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Critical Reflection

Module learning: As I sat down to type this Critical Reflection, this concludes the end of our effective communication module. On the first day of the lesson while I was looking through the module content, I was actually overwhelmed by the amount of assignment and content that we had to complete over the next two and a half months. The first assignment was to write a formal letter to our professor to briefly introduce myself and the goals I have for this module. The two goals I hope to achieve by the end of the module was to improve on my presentation (public speaking) skills and to be a better listener. The reason why I couldn’t do well in my presentation was mainly because I tend to get nervous easily speaking in front of a large crowd. As a result, I often find myself stuttering and having long pauses in between that express uncertainty.   Under Professor Brad Blackstone’s guidance, we were given constructive feedback on how to further improve. His critique includes how we can
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Summary of Tuas Nexus - Singapore's First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction (Draft #4)

In the news release, “Tuas Nexus – Singapore’s First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction” from the Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) websites (2020), PUB states that the incorporation of both Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) and Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) are beneficial to Singapore’s sustainable development such as carbon and land savings. PUB mentions that Tuas WRP is designed to treat used industrial water using advanced technology, unlike current water treatment plants. The objective is to increase energy efficiency while utilizing less space. In the news release, the National Environment Agency (NEA) notes that the IWMF is equipped with leading solid waste treatment technologies to achieve a higher food waste recycling rate (National Environment Agency, 2020). Since the facility treats waste matters from Tuas WRP, there is an increased synergy between both facilities. The by-product generated at IWMF is co-digested with the
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Technical Report Draft, Introduction + background info + problem statement + purpose statement

1. Introduction:  This proposal has been developed in response to the call for proposal made by National Parks Board (NParks) for implementing sustainable solutions in generating electricity. 1.1 Background information Singapore is set to be the global leader and innovation hub for smart and sustainable building solutions in Asia. It is aiming to ‘greening’ 80% of its buildings by 2030 through the S$50 million Green Mark Incentive Scheme (Min, 2021). Imports of natural gas have increased steadily, which reflects the increasing demand for energy in Singapore (Energy Market Authority, 2019). 95% of Singapore’s electricity is produced from natural gas (Open Electricity Market, n.d.), supplied through pipelines from Malaysia and Indonesia (Energy Market Authority, n.d). However, Indonesia intends to discontinue gas exports to Singapore by 2023 (Eloksari, 2020) while Malaysia’s gas supply is subject to similar diplomatic and economic concerns. The country’s efforts to reduce its pipeline ga
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Summary of Tuas Nexus - Singapore's First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction ( Draft #2)

In the news release, “Tuas Nexus – Singapore’s First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction” from the Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) websites (2020), PUB states that the incorporation of both Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) and Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) are beneficial to Singapore’s sustainable development such as carbon   and land savings. PUB mentions that Tuas WRP is designed to treat used industrial water using advanced technology, unlike current water treatment plants. The objective is to increase energy efficiency while utilizing less space. In the news release, NEA notes that the IWMF is equipped with leading solid waste treatment technologies to achieve a higher food waste recycling rate. Also, the facility treats waste matters from Tuas WRP, increasing synergy between both facilities. The by-product generated at IWMF is co-digested with the used water sludge to increase the production of biogas at Tuas WRP. In return,
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Summary of Tuas Nexus - Singapore's First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction (Draft #3)

In the news release, “Tuas Nexus – Singapore’s First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction” from the Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) websites (2020), PUB states that the incorporation of both Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) and Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) is beneficial to Singapore’s sustainable development with regards to maximising carbon savings and land savings.  PUB mentions that Tuas WRP is designed to treat used industrial water using advanced technology, unlike current water treatment plants. The objective is to increase energy efficiency while utilizing less space. In the new release, NEA notes that the IWMF is equipped with leading solid waste treatment technologies to achieve a higher food waste recycling rate. Also, the facility treats waste matters from Tuas WRP, increasing synergy between both facilities.  The by-product generated at IWMF is co-digested with the used water sludge to increase the production of biogas
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Summary of Tuas Nexus - Singapore's First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction ( Draft #1)

In the news release, “Tuas Nexus – Singapore’s First Integrated Water and Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins Construction” from Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) websites (2020), PUB states that the incorporation of both Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) and Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) are beneficial to Singapore’s sustainable development such as carbon and land savings. PUB mentions that Tuas WRP is designed to treat industrial used water using advanced technology, unlike current water treatment plants. (changes for this sentence to be made). The objective is to increase energy efficiency while utilizing less space.  In the new release, NEA notes that the IWMF is equipped with leading solid waste treatment technologies to achieve higher food waste recycling rate. Also, the facility treats waste matters from Tuas WRP, increasing synergy between both facilities. The by-product generated at IWMF is co-digested with the used water sludge to increase the production of
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Week 2: Submission 1: Formal letter(Descriptive Reflection)

Dear Professor Brad, I'll start by introducing myself to let you know more about me. My name is Jeremy Koh, and I'm currently an undergraduate at the Singapore Institute of Technology(SIT) in civil engineering. I am a student in group 5 from your module, effective communication. I graduated in 2018 from Nanyang Polytechnic with a diploma in mechatronics engineering. During the course of the study, we were taught engineering software like AutoCAD and Revit. I aspire to be a BIM engineer after graduating. I found out that AutoCAD and Revit are also taught in the modules of civil engineering at SIT. I hope to make use of this opportunity to learn more about these two software. Effective communication is one of the most important soft skills. I do have my strengths and weaknesses as well. My strength would be being a good listener. I will refrain from prematurely judging until the end of the conversation to give my opinion. The reason behind it is that I would not miss out on t
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