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Critical Reflection

At the start of this module, I set two goals for myself in my introduction letter. The first one was for me to learn how to link my chain of thoughts and use the right words to convey my message. Secondly, I wanted to increase my confidence level when giving presentations to large groups of people. After attending the effective communication module for the past thirteen weeks, I can now say that I have learned to speak without stuttering too much and get my points across to the audience confidently. Previously, there have been times when I went completely blank during presentations due to nervousness. However, in this module, the peer evaluations after every presentation enabled me to see myself from others' points of view and work on my flaws. I am aware that building confidence is not a short process and it cannot be quantified. However, the past thirteen weeks have allowed me to grow as a speaker. I have learned the importance of linking up my chain of thoughts and not panicking
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Summary/Reader Response Draft #4: Electric vehicles in Singapore (a)

The article "Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here's what must happen first" by Kuttan (2020) mentions Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles ( EVs).  Kuttan mentioned that rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, he mentioned that ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. The article stated that persons of authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem.   High numbers of vehicles in Singapore leave behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, K uttan pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce the
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TEAM BLITZ TECHNICAL REPORT INTRODUCTION DRAFT #1

Singapore's overall waste disposed of 2,841 tonnes in 2020 while in 2019, Singapore had 2,984 tonnes. The overall waste disposal had been reducing since 2016. However, recycling rates were reduced from 59 percent in 2019 to 52 percent in 2020.  The current waste management system in Singapore is through public waste collectors appointed by the NEA to serve domestics and trade premises by geographical sectors. Waste collection vehicles are driven from location to location and collect waste from rubbish bins or HDB Centralised Refuse Chutes (CRCs). Subsequently, waste is delivered to waste-to-energy-plants or off-shore such as semakau landfill. Other than general waste collection, there are dedicated recycling trucks that only collect recyclables. Collected recyclables are sent to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to be sorted into different waste streams, and sent to local and overseas recycling plants. We define efficiency based on the money spent to haul the waste. The less money
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Summary/Reader Response Draft #3: Electric vehicles in Singapore (a)

The article "Electric vehicles will take over Singapore. But here's what must happen first" by Kuttan (2020) mentions about Singapore’s ambitions for a greener country, issues that may be faced and possible solutions to these problems. He mentioned that Singapore has set a goal to retire internal combustion engine vehicles for 2040 and to make way for electric vehicles(EVs). The article mentioned that rewards have been put out to attract more people to switch to electric vehicles. However, he pointed out that there are challenges like meeting the demand for EVs in Singapore. Besides this, he mentioned that ensuring sufficient charging points would also be an issue in the future. The article stated that persons of authorities have planned to work with private organisations to tackle this problem. High numbers of vehicles in Singapore leave behind a large carbon footprint. Hence, he pointed out that this plan to electrify the public transport system is to reduce the carbo
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