A FINAL-YEAR PROJECT JOURNEY
BY MIZA SYAHIRAH
Hello there!
Thanks for visiting this page. Just a little warning that this post may contain a lot of self-satisfied phrases or maybe self-praises of myself. Please bear with me but you can always stop reading! I don't mind.
Where should I start? This is totally unexpected and one of the definitions of happiness! Imagine. A girl who did not know anything about writing an academic write-up which they all keep calling as thesis or dissertation, now, HAS COMPLETED HERS! I could not be even prouder of myself than this very moment. I managed to explore a lot of new things and theories which I never knew exist. Firstly, alhamdulillah. Nothing could be done if the Almighty did not allow me to. Therefore, this satisfaction I feel is definitely His. Secondly, I would like to thank my parents. I used to call Ibu every day just to tell how difficult it was for me to write in the midst of having writer's blocks. It was no joke! I thought writer's block only happened when we were producing creative writing, but no, Susan. It happens to anything that involves writing! Thirdly, I am truly grateful for having Dr. Melor as my SV. She is very supportive and she guided us (Yong and I) throughout our journey although our meetings were less than five times. They were fruitful and we would always feel a few percentage more confident after every consultation. That's how our SV did her magic! Fourthly, certainly, my beloved friends. My dearest Yong, Juliana, Mai, Nurin and Mas who never whined and got sick to motivate me. It was always "me too, bro" that gave me so much comfort! In that sense, I acknowledged, it was not only me who struggled to complete whatever we were doing. Everyone was having a difficult time, but they were still brave in their battle. How inspiring they are!
So, if you are wondering what is my final-year project about, here are some details to help you know it:
Overall, I think I took four to five months to get everything done. One month and a half to produce the grammar module, 7 weeks to conduct my needs analysis and error analysis; 3-4 weeks for the evaluation. During those phases, I have begun writing the report along the journey, especially the literature review. Hmmm. Let me recall everything.
I took three days to carry out the interview session with my respondent and produced a transcript of the interview. It was my very first experience to transcribe an interview. Let me tell you; it was truly tormenting! Although the IV session lasted for seven minutes, my patience was not showing any tolerance. Therefore, I took longer than I should.
Then, I also distributed 13 sets of grammar questions to 13 random pupils (Year 5 to Form 2). Another challenging experience! It was not an easy journey to begin with. The moment I was suggested by my SV to grab the challenge of producing a write-up on R&D research study, I was quite hesitant. I was not confident that I could do it. However, there was a small voice in my head that kept screaming, asking me to step out of my comfort zone and tried new things. And yes, I did.
Did I regret it?
Certain, no. Never. I admit that the outcome (the report and the grammar module) are far from okay. In fact, it was amateur. Too many flaws, however, I was mesmerized that I managed to finish my thesis journey. I was battling with some other conflicts in along the way too. I questioned about my values, questioned about future, my capabilities, dreams, greed, and more! I even thought that it would be better if I could go into coma! Yep, that overwhelming and how unprepared I was with the journey. I knew I was not ready to die, therefore, I asked to be in a coma state; but then I enquired myself. Really, Miza? Or do you actually want to escape?
Oh yeah, another tormenting part! THE FREAKING LITERATURE REVIEW! The most insane part of the report. It drove my crazy! It felt like an endless journey. A subtopic after subtopics. After 2.1, you would need 2.1.1, 2.1.2. Then I wondered, when will this subtopic of 2.1 finish?! This is the most painful part, honestly. Do you understand my feeling? Please tell me you do! But don't worry my friend. It will finish. When? Well...
That's up to your diligence and motivation. I will always pray for everyone who is in the middle of writing the thesis or any kinds of reports. You people are great! It seems endless but nothing is endless. Everything (except God) is made to have parallel attributes as the humans which is death. This means, everything will come and find its end. Including whatever obstacles you are going through; they will stop and end.
Be strong!
For any enquiries regarding the final-year project a.k.a thesis, you may email me: [email protected]. Hopefully, I'll be able to help you. Inshaa Allah. I'll try my best. If I couldn't help you, I will channel you to my friends who could provide you the answers you are looking for. Let's help each other and succeed together!
Ameen. That's all from me. Thank you very much for spending your time to read this post.
Thanks for visiting this page. Just a little warning that this post may contain a lot of self-satisfied phrases or maybe self-praises of myself. Please bear with me but you can always stop reading! I don't mind.
