Blogpost 7: Reflections

To be honest, the “no exam” which appeared under the description for ES2007 was the deciding factor. My only other module apart from my FYP is non examinable as well. I did not have any expectations for this class at all. Nil. 4 Modular Credits. Nevertheless, after 12 weeks of lessons, I do somehow feel a little sense of belonging to our wonderful group 11. I hereby thank Shauna and Linling for the fun we had throughout our survey report. Gals, you have to agree with me that when we first saw the obscene grade, it was pretty funny eh.

I would prefer the resume and interview topics to be covered right at the start. As a graduating student, the final semester is a period of cover letter writings and interviews. Thus, acquiring interview skills as early as possible would be more beneficial. As a matter of fact, this course should be taken as early as your bid points allow. An interesting point to highlight, a friend of mine bid for the same time slot for this module, but at a different location, somewhere high up a certain slope in science instead of the new chic S16. What a great difference in the bid points!

Blogpost 6: Biodata

I am Siow Ji Qing, a 4th year mechanical engineering student studying in the National University of Singapore (NUS). My ambition is to embark on a career that produces positive impacts on people and as a result, changes lives.

Throughout my 4 years of tertiary education, I read and excelled in a diverse range of modules including sociology, biology, economics, statistics. I attended a semester of student exchange program in the petroleum engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin. This equipped me with knowledge and skills to supplement my offshore oil and gas technology specialization.

For exposure to the practicality of engineering research work, I underwent 3 months of internship at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) during summer of 2006. During my short stint, I interacted and worked with top researchers and managed to develop a material that is potentially patentable.