INDIVIDUAL PBL WORKBOOK

COURSE

: Mechanical and Electrical Systems

CODE

: BFC 32602

NAME

: Hervinthran A/L Veloo

MATRIC NO.

: CF140190

LECTURER

: PROFESSOR DR. HJ LOKMAN HAKIM BIN HJ ISMAIL

Reflection on your past experience of learning this COURSE or related

COURSES
1. Primary School
None.

2. Secondary school
I had been experienced problem based learning during my involvement in group discussion
for certain subjects.

3. Other institution or courses

I was involved with this kind of learning during my diploma period for few subjects such as
Kewarganegaraan and occupational safety and health.

Individual Weekly Reflection on Personal and Group Learning Experience

1. Reflect on your weekly learning experience.
Every week, we will be given a task which will be problem based learning scenario. We will
be asked to do brainstorming first to extract ideas from the given scenario. Then we will be
given task to fill the FILA table for the given scenario. A moderator, presenter and scriber
were appointed for each group to do their tasks. This role will be changed for next upcoming
ladder. Myself as a team member for the first ladder, I have cooperated by giving ideas to
solve the problem given.
2. Reflect on your group weekly activities / performance.
All of my group members cooperated well and performed well during the preparation of
brainstorming part and FILA table. At the end of class, tasks were divided fairly among
group members to prepare report and slides for presentation. All of the group members gave
done their task on time and the done work was compiled by the group leader.

Overall Reflection on Personal and Group Learning Experience

1. Overall Group Reflection on Learning Experience

All of my group members have shown great character and enthusiasm throughout the 14
weeks of problem based learning method.
2. Overall Personal Reflection on Learning Experience (To be filled at the end of semester)
I found this method is an effective way of learning. This method can also improve our
communication skills and foster better bonding among group members. We can also think
critically and able to receive critics from other group members.

Reflection on Ladder 1 Activities:

1.
2.
3.
4.

We were divided into groups.

Short briefing was done by our lecturer regarding problem based learning scenario.
We able to identify facts, idea, learning issues and action plan for the given scenario.
All of the group members has contributed ideas for brainstorming part and FILA
table.

Facts identified from the problem scenario:

Ideas generated from the identified facts:

What are the learning issues?

What is your plan for further learning?

Reflection on ladder 1 activities:

Reflection on Ladder 2 Activities:

1. Myself were appointed as moderator.

2. Short briefing was done by our lecturer regarding problem based learning scenario.
3. We able to identify facts, idea, learning issues and action plan for the given scenario.
4. All of the group members has contributed ideas for brainstorming part and FILA
table.
Facts identified from the problem scenario:

The mall has underground transportation tunnel which is congested.

Changes of seasons.
Restablished the ventilation system for new mall.

Ideas generated from the identified facts:

Provide high quality equipments and maintenance.

Stacks effect
Expansion of the underground tunnel.

What are the learning issues?

How to increase efficiency of indoor environment?

How to provide cycle of fresh air?
Does the space of structure effect the air movement.

What is your plan for further learning?

Eco green method.

Site investigation.
Combination of natural and mechanical (hybrid)

Reflection on Ladder 3 Activities:

1. Myself were appointed as scriber.

2. Short briefing was done by our lecturer regarding problem based learning scenario.
3. We able to identify facts, idea, learning issues and action plan for the given scenario.
4. All of the group members has contributed ideas for brainstorming part and FILA
table.
Facts identified from the problem scenario:

Combustion of residential house (building).

Fire spread within 5 minutes.
Combustion occured at high rise building.

Ideas generated from the identified facts:

Install fire warning system.

Take proper precaution measurements
Direction of wind flow
Expansion of staircase

What are the learning issues?

What are the most suitable fire resistance materials?

How the compartmentation design effect the spreading of fire?
Which is the most suitable fire suppression method?

What is your plan for further learning?

Execute good fire escape plan.

Educate public about the importance of fire safety measurements.
Self awareness campaign.
Frequent inspection of fire resistance materials.

Facts

different
location

different
season

electric
system

operation
cost

material
used

Idea

design

cost

renewable
energy

weather

facilities

environment

material

place /
topography
attitude

Learning issue
why there is too
much energy
consumption?
What material that
suitable to use?
How to overcome
the energy
consumption
problem?
What is the
different of the
geographical
condition?
How the building
design affected
the energy
consumption

Action

use more ecofriendly design.

control the
system
intergration and
management.

temperature
control.

overall thermal
transfer value
(ottv).

hvac system.

use clay bricks

instead of precast concrete