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Being a mechatronics engineer meant that you are not a master of mechanical, software, or
electrical engineering but you are capable of doing tasks in each of the field as somewhat of a
jack of all trades. That fact might not sound appealing to most as it raises questions about the
job-availability of such an engineering field. However, I like to think of that fact as an advantage,
being a mechatronics engineer means you will be the center of design projects that require
mechanical, software, and electrical engineers. This is because you are able to create links
between the concepts of the different engineering fields and essentially combine these three
disciplines of engineering into a single design project. In this modern era where we are starting
to produce more cars with computers, and robots (industrial robots) which both are products of
conjoined mechanical and software systems, I think that mechatronics engineering will play a big
part in the future of technology. If the Industrial Revolution was the boom for mechanical
systems, and the modern era is the boom for computers, the future will be the boom for
mechatronics.
Another field of engineering that has caught my attention is nuclear engineering. This is because
I was fascinated by fusion and fission during my high school studies and it was the field of
physics I had good grades for. It is the field of engineering that is responsible for the design of
nuclear power plants which (arguably) is one of the better sources of energy we have available
currently. However, I also think that nuclear power through fission is still risky and quite harmful
due to the radioactive waste and the dangers of meltdowns evident through the aftermath of
Chernobyl and Fukushima. Hence I am mostly interested in nuclear engineering because I would
like to participate in working on a practical and efficient power plant design that can handle
nuclear fusion.
Being able to work on nuclear fusion as a nuclear engineering would be an honor. It could lead to
the production of a power plant that can potentially produce energy the same way the Sun has
been functioning for billions of years. Nuclear fusion engineering can potentially solve all the
worlds energy problems due to its efficiency and the abundance of nuclear fusion fuel,
deuterium, in the Earths oceans.
I get to make a living out of math, which was the subject I enjoyed the most during my
entire studying career.
I get to work on technology I was never a sporty person and I never really got into the
field of performing arts, however, I am technology inclined. I like working on electrical,
mechanical, and computer stuff.
During the past couple of years, weve had great breakthroughs in technology, such as
virtual reality, usage of drones, and AI advancements. Someday, I want to contribute to a
Graduating is very important to me because I can finish university level study at a very young
age and hence I can start working in various engineering firms quite early in my life. Which
therefore, allows me to finally get my dream job (hopefully). If I want to further raise the
importance of graduating, I would:
Think about the sense of satisfaction of finally finishing study after nearly 20 years of
school upon graduating.
Being able to like the page Engineer memes on Facebook without being judged.
them to various problems. From my perspective, this shift in teaching process is to prepare
students for the real world work experience. Once we enter our jobs, we would probably be
barely taught anything anymore. It is true that we learn as we work in a certain field, however
this learning is solely dependent on ourselves. We wont have anyone teaching us the processes
step by step, hence learning becomes very reliant on ourselves. Therefore university study is
much akin to a parent slowly letting go of their childs hand and letting them learn how to walk
by themselves. We have to be able to learn by ourselves without the need of a teacher or
instructor telling us the how-to-dos.
According to a certain online test, I apparently moderately prefer reflective learning than active
learning and quite balanced in the scales of sensing-intuitive, visual-verbal, and sequential-global
in terms of learning. Apparently, a reflective learner is someone who can understand more
through thinking rather than doing. This meant that for example, I would understand the
physics of an object more through thinking about and studying the theory than doing a practical
or experiment. As soon as I learnt that I was this kind of learner, I knew I had to change.
From time to time, our physics lecturer would prepare a demonstration of an experiment in front
of the class. He would tell us the talk to someone about our predictions of the physics of the
experiment. In many of these demonstrations, my predictions have been incorrect. I linked this to
my apparent learning preference and instantly knew that I have to be both an active and
reflective learner. I cant just rely on my brain solely and trust the answers I think of. I have to be
able to visualize and simulate problems and not just think about the theory of the problem. I have
to balance my reflective-active scale in order to become a better learner. Being a reflective
learner is much like highschool study where just reading and thinking about the notes you wrote
is enough study for the day. Being an active learner means becoming better in terms of concept
applications and real-life problem-solving and hence much more akin to university study and
work experience.
subjects.
currently.
