Final Reflection

It all come down to this final reflection after all the hard work, laughter and memories. Just 2 weeks ago, I was cursing at how taxing this module is with the workload.It does not even feel like a level 2000 module. However,at the end of it all, looking back, I have learn a couple of things that I would not have learn in other modules. These are skills that I will bring on further in my life.

Here are some :

1) Writing

I got to admit, I started with really horrible writing skills. A sentence that seems alright to me can be full of errors in the eyes of Brad and some of the better writers in the class. However, through the course of blogging, I learn a lot from the comments given by my peers. After sometime, I became more aware of my writings and tried to keep to the 7Cs. I really have to credit my improvement in my writing to my peers particularly my blogging buddies and Brad of course. Thank you all :)

2) Presenting

Through the course, we had countless opportunity to make presentations. My most memorable experience was the impromptu presentation. I did not expect it to be so taxing and the 4hrs of sleep the night before did not help. It is really through that experience that I realized how one can reveal all his flaws when unprepared. I resorted to being candid as I wanted to make myself more relaxed. But Brad was not amused. I can still remember him telling me that in a presentation we cannot be too "Jokey"(did I spell that correctly?) That left me a huge impression. I am now more aware of the different aspect of presenting and how important preparation is to a presentation. This skills that I learn about presenting will be useful to me in future countless presentations that I will be required to do.

3)Interaction

"No man is an island" Interaction is bound to happen everywhere and this module provide lots of it. Being put into different groups all the time to discuss about issues and work on projects, we were given many opportunities to interact with one another. Those were good opportunity to exercise our inter-personal skills. Through the discussion, I learn various ways to bring my points across , while through the projects I learn how to work effectively with others to get things done.

Yan Ling also taught me how patience is essential in interaction. Her patience in resolving conflicts among us is really admirable. Without her patience, we would have waste precious resources in the arguments and often make wrong decisions. I would really like to thank her for it.

This module have been a memorable one with all the new friendship I have forged and all the skills that I have picked up. I would not say that I had a enjoyable time all the time through this course but I am glad I have taken it.

Thank you Brad !