Now for slack ppl like me, project work is left as the only one commitment before the long-expected holidays. To be more specific, oral presentation, the last part of PW is the final "torture" remained.
Actually i dun think PW is any sort of torture. but when friends around mention it, comments like "stupid pw", "pw sux" are common and commonly accepted. many ppl hate PW with some unknown reasons that i so far still have the difficulty to figure out.
For standard PW procedures, we have to submit our 1) preliminary idea, 2) evaluation of material (any of literature review, survey, interview, etc), 3) written report, and lastly, the portion that we have not handed in yet, Insight and Reflection.
in my opinion, what we can learn from PW is not only these four things that we have to hand in. we have also earned lots of experience from this subject.
First of all, most of the groups have conducted survey and interview. before this year, how many of us have ever tried to stop one stranger in the street and appeal him to do something for you, while that "something" is almost irrelevant to him?
Secondly, teamwork. this is largely reflected in the final stage of PW, the written report and the oral presentation, while all the group members have to be coordinated properly.
Then, presentation skill. the oral presentation seems to be an alternative oral exam in JC. besides, in pw, ppl learn how to arrange powerpoint slides, which sounds easy but actually is quite profound.
i dunno why i type this entry, and why in english also (anyway, my english is obviously less capable of conveying my thoughts). maybe it's just because i'm a irritated by all the overwhelming blame put on PW. It appears that i have just finished a one-sided GP essay by the title of "can PW ever be justified?" with no hook, no definition, no thesis, no overview, no topic sentence, no elaboration, no example, no explanation, no re-statement of my points, and no conclusion. Too bad, it's merely and purely a piece of ****
