2223T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Benjamin Gan
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About Benjamin
SMU email: benjamingan@smu.edu.sg
Facebook/Linkedin: FacebookLinkedIn
Academic Year: 18
Degree: Silicon Valley, New York, Hong Kong Silicon Valley, Seoul and IS480
2nd Major: Photography & Having Fun
Why Virtual TSM?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
This is my 15th run. The study mission have evolved through many years of improvements. Enhancing students’ global competence through international business study missions. This study shows that students gained global competencies related to specific fields of study such as entrepreneurship. It shows how design choices such as destination, range of organizations, length of individual visits, range of pedagogical techniques, intensity of preparation and quality of management contribute to students’ acquisition of global competencies.
- Where would you like to visit?
Virtual trips: Australia, Indonesia, NYC
Physical trips: Seoul, Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, ShenZhen, Tokyo
The TSM wiki shows the course summary, notes, resources, synopsis, leaning objectives, term requirements, assessment/grading criteria, breakdown, assignments, schedule, student assigned roles, team project deliverables, organization information, trip itinerary, and student reflections.
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Business with technology that will change the way we do things
- What plan do you have in starting a business?
(Your interest) FinTech, Edtech, Autonomous Vehicle, Design Thinking, eCommerce, Metaverse, Gaming, Streaming, Social, Green, etc
Past Experiences (optional)
Seoul, Silicon Valley, New York City, Hong Kong, Silicon Valley, Seoul
Please refer to these links for information on the course: Roles Teams Organizations Property Brothers & Stack Overflow
What keeps you ticking?
Life. We have a short time on this earth. We should live life to the fullest. YOLO
