Scenes from the friendly competition in preparation for the upcoming ERMC 2016 - Malaysia Country Playoff.
This event was hosted to gear participating universities towards the ERMC playoff in September 2016. This event was attended by APU (See About below!), Taylor's university and UTAR university. UTAR is located 150 km from APU and the lecturer Mr. Su generosity touches everyone of us. He personally borne the cost to bring in a group of 16 IT undergraduates to join this friendly MonsoonSIM competition hosted at APU. According to Mr. Su (Mr. Su is SAP CRM consultant and lecturer of UAP program!), nothing more precious than having the students experience the MonsoonSIM program itself!.A big thank you indeed to Mr. Su from UTAR.
About APU : "The Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) is amongst Malaysia’s Premier Private Universities. APU has an international student community of more than 11,000 students from more than 110 countries studying in its Malaysian campus, APU offers a truly cosmopolitan learning environment which prepares students well for the global challenges which lie ahead. APU is rated among the Highest Rated Universities in Malaysia, being rated at TIER 5 (EXCELLENT) under the SETARA 2011 and 2013 Ratings by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). APU is also Rated No.1 in Asia and Malaysia for Multicultural Learning Experience."
Taylor's universities was represented by 2 teams namely Juicefy and Cheesecake.
Here are the quick summary of what happen during the game:
- First 30 days - Leading by Tropikana (APU)
- Day 50 - Tropikana holding the lead position
- Day 90 - Overtaken by Why Juice (APU)
- Day 130 - Overtaken by Juicefy (Taylor's)
- Day 180 - Juicefy leading until Day 220 and we have a surprise winner from Team Cheesecake.(Taylor's)
And here is the final results.
During the 6th modules break. APU's dean Prof Siva Muthaly visited the workshop and here are the short quotes from him;
To the students;
"In the real world, they want people like you. What you are experiencing now is very similar to the real world. It is about managing limited resources and competing with each other as it does in the real world. What could be more beneficial than what you are doing now!"
Below are some of the comments from the students:
"Amazing!" wrote Nitya Uma Kalaichelvan .
"Lol, it was fun," wrote Wong Yew Joon.
"more interacting and excited compare to usual classes," wrote Rushaniya Yunusova.
"It is exciting and different from normal lecture method, it is creative and innovative, perfect for 21st-century college students like us" wrote Eileen Tan Wan Chyn.
"Practice makes perfect and that's what makes MonsoonSIM better than the traditional method," wrote Khor Teik Aun.
"It is a very good learning platform. a lot of practical rather than just theory," wrote Tan Wilson.
"By making mistakes in the games we understand how business process should be done," wrote Xavy Kua.
"MoonsonSIM has allowed me to experience first-hand the key business concepts of an ERP systemused by the industry," wrote Cheong Wan Hoy.
And here are the gallery of photos and video taken during this event: