Artists have interpreted and explore the concept of colour, space and environment in variety of different forms of installations to represent various contexts: physically and visually, emotionally and psychologically. Liam Gillick’s and Daniel Buren’s works especially manipulate colour reflection through the use of coloured panels that arrange in repetitive geometric forms effectively transform the space into a glowing colour reflection environment. By exploring the concept of illusionary planes, Sol LeWitt’s installations manipulate viewers’ perception and the relationship between colour, space and architecture. Meanwhile, Olafur Eliasson is the artist that explores colours and its effect on space and surroundings within the context of perception and reality. The unique character of each installation has a strong role in influencing a physiological and psychological experience...

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This study provides a preview into understanding the needs of technical writing competency from the perspectives of 34 final year diploma engineering students of one Malaysian polytechnic and 15 lecturers from 5 different polytechnics in Malaysia. The rationale of this study is to investigate the students’ and the lecturers’ views on the needs of technical writing competency in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes. A part from that, this study also attempts to identify specific technical elements to be included if a new technical writing module is to be introduced in the polytechnic education system. Through the employment of a need analysis questionnaire to the respective respondents, the perceived technical writing competency needs of Malaysian polytechnic students are recognized which include technical terms, grammatical aspects, writing style and convention. This paper concludes with an instructional design material as a suggestion to improve and develop technical writing c.....

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The engineering industry has recommended that Malaysian polytechnic engineering students improve their English Technical writing skills before they graduate. Thus, this research aimed to develop a Mini-Research Project (MRP) Module and examine its effect on English Technical writing competence in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes among engineering students in Malaysian polytechnics. The MRP Module was developed based on the adaptation of several theories and models, including ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) Instructional Design Model, Cognitive Process of Writing Theory, Canale and Swain of Communicative Competence Theory and Model, and Model of Technical Writing Domains. This study involved 134 engineering students from two conventional polytechnics in Malaysia, selected using multistage random sampling. The 134 subjects were selected from four classes which comprised two experimental groups and two control groups. The main effect .....

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