[{"ModuleCode":"ACC1002","ModuleTitle":"Financial Accounting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an introduction to financial accounting. It examines accounting from an external user's perspective: an external user being an investor or a creditor. Such users would need to understand financial accounting in order to make investing or lending decisions. However, to attain a good understanding, it is also necessary to be familiar with how the information is derived. Therefore, students would learn how to prepare the reports or statements resulting from financial accounting and how to use them for decision-making.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA1002 are not allowed to take ACC1002.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC1002X","ModuleTitle":"Financial Accounting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an introduction to financial accounting. It examines accounting from an external user's perspective: an external user being an investor or a creditor. Such users would need to understand financial accounting in order to make investing or lending decisions. However, to attain a good understanding, it is also necessary to be familiar with how the information are derived. Therefore, students would learn how to prepare the reports or statements resulting from financial accounting and how to use them for decision-making.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students who have passed CS1304 or EC3212 or BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or BZ1002E or BH1002E or FNA1002E or FNA1002X are not allowed to take ACC1002X.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC2002","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Accounting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This course covers major concepts, tools and techniques in managerial accounting. It provides students with an appreciation of how managerial accounting evolves with changes in the business environment and why the usefulness of managerial accounting systems depends on the organisational context. The emphasis is on the use of managerial accounting information for decision-making, planning, and controlling activities. Students are introduced to both traditional and contemporary managerial accounting concepts and techniques.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or FNA1002 or FNA1002X or FNA1002E or ACC1002 or ACC1002X or BH1002E or CS1304 or EC3212 or EG1422 before they are allowed to take ACC2002.","Preclusion":"BH2002 or BZ3102 or BK2001  or FNA2002 or IE4242","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3601","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Accounting and Reporting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the conceptual and theoretical issues underlying the corporate accounting and reporting requirements under the US, International and Singapore Accounting Standards. This allows the students to understand the economic rationales behind the accounting treatment of major financial statement items. It also equips the students with skills in using financial information for decision-making. Topics to be covered include conceptual framework in financial reporting, accounting for foreign currency translation, leasing, preparation of consolidated financial statements, earnings quality management and off-balance sheet financing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA1002 or ACC1002","Preclusion":"BH3111 or BZ3101 or BK3106 or FNA3111","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3602","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Planning and Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"The course examines various means by which control can be exercised and the types of accounting information that allow for different means of control. Topics to be covered include the nature of control, responsibility centers, economic value added, transfer pricing, strategic planning, budgeting, performance evaluation systems, executive compensation, control for differentiated strategies, control for multinational organisations. Students learn how control is exercised through case analyses, case presentations and in-class discussions. The case approach makes control "come alive" for the students with descriptions of control at various real organisations. The case presentations make the students think critically and strategically. The in-class discussions allow the students to evaluate the pros and cons of different approaches and solutions to control problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2002 or ACC2002","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3112 are not allowed to take ACC3602.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3603","ModuleTitle":"Assurance and Attestation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the knowledge and understanding of the audit process required by assurance and attestation engagements. It aims to ensure students acquire the necessary attitude, skills, and knowledge for a career in auditing, in the accounting profession or in business management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA1002/ACC1002 and FNA2002 (Students who are not enrolled in the accounting or accounting-specialization program should seek Deans Office permission to read the module)","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3121 are not allowed to take ACC3603.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3604","ModuleTitle":"Corporate and Securities Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this course is to develop a solid understanding of the legal framework required in the operations of business entities especially companies. It covers the entire life-span of a business entity, namely from the formation of the entity to its liquidation. It also includes the various legal obligations and implications in operating the business entity. A secondary objective is to introduce the pertinent provisions of securities legislation such as the Securities & Futures Act and the Takeover Code.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3122 or LL4055 are not allowed to take ACC3604. ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3605","ModuleTitle":"Taxation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basic concepts of income taxation in Singapore. Since a large portion of a business organisation's profits goes towards the payment of income tax, it is absolutely crucial for students to have an understanding of how tax works and how to legally minimize it. This module is relevant to those who wish to work in the fields of accounting, consulting or financial management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA1002/ACC1002 and BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3127 or LL4056 are not allowed to take ACC3605. ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3606","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Corporate Accounting and Reporting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This course explores in greater depth complex financial reporting topics introduced in \r\n\r\nACC1002 Financial Accounting and ACC3601 Corporate Accounting and Reporting, and it also examines issues relating to fair value accounting. The viewpoint is that of the preparer of financial statements. The discussion centres on the financial reporting issues affecting a firm's profitability and risk. This course is for students who expect to become CPAs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA3111 or ACC3601","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3123 are not allowed to take ACC3606.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3611","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance and Ethics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"Corporate governance has been defined to involve "a set of relationships between a company's management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders [and that which] provides the structure through which the objectives of the company are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance are determined" (OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, 2004). This module covers corporate governance from a multidisciplinary perspective, including law, finance, accounting and economics, and discusses ethical dilemmas and challenges faced by managers and employees and how these can be addressed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA1002/ACC1002 and BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3124 or LL4065 are not allowed to take ACC3611. ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3612","ModuleTitle":"Risk Management and Internal Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"To provide students with the ability and competency to exercise judgement and apply techniques in risk management to matters encountered by accounting professionals at the \n\norganisational level and to react to current developments or new practices. This module covers risk management frameworks, risk management techniques and basic components of a business continuity plan. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA2004/FIN2004 and BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3125 are not allowed to take ACC3612.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3613","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Assurance and Attestation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"To equip students with a good understanding of the theoretical and practical knowledge/techniques for a variety of assurance and attestation work other than the statutory audit. Such work is often more complex and requires advanced methodologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA3121 or ACC3603","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3128 are not allowed to take ACC3613.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3614","ModuleTitle":"Valuation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with an understanding of the various valuation issues and methodologies available to accountants and managers. It specifically discusses valuation issues pertaining to the enterprise, assets for use, and liabilities. After taking this course, the students should be able to value certain classes of assets and liabilities which are of significant interest and importance to the modern business. Coverage includes fair value and value-in-use concepts, earnings multiple analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and real option analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3126 are not allowed to take ACC3614.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3615","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"Accounting theory is a body of rules and theories which governs the practice of financial accounting. Many of the rules and theories are well reasoned economic rationales and tested over time. On the other hand, the state of accounting theory also changes as new accounting and financial transactions are created in the new economy. This module seeks to examine some of the core theories that underpin financial accounting. This is essential to a proper theoretical understanding of the discipline of financial accounting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA3111/ACC3601\r\nCo-requisite: FNA3123/ACC3606","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3129 are not allowed to take ACC3615.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4612D","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Accounting: Advanced Accounting Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to prepare accounting honours students with the necessary knowledge and skills to complete their honour theses. It is also suitable for students with an interest in gaining an understanding of important accounting issues such as earnings management, analyst and management earnings forecasts, voluntary disclosure, and accounting-based valuation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ACC3615 Accounting Theory","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4619","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Accounting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an \r\ninstructor on a well-defined project in the accounting area.  (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.)  Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling an accounting related issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic.  In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4629","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Accounting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the accounting area.  (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.)  Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling an accounting related issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic.  In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ACC5001","ModuleTitle":"Business Analysis and Valuation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"Analysis of financial statements to determine the fundamentals of a business for investment or managerial decisions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR1101","ModuleTitle":"Design I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundation module that serves to introduce basic communication techniques, the fundamental principles of design and design methods. Topics ? The module will deal with the subject of human perception in the reading and understanding of design.  Issues related to space, form, order will serve as essential design generators. The module will also provide the requisite grounding in visual language, design thinking and graphic communication. Graphic communication will include basic drawing skills and the use of common rendering media for two and three-dimensional representation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR1327","ModuleTitle":"Structural Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module for architecture students introduces the students to structural principles in architectural design. It covers the effects and properties of structural forces, structural systems and their interfaces with building functions in served and servant spaces. It also examines issues of construction and assemblage, in relation to special building types and building systems","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR2101","ModuleTitle":"Design 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will emphasize design in response to environment and site. It will enable students to learn to design small-scale buildings within the context of hot humid tropical environments. Topics - The module will deal with issues related to climate, the tropical environment and sustainability as generators of design. It will also focus on design with an understanding of spatial and functional relationships of spaces such as small and big spaces, private and public spaces.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR1101 Design 1  Grade 'C'; AR1102 Design 2  Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2221","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of SEA Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to introduce students to the development of architectural thoughts, ideas and works within the region of Southeast Asia. It will enable students to relate to the culture and traditions of the region to developments in architecture. Topics ? The module will focus on the architectural heritage of Southeast Asia. It surveys the traditions of architecture from the earliest times to the present day. It will introduce ideas and concepts related to the study and production of architecture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2222","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Western Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to introduce students to the development of architectural thoughts, ideas and works in Europe and the west. It will enable students to understand the development of western architecture and their influence on world architecture. Topics - The module examines the basic knowledge of architectural design and theories that constitute and is constituted by established European historical materials from Greek and Roman architecture to 19th century eclecticism. Although the historical materials centered around architectural thoughts and development, their connections to cultural and social history are also explored.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2223","ModuleTitle":"Theory Of Urban Design & Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the fundamental principles of urban design and planning. It will enable students to understand and appreciate the issues and process of urban design & planning. The module introduces students to the concepts of urban form, urban function, urban change and how urban spaces are designed through different urban design models. The module will include the study of the western urban development in general and of Singapore. It will examine the driving force behind urban transformation. Important urban design models will be introduced, including the traditional city, medieval city, garden city, modern city and ecological city.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2224","ModuleTitle":"Ideas and Approaches in Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides and introduction to some of the basic concepts in and approaches to architecture as a practice and as an academic discipline. It also highlights the nature and historical development of architecture especially with respect to \"vocabulary\" and \"ideas\", and introduces their use in the analysis of the works of architecture. Topics ? The module will (1) imbue the knowledge of architecture as a special category of man-made objects, replete with ideas, social contexts and intellectual processes; (2) introduce architecture through some of its basic concepts such as \"periods\", \"styles\", \"language\", etc.; (3) encourage an active and a critical approach to analyzing the works of architecture; (4) show the relevance of architecture in contemporary and immediate real-life problem sets like sustainability, subjectivity, identity, meanings, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2225","ModuleTitle":"Reading Visual Images","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to ways of looking at and discussing works of art. The focus is chiefly on painting and sculpture; the emphasis is on analyzing the composition or design of art works and in constructing meanings for them. The study of this module enables students to acquire critical skills for interpreting and connecting with works of art. The module encourages students to read art works in relation to a range of interests, intentions and issues; the aim here is to suggest or propose contexts or environments in which art works are made and received. \r\nThere are three sections. In the first, three (3) topics from Asian art traditions are discussed. The are :\r\n1. Indian sculpture\r\n2. Chinese landscape painting \r\n3. Islamic calligraphy\r\nIn the second section, ideas and movements from the Renaissance in Italy to the end of the 20th century in Europe, are surveyed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2226","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Modern Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"To develop a basic understanding of the major principles of contemporary architecture and urbanism from mid-nineteen century to the present; To study the making of architectural and urban language as they have been evolved and developed within specific social, political, cultural, technological and economic contexts; and to develop critical perspectives regarding contemporary architectural practice, the design process, and perceptions of the built environment. Major topics to be covered: Arts and Crafts movements, Art Nouveau, Chicago School, modernity, the avant-garde, international style, High tech, Populism, regionalism, critical regionalism, post-modernism, deconstructivism?etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR2521","ModuleTitle":"Digital Modelling and Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"In architectural practice, digital design has grown in importance and is fundamentally changing the nature of the design process itself. This module will focus on the theoretical foundations of digital modelling and performance simulation. It will enable students to develop a critical understanding of relevant digital tools and techniques, and the role that they can play in the design process. The theoretical understanding will be enhanced by hands-on experimentation with a subset of tools and techniques.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR3101","ModuleTitle":"Design 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will emphasize the integrative nature of architectural design. It will enable students to understand how technology should be applied to building design and construction. Topics: The module will focus on projects that require consideration for realism imposed by functional, technical and statutory constraints. Buildings will be of medium complexity set within less intensively developed urban sites. Design projects will demand a holistic awareness of the issues related to the environment, climate, context, technology and building regulations","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR2101  Design 3 Grade 'C'; AR2102 Design 4 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR3101A","ModuleTitle":"Design 5 (Landscape Architecture Emphasis)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops basic skills in landscape design and marks the ‘first-time experience’ of architecture students in the field of landscape architectural studio work. It leads the students into urban and suburban contexts, where landscape ‘meets’ city and city ‘eats’ landscape.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-7-0-10-12","Prerequisite":"AR2101 Design 3 Grade 'C'; AR2102 Design 4 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR3151","ModuleTitle":"Design - ISM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR3421","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Architectural Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will gain knowledge of how buildings are designed and built in the context of architectural and professional practice and the framework of the construction industry within which it operates","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR4101","ModuleTitle":"Design 7","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding and ability in integrating technology with architecture. Topics - The module will demand more comprehensive response in developing an appropriate technological response to the particular demands of architecture, climate and context. Students have to demonstrate ability in the design development process and a degree of innovation in integrating technological ideas and components into the architectural project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101  Design 5 Grade 'C'; AR3102  Design 6 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR4103","ModuleTitle":"Architectural & Technology Design 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The studio aims to provide the students with an opportunity to learn design detailing, technological development and resolution of architectural schemes up to a stage where the design information in the project submission may be understood as being equivalent to pre-tender drawings or drawings for construction. The scope of learning comprises of i) Understanding the conceptual intentions of design scheme. ii) Translating aesthetic intention into technological design issues. iii) Identifying separate technical design activities, eg lighting iv) Communicating resolved design solutions as technical specification, architectural/construction drawing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101 Design 1  Grade 'C'; AR3102 Design 2  Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR4104","ModuleTitle":"Architectural & Technology Design 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module allows the students to employ digital design processes eg. Revit, CFD to simulate building performance impact on building form and configuration as an interactive design process in the development and study of optimal solutions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101 Design 5 Grade 'C'; AR3102 Design 6 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR4142","ModuleTitle":"Research Report","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The B.A. Arch Research Report is a culminating academic exercise in the final year of B.A. Arch study. It is intended to evaluate the students’ ability to carry out independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students will identify subject in the area of architecture theory/ history or Urban Design/ study.\n\n\n\nThe report will be forged and realized under the History, Theory and Criticism or Urban Studies Research Teaching Groups. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-2-14","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR4222","ModuleTitle":"Asian Architecture and Urban History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module covers topics in Architecture and Urban History with special focus on Asia, from ancient to classical and modern periods. It is aimed to give students in-depth understanding the development of thoughts and manifestations into architectural and urban forms for a specific time and place in Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"AR4322","ModuleTitle":"Design Simulation & Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5011","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This course examines parameters that are set and/or claimed for undertaking research leading to the writing and presentation of a dissertation for a degree in a university. It begins by sketching a brief history of research and then proceeds to highlight changing definitions, premises and approaches. The principal interest and task of the instructor is to lead & develop discussions of definitions, premises and approaches. In dealing with them, aspects of methods, structure and language will gain focus.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-8","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5103","ModuleTitle":"ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"Students are assigned a Thesis supervisor who will assist the student in identifying and developing the Thesis topic. Students spend the early part of the thesis researching the topic and identifying key issues and design agenda. Students will then proceed to formulate an architectural project to explore the Thesis. In the later stages of the studio, each student will develop a comprehensive architectural design solution in response to the issues and brief identified earlier. In this later stage of the Thesis project students are required to develop technological and material responses to the thesis issue(s) developed earlier. The thesis submission comprises of a report, drawings, and models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"24","Workload":"4-4-0-22-40","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"non architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5104","ModuleTitle":"FINAL DESIGN PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The final Design Project for the M (Arch) with a specialization in Design Technology and Management is the culmination of the technical and design learning predicated on the instrumental value of technical design as a means of to a wider agenda of sustainable building, resource conservation and creating positive environmental impacts. Students are expected to demonstrate research in design technology as a basis for addressing emergent and perceived need in the aesthetic, cultural and social field. The use of design as a form of research applied to building infrastructure or the environment relevant to practical design issues in industry. Students are required to produce drawings and models illustrating technical exploration and resolution with digitally aided or lab based experimentation. Projects will be supervised by tutors of students choice assisted by a panel of technical specialists.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"20","Workload":"4-4-0-22-40","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Non Architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5121","ModuleTitle":"SPECIAL TOPICS IN TECHNOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce relevant topics in total building performance, fire management, specification writing and buildability and their application to design management and development. \r\n\r\nThis module is conducted through two intensive one-week workshops. The first workshop starts right after submission of the Dissertation and deals with Total Building Performance and Fire Management relevant to the early design phase of the Final Design Project. The second workshop is conducted in the first week of S2 and deals with Specification Writing and Buildability, issues more relevant for the advanced stage of the Final Design Project.\r\n\r\nThrough this module, students will become aware of the individual requirements of the above topics and codes. Selected examples will be introduced and students learn how these topics can be applied and that their successful consideration does not compromise on the design. \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Non architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5141","ModuleTitle":"DISSERTATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The dissertation offers the opportunity to conduct independent research and to demonstrate analytical and communication skills by investigating a topic of interest and of relevance to the discipline of architecture. A topic may be chosen from one of the following subject areas: Design Technologies; History Theory & Criticism; Urban Studies. The length of the dissertation shall be no more than 10,000 words.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-4-12","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Non Architecture students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5142","ModuleTitle":"TECHNICAL DISSERTATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The Dissertation is intended to evaluate the students ability to carry out independent research in technical design issues and systems relevant to building and architectural design. The student is expected to identify a significant problem in any of the following areas: detailing for weathering performance, reduction in assembly and construction time and cost, detailing for energy efficiency, material limits and potentials in built application. The study will be based on precedent studies before proposing original solutions to identified problems related to constructional/ engineering performance issues. The dissertation is to include analytical and assembly drawings not exceeding 8000 words.  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Lectures are organized sequentially to relate in one building. \r\n\r\n      a. operator/user requirements to building requirements\r\n      b. design strategies to meet building requirements\r\n      c. the technical resolution of those design strategies\r\n\r\nDesign strategies include:\r\nSite planning considerations for major provisions such as substation, basement car parks;\r\nConstruction processes due to site constraints;\r\nStructural strategy and concept in relation to architectural form, space and layout considerations;\r\nMechanical & electrical strategy and concept in relation to architecture and layout.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5322","ModuleTitle":"Renewable Resources and Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The module intends to provide students with a general understanding about the interrelationship between natural resources and architecture including building materials and energy sources. The need to shift from present fuel-based energy use and construction practices toward the application of renewable resources strategies is highlighted. Different renewable energy strategies as well as the use of renewable resources and sustainable design practices are going to be discussed both at single-house, building and city scales.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5421","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Practice 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with the knowledge and understanding to enter into architectural practice. It will enable students to understand the roles and responsibilities of the architect in professional practice. Major topics covered are the organisation of the construction industry, office and project management, statutory requirements, cost control and contract administration.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History and Theory of Architecture 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and Criticism in Architecture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History & Theory of Architecture 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and Criticism in Architecture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951M","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Theory And Theory Of Architecture - Spaces of Malaya and Nanyang","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the spaces known as “Malaya” and “Nanyang” as conceptual and physical ideas, and has objectives of their critical differentiation or merging. 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Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Urban Studies 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Studies, including Urban Design and Planning.  Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952C","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Urban Studies 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Studies, including Urban Design and Planning. Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952K","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Urban Studies: Design Thinking and Implementation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce the students to a framework of design methodology, planning, professional practice and project execution.\r\nIt addresses the urban form with optimized open spaces for ecological infrastructures and the public social realm for liveable, environmental and smart cities. Real cases, situations and challenges that planners and\r\ndesigner face today and in the future will be starting points of discussion.\r\nThis multi-disciplinary module addresses the methodology on how to be inspired and how to create a strong design philosophy and to implement this successfully in professional practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology.  Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology.  Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953D","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953J","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology - Solar Decathlon","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This is a studio-based module, where students from different disciplines work in integrated team to synthesize and implement various sub-systems in the solar house, such as PV-LVDC systems, HVAC and adaptive controls, optimizing hot water and radiant heating. The designing and implementation of each system involves a breadth of considerations and tasks including analyses, simulation, optimization and control strategies, as well as responding to overall architecture intents and constraints such as performance, cost, buildability, site and size constraints. The deliverables of this module is working prototypes, and a written report.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953L","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology - Design Space Exploration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"Computational design has grown in importance and is fundamentally changing the nature of the design process in architectural practice. This module focuses on the ability to explore alternative design solutions as a means to inform the design and decision-making process. Without computational means, it is generally infeasible to consider more than a few design alternatives, even if the design solution space is uncountably large. Using techniques such as parametric/associative modelling, rule-based generation and more general algorithmic design generation allows \r\ndefining and investigating a family or language of designs. Besides investigating one or more such techniques, we will also investigate the main characteristics of the design space and its structure.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953M","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology- Iterative Virtual Prototyping","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This elective aims to introduce advance performance driven digital design methods and techniques leveraging parametric modelling and design simulation tools. The \r\noverall approach, referred to as Iterative Virtual Prototyping (IVP),  involves a cyclical design process in which design variants are developed and evaluated using automated computational workflows. A number of design methods based on the IVP approach will be covered. Students will be taught how these methods can be appropriately applied and how they can used to better understand the design scenarios being tackled. Students will also learn a range of digital skills, focusing in particular on parametric and procedural modelling techniques.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AR5954A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Landscape Architecture 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Landscape Architecture.  Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Tropical Urban Landscape Design, Urban Landscape Architecture in Megacities, Sustainable Urban Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in the Informal City, Landscape Visualisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR5954C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Landscape Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Landscape Architecture. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Tropical Urban Landscape Design, Urban Landscape Architecture in Megacities, Sustainable Urban Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in the Informal City, Landscape Visualisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AR6770","ModuleTitle":"PHD SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AS2237","ModuleTitle":"The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide students with a basic grounding of American historical and cultural developments from European colonisation to the end of the twentieth century. It will examine both the internal developments in the United States as well as its growing importance in international politics. By offering a range of social, economic, and political perspectives on the American experience, it will equip students with the knowledge for understanding and analysing the dominance of the United States in contemporary world history and culture. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"HY2237","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"HY2237, GEK2000","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AS3239","ModuleTitle":"The United States in the Asia-Pacific","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific region from the nineteenth to the twenty?first century. The evolution of political, military and economic ties between the America and three sub?regions of Asia will be explored. The nature of US involvement in the conflicts of the East Asian nations of Japan, China and Korea will form the first part of the module. The involvement of America in the decolonization and nation?building of the Southeast Asian nations will also be examined. Finally, the American influence in the sectarian and power differences in the South Asian nations of India and Pakistan will be addressed. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"HY3239","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"HY3239","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AS4219","ModuleTitle":"American Intellectual History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"The module is an advanced overview of major approaches and themes in American intellectual history. Students will explore the diversity of American thinkers. The module will focus on the twentieth century and analyses American thinkers in their social contexts. This course provides a diverse and multifarious look at American intellectual history through a study of specific intellectual figures. Students will develop their understanding of the complexity of American intellectual traditions. For students majoring in history and those with an interest in the USA.","CrossModule":"HY4219","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Must have completed a minimum of 80 MCs. Must major in HY.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4219","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ASP1201","ModuleTitle":"H3 Humanities & Soc Sci Research Prog","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ARTS & SOCIAL SC.)","ModuleDescription":"The H3 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme is offered to Junior College students who have exceptional ability and aptitude in Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English, Chinese Language and Literature, and Malay Language and Literature. The student will embark on an independent study and research under the supervision of a NUS academic and will be assessed via an extended essay.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"approximately 120 hours of independent study and research and consultation with a NUS lecturer.","Prerequisite":"Reading the relevant H2 subject.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5101","ModuleTitle":"Acoustics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the physics of the generation, propagation and measurement of sound.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"12-12-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5102","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy & Physiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the ear and the brain as well as the peripheral balance organ. Students will also be introduced to the peripheral organs involved in normal speech production.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"20-10-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5103","ModuleTitle":"Pathologies of the Auditory System","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students an understanding of the basis of diseases that are commonly affecting the hearing and balance system, and the impact of the different types of pathology (e.g. conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, central auditory processing disorder, peripheral and central vestibular lesion) on the patient’s life.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"12-0-0-6-12","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"AUD5102: Anatomy & Physiology"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5104","ModuleTitle":"Perception of Sound & Speech","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the psychological theory of pitch and loudness perception, the relationship between physically measurable parameters of sound (e.g. frequency, intensity) and the psychological concepts of pitch and loudness, the psychoacoustic methods for determining the detection and discrimination ability of the auditory system, the acoustic features of different speech sounds, binaural hearing and the effect of masking.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"26-0-0-4-15","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustics"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5105","ModuleTitle":"Hearing Devices and Rehabilitation A - Part 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the basic understanding of how hearing aid operates and describes the different style of ear moulds and hearing aids (custom aid, behind-the-ear), as well as the electroacoustic features of hearing aids (such as gain, maximum power output). This module also describes the various outcome measures used for verifying amplification and identify potential sources of error in amplification. Student will have hands-on sessions to practice hearing aids programming, fitting, and verification following the lectures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"37-0-24-0-29","Prerequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustics\r\nAUD5104: Perception of Sound and Speech","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"AUD5106: Clinical Audiology"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5106","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Audiology A - Part 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to various methods of diagnostic audiological assessment (objective and subjective tests) and management of adult patients. This module involves lecture and clinical practicum, whereby students will have guided and structured observation of experienced Audiologists assessing hearing impaired patients in the clinic (NUH) and they will get an opportunity to practice on each other in a real clinical environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"21-11-45-0-13","Prerequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustics\r\nAUD5102: Anatomy & Physiology\r\nAUD5103: Pathologies of the Auditory System\r\nAUD5104: Perception of Sound and Speech","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"AUD5105: Hearing Devices and Rehabilitation Part A; AUD5108: Electrophysiological Assessment A."},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5107","ModuleTitle":"Paediatric Audiology A - Part 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the normal auditory, speech and language, social and physical development of infants and young children. This module also describes the risk factors for hearing loss in children including neonatology, genetics and illnesses, as well as methods of assessing young children’s hearing. This module is delivered through lecture and clinical observation in a real clinical environment (NUH). Students will have guided and structured observation of experienced Audiologists conducting behavioural hearing assessment in young children.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"23-11-45-0-11","Prerequisite":"Pre-requisites: NIL\r\nModule 1: Acoustics\r\nModule 2: Anatomy and Physiology\r\nModule 3: Pathologies of the Auditory System\r\nModule 4: Perception of Sound and Speech","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"Module 5: Clinical Audiology A (Part 1)"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5108","ModuleTitle":"Electrophysiological Assessment A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of different type of electrophysiological assessment techniques (e.g. auditory brainstem response, middle and late latency response, P300, mismatch negativity) that can be applied on patients of different ages. Students will also learn about the conduct and pitfalls of these electrophysiological assessment techniques through clinical practicum.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"17-0-4-0-24","Prerequisite":"AUD5102: Anatomy and Physiology\r\nAUD5103: Pathologies of the Auditory System","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"AUD5106: Clinical Audiology A – Part 1; AUD5107: Paediatric Audiology A – Part 1"},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5109","ModuleTitle":"Professional Practice Issues & Community Audiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is introduced to help students explore the role of audiologists in counselling and multidisciplinary management of hearing impaired individuals and their family members. Students will also be taught a business concept on running a hearing care centre.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"14-14-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"AY1104","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"ANATOMY","ModuleDescription":"Basic introduction to human structure and function, comprising gross anatomy integrated with microscopic anatomy.  Histological organization of the primary tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues.  Emphasis on clinical relevance and understanding of cell function at the molecular level.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"O level Biology","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BAA6001","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Research Seminars I.","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BAA6002","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Research Seminars II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"ACCOUNTING","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of the course is to introduce Ph.D. students to advanced research topics in accounting. The course will focus on selected areas of research in accounting, including but not limited to the following:\r\n1. Information in Accounting Numbers\r\n2. Earnings Response Coefficient (ERC)\r\n3. The Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift\r\n4. Cost of Equity Capital\r\n5. Trading Volume, Non-Directional\r\n6. Trading Volume, Directional\r\n7. Insider Trading\r\n8. Taxation and the Capital Market, Payout Policy\r\n9. Taxation and the Capital Market, Capital Structure\r\n10. Corporate Social Responsibilities Disclosure\r\n11. Accounting Standards and Reporting Quality\r\n12. China Related Topics","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-8","Prerequisite":"BAA6001 Accounting Research Seminars I","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BBP5000","ModuleTitle":"Global Strategic Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The module is a program initiation for students from diverse disciplines and cultures. It is designed to be a rigorous learning experience characterized by intensive dialogue and networking. The module may cover themes and applications for strategic management in the global arena, with a distinctive Asian orientation. Topics may include issues in business environment such as competition dimensions, and resource and institution determinants. It may also include issues in international strategy such as market and collaborative dynamics, scoping and restructuring, governance and control, innovation and knowledge, and corporate social responsibility. The emphasis will be the state of practice in strategy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"BBP6781","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This seminar surveys the major theoretical perspectives and issues studied in strategic management research. The course draws upon theoretical perspectives from economics, sociology and organisation theory to supplement more traditional strategy approaches towards understanding firm performance and related issues. An illustrative list of the issues addressed in strategy research includes identifying the profit potential of industries, exploring relationships between firm resources, behaviour and performance, and understanding the managerial and organisational determinants of firm level outcomes. Many of the issues examined, for example, vertical integration, firm diversification, industry structure, and inter-organisational cooperation, are also common themes in other disciplines such as industrial organisation economics, marketing, and organisational and economic sociology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BBP6792","ModuleTitle":"APPLIED ECONOMETRICS FOR BUSINESS STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This is an applied course in PhD level econometrics, with special focus on empirical issues in strategy management research. We will focus entirely on cross section and panel issues. Topics will include single equation analysis, system estimation, simultaneous equation analysis, panel data analysis, and limited dependent variable models (discrete, count and duration dependent variables). The primary reference for the course is Wooldridge JM. 2002. Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data. The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA; although a lot of the material will be from various other sources.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BDC5101","ModuleTitle":"DETERMINISTIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH MODELS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first thread in the quantitative decision making and provides the basic quantitative background for courses in finance, operations management, and supply chain management. Operations research (OR) has been applied extensively in such diverse areas as financial planning, logistics and supply management, public service, health care, manufacturing, telecommunication and military, to name just a few. In this module, deterministic operations research models relevant to business decision making will be covered. The emphasis is on model building, solution methods, and interpretation of results. Topics covered include: linear and non-linear programming, dynamic programming, integer programming, heuristic problem-solving methods and other interesting OR topics. Computer packages for OR modelling may be used.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6111","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Optimization","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover important topics in optimization theory including linear, network, discrete, convex, conic, stochastic and robust. It will focus on methodology, modeling techniques and mathematical insights. This is a core module for PhD students in the Decision Science department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"A basic knowledge of linear algebra","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6112","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide PhD students with a rigorous introduction to stochastic processes. Examples showing how various concepts and techniques in stochastic processes can be adapted to solve real world problems will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BFA6002","ModuleTitle":"FINANCE THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to introduce students to research topics in accounting. Both theoretical and empirical research will receive much attention in the course. The students will understand which accounting issues are important, why they are important, and how these research issues might be explored. Selected accounting research issues covered in the course are informational perspective of accounting, measurement perspective of accounting, positively accounting research, earnings management, corporate governance, managerial planning and control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BFS1001","ModuleTitle":"Personal Development & Career Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module is the School’s flagship program that looks into the personal and professional development of students, and prepares them to be work-world ready.\r\nOver 6 weeks, students will understand their own strengths and motivations, explore activities to enrich their student life, and acquire essential career skills including resume writing, interviewing and networking techniques. Upon completion, students will be more equipped to put into practice what they have learnt in their internship and subsequently job application. Completion of an internship is not a requirement for this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BHD4001A","ModuleTitle":"Honours Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the Honours Dissertation is to provide the student with an opportunity to select and study a research problem of importance and present his findings logically and systematically in clear and concise prose. The research topic can be either the study of a business problem involving the use of analytic or predictive models, or a research study using field research techniques or data analysis leading to sound generalisations and deductions, or a scientific analysis of a theoretical problem. The student is expected in this exercise to demonstrate (a) a good understanding of relevant methodology and literature (b) the significance and relevance of the problem (c) a logical and sound analysis and (d) a clear and effective presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Varies depending on individual student with their supervisor","Prerequisite":"Varies depending on topics of research","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BHD4001B","ModuleTitle":"Honours Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the Honours Dissertation is to provide the student with an opportunity to select and study a research problem of importance and present his findings logically and systematically in clear and concise prose. The research topic can be either the study of a business problem involving the use of analytic or predictive models, or a research study using field research techniques or data analysis leading to sound generalisations and deductions, or a scientific analysis of a theoretical problem. The student is expected in this exercise to demonstrate (a) a good understanding of relevant methodology and literature (b) the significance and relevance of the problem (c) a logical and sound analysis and (d) a clear and effective presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Varies depending on individual student with their supervisor","Prerequisite":"Varies depending on topics of research","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BHD4001C","ModuleTitle":"Honours Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the Honours Dissertation is to provide the student with an opportunity to select and study a research problem of importance and present his findings logically and systematically in clear and concise prose. The research topic can be either the study of a business problem involving the use of analytic or predictive models, or a research study using field research techniques or data analysis leading to sound generalisations and deductions, or a scientific analysis of a theoretical problem. The student is expected in this exercise to demonstrate (a) a good understanding of relevant methodology and literature (b) the significance and relevance of the problem (c) a logical and sound analysis and (d) a clear and effective presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"Varies depending on individual student with their supervisor","Prerequisite":"Varies depending on topics of research","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BIS3001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module in Business","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module in Business provides the opportunity for student to pursue an in-depth study of a Business topic or issue independently, but under the close supervision and guidance of an instructor. Through such a learning experience, not only will the student gain an indepth knowledge of the topic of interest, the skills acquired through such a process of independent knowledge\r\nacquisition will be invaluable for a career in the Business world. The personalized interaction with the instructor will also facilitate mentorship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"This will vary according to specific topics.","Preclusion":"This will vary according to specific topics.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5102","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - The module introduces the scientific basis for environmental management. It discusses the earth's environmental dimensions of air, water and land, and the interaction between living and non-living components. Earth is considered as a system through which materials are continuously cycled. Impacts caused by natural or human influences affect the state of balance, leading to environmental problems, with human impacts causing more serious consequences to the environment and human society. The module covers the properties of air, water and land, ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem integrity and environmental capacity, pollution pathways and impacts, conservation science, integrated management approaches. The emphasis is to provide a sound understanding of the scientific basis for better environmental decision-making. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program.  Research students and students from other graduate programmes in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5198","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINAR MODULE IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The main purpose of this module is to help graduate students to improve their presentation skills and to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a professional manner.  The module will be spread over one semester and will be graded ?Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory? on the basis of student presentation and participation.  In recent years research in life sciences is gaining importance.  It is essential for the graduate students to have a `bigger? picture of this multi-disciplinary research field. This module, is designed as one in which students are select specific research papers published within the last two years in the leading journals in life sciences and present a seminar on this paper including suitable literature search and critical analysis.  The research paper will be further discussed with their fellow graduate students and lecturers. This seminar style approach is very conducive to spreading new information and getting graduate students aware of and interested in other associated disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in life sciences","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5201","ModuleTitle":"Structural Biology And Proteomics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on recent advances in topics related to structural biology and proteomics. The topics to be discussed will include structure-function relationships, protein-protein interactions, protein folding, protein design and engineering and proteomics. Students will be required to participate actively in the form of presentations/discussion as well as analyses of recent research articles in the area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students should have completed any two of the following undergraduate courses or their equivalent: Biochemical Techniques; Proteins and Enzymes; Physical Chemistry; and Organic Chemistry.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5207A","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Developmental Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Developmental biology is the study of the process and mechanism of a single cell developing into a complex organism. This module will focus on animal models. We will start with the background knowledge in the first half of the module, followed by selected topics in hot areas in developmental biology, e.g. neural development, angiogenesis and vascular development, endoderm development, endocrine glands, signal transduction, embryonic stem cells etc. These topics will be rotated in different years. Thus this module aims at those students who have missed the developmental biology module in their undergraduate programmes as well as those who are working in this and related fields.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-7-0","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in biology at undergraduate level","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5212","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking in Biological Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to lead the students through the basics of (1) scientific writing, (2) writing, presentation and defence of research grant proposal, (3) critical reading and discussion of research papers, and (4) analysis and presentation of arguments (debate) on contentious issues raised by recent developments in biological sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1,1,0,2,1","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5215","ModuleTitle":"MACROMOLECULAR X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5218","ModuleTitle":"STUDIES IN CONSERVATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Species are becoming extinct at ay alarming rate (50-100 estimated), while natural habitats are being destroyed ? some scientists estimate an area the size of Taiwan each year is being removed. While the biological challenges facing conservation are immense (from understanding species dynamics, habitat systems, interactions etc.), the study of this discipline is compounded by its multidisciplinary nature. It is becoming increasing obvious that politics, markets forces, economic systems, legal frameworks, management regimes and philosophical concepts have major roles to play. These offer a wealth of opportunities for the detailed study of the discipline at the graduate level.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5219","ModuleTitle":"Field Research Techniques for Plant Ecology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Ecological research often requires some form of vegetation quantification at the habitat or plant evel.  Plant ecology research requires skill in several different techniques. This course will incorporate theoretical discussions on research design with practical in-field experience on the techniques associated with plant and vegetation ecology at the habitat and individual level.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in biology","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5222","ModuleTitle":"Cellular Mechanisms","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"It is increasingly clear that a full appreciation of the chemical and physical properties that govern individual cells is essential for the understanding of development and disease. Emphasis will also be placed on reading primary research publications.\r\n\r\nThis module is designed to expose students to topics such as cell cycle control, cell polarization, membrane trafficking, actin and microtubular cytoskeleton, and cellular mechanisms contributing to disease.  A biochemical and Biophysical view of the cell and its functions will be explored.  In addition to the lectures, the students have time for critical discussion sessions with the lecturers, many of whom are pioneers in the topics being covered in the course.\r\n\r\nIntended for fresh or advanced graduate students familiar with basic cell biology\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"A strong foundation in life sciences and molecular biology","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5223","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Molecular Genetics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The lectures and subsequent tutorials and/or discussions will allow in-depth survey and critical analysis of molecular genetics, beginning with basic principles and extending to modern approaches and special topics. The module will draw on examples from various systems such as Drosophila, C. elegans, yeasts, human, plants and bacteria. The module encompasses advanced treatment of the Central Dogma of molecular biology and covers recent developments in the molecular understanding of genetic information transfer from DNA to RNA to protein, using current examples. Building upon this platform, the module will then proceed to special topics such as Prions, epigenetics, modular signaling cascades, ion channels, membrane dynamics and cellular energetics. It will also provide a broad overview of Protein folding and function.\r\nIntended primarily for new graduate students familiar with basic molecular biology and genetics\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in molecular biology and genetics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5224","ModuleTitle":"Special topics in Biological Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on advanced techniques for imaging complex processes in living systems. The module is directed toward graduates with basic cell and molecular biology backgrounds. Covered topics include: capabilities, drawbacks and future prospects of light and electron microscopy, image processing and analysis, experimental and computational principles of cryo electron microscopy, confocal imaging, and cellular electron tomography. The module will introduce students into the technical background of novel imaging methods and their advanced applications in modern biology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Basic background in molecular biology, calculus and differential equations, and consent of course lecturers.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5230","ModuleTitle":"Invasion Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Invasive alien species are a leading global threat to native biodiversity and ecosystem function. They can also have costly impacts on economies, and affect human health and well-being. This module aims to introduce the field of invasion biology and relevant topical and local issues through lectures, directed \r\nreading and discussion, and project work. Selected topics will include invasion pathways, prevention and management of biological invasions, invasive plants, urban invasive species, aquatic invasive species, and climate change and invasive\r\nspecies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BL5231","ModuleTitle":"Writing in the Biological Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The module is directed towards graduates who have acquired background knowledge of scientific writing and are interested in developing the skill further.\r\n\r\nThere are 4 components to this course:\r\n(1) Scientific rhetoric: understanding the contextual factors that make communication in science effective \r\n(2) Scientific thinking: harmonizing the communicative purposes of writing in science with careful formation of claims and use of evidence\r\n(3) Scientific style: revising and editing to maximize effective communication, including use of visual displays of information\r\n(4) Scientific presentation: effectively communicating in person using visual and written aids","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5232","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Bioimaging","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research due to the wide range of methods available with excellent temporal and spatial resolution. This allows us nowadays to test biological events at the single molecule level. The module aims at introducing the interested student to basics in the field. It will cover the basic physical principles of the diverse bioimaging techniques (electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic force microscopy and light microscopy) and will cover the basic mathematical needs for a quantitative interpretation of bioimaging data (data\r\nevaluation techniques, error treatment).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5232A","ModuleTitle":"Practical Bioimaging A: Electron Microscopy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research due to the wide range of methods available with excellent temporal and spatial resolution. This allows us nowadays to test biological events at the single molecule level. The module aims at introducing the interested student to the practical basis to achieve good images in electron microscopy. Students will perform hands-on experiments on the different microscopes in the Centre of Bioimaging Sciences and will get a basic training to allow them to take images independently.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-4-1-2","Prerequisite":"BL5232 Introduction to Bioimaging","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BL5234","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Theoretical biology concerns the application of mathematical tools to the solution of biological problems. Theoretical biology has yielded deep insights into the natural world and has found numerous practical applications. A basic familiarity with the history and principles of theoretical biology is becoming essential in fields such as ecology, evolution and epidemiology. This module will provide graduate students with the skills and confidence required to read the theoretical literature and collaborate with theoreticians. Each topic will be focused around a few relevant high-impact papers. Topics include predator-prey models, theories of biodiversity, population genetics, evolutionary game theory, infectious disease models, and forest dynamics models. For each topic, we will learn basic theoretical concepts that relate to the selected papers and discuss the papers’ role in the history of theoretical biology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate background in ecology, evolution or epidemiology. Students from mathematical or quantitative science backgrounds also eligible.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3002","ModuleTitle":"CEOs as Leaders","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-2.5-2.5","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3003","ModuleTitle":"Personal Leadership Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-2.5-2.5-5","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3004","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Leadership","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This is an independent study module meant to cover any topics that are not covered by any other modules on leadership. The supervisor will provide the details according to the needs of the students and the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization\r\nMNO2007 Leadership and Ethics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5001","ModuleTitle":"MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide a rigorous foundation in economic theory for analyzing the key managerial decision problems of firms and other economic organisations. The course develops the analytic tools of microeconomic theory for modeling the economic behaviour of economic agents (consumers, firms, asset owners etc.) and the functioning of markets, and shows how these tools can be applied to deal with problems of practical relevance to managers. The course takes a \"modernist\" approach, incorporating recent theoretical developments such as transaction costs theory, markets with asymmetric information, principal-agent models to enhance the student's appreciation of the analytic power and practical applicability of economic theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5002","ModuleTitle":"ANALYTICS FOR MANAGERS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The course demonstrates how Analytics based on the scientific paradigm of data, models and assumptions produce Business Intelligence that can be used to support managerial decisions. \r\n\r\nFocus is on the appreciation of a battery of quantitative tools: their scientific concepts, their applications straddling Finance, Marketing, SCM, HR etc. as well as their limitations. \r\n\r\nTopics include Decision and Risk analyses, Linear and Nonlinear optimization models, Exploratory CRM (i.e. effective extraction and communication of information from data), Statistical Thinking (data variability, margins of error and hypothesis testing), ANOVA (comparison of group averages), Forecasting using Regression and Time Series models. \r\n\r\nThe utility of MS Excel and dedicated add-ins will be demonstrated throughout the course. \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5003","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to introduce the basic concepts and principles of both financial and managerial accounting, without being excessively technical and procedural in emphasis. The coverage of topics aims to equip non-accounting managers with a basic understanding of accounting concepts and systems, the limitations of accounting data and financial statements, and the uses of accounting information for decision-making and performance evaluation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5005","ModuleTitle":"Management Accounting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The module covers accounting for management decisionmaking as well as cost accounting in manufacturing firms. Major topics include—job order, process and standard costing; budgeting and variance analysis; break-even analysis and relevant cost analysis; and management accounting in new manufacturing environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5003","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5008","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The course is to provide students with the knowledge of financial resource management and the role of financial manager in maximizing the value of the firm.  