Dear students,
I wish to thank all of you for the effort you put in this unit. It was such an enjoyable semester to me being given this opportunity to teach such wonderful students. Though most of you were in Mr Terry's tutorial classes, I felt your presence as if I were also teaching you. It was a great feeling.
The Sketch Show somehow made me realized how talented all of you are. Such gifts, such hardwork, such creativity and commitment came from all of you so unconditionally. As much as you learnt from this activity, I also learnt a lot from you.
I just want to say, I am going to miss your enthusiasm, honesty and kindness! Be good, don't be naughty. Look far ahead, make sure you do the best you can in the future.
Thank you all!
Friday, November 09, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
THE SKETCH SHOW
Dear all, I wish to say thank you for making the show a great success.
To the finalists: I was very pleased with your performances. So did Mr Terry. The judges were impressed by the effort that you put into this sketch competition. All of you did a great job. Remember one thing though, never give up, try your best and realize your strengths. Through my observation, I can say that this performance helped build your sense of confidence- Those who were being interviewed by the naughty mcs were very cooperative and were not hesitate when the mcs' called out the names. I was proud of that.
The MCs: Jeffrey & Rachel, both of you were amusing, fun and a natural. You both can be future MCs in Curtin. :)
Other students: Deep down I knew, if all of you were given a chance to perform, you definitely will be able to compete head to head with the finalists. I never doubt at all, that those not in the finals were very good performers. But, you contributed to this performance directly too.
Last but not least, thank you all! I've enjoyed myself tremendously, I wish you success in the future.
Ms Azlin
To the finalists: I was very pleased with your performances. So did Mr Terry. The judges were impressed by the effort that you put into this sketch competition. All of you did a great job. Remember one thing though, never give up, try your best and realize your strengths. Through my observation, I can say that this performance helped build your sense of confidence- Those who were being interviewed by the naughty mcs were very cooperative and were not hesitate when the mcs' called out the names. I was proud of that.
The MCs: Jeffrey & Rachel, both of you were amusing, fun and a natural. You both can be future MCs in Curtin. :)
Other students: Deep down I knew, if all of you were given a chance to perform, you definitely will be able to compete head to head with the finalists. I never doubt at all, that those not in the finals were very good performers. But, you contributed to this performance directly too.
Last but not least, thank you all! I've enjoyed myself tremendously, I wish you success in the future.
Ms Azlin
LAN UNITS Final Exam Sem 2/2007
DEAR ALL, YOUR FINAL EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED AS FOLLOW:
MORAL STUDIES
Degree Students
Date: 8th November
Time: 1.00pm-3.10pm
Venue: G2101
MORAL STUDIES
Foundation Students (170 students)
Date: 9th November
Time: 12.00pm-2.10pm
Venue: LT
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU BE AT THE VENUE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE DESIGNATED TIME.
THANK YOU. Good luck and try your best.
MORAL STUDIES
Degree Students
Date: 8th November
Time: 1.00pm-3.10pm
Venue: G2101
MORAL STUDIES
Foundation Students (170 students)
Date: 9th November
Time: 12.00pm-2.10pm
Venue: LT
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU BE AT THE VENUE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE DESIGNATED TIME.
THANK YOU. Good luck and try your best.
Monday, October 22, 2007
DEGREE FINAL EXAM
Dear DEGREE students,
The final exam for this semester may have to be rescheduled to the following date/day:
Date: 8th November 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 1.00pm-3.10pm
Venue: G2101
I will confirm this next week in our tutorial. Thanks.
The final exam for this semester may have to be rescheduled to the following date/day:
Date: 8th November 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 1.00pm-3.10pm
Venue: G2101
I will confirm this next week in our tutorial. Thanks.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
THE SKETCH SHOW
Hello again!
The top 11 performances are:
1)Julian Guyang
2) Jason Chao
3) Ngu Meng Pore
4) Johnny Wong
5) Angel Phui
6) GS Group
7) Samuel Wong
8) Alan Ang
9) Aileen Ho
10) Kenny Sim
11) Chai Boon Foo
CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!!
Do your best in the final competition!
The other teams, you still did great. Whatever that is, Mr Terry and I are very proud of what you have done in this semester's project. We know you have done your best. We all thank you for the great support to make this event happen.
