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the loneliness of [Friday, February 17, 2006]

Do you think the syllabus covered is appropriate? Is this what you expect in the module? If not, can you suggest what other useful topics to be included in CIP, OR what topics should not have been included at all (if any)?

I feel that the syllabus covered is appropriate as it is appropriate for us, as those are skills that we may need to use when we step into the working society next time. Skills that I find are useful to our future working life are like using Microsoft Word to draft our PBL 1 proposal. However, skills like using Macromedia Flash wasn’t as appropriate as we don’t need them as much as we need Word. But it was still fun learning those skills. Yes, this was what I expected in the module. I expected the module to better prepare us for drafting reports when we are working next time and it did.

Are the workshops on MS Word, Powerpoint & Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash interesting & useful? Are these appropriate in developing your IT hands-on skills?

I find workshops on MS Word interesting as I didn’t know Word has so much more functions that I am not aware of. For the other workshops, it also improved my awareness of how these programs can help me in future. They are all useful as we would most probably need them next time in our working life. I find these programs appropriate in developing my IT hands-on skills. Workshops enable us to ‘experiment’ with the various programs and made me discover some interesting functions that would not have been known to me otherwise.

Are the PBL problems authentic enough for you to learn better? Does it provide an opportunity for you to work effectively in teams as well as develop problem solving skills?

Yes, I feel that PBL problems are authentic enough for me to learn better. Cases given to us well depict what could possibly happen in any offices. It more or less prepare us with the basic skills needed to deal with such problems. It also provide me with an opportunity to work effectively in teams as well as develop problem solving skills on our own and as a group. Putting us in teams would also us with a chance to have a taste of how are we going to be like working in teams in the future.

Are the lecturers and tutors helpful in your learning? Is the class size of 40 a good size for effective learning?

I feel that lecturers and tutors are helpful in my learning. As lecturers teach and tutors assist us in our PBL problems by asking relevant questions that stimulate either to think more in depth or search or answer. I find that the class of 40 is just nice for effective learning.

If there is 1 thing that you can change in CIP, what would it be?

I would like to change the deadlines of the PBL problems as I feel that PBL 2 came to fast for us to cope, after we finished PBL 1.

If there is at least 1 useful thing that you appreciate in CIP, what would it be?

I appreciate the module’s objective to educate us so that we are better equipped with computer skills.

Class: UOLFT-BB
at 10:32 PM

the loneliness of [Friday, January 13, 2006]

Today, we handed up our Macromedia assignment. FINALLY COMPLETED IT!! Spent about a week on it. Last week, had the help of tse hwee to edit the picture I wanted to use for the background of my dreamweaver pages.

I then concluded that I needed 6 pages for my web page, namely index, pictures, videos, flash and links to some of my classmates’ CIP blogs. Next, I learnt how to link up the pages.I first decided and drew my hotspots on the word ‘fragile’ on my picture. To link the pages, I used the .htm prefix. After linking the rest of the 5 pages to the index page, I then tested the web page by pressing [F12]. However, I could only access the other 5 pages once. Also, I was unable to move from one page to another, eg: from links to pics. I then realized that I needed to link all the 6 pages to one another in order for them to be able to access from each other.

Next, I started putting in the pictures, songs and videos into my web page. The pictures and songs worked well, after putting the code- autostart=”false” to prevent video clips and songs from playing all at once. However, the video clips could play at first as I didn’t put a copy of them in the macromedia folder I created.

Lastly, it was the flash document which proved the hardest to complete. Had the help of tse hwee again to help me with the motion tween and all. Spent about an hour doing the whole ‘show’. Although it was a very short one, about 13 seconds. I still feel proud of it. Haha. =)

And on the night of Jan 12, I attempted to save my work in the cd for submission. However, I found out that I did not have a copy of my background and all the others picture in the folder and thus they cannot be seen when saved into the cd. Worked on that, and finally at 1am, managed to complete the whole macromedia assignment. =)

Class: UOLFT-BB
at 11:36 PM

the loneliness of [Monday, December 05, 2005]

Had our CIP powerpoint presentation today. Was quite ok although we were having tons of last min work. But everything turned out well in the end. Through this project, we learnt about the preparation works needed to get an office computer network set up. Like how to connect all the computers together so that users can easily transfer documents to each other. In addition, we also got to know the average budget needed to set up computers in offices. We also found out the prices of hardwares and softwares, in addition to routers and servers, which was the most challenging part.

I feel that we could have done more to improve our presentation and coordinated better. And the fact that only Mr Tan was in the tutorial when we presented eased our nerves more or less. Our presentation was smooth except for the fact that I forgot to take over from fion and she ended up saying my part. Because I was supposed to present, then her turn, then me again. So was abit messy. So, we have learnt a lesson. Not to change speaker unnecessarily. =)

Class: UOLFT-BB
at 10:58 PM

the loneliness of [Tuesday, November 22, 2005]

i need a post to preview my blog.. soo.. haha =X

Class: UOLFT-BB
at 11:18 PM