Where should I start? This is totally unexpected and one of the definitions of happiness! Imagine. A girl who did not know anything about writing an academic write-up which they all keep calling as thesis or dissertation, now, HAS COMPLETED HERS! I could not be even prouder of myself than this very moment. I managed to explore a lot of new things and theories which I never knew exist. Firstly, alhamdulillah. Nothing could be done if the Almighty did not allow me to. Therefore, this satisfaction I feel is definitely His. Secondly, I would like to thank my parents. I used to call Ibu every day just to tell how difficult it was for me to write in the midst of having writer's blocks. It was no joke! I thought writer's block only happened when we were producing creative writing, but no, Susan. It happens to anything that involves writing! Thirdly, I am truly grateful for having Dr. Melor as my SV. She is very supportive and she guided us (Yong and I) throughout our journey although our meetings were less than five times. They were fruitful and we would always feel a few percentage more confident after every consultation. That's how our SV did her magic! Fourthly, certainly, my beloved friends. My dearest Yong, Juliana, Mai, Nurin and Mas who never whined and got sick to motivate me. It was always "me too, bro" that gave me so much comfort! In that sense, I acknowledged, it was not only me who struggled to complete whatever we were doing. Everyone was having a difficult time, but they were still brave in their battle. How inspiring they are!
So, if you are wondering what is my final-year project about, here are some details to help you know it:
- Title: The Development of An English Grammar Module for Upper Primary School Pupils in a Tuition Centre. (197 pages)
- Methodology: Research and development (R&D) - by adapting the ADDIE model, an instructional design; mixed method approach.
- Instruments/Ways to collect data: (1) Interview Questions, (2) a set of UPSR Trial grammar questions, (3) Adapted Module Evaluation Checklist (MEC)
- Relevant theories: Vygotsky's ZPD, Sweller's CLT, and Bloom's Taxonomy (revised)
Overall, I think I took four to five months to get everything done. One month and a half to produce the grammar module, 7 weeks to conduct my needs analysis and error analysis; 3-4 weeks for the evaluation. During those phases, I have begun writing the report along the journey, especially the literature review. Hmmm. Let me recall everything.
I took three days to carry out the interview session with my respondent and produced a transcript of the interview. It was my very first experience to transcribe an interview. Let me tell you; it was truly tormenting! Although the IV session lasted for seven minutes, my patience was not showing any tolerance. Therefore, I took longer than I should.
Then, I also distributed 13 sets of grammar questions to 13 random pupils (Year 5 to Form 2). Another challenging experience! It was not an easy journey to begin with. The moment I was suggested by my SV to grab the challenge of producing a write-up on R&D research study, I was quite hesitant. I was not confident that I could do it. However, there was a small voice in my head that kept screaming, asking me to step out of my comfort zone and tried new things. And yes, I did.
Did I regret it?
Certain, no. Never. I admit that the outcome (the report and the grammar module) are far from okay. In fact, it was amateur. Too many flaws, however, I was mesmerized that I managed to finish my thesis journey. I was battling with some other conflicts in along the way too. I questioned about my values, questioned about future, my capabilities, dreams, greed, and more! I even thought that it would be better if I could go into coma! Yep, that overwhelming and how unprepared I was with the journey. I knew I was not ready to die, therefore, I asked to be in a coma state; but then I enquired myself. Really, Miza? Or do you actually want to escape?
Oh yeah, another tormenting part! THE FREAKING LITERATURE REVIEW! The most insane part of the report. It drove my crazy! It felt like an endless journey. A subtopic after subtopics. After 2.1, you would need 2.1.1, 2.1.2. Then I wondered, when will this subtopic of 2.1 finish?! This is the most painful part, honestly. Do you understand my feeling? Please tell me you do! But don't worry my friend. It will finish. When? Well...
That's up to your diligence and motivation. I will always pray for everyone who is in the middle of writing the thesis or any kinds of reports. You people are great! It seems endless but nothing is endless. Everything (except God) is made to have parallel attributes as the humans which is death. This means, everything will come and find its end. Including whatever obstacles you are going through; they will stop and end.
Be strong!
For any enquiries regarding the final-year project a.k.a thesis, you may email me: [email protected]. Hopefully, I'll be able to help you. Inshaa Allah. I'll try my best. If I couldn't help you, I will channel you to my friends who could provide you the answers you are looking for. Let's help each other and succeed together!
Ameen. That's all from me. Thank you very much for spending your time to read this post.