The main topics covered include: basic concepts and principles of financial management; standard techniques of financial analysis and control; financial markets and business environments; valuation and capital budgeting; capital structure and cost of capital; sources of financing and management of current assets and liabilities of the firm.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5009","ModuleTitle":"MARKETING MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The course is designed to provide the students an understanding of basic marketing concepts, tools and techniques and their application in the analysis of marketing problems. The focus is on creativity and appreciation of the role of marketing in an enterprise and its relationship with other functions of business. The course deploys a combination of teaching methods, including lectures, cases, exercises, and projects and covers topics such as the marketing concept, analysis of the marketing environment, buyer behavior, segmentation and targeting, development of marketing programmess and the specific elements of the marketing mix of product, pricing, promotion and distribution. Issues in integrating the marketing mix and implementing, evaluating and controlling the market programme are also addressed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5011","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomics in the Global Economy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the tools and techniques of macro- and international economic thinking as applied to business.  It provides a foundation for international management, particularly country risk analysis, finance, and other business disciplines.  Specific learning outcomes are understanding of \r\n(i) Tracking the macro-economy; \r\n(ii) Sources of growth; \r\n(iii) Short-term fluctuations -- business cycle; (iv) Government policy; and (v) International trade and finance.”","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"BMA 5001 “Managerial Economics”"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5013","ModuleTitle":"CORPORATE STRATEGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the work of top management in business organisations.  The primary perspective adopted is that of the general manager at the head of a business entitya?\"the corporation, business, division or planta?\"whose main responsibility is the overall success of his or her organisation.  The course concentrates on the skills and actions required of the general manager for the development, communication and implementation of strategic organisational choices in the context of complex business situations. Two related areas comprise the core of the course.  The first, strategy formulation, address the goals and objectives of the course, and the means by which these goals and objectives are to be achieved.  The second area, strategy implementation, concentrates on how the general manager deploys the organisationa??s resources to implement, control and improve the formulated strategy. In order to capture the pragmatic, action oriented nature of the general managera??s task and the complexity of the environment in which he or she operates, part of the course is taught through the case method.  In addition, students will be exposed to a range of practitioner or theoretical readings on the subject.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5002 and BMA5003 and BMA5009","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5014","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students improve their proficiency in Business English so as to meet the demands of communicating as students and as future managers.\r\n\r\nStudents will engage in a wide range of activities which emphasise fluency and accuracy. They will be involved in various oral and written tasks in order to practise the skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading. \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5104","ModuleTitle":"GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide participants with the basic theoretical knowledge, skills, and sensitivities that will help them deal effectively with key management issues and challenges in today's global business environment. We intend to explore the major issues and challenges facing companies with worldwide operations as seen by the managers themselves. The questions addressed include:\r\n1) Why do firm globlize?\r\n2) What are the various demands of operating in a global environment?\r\n3) What are the operating tasks involved in implementing multidimensional global strategies? and\r\n4) What is the nature of the general management challenge involved in managing a complex organization in a rapidly evolving global environment?\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5112","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Environments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The class goal is to build understanding of strategies that respond to Asia’s business environments—a set of business environments as diverse as there is in the entire world. The first part of the coursefocuses on major components of the business environment. Key components include government policies and institutions, macroeconomic factors such as foreign exchange rates and resource endowments, and the influence of local communities and culture. The second part of the course then explores business responses to contextual features, which themselves form part of the environment for doing business in Asia. Specific business responses examined may vary year to year in keeping with shifting realities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5119","ModuleTitle":"Family Business","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5120","ModuleTitle":"EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5121","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Insights III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5122","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomics and Finance: Perspectives from Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the link between economic growth, financial markets and policy in Asia, from a structural as well as cyclical perspective. The course draws on many analytical tools of macro and international economics covered in BMA5011, which is a pre-requisite. Major topics covered include: (1) The role of financial system and regulation in Asia’s economic development; (2) Asian\r\nfinancial crisis and its legacies; (3) The evolution of Asian exchange rate regimes and real exchange rate adjustment; and (4) Opportunities and policy challenges posed by globalization, regional integration and cross-border\r\ntransmission of shocks.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"BMA5011","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5124","ModuleTitle":"Environmental and Resource Management in a Regulatory Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"Businesses must manage their affairs subject to a number of external pressures, including government regulation, particularly in the area of environmental and natural\r\nresources. While businesses cannot escape environmental regulation, they can influence the course of government intervention in their operations, both by weighing in on the goals of public policies and by influencing the mechanism by which governments intervene in markets. To be effective players in government-business relations, how ever, managers need to understand the concepts that underpin environmental policy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"BMA5001","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5235","ModuleTitle":"Transformational Service Innovations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"In an increasingly competitive world, companies must focus on the investments, outsourcing options, organization and staffing of technology to drive and support business. The critical path to business success is however not the technology itself, but changing the business process and the work supported by the technology.\r\n\r\nService transformation around technology is one of the methods by which organizations evolve/sustain themselves and also grow to delight their customers, and to expand their core product/service offerings.\r\n\r\nSuch transformations are  underpinned by an attention to the customer, judicious application of information and communications technologies, strategic marketing.  and numerous other management tools.\r\n\r\nDrawing  on years of experience managing leading companies based in Singapore and the regions, this module will walk the students through the different  scenarios and challenges faced,  to provide a holistic approach and an in-depth study of  organizations that have transformed themselves using a mix of purpose/strategy, business process (both for productivity or new businesses) and people strategies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5303","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a conceptual framework for effective financial statement analysis and the use of financial statement data in a variety of business contexts. This framework helps to interpret the quality of the accounting and the imperfections and distortions in financial statements that are issued by firms. Case studies are used to apply the concepts and tools of financial analysis to practical issues.\r\n\r\nThe course does not emphasise the detailed accounting rules and conventions. However, it provides a good understanding of the broad principles underlying the preparation of financial statements. The focus is on general conceptual approaches to analyzing assets, liabilities, shareholders? equity, revenue, and expenses in order to evaluate a firm?s accounting choices, to understand the effects of alternative accounting techniques on results of operations and financial position, and to determine how financial statement information is used in analysis.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5003 and BMA5008","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5323","ModuleTitle":"Applied Portfolio Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This advanced Seminar in Finance module will serve as a comprehensive real world examination of the quantitative fundamental behavioural and model-based approaches utilised for performing security valuation in the financial industry. Major topics covered include Discounted Cash Flow Valuation, Relative Valuation, Valuing Private Firms, Acquisitions and Value Enhancement Strategies. Lectures will involve frequent interaction with practitioners from the industry hands-on lab projects and real-life examples. Suitable for students interested in a career as a financial analyst (both on the buy-side and sell-side), or as a portfolio manager.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5324","ModuleTitle":"Value Investing In Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to highlight the skills necessary from a theoretical and practical standpoint necessary for investing using a “value” and “fundamental” approach. The course aims to apply traditional value investment theory with the practical challenges of investing in Asian equity markets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"BMA5003 and BMA5008","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5325","ModuleTitle":"International Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"In this course, the emphasis is placed on the international financial system, international investments, and international financial management, particularly in Asia. It is especially helpful for a student pursuing a career in international banking, global asset management, or international corporate finance. Our course begins with a thorough analysis of the structure and the management of the international monetary system. We will then cover the following topics: the foreign exchange market; exchangerate forecasting; international investments; currency and rate risk management; international capital budgeting; international political risk and corporate governance in Asia; and international banking and liquid asset management. The Global Financial Crisis has changed the global financial landscape tremendously. The course not only provides an understanding of the existing international financial architecture, but the rapidly evolving global institutions and markets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0-0-2.5-5","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5327","ModuleTitle":"Family Business & Wealth Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course provids in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge for managing family business and wealth. Family business is commonly thought to be small and unprofessional; and not lasting three generations. There are, however, a number of \r\nsuccessful family firms, for example, Hermes, Tata, Toyota, and Ford Motors. This course highlights the challenges uniquely faced by business families and focuses on how to transform the family business to a family enterprise operating professionally; and how to preserve and transfer family business and wealth across generations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5328","ModuleTitle":"Measuring and Improving the Impact of Social Enterprises","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on actionable measurement in government, non-profit organizations, social enterprises, philanthropy, and impact investing. \"Actionable\" means that the measurement is used by managers, investors, and other stakeholders in making decisions. The course explores the intersection of three premises that seem to be in some tension with each other. (1) That you can’t manage what you can’t measure, (2) that not everything that counts can be counted, and (3) Campbell’s law that “the more any quantitative social indicator is used for decision making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor.\"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"19.5-0-0-0-45.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5330","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Finance: Trading and Investing in Commodities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"- This module aims to do the following\r\n\r\n- To provide students with an overview of the commodity markets as an asset class\r\n\r\n- To introduce key concepts for commodity trading and investing businesses\r\n\r\n- To provide a framework for assessing risks and opportunities of commodity investing for traders and investors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-2-1.5","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5409","ModuleTitle":"SEMINARS IN MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS:MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5414","ModuleTitle":"Managing the China Venture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to expose students to the emerging role China plays in the global political/ economic scene and the market opportunities China offers to business investors worldwide. Latest plans on China’s economic restructuring and regional integration to boost domestic consumption will be reviewed. The module also discusses critical challenges executives face in managing a China venture. These include decisions and actions on modes of entry; access to target market segments; sourcing of suppliers and choice of venture partners; creation of distribution network; control of product/service quality; management of government relations; containment of costs; and talent acquisition and retention.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5420","ModuleTitle":"Leadership in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"Asia occupies a special place in the world economy. Some of the biggest economies are found in Asia. For instance, Japan, China, India and South Korea.\r\n\r\nCulturally, Asia is very different from Europe or the USA or Middle East. The famous GLOBE studies have clearly shown this to be true and how those differences impact leadership effectiveness not just between Asia and the rest of the world, but also within countries in Asia.\r\n\r\nGiven the fact that many of our MBA graduates may end up working in Asia, it will be very useful for them to understand difference between Asia and the rest of the world, and differences between countries in Asia.\r\n\r\nThis module aims to look at core concepts of leadership from a cross cultural perspective, with a heavy emphasis on leadership in Asia. We will examine the difference between leadership and management, the cultural context of leadership, personal attributes of the leader using the Big Five Personality Profiling, the many ways that leaders can exercise influence over his/her subordinates.\r\n\r\nWe then examine the several major leadership models such as transformational leadership, servant leadership, authentic leadership, change leadership and see how a leadership practicitioner needs to adapt these approaches in order to be effective in different parts of Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5506","ModuleTitle":"PRODUCT & BRAND MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module is about marketing of products. The topics include New Product Development and Marketing, Product Line Decisions, Product Portfolio Management and Brand Management. The objective of  this module is to see things from a product manager's perspective and ask what issues he/she might face and analyze them.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5511","ModuleTitle":"CHANNELS AND PRICING STRATEGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This is a course that is meant for two important marketing mix variables, channel management and pricing. \r\n\r\nIn Channel Management, not much attention is usually paid to understanding marketing channels in detail. In fact people used to call channels the `dark continent? of marketing, that is best left to `truckers?. But, is this true? One can make at least four observations: long term commitment of channel related decisions, existence of channel `power play,? market dynamics caused by channel changes, and the impact of internet on channel intermediaries. All these issues are very difficult to comprehend and solve if we do not understand `what channels are for?? Channel management is not just managing the retailers and the trucks and delivery personnel, but it is much larger than that. \r\n\r\nIn Pricing, the one element of marketing strategy that is least understood and hence constantly feared by many managers is pricing. This is because pricing is a very complex issue. On one hand, it is supposed to reflect all the strategic steps the company has taken to bring the product to the consumer and convince him/her to buy it as well. On the other hand, it is supposed to reflect what the consumer would get out of the product by paying that price to acquire it. Will there be a match between the two? Perhaps and perhaps not. This dilemma makes it imperative for a manager needs to understand and analyze various factors in arriving at an appropriate pricing strategy. And, pricing does not operate in vacuum. It has to be married with other elements of the marketing strategy, including the channel management we discuss in this course. Thus, understanding the broader picture of the various elements of pricing, and building a scientific framework on pricing will always be reliable and better in the long run. \r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5524","ModuleTitle":"APPLIED MARKET RESEARCH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5801","ModuleTitle":"Management Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"designed to prepare students for effective communication\r\nat the workplace. It enables students to develop and\r\ndemonstrate effective, business oriented communication\r\nskills in three important areas: (a) reading; (b) writing; and\r\n(c) speaking.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5901","ModuleTitle":"MANAGEMENT PRACTICUM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5001","ModuleTitle":"LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module combines comparative (East-West) sociological and psychological perspectives on management. The sociological perspective includes coverage of: organization structure and design; organization culture; control and coordination systems; the nature and functioning of small groups in organizations; and organization development and change. The psychological perspective addresses such topics as: comparative views on leadership; roles and functions of the chief executive; the role of power, influence and politics; establishing supportive communications; enhancing employee performance through motivation and empowerment; delegating for responsiveness; managing conflict, change and varied stakeholders. Whereas the sociological perspective will emphasize understanding of the imperatives of managing complex organizations, the psychological perspective will emphasize experiential learning to enhance leadership and managerial skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5002","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Strategy For 21st-Century Organisations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the work of the general manager at the head of a business entity?the corporation, business, division or plant. The module concentrates on the skills and actions required of the general manager for the development, communication and implementation of strategic organizational choices in the context of complex business situations. The module will adopt a comparative perspective by first examining the evolution of strategic management practice in the West and in Asia, and then reconciling differences in practices from the viewpoint of an Asian manager. Typical topics include: perspectives on the role of firms in society; setting of mission and objectives; the concept of strategy; industry analysis, generic strategies; firm competencies; corporate strategy and diversification; environmental analysis; strategy and structure; culture and other implementation processes; strategic leadership; organizational learning; stakeholder analysis and corporate ethics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5004","ModuleTitle":"Business Environment In Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a foundation for the understanding of the economic and political environment of business. It starts with an overview of macroeconomic indicators and their determinants; the functioning of markets; the tools of macroeconomic management (monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policies); and industrial policy, especially the role of technology, externalities, market failures, imperfect competition, and strategic trade policy in influencing national competitiveness. The second part of this module presents an overview of the international political system, emphasizing international economic relations as they concern business executives rather than politicians and diplomats. Concepts covered include: the balance of power, national interest, sovereignty, international law, and diplomacy; prospects for world-order transformation; regional cooperation; North-South relations; technology transfer in the world economy; and the globalization of financial markets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5007","ModuleTitle":"ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an overview of the principles of both accounting and financial management, with a view to providing executives, who may not possess prior accounting or financial training, with an understanding of accounting and financial management concepts. Topics include: the uses and limitations of accounting information for decision making and performance evaluation; knowledge of financial resource management; the role of managers in maximizing the financial value of the firm; the standard techniques of financial analysis and control; financial markets and the environment in which businesses operate; valuation and capital budgeting; capital structure and the cost of capital; the choice of sources of financing; and the management of current assets and liabilities of the firm.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5008","ModuleTitle":"Cross-Cultural Human Resource Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the responsibilities of senior executives for the effective management and utilization of human resources. The module will also deal with critical HR issues arising from new business challenges of the 21st century, such as anticipated demographic and value changes in the labor force, business diversification and globalization, organizational reorienting and restructuring, and working relationships and corporate cultures in the process of transition. The central perspective is the cross-cultural management of people within Asian businesses. Topics include: the design and management of personnel systems; planning, employee development and retention, staff appraisal and the design of rewards systems employee relations and collective bargaining; the implications of an aging population for human resources planning and management; and comparative perspectives on HRM; and managing professional employees, whose competencies and specialized knowledge increasingly determine and sustain competitive advantage.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5010","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance And Corporate Governance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module includes Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance.  Corporate Finance aim to analyze listed company?s financial status based on statements. It will also cover the differences between Chinese and Foreign listed companies. It will also discuss acquisition and merging modes, analysis the problems when company goes to foreign market, agency, option and theory.\r\n\r\nCorporate Governance is to provide a solid understanding of corporate governance from an international perspective, drawing from the perspectives of academics, regulators, practitioners and policy-makers. The module will include an overview of corporate governance and corporate governance mechanisms that help control managerial behaviour, different ownership structures, models and systems of corporate governance internationally,  policy responses of different countries to corporate governance concerns,  board of directors, board committees, external and internal auditing, executive and director compensation, disclosure and transparency, and communication with investors.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5001","ModuleTitle":"LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module combines comparative (East - West) sociological and psychological perspectives on management to provide for an understanding of the imperatives of managing complex organisations as well as enhancing leadership and managerial skills. The sociological perspective includes coverage of: organisation structure and design; organisation culture; control and co-ordination systems; the nature and functioning of small groups in organisations; and organisation development and change.  The psychological perspective addresses such topics as: comparative views on leadership; roles and functions of the chief executives; the role of power, influence and politics; establishing supportive communications; enhancing employeea??s performance through motivation and empowerment; delegating for responsiveness, managing conflict, change and varied stakeholders.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5003","ModuleTitle":"Decision and Risk Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides for an appreciation of the basic tools of statistical and quantitative methods of business decision-making from the perspectives of senior executives as requesters and users of such analyses. The emphasis is on problem-formulation and model building, providing conceptual input for - and evaluating the output of - the more detailed work carried out by decision analysts.  The module will also provide for familiarization with standard computer packages as tools for arriving at solutions to problems as means for communicating analyses and decisions within and outside the organisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5004","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The module covers managerial economics theory and applications. It introduces the basic microeconomic theories of marginal analysis and competitive markets. It then develops analysis of market power and imperfect markets, with applications to business management and policy. The techniques provide building blocks for other disciplines, including cost accounting, corporate finance, marketing, and business strategy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3.50","Workload":"35-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BME5006","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Marketing and Brand Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide executives with an understanding of marketing concepts, tools and techniques and their application in the analysis of marketing problems.  The module covers topics such as the marketing concept; analysis of the marketing environment; buyer behaviour; segmentation and targeting; development of marketing programmes and elements of the marketing mix: product, pricing, promotion and distribution.  Issues in integrating the marketing mix and implementing, evaluating and controlling the marketing programme in the Asian context constitute a common theme of this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5009","ModuleTitle":"LOGISTICS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the participants to the functional areas of Operations and Logistics Management.  It will cover topics such as Operations Planning and Control, Quality Excellence, Japanese Operations Systems, Theory of Constraints, Operations Research-Based Tools, Operations Strategy and Design, Supply Chain Management, Risk Pooling, Vendor Hubs, Physical Distribution and Transportation, Strategic Warehousing, Logistics Performance and Planning and Third Party Logistics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5010","ModuleTitle":"Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the core concepts and practices of innovation management and entrepreneurship with a specific focus on the challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific context. While the specific choice of topics may vary from one cohort to the next, the module is structured to equip the class participants with a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of technological and business model innovation, the key analytic tools for formulating and\r\nimplementing innovation strategy, the basic organizational approaches to managing innovation, and the core mindsets and skills of entrepreneurship to discover, evaluate and exploit innovation opportunities for business and social goals. While the module does not assume in-depth knowledge of specific technologies and will use examples and cases covering a diverse range of technological and industry contexts to illustrate the core concepts, it will encourage interactive learning among the class participants through sharing of insights derived from their own respective deep domain knowledge of different technological innovations and business/industry contexts. The module will give special emphasis on challenges and opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship that are of particular relevance to the Asia-Pacific context, including low-cost disruptive innovation as a competitive strategy, intellectual property (IP) management issues in emerging market contexts, and the entrepreneurial use of social networks in Asian cultures. Besides bringing in experienced innovation managers and entrepreneurs to share their practical experiences with the class, the module will also facilitate knowledge sharing by classmates with start-up entrepreneurial or corporate intrapreneurial experiences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5011","ModuleTitle":"CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ASIAN BUSINESS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"Modules offered under this heading will address one or more of a range of important topics and issues in the management of Asian organisations.  Examples of modules or topics include: contemporary issues in Asian business, East Asian (Japanese, Korean, Chinese) business and management systems, business-government relations in Asia, managing the China venture, managing in South Asia, managing the Asian multinational corporation systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5012","ModuleTitle":"THINKING CREATIVELY AND STRATEGICALLY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"Modules offered under this heading address the concerns and developmental needs of senior executive with responsibility for the overall success of their organisations.  Typical topics include: thinking creatively and strategically; global strategic management; managing value-creation through strategy; the strategic management of information technology; managing the organisation-Government interface; managing external relations; and managing inter-firm relations and strategic alliances.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BME5017","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to look at the specific cultural and institutional contexts across multiple Asian economies to understand how the interaction of these forces can create both challenges as well as opportunities. The rise of Asia has been seen as a threat to some while as a source of tremendous opportunities for others. In order to capitalize on Asia's rise, firms need to understand the four revolutions that will determine the future of Asia and the world. These four revolutions are: (1) demographic revolution; (2) innovation revolution; (3) corporate revolution, and (3) regulatory revolution.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2.50","Workload":"25-0-0-0-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMF5001","ModuleTitle":"Financial Management of Family Business","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course analyzes governance of family firms. This course highlights that family business is an organizational structure of large firms and for a large part are global and\r\nsurprisingly similar across business environment, nations and cultures. This course investigates the underlying mechanisms that create the uniqueness of family firms. In\r\naddition, this course discusses the role of the founding family in the firm and analyses how the family’s various preferences, psychology, family structures, and family\r\naffairs affect corporate policy such as CEO succession planning and financial policies, and the outcomes on the firm value. Finally, the course discusses the design of\r\ngovernance structure to constrain the family’s influences over corporate policies as well as govern the family to preserve the firm value.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5002","ModuleTitle":"Applied Market Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"The digital age has fundamentally altered the manner we collect, process, analyse and disseminate market intelligence. Driven by advances in hardware, software and communications, the very nature of market research is rapidly changing. New techniques are emerging. The increased velocity of information flow enables marketers to respond with much greater speed to changes in the marketplace. Market research is timelier, less expensive, more actionable and more precise ... all of which makes it of far greater importance to marketers.\r\n\r\nApplied Market Research is primarily designed for marketing professionals to train them to use market knowledge for day-to-day marketing decisions. It will provide good understanding of many prevalent research techniques and their application.\r\n\r\nThe course will be taught in an application-oriented fashion through lectures, class discussions and case studies. Students will acquire critical analysis and decision making abilities to prepare them to tackle the marketing and business issues they are likely to confront in a career in marketing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Any introductory course on Marketing","Preclusion":"MKT4415C Applied Market Research","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5004","ModuleTitle":"Design Thinking & Business Innovations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to raise the understanding of the significance of Design Thinking and its innovative applications to businesses. \r\n\r\nIt would provide: \r\na) insights on the cognitive issues of Design Thinking at the personal level; \r\nb) a broad review of the practice of Design Thinking at organizational level; \r\nc) an experience of the processes and methodologies needed to take a creative idea all the way to market. It does these through a series of lectures, case studies, and intensive design thinking workshops.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6100","ModuleTitle":"Proseminar in Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module is to provide marketing doctoral students with an orientation to current research in the field of marketing. The primary objectives are to provide students with exposure to representative samples of significant research\r\nstreams, current issues, and research priorities in the marketing field, and to introduce entering doctoral students to the research interests of the NUS marketing faculty.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6101","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Seminar: Perspectives in Consumer Behavior","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will introduce students to the fundamentals of modeling in marketing.  Among the topics we will cover include marketing models and implementation, market segmentation, pricing, market structure, market share, market entry/timing, and distribution channels.  We will rely heavily on journal articles in discussing these topics.  Students are expected to be fully prepared for all readings.  A research proposal on a topic (to be approved by instructor) based on those covered in this seminar is due at the end of the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6104","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Seminar: Marketing Theory & Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6105E","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module: Emotions and Mental Imagery","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6106","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Seminar: Empirical IO Models in Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6111C","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module is to provide marketing doctoral students with an orientation to current research in the field of marketing. The primary objectives are to provide students with exposure to representative samples of significant research streams, current issues, and research priorities in the marketing field, and to introduce doctoral students to the research interests of the NUS marketing faculty and visiting professors.\r\n\r\nBMK6111 will be taught over 6½ weeks and not 13 weeks and the total workload will equal to 65 hours (half of a 4MC PhD module).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5001","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"sociological and psychological perspectives on management. The sociological perspective includes coverage of: organization structure and design; organization culture; control and coordination systems; the nature and functioning of small groups in organizations; and organization development and change. The \r\npsychological perspective addresses topics such as: comparative views on leadership; roles and functions of the chief executive; the role of power, influence and politics; establishing supportive communications; enhancing employee performance through motivation and empowerment; delegating for  esponsiveness; managing conflict, change and varied stakeholders.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"8-4-0-16-12","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5002","ModuleTitle":"Asia-Pacific Economic and Business Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The module develops principles of macroeconomics to enable policy makers to govern more effectively in relation to business owners, investors, employees, markets and the regulatory environment in Asia-Pacific context. The module will highlight when and how to apply quantitative and qualitative tools in situations of scarce resources, and competition, and imperfect markets. The second part of \r\nthis module focuses on economic modernization in Asia with special attention to associated political and social dynamics. Concepts covered include: Modernization, Industrialization and Economic Development, Economic Analysis and Measurement, Trade and Foreign Direct Investment, Demographics,  rbanization, Government and Politics. These concepts are taught within a  ramework which students apply toward country analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"39-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5101","ModuleTitle":"Judgment and Decision-Making for Modern Policy Makers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to help policy makers understand and improve the quality of policy decisions and become a better decision maker. The course will take a systematic view of decision making from both normative and descriptive perspectives. The normative approach may help decision makers to identify, structure, and analyze decision problems in a systematic and logical manner. On the other hand, the descriptive approach has provided insightful understandings of how people deviate from rational decision-making and easily fall into common decision traps. This course will teach students how to think critically about the decisions people make, how to avoid common decision pitfalls, and how to improve decision making skills by offering a comprehensive cross-disciplinary knowledge of decision making and more importantly its real life applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5105","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Fundamentals and City Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course exposes the students the key concepts of city planning, real estate market and development process. Recent years have witnessed rapid urbanization in the developing Asia and transitional China and some of its\r\nconsequences – substantial urban growth, dramatic ups and downs of real estate markets, financial markets as well as regional economies. The government officials and state-owned enterprise (SOE) executives are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, such as how urban planning theories may help to solve urban problems? How zoning regulation may affect urban land development? How bubbles in real estate market were formed? How do the fundamentals determine equilibrium demand, supply, and prices in the real estate market? How to make prudent real estate development decision?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BMO5000","ModuleTitle":"Block Seminar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"Block Seminar","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO5004","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Organizational Behavior","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will cover contemporary topics in the field of organizational behaviour.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6001","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Organisation Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore the major issues and debates in the field of Organizational Behavior, with particular emphasis on the behavior of individuals and small groups in the organizational context. Students will be required to critically analyze the theories and supporting research relating to these various issues. Basic knowledge of organizational behavior, social science research methods and statistics will be necessary. In addition to extensive readings and discussions, each student will be required to submit two term papers, which summarize knowledge and research in two topics and will include a research proposal to address an outstanding issue/debate in the area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6002","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR IN ORGANISATION THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"The seminar in Organizational Theory provides the students with a broad overview of the field as well as an in-depth look at the current debates and the emerging picture in the field. We will read and discuss classical organizational sociology and the emergent fields such as organizational economics, institutional theory, network theory and organizational ecology. The students will be expected to engage in independent reading, interpretation and debate. During the semester, the students will submit two short papers on topics of their choice, and a final term paper with an integrative theme. This paper should demonstrate a deep understanding of the material, an ability to integrate literature, and independent conceptual development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6004","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the skills involved in understanding, evaluating, conducting and reporting research in the behavioral sciences.  Topics addressed include the philosophy of science, theory building in behavioral sciences research, hypotheses development, alternative inquiry methods such as quantitative and qualitative research, and research design among others. The course will address experimental design, survey research, qualitative research methods and emerging streams of research. The course is conducted as a seminar with extensive, readings and preparation. A reasonable knowledge of statistics and a basic knowledge of social science research are necessary for this course. Students are expected to rely on themselves to conduct independent projects as part of the course. \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6006S","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study: Genetic Behavior Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6006T","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study: Emotion Experiences and Emotion Regulations at Work","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6009A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Management and Organization (TiMO):  Professional Seminar in Organizational Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will cover a variety of topics dealing with professional ethics and behaviour not dealt with in content oriented classes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-0-3.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMP5003","ModuleTitle":"Managing for Public & Private Environmental Sustainability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Forward looking firms and governments increasingly recognize the breadth of the impacts that their environment and natural resource decisions have on productivity, stakeholder and collaborator relations, and the long term viability of their respective enterprises. This course will examine how both firms and governments, separately and cooperatively, pursue strategies for environmental sustainability. Using examples from Asia, North America and Europe, the course will examine the concepts, tools, laws, and institutions that promote – and sometimes impede – effective environmental protection and natural resource management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5001","ModuleTitle":"LEADERSHIP & MANAGERIAL SKILLS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces concepts and principles fundamental to creating and leading effective organizations. Major topics include perception and decision-making, employee motivation and empowerment, group and team processes, strategic organizational design, power and politics, corporate culture, and organizational change and transformation. The course is interactive, with opportunities for class participation throughout. In addition to lecture and assigned readings, the instructional approach incorporates case analyses, video presentations, experiential exercises, and such.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5002","ModuleTitle":"ASIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of two parts.  In the first part of the module the impact of globalization and modernization on Asian economies is explored.  Models of economic development, international trade, foreign direct investment and global multilateral institutions are discussed in the context of their impact on Asia and vice versa.  In addition, patterns of political, social and demographic change in different Asian countries are compared and explored.  In the second part of the module, in-depth country analyses are conducted.  Methodologies for conducting country analysis are demonstrated and various Asian countries are explored and analyzed.  Individual country analysis will include student presentations as well as lectures and discussion.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5003","ModuleTitle":"ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5007","ModuleTitle":"CORPORATE FINANCE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"This course covers some of the most important topics in Managerial Finance.  Emphasis is placed on the optimal allocation of resources for both individuals and corporations.  The first part of the course deals mainly with optimal decisions under certainty where resources are allocated over time.  The second part of the course deals with how to measure uncertainties and how uncertainties affect the operations and finances of a firm.  Factors explaining security returns are investigated as well as the concept of market efficiency.  The course cumulates with a discussion on mergers and acquisitions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN2001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module encourages students to become independent and self-motivated learners, and promote students interest in research-based work. It consists of a series of laboratory-based projects or other academic prescriptions for the students independent study. The academic scope is worked out between the student and the supervising faculty members.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-6-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN2101","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Bioengineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field and its definition varies according to the emphasis of the group. In this module, bioengineering is taken to be the application of the fundamental concepts and methods of physical science and engineering to biological and medical sciences. The goal is to teach students how to apply fundamental engineering principles to solve challenging problems in biology and medicine and to develop new medical devices. This module assumes that students have basic training in mathematics, biology, physics and chemistry. The module will be based on four main introductory modules: a) Biomaterials, b) Biomechanics, c) Biofluid and d) Medical Imaging.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3-4.5","Prerequisite":"BIE Stage 2 standing and Engineering students doing Minor in Bioengineering","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN2102","ModuleTitle":"Bioengineering Data Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce concepts relevant to the interpretation and statistical analysis of experimental results in the bioengineering field. Theoretical explanations will be followed by hands-on tutorials with relevant computational software. Students will learn how to perform some of the most commonly used statistical analysis of experiments (e.g., z and t tests, ANOVA analysis) as well\r\nas to interpret the results of typical bioengineering experiments by building a suitably fitted mathematical model.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506 Mathematics II","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN2202","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Biotransport","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module will present fundamental transport solutions which model the major features of biological flow.  The conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in a system will be studied and applied to blood flows in the cardiovascular system.  Basic knowledge of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics will also be covered.  Bifurcation flow and Hemorheology in macrocirculation and microcirculation will be discussed.  Mass transfer will be introduced to the students for applications in drug delivery, dialysis devices and bioreactors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"MA1505 Mathematics I and MA1506 Mathematics II","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN3101","ModuleTitle":"Biomedical Engineering Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Preparation of formal engineering reports on a series of engineering analysis and design problems illustrating methodology from various branches of applied mechanics as applied to bioengineering problems. Statistical analysis. A term project and oral presentation are required. Students are exposed to the entire design process: design problem definition, generation of a design specification, documentation, design review process, prototype fabrication, testing and calibration.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3-4.5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN3201","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Biomechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students to the applications of engineering statics and dynamics to perform simple force analysis of the musculoskeletal system; give an appreciation of kinematics and kinetics of human motions; apply the fundamentals of strength of materials, i.e. stress and strain in biological systems, sheer force, bending moment and torsion; introduce biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"EG1109","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN3301","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Biomaterials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to give students a strong materials science and engineering base to biomaterials engineering. The principles of materials science and engineering with particular attention to topics most relevant to biomedical engineering will be covered. This would include atomic structures, hard treatment, fundamental of corrosion, manufacturing processes and characterisation of materials. The structure-property relationships of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites as well as hard and soft tissues such as bone, teeth, cartilage, ligament, skin, muscle and vasculature will be described. Behaviour of materials in the physiological environment will be focus. The target students are those who have no background in materials science and engineering but would like to study to biomaterials as a subject in bioengineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"[(CM1121 or CM1501) plus (LSM1101 or LSM1401 or MLE1101)] or MLE3104","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BN3402","ModuleTitle":"Bio-Analytical Methods In Bioengineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the course is to give a theoretical and practical introduction into selected analytical methods for the characterization of biomaterials, tissues, biomolecules and immobilized biological molecules. The methods are focused to obtain: structural, topological (e.g. atomic force microscopy), chemical (e.g. spectrometry) and functional (e.g. surface palsmon resonance and bioassays) information for the characterization of biomolecules, biomaterials, tissues and biomodified materials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CM1121 or CM1501) and (LSM1101 or LSM1401)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN4101R","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of a research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. It introduces students to the basic methodology of research in the context of a problem of current research interest. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"Stage 4 standing","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN4202","ModuleTitle":"Biofluids Dynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fluid dynamic principles and their application in natural organs. Also studied are their substitutes, particularly the flow consideration in their design. Topics include: whole heart, intra-aortic balloon pump, blood pump, heart valve, blood substitutes, blood vessels, oxygenator, kidney, pancreas, liver. Special student projects involve the design of diagnostic and therapeutic instruments and devices for cardiovascular applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"Either CN2122 or ME2134 or BN2202","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN4301","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Tissue Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide the students with the background to understand and assess the currently applied basic principles of tissue engineering. Student would learn to (1) nurture an appreciation of how tissue engineering will influence health care in the next century, (2) acquire a basic understanding of the central principles of tissue engineering, (3) derive a working knowledge of how engineers can participate in tissue engineering research and commercial applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"BN3301","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN4403","ModuleTitle":"Cellular Bioengineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"A multidisciplinary module which describes the processes on a cellular level. It provides the link between molecular level biochemical and biophysical phenomena and the processes on the physiological level, where specifics of tissue and organs become important. Cellular mechanisms of solvent, noncharged solutes and ions transport through ion channels in relationship to bioelectric phenomena and cellular homeostasis will be described. The module explains how do the cells maintain their composition, structure and volume, how do they form membrane potential and how do they communicate and form the contacts in epithelium.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN4406","ModuleTitle":"Biophotonics And Bioimaging","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to introduce the principles of light-tissue interactions and frontier topics of biomedical optics and biophotonics techniques on biomedical diagnostics and therapy. The major topics covered are the fundamentals of lasers and optics in biomedicine, tissue optics, biospectroscopy, microscopy and imaging, and the development and applications of advanced biophotonics techniques in tissue diagnosis and treatment, and nanobiotechnology. Students will be able to grasp the important biophotonic concepts and instrumentation that are necessary for developing techniques and devices that use light to probe tissues and cells. The target students are bioengineering undergraduate and graduate major students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE2009","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN5101","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Principles In Medicine I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to enable students to apply the fundamental principles of engineering to bioengineering applications. It aims to provide a good understanding of biomechanics and biofluid dynamics. An understanding of biomechanics is important as mechanical forces are constantly experienced not only at the musculoskeletal but also the organ, tissue as well as cellular level. Mass transport is also vital for cell, tissue and organ functions; and 60% of body weight consists of body fluid. In this module, topics include biomechanics of the human musculoskeletal system and tissues, mechanics of biological structures at the nano/micrometer scale, rheology of biological fluids, mass transfer in tissue, and reactor analogy of cellular activity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN5104","ModuleTitle":"QUANTITATIVE PHYSIOLOGY PRINCIPLES IN BIOENGINEERING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on three major systems (cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous system) and quantitatively described from both the cellular (membrane dynamics, ion transport, muscle and nerve, electric conduction and equilibria, wave propagation and intercellular communications, sensory receptors and others) and system physiology perspectives (regulation and control, homeostasis, specific functions of major organs). Problem-based approaches will be adopted for the students to integrate the life sciences and engineering principles to solve bioengineering problems relevant to human physiology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN5205","ModuleTitle":"COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: The objectives of this course are to introduce students to the basic tools of biocomputation and to enable them to use these tools appropriately in the analysis of biomechanical and biological systems. Major topics to be covered: Basic biocomputational tools: finite elements and finite difference methods for steady state and transient problems. Description and modelling of biomechanical systems. Examples of biocomputational analyses in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and mechanosensory systems.  Advances and limitations in computational biomechanics. Target students: Those who are interested in modelling and analysis of complex biomechanical systems in research and application, using engineering computational methods and principles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN5501","ModuleTitle":"The Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Process","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is jointly offered by the Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Programme, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. It leads students through the Biodesign Process, which spans clinical needs finding and\r\nanalysis; brainstorming and concept implementation; and development of business, regulatory and reimbursement strategies. The course emphasis is on the \r\ndevelopment of needs-based solutions for real medical problems. Industry\r\nveterans will be invited as guest lecturers to share real world perspectives. Students will be expected to put theory into practice by delivering a prototype and business plan.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Graduate students enrolled in Engineering and Business\r\nfaculties","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BN5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BN6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5101","ModuleTitle":"Total Building Performance and Integration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide the concept and principles of total building performance and diagnosis, and introduces the methodology for building performance evaluation and rectification. It also considers four systems of integration in buildings – Structures, Envelope, Mechanical and Interior. The\r\nmodule discusses trends in office evolution.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5103","ModuleTitle":"Green Building Integration and Evaluation Studio","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This is a studio-based module that synthesizes the theoretical and practical aspects of building performance and detailed design development, bringing sustainable design concepts and elements to the forefront. The needs\r\nfor sustainable design and its integration into a holistic performing building will be a key principle of studio learning. Design decision support using simulation tools\r\nwill be brought to life in studio environment in the realization of holistic sustainable building. Simulation tools will be used for thermal, ventilation, IAQ, lighting\r\nand acoustics. Current sustainable building assessment techniques will be applied. Studio will be jointly conducted by academics and leading industry practitioners, particular focus will be given to sustainable building\r\ndesign covering both new build and retrofit of existing building.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-8-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5201","ModuleTitle":"Thermal and Indoor Air Quality Performance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"The thermal performance deals with the building thermal physics and addresses both passive and active design features in different climatic conditions. It also deals with thermal comfort in all types of buildings and climates\r\nincluding adaptive comfort models. The indoor air quality (IAQ) performance examines the relationship between IAQ and occupants’ well-being and health and identifies the types and sources of indoor air pollutants and means of\r\nminimizing the problems. The experimental procedures of investigating and analyzing IAQ issues are also introduced. The module also focuses on energy efficient HVAC and air distribution systems in achieving sustainable\r\nthermal and IAQ performance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5202","ModuleTitle":"Lighting and Acoustics Performance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"The lighting performance deals with visual perception, color classifications, daylight modelling and lighting installation design with specific reference to integration and control of artificial and day lighting, choice of light sources\r\nand lighting systems. The acoustic performance deals with community noise rating systems and the propagation of sound in the urban environment. Environment noise monitoring and modelling using professional software such\r\nas the CADNA will be introduced. At the building level, the transmission of sound and the acoustical design of room will be discussed. Laboratory and field measurements using acoustical instruments will be used to strengthen\r\nstudents’ understanding and analytical and presentation skills on the subject.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5203","ModuleTitle":"Structural Systems and Spatial Performance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the building integrity issues and provides a learning experience in structural planning as well as the decision making on the choice of construction techniques and materials. Topics covered include\r\nplanning of horizontal (such as floor beams and slabs) and vertical (such as structural walls and columns) members of structural systems for buildings; structural systems for large spans and high-rise buildings; concrete and steel\r\ntechnologies; precast concrete technology; and structural appraisal and repair. The spatial performance addresses such issues as circulation efficiency, interior design and layout, way-finding and navigation, flexibility in the adaptation of services needs to layout changes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5300","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Building Performance and Sustainability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the opportunity for timely introduction of novel and state-of-the-art ideas and developments in the domain of building performance and sustainability. It is typically designed to allow students to conduct independent studies on special topics in Building Performance and Sustainability under the\r\nguidance of a staff member. Students are normally required to submit a 6,000-word report, and the module may include other modes of assessment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BRP6551","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BRP6552","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BS5770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BS6770","ModuleTitle":"PHD SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP1004","ModuleTitle":"Legal Environment Of Business","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course will equip business students with basic legal knowledge relating to commercial transactions so that they will be more aware of potential legal problems which may arise in the course of business and having become aware, to have recourse to such professional legal advice as is necessary in the circumstances.  Subjects that meet these requirements include the Singapore Legal System, mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes, the types of various business organisations for businesses to conduct effectively within the law, directors' duties & liabilities, the making of valid business contracts and the rights & obligations of traders in the market place and negligence in the business environment through misstatements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SSB2212 or BH1004 or BZ1004 or BK1006 or GEK1009 or GEM1009k or SSD1203 or BSP1004A or BSP1004B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP1004X","ModuleTitle":"Legal Environment Of Business","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course will equip business students with basic legal knowledge relating to commercial transactions so that they will be more aware of potential legal problems which may arise in the course of business and having become aware, to have recourse to such professional legal advice as is necessary in the circumstances.  Subjects that meet these requirements include the Singapore Legal System, mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes, the types of various business organisations for businesses to conduct effectively within the law, directors' duties & liabilities, the making of valid business contracts and the rights & obligations of traders in the market place and negligence in the business environment through misstatements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SSB2212 or BH1004 or BZ1004 or BK1006 or GEK1009 or GEM1009k or SSD1203 or BSP1004A or BSP1004B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP1005","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the basic working knowledge of contemporary economic thinking, and thus lays the foundation to many areas of their business studies in coming years. We adhere closely to mainstream economics thinking, but pay particular attention to business applications. We take our students through market equilibrium, competition, monopoly, price and non-price business strategies. Our teaching methodology takes a fundamentally problem-solving approach. Models and analytical skills are introduced in order to solve business problems systematically.Information technology and the Internet have made many changes in the way businesses are run, and Managerial Economics has changed significantly with it. We now devote a new portion of this course to discussing how network effects propel the information age, resulting in significant monopoly powers such as Microsoft. Related anti-trust and other cases are also discussed and analysed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"BH1005 or BZ1006 or BK1008 or All Econs major students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP2001","ModuleTitle":"Macro And International Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to introduce business students to the basic principles of macro-economics and international economics.  In contrast to micro-economics, macro-economics looks at the behaviour of the economy as a whole; in particular the behavior of aggregate measures such as output, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, and the balance of trade.  It also deals with the determination of exchange rates, the operation of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes, and, more broadly, international trends that may influence the overall direction of the world in the next few years.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"BSP1005 or BH1005 or BZ1006 or BK1008","Preclusion":"(BH2001 or BZ2001 or EC1101 or EC1101E or EC1310 or EC1301 or EC3341 or EC4102 or All Econs major students) and All BBA(Acc) students. EC2102.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP2005","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Environments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This module builds an understanding of business environments in Asia. The first part of the course focuses on macroeconomic fundamentals, politics, culture, and institutions in Asian countries and regions. The second part of the course explores relationships between national and regional characteristics and business operations. The aspects of business covered in this segment vary from year to year, but typically include business groups, innovation, trade, and foreign direct investment. Topics: \r\nPART I Macroeconomic Fundamentals, Institutions, Politics, Corruption, Culture \r\nPART II Business Groups, Innovation, Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Lecturer Discretion","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"BSP2001","Preclusion":"BH2005 or BZ2005","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3001B","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the field of strategic management designed to provide an understanding of the fundamental concepts, critical issues and common practices involved in the management of business organizations. This course will help you understand some of the issues involved in both managing and being managed and equip you to become more effective contributors to organizations that you join. Major topics include industry analysis, strategy formulation at the corporate, business and functional levels, firm diversification, strategic alliances, firm resources, core competencies, and the role of structure, culture, rewards, and control in strategy implementation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"All foundation modules","Preclusion":"BSP3001 or BSP3001A or BSP3001C or BSP3001D or BSP3001E","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3001C","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"As a capstone module in business education, this course presents critical concepts, frameworks and methods for effective managerial decision making.  It blends theories and applications in enabling students to formulate and implement strategies at various hierarchical levels, integrating different functions as well as contexts of the corporation.  The thrust of the course is both analytical and experiential, and is rooted in modern strategic thought and state-of-the-art in business practice.  Case studies, role playing exercises and issues discussions will be incorporated throughout the course.  The ultimate aim is to develop a deep, and more importantly, practical, understanding of the determinants of firm performance and drivers of organizational success in the real business world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"All level 1000 and 2000 foundation modules","Preclusion":"BSP3001 or BSP3001A or BSP3001B or BSP3001D or BSP3001E","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3513","ModuleTitle":"Family Business","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"has lost its attractiveness in many other parts of the developed world, but continues to be important in most emerging economies. In many ways, the Asian family firm defies the wisdom of strategic management. Its demise continues to be predicted, but does not appear imminent. This course provides students the opportunity to develop deep skills and understanding of the strategy and governance of family firms, and focuses in particular on strategic issues faced by family firms in Asia. Topics include characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of family ownership and management, succession of ownership and leadership, governance of family businesses, and how to grow and sustain the legacy of family business. The knowledge obtained from this course is particularly essential to doing business intelligently with family firms not only in Asia and other emerging economies but also in developed countries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BSP4513","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics: Theory And Practical Business Application","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course is tailored to introduce students to the science and art of building and using econometric models.  It is particularly useful for students doing quantitatively oriented projects.  It hopes to prepare future officers, executives and managers for responsibilities in monitoring, analysing and forecasting trends and business development in their respective industries.  Students will be refreshed and equipped with some fundamental economic concepts of statistical tools right from the beginning so as to follow the course comfortably.  