As the Semester Comes to an End... Yehey!

This semester is very different from the previous one.  Four of my modules are team-oriented: CG1102, CG1108, CG1413, and BSP1005. I like this set-up and I enjoy it.  It is exciting.  There is more interaction among students and lecturers.  Thus, students and lecturers get to know more of one another and get...

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Persuading the NUS Office of Estate & Development

The presentation was aimed at convincing representatives of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Office of Estate & Development that a current problem concerning their Office and the NUS community exists. It was also aimed at persuading them to accept the team’s proposed solution. In such situation, the presentation must...

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Taking a Look at Myself, Literally

While recording the video last Wednesday, I was a bit conscious.  Being aware of the situation that whatever happens during the video will be watched afterwards, I did my best to look appropriate.  I felt that this circumstance led me to deviate some of my focus from the topic at hand.  During the first few minutes,...

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It Takes Two to Tango, Three to Have a Spectator

It was Wednesday. Five days before the submission deadline.Jack was delaying the team. He was able to send in his part of the code for the team project only now. According to the team’s Gantt chart, it should have been sent a week ago. He had his reasons: he got sick. Valid, but he didn’t try to keep in touch during those...

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Mixing a Heterogeneous Mixture

Third week of January, year 2010. Second CG1108 “Electrical Engineering” laboratory meeting. First graded requirement. The NUS Computer Engineering students were tasked to create a forklift robot using LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 Robotics Kit. It must traverse through a course, pick up a load and deliver the load to a platform. We...

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Communication, Teamwork, and Success

To be a successful team, there must be teamwork. To have teamwork, there must be effective communication.We use communication every day and every time. We send messages to recipients by means of spoken words, written messages, body movements, and non-verbal cues.We show our feelings, concretize our thoughts, and express our opinions...

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