Thanks again all!!!
The top 11 performances are:
1)Julian Guyang
2) Jason Chao
3) Ngu Meng Pore
4) Johnny Wong
5) Angel Phui
6) GS Group
7) Samuel Wong
8) Alan Ang
9) Aileen Ho
10) Kenny Sim
11) Chai Boon Foo
CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!!
Do your best in the final competition!
The other teams, you still did great. Whatever that is, Mr Terry and I are very proud of what you have done in this semester's project. We know you have done your best. We all thank you for the great support to make this event happen.
Thanks again all!!!
NEWS UPDATE
Dear students,
As of today, it is confirmed that our MORAL STUDIES (SEM 2/2007) FINAL EXAM will be on the:
9th November 2007 at 12-2.10pm.
Venue will be advised later.
Your blog's final update is on the 22nd October 2007.
This is the most important dates for you:
22- 24th October: Tutorial as usual, no lecture but we have Sketch Competition on the 26th October
29 Oct- 8 Nov: Classes will be as usual. We will start our revision here. You will also share your blogs in the class. You all have done great!!
Thank you.
As of today, it is confirmed that our MORAL STUDIES (SEM 2/2007) FINAL EXAM will be on the:
9th November 2007 at 12-2.10pm.
Venue will be advised later.
Your blog's final update is on the 22nd October 2007.
This is the most important dates for you:
22- 24th October: Tutorial as usual, no lecture but we have Sketch Competition on the 26th October
29 Oct- 8 Nov: Classes will be as usual. We will start our revision here. You will also share your blogs in the class. You all have done great!!
Thank you.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
LIFE IN MY HAND PRESENTATION
Dear Students, the group presentation will begin next week (24th September-5th October)
The gradings will be based on:
Relevance to the theme
Originality and creativity of idea
Enthusiasm
Effort and preparation
Organisation
Timing (20 minutes)
All team members are expected to perform. Mr Terry and I will be the judges for the presentation. You will be evaluated accross the tutorial groups and the 10 top presentations will compete against one another in the Final Performance to be held on the 26 OCTOBER 2007 - 12.00PM-4.00 PM. Venue is LT.
GOOD LUCK AND DO YOUR BEST!
"oUR EFFOrtS oN TAsks sOMETIMes are NOT aBOUt the GRades ONly BUT THE saTISfaCTION thaT ComES froM LEarnING someTHINg NEW AnD from ONe ANotHER"
The gradings will be based on:
Relevance to the theme
Originality and creativity of idea
Enthusiasm
Effort and preparation
Organisation
Timing (20 minutes)
All team members are expected to perform. Mr Terry and I will be the judges for the presentation. You will be evaluated accross the tutorial groups and the 10 top presentations will compete against one another in the Final Performance to be held on the 26 OCTOBER 2007 - 12.00PM-4.00 PM. Venue is LT.
GOOD LUCK AND DO YOUR BEST!
"oUR EFFOrtS oN TAsks sOMETIMes are NOT aBOUt the GRades ONly BUT THE saTISfaCTION thaT ComES froM LEarnING someTHINg NEW AnD from ONe ANotHER"
YOUR BLOG
Dear students,
CONGRATULATIONS for having creating and updating your blogspot sites. It is wonderful to read the blogs-some are quite personal in nature while others are straight to the topic.
Please be advise that you must start updating your blog.
The contents of your BLOG should consist of the following:
1) the facts about the issue
2) arguments on pros and cons
3) Religious factors
Additional information on your blog will be:
Identifying 1 ethical theory and apply it to your issue above.
For example:
Cloning- discuss what the issues is about
Why we should or should not clone
Religious perspectives on cloning, For example how would Christianity and
Buddhism view cloning
Identify ONE ethical theory- For example, egoism. Look at how egoism would or would not allow cloning and under what justifications.
Good luck!!
CONGRATULATIONS for having creating and updating your blogspot sites. It is wonderful to read the blogs-some are quite personal in nature while others are straight to the topic.
Please be advise that you must start updating your blog.
The contents of your BLOG should consist of the following:
1) the facts about the issue
2) arguments on pros and cons
3) Religious factors
Additional information on your blog will be:
Identifying 1 ethical theory and apply it to your issue above.
For example:
Cloning- discuss what the issues is about
Why we should or should not clone
Religious perspectives on cloning, For example how would Christianity and
Buddhism view cloning
Identify ONE ethical theory- For example, egoism. Look at how egoism would or would not allow cloning and under what justifications.
Good luck!!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Share with us: Point to Ponder
Dear students,
In your team, please respond to this particular question.
Are people really capable of altruistic (non-self-interested) behavior?
Share with the rest your view on the above.
Regards.
In your team, please respond to this particular question.
Are people really capable of altruistic (non-self-interested) behavior?
Share with the rest your view on the above.
Regards.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
If only....
I was surfing the internet last night when I came across the shooting at Virginia Tech. 33 people were killed (plus the gunman). It came not a shock to me, it was horror!!
Is there any explanation to such a crime? I quoted the gunman's words from http://news.yahoo.com
"Your Mercedes wasn't enough, you brats," he said. "Your golden necklaces weren't enough you snobs. Your trust funds wasn't enough. Your vodka and cognac wasn't enough. All your debaucheries weren't enough. Those weren't enough to fulfill your hedonistic needs. You had everything."
"I didn't have to do this. I could have left. I could have fled," he said. "But no, I will no longer run."
"It's not for me. For my children, for my brothers and sisters. ... I did it for them."
Apparently, the news reported that there were early warning signs that indicated he was indeed problematic. In one section of the report, people referred to him as "the question mark." The reason being was, instead of writing his name on the paper, he wrote a question mark.
The quest for Self-identity - the question of "Who Am I" will always keep us guessing for the rest of our lives. It is not much of a problem if you accept yourself the way you are. The problem is, when you start to compare yourself with other people-what they have and what you don't have. My friends are richer than me, my sister is prettier than me, my parents are well-liked by others, my uncles are so fortunate...the list goes on and on and on. In the end you will discover that nothing will ever satisfy your needs, desires, etc.
I think of these people who were killed mercilessly, what kind of life would they have enjoyed if they were still alive? What would they sacrificed to get back their lives? What would they do to save their lives? What about their parents, husbands/wives, girlfriends/boyfriends that they left behind mourning for them..If only...
And I said to myself last nite, I am happy to still be alive.
Is there any explanation to such a crime? I quoted the gunman's words from http://news.yahoo.com
"Your Mercedes wasn't enough, you brats," he said. "Your golden necklaces weren't enough you snobs. Your trust funds wasn't enough. Your vodka and cognac wasn't enough. All your debaucheries weren't enough. Those weren't enough to fulfill your hedonistic needs. You had everything."
"I didn't have to do this. I could have left. I could have fled," he said. "But no, I will no longer run."
"It's not for me. For my children, for my brothers and sisters. ... I did it for them."
Apparently, the news reported that there were early warning signs that indicated he was indeed problematic. In one section of the report, people referred to him as "the question mark." The reason being was, instead of writing his name on the paper, he wrote a question mark.
The quest for Self-identity - the question of "Who Am I" will always keep us guessing for the rest of our lives. It is not much of a problem if you accept yourself the way you are. The problem is, when you start to compare yourself with other people-what they have and what you don't have. My friends are richer than me, my sister is prettier than me, my parents are well-liked by others, my uncles are so fortunate...the list goes on and on and on. In the end you will discover that nothing will ever satisfy your needs, desires, etc.
I think of these people who were killed mercilessly, what kind of life would they have enjoyed if they were still alive? What would they sacrificed to get back their lives? What would they do to save their lives? What about their parents, husbands/wives, girlfriends/boyfriends that they left behind mourning for them..If only...
And I said to myself last nite, I am happy to still be alive.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Moral And Religion- A Reflection
It is undeniable that religion is related direcly with moral. In our everyday situations, our strongest motivation to act morally is influenced by our religion. Based on questions such as "why can't I do this or why do that?", most of the time, the answer is, because that is what religion says. Simple example is, when we are deciding against premarital sex, our common justification is, "it is wrong for me to commit such an act, as it is prohibited in my religion." If all of us does this, there will be no problem. How we choose to lead our lives is determined by our religious background.
