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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND
DESIGN
Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Honours)
COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE
UCM 60102
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT REPORT
NAME : YEO DOR EEN
STUDENT ID. : 0316224
LECTURER : MS TAY SHIR MEN
SUBMISSION DATE : 13 NOVEMBER 2017
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Introduction
In this module, students are assigned to conduct a community service
project with the guidance from the lecturer, Ms Tay Shir Men. We had chosen
Zoo Negara as the site to carry out the community service. There are total of 41
students participate in this activity. We are required to do a report and few
students are chosen to conduct an oral presentation on week 10.
Zoo Negara is the first national zoo in Malaysia. Built on 110 acres of land
in Ulu Klang, near Taman Melawati, North-East Kuala Lumpur. It was officially
opened on 14 November 1963, a project initiated by Malaysia’s first Prime
Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. Managed by a non-governmental organization
known as the Malaysian Zoological Society, Zoo Negara is a veteran in the zoo
industry standing proudly for 52 years.
Once set in virgin jungle, the place now stands like an oasis amidst a
concrete jungle. It emphasizes on four main areas: Conservation, Education,
Research, and Recreation. Zoo Negara is a popular family destination and a
valuable resource for all visitors from within Malaysia and overseas.
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Objectives
1) To understand the important of wildlife conservation.
2) To conserve the wildlife ecosystem and prevent them from extinction.
3) To understand ourselves in relation to community.
Organization chart
Commander
Lee Ren Jet
Procurement Manager (T-shirt design)
Sherlyn Ang , Loh PeyMun ,
Welson LumWei Jiunn
Food & Beverages
WelsonLum Wei Jiunn
Videographer/Photographer
Mok Po Yi , Pang Khai Shuen, DarrenLoong
Andrew MahKoonYan, Ng Wai Khong
Transportation Manager
Than LekMei
Presentation Team
Liu Wei Qian , DarrenLoong , Ervinna Endella ,
Ng Seng He , AndrewMah
Deputy Commander
Tan Jia Yi
Deputy Financial
Controller
Yong SingYew
Financial Controller
Ngah Yea Zhe
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Pre-Event Stage
7 September 2017
Project briefing is conducted by Ms Tay in class.
14 – 21 September 2017
Beside the initial plan of carry out community service at orphanage home, we
have came out with the idea of volunteering at Zoo Negara. It was proposed by
Lee Ren Jet. Voting for the preferred site options for community service is
conducted and eventually Zoo Negara has been chosen with the highest votes.
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After the site has been confirmed, first meeting is conducted by our commander,
Lee Ren Jet with the briefing of the event. The date and venue for the community
service is confirmed during the meeting. Position allocation also assigned for
students as an organization to carry out different responsibilities for the event.
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28 September 2017
The T-shirt design team for the event has come out with few design choices for us
to vote on the preferred Zoo Tee.
10 October 2017
The volunteering forms is distributed to the students to fill in our information
accordingly. Rules and regulations in the zoo is stated in the form and must be
followed by the students.
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Event Day
13/10/2017 Zoo Voluntary Day
6.45am:
All the students involved in the community service gather at the Grand Hall
staircase. After that, breakfast is distributed for every students.
7.20am:
We depart to the site from Taylor’s University by bus.
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8.30am:
After one hour trip, we arrived at Zoo Negara.
8.45am:
Briefing is given by Zoo’s staff and students are assigned in few different groups,
which are
Birds
Bear
Children’s World + Carnivore
Savannah (Giraffe)
Reptiles
Kangaroo
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I was assignedin group of Chidren’s Worldand Carnivore together with Ren Jet,
Gwen, Jia En, Seng He, Weng Lok, Jian Ru, Lek Vun and Jia Yi.
We were in charged of sweeping the compounds and feeding animals with food in
Children’s World. We had the chance to get closer with birds, monkeys, ponies,
goats and rabbits. This is me sweeping the leaves in Children’s World.
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12.30pm:
We had our lunch break at Wild’s Café inside the Zoo Negara.
2.00pm:
We were asked to get back to our own station and resume works.
3.30pm:
After the group photo session at the main entrance of Zoo Negara, we depart back
to campus by bus. This marks the end of our volunteering day.
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Personal Reflection
As a university student, I am grateful that I had the opportunity to
participate in this community service. This activity is meaningful and even
though we were assigned with some tough works in the zoo, I can feel the joy of
doing these little things together with my course mates. Another thing to mention
is that I was so happy to see the two precious pandas in the zoo. They are so cute!
I would sincerely want to thank our lecturer, Ms Tay Sir Men for all the
guidance throughout this module. Furthermore, all the planning and preparation
works done by our committee team was much appreciated. Be it working as a
team in such a big group together, the leaders need to have patience and
understanding. We were glad that the event went out almost perfectly.
Overall, we enjoy this community service as it provides us the chance to
raise awareness in protecting animals. This event was not merely for assignment
purpose after all, it has been a momentous experience for all of us.
