Dr. Tan has walked a career path spanning the roles of a real estate and property practitioner, a research programme leader in real estate studies, a founding course chair of the Diploma in Real Estate Business course and an academic leader overseeing academic quality and student experiences.

 

​As an academic leader, he designed, developed, and delivered the course curriculum for the Diploma in Real Estate Business programme and an applied research programme, “Real Estate Studies”. He oversaw the quality of learning, teaching, and assessment of modules through administering examination and assessment processes, module experience surveys, student experience of teaching, course experience dialogues, teaching observation.

 

In the area of teaching, he has adopted a good range of pedagogical approaches including applied research, field trip, e-learning, problem-based learning, place-based learning, service-learning, walking tours for which he was involved in the design, development, and delivery of academic modules. He has curated academic study and community service-learning trips bringing colleagues and students to countries in the ASEAN region, Hong Kong and Australia.

 

As an education and career guidance counselor, he facilitated students in exploring pathways in both academic studies and career development. As a career coach, he walked colleagues through their career development.

 

He has taught on Heriot-Watt University’s Bachelor of Science programmes in Real Estate Management and Facilities Management and facilitated a Singapore Property Development Case Study for Master of Science (International Real Estate) students from Royal Agricultural College, University at Cirencester. He has also taught “The Making of Modern Singapore” and “Service-Learning Project” on a US Universities and Colleges Study Abroad programme. He has taught on Common Exams for House Agents and Executive Education programmes.

 

He was elected a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers and has served as First Vice President in the Valuation & General Practice Division Council, 2015-2017. He was appointed Examiner and External Examiner on numerous examination boards and mentor/consultant in property valuation and advisory in the real estate and property industry.

 

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Master of Education (MEd)

• MSc in Real Estate

• Post Graduate Diploma of Teaching in Higher Education

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

• BSc in Estate Management

• Professional Certificate in Career Coaching

• Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance (ACLP)