Final Reflection on Learning

Since this last blog post will be the last assessment of ES2007S, it's hard to believe that 12 weeks of professional communication have ended. I still remembered when Mdm Radhika asked us on the first lesson on why we chose this module and my answer was simply because Charlotte asked me to as well as what the module encompasses that attracted me to say yes to bidding for it. Who knew that this module allows me to learn so much more from the skills I've already learnt in the past due to my leadership position in my Secondary and JC years.

In the span of 12 weeks, although the first few lectures were dry due to powerpoint slides, the lectures were insightful as Mdm Radhika didn't make it boring with the examples from videos shown. The lectures were useful for our future assessments such as peer tutoring,oral presentation and writing of proposals. I have also learnt how to communicate professionally with people in the workplace in the future. I've worked with different people with different groupings and it was nice working with different people and know their different personalities inside and outside the classroom. Everyone was easy to work with since in the future, we might not necessarily meet easy-going people. 

It was really a pleasure to be in this class as I've enjoyed every lesson with them especially with the fun and laughter we had as well as Mdm Radhika open and approachable way of teaching. As this will be my last semester, I'll definitely take away the valuable skills taught as well as the happy memories that I've experience in this class. I've learnt a lot from each individual so thanks everyone for this experience! 

Reflection on Project Proposal

Ever since peer tutoring ended, our project team have embarked on our proposal of 'Bridging digital divide' in Singapore by tackling on the issue of technophobia. Although our team started out late due to our indecisiveness in choosing an issue/problem in Singapore, we managed to finish all primary and secondary research in the time frame given and started out on our proposal. One of the challenges we faced was meeting online because I have to work night shift but we solved this issue by setting time aside during our breaks in school to meet up and discuss about improving the proposal. 

It was an enjoyable time working with my teammates as everyone were cooperative and did their parts and roles. After every meeting, everyone were sure of what they were suppose to do and we set a deadline to be done so we could consolidate all of our findings. In addition, to ensure everyone knows everything about the proposal, we proof read each other's parts and edit it so there is consistency. Life was made easier with Dropbox, Google Drive and Whatsapp for effective communication and work distribution. Our group dynamic was good as we were open to opinions and clarified with each other when in doubt. 

Having a better time management will be an improvement for the next group project so there will be time to salvage the project if anything happens due to unforeseen circumstances. Having a team leader would be beneficial to steer the team and make sure we are on the right track every time as for this project, everyone respected each other since it's a small group. Overall, I had a pleasant time working with my responsible teammates as we do not always get/choose to be together in a team with strong team players.