Models such as CAPM, returns to schooling, term structure of interest rates are used to convey the theoretical and practical aspects of this course.  Moreover, the course emphasises hands-on learning involving students in tutorial sessions and exercises to formulate models, estimate them with the Window-based econometric software (EVIEWS), and practice analytical interpretation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"BSP1005","Preclusion":"EC3304","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"BT1101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Business Analytics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in business and non-profit organizations. The module aims to demonstrate to students how to apply basic business analytics tools in a spreadsheet environment, and how to communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use and interpret analytic models and results for making better and more well-informed business decisions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"BT5110","ModuleTitle":"Data Management and Warehousing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with practical knowledge and understanding of basic issues and techniques in data management and warehousing with relational database management systems.\r\nThe module covers data management concepts, conceptual (entity relationship model) and logical design (relational model) and database management (data definition, data manipulation, SQL) with relational database management systems.The module covers data warehousing concepts, data warehousing design and data warehousing with relational database management systems and tools.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students must be in Master of Science in Business Analytics programme.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CDM5102","ModuleTitle":"Translational Cancer Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches translational aspects of human cancer research. It will demonstrate how knowledge of the molecular and cellular basis of cancer can be applied for the improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this\r\ndisease. Topics that will be covered include cancer epidemiology (including genetic epidemiology), histopathology, familial cancers, biomarkers for early\r\ndetection, prognostic biomarkers, predictive biomarkers, techniques in molecular pathology, drug discovery, targeted cancer treatments and pharmacogenetics.\r\nThroughout the module, particular emphasis will be placed on translating research in the field of tumor biology into improved outcomes for cancer patients. This will be illustrated using examples from clinical practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"CDM5101 Fundamentals of Cancer Biology","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CE2134","ModuleTitle":"Hydraulics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the student to basic concepts of fluid mechanics and hydraulics.  Starting with fluid properties and fluid statics, the student would understand how these concepts are used for the calculation of hydrostatic forces and the stability of floating bodies.  The student is introduced to the concepts of fluid flow, ideal and real fluids and their limitations, laminar and turbulent flows, the concept of the boundary layer and flow resistance, the concept of flow separation and the wake, frictional and form drag and lift on immersed bodies. Dimensional analysis and the concept of similitude will help reinforce the fundamental considerations essential for experiments with fluid phenomena.  By the end of the course, the student should understand the concepts of conservation of mass, momentum and energy and how these can be applied to flow measuring devices, to the estimation of frictional losses for flows in pipelines, to pumping systems and other engineering applications. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"EG1109 Statics & Mechanics of Materials","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE2155","ModuleTitle":"Structural Mechanics and Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with knowledge and skills in structural mechanics, and concrete and steel as structural materials.  The topics introduce the fundamentals of material constitutive behaviours and failure models to appreciate the use of materials in structural design.  The topics also cover the applications of concrete and steel as structural materials including its properties, design and quality control in practice.  The module is compulsory for civil engineering undergraduate students without which he will not be qualified to practise as a professional civil engineer.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0.5-5","Prerequisite":"EG1109","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE2184","ModuleTitle":"Infrastructure & The Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Civil infrastructure has significant impact on the natural, social, economic and human environments. Engineers have a significant role to play in proposing and realising technical solutions that are economically feasible and environmentally sustainable. Sustainable infrastructure development must consider all significant project impacts in a holistic way through a methodical impact assessment process. This module introduces the concepts to conceptualize and evaluate proposals for infrastructure development in a holistic and sustainable way.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE2407","ModuleTitle":"Engineering & Uncertainty Analyses","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"his module is designed to equip undergraduate civil engineering students with mathematical and statistical tools for fast and efficient solutions of various practical engineering problems in their further education and in their professional life.\r\n\r\nA bridge is built from mathematics and statistics to engineering applications based on a reasonable depth in fundamental knowledge. The focus is on numerical solution methods for linear algebraic problems and differential equations as well as on probability theory and statistics. The subjects are discussed and demonstrated in the context of practical civil engineering problems. This allows students to solve problems in many fields and disciplines. Application areas include but are not limited to stability problems, dynamics/vibrations, linear and nonlinear structural analysis, reliability and risk analysis, structural and system analysis under uncertainty, and design of processes and structures under uncertainty.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1505and MA1506","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE2409","ModuleTitle":"Computer Applications in Civil Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to give civil engineering students an introduction to computer organization and operation, a knowledge of mathematical problem description and algorithm formulation, a competence in engineering problem solving using computers and equips them with fundamental knowledge and skill in computer-aided engineering graphics.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe computer-aided engineering graphics includes the basic concepts in general engineering drawing, with additional focus on the drawings for Civil engineering profession. This includes the structural plan and cross section drawing, structural detailing, etc. The use of CAD software will be emphasized through hands-on sessions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-0-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"CE2408 Computer Aided Engineering ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE3101","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Infrastructure Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to integrate their knowledge in various civil engineering disciplines and apply their understanding into creatively developing a large-scale infrastructure project. Organized in the form of a competition, the module requires student teams to work out a master concept plan of a real-world infrastructure project.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"CE2 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE3115","ModuleTitle":"Geotechnical Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module in slope stability and earth retaining structures. The topics covered include slopes and embankments, earth pressure and retaining structures, and deep excavations. Students will learn how to check ultimate limit states using limit equilibrium methods and appreciate that such checks are necessary but not sufficient (serviceability to be discussed in advanced modules). The goal is to teach an assessment of force and/or moment equilibrium for slopes, calculation of active and passive earth pressures, and appreciation of various important design considerations pertaining to deep excavations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2112","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE3121","ModuleTitle":"Transportation Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic principles and tools to design, plan, evaluate, analyze, manage and control transportation systems. The aim is to enable students to identify, formulate, examine, and solve transportation engineering problems. The major topics include transportation system, planning and management, geometric design of roads and intersections, structural design of pavement, pavement materials, traffic flow and analysis, and traffic management and control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0.5-5","Prerequisite":"CE2407 Engineering & Uncertainty Analyses or equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CE3166","ModuleTitle":"Structural Steel Design and System","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to equip undergraduate civil engineering students with sufficient design knowledge and skills on steel structures both for their further education and for their future engineering career. This module provides students with fundamental approaches (based on BS 5950-1:2000) in designing structural steel components and steel buildings. The scope of this module aligns with the fundamental requirement outlined by the Board of Singapore Professional Engineers on the design of steel structures. The students will acquire fundamental knowledge and approaches to perform structural design for steel beams, axially loaded members, connections, portal/industrial buildings, multi-storey frames, and plated structures. This enables the students to conceive a safe and economical structural steel system. The module is targeted at third year civil engineering students and those with a keen interest on steel structural design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"CE2155 Structural Mechanics and Materials","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE4103","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The students are assigned an integrated design project involving various disciplines of civil engineering. The module provides the opportunity for students to work as a team on a civil engineering project integrating the knowledge they have gained from modules they have taken in earlier years. The module will also enhance their interpersonal, communication and leadership skills through group projects, report writing and a few oral presentations","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing [Successful completion of relevant CE 2 and CE 3 modules which will be specified in the each project]","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE4104","ModuleTitle":"B. Eng. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The B. Eng Dissertation is carried out by individual students and offers the opportunity for the student to develop research capabilities. It actively promotes creative thinking and allows independent work on a prescribed research project. Level 4 students undertake the project over two semesters. Each student is expected to spend not less than 9 hours per week on the project chosen from a wide range, covering various civil engineering disciplines. Topics include elements of design and construction, and research and development. Assessment is based on the student’s working attitude, project execution and achievement, an interim report and presentation, dissertation and final oral presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-8-12","Prerequisite":"CE4 Standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE4257","ModuleTitle":"Linear Finite Element Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the fundamentals of finite element principles to enable them to understand the behaviour of various finite elements and to be able to select appropriate elements to solve physical and engineering problems with emphasis on structural and geotechnical engineering applications. It covers weak formulation, element shape function, isoparametric concepts, 1-D, 2-D, 3-D and axisymmetric elements, field problems, modelling and practical considerations, and special topics.  The module is targeted at undergraduate and graduate students involved in research or application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE3155","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5001","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent project work over two semesters, on a topic in Civil Engineering approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CE5101","ModuleTitle":"Seepage & Consolidation of Soils","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module in flow through a two-phase medium. The topics that are covered include steady state seepage and basic transient seepage, basic contaminant transport processes, measurement of hydraulic transport parameters, and its applications to dewatering of excavations and seepage through embankments as to their influence on slope stability. Consolidation theory from 1-D to 3-D consolidation analysis, and methods of accelerating consolidation, with application to computing settlements of foundations. Students are taught Darcy's Law, continuity equation, coupling between effective stress and pore pressure, and the solution methods inclusive of FEM modelling. The goals of the module are analysis of seepage problems, analysis of consolidation problems, design methods to accelerate consolidation to solve stability and settlements problems in geotechnical engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing or higher ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5104","ModuleTitle":"Underground Space","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module on analysis and design of underground structures such as tunnels and caverns. The topics covered include cut and cover construction, bored tunneling methods, construction of caverns, New Austrian Tunneling Method, jack tunneling, stability of underground openings, ground movement prediction due to tunnels and caverns, effects of ground movements on buildings and structures, instrumentation and monitoring, stresses on lining, and finite element modeling of underground construction. The creation of underground structures to form subways, underpasses, metro stations and other uses is an increasing requirement in major urban areas world-wide. Students are taught the various methods of construction for creating underground space, and will be able to assess the effect of underground structure on surface structures. Students will appreciate the usefulness and difficulties of finite element method for analysis of underground structures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE2112, or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5108","ModuleTitle":"Earth Retaining Structures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module in earth-retaining structures and deep excavations. Topics include earth pressure theories, rigid retaining structures, flexible retaining structures, cellular cofferdams, retaining walls for deep excavations, support systems for deep excavations, and field monitoring. Students are taught to deal with design and construction issues pertaining to a spectrum of earth-retaining systems from low rigid retaining walls to flexible support systems for deep excavations. Students will also learn to apply the methods of limit state, such as BS8002 and Eurocode7, to the design of rigid and flexible retaining walls. Applications of commercial geotechnical FEM softwares are taught to aid in design of deep excavations to limit ground deformations and satisfy SLS requirements. At the end of the course, students are taught the application of advanced earth pressure theories, selection of appropriate retaining structures, and verification of capacity and movement requirements, using limit equilibrium and FEM analysis tools.  ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2112 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5111","ModuleTitle":"UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to integrate the various concepts and components of temporary earth retaining structure, underground construction and major geotechnical works design which have been covered in the other modules into a properly executed geotechnical analysis and design project. As such, the student will be advised to take it only either in the last 2 semester. The requirements of the project will include interpretation of site investigation data, derivation of design parameters, use of computer or finite element software for the wall and ground movement as well as drawdown and implications for adjacent structures, design of wall, strutting and waling systems, and proposal of an appropriate ground instrumentation programme. Student will be given a maximum of 2 semesters to complete their projects. At the end of the projects, students will be required to submit a report of their findings and give an oral presentation, which will be graded.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5113","ModuleTitle":"Geotechnical Investigation & Monitoring","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students the essential concepts and methodology for the planning, design and implementation of site investigation and ground instrumentation programmes. The module will be broadly divided into two parts. The first part covers various aspects of site investigation such as the planning, design, density of bore holes, sampling technology and disturbance, in-situ and laboratory testing and geophysical methods. The second part covers various aspects of ground instrumentation such as monitoring of ground movement, drawdown, excess pore pressures, strut forces, wall deflection and observational methods. This module enables students to acquire the knowledge and practical skills through the lectures, case studies and projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5203","ModuleTitle":"Traffic Flow & Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"CE3121 Transportation Engineering, or equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5205","ModuleTitle":"Transportation Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide the student with an intermediate course in the theory and practice of urban transportation planning, programming, and modeling of supply and demand components of transportation systems; to acquaint the student with the state of transportation planning practice as contrasted with analytical models, and familiarize the student with the history and status of transportation planning activities. At the end of this course, the student is expected to understand the \"4-step\" process, harness methodologies and tools used for transportation planning, and be capable of observing, analyzing, modeling, and inferring real-world transportation planning problems through tools learned.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE3121 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5307","ModuleTitle":"Wave Hydrodynamics and Physical Oceanography","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at introducing the student to wave hydrodynamics and geophysical flows. It covers the basic concepts of the conservation of mass and momentum to the solution of the small amplitude waves together with its engineering properties such as particle kinematics, pressure fields, energy propagation, shoaling, refraction and diffraction. Some non-linear properties derivable from the linear theory such as mass transport, momentum flux and the radiation stress concept, would also be covered along with an introduction into non-linear waves. The module also introduces the superposition principle and the concept of the wave spectrum. Generation of wind waves in deep water and their statistical properties using crossing and spectral analyses for short term and long term statistics which would be useful in design wave selection would be introduced. There will also be a review of the dominant forces in the ocean, i.e.  Gravity, Coriolis and friction, and some of the resulting phenomena including tides, Ekman currents, coastal upwelling and downwelling and storm surges.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CE2134 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5310","ModuleTitle":"HYDROINFORMATICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Hydroinformatics is concerned with the development and application of mathematical modelling and advanced information technology tools to hydraulics, hydrological and environmental problems of urban, inland and coastal waters. On the technical side, in addition to computational hydraulics, hydroinformatics has a strong interest in the use of techniques originating in data-driven techniques, such as artificial neural networks, support vector machines and evolutionary programming. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5311","ModuleTitle":"Environmental modelling with computers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with many of the chemical and biochemical  fundamentals, as well as the behaviour of environment systems such as the atmosphere, freshwater systems, estuaries, coastal seas and oceans. The inter-linkages between environmental media and the major human and environmental impacts are explained at an introductory level.\r\n\r\nAfter this introduction of fundamental processes the course introduces widely used computational environmental modelling concepts, used for impact assessment, in different media such as air, water and soil. Also numerical aspects will be taken into account.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CE5312","ModuleTitle":"River Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The student will be introduced to open channel flows covering the conservation of mass, the momentum and energy equations. This is followed with the formulations\r\nfor steady gradually varied flows with/without lateral inflows/outflows. The student is further introduced to the design of channels for steady gradually varied flows with\r\nlateral inflows (side spillways) and lateral outflows (side weirs). The concept of flow controls is also covered. The development of the continuity and momentum\r\nequations for unsteady flows is introduced. Flood routing is also covered along with the concepts of the kinematic wave, the diffusive wave and the dynamic wave are covered. The concept of the characteristics and its application to the solution of the simple wave problems associated with sluice gate operations and dam break is also introduced. Sediment transport concepts and the resistance to flow\r\ndue to bedforms in alluvial channels are also covered with the view of estimating the total sediment transport capacity and the friction factor for composite\r\nroughnesses. Design concepts for a stable channel is also introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CE3132 Water Resources Engineering or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CE5314","ModuleTitle":"HEWRM Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5509","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Structural Steel Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with advanced knowledge on the design methodology for steel and composite structures. It also provides a learning experience on the key concepts and engineering concerns of steel-concrete composite frames and tubular structures. The topics covered include steel frame structures, steel-concrete composite systems, tubular structures and joints and long-span structures. Students will learn innovative design by exploring various structural schemes, conducting value engineering study and safety assessment of steel structural systems and their joints. The students are expected to demonstrate their proficiency in structural steel design through term paper projects. The target students include both undergraduate and graduate students who are involved in research or engineering practices related to structural steel.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE3166 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5510","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Structural Concrete Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an advanced knowledge on the design methodology for structural concrete. It also provides a learning experience on the key concepts and engineering concerns of concrete structures. The topics include advanced design philosophies and methods such as collapse load methods, limit design method and strut-and-tie method, design of openings in flexural members, seismic design, and design of various structural systems. The students are expected to demonstrate their proficiency in structural concrete design through term paper projects. The target students include both undergraduate and graduate students who are involved in research or engineering practice related to structural concrete.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE3165 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5514","ModuleTitle":"Plate & Shell Structures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this specialized module, students are taught fundamentals in plate bending and shell membrane theories including axisymmetric bending of shells of revolution. Topics covered include a brief introduction to the theory of elasticity; fundamentals of plate structures, plate bending theories and plate equations, energy principles, analytical and numerical analyses of plates, axisymmetric plates, orthotropic and laminated plates, vibration of plates, membrane theory for shells of revolution, membrane theory for shells of translations, energy method, axisymmetric bending of shells of revolution and design of reinforced concrete plate and shell structures. The module is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to enhance their understanding in terms of analysis and design of plates and shells used in civil and infrastructure works.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE2155 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"ME5103","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5610","ModuleTitle":"Assessment and Retrofit of Concrete Structures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to equip civil engineering students with sufficient knowledge and skills on the durability of concrete structures and the basic principles and concepts of repair and retrofitting. Various factors affecting durability of concrete will be dealt with including non-destructive tests to assess durability. The module also emphasizes the technological and application aspects in the assessment and retrofit of concrete structures including causes of deterioration and various in-situ and non-destructive tests. The module is targeted at MSc civil engineering students and those with a keen interest in durability of concrete, assessment of concrete and retrofitting of concrete structures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE3165 or CE Graduate standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5804","ModuleTitle":"Global Infrastructure Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In today's construction, there is increasing competition from global players with international participation. Due to this competition, a company, for its own survival, will need to venture into construction markets overseas. This course has been repositioned with a new title and content to give in-depth coverage of issues that affect engineering constructors involved in large-scale infrastructure projects in international construction markets. The course goes beyond the basics covered in the first undergraduate course and emphasises the global characteristics of large-scale civil infrastructure projects. Specific topics include international construction markets and project financing, risk management, value management, competitive bidding, integrated construction logistics, computer-integrated scheduling and resource allocation, construction modeling and simulation. Students benefit from the experience of speakers from large international engineering constructor companies involved in the development of such infrastructure projects. This course equips students to successfully manage complex infrastructure projects in international construction markets. They will learn to manage complex construction logistics and value chain from design to construction. The course will also deal with the problems of financing and managing the risk of such large-scale projects. Students will also learn advanced computerised techniques for project planning, modeling and simulation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2183 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5806","ModuleTitle":"Construction Project and Site Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"CE4-standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5883B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Hydraulic & Water Resources –  Modelling Climate Change","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic mathematical, statistical, physical, and chemical knowledge required to model the Earth’s climate system. Given the complexity of the system, theory of how to approximate equations and make them relevant over temporal and spatial scales is introduced. Through experimentation and hands on learning, students will learn to understand and build models of varying complexity describing the Earth and its Climate System. Finally, students will use and modify these models to perform their own studies on relevant questions.\r\nTopics include: Conservation equations; Dynamics; Thermodynamics, physics, chemistry; Radiative Forcing, Response, and Feedbacks; Coupling Across Scales; Non-linearities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"UG: MA1505 and MA1506, or equivalents \r\nPG: Knowledge in Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, or Instructor Permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE6001","ModuleTitle":"OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The effective operations and management of infrastructure systems involve the understanding of their constraints, and the allocation of scarce resources. These systems can be mathematically modeled so that the best operations and management strategies can be determined. Initially continuous type resources will be modeled and this is extended to deal with discrete type resources. Non-linear constraints and objectives, and dynamic vibrations in the systems will also be considered. The systems covered will include water resource type of problems, transportation networks, and structural systems, among others.  Specific topics comprise: characteristics of civil engineering systems, resource allocation in infrastructure systems, transportation network models, dealing with non-linear system behaviour and decision making under uncertainty.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE6003","ModuleTitle":"NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces the basic principles of engineering mechanics modeling problems and the required numerical tools for analysis and design of engineering problems. Students will learn to understand the fundamental finite element methods, finite difference methods, and boundary element methods. The related topics of numerical methods, such as equation solvers, eigenvalue/vector, numerical integration, solution of nonlinear problem and the convergence and stability problems of different numerical algorithms will be discussed. The course enables students to acquire the knowledge and computational skills through projects and homework assignment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE6101","ModuleTitle":"GEOTECHNICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CE6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CG1001","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computer Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"JOINT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES","Department":"COMPUTING & ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an overview of Computer Engineering to the freshmen students. The module introduces the sub-areas, the issues, the impacts, and the challenges of Computer Engineering in transforming the world. The module demonstrates Computer Engineering as a multi-disciplinary field that transcends the traditional boundary of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. It also gives the students an idea of the possible areas of specializations in their senior years of study.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CG2271","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Operating Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"JOINT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES","Department":"COMPUTING & ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Real-time systems must respond quickly to inputs from the environment in order to work effectively and safely, and realtime operating systems (RTOS) are a critical part of such systems. In this course the student is exposed to basic RTOS concepts like tasks, scheduling algorithms, RTOS customisation and concurrent real-time programming. By the end of this course a student will not only understand how an RTOS is built, but will also gain practical hands-on experience in customising RTOSs and in writing real-time programs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"CG1102","Preclusion":"CS2271","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CG3002","ModuleTitle":"Embedded Systems Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"JOINT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES","Department":"COMPUTING & ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the development of a large system from conceptualisation to its final\r\nimplementation. It is structured to contain substantial design and development of hardware and software\r\ncomponents.\r\n\r\nThis module is the culminating point of a series of modules integrating the theories which students have\r\nalready learnt in CG1101, CG1102/CG1103, CG2007, CG2271 and CS2103. With this capstone project, students would be able to better appreciate the relevance of the various components in the Computer Engineering curriculum to large scale computer engineering projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"1-1-2-10-1","Prerequisite":"CG2007 Microprocessor Systems, CG2271 Real Time Operating Systems and CS2103 Software Engineering","Preclusion":"CS4273 Embedded Software Design Project\r\nEE2001 Project\r\nEE3208 Embedded Computer Systems Design","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CG3204L","ModuleTitle":"Computer Networks Laboratory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"JOINT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES","Department":"COMPUTING & ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to equip students with upper layer networking concepts and hands-on network programming skills. It provides an in-depth treatment of the following topics: VLAN, Wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n), Fundamentals of\r\nCryptography and Network Security Protocols (SSL, PGP, etc), DNS, VoIP with SIP and H.323 Protocol Suites, Multicast Routing and Network Protocols and Application\r\n(Client/Server, P2P) development using Socket Programming.\r\nStudents perform hands-on experiments through interconnecting local area networks in the laboratory using switches and routers, and conduct experiments relating to\r\nthe various topics learnt above.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0.5-2-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"EE3204 Computer Communication Networks I","Preclusion":"CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks,\r\nCS3103 Computer Networks & Protocols and\r\nCS3103L Computer Networks Laboratory","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CG3207","ModuleTitle":"Computer Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"JOINT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES","Department":"COMPUTING & ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches students the basics in the design of the various classes of microprocessors. Contents include design of simple micro-controllers, high performance CPU design using parallel techniques, memory organization and parallel processing systems. Topics also include the development of support tools to enable efficient usage of the developed microprocessor. The course emphasizes practical design and includes a group project for students to design and implement a microprocessor with verification on a FPGA.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"CG2007/ EE2024","Preclusion":"EE3207","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CG4001","ModuleTitle":"B. Eng. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"JOINT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES","Department":"COMPUTING & ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will embark on a project that involves a mix of research, design and development components on a topic of current interest in Computer\r\nEngineering. Students learn how to apply knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to develop innovative ways of solving problems. In the process, students acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The module is normally carried out over two semesters, but may also be structured as a further 6-month extension of an existing 6-month industrial attachment, where the student works on real life projects jointly supervised by NUS faculties and industry experts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-14-1","Prerequisite":"Level 4 standing","Preclusion":"EE4001 B.Eng. Dissertation\r\nCP4101 B.Comp. Dissertation","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Chinese Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"An introductory course on some of the central concerns and issues in Chinese literature, history and culture. Students will be familiarized with a variety of literary genres, historical themes, and cultural theories through representative readings from primary and secondary sources. This is an essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies and is also offered to students across the University with an interest in Chinese studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH2121","ModuleTitle":"History of Chinese Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"An essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies/Chinese Language, this course is a general survey of the development of Chinese literature from ancient times to the Qing Dynasty. It is designed to introduce students to the main features of various literary trends, genres and styles, as well as to major writers of various periods and their representative works. The course also caters to students across the University with an interest in classical Chinese literature.","CrossModule":"CL2121","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n(i) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n(ii) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n(iii) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n(iv) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n(v) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2121","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH2161","ModuleTitle":"Traditional Chinese Taxonomy of Learning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to depict the development and evolution of traditional Chinese scholarship. Topics covered include (1) Jing ("Classics"): Chinese classic texts; (2) Shi ("Histories"): Traditional historiography; (3) Zi ("Masters"): Miscellaneous genres philosophy, arts and science, among others, and (4) Ji ("Collections"): Literary Collections. Emphasis will be given to how works of different genres and nature made their ways into the so-called “Emperor’s Four Treasuries” (Siku Quanshu), the largest collection of books in Chinese history compiled during the mid-eighteenth century based on the Quadripartite System (sibu) of knowledge classification. This course is designed for students majoring in Chinese Studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CH1101E and either CH2121/CL2121 or CH2141/CL2241","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH2162","ModuleTitle":"Reading Classical Chinese Texts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Students are taught how to critically read, appreciate and analyze texts in classical Chinese in their specific historical, literary and philosophical contexts. Translating the original texts into modern Chinese is an integral part of the course. This is a compulsory module for students majoring in Chinese Studies. Readings include representative works of prose and rhyme-prose from the pre-Qin to the Qing period. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CH1101E and either CH2121/CL2121 or CH2141/CL2241","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH2252","ModuleTitle":"History of Chinese Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is a general survey of the development of Chinese philosophy from the Pre-Qin period to the Qing Dynasty, with emphasis on the major schools of Chinese philosophy such as Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism. The course is intended for students who are interested in reading Chinese philosophy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH2274","ModuleTitle":"Discovering the Chinese Business Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Since its economic reformation in 1978, China has\r\n\r\nundergone tremendous and rapid changes. This\r\n\r\nmodule introduces students to such changes in the\r\n\r\ncontext of contemporary political, economic, social\r\n\r\nand cultural development in mainland China so as to\r\n\r\nbetter equip and prepare them to work in the\r\n\r\nbusiness setting and adapt to the social environment\r\n\r\nin China. The rise of China and the impact of its rapid\r\n\r\neconomic growth on the SEA region, particularly on\r\n\r\nSingapore, will also be discussed. This module is\r\n\r\nopen to undergraduates across the University and is\r\n\r\ntaught in Chinese.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) at least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' level,\r\nor (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' level (at GCE\r\n'A' level examination); OR\r\n2) at least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' level, or\r\n(b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' level; OR\r\n3) at least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at\r\nGCE 'A' level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and\r\nLiterature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' level, or (b) Chinese\r\nLanguage and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted","Preclusion":"CH2271 Chinese for Business and Industry","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH3227","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Vernacular Stories","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is an in-depth evaluation of vernacular stories of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Special attention will be given to different vernacular stories. Examples may include the three large collections of Chinese vernacular stories, Common Words to Warn the World (Jingshi tongyan), Constant Words to Awaken the World (Xingshi hengyan) and Clear Words to Inform the World (yushi mingyan), collected or written by Feng Menglong (1574-1646). Significant chapters from the three collections will be selected for intensive reading and close analysis. The reason for the rise of the vernacular story as well as the relationship between the author/editor and the stories will be discussed in the course. Some cases of the evolution from earlier versions to those collected in later periods will be explored. The narrative characteristics applied in the collections will be explained. Several thematic designs in the texts will also be interpreted.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘O’ Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE ‘AO’ Level (at GCE ‘A’ Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE ‘A’ Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘A’ Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE ‘A’ Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE ‘A’ Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE ‘A’ Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH3243","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Cultural History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of readings and research on selected topics concerning the cultural history of China, from the Shang and Zhou periods to late imperial China. Emphasis will be on both urban and rural, elite and popular cultures in Chinese society. The precise topic varies from year to year; representative subjects include religious beliefs, rites and rituals, folklores, customs and symbolism. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in Chinese culture and particularly its historical trends.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE `O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH3245","ModuleTitle":"Overseas Chinese Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses and compares Chinese societies in the United States, Australia and Southeast Asia. Emphases are placed on the following topics and issues: comparative history of Chinese immigration, early Chinese immigrants, anti-Chinese movements in the United States and Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chinese overseas and political developments in China before 1949, developments and characteristics of Chinese communities, and the roles played by ethnic Chinese in different countries or regions after the second world war. This course is offered to students across the University with an interest in the history of the Chinese diaspora.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH3255","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Chinese Buddhism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This course surveys the chronological development of Buddhism in China from its earliest beginnings to the Republican Period and examines how the religion was transmitted, translated, and transformed by exploring its literature, institutions, ideas, practices, and schools. Themain topicsinclude the interaction of Buddhism with Chinese culture, the scripture-translating enterprise, and the Chinese transformation of Buddhism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Studentsmust have obtained:\r\n1) at least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘O’ level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE ‘AO’ level (atGCE ‘A’ level examination);OR\r\n2) at least a pass for\r\n(a) Chinese at GCE ‘A’ level, or \r\n(b)Higher Chinese atGCE ‘A’ level;OR\r\n3) at least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE ‘A’ level;OR\r\n4) at least a pass for\r\n(a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE ‘A’ level, or\r\n(b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) atGCE ‘A’ level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualificationsmay be accepted.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH3291","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Chinese Culture (taught in English)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to introduce to students the diverse cultural and arts forms of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.  Students are expected to have a fuller and deeper understanding of the dynamics of cultural changes in modern Chinese communities after taking this module.  Topics include a wide range of cultural movements and intellectual currents in China, HK, and Taiwan, such as visual arts (paintings and documentaries), performing arts (identity questions raised by dance and theatre performances), internet literature and body writing, youth culture, political parody in pop songs and gender politics in the contemporary fiction. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"CH3271","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4204","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module explores a wide variety of linguistic topics in the Chinese language. It covers historical phonology of Chinese, Chinese scripts, classical and modern sentence structures, the application of current linguistic theories to Chinese, dialectal studies (including topics related to Chinese dialects in Singapore and language planning), etc. For Chinese historical linguistics, this course introduces both the Chinese traditional approach (rime books, rime tables, old texts, phonogram graphs, etc.) and the Western approach (sound change, comparative method, reconstruction). This course is offered to students in the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs including minimum 56MCs of 14 CH or CL modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4224","ModuleTitle":"Studies in Chinese Verse","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the module is to introduce students to the tradition of Chinese classical poetry in the forms of shi, ci, qu and fu. Representative works of important authors are selected for intensive reading to train students to interpret and appreciate classical Chinese poetic writings. Works in one or two poetic forms will be selected for in-depth study. The course is designed to deepen students' understanding of the four poetic genres in the Chinese literary tradition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  Completed 80MCs including minimum 56MCs of 14 CH or CL modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4243","ModuleTitle":"Selected Periods of Chinese History II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a detailed study of the Song, Yuan, Ming or Qing dynasty in China. It includes critical analysis of the political, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the periods concerned. Selected historical figures will also be appraised. The course is designed for students in the Department. Students with a good understanding of the general history of China are encouraged to take the module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  Completed 80MCs including minimum 56MCs of 14 CH or CL modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4247","ModuleTitle":"Print Culture in Modern China","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module examines modern Chinese literature and history through the lens of books, newspapers, journals, and other print products from the late 19th century to the present. Interdisciplinary in nature, this module explores both the material aspects (printing, illustrations, book sales etc.) and the symbolic aspects (the contents and ideas) of these works. Students will not only get an understanding of Modern China from an alternative point of view, but also learn to work with these important primary sources. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  Completed 80MCs including minimum 56MCs of 14 CH or CL modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is an optional module designed for students of the Department. It presents the methodology of writing an academic thesis of a stipulated length. Students are expected to work independently and meet their supervisors on an agreed schedule, during the semester, to discuss their progress. Upon completion of the thesis, it is submitted for evaluation by the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\n(1) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of CH/CL major requirements and\r\n(2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration:\r\n(a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of CH/CL major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"CH4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirement and\r\nobtain a minimum CAP of 3.2. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum\r\nCAP of 3.5","Preclusion":"CH4401, CH4401S","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH4882A","ModuleTitle":"Personalities in Modern Chinese History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine modern Chinese history through autobiographies and biographies. The aim is to involve students in the debates and issues over\r\nofficial history versus unofficial history, objectivity versus subjectivity, and understanding modern China from different perspectives. Selected  personalities will be discussed and examined in historical, social, cultural and political contexts of 20th century-China.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH5212","ModuleTitle":"THEORIES IN PHONOLOGY (Taught in English)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will be exposed to different phonological frameworks (such as Sound Pattern of English and Optimality Theory) and the various phenomena that motivate them. Using this as a stepping stone, this module pursues phonological issues from the perspective of Chinese languages. Students may expect to learn the merits and shortcoming of various theories and their applicability to Chinese languages as well as to other languages. This module seeks to equip students with the ability to develop and evaluate phonological analyses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH5212R","ModuleTitle":"THEORIES IN PHONOLOGY (TAUGHT IN ENGLISH)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will be exposed to different phonological frameworks (such as Sound Pattern of English and Optimality Theory) and the various phenomena that motivate them. Using this as a stepping stone, this module pursues phonological issues from the perspective of Chinese languages. Students may expect to learn the merits and shortcoming of various theories and their applicability to Chinese languages as well as to other languages. This module seeks to equip students with the ability to develop and evaluate phonological analyses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH5213","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Linguistics & Chinese Language","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"By using the updated theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics, this module will provide students with a systematic knowledge of Chinese language and the latest development of Chinese linguistics. The topics include the most important issues in Chinese grammar and lexicon with an emphasis of the comparison between Chinese and English. The phenomena range from Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese, Chinese dialects as well as foreign languages.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate Students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Preclusion":"CH6201 - for students admitted before Academic Year  2005/2006.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH5213R","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Linguistics & Chinese Language","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Subject to the approval from HOD","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH6203","ModuleTitle":"Grammaticalization and Chinese Grammar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces grammaticalization, one of the approaches to historical linguistics, to graduate students. It focuses on topics of current interest, particularly the principles, the hypothesis of unidirectionality, the context and effects of grammaticalization, and the role of frequency. Chinese data will be examined or re-examined under the framework of grammaticalization. The similarities and differences between the theories of grammaticalization and lexicalization will also be discussed. This module is taught in Chinese.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH6227","ModuleTitle":"CULTURE AND SOCIETY THROUGH LITERATURE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Interdisciplinary in nature, this module is designed to examine, through case studies, the intricate and multifaceted relationships among writers, literary works, and a mesh of cultural variables including printing, textual transmission, performance, entertainment, education, politics and popular religion. The focus of the module is thematic and is not restricted to any particular period or region. This module is offered to graduate students with adequate knowledge of Chinese literature. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CH6241","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN CHINESE HISTORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module studies selected topics in Chinese history such as Chinese historiography, cultural history of China, Chinese intellectuals and Chinese politics, dynasty history of China, Chinese social and economic history, the traditional Chinese legal system, Chinese political thought, or any selected combination of these topics. Case studies with reference to a selected dynasty will be conducted. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH6251","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This thematic module covers in detail selected topics in Chinese philosophy such as pre-Qin Confucianism, Wei-Jin Taoist philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Neo-Confucianism, Chinese thought over the last three hundred years (1610-1927), or any selected combination of these topics. Special seminars on selected texts such as the Confucian Analects may also be offered. Critical reading and research skills are emphasized. This course is specially tailored for graduate students who are interested in traditional Sinology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH6262","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHINESE STUDIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This independent-study module requires students to work on a research project related to their field and present their findings in a seminar toward the end of the course. It aims at providing students with critical analytical and writing abilities for topics closely related to the field of dissertations. Choice of topics and plan of study are to be finalized with their supervisors' approval. Regular consultation with supervisors throughout the course is required. Permission by the Department to read this module is necessary.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Subject to the approval from HOD","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH6263","ModuleTitle":"TRANSLATION: FORMAL, CULTURAL, POLITICAL","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Translation, as a process of cross-boundary communication, can be explored from many different perspectives: formal, cultural, and political (among others). Major topics to be covered in this module include the misunderstandings of translation, the problems of formal complexity and incompatibility, translating culture, foreignization versus domestication, the politics of translation, translating as a means of generating or solving (international) political problems, translation and ideology, etc. In each semester, a special set of topics will be focused on according to the particular interest and needs of the class of students.  This module is taught in Chinese.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CH6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Subject to the approval from HOD","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CL1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Chinese Language","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"As an essential module for students majoring in Chinese Language, this module is designed to provide students with a general knowledge of the characteristics of the Chinese language, including its phonological system, morphological and syntactical structures, lexical features as well as its writing system. It also examines the international status of this language, which has been widely used or learned in all parts of the world. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in the Chinese language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL2101","ModuleTitle":"The Chinese Script : History and Issues","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with various aspects of Chinese characters.  The historical portion of the course covers the origin of the Chinese characters, the principles of character formation, the evolution of styles over time, analyses of correlations between shapes and meanings, traces of pronunciations of Old Chinese as revealed in phonogram graphs, etc. The contemporary study covers an appraisal of the Simplified Characters, an evaluation of the Chinese characters in terms of frequency studies and neurolinguistic studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2201","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL2102","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Phonetics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide students with a systematic knowledge of Chinese phonology. The topics covered are syllable, intonation, the Neutral Tone, the diminutive marker "er", the influence of phonology on lexicon and grammar, etc. The differences and commonalities between Standard Chinese and the various dialects will be discussed whenever pertinent. Students will do 3-4 exercises and an essay about 2500 characters. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in the Chinese language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2202","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL2121","ModuleTitle":"History of Chinese Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"An essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies/Chinese Language, this course is a general survey of the development of Chinese literature from ancient times to the Qing Dynasty. It is designed to introduce students to the main features of various literary trends, genres and styles, as well as to major writers of various periods and their representative works. The course also caters to students across the University with an interest in classical Chinese literature.","CrossModule":"CH2121","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CH2121","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL2204","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Semantics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to familiarise students with the nature of meaning in languages, the change in the meaning of a word in different contexts as well as through time, and the theory of Chinese semantics. Major topics to be covered include the meanings of Chinese words, changes in meaning, logical relations and semantic relations in the Chinese language. The course is designed for students with some theoretical background in the structure of the Chinese language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL2260","ModuleTitle":"Selected Readings","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Representative writings of Chinese literature of various periods are selected for intensive reading and close analysis. The objective of this course is to cultivate the students' ability in interpreting and appreciating Chinese literature. Materials are chosen from works in the Pre-Qin period to the present. This course is suitable for students who have basic reading ability of Chinese and who are interested in both modern and classical Chinese literature. It is offered to students across the University.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL2280","ModuleTitle":"Basic Translation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to basics issues in the practice of translation and interpretation (both Chinese-English and English-Chinese). Students are exposed to different forms of writing and are trained to do written translation and consecutive interpretation. The course is conducted in an interactive manner and students are expected to actively participate in class discussion, language games and translation exercises during both lecture and tutorial. The course is practice-oriented and is intended for students who are bilingual (Chinese and English) and have an interest in the practice of translation and interpretation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"1) Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules; AND\r\n2) Grade 'B4' and above in Higher Chinese (HCL) at GCE 'O' Level or Chinese (CL) at GCE 'AO'  Level; OR Grade 'C' and above in Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL3202","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Lexicology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses the formation, meaning and historical development of Chinese words and idioms. Major topics to be covered include the nature of Chinese wordhood, the differences between Chinese words and Chinese phrases, the nature and characteristics of Chinese idioms, the historical origin of idiomatic expressions and other lexical categories, new words and their standardization, and various semantic relationship among words in Chinese. Preference will be given to students who have already taken CL1101E Introduction to Chinese Language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL3207","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Sociolinguistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the Chinese sociolinguistic issues of the interaction between language and society, language variation, dialects and national standard languages, bilingualism, language contact, language planning, language policy and language education. It aims to educate students with a positive attitude toward language and language variation. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in language and society, and should be especially important for Singapore students who are living in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain:\r\n1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR\r\n2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR\r\n4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CL3210","ModuleTitle":"The Grammars and Lexicons of the Chinese Dialects","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"There are eight major dialects and hundreds of subdialects with their own grammatical features and special lexical items. This module is designed to help students appreciate the variety of the Chinese languages. The causes for this variations including historical immigrations, the distinct cognition of the\r\npeople of different areas, the unbalanced developments of the language, different cultures and geographic environments, etc. Regularities will be\r\ndrawn from different dialects. Also, the variations among different dialects reveal language universals among different languages.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students must have obtained:\r\n1) at least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘O’ level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE ‘AO’ level (at GCE ‘A’ level examination); OR\r\n2) at least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE ‘A’ level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘A’ level; OR\r\n3) at least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE ‘A’ level; OR\r\n4) at least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE ‘A’ level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE ‘A’ level.\r\n5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CM1111","ModuleTitle":"Inorganic Chemistry 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts of acids and bases, and periodicity and chemistry of most main group elements are covered in this module. Topics include Bronsted and Lewis acids and bases, hard and soft acid- base concept, and group trends and general properties of metals and non-metals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM1131","ModuleTitle":"Physical Chemistry 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Equations of state of ideal and real gases, intermolecular forces; kinetic theory of gases; first law of thermodynamics; enthalpy; thermochemistry; the second law; entropy; Helmholtz and Gibbs functions; the third law; rates of chemical reactions; accounting for the rate laws - reaction mechanisms; effect of temperature on reaction rate; theories of reaction rates.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent","Preclusion":"CM1502","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM1191","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This is a module designed for chemistry majors and deals with laboratory experiments on selected topics of basic chemistry principles and theoretical contents primarily selected from the modules CM1111, CM1121 and CM1131.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"H2/A-level Chemistry or its equivalent or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CM1401","ModuleTitle":"Chemistry for Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This is a Chemistry module catered for Life Sciences students and deals primarily with the basic principles to understand the structure and reactivity of organic molecules, basic thermodynamics and kinetics, and basic analytical techniques. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-3-0-3","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent or CM1417","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM1417","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide an introduction to the fundamental topics and concepts of chemistry. This includes topics like structure of matter, periodicity and the periodic table, chemical Bonding, states of matter, stoichiometry and equilibrium, reaction types, kinetics, organic chemistry, including such topics as functional groups and isomerism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"'O' Level pass in Chemistry or equivalent","Preclusion":"A level or H2 Chemistry or equivalent","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM1501","ModuleTitle":"Organic Chemistry for Engineers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Aliphatic hydrocarbons. Stereochemistry. Alkyl halides. Alcohols. Ethers and epoxides. Aldehydes and ketones. Carboxylic acids and derivatives. Aromatic hydrocarbons. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Amines and diazonium compounds. Macromolecules. Principles of spectroscopy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry,  or equivalent or CM1417","Preclusion":"CM1121, CM1503","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM2101","ModuleTitle":"Physical Chemistry 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"In this course, the basic ideas and applications of various types of spectroscopy will be taught in a concerted manner, with discussions on some basic applications of these techniques. Topics discussed include microwave spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, electron and nuclear spin resonance spectroscopy. The fundamental principles such as energy quantization, rigid rotors and harmonic oscillators are discussed, the techniques and instrumentation are studied, and the practical applications are emphasized.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1131 or CM1401 or by department approval.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM2111","ModuleTitle":"Inorganic Chemistry 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Structure and properties of solids; coordination chemistry: nomenclature, stability constants and isomerism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1111","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CM2121","ModuleTitle":"Organic Chemistry 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Functional group transformation; disconnection approach to synthesis; synthesis of polyfunctional organic molecules, stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1121 or by department approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM2142","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Chemistry 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Introduction to data treatment and analysis; discussion on sample treatment and extraction, and sample preparation techniques, separation science, electrochemistry. Topics covered will be selected from: liquid extraction and solid phase extraction, some novel extraction technologies; comparison of traditional and modern extraction procedures; introduction to chromatography, with special emphasis on planar chromatography; introduction to electroanalytical methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1131 or FST1101 or CM1401 by department approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CM2191","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 2.","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"CM1191 or by department approval.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CM2192","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 3.","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"CM1191 or by department approval.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CM2192A","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This is a module that focuses on practical aspects in fundamental analytical chemistry.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"CM1191 or FST1101 or by department approval","Preclusion":"CM2192","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CM2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Chemistry I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS In Chemistry II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3181","ModuleTitle":"Professional Placement Applied Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"6 months of Industrial Attachment","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3212","ModuleTitle":"Transition Metal Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the chemistry of d-block and f-block metals. An introduction to observed trend in physical and chemical properties of d-block transition metal complexes will be given. A comprehensive discussion on their electronic structures and spectra follows. Magnetic property, ligand substitution and redox reaction of these metal complexes will be illustrated. The f-block metals will be introduced leading to a discussion of the optical spectra of their complexes. Introduction to inorganic supramolecular chemistry, crystal engineering and solid state chemistry will be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2111","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3221","ModuleTitle":"Organic Synthesis and Spectroscopy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Strategies in organic synthesis; methods of structural determination in organic chemistry (MS, 13C and advanced 1H NMR spectroscopy).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2121","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3231","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Chem & Molecular Thermodynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Duality of matter and the Heisenberg principle; Schrodinger equation of simple systems; postulates of quantum mechanics; symmetry elements and operators; probability; order and disorder; statistical interpretation of entropy and the Boltzmann equation; Boltzmann distribution and the partition function for an ideal gas; thermodynamic functions for ideal gases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2132 or CM2167","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3242","ModuleTitle":"Instrumental Analysis II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Advanced electrochemical methods; gas chromatography and liquid chromatography; other contemporary analytical procedures selected from: use of microwaves, sub- and supercritical fluids in extractions, micro-scale extraction, high-pressure solvent extraction, etc.; thermometric methods; automation of analytical procedures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2142 or CM2166","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3252","ModuleTitle":"Polymer Chemistry 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Polymer science is the study of plastic materials of everyday life and the development of new materials that meet technological needs. This module covers classification and synthesis of polymers by different polymerization techniques; copolymerization reactions and industrial polymers. Physical properties of polymers both in the solid state and in solution will also be discussed. Knowledge in laboratory techniques in polymerization, determination of molecular weight and stability and spectroscopic studies will be introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM1131 and CM2121","Preclusion":"CM2264, CM3262, CM3265, CM3266","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3268","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Basis of Drug Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The drug discovery process; drug development; ADME; membranes and trans-membrane transport; protein structure; molecular modelling and visualization: relative atom sizes, bond lengths, bond angles, conformations; substrate-receptor interaction; rational drug design; computer assisted strategies: analyzing ligand-acceptor binding; chemical strategies: analog design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"By permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Chemistry I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Chemistry II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3291","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Experiments In Organic & Inorganic Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Laboratory work in Inorganic and Organic chemistry. This module is a major requirement for Chemistry students.