GIG 1005 Social Engagement
Name | Vijayatharushini Murthy |
Matric Number | U2003197/1 |
Transformative Journal
Before
As a student at University Malaya, I really appreciate getting an opportunity to be involved in such a beneficial and meaningful social engagement project. We were informed to conduct an event virtually due to the pandemic. Our coordinator, Dr. Dallilawati Zainal explained the theme of the project where the project must be related to our field of study. Initially, we proposed and planned to organize a volunteering project for the Matriculation students where we wanted to teach them the syllabus in their studies. However, we realized that we need to change our plan as the matriculation students were about to sit for their exams and we did not want to disturb them during their study week. Then, we came up with the idea of teaching participants the fundamental ethics in the Accounting profession. Dr. Ong Lin Dar, our supervisor corrected us that we must choose a topic with broad contents and suggested corporate governance and ethics topics in our very first meeting. Dr added that this topic would be suitable for a virtual event. After the discussion among our group members, we agreed with the plan as we believe that the participants would be beneficial from this project as the topic is something new and important in the accounting field. I was once excited but nervous in the planning process. Excitement is due to the plan that is going to be carried out throughout this semester and nervous as there may be unforeseen obstacles and challenges in the implementation.
During
Covid-19 has hindered our plan as all forms of activities that involve mass gatherings are prohibited. So, we had to conduct the event virtually without meeting the attendees. We had a small meeting with our group members only to discuss the dates of the events and types of activity that we are going to carry out for this project. We respect each and everyone’s decisions and decided a suitable date for the synchronous live class. Our leader, Tan San Yee came up with a tentative about our project which includes the types and pattern of activities and the relative due dates for each activity. This pandemic really hit us hard where we could not meet each other since our very first semester. Through this project, the strangers became friends and we helped each other whenever we had doubts about a task. In order to promote our project, we also utilized social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram by publishing attractive posters designed by San Yee and Chin Yee through Canva which suggested by our supervisor. We also had a person who has better skills in editing videos and that is our friend, Kuan You. Editing video is very important in our project as the project is conducted virtually and the only way to attract attendees is through creative videos. Not forgetting Xin Thung and myself where we prepared the slides and scripts of the activities. The challenging part was to make attractive and informative slides to avoid the participants from getting bored. All the team members had put in a great deal of cooperation to ensure that the implementation of this project runs smoothly.
After
Through this project, I have improved my soft skills including effective communication skills, problem-solving skills, and teamwork which are critical in helping me form relationships with people and create trust and dependability. Besides, I have also learned how to overcome unforeseen obstacles by keeping a positive mindset in running projects. I really appreciate our supervisor, Dr. Ong for her words of guidance and encouragement, and also for being such a good advisor throughout this project. This project has been a great success as all the participants willingly attended our synchronous live class and exposed to the real world of accounting in organizations. Their lesson about basic management accounting terminology, strategy, decision support, and organizational management from an accounting point of view would help them to be more qualified accountants in the future. In the end, we have successfully completed this project by working together. The project really gives me a new experience and a lot of sweet memories with my friends. I am thankful to my group mates to accomplish the success of this project even during this pandemic because this project would not have been possible without my group mates. In a nutshell, this project is actually a good beginning for us to start doing something that could give back to society. I hope that this project will benefit all the communities and individuals.
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