Session 11

Session 11

SESSION 11: REVIEW

This week (and the next – session 12) is presentation week for TWC. Instead of the usual TWC class, 3 groups of students presented their findings and research as part of their group project. Presentations were assessed on 3 aspects:

·      Quality of Content

o   Was the information provided reliable?

o   How detailed was the information provided?

·      Innovativeness of Approach

o   How did the group decide to present their findings? Was it innovative?

·      Flow and Logical Consistency

o   How well was the group able to communicate their findings to the audience? Was there a logical flow in the presentation?

The 3 groups that presented during session 11 were:

1.     Technology and beauty

a.     Members: Charlotte Goh, Lee Guojun, Lee Li Xuan, Lee Pei Xi, Loo Zhu Yie, Phua Zhi Zhen

b.     Website: www.wix.com/techwcg8/twc-cosmeticsurgery

This presentation was fairly interesting. It was done in the style of a skit. Each character had a specific role to discuss the different aspects of cosmetic technology. However, I found certain animations within the website to be greatly distracting. Overall, this presentation earned a 7/10 from me. Good job! J

2.     Technology and Crime: Friend or Foe?

a.     Members: Chia Hanfeng, Clarice Heng, Heng Guan Lek, Hu Jiaming, Lu Siqi, Vince Tan.

b.     Website: http://www.wix.com/twcsmu2010/cyberfelony

Yet another interesting presentation with a creative approach. The introduction simulated a hacking attempt by a hacker with a pseudo-russian accent. The rest of the presentation was pretty standard though. No theatrics here. One interesting thing I noticed on the website though – they used a picture of SHODAN from System Shock as the background for the website. Very fitting! This presentation earned a 7/10 from me too!

3.     Water and Water Technologies

a.     Members: Chua Ming Yin, Ng Jia Ming, Tay Wee Kiat, Wong Shi QI, Zhao Liwen

b.     Website: http://www.wix.com/twcwater/home

This presentation was very straightforward. No theatrics, or creative introductions were used. The presentation was clear cut, concise and altogether very well done. The website was very professional. Everything was clean and uncluttered and left me very impressed at the quality of work from this group. I give the website a 8/10 and the presentation a 7/10.

Personal Ratings

(7/10) The presentations during this session were very interesting and really exposed me to many new ideas. I look forward to the next presentation session next week.