The group's project proposal is on raising the employment rates of ex-offenders and the whole journey had been an eye-opener.
Despite being clear on the main objective of the proposal, there were many other details that the team had to deal with in the beginning. For example, the types of employments to focus on and primarily the way to craft a proposal that was novel and feasible. The team also dealt with having to keep the report within eight pages because the current measures had many specific details which the group felt were important. However, as the group then decided that the main part of the report was to share the ideas of the proposed solutions, more emphasis was placed in the description and feasibility of the proposed solutions. Hence, it was a good learning point to sieve out what was important to have in the report when attempting to convince the reader that some improvement of the current situation is needed.
As our project topic was closely tied in with government-related organisations, most of the information that we got from our secondary research were worded positively and some additional details which appeared negative towards the organisation or the ex-offenders were left out. Thus there was some challenge in trying to obtain the full picture of the current situation about these ex-offenders and employment. Then again, regardless of the way in which the information was presented, annual reports from the Singapore Prison Service as well as the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises were extremely helpful for the project for statistical evidence.
It was a great experience to have been able to meet up with Mr Danny personally with the group as information that he provided us with gave us insight to which parts of our proposed solutions could be better improved. Also, the team had a better understanding of the process in which the ex-offenders go through before they achieve gainful employment in Singapore.
Overall, I feel that the team worked well together, complementing one another's strengths and weaknesses. Though, as most projects are, upon reaching the deadline, there is always the tension and need for more time and one can always have better time management with respect to the timeline for the project.
Shu Wen I think you described the challenges our group faced through the course of this project very well in this post. We certainly faced the challenge of sieving essential information for the purpose of persuading our readers/target audience as well as that of obtaining a complete understanding of the issue at hand using our secondary research. The interview with Mr Danny was an eye opener and really helped in widening our perspectives and boosting understanding of the topic.
ReplyDeleteI believe our group completed the project to the best of our ability and was able to overcome any challenges that we faced in the course of it. It was really great to work with you and Samuel on this project:) Wish you all the very best for the rest of this semester and for those to come! Hope to see you around campus:)
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ReplyDeleteDespite the challenges your group faced with regards to keeping to the word limit and the wide range of programmes already implemented, your group provided an insightful and thought-provoking presentation! It is wonderful seeing how such challenges were ultimately overcame. :)