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM2111,  CM2121 and CM2102, or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3292","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Experiments In Analytical & Physical Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Laboratory work in Analytical and Physical Chemistry. This module is a major requirement for Chemistry students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM2132, CM2142 and CM2101, or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM3302","ModuleTitle":"Overseas Exploratory Project (Europe)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module enable students to explore the education and research activities in chemistry and the operation of chemical industry in Europe through academic visit to various research institutes, chemistry related companies and taking part in different courses in university. The visit and the course work will be 3 weeks. The students are required to attend a pre-visit workshop (to attain basic technical knowledge required to appreciate the visit), to take part in all the organised activities and to organise and attend a post-visit workshop (to share and report on their experience and findings). Furthermore, they are required to submit a report on their accomplishment of the educational objectives of the trip. In this module students are exposed to both team-based learning and self-directed learning. The module is evaluated on “Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)” basis on the continual assessment and final report and the student\r\nwill be evaluated individually.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"5-0-6-6-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CM3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Chemistry as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Chemistry major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CM3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical\r\nfoundation, students with good soft skills and some\r\nindustrial attachment or internship experiences often stand\r\na better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives\r\nnon-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark\r\non internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and\r\nperform a structured internship in a company/institution for\r\n16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular\r\nmeetings with the Academic Advisor and internship\r\nSupervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the\r\ncurriculum can be transferred to perform technical\r\nassignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Chemistry as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Chemistry major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CM4199A","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce students to the components of independent research e.g. literature review, experimental techniques, data collection and treatment, etc. After completion of this module a student should be able to analyse a specific problem and to design and perform suitable experiments which will lead to its solution.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme. ( Only for students entering NUS in or after 2002 )","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4199B","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Applied Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The module will immerse students in research methodology. Students will be trained on elaborating a research idea into a sound proposal, and are required to plan and execute the research vigorously. Skills training are emphasized. In scientific/technical writing, developed by writing a formal research proposal, mid-project report and final report. In communications, public speaking at a seminar, group discussion and poster presentation are the focus","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme. (Only for students entering NUS in or after 2002 )","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4201","ModuleTitle":"DIRECTED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MODERN CHEMISTRY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The student pursuing this module are expected to work under the direction of one of the faculty members of the Department of Chemistry.\r\n \r\nThe students will conduct independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of the faculty member. The course grade is usually based on a written report and two seminars covering the research.\r\n \r\nThe teaching objective of the module is for faculty members with expertise in relevant fields of chemical research to impart knowledge on, provide guidance to and stimulate creative thinking of students with interest in modern chemistry. The students are expected to gain in-depth understanding of the chosen topic through discussions/meetings with the faculty members, his/her own research work, and preparation and presentation of written/oral reports. Each student is assigned at least one adviser from the faculty. The student should meet with his/her adviser at the beginning of the semester. The adviser and student will select a topic for investigation within the advisers area of expertise. For example, the assignment might require the students to read some recent journal articles or chapters in selected books. During subsequent meetings, the student and adviser will discuss the material and related issues. The student will then prepare a brief written report summarizing the background and significance of the problem under consideration, the approaches used to solve the problem, and the results of the investigations reported in the articles or books. The written report is due at the end of the semester. The student will also be required to make two oral presentations (one around the middle of the semester, and another one at the end of the semester) to show his or her understanding of the problem, and what he or she has read.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4215","ModuleTitle":"BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The students will learn the basic concepts of modern bioinorganic chemistry including the mechanisms of reactions catalyzed by metalloproteins, spectroscopic and electronic properties of metal sites, and kinetics of electron transfer in proteins. This module covers major areas in modern bioinorganic chemistry including synthetic model compounds for metal sites of metalloproteins, basic protein chemistry, biological electron transfer; hydrolytic enzymes, oxygen transporters; oxygen reacting proteins such as monooxygenase, peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase; physical methods in bioinorganic chemistry. The module is directed towards students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3211 or CM3212 or CM3268","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Organic Synthesis and Spectroscopy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the uses of high-field multidimensional NMR techniques for the structure elucidation of complex naturally occurring organic molecules. Methods for the determination of absolute configuration will also be discussed. This module will also introduce students to synthetic methods of C-C bond formation with an emphasis on reactions which lead to control of stereochemistry. Topics covered include 2D and 3D NMR, MS, octant rule, exciton coupling, Horeau method; Cope and related rearrangements; organophosphorus, organosulphur and organosilicon rearrangements. The module is directed towards students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3221","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4227","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overall view on an emerging new discipline that blends chemistry with many fields of biology to unravel the complexities of life at the interface of chemistry and biology. This course illustrates how biological\r\nprocesses are explained in chemical terms. The key objective is to highlight the basic principles of chemical biology to show its important linkages to life sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CM1121 or CM1401 and LSM1101 or LSM1401","Preclusion":"LSM4233","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CM4237","ModuleTitle":"Interfaces and the Liquid State","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended for those students interested in a deeper understanding of the liquid state and solutions.  The content unifies all the material covered in levels one to three in physical chemistry concerning the liquid state.  Particular attention is paid to the material taught in CM3232 regarding interfaces and extends it into the liquid state.  Topics covered include:  Intermolecular interactions, Laplaces, Poissons and Poisson, Boltzmann's equations and their application to Debye-Hckle theory, the Goy Chapman and Stern models, zeta-potential, and the electrostatic potential around proteins.  Colloids involving sols, emulsions and foams are considered as well as reactions in solution, computer models of the liquid state and experimental techniques.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CM3232 or by permission","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CM4261","ModuleTitle":"Surface Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Physics and chemistry of surfaces; techniques of surface preparation; physical characterisation; chemical characterisation; properties of clean surfaces; adsorption; oxidation and corrosion.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2132 or CM2167","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4273","ModuleTitle":"Computational Drug Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces modern computational methods used in drug discovery and drug development. It covers topics such as drug design process, structure and ligand \r\nbased drug design, molecular mechanics methods, homology model, molecular docking, pharmacophore models, quantitative structure-reactivity relationship \r\n(QSAR), de novo ligand design, quantum mechanics techniques, cheminformatics, database search tools, and virtual screening. Hands-on experience in using \r\ncomputational software and visualization tools will be provided.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"CM3221 or CM3222","Preclusion":"CM5236","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM4282","ModuleTitle":"Energy Resources","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module comprises of a physico-chemical study of the energy resources and the environmental and economic implications of their exploitation. Following the history of \r\nenergy consumption, the current situation is summarized, and the implications of the continuation of the status quo identified. Concepts of fitness for purpose, and \r\nenvironmental and economic sustainability are explored. Key technologies areas cover generation, use efficiency, and storage and transmission. These are illustrated with quantitative case studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM1131 and CM1111","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5100","ModuleTitle":"M.SC. PROJECT (FOR M.SC. COURSEWORK STUDENTS ONLY)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Students will have a chance to work with the department staff on a project proposed by the staff on a particular area. Part-time student will be allowed more time to complete the project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"For M.Sc. Coursework students only","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5131","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with advanced core physical chemistry. It is intended for all graduate students studying physical chemistry. The topics covered are: statistical mechanics, electronic structure calculations, statistical thermodynamic data from electronic structure calculations. Transition state theory and chemical dynamics. Computing rate coefficients from electronic structure calculations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"By permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5141","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This is an analytical chemistry module which addresses the basics in the latest analytical techniques and those which are just emerging. It is aimed at the beginning to middle level M.Sc. student to acquaint and provide them with the background for more advanced and specialised modules on these subjects. Coverage is aimed more at breadth rather than depth but without sacrificing the fundamental rigour.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module in Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted fromAY2004/2005. The main purpose of this module is to help graduate students to improve their scientific presentation skills and to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a professional manner. The module will be spread over 2 Semesters and be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" grade on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Registration as Graduate Student in the Department of Chemistry","Preclusion":"Graduate seminar modules by other departments","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5201","ModuleTitle":"PRACTICAL SYNTHETIC AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Objectives of Part 1 (Organic): To perform the experiments of basecatalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions using organocatalysts, and to characterize the products by using proton NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) and HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography). Most pharmaceutical compounds are chiral. For example, Thalidomide, Epinephrine, Ibuprofen and etc. The catalytical enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction is a powerful method to construct complex molecular structures (ref.: Angew Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 41, p.1650-1667). HPLC is one method to distinguish the chirality of the organic compounds and proton NMR is a common technique to identify the organic compounds. In this organic section, three synthetic experiments will be performed by the students individually. Demonstrations on the operations of both HPLC and NMR will be given.\r\nObjectives of Part 2 (Analytical): To perform analysis on a range of samples using four analytical techniques/instruments: capillary electrophoresis; gas chromatography - mass spectrometry; electrochemistry and the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Electrochemistry: The main objective of the electrochemical study is to investigate the corrosion resistant performances of polymer coatings on Ni wires in chloride containing solution using three different electrochemical methods. Students will learn how to use linear polarization, Tafel plot and alternating current (AC) impedance for corrosion studies. SEM: The SEM will be used in three analysis modes, the secondary electrons (SE), backscattering electrons (BSE) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) to analyse different types of carbon nanotubes. Samples include carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes with Pt nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes with different metal deposition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-10-0-0","Prerequisite":"For M.Sc. Coursework students only","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5211","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Organometallic Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Principles and applications of organometallic compounds: synthesis, reactivity and structural aspects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM4212 or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5221","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED ORGANIC SYNTHESIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Biomimetic reactions, the application of organometallics to organic synthesis, synthesis of complex molecules, and other emerging areas in organic synthesis. Students will be required to write a proposal and a review on any topic related to organic synthesis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM4222 or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5223","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Supramolecular Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Origin and importance of supramolecular chemistry; interdisciplinary aspects of the field; brief overview of the structure and functions of natural systems such as proteins and enzymes (only relevant topics towards molecular recognition will be discussed); host-guest principles, design and synthesis of various hosts, crown ethers, cryptands, calixarenes and cavitands; complexation studies: definition of stability constants; applications of host-guest chemistry in research and industry.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"By permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5224","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Concepts in Drug Discovery","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces several contemporary topics and emerging concepts in medicinal chemistry and the drug discovery process. The latest ideas in lead discovery, lead optimization and assay development will be discussed. Industry case studies will be presented by guest lecturers from the pharmaceutical industry.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5244","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Environmental Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This is an elective analytical chemistry module which aims to give students a working knowledge of environmental chemistry in the industrial and regulatory environment, including specific knowledge of modern topics concerning air, water and land pollutions. After reading this module, students will have an understanding of analytical methods employed for analyses of different types of environmental samples, knowledge on proper environmental sampling methodologies and adapt existing procedures and regulations in environmental problem-solving.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CM5268","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Organic Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the module Advanced Polymer Science (CM 4268). A major focus will be directed towards the preparation and application of advanced polymers and biopolymers. It will be accompanied by presentations and case studies delivered by selected Industry researchers. The following aspects will be covered:\r\n(i) Liquid Crystals;\r\n(ii) Photovoltaics Materials;\r\n(iii) Organic Electronics & Devices;\r\n(iv) Nanostructured Surfaces;\r\n(v) Sensors;\r\n(vi) Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots;\r\n(vii) Biomimetic and Intelligent Materials;\r\n(viii) Tissue Engineering.\r\nThe module is suited for final year students majoring in chemistry, applied chemistry and related disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For Applied Chemistry Students: Polymer Chemistry II (CM3221), Advanced Polymer Science (CM4268). For Chemistry students: Organic Reaction Mechanisms (CM3221).","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN1111","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a basic concept of chemical engineering processes and related problem-solving methods. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of chemical engineering process analysis. The module begins with an overview of the chemical process industry and a discussion of several significant examples. Details of steady state material and energy balance, including recycles, phase change and reaction, form the core substance of the course. Other topics include simultaneous mass and energy balances and unsteady state balances. All concepts and principles are amply illustrated with relevant process examples. This module is targeted at level one engineering or science students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"H2 Mathematics, H2 Chemistry and H2 Physics (or PC1221 Fundamentals of Physics I) or equivalent","Preclusion":"CM1161","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN1111E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"TC1101","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN2108","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Students learn practical experience with laboratory-scale experiments as well as team work and technical communication through report writing and oral examination. The experiments are related to chemical engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat & mass transfer, particle technology and bioanalytics. Also, students learn the use of safety equipment, safe procedures for handling biological and hazardous waste, assembly and disassembly of equipment, fault diagnosis, understanding and operation of thermocouples and flow meters, instrumental analysis, data logging and processing, operation of process plant items, error analysis and data validation. This module is targeted at level 2 chemical engineering students, who will do experiments in six sessions of five hours each, during the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-2.5-0-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN2121, CN2122, LSM1401","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN2121","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an understanding of the basic laws and concepts of thermodynamics for applying to analyze chemical engineering problems. The basic definition, applications and limitations of chemical engineering thermodynamics are first introduced followed by a review of basic laws, properties and concepts of thermodynamics. The application of basic concepts of energy conversion is extended to refrigeration and liquefaction processes. The development and discussion of thermodynamic property relations for systems of constant and variable compositions are covered in detail. The developed property relationships together with the basic laws are then applied to the analysis of the various equilibrium problems in chemical engineering such as vapour-liquid, vapour-liquid-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid and chemical reaction equilibria. This module is targeted at level 2 chemical engineering students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0.5-6.5","Prerequisite":"CM1502, CN1111","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN2121E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"CN1111E","Preclusion":"TC2111","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN2122","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module considers the classification of fluids and their properties, followed by the analysis of static fluid. The integral and differential forms of the fundamental equations ? Continuity, Momentum and Energy equations are then studied. The concept of momentum transfer by the shear stress is introduced in this course. Dimensional analysis and model theory are studied. The concept about boundary layer theory, flow with pressure gradient, viscous flow and turbulence are also described. Practical aspect involves the consideration of flows in closed conduits. At the end of the course, basic concepts regarding fluid machinery are also covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA1505, MA1506","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN2122E","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"TC1402/TC2401","Preclusion":"TC2112","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3108","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the second laboratory experience to students, in chemical engineering processes and biologics manufacturing. Teamwork, technical communication skills, oral presentation and problem solving skills are further emphasised. The experiments covered are related to chemical kinetics and reactors, heat and mass transfer, particle technology, and biologics manufacturing. The importance of safety continues to be emphasised through rigorous implementation of proper operational and waste disposal procedures. The practical experience in fault diagnosis, instrumental analysis, data logging and processing, error analysis and data validation, and operation of process units gained in CN2108 are reinforced and extended further.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-6","Prerequisite":"CN2108, CN2116, CN2125, CN3124","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3109","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides practical experience to students in process dynamics and control, mass transfer and separation processes. It also strengthens teamwork, technical writing and oral presentation skills, and problem solving skills of students. The importance of safety continues to be emphasised through rigorous implementation of proper operational and waste disposal procedures. The practical experience in fault diagnosis, instrumental analysis, data logging and processing, error analysis and data validation, and operation of process units gained in CN2108 and CN3108 are reinforced and extended further. Students do four experiments (each in two 4-hour sessions) during the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-2.5-0-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN3121, CN3132","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3121","ModuleTitle":"Process Dynamics & Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the full complement of fundamental principles with clear application to heat exchangers, reactors, separation processes and storage systems. It incorporates introductory concepts, dynamic modeling, feedback control concepts and design methods, control hardware, and advanced control strategies including feed-forward, cascade and model-based control. SIMULINK will be introduced and used to simulate and examine the effectiveness of various control strategies. The module also incorporates case studies that prepare the students to design control systems for a realistic sized plant. This module is targeted at chemical engineering students who already have a basic knowledge of chemical engineering processes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1505, MA1506","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3121E","ModuleTitle":"Process Dynamics & Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"TC2421","Preclusion":"TC3111","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3124","ModuleTitle":"Fluid-Solid Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the basic concepts for physical processes: filtration, sedimentation, centrifugation, fluidisation and crystallisation. Particulate solids are characterised in terms of size, size distribution, measurement and analysis and processing. The concepts of fluid flowand particle settling, as well as particle size are used for design and operation of some important fluid-particle separation methods. The principle of fluidisation and its applications to reactors and pneumatic transport of solids are also included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-1-3.5","Prerequisite":"CN2122","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3132","ModuleTitle":"Separation Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this module, equilibrium stage and rate-based design concepts in separation processes are introduced. Starting from simple single stage, binary separation, the theoretical treatment is extended to multi-component, multi-stage processes. After brief introduction to inter-phase mass transfer, basic concepts in rate-based design for the more important separation processes such as absorption and distillation are illustrated. The rate-based design concept is then extended to operations involving simultaneous heat and mass transfer such as in cooling tower and dryer.  The process design principles are illustrated with distillation, absorption, extraction, adsorption, cooling tower and drying processes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-7.5","Prerequisite":"CN1111, CN2125","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3132E","ModuleTitle":"Separation Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"CN1111E & CN2121E & CN2125E","Preclusion":"TC2113","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN3135","ModuleTitle":"Process Safety, Health and Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamental concepts and methods for the design and operation of safe plants. The students will gain a thorough understanding of chemical process hazards, their identification, their potential effects on safety, health, and the environment, and methods of assessment and control. Emphasis is placed on the integrated management of safety, health, and environmental sustainability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-2-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN2121 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics\r\nCN2122 Fluid Mechanics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN3135E","ModuleTitle":"Process Safety, Health and Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamental concepts and methods for the design and operation of safe plants. The students will gain a thorough understanding of chemical process hazards, their identification, their potential effects on safety, health, and the environment, and methods of assessment and control. Emphasis is placed on the integrated management of safety, health, and environmental sustainability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-2-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN2121E & CN2122E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN3421","ModuleTitle":"Process Modeling And Numerical Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces model formulation for various chemical and environmental processes and numerical techniques in solving the associated algebraic and differential equations. Students also learn data sampling and analysis, hypothesis testing and experimental design essential for today?s chemical and environmental engineers. This course covers the formulation of process models and necessary numerical techniques for solving the model equations arising in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and process systems engineering. The numerical techniques include methods for solving systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations and systems of linear and non-linear ordinary and partial differential equations. Direct and iterative techniques, numerical differentiation and integration, error propagation, convergence and stability analysis are taught, followed by basic concepts of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, expected values, joint probability distributions, and independence. Hypothesis testing, least square regression, experimental design and sensitivity analysis are also introduced. 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The module involves an assignment of a research project, equipment training and safety education. Students need to spend at least one full day per week on the project under the guidance of the project supervisor and co-supervisor. A thesis is required at the end of the semester, including literature survey, materials and method, results and discussion, and suggestions for further study. A poster presentation is also required. This module is targeted at all level 4 chemical engineering students.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-1-14-0-9","Prerequisite":"CN3108 and at least 4 of the 5 core modules: CN3121, CN3124, CN3132, CN3135 and CN3421, or approved by the Head of the Department","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4121","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this capstone design module, students execute a group project to design a chemical facility and submit a detailed report. The objective of the project is to test the ability of a student to tackle a practical problem in the same way as might be expected in a real industrial situation. Further, students learn how to solve open-ended problems by making critical design decisions with sound scientific justification and giving due consideration to cost and safety. They develop and evaluate process flowsheet alternatives, perform rigorous simulation, preliminary sizing, and hazop and safety analysis, estimate costs and finally assess \r\nprofitability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-3-0-13-7","Prerequisite":"CN2116, CN3124, CN3132, CN3135, CN3421 and EG2401","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN4122E","ModuleTitle":"Process Synthesis and Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamentals and methods of of process synthesis and simulation, which are required for design of chemical processes/plants. Students learn a heuristic method for process development, simulation strategies, main steps in process design and rigorous process simulation using a commercial simulator through both lectures and many hands-on exercises. They will also learn detailed mechanical design of process equipment, cost estimation and profitability analysis of chemical\r\nprocesses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-2-0-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"CN2116E Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design\r\nCN2121E Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics\r\nCN3124E Particle Technology\r\nCN3132E Separation Processes","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4211R","ModuleTitle":"Petrochemicals and Processing Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an overview of the petrochemical industry, with a focus on the Singapore industry. The following processes are discussed: Refining, Steam Reforming, Steam Cracking, Ammonia and Methanol production, Polymerisation processes, Important heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic processes. To provide an in-dept understanding, fundamental aspects of the processes, i.e. catalysis, kinetics, thermodynamics and reactor design will be highlighted.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CN2121, CN2116","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4215R","ModuleTitle":"Food Technology and Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the necessary background for food processing in the context of chemical engineering operations. The module combines food science and engineering operations as an integrated food-engineering course. It starts with food science topics such as food chemistry, microbiology and nutrition. It then focuses on the applications of various chemical engineering operations (refrigeration, freezing, evaporation, drying, thermal sterilisation) to food processing. The course also covers other relevant topics such as food rheology and packaging of food products. This module is targeted at level 4 chemical engineering students.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"CN2125, CN3132","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4216R","ModuleTitle":"Electronic Materials Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a fundamental knowledge of electronic materials produced or processed in various industries. It imparts a basic understanding in electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of electronic materials in relation to their importance in the optoelectronic/semiconductor industry and their technological applications such as wafer devices, solid-state fuel cells, lithium secondary batteries, light-emitting diodes and solid-state lasers. In particular, semi-conductors, electronic ceramics, conducting polymers and optical and magnetic materials will be introduced. This module is targeted at level 4 engineering students. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4217R","ModuleTitle":"Processing of Microelectronic Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an overview of semi-conductor processing with an emphasis on the role of chemical engineering principles. An overall view of manufacturing in the semi-conductor industry and the role of chemical engineers are given. The physics and materials aspects of solid-state devices are introduced with a view towards understanding their functions. The next part takes the students through the various processing events, starting with silicon wafer manufacture and continuing with diffusion, CVD, photolithography, etching and metallisation. Chemical engineering principles are highlighted in each section. The module concludes with a description of process integration for device manufacture and a brief discussion about electronic packaging. 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Topics covered will include multivariate statistics, system identification and design of experiments. Theory and applications will be equally emphasised. The students will gain an appreciation for the possibilities and limitations of various data based modelling techniques and also the confidence to apply these methods in practical situations. They will be able to make judicious choices of methods and design variables for real world applications.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CN3121 or equivalent (from any engineering discipline), knowledge of basic linear algebra, statistics and complex number arithmetic\r\n","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4246E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical And Bio-Catalysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"TC4220","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN4247R","ModuleTitle":"Enzyme Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module will start with general introduction about enzyme, enzymatic transformation, and enzymatic process. It will be followed by various components in the development of an enzymatic process: enzyme classes and enzymatic reactions; enzyme discovery and high-throughput screening and detection methods; enzyme purification, characterisation, structure, function, and selectivity; protein engineering; cell engineering; biotransformation with isolated enzymes and microbial cells; reaction engineering; enzyme in organic solvent, two-liquid phase system, and enzyme stabilisation; cofactor regeneration; and product recovery. Finally, the students will learn process economics and industrial examples on the enzymatic production of fine chemicals.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CN2116, LSM1401","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN4249","ModuleTitle":"Engg. 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Representative examples of molecular biotechnology applications such as  molecular diagnostics, therapeutics, and their impact on human health will also be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1401, CN2108 and CN3108","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN5010","ModuleTitle":"MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is targeted at postgraduate students, who are interested in process modeling and simulation for various chemical and environmental engineering processes. The course covers both analytical and numerical techniques in solving the associated algebraic as well as differential equations. Analytical methods such as eigenvalue-eigenvector and Green's function method, and numerical methods such as finite difference, collocation and finite element methods are discussed. All fundamental concepts are introduced with applications related to chemical and environmental engineering using modern software tools. Some background knowledge in analytical methods and numerical analysis from undergraduate modules will be beneficial.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN5020","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED REACTION ENGINEERING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to train the students in the fundamentals of reaction engineering and their application to the design and analysis of reactor. The concepts and theory in reaction kinetics are applied to reactor design of single phase reaction system. These are extended to multiphase reaction systems, incorporating the effects of physical rate processes and the interfacial equilibrium leading to the formulation of procedure for the design performance and stability analysis of reactors. This postgraduate module is targeted at students with interests in reaction systems. Background in chemical kinetics and transport phenomena will be beneficial.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN5030","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective is to give students the fundamentals of thermodynamics at an advanced level, so that they can apply them to the analysis of complex processes and equipment design in chemical engineering. The module will begin by reviewing the basic laws of thermodynamics, the basic thermodynamic variables, basic thermodynamic properties and relations, and other concepts. This is to be followed by the fundamentals of equilibrium thermodynamics, thermodynamics of the real gas mixture and the real solution systems, criteria of equilibrium and stability; molecular thermodynamics; thermodynamics of aqueous electrolyte and polymer-solutions; and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics. These concepts are then applied to the analysis chemical engineering processes. This is targeted at students who have a basic degree in science and engineering and are pursuing a higher degree in chemical engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN5162","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED POLYMERIC MATERIALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Survey of functional polymers. Polymer applications in photoresists, e-beam resists, printed wiring as encapsulants in polymer blends and polymer membranes. Electroactive polymers. Polymers in optoelectronics. Surface modified and functionalized polymers.  Miscibility in polymer blends. Membrane science.  Membrane making and membrane characterization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN5172","ModuleTitle":"BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to familiarize students with the upstream section of a bioprocess for the manufacture of a biological product. The module starts with the drug discovery process and natural products research. Growth and product kinetics are reviewed through a cursory treatment. This is followed by introduction to rDNA and hybridoma technology for biopharmaceuticals production. Detailed treatment of fermenter design including operating strategies, and transport phenomena with respect to agitation and aeration follows. Considerations for mammalian cell cultivation are discussed as well as media sterilization and process monitoring of a bioprocess. These concepts are finally applied to a lab project. This module is targeted at graduate students who are interested in biopharmaceuticals production.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"CN4208","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN5192","ModuleTitle":"Future Fuel Options: Prospects and Technologies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fuel options for mankind beyond coal, conventional natural gas and petroleum. It is a multidisciplinary course integrating cutting edge technologies for the utilization of future fossil fuels (such as shale gas, coal bed methane and methane hydrates), biofuels and hydrogen fuel. Students will learn various types of alternative fuels, their advantages, \r\n significance, current practise, production strategies, and challenges ahead. A term project along with several real and literature case studies from key areas will be used to illustrate and reinforce the learning. 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This is a postgraduate module targeted at students who have are interested chemical reaction engineering and particularly the special considerations required for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"CN4232","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN5251","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Science & Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with a broad spectrum of knowledge in fundamentals of membrane science and engineering, as well as in membrane applications for chemical, environmental and biomedical engineering. The module starts with the introduction of various membranes and their applications. We then teach the general theory of membrane transport for pressure, concentration and electric field driven separation and purification processes. The basic principles of membrane fabrication for symmetric, asymmetric and composite membranes will be studied. Other focuses will be given to membrane fouling, liquid membranes, and facilitated transport in order to broaden students' knowledge in membrane usage and functional membranes. 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The project work should relate to one of the sub-areas of chemical engineering: chemical engineering sciences, chemical and biological systems engineering, environmentally benign processing and sustainability, biomolecular and biomedical sciences, and nanostructured\r\nand functionalized materials/devices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-7-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN6020","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Reaction Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of the module is to provide graduate students with a strong foundation in the engineering of chemical reactions and reactors. The module will cover a variety of topics, including molecular basis of chemical phenomena, theories to estimate kinetic rate coefficients, complex gas phase kinetics, heterogeneous catalysis, analysis of reactors for single and multi-phase chemical reactions, and multi-scale coupling of transport phenomena with chemical reactions. A semester-long multi-scale reactor design project will help consolidate and reinforce the material taught in classes. Strong links to current research in several fields will be established, with an emphasis on the generality of the underlying conceptual foundation and its utility in the research pursued by the enrolled students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CN6162","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED POLYMERIC MATERIALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Survey of functional polymers. Polymer applications in photoresists, e-beam resists, printed wiring as encapsulants in polymer blends and polymer membranes. Electroactive polymers. Polymers in optoelectronics. Surface modified and functionalized polymers.  Miscibility in polymer blends. Membrane science.  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Other focuses will be given to membrane fouling, liquid membranes, and facilitated transport in order to broaden students? knowledge in membrane usage and functional membranes. In order to inspire student interests in membrane applications for life science, the module will also include membranes for controlled release devices, biomimetic and biological membranes for life science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"CN5251","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CN6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5102","ModuleTitle":"PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the tools for describing the occurrence of disease, evaluating the cause of disease, and monitoring interventions to prevent or treat disease. Through didactic sessions, discussions and workshops, students learn how to measure health and its determinants, and acquire basic skills in the interpretation and design of observational and interventional studies. Practitioner-led seminars provide examples of the application of epidemiology to needs assessment, disease prevention and to health policy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5103","ModuleTitle":"QUANTITATIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5104","ModuleTitle":"HEALTH POLICY AND SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"What is health policy? What is a health system? This module will explore health policy, its formulation, implementation, and its relation to the health system. The module will also describe various aspects of a health system, as well as explaining the roles of the government and the individual in influencing health and healthcare policy. Numerous case studies (local and international) will be studied in detail to increase participants’ appreciation of the topics such as basic health economics, policy evaluation, and health system performance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5202","ModuleTitle":"Environmental and Occupational Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a basic understanding of the relationship between the environment and health. Management of health issues in the general environment and workplace will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5203","ModuleTitle":"LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIOR IN HEALTH AND DISEASE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of social and behavioural theories that are commonly used to understand health behaviour and to guide the development of interventions designed to prevent, reduce or eliminate major public health problems. It provides students with the principles and skills to address factors influencing behaviour and behaviour change at the individual, interpersonal, organizational, community and policy levels. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to apply theories and models of behavioural change to inform the design of health promotion interventions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5210","ModuleTitle":"PRACTICUM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"CO5102 and CO5103","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5212","ModuleTitle":"PLANNING HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5222","ModuleTitle":"Program Evaluation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Emphasizing the project lifecycle, the course will focus primarily on the basic purposes and scope of M&E. Utilizing case studies, students will develop essential components of an M&E plan as well as offer critiques of different evaluation plans. Students will make informal presentations of their group work during the last 30 minutes of most class periods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223A","ModuleTitle":"EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE CONTROL","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223F","ModuleTitle":"Health Promotion","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223G","ModuleTitle":"GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS: PLANNING AND EVALUATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5224","ModuleTitle":"Data Collection in Public Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module will equip students with the skills to plan and implement quantitative and qualitative surveys in a defined population. It will focus on practical applications of research methodologies relevant to understanding and measuring determinants of health and health outcomes, focusing on applied sample survey methodologies. The module will discuss the strengths, limitations, practical and ethical considerations in implementing quantitative and qualitative surveys.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"CO5880D","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5226","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of  communication programmes designed to change or reinforce health behaviour. Emphasis will be on the step-by-step process of \r\n(1) formative research and analysis (including use of conceptual frameworks, audience research, and assessment of the media, policy and service\r\nenvironment),\r\n(2) theory-based and evidence-based strategic design, \r\n(3) message development, pretesting, and materials production,\r\n(4) implementation and monitoring, and\r\n(5) theory-based evaluation and dissemination of\r\nfindings.\r\nUpon completion of this module, students will be able to\r\ndevelop a work plan for a health communication project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-2-0-5","Prerequisite":"Students must pass the MPH core module CO5203-“ Lifestyle and Behaviour in Health and Disease”","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CO5229","ModuleTitle":"Nutrition and Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"Nutrition is linked to many health outcomes ranging from food intolerance to coronary heart disease. This module provides a basic knowledge of human nutrition, how it relates to health, and how it is affected by nutrition policies. This course will provide an overview of the three macronutrients (carbohydrates; lipids; proteins) and selected micronutrients and explain their digestion, function in the body, and examples of effects on health. Concepts of energy metabolism, energy balance and obesity will be presented. Consequences of nutrition policies related to dietary recommendations, dietary supplements, food fortification, and food labeling will also be discussed. As part of the course, students will assess and evaluate their energy and nutrient intakes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880G","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Global Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health.\r\n\r\nSpecific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"CP2201","ModuleTitle":"Journey of the Innovator","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"Innovators practice the art of persuading people to accept changes in how they live—in work, leisure and social interaction. This module’s object is to introduce students to digital innovation, and to encourage them to embark on a personal journey of creativity and challenge. Inspirational innovators will be invited to present topics related to digital innovation, such as successful innovative projects of start-up teams and advanced development teams, innovative approaches such as Design Thinking, and opportunities for innovation, the vibrant intersection of energising technology trends and new markets. This module will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory” or “Completed Unsatisfactory”\r\n(CS/CU).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-3-1","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CP3106","ModuleTitle":"Independent Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"--","Prerequisite":"[(CS2102 or CS2102S) and CS2105 and read (CS3214 or CS3215)] or IS3102 or IS4102 or CS3201 or CS3281 or CS4201 or CS4203","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CP3108A","ModuleTitle":"Independent Work","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"CS3108A","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CP3108B","ModuleTitle":"Independent Work","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"CS3108B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CP3109","ModuleTitle":"Overseas Exploratory Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-2.5-2.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"CS3109","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CP3200","ModuleTitle":"Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"The IT industry and related businesses are developing rapidly for which students need to have an opportunity to expose themselves to the latest industry developments. This internship module requires students to work in a\r\ncompany for a period of three months. Their progress on projects will be monitored during attachment, and their performance will be graded as “Completed\r\nSatisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)” at the end of the attachment, based on the final project report. During the attachment, students are not expected to take other modules offered by the university.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 70\r\nMCs. Student Selection process will be enforced","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 70"},{"ModuleCode":"CP3208","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Research in Computing I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"The module (together with CP3209) is part of the UROP (Computing) project. The objective of this module and the UROP (Computing) project in general, is to provide an opportunity for talented students to undertake a substantial research project under the supervision of faculty members of the School of Computing. Through this research collaboration, the student will get to experience at first hand the challenges and exhilaration of research, discovery and invention. This module should be followed by CS3209 to complete the UROP (Computing) project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"--","Prerequisite":"SoC students who have passed at least 60 MCs and with approval from respective department.","Preclusion":"CS3208","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CP3209","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Research in Computing II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"--","Prerequisite":"CS2309","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CP3880","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Technology Attachment Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"--","Prerequisite":"([IS2101 or CG1413] and [CS2103 or IS2103 or IS2150 ]) and preferably completed [IS3102 or (CS3201 and CS3202 ) or (CS3281 and CS3282) or IS4102 or (CS4201 and CS4202) or (CS4203 and CS4204 ) or CG2001].","Preclusion":"CS3880","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CP4101","ModuleTitle":"B.Comp. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Attain at least 70% of the MC requirement for the respective degree","Preclusion":"CS4101","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CP5010","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Paper","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"The graduate research paper presentation is for evaluating the ability of the student to undertake a critical review of an existing research area.  The student is expected to have necessary background and show competence in embarking on the PhD research.  Students are expected to identify a promising research area.  The paper should be self-contained and provide a good overview of the research problems, initial exploration of the research area, and insight to the research problems, with preliminary study and proposals on the outstanding research issues.  It should contain more findings than a survery paper.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CP5101","ModuleTitle":"MComp Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"The dissertation option gives individual students the opportunity for independent study and research in the area of their selected specialization. This will be carried out under the supervision of an academic staff, and the selection of the topic/area will be done in consultation with the supervisor in the area of expertise.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CP6010","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"A PhD candidate will be required to give a Doctoral Seminar within 12 months after passing his/her PhD Thesis Proposal.  The seminar, which should include any research findings or work from published papers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing. It is also the first part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing, which also includes CS1020 and CS2010. Topics covered include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, basic problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs \r\n(variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for SoC students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010E, CS1101, CS1101C, CS1101S, CZ1102, IT1002, CS1010S.\r\nEngineering and Science students who require this module for their majors/minors are not allowed to read it as ULR-Breadth.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010E","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing and the first part of a three-part series on programming and problem solving by computing, which includes CS1020 and CS2010. Topics include problem solving by computing,\r\nwriting pseudo-codes, problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and\r\nstructures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for FoE students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"nil","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010, CS1101, CS1101C, CS1101S, CZ1102, IT1002, CS1010S","Corequisite":"nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010S","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and \r\nforemost introductory course to computing and is equivalent to CS1010 and CS1010E Programming Methodology. Topics covered include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, basic problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for FoS students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"CS1010 or its equivalent","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS1020","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing. It continues the introduction that begins in CS1010, and emphasises objectoriented programming with application to simple data structures. Topics include object-oriented problem modeling with objects, classes and methods, object-oriented problem formulation and solving, data structure implementation strageties, abstraction and encapsulation of data structures, object-oriented programming constructs, APIs and class libraries, exception handling, lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables and their algorithmic design, sorting and searching methods, recursive algorithms, and Big-O notation. This module is appropriate for SoC and FoS students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1010 Programming Methodology","Preclusion":"CG1102, CG1103, CS1020E, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS1020E","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing. It continues the introduction that begins in CS1010, and emphasises objectoriented programming with application to simple data structures. Topics include object-oriented problem modeling with objects, classes and methods, object-oriented problem formulation and solving, data structure implementation strageties, abstraction and encapsulation of data structures, object-oriented programming constructs, APIs and class libraries, exception handling, lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables and their algorithmic design, sorting and searching methods, recursive algorithms, and Big-O notation. This module is appropriate for FoE students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1010E Programming Methodology","Preclusion":"CG1102, CG1103, CS1020, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS1101S","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concepts of programming from a functional perspective, and is perceived as the first and foremost introductory course to computing. It is the first of a two part series on introductory programming, which also includes CS1102S. This series is characterized by the use of a minimalist syntax of functional languages that enables an emphasis on fundamental programming issues. Topics covered include: overview of programming languages and compilation process, procedural abstraction, recursion, data abstraction, algorithmic strategies, higher-order functions, state mutation, evaluation strategies, debugging and testing. Module activities include lectures, recitation, tutorial and laboratory exercises.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"No programming or computer science experience is required. A-level Mathematics or H2 Mathamtics or MA1301","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010, CS1010E, CS1101, CS1101C, CZ1102, IT1002, Engineering students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS1231","ModuleTitle":"Discrete Structures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces mathematical tools required in the study of computer science. Topics include: (1) Logic and proof techniques: propositions, conditionals, quantifications.  (2) Relations and Functions: Equivalence relations and partitions.  Partially ordered sets.  Well-Ordering Principle. Function equality.  Boolean/identity/inverse functions.  Bijection. (3) Mathematical formulation of data models (linear model, trees, graphs). (4) Counting and Combinatoric: Pigeonhole Principle. Inclusion-Exclusion Principle.  Number of relations on a set, number of injections from one finite set to another, Diagonalisation proof: An infinite countable set has an uncountable power set; Algorithmic proof: An infinite set has a countably infinite subset.  Subsets of countable sets are countable.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics or MA1301","Preclusion":"MA1100","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2010","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the third part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing. It continues the introduction in CS1010 and\r\nCS1020, and emphasises object-oriented programming with application to complex data structures. Topics covered include trees, binary search trees, order property, prefix/infix/postfix expressions, heaps, priority queues, graphs and their algorithmic design, recursive algorithms, problem formulation and problem solving with applications of complex data structures, data structure design principles and implementation strategies, and algorithm analysis. Advanced data structures such as B-trees and AVL trees are also covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or CS1020E or CG1103 Data Structures and Algorithms I","Preclusion":"CG1102, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS2010R","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures & Algorithms II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"CG1102, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS2100","ModuleTitle":"Computer Organisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to familiarise students with the fundamentals of computing devices. Through this module students will understand the basics of data representation, and how the various parts of a computer work, separately and with each other. This allows students to understand the issues in computing devices, and how these issues affect the implementation of solutions. Topics covered include data representation systems, combinational and sequential circuit design techniques, assembly language, processor execution cycles, pipelining, memory hierarchy and input/output systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-3-2","Prerequisite":"CS1010 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"CS1104 or Students from Department of ECE","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2101","ModuleTitle":"Effective Communication for Computing Professionals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with the skills needed to communicate technical information to technical and nontechnical audiences, and to create comprehensible software documentation. A student-centric approach will\r\nbe adopted to encourage independent and collaborative learning while engaging students in team-based projects. Students will learn interpersonal and intercultural\r\ncommunication skills as well as hone their oral and written communication skills. Assessment modes include a variety of oral and written communication tasks such as reports, software guides, oral presentations, software demonstrations and project blogs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Students have to complete ES1000 and/or ES1102 (if required to take the module/s) before reading this module.","Preclusion":"CS2103 Software Engineering, IS2101 Business Technical Communication or its equivalent, ES2002, ES2007S, ES2007D, CG1413, EG1413, ES2002, ES2007S, ES2007D, CG1413 and EG1413","Corequisite":"Students have to read CS2103T Software Engineering at the same time as this module."},{"ModuleCode":"CS2102","ModuleTitle":"Database Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for the understanding and practice of design and implementation of database applications and of the management of data with relational database management systems. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of design with entity-relationship model, theory of functional dependencies and normalisation by decomposition in second, third and Boyce-Codd normal forms. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of programming with SQL data definition and manipulation sublanguages, relational tuple calculus, relational domain calculus and relational algebra.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"CS2102S, IT2002","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2102R","ModuleTitle":"Database Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for the understanding and practice of design and implementation of database applications and of the management of data with relational database management systems. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of design with entity-relationship model, theory of functional dependencies and normalisation by decomposition in second, third and Boyce-Codd normal forms. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of programming with SQL data definition and manipulation sublanguages, relational tuple calculus, relational domain calculus and relational algebra.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"1-0-0-1-0.5","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"CS2102S, IT2002","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2103","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the necessary conceptual and analytical tools for systematic and rigorous development of software systems. It covers four main areas of software development, namely objectoriented system analysis, object-oriented system modelling and design, implementation, and testing, with emphasis on system modelling and design and implementation of software modules that work cooperatively to fulfill the requirements of the system. Tools and techniques for software development, such as Universal Modelling Language (UML), program specification, and testing methods, will be taught. Major software engineering issues such as modularisation criteria, program correctness, and software quality will also be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent)","Preclusion":"Science students majoring in Computational Finance, are not allowed to read it as CFM/Breadth. EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2103R","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2103T","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the necessary conceptual and analytical tools for systematic and rigorous development of software systems. It covers four main areas of software development, namely object-oriented system analysis,\r\nobject-oriented system modelling and design, implementation, and testing, with emphasis on system modelling, design and implementation of software modules\r\nthat work cooperatively to fulfill the system’s requirements. Tools for software development, such as Universal Modelling Language, program specification, and testing methods will be taught. Software engineering issues such as modularisation criteria, program correctness, and software quality will be covered. This module must be taken together with CS2101 Effective Communication for\r\nTechnologists.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"For SoC students only. CS1020 or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"CS2103 Software Engineering, IS2101 Business Technical Communication or its equivalent.","Corequisite":"Students have to read CS2101 Effective Communication for Computing Professionals at the same time as this module"},{"ModuleCode":"CS2104","ModuleTitle":"Programming Language Concepts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concepts that serve as a basis for hundreds of programming languages. It aims to provide the students with a basic understanding and appreciation of the various essential programming-languages constructs, programming paradigms, evaluation criteria and language implementation issues. The module covers concepts from imperative, object-oriented, functional, logic, constraints, and concurrent programming. These concepts are illustrated by examples from varieties of languages such as Pascal, C, Java, Smalltalk, Scheme, Haskell, Prolog. The module also introduces various implementation issues, such as pseudo-code interpretation, static and dynamic semantics, abstract machine, type inferencing, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2105","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computer Networks","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide a broad introduction to computer networks and some appreciations of network application programming. It covers a range of topics including basic data communication and computer network concepts, protocols, networked computing concepts and principles, network applications development and network security. The emphasis of teaching is on the working principles and application of computer networks.   As an integral part of the course, tutorials and practical assignments enforcing learning will also be given. These assignments provide an early exposure in network application programming and they should be able to complete by using personal computers and school?s network facilities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or CS1020E or CS1102 or CS1102C or CS1102S) and (CS1104 or CS2100)","Preclusion":"IT2001, EE3204/E, EE4210. EEE & CPE students are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2106","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Operating Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic concepts in operating systems and links it with contemporary operating systems (eg. Unix/Linux and Windows). It focuses on OS structuring and architecture, processes, memory management, concurrency and file systems. Topics include kernel architecture, system calls, interrupts, models of processes, process abstraction and services, scheduling, review of physical memory and memory management hardware, kernel memory management, virtual memory and paging, caches, working set, deadlock, mutual exclusion, synchronisation mechanisms, data and metadata in file systems, directories and structure, file system abstraction and operations. Examples will be discussed from contemporary operating systems such as Unix/Linux and/or Windows.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-0-4","Prerequisite":"CS2100 or EE2007 or EE2024","Preclusion":"CG2271 or EE4214. CEG students are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2220","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computational Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is three folds. First, the course provides, from programmers' viewpoint, an overview of common computational techniques used in the field of bioinformatics, including similarity operations, clustering and classification techniques, and techniques in gene recognition. Second, the basic theory behind these techniques will be covered. Last, but not least, the course demonstrates the role of bioinformaticians as a bridge between the field of computer science and biology, and prepares students for advanced computer-science topics relevant to bioinformatics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1102 or CS1102C or CS1102S. LSM1102 highly recommended.