All religions consist of moral guidance. If we were to compare between MORAL and RELIGION, the differences are there, but is not such a big matter. Morals which are found in religion comprise of 2 things:
1) How we communicate with other people
2) Ethical guidelines such as, no killing, no lying, no stealing, etc. In Christianity, this is also known as the Ten Commandments.
The second guidelines are more important and is accepted by all religions. Since this is accepted by all religions, therefore, our moral perspectives are also similar.
Why is it moral teachings in this religion is very important? Because it comes from GOd. We can rationalize why we shouldn't kill another person, or rape another person. In other words, it is justifiable. In ethical philosophy, we need to use rational for our moral behaviour.
This is how philosophy is different from religion. The crucial point in ethics and morals is rationality. They only accept facts based on arguments. In order for an act to be right, it must be accompanied by logical reasons that is well understood and accepted by other people. In religion, immorality is a sin. In philosophy, it is considered as you breaking the ethical rules. This is known as inconsequential rationals. However, a religion philosopher will be influenced by his/her belief system. This is normal since other factors such as our socio-economic status, culture, and past experience determines our views of morality.
To conclude, religion is used as a guide to derive to ethical principles. Therefore, religion is not exclusively owned by ethics.
(Translated from: Bertens, K (2003) Etika dan Moral: Untuk Pengajaran Tinggi. Kuala Lumpur: Penerbit University Malaya.)
All religions consist of moral guidance. If we were to compare between MORAL and RELIGION, the differences are there, but is not such a big matter. Morals which are found in religion comprise of 2 things:
1) How we communicate with other people
2) Ethical guidelines such as, no killing, no lying, no stealing, etc. In Christianity, this is also known as the Ten Commandments.
The second guidelines are more important and is accepted by all religions. Since this is accepted by all religions, therefore, our moral perspectives are also similar.
Why is it moral teachings in this religion is very important? Because it comes from GOd. We can rationalize why we shouldn't kill another person, or rape another person. In other words, it is justifiable. In ethical philosophy, we need to use rational for our moral behaviour.
This is how philosophy is different from religion. The crucial point in ethics and morals is rationality. They only accept facts based on arguments. In order for an act to be right, it must be accompanied by logical reasons that is well understood and accepted by other people. In religion, immorality is a sin. In philosophy, it is considered as you breaking the ethical rules. This is known as inconsequential rationals. However, a religion philosopher will be influenced by his/her belief system. This is normal since other factors such as our socio-economic status, culture, and past experience determines our views of morality.
To conclude, religion is used as a guide to derive to ethical principles. Therefore, religion is not exclusively owned by ethics.
(Translated from: Bertens, K (2003) Etika dan Moral: Untuk Pengajaran Tinggi. Kuala Lumpur: Penerbit University Malaya.)
Degree : Project Sem 2/2007
To respective boys & girls!!
Based on the class unanimous agreement on the 2nd August 2007, it is confirmed that you will continue our tradition of conducting a charity work with the "not so fortunate people" in our community.
We will collaborate with the GAMERZ Club who will assist us in terms of meeting the people's needs.
I look forward to this project!!
Hope you will enjoy it!
Based on the class unanimous agreement on the 2nd August 2007, it is confirmed that you will continue our tradition of conducting a charity work with the "not so fortunate people" in our community.
We will collaborate with the GAMERZ Club who will assist us in terms of meeting the people's needs.
I look forward to this project!!
Hope you will enjoy it!
Welcome Students! Semester 2/ 2007
Dear ladies & gentlemen :-),
Welcome to the Moral Studies blog!! This blog is created especially for you. I hope you find it useful.
This semester, I have created a special project for all of you. The theme for the project is: LIFE IN MY HAND.
Based on this theme, you are required to create a special "performance" that reflects this theme.
Guess what? You get to showcase your 'hidden' talents.
Good Luck! Looking ahead to another enjoyable semester!
Thanks.
Welcome to the Moral Studies blog!! This blog is created especially for you. I hope you find it useful.
This semester, I have created a special project for all of you. The theme for the project is: LIFE IN MY HAND.
Based on this theme, you are required to create a special "performance" that reflects this theme.
Guess what? You get to showcase your 'hidden' talents.
Good Luck! Looking ahead to another enjoyable semester!
Thanks.
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