Spring semester is nearly over, and the time for end of semester exam comes again. This semester, 2 of my subjects entitled Advanced Study on Energy I and II were assessed by a little extraordinary way never been done by me before. The final exam for both of this subjects were conducted by online debate (not related at all with Anwar-Shabery debate..hihihi). After 8 consecutive weeks of Omnibus lectures (series of lectures by professors with different specialized fields related to energy), during the lass lecture, students were given a username and password to access the online educational debate system (see attached pic). In a period of one week, students have to key in their personal information and an energy-related topic formulated by the lecturers was to be discussed. Prior stand and justifications must be filled in with supporting evidences such as academic journals or references from websites to support our stand and justification. It could be done from anywhere and any pc with internet access. During the final lecture, students will have to debate their topic with other unknown students in real-time application for 0ne hour. Each group of four students will receive a different topic, and will be assessed by the professor in charge to the topic given. Through this kind of assessment, my Graduate School aims that the critical thinking ability for postgraduate students in delivering an analysis, stand strong for it and justified it with concrete reasons could be polished. After graduating, it is hoped that the graduates will not just be a person with high academic achievement and technical background but also do possess value added skills to make them an exceptional one. Maybe Malaysian universities should try this too!!!
Anyway, Kyoto celebrated its biggest festival of the year, Gion Matsuri this week. So Kyotorians leaved home in their yukatas and stroll over the night parade viewing rituals float and visiting stalls. Malaysians took the chance to gather (despite of the hectic schedule of exams especially for the undergrads) and joined the night stroll too!!!
Anyway, Kyoto celebrated its biggest festival of the year, Gion Matsuri this week. So Kyotorians leaved home in their yukatas and stroll over the night parade viewing rituals float and visiting stalls. Malaysians took the chance to gather (despite of the hectic schedule of exams especially for the undergrads) and joined the night stroll too!!!
1 comment:
perghh..online debate tu. hey that's new and worth trying to implement back in malaysia. Tapi kene type cepat2 la yer? ;D
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