The Department of Material Engineering/University of Technology, in cooperation with the Baghdad Women's Association and the Baghdad Debating Club, held a debate entitled:
"The e-learning system must continue even after the in-person education returns to normal" on Tuesday, 15/6/2021 at 11am, in the discussion room of the Department of Control Engineering. The debate held in the presence of the Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Haider Abed Dahd, and the head of the Materials Engineering Department, Prof. Dr. Hussein Alaa Jaber, and the head of the Department of Control and Systems Engineering, Prof.Dr. Azad Rahim Gabr.
The debate included the side in favor of the idea of continuing the e-learning system and its teaching represented by the Department of Materials Engineering, Prof. Aseel Bassem Al-Zubaidi. The opposing side was represented by the student Hamza Faydallah Muhammad Ali, Department of Materials Engineering, Branch of Polymeric and Petrochemical Materials, Fourth Stage.
The side in favor of the continuation of the e-learning system stated that this system opened new horizons for both the teacher and student and broke the psychological barrier of the student. This could increase the university’s absorptive capacity because there is no need for classrooms. It also provides opportunities for the students to repeat the lecture any time as needed.
For the opposed side of the continuation of the e-learning system, it showed that the weakness of the e-learning infrastructure increases the confusion between the student and the teacher, and it lacks the positive interaction between the teacher and the student. In addition, the electronic exams increased the chances of cheating for students, which may waste the right of distinguished students.
At the end of the debate, certificates of appreciation were distributed to Ms. Batoul Hussein Ali, Baghdad Women's Association, and to Mr. Muhammad Abdul Rahim Ahmed, Director of the Baghdad Debating Club, and to professor Aseel Bassem and student Hamza Faydallah.
