Introduction Letter

 Dear Professor Blackstone


I am Shakthi Ganesh (24 years old), currently studying as a year 1 Mechanical Engineering student at SIT. Before studying at SIT I was a Mechatronics student at Temasek Polytechnic where I learned the basics of engineering. When I was younger, I always had a keen interest in mathematics. The thought, effort, and time taken to solve a problem and the joy of getting the question correct excite me. As I grew older and had to decide which career choice to take, engineering seemed to be the best option for me. Engineers are problem solvers and they also help to brainstorm ideas that would help make difficult tasks easier. This resonated with me as such I made up my mind to be an engineer.

 

 I think I have very good presentation skills. I am very effective in projecting my voice and point across to a group of people However, I feel that I lack written communication skills as I am not very fond of using correct grammar and nouns. At the end of this module, firstly I would like to be a more confident speaker. I think confidence is key for an Engineer. Secondly, I would like to be more refined and elaborate in my technical writing. Technical writing is an engineer’s thoughts in writing. Since engineers usually have many concepts, ideas, and explanations it is difficult for them to organize and summarise their points.

 

 I would like to think of myself as a unique individual. I am a very goal-oriented person. When I want something, I will do whatever is needed to achieve that goal. Also, this works the same when I’m given a problem, I will do/learn what needs to be done in order to solve it. I believe under your tutelage I will be able to achieve my goals in this module.

 

                              


 



Yours Sincerely
Shakthi Ganesh

Comments

  1. ErnestSeptember 7, 2023 at 6:54 AM

    I think the sequencing of ideas in this letter is great, which results in a very natural flow. Spotted some grammatical errors though, "...joy of getting the question correct excites/excited me" for example. Otherwise, I think your 1st paragraph is really well written in details about your engineering interest.

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  2. QuinianSeptember 10, 2023 at 10:19 AM

    I felt the same way when you wrote that you have great presentation skills but you need to improve your writing. Your flow of ideas is good and I think your writing is not too bad aside from some punctuation errors.

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  3. Brad BlackstoneSeptember 22, 2023 at 11:05 PM

    Thsi is a very informative letter, Shakthi. I especially appreciate learning about your interest in math and problem solving, and how you went from there to the realization that these areas are what engineers do all the time.

    Speaking of problem solving, there are a few language issues in this letter. Can you find the improvements?

    1. verb use
    -- ... the joy of getting the question correct excite me. > (When ? Verb tense?)

    2. sentence structure
    -- This resonated with me as such I made up my mind to be an engineer. > (run on sentence) ?

    3. There is a lack of transion words or phrases from each of the supporting body paragraphs to the next.

    4. the overuse of caps
    -- I think confidence is key for an Engineer. > ?
    -- Kind Regards > ?

    I look forward to learning more from you this term.

    Brad

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    1. ShakthiSeptember 24, 2023 at 8:08 PM

      Thank you, Professor Blackstone, for the honest constructive feedback for my letter. I better understand the errors in my language use, verb use, sentence structure and my lack of transition words. I will adjust my letter based on the comments you have given me.

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