Student at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus.
Foundation in Natural and Built Environment.
CTS ASSIGNMENT 3 &Final assignment
Nature
" Nothing's wrong in CTS. Be creative. Be innovative. "
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ASSIGNMENT 3
We were required to from a team with a maximum up to 10 members and to present an idea borne out of two statements concerning nature.
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Statement 1: Everything originated from nature is original and natural. "
Statement 2: Everything synthetic using nature is still original and natural.
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Once the statement is chosen, we must demonstrate our support to the selected statement through a wearable medium. We were to brainstorm and map out our ideas on a white cotton t-shirt. Each member should have a t-shirt and should have elements of team identity. This t-shirt must be worn for the presentation.
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FINAL ASSIGNMENT
We were to design a wearable element for a model based on assignment 3.
The Awkward Melons
Group members:
Choong Pik Yee //Honeydew
Chieng Shoa Gan //Wintermelon
Chai Wei Sing //Autumn sweet
Ho Xun Kai //Bitter melon
Liew Sing Hua //Korean melon
Lee Yee Shi //Hami melon
Lim Xiao Jing //Kiwano melon
Lin Shan Ying //Watermelon ( that's me! )
Statement 2
" Everything synthetic using nature is still original and natural. "
SUPPORTING POINT 2:
Every synthetic materials are originated from nature elements.
For example, cosmestics and food colourings are made of ingredients that are extracted from the nature.
Supporting point 1:
Every product manufactured by human body is still original and natural.
For example, ideas. It's synthetic from human brains and it's original because every ideas is unique and special which is originated from an individual. Creativity is always original and natural. This is proved by the copyrights which is a form of intellectual property.
Supporting point 3:
Artificial element that inserted in human body do not affected the originality of human.
For instance, we have prosthesis which is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part and it is physically controlled by a human.
Our Model
Inspirations and ideas
Actually, we were very busy with our assignments past few weeks. The first thing that came to our mind is freedom. And what related to freedom is 'fly'. Therefore, we got our inspiration from a bird to design our model. Our model is still original and natural although he is wearing synthetic stuffs.
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Materials that we used:
1. Cardboard
2. Super glue
3. Wooden Stick
4. Straw
5. Garland
6. String
7. Towel
Reflection
Throughout the assignment, I have learnt to broaden my knowledge in new area. For example, I have learnt about the ingredients that been used to make some synthetic materials. Moreover, i have learnt how to fuse the ideas of our design in order to come out with a satisfied outcome. The group members always discuss among one another whether which is the best match among the ideas. We kept trying and experimenting on each of our ideas. Besides, during our presentation, we tried to summarize the main points and deliver them as detail as possible so that the audience can understand our ideas clearly. It is a pleasure for us to have the presentation and deliver our point of view about the statement chosen.
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The TGCs which I have achieved through this assignment include discipline specific knowledge, lifelong learning, thinking and problem solving skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills and also intrapersonal skills.