Junior 3 Course Exploration Workshop by the Counselling Department in collaboration with TARUMT
Writer: Teacher Cheng Wen Jing
Editor: Teacher Tan Yim Sitt Photographer: Teacher Leow Sow Ying, Tan Eun Thyn, Yeap Fay Thung
Date: 6th December 2023
On December 6, 2023(Wednesday), our school Counseling department collaborated with TARUMT to jointly plan a highly anticipated event “Junior 3 Course Exploration Workshop”. The event goal is to provide students with a deeper understanding of the Faculty of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology and Faculty of Accountancy, Finance & Business. It aims to help students make informed choices about their future subjects. We are pleased to invite TARUMT professors to share their valuable experience and unique insights. These workshops will be conducted simultaneously from 9am until 12 noon, so students can only participate in one workshop that they are most interested in and learn additional knowledge from the workshop.
The 4 workshops covered the following topics:
The topic for the Faculty of Built Environment is ‘Mini Concrete Tiles Making’. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce students to the fascinating world of concrete tile production and its applications in landscaping and pavement. Students were encouraged to bring an A4 size plastic bag to safely transport their mini concrete tiles after the workshop. Through a series of engaging activities and demonstrations, students will gain practical insights into the process of creating durable and aesthetically pleasing concrete tiles. Firstly, the professor makes an introduction to concrete technology to provide students with a fundamental understanding of concrete as a construction material, its composition, and its role in modern infrastructure. After introducing there will be a Hands-On Experience. The hands-on experience is to enable students to actively participate in the creation of concrete tiles, from mixing the raw materials to molding and curing the tiles. In addition, concrete tile production also needs to have a certain aesthetic and functional design, so the professor would teach students the importance of design and creativity in making concrete tiles that are both visually appealing and suitable for landscaping and pavement. After the workshop, students were able to understand Concrete Basics, for example they were able to describe the components and properties of concrete and explain its significance in construction.
The second workshop was Faculty of Engineering and Technology. It was a very interesting workshop for students to participate in, because the topic involved making Traffic Lights with Arduino. This hands-on workshop was meant to expose students to the fundamentals of Arduino programming and provide the insights on what a microcontroller can be utilized. Students would acquire a solid understanding of Arduino and its basic functionalities. Besides, students were able to identify and connect the necessary components to control LEDs with Arduino and they would gain proficiency in writing Arduino code to control LED lights.
Thirdly, the workshop is under the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology. This workshop introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of web design and development. In addition, this course focuses on the technologies used in developing web pages as well as the common issues and factors for consideration. This workshop equip the participants with the knowledge and skills of web page development using languages such as HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript. If students are interested in Computer Science, they can learn more about the information through this workshop.
The fourth workshop was led by a professor from the Faculty of Accountancy, Finance & Business. The topic of this workshop is Building Blocks of Success: Learning Organizational Structure and Financial Planning with LEGO. Through this workshop, students can learn business concepts such as finance, management, and marketing through building blocks. The objective of this workshop is to allow students to understand the organizational structure of an organization, to learn the concept of profit and loss from building blocks and to learn marketing concepts during the pitching session of the building built using building blocks.
At 12 noon, all the participants and professors gathered in the hall for the distribution of certificates. The certificates were distributed in groups, starting with Built Environment, Engineering and Technology, Computing and Information Technology, Accountancy, Finance & Business, and the administrative team. After the distribution of certificates, there was a group photo, and “Junior 3 Course Exploration Workshop” officially ended, and students are expected to apply the knowledge gained from these workshops to their future endeavors.
Editor: Teacher Tan Yim Sitt Photographer: Teacher Leow Sow Ying, Tan Eun Thyn, Yeap Fay Thung
Date: 6th December 2023
On December 6, 2023(Wednesday), our school Counseling department collaborated with TARUMT to jointly plan a highly anticipated event “Junior 3 Course Exploration Workshop”. The event goal is to provide students with a deeper understanding of the Faculty of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology and Faculty of Accountancy, Finance & Business. It aims to help students make informed choices about their future subjects. We are pleased to invite TARUMT professors to share their valuable experience and unique insights. These workshops will be conducted simultaneously from 9am until 12 noon, so students can only participate in one workshop that they are most interested in and learn additional knowledge from the workshop.