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS2309","ModuleTitle":"CS Research Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"CS2305S","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3103","ModuleTitle":"Computer Networks and Protocols","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses mainly on TCP/IP protocol stack and discusses the design of various protocols in the stack, their semantics and interoperability issues including concepts behind in designing such protocols. The Internet technology protocols like ARP, ICMP, IP, DHCP, DNS, TCP, UDP, Routing protocols like OSPF and new IP protocol version IPv6 are discussed in detail. The dynamics of the TCP protocol is discussed in detail including congestion control and its behaviour in the wireless and mobile network environment.  The client server communication paradigm is introduced and students are given the opportunity to develop distributed application using sockets and/or RPC-XML.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks or EE3204\r\nComputer Communication Networks I) and co-read CS3103L\r\nComputer Networks Laboratory","Preclusion":"EE4210 Computer Communication Networks II","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3103L","ModuleTitle":"Computer Networks Laboratory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the module is to augment the concepts learnt in the area of networking through hands on experiments, and thus maximizing the educational experience of students. It provides an opportunity for students to interconnect LANs in the laboratory using switches, routers, terminal servers etc., and conduct various experiments relating to TCP/IP protocol stack. Students perform hands-on experiments in subnetting, dail-up service, DHCP, DNS, Multicast, RIP, OSPF, router based firewall, TCP handshaking and congestion mechanism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-2-0-3","Prerequisite":"Co-read CS3103","Preclusion":"None","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3201","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Project I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the first part of a two-part series on the practice of software engineering in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). These two modules together provide the students with hands-on experience in working in project groups through a complete SDLC to develop a well-designed, welltested, large-scaled software system. This first part focuses on applying best software engineering practices on the analysis and design of software system. The students will practice analysis of user’s\r\nneeds, formulation of computing requirements to meet the user’s needs, modeling and design of the computer systems according to the requirements, and evaluation of the design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"CS2103 and (CS2301 or IS2101)","Preclusion":"CS3215","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3202","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Project II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a two-part series on the practice of software engineering in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). These two modules together provide the students with hands-on experience in working in project groups through a complete SDLC to develop a well-tested, large-scaled software system. This second part focuses on applying best software engineering practices on the implementation and testing of the software system. The students will practice efficient implementation of software components, system integration, software version control, and rigorous testing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"CS3201","Preclusion":"CS3215 Software Engineering Project","Corequisite":"CS3201 Software Engineering Project I"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3210","ModuleTitle":"Parallel Computing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the field of parallel computing with hands-on parallel programming experience on real parallel machines. The module is divided into four parts: parallel computation models and parallelism, parallel architectures, parallel algorithm design and programming, and new parallel computing models. Topics includes: theory of parallelism and models; shared-memory architectures; distributed-memory architectures; data parallel architectures; interconnection networks, topologies and basic of communication operations; principles of parallel algorithm design; performance\r\nand scalability of parallel programs, overview of new parallel computing models such as grid, cloud, GPGPU.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2100 or CG2007","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3213","ModuleTitle":"Software Systems Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Software design is a life cycle activity in which software requirements are analyzed to produce a description of the software’s internal structure that serves as the basis for its construction. Software design consists of two activities that fit between software requirements analysis and software construction: software architectural design and software detailed design. Typical outcomes are the software architecture and the interfaces between components, specified in a design document. This module covers both levels of design and aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills for generating design documents and evaluating design alternatives in an iterative software development process.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2103 Software Engineering","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3216","ModuleTitle":"Software Development on Evolving Platforms","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is a follow-up of CS3217 on the practice of software engineering on modern application platforms such as mobile devices, the Web and cloud systems. Students will work in small project teams to develop well-tested, production-quality software. This module focuses on the design and rapid iterative development of real-world applications. Students will analyse user needs, design and develop applications that meet user needs, and address user feedback\r\nof the applications. Students will also learn rapid development using APIs, Open Source tools and other modern tools, and deployment of the applications in the Web or cloud system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"CS3217. Students without the prerequisite (in particular non-computer science students) but with strong design knowledge and skills can still take this course with the approval of the instructor.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3230","ModuleTitle":"Design and Analysis of Algorithms","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces different techniques of designing and analysing algorithms. Students will learn about the framework for algorithm analysis, for example, lower bound arguments, average case analysis, and the theory of NP-completeness. In addition, students are exposed to various algorithm design paradigms. The module serves two purposes: to improve the students' ability to design algorithms in different areas, and to prepare students for the study of more advanced algorithms. The module covers lower and upper bounds, recurrences, basic algorithm paradigms (such as prune-and-search, dynamic programming, branch-and-bound, graph traversal, and randomised approaches), amortized analysis, NP-completeness, and some selected advanced topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3230R","ModuleTitle":"Design and Analysis of Algorithms","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read host module. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3235","ModuleTitle":"Computer Security","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a broad understanding of computer security with some indepth discussions on selected topics in system and network security. This module covers the following topics: intrusion detection, DNS security, electronic mail security, authentication, access control, buffer overflow, memory and stack protection, selected topics in application security, for instance, web security, and well-known attacks.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks or EE3204 Computer Communications and Networks I) and (CS2106 Introduction to Operating Systems or CG2271 Realtime Operating Systems) and CS2107 Introduction to Information & System Security.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3236","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Information Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basics of modern information theory. It covers how information can be quantified, and what this quantification tells us about how well we can compress and transmit information without error. It discusses basic error correcting techniques, and information-theoretic cryptography. Topics covered\r\ninclude: mathematical techniques, entropy measures, fundamental limits to data compression and noisy-channel coding, examples of error-correcting codes, examples of information theoretic cryptography (commitments, secure computation, key distribution, randomness extraction).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA1521 Calculus for Computing and ST2334 Probability and Statistics and their equivalents","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3240","ModuleTitle":"Interaction Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended for students in computing and related disciplines whose work focuses on human-computer interaction issues in the design of computer systems. The course stresses the importance of user-centred design and usability in the development of computer applications and systems. Students will be taken through the analysis, design, development, and evaluation of human-computer interaction methods for computer systems. They will acquire hands-on design skills through laboratory exercises and assignments. The course also covers HCI design principles and emphasizes the importance of contextual, organisational, and social factors in system design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"SOC students: CS1020 or its equivalent; Other students:NM2217 or NM3209 or the prerequisites for SoC students","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3241","ModuleTitle":"Computer Graphics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches some graphics hardware devices, reviews the mathematics related to the understanding, and discusses the fundamental areas of computer graphics. After completing the course, students are expected to understand the basic computer graphics terminology and concepts, and to be able to design and implement simple 2D and 3D interactive computer graphics related programs. As an enrichment part of the course, students are introduced the state-of-the-art development in computer graphics by viewing interesting video clips and experimenting with demo program made available in the course web.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.\r\n\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3241R","ModuleTitle":"Computer Graphics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches some graphics hardware devices, reviews the mathematics related to the understanding, and discusses the fundamental areas of computer graphics. After completing the course, students are expected to understand the basic computer graphics terminology and concepts, and to be able to design and implement simple 2D and 3D interactive computer graphics related programs. As an enrichment part of the course, students are introduced the state-of-the-art development in computer graphics by viewing interesting video clips and experimenting with demo program made available in the course web.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3243R","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Artificial Intelligence","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3244","ModuleTitle":"Machine Learning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic concepts and algorithms in machine learning and neural networks. The main reason for studying computational learning is to make better use of powerful computers to learn knowledge (or regularities) from the raw data. The ultimate objective is to build self-learning systems to relieve human from some of already-too-many programming tasks. At the end of the course, students are expected to be familiar with the theories and paradigms of computational learning, and capable of implementing basic learning systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2132 or ST2334)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3244R","ModuleTitle":"Machine Learning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3246","ModuleTitle":"Multimedia Content Analysis and Search","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module presents techniques for the representation, compression, storage, analysis and retrieval of Web-scale digital multimedia information, and their implementation as media search engines. The module is divided into 2 parts. The first part discusses the characteristics, mathematical foundation, compression, processing and applications of digital multimedia data including: text, image and video. It also covers standards in digital multimedia data such as JPEG, MPEG & H261, etc. The second part covers the analysis and retrieval of multimedia contents, including text, image and video. The course will also introduce modern architecture for text and image search engines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 Data Structures and Algorithms I or its equivalent","Preclusion":"CS4341 Multimedia Technologies","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3281","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the first part of a two-part series on the development of large-scaled computer systems to solve real-world problems under specific themes such as healthcare, security and surveillance, tourism, etc. Students with complementary technical expertise will form project teams to work on real-world projects under the supervision of CS professors and industrial partners. This\r\nfirst part focuses on the analysis of the real-world problems, formulation of the computing requirements of the desired solution that meets the user’s needs, design of the computer systems according to the requirements, and evaluation of the design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"CS2103 and have passed at least one primary module in a CS focus area. Student selection process will be enforced.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS3281R","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3282R","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS3283","ModuleTitle":"Media Technology Project I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is the first part of a two-part series on the development of media technology systems such as interactive systems, games, retrieval systems, multimedia computing applications, etc. Students will form project teams to work on media technology projects. This first part focuses on the analysis of the user’s needs, formulation of the computing requirements of the desired solution that\r\nmeets the user’s needs, design of the systems according to the requirements, implementation of first-cut prototype for evaluation purpose, and evaluation of the design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"SoC students: CS3240 or CS3242 or CS3245 or CS3247 or CS3248 or CS3249 or module approved by Department of Computer Science; CNM students: CS3240 or NM3216 or NM3221 or NM3226 or NM3227 or NM3231.","Preclusion":"CS4201, CS4202, CS4203, CS4204.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS4211","ModuleTitle":"Formal Methods for Software Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Before software can be designed, its requirements must be well understood. This in turns requires a thorough understanding of the application domain. In developing domain descriptions and requirement specifications, we need to acquire and analyse domain knowledge and system requirements, transform them into domain and requirement models, and validate these models together with domain and requirement stakeholders. Once the domain and requirement descriptions are clear, a software design can be constructed to capture software architecture and components. This course will cover the principles and techniques of these three major phases of software engineering: Domain Engineering, Requirements Engineering and Software Design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2103 Software Engineering.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4212","ModuleTitle":"Compiler Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce the principal ideas behind program compilation, and discusses various techniques for program parsing, program analysis, program optimisation, and run-time organisation required for program execution. Topics covered include regular expressions, context-free grammars, lexical analysis, syntax analysis; different algorithms for parsing codes, such as top-down parsing, bottom-up parsing; translation to abstract syntax using modern parser generator technology, intermediate representation, semantics analysis, type system, un-optimised code generation, code optimisation, data-flow analysis, instruction scheduling.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS2104 Programming Language","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4220R","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Discovery Methods in Bioinformatics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4221","ModuleTitle":"Database Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the design of relational databases and object oriented databases. Topics covered include: normalisation theory: functional, multi-valued and join dependency, normal forms, relational database schema design using decomposition method and synthesizing method; entity-relationship approach: normal form entity-relationship diagram, its derivation, and its translation to relational, network, and hierarchical database schemas; schema integration: view integration and database integration, schema conflict resolution; nested relations: normal form nested relations, nested relations design using decomposition method and entity-relationship approach; object-oriented databases: basic concepts, inadequacies in object-oriented data models, inheritance conflict resolution, translate relational database schemas and entity-relationship diagrams to object-oriented database schemas.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2102 or CS2102S","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4223","ModuleTitle":"Multi-core Architectures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The world of parallel computer architecture has gone through a significant transformation in the recent years from high-end supercomputers used only for scientific applications to the multi-cores (multiple processing cores on a single chip) that are ubiquitous in mainstream computing systems including desktops, servers, and embedded systems. In the context of this exciting development, the aim of this module is to examine the design issues that are critical to modern parallel architectures. Topics include instruction-level parallelism through static and dynamic scheduling, shared memory, message-passing, and data parallel computer architectures, cache coherence protocols, hardware synchronization primitives, and memory consistency models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS2106 Operating Systems or CG2271 Realtime Operating Systems) and (CS3210 Parallel Computing or CS3220 Computer Architecture or CG3207 Computer Architecture).","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4224","ModuleTitle":"Distributed Databases","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the management of data in a distributed environment. It covers the fundamental principles of distributed data management and includes distribution design, data integration, distributed query processing and optimization, distributed transaction management, and replication. It will also look at how these techniques can be adapted to support database management in emerging technologies (e.g., parallel systems, peer-to-peer systems, cloud computing).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2102","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4232","ModuleTitle":"Theory of Computation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of what can be computed, and an introduction to the theory of complexity. It aims to introduce (1) some standard formal models of computation so as to develop an understanding of what can or cannot be computed by various computing devices; (2) some reasoning techniques commonly used in computer science; these include model equivalence, non-determinism, digitalisation, simulation and reduction; and (3) the mathematical formulation of objects in computer science so as to study their properties.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1231 or CS1231S or any level-2 MA module","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4238","ModuleTitle":"Computer Security Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This is a lab-based module with emphasis on hands-on experiences of computer security. The objective of this module is to familiarise the students with common attacks and protection mechanisms, as well as general system administration and development of secured software. Topics covered include network security, operating system security, and application security such as DNS attacks, memory-error exploits, and web application attacks.  Students will learn through project assignments and defense competitions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3235 Computer Security","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS4243","ModuleTitle":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"In this module, various methods for computers to understand and interpret the contents of images are investigated. The objective is to expose the students to the basic concepts underlying various computer vision techniques and the application of current techniques for problem solving. Topics covered include morphological operations, convolution and cross correlation, edge and corner detection, colour, texture, motion, image registration and mosaicking, 3D vision, camera calibration and 3D reconstruction, eigenface and pattern recognition. Laboratory exercises and projects are included for the students to solve practical problems using computer vision and image processing software packages.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent), (MA1101R or MA1506), (MA1102R or MA1505C or MA1505 or MA1521), and  (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4246","ModuleTitle":"AI Planning and Decision Making","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the major concepts and paradigms in planning and decision making in complex environments. It examines issues, challenges, and techniques in problem representation, goal or objective specification, response selection, and action\r\nconsequence for a wide range of strategic and tactical planning and decision making situations. Topics covered include deterministic and non-deterministic planning,\r\npractical planning and acting under resource constraints and uncertainy, expected utility and rational decision making, decision networks, Markov decision processes,\r\nelementary game theory, and multi-agent planning and decision making.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(MA2216 Probability or ST2131 Probability or ST2334 Probability and Statistics) and CS3243 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS4248","ModuleTitle":"Natural Language Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with computer processing of human languages, emphasizing a corpus-based empirical approach. The topics covered include: 1. Linguistic essentials. 2. Basic techniques and algorithms: Hidden Markov model, Viterbi algorithm, supervised learning algorithms. 3. Words: part-of-speech tagging. 4. Syntax: noun phrase chunking, named entity tagging, parsing (top down, bottom up, probabilistic). 5. Semantics: word sense disambiguation. 6. Pragmatics: discourse, co-reference resolution. 7. Applications: text categorisation, text summarisation, language identification, information extraction, question answering, machine translation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS3243 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence or CS3245 Information Retrieval)\r\nand (ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences, or ST2131 Probability, or ST2334 Probability and\r\nStatistics)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4249","ModuleTitle":"Phenomena and Theories of Human-Computer Interaction","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the underlying science of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and its application to user interface design. It surveys a wide range of  psychological theories beginning with organizational behaviour approaches, understanding of work and workflow within organizations, and moving on to understanding human psychological architecture and processing constraints. It demonstrates via a combination of scientific theory understanding and engineering modelling the solutions of design problems facing a user interface designer. It also covers new design methods and techniques available and the new conceptual mechanisms used in HCI such as the metaphors for describing user interaction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3240 Interaction Design or NM2216 Interactive Media Design: Users","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"CS4274","ModuleTitle":"Mobile and Multimedia Networking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The first part of this module deals with mobility and wireless technology.  It introduces the development of the mobile IP protocol, and addresses the practical application of mobile IP in real-world networking environments.  It looks at advanced mobile IP features, including NAT traversal, integration with IPSec, and network mobility.  In the second part, the module deals with computer and multimedia networks, and applications associated with multimedia networking.  Characteristics of real-time and multimedia traffic and concepts of QoS for multimedia data transmission are discussed.  It also deals with transmission of multimedia traffic over various networks, related protocols, services, and applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"CS3103 or CG3204L","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4344","ModuleTitle":"Networked and Mobile Gaming","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at providing students a deep understanding of various technical issues pertaining to the development of networked games and mobile games. Students will be exposed to concepts from distributed systems, operating systems, security and cryptography, networking and embedded systems.  In particular, issues such as game server architectures (mirrored, centralized, peer-to-peer etc.), consistency management (bucket synchronization, dead reckoning etc.), interest management, scalability to large number of clients (C10K problem), cheat prevention and detection, power management, will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-0-5","Prerequisite":"(CS2106 or CG2271) and (CS3103 or CG3204L)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS4345","ModuleTitle":"General-Purpose Computation on GPU","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"With the advancements in the technology of graphics processing units (GPUs), many computations can be performed faster on the GPUs than the CPUs. They are also programmable, making them useful for not just computer graphics processing but also general-purpose computations. Therefore, they are a natural choice as high-speed coprocessors to the CPUs in various applications. This module introduces the architecture of GPU, program writing on GPU using high-level language such as Cg, and the use of GPU in applications including computer graphics, games, scientific computation, and image processing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3241","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5201","ModuleTitle":"Foundation in Theoretical CS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to test the students on basic concepts in theoretical computer science. In particular, the students will be tested on the following areas.\r\n\r\nA.\tDesign and Analysis of Algorithms\r\nB.\tTheory of Computation\r\nC.\tProgramming Languages\r\nD.\tLogic and Formal Systems\r\n\r\nThe respective undergraduate modules: CS3230, CS3231, CS3212, CS3234 \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5202","ModuleTitle":"Foundation in Computer Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to test the students on basic concepts in computer systems. In particular, the students will be tested on the following topics.\r\n\r\nA. Advanced Operating Systems\r\nB. Computer Networks II\r\nC. Database Management Systems\r\nD. Computer Architecture\r\n\r\nThe respective undergraduate modules:    CS3221, CS3103, CS3223, CS3220\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5215","ModuleTitle":"Constraint Programming","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Constraint programming is an alternative approach to computing in which the programming process is limited to a generation of requirements (constraints) and to solving of them by general methods and domain dependent methods.  The aim of this course is to discuss the basic aspects of constraint programming. Students will learn problem modeling by means of constraints and the main techniques used to solve such systems of constraints. The course will focus on the fundamental notions of constraint satisfaction problems, local consistency, constraint propagation, complete and incomplete constraint solvers, and various search methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2104 or CS3212","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5223","ModuleTitle":"Distributed Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The topic of Distributed Systems is now garnering increasing importance, especially with the advancement in technology of the Internet and WWW. The aim of this module is to provide students with basic concepts and principles of distributed operating systems, interprocess communications, distributed file systems, shared data, and the middleware approach. The module is taught in seminar style, and several case studies are included, e.g. CORBA.   Topics: Introduction - Characteristics of Distributed Systems; Process Management Communication in Distributed Systems; Distributed Synchronisation; Distributed Real-time Systems; File Systems; Naming Security; Fault Tolerant Distributed Systems; Distributed Simulation; WWW as an application of Distributed System.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2106, CS3211","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5228","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces fundamental principles behind data mining and efficient techniques for mining large databases. It provides an overview of the algorithmic aspect of data mining: its efficiency (high-dimensional database indexing, OLAP, data reduction, compression techniques) and effectiveness (machine learning involving greedy search, branch and bound, stochastic search, parameter optimisation). Efficient techniques covered include association rules mining (Apriori algorithm, correlation search, constrained association rule discovery), classifier induction (decision trees, RainForest, SLIQ; Support vector machine; Naive Bayesian; classification based on association / visualisation), cluster analysis (k-means, k-mediods, DBSCAN, OPTICS, DENCLUE, STING, CLUSEQ, ROCK etc), and outliers/deviants detection (LOF, Distance-based outlier etc).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1231, CS3243, (CS2102 or CS2102S) and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5229","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Computer Networks","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course covers advanced fundamental principles of computer networks and techniques for networking. The goal of this course is to teach these fundamentals/techniques that will remain important and relevant regardless of the hot topics in networks and networking. Briefly, the topics include advanced network architecture and design principles, protocol mechanisms, implementation principles and software engineering practices, network algorithmic, network simulation techniques and tools, performance analysis and measurement, and protocol specification/verification techniques.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"CS3103 or EE4210","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5234","ModuleTitle":"COMBINATORIAL AND GRAPH ALGORITHMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course presents advanced material on the design and analysis of combinatorial algorithms with emphasis on efficient algorithms and data structures. This course is meant for students who intend to (i) do research in computer science in general, and algorithm design in particular, or (ii) do advanced application/software development in other areas of computer science. (It assumes that the student has already done one course on design and analysis of algorithms equivalent to CS3230.)","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3230","Preclusion":"CS4234","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5237","ModuleTitle":"Computational Geometry and Applications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide students with a geometric viewpoint in problem solving. It lays a foundation for solving problems with computational geometric methods, and bridges the gap between theoretical computer science and the real applications by introducing application areas, such as bio-geometric modelling, computer graphics and mesh generation, as well as other engineering problems such as reverse engineering. Topics include: convex-hull algorithms, simplicial complexes, union of balls, Voronoi diagram, Delaunay triangulation, lifting and projecting, alpha shape, surface reconstruction, sphere algebra, orthogonality and complementarity, molecular skin surfaces, curvatures and surface meshing, deformation and morphing, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1231 and CS3230","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5240","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations in MultiMedia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module lays the theoretical foundation for graduate students to do research in multimedia: images, videos, audio, speech, graphics and text documents. The module covers the main theoretical issues common to various multimedia research.  These issues provide a general framework within which specific techniques in particular research areas can be understood. Topics include: vector and signal representations of multimedia, spatial and frequency analyses, models and parameter estimation methods. Examples will be drawn from different types of media.  Upon completion, students will be well-grounded to pursue further research in computer vision, graphics, natural language processing, audio analysis and multimedia applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521) and (MA1101R or MA1506) and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5249","ModuleTitle":"Audio in Multimedia Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at providing students with an in-depth understanding of modern audio technologies, ranging from low-level audio representation to high-level content analysis; and from basic waveform to advanced audio compression and compressed domain processing. Upon completion of this module, students should be able to perform research such as narrowing the semantic gap between low-level features and high-level concepts. Topics include: discretization, sampling, audio formats, audio synthesis, spatial audio, feature extraction, speech recognition, audio segmentation and summarization, source separation, and audio compression.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent) and CS1231 and (MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521) and (MA1101R or MA1506)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5321","ModuleTitle":"Network Security and Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce students to the various issues \r\nthat arise in securing and managing the networks, and study the \r\nstate-of-the-art techniques for addressing these challenges. A number of \r\nmost damaging attacks on computer systems involve the exploitation of \r\nnetwork infrastructure. This course provides an in-depth study of network \r\nattack techniques and methods to defend against them. Topics include basic \r\nconcepts in network security and management; firewalls and virtual private \r\nnetworks; network intrusion detection; denial of service (DoS); traffic\r\nanalysis; secure routing protocols; protocol scrubbing; and advanced topics\r\nsuch as wireless network security.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS4236","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS5340","ModuleTitle":"Uncertainty Modelling in AI","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module covers modelling methods that are suitable for reasoning with uncertainty. The main focus will be on probabilistic models including Bayesian networks and Markov networks. Topics include representing conditional independence, building graphical models, inference using graphical models and learning from data. Selected applications in various domains such as speech, vision, natural language processing, medical informatics, bioinformatics, data mining and others will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass CS1231 and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334) and CS3243","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS5351","ModuleTitle":"The Business of Software","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The software business well exceeds a trillion dollars, covering companies that sell software products as well as corporations that depend primarily on software technology for their business. The course will cover the evolution of software business, and the continuous reshaping of industry. Students will be exposed to market dynamics affecting the birth, growth and transition of these businesses. The course will investigate business strategies followed by these companies. Students will be encouraged to reflect on trends emerging from the integration of innovative technologies and evolving consumer and enterprise needs. There will be special emphasis on Asia-Pacific markets and businesses.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate students in their 4th year can apply. Open to PhD students.","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS6101","ModuleTitle":"Exploration of Computer Science Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces CS graduate students to various research areas in Computer Science. Study groups are organised for major research areas. Each study group provides a forum for students to read, present and discuss\r\nresearch papers, and acquire the basic research skills for literature review and critical comparison of existing work. Students will also gain a first experience in technical presentation and writing. This module will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory” or “Completed Unsatisfactory” (CS/CU).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-1-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS6205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Modelling & Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to provide students with the ability to model, simulate and analyse complex systems in a reasonable time. This course is divided into three parts and covers advanced techniques in simulation model design, model execution, and model analysis. A selection of model design techniques such as conceptual models, declarative models, functional models, constraint models, and multi-models will be discussed. Model execution techniques include discussion of serial and parallel discrete-event simulation algorithms. For model analysis, topics include input-output analysis, variance reduction techniques and experimental design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3232 or CS4237","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS6208","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module covers advanced topics in artificial intelligence that are of current research or application interests. A wide range of topics may be covered including soft computing (fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, etc.), data mining, machine learning, image and video processing, artificial life, robotics, etc. The exact topics to be taught will depend on the lecturers teaching the module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3243","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS6221","ModuleTitle":"Modeling and Analysis Techniques in Systems Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to modeling and analysis techniques relevant to systems biology with a focus on the dynamics of biochemical networks. We shall\r\nintroduce models such as ordinary differential equations, Petri nets, Markov chains and dynamic Bayesian networks and show how they can be used to describe and analyse metabolic, signaling and gene regulatory networks. Selfstudy, tool-based modeling assignments and guest lectures by biologists will also be key  components of the course. The core lectures will be largely self-contained and students with diverse backgrounds are expected and welcome to attend.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"MA1521 Calculus for Computing or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"CS6231","ModuleTitle":"Topics in System Security","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to prepare PhD students for research and development in system security by investigating security issues in various computer science areas such as computer architecture, cloud, networks, machine learning, etc. It addresses security \r\nconcepts and design principles from an adversarial perspective. Selected topics in system security are covered, such as web security, language-based analysis, privacy-preserving cloud computation, and design of mobile OS. Emerging topics of current research interests may be included as well.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS4236 Cryptography Theory and Practice or \r\nCS3235 Computer Security or \r\nCS5231 System Security.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CS6241","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to familiarise graduate students with the ongoing research works in interactive 3D graphics. Topics covered may include: interactive technologies, graphics data structures (shape representation), image-based modelling and rendering, creation of artistic artifacts, viewing large models, and interactive modelling.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CSA6101","ModuleTitle":"CULTURAL STUDIES THEORY AND ANALYSIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ARTS & SOCIAL SC.)","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundational module aimed at providing a common conceptual ground for all the candidates in the PhD programme in Cultural Studies in Asia. It examines the works of various theorists from which Cultural Studies draw its concepts and analytic frameworks. It examines how these concepts and frameworks are utilized in the analysis of particular cultural practices and interventions in contemporary societies. Students gain additional depth as they work through the concepts and frameworks in the research papers for this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"CZ5225","ModuleTitle":"MODELING AND SIMULATION IN BIOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module is meant for entering graduate students who want to do computational biology but without the undergraduate module. This syllabus is similar to CZ4225 but the workload is higher. Proteins: sequence =>structure =>function. Protein structural organizations and families. Basic modeling and simulation techniques. Protein structural modeling: homology modeling, threading, ab initio methods. Cell as a complex machine: Genetic and protein circuits (pathways). Deveolpment of a mathematical model of pathways. Computer simulation of pathways.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DE4201","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Sustainable Cities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This elective module provides a seminar-style platform for senior undergraduate students in the School of Design and Environment to examine the concept, design,\r\ndevelopment and management of sustainable cities. The main focus is integration, and topics include the concepts of sustainable cities, frameworks for designing, developing and managing sustainable cities, city dynamics, institutional design, socio-spatial issues, energy, infrastructure management, and urban trends.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"DE5106","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Management And Assessment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module is an introduction to the systems and approaches used to meet the challenges of natural resource protection and conservation and the contributions that can be made to the sustainability development agenda. It provides an insight into the prediction of development impacts using assessment procedures designed to meet mandatory legal requirements. The course will include assessment methodologies used in predicting impacts and in the design of mitigation measures, and monitoring and audit processes. It will compare environmental management and assessment systems used in practice through case study research. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from other graduate programmes in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DE5108","ModuleTitle":"STUDY REPORT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - Candidates are required to investigate a relevant topic of their choice in the field of environmental management. Targeted Students- For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-5-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DE5109","ModuleTitle":"DISSERTATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - Candidates are required to investigate a relevant topic of their choice in the field of environmental management. The study should include a literature review, application of appropriate research methodology and is expected to produce relevant findings for advancement of the understanding and management of the environment. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-0-0-10-15","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5101","ModuleTitle":"Urban Analysis Workshop","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-4-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5101A","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Methods for Urban Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Planners deal with a myriad of issues and have to work with various planning processes to deal with them. From an expert driven blueprint to the bottom-up public engagement, there is a constant flow of data that directly and indirectly aid them in their work. This module aims to furnish students with the appropriate tools to use when dealing with qualitative data. Some of them include field study, survey and interview, questionnaire design and site inspections, which will be applicable to urban planning analyses. \r\n\r\nStudents will appreciate the discourse on quantitative versus qualitative data and the central ideas in qualitative research - appropriateness of methods and theories; perspectives of the participants and their diversity; reflexivity of the researcher and the research; variety of approaches; and methods in qualitative research. \r\n\r\nThe course emphasizes on “hands on” with actual field work forming the bulk of the learning process and provides the opportunity for students to learn to collect, analyze and present qualitative data relating to planning and urban issues. This would encourage a better appreciation of the social issues in the urban context.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"Must be taken together with DEP5101 Urban Analysis Workshop","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5102","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning History & Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5105","ModuleTitle":"Urban Infrastructure and Mobility Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DI5100","ModuleTitle":"Dental Implantology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DENTISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The Graduate Diploma in Dental Implantology is aimed at provided a sound scientific grounding and clinical training in implant dentistry.  This course is designed mainly for practising general dental practitioners who are interested in the field of dental Implantology.\r\n\r\nThis course will be a part-time course to cater to the needs of dental practitioners who will usually only be able to emabark in part-time programmes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"2-0.4-12-5-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC1007","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics - Models & Decisions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Globalization is forcing firms to make smarter and timelier decisions to stay competitive. Increased accountability also requires Managers to rely less on their intuition and more on “System 2 thinking” i.e. facts and scientifically-tested methods to gain insights in complex business problems and thereby\r\nsubstantiate the decision-making process. Many managerial decisions, regardless of the functional orientation, are increasingly being based on\r\nanalysis using quantitative models and tools such as Decision Analysis, Simulation Modelling and Mathematical Optimization. The use of these business analytics for modelling and decisions represents the future of best practices for tomorrow’s success companies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC1007X","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics - Models & Decisions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Globalization is forcing firms to make smarter and timelier decisions to stay competitive. Increased accountability also requires Managers to rely less on their intuition and more on “System 2 thinking” i.e. facts and scientifically-tested methods to gain insights in complex business problems and thereby\r\nsubstantiate the decision-making process. Many managerial decisions, regardless of the functional orientation, are increasingly being based on\r\nanalysis using quantitative models and tools such as Decision Analysis, Simulation Modelling and Mathematical Optimization. The use of these business analytics for modelling and decisions represents the future of best practices for tomorrow’s success companies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC2006","ModuleTitle":"Operations Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"All manufacturing and service organisations have an operations function that is primarily responsible for the production and delivery of their products and services.  The operations function therefore not only affects final product quality but also impacts customer service and the overall competitiveness of the organisation. The objective of this course is to introduce and highlight the strategic importance of operations, and the fundamental principles and concepts of effective operations management. Students will examine how operations decisions in areas such as quality, process design, capacity and inventory can be managed, controlled and improved.  Operations in both manufacturing and service organisations will be addressed.(Although no prerequisite is stated, this module assumes prior knowledge of basic probability concepts like expected value, variance, normal distribution, and Poisson distribution. Students should ensure that they are adequately prepared for this module.)","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006 or IE3120. All Industrial & Systems (ISE) students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC2008","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics - Data & Decisions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Business decisions are often made under uncertainty. In the modern business environment, technological advances facilitate the collection of huge amounts of data which can potentially improve the decision making process. Successful businesses make use of Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, which are fundamentally based on quantitative statistical methods, to identify patterns and\r\ntrends in their data which eventually lead to insightful projections and realistic predictions. This module introduces students to the fundamental\r\nconcepts of statistical inference such as confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, as well as to statistical tools useful in business analysis, such as regression analysis and time series analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"ST1131/ST1131A Introduction to Statistics, ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences and ST2334 Probability and Statistics.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3201","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This course considers the operation of a supply chain from a managerial perspective, serving two main objectives: to provide tools for design, analysis, management and performance improvement of supply chains, and to introduce and discuss recent influential innovations in supply chain management such as B2B portals. Students will be taught to appreciate the need to balance between responsiveness and efficiency in the four major components of the chain: Inventory, Transportation, Facilities, and Information. These four components will be introduced to the students through suitable mathematical and behavioural models. It is recommended that students have some understanding of the Internet and e-business.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3201 or BZ3402 or BK3505 or IE4220 or CS5262.\r\nAll Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) students\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3202","ModuleTitle":"Purchasing And Materials Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this course is to get students interested in and acquainted with the fundamental concepts, models and instruments in purchasing and materials management. Key areas like buying supplies, logistics, contracts, stock and inventory control, distribution and warehouse management will be covered. Some insights into the current developments and biggest problem areas in this field are provided. A combination of informative and interactive lectures and application-oriented case assignments will be used for the pedagogy and considerable attention is devoted to the discussion of practical / managerial issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3202 or BZ3414 or BK3206","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3203","ModuleTitle":"Service Operations Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive and systematic coverage of managing operations in service or service-oriented organisations such as banks, hospitals, airlines, retail outlets, restaurants and consultant agencies. Specifically, students will focus on the problems and analysis relating to the design, planning, control and improvements of service operations.  Topics covered include service strategy, system design, location and layout of service systems, resource allocation, workshift scheduling, vehicular scheduling and routing, and service quality. This course is essential for students wishing to work in service or service-oriented environments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3203 or BZ3404 or BK3501","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3214","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Optimisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimisation. Optimisation methodologies include linear programming, integer programming, network optimisation, dynamic programming, and nonlinear programming. Problem formulation and interpretation of solutions will be emphasized. Throughout the course, references will be made wherever appropriate, to business applications, such as portfolio selection, options pricing, and vehicle routing. Students who are interested in computer and quantitative approaches in business will learn many useful techniques in large business system management from this course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC2003","Preclusion":"IE2110","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3215","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Models In Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to management science models that characterise random phenomena in real world applications, particularly in the field of finance and operations management. We start with elementary probabilistic models and illustrate their applications in inventory management and financial engineering. We then construct discrete Markov chain models and demonstrate their applications in managing queues and for evaluating the performance measures of queueing systems. When analytical models are inadequate for studying real world random phenomena, simulation might be a feasible approach. We will discuss several well-known methods to simulate randomness.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC2003","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3218","ModuleTitle":"Physical Distribution Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to learn about the strategic importance of good distribution planning and operations. A strategic framework of physical distribution design is presented to help build critical managerial skills for decision making in the management of physical distribution and transportation of goods and services. The course emphasizes the application of quantitative and analytical techniques to physical distribution system design (facility location, vehicle routing and fleet planning) and transportation management in Asia. Some programming knowledge of Visual Basic is assumed. Where available, Asian cases will used to highlight and educate the reader on unique business operations in this region.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3218 or BZ3401 or BK3504","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3222M","ModuleTitle":"TIOSCM: Business Practicum","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Student should have completed all levels 1000 and 2000 foundation modules.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3229","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Mgt","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based\r\nresearch and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4211G","ModuleTitle":"SIOSCM: Service Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Service design is a process that seeks to understand ways to develop the environments and programs that lead to a high level of service quality. Often times, the success of a business is dependent on the quality of service that is\r\nprovided to its customers. This is most evident in businesses where there is a blurry line between product and service. When the ultimate product is service, the\r\nquality of this service is the main element that can predict the success and profitability of the company.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 Operations Management","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4213","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Tools for Consulting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Business analysts / consultants hold strategic positions within the knowledge-based firm. They support the Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and HR departments in refining their processes, making them more efficient, profitable and customer-centric. A 2006 Money magazine survey ranks the business analyst position among the top jobs with regards to salary, advancement prospects, satisfaction and stress level.    \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe objective of this capstone course is to prepare participants for the work environment and the diverse challenges faced by business analysts and consultants. Through the pedagogical medium of cases, participants will polish their skills in analytics and the written and oral communications of their results to a Management audience.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe course will cover topics such as Decision & Risk Analysis, Optimization, Simulation, Data Mining and Forecasting. Participants will gain extensive experience in analytical software such as Precision Tree, Solver and Evolutionary Solver, @Risk and StatTools.  Cases will highlight timely problems e.g. cash flow / revenue management, supply chain optimization, reverse auctions, staff right-sizing, outsourcing, benchmarking, CRM (e.g. customer segmentation, clustering), seasonal demand forecasting etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"DSC1007","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4219","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Mgt","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for\r\nadmission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5101","ModuleTitle":"Analytics in Managerial Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"We analyze price formation and economic performance in imperfectly competitive markets by using optimization, statistical and stochastic methods. Strategic interactions between the participants in these markets are emphasized and a theoretical framework is laid out. Theoretical models are analyzed with industry examples and datasets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5102","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics Capstone Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an opportunity for teams of students to work with organizations throughout the world to identify important organizational issues, engage in data collection and analysis, and recommend insightful solutions. Through action-based learning that spans over one year, it aims to develop personal capabilities, professional competencies, and academic knowledge in a real business setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"1-0-0-7-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5103","ModuleTitle":"STATISTICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5211B","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Tools for Consulting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DECISION SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Business analysts and consultants hold strategic positions within the knowledge-oriented firm. They play a major role in making the Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and HR departments more efficient, customer-centric and profitable.\r\nThe course prepares participants for the work environment and the diverse challenges faced by business analysts and consultants. Specifically, they will develop analytical models and gain experience with software used in the\r\nindustry to garner insights into contemporaneous managerial challenges such as optimization of resources, pricing, business expansion decisions, risk management etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-6-1","Prerequisite":"Any introductory course in Statistics.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5704","ModuleTitle":"INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5705","ModuleTitle":"GUIDED WEAPONS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5707","ModuleTitle":"MODELLING AND SIMULATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5708","ModuleTitle":"SURVIVABILITY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5714","ModuleTitle":"INTERACTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5715","ModuleTitle":"INFORMATION ASSURANCE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5716","ModuleTitle":"Systems Approach to Engineering Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMASEK DEFENCE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course proving an overview of the topic and a flavour of the details which should be more fully explored in depth through other courses. Topics covered include problems and problem-solving, systems thinking, the systems engineering, project management, system development life cycle.\r\nThe course is designed as an immersion course in systems engineering and project management. Consequently it is intensive and challenges the students to think creatively. The pedagogy is designed for learning by doing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-6-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DY5190","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DENTISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to promote a strong research culture among the research students of the Faculty of Dentistry as well as improving their communication skills through presentations and conference attendance.  It is spread over the candidature of the students and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"NIL","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"DY5310","ModuleTitle":"Endodontics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Endodontic Residency Training Programme comprises of didactic, clinical and research components. Clinical training incorporating state-of-the-art technologies is corroborated with advanced didactic instruction in the principles of Endodontics and the basis for biomedical sciences. An array of features includes laboratory practical, seminars, lectures,literature reviews, multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment planning sessions as well as undergraduate teaching. There may also be an opportunity for a 3-4 weeks attachment at Baylor College of Dentistry in USA for increased educational exposures.\r\n\r\nResearch is an integral part of the program and the resident is required to engage in a clinical or basic science research project. The resident is encouraged to attend conferences (both local and international) and present their research findings, conduct table-clinics, etc. at such meetings.\r\n\r\nThe main research interest of the Endodontic Residency Training Program is in the understan","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Lectures: 450 hours, Clinics: 3150 hours, Seminars/Tutorial: 450 hours,Technique/Practical: 450 hou","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DY5320","ModuleTitle":"Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery programme is a three-year programme, incorporating an applied basic science component to be taken in the first year. Students with a Primary MDS or its equivalent are exempted from the Basic Science course and Examination.\r\n\r\nThe Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency programme will enable the resident to:\r\n? Acquire the widest theoretical knowledge to be competent in the foundation for the practice\r\nof Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery;\r\n? Acquire the foundation and practical experience in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery to be competent to enter into higher specialty training;\r\n? Effectively interface with other specialties and disciplines in patients requiring interdisciplinary management, especially in head and neck conditions, orthognathic surgery, cleft lip and palate management;\r\n? Acquire the experience to carry out research projects, to critically evaluate scientific publications and to communicate clinical and research papers in journals and conference","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Lectures: 450 hours, Clinics: 3150 hours, Seminars/Tutorial: 450 hours,Technique/Practical: 450 hou","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DY5330","ModuleTitle":"Orthodontics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Orthodontic Residency Training Programme is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh to enable candidates who successfully complete the course to sit for the Membership in Orthodontics (MOrthRCS Edinburgh). This enables the acquisition, by assessment, of the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons (FDSRCS Edinburgh) after 5 further years of clinical practice as a specialist.\r\n\r\nThe curriculum follows the recommended content by the Erasmus Committee which has been accepted by the European Commissioners in Brussels as satisfying the requirements for specialist practice in Europe.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Lectures: 450 hours, Clinics: 3150 hours, Seminars/Tutorial: 450 hours,Technique/Practical: 450 hou","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DY5340","ModuleTitle":"Periodontology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"DY5350","ModuleTitle":"Prosthodontics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DENTISTRY","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE DENTAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Economic Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to some of the basic concepts, methods, and models in economics to equip the students to think economically. These tools will enable students to understand current economic issues and appreciate economics in their everyday lives.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"EC1301/EC1310, EC1311, BK1008, BZ1006/BH1005/BSP1005, USSE01, USE2301, BSP2001/BH2001/BZ2001. All BBA, BAC, BBA(Hons) and BAC(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC1101E.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC1301","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to teach the basic principles of economics to undergraduates from non-economic majors. It introduces students to elementary microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and provides them with an economic framework to understand the workings of individual markets, the aggregate economy, as well as international trade and finance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"EC1101E, EC1311, BK1008, BZ1006/BH1005/BSP1005, USSE01, USE2301, EC1310, BSP2001/BH2001/BZ2001. All BBA, BAC, BBA(Hons) and BAC(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC1301.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC2101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course is for students who have studied the principles of economics and will take them through to the next level in their study of microeconomics. Our approach stresses the relevance and application of microeconomic theory in both managerial and public policy decision making. A combination of tables, figures, and simple mathematics will be used to provide the grounding in the key principles of microeconomics for further study in the economics programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EC1101E or EC1301/EC1310 or USSE01 or USE2301 or BSP1005/BH1005/BZ1006","Preclusion":"EC2151","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC2102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course develops the analytical tools to understand basic questions on short-run macroeconomic fluctuations, and shows how these tools can be applied to real world situations.  In the process of developing these tools, we will discuss the determinants of consumption and investment.  Next we turn to different business cycle theories.  Specifically, we study the  Keynesian, New Keynesian, Neo Classical and Real Business Cycle models, and examine their different assumptions and policy prescriptions for macroeconomic stabilization.   IS-LM and AD-AS frameworks are employed in studying some or all of these paradigms.   Finally, we evaluate the predictions of these models against business cycle facts.  We will also briefly review national income accounting and discuss some measurement issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC1101E or EC1301/EC1310 or USSE01 or USE2301 or BSP1005 or BSP2001/BH2001/BZ2001","Preclusion":"EC2152","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC2104","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to enable students to integrate relevant basic mathematical knowhow with economic analysis. The main objective is to develop in the\r\nstudents the process skills for formulating and solving economic problems mathematically. Topics include equilibrium analysis, understanding and use of matrix algebra and differential and integral calculus in formulating and solving economic problems, comparative-static analysis, and selected optimization problems in economics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"EC3311, any MA module that is not MA1301 or\r\nMA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EC2303","ModuleTitle":"Foundations for Econometrics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory statistics course for economists. No prior background in statistics is needed as the course is intended to provide a rigorous statistical foundation for students who intend to study econometrics. The module begins with ways of summarizing economic data, including the use of frequency distributions and measures of central tendency and dispersion. This is followed by an initiation into the concepts of classical probability, paving the way for the important topics of random variables and probability distributions. Next, the core ideas of classical statistical inference are introduced - including sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing and analysis of variance. Finally, correlation and regression analyses will be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"All ST and SA modules, DSC1007, MQ2205, GM2303, BK1004, EC2231","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC2373","ModuleTitle":"Global Economic Dimensions of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the dynamics of the world economy and the impact on Singapore in the last two centuries. It will demonstrate how Singapore grew through continual dependence on the rest of the world in different ways by focusing on major labour, capital and technological factors, in which threats are also seen as\r\nopportunities.","CrossModule":"SSA2220","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"EC2202 and SSA2220 and PP5215","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC2374","ModuleTitle":"Economy of Modern China I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The rise of the Chinese economy has profound impact on the world and our region. In this module, students will learn to appreciate the basic structure of China's economy by exploring its historical origins, cultural backgrounds, geographical features, and institutional evolutions. The module aims to help students develop capability of comprehending changes of economic and business environment in China and their likely implications on Southeast Asian economies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC1101E or EC1301/EC1310 or USSE01 or USE2301","Preclusion":"EC3220, EC2222","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Analysis II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of the foundation module on microeconomics.  It is designed to equip students with the standard tools and techniques to analyze microeconomic issues and to prepare them to access higher level modules that utilize microeconomic analysis. \n\n\n\nThe module begins with a review of several foundation topics on consumer and producer theory covered in the prerequisite course, i.e. EC2101.  It then moves on to discuss the general equilibrium model, whereby consumers and producers are put together in a general equilibrium framework.  After that, it covers choice over time, i.e. inter-temporal choice and choices over different states of the world, i.e. choices under uncertainty. It then continues with game theory. This topic will be discussed extensively. Coverage will include various solution concepts for one-shot games and sequential move games.  Applications of the theory on the issues of oligopolistic competition, entry and entry prevention, and network economics will receive a great deal of attention. Finally, the module ends with the asymmetric information, i.e. moral hazard and adverse selection and its application on the internal organisation of the firm. Throughout the course, empirical observations and real-life cases pertaining to the issues discussed in this module are presented.  \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC2121, EC3201, EC3151","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Analysis II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course follows up on Macroeconomics I (EC2102).  We review consumption and investment theories, and study the determinants of money demand and supply.  Aggregate Supply functions under differing assumptions regarding labour-market clearing and price expectations (rational or adaptive) are derived next, and combined with the Aggregate Demand function to study policy and other effects.  