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Critical Reflection 2

Despite being the last team to present, team SFLR with their energetic and passionate voice it catches all the audience attention. Like most of the group that is presenting, they start off by actively engaging the audience by asking some question, by doing that the team has the audience remains engaged and hears the message . By presenting their project in a loud and clear manner it shows the confidence and enthusiasm of the team. Body gestures by all the member move naturally no unnecessary movement is presented. Throughout their presentation all the visual aids are clear and further allows the audience to understand their project, the timing was just right to allow us to perceive what was shown. Technical stuff was also presented through verbally instead of showing in in slides as point form. During questioning by the judges the team manages to handle it smoothly, this shows that their team has done ample research beforehand. After attending the presentation showcase I aske...

Critical Reflection 1

“My goals in this module are to strengthen both my writing and presenting skill” This was the goal that I have set upon myself during the start of this module. Throughout the 12 weeks , this module allows me to express myself in an orderly manner instead of just rushing everything that comes to my mind. Exposing to different groups for various projects allows me to communicate with all kinds of different members and by listening to their opinion we can give feedbacks and vice versa. One of the takeaway from this module is it gives me more awareness of what I have written, even a simple short message I would look twice searching for mistakes, such as grammar or capitalization before sending. During the group project, our group encounters quite a number of obstacles such as searching for the right authority or department that is related to our project and waiting for a reply to further strengthen our research. By having a meeting and brainstorming, our team manages to overcome it...

Technical Report Draft 2

Problem Statement:   In 2017, the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) rolled out a campaign “Sustainable Singapore Movement” to cut down on waste generation and wants Singapore to be a “Zero Waste Nation”. According to the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) vision and mission statement, the university seeks to be an innovative leader in the education industry. By being the first educational institution in Singapore to fully recycle all single-use plastics in canteens, SIT will be a model of “Zero Waste Nation” for other educational establishments in Singapore.   Currently, SIT canteens use non-recyclable plastic products such as Polystyrene (PS) and Low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The difficulty in recycling such plastic materials will result in an increase in plastic waste generated as it will take hundreds of years for it to fully decompose. Also, the location of recycling bins  are  not strategically placed, hence, it is not fully ...