Syafikah says...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

I entered IIUM when I was at the highest point of life in searching for myself. I didn't come from a religious school and honestly, I was quite rebellious towards many things. There were times when I questioned why Allah sent me here because I thought that I don't belong here. I don't belong to be part of this big happy family. The person I was, belong somewhere else because the person I was, was far from who I am now. Little did I know, this is the path Allah has set for me. And that is because He loves me.

I learned a lot about life in IIUM. The lecturers, students, friends, and even the staffs had at least taught me something. I have changed, Alhamdulillah. Still changing slowly, in fact. And the happiest thing is to know that my parents are very happy and proud of who I am now. Nothing can beat the feeling of making your parents happy. That is the least that I could do.

Taking Computer Application course this semester has also taught me a lot. As a student who specialized in Literature, I have never been exposed to the way of creating a lesson plan so I am so happy to learn new things in this course. There are many other things I have learned throughout the semester. This will definitely be among best memories I have in IIUM.

And now I believe, Allah who created the beginning can be safely trusted with the end and everything in between. That is simply because He knows best and He is the greatest planner.

S. Syahiza Saleh

Last acknowledgement.

In the name of Allah, most gracious and most merciful.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Rozina for all the knowledge she has given to all of us. Thank you madam for all the ilm and experiences.

To dearest group mates, which happen to be class mates, course mates, room mates, Thanks for the collaboration. Millions gratitude for the hard work, sleepless nights, all the tears and stress together, through it all we made it this far. We finally finished with all the assignments and this baby blog together. Thank you for being an awesome group mates.

A special thanks we would like to give to sister Wadaah's group for helping us out with our assignments. Thank you for the patience in replying all the whatsapps sent regardless of time. You guys are very kind. To brother Azwan and his group of section 1, thousands of thanks is never enough for the help you gave. To brother Aimanuddin who helped us with the blog, thanks bro. Your help was very much appreciated. 

To all dearest classmates, thanks for the knowledge we share together in class. Thanks for the comments which helped us in improving our work. Thanks for being the awesome classmates you are. 

Thank you all, Assalamualaikum,

the WWF, Wahida, Wanda, Fika :)

Wahida says...

An Islamic Awareness

As a Muslim, each and every of our deed is accountable to us. Thus, from the moment we open hour eyes and sip our first air, are accountable. If the intention is set right in every each of our deeds, it is considered as a form of ibadah to Allah swt. This same goes to fluttering our wings in the journey of learning. Throughout this semester, it seemed like we had so little time yet so many things to do. As mentioned in Surah Al-Asr:

This particular verse is closely related to how we as Muslims and students should really observe how our time is spent and how each and every second of our time is accountable to us. Time management is very important in our lives as said by Imam As- Shafi'e:

On top of that, we also learnt that fulfilling amanah is a part of iman. We as students are not only hold in our hand amanah from our lecturers, we also hold the amanah from our dear beloved parents. This is the same goes to amanah between friends. When were were give tasks by the lecturers, we are obliged to fulfill the amanah to complete the tasks. In the process of completing the tasks, we were also fulfilling the amanah from our parents that is to study. While we were completing the tasks, we divided our labour between friends and thus we were obliged to complete the tasks accordingly. As mentioned in Surah An-Nisa':58-

Verily Allah commands you to fulfill your trusts to those whom it is due and when you judge, judge with justice, Very how excellent is the guidance Allah gave you, it is he who sees all things. (al-Nisa’:58)

In short, if we take the time to ponder upon our journey in life, there will always be a lesson to learnt as Allah is giving us a lifetime lessons and it is all up to us whether we grab the opportunity for the betterment of our iman, religion, family and nation.

Nurul Wahida binti Mansor

Reflection #6

A Reflection on the Course

Throughout the semester, we had learnt so many things in the course itself. The journey begun when we were exposed with the Computer Assisted Learning or better known as CALL. We learnt that the whole learning process throughout four years can be related to CALL and for the fact that there is always the elements of CALL in our learning here in IIUM. While were going through the passage of getting to know Computer Mediated Communication(CMC), we learnt that there are a lot to it and how by getting in depth on CMC is almost a revelation that the learning process can always be improved from time to time and how researches have been going high and low to always give a new face and view on CMC. Not only that, we also learnt that when we really put our mind on doing something and when we really push ourselves to the limit, we are able to create great things discover our interest in the field which can be very helpful in the future if any one of us would like to further our study.

Wahidah says....

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

 

Here in this post, I would like to reflect my journey not only in Comp App class but also my journey throughout my study here in IIUM. Being in the final semester, I get to reflect all the years I spent seeking knowledge here. It is true that Allah will never place you to where you don't belong. Everything that Allah has planned for each of His creatures are the greatest plan.

I started off the year here in IIUM Gombak with the least ilm' in me. But throughout the years, I get to meet new and great people which shape me to who I am today. Alhamdulillah I must say, I am blessed to have met all these people. It doesn't really matter who you meet, whether they make you or break you as long as you always learn along the journey. 

Learning Computer Applications in Language Learning, I was exposed to how advancement of technology can bring about many positive outcomes. And learning Varieties of English, I am more equipped with the knowledge of the different English available in the world. Given a chance to be a BENL degree holder insyaAllah, I'd like to share my knowledge and make contributions to the nation and Ummah. 

Nur Wahidah Redzuan

*Picture credit to http://staff.iium.edu.my/muhdsabri/research_and_publications1.htm

Reflection #5

Reflection #5

A reflection on blog.

After a whole semester long we dedicated our effort and time to this beloved blog, we gathered ourselves some good values which rarely we get from other assessments. Through the whole process of making the blog, we learned how to be dedicated to our responsibilities. We learned how we should keep the amanah given to us wholeheartedly From dedication, we acquired that commitment is needed in maintaining and making sure our works are done according to the time frame given. Since we do not only have this assessment as our single evaluation throughout the semester, this blog teaches us how to organize our time and  prioritize. Patience is needed along the way as this is not an easy task. And finally, the blog teaches us how to work as a team in completing and contributing equally the jobs assigned to us.

Reflection #4

Reflection #4

A reflection on graded assignment 3 - Mini Research Proposal

The process of completing the mini research proposal was among the greatest times we had. The whole group members were really excited in brainstorming the idea for the topic of the research proposal. It is an advantage for the three of us because we are roommates thus whenever we sit down together, we always talk about this research proposal. Even though it was a bit difficult for us to decide in the first place whether or not this topic is suitable for us, the three of us worked hand in hand in making the research proposal a success and we did not give up. Being exposed to the process of creating this mini research proposal really excites us because insyaAllah (if Allah wills it), the three of us are going to further our studies into the Master level. We would love to thank Dr. Rozina for giving us this assignment and letting us experience the feeling of creating our own research.

From the mini research proposal, we found that:

1. Creating a research proposal was not easy but it surely gives us a memorable experience in discussing and brainstorming about this proposal.
2. We are exposed to postgraduates way of learning when creating this proposal.
3. We need to dig deeper and focus more on the topics that haven't been touched much by other researchers in order to come up with a good research proposal.