Winners posing with their prizes
The Five Minute Presentation (5MP) and Poster Competition were organised by the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) on 29 November 2018 at Sungai Long Campus. The event was sponsored by KPMG and Cengage.
Present at the event were FAM Deputy Dean for Academic Development and Undergraduate Programmes Dr Hen Kai Wah, Deputy Dean for Student Development and Industrial Training Assoc Prof David Ng Ching Yat, KPMG Audit Enterprise Partner Florence Chua, Express Development Sdn Bhd Managing Director-cum-UTAR Bachelor of International Business (Honours) Industry Advisor Dr Peter Thong, UTAR Alumna Ng Yi Yen, lecturers and students.
In the competition, participants were put to test on the level of their understanding of their research areas and their presentation skills through their conveyance of research information to the audience in a clear and concise manner within five minutes. The competition covered various emerging and relevant topics such as digital economy, trade issues, women’s employment, real estate development and others.
Dr Hen welcomed the crowd and said, “Research is an integral pillar of a university. Without research, a university will no longer be able to fulfil its mission and cause of existence. Being an institution of higher learning, research activities provide the basis for the creation of new knowledge. That’s why UTAR is actively promoting a research culture among its staff and students. Today’s event is showcasing our commitment in nurturing young academic and research scholars.”
The Poster Competition was held on 23 November 2018. The judges were Head of Programme for MBA in Building Management Amalina binti Azmi, Head of Accountancy Department K. Shamini and FAM lecturers, namely Dr Goh Hong Lip, Dr Tan Kok Eng, Dr Lim Wan Leng, Dr M. Komathi, Dr R. Yogambigai, Ezatul Emilia binti Muhammad Arif, Rozitaayu binti Zulkifli, Dr Siti Nurhidayah Mohd Roslen and Lim Wei Yin. The competition saw the presentation of 12 posters altogether.
Dr Peter Thong speaking about the importance of research
Dr Peter Thong said, “Basically, the world depends very much on the research that you do and the way you conduct it. Research is ever so important because it reflects the innovation, creativity and at the same time understands what people want and need. This competition draws out talent from students through their research papers, presentation and poster which speaks a million words. It’s not so much about becoming the champion or second or third but the participation that counts.”
Florence Chua giving feedbacks to the presenters
“It is important to maintain a good eye contact with the individuals among the audience. It gives them a sense of involvement in your presentation and helps to convey your ideas on a personal level. Besides eye contact, having an attractive slide is also vital to capture the audiences’ attention as you speak. Remember to stay calm during your presentation,” said Florence Chua.
Judging the Presentation Competition were Florence Chua, Dr Peter Thong, Ng, FAM lecturers Dr Foo Meow Yee, Dr Ng Kar Yee, Assoc Prof Dr Lim Yet Mee, Dr Lee Kwee Fah and Division of Corporate Communication and Public Relations Director Ong Soo Weon.
A total of 12 finalists were selected to present their final year projects, in the form of one picture slide, within five minutes. The champion of the Poster Competition walked away with a cash prize of RM200 and a certificate while Most Innovative Title and Most Significant Contribution to Community took home RM150 and RM100 respectively, with certificates. The Most Popular Poster: Students’ Choice and Most Popular Poster: Lecturers’ Choice took away RM100 each with certificates. The champion of 5MP Competition won a cash prize of RM300 and certificates while the first and second runner-ups won RM200 and RM100 respectively, with certificates. The overall champion was awarded RM350, pewter plaque and certificates. All the finalists were also awarded a certificate of participation.
Best Five Minutes Presentation
Champion: Lim Weng Kee and Benjamin Chin Jia Hui with their presentation titled, “Price Forecasting of the 3 Major Cryptocurrencies using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Model”
1st Runner-Up: Yo Ming En and Raymond Disu with their presentation titled, “A study of Understanding SMEs Digitalisation Adoption”
2nd Runner-Up: Tan Cheng Har and Lun Huei Yen with their presentation titled, “Minimising Quantity and Maximising Quality: The Core of Globalized Earthian Productivity”
Most Popular Poster: Students’ Choice
Tan Rou Qian and Hey Yin Fong with their presentation titled, “Consumers’ Attitude towards Traditional and E-Commerce”
Most Popular Poster: Lecturers’ Choice
Tan Rou Qian and Hey Yin Fong with their presentation titled, “Consumers’ Attitude towards Traditional and E-Commerce”
Best Poster
Yo Ming En and Raymond Disu with their presentation titled, “A study of Understanding SMEs Digitalisation Adoption”
Most Innovative Title
Chook Kai Er and Liew Ai Wei with their presentation titled, “A spillover Effect from China Growth to ASEAN-3: VECM Approach”
Most Significant Contribution to Community
Kee Kean Yi and Sen Xian Ye with their presentation titled, “Elderly’s Housing Technology Preference”
Overall Prize
Yo Ming En and Raymond Disu with their presentation titled, “A study of Understanding SMEs Digitalisation Adoption”
Yo said, “I got the idea during my industrial attachment when I noticed that the procedures at work were tedious and rather slow. That is when I realised we live in a digitalised world, where the internet is used to ease and fasten our daily task. So, we need to adopt digitalisation in the workplace.” He added, “A good researcher has to be diligent and has to be updated with the current news to come up with researches that are beneficial for the society.”
Raymond Disu said, “Through this competition, we’ve picked up some skills relating to research such as scientific reasoning, employment of scientific methodology, philosophical questioning as well as soft skills such as presentation skills, building confidence and working together as a team. I strongly advise the students who are about to start their final year project to have an open mind, to be curious about the current trends and to always update yourself with new information as you learn.”
Students engaged in the mobile interactive game
K. Shankaran and N. Vignesh (left) explaining their research during the poster judging competition
Panel judges of 5MP Competition
Participants during their presentation
Front row from right: Ong, Farah Waheeda binti Jalaludin, Ng, Dr Peter Thong, Florence Chua, Dr Hen, David Ng with participants and FAM lecturers
Photography session after the poster judging session
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