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Republic Polytechnic (RP) is the first educational institution in Singapore to adopt the Problem-Based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes. RP has six schools and one centre offering thirty four courses in Information and Communications Technology, Engineering, Applied Science, Technology for the Arts, Sports, Health & Leisure, Events and Hospitality, and Culture and Communication. Republic Polytechnic is committed to nurturing innovation and entrepreneurial learning in an environment that develops problem-solving process skills and a life-long learning attitude. Its holistic, broad-based curriculum, covering culture, enterprise development and cognitive processes, prepares students for an active and meaningful role in society.
At RP, T-Engine platform has been used for student projects under the guidance of Dr. Lim Chai Soon. In 2008, a portable T-Engine-based audio-sensory measurement system was developed. This year, new staff members from CHiPES at Nanyang Technological University, and Renesas who are familiar with T-Engine have collaborated with Dr. Lim Chai Soon to provide a short course on T-Engine and T-Kernel to be introduced to students in January 2010.

Improved Portable Audiometer project
The Portable Audiometer is a new method for measuring hearing loss that is acceptable as a supplement to the existing audiometry system currently used in hospitals.
Current audiometry setup in hospitals usually involves expensive equipments with dedicated sound proof room and such resources are often not many, therefore waiting period for an appointment to perform the test can be very long. The standard T-Engine is used as a platform for providing audiometry test sequence. Users are to put on a pair of good headphones and with easy to use and intuitive software user interface, users will then be able to perform their hearing test evaluation.
A few enhancements have been added to the Portable Audiometer. Firstly, the UI has been improved so that it is more intuitive to users. Secondly, users can also have the option to stop their test anytime and come back to continue with their testing. Moreover, results of the hearing test can now be displayed immediately on the device once users have completed their test.

In-flight Services Request System:
In this project, a standard T-Engine based embedded system will be built. The system is aimed at providing In-flight services request, such as request for beverages, light snack or newspapers. Passenger will be able to request for services on their personal services request system and a master console at the flight attendants area will reflect the seat number of the passenger that issue the request and the nature of request. This will reduce the number of time the attendants need to walk up and down the aisle and also improve on the responsiveness of the attendants.