Tinta of Faculty Information Management: Debate Championship FIM

DEAN TROPHY DEBATE

This competition is planned and lead by Nabiha Zakaria, student from the Faculty of Information Management which is represent SMF society. This event was being held in three days. Firstly, the briefing session was held at the Faculty of Information Management class in BK 6, at 9.00 p.m. It was conducted by Nabiha herself. Almost 30 students came to the briefing session. According to the assistant of this event, the participant was consist of 21 students which is 7 students were from the Gen-lis,3 students from RecMa, 4 students from I-rec, 3 students from the AIMS, and 4 students represent the IMSA. All the member of the SMF that involved in this event was consist of 27 students which are organizing this important event.

At the briefing session on 4 October 2013, the participant got the basic information about the debate rules and how-to debate in front of public. Not everything can be interrupt without reasons. Only if the government or the opposition have their point that need to be clarify, they can voice out their topic and their point especially in making sure that they will win the issues that had been their best title. This Dean Trophy Debates were using the league system. This system had been using for the event to be much easier to organised, and they will not wasting their precious time, especially in finding more information to be their point in a topic.

In this rule, the first speaker was given only 7 minutes for them to clarify or voice out their topic. The second speaker next was given an opportunity for them to voice out their argumentative point just to support their group before their argument can kill themselves. The last speaker can have time for them to close their topic as giving out their conclusion for their proposal. At the briefing session, they were given the proposal of the question, so that they can prepare at their home especially about the problem that nowadays arising in our country.

First question were talking about the political issues which was may giving a sensitive issues for certain people. It is about the issue regarding to the McDonald selling after the problem that now we can called it Palestine, Gaza and now everybody was talking about Rabia. Other issues that had been the question that needs to be answer by the participant in their group regarding to the social issues relating to the foreign maid especially from the Indonesia, issues that will talk about badminton game in Malaysia, and also an issue that will touch about the obesity problem for the Malaysian people. Last question is about the differences between the Kopitiam and also Mamak stall which is the participant need to compare both of it to consider which the best one is. All the participant need to wear in formal outfit that fulfil the UITM rules.

The competition starts at BK 3 until BK 6 on 8.30 a.m., on the Saturday, 5 October 2013. All the debaters were doing their best for this competition. It only takes one day in getting the top two debate group that will represent the government and also the opposition. This Dean Trophy Debate being held especially to discover out the students talent and most of all it is for the student’s knowledge especially about their country itself.

On Sunday, October 6, 2013 was held Dean Trophy Debates final competition between IMSA and I-rec association group. The competition was held at Dewan Serbaguna Kolej Jasmine. This competition has been inaugurated by Dr. Wan Ab. Kadir Wan Dollah, the deputy dean of Faculty of Information Management. The title that has contested was this hall believes the subsidy rationalisation was the right decision. The final debate competition has started at 10 am and was held for almost an hour. This contest was judged by five professional judges.

The third place was won by the IMSA association group and second place was won by the I-rec association group. While, the first place was won by IMSA association group. The best debater for semifinal competition was won by Nor Elida Binti Kamil and the best debater for final competition was won by Mohd Amin Bin Mohd Adnan from IMSA association group. Among the guest that came for final debate competition was Dr. Wan Ab. Kadir Wan Dollah, the deputy dean Faculty of Information Management and Mohamad Shafik Safarizan, the MPP of Faculty of Film, Theatre and Animation. The event just finished around 12 pm.

According to Mohd Amin Mohd Adnan, the best debater in final competition, the things that motivated him to join this competition is his IMSA association. As the new in IMSA association, he wanted to contribute something to IMSA association. As he knows that he has the talents in debate, so he volunteers to join this debate competition. He also said he really like debates and he always followed the debates in Malaysia. Lastly, when he was asked the definition of debate, he said that the debate is knowledge that justifies something.

Besides, according to Nur Syafiqah Binti Fadzillah, one of the debaters from I-rec association, she joined this debate competition because it was her passions since she was young. She said actually she wanted to be a lawyer but she realised that it impossible for her. So, with joined debates competition, it can satisfy herself. She already joined a lots of debate competition before. She recommended other people to join debate because it can enhance skill and improve their language. Lastly, when she was asked the definition of debate, she said that debate is awesome and amusement.