NUR KU AZIZI BINTI ZORAINI

2 SEPTEMBER 2020

On 2 September 2020, there were held one class for student industrial training who under Dr. Umi Aisah and Dr. Ong Pei Ying regarding on How to Write by Dr. Umi. The class only for one hour, started at 9.30 in the morning until 10.30. The main objective of this class was to teach student on how to apply the writing skills on their thesis, project, research or something related with the writing for the future.

            The basic for all types of writing were same which are introduction, body and conclusion. For introduction, there were explanation on what the writing about. While for the body, there were several sections which are literature review, methodology, result and discussion. Last but not least, the conclusion for overall of the paper or writing.

            In introduction or background study, it should be general information for the main topic of the writing and explain it further for the reader’s information. The explanations should be in flow and linking to each other. It also same to the body of the writing. For each paragraph, it should start with the opening that related to the main point of the writing and it need to be explain further or elaborate more. Then, there should have pre-closing and sum up for the topics on that paragraph before enter the new topics. But, pre-closing not necessary which it almost same with the sum up for that paragraph.

            Other than that, about an abstract which it is the summary of the whole paper. In the abstract, there should have introduction of the topic, problem statement, objective which the general one, carry out work or method and conclusion. In this conclusion, it should be clear which we need to write the exact value of the result that been achieved. Then, there was one question from one of industrial training student regarding to the literature review on how to write the literature review for project paper or research. Any information, theory or method which related with our thesis need to include in the literature review.

24 AUGUST 2020

Freeze Dried Pineapple

My supervisor give one task on Rehydration of Freeze Dried Fruits by using pineapple and jackfruits freeze dried which been produced by ICA. The task was carried out to measure the quality of dry food’s product from ICA. 

• The method that been used for this experiment as followed:
  1. Weighed, recorded and labelled the sample in petri dish.
  2. Pour 5mL of distilled water to the samples and let the sample absorbed the water for 5 minutes. This step repeated for three samples to get the average.
  3. Step 1 and 2 were repeat for different time taken which are 10 and 15 minutes.

This experiment need to be recorded to observed the physical change on freeze dried fruits.

Rehydration video recording process

The full video as attached.

My friends helped me conducted the experiment.

17 AUGUST 2020

Dilute the solution in plate

ELISA spectrometer

Studied on how to do a calibration curve and how to used ELISA spectrometer with assisted by Nurliza. ELISA spectrometer used to calculate the concentration of the sample by plotted the graph.

10 AUGUST 2020

Sample Ulam Raja mixed with methanol with different percentage

Sample dried in solvent concentrator

I helped one of Dr. Ong's PHD student, Nurliza on her project entitled "Ulam Raja extraction Ultrasonic assisted extraction technique (Direct method)". On the first step, mixed the Ulam Raja with water and different concentrations of methanol (20%, 50%, 80%) to observe which suitable range can be used and dried it in solvent concentrator. Higher the concentration of methanol, faster the solution dried rather than water due to boiling point of the methanol lower than boiling point of water. 

19 JULY 2020

First day on my industrial training at Innovation Centre of Agritechnology For Advanced Bioprocessing (ICA). All the staff at the ICA were kind and friendly.  It make me easier to adapt into new environment. The scope of works that been assigned to me as a project research assistant under my supervisor, Dr. Ong Pei Ying. The tasks that been done were doing literature review, lab work, attending workshop and dealing with industrial members.