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Critical Reflection on my learning journey

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Over this period of 12 weeks attending Effective Communication classes, I believe that my capability to writing a presentable report has grown tremendously. My initial goals were to overcome my fear of writing and presenting in front of an audience. With the proper guidance and opportunities, I had achieved my goals. I gained most knowledge on the assignment which I have to write a summary of a given article, a thesis statement and my response towards it. In total, it took me 3 attempts to conclude a well written post. My first draft was rather sloppy as my summary include unnecessary details with poor paraphrase and citations, also I do not fully understand the means of writing a good thesis statement. It is important to cite correctly to avoid plagiarism and plagiarism is a serious issue. My second draft shows slight improvement but was lack of reference. Finally, with the comments Ms Lim shared and the corrections I made, I accomplished my first graded task. My biggest take...
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Finalized background of Technical Report

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Digital directories in shopping malls have been helping consumers with directions to their desired shops, dining place, ATM machines and other amenities. It also displays the floor plans so that consumers can have a visual representation of the mall. However, there are consumers who are still struggling with navigating around the malls even after the use of digital directories as consumers fail to remember the route to their destination. The current directories in shopping malls are limited to one user at a time, which lead to unnecessary time wasted on waiting if the directory is in use by others. Moreover, it is a hassle for consumers to remember the layout of the mall, the list of shops and their prefered directions with just one look at the directory.   The mall should provide a reliable navigation system so that consumers are able to have a pleasant experience. According to Singapore Tourism Board (2016), the tourist receipts spent on shopping had tremendous growth of 51...
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Analytical Reflection on my mock presentation

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It was during the mock oral presentation session, I realized my team and I should have prepared better for our presentation. We did the mock presentation without having any visual tools on our PowerPoint slides, whereas the both teams that presented before us have well prepared slides. It may set an impression to others that we are lacked of team effort and that we are taking the mock presentation too lightly, which is not true. Being appointed to be the first presenter of my team definitely added on pressure to me. Firstly, it was important for me to start strong in order to capture the audience’s attention. However, I was so anxious that I rushed through my presentation. Each team member was given five minutes to present, but I completed my part in three minutes which was way too fast. Next, I did not prepare my attention grabber well as my content was poor. I was supposed to start off with attention grabber before I greet the audience, but I messed up the sequence. When co...
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Background of Technical Report

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Digital directories in shopping malls have been helping visitors in terms of directions to their desired shops, dining place, ATM machines and other amenities. At the same time, it displays the floor plans so that visitors can have a visual representation of the mall. However, there are visitors who are struggling with navigating around the malls even after using the digital directories. This may cause visitors to spend unnecessary time using the digital directories which in turn decreasing their duration spent shopping. According to Singapore Tourism Board (2016), the tourist receipts spent on shopping had the largest growth as compared to other sectors such as accommodation and food and beverage. Shopping sector had tremendous growth of 51% in the year 2016 as compared to 2015 (Singapore Tourism Board, 2016). This showed that more tourists are willing to spent more in shopping malls. Therefore, malls should look for ways to increase their respective average duration spent in sh...
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Finalized summary for “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea”, thesis statement and my response

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According to Priscilla Goy (2016), “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea” (The Straits Times) states that scientists have discovered a sustainable recycling method to transform plastic waste into carbon nanotubes-tiny cylinders of carbon atoms. Carbon nanotubes increased the percentage of plastics being recycled and decreased the use of cement. However, it has been expensive and restricted as the procedure emits pollutant but BlueRen’s eco-friendly technology uses a “unique mineral like catalyst”, Goy (2016). BlueRen’s aim is to minimise plastic waste and commercialise the technology they worked on. Their technology is in the process ,  but it showed great potential .  “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea,” according to Muthiah (2016), co-founder of BlueRen claimed to change the idea of recycling to upcycling, turning a profitless input to a profitable output. Personally, I felt that turning plastic waste into carbon nano...
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Second draft of summary for “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea”, thesis statement and my response

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The article “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea” reported by Priscilla Goy on Straits Times(January 11, 2016) states that today, scientists have discovered a sustainable recycling method to transform plastic waste through chemical reaction.  Company BlueRen increases the plastic being recycled and reduces usage of cement by integrating of carbon material. The uses of carbon nanotubes have been restricted because it is expensive and emits pollutant but BlueRen’s technology uses a “unique mineral like catalyst, which is ecologically-safe”(2016). Co-founder Wong Chui Ling mentioned “conversion of plastic waste into carbon nanotubes”(2016) is not practical. Their aim is to minimise plastic waste and commercialise the technology that has been available. BlueRen’s technology is ongoing, but its results seem favourable. According to In “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea”(2016), Muthiah claimed to change the idea of recycling to upcycling, turning a profitless input to...
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First draft of summary for “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea” with thesis statement

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The article “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete idea” reported by Priscilla Goy on Straits Times(January 11, 2016) states that today, scientists have discovered a sustainable recycling method to transform plastic waste through chemical reaction. Company BlueRen increases the plastic being recycled and reduces usage of cement by integrating of carbon material. According to (Straits Times), “869,000 tonnes of plastic waste are generated, but just 9 per cent was recycled”. The uses of Carbon nanotubes have been restricted because it is expensive and emits pollutant. BlueRen’s technology uses a “unique mineral like catalyst, which is ecologically-safe”(2016). Co-founder Wong Chui Ling mentioned “conversion of plastic waste into carbon nanotubes”(2016) is not practical. Their aim is to minimise plastic waste and commercialise the technology that has been available. BlueRen’s technology is ongoing, but its results seem favourable. According to In “Duo turn plastic waste into a concrete...
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