Computers: A Written Report

I was a little bit worried when the group assignments were given during the first few meetings of Math1 since the computers group will be the very last one to initiate games, debate and a special presentation. I was thinking that our group’s presentation might fall during the hell week and that would be very unfortunate since a bunch of requirements, exams, papers, and etc. must be complied during that week. Luckily, my groupmates and I were able to manage our time despite the fact that we have to present seven days before hellweek comes.

The first thing we did was to play a game. It was supposed to be an outdoor one but the weather did not suit us well since it rained heavily so we have no choice. We utilized two rooms and three pairs from our group stationed in one room while the two remaining pairs used the other room. There were five stations having its own unique amusement and point system. The games played were all related to computers and these were the following: a.) typing speed which is a test for agility—how fast they could input characters on the computer; b.) icon/logo game in which each group was tasked to identify certain icons for two minutes; c.) unblock me which is a logical game; d.) computer history; and e.) computer trivia. The last two were mainly to test their knowledge about computers and it also aimed to reiterate information concerning computers. It was indeed a fun activity after all.

Our group had also initiated a debate pertaining to the topic “Illegal downloaders should be punished”. Majority of our classmates had reacted to this since almost all of them, “us” maybe are continuously doing piracy of movies and music. I was the whip of the government side and our main points on this matter are: illegal downloaders should be punished because they are breaking the law. Also, piracy is a form of stealing and it deprives the financial rewards that artists deserve to receive. Another thing is that it will threaten the economic growth because it is a fact that entertainment industry contributes greatly to the national revenue. However, the opposition side emphasized that illegal downloader should not be punished because of practicality reasons. Almost all people are doing this so there would be no enough prisons to punish these people. Another point is that it will encourage popularity of artists and it is also cheaper. Still, during the first and last tally of votes, nobody was in favor for the punishment of illegal downloaders. After the debate, our group had shown to the class a 15-minute movie presentation. It was all about a murder case of a school teacher. And the antidote was the utilization of computer softwares such as BLAST and DNA Analysis software in order to trace the serial killer. In the making, our group experienced a lot of fun because of some bloopers and we did some weird acts that we were not used to do in our normal lives.

In totality, it was a great experience being in the computers group and a part of Math1 class as a whole. Although I am the only upperclassman majoring in biology, I was still able to relate and mingle with my classmates especially to my groupmates. I was also very happy that this group activity was a success. Thanks to everyone! J