2022/2023
DISSERTATION 2021/2022 2012/2013 2011/2012
ECONOMICS FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 1 2006/2007
INTEGRATED MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1 2020/2021 2019/2020 2011/2012
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT 2020/2021
PRACTICAL TRAINING 2013/2014 2012/2013
PRE-CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 2004/2005
PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 2017/2018 2016/2017
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING SERVICES AND EXTERNAL WORKS 2006/2007
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING WORKS 1 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING WORKS 2 2022/2023 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2005/2006 2004/2005
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT FOR BUILDING WORKS 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2006/2007 2005/2006
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT FOR BUILDING WORKS 2 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2005/2006 2004/2005
QTTY SURVEYING PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION 2004/2005
RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2022/2023 2021/2022 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS 2015/2016
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2023/2024 2022/2023
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2023/2024


Supervision


A Framework For Financial Feasibility Study Of Housing Development Of Waqf Land In Malaysia With Reference To Tawzi Al-Manfa'Ah.
Ph.D Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Leveraging 5d Bim And Big Data In Malaysian Project Cost Management.
Ph.D In Progress Member Supervisory Committee
Local Community Involvement And Tourist Satisfaction On Tourism Facilities : A Case Study Of Kampung Morten, Melaka.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Maintenance Of Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning (Hvac) System And Its User Satisfaction : A Comparison Between Academic Buildings In Iium Gombak.
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
Investigation Of Highway Maintenance Management And Its Performance At Kuala Lumpur – Karak Highway.
Master Completed 2017 Main Supervisor
Assessing The Digital Competency Development Of Human Resources Towards Construction 4.0: A Study Of Grade 7 Contractor Firms In Klang.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Evaluation Of Nursing Homes In Malaysia Using Sustainability Measures And Life Cycle Cost Analysis.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2011 - 2016 RU 2011: Managing Organizational Commitment within Quantity Surveying Firms in Malaysia
On-Going
2023 - Present Investigation of the Economic Aspects of the Operation and Maintenance of Elderly Care Centres
2012 - Present Eco-Friendly Campus
2011 - Present RU 2011: The Quantity Surveying Graduates and the Industry's Need
2011 - Present RU 2011: The Impact of Physical Environment in Hospital Wards to Patients and Medical Staff in Public Hospital Building in Klang Valley


Award & Recognition


31 Dec, 2020 Murabbi Award Department of Quantity Surveying - Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design KCDIO
05 Sep, 2009 Best Paper Award - Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) International
31 Dec, 2005 Best Academic Staff Award Department of Quantity Surveying - Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design KCDIO
31 Dec, 2003 Best Staff Award Department of Quantity Surveying - Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design KCDIO


Publications


Article

2023 Anjung Rimbun: revitalisation of al-Ghazali road and SHAS mosque lower courtyard. Design Ideals Journal, 5 (1) pp. 32-37
2023 Journey of light. Design Ideals Journal, 5 (1) pp. 38-42
2023 Revitalisation of al-Ghazali walk & courtyard design. Design Ideals Journal, 5 (1) pp. 25-31
2021 Inheritance of house unit on Waqf land from Islamic and Malaysian law perspectives. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 11 (2) pp. 114-128
2017 Post disaster management (PDM) in Malaysia: Issues and challenges. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (7) pp. 6390-6393
2014 Soft skills competencies of quantity surveying graduates in Malaysia: employers’ views and expectations. International Journa of Built Environment and Sustainability, 1 (1) pp. 9-17
Conference or Workshop Item

2019 LIGHT: Leadership for social impact. In: 2nd South East Asian Social Innovation Network conference,
2013 Influence of Islamic work ethics on organizational commitment amongst construction professionals. In: International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment 2013 (ICABE2013),
2013 Organizational commitment among construction professionals. In: 12th Management in Construction Researchers’ Association (MiCRA) Conference and Annual General Meeting 2013,
2013 Professional ethics of the quantity surveying profession from the Islamic perspective. In: International Conference on Islamic Architecture & Built Environment (IAIBE '12): Experiences from Iran and Malaysia,
2012 A literature review on commitment among quantity surveyors . In: UMRAN 2012,
2012 HRM strategies for managing employee commitment : a case study of small construction professional services firms . In: PG Seminar for 2nd Year Students & KAED Research Presentation Day, Series 1/2012.,
2012 HRM strategies for managing employee commitment: a case study of small construction professional services firms. In: Engineering Project Organizations Conference (EPOC) 2012,
2009 Managing knowledge workers' commitment in small construction professional firms. In: 25th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference,
Book Section

2021 Inheritance of house unit on Waqf land from Islamic and Malaysian Law perspective. In: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-1973-31-8, pp. 89-112
2016 Review on costs management in construction. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-4621, pp. 30-52
2013 The role of waqf in socio-economic development: case study of waqf organizations in the UK. In: Institut Kajian Zakat Malaysia (IKaZ), ISBN: 978-983-44948-7-2, pp. 511-521
2013 The role of waqf in socio-economic development: case study of waqf organizations in the UK. In: Institut Kajian Zakat Malaysia (IKaZ), ISBN: 978-983-44948-7-2, pp. 511-521