Last seminar of TWC this week, also the week we finally got the chance to present on Technology and Terrorism.
Initially, I thought our web report was not bad. It covered the main points we wanted to cover (we didn't want the scope to be too wide, cause that would mean we would not be able to go very in depth into a certain topic). However, after the presentation, Dr. Shahi asked us quite a few questions, such as why we didn't include certain topics. Well, my answer to that is above. We didn't want to be too general. So we zoomed in on traditional terrorism (meaning guns and bombs), and researched on that. Hence we didn't get the chance to research on cyber terrorism etc.
It isn't that we were too lazy, but we genuinely thought that our scope was specific enough. Alas, Dr. Shahi didn't seem too impressed and I must say I was rather disappointed. But oh well, I suppose we all have different expectations! I just hope that we won't be penalized because our scope was too specific and we didn't really touch on other issues that Dr. Shahi had in mind.
The other groups who presented this week also did pretty well. I was left with a deep impression on the group which did on beauty. I suppose this goes to show that choosing a correct topic is very important. While I think that terrorism is interesting, I must say that I wish we had chosen something like Beauty cause that is a topic which would actually attract people's attention. Terrorism seemed very boring, was it? Cause I noticed that majority of the people weren't really paying attention. :( Maybe it was because we were the last group and people were getting restless already.
All in all, I really enjoyed myself in this TWC. The 13 weeks seem to have passed in a flash, and I have also submitted my individual report already. I spent really long on it, because I'm assuming we aren't exactly going to score well for the group report, based on Dr. Shahi's comments. I understand that he wants us to improve, and I'm grateful for his comments. :) I made a bunch of good friends during this course, and of course, I learnt a lot more about how technology has really changed the world we live in today. And I'm excited to see what technology would do to our future, based on everything that we have covered in the last few seminars! :)
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Week 12
Yesterday we had 4 groups presenting.
Personally, I liked the 3rd group's website. I found it really professional, and it was easy to navigate. The layout of the other groups' websites were also good though.
However, about engaging the rest of us, I think the 4th group did the best, they showed a lot of videos which they did themselves, which was entertaining, instead of a mere commentary on the websites as done by the rest of the groups. Furthermore, they included a roleplay at the beginning, which really captured my attention from the start.
A couple of things I remember from the presentation:
1. The group which did on photograhy mentioned quite a bit about the future of photography, such as 3D printing. I find 3D printing fascinating, cause it seems to mean that there would be no point shopping in future. You merely need to look for a picture of the item, print it, and voila!
2. The group which did on food talked about the bubblegum which would contain an entire meal. In my opinion, I wouldn't like an innovation like that! The joy of chewing and savouring my meal would be lost in one tiny piece of bubblegum/pill.
3. The last group which talked about commerce. They suggested that shopping in future would be instant, and we would even be able to buy things off the television simply by clicking on the advertisement. When I first heard about that, the first thought that came to my mind was "That is going to cause a lot of impulsive buying." Furthermore, the joy of shopping leisurely is lost! I personally prefer to shop at malls, run my hands through the clothes, and take my time choosing. I certainly would not like buying something based on its appearance on the tv. That would probably also explain why I don't really do online shopping. How would you know that particular item fits? You wouldn't know for sure unless you try it on, and you wouldn't be able to do that unless you went down to the shop!
Next week would be my group's turn to present. Pretty nerve-wrecking, I must say. :/
Personally, I liked the 3rd group's website. I found it really professional, and it was easy to navigate. The layout of the other groups' websites were also good though.
However, about engaging the rest of us, I think the 4th group did the best, they showed a lot of videos which they did themselves, which was entertaining, instead of a mere commentary on the websites as done by the rest of the groups. Furthermore, they included a roleplay at the beginning, which really captured my attention from the start.
A couple of things I remember from the presentation:
1. The group which did on photograhy mentioned quite a bit about the future of photography, such as 3D printing. I find 3D printing fascinating, cause it seems to mean that there would be no point shopping in future. You merely need to look for a picture of the item, print it, and voila!
2. The group which did on food talked about the bubblegum which would contain an entire meal. In my opinion, I wouldn't like an innovation like that! The joy of chewing and savouring my meal would be lost in one tiny piece of bubblegum/pill.
3. The last group which talked about commerce. They suggested that shopping in future would be instant, and we would even be able to buy things off the television simply by clicking on the advertisement. When I first heard about that, the first thought that came to my mind was "That is going to cause a lot of impulsive buying." Furthermore, the joy of shopping leisurely is lost! I personally prefer to shop at malls, run my hands through the clothes, and take my time choosing. I certainly would not like buying something based on its appearance on the tv. That would probably also explain why I don't really do online shopping. How would you know that particular item fits? You wouldn't know for sure unless you try it on, and you wouldn't be able to do that unless you went down to the shop!
Next week would be my group's turn to present. Pretty nerve-wrecking, I must say. :/
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