Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Culture and Civilisations

Assignment 1: The Rise of Civilization (Group)

Task:
In a group of 2, produce a Graphical Time-line Calendar and Culture Journal of the ancient civilizations in Southeast Asia. My group was given Thailand for this assignment.
1. Graphical Time-line should consist of Text (short summary) and Images (Illustration, photo, diagram or chart, etc) that best represent the topic discussed.
2. In your culture journal, you should highlight the issues related to geographical, economy, politics and culture of the chosen civilization. Also, include the characteristics and achievement of that civilization.
3. Students are to include a geographical map to demonstrate your understanding the relationship in between land, weather, human activities and population change according to timeline such as the spreading of chosen civilization, etc. in your culture journal.

Objectives:
1. To introduce the Western and Eastern culture and civilization through an overview of archeological discoveries, ancient monuments, artworks, philosophy and achievement of great leaders from prehistoric to present.
2. To show basic skills on enquiry, investigation, application and presentation of relevant information.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Able to describe the historical development of human civilization.
2. Able to develop skills of data gathering.
3. Able to demonstrate good documentation and presentation skills.

The pictures for assignment 1 are as below:


Timeline

Cover of Timeline

Cover Page of Journal

Culture of Thailand

Geography of Thailand

Others



Reflection
Through this assignment, I had an overview of the history of Thailand. I had also gained a lot of knowledge about the history, culture and architecture. This assignment also enables me to describe the historical development of human civilisation. Besides that, I am able to develop my skills of data gathering as well as demonstrate good documentation and presentation skills. I also learned how to communicate well in group to make sure our task is done effectively.







Assignment 2:  Messages from the Past

Task:

Part I: Your task is to propose a play in video format from a specific civilization (My group was given Man in the Iron Mask). You are to select an event for the play based on themes such as sociology, engineering, archaeology or myth and legends of the civilization. You are to conduct a thorough research of the characteristics of the events chosen and perform the findings to the class in any form of presentations deemed best.
Part II: Individually, your task is to create a journal of your character that would demonstrate your understanding of the chosen elements from Part I.

Objectives:

1. To examine the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western civilizations.
2. To show basic skills on enquiry, investigation, application and presentation of relevant information.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Able to recall the development of Eastern and Western human civilizations in the past as well as present.
2. Able to demonstrate good documentation and presentation skills.


The pictures for assignment 2 are as below:


Scenes in the Movie





Here is the movie! Man in the Iron Mask =)






My Journal





Reflection
This assignment helped us to understand the Eastern and Western civilisation in an interesting way. We summarised the story and make it into a storyboard so that it could be easier to understand. We also investigated and do research about each of the character in that story. We put in a lot of effort to ensure we produced a good video for this task.







Assignment 3: Art + Architecture + Culture (Individual)

Task:
Part I: You are required to do a literature research on places of interest of your site visit. From the literature review, you are to study the theme given and its connection between the historical, architectural and social aspects of the place. Documenting the right building, spaces and places with the right content is important in this project. You are advised to work closely with your tutor to ensure you are on the right track. The theme given to me was Food Culture.
Part II: You are to design a graphical expression of your findings in a concise graphical book. The book will create awareness and educate your audience on the subject matter or focus of the study. This includes design & layout, purpose, target audience, content, writing style, colours and etc. You are strongly encouraged to meet with us regularly for further assistance.

Objectives:
1. To introduce the Western and Eastern culture and civilization through an overview of archeological discoveries, ancient monuments, artworks, philosophy and achievement of great leaders from prehistoric to present.
2. To show basic skills on enquiry, investigation, application and presentation of relevant information.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Able to describe the historical development of human civilization.
2. Able to recall the development of Eastern and Western human civilizations in the past as well as present.

The pictures for assignment 3 are as below:

Dust Cover of My Book



Pages of My Book


Reflection
From this assignment, I learned that Malaysia has a wide variety of food ranging from Western food to Chinese food but the local food is still the favourite of Malaysians. So I decided to go to different places especially night markets around the Selangor area. I had know more about Petaling Street, Alor Street and Taman Connaught through this assignment. I also learned about the culture of this few places. I was able to demonstrate good documentation and presentation skills by producing a coffee table book.

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