https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap List the challenges in MM Final Task en-us 2017-02-23 09:16:18 UTC 2017-04-12 12:57:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165503549 As the week was filled with tests and our busy commitments, getting started with our MM task was already a difficult thing to do. Having to understand the MM task was the most difficult thing to do as I have no idea about cars whatsoever. With little understanding, researching by myself was difficult especially having to find suitable schemes for the man. ]]> 2017-04-08 12:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165503549 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165503654 - the relative did not have enough money to pay for the loan's monthly installments so we had to come with a solution
- i was not familiar with bank loans, purchasing cars and the costs of driving on the roads of singapore]]> 2017-04-08 12:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165503654 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165540962 My group mates did not cooperate until nearing submission date.]]> 2017-04-09 09:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165540962 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165545668 - we have no experiences with buying cars and hence it is difficult to understand how certain things work (e.g. loan packages, car insurances, COE)
- research was difficult as well]]> 2017-04-09 11:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165545668 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165546945 it's hard to understand some of the terms as this is not a topic we are familiar with. 
we are also busy with all our various commitments, especially for the SLs who have their various events in this period of time and also as we are all preparing to step up in our CCAs/preparing for our competitions. ]]> 2017-04-09 11:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165546945 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165547067 -we were busy with many things like syf and tests recently which made it difficult for us to find a time where we were all free to meet
-we were unfamiliar with how the process of buying a car was like which made us quite confused]]> 2017-04-09 11:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165547067 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165554013 We were all occupied with CCA or tuition (or etc.), so it was really hard for us to meet together at a certain time to do work together. But, we managed to work through it somehow by doing our part on our own despite not being able to meet, so it turned out ok.]]> 2017-04-09 14:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165554013 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165555453 We have a lot of commitments like CCAs so we were not able to sit down and spend time doing mm task other than time set on mm and free period. 

We did not really know about the many criteria of purchase of cars which led us to a lot of research to be able to understand the topic and come out with a feasible solution for the relative.

The lack of understanding was the main challenge.]]> 2017-04-09 14:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165555453 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165556733 Everyone had different activities, so it was difficult to get everyone to meet up at the same timing, and discuss.

Also, we always came up with new criteria for selection of the cars so we had to filter a lot of the cars, and go through a lot of decision making processes.]]> 2017-04-09 15:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165556733 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165560091 Since everyone had their own commitments it was hard for us to come online at the same time or meet up to do the task. 

We also did not know anything much about buying a car and that there was so much to consider before buying it so when we started off, we could not understand how some things such as COE worked and exactly how to find the most suitable loan package etc. but while  researching, we managed to learn new things such as Total Relationship Balance and Effective Interest Rate and gain understanding of the task and more knowledge. ]]> 2017-04-09 16:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165560091 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165640263 Everyone was very busy as we all had our own commitments and it was difficult for us to all meet at the same time. 
We all had no prior experience of buying cars and we had to do a lot of research to better understand the topic. Sometimes we did not understand the things that we had researched about and how it would affect buying a car.]]> 2017-04-10 11:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165640263 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165641048 It was difficult to find time amidst our busy schedule (as many of us had commitments) to do Maths Modelling. It was difficult to understand information about cars like insurance, .]]> 2017-04-10 11:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165641048 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165653676 Everyone had different schedules and many commitments to attend to, thus it was difficult to get everyone to work together at the same time. Everyone also had different expectations and different ways of doing things. Despite all the frustration we face from time to time, we still managed to complete it in the end.]]> 2017-04-10 12:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165653676 annageesufen https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165653880 Everyone had different schedules and thus we had difficulties trying to meet up and discuss the project as a group. The project also involved many foreign concepts such as COE and insurance plans. They were hard for us to grasp and terms like "rebate" etc. threw us off guard as we had never encountered them before and were unsure of how to continue sovingling]]> 2017-04-10 12:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165653880 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165662997 As all of us had our own undone homework to do most of the time, it was difficult finding time to do our project. In the end, we all decided to do our own assigned parts when we had the time to do it. Even after coming up with that solution, time was still a huge problem for most of us because of our packed schedules (after school activities + other homework) but we managed to find time to complete it. We also had a lot of difficulty with our research as many of the websites were unreliable and we also had problems finding the right solution because of the financial budget limitations that the relative had for the car but in the end we managed to work it out by doing deeper research.


]]> 2017-04-10 13:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165662997 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165668378 We did not start early and it was a topic we were not familiar with. Not everyone can handle last minute work so, next time we should start earlier.
Also the first time we calculated the total amount, we realised that the relative did not have enough money thus we had to re calculate certain values.]]> 2017-04-10 13:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165668378 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165678773 Given the many tests, CCA commitments, leadership commitments, homework, and other outside enrichment courses, it was really tough trying to meet up and set time aside to complete the work.

Also, as we were unfamiliar with one another due to being in a totally new class, and needed time to get to know each other better too such that we would be able to work efficiently with one another.]]> 2017-04-10 14:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165678773 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165681087 It was difficult for us to meet face-to-face to discuss the project as we all had various commitments already. There was also a lack of proper and effective communication which led to some group members having to contribute more than others.]]> 2017-04-10 14:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165681087 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165703927 Due to the difference in schedules and certain commitments such as family, CCA and classes outside, our group had difficulties trying to complete the work together. As a result, our research was messy and it was difficult to organise all the information.

Furthermore, the task was challenging as we were unfamiliar with the topics. A lot of research had to be done for us to understand certain terms such as car loan and car insurance. The research took a long time as we were unsure of how to deal with huge amount of money. 

Lastly, the unfamiliarity with new class mates caused us to work a little slower as we needed time to get to know each other. This is because we are still quite new to each other as we had only been classmates for a few months. The unfamiliarity caused us to have a few problems communicating and bringing our points across.

]]> 2017-04-10 15:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165703927 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165830800 -None of us were familiar with or even knew the process of getting a car and getting loan. Thus, we had a problem when trying to start the task. 

-The google form that we sent out had very little responses as all of us only asked our parents and did not ask other people to complete the form

-We all had our own commitements and it was very hard for us to meet online together. And a few of our groupmates were busy and had no time to come online ]]> 2017-04-11 08:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165830800 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165839362 It was not possible for all the groups members to meet up or be online at the same time, so there were some mis-communications etc. Thus we could only solve the problem after some time which was kind of time-consuming.
Moreover some of us did the project only on the last few days, so we did not really finish the task efficiently]]> 2017-04-11 09:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/165839362 https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/166061772 The task was confusing and foreign to us as we had not touched on this topic before, and all of us did not understand the concept. Starting on the task was difficult for us. Also, all of us were busy with our own stuff that we neglected this math modelling project and we did not have enough manpower as one of our groupmates could not be contacted.]]> 2017-04-12 12:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/21noorshakina/kyo5qjido4ap/wish/166061772