This was the challenge day. It was about giving presentations about volunteer work. I have several criticisms about the day program. Firstly, we were not have time to prepare properly for the presentation and that what made our presentation weak. Secondly, since there were a lot of absences, the ambassadors should have incorporate to groups with each other. Thirdly, the challenge subject was not set clearly enough.
However, all in all, we watched several great presentations from different groups with a good scientific content and a great performance.
Thank you.
Saturday 16 July 2011
Thursday 14 July
This was really a good and productive day. It was about Management Development course by professional couple. I benefited a lot from this course. I knew now what are the characters of a leader manager. There are several of them mentioned in the course like talks with people and listens, communicates visions and negotiates objectives, looks for continuous improvement, gives control, focus on purpose and a lot of other things. After that, we asked to prepare for a presentation. The aim of this presentation was to practice working in teams and to create ideas on how we are going to present.
It was really great professional course.
It was really great professional course.
Wednesday 13 July
This day was dedicated to outside activities only. The ambassadors divided us to 3 groups; 2 male groups and 1 female group. Our group firstly went to Lowestoft Lifeboat Station where we met the person responsible about the centre. He explained to us the rule of the center and how is it responsible about the hall Great Britain. Then he showed us inside the lifeboat and he explained to us every part of it.
After this, we went to the Lowestoft College-water survival course. It was the most fun part of the day. We had lots of laughers.
Finally, we went to Lowestoft Maritime Museum. We saw some of the old ships figurine and the tools they used to use when they want to fishing. I bought also some books from the museum for few pounds which is really good-_-.
After this, we went to the Lowestoft College-water survival course. It was the most fun part of the day. We had lots of laughers.
Finally, we went to Lowestoft Maritime Museum. We saw some of the old ships figurine and the tools they used to use when they want to fishing. I bought also some books from the museum for few pounds which is really good-_-.
Tuesday 12 July
We assembled outside the UEA Village accommodation. Then, we went to a Water Resource Management Masterclass from the school of International Development. The lecture was about how to manage the water sources in Africa in order to assure that each one get his/her share from the water.
After the lecture we played a game about the same problem. It was a board with several fields on it and each team try to get the sufficient amount of water for their field irrigation. It was so much fun seeing each team idea where some teams said they would invade the field with the most amount of water and some of them said they would make contracts with other fields. Then, they asked us to give solutions to solve this problem where to we should make equal distribution of water to the different fields. Our team came out of the idea that there should be a central authority control the water share acceding to the field area.
After the lunch break we went the ecotech center where we climb the wind turbine. It was a great sight from up the wind turbine.
After the lecture we played a game about the same problem. It was a board with several fields on it and each team try to get the sufficient amount of water for their field irrigation. It was so much fun seeing each team idea where some teams said they would invade the field with the most amount of water and some of them said they would make contracts with other fields. Then, they asked us to give solutions to solve this problem where to we should make equal distribution of water to the different fields. Our team came out of the idea that there should be a central authority control the water share acceding to the field area.
After the lunch break we went the ecotech center where we climb the wind turbine. It was a great sight from up the wind turbine.
Monday 11 July
This was a special day where we went on a tour to BBC studios and interviews with local community groups. The BBC studio visit was absolutely brilliant tour; besides the BBC staff were a great host, they made everyone feel very welcome. They started with us by a lecture about journalism and how the journalist should by ready to prepare a story in shortest time possible, be hones and independent and organized. Then, we went on a tour around the BBC studios, we pass by the TV studio and we saw how difficult to keep track with the presenter inside the studio and the staff outside the studio. What I liked in the tour is that when the tour guide told us that they receive the time they have for their programs from London in seconds which is really amazing how they are accurate in time. Also, I liked the part when we actually performed as we are in the studio in which someone became a presenter and another control the voice and one control the camera and another one control the script appeared to the reporter; it was great and lots of laughers.
In the second session, we went to one of the BTCV charity member to interview her. It was my first time to be an interviewer and it was really good experience. It increased my confident when I talk to someone who is I met for the first time. I am also learnt how an interviewer should be organized and the questions have to be arranged with much care.
http://www2.btcv.org.uk/display/volunteer
Thank you.
In the second session, we went to one of the BTCV charity member to interview her. It was my first time to be an interviewer and it was really good experience. It increased my confident when I talk to someone who is I met for the first time. I am also learnt how an interviewer should be organized and the questions have to be arranged with much care.
http://www2.btcv.org.uk/display/volunteer
Thank you.
Thursday 14 July 2011
Thursday 7 July
Firstly in this day, we had an introduction about coastal erosion by Professor Chris and the places that we will go to. Then, we had the chance to go to the places where coastal erosion takes place and we did notice the difference between the places that have been protected and the ones the have not. We passed by shores that has been protected by 'holding the line' method which in my opinion is a very good one, but it is expensive.
The fieldtrip was overall a great one except for the weather which keep raining almost all the day.
The fieldtrip was overall a great one except for the weather which keep raining almost all the day.
Wednesday 6 July
We started to congregate at 8:45 in the courtyard outside UEA Village accommodation. Then, we moved to the School of Environmental Sciences where, firstly, we had a lecture about GIS. I benefited from the lecture a lot. I now know that GIS (geographic information system) is if I can term it, the mother of GPS. GIS is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and present all types of geographically referenced data.
I learnt that GIS can be used in a variety of fields such as: archaeology, geography, remote sensing, land surveying, public utility, management natural resource management, environmental contamination and navigation. Therefore, GIS is a really helpful tool to give information for informing decision making.
