Tin San

According to Tay (2018), land-scarce Singapore faces the perpetual challenge of balancing density with liveability. More advanced traffic management measures are needed for Singapore to deal with the increasing vehicle population and a greater and more complex road system. The Intelligent Transport System (ITS) was introduced by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to process and collect data automatically. Not only does ITS boost traffic coordination and control, but it also gives real-time traffic information to help smoothen journeys. With the implementation of ITS, Singapore’s traffic safety and efficiency have been improved. Singapore also topped the 2017 Global Smart City Performance Index by Juniper Research. On top of that, transport technology in the city-state is constantly upgrading for better equity and efficiency with enhancement of traffic lights and satellite ERP system. Having a forward-looking approach, together with strong transport policies and a citizen focus,...

Subject: Self Introduction Dear Professor Brad Blackstone, Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I would like to formally introduce myself as Chuan Tin San, from Effective Communication tutorial class 5. The purpose of this letter is to enlighten you about myself. I am in my first year, studying Sustainable Infrstructure Engineering (Land). In 2020, I graduated from Ngee Ann polytechnic with a Diploma in Sustainable Urban Design and Engineering, specialising in civil engineering. My father, a construction engineer, brought me along for site visits during my childhood, which cultivated my interest in Civil Engineering. It was an eye-opening experience for me as I got to witness how a foundation of a building looks like, how the walls of a building are built up, etc. However, my mindset changed in Polytechnic. I was given the opportunity to do my internship at LTA, where I was exposed to Singapore’s land transport system. I was intrigued about how the system works. T...

Quoting from the excerpt, “If communication is defined as a meaningful exchange of information, thoughts and feeling between two living creatures, critical thinking is the engine that provides this meaning”, we can understand that communication and critical thinking are linked together.  In order to have effective communication, we will need to do some critical thinking. Critical thinking is the one that helps us build our chain of thoughts, therefore without it, we would not be able to process our thoughts, which will result in poor communication, where the thoughts, feelings and information would not be meaningfully or successfully exchanged. As a leader, I will be the one giving out instructions, communicate with business partners. Thus, I need to learn how to  express myself well so that others can understand me fully and carry out the team project effectively. It is important for me to learn the importance and equip myself with critical thinking skill as misunderst...

On my first lesson of Effective Communication, I got to learn the quote: "While all engineers should have good communication skills, global engineers face additional challenges, making effective communication an imperative."  Debra Kraft, Careers Content Writer, Demand Media (2016) Debra Kraft states that while having good communication skills is essential, effective communication skills is now an imperative as global engineers face new challenges. Effective communication skills consist of how to present themselves, how to listen to others, how to make use of their body language, etc. It is important for global engineers, coming from different bakgrounds, to understand and have these skills so work can be carried out effectively, and with more harmony.