Be happy
Have fun
Drink up
be imprinted as a natural habit and hence doing school work probably wont feel as tedious
as it were before applying proper time allocation.
Through the usage of Stephen Covey Matrix, I learnt that I might have to properly manage
my time in order to do enough schoolwork. I find myself prioritizing items in quadrants III
and IV more just because they are easier to do and give immediate merits. Most items in
quadrants I and II are difficult and require hard work, however, they are the most important
parts of my university career. In order to fulfill the items in quadrants I and II, I will have to
set aside the less important quadrants III and IV and focus on studying for now. Once I get
through all the study, finally fulfilling quadrants III and IV will be twice as rewarding
knowing that I have already finished doing the important things. In order to do the above, I
will have allocate hours into study and be strict on myself about these hours.
Teamwork Week 5
From the recent peer assessment round, I was quite surprised by discrepancy between my
self-assessment and what my peers have assessed me. I got assessed to be above average on
the following:
1. Level of enthusiasm & participation
2. Organising the team and ensuring things get done
3. Suggesting ideas and contributing to finding solutions to problems
5. Helping to manage team conflict and solve disagreements
6. Providing constructive feedback to team members
Furthermore, I was assessed to be well-above average on the following:
4. Performing tasks efficiently
7. Reliable, met required deadlines, attended group meetings, punctual.
8. Contributed to the team during workshop classes
My SAPA factor was 0.85 and my SPA factor was 1.01. This means that I seem to have greatly
underestimated myself or maybe I was overrated by my group. This also means that the group
perceive me to be working only slightly above the groups average which I can agree to.
To conclude, I think that the future peer assessments will show the real performance of each
group members. Once deadlines become crucial and report writing has to be done, we will be
able to honestly assess our group members.
I prepare for each lecture by reviewing my notes, reading ahead in the text,
attempting some problems, writing down questions: Agree
I recognize the importance of goal setting and I have clear academic goals: Agree
I feel good about myself and about my situation, and I am confident about my
ability to succeed academically: Agree
restrictions on myself such as completely cutting off the internet and other extreme actions. In
short, I lack discipline, I have to enforce my study schedule on myself and actually follow it.
Therefore, I disagree in the section: I schedule my time, utilizing time and priority management
principles
Although, every time I actually get into doing school work, I can become machine-like. Once I
start doing study, I become strangely motivated and just keep going until I become exhausted.
Similar to the concept of static and kinetic friction in mechanics, once I overcome the static
friction (laziness), it takes less effort for me to keep doing study. If I could master this strange
behavior, Im sure it will be a great asset to my academic skills. Hence my rating of Neutral in
the I would give myself an A+ on the amount of time and energy I devote to my studies skill; I
can only confidently evaluate myself as strongly agree once I fully utilize my skills in studying.
First Year
Semester 1
Physics 1
Calculus 1
ESD 1
Japanese 1
Semester 2
Physics 2:
Calculus 2
ESD 2
Japanese 2
Linear Algebra
Engineering
Management-
Computation
related Breadth
Physical science
and Technology
Second Year
Semester 1
Engineering
Mechanics
Semester 2
Foundations of
Engineering
Engineering
Business-related
Electrical
Mathematics
Materials
Breadth
Imaging the
Mechanics and
Science Elective
Management-
Environment
Materials
related Breadth
Mechanical
Thermodynamics Systems
Business-related
Design
& Fluid
Modelling and
Breadth
Mechanics
Analysis
Networks
Third Year
Semester 1
Semester 2
Unfortunately, I wasnt able to join any engineering clubs, however I plan to join the mechanical
engineering club in the future to get a better perspective of mechanical systems as a whole.
During semester and summer breaks, I would go back to my home town and since my dad works
as a mechanic in the local Toyota branch, I will consider working with him with the goal of
further enhancing my knowledge of mechanical systems. I believe that getting hands-on
experience will help me greatly in my undergraduate course.
After I graduate, I was also planning on doing at least a year of work experience related to the
major I graduate with. I wont be a certified engineer because I finish a Bachelor of Science
course but I might be able to find work experience in the University itself as a researcher or look
for a possible internship. This work experience may help me once I finally take my Master of
Engineering course.