From left: Dr Thaw
Zin, Dr Avneet, Teh, Chen, Lim and Dr Aloysius Yapp unwrapping the awards
A team comprising UTAR academics
and students from different faculties were awarded a gold medal for their
project titled “Digital Interactive Technology in Medical Science Education
– Gamification Level 1” at the 7th Annual Edition of the International
Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2022) on 27 August 2022.
The award-winning project was a
cross-disciplinary project by Centre for Immersive Technology and Creativity
Chairperson Dr Aloysius Yapp; Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) lecturer
Lim Chai Kim; FCI Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Game Design students Teh Kheng
Yee and Chen Fun Sheng; M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
(MK FMHS) Clinical Assoc Prof Dr Thaw Zin and lecturer Dr Avneet Kaur; MK
FMHS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) students Kang
Shu Ting and Alicia Ho Pei Shan. It was supported by MK FMHS Senior Prof Dr
Ngeow Yun Fong, MK FMHS Clinical Assoc Prof Dr Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Jabbar
and Faculty of Accountancy and Management Deputy Dean for R&D and
Postgraduate Programmes Dr Pok Wei Fong.
Aside from the gold medal, the
team also received the certification of Diploma and Canadian Special Award
of Excellence in recognition of their project. Their project aimed to serve
as a platform for teaching and learning medical ethics besides delving into
a broader social dialogue on the implications of new technologies for
privacy, autonomy and liberty. The project is anticipated to promote
knowledge and reflection on the aspect of practical and moral dimensions of
different areas of the medical curriculum.
Tan said, “I gained experience,
and learned various skills and knowledge that were not taught in the
classroom. I believe this is important because it will help me stay ahead in
the current competitive world. Fortunately, we were given adequate learning
materials to learn to program. It was very useful for amateurs like us, who
are new to programming. Aside from that, the pre-requisite skills taught in
the university served as a strong foundation for us to advance further to
win this competition.”
Chen said, “I think teamwork is
crucial because it enables team members to work together towards a shared
goal and push one another to be more creative, productive and motivated. I
strongly recommend students join more competitions like this to acquire soft
skills which will benefit their future careers.”
Assoc Prof Dr Thaw Zin expressed
his appreciation to the team members for their effort and to the Institute
of Postgraduate Studies and Research for its support in winning the
competition.
“This is our first
cross-disciplinary project with MK FMHS and we would like to thank Assoc
Prof Dr Thaw Zin for inviting us to join the project.,” said Lim and Dr
Aloysius Yapp.
Organised by the Toronto
International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS) and supported
by the Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc., International Federation of
Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) and World Invention Intellectual Property
Associations (WIIPA), iCAN 2022 served as a special platform to unite the
creativity and innovation initiatives of Canadian inventors with the rest of
the world by providing everyone with the golden opportunity to expand their
international network and business activities, and promote their inventions,
new products and research projects while also providing them with a platform
to achieve new milestones of success by winning iCAN Awards from Canada.
From left: IPSR
Director Assoc Prof Dr Yong Thian Kok, IPSR Deputy Director Prof Ts Dr Lim
Yang Mooi, Tan, Chen, Lim, Dr Aloysius Yapp and Dr Thaw Zin during group
photography
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