The 4 workshops covered the following topics:
The topic for the Faculty of Built Environment is ‘Mini Concrete Tiles Making’. This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce students to the fascinating world of concrete tile production and its applications in landscaping and pavement. Students were encouraged to bring an A4 size plastic bag to safely transport their mini concrete tiles after the workshop. Through a series of engaging activities and demonstrations, students will gain practical insights into the process of creating durable and aesthetically pleasing concrete tiles. Firstly, the professor makes an introduction to concrete technology to provide students with a fundamental understanding of concrete as a construction material, its composition, and its role in modern infrastructure. After introducing there will be a Hands-On Experience. The hands-on experience is to enable students to actively participate in the creation of concrete tiles, from mixing the raw materials to molding and curing the tiles. In addition, concrete tile production also needs to have a certain aesthetic and functional design, so the professor would teach students the importance of design and creativity in making concrete tiles that are both visually appealing and suitable for landscaping and pavement. After the workshop, students were able to understand Concrete Basics, for example they were able to describe the components and properties of concrete and explain its significance in construction.
The second workshop was Faculty of Engineering and Technology. It was a very interesting workshop for students to participate in, because the topic involved making Traffic Lights with Arduino. This hands-on workshop was meant to expose students to the fundamentals of Arduino programming and provide the insights on what a microcontroller can be utilized. Students would acquire a solid understanding of Arduino and its basic functionalities. Besides, students were able to identify and connect the necessary components to control LEDs with Arduino and they would gain proficiency in writing Arduino code to control LED lights.
Thirdly, the workshop is under the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology. This workshop introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of web design and development. In addition, this course focuses on the technologies used in developing web pages as well as the common issues and factors for consideration. This workshop equip the participants with the knowledge and skills of web page development using languages such as HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript. If students are interested in Computer Science, they can learn more about the information through this workshop.
The fourth workshop was led by a professor from the Faculty of Accountancy, Finance & Business. The topic of this workshop is Building Blocks of Success: Learning Organizational Structure and Financial Planning with LEGO. Through this workshop, students can learn business concepts such as finance, management, and marketing through building blocks. The objective of this workshop is to allow students to understand the organizational structure of an organization, to learn the concept of profit and loss from building blocks and to learn marketing concepts during the pitching session of the building built using building blocks.
At 12 noon, all the participants and professors gathered in the hall for the distribution of certificates. The certificates were distributed in groups, starting with Built Environment, Engineering and Technology, Computing and Information Technology, Accountancy, Finance & Business, and the administrative team. After the distribution of certificates, there was a group photo, and “Junior 3 Course Exploration Workshop” officially ended, and students are expected to apply the knowledge gained from these workshops to their future endeavors.
Ang Shannon (J3F)
By attending this Science Courses workshop, I have received a lot of experience, this opportunity helped me to deeply understand all about the course of Built & Environment.
In this workshop, I learnt a lot of basic knowledge. This includes basic building knowledge, the use, examples of mixing concrete tiles. This experiment not only enhanced my knowledge, but also made me master the importance of mixing the ingredients according to the ratio. During group activity, I worked with my teammates, which made me knew the power of teamwork. I mixed the concrete tiles successfully, preventing it from leaking out of the mold, and made a successful concrete tile. This workshop provided me with a deeper insight into the built & environment discipline. Overall, participating in this workshop was a rich experience, and I deeply appreciate the benefits gained. It has also given me a clearer understanding of different fields. I will make the most of this opportunity to make wiser decisions for my future.
Low Wei Zhi (J3T)
At first choosing the Engineering workshop out of the other fair workshop was on a whim. However I gained quite some knowledgeable stuff from the workshop.The instructions given by the instructors were quite easy to follow, even an inexperienced student like me coils easily understand the instructions given. They gave us a set of Arduino microcontroller, a set of wires, a bunch of resistance wires, a piece of breadboard, and some LED lights. Using Arduino as a medium for coding, we were able to make the LED lights flash every 100 millisecond.It was truly an eye opening experience for us. This workshop was a catalyst in igniting my passion for engineering and coding.This workshop made me believe that coding and engineering could be the new meta in the near future.
Fabian Chee Guan Cheng (J3L)
The workshop that I picked was the computer and IT. Which involved coding to make a website. I have learned what is the common coding language in modern day and actually got to practice what the teacher taught us during the two hour class. The teachers that were present during the class were super friendly and helpful when I needed help. Overall the class was very interesting compared to what we are used to as a high school student. I hope I can participate in this activity again.
Colleen Hung Tzi Ching (J3K)
This workshop was a whole new experience for me and I personally really enjoyed it. In the workshop, we were split into groups and tasked to build buildings out of lego. It seems easy but the catch is we have to convince other people to have interest to invest in our buildings. Other than that, the buildings will have to fit the requirements provided by the lecturers. These requirements act as laws given by the government on buildings that we see every day. I think it is a very unique way to help us learn how to market your business. At the same time, it also gave us an insight into what it takes to build a building and business. It was honestly harder than I expected but I enjoyed my time and overcame the challenges with my teammates. I am thankful for being able to experience this workshop and I hope there will be more opportunities like this in the future.
