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\n\t\t\t\t1 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t 11~15 Aug | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tL | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t2 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t18~22 Aug | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tL | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t3 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t25~29 Aug | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t B | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t- | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t4 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1 ~ 5 Sep | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tL | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Population Dynamics | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPopulation Dynamics | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t5 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t8 ~ 12 Sep | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tB | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t6 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t15~19 Sep | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tL \n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEpidemic Dynamics | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Epidemic Dynamics | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRecess | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t20~28 Sep | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t7 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t29 Sep ~ 3 Oct | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t B | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t8 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t6 ~ 10 Oct | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tL | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUrban Dynamics | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUrban Dynamics | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t9 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t13 ~ 17 Oct | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t B | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t10 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t20 ~ 24 Oct | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tL | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSupply Chain Dynamics | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSupply Chain Dynamics | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t11 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t27 ~ 31 Oct \n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t L | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCELC | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t12 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t3~ 7 Nov | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEnd of Term Quiz | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCELC | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t13 | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t10 ~ 14 Nov | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFinal Project Presentation | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProject Report | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t- | \n\t\t