Biodata

I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics at the National University of Singapore due to my interest in Mathematics since primary school. With hard work and determination, I topped my level for Mathematics twice in secondary school.

Besides pursuing my degree, I have been involved in extra curricular activities. Last year, I was part of the organising committee for Stardust, a nationwide singing competition. I was also the secretary of the Science Camp committee which organised a large scale camp for Science freshmen, and am currently the vice director of this committee. Through these activities, I have learnt how to work better in a team and have improved my interpersonal skills.

Reflecting on the Research Project Experience

During the process of doing the research project, I encountered some problems. As my group members’ timetables are very different, we did not have many free slots to meet up. Hence, we could not meet up more often and most of our discussion was done online. We often used email to update one another on things added into our report and hence, the response and feedback were not immediate. Moreover, as we would get individual feedback for a particular email sent out, more time would have to be spent on consolidating all the different changes. Also, more time was wasted on waiting for replies and hence, I feel that face to face communication would have been a more effective channel of communication.

As some of the deadlines for the report drafts and my mid-term tests coincided, I faced some difficulties coping with studying for my tests, finding resources and doing the research report. It made me realise that I need to manage my time properly and prioritise my work in order not to bring any inconvenience to my group members.

Furthermore, during the process of research, we had to find articles to support what we intended to write in the report. However, we faced some difficulties looking for enough articles as those we found were rather similar. Hence, we had to use quite a lot of time to source for a variety of articles.

Overall, my group faced some problems during the process of doing our research project. However, it was only through these problems that I learnt how I could improve on our communication methods and skills.