Hi all!
It's my turn to do the blog post about today. :D
First off, we ate our breakfast and quickly moved off to the harold white lecture hall for a session on topology, the science of place and geometry, the measurement of Earth. We learnt about how the rectangle is the map of a cylinder, and how games make use of the different dimensional worlds of different shapes.
Secondly, we attended a lecture session on the ethics of using humans in research at the same venue. We were taught the meaning of psychology, which is the scientific study of how people think and behave. We were also shown the guidelines for investigations or experiments carried out by psychologists.
1. Participants must be informed of the nature and purpose of the investigation.
2. Participants must be informed of what they are expected to do.
3. Consent must be given voluntarily. (not forced)
4. Participants can feel free to withdraw from the investigation without having to face a penalty.
I think that what we were taught of at this lecture session can be applied to the situations that occur when we lead. It is crucial to understand how your followers think, behave and react to what we say and do. As Melissa has mentioned during debrief, the above four guidelines can be used in leadership as well. I feel that when we as leaders make a decision or facilitate an activity, we must take note of the 4 guidelines above. However, they are not exhaustive.
Moving on, people from the science world went on an excursion to the Melbourne Musuem to view an exhibition on the Mind & Body. The exhibition actually included real body organs and substances, nudity and disturbing images. Despite that, the musuem did not barr specific groups of people to view the exhibition. I felt that the musuem trusted in how mature people are and that they would gain and understand something out of it. I'm extremely supportive of what the musuem is doing and i believe that our group of 10 people can understand what the exhibition was about. There were a lot of other exhibitions available for viewing at the musuem as well. All of them fascinating and educational in one way or another. Overall, i had a lot of fun at the musuem today. :)
Lastly, we had our dinner, then moved to Lygon Street for a movie, Where The Wild Things Are. It was about a boy that had problems with his mother and sister, and decided to run away after a bad incident with his mother. He then sailed in a boat and reached an unknown island which some creatures live on. The boy then decided to lie about his background, proclaiming himself as a king and ended up leading the creatures to building a nicer home for themselves. The movie was mostly about confronting your problems and how to react and behave as an effective leader. During debrief, we had alot of comments about the movie and i find that some of the comments made are those that i would have never thought of and i find it very interesting to hear about the different points of view.
And at every debrief session, i realise that i will always remember something that ms tan or ms low says. So for today, the one i remembered the most was "If it's not broke, don't fix it.". By ms low. :) hahas.
I'm looking forward to the astro tour at Swinburne University tomorrow. :)
With that i'll end my blog post.
Gd night to everybody and sleep well! :D
jiahui
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ReplyDeleteAccording to what Jia Hui said, the 4 peinciples does not only occur for psychology but also applies to us as a leader. And like what I saud before, personally, I felt that the lecturers actually did a good job of gaining our attention from the beginning and that's what I personally felt was something we could learn.
And as for the museum, I agree with Jia Hui that the museum trusts the people enetering the exhibit to be mature enough to take in the exhibits. I think this is something which is not commonly seen in Singapore so it was a great experience foe me.
Next, was the movie. I admit that I found it pretty boring but after the movie when we think about it, there was actually a lot of things to learn from the movie like no holding grudges, persuading people, that leaders also have their ups & downs and many more.
Yup, so basically I learnt a lot today and like what Ms Low always say:"Be aware of your surroundings." I actually think that what Jing Yi said about the 2 guys leaving without waiting for Ananat was a ctually a very good example. Because we have to be aware of what we are soing and how it will affect others and of course put yourself in other peoples' shoes (in this case Anant's).
With that, I 'll end here:)
Germaine
A well written post indeed." It is crucial to understand how your followers think, behave and react to what we say and do." as quoted from Jia Hui's post was exactly what i thought abou leading.
ReplyDeleteWe have to think twice about our own actions and how it affects other people and in turn leading to the many different outcomes due to what we did. It is a chain effect and i feel that psychology can really benefit us by putting ourselves in other people shoes.
This in turn practices our empathy for others and to be more considerate to other people. Psychology is indeed a great tool in aiding not just leaders, but common people in their every day social interactions.
Im looking forward for tomorrow's breakfast! G'night!
Well we all had a great day today and i think we got lots of chances to learn new things today expecially the lectures even though it was complicated and tiring.
ReplyDeleteLike what miss low said i think thinking before we speak is real important as we can affect people through what we said and what we do as shown in the movie we watched today.
