The skills that I've learnt from this course have benefitted me greatly. The most important skills that I've picked up are writing resume and application letter and how to deliver a good oral presentation.
I like the interactions in class. The discussions facilitates free-flowing ideas and make the class more lively and enjoyable. It is also very innovative for this module to introduce blogging as a means of interaction and communicating our ideas. I think that this is a good exercise to let students practice their written communication skills, which I believe is critical during working life.
Instead of using the NUS wiki, our group chose to use Googledocs. The reason is because all of us are already familiar with Googledocs and it more or less performs similar functions as NUS wiki. The real time updating of the documents is a particularly useful feature. The common problem that we encounter as students when doing group work is the "versioning" of the report. For big projects it can get quite confusing when people mix up the version numbers. Googledocs also facilitates online discussion, so that the group don't have to meet face-to-face all the time. I think that the module should continue incorporating Googledocs or NUS wiki as part of the module requirement.
Overall, I've learnt a lot from this module.
Hi Li Koon,
ReplyDeleteI also think the most important part is about the resume & application letter and the oral presentation. Nevertheless, all the skills that were taught are very applicable in the working life.
I am personally more familiar with Googledocs. However, the drawbacks is that we cannot trace back to see what changes made or whoever have contributed to the documents. Our group decided to use wiki because it is new to us, so it will be a good opportunity for us to experience and explore its benefit.
Nonetheless, I still think these two platforms really help us to save a lot of meeting time.
All the best for your final exams and future endeavor! :)