o Goal of study, title or subject of research, and detailed study plan
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My goal in pursuing Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning is to equip myself with a comprehensive understanding of how infrastructure and spatial system works together and have an impact on the standard of living. My experience during both undergraduate and professional career covered two of the most significant infrastructure types which are transportation and water management. In my Bachelor's research, I explored the bottle-neck in airport's ground support equipment by created a simulation model based on specification and actual operations in the airport. Still, it was an idealistic model for the semi-controlled system, however, it did give an idea to the manager of how certain equipment might be the main cause of the delay in the operation.
On the other hand, during my career in irrigation planning, the work was not only about an understanding of the function of infrastructure and water management theory, but the major concern also involves social, economics, policy, and political aspect of the location. Due to its complexity, GIS becomes helpful in analyze, visualize, and model different spatial dataset together. This helps project planner like myself to understand the situation in the area before having field job in the area.
In 2015, United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals for the next 15 years, many of which emphasize the importance of comprehensive infrastructure planning to promote both sustainability and well-being of the society. Nowadays, there are many innovations and trends that will have an impact on future of planning. The main player was a technological advancement in Data Analysis/Mining, Geographic Information Science, and Artificial Neural Network which led to a more advanced technique in spatial-temporal modeling, planning, and research.
Graduate School of Environmental Study is the heart of the development of South Korea with most faculties have positions in many planning and research committee both in the country and on the international stage. This advantage of being a professional school in the research university make GSES the best of both world with promin ent alumni as both professional planner, policy maker, and researcher. As a person who has my future plan in research, I am interested in the work by [*Prof Name 1*] which focuses on spatial analysis and model for studying regional economy. Also, I aimed to join [*LabName*] where [*Prof Name 2*] is the director to immerse myself in an integrated research environment with others who have passion in research from the different major of study. Moreover, varieties of courses provided by the program are also something that captured my interest.
My plan to study in the program is that, during the 1st semester, I planned to learn my way around the campus, people, resources, and opportunities while also enroll in theory and fundamental courses to grasp most of the necessary concepts in my area of interest. This will help me begin to draft my research proposal for my topics.
The 2nd semester will be where I take applied courses to gain practical skills in utilizing tools and methodology in research. I will finish my research proposal under the instruction of my research advisor and start to carry out my research before the beginning of the next semester.
I aimed to do my research on applying modern study in spatial modeling to study infrastructure system and regional development focusing on the vulnerability of infrastructure system and the impact of it considering the current state of habitation and economic activity in the area. This is a crucial topic for all especially in poorer countries where life is at stake. This research will also be an important step for me to specialize and contribute to the research and practice in this area.
The 3rd semester is for specialize courses such as economics or other courses that will benefit my research. At the end of this semester, I will get at least 30 credits out of 33 required by the program and 21 required to take the test for thesis submission. My research is expected to be finished in final semester and got published in the international academic journal. In this last semester, I will also seek for an opportunity to advance my research experience even further, hopefully at the research center in Korea after graduation.
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project planner like myself
My goal in pursuing Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning is to equip myself with a comprehensive understanding of how infrastructure and spatial system works together and have an impact on the standard of living. My experience during both undergraduate and professional career covered two of the most significant infrastructure types which are transportation and water management. In my Bachelor's research, I explored the bottle-neck in airport's ground support equipment by created a simulation model based on specification and actual operations in the airport. Still, it was an idealistic model for the semi-controlled system, however, it did give an idea to the manager of how certain equipment might be the main cause of the delay in the operation.
On the other hand, during my career in irrigation planning, the work was not only about an understanding of the function of infrastructure and water management theory, but the major concern also involves social, economics, policy, and political aspect of the location. Due to its complexity, GIS becomes helpful in analyze, visualize, and model different spatial dataset together. This helps project planner like myself to understand the situation in the area before having field job in the area.
In 2015, United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals for the next 15 years, many of which emphasize the importance of comprehensive infrastructure planning to promote both sustainability and well-being of the society. Nowadays, there are many innovations and trends that will have an impact on future of planning. The main player was a technological advancement in Data Analysis/Mining, Geographic Information Science, and Artificial Neural Network which led to a more advanced technique in spatial-temporal modeling, planning, and research.
Graduate School of Environmental Study is the heart of the development of South Korea with most faculties have positions in many planning and research committee both in the country and on the international stage. This advantage of being a professional school in the research university make GSES the best of both world with promin ent alumni as both professional planner, policy maker, and researcher. As a person who has my future plan in research, I am interested in the work by [*Prof Name 1*] which focuses on spatial analysis and model for studying regional economy. Also, I aimed to join [*LabName*] where [*Prof Name 2*] is the director to immerse myself in an integrated research environment with others who have passion in research from the different major of study. Moreover, varieties of courses provided by the program are also something that captured my interest.
My plan to study in the program is that, during the 1st semester, I planned to learn my way around the campus, people, resources, and opportunities while also enroll in theory and fundamental courses to grasp most of the necessary concepts in my area of interest. This will help me begin to draft my research proposal for my topics.
The 2nd semester will be where I take applied courses to gain practical skills in utilizing tools and methodology in research. I will finish my research proposal under the instruction of my research advisor and start to carry out my research before the beginning of the next semester.
I aimed to do my research on applying modern study in spatial modeling to study infrastructure system and regional development focusing on the vulnerability of infrastructure system and the impact of it considering the current state of habitation and economic activity in the area. This is a crucial topic for all especially in poorer countries where life is at stake. This research will also be an important step for me to specialize and contribute to the research and practice in this area.
The 3rd semester is for specialize courses such as economics or other courses that will benefit my research. At the end of this semester, I will get at least 30 credits out of 33 required by the program and 21 required to take the test for thesis submission. My research is expected to be finished in final semester and got published in the international academic journal. In this last semester, I will also seek for an opportunity to advance my research experience even further, hopefully at the research center in Korea after graduation.