We next examine the expectations-augmented Phillips Curve, and simple inflation-unemployment dynamics.  We also study further policy issues (time inconsistency, Ricardian Equivalence, profit-sharing), open-economy macroeconomics (the Mundell-Fleming model), and simple growth theory (the Solow model and the AK endogenous growth model).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2102/EC2152 and EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC2122, EC3201, EC3152","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3303","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a basic econometrics module that requires a background in statistical analysis similar to EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics. This module is aimed at providing a user-friendly introduction to basic econometric techniques and commercial software packages such as Eviews and Excel to carry out simple regression analyses. The major topics covered include a review of probability distributions and statistical inference, rudiments of matrix algebra, classical linear regression model with two or more variables, estimation and hypothesis testing, and violation of classical assumptions and some remedial measures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"(EC1101E or EC1301/EC1310) and (EC2303/EC2231/DSC1007 or any ST or SA module or MQ2205 or GM2303 or MA2216 or BZ1008/BK1004)","Preclusion":"ST3131, SA3101, EC3231","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC3304","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module builds upon the background provided in EC3303 Econometrics I and provides an application oriented coverage to a number of topics. The module begin with a review of the multiple regression model and moves on to topics such as autoregressive distributed lag models, micro-econometrics, panel regressions, and limited dependent variable regressions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EC3303/EC3231 or SA3101 or ST3131","Preclusion":"EC3237","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3312","ModuleTitle":"Game Theory & Applications to Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students in economics and other social sciences to game theory, a theory of interactive decision making. This module provides students with the basic solution concepts for different types of non-cooperative games, including static and dynamic games under complete and incomplete information. The basic solution concepts that this module covers are Nash equilibrium, subgame perfect equilibrium, Bayesian equilibrium, and perfect Bayesian equilibrium. This module emphasizes the applications of game theory to economics, such as duopolies, auctions, and bargaining.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151 and a module on probability (BK1004, EC2303/EC2231, GM2303, MA2216, MQ2205, any SA module, any ST module, or their equivalent).","Preclusion":"EC3240, MA4264","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3314","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The module continues from EC2104. Topics include more advanced mathematical tools and techniques for economic analysis such as static optimization and comparative statics, dynamic systems and dynamic optimization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(EC2104 or MA1101R or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1506 or MA1507 or MA150) and (EC2101 and EC2102)","Preclusion":"EC3311","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC3322","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Organisation I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course considers the behaviour of firms in a market economy. It has two parts. One - the basic theory part - considers how firms behave under different market structures. The other part is policy-oriented. It applies tools from the basic theory part to everyday problems and scenarios and tries to assess market efficiency and effects of possible intervention by the government or regulatory agencies. The two parts proceed simultaneously. Real-life problems or scenarios are introduced and while discussing them the required theory is developed. Students must be able to take derivatives and solve optimization problems and think critically in a logical manner.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC2207, EC3227","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3332","ModuleTitle":"Money and Banking I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the economic analysis of the following: (1) the structure and role of financial institutions, (2) tools and conduct of monetary policy, including monetary theory. Topics include the role of money, debt and equity; financial institutions and markets; regulation; financial crises; interest rates; commercial bank operations; the money supply process; theories of money demand; conduct of monetary policy and its role in different macroeconomic frameworks: international role of money; monetary policy in Singapore. As financial activities and events affect our everyday lives, this course should be of interest to a wide variety of students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2102/EC2152 or EC1101E or EC1301/EC1310 or USSE01 or USE2301","Preclusion":"EC2204, EC3224","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3333","ModuleTitle":"Financial Economics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to introduce students to certain areas of financial economics. It attempts to develop a theoretical foundation for choice under uncertainty, portfolio analysis and equilibrium asset pricing models. A considerable portion of the course will also be devoted to the fixed-income securities and derivative securities. Since this is an economics course in a liberal arts and sciences setting, we will emphasize economic concepts whenever possible, and spend time on the intellectual and economic development of investment analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151 and EC2102/EC2152","Preclusion":"BZ3302/BH3102/FNA3102/FIN3102/BH2004/BZ2004/FNA2004/FIN2004/FIN2004X/ EC3209","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3341","ModuleTitle":"International Economics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into two main parts. Part I focuses on the micro or 'pure' theory of trade, including those factors which determine the pattern of trade and the gains from trade, commercial policy, and economic integration. Part II switches attention to international money and finance and discusses the balance of payments, the foreign exchange market, balance of payments adjustment mechanisms, policies for achieving internal and external balance, and the international monetary system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151 and EC2102/EC2152","Preclusion":"EC3205","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3351","ModuleTitle":"Public Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to the economic analysis of the government sector using microeconomic tools. Principles and policies concerning both taxation and expenditure are covered. In particular, the effects of various fiscal arrangements on efficiency in resource allocation and on equity are analysed. The focus is on developing analytical tools to evaluate public policy proposals, particularly as they relate to Singapore's budgetary process.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC3206","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3353","ModuleTitle":"Health Economics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Can economic analysis contribute to solving the problem of how to design a national health care system, which efficiently responds to consumers' desire for good health? What are the efficient ways of financing healthcare? This module examines these questions through the use of tools of microeconomic analysis and analyzes the behavior of consumers, producers and insurers in the healthcare market. The issue of how healthcare is financed will be examined from the perspective of economic efficiency and equity. The course will also relate the theories developed to current policy issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151 or EC1311","Preclusion":"EC3236","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3361","ModuleTitle":"Labour Economics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module employs the analytical tools of economics to provide a better understanding of the workings and outcomes of labour markets. It applies economic theory to analyze and predict the behaviour of and relationship between labour market participants; to understand the causes of important labour market trends and developments; and to discuss and evaluate policies affecting labour services. Major topics covered include the theory of individual labour supply, labour demand, economics of education, training and migration, trade unions and collective bargaining, economics of personnel, pay determination and productivity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC3208","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3371","ModuleTitle":"Development Economics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the economics of developing countries. The first three lectures will focus on principles and concepts of development. The second part of the module will provide an overview of theories of development. The third part will examine development strategies and policies designed to address issues of growth and development and will, in this instance, focus on the development experiences of selected Asia-Pacific economies. This segment of the module will provide students with an appreciation of the development problems, possibilities and prospects in these regional economies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC2203, SE3232, EC3223","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3373","ModuleTitle":"Asean Economies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses the economic development experiences of the ASEAN economies in post-war years with emphasis on the role of ASEAN economic cooperation. Major topics covered include agricultural and rural development, industrialisation, international trade, resource transfers, development of local capital, ASEAN's international economic relations and future prospects for ASEAN growth and economic cooperation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC3375/EC3211, EC3376/EC3218, EU3214, SE3231, EC3207","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3382","ModuleTitle":"Transport Economics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course builds on basic microeconomic theories and concepts and extends the theory to deal with the idiosyncrasies of the transport sector. For example, the concept of \"price\" is generalized to include the value of time to the traveller. The demand for transporting freight is explained using the theory of the derived demand for an input, but the impact of modern approaches to management (e.g. logistics) is considered. Just as the concept of \"price\" requires modification, \"output\" too has many dimensions. In particular, this course will examine ways in which transport firms derive economies of scale when they operate in a network. It covers concepts of price discrimination, social cost benefit analysis and regulation. The course also uses case studies to provide important insights into the economics and management of different parts of the transport sector.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC3210","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3383","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The economic causes of environmental and resource problems are a major theme of the module. Economic theory is applied to environmental questions associated with resource exploitation; the problem of externalities and their management through various economic institutions, economic incentives and other instruments and policies. Means of analysing the economic implications of environmental policy are also discussed as well as the valuation of environmental quality, assessment of environmental damages, and tools needed for the evaluation of projects such as cost-benefit analysis, and environmental impact assessments. Selected topics on international environmental issues will also be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101/EC2151","Preclusion":"EC3204","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3395","ModuleTitle":"Economics and Ethics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we examine the interaction between economics and ethics along several dimensions. We uncover the ethical underpinnings of economics as commonly taught and practiced in its selection of topics, measurements and principles. We examine how incorporating ethical motivations in individual\r\ndecision-making enriches economic models and explains important features in modern economies. We also look at how economics influences the value\r\nsystems of participants in the economic system. Current issues in which economic considerations appear to be in conflict with ethics will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC3880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover selected topics in Economics. The topics to be covered will depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff member in the department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I and EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC4101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Analysis III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students with a sound understanding of modern microeconomic theory. The first half of the course introduces the fundamental tools of microeconomic analysis. It covers consumer theory, firm theory, and general equilibrium. The second half consists of introduction to a number of topics which signify the recent development in microeconomics. These topics include decisions under uncertainty and asymmetric information, and non-cooperative game theory and its applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Min avg grade point for EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152 together of 4.0.\r\nNote: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4101/EC4151 and EC4102/EC4152, but have:\r\n1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152), and;\r\n2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.5, then student may submit an appeal for the pre-requisite waiver using CORS.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a min CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Min avg grade point for EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152 together of 4.0.\r\nNote: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4101/EC4151 and EC4102/EC4152, but have:\r\n1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152), and;\r\n2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.5, then student may submit an appeal for the pre-requisite waiver using CORS.","Preclusion":"EC4151","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Analysis III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course is divided into two main sections, short- and long- run macro-economic analysis. In the first section, we discuss the solution of simple stochastic rational expectations models, and examine the main features of, and the key issues in the controversy between, the new classical, real business cycle, and Keynesian-New- Keynesian schools of thought.  Topics covered include the Lucas, Sargent-Wallace and Fischer (overlapping wage contract) models, as well as the Shapiro-Stiglitz efficiency wage model and Romer's menu cost - coordination failure model.  In the second section, various inter-temporal optimization models are analysed, and their salient economic lessons discussed.  Topics covered include a two-period model, overlapping-generations models with certain and uncertain lifetimes, Hall's life-cycle-permanent-income model, as well as optimal control models of investment behaviour and endogenous growth.  A lecture on some principal macroeconomic features of the Singapore Economy concludes the course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Min avg grade point for EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152 together of 4.0.\r\nNote: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4101/EC4151 and EC4102/EC4152, but have:\r\n1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152), and;\r\n2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.5, then student may submit an appeal for the pre-requisite waiver using CORS.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a min CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Min avg grade point for EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152 together of 4.0.\r\nNote: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4101/EC4151 and EC4102/EC4152, but have:\r\n1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152), and;\r\n2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.5, then student may submit an appeal for the pre-requisite waiver using CORS.","Preclusion":"EC4152","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4303","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at consolidating what was covered in Econometrics I and II and provide a reasonable training in econometric theory and sound empirical analyses. In addition the module will cover non-linear models, time series econometrics (including cointegration and error correction models), simultaneous equations models and more on other topics such as microeconometrics. The module will be highly useful for honours theses that deal with applied problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3304/EC3237\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152\r\nand EC3304/EC3237","Preclusion":"EC4313","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4332","ModuleTitle":"Money and Banking II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Topics include recent developments in monetary theory and policies, rational expectations, demand for money-econometric analysis and empirical studies, the role of money in general equilibrium, a framework for the determination of money supply, issues in monetary policy such as money neutrality, rules versus discretion, policy credibility, exchange rate determination, monetary policy co-ordination, theories of interest rate determination and structure, credit rationing, issues in bank management, financial markets and instruments, bank regulations, internationalization of banking, and monetary policy and foreign exchange management in Singapore.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3332/EC3224\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152\r\nand EC3332/EC3224","Preclusion":"EC4204","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4333","ModuleTitle":"Financial Economics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an in-depth analysis of the theories and models that are essential to the understanding of financial decision making. The course covers topics on decision making under certainty and uncertainty, no-arbitrage pricing theory, mean-variance portfolio selection theory, capital asset pricing model, efficient market hypothesis, mathematics of derivative securities, pricing theory and applications of contingent claims such as standard options, mortgage-backed securities and interest-rate instruments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3333/EC3209\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Cohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152, EC3333/EC3209, FNA3102/FIN3102 and FNA2004/FIN2004/FIN2004X","Preclusion":"MA3245, EC4209","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4341","ModuleTitle":"International Economics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course applies some of the 'core' theory from the pure theory of trade and international finance to some topics of interest in the international arena. Topics might include: the gains from trade revisited, endogenous growth and trade policy, the 'new' protectionism, multinational corporations and the transfer of technology, the 'new' regionalism, reforming the international financial architecture, predicting exchange rates movements, coping with international capital flows, the prospects for monetary integration in Asia, international money, the euro, and the internationalisation of the Singapore dollar, the international debt problem.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3341/EC3205\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.\r\nEC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3341/EC3205","Preclusion":"EC4205","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4351","ModuleTitle":"Public Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in depth analysis of the latest development in public sector economics. The macroeconomic consequences of the microeconomic impacts of taxation, expenditures and financing schemes are analyzed. It also covers contemporary topics such as fiscal policy and ageing, social security and intergenerational transfers.  Students are also exposed to research methodologies and empirical studies involving computable general equilibrium modelling and generational accounting. Students taking this module are expected to have some basic knowledge of public finance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5.","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3351/EC3206.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCsin EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152, EC3303, and EC3351/EC3206.","Preclusion":"EC4206","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC4361","ModuleTitle":"Labour Economics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides advanced analyses of labour economics and industrial relations topics. Labour economics topics include the study of orthodox and contemporary wage theories, theories of discrimination, economics of migration, manpower policy, and recent developments in labour market theories such as job search theory, implicit contracts, efficiency wage and insider-outside models. On industrial relations, the role of various labour market institutions, important labour laws and current labour and industrial relations issues will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3361/EC3208.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCsin EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152, EC3303, and EC3361/EC3208.","Preclusion":"EC4208","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EC4371","ModuleTitle":"Development Economics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an in-depth analysis of some important theories and issues concerning economic growth and development in developing countries. Important theories and/or models relating to various issues concerning development will be examined. The course will also discuss policy issues relating to such areas as agricultural development, income distribution, industrialisation, trade, and foreign investment. The course is of interest to students interested in development theories and their application to finding solutions to policy problems in developing countries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3371/EC3223.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCsin EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152, EC3303, and EC3371/EC3223.","Preclusion":"EC4207","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4372","ModuleTitle":"Technology and Innovation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with comprehensive understanding of the nexus between technology, innovation and economy. It deals with major theories of 'technology economics' and attempts to synthesise them with historical and comparative perspective. An emphasis is placed on methodology due to the interdisciplinary characteristics of the subject. Some questions to be explored include: (1) major characteristics of technological change, (2) impacts of technical changes on the economy, (3) competitive strategies of firms and nations in coping with technological changes, (4) globalisation of production and R&D networks, (5) comparison of national innovation systems of East Asian countries, (6) Singapore's future in technological development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152","Preclusion":"EC4213","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC4394","ModuleTitle":"Behavioural Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to Behavioural Economics, a relatively new field of economics. It is based on the belief that economists should aspire to making assumptions about humans that are as realistic as possible. Specifically, it tries to incorporate into economics the insights of other social sciences, especially psychology and sociology. In this course, we will be looking at models with precisely formulated assumptions and thinking about the careful empirical testing of both the assumptions and the conclusions.  The course will be weighted more towards the empirical parts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and (EC3303/EC3231 or ST3131 or SA3101)\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152\r\nand (EC3303/EC3231or ST3131 or SA3101)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4396","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis of Law II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This is the second module in a sequence of two modules in the Economic Analysis of Law. In this module, the students are introduced to the efficiency issues in common law; the economics of public law, such as competition and regulatory policies; the economics of constitutional law and public choice, such as the theory of the state, democracy and social welfare, rent seeking and legislation, and cost-benefit analysis; and some other topics, such as family law, environmental law, and discrimination law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152 and EC3396\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151, EC3102/EC3152\r\nand EC3396","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"For this module, students are required to write a scholarly report of not\r\nmore than 40 typed pages (including bibliography and appendices) on current economic issues, or on theory or methodology in economics based on their research.Please register EC4401 manually with the Department. Please refer to\r\nhttp://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/ for more information on the EC major requirement.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2001:  [Passed EC4101/EC4151 or EC4102/EC4152] and must have completed a minimum of 100 MC with CAP = 4.0 or better.\r\nCohort 2002 & 2003:  (1) Passed EC4101/EC4151 or EC4102/EC4152 and; (2) Complete at least 100MCs and; (3) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration:  (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP (based on at\r\nleast 56MCs of EC major  requirements) of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\nCohort 2004 to 2006:  (1) Passed EC4101/EC4151 or  EC4102/EC4152 and; (2) Complete at least 100MCs including at least 56MCs of EC major requirements and;\r\n(3) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration:\r\n(a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: (1) Passed EC4101/EC4151 or EC4102/EC4152 and;\r\n(2) Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum\r\nSJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EC4402 or EC4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. [Passed EC4101/EC4151 or EC4102/EC4152] and complete at\r\nleast 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, with 60MCs in EC that include EC4101 or EC4102,\r\nand with CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"EC4401 or EC4401S or EC4402","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC4880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover selected topics in economics. The topics covered will be dependent on the interest and specialities of regular or visiting staff in the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. EC3101/EC3151 and EC3102/EC3152","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5101","ModuleTitle":"MICROECONOMIC THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students with a sound understanding of modern microeconomic theory. Microeconomic theory is concerned with the behaviour of individual economic agents such as individual people, households, firms and single industries. The course presents a rigorous treatment of the principles governing individual behaviour and an introduction to general equilibrium analysis. Other topics that will be covered include game theory, information economics, and welfare economics. Knowledge of basic mathematics is necessary. This includes equations, coordinate geometry, functions of several variables, real analysis, calculus, and vector algebra.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5102","ModuleTitle":"MACROECONOMIC THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide modern macroeconomic models which are essential in the study of economics at the graduate level. Three main parts of the course are growth theory, business cycle models, and the investigations of certain components in the aggregate demand. Topics under each part are wide-ranging: the Solow model, the infinite horizon model, overlapping generations model, and endogenous growth models are covered for the growth part. The business cycle models deal with real business cycles, the Lucas model, and New Keynesian models. Finally, consumption, consumption-based asset pricing models and investment are studied for the aggregate demand components.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5103","ModuleTitle":"ECONOMETRIC MODELLING AND APPLICATIONS I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory level core module for graduate students. Students are required to have a background knowledge in econometrics at least at the level of EC3304 Econometrics II. Students who do not have this background will be advised to take EC3304 first as an additional module which will not be counted towards CAP. The broad topics covered include mathematical and statistical pre-requisites (matrix algebra and statistical inference), standard regression analysis (OLS, GLS, IV, ML, SUR techniques), and applications oriented topics on cointegration, panel data, and limited dependent variable models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5253/EC5304/ECA5103","Preclusion":"EC5154","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC5104","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The main purpose of this module is to provide students with a systematic exposition of certain advanced mathematical techniques and to relate them to the various types of economic theories and analyses in such a way that the mutual relevance of the two disciplines is clearly brought out. Basically, the module is divided into 5 major parts: (a) static analysis, (b) comparative static analysis, (c) dynamic analysis, (d) optimization problems and mathematical programming, and (e) welfare economics. The mathematical tools appropriate for each are then introduced in due order within the economic framework of each topic. The module is expected to provide students with a clear understanding of the numerous existing economic models, including models of the market, of the firm, and of the consumer, national income models, input-output models, and models of economic growth.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5210 and EC5311","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5104R","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Mathematical Economics","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5322","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Organisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to make in-depth analysis and understand various theoretical issues of modern industrial organisation. The approach of this course is game theoretic. In the beginning, basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory are reviewed in detail. This lays the foundation to study various applications of game theoretic models in the field of industrial organisation. The course is aimed for Masters' students and researchers in Economics interested in the area of Industrial Organisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5215, EC5268","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5322R","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Organisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Industrial Organisation","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Economics in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"N/A-N/A-N/A-N/A-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover selected topics in economics. The topics covered will be dependent on the interest and specialities of regular or visiting staff in the Department. \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EC4101","Preclusion":"EC5220 ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC5880R","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Topics in Economics","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC6316","ModuleTitle":"Contract Theory and Applications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to modern economic principles, techniques and applications of contract theory in organizations and markets.\r\nAuthorities want to design incentives such that interacting players, both internal and external, take decisions that further the organization's goals. In the marketplace competition from rivals often determine an organization’s internal incentives. Most of the interactions take place under asymmetric information environment about the players' actions and types. A prior, basic knowledge\r\nof game theory will be assumed for this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5101 Microeconomic Theory\r\nand\r\nEC5104 Mathematical Economics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC6322","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to make in-depth analysis and understand various theoretical issues of modern industrial organisation. This course will also provide a platform for research students interested to work in the area of industrial organisation. The courses are directed to develop the analytical skills of the students so that they can handle the deeper issues in their future independent research career. The approach of this course will be game theoretic. In the beginning, basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory will be reviewed in detail. This will lay the foundation to study various applications of game theoretic models in the field of industrial organisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC6215, EC6268","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC6361","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Labour Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to acquaint students with modern topics, modelling strategies, econometric methods, and empirical work in the field of labour economics. Students are also encouraged to extend the course material to develop their independent research interests that could potentially lead to their Ph.D. thesis topics. This module will provide a solid empirical and theoretical grounding in many areas of labour economics, and prepare students to write a dissertation in the field.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EC5361 or equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EC6371","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an in-depth treatment of alternative theories and approaches to economic growth and development, and development problems and strategies pertaining to poverty and income distribution, unemployment and rural-urban migration, agriculture, industry,trade and foreign resources.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC6262","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EC6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters or more and will be graded "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5101","ModuleTitle":"MICROECONOMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide students with a sound understanding of modern microeconomic theory. It will cover the aspects of microeconomic theory that are required to analyse contemporary economics issues and to create new models to explain the behaviour of individuals, firms, and markets, and to evaluate economic policies. The topics will include consumer and producer theories, analysis of risk and uncertainty, game theory and its applications in economics, general equilibrium, market failure and welfare economics. The course considers the problem of incomplete and asymmetric information in market interactions, including the issues of moral hazard, adverse selection, and signaling. The impact of government policies on economic activities will also be examined.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5151, EC5101A","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5102","ModuleTitle":"MACROECONOMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This subject covers topics in modern Macroeconomic Theory and Policy at the advanced level. The emphasis will be laid on recent advances in the theories about long-term growth and short-term business cycle, and in the related empirical and policy debates. The growth theory includes neoclassical growth models (particularly the Ramsey and overlapping-generations models), and various endogenous growth models with knowledge spillovers, human capital and R&D investment. We also consider income distribution, convergence, income ranking, and population ageing in the growth models. The business cycle theory includes the real-business cycle model and various New Keynesian models. The policy issues include national debt, social security, and monetary policies. It helps students understand the frontier debates in macroeconomics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5152, EC5102A","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5103","ModuleTitle":"QUANTITATIVE & COMPUTING METHODS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This is an applications-oriented introductory level module for students who do not have a sufficient training in econometrics. Students who have already completed modules at this level can opt for higher level econometric modules.  Students will be provided with hands-on training in computer software such as SAS, EViews and Excel. The module covers probability distributions and statistical inference, matrix algebra, simple and multiple linear regression models, diagnostic testing, dummy variable regressions, time series econometrics including cointegration and error correction models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5253, EC5304","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5325","ModuleTitle":"PROJECT & POLICY EVALUATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasizes applied cost-benefit analysis.  The module examines the theoretically correct approaches in the key areas and then focuses on the methods and practices in the application of cost-benefit analysis.  Topics include investment criteria in the public sector, risk and uncertainty, valuing and identifying costs and benefits, shadow pricing, and the social rate of discount.  In addition, students are expected to use cost-benefit analysis in a number of actual case studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5264, EC5216/EC5324","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5333","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL MARKETS & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is to offer a broad overview of financial assets traded in the money, options, and stock markets. It includes valuation of bonds and securities, analysis of options and futures contracts, asset pricing models and some applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5274/EC5333. In addition, candidates who have passed EC4209/EC4333 or its equivalent may, with the approval of the Head of the Department, be exempted to read module EC5274/ECA5333. For these candidates, the requirements of EC5274/ECA5333 as a prerequisite for other modules will then be waived. ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5334","ModuleTitle":"CORPORATE FINANCE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a theoretical and practical treatment of corporate financial theory for students who have completed an introductory course in financial economics. Topics covered in this course will include: an overview of financial management; comparisons of financial and real investment; capital budgeting and valuing real assets and real options; risk and return of assets; capital structure and dividend policy, and mergers and acquisitions; applications of portfolio management techniques in corporate finance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5274/EC5333/ECA5333","Preclusion":"EC5269/EC5334","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5371","ModuleTitle":"ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This graduate module on economic growth and development is organised into three parts. Part 1 will survey alternative theories and approaches to economic growth and development. Part 2 will focus on development problems and strategies planning to poverty and income distribution, unemployment and rural-urban migration, agriculture, industry, trade and foreign resources. Part 3 will offer analysis of the development experiences of selected countries in ASEAN and East Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EC5262, EC5263, IZ5201, EC5371","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Economics in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Heads and/or Graduate Coordinators approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"N.A.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE1001","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Technologies in Electrical Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary issues, emerging technologies and new frontiers in electrical engineering. It serves to demonstrate to students how the EE curriculum is designed to address these aspects via a top-down approach. The module consists of 5 distinct parts of approximately 6  hour lectures and integrated with some self-learning activities. Each part focuses on each of the following areas / topics:\r\n\r\n•\tCommunications and Networking\r\n•\tControl and Energy Systems\r\n•\tMicro / nanoelectronics\r\n•\tMultimedia Signal Processing\r\n•\tGrand challenges for engineering – the role of EE \r\n\r\nThe lectures will be conducted by a group of faculty members who are experts in the respective areas. Although the lectures are meant to focus on contemporary issues and emerging technologies, an appropriate level of historical perspective will be used to demonstrate how each subfield has evolved from the traditional areas of EE so that students can see both the connections between different areas and the driving force behind the rapid development and expansion of EE in the last few decades. Prior to this series of lectures focusing on specific areas, a detailed introduction of the EE curriculum will also be  given in the first lecture. The philosophy underpinning the curriculum and its strength and constraints will be highlighted. The module will conclude with student presentations on a topic in an area of their  interest. Students are assessed through assignments, reports and presentations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Math, and A-level Physics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE1001E","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Technologies in Electrical Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary issues, emerging technologies and new frontiers in electrical engineering. It serves to demonstrate to students how the EE curriculum is designed to address these aspects via a top-down approach. The module consists of 5 distinct parts of approximately 6  hour lectures and integrated with some self-learning activities. Each part focuses on each of the following areas / topics:\r\n\r\n•\tCommunications and Networking\r\n•\tControl and Energy Systems\r\n•\tMicro / nanoelectronics\r\n•\tMultimedia Signal Processing\r\n•\tGrand challenges for engineering – the role of EE \r\n\r\nThe lectures will be conducted by a group of faculty members who are experts in the respective areas. Although the lectures are meant to focus on contemporary issues and emerging technologies, an appropriate level of historical perspective will be used to demonstrate how each subfield has evolved from the traditional areas of EE so that students can see both the connections between different areas and the driving force behind the rapid development and expansion of EE in the last few decades. Prior to this series of lectures focusing on specific areas, a detailed introduction of the EE curriculum will also be  given in the first lecture. The philosophy underpinning the curriculum and its strength and constraints will be highlighted. The module will conclude with student presentations on a topic in an area of their  interest. Students are assessed through assignments, reports and presentations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE1002","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Circuits and Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course which introduces students to some electrical and magnetic components which  are the building blocks for  electrical engineering.  Such components include resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, op amps and transformers. Students will work in groups in the lab to design simple circuits and systems using these components.   In the process, students learn about physical quantities of voltage and currents, circuit principles, power and energy, and operations of the diode, transistors, op amps and transformers. Some of the circuits will be integrated into a bigger system (e.g. an autonomous vehicle), culminating in a competition for all students. In this module, students also learn soft-skills such as the importance of resourcefulness, teamwork, time-management, project presentation, integrity and effective communications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Physics","Preclusion":"EG1108/CG1108 Electrical Engineering","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE1003","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Signals and Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the important area of signal processing and communications which are two major areas in electrical engineering.  daily lives. It uses an open-ended project approach, and students are guided through the various parts of the project to build the different component modules which can finally be integrated into a complete communication system. It exposes students to the concepts of signals, spectra, sampling, digitization, coding, transmission and reception over physical channels, receiver noise, symbol detection and message reconstruction. Both the systems and the physics aspects of communication are covered. Students will be assessed through assignments, laboratory reports and a final project report with oral presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-3-2-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Math, and A-level Physics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2011","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Electromagnetics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Electromagnetic (EM) and transmission line theory is essential in all disciplines of electrical and computer engineering.  EM theory is the fundamental basis for understanding transmission lines and electrical energy transmission. To understand and solve EM and transmission line problems encountered in electrical and computer engineering, rigorous analytical methods are required. At the end of this module, in addition to being able to solve EM and transmission line problems, the student will be able to design transmission line circuits, design electrical elements with lumped behaviour, and mitigate EM interference.  To enhance understanding, case studies and computer visualisation tools will be used.   Topics covered: Static electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic waves: plane-wave propagation, behaviour at interface between media, shielding, electromagnetic compatability. Transmission lines. Impedance matching. Radiation.  Case studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE2020","ModuleTitle":"Digital Fundamentals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course that introduces fundamental digital logic, digital circuits, and programmable devices. The course also provides an overview of computer systems. This course provides students with an understanding of the building blocks of modern digital systems and methods of designing, simulating and realizing such systems. The emphasis of this module is on understanding the fundamentals of digital design across different levels of abstraction using hardware description languages.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-2-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"A-level Physics or EE1002 / CG1108 / EG1108","Preclusion":"EE2006","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2021","ModuleTitle":"Devices and Circuits","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on  the students’ knowledge on electronic devices and their use in the design of circuits. The physical principles behind the operation of these devices, their operation and usage in electronic circuits to achieve important functions will be the back bone of this module.   The topics covered include basic semiconductor physics, drift and diffusion of carriers, pn diode, diode circuits, Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), and Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOSFET), design of single stage amplifiers using BJTs and MOSFETs,  CMOS inverter, multistage amplifiers, current source and sink.  Students will be assessed through assignments, test and a final examination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"EE1002/EG1108 /CG1108","Preclusion":"EE2004 and EE2005","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2022","ModuleTitle":"Electrical Energy Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"With the increasing concern of the environmental pollution and related global warming problems, there is a renewed   interest in understanding of electrical power and energy systems. Thus, there is an apparent need for an introductory course on electrical energy systems for electrical engineering students. In view of this need, this course has been designed to provide an overview of traditional energy sources, electrical energy generation, transmission, distribution and utilization systems. The concepts of renewable energy sources, distributed renewable energy generation and smart-grid structure are introduced. The key issues of energy requirement in portable electronic computing system and wireless energy transfer are covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EE1002/EG1108/CG1108","Preclusion":"EE3505","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2023","ModuleTitle":"Signals and Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a fundamental course in signals and systems. Signals in electrical engineering play an important role in carrying information. Signals going through a system is an inevitable process. It allows engineers to understand the system. Thus in this course the relationship between signals and systems will be taught. The concepts which are important include time and frequency  domain representations, Fourier and Laplace transforms, spectrum of a signal, frequency response of systems (Bode diagrams), sampling theorem, linear time invariant systems, convolution, transfer functions, stability of feedback systems, modulation and filters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506 Mathematics II","Preclusion":"EE2009 Signals, EE2010 Systems & Control","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2023E","ModuleTitle":"Signals and Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This is a fundamental course in signals and systems. Signals in electrical engineering play an important role in carrying information. Signals going through a system is an inevitable process. It allows engineers to understand the system. Thus in this course the relationship between signals and systems will be taught. The concepts which are important include time and frequency  domain representations, Fourier and Laplace transforms, spectrum of a signal, frequency response of systems (Bode diagrams), sampling theorem, linear time invariant systems, convolution, transfer functions, stability of feedback systems, modulation and filters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"TG1401","Preclusion":"EE2009E and EE2010E","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2024","ModuleTitle":"Programming for Computer Interfaces","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the experience of programming devices and computer interfaces. The course builds upon the C language programming skills the students have learnt in the previous semester and teaches them how to utilize programming to build simple digital systems. The course culminates in an open-ended project in which students will have the opportunity to design and build a digital system of their choice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-2-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2020 Digital Fundamentals","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2024E","ModuleTitle":"Programming for Computer Interfaces","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the experience of programming devices and computer interfaces. The course builds upon the C language programming skills the students have learnt in the previous semester and teaches them how to utilize programming to build simple digital systems. The course culminates in an open-ended project in which students will have the opportunity to design and build a digital system of their choice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"EE2020E or EE2006E","Preclusion":"EE2007E","Corequisite":"TE2101"},{"ModuleCode":"EE2031","ModuleTitle":"Circuit and Systems Design Lab","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasizes on the practical aspects related to modules EE2021 Device and Circuits and EE2022 Electrical Energy Systems. It also provides students with an integrated perspective about the two modules. Students will first learn about the device characterizations, such as diode, LED, solar cell, transistor, operational amplifiers, etc. They will then proceed to build interesting circuits blocks involving the devices learnt earlier. With these accumulated knowledge on device and circuit blocks, students will move on to system projects that require the integration of knowledge across different fields, such as devices, circuits and portable electrical energy systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1.5-1.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2021 Devices and Circuits","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE2032","ModuleTitle":"Signals & Communications Design Lab","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This lab module introduces students to the practical aspects of designing a communication system. This module builds on the concepts learnt in EE2011\r\nEngineering Electromagnetism and EE2023 Signals and Systems. Students will start the experiments with the Frequency Modulation (FM) technique in conjunction with a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). This is followed by experiments with FM demodulation techniques, simplex communication and duplex communication. Then students will learn about the reflection coefficient and plot it in the Smith Chart. Subsequently an antenna is designed and the building blocks of the communication system are characterized. Finally the complete communication system is assembled and measured.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1.5-1.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2011 Engineering Electromagnetism and EE2023 Signals and Systems.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3031","ModuleTitle":"Innovation & Enterprise I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an engineering module that focuses on the conceptualization, design and development of technology oriented new products. It integrates innovation, product\r\nplanning, marketing, design and manufacturing functions of a company. This module gives students an opportunity to conceptualize and design a product which they will eventually prototype in another module (Innovation & Enterprise II). Thus it is designed for electrical engineering students to experience an integrated learning of innovation and enterprise pertaining to new product development\r\nwhere technology plays a central role. The major topics include innovation, opportunity management, identification of customers’ needs, product specification, design, planning, testing, manufacturing, and commercialization. Intellectual property and its relationship with all facets of new technology product design are also covered.\r\n\r\nGuest speakers from relevant industries will be invited to present practical aspects of innovation and new product development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"TR3001 New Product Development\r\nEE3001 Project \r\nMT4003 Engineering Product Development","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3032","ModuleTitle":"Innovation & Enterprise II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will work in a team project to design and build an electronic system which includes both digital and analog circuits and therefore requires both\r\nhardware and software design. The functionalities of the electronic system are determined by the students themselves. They will go through the steps of conceptual\r\nsystem design, detailed technical design, bread-board prototyping, printed circuit board implementation, system integration, testing & debugging and demonstration of the final working model. The project work will be continuously documented by each student in an individual project design portfolio.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-3-3-9","Prerequisite":"EE2024 Programming for Computer Interfaces","Preclusion":"EE2001 Project\r\nCG3002 Embedded Systems Design Project","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE3104C","ModuleTitle":"Intro to RF and Microwave Sys & Circuits","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Wireless communication and sensing systems play an ever increasing role in society. This module introduces the RF and microwave hardware systems and circuits.\r\n\r\nThe applications include: GSM/CDMA, RFID, UWB, WLAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Radar and remote sensing","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"EE2011","Preclusion":"EE3104","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3131C","ModuleTitle":"Communication Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Introductory overview of analog and digital communications. Advantages of digital over analog communications in the presence of noise. Analog and digital modulation techniques. Source coding and waveform quantization techniques. Channel noise and channel coding for error protection. Multiplexing and multiple access. Basics of wireless communications. Applications of wireless systems. Radio wave propagation and multipath fading. Transmitter and receiver antennas.\r\nFree-space and fiber optical communication systems. Optical transmitters, optical receivers, and optical channels. Introduction to data communications. Packet switching, line coding, framing, and error detection.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"EE2023 Signals & Systems","Preclusion":"EE3103 Communications","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3131E","ModuleTitle":"Communication Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Introductory overview of analog and digital communications. Advantages of digital over analog communications in the presence of noise. Analog and digital modulation techniques. Source coding and waveform quantization techniques. Channel noise and channel coding for error protection. Multiplexing and multiple access. Basics of wireless communications. Applications of wireless systems. Radio wave propagation and multipath fading. Transmitter and receiver antennas.\r\nFree-space and fiber optical communication systems. Optical transmitters, optical receivers, and optical channels. Introduction to data communications. Packet switching, line coding, framing, and error detection.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"(EE2009E and EE2010E) or EE2023E","Preclusion":"EE3103E","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3204","ModuleTitle":"Computer Communication Networks I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth treatment of fundamental topics  of network design based on the Internet protocol stack model. It is aimed at making students understand how networks work through understanding of the underlying principles of sound network design.  This course covers topics including  network requirements, architecture, protocol stack models, Ethernet  Token Ring,  Wireless, and FDDI networks, bridges, switching and routing in IP and ATM networks,  and internetworking. Apart from learning the concepts in networks, the students will gain expertise in analyzing and designing networking protocols through mini-projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Co-Req: EE2023","Preclusion":"CS2105","Corequisite":"EE2023"},{"ModuleCode":"EE3204E","ModuleTitle":"Computer Communications Networks I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth treatment of fundamental topics  of network design based on the Internet protocol stack model. It is aimed at making students understand how networks work through understanding of the underlying principles of sound network design.  This course covers topics including  network requirements, architecture, protocol stack models, Ethernet  Token Ring,  Wireless, and FDDI networks, bridges, switching and routing in IP and ATM networks,  and internetworking. Apart from learning the concepts in networks, the students will gain expertise in analyzing and designing networking protocols through mini-projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2009E","Preclusion":"CS2105 and CS3103","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3206","ModuleTitle":"Intro To Comp Vision & Image Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts underlying digital image processing and techniques for manipulating and analysing image data. This course will provide students with a good foundation in computer vision and image processing, which is important for those intending to proceed to biomedical engineering, intelligent systems and multimedia signal processing. The following topics are taught:  elements of a vision system, image acquisition, 2-D discrete Fourier transform, image enhancement techniques, theoretical basis and techniques for image compression, segmentation methods including edge detection, feature extraction including texture measurement, and object recognition.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"EE2023","Preclusion":"CS4243","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3206E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Computer Vision And Image Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the basic concepts and techniques in computer vision and digital image processing. The following topics are taught:  elements of a vision system, image acquisition, 2-D discrete Fourier transform, image enhancement techniques, error-free and lossy compression, segmentation methods, and representation and description methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-1-5.5","Prerequisite":"EE2009E","Preclusion":"CS4243","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3207E","ModuleTitle":"Computer Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches students the basics in the design of the various classes of microprocessors. Contents include design of simple micro-controllers, high performance CPU design using parallel techniques, memory organization and parallel processing systems. Topics also include the development of support tools to enable efficient usage of the developed microprocessor. The course emphasizes practical design and students are expected to be able to synthesize microprocessors at the gate level at the end of this course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.75-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE2007E","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3302","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover sensors, instrumentation and control systems commonly used in the industry. The sensor and instrumentation part includes topics such as signal processing and conversion, transducers and actuators, instrumentation amplifiers, non-linear amplifiers, issues pertaining to grounds, shields and power supplies. The control portion covers the evolution and types of control systems, centralized control, direct digital control (DDC), distributed control systems (DCS), fieldbuses, PID control: tuning methods and refinements, auto-tuning principles and implementation, available industrial PID controllers and their operation. It will include other common control systems such as feed-forward, cascade, ratio, selective, split range, time-delay compensation, sequence control and PLC.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-0.5-2-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE3331C","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3302E","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover sensors, instrumentation and control systems commonly used in the industry. The sensor and instrumentation part includes topics such as signal processing and conversion, transducers and actuators, instrumentation amplifiers, non-linear amplifiers, issues pertaining to grounds, shields and power supplies. The control portion covers the evolution and types of control systems, centralized control, direct digital control (DDC), distributed control systems (DCS), fieldbuses, PID control: tuning methods and refinements, auto-tuning principles and implementation, available industrial PID controllers and their operation. It will include other common control systems such as feed-forward, cascade, ratio, selective, split range, time-delay compensation, sequence control and PLC.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2010E","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3331C","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Feedback systems are ubiquitous in both the natural and engineered world. They are essential for maintaining our environment, enabling our transportation and communications systems; and are critical elements in our aerospace and industrial systems. For the most part, feedback control systems function accurately and reliably in the background. This course aims at introducing the magic of feedback, and tools for analysing and designing control systems. The  fundamental knowledge of feedback and the related area of control systems are useful to students with diverse interests. Topics covered include feedback principles, time and frequency analysis of control systems, and simple controller design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-4-1.5","Prerequisite":"EE2023 Signals and Systems","Preclusion":"EE2010 Systems & Control","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3331E","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Feedback systems are ubiquitous in both the natural and engineered world. They are essential for maintaining our environment, enabling our transportation and communications systems; and are critical elements in our aerospace and industrial systems. For the most part, feedback control systems function accurately and reliably in the background. This course aims at introducing the magic of feedback, and tools for analysing and designing control systems. The  fundamental knowledge of feedback and the related area of control systems are useful to students with diverse interests. Topics covered include feedback principles, time and frequency analysis of control systems, and simple controller design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-4-1.5","Prerequisite":"EE2023E","Preclusion":"EE2010E","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3407","ModuleTitle":"Analog Electronics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the basic concepts in electronics which students learnt in EE2021. This will enable students to design complex electronic circuits and systems for processing analog signals. Topics covered: Passive filters, poles and zeros; Transistor amplifiers, Negative feedback amplifiers; Oscillators; Mixers,\r\nmodulators and demodulators for communication systems; Instrumentation\r\namplifiers, CMRR; DC power supply design: Linear and switching regulators, current limiting; Power amplifiers: Output stage, efficiency and distortion; Active filters; Interconnections: propagation of signal and energy in transmission lines; and introduction of design techniques for integrated circuits (IC).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0.5-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3408C","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Analog Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on integration of analog circuits on silicon using CMOS technology. The topics covered include processing and modeling background, basic circuits, reference circuit design, single stage amplifiers, operational amplifiers, noise issues and advanced design methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-3.5-3.0","Prerequisite":"EE2005 Electronics or EE2021 Devices and Circuits","Preclusion":"EE3408","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3408E","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Analog Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on integration of analog circuits on silicon using CMOS technology. The topics covered include processing and modeling background, basic circuits, reference circuit design, single stage amplifiers, operational amplifiers, noise issues and advanced design methods","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0.5-0.5-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"EE2005E or EE2021E","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE3431C","ModuleTitle":"Microelectronics Materials and Devices","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Electronic devices are the building blocks of electronic systems, and an understanding of device technology is essential for the electrical engineer. This module discusses the physical foundations with emphasis on topics that are\r\nnecessary for the understanding of the operation of electronic devices. Device concepts are then introduced, and the operational principles of key semiconductor devices are explained, showing how their terminal characteristics are obtained. Additional issues such as dielectric materials used in isolation for devices as well as contacts between metal and semiconductor regions are also included. Topics covered include: structure of solids; dielectric materials; physics of semiconductors; metalsemiconductors contacts; PN junction, bipolar transistors, and field-effect transistors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE3406, EE2004, PC3235","Corequisite":"PC2232 and EE2021"},{"ModuleCode":"EE3731C","ModuleTitle":"Signal Processing Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to signal processing methods. It is aimed at preparing students for high-level technical electives and graduate modules in signal processing and new media. The topics covered include: digital filtering, multirate digital signal processing, introduction to wavelet transform, probability and random signals, Wiener filter, AMAR model, linear prediction, singular value decomposition, principle component analysis and multimedia applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"(EE2012 or ST2334) and EE2023","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE4001","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will do a research project over two semesters on a topic of current interest in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students learn how to apply skills acquired in the classroom and also think of innovative ways of solving problems. Apart from intrinsic rewards such as the pleasure of problem solving, students are able to acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The objective of this module is to teach skills, such as questioning, forming hypotheses and gathering evidence. Students learn to work in a research environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"Level 4 Standing","Preclusion":"CG4001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4101","ModuleTitle":"RF Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems are used for information transmission.  This module therefore introduces the student to a broad range of enabling knowledge and skills commonly employed by RF and microwave engineers to specify, analyse and design radio and microwave transmission systems.  Topics covered:  Time-varying EM fields: guided waves, evanescent modes and plane-wave propagation. Radiation: radiation mechanism, magnetic vector potential, current distribution on a thin wire, Hertzian dipole, Half-wave dipole & monopole. RF Antennas: parameters, aperture antennas and arrays.  RF Amplification: stability, gain and small-signal narrowband design.  RF Generation:  conditions for oscillation, oscillator design and dielectric resonators.   RF Receivers:  receiver and mixer parameters.  RF Systems: system gain and noise figure, satellite and terrestrial systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE3104C","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4101E","ModuleTitle":"Radio-Frequency (RF) Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems are used for information transmission.  This module therefore introduces the student to a broad range of enabling knowledge and skills commonly employed by RF and microwave engineers to specify, analyse and design radio and microwave transmission systems.  Topics covered:  Time-varying EM fields: guided waves, evanescent modes and plane-wave propagation. Radiation: radiation mechanism, magnetic vector potential, current distribution on a thin wire, Hertzian dipole, Half-wave dipole & monopole. RF Antennas: parameters, aperture antennas and arrays.  RF Amplification: stability, gain and small-signal narrowband design.  RF Generation:  conditions for oscillation, oscillator design and dielectric resonators.   RF Receivers:  receiver and mixer parameters.  RF Systems: system gain and noise figure, satellite and terrestrial systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2011E","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4112","ModuleTitle":"HF Techniques","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems rely on efficient transmission and distribution of electromagnetic (EM) energy.  Radio and microwave systems need to be immune from external EM interference and need to ensure that they do not cause interference of their own.  To achieve these requirements, microwave and radio engineers need to be able to specify and design wave-guiding systems, shielding and antennas.   Topics covered:  Guided waves: guiding elements and cavities.  Scattering parameters.  Directional couplers and hybrids.  Circulators and isolators.  Antenna parameters.  Wire antennas.  Electromagnetic interference and shielding.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-1.0-1.5-1.5-3.0","Prerequisite":"EE3104C","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4113","ModuleTitle":"Digital Communications & Coding","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course begins with a review of mathematical preliminaries such as random processes and signal space concepts. It covers the design of modulation and demodulation schemes for digital communications over an additive white Gaussian noise channel. Emphasis will be placed on error rate performance for various digital signaling techniques and on error control coding techniques for reliable communications.  \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"EE2012/ST2334 & EE3131C","Preclusion":"EE4102 or EE4103","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4113E","ModuleTitle":"Digital Communications & Coding","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4131","ModuleTitle":"Random Signals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to serve as a first course in stochastic signal analysis-and-processing for senior and graduate engineering students. It aims to bridge the gap between the elements of probability theory, as taught in early undergraduate level modules, and the basic concepts needed in contemporary signal processing applications. Topics include: general concepts and classification of random variables and\r\nstochastic processes; transformation of random variables; effects of linear time-invariant filtering on the autocorrelation function and power spectrum of a stochastic process; Gaussian, chi and chi-square statistics; random binary signals, random walk process, Wiener-Lévy process; Poisson and related processes; random telegraph signals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE2012 Analytical Methods in ECE\r\nor\r\nST2334 Probability and Statistics\r\nand\r\nEE2023 Signals and Systems","Preclusion":"EE5306 Random Signals Analysis\r\nand\r\nEE5137R Stochastic Processes","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4214","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Embedded Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to present the theoretical foundations of real-time systems and to discuss the practical aspects of their implementation. It describes the characteristics of a real-time computing system and students are taught how to design a real-time embedded system using structured data flow methodology. Concepts of time-critical I/O and real-time deadlines are emphasized, as are the important aspects of real-time operating systems, scheduling and the practical implementation of embedded systems and firmware. Other topics covered include deadlock management and process communications. Various case studies on industrial real-time systems will be exhibited to give students a real-world feel for such systems. Students will undertake a mini project involving a real-time embedded system. Topics covered: Introduction to real-time and embedded systems; Time critical I/O handling; Real-time embedded software design; Concurrent programming; Real-time operating systems; Scheduling and time-critical processing; Deadlock management; Process communications; Case studies of real-time embedded systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"CG2007/EE2024","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4214E","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Embedded Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to present the theoretical foundations of real-time systems and to discuss the practical aspects of their implementation. It describes the characteristics of a real-time computing system and students are taught how to design a real-time embedded system using structured data flow methodology. Concepts of time-critical I/O and real-time deadlines are emphasized, as are the important aspects of real-time operating systems, scheduling and the practical implementation of embedded systems and firmware. Other topics covered include deadlock management and process communications. Various case studies on industrial real-time systems will be exhibited to give students a real-world feel for such systems. Students will undertake a mini project involving a real-time embedded system. Topics covered: Introduction to real-time and embedded systems; Time critical I/O handling; Real-time embedded software design; Concurrent programming; Real-time operating systems; Scheduling and time-critical processing; Deadlock management; Process communications; Case studies of real-time embedded systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"TE2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4305","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Fuzzy / Neural Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental knowledge, theories and applications of fuzzy logic and neural networks. It examines the principles of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic, which leads to fuzzy inference and control. It also gives students an understanding of the structures and learning process of a neural network. Topics covered include: fuzzy set theory, fuzzy systems and control, basic concepts of neural networks, single-layer and multilayer perceptrons, self-organizing maps and neural network training.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2023","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4411","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Processing Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the major process technologies used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices. Each lecture topic covers important scientific aspects of silicon wafer processing steps. Simulations and laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience on basic operation and fabrication of MOS devices. Topics include: crystal growth and wafer preparation, epitaxy, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, lithography, plasma technology, etching, deposition, and metallization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Preclusion":"PC3242","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4411E","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Processing Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the major process technologies used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices. Each lecture topic covers important scientific aspects of silicon wafer processing steps. Simulations and laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience on basic operation and fabrication of MOS devices. Topics include: crystal growth and wafer preparation, epitaxy, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, lithography, plasma technology, etching, deposition, and metallization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-1-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2004E","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4412","ModuleTitle":"Technology & Modelling Of Si Transistors","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the operation, modeling and fabrication of silicon bipolar and MOS transistors, the understanding of which is essential for the integrated circuit engineer.  At the end of this module, students will gain a good understanding of the issues regarding the design and fabrication of modern silicon transistors as their dimensions continue to shrink. They will be exposed to the basic techniques of modeling, simulation and technology of these devices. Topics covered: MOS Capacitor: C-V characteristics, physical models; MOSFETs: long and short channel devices, threshold voltage, subthreshold behaviour, device scaling, short-channel effects, gate, drain and dielectric engineering; Bipolar transistors: structures and operations, high current effects, emitter, base and collector engineering; Polyemitter and Si-Ge heterojunction transistors; CMOS, bipolar and BiCMOS technology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4.0","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4412E","ModuleTitle":"Technology And Modelling Of Silicon Transistors","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the operation, modeling and fabrication of silicon bipolar and MOS transistors, the understanding of which is essential for the integrated circuit engineer.  At the end of this module, students will gain a good understanding of the issues regarding the design and fabrication of modern silicon transistors as their dimensions continue to shrink. They will be exposed to the basic techniques of modeling, simulation and technology of these devices. Topics covered: MOS Capacitor: C-V characteristics, physical models; MOSFETs: long and short channel devices, threshold voltage, subthreshold behaviour, device scaling, short-channel effects, gate, drain and dielectric engineering; Bipolar transistors: structures and operations, high current effects, emitter, base and collector engineering; Polyemitter and Si-Ge heterojunction transistors; CMOS, bipolar and BiCMOS technology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2004E","Preclusion":"TE3405","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE4433","ModuleTitle":"Nanometer Scale Information Storage","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Information storage is indispensable for every computerized system. Currently there are three major\r\ntypes of information storage technologies, i.e., magnetic data storage, optical disks, and solid-state memories. Although the operation principles are different, the common driving force for all these surface-based information storage technologies in the last few decades was the reduction of bit size so as to make it possible to store more data on a specific surface area. As a result, all these data storage devices are now operating in the nanometer regime. This module adopts a model-based approach to introduce information storage through focusing on the basic principles of various types of data storage systems and the associated roles of\r\nnanotechnology in each field. Emphasis will be on materials, devices and technologies that have made it possible to maintain a remarkable growth rate in storage density in the last decades and emerging technologies for tackling challenges ahead. Topics covered include solid state memory, optical disks, magnetic recording, and emerging technologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PC2232 and EE3431C/EE3406","Preclusion":"EE5202, EE4414","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4502","ModuleTitle":"Electric Drives & Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Motion control in industrial, commercial and transportation systems is carried out using electric drives. This module provides students with the working knowledge of various components of an electrical drive system and their control for efficient energy conversion. Students would be taught the basic principle of operation of variable speed DC and AC Drive systems. After completion of this module, students are expected to select and size electrical drives for any given application and should be able to perform design of different drive components. The topics covered are: Characteristics and sizing of power semiconductor controlled electric drives; DC motor drives: speed and torque control; Induction motor drives: voltage control and variable frequency control;\r\nDrives application examples.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"Co-Req: EE3501C","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"EE3501C"},{"ModuleCode":"EE4505","ModuleTitle":"Power Semiconductor Devices & ICs","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module provides a state-of-the-art overview of devices, development and basic understanding of the physics of power semiconductors. The module covers: Carrier physics in power devices: mobility, resistivity, life-time, high-level injection; Breakdown voltage and junction termination: avalanche breakdown, punch-through breakdown; Power devices: power MOSFET for synchronous rectifiers, power diode and recovery phenomena, power transistor and quasi-saturation effects, gate turn-off thyristor, MOS-controlled bipolar device; Smart power ICs: evolution, high-voltage power MOSFETs in integrated circuits, technological limitations in power ICs, protection techniques in power ICs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.25-4.25-3","Prerequisite":"EE2021 or equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4510","ModuleTitle":"Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Energy sustainability is important both due to the limited global petroleum reserves and due to the global warming effects of greenhouse gases released by the use of fossil fuels. This module focuses on the types of electrical components and schemes used in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. Besides the characteristics of solar radiation, stand-alone PV schemes with battery energy storage and grid-connected PV schemes will be covered.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE3501C","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE4604","ModuleTitle":"Biological Perception in Digital Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we introduce the anatomy and physiology of the visual and auditory systems as well as their psychophysical characterizations. In addition, we study computational models that not only serve to provide insights into the functional organization of biological systems, but also to generate predictions for new experiments. These models are used increasingly in digital media coding and compression. They are also the basis for new generations of machines that are more aware of their environment, better adapted to the user and more intuitive to interact with. Major topics include the perception of objects, color, and motion, 3D vision, visual attention, and hearing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE3731C/EE3206","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE5003","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5002","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY MODULE II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE5003","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5003","ModuleTitle":"ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE5001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5101R","ModuleTitle":"LINEAR SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"linear system theory is the core of modern control appropaches, such as optimal, robust, adaptive and multi-variable control. This module develops a solid understanding of the fundamentals of linear systems analysis and design using the state space approach. Topics covered include state space representation of systems; solution of state equations; stability analysis using Lyapunov methods; controllability and observability; linear state feedback design; asymptotic observer and compensator design, decoupling and servo control. This module is a must for higher degree students in control engineering, robotics or servo engineering. It is also very useful for those who are interested in signal processing and computer engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"MCH5201, ME5401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5103R","ModuleTitle":"Computer Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce the basic concepts and design methods of computer/microprocessor based control schemes. Techniques for discrete-time control realization will also be discussed. After attending the course, the students will acquire the basic skills on designing simple controllers for real time systems, know how to analyze the system responses and evaluate the controller performance. The topics covered are: discrete system analysis; pole-placement design, basic predictive control, digital PID controllers; implementation issues (sampling theorem, aliasing, discretization errors) and real-time realization using system control software such as Matlab and Labview.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5104","ModuleTitle":"ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to introduce the basic concepts and design methods of adaptive control. The concepts underlying adaptive control schemes, such as Lyapunov-based direct adaptive control scheme, self-tuning regulator and model reference adaptive control, will be studied in detail. Least squares estimate and the issues related to parameter adaptation will also be introduced. To provide an understanding of an alternative to \"adaptation\", the concept and basic design of variable structure control will be discussed. Case studies of various engineering control problems will be used throughout the course to provide insights and useful design guideline.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-2.5","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE6104 Adaptive Control Systems (Advanced)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5107","ModuleTitle":"OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with an understanding of basic concepts and principles of system optimality with applications to control and state estimation. Mathematical background materials, such as matrix properties and operations, dynamic system models and solutions and random variables will first be discussed, followed by major topics including notions of optimality, selection of cost functions, optimal state estimation, basic optimal control and model predictive control. Issues on the design and implementation of actual control systems will be addressed through a design project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE5105 Optimal Control Systems\r\nEE6107 Optimal Control Systems (Advanced)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5131","ModuleTitle":"Wireless Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course covers various basic topics in wireless communications for voice, data, and multimedia. It begins with an overview of current wireless systems and\r\nstandards, followed by a characterization of the wireless channel, including path loss, shadowing, and the flat vs. frequency-selective properties of multipath fading. It then examines the fundamental capacity limits of wireless channels and the characteristics of the capacity-achieving transmission strategies. This part is followed by practical digital modulation techniques and their performance\r\nunder wireless channel impairments, including diversity techniques to compensate for flat-fading, multicarrier modulation to combat frequency-selective\r\nfading, and an introduction to multi-antenna communications. The course concludes with a discussion of various practical multiple access schemes in wireless cellular systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4131 Random Signals OR\r\nEE5137R Stochastic Processes OR\r\nEE5306 Random Signal Analysis","Preclusion":"EE6131 Wireless Communications (Advanced)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5133","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Signal Processing Techniques","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to give a balanced treatment on the use of statistical signal processing and estimation theory techniques for engineering applications in\r\ncommunications, filtering and array processing. While having theoretical rigor, the module will also emphasize the realizability and implementation of algorithms based on prediction, estimation, spectral analysis and optimum processing on existing digital processing systems. The module will include hands-on design sessions where some processing algorithms will be designed, implemented and evaluated.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4131 Random Signals, or\r\nEE5306 Random Signal Analysis, or\r\nEE5137R Stochastic Processes","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE5137R","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to serve as an advanced course in stochastic processes for research students specializing in communications and networks as well as other research areas that deal intensively with stochastic signal analysis and processing. Topics include: concepts and classification of stochastic processes; special processes (binary transmission, telegraph, random walk, Wiener-Levy, Poisson); transmission of stochastic processes through systems; stochastic integrals and ergodicity; bandlimited processes; Gaussian processes;\r\nMarkov processes; Markov chains; counting processes. These topics will be treated with sufficient mathematical rigour so that students will learn various statistical concepts and their inter-relationships in the way of a connected theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE5306 Random Signals Analysis","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5139R","ModuleTitle":"Communication Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide an appreciation of the important contributions made by Claude Shannon to communications, including the fundamental limits of data compression, channel capacity, and the source-channel separation principle. Students will obtain an understanding of the concept of “a bit of information” in Shannon’s sense. Coding, modulation and demodulation will be briefly covered, but all at the most basic level of trying to transfer a bit of information reliably from sender to receiver. Topics are as follows: introduction to communications, including standardized interfaces and layering, communication system blocks, source-channel separation principle; coding for discrete sources; channels, modulation and demodulation of binary signals; coding and Shannon capacity; Gaussian channels.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5306 Random Signal Analysis OR\r\nEE4131 Random Signals","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"EE5137R Stochastic Processes OR"},{"ModuleCode":"EE5303R","ModuleTitle":"MICROWAVE ELECTRONICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"With emphasis on fundamentals, this module develops analysis methods that are used to understand the operation and design of solid-state microwave electronic circuits commonly used in microwave systems.  Methods for simulating nonlinear microwave circuits and processing of circuit parameters will be discussed. Major topics include: Linear circuit parameter conversion. Analysis of nonlinear microwave circuits. Lossy match, lossy feedback, distributed and power amplifiers. Oscillator theory; diode and transistor oscillators. Frequency multiplication, division and synthesis.  Microwave frequency conversion, mixer analysis, single-ended and balanced mixers, diode and transistor mixers, image rejection, mixer noise.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5308R","ModuleTitle":"ANTENNA ENGINEERING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with fundamental concepts, principles and theory for the analysis, design and measurement of antennas such as wire, aperture and microstrip and slot antennas. Students will learn fundamental concepts behind antenna theory and design, the latest methodologies employed for antenna analysis and measurement, and most importantly, how a desired antenna system can be efficiently designed from initial specifications by means of simple practical engineering procedures and CAD tools. This specialised module is recommended for graduate students specialising in microwave/RF theory and techniques. This module is supplementary for the general area of communication systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5401","ModuleTitle":"Cellular Mobile Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the techniques required for cellular mobile communication system design and performance analysis. It provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts encountered in cellular mobile communications. In particular, students will learn about mobile radio channel modelling, modulation techniques, cellular system concepts, equalisation, diversity and channel coding, speech coding, and multiple access techniques. Practical standards such as GSM, IS-95 and IMT2000 will be used as illustration examples. On completion of the module, students should be able to describe and analyse narrowband and wideband mobile radio propagation channels, understand the requirements and operation of mobile radio systems, and appreciate the design issues of TDMA and CDMA cellular systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EE4102  (Applicable to undergraduate students only)","Preclusion":"TD5113A","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5431R","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the theory and fundamental aspects of nanoscale electronics. The module is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge of the fundamentals and theoretical methods required for understanding quantum electronic behaviour in current and future nanoelectronic applications. The module will cover the basic aspects of quantum theory which are relevant for electronic transport and dynamics, such as quantum operators, time-dependent quantum theory, spin dynamics and carrier statistics. The latter part of the module will\r\ncover the basic topics of solid state theory relevant for nanoelectronics, such as bandstructure, electronic transport in solids, and phonons.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PC2232 or equivalent, EE3431C or equivalent","Preclusion":"EE5508","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5432R","ModuleTitle":"Microelectronic Processes & Characterization","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module for postgraduate research students on basic microelectronic processes and characterization techniques. The fabrication processes discussed are those which the students are likely to encounter in their research work. The characterization techniques covered are essentially the measurement methods related to the particular fabrication process discussed. Topics to be covered include processing and characterization techniques related to dopant introduction, thin film, pattern transfer and selective layer removal. An integration case study on how the processing techniques covered can be used to fabricate one or two contemporary devices, and how such structures are characterized, will also be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4411 or equivalent","Preclusion":"EE5514, EE5515, EE5434 EE5516, EE6503, EE6504","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5502","ModuleTitle":"MOS DEVICES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) has been the main technology used in ULSI system. This module presents the full complement of fundamental CMOS device physics with its applications. It incorporates introductory concepts, MOS capacitor, long channel MOSFETs, short channel MOSFETs, MOS IC and technology, and MOS IC applications. This module is targeted at electrical engineering students who already have a basic knowledge of semiconductor device physics and technologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5508","ModuleTitle":"SEMICONDUCTOR FUNDAMENTALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides background knowledge of physics of electrical and optical properties of bulk and low dimensional semiconductor materials. The topics covered are as follows: Quantum mechanics: Schrodinger equation, particle in a box, tunneling effect, harmonic oscillator, time- independent perturbation theory. Solid state physics: crystal lattices, band theory, lattice vibration, the Fermi-Dirac distribution function and Fermi level, donor and acceptor states and carrier concentrations. Electrical properties of semiconductors, drift, diffusion, generation, recombination, trapping and tunneling. Optical properties of semiconductors, optical constants, optical absorption, radiative transition and luminescence, exciton effect, etc. Ternary and quaternary compound semiconductors, heterostructures, quantum wells and superlattices, quantum effect devices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(Undergraduate physics and mathematics AND Electronics materials courses) OR\r\nEE2004: Semiconductor Devices OR\r\nEE3406: Microelectronic Materials OR\r\nEE3431C: Microelectronics Materials & Devices","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5517","ModuleTitle":"Optical Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"At the end of this module, the students will gain knowledge of optics and laser basics, and the technologies based on optical and laser engineering. Topics will cover optics and laser basics, semiconductor laser technology, optical system layout and design, optical diagnostics, optical precision engineering, and optical nanofabrication technology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE3431C or equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5518R","ModuleTitle":"VLSI DIGITAL CIRCUIT DESIGN","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module guides the students with the design aspects of digital integrated circuits. It covers concepts of basic digital CMOS building blocks, combinational and sequential logic circuits, dynamic logic circuits, interconnect, timing and power issue of the digital integrated circuits. Low-power design and design verification are also covered in this module. The concepts are implemented and enhanced through assignments and several projects that involve practical design and use of design tools. This module provides the students with a solid background on analysis and design of the custom digital integrated circuits. Maximum class size 50.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5701","ModuleTitle":"HIGH VOLTAGE TESTING AND SWITCHGEAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the phenomena and mechanisms of breakdown of gases, liquids and solids as used in electrical insulating materials.  Methods of generating high voltages, measurements and testing of electrical apparatus and systems are included.  The principles of circuit interruption and switchgear types will also be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5702R","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module forms one of the three core modules for the students specializing in Power and Energy area. It provides the necessary fundamentals in power systems analysis. Current advancement in power systems is also discussed through case studies in a seminar style. Various topics to be covered are: Advanced power flow analysis; Power flow equation and solution techniques; Optimal power flow; Economic dispatch; Introduction to power system state estimation; Least square state estimation and Introduction to power system controls and stability analysis. This module acts as a pre-requisite for graduate students to pursue other advanced level courses in Power Systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE5702","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5703R","ModuleTitle":"Modelling and Control of Electrical Actuators","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module forms one of the three core modules for the students specializing in Power and Energy area. The aim of the module is to introduce various types of Electrical Drive Systems and their components. The role of electric drives in industrial automation will be emphasized. Also the importance of electric drives in energy conservation in various industrial processes will be highlighted. Various types of electric drives such as DC, AC, SRM and special drives will be introduced and their steady-state as well as transient performances will be discussed. The detailed mathematical modelling of various types of drives and how they can be used to design current/speed/position controllers for high-performance control would be discussed. This module has direct industrial relevance and would be useful not only to electrical but also to mechanical students working in the area of automation & control and mechatronics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE5703","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5731R","ModuleTitle":"Visual Computing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Computer vision involves complex information processing tasks, making sense of visual signals and retrieving information from them. The aim of this module is to provide a comprehensive introduction of various advanced topics in computer vision. This course covers: radiometry, texture, feature matching, segmentation, and image/video editing. It will focus on both the principles of these vision problems and their associated mathematical and computational tools. By the end of this module, students are expected to be able to identify important and current\r\nvision problems, read and understand research papers in the area, and lead discussions on related topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Proficiency in C/C++ or Matlab, Linear algebra, EE3206\r\nIntroduction to Computer Vision and Image Processing (or\r\nother equivalent modules)","Preclusion":"EE6904 Advanced Topics in Computer Vision","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EE5801","ModuleTitle":"Electromagnetic Compatibility","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts, theories and practices in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The module covers topics from the basics of EMC to radiated and conducted emission and susceptibility, cross-talk, shielding and advanced topics of system level design for EMC. Different test and measurement techniques will also be covered. Computational modelling techniques for analysing and reducing EMC problems will be introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-1-5.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5902R","ModuleTitle":"Multiprocessor Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the design and analysis of high performance computer architectures with respect to several aspects of the multiple computer systems. Issues such as scalability, architectural issues, parallelism, performance metrics, and programming, are considered. The main intent of this course is to stay tuned with the current technology trend and to meet the requirements of the modern computer industry. The syllabus has the following four distinct major topics - Theory of Parallelism, Hardware Technology Overview, Scalable Architectures for High Performance Systems, Parallel Programming Concepts. 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Students are taught how a real-time embedded system can be designed using structured data flow methodology. Concepts of real time operating systems are covered as are the practical implementation of embedded systems and firmware. Deadlock management and process communications are treated at an advanced level. Case studies on real time scheduling and their implementation are presented to give students a better understanding of the subject.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.25-0-1.75-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EE4214 (Applicable to undergraduate students only).  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Topics covered include: Decision theory, Parameter estimation, Density estimation, Non-parametric techniques, Supervised learning, Dimensionality reduction, Linear discriminant functions, Clustering, Unsupervised learning, Feature extraction and Applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.75-0-0-2-5.25","Prerequisite":"EE2012 and CS1101C  (Applicable to undergraduate students only)","Preclusion":"TD5133","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE6104","ModuleTitle":"ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS (ADVANCED)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide an in-depth coverage of adaptive control concepts and design methods. It is tailored for students who are pursuing research in the field of advanced control systems. Topics covered include Lyapunov-based direct adaptive control scheme, self-tuning regulator, model reference adaptive control, variable structure control and least squares estimation. Case studies of various engineering control problems will be used to provide insights and useful design guideline. In addition, students are expected to complete a self-study project that will expose them to the most recent advances in adaptive control theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4.5-3","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE5104 Adaptive Control Systems","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE6107","ModuleTitle":"Optimal Control Systems (Advanced)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts and principles of system optimality with applications to control and state estimation will be taught in the module. Major topics covered are optimality, selection of cost functions, linear quadratic Gaussian controllers, Kalman filter, and model predictive control.\r\n\r\nThe recent development in optimal system and control has brought in new topics and methods, which are covered in this module, including inverse optimality, linear matrix inequality, numerical optimal algorithms, randomized optimization algorithms, nonlinear H8","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R Linear Systems (Cross-listed ME5401)\r\nOR\r\nEE5103 / EE5103R Computer Controls Systems (Crosslisted\r\nME5403)","Preclusion":"EE5107 Optimal Control Systems,\r\nEE5105 Optimal Control Systems (old code for EE5107)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE6131","ModuleTitle":"Wireless Communications (Advanced)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course covers various basic and selected advanced topics in wireless communication. It begins with an overview of current wireless systems and standards, followed by a mathematical characterization of the wireless channel. It then examines the fundamental capacity limits of wireless channels and the\r\ncharacteristics of the capacity-achieving transmission strategies. This part is followed by practical digital modulation techniques and their performance under wireless channel impairments, including diversity techniques to compensate for flat-fading, multicarrier modulation to combat frequency-selective fading, and multiple antenna space-time communications. The course concludes with a discussion of various practical multiple access schemes in wireless cellular systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5137R Stochastic Processes OR\r\nEE5306 Random Signal Analysis","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE6136","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Optical Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an in-depth understanding of modern optical communication systems. To this end, it covers major system impairments of optical communication systems and how optical communication systems have evolved to cope with them and increase the capacity in a cost-effective manner. This module includes state-of-the-art technologies such as optical modulation formats, fiber nonlinearities, and optical signal processing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE5306 Random Signals Analysis OR\r\nEE5137R Stochastic Processes","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE6435","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concepts in Nanoelectronics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on advanced solid-state physics and quantum transport in nano-scale devices. This module is designed for students to learn the latest developments in nanoelectronics and devices. Major topics include the advanced theory of electronic structures of novel materials, quantum transport theory, and their applications to novel nanoelectronic devices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5431R","Preclusion":"EE5209 and EE5521","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE6437","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Semiconductor Devices","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the latest developments in nanoscale complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device and processing technology. Future technological trends will also be discussed. Major topics include CMOS transistor scaling and limitations, novel materials and processes, advanced nanoscale transistor structures, strain and band structure engineering for transistor performance enhancement, emerging devices, and technology convergence and future trends.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4412 Technology and Modeling of Si Transistors or equivalent.","Preclusion":"EE6505 CMOS Nanotechnology","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE6733","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics on Vision and Machine Learning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to give graduate students a comprehensive understanding of topics at the confluence of computer vision, computer graphics, machine learning and image processing. This module will expose students to the most recent research and highlight the foundations and trends in these fields. We will discuss selected papers on most recent research problems, with topics covering lighting, geometry, image processing, medical image analysis, recognition and machine learning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5907 / EE5907R Pattern Recognition AND\r\nEE5731R Advanced Visual Computing.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE6831","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Electromagnetic Theory and Applications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the advanced theorems in electromagnetism and their applications in both microwave- and optics-related problems. Topics include: diffraction of electromagnetic waves; dyadic Green’s functions in (i) Cartesian, (ii) cylindrical, and (iii) spherical configurations; Huygens' principle; kDB analysis for anisotropic and bi-anisotropic materials to design polarization converter; reflection and transmission of negative-index material; advanced scattering theory for radially anisotropic cylindrical and spherical particles; the application of advanced scattering theory in invisibility cloak design; transformation optics method and space deformation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE5831R Electromagnetic Wave Theory","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EE6903","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Models of Biological Perception","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Computational models of biological perception are used increasingly in multimedia, computer vision, robotics, computer-human interaction, and biological signal processing. Understanding the biological and psychophysical processes governing perception is the key to building well-founded models. In this module, we will discuss selected papers on current research in this area, with topics covering neuronal and psychophysical models of perception, the use of psychophysics to guide the solution of computer vision problems, and perceptually driven applications in digital media. 100% CA.\r\n\r\nMaximum class size 20.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4604 Biological Perception in Digital Media Media OR equivalent\r\nAND\r\nEE5907R Pattern Recognition OR EE5731R Visual Computing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EE6990","ModuleTitle":"Research Attachment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Module is for PhD students. Students are required to undertake two research\r\nattachments each with 2 MC on an S/U grading basis. By having two research attachments, a student will not be confined to just one research\r\narea. Students will have the flexibility to be attached to two different supervisors or labs and be exposed to different research areas or topics, before deciding on their research interests. A faculty member can supervise the same student for two research attachments. Research attachments can also be conducted during the holidays. All research attachments have to be completed in the first year. Students are required to write a report including literature survey and make oral presentation to the supervisor. Grading is on S/U by the supervisor. 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The main part of the course gives the students a very strong foundation in DC and AC circuit analysis. The rest of the course gives the students a good flavor of what electrical engineering is all about. This is done using simple application examples that demonstrate the importance of AC and DC analysis. The topics covered are: Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws, Ohm's Law. Resistive networks. Ideal and real sources. AC Circuits: phasors, impedance, power, power factor, resonance. Energy storage elements: capacitors and inductors. Introduction to circuit concepts including diodes, operational amplifiers, transformers, DC machines and logic gates using applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.75-0.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"H1 Physics or H2 Physics or A Level Physics or PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II","Preclusion":"CG1108/EE1002","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EG1109","ModuleTitle":"Statics And Mechanics Of Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statics and mechanics of materials and their applications to engineering problems. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to draw a free body diagram and identify the unknown reaction forces/moments; solve statically determinate problems involving rigid bodies, pin-jointed frames and cables; solve statically indeterminate axial force member problems using stress-strain law and compatibility equations; determine the shear stress and angle of twist of torsional members; draw the bending moment and shear force diagrams for a loaded beam; and determine the stresses and deflections in beams.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"'A Level Math / H2 Math or equivalent\r\n","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EG1603","ModuleTitle":"TIP: Instructional Workshops and Seminars","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EG2201B","ModuleTitle":"Design Thinking in Grand Engineering Challenges - Part 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"The module develops upon students’ previous exposure to the design thinking methodology and continues to foster the fundamentals of design thinking. The desired skills from design thinking, i.e. abilities to observe and listen, think and question, and collaborate, are further enforced through prototyping and testing. Students will be taught in studio and workshop setting and will be expected to spend much time practicing and applying what is learnt.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.0-4.0-3.5-0","Prerequisite":"EG2201A (Design Thinking in Grand Engineering Challenges – Part 1)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EG2301","ModuleTitle":"Design Thinking in Topical Engineering Challenges","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the engineering design and technological elements with users’ perspective and point of view, using ethnographic skills as the backbone of design thinking. The students will be guided through the many topical engineering designs where the users have been the integral and central elements, and then will be guided in a team through the regimental process to experience such design process with users’ perspective in mind. The topical engineering designs are selected within predefined topical engineering challenges.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.0-1.4-4.0-3.5-0.0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EG2311","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Space Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an overview and basic knowledge of space systems. The topics covered include satellite classification, space environment, various subsystems that are the fundamental building blocks of a space system. In addition, typical satellite mission payloads and general ground and launch segments will also be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"H2 Physics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EG2312","ModuleTitle":"Radar Theory and Techniques","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces basic radar theory and techniques. The objective is to provide a good understanding of radar principles, supported by weekly MATLAB sessions in which key concepts are worked out into computational examples. Groups of students also work together to develop the signal processing of an actual Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar. At the end of the module students will have a good understanding of radar principles as well as the ability to implement several functions in MATLAB.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EG2401","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Professionalism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to alert and sensitise students on the kinds of situations that may arise in his professional career and teaches students to improve his/her skills in appreciating and dealing with the moral challenges posed by such situations. 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It provides an avenue for students to experience an integrated design process\r\nwhere technology plays a central role. Students will go through thorough design steps from reviewing the conceptual system design, breaking down the system\r\ndesign into component design, prototyping at various stages of design, fabrication, and validating the design intents.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-0-1.5-9-2","Prerequisite":"Year 3","Preclusion":"ESP3902: Major Design Project 1 (4 MC)\r\nESP3903: Major Design Project 2 (4 MC)\r\nBN2203: Introduction to Bioengineering Design (4 MC)\r\nBN3101: Biomedical Engineering Design (6 MC)\r\nCG3002: Embedded Systems Design Project (6 MC)\r\nEE3001: Project (4 MC)\r\nEE3031: Innovation & Enterprise I (4 MC)\r\nEE3032: Innovation & Enterprise II (6 MC)\r\nIE3100R: Systems Design Project (8 MC)\r\nME3101: Mechanical Systems Design I (4 MC)\r\nME3102: Mechanical Systems Design II (4 MC)\r\nESE4501: Design Project (4 MC)\r\nMLE3103: Materials Design and Selection (4 MC)\r\nMLE4102: Design Project (4 MC)","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EG3601","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Attachment Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EG3602","ModuleTitle":"Vacation Internship Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EG4301","ModuleTitle":"DCC Project for B.Eng. 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The results of this exploration will be useful to those interested in the relationship between language and mind, society and culture.","CrossModule":"GEK1011","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"GEK1011","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL2202","ModuleTitle":"The Sound System of English","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to phonetics, which is concerned with how speech sounds are made. We will learn about the human speech apparatus in detail, and the mechanisms that are involved in speech sound production. The focus is on the sound inventory of English. We will develop a set of rules which tell us how sounds are combined into syllables and syllables into even larger units, such as feet. We will learn some of the common sound changes and ways to analyze such changes. The module teaches basic conceptual tools that will allow students to analyze the sound system of English.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"EL2102","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL2251","ModuleTitle":"Social Variation in English","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module considers how variation in language use relates to broader variation in the daily experiences of individuals and groups. Students examine how language constructs cultural abstractions such as social class, gender, and power relations and how these abstractions play out in language varieties and shape their defining characteristics. The module should appeal to students who wish to explore the interaction of language and society by drawing on linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and psychology, and to understand the practical implications of language variation for language policy and language education in multilingual societies such as Singapore.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"EL2151","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL3201","ModuleTitle":"Morphology and Syntax","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Building on the knowledge of English morphology and syntax developed at levels 1000 and 2000, this module aims to give students a deeper understanding of the morphological and syntactic structure of English, in relation to crosslinguistic patterns. With an emphasis on evidence and argumentation, the module will help students understand the interconnectedness of the analyses of apparently unrelated phenomena, and develop a sense of the organic unity of language structure. This module will provide a crucial foundation for the further study of morphology and syntax, and their applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL2101 or EL2201","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL3211","ModuleTitle":"Language in Contact","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the phenomenon of language contact. We will explore sociolinguistic conditions of language contact, and how these conditions lead to contact-induced linguistic change. The study of contact languages is a study of how new forms of language emerge from contact ecologies. The main focus of the module is on the linguistic properties of contact languages, such as Chinese Pidgin English and Singapore Colloquial English, and on the theoretical issues of language emergence.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL3216","ModuleTitle":"Language and the Internet","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The vast worldwide computer network collectively known as the Internet (and its graphical interface, the World Wide Web) provides a new environment and technologies of communication (e.g. Internet Relay Chat, bulletin board systems etc) that challenge current assumptions regarding the nature of speech, writing, community and society. Since English is the principal language of the Internet, this module aims to examine the ways in which the language is being (re)formulated on the Web, especially in multilingual settings. The module focuses on the study and management of electronic language evidence on the Web.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL3254","ModuleTitle":"Media, Discourse and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to encourage a critical understanding of the significant role the media play in shaping our beliefs, values, and identities in contemporary social life.  Topics covered: key social, cultural and political issues pertaining to texts and practices of specific types of media. These issues will be approached from an interdisciplinary perspective that brings together media, cultural, and discourse studies. Target students: those with a keen interest in the media, and who are open to interdisciplinary study.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL3257","ModuleTitle":"Investigating Language in the Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"How do print, broadcast and electronic media shape\r\nlanguage use? In this module, we consider the\r\ncomplex interplay between the language styles and\r\nrhetorical structures favoured in different media\r\ngenres. Using real media texts, including news stories,\r\nadvertisements, broadcast talk and blogs, we will pay\r\nparticular attention to the ways in which storytelling,\r\npersuasion, language play and taboo language function\r\nto achieve specific communicative purposes. Our\r\noverall goal is to develop an integrated and richly\r\nnuanced understanding of the discourse patterns\r\nemployed in media genres of various kinds, using a\r\nhands-on approach that strongly emphasises student\r\nparticipation in every class.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL3880E","ModuleTitle":"Second Language Learning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a broad overview of the major issues, theoretical approaches and research methods in second language learning. The course is designed to encourage students to make connections between theory, empirical research and their own experiences. The overall goal is to familiarise students with the field and to develop a solid, grounded understanding of the multiple factors that shape second language learning. Key topics include early childhood language learning, motivation, language and identity, language and community, second language socialization, language learning and technology, language and power, study abroad contexts, and heritage language learning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EL4221","ModuleTitle":"Narrative Structures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to some essential literary-critical and linguistic concepts in the study of narrative. One of its central themes will be the relationship between system and structure in narrative, and how this can be derived from a similar relationship in linguistics. Students will be analysing the narrative content of written, oral and cinematographic texts during the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including\r\n(i) EL1101E and\r\n(ii)28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL4252","ModuleTitle":"Interactional Discourse","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on how the phenomenon of discourse might be analysed and will consider how a number of frameworks can be used in a complementary fashion to give a fuller description of discourse. These include the frameworks of register and genre; speech-act theory; co-operation; face and politeness; exchange structure and conversation analysis. This module is appropriate for students reading or intending to read English Language honours.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL4253","ModuleTitle":"Language, Gender, and Text","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This is a module on feminist thought and gender research scholarship. Using select texts, students will be introduced to the language and gender literature, and then guided through textual critique from a feminist viewpoint. In this way, this module introduces students to some key feminist linguistic issues and what it means to read from a feminist viewpoint. This module is suitable for students with a keen interest in feminism and gender issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis is usually done in the final semester of a student's pursuing an Honours degree. Students intending to read this module are expected to consult prospective supervisors the semester before they read this module and provide a research proposal.  A wide range of topics is acceptable provided it highlights a language issue.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-12-24.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of EL major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EL4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EL4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL4880B","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Second Language Writing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores current research in second language writing and encompasses the investigation of both processes and products of writing. The module will draw on theories principally developed from first language research. The topics addressed will include theories in writing, composing processes (planning, transcribing, and revising), methodology of writing research (concurrent think-aloud and retrospection), written text features (textual and grammatical), assessment of writing (holistic and analytical rubrics), and characteristics of writers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EL5880B, EL5880BR","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EL5202","ModuleTitle":"THE GRAMMAR OF MODERN ENGLISH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the systematic analysis of the grammar of modern standard English. We will examine common topics in the phonology, morphology and syntax of the English language. The effect of language contact on English will also be discussed. The module is descriptive in nature. Through examining the grammar of English, students will be exposed to important analytical concepts in corpus and theoretical linguistics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL5202R","ModuleTitle":"THE GRAMMAR OF MODERN ENGLISH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the systematic analysis of the grammar of modern standard English. We will examine common topics in the phonology, morphology and syntax of the English language. The effect of language contact on English will also be discussed. The module is descriptive in nature. Through examining the grammar of English, students will be exposed to important analytical concepts in corpus and theoretical linguistics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL5251","ModuleTitle":"APPROACHES TO DISCOURSE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore approaches to analyzing both written and spoken discourses. Students will learn the analytical tools used to describe features of both modes of discourses. They will be encouraged to explore current research in discourse analysis. There may be a specific focus on particular kinds of discourse (classroom, computer-mediated, media, legal, political, etc.), depending on the expertise and interest of the lecturer. Students will be encouraged to collect and analyse their own data for the assignment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL5251R","ModuleTitle":"APPROACHES TO DISCOURSE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore approaches to analyzing both written and spoken discourses. Students will learn the analytical tools used to describe features of both modes of discourses. They will be encouraged to explore current research in discourse analysis. There may be a specific focus on particular kinds of discourse (classroom, computer-mediated, media, legal, political, etc.), depending on the expertise and interest of the lecturer. Students will be encouraged to collect and analyse their own data for the assignment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education.  The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in English Language in depth.  The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module.  A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details.  Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required.  Regular meetings and reports are expected.  Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL5880C","ModuleTitle":"Theories of Language and Literacy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This course covers a broad overview of the major theories that have influenced language and literacy research. It draws from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to: linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, psychology, philosophy, sociology, literary analysis and education. The goal of the class is to expose students to diverse approaches that have informed our understanding of the nature of written and spoken language, language and literacy development and use. It is designed to engage students in critically reflect on what language and literacy are and the strengths and weaknesses of existing theoretical approaches.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"EL5880CR","ModuleTitle":"Theories of Language and Literacy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This course covers a broad overview of the major theories that have influenced language and literacy research. It draws from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to: linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, psychology, philosophy, sociology, literary analysis and education. The goal of the class is to expose students to diverse approaches that have informed our understanding of the nature of written and spoken language, language and literacy development and use. It is designed to engage students in critically reflect on what language and literacy are and the strengths and weaknesses of existing theoretical approaches.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL5881","ModuleTitle":"LINGUISTIC THEORIES AND FRAMEWORKS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Students will study systemic functional linguistics in order to critically analyse spoken and written discourse. The analysis is concerned with understanding how grammatical choices function to realise particular registerial configurations, genres, and ideologies. In addition, meanings arising from the use of other semiotic resources such as visual images are discussed. At the conclusion of the module, students will be in a position to undertake graduate research using a systemic functional theoretical framework.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL5881R","ModuleTitle":"LINGUISTIC THEORIES AND FRAMEWORKS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Students will study systemic functional linguistics in order to critically analyse spoken and written discourse. The analysis is concerned with understanding how grammatical choices function to realise particular registerial configurations, genres, and ideologies. In addition, meanings arising from the use of other semiotic resources such as visual images are discussed. At the conclusion of the module, students will be in a position to undertake graduate research using a systemic functional theoretical framework.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"EL5266","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education.  The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Language Study in depth.  The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module.  Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required.  Regular meetings and reports are expected.  Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instruction","Preclusion":"Nil ","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/05.  The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects.  The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing.  Each student is required to present a formal research paper.  Active participation in all research presentations is expected.  The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EL6880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Grammatical Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This advanced seminar provides graduate students with sustained and critical engagement with recent debates in  grammatical theory.  Students are expected to identify for themselves key issues in grammatical theory (e.g the architecture of a theory of grammar, the analysis of specific grammatical phenomena, the epiphenomenality of constructions), situate these issues in relation to wider debates about nature of grammar, and propose lines of inquiry that might contribute to the debates. The seminar is especially useful for students who are considering pursuing research in grammatical anaylsis/theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EL6884","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This advanced seminar provides graduate students with opportunities to undertake and report applied linguistic research in areas of negotiated choice, to develop a situated understanding of applied linguistics as a theoretically informed professional field of enquiry, and to generate spoken and written\r\noutcomes that reach, or closely approximate to, internationally publishable standards. Topics may range from critical re-theorising of applied linguistics itself to suitably informed\r\ninvestigations relating to language in action and communicative practices, in such domains as speech therapy, classroom language learning, teaching and assessment, translation, business, legal services, news reporting and broadcasting,\r\nand other social and workplace settings.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EM1001","ModuleTitle":"Foundation English Course 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EM1002","ModuleTitle":"Foundation English Course 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EM1201","ModuleTitle":"English for Academic Purposes (Music) 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Programme from AY2009/10 onwards.  Students who score Band C in the YSTCM English Placement Test or students who have passed Foundation English Course 2 are required to read this module.","Preclusion":"AR1000, BE1000, ID1000, ET1000 / NK1001 / EA1101 / EG1471 / ES1301 /ES1101 / ES1102 and EM1101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EM1202","ModuleTitle":"English for Academic Purposes (Music) 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music programme from AY2009/10 onwards. Students who score Band B in the YSTCM English Placement Test or students who have passed English for Academic Purposes (Music) 1 are required to read this module.","Preclusion":"AR1000, BE1000, ID1000, ET1000 / NK1001 / EA1101 / EG1471 / ES1301 /ES1101 / ES1102 and EM1101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN1101E","ModuleTitle":"An Introduction to Literary Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Human beings are 'tale-telling animals'. We all tell stories, and we all listen to them, read them and watch them. This module looks at the ways in which people tell stories, the kinds of stories they tell, and the meanings those stories generate. It focuses, in particular, upon the telling, and gives special attention to questions concerned with that. Texts include a novel, a play, films, short stories, poems and oral tales.","CrossModule":"GEK1000","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Exempted from or passed the NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"EN2101E, GEK1000","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN2204","ModuleTitle":"Reading the Horror Film","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Genre consideration is important to film studies. It enables us to assess the ways in which a director works with or deviates from conventional audience  expectations, to consider how a particular film is distinctive from other films whose generic features it reiterates, etc. This module focuses on the “horror genre” to introduce students to the significance of genre analysis in film studies. Invoking this specific genre, students analyze (a) the relationship between film and popular culture; (b) academic debates around the production, meaning, experience, and\r\nconsumption of “texts”; and (c) film’s commentary on issues of identity, ideology, gender, and sexuality.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN3223","ModuleTitle":"Nineteenth Century Literature & Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The module will cover selected poetic and prose writings from the Victorian period, an age that witnessed the nineteenth century's most historically important developments. Students will be directed to study literary and other cultural works with the historical context in mind.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or\r\nEN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3224","ModuleTitle":"The Twentieth Century","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys the achievements of literature in Britain during the last century or so to present a perspective on the defining features of British literary culture. All three genres - fiction, drama, and poetry - are covered through representative examples selected to illustrate the development of these genres, particularly through comic techniques, the theme of art and the artist, and innovation in literary form, during a period through which the function of the literary, and the society itself, underwent great change.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or\r\nEN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3225","ModuleTitle":"Late Medieval Literature and Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the literature and culture of late medieval England, with particular attention to Chaucer, the Gawain Poet, Kempe, Langland and Malory.  Major topics include: the emergence of 'modern' individualism; the imagining of history and the nation; the construction of gender; and the relation of religious and secular cultures. The module is intended for advanced undergraduate English majors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3242","ModuleTitle":"History of Film","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introductory survey of the history of the motion picture from its invention up to the present. We will look at the way that the medium has developed as an art and a business.  In addition, we will examine a number of different film movements around the world as well as key filmmakers and genres. Lectures and readings will consider film's relationship to society as well as to other cultural forms. This course aims to provide students with a critical perspective on the complex forces that have shaped the motion picture's evolutionary phases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3243","ModuleTitle":"S/F: Science Fiction and Fantasy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The module examines the appeal of s/f as a serious fictional engagement with our consensual sense of reality. It addresses fantasy, speculative fiction, and science fiction as forms of narrative engaged in "world-building" and "word-shaping," studying such fictional constructs as forms of sociological and anthropological knowledge. It also examines the relation between the "strange" and the "real" in terms of the shared and the antithetical elements that relate s/f to realism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or\r\nEN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3245","ModuleTitle":"Feminism: Text & Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students to central concepts in feminism, and apply these to the analysis of literary texts, to arrive at an understanding of gender dichotomies that influence the writing and reading of texts.  A range of feminist texts, from Virginia Woolf, Simone De Beauvoir, Kate Millett etc, to contemporary feminist critics, will be explored. These theoretical concepts will be used to analyse texts from different genres including short stories, plays, novels, visual texts etc. Students will be expected to engage with feminism as both an ideology and a literary tool of analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, or a minimum of 12 MCs of EL modules.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, or (ii) a minimum of 12 MCs of EL modules, AND (iii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3264","ModuleTitle":"In Other Wor(l)ds: Post -colonial Theory & Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an intensive introduction to key topics in post-colonial theory through an overview of representative literary and theoretical texts. The syllabus demonstrates the vexed significance of the “post” in post-colonial cultural traditions. In tracing how decolonization remains bound up with older, colonial forms of knowledge/power, we approach post-coloniality as an aftermath. Through a range of writerly forms and cultural media, we identify the post-colonial in the question of “tradition” and its centrality to “non-Western” modernity; in inscriptions of race/ethnicity/sexuality into Third World humanism; as the mourning for a vanishing past; as aesthetic resistance to homogenizing processes of modernization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or EN2101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN3271","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Playwriting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"In this module students will write (and rewrite!) two fulllength plays of no less than 60 minutes in length. These\r\n\r\nwill be critiqued intensively by their classmates and by the\r\n\r\ninstructor. Students are at liberty to pick their own topics\r\n\r\nand genres. Specific historical or critical readings and\r\n\r\ndramatic texts will be assigned based on individual\r\n\r\nstudents interests (e.g. musical theatre, Theatre of the\r\n\r\nOppressed). This is a demanding creative writing module\r\n\r\nrequiring self-direction and artistic independence.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"EN2271 or permission of instructor.","Preclusion":"TS4212","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204."},{"ModuleCode":"EN4222","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Eighteenth Century","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the broader significance and implications of new tendencies that arose in the eighteenth century, and the ways in which they herald the concerns of the modern world. Part one explores the tension between religion, science, and philosophy in the prose and poetry of the early eighteenth century, and the impact that new ways of conceiving the world had on social, cultural, intellectual and religious thinking. Part two explores the tension between tradition and individual expression in the poetry and painting of the second half of the century, and the variety of ways in which they reveal a new sensibility.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in English Literature, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN4224","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Twentieth Century","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The course provides students with knowledge of modernist texts, which they will analyse for their aesthetic, political and ideological strategies.  Students will examine modernism as both a reaction to and a constituent part of modernity and will produce informed critical arguments about the historical, economic and technological developments that constitute modernity.  Lectures will examine relationships that existed between literature and other cultural forms, like painting, architecture, music, and contemporary intellectual movements such as existential philosophy and psychoanalytic theory. The module is targeted at students interested in modern literature, art and thought, with at least 28 MCs in literature.