Fwd: Urgent: Participation in a PhD Research “Challenges Facing the Application of Sustainability on Housing in Saudi Arabia”
Abdulelah Al-Jabri
From: Mohammed Alsurf <mohamme...@gmail.com>
Date: 2012/7/25
Subject: Urgent: Participation in a PhD Research “Challenges Facing the Application of Sustainability on Housing in Saudi Arabia”
To: Mohammed Alsurf <mohamme...@gmail.com>
Dear Sir / Madam
Greetings
I am Mohammed Saied Al Surf and I am a PhD candidate at the school of Urban Development in the Science and Engineering Faculty at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. I am working on my doctoral thesis entitled “Challenges Facing the Application of Sustainability on Housing in Saudi Arabia”. This research aims to determine the challenges that face the application of sustainability methods on Saudi Arabia housing sector specifically for Low and Middle- Income families. It is the aim of this research to develope cultural or design elements for the housing development in a conservative Islamic society in Saudi Arabia.
The main aim of this research is to get an overview of the challenges that will face the application of sustainability to the housing industry in Saudi Arabia. The focus will be on the social aspect of the application of sustainability and how will the conservative Saudi population accept and apply a new concept. The research will reflect mostly on what the current literature has to offer with the addition of three rounds of questioners that will be distributed on Saudi key stakeholders.
It is my pleasure and honor to invite you to be a member of the Delphi Panel for this research study in view of your notable knowledge and distinguished work in this field. The task of the Delphi Panel members is to discuss and evaluate a framework for the application of sustainability on housing projects in Saudi Arabia for Low and Middle – Income families. The Delphi Method uses anonymous comments to aggregate knowledge and understanding of Panel Members on the topic. Individual contributions are then shared anonymously with the whole group.
Participation in this research is voluntary. It is expected that this research might not directly benefit you but it might have the benefit of you in seeing other panel members’ opinions on the questions and it will enhance your understanding of what other professionals think and what is their understanding of the topic.
As a panelist, you will be asked to respond by providing your expert opinion during three rounds of survey questions. During the first round, you will be asked to respond to a list of questions through a face-to-face interview. The response of these initial questions will be used to develop the proposed framework and questions for Delphi second round. This interview might take between 1to 1.5 hours of your precious time. So please provide a time for me that will be appropriate to you.
During the second round, you will be asked for further comments on the proposed framework. You will be asked to rate your responses on a Likert -type scale. The researcher will then assemble, and calculate responses for each question and adjust the proposed model.
During the third round, you will be provided with the group response calculated from the Likert type scale. You will be given the opportunity to revise your response if your previous answers varied from the group’s answers. Alternatively, you will be asked to provide a rationale for your answers. This rationale will provide the researcher with information regarding why an expert’s response differs from the majority of the group. The final comments will be requested for finalising the framework.
If you are interested in participating in this research, please reply to this email with the appropriate time for you, so that we can meet virtually on Skype to conduct the first round which is the interview (This can be voice only). Please note that your anonymity will be preserved and any data gathered will remain confidential and I will only know who you are and no one else, and your general response will be dealt with as numbers in the outcomes of the research. Please find attached the questions that will be asked in the interview for your reference.
Yours sincerely
Mohammed Saied Al Surf
PhD Candidate
Abdulelah Al-Jabri
From: Mohammed Alsurf <mohamme...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Subject: Urgent: Participation in a PhD Research “Challenges Facing the Application of Sustainability on Housing in Saudi Arabia”
To: Mohammed Alsurf <mohamme...@gmail.com>