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Existing Car Park Mechanisms The three types of mechanisms used for car parks currently would be the smart parking system, Parking Guidance and Information System (PGIS) and automated parking.  Figure 8 Smart parking system Note. Figure 8 shows how the Smart parking system works in a HDB car park. Housing & Development Board, 2022 As Figure 8 demonstrated, the smart parking system includes functions such as camera capturing vehicle plates for registration without scanning the In-vehicle Unit (IU) card reader, light sensors to indicate occupancy of the lot and payment made using the Housing Development Board (HDB) application. This saves time for drivers as they would not have to waste time finding empty lots and waiting for the gantry to read the IU for payment charges.  Parking Guidance and Information System (PGIS) works similar to the smart parking system utilising the function of light sensors to indicate the vacancy of a parking space. The information from the sensors...

Module Learning At the start of the course, we were tasked to write up a descriptive reflection where I set my goals for the course to be improvement in two-way communication and writing skills with regards to tone and phrasing.  What impacted me the most was the Paul-Elder Framework where it educate me on the standards I should adopt when portraying an idea or even when working in a team. In this case, I usually will ask myself these questions for example: Do I have Intellectual Empathy? Am I having prejudice towards the idea or even the person that's why I am disagreeing with their viewpoint? Am I listening and understanding to my group mates' point of view and sharing? By thinking before I act out, I am able to clearly and accurately illustrate the idea I am sharing and also this gives time for my team mates to share their ideas too. This ticks the checkbox for the portion of wanting to improve my two-way communication skills because I give my team mates opportunities to sha...

The article "Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery", written by Balasubramanian (2022), introduces the uses and impact drones have on the healthcare sector. He started off the article by mentioning a real-life case study article published by the European Heart Journal (2021), where the successful delivery rate of drones to Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest patients was 92%. Through the advancement of drone technology, medical supplies such as Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be able to arrive in a timely manner. Balasubramanian also discussed a case of an elderly in Sweden who suffered from cardiac arrest in December 2021, and it took just over three minutes for an AED to be swiftly delivered from the time the alarm sounded. To sum off, Balasubramaniam asserts that with the promising future drones have and he mentioned that many sectors such as retail are also testing and researching to cater to their needs. With more users, the cost o...

The article "Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery", written by Balasubramanian (2022), introduces the uses and impact drones have on the healthcare sector.  He started off the article by mentioning a real-life case study article by the European Heart Journal (2021), where the successful delivery rate of drones to Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest patients was 92%. Through the advancement of drone technology, medical supplies such as Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be able to arrive in a timely manner. Balasubramanian also discussed about an article by CISION PR Newswire (2022), when an elderly in Sweden suffered from cardiac arrest in December 2021 and it took just over three minutes for an AED to be swiftly delivered from the time the alarm sounded. To sum off, Balasubramaniam assert that with the promising future drones have, many sectors such as retail and military are also testing and researching to cater to their needs. With mor...

The article "Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery", written by Balasubramanian (2022), introduces the uses and impact drones have on the healthcare sector. Balasubramanian started off the article by mentioning a real-life case study article by the European Heart Journal (2021), where the successful delivery rate of drones to Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest patients was 92%. Through the advancement of drone technology, medical supplies such as Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be able to arrive in a timely manner. Balasubramanian also discussed about an article by CISION PR Newswire (2022), when an elderly in Sweden suffered from cardiac arrest in December 2021 and it took just over three minutes for an AED to be swiftly delivered from the time the alarm sounded. Due to this timely out-of-hospital save, the elderly is fully recovered today. To sum off, Balasubramaniam assert that with the promising future drones have, many sectors suc...

The article "Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery", written by Balasubramanian (2022), introduces the uses and impact drones have on the healthcare sector. Balasubramanian started off the article by mentioning a real-life case study article by the European Heart Journal (2021), where the successful delivery rate of drones to Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest patients was 92%. Through the advancement of drone technology, medical supplies such as Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be able to arrive in a timely manner. Balasubramanian also discussed about an article by CISION PR Newswire (2022), when an elderly in Sweden suffered from cardiac arrest in December 2021 and it took just over three minutes for an AED to be swiftly delivered from the time the alarm sounded. Due to this timely out-of-hospital save, the elderly is fully recovered today. He shared that besides the utilization for delivery purposes, drones are also equipped with cam...

The article "Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery", written by Balasubramanian (2022), introduces the uses and impact drones have on the healthcare sector.  According to a real-life case study by European Heart Journal (2021), the successful delivery rate of drones to Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest patients was 92%. Through the advancement of drone technology, medical supplies such as Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be able to arrive in a timely manner. According to CISION PR Newswire (2022), when an elderly in Sweden suffered from cardiac arrest in December 2021, it took just over three minutes for an AED to be swiftly delivered from the time the alarm sounded. Due to this timely out-of-hospital save, the elderly is fully recovered today.  Besides the utilization for delivery purposes, drones are also equipped with cameras and display screens for virtual communication between healthcare professionals resolving access-to-care and ...

The article "Drones May Become 'The Next Big Thing' In Healthcare Delivery", written by Balasubramanian (2022), introduces the uses and impact drones have on the healthcare sector.  According to a real-life case study by European Heart Journal (2021), the successful delivery rate of drones to Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest patients was 92%. Through the advancement of drone technology, medical supplies such as Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be able to arrive in a timely manner. According to CISION PR Newswire (2022), when an elderly in Sweden suffered from cardiac arrest in December 2021, it took just over three minutes for an AED to be swiftly delivered from the time the alarm sounded. Due to this timely out-of-hospital save, the elderly is fully recovered today.  Besides the utilization for delivery purposes, drones are also equipped with cameras and display screen for virtual communication between healthcare professionals resolving access-to-care and h...

Dear Professor Brad My name is Michelle Tan and I am composing this introductory letter in hope that it allows you to get to know me better. I am currently pursuing engineering, at the Singapore Institute of Technology, as a Year 1 student under the sponsorship of the Singapore Armed Forces. Before furthering my degree, I graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic studying biomedical engineering, and was working as an Army engineer in the military. During my three years in the army, I ensured operationally ready armored tanks for combatants. I was tasked to repair faulty components, perform onsite maintenance (solving minor faults outfield without towing), and preventive maintenance of armaments such as mortars and guns. These experiences contributed to the development of my analytical skills for fault diagnosis and critical problem-solving skills for efficient onsite repairs to prevent delays in the training schedule. I chose to study engineering as it is a platform where I can put my sk...

Our understanding from Sherwyn Morreale, Michael Osborn & Judy Pearson, Professors of Communication (2000)'s quotation (3): Paul J Meyer gave a similar quote that  "Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.” Through these quotes, we derived that the importance of being competent at work revolves equal weightage between technical competency and communication.  How employers identify if graduates are able to communicate effectively would first be during the interviews, where there are forced to articulate their thoughts on the spot and present themselves. This proves if they have leadership through the confidence in their speech and teamwork as they interact with intellectual humility. As one have both of these skills, they will be able to obtain employment.  Being able to express their thoughts verbally and work through different points of view and arguments, one would significantly heighten their intellectual empathy. ...