As part of your continuous assessment in this course, you will also have a personal blog to share your thoughts, opinions, ideas, or just about anything on sustainable development issues throughout the semester. A different topic is given each week, and you will need to blog about it at least six times before the semester ends. Click on your classmates' pictures to read their blogs and feel free to leave comments! 😊
(Click on the button to check out previous students' blogs as well!)
Current Students' Blogs (Semester 2, 2022/2023)
Week 2
Introduction
Talk a little bit about yourself and what made you choose to study at IIUM. Also, what are your expectations about this SCSH 1201 course?
Week 3
Reducing Carbon Footprint
How do you reduce your carbon footprint? It's OK if you have not heard about "carbon footprint" before, be honest 😅 .. What can you do, starting now, to be better on a personal level?
Week 4
Avoiding Food Wastage
Share any tips that you personally use in avoiding food wastage. If you have no experience, feel free to share any of your readings on it.
Week 5
Maqasid Al-Shariah
How do you see Maqasid Al-Shariah being applied at home, or on campus?
Week 6
Sejahtera as a Sustainability Concept
What is your understanding of Sejahtera? How can the concept be used to support a sustainable way of living?
Week 7
The Role of Individuals in Advancing SDG
Individual efforts can greatly contribute towards advancing the sustainable development goals. What do you think is your individual role in achieving the SDGs? (Don't forget to share your ecological footprint!)
Week 8
Education
How do young people learn to be and what can universities do so that what they learn is positive, constructive and helpful for both their own lives and the health of their communities and the environment? Share your thoughts!
Week 9
Circular Economy
It has been said that the circular economy might be able to solve the world’s mounting waste problem. Do you agree? Feel free to share any practical examples of how circular economy is applied in the real world.
Week 11
Challenges in Group Project
This week and the next, we will allocate time in class for all groups to discuss with one another on their project proposal. Briefly share your group's progress (or lack of) or challenges faced in doing your group project 😊
Week 12
Overcoming Challenges in Group Work
Your group project proposal is due next week! I hope all groups are almost done with their proposals and are just doing their finishing touches now. Do share how your group has managed to overcome the challenges shared in last week's blog entry.
Week 13
Video Preparation
Now that your project proposal has been submitted and commented upon, your group will embark on the next phase, which is to prepare your group's video presentation! Feel free to do a "brain dump" on anything related to your video creation here.
Final Blog Post (Week 14)
Project Video
We have come to the final blog entry for the semester. I sincerely hope that you have all learnt and gained some knowledge on sustainability, the Sejahtera way of living and sustainable development in general throughout this course of learning. I wish you all the best in your respective sustainable journey. In this last blog entry, you will all share your group's project video that you have been working on during the second half of the semester.