Looking Back..

Looking back…

“In  a look back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct.”
_John C. Calhoun_

Week by week, we gain new experiences in the ppd sessions. In order to develop our soft skills such as communication skills, working skills, leadership skills. We had joined the ppd sessions willingly. There were many enthusiastic events in each sessions which was organized by the lecturer for us to do.
Most exciting events are;
01. Laava River
02. Paper tower
03. Egg shell
04. Life goals
05. Barter puzzle
06. Out bound training program

For me it was a pleasure to be a part of a team and play given activities. When I analyze those activities, most of them were group activities. Therefore I like to discuss about group works that we done.
In Lava River we were provided in 4 plates we had to cross the Lava River ( 8 members) by not loosing those plates.
In egg protector we were provided by paper and celotape. We had to make an egg protector to prevent breaking when it drops from ten feet height.

In barter puzzle, we had to make the puzzle properly. Some items of the puzzle were mixed with the other teams .Therefore we had to those missing items and fix it
In paper tower we were provided papers and celotapes, we had to make the tallest tower which can stand without any external support.
By joining these mentioned activities we got to know about work ethics we try to develop. There is true leader inside us in everyone who takes decisions, who direct the team to the destination. In ppd  we had improve many leadership skills.
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Out Bound Training Program

Out bound training program

We have done many outdoor activities for our ppd sessions in our university premises. This is our first out bound program that we have experienced . We went Trincomalee naval camp on 12th December 2017.

As under graduates we learnt so many things by joining this wonderful program for our future. There were different kind of exciting activities which were organized by naval camp for us. We were divided into few groups and we did those activities.

It was a great opportunity for us to gain not only new memories but also new experiences we make us stronger for our both personal and professional life as well. We had to concern on leadership qualities in order to play those activities.

In the evening we had a great opportunity to show our inner talents. We had a small verity show. We perform some aesthetic items and added more colour to that event.

And we had a another good opportunity to see the naval museum which they highly admire as a one of their important place that show their pride as the naval force.  The evidence of the victory that they gain from 30 years war were nicely shown at the museum.  It was the most attractive place fpr everyone.

When we consider the over all on our out bound program in the naval camp we had a nice time by learning great things.

BARTA PUZZLE

Barta Puzzle

First of all, I would like to explain about the barta system. Barta system is very old system of exchanging where goods or services are directly exchange for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange like money.

In this week Ppd session we have done a puzzle solving game by using this barta system. We were divided into three groups and we were provided an advertisement of a magazine by the conductor. Then she asked two members from each group and asked them to cut the paper into hundred pieces. Then she took ten pieces from each group and mixed all the thirty pieces. After that she gave ten pieces for all groups. The task of the day was to set the puzzle within the given time period which was ten minutes.

During the game we had to find our missing parts from the other two groups and fixed the puzzle properly. Our group leader held the mixed ten pieces. Then she separated unwanted pieces and she took care of these pieces. We divided our group into three subgroups and we fixed the puzzle separately. Finally we brought them all together. Because of that the process of the fixing the puzzle and the finding mixed pieces of the puzzle were easy.

We were able to complete 95% of the puzzle within six minutes. Then we had some issues of finding our pieces from other groups. Due to lack of communication and misunderstandments we were unable to get the final piece of our puzzle within the given time period. We learnt many things from this activity. When we work on team, there should be good communication, team spirit, hardworking, dedication, among all the members.