Hope you guys will have a great and fun day tomorrow even though we have more lectures coming up. Goodnight guys :)
Hey that was a nice write-up about today. :D I agree on certain things. Well firstly, the lectures allowed us to gain new knowledge. Also, the psychology lecture benefitted us by introducing ways that we can apply in our daily lifes. Then, the trip to the musuem provided us with facts and informations on biology matters that really intrigued us. As jiahui said, what sparked my attention was also the trust that people in society have in one another. Lastly, the debrief session was definitely fruitful as we got to understand more about the message in the movie. Although we found the movie "cheem", I still think that it has certainly taught us many important lessons and values, which is also a positive way of influencing people through the media. Overall, today's activities has allowed me to gain a wider perspective on things and matters which I would not have come across had I not come here. At the same time, I would certainly be looking forward to other things I would learn about tomorrow and the days to come. Good night folks. :)
ReplyDeleteHi all
ReplyDeleteEmpathy is a great asset to have for a leader. Leadership is really about relationships. ANd we all know that relationship is a tapestry of many interactions with people.
I feel that great leaders are exceptionally rare. They have a combination of charisma and a number of other traits that cause other people to follow them. I believe people will only follow a leader who is competent and trustworthy, and people who are great leaders have both of these traits.
Give you an example. When a great leader runs into a problem, he/she takes on the responsibility of figuring out what went wrong. He/she will never blame those beneath them for their failures. That way, he/she will gain the respect of the people he/she is leading.
I'm glad you like the pearls of wisdom that we provide. We are sure to share more with you along the way, you can be sure of that.
ReplyDeleteYour posts and comments are showing very good thought in them and are improving with each day. Keep it up all of you.
Ms Low
hey all.
ReplyDeleteduring the session on topology, two things interest me the most: the mobius strip and the klein bottle. Those were two things that i have never heard of before. And i think its really amzaing how it works.
Also, i find that the melbourne of museum is really cool! There is a wide varieties at the exhibit. Mainly dinosaurs, animals, humans, insects and birds. (hopefully i didnt leave out any). They really put in alot of effort in this museum. For example,there are many live spiders and bugs some of them are rare collections. There were also videos shown and we saw a glass eel which i was fascinated by. It was totally transparant. i was wondering where is their digestive system and all. haha. like miss low said if you want to do something, do till its perfect. Meaning, put in your best in whatever you do. i thought that the museum almost did that. couldnt find any flaws. but, nothing is perfect in this world.
so yeah, thats all. :D
"I felt that the musuem trusted in how mature people are and that they would gain and understand something out of it."
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think this is a good point to bring up. I saw some students(nt pointing names), they were actually laughing at the nudity gallery. Personally, I think its a little shock for me. But other than that, a good form of educating the youths.
Trusting our maturity was certainly the best point to be brought up. By doing so, the museum believe that we are matured enough to have the correct mindset instead of joking about when viewing the displays in the museum.
ReplyDeleteAlso, for the movie, i think that there is a much deeper meaning for us to learn from instead of complaining it as a kiddy movie. Therefore, i felt that we should have paid attention during the entire movie so to understand it better.
P.S. u cannot trust teacher's with secrets:)
I think that as a leader, lying to the followers could be define as a good or bad thing.
ReplyDeleteLying can be a good thing as for example Stalin, he lied a famine so as to motivate the peasants to work harder to boast the economy for the country as it was growing rapidly. The economy did boast but the benefits of this was shared with the people with great power instead of the peasants. This is to allow him to use this people with great power to cause fear in the peasants and therefore obey him. Stalin was a successful leader as he was able to make people obey him. This shows how Stalin uses lying to become a successful leader.
However, if a leader lied and did not have the ability to backup, everything will backfire and a power struggle will occur as people would want to change the leader.
Therefore, lying to the follower is alright if it is being used for the rightful reasons.
Yan Yang
ReplyDeleteMight want to think deeper about the lying thing. Lying can never be a good thing.
A lying leader can be often branded as a deceitful leader. People/followers value integrity and honesty in their leaders. Leaders who are caught lying, particularly if they refuse to own up to the lie and ask for forgiveness, will lose the trust of their followers. And often, odds are if your leader lies to you once, it is probably not the first or last lie.
Lying breaks trust overnight and trust is something a leader builds with his/her followers over time.
Sorry Mr Lim, i would just like to clarify the lying things. What i meant was saying a white lies for the benefits of the people. Such as a school had been doing quite poorly for a few years and maybe the principal would lie or exaggerate the situation like saying if they do not start to study harder, they might be expelled or whatsoever. This lying or exaggeration was to encourage or let the students fear about the future consequence if they do not start studying harder. I know lying is wrong but exaggerating the consequence for the right purposes may be in good use.
ReplyDeleteNo worries, Yan Yang. All of you have contributed well to a very rich discussion. Always good to articulate your views and consider what others have to say. That way, we all learn and become wiser.
ReplyDeleteHi all,
ReplyDeleteQuite a well done post jia hui!!
The Museum today was interesting, there were many different exhibits like Mind & Body, Insects, Wild Life oin Australia and Pre-historic Dinosaur exhibit. I have learn many things from this exhibits and have build up my understanding and knowlege.
Next the Movie was my best experience that i took back with me. The movie is called "Where the Wild Things Are". I have learned 3 very important leadership quilities from the film and will make very good use of it.
That's all i have to say.. See you guys later!