Celine's

Dear Professor Brad, I would like to use this space to reflect on myself and share my takeaways from this module. At the beginning of this effective communication module, my  goals, strengths, and weaknesses were written in my self-introductory letter in week 1, my goals were to write a good report and to give a good presentation. From the first day of the class, I was a little reserved as I am not the kind of person who can speak up. Gradually, Professor Brad called upon us to read which we can project our voices. Through this, it enhanced my confidence in speaking up. Also, when answering his questions in class, it got me to be quick-witted to deliver an answer. After 13 weeks of effective communication module, I have improved in writing more adequately. However, my presentation skills were not the best, but I have achieved the confidence to stand up to give a presentation. Before the presentation, practicing with my friends and consulting them on improvements to be made. Through...

Araner (n.d.). District Cooling Energy System: All About the Cooling Process. Araner. https://www.araner.com/blog/district-cooling-energy-system-cooling-process/ This article focuses on how the process of the district cooling system works. According to Araner, water will be cooled to around 4-5⁰C in the chiller plant and pumped through insulated distributing pipes to each of the building’s heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is used to transfer the heat between the chilled water supply and the air conditioning system of the consumer building. Water will be returned to the chiller plant at warmer temperatures at about 13-15⁰C, after absorbing the heat from the individual building systems. Return water will be filtered and chilled again and return to the building. Hence, this system is also more efficient than conventional air conditioning. From the research by Araner, the benefits are that it increases cooling efficiency and reduced costs when compared to conventional cooling systems fo...

In the news release, "Feasible for Cross Island MRT Line to run under Central Catchment or skirt it around", Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (2019) suggested two routes – direct alignment and skirting – for the future Cross Island Line. Based on the report by LTA and Environmental Resources Management, both underground alignments are feasible. Nature groups mentioned that the direct alignment route would affect the ecology and biodiversity. Construction cost and engineering challenges can be reduced. The construction of the skirting route will cause environmental issues and requires high maintenance with an additional cost of $2 billion. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages. While I agree with both suggestions, I feel that the direct alignment route is a better option to implement as it is more efficient in terms of energy consumption, carbon emissions. Firstly, LTA should take into consideration that the energy consumption of the direct alignment will be...

Dear Professor Brad, My name is Celine Chong from your effective communication class and I am writing this self introductory letter is for you to get to know more about me. I am currently a year 1 student at Singapore Institute of Technology studying sustainable infrastructure engineering. Upon graduating from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in green building and sustainability, I have chosen the path to continue further studies relating to this engineering field. Throughout my 3 year course study in the polytechnic, I have discovered my passion and interests for building information modelling (BIM) which brings my attention to what this course offers. I found myself fond of working with BIM in school and even applied my acquired knowledge and skills to my final year project. Hence, I chose to study this course to keep me inspired in my future career decisions. Coming into my strengths, I have the creativity to generate and develop ideas as well as constantly seeking out new learnin...

 “Communication skills are an essential component in the education of engineering students to facilitate not just students’ education but also to prepare them for their future careers.” - Marc Riemer, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University (2007) It will be essential that engineering students are equipped with good communication skills so they could speak confidently with the employees in the engineering industry in the future. This way the message can be conveyed in a clear and concise manner, allowing the listener to understand well.