The education of a life insurance agent

This project saw the development of a handbook I manual1 for Chuan & Associates [C&A], Great Eastern Life Assurance [GE]. The handbook comprises training materials and development guidance for new agents. It is aimed at providing a smooth start to the new agent's career and being a constant companion for the agent throughout his career. The training aspect is specially tailored to take place during the first two weeks after the recruit has sat for the Pre-Contract Examination2 . This two weeks is the waiting period for the results. The content for this two weeks of training covers the basic sales techniques and the basic product knowledge of the company . The main thrust of this program is to enable the recruit to be able to start his trade as early and as equipped as possible . The continuation training and development part of the handbook serve to give the agent a clear perspective of the methods of improving himself and promotion requirements.BUSINES

Soon-to-be retirees' and retirees' preferences for insurance & investment products

Am investigation into the general preferences of retirees when making investment and insurance decisions

Title Cultivating knowledge creation capacity for social studies among primary school students: A case narrative Cultivating knowledge creation capacity for social studies among primary school students: A case narrative

Abstract: In this paper, we report our subjective experiences in designing and implementing the knowledge building community among primary three students in one of the future school in Singapore. The knowledge building community is reportedly one of the most researched pedagogical models that aims to foster knowledge creation among students. While its pedagogical goals are laudable, its actual implementation is very challenging especially in the Asian school context. This study draws upon the personal experiences of the authors to explicate the challenges one may face in implementing this computer supported collaborative learning models and suggests several possible solutions for the identified contextual challenges

Temporal dynamics of the host molecular responses underlying severe COVID-19 progression and disease resolution

10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103262EBioMedicine6510326

Development of a real-world database for asthma and COPD: The SingHealth-Duke-NUS-GSK COPD and Asthma Real-World Evidence (SDG-CARE) collaboration

Abstract Purpose The SingHealth-Duke-GlaxoSmithKline COPD and Asthma Real-world Evidence (SDG-CARE) collaboration was formed to accelerate the use of Singaporean real-world evidence in research and clinical care. A centerpiece of the collaboration was to develop a near real-time database from clinical and operational data sources to inform healthcare decision making and research studies on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods Our multidisciplinary team, including clinicians, epidemiologists, data scientists, medical informaticians and IT engineers, adopted the hybrid waterfall-agile project management methodology to develop the SingHealth COPD and Asthma Data Mart (SCDM). The SCDM was developed within the organizational data warehouse. It pulls and maps data from various information systems using extract, transform and load (ETL) pipelines. Robust user testing and data verification was also performed to ensure that the business requirements were met and that the ETL pipelines were valid. Results The SCDM includes 199 data elements relevant to asthma and COPD. Data verification was performed and found the SCDM to be reliable. As of December 31, 2019, the SCDM contained 36,407 unique patients with asthma and COPD across the spectrum from primary to tertiary care in our healthcare system. The database updates weekly to add new data of existing patients and to include new patients who fulfil the inclusion criteria. Conclusions The SCDM was systematically developed and tested to support the use RWD for clinical and health services research in asthma and COPD. This can serve as a platform to provide research and operational insights to improve the care delivered to our patients

Maritime Interdiction Operations in Logistically Barren Environments

Includes supplementary materialThis report contains analysis that shows that existing technology exists to improve Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) by approximately 30%. Furthermore, analysis contained herein will aid MIO planning for future operations. Since MIOs are an inherently dangerous, but necessary activity with far reaching implications to theater political and economic dynamics, this improvement is of great interest. MIO is a Naval solution to the problems of smuggling weapons, explosives, people and narcotics. MIO, when employed correctly has the potential to save lives and limit economic/political damage.N