Postgraduate Student Society of Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (PGSS-FTIR) in collaboration with School of Graduate Studies (SPS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia was delighted to conduct the online postgraduate structured course entitled “Stress Management for Students and Working Professionals” on 21st February 2022. It was an honor to have Puan Nurzimazaihan binti Pi’I from Unit Kaunseling UTM Kuala Lumpur as the main speaker to share her professional and valuable knowledge. This structured course aimed to understand the nature of stress and its impact on health and behavior. Moreover, the course also explained how to measure levels of stress, ability to handle stress, and the effectiveness of various coping strategies.
The registration for this program was open for two weeks, and an excellent response was received from the students. The online registration reached a good number of 150 registered participants. This program was advertised
through social media platforms which are accessible through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp. A total of over 50 participants joined the program live on Webex on the day. This research and technical program were revised and organized based on the topics suggested by SPS UTM. The program took about 2 hours 30 minutes time which was utilized with good, knowledgeable and pleasing delivery on occasion. The speaker was overwhelmed with various kinds of questions which were delightfully and deliberately answered by the speaker which overall brought satisfaction to the participants. Students expressed gratitude and satisfaction on receiving and learning the technical methods by this workshop. They expressed that the workshop was productive and insightful and gained immensely from the topic. Some of them said this program is useful and very helpful with the excellent presentation and questionnaires. The rating of this program was high with positive comments.
