Last Thursday marked the end of the most enriching module I had in NUS. Before choosing the module, I went to research it through a website which provided reviews made by students on NUS modules. Most of the reviews were very positive and highlighted how enthusiastic the tutors were. Despite the class being in the Science Faculty, which was another ‘island’ away from my Engineering Faculty, I am glad that I was in this awesome class.
There were many useful skills practiced and experiences gained throughout this module. I would be sharing my 3 personal takeaways from this module.
Communicating with a “You” attitude
Previously, this aspect did not play a huge role in my communication skills. As an engineering student, most of the lab reports I wrote placed emphasis on the technical data, graphs and theoretical explanations. There was minimal or no regard to convey the information provided in the best way for the reader. Such a skill is essential if I intend to get an encouraging response from the receiver. This skill can be applied for proposals, sponsorships requests and projects which I see myself part of in the future.
Communicating through different platforms
I had a chance to practice my communication skills from discussions in the wiki, blogs, and e-mails, to the interview and survey that was conducted. Each platform required a specific type of tone, style and format to be used. I learnt to adapt to the different settings and it has made me a more versatile communicator.
Working with different groups of people
Working with people of different background had given me a broader perspective when dealing with a specific issue. Furthermore, I felt that I have made some lasting friendships in the process of the course. Thank you all for making the sessions fun and interesting!
I would also like to thank Ms Lim for the valuable skills and advice that she has given me. Lastly, thank you Team Planet for being such a passionate group. Thanks to our proposal, I felt that I have become more environmentally conscious. =).
All the best in the coming exams everyone!
Hello Ikhsan!
ReplyDeleteFirstly, I wanna say that I'm thankful that this module has presented us the opportunity to reconnect! Seemed like eons ago when we first met in BMT man.
Secondly, you bring up an excellent point when you talk about the "you" attitude. Being from Engineering myself, I know how easy it is for us to focus on the content of our work rather than its presentation. I'm glad this course has reminded us of the latter!
All the best for your papers too man, and I know that we will still see each other in Engine next year! haha.
zab
Hi Ikhsan,
ReplyDeleteIt has been a great experience working with you for the project! Like what you said, I think the project really made me more environmentally conscious too. Wherever I go now, I'll look out for recycling bins and check out their conditions. :)
As a Science student, I faced a similar situation like you when writing lab reports. I often neglect the reader when writing those reports. After taking Ms Lim's classes, I believe that my future reports will be more reader oriented.
You are an asset of Team Planet! It was great working with you. With your resourcefulness, cool and rational thinking I'm sure that you will do great in your future work too! :) All the best to securing the scholarship.
@Zabir
ReplyDeleteHey I'm glad I got to see you again too man. It's an honour to work with the Platoon's Best Recruit! =).
Yes. Sometimes we get too carried away with delivering the content, that we disregard its presentation. It could be because the technical terms and lingo. Therefore, quality content != quality presentation. Hehe.
All the best to you too! I'll see you back at Engineering next year.
PS: What "!=" means
http://able2know.org/topic/25688-1
@Pei Zi
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that our proposal had such an effect on us. For me, I'll warn my friends of the contamination consequences if they intend to throw waste irresponsibly into a recycling bin.
Science and Engineering students are not very much different. We both deal with technical data and lab experiments. However, I just realised the module is an elective for Science, but was made a compulsory cross-faculty module for Engineering!
It was great working with a charismatic person like you too Pei Zi! Hope we can meet again for future projects. SS maybe? =)
@Zabir
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the "PS:" was meant for the others.
Hey Ikhsan,
ReplyDeleteI can't remember what I wrote on your back for the activity during our first session, but if I could repeat it, I would definitely write "steady". Throughout the semester, I've seen you as a calm, steady presence in the class.
Though we weren't in the same team for peer teaching and the proposal project, working with you during normal class interactions and hearing your point of view was interesting.
All the best, and hope to see you around school!
P/S: Thank you once again for providing the tripod during my group's presentation. You're a lifesaver! =)
Hey Ikhsan,
ReplyDeleteOne of the best things about ES2007S is the small class size. I got to learn so many things about my classmates that I would normally keep a cool distance from, like how you and Jeremy love Avril Lavigne, how you're so awesome at gathering research material (I'm coming to you for help next time) and that you have a really cute niece! These are memories few other modules have given me and I'll definitely treasure them (:
It was also very awesome seeing you become more environmentally conscious ((: Hope we can work together again, either on schoolwork or perhaps a SAVE project? (: Don't let the great ideas you had during our discussions go to waste!