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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Individual Presentation Reflection
Sunday 3rd May
Research and Innovation Centre
Time: 09:20 a.m.
Omar Al-Hosani.
Topic: Water shortage.
Omar introduced himself along with the topic he was going to
talk about.
Omar explained that the area he was going to talk about was
in India, and explained what the different possible causes were, along with a
few solutions.
Slides: average, nothing very attractive about the pictures
shown, although they did relate to his topic.
English: decent, although you could sense the nerves in his
voice.
Body language: very active, but kind of made me feel nervous
for him as he seemed to fidget quite a bit.
Eye contact: he looked at Mr.Hedley as well as a few of the
class members, but mostly directed his attention to the teacher.
Unfortunately not all answers were handled appropriately; he
didn’t have detailed answers for most of the questions asked.
I learned that:
1.
India is suffering a water
shortage.
2.
That the government was not
necessarily doing much to help them.
3.
That one of the solutions
was to chemically stimulate the clouds to cause rainfall.
Overall, Omar did a decent job, but could have done a little
more research in order to be more prepared for questions that he may be asked.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Presentation Reflection
Tuesday 1st May
Research and Innovation Centre
Time: 09:00 a.m.
Ahmed Saleh Al-Hammadi
Topic: Civil Defense
Ahmed introduced himself and began
his presentation by explaining what the civil defense is. Ahmed then went on
talking about when and why it started. He also identified the different types
of vehicles used, as well as the different types of fire extinguishers.
Slides: The slides were informative,
clear, and interesting.
English: decent, although he had a
bit of difficulty explaining himself and translating some words that were in
Arabic in the PowerPoint.
Body language: his body language was
confident, and he seemed to know what he was talking about.
Eye contact: he looked at the class
members as well as at Hedley, although he would direct most of his speech
towards Hedley.
Ahmed had detailed answers to
questions asked.
Overall: Ahmed did a good job, and
obviously did a decent amount of research on his topic.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Meeting Reflection
Problem: Experimental international college
Date and of Meeting: 13th March 2012
Venue: CERT Research and Innovation Center
Equipment: Computers, papers and pencils.
Group members:
Chair: Saleh Mohammed
Minutes taker: Abdullah Ahmed
Participant: Abdulaziz Saeed
Sunday, 13th March 2012, Abdullah, Abdulaziz and I met in the Innovation and Research Center to discuss the potential of having an experimental international college here in the HCT. We discussed 4 points, which were: issues that may arise due to mixed gender classes, loss of our Arabic traditions, loss of Islamic values over time, and lastly, the benefits of international minds and mix of cultures. We discussed these points one by one, and came to a conclusion for each of them. We managed to talk about these points with Hedley, and get his feedback on them, as well as what he thought about our opinions. Despite having a few cons, we came to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to have an international college, as we would all benefit from the minds of others, as well as how people from other cultures do things.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Meeting Report
Problem: Experimental international college
Date and time of Meeting: 13th March 2012, 9:30 a.m.
Venue: CERT Research and Innovation Center
Equipment: Computers, papers and pencils.
Group members:
Chair: Saleh Mohammed
Minutes taker: Abdullah Ahmed
Participant: Abdulaziz Saeed
Agenda:
· Issues that may arise due to mixed gender.
· Fear of loss of the Arabic traditions.
· Fear of loss of Islamic values over time.
· Benefits of international minds and mix of cultures.
The chairman Saleh opened the meeting at 9:32 a.m. The meeting was held late owing to compulsory reasons.
1. Issues that may arise due to mixed gender.
Abdulla said it is a good idea, because the statistics show that females are better students than male students and that will motivate male students to perform better in college. Saleh agreed with the idea to a certain extent, worrying that people from the opposite sex would be somewhat distracted. Abdul Aziz thought it was a good idea. Hedley said that this might cause some disagreements with parents, because they are not used to mixed gender colleges in the UAE.
2. Fear of loss of the Arabic traditions.
Abdulla said that the traditions will disappear with time and that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Hedley disagreed completely stating that through all the changes that have happened up to now, the UAE still holds some of their oldest traditions like falconry, and Saluki hunting and Saleh agreed. Abdulaziz was in favor with Abdulla.
3. Fear of loss of Islamic values over time.
Saleh said that some valuable Islamic traditions like the two Eids and the Holy month of Ramadan will remain forever. Although Saleh also stated that we have already lost some of our values. Hedley agreed. Abdulla and Abdulaziz agreed with Saleh.
4. Benefits of international minds and mix of cultures.
Abdulla said that it would lead to a greater understanding between different cultures, and would reduce the amount of conflict between them. Abdulla and Abdulaziz both agreed that the benefits of the different cultures and minds would be of great advantage to us. Saleh agreed, but was worried that western cultures would influence the young Arab generation and would contribute to the loss of traditions and Islamic values.
In conclusion
1. The idea of mixed gender was unanimously agreed upon by all of us.
2. Saleh and Hedley agreed on the fact that the UAE will not lose all of their traditions. Abdulaziz and Abdulla disagreed with this, saying that we will lose most if not all of our Arabic traditions with time.
3. We all agreed on the fact that we will never lose some of our Islamic traditions.
4. We all agreed that we would benefit greatly from different cultures and minds. Although, Saleh feared western cultures would have a great impact on the young Arab generation.
5. Overall, we all agreed with the experimental international college.
Saleh thanked everyone, and the meeting was closed by 9:52 a.m.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Reflection ONE
This was the first interview of the day; it was on Sunday, 19th February, 2012, at 8:15 a.m.
The interviewee was Abdul Aziz. He was applying for a Mechanical Engineer position.
Hedley introduced himself and two other interviewers, which were Mohammed Abdullah, and Omar, and then asked the interviewee to briefly introduce himself. Which he did, stating his name, age, which is 19 years old, and then went on to explain his degree and when he graduated.
Mohammed asked him what qualifications he had; he replied saying that he studied engineering as a bachelor student from Higher Colleges of Technology, and will continue for a master’s, with a GPA of 3.5. Mohammed also asked where Abdul Aziz sees himself in 3 years’ time; he replied that he sees himself in a manager’s position, or in an important place. Can you work under pressure? I think so, he replied. Do you consider yourself creative? Yes, he replied, and went on saying that he created a car engine with his group in college. How much salary do you want? Not important; salary comes second, work comes first, and yes, I like challenges, he replied. Interviewee asks “Who would I be working for?” You would work in our company, we would hire you at a level that verifies your certificate, and you would work until 5 p.m.; salary will be DHS 35,000, excluding bonuses.
Hedley and the other interviewers thanked Abdul Aziz for coming in, and the interview was done by 8:30 a.m.
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