Measurement 2

          Throughout the whole semester of my measurement subject, I have learned and gained a lot of knowledge about construction. This is one of the subjects that is very important for our course. I’ve learned how to read actual plans and drawings of a construction project. It was very difficult in the beginning because I hardly can understand what was the lecturer talking about and I could not understand what were the drawings and plans trying to describe. We have two different lecturers within a semester name Simon Chee which was the first measurement lecturer before the mid-term break. He had taught us pilings and staircase structures and finishes. After the mid-term break, another lecturer was assigned to lecture us which was Ms Habizah. She had taught us about walls, floor finishes and ceiling finishes. They lectured us patiently. They were willing to explain and teach us whenever we had problems and difficulties. With their patience and helpful lectures, I could understand every single thing they had taught us. Even sometimes we didn’t understand their lecture, they will repeat again and again until we were fully understood. I have learned a lot of calculation methods in different types of elements such as concretes, pilings, staircases, walls, ceilings, floors and so on. We were given assignment since the early of the semester by Mr Simon Chee. He had separated us into groups for the assignment. Our assignment was to calculate a multi-story high building’s staircases which was considered a challenging task for us due to a lot of assumptions and missing information in the drawings. We had faced a lot of problems and difficulties in doing this assignment. We had different ideas and sometimes we were confused on the drawings and plans. However, I think he was trying to train us to become an independent student and wanted us to learn more by ourselves. He isn’t a lecturer that would spoon-feed us which I think that he is a good lecturer. After the mid-term break, the second lecturer Ms Habizah had also given us an assignment test in class. The test was to calculate walls and tiles finishes within three hours including the Bill of Quantities and clauses. The test was assigned to two persons in a group. During the assignment test, we didn’t manage to finish the test within three hours but we had a good experience throughout the assignment test as our lecturer told us that in the future when we are working, we need to complete our work faster compare to our test. Without a proper communication with team member, we would not be able to complete our assignment effectively. In a nutshell, we had contributed very well for the assignment test.