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This article shows that you need not be in a diploma that teaches you how to bring change to the community, in order to make a difference to the one you live in. BZSE students are equipped with business skills and taught to empathize with the marginalized groups so that we are able to make a difference either by starting our own social enterprise or even working in the CSR department in a corporate company.I feel that what BZSE has to offer the students is limited, but it is a definite start. Majority of the BZSE modules are business related and this is necessary as the focus is on social enterprises but for students who are not inclined towards the business sector and are still interested in the social part of it, BZSE might not be the right diploma for them.
Going back to the article, the modules in Automation & Mechatronic Systems is most likely to have nothing to do with social issues or even educating them about the social issues that are faced but the students were able to apply what they have learnt to help solve one that our local community is recently facing. Although this invention of theirs might not have directly helped any marginalized group in particular, I like to believe that it is a good start to begin with.
Many people are trying to give back to society through different ways such as volunteering and I think one way to foster that value into youths is to incorporate it into the current educational system. It is not enough to just make secondary students have mandatory Community Involvement Projects or tertiary students in elective modules because it is not enough for students to do it, but more importantly, it has to be that the students wanting to do it. These compulsory lessons does not always achieve its aim to inculcate values in students as they only complete it just to get it over with. However, we should design the syllabus in such a way that students are able to use the skills they have learnt to give back to the society. Learning about social needs and values should be done in a fun and engaging way which should not neglect their main course of study.
Students who are taking Film and Media Studies can learn how to use media arts to raise awareness about social issues, while those in Health Sciences can have health related case studies in their assignments and come out with ideas on how to improve of healthcare services in developing countries. I am not sure what the curriculum is for the different course of studies and maybe some already have such modules.
All in all, my point is that you can give back to society no matter what you are studying and youths will be more proactive if it can be related to what they are pursuing in their studies instead of being a compulsory class as it is not only what they are interested in but also gives them a further sense of achievement.
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