Final Reflective

Presenter: Omar

Presentation Topic: Water shortage

Date: 24^th of May 2012

Venue: Research & Innovation Centre

Omar did a presentation about water shortage; it was as interesting subject for me, and it is important because water shortage might affect the whole world. Omar began his presentation with an effective introduction and good eye contact; he explained the causes of the water shortage; one of the most important causes is global warming which can reduce the level of water worldwide; Omar believed that human beings are the ones who pollute the water the most.

I have learned in this presentation that we should be aware of the consequences of wasting & polluting water; poor countries, such as 3^rd world countries which are extremely poor, undeveloped countries, have lack of opportunities in food, & water supplies; millions of people die per year.

Water shortage is used to describe a situation where the available water within a region is less than the region’s demand, we should reduce water demand to save it for tomorrow, and Omar suggested that governments should set clear rules that help countries to avoid drought & poverty.

In conclusion, Omar presented his work properly and in order, he spoke with good English and appropriate grammar used, but he was reluctant when Hedley asked him what APEDA products are. Hedley asked Omar which country has most demand on water per person, Omar answered the United Arab Emirates.

Presentation Reflective Response

English Reflection

Presentaion by:
- Omar
 -Youssef
 - Rashed

Presentation Subject: Fencing

In the beginning Rashid greeted the classmates and introduced his partners; he began discussing his presentation with an appropriate use of eye contact and language. The subject of the presentation was about fencing the sport of nobles; he described in detail the 3 types of fencing which are: epee, foil, and sabre; the next item he discussed was clothing & equipment; he gave us an example of clothes and different types of equipment that are used.

Omar began his presentation with appropriate body language and he spoke with confidence; he discussed how the player achieves points; he explained briefly how the game is played, Youssef the 3^rd partner explained the history of fencing, fencing in the UAE; he discussed the first achievement of the UAE which was in the Arab League Tournament. He showed us pictures of world champions fencing; it could be clearly seen that Youssef had prepared well for the presentation.

Finally, it was in an interesting & enjoyable subject for me and for the audience; Abdulla asked at what age a person could play fencing; he was answered clearly by Omar that at any age a person could practice. Hedley asked if it is an expensive game and if it is sponsored by the government. Youssef answered yes, it is an expensive game and it is sponsored by the government. In general, the partners prepared well for the presentation but there was a spelling mistake revealed by Hedley.

Reflecton ( Air pollution)

Venue: Research & Innovation Centre

Date: Sunday 18^th March

Present:

 -Mohammed Abdulla, H00214394, Chairman 

 -Abdulla Jaber, H00229972, Participant

-Abdulla Hussein, H00229909, Participant

-Abdulaziz Faez, H00210495, Secretary

Mohammed opened the meeting in an appropriate way, introduced the participants, minutes taker and the agenda which will be discussed; he spoke with great confidence and determination.



The problem was about air pollution.



Abdulla opened the meeting, The first item to be discussed is causes of air pollution; the main cause of air pollution is the industrial chemical waste (toxins) as it affects the health as Abdulla Hussein said,; Mohammed agreed with that,; the second point is deforestation; as Mohammed mentioned, deforestation is cutting down trees .



The next item to be discussed is the acid rain. Hedley asked what acid rain is; he was told that acid rain is caused by carbon di- oxide which can have harmful effects on the plants; the participants agreed with those effects. Abdulaziz the secretary mentioned global warming; it occurs as the temperature rises so the North Pole ice melts and it causes an increase in the sea level as the result the islands drown.



The meeting was well - directed, the secretary took notes, recorded the meeting, all the students participated in the meeting, an appropriate eye-contact & grammar were used by the students.







Recommendations:



-Convincing people to purchase hybrid vehicles.



-Using buses & trains instead of their own vehicles will reduce air pollution & traffic congestion.



-Recycle & Re-use newspapers and plastic bags.

-Making strict rules to limit the pollution of chemical industries.

