Hi all! It’s a pity to say that we have come to the end of our lovable module CG1413. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves and I wish everyone all the best for the upcoming exams.
This module, CG1413, helped me to learn a lot of things. Firstly, I learnt how to work together in teams and realized the importance of teamwork and effective communication. Before this course, I used to be a person who was very nervous to speak in front of others and used to run away from oral presentations. I was also too shy to volunteer and ask any questions during class.
As we all know, in today’s world, teamwork and effective communication play a major role in all our lives. We are required to work in teams wherever we go. So, it is important that we learn how to get along well with different kinds of people and how we actually communicate with them.
For this module, I tried to do my best by voicing out my opinions during group meetings and also tried to be more active in class by involving myself in the class participations. The two presentations that we had were very useful as I was able to identify my mistakes and rectify them, for the next presentation. The oral defense was also useful because it tested our ability to defend ourselves and it was also more like a test for our confidence levels. The effective communication was shown in the form of blogs, which were updated time to time. The blog helped us to share our opinions and views. By commenting and reflecting on each other’s posts, it helped us to better understand the feelings and opinions of each other. Another main important thing that I learnt from this module is how to improve my writing skills and how the 7C’s of writing apply while preparing letters for interviews when we are applying for jobs and also for proposals. I also feel that the feedback and suggestions given by Ms Happy, were good as it helped me realize where I was wrong and the areas that I needed to improve on. So, after the end of this module, all these important factors are things that have to be remembered as they do help us a lot in the nearing future.
Another module in which teamwork was necessary was CG1102. It was closely related to CG1413, as our first oral presentation was based on the CG1102 project. The module CG1108 also required us to work in teams for the end of year project. The main idea behind was that we would be able to learn from each other, which was indeed very true as we worked together as a team during the lab sessions and tutorials, sharing with each other things that we knew.
These modules really helped me learn many new things and helped me to become a better, active and a more confident person. It was indeed a good experience for me to work in a team and I did realize the advantages and disadvantages of working in teams. This module was a very memorable one and I had a great time with all my classmates and of course, Ms Happy for making this module so interesting and motivating. I really enjoyed doing it and look forward to doing similar modules in the semesters to come. :)
Hi Manjula
ReplyDeleteI was delighted for you as you benefited from this CG1413 module. I could observe the transformation in you especially your personality. Before the module, I could sense that you were a shy person and would avoid being at the centre of attention as much as possible. After the CG1413 module, in contrast to the past, you are actively seeking for people to speak to and are comfortable being in the limelight. In addition I had to concur with your statement that this module granted us ample opportunities to operate in a group. Thus, with the amount of practice, the module had prepared us for such possible challenges in the future.
However, I felt that in your post, you can talk more on other valuable lessons you had acquired rather than concentrate on the teamwork aspect. By doing so, the blog post will have more coverage on all the skills that you picked up throughout CG1413, as compared to having covered just one section (teamwork) of all the skills attained.
In conclusion, it was nice knowing you and all the best for your future endeavors.
Good luck for your final exams. (hello_manjula =))
Jonathan
Hi Manjula,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your reflections that you had changed to become more open and are able to work in teams although I did not have a lot of chance to work with you this semester, and my thoughts about your reflections may not be very accurate. It is good that you are able to see that we have to continually remember our concepts in order to apply in future teamwork.
However this reflection can be improved so that it relates to your learning experiences and how it apply to your teamwork in cg1102 and cg1108 rather than just explain on what the lessons taught for this semester
Zhi Hong
Hello Manjula
ReplyDeleteI would like to highlight that your blog design is indeed interesting. I really like the fish gadget at the top of your blog. The feature allows the readers to play and relax briefly between reading your posts. In addition, the colours you have chosen make your blog look pleasant. However, you may want to include some bright colours to make your blog look slightly more lively.
In this post, you have mentioned how this module has changed you for the better. I am very glad that you have learnt so much from the lessons and hope you really do apply these in the future. Perhaps you can include possible situations that may arise in the future which would require you to apply these skills that you have learnt.
I agree with you on the fact that this module was indeed a memorable one as we all had great fun during all our classes! I do hope we get to take similar modules in the future as well. (:
Regards
Iswarya