URGENT...Finals deadline

Just to remind my students of the Finals deadline, 4/30/10 11:59pm. I will need:

1.) A link to your 5 min AVP which should be posted in a group mates blog. This should be in a comment to the original blog entry in this site requesting for the final project.
2.) A link to your website. This should be in a comment to the original blog entry in this site requesting for the final project.
3.) A soft copy of your 1 leaf back to back brochure in pdf format. To be submitted in the dropbox finals folder.

Good luck!

URGENT: Field Trip Attendee Info Needed

Uploaded a list of attendees in the class dropbox location. Pls check if the info is correct. I also need an update on who has paid as well as who has had their waiver signed. Please do so ASAP.

So far these are the people who have indicated their intent to join. A total of 14 people all in all.

Adrao, Angelo
Barretto, Alana
Bitalac, Jane
Calapine, Quinn
Calayan, Justine Rae C.
Garcia, John Paolo C.
Hernandez, Donn
Juan, Beatrix Marguerita
Mendietta, Joaquin
Mercader, Princess Dawns
Ong, Carl Williamson
Reyes, Robert Michael
Tan, Hardy
Valeriano, Maria Beanca

Waiver for Field Trip

For those going to the field work activity. You are required to secure a waiver form from Nitz of the MMA office. Have your parents or legal guardians sign these and bring them on Sat. Thanks.

Simulation Continuation on Monday

Last Monday, we were not able to finish our class exercise. This Monday ,we will continue our work. The groups are expected to complete a layout of the city they are designing. They are then expected to do a webpage and brochure mock-up. All these outputs are expected to be in Manila paper.

Field Trip and Final Project Info

I just got word from our coordinator that our Field work proposal has been approved by the VP-Academics. Letters to parents,itinerary details are now in the dropbox location or at this link. The cost is P3100, inclusive of transportation, speakers, venues and meals. This is for payment is on April 10 at the Accounting Office. ( Let me know ASAP if you can not meet this deadline). The field work will also replace the class meeting on April 19.

The field trip is an opportunity to learn and experience sustainable agriculture. Student groups, with 3-5 members, are expected to produce the following outputs as their final requirements for the class:

1. ) 5 min AVP with the goal of getting the target audience to engage into Sustainable agriculture.

2.) A website designed with the same social marketing goal as #1.

3.) A 1 page, back-to-back brochure design with the same social marketing goal as #1.

I will be looking specifically for the strength and cohesiveness of the message as I have done in the billboard and storyboard simulations.

Should you be a student that cannot join the fieldwork for some reason, you are expected to group together with other students of like situation and produce the same outputs considering one of the following topics instead of sustainable agriculture:

1.) The impact of plastic waste.

2.) Using LPG instead of gasoline for vehicles

3.) Making a sustainable house.

All groups are expected to embed their AVPs(#1) to be in embedded in the website (#2). A link to this blog entry at www.earthwatching.tk is also expected in the website. The brochure will be submitted as a softcopy pdf file in the dropbox location. The finals are expected by 11:59pm of April 23. Work will be discussed on April 26 meeting.

Sustainability Insights from Slumdog Millionaire

I finally got to watch Slumdog Millionaire last Friday. Wow! It was a very interesting movie. It was also very sobering because you know there is some truth to it. My wife watched it with a heavy heart as she remembered the short time she was in India. The scene where Aravind was blinded by the syndicate leader, in order to increase their revenue, was of particular interest to her. She remembered the beggars in Calcutta who would cut off their hands in order to earn money.

On my end, I felt the injustice to the poor while the wealth was with the rich. A lot of it is really caused by selfishness in our society. I was thinking that without Jesus, these folks really had no hope. True transformation comes from actions rooted in the liberating faith coming from Jesus. Actions are always the fruit of one's faith. If the actions are faulty, then there must be something wrong with one's belief system or worldview. If there is oppression, then the individuals of a culture must espouse a world view contrary to the justice of Jesus. If, as a result of examining yourself, you find that you have an anti-Christian world view, you can always ask Jesus to take over the throne of your life. Then you will see a transformation of your thoughts and actions.

To end this entry, I embedded a video of a choreography of Jai Ho performened in Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance. May you be victorious!