To
be honest, completing a proposal amidst my other schoolwork in 7 weeks has been
both a challenging and tiring task. Nevertheless, it was a worthwhile
experience working together with Evelyn and Soon Siang. We started the proposal
late but I’m glad we managed to pull through in collecting all our information
and completing our proposal on time. In particular, I felt that the peer review
of the proposal drafts was the tipping factor in improving our proposal. For
example, we noted that our proposal lacked in statistics and this motivated us
to source for more.
What
worked for our group proposal was that we were able to come out with solutions
to our problem within a short time. We did this by working on and developing
unconventional teaching methods that were already popular in other countries
but not yet in Singapore. Nonetheless, there were areas in which our group
could have worked better in. For one, we did not have a mini-timeline set while
doing the proposal. If we did, we might have had more time in improving the
quality of our proposal. Additionally, we did not managed to interview any of
the relevant parties regarding the feasibility of our proposal. Had we done so,
perhaps our primary findings and even our proposed solutions might have become
more credible.
One
of the takeaways of this group project would be the experience of working with
people of different working styles. Certainly, Evelyn, Soon Siang and I each
have different ways of doing things. Most of the time, we did the proposal
online through Google Drive/Dropbox but the timing in which each of us are working
on it is usually different. Evelyn usually works on it during the day, Soon
Siang at night and myself after midnight. Hence, we rarely had discussions
together online. Instead, we leave messages and information for each other on
the document itself or through WhatsApp. It eventually came down to whether all
of us agreed on the ideas that were suggested. Thankfully, all three of us are
able to get along well. I definitely feel that such an experience would be useful
in the future workplace. This group project has also taught me the importance
of planning beforehand and the importance of time-management. All these skills
would undoubtedly come in handy in future.
Overall,
I am satisfied with the finalized proposal as each of us had really spent time
and effort in doing it up.
Hahaha! Thank you Ashikin, it was really an unforgettable and unique experience working with you to complete our proposal within such a short timeframe.
ReplyDeleteYes, the peer review was really useful as it allows us to realise the need for our group to improve on the background research of our proposal. Even while I was doing the power point slides for our proposal presentation, I still feel that we could have done more for our background research. I believe, if given more time, better planning as well as time management, I'm sure we'll be able to do an even better job.
Nevertheless, at least now we've learnt how to write a proposal and I believe this will certainly help us a lot in our future workplace. And hopefully till then, the professors would be already using the flipped classroom method to carry out their lectures! ^.^