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Synopsis.
Chu Sangwoo, a third-year engineering student in the Computer Engineering department, was living a straightforward life as a robotics enthusiast. He made the decision to leave the NonPaddler group “a bunch of slackers” during a group project because they refused to contribute. As a result, he caused one senior to fail and not graduate.
NonPaddler 3: [I have to thank you for making me fail, let’s talk a little. You, my junior] – 20:23.
Jang Jaeyoung, a fourth-year art student from the prestigious School of Fine Arts, was about to pursue a Master’s degree at a renowned university abroad. Despite being well-prepared with talent, looks, and status, everything fell apart because of Chu Sangwoo alone.
Chu Sangwoo didn’t care about seniors he never met because they probably wouldn’t meet again, but who would have thought they had to work on a mobile game project together!
“At first, I thought of letting it pass, but I changed my mind. Let’s wait and see what happens next semester.”
Red duck shirt, red jersey, red cap, and a Coke can! Semantic Error, the fiery character, is about to shake Sangwoo’s perfect world!
Will he be able to fix this bug? Or one day… Error, this character will become a permanent part of the operating system.
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Introduction.
In a lecture hall at a certain university, more than half of the students were in a state of disarray. Even the professors couldn’t make the students in the large classroom pay attention to the lecture. Furthermore, the appearance of the person who went out to stand at the podium did not attract any glances at all.
The presenter wore an oversized checkered shirt and dark jeans that were not trendy. He also pulled down a low-crowned cap, making his face unclear. But when he pressed the button on the PowerPoint remote, the audience’s bored expressions were instantly dyed with surprise.
[Good Personality and Social Role of Hankuk University Students]
The seemingly large font size of about 93 points made it feel quite overwhelming. What was even more surprising was that he used the GulimChe font. I had no idea whether the biggest problem was the faint background image of Bobo x Bono or the excessive use of rainbow colors to decorate each letter one by one.
“With your permission, let’s start the presentation.”
The presenter moved on to the next slide with a nonchalant expression, as if mocking the audience’s reaction. Although this time the slide only had subheadings in yellow letters on a black background, he still maintained the intimidating font size and eye-straining font.
“For this presentation, I have conducted research on the integrity of Hankuk University graduates. To what extent they are innovative thinkers and dedicated workers based on the voices of renowned alumni of Hankuk University, who are well-known in society. I have also redefined the suitable personality traits and explored the roles and responsibilities of new students in the future.”
The students, who had been daydreaming, became alert again after seeing the shocking PowerPoint slides projected through the projector. The presenter’s voice remained flat, neither high nor low. Moreover, the suspense built up as they waited for him to continue speaking but he didn’t finish his first sentence.
“First and foremost, here, is an individual known for their integrity, ladies and gentlemen.”
The presenter thoroughly researched whether the training of personnel displayed on Hankuk University’s website was genuine or not. And he concluded that it was not. The mentioned examples of alumni included politicians who were removed from their positions due to corruption cases, university professors who fabricated research papers, and businessmen involved in financial scandals.
In terms of content, it can be said that it delves deep into unexplored territories. In terms of presentation, it was logical and reasonable. For a group project worth only 2 credits, it was extremely difficult to find students who were genuinely honest. Unfortunately, it seemed that there were only a few people who stayed attentive throughout the entire presentation, even with the inclusion of professors. The presenter emphasized the importance of honesty and fairness. The presentation lasted only about ten minutes, yet there were still a few claps.
[Group Leader: Chu Sangwoo
Presenter: Chu Sangwoo
Research in Part 1: Chu Sangwoo
Research in Part 2: Chu Sangwoo
Data Summary: Chu Sangwoo
Presentation Organization: Chu Sangwoo
List of Contributing Members: Chu Sangwoo]
The professor adjusted his glasses with a puzzled expression, struggling to speak. At the same time, the students expressed their dissatisfaction with audible sighs when they saw the tense atmosphere in the lecture hall. Chu Sangwoo, the presenter, believed that the popular cartoon character displayed on the background of the slides received a positive response. return 0; [3.]
A student wearing a cap and a face mask walked into the teacher’s office. Then the person, who turned out to be the professor, gestured for the other party to sit down with a troubled face.
“So, Student Sangwoo, I called you here because of today’s presentation.”
“Is there a problem?”
“The content was impressive, but…”
The professor flipped through the list with a concerned look. Although Student Chu Sangwoo presented the content in a shocking manner, it was still a group project. There were three more members in his group.
“Other group members. Did they not contribute at all?”
“Yes.”
The student responded with a blank expression.
“Can you tell me in detail?”
“Initially, my role was only to research and create the slides for the first part. However, the person assigned to research the second part, who promised to provide the information by 6 PM yesterday, didn’t follow through. So I had to do it all on my own. As for the presenter, they are upset because their aunt, who is also their mom’s sister, passed away and they couldn’t participate. So I had to take responsibility for that too.”
“There’s still one more person, right?”
“I’ve never met that person before.”
The professor paused and checked the attendance list. At that moment, they started scrutinizing it as if they found something.
“This group also has a senior who is about to graduate. They had to participate in an international competition, so they sent an email requesting permission to skip classes this week.”
“I heard someone went to participate in a competition.” The professor looked at the student in front of them.
“That’s unfortunate. Did you remove their name from the group just like that?”
“No. I didn’t think that way.”
“Why not?”
“If they had been actively involved until now and only missed one class, I would have listened to their reasons. But that person has never attended a single meeting during the class, nor did they contribute to the project at all.” The professor sighed and flipped through the attendance book, looking at the student directly.
“This is quite a situation. You should have removed their name earlier, don’t you think?”
“No. I didn’t consider that.”
“Why?”
“If they had participated before and had just missed today’s class, I would have probably listened to their reasoning. But that person has never attended any class meetings, and they haven’t contributed to the project at all.” The professor pushed the attendance book forward.
“Look here. Apart from the previous class and this one, they attended every single class…”
“I don’t know. Maybe they sent someone else to check their attendance.” The professor heard that and made a frustrated face.
“Well, in that case, I understand now. You may leave.”
“Thank you.”
The student left the professor’s office with a nonchalant expression, just as they had entered.
- Laser Pointer: A device that emits a small, focused beam of light that can be used to point at specific points desired by the user. It produces a clear visible light and is developed to aid users in pointing out details on slides from a distance.
- GulimChe: The font style used in the Korean language. It has a thin and difficult-to-read appearance, so it is not commonly used for presentation slides or formal documents.
- return 0;: A programming command that signifies returning a value of 0 to the main function, indicating that the program has executed correctly and successfully completed its operations. In this context, the author used
“return 0;” as a way to separate scenes.
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