Day 16 - Insights to China

Got out of bed at 7am to have breakfast before having morning class from 9am - 12noon. Morning class was an IS module which teaches about Feng Shui and Chinese Customs. Later on after lunch at 2pm - 5pm was our room presentation on Assignment 1.


Classroom Corridor
The corridor of the classroom has a wide walkway and allows passerby to view above and below floors.


IS Lecturer
The lecture for this IS module was held by a China lecturer. There were a total of 140 power point slides for the lecture, with each slide in essay form. During intervals, he would show us interesting videos of Feng Shui, weddings, etc..


Headsets
An innovative idea of having headsets in the classroom. This is to prevent lecturers from losing their voice while teaching as their voice will be heard through the headsets.


Group Presentation
This is our first presentation in Wuhan, and we were also the first group to present! Presenting in front of unfamiliar faces was a little tough at first, but after getting over with my adrenaline rush, it was much easier.


Mr Loh
Our module (Business Process Engineering) was taught by Mr Loh.


Success
We could finally take a breath of relief after a good presentation.

REFLECTIONS

It is a great opportunity to learn the customs and practices of the Chinese here in China. It greatly differs from Singapore. The headsets installed in the classrooms were a good invention. Not only does the lecturer not raise his voice, and the headset makes his words more clear which results to better understanding. In Singapore, we use portable microphones which are attachable on the body by a belt. However, the microphones may have interference signals and the voice portrayed is not very clear at times.


Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
-Edith Wharton