Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Effective Public Communication


Project 1: Photo Blog


           We were required to create an online photo blog in a group of five people. In this online blog we were to document our place of interest, which is Petaling street commonly known as Chin Town and the area surrounding, in the following aspects: People, Food, Activities and Cultural Conservation on Buildings. The blog had to contain 25 to 30 photos and each photo was to have a caption of about 20 to 30 words.

Here is the link to our blog:-

Petaling Street - China Town


Here are some pictures of our blog:-
Introduction to blog

Architectural features 

Infront of Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad

Reflection 


             The Learning outcomes of this blog is to apply the principles of communication and behaviour in analyzing interaction with others, both at individual and at group levels, and also to be aware of the importance of cultural differences and respect cultural differences. More over we were to build healthy and positive relationships with fellow students. Finally, we were to communicate the relevant ideas in a clear, logical and appropriate academic English.

            After visiting Petaling Street I was able to understand the culture of the people in this area in a different perspective. To create this online photo blog I was able to communicate and build a strong relationship my fellow group mates, and we it helped to advance our visual creativity. This assignment helped me to interact with people from different culture and backgrounds and helped me look in to the world around me from different perspectives.  

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Project 2: Oral Presentation


We were to produce a video presentation based on traditional dwellings around the world. The historical background of the country, structure and layout, types of ornamentation used and the types of materials used were to be described in the presentation. We chose to describe the three different types of Tradition Thai house.


The following are some picture during our video:-
Introduction

Teo Kian Boon presenting about early history of Thailand

Varmen presenting about Southern Thai traditional house

Nawaz (me) presenting about Norther Thai House

Fawwaz presenting about Water house of Tailand

Jeff Ting making a conclusion for our research 


Northern House

Southern House

Water House





The following is our video:-



Reflection 


The learning outcomes intended for this assignment were to apply the principles of communication and behavior in analyzing interaction with others at the individual and group levels as well as to be aware of the importance of cultural differences and to respect it. Besides that, healthy and positive relationships with fellow students were to be built. Finally, we were to communicate the relevant ideas in a clear, logical and appropriate academic English.

Through this oral presentation, I really enjoyed myself while working on this project because I really like interacting and working with people as a group. From this project, I learnt that to work well with other members is crucial to make the project a successful one. My members and I coordinated really well making this video. Through our group discussions, our relationship as a group was strengthened. Through the research I conducted for my part of the assignment, I was able to understand the basis of traditional Thai houses. Through the research conducted by my group mates, my understanding of these homes was expanded further as well. 

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Project 3: Comic Strip

For this final assignment, we were required to create a 3 A3 size comic strip that describes events related to our daily life, special occasions and events in campus. These comic strips were also to be based on one of the topics given during lecture sessions of this module. We decided to base our comic strips on the topic Conflict and Negotiation, Nonverbal Communication and Verbal Messages.

Following are picture of our comic strip:- 



first panel of our comic

second panel of our comic

third panel of our comic

Reflection


         The learning outcomes intended for this assignment were to apply the principles of communication and behavior in analyzing interaction with others at the individual and group levels as well as to be aware of the importance of cultural differences and to respect it. Besides that, healthy and positive relationships with fellow students were to be built. Finally, we were to communicate the relevant ideas in a clear, logical and appropriate academic English.


                   This was certainly an interesting assignment to undergo as it enabled me to communicate at a group level and this enabled my communication skills to improve tremendously. Through the generation of ideas with my group mates, I was also able to express my creative side in coming up with a storyline as well as a storyboard for this comic strip. Besides that, I was also more aware of the importance of cultural differences and respect cultural differences. I can also communicate the relevant ideas in a clear, logical and appropriate academic English

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