Air Pollution Agenda

The problem: Air Pollution

The Room: CERT Research & Innovation Centre

The Date of Meeting: Tuesday 13th March

Start and End times: 9:05 – 9:30

Group Members:

- Chairman: Mohammed Abdulla H00214394

- Minutes taker: Abdulaziz Faez H00210495

- Participants:

· Abdulla Jaber H00229972

· Abdulla Hussein H00229909

Causes of Air pollution:

a- Industries’ chemical waste.

b- Burning trash and garbage.

c- Exhaust emissions

d- Deforestation

e- Destroying the green environment

f- Pesticides

g- Smoking in a closed area in a small public place

Main effects of air pollution:

a- Acid rain

b- Increase in the gas CO2

c- Global warming: kills the ozone layer which will allow heat and direct sunlight to enter the atmosphere, making skin diseases and increasing the temperature.

d- Melting the North Pole: which means that the sea level gets higher every year, which could damage some peninsulas and coastal cities.

e- Lung diseases and breathing problems due to increase in CO2 gas.

Agenda:

- Convince people to use hybrid vehicles.

- Using buses instead of cars for people who live in the city.

- Underground metro.

- Issuance of rules that limit the industries.

- Recycling & re-use of newspapers and plastic bags.

Mohammed Abdulla the chairman of the group started the meeting at 9:05 by introducing himself and the members of the group. In the first part of the meeting Mohammed Abdulla asked the participants what are the causes of air pollution? Abdulla Jabber said the chemical waste is the main reason for air pollution and Abdulla Hussein added, the chemical waste also affects human health.

Mohammed Abdulla mentioned deforestation, then Abdulaziz asked the meaning of deforestation and Mohammed Abdulla explained it which means cutting forest trees. Abdulla Jabber and Abdulla Hussein agreed that is a big problem and it affects the air.

Abdulla Jabber said that cars' exhausts also affect the air, because car emissions have a lot of CO2 which is dangerous and everyone agreed with that. Abdulla Hussein mentioned that smoking is also one of air pollution causes but Abdulla Jabber didn’t agree with what Abdulla Hussein said; he said that it is not a big issue but it's a dangerous for people and it is bad for their health.

Mohammed Abdulla the chairman mentioned that the acid rain is one of the results of air pollution but Mr. Hedley didn’t know what is that and Abdulla Hussein explained to him what it is. Abdulla Hussein said the CO2 increased in the earth and this is dangerous; because of CO2 the temperature of the weather is increasing and scientists call that Global Warming. Because of global warming or temperature increasing, ice in the North Pole melts so seas and oceans water rises up so islands and coastal cities will drown after some decades. Mr. Hedley wanted proof of water rising and Abdulla Jabber said Maldives Islands. Mr. Hedley said that he went on a fishing trip on a sunny say and he said he saw a yellow fog around Abu Dhabi city; Abdulla Jabber said it is pollution and all of that because of car emissions.

1. Convince people to use hybrid vehicles.

Abdulla Jaber said it is a good idea to reduce the pollution in the air but there is a problem which is hybrid cars are expensive and the spare parts of these vehicles are not available.

Abdulla Hussain said it is a good idea.

2. Using buses instead of cars for people who live in the city.

Mohammed Abdulla said using the buses is a very good idea to reduce the CO2 in the air by reducing using cars.

Abdulziz said it is a good idea but the problem is that buses are not comfortable.

Abdulla Jabber and Abdulla Hussein agreed with Mohammed Abdulla.

3. Underground metro.

Abdulla Hussein said it is not a good idea because a metro still issued smoke, was expensive and it requires years to be built.

Abdulla Jaber said it was to solve and reduce the traffic not air pollution.

4. Issuance of rules that limit the industries.

Abdulla Jabber said that factories must obey the rules because factories are the biggest source of toxics gases.

Mohammed Abdulla mentioned that acid rain comes from toxics gases and industrial waste.

Abdulla Hussein agreed with what they said.

5. Recycling and re-use of newspaper and plastic bags.

Abdulla Husain said recycling is a good method because instead of burning materials that cause damage to the environment we recycle them and use them again; also Abdulla Jabber agreed with that.

All the members of the group agreed that some of these solutions are successful to reduce the pollution in the air:

1- Recycling used materials.

2- Using buses instead of cars for people who live in the city.

3- Making strict rules to limit the pollution of the chemical waste that results from the factories.

Also, spread the awareness in the society by advertisements and telling them the effects of air pollution.

