Xian Sheng

  MEC 1281 Summary Analysis Draft 5 Lim Xian Sheng In the press release from   the Australian National Maritime Museum, "Introducing the Seabin Project"(2018), Jateff mentions that The Seabin Project was started by two surfers who were tired of "swimming in garbage". Jateff mentions that the Seabin is a device capable of ensnaring debris before flowing into the ocean, peculiarly in highly populated areas. Jateff states in the article how plastic pollution contributes to most of the eight million tonnes of waste yearly to the ocean and which is causing harm to sea animals. Jateff also explains that Seabin functions by filtering debris into a "catch-bag" and pushing the cleaned water back out while being powered by electricity from shore. The Seabin is also accoutred with "oil-absorbent pads" that filter petroleum-based oil and detergents. The Seabin is best placed strategically to maximize collection due to its inability  to capture debris ...

Personal Reflections on MEC1281 - Effective Communications. Module Learning Looking back on the past 13 weeks, I have completed this module with a piece of greater knowledge of writing and communicating. At the start of this module, I quite was nervous, entering the class of effective communications knowing that my writing and grammar were not that good. However, after attending a few classes conducted by Professor Brad, he shared valuable life lessons and always emphasized the learning outcomes of every opportunity. Setting my goals at the start of the module and looking back at how much I have accomplished, I have achieved beyond what I have expected but still seeking improvements like Professor Brad always says,  " what is the learning outcome for today?" is a sentence that encourages us, students, to seek learning opportunities in every way.  Moving forward with the skills set learned in this module, as a future engineer myself, it is important to write an efficient repor...