Final Reflection on Learning

After 13 weeks of non-stop action, this module was finally over. I was relieved for the end of this module because it was really very very hectic. Initially, based on the description of the module outline, I thought it would be a walk in the park. Only after the assessments start to kick in where I felt the brunt blow of the workload and commitment I was supposed to put in. 

I have to admit I dislike the workload part, however I do enjoy the process of doing the assessments. The feeling when you accomplished something big like doing a real proposal is indeed satisfying. During the process of crafting the proposal, I have learnt a great deal. Especially for the interviewing segment for the proposal, it was quite exciting. Honestly, the interview I had done was the first proper interview with a person of a much higher authority than me. Before the interview, I was quite nervous but after it was over, the feeling was great! I believe this experience would be very beneficial to me in the future as I have experienced the feeling of talking to a person of a high authority in a formal setting.

While working with my teammates, I can see true friendship. For our team, we would always cover for each other when one of us is busy. Even though all of us have many commitments, we would always place the proposal as top priority due to the fact that we would not want our teammates to suffer because of us. Such team spirit is very hard to come by in this academically competitive environment. 

Actually it has been very long since I have attended a class where everyone were so closely knitted together and everyone can be themselves. Thus, it has always been very fun to go to class. In addition, for class we also do not have to do much preparation unlike the typical tutorial classes. So going to class was quite a carefree thing for me.

I am quite glad that I have took this module because I have learn realistic skills like presenting a proposal and writing a top class resume/ application letter. I would also like to thank my tutor Miss Lim Lay Hoon here because I can really feel the tremendous effort she has invested in our class which are especially evident in her comments for our assignments! I have never seen a tutor that puts in the same amount of effort as the students!

Reflection on Oral Presentation

Due to the time constraints, we had little time to rehearse our presentation. As a result, we were a little skeptical about our on screen performance. Our team only managed a proper rehearsal on the presentation day itself. I still remembered very vividly what happened. All of us woke up very early on the day of presentation as we had to meet in school at 645am to rehearse. Because of the meeting time, there was no internal shuttle bus service. Hence, I had to walk all the way from my hall (near arts faculty) all the way to science. This was the first time I had walked so far in the school campus. Actually, it was quite refreshing as it was my first time experiencing how the campus looked like at dawn. 

After the first team was done, it was finally our turn. As I was the first speaker, I could really feel the pressure welling up as I stood in front of the crowd. It was because as a first speaker, I was responsible for setting the mood of the crowd and also stating clearly the direction of our proposal. After giving the go ahead, I started my presentation. As I was about three quarters through the speech, I saw the cue that my 5 minutes was up. In my mind I had still quite a bit of points to elaborate but I have to end it quick so not as to eat into my team member’s time. Hence at that point of time, I stumbled a little bit as I have to rearrange my train of thoughts to end my part.

For the question and answer session, I felt our team has done a great job as we answered all questions with ease. This is where I realized that putting alot of hard work into the proposal indeed pay off! Because for most of the answers to the questions, we have already researched and answered them in our proposal. After everything was over, I can describe this whole ordeal using this Chinese saying which translates, 3 minutes on stage requires 10 years of preparation. I believe many of you would agree to it!