Reflections interview

Reflection 1

Date: - 26-Feb-12

Location: - independent research Centre

Time: - 08:20

Interviewee: - Saleh Awadh

Interviewers: - Hedley, Mohammed, Ahmed

Position: - section head in oil operation

In the beginning Hedley welcomed and greeted Salaeh , and, thanked him for attending. Saleh was invited to introduce himself & did so, citing age and date.

Ahmed asked saleh how many years he was working and what was his last position? He said for 10 years in ADCO Company, supervisor in oil operations. Did you hear any negatives about our company? He said no I did not hear any negative. Ahmed asked him why did you apply for this job? He said a new challenge and he has the ability to do it.

Mohd asked him what is his greatest strength? He said that he has great motivation, solving problems and can handle an emergency; greatest weakness is that he focuses on small details and misses the big picture. Mohd asked him why should we hire you? He said because he has the ability to do this job and he has experience.

 Finally, Saleh asked Ahmed how soon he will start his job? Ahmed answered about 1 month.

In general Saleh answered all the questions in a correct way, in the beginning he was stressed but that disappeared after a few seconds and he felt confident and unstressed.

Reflection 2

Date: 26- Feb- 2012

Location: Independent research Centre

Time: - 08:50

Interviewee: - Saleh

Interviewers:- Hedley, Mohammed and Ahmed

Position: - bachelor in marketing

In the beginning Saleh introduced  himself  briefly as he is 20 years old , studying in HCT with GPA 3.85, bachelor in marketing, he had graduated from Al-Nahda private school with distinction. Hedley asked him what was  the main difference between school and college, He said that the main difference is that in school the students depends on the teachers but at the college each student should depend on himself to achieve high grades.

Ahmed asked Saleh what are your outer interests? He said playing football with friends, Hedley asked him do you watch football matches? He said no I do not. Mohamed asked Saleh what is your greatest strength he said passion, and doing his best work, and if he could work under pressure?  He said yes; for example he did a lot of projects in a short period of time since he was in school.

In general Saleh answered the questions correctly, and he convinced the interviewers with evidence and qualifications that he is the person who deserves the job.

Reflection 3

Date: 26 – Feb – 2012

Location: independent research Centre

Time: 9:10

Interviewee: Yousef

Interviewers: Hedley, Mohammed and Ahmed

Position: operation manager in ADNOC

In the beginning Hedley welcomed Yousef ;he briefly introduced himself: birth date and he was working with Boroug Company for 10 years as he was working as operator supervisor; he is studying  chemical engineering in HCT; it can be clearly seen that he had prepared well for the interview and good eye contact is used.

Ahmed asked him what was his greatest strength. He said team spirit, and he was good in training and improving employees as he concentrates on weak employees as he motivates them by helping them to touch the soul of the team and meet them individually, Mohammed asked him why we should hire you? He said because of his 10 years of experience and he worked with different ethnic groups and nationalities which gives him good knowledge to deal with people. His weakness is he finds it difficult to work with non-active people who do not want to improve their skills.

Yousef asked how the company is doing. Mohammed said its doing well as they did not receive any negative reports, in general Yousef had spoken with determined confidence and appropriate eye contact and grammar were used.

Reflection 4

Date: 26- Feb- 2012

Time: 9:30

Interviewee: Mohammed Ahmed

Interviewers: Hedley, Omar and Rashed

Position: section head of oil operations

In the beginning Hedley welcomed Mohd as he begins with appropriate eye contact to the interviewers, he briefly introduced himself as he is 26 years old, married and he has four children, and he had 6 years of experience as he worked as an oil operator in ADCO. His answers reveal that he had good preparation and he used appropriate grammar and vocabulary.

Rashed:  outside interests? He said watching English premier league and he supports Manchester City team, Hedley : can you buy success? He said of course if you have money you can get new players and change the whole team, asked what are his goals, Mohammed said to grow in position, achieve goals and to have more responsibility.

Omar: what is your greatest strength? He said challenging the employees to do their best work,  in the spirit of  team work; asked if he could work under pressure, he said yes he could as he worked 6 years in ADCO at weekends and at Nights . Hedley: working at nights could be a problem to your family as you are married, he said he does not mind; its flexible to him and to his family.

Mohammed answered the questions with great confidence as it reveals that he had practiced well for the interview; finally the interviewers seem to be happy.