Then we went to the University's Flume Laboratory and Virtual Reality Suite for hands-on work in two very different world-leading research facilities. We got to know in this lab that when we stuck a pipe into the sand vertically, there will be like a scour around the pipe. Also, we made and experiment to examine if there are different results when we stuck various pipes of different diameters into a sand bed. The results of the experiment is that the pipe with the biggest diameter would result bigger scour around it and would fall down lastly if we increase the speed of the wave. This is one idea of saving the coast from erosion.
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Tuesday 5 July
The day started at 8:50 in the morning. We congregate in the courtyard outside UEA Village accommodation. Then, we headed to a master class from the School of Law where we had a lecture about R v Dudley and Stephens case.
This is a leading English criminal case that institute a precedent, throughout the common law world, that necessity is no defense against a charge of murder. Basically, the case started when the english yacht set sail for Sydeney from Southampton with a crew of four: Dudley, the captain; Stephens; Brooks; and Parker, the cabin boy who was only 17 years old. The weather was by no means extreme and the vessel was not in any difficulties, until a wave struck the yacht. They moved to the lifeboat since the yacht was doomed and sank within five minutes of being struck. Dudley managed to improvise a sea anchor to keep the lifeboat headed into the waves and maintain her stability. After days they run out of food and they failed to catch any rainwater. At this difficult time Parker became ill through drinking seawater. After a period of time, drawing lots in order to nominate a sacrificial victim who would die to feed the others was set as a solution and debate seems to have intensified but without resolution. With Parker probably in a coma, Dudley and Stephens decided to kill him and eat his flesh and drink his blood. Brooks refused. On the other day Dudley killed Parker and they manage to stay alive until they sighted a sail.
After the lecturer told us the story, he asked us to give our opinion and should Dudley and Stephens be sentenced as killers before he told us that they imprisoned as killers. For me, this was the first time I heard of this story and it was really difficult to answer the question. I freely confess to having found it hard to decide-difficult because of the scale of the tragedy, difficult for the seemingly irreconcilable conflicts of moral and ethical values. It is important, however, to stress on that Dudley and Stephens did kill Parker because he was orphan and weak. So if I were the judge I will consider them as killers according to my reasons given above.
After this amazing lecture we've been given our challenge for the week. Then, we had our lunch break.
After the lunch break we gathered again to watch a Debate Demonstration by expert guests from The Norwich School. They were debating about global worming. I got to learn a lot from this session. Now, I knew the rule of debating, the importance of time in debating, how someone have to be confident about what he/she debating for and the structure of the debate.
This is a leading English criminal case that institute a precedent, throughout the common law world, that necessity is no defense against a charge of murder. Basically, the case started when the english yacht set sail for Sydeney from Southampton with a crew of four: Dudley, the captain; Stephens; Brooks; and Parker, the cabin boy who was only 17 years old. The weather was by no means extreme and the vessel was not in any difficulties, until a wave struck the yacht. They moved to the lifeboat since the yacht was doomed and sank within five minutes of being struck. Dudley managed to improvise a sea anchor to keep the lifeboat headed into the waves and maintain her stability. After days they run out of food and they failed to catch any rainwater. At this difficult time Parker became ill through drinking seawater. After a period of time, drawing lots in order to nominate a sacrificial victim who would die to feed the others was set as a solution and debate seems to have intensified but without resolution. With Parker probably in a coma, Dudley and Stephens decided to kill him and eat his flesh and drink his blood. Brooks refused. On the other day Dudley killed Parker and they manage to stay alive until they sighted a sail.
After the lecturer told us the story, he asked us to give our opinion and should Dudley and Stephens be sentenced as killers before he told us that they imprisoned as killers. For me, this was the first time I heard of this story and it was really difficult to answer the question. I freely confess to having found it hard to decide-difficult because of the scale of the tragedy, difficult for the seemingly irreconcilable conflicts of moral and ethical values. It is important, however, to stress on that Dudley and Stephens did kill Parker because he was orphan and weak. So if I were the judge I will consider them as killers according to my reasons given above.
After this amazing lecture we've been given our challenge for the week. Then, we had our lunch break.
After the lunch break we gathered again to watch a Debate Demonstration by expert guests from The Norwich School. They were debating about global worming. I got to learn a lot from this session. Now, I knew the rule of debating, the importance of time in debating, how someone have to be confident about what he/she debating for and the structure of the debate.
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Monday 4 July
Monday the 4th was my first day of summer. It was a mixed of both exciting and anxious feelings regarding to what are coming in the next three weeks. But at the end of the day the feeling was amazing.
The day started with a little worm welcome to the Sunday arrivals students. Then, we have been introduced to the new ambassadors Emma and Hannah. After that, we head to the lecture room to listen to a lecture by a former Maltese Speaker of Parliament. He talked about how the ambassador or the minister of foreign affair should has the idea to not just care about their citizens in that foreign country, but also how to turn into account the presence in that foreign country to make trading contracts with them that will benefit both parties. He concluded that Malta has a good relations with Saudi government and hope to expand these relations more and more in the coming years.
In my opinion, the former minister of foreign affair lecture has given us some insight about how we should 'the international students' acting during our studies abroad. We should not only aim for just getting our college degree, but to how we can apply what we learn in order to improve our country.
The second part of the day was sport activities. I have learnt how to play archery which was really great. It was a really good session overall especially when playing these games with your friends.
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