Final lap of a awesome journey...

 

 

 

Deciding to take up the module ES2007S seems to be like a “yesterday” decision that I pondered during the semester module bidding period. I remember how I queried my peers and went online to read student’s blog entries about this module; it was indeed an unnecessary worry now that I think back. Therefore, I am going to input this last entry analytically for future student who might stumble across my blog in the future when they are deciding if they should take up this module.

 

Many modules that we as an undergraduate take up during our course of study might be highly specialized and technical with regards to its content which corresponds to our field of majors. Many a time, we will just end up completing the module and seldom or maybe we will never even get to apply what we learnt into our life. Perhaps this is a dilemma in our education system. However, I can honestly say that professional communication is a module where we learnt skills that we can almost incorporate and apply it in our daily life, if not, definitely useful when we enter into the workforce.

 

It provides an insight of what to expect when we enter into the professional working world and equip us with the necessary interpersonal skills which is relevant in all career out there. I believe this is a skill that many graduate may be lacking in our present society. We may have the conceptual knowledge of the relevant field but not the “fundamental” skill that a person essentially need in life.

 

I believe I did grew and learnt many useful skills within my journey in ES2007S. Especially learning so much apart from my usual “adrenaline-rush” style of presentation. I understood the need to adjust the “release of adrenaline” to effectively correlate it to the audience and delivery of the message. Trust me, things that seems “common sense” may not necessary be so common after all, there’s a lot to be learn.

 

One of the common conceptions for student before they take up this module is thinking that the workload for this module is relatively high. But I actually beg to defer this conception. Yes, there is no denying that there is a prominent set of assignment lined up for the module. However, if we would to conscientiously follow closely with the well planned schedule provided, it might not be a big issue after all. Of course, there are times where we will find ourselves choked up with the lined-up assignment especially during the oral presentation and proposal phase, but it a time-management skills that perhaps is a skills instill within this module that is to be transmitted to us.

 

One entry only is rather insufficient for me to state down every single memorable moments that I been through together with the class in this module. These class of mine is indeed a spontaneous class that contains a group of diverse student and professionally led by our ever amiable and friendly coordinator Dr.Radhika who is ever understanding and allow room for discussion and negotiation (even for an extension of assignment è which makes the workload not as heavy as it isJ)

 

Just when the class starts to bond, the module comes to an end… Thanks everyone in the class for making this a memorable module for me before I officially graduate from NUS and of course your ever-patience to handle my “nonsense” in classJ

Keep it touch and forget me NOT!

Cheers forever.

Edmund Yap

16th November 2013

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