Clement's

In the case study, “Preventing ‘Bus Bunching’ with Smart Phone Application Implementation,” Sprogis (n.d.) addressed the problem of ‘bus bunching’ in Watertown, MA (US), through the use of a smartphone application. In the article, the author inferred that public buses lost substantial productivity when they bunched together. To tackle the issue, Sprogis utilized AnyLogic's Geographic Information System (GIS) alongside data published by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to run various simulations for possible solutions. He discovered that the solution named “equilibrium policy” showed the best results. The equilibrium policy emphasizes that busses keep a constant distance between themselves. Sprogis further stated that the equilibrium policy caused the wait time to be of a “more predictable distribution,” which removed unnecessarily long buffer times and “[dampened] overcrowding of buses.” He later proposed the MBTA to implement “’uber-fication’ of...

Dear Professor Blackstone,   My name is Clement Ten, from your effective communication class (T3). I am writing this letter in hopes that you will get to know me a little better. I graduated from Temasek Polytechnic with a diploma in clean energy engineering. Though I am currently pursuing my degree in sustainable infrastructure engineering, about two years ago, I had ambitions to study criminology due to my fascinations with problem-solving and analytical work. However, through much deliberation and wise counsel from friends and family, I thought it best to tread on a more familiar path.   One of the strengths that I have in communication is my ability to adapt to different communication styles according to my audience. As I was working in a café-bar as a barista two years ago, I had to converse with customers from different walks of life. During the day, the café-bar served cakes and tarts to casual coffee-loving customers; in the evening, we served main courses and wines to...

“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)   Due to language barriers, global engineers are confronted with an additional challenge of communicating effectively across different cultures. This problem is harder than it seems due to the fact that languages are usually intertwined with culture. For the global engineer to communicate  effectively,  he has to go the extra mile to learn the language's unique sentence structures, grammar rules and even cultural slangs that are commonly used in its region. A simple example would be the difference in the way english is spoken in Singapore as compared to the original english language. Singaporeans' usage of "lah" and "lorh" have often confused other english speaking nationalities. This problem would be further compounded when the global engineer is requ...