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"For EN students:\r\nCompleted 80 MCs including 28 MCs in English Literature, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the EN Honours track.\r\n\r\nFor EU students:\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs of EU/LA [French/German]/recognized modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the EU Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN4234","ModuleTitle":"Pynchon and the Poetics of Information","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the poetics of information in post-industrial society. At its core lies the oeuvre of Thomas Pynchon, whose novels will be read as a critical\r\nmeta-narrative of the informational turn in Western society since the 1960s. Besides obvious technological effects and the accelerated exchange it enables, how has the new, informational paradigm affected our psychology, everyday life and work; our understandings of place and community, of history and culture? Rather than placing Pynchon within a literary canon, seminars will be thematic studies, drawing on a wide range of critical theory, cultural history, and critiques of\r\nglobalisation and technology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in English Literature, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN4241","ModuleTitle":"Utopias and Dystopias","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the s/ f sub-genre of utopias and dystopias in fictional literature. It will address the following questions: What is the appeal of imaginative utopias and dystopias? What is the relation of these fictions to the world of contemporary reality? To alternative ways of conceiving life, experience, or reality? To traditional history? To alternative futures? To projections of, and apprehensions about human society? How does the imaginative construction of dystopias, in particular, address the constantly changing relation of science and technology to human life as we know it, to the human individual, to human society, and to the many institutions and notions, from gender and sexuality to race, family, nation, religion and species through which the relation of the individual to the group is mediated in time and place? Dystopian and Utopian fiction will be studied as imaginative constructions of extrapolations from current technology and science, or as possible worlds with alternative selves, life-forms, ecosystems, or histories.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in English Literature, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN4242","ModuleTitle":"Modern Critical Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module trains students in the reading and analysis of influential texts in critical theory, as the basis for examining the production and historical grounds of textual meaning. This survey course provides a comprehensive understanding of major critical theories of the twentieth century: post-structuralism and discourse-analysis, psychoanalysis, twentieth-century Marxism, and post-colonial studies. Close readings of Foucault, Lacan and Adorno in particular, will equip students to engage in wide-ranging and sometimes complex debates about critical approaches to the study of cultural meaning, its production and interpretation. The module targets students with interests in critical questions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in English Literature, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN4271","ModuleTitle":"Research Workshop","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"As part of the preparation for writing research papers or Honours Theses, this module aims to help students understand the interpretative strategies, modes of argumentation, criteria for evaluating claims, analyses and theories, as well as expectations and conventions governing research in diverse areas of literary studies. The major topics will include research areas and questions; research claims; interpretative methods; evidence and argumentation; critical evaluation of academic argument; and rhetorical conventions and strategies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"For EN students: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN or EN-recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. \r\nFor TS students: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in TS or TS-recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. \r\nFor EU students: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EL, EN or TS modules, or a combination from the three (Literary and/or linguistic modules from other departments may also contribute towards the 28 MCs total at the module chair's discretion), with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EL4200","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis is usually done in the final semester of a student's pursuing an Honours degree.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-12-24.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of EN major requirements witha minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EN4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EN4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN5237","ModuleTitle":"Chinese American Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to consider the literary, cultural, and political significance of “Chinese American Literature” in the canon we refer to as “Asian American Literature.” Starting with an analysis of the literary genres favored by  chinese American authors, this module next proceeds to explore such controlling thematic concerns as the politics of canon formation; the migrant and minority \r\nexperience; and race and national belonging. This module finally considers how the theoretical discourses of gender, postcolonialism, and diaspora can help  propel readings of the Chinese American literary corpus in new and exciting directions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN5237R","ModuleTitle":"Chinese American Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to consider the literary, cultural, and political significance of “Chinese American Literature” in the canon we refer to as “Asian American Literature.” Starting with an analysis of the literary genres favored by  chinese American authors, this module next proceeds to explore such controlling thematic concerns as the politics of canon formation; the migrant and minority \r\nexperience; and race and national belonging. This module finally considers how the theoretical discourses of gender, postcolonialism, and diaspora can help  propel readings of the Chinese American literary corpus in new and exciting directions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN5241","ModuleTitle":"LITERATURE AND NEW WORLDS: 1590-1750","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"From early modern England up into the eighteenth century, English literature registers distinctively a deep fascination with worlds both old and new: Egypt, Africa, China, and India are some examples.  In reading critically how different authors in this historical timeline represent old and new worlds in their literary production, this module seeks to analyze the formation of cultural perceptions relating to such topics as (a) the emergence of a colonial and imperial consciousness; (b) the apprehension of cultural difference; (c) the crystallization of national identity.  It offers opportunity for considering the engagements of literature with certain momentous social, historical, and political realities, such as the slave trade and the activities of the British East India Company.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN5241R","ModuleTitle":"Literature and New Worlds: 1590-1750","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"From early modern England up into the eighteenth century, English literature registers distinctively a deep fascination with worlds both old and new: Egypt, Africa, China, and India are some examples.  In reading critically how different authors in this historical timeline represent old and new worlds in their literary production, this module seeks to analyze the formation of cultural perceptions relating to such topics as (a) the emergence of a colonial and imperial consciousness; (b) the apprehension of cultural difference; (c) the crystallization of national identity.  It offers opportunity for considering the engagements of literature with certain momentous social, historical, and political realities, such as the slave trade and the activities of the British East India Company","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EN5252","ModuleTitle":"MOVIES, SPECTATORSHIP AND SUBJECTIVITY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This course involves a critical interrogation of key theoretical approaches addressing the study of film spectatorship and the ways in which subjectivity is constructed. This module adopts a specialised emphasis on that tradition of film theory associated with a psychoanalytical-textual-apparatus model and offers graduate students an opportunity to engage in in-depth explorations of the key problems and issues associated with this branch of film theory. In examining the highly complex interaction between spectator and text, students will also gain a greater understanding of the ways in which issues such as gender, identity, and ideology intersect with the cinematic/visual text.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN5252R","ModuleTitle":"Movies, Spectatorship and Subjectivity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in English Literature in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. The Head’s and/or Graduate Coordinator’s approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.\r\n\r\nRemark: (1) Word limit: 5,000 – 6,000 words. (2) Workload: Minimum 10 hours per week. The precise breakdown of contact hours, assignment and preparation is to be worked out between the lecturer and the student, subject to Departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education.  The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in English Literature in depth.  The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module.  A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details.  Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required.  Regular meetings and reports are expected.  Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and Ph.D. students admitted from AY2004/ 05. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded “Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory” on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN6881","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN LITERARY HISTORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EN6882","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED TOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module is to be taught by an eminent visiting scholar in Cultural Studies in Asia, appointed as a visiting teaching fellow for one semester. The content of module will therefore vary according to the specialized interests of the visiting teaching fellow. A candidate in the programme will only be permitted to elect one selected topic module during the course work component of their studies. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ENV1101","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Studies: An Interdisciplinary Overview","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"Using a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective, this module provides a historical and epistemological overview of environmental studies. Environmental studies underscore the long tradition in both eastern and western thought and philosophies of human-nature relationships. This module highlights the importance of demography, society, culture, and religion as important variables in understanding the complex equations of environmental processes, changes, adaptations and impacts. The module hopes to bring together current environmental and climate change issues as well as challenges; interrogate the options available in various ways: nature conservation, technological fixes, shifting consumption patterns, alternative energies, environmental education, changing public civic behavior, economic management policies and legal enforcements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ENV1202","ModuleTitle":"Communications for Environmental Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for undergraduate students\r\npursuing the degree in the Bachelor of Environmental\r\nStudies with the aim of helping them to develop critical\r\nthinking, reading, writing and speaking skills that are\r\nrelevant for communication with the academia and public.\r\nThe curriculum is organised along three main interrelated\r\nareas: 1) Communication with the public: Raising public\r\nawareness of environmental issues through science-based\r\nadvocacy , 2) Communication with the academia:\r\nDeveloping skills in academic writing, 3) Argumentation\r\nwithin environmental studies: Examining environmental\r\nissues using the Precautionary Principle.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to complete ES1000 Basic\r\nEnglish and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes\r\nmust first do so before they are allowed to read this\r\nmodule.","Preclusion":"SP1202","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2101","ModuleTitle":"Global Environmental Change","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"As a continuation of ENV1101, this module examines the role of human activities such as technological changes, increasing urbanization, market forces and economics, as well as ongoing geopolitical forces in environmental and climate change. Using current global environmental and climate change challenges, this module discusses various ways communities and societies have utilized indigenous knowledge (folk science), scientific evaluations, technological innovations, societal regulations and laws, environmental monitoring (benchmarking, quality controls), and policy prescriptions (based on scientific and societal evaluations) in environmental management at various scales. The module hopes to engage students in thinking about adaptive and mitigation options, both locally and globally in relation to reduced environmental sustainability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"ENV1101","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2103","ModuleTitle":"Environmental and Public Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"Public Health is defined as \"the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.\" Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviours. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments.\r\nThis module provides an introduction to public health and environmental health, and the management of contemporary environmental health issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3103","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Economics & Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive coverage of environmental economics and has been structured on the premise that course participants have little background in economics. The main objective of the module is to illustrate the following premises: the natural environment is the core of any economy and economic sustainability cannot be attained without environmental sustainability. The module consists of three parts, namely microeconomics of the environment, macroeconomics of the environment and environmental policy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"EC1101E/EC1301","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3202","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Studies Internship Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for undergraduate students pursuing the Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree with the aim of helping them gain working experience in\r\nthe environmental industry during their undergraduate study and to prepare them for employment after graduation.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to perform a structured and supervised internship in a company/organization for 10-12 weeks during Special Terms. Through regular meetings and feedback with internship supervisors and BES academic advisors, students will assimilate and translate knowledge acquired from the curriculum to performing tasks and assignments in the actual working environment, giving them an extra edge when transiting to the work force.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"For BES students only. Students must have completed at least 2 regular semesters of studies at the point of application.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES1000","ModuleTitle":"Basic English","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This is a required course for students whose Qualifying English Test results show that they need help with basic English language skills. Students in the course must pass it before they are allowed to read the next required English course, English for Academic Purposes. The purpose of ES1000 is to improve the students' English language skills. The course focuses on speaking, listening, reading and writing. Relevant grammar points are taught, reviewed and reinforced through appropriate activities. Assignments include an oral presentation and at least four written assignments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Placement through the Qualifying English Test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES1102","ModuleTitle":"English for Academic Purposes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"ES1102 is an English for Academic Purposes module aimed at addressing the English language needs of students in their academic courses. These language needs include comprehension of academic texts, synthesis and integration of information into student texts, use of organizational patterns in expository writing, documentation of sources, writing a range of academic genres, monitoring one’s own progress, understanding why and how to practise academic integrity; accurate use of grammar in context, and devising a plan to improve one’s writing.   This module adopts a reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for student writing and provides students opportunities for analysing and internalizing patterns of text organization. ES1102  is taught over 12 weeks or 48 contact hours, with each group meeting twice a week for two-hour tutorials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Placement through the Qualifying English Test or a pass in ES1000.","Preclusion":"AR1000, BE1000, ID1000, ET1000/NK1001/EA1101/EG1471/ES1301/ES1101, EM1101.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ES1501A","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking and Expository Writing: Up Close and Public: Designing Public Persona","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"A vital element in giving an effective public performance is presenting a credible persona. In this course, you will examine concepts such as role and identity, speaker credibility, talk and gestures, and audience perception. You will explore the innateness and invention of specific speech traits and behaviours—with a focus on how a public persona is strengthened or attenuated, and shaped—by analyzing various performances (i.e., interview, roundtable discussion, public talk, and the US presidential debate 2012). The course assignments are expected to demonstrate your understanding of these human communication concepts and specific applications of your analysis outcomes in constructing a credible public persona in presentations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"1. Students who are required to take ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes must pass the modules before they are allowed to read this module.\r\n2. FOE students should have obtained an A grade in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level General Paper in order to be eligible for this module.","Preclusion":"WP2201 or IEM module, ES1201L and ES1501% (namely ES1501B and ES1501C).","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ES1501B","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking and Expository Writing: From Kodak to Instagram: How Images tell Lies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"How do pictures and videos wear the mask of truth? How are they used in newspapers, films, and websites to magnify credibility and persuasiveness? We will look at how images are arrayed with words in news sources to create a truth-effect. Unearthing the norms of objectivity that readers accept, we will ask how particular blogs and feeds become more credible than others. We will examine what happens to the truth-effect when images are digitized and manipulable. Lastly, we will analyze how they form persuasive arguments in documentaries that question the boundary between fact and faction, such as The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"1. Students who are required to take ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes must pass the modules before they are allowed to read this module.\r\n2. FOE students should have obtained an A grade in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level General Paper in order to be eligible for this module.","Preclusion":"WP2201 or IEM module, ES1201L and ES1501% (namely ES1501A and ES1501C).","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ES1501C","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking and Expository Writing: Fact and Truth in Crime and Disaster Writing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Can facts be assembled to reveal the truth of an event? Is it possible the truth of an event can be subjective? Looking at classic and current examples of non-fiction crime and disaster writing, we will explore the craft of writing on sensitive subjects with objectivity and clarity. Crime and disaster stories require detailed anecdotes and descriptions to hold the reader. But they often draw upon official documents that are sometimes bland statements of fact, eyewitness accounts that vary greatly, or the seemingly hidden world of text and social media. We will cast a critical eye over this process of building essays reports or memos with facts and interviews and discuss how some of the best writers in the business get it right, or not.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"1. Students who are required to take ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes must pass the modules before they are allowed to read this module.\r\n\r\n2. FOE students should have obtained an A grade in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level General Paper in order to be eligible for this module.","Preclusion":"WP2201 or IEM module, ES1201L and ES1501% (namely ES1501A and ES1501B).","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"ES1531","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking And Writing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students think critically through ideas and communicate them effectively. Relevance to engineering practice will be emphasized. Ideas/claims/assertions/inferences are value driven and their successful communication is structured on sound reasoning and convincing expression.  In the course, students will learn critical thinking skills through interaction with and rigorous analysis of various written texts.  They will assess the ideas of others and develop their own, support them convincingly and convey them effectively in a critique and research paper.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or EAP modules ES1102 must pass it/them before taking ES1531.","Preclusion":"ES2000, EG1413, UTown students cannot bid for ES1531","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES1541","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Science Communication through Popular Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Communication has long been taken as a core competency for undergraduate students in all major universities in the world and is a prerequisite skill almost \r\ninvariably required by employers in today’s knowledgebased economy. Important communication skills for science undergraduates include the ability to critically read and comprehend science-related publications, and express and argue for their opinions in writing as well as in oral communication. This module aims to develop such ability of science undergraduates through reading, classroom \r\ndiscussion, summary writing, essay writing, and oral presentation activities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"If students are required to take ES1000 (Basic English) and ES1102 (English for Academic Purposes), they must complete them before taking ES1541.","Preclusion":"Those who have taken SP1203, ENV1202, SP2171, U-Town and USP writing modules are\r\nprecluded from taking ES1541.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ES2002","ModuleTitle":"Business Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"At the end of the course, students should be able to understand the fundamental principles of effective business communication; apply the critical and creative thinking abilities necessary for effective communication in today's world; produce persuasive written and spoken messages suitably tailored for the topic, objective, audience, communication medium and context; and demonstrate clarity, precision, conciseness and coherence in their use of language. The course is conducted through tutorials, structured to actively engage the students in the learning process to ensure the internalization of the principles and strategies introduced as well as to encourage independent learning.  The tutorial sessions will include group discussions, presentations, simulations, role plays, case studies, self and peer reviews and group conferencing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 must pass it before taking ES2002.","Preclusion":"CS2301 or IS2101, ES2007D, ES2007S, CG1413, CS2101, UWC2101.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES2007D","ModuleTitle":"Professional Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches receptive and productive communication techniques needed in increasingly global and competitive environments.  Students learn to generate and organize ideas for clear, convincing and effective oral and written messages; present these ideas with linguistic and graphic competence, and deliver messages appropriate to their audience, context and purpose. The topics covered are: the fundamentals of communication, and the language, format, content, organization and focus of different types of oral and written communication.  Evaluation comprises continual assessment (60%) and a final examination (40%).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students required to take ES1000 and AR/BE/ID1000/ES1101 must clear those courses first before taking ES2007D.","Preclusion":"CS2301, ES2002, ES2007S, IS2101, CS2101, CG1413.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES2007S","ModuleTitle":"Professional Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"The main aim of the course is to teach you how to become an effective communicator in various social settings, but most especially, in the workplace. By the end of the course, you should be able to:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- know and apply the principles of communication to develop strategies for a successful exchange of ideas with others in various social settings, but most especially, within the workplace; \r\n\r\n- plan, construct and express spoken and written messages clearly, convincingly and professionally that are fitting to audience, context, and purpose. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nEvaluation of this course is based on continual assessment. There is no final examination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or EAP modules ES1102 must pass it/them before taking ES2007S.","Preclusion":"CG1413, IS2101, CS2101, ES2002, ES2007D, CS2301.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES2331","ModuleTitle":"Communicating Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students communicate competently and ethically in various communication situations. This will be done through rigorous and critical analyses of communicative texts and events, as well as applications of the principles of effective communication. In the process, the course also helps develop students’ understanding of how their identities and values are shaped in (and are shaping) engineering practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"If students are required to take ES1000 (Basic English) and/or ES1102 (English for Academic Purposes), they must complete and pass these modules before taking ES2331.","Preclusion":"ES1501X, UTown students should not be allowed to bid for the module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES5000","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE ENGLISH COURSE (BASIC LEVEL)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help international graduates from non-English speaking countries improve their basic academic English writing skills. This module provides training to enable students to use effective writing strategies to construct well-organized short academic essays with clear essay outlines. In order to facilitate independent learning and critical thinking, this module gives students opportunities to critique and edit their own essays as well as their peers' essays.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES5001A","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE ENGLISH COURSE (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"ES5001A aims to raise the proficiency level of the students' English in terms of their writing and oral presentation skills, so that they have confidence in using English for academic purposes. Students will be involved in writing short paragraphs, a short research report, and a summary analysis. Also, they will be taught principles of good writing and effective use of the dictionary. To prepare them for speaking at seminars and conferences, they will be trained to give oral presentations. This module is primarily for foreign graduate students of NUS who graduated from non-English medium universities who are not exempted based on their Diagnostic English Test results.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES5002","ModuleTitle":"Graduate English Course (Advanced Level)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to help international graduate students from non-English speaking countries develop skills for writing theses and research papers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ES5101","ModuleTitle":"Technical Communication for Engineers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Technical Communication for Engineers is a communication module for second year ECE graduate students which focuses on writing research papers and\r\ndelivering oral presentations for academic and nonacademic audiences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE1001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Engineering Fundamentals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This introductory module aims to familiarize students with a broad range of environmental engineering topics. Topics to be covered include historical \r\nperspective on environmental engineering; interactions of humans and the environment; environmental regulations; ecology and the environment; fundamental chemical kinetics; chemistry of solutions; overview of\r\nbiology/microbiology organisms and processes; application of physical, chemical and biological parameters to environmental quality; engineering decision analyses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"H2 Mathematics and H2 Chemistry, or  \r\nMA1312 Calculus with Applications, for BES undergraduate without H2 Mathematic","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ESE2001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Contaminant transport in environmental fluids can be influenced by a number of physical processes.  A comprehensive understanding of the movement of contaminants between environmental fluids and within each fluid is necessary to solve complex environmental problems. This module provides insights into transport processes in the multimedia environment. Topics include advection, diffusion, dispersion, settling, interphase mass transfer, reaction kinetics, equilibrium partition processes, and their applications in natural and engineered environments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3101","ModuleTitle":"Solid And Hazardous Waste Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with a working knowledge of solid and hazardous waste management and cleanup processes used around the world. The topics covered include a historical perspective; regulations pertaining to solid and hazardous wastes; waste characterization and risk assessment; waste handling, collection and transport; waste treatment and disposal methods, including biological and chemical treatment, incineration, pyrolysis, landfill, and site remediation. Waste minimization and cost analysis are also discussed. The course is targeted at level 3 environmental engineering students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3201","ModuleTitle":"Air Quality Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with fundamental knowledge in atmospheric air quality, covering regional and global issues. It provides basic knowledge and training in formulating and evaluating air pollution problems, predicting the effects of airborne pollutants, and offers engineering solutions. The topics covered include effects of emission sources and pollutants, importance and application of air pollution models, as well as air pollution control strategies and devices. The composition and impact of atmospheric system, chemical reactions of stratospheric ozone, and global climate forcing are also included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3301","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Microbiological Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with a strong foundation in environmental microbiology and its application to pollution control systems. It provides an introduction to the principles of microbiology in environmental engineering. After an overview of microbial classification and the applications of environmental microbiology, the course addresses aspects of microbial ecology and population dynamics. Microbial characteristics of the terrestrial and aquatic environment are covered, as well as aspects of indoor air pollution control. Microbial biogeochemical cycling of elements is examined with respect to nitrogen, carbon and sulphur. Aspects of genetic engineering in environmental microbiology are introduced with regard to applied biotechnologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3401","ModuleTitle":"Water & Wastewater Engineering 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the unit operations and processes application for domestic water supply and wastewater treatment. Integration of physical, chemical and biological processes is the basis of current water and wastewater design practice. This module will enable students to understand the main treatment processes and engineering concerns of water and wastewater treatment systems. Students learn to identify the appropriate treatment system to address water and wastewater treatment needs and design basic processes of water and wastewater treatment systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"ESE2401","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4301","ModuleTitle":"Wastewater Biotechnology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the biological aspects of wastewater biotechnology. These include process metabolism, biology and functions in activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, nutrients removal and biofilms processes.  This course will enable students to expand their background of environmental technology in the biological aspects of wastewater treatment processes, and to integrate the biological aspects of wastewater treatment into the physical and chemical aspects previously learned.  The students will also learn how to identify solutions for operational problems associated with wastewater treatment processes through the microscopic observations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"ESE3301","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4501","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The students are assigned a design project involving various environmental considerations.  The module provides the opportunity for students to work as a team on an environmental project integrating knowledge they have gained from modules they have taken in earlier years.  The module will also enhance their interpersonal, communication and leadership skills through group projects, report writing and oral presentations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4502","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Each student is assigned a research project in environmental science and engineering. This module provides the opportunity for students to outsource for relevant information, design the experiments, analyze critically the data obtained and sharpen their communication skills through report writings and oral presentations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-18-0-12","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Engineering Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course is to allow M.Sc. students from non-environmental engineering background to gain basic knowledge in environmental science and engineering.  Acquisition of this basic knowledge will prepare them for advanced courses in environmental science and engineering.  This module provides a systematic introduction to water and air quality and their engineering control, quantitative overview of the properties of environmental contaminants, and the transport and transformation processes that govern their concentrations in air and water. Topics include environmental chemical equilibriums and kinetics, and elementary transport phenomena, introduction to water quality engineering, air quality engineering, and solid waste treatment and management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5002","ModuleTitle":"Physical and Process Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of unit operations and processes for domestic water supply and wastewater treatment. This module will enable students to understand the principles involved in the main treatment processes of water and wastewater treatment systems. Fundamental as well as practical aspects of water and wastewater treatment systems will be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Graduate students standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5004","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent project work over two semesters, on a topic in Environmental Engineering approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5301","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Biological Principles","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a strong foundation in biological principles for environmental engineering, with primary focus on natural biological processes. After an overview of biological principles and classification, the module reviews metabolic adaptations to various natural environments, including extreme habitats. Aspects of genetic adaptation and tolerance to environmental contamination are covered, together with the manipulation of biological processes to degrade and stabilise contaminants. Emphasis is placed on biodegration of organic pollutants and their bioremediation. Aspects of organic waste stabilisation and remediation of inorganic wastes are included. Lastly, the use of macrophytes for phytoremediation of contaminated soils is examined.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Environmental Microbiological Principles or equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5402","ModuleTitle":"INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER CONTROL","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theories and processes commonly used in industrial wastewater control. Topics covered in this course include characteristics of industrial wastewater, control theories and methods, and treatment of specific industrial wastewaters. The module will enable students to understand the particular problems associated with industrial wastewater control. The students will also gain the knowledge that is required for the design of treatment processes to effectively solve environmental problems relating to industrial wastewater discharge.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5407","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Technology for Water Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Membrane technology has been widely adopted for water reclamation and seawater desalination. It shall continue to be a key technology for resolving the problem of water scarcity in the near future. This module shall focus on the design and operational consideration of membrane processes for water reclamation and seawater\r\ndesalination, Topics covered in this module include water quality standards relevant to reclaimed and desalinated water, filtrate quality consideration, membrane filtration\r\nsystem, design and operation of MF/UF filtration system, membrane bioreactor, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis system, examples of commercial plants and economics of membrane system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"ESE4403 Membrane Technology in Environmental Application\r\nOr\r\nESE5406 Membrane Treatment Processes and Modeling\r\nOr \r\nLevel 5 standing","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESE6001","ModuleTitle":"ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module examines fundamental principles that govern transformation and\r\nfate of organic contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Thermodynamic principles and molecular properties are used throughout the module to develop\r\npredictive relationships for the solubility of organic contaminants, partitioning between\r\nenvironmental phases, sorption to solid surfaces, and transformation processes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Graduate student standing","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ESE6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP1107","ModuleTitle":"Computing and Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic concepts in high level programming, numerical methods and statistics.  Students will learn how to program simple and essential tasks such as interpolation, differentiation and integration, and how to make parameter fits to data.  They will learn about error generation and propagation.  Students will learn programming, primarily by using it to solve simple problems.  They will learn basic concepts of probability and statistics and how they are used in the acquisition and processing of data.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level Mathematics or equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP2106","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Continua","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Introduction of the fundamental concepts, derivation of the field equations of continuum mechanics using the conservations laws of physics (conservation of mass, momenta and energy) and constitutive relations, simple applications to heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of materials. Tools and understanding that are gained through this course are: vectors and tensors formulation of the mathematical models of physical phenomena and simple applications to boundary-value problems arising in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics as well as in interdisciplinary areas. The knowledge gained in the course is very useful for the follow up courses in engineering science as well as in various engineering disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PC1433","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP2109","ModuleTitle":"Design Project 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"The first part of this module will focus on determining the mechanical properties of materials. Students have to design various experiments to determine for example the Youngs modulus of metallic and non-metallic beams/rods and to estimate the errors of the material properties.  The second part of this module will focus on a reaction, mass transfer and/or heat transfer problem and involve designing either transient or steady-state experiments/prototypes. The objectives range from for example determining the reaction order, rate constants, and mass/heat transfer coefficients to designing large-scale industrial equipment, where the latter is related to the small-scale prototypes/experiments. In both projects, students will be involved in making measurements, setting up model equations (differential equations), solving them analytically or numerically, and optimising the model fit to the experimental data.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0-0-9.5-0","Prerequisite":"ESP1104 & ESP1107","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3102","ModuleTitle":"From Making Nano to Probing Nano","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"The aims of this module are to provide a comprehensive coverage of a range of nanofabrication and characterization techniques. The fabrication part will facus on top-down techniques which will complement the bottom-up techniques covered by CM3251 Nanochemistry. \n\n\n\nTopics to be covered include:\n\nNanofabrication: thin flim deposition, etching, photolithography, EUV, electron beam, x-ray and ion beam lithography, focused ion beam and direct laser writing, scanning probe based techniques, fabrication and alignment of nanostructures, manufacturing of nanodevices and nanosystems. \n\nNanocharacterization: basic principle of imaging, wave diffraction, interaction of energy beams with materials, optical and electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, x-ray microanalysis, electron transport measurement, magnetic measurement and optical spectroscopy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"PC2130B, PC2133","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3206","ModuleTitle":"Continuum Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Derivation of the field equations of continuum mechanics in invariant (vector and tensor) form using the laws of physics (conservation of mass, momenta and energy) and constitutive relations for anisotropic and linear viscoelastic materials; formulation and solutions of two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics, including biological materials. Tools acquired and the understanding gained through this course include: formulation of the mathematical models of physical systems and development of solutions to boundary- and initial-value problems arising in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and solid mechanics as well as in interdisciplinary areas as such as nanomechanics and biomechanics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2501 or ME2113","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3401","ModuleTitle":"Photovoltaic Devices and Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"In the light of emerging global interest in solar photovoltaic electricity as a clean and renewable energy source, the government of Singapore has taken a keen interest in establishing a strong local photovoltaics (PV) industry. The Engineering Science Programme in NUS will play a significant role in the related specialist manpower training programme due to the existing specializations in Energy Systems as well as Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis course addresses fundamental issues related to improving the efficiency of photovoltaic devices, and will cover the mechanisms of charge carrier generation, recombination, and transport.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis module is available to selected students from other departments as a part of the FoE solar energy specialist manpower training programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2133 Applied Solid State Physics or MLE2105 Electronic Properties of Materials or EE3431C Microelectronics Materials and Devices or ME2151 Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials or with permission to students having equivalent knowledge from other departments","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3902","ModuleTitle":"Major Design Project I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Students will work in teams of 4 or 5 to solve real-world problems, from idea to innovative prototype solutions, in semester 1. Each student will be supervised by several faculty members, one host supervisor who instructs the student on certain specialised techniques, while other supervisors help in the application of these techniques to the specific design projects being carried out. Design project examples are the solar-powered golf buggy and a nanodevice. The project may be structured in such a way that it can be continued in the module ESP3903 Major Design Project II which will be run in semester 2.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Level 3 Standing","Preclusion":"ESP3901 Major Design Project","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4302","ModuleTitle":"Nanophotonics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"There is a growing interest in the sub-wavelength control of electromagnetic energy at optical frequencies (nanophotonics). Nanophotonics has successfully penetrated many fields including biological sciences and optics, and has emerged as a candidate to bridge the gap between photonics and electronics.  The goal of this module is to provide the student with a foundation in this rapidly developing area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"ESP2104 Electromagnetics or PC2131 Electricity and Magnetism 1 or EE2011 Engineering Electromagnetics","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4901","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ENGINEERING SCIENCE PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of a research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters and the students are expected to put in about 15 hours per week for their projects. In addition to the specific problem studied, students are exposed to literature survey and research methodologies. These projects are usually open-ended in nature, giving the students flexibility to judiciously select viable alternatives, and challenge students to acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The projects range in variety from design and development projects (software and hardware), computer modelling and simulation, to designing experiments and equipment. Guidelines for project proposals stipulate the requirement for elements of innovation, novelty or research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"6-0-0-24-0","Prerequisite":"Level 4 standing","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU1101E","ModuleTitle":"Making of Modern Europe","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an overview of the major events, actors, and developments that have shaped the course and character of Europe since the French Revolution.  From the rise of nationalism, industrialization, and imperialism that paved the way for World War I to the failure of peace, the horrors of World War II, the cold war division of Europe and the ongoing process of integration and European Union enlargement, this module sketches out the making and remaking of Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This module is designed for all students at NUS interested in acquiring an understanding of modern Europe. EU1101E is offered by the Department of History.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU2204","ModuleTitle":"Modern Western Political Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores major political ideas and concepts from the modern Western tradition. Key political constructs such as power, authority, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in intellectual and historical context. Reading Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government, among other influential writings, students will be exposed to the broader themes and ideas that have shaped political life in the West since 1600.","CrossModule":"PS2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PS2204, PS2231, EU2218, PS2201B, PS2218","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU3212","ModuleTitle":"Europe of the Dictators","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Europe was plagued by wars, revolution and totalitarian dictatorship between 1919 and 1945. It witnessed the rise of Bolshevism and of various Fascist regimes, revealed the economic and political weakness of the Western democracies and the failure of the League of Nations. This module will focus on the rise of four dictators of this period: Mussolini, Franco, and Hitler. All students are welcome, but those coming with a background in Political Science and even Sociology may find this course builds on existing knowledge and concepts.","CrossModule":"HY3227","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"HY3227","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU3224","ModuleTitle":"Social Thought & Social Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This is a critical examination of central problems in classical social theory, with emphasis on the multifaceted analysis of the larger social processes in the making of modern society. The module will concentrate on the original contributions of major theorists such as Marx, Weber, and Durkheim and explore how their works continue to influence current Sociology. This course is mounted for all students throughout NUS with an interest in classical social theories.","CrossModule":"SC3101","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SC3101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU3227","ModuleTitle":"Continental European Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY","CrossModule":"PH3207","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PH3207","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU3550","ModuleTitle":"Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ARTS & SOCIAL SC.)","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the European Studies Programme, have relevance to the major, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Please see remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in European Studies; and have declared European Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU4214","ModuleTitle":"Special Paper in Modern European History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This Honours Seminar will explore the impact that successive prime ministers have had upon the course of Modern British History from the end of the Second World War to the end of Tony Blair's first term in office in 2001. Disraeli once claimed that becoming prime minister meant that one had climbed to the top of the greasy pole. This module will, therefore, seek to assess what qualities are necessary to not only accomplish this feat but also to succeed in leaving an indelible mark on the policy of their government and on the history of their nation.","CrossModule":"HY4212","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nCompleted at least 80 MCs of which at least 28 MCs must be EU / LA [French/German] / recognised modules.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU / LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4212","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"EU4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ARTS & SOCIAL SC.)","ModuleDescription":"Students will be enrolled in the honours thesis modules offered by the disciplinary departments. As such, they must also fulfill the honours thesis module requirements of the relevant department. The Honours Thesis is a research and writing exercise usually done in the final semester of a student pursuing an Honours degree. With regard to the thesis length and other specifications, students should follow the requirements of the relevant departments to which their theses will be submitted.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of EU/LA\r\n[French or German]/recognised modules and (ii) Obtain one of the following\r\nminimum standards at the point of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or\r\n(b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5. For EU majors only. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of EU major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EU4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"EU4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ARTS & SOCIAL SC.)","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in EU / LA [French/ German]\r\n/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EU4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FDP2001","ModuleTitle":"Special Mathematics Classes 1, 2 and 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module taught in French is specially designed for FDDP students so as to prepare them to attain a basic knowledge on mathematical analysis and advanced linear algebra, as well as a maturity in the basic skill of abstract\r\nmathematical reasoning. Topics covered include sets, groups, properties of real numbers, sequences and series, convergence of sequences and series of functions, basic properties of topological spaces, compact metric spaces,\r\nvector spaces, matrices, linearly independence, basis, dimension, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner product spaces, Jordan canonical forms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A-level mathematics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FDP2002","ModuleTitle":"Special Physics Class 1, 2 and 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"Topics covered include vectorial calculus, electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetism, quasi-permanent regime, mechanics, thermodynamics and optics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A-level Physics","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FE5101","ModuleTitle":"Derivatives And Fixed Income","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Basic theories of futures, options, and swaps pricing. Fundamental concepts of no arbitrage equilibrium and also risk premia. Hedging techniques and the Greeks. Fixed Income securities analytics. Yield curve analyses. Extensions to asset-backed securities and asset securitization issues. Structured notes and embedded options. Corporate debts and convertibles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5101D","ModuleTitle":"Derivatives And Fixed Income","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Basic theories of futures, options, and swaps pricing. Fundamental concepts of no arbitrage equilibrium and also risk premia. Hedging techniques and the Greeks. Fixed Income securities analytics. Yield curve analyses. Extensions to asset-backed securities and asset securitization issues. Structured notes and embedded options. Corporate debts and convertibles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5108","ModuleTitle":"Portfolio Theory And Investments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Portfolio Optimisation Theory. Capital Asset Pricing Models. Arbitrage Pricing Theories. Factor Models. Market Neutral Strategies. Abnormalities and Market Mispricing. Asset Allocation and Dynamic Portfolio Optimization. Portfolio Insurance Problems and Global Funds Management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5110","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL ENGINEERING PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Students are encouraged to work on a project related to an actual problem at work involving financial engineering solutions. Otherwise students could work on a new product or process idea, or a detailed case study. The report of about 60 double-spaced A4 pages including appendixes should be carefully written and submitted.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-1-2-8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5112","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Calculus and Quantitative Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the fundamental concepts of stochastic calculus as well as quantitative methods that are relevant to financial engineering. The topics include\r\nWiener processes, stochastic integrals, stochastic differential equations, Ito’s lemma, the martingale principle and risk neutral pricing. It will also cover important topics in linear algebra and optimization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5112D","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Calculus and Quantitative Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the fundamental concepts of stochastic calculus as well as quantitative methods that are relevant to financial engineering. The topics include\r\nWiener processes, stochastic integrals, stochastic differential equations, Ito’s lemma, the martingale principle and risk neutral pricing. It will also cover important topics in linear algebra and optimization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5209","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is an elective module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: The statistical modelling and forecasting of financial time series, with application to share prices, exchange rates and interest rates. Market microstructure. Specification, estimation and testing of asset pricing models including the capital asset pricing model and extensions. Modelling of volatility. Practical application of volatility forecasting. Estimating continuous time models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5209D","ModuleTitle":"FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is an elective module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: The statistical modelling and forecasting of financial time series, with application to share prices, exchange rates and interest rates. Market microstructure. Specification, estimation and testing of asset pricing models including the capital asset pricing model and extensions. Modelling of volatility. Practical application of volatility forecasting. Estimating continuous time models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FE5211","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Financial Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"RISK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module is an elective module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Topics relating to financial engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN2004","ModuleTitle":"Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to understand the key concepts and tools in Finance. It provides a broad overview of the financial environment under which a firm operates. It equips the students with the conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions for a firm. Topics to be covered include introduction to finance, financial statement analysis, long-term financial planning, time value of money, risk and return analysis, capital budgeting methods and applications, common stock valuation, bond valuation, short term management and financing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or FNA1002/ACC1002 or FNA1002X/ACC1002X or FNA1002E or BH1002E or EC3212 or EG1422 before they are allowed to take FIN2004.","Preclusion":"Students who have taken CS2251 or EC3209 or EC3333 or BK2004 or BZ2004 or BH2004 or FNA2004 are not allowed to take FIN2004. 1st Year BSc(PFM),  all BSc (RE) and Computational Finance are not allowed to take FIN2004.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN2004X","ModuleTitle":"Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to understand the key concepts and tools in Finance. It provides a broad overview of the financial environment under which a firm operates. It equips the students with the conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions for a firm. Topics to be covered include introduction to finance, financial statement analysis, long-term financial planning, time value of money, risk and return analysis, capital budgeting methods and applications, common stock valuation, bond valuation, short term management and financing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or FNA1002/ACC1002 or FNA1002X/ACC1002X or FNA1002E or BH1002E or EC3212 or EG1422 before they are allowed to take FIN2004.","Preclusion":"Students who have taken CS2251 or EC3209 or EC3333 or BK2004 or BZ2004 or BH2004 or FNA2004 are not allowed to take FIN2004. 1st Year BSc(PFM),  all BSc (RE) and Computational Finance are not allowed to take FIN2004.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3101A","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the key financial issues faced by modern-day financial managers of corporations. It will equip students with conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. Topics to be covered include risk and return, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy and mergers and acquisitions. Cases will be used to illustrate the concepts taught. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3101 or BZ3301 or BK3100 or FNA3101 or FE5105 or FIN3101 or FIN3101B or FIN3101C","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3102A","ModuleTitle":"Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course in investments. It provides a comprehensive coverage of basic concepts, theories, applications and decision-making rules in financial investment. Topics to be covered include fundamental security analysis on stocks, bonds, options and futures as well as modern portfolio management. On completion, candidates should be conversant in investment management in preparation for careers in financial analysis and financial planning, investment banking, and corporate finance. Candidates should also be equipped to write the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Level 1 examinations in quantitative analysis, equity securities analysis and portfolio management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3102 or BZ3302 or BK3101 or FNA3102 or FNA3102B/C or FIN3102 or FIN3102B/C or FE5108 or EC3333 or CF3101/QF3101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3102B","ModuleTitle":"Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course in investments. It provides a comprehensive coverage of basic concepts, theories, applications and decision-making rules in financial investment. Topics to be covered include fundamental security analysis on stocks, bonds, options and futures as well as modern portfolio management. On completion, candidates should be conversant in investment management in preparation for careers in financial analysis and financial planning, investment banking, and corporate finance. Candidates should also be equipped to write the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Level 1 examinations in quantitative analysis, equity securities analysis and portfolio management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3102 or BZ3302 or BK3101 or FNA3102 or FNA3102A/C or FIN3102 or FIN3102A/C or FE5108 or EC3333 or CF3101/QF3101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3103A","ModuleTitle":"Financial Markets","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to provide an understanding of the role of financial markets in the economy. Topics to be covered include the importance of the structure (architecture) of the financial system, the functions of markets and institutions, and their implications for resource mobilization, resource allocation, allocative efficiency, and risk management. In addition, we consider: the structure of financial markets for different instruments, the range of instruments traded therein, and the mechanisms facilitating trade in financial assets, and an assessment of the structure and efficiency of these markets in Singapore vis-? -vis similar markets in other industrialized economies. To assess issues of efficiency and market structure, the course will include frequent references to markets in other economies, including the US, Australia, the UK, Hong Kong as well as other emerging market economics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3103 or BZ3303 or BK3102 or FNA3103 or FIN3103 or FIN3103B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3103B","ModuleTitle":"Financial Markets","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to provide an understanding of the role of financial markets in the economy. Topics to be covered include the importance of the structure (architecture) of the financial system, the functions of markets and institutions, and their implications for resource mobilization, resource allocation, allocative efficiency, and risk management. In addition, we consider: the structure of financial markets for different instruments, the range of instruments traded therein, and the mechanisms facilitating trade in financial assets, and an assessment of the structure and efficiency of these markets in Singapore vis-? -vis similar markets in other industrialized economies. To assess issues of efficiency and market structure, the course will include frequent references to markets in other economies, including the US, Australia, the UK, Hong Kong as well as other emerging market economics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3103 or BZ3303 or BK3102 or FNA3103 or FIN3103 or FIN3103A","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3113","ModuleTitle":"Financial Statement Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the process of financial reporting and the analysis of financial statements, and addresses the question of whether the accounting process yields numbers that accurately reflect the economics of the transaction, and if not, what can analyst/user do to overcome this limitation. It aims to create an understanding of the environment in which financial reporting choices are made, what the options are and how to use these data in making decisions. Course materials are built around the accounting and reporting issues faced by real companies today, to give students a real business context for understanding the many forces that can affect a company's accounting choices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA1002 or FNA1002X or ACC1002 or ACC1002X or BH1002 or BZ1002 or BK1003 or FNA1002E or BH1002E","Preclusion":"BH3113 or BZ3105 or BK3105 or FNA3113","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3115","ModuleTitle":"International Financial Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course is concerned with how financial managers function in an international environment. This requires that we understand: (1) the institutional arrangements of different international financial markets, (2) the accompanying financial instruments and innovations, and (3) the salient factors affecting the financial operations of multinationals.Topics to be covered include the foreign exchange market, Eurobond/Eurocurrency markets, as well as the Asian bond markets, the effects of exchange rate movements on both domestic and international operations and methods of hedging these exposures, operational (trade financing techniques) and strategic (foreign direct investment decisions and political risk management) financial management issues, and the latest financial innovations in the international financial market.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3102 or FIN3102 or FIN3102A or FIN3102B or FIN3102C","Preclusion":"BH3115 or BZ3304 or BK3108 or FNA3115","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3118","ModuleTitle":"Financial Risk Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course covers one of the core functions of finance, namely, risk management. The objective is to introduce the fundamental concepts, principles and practices of financial risk management. The focus of the module is on the identification, measurement, monitoring and control of financial risk. It also addresses the basic financial and statistical techniques that enhance risk management decision-making.The course starts by looking at risk management concepts and the risk management process. It then examines the approaches used to identify, measure and reduce risks. Topics to be covered include risk measurement - Value-at-Risk (VAR) methods, measuring and managing market risk and credit risk, risk management applications, managing other risks such as liquidity and operational risks, regulatory and capital issues, risk-adjusted performance, and implementing a risk management programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3101 or FIN3101","Preclusion":"BH3118 or BZ3305 or FNA3118","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3119","ModuleTitle":"Risk and Insurance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"Business entities and individuals are exposed to substantial risk associated with losses to property, income, and wealth because of damage to assets, legal liability, disability, retirement, and death. Costs associated with legal liability and employee benefit programmes, particularly Central Provident Fund (CPF) and health care, have become matters of deep concern to company management. Individuals seeking coverage of their professional and personal risks have similar concerns. This course analyses the nature and impact of these risks and discusses appropriate risk management techniques. The emphasis is on the analysis and management of these problems for business entities, but these are substantial implications for the problems faced by individual and society. Topics to be covered include risk identification and measurement; risk control and transfer; risk financing with commercial insurance; self-insurance; captive insurance programmes; insurance markets and regulation; employee benefits and CPF; life and health insurance; personal financial planning; international risk management and insurance for multi-national corporations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3119 or BZ3311 or FNA3119","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3120B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Finance: Transaction Banking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"Transaction banking is about moving money between entities and the four main areas of this business are cash management, trade finance, securities services and capital\r\nmarkets. This course will allow you to put yourself in the shoes of both transaction bankers and the corporate treasurers (and CFOs) to better understand the concepts and products of transaction banking. This course will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained in the first half of the course to “innovatively” solve real life transaction banking issues/cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3129","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based\r\nresearch and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3130","ModuleTitle":"Financial Modelling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the theories and methodologies of financial modelling. It trains students to apply finance theories to solve various problems in financial management, investments, portfolio management, and risk management. This objective is achieved by teaching students how to design and implement financial models in the computer,\r\nwith Excel as the main tool. It covers four classes of models: Corporate Finance models, Portfolio Models, Option-Pricing Models and Bond Models. It also covers\r\nsimulation, some numerical methods, and VBA programming as well.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ACC1002 Financial Accounting\r\n• FIN2004 Finance\r\n• FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio\r\nManagement\r\n• An aptitude with mathematics and programming would\r\nbe a plus.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3132","ModuleTitle":"Value Investing In Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to highlight the skills necessary from a theoretical and practical standpoint necessary for investing using a “value” and “fundamental” approach. The course aims to apply traditional value investment theory with the practical challenges of investing in Asian equity markets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"- ACC1002 Financial Accounting \r\n- FIN3101 Corporate Finance","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4111","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods in Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This is a research methodology course for BBA (Hons.) students majoring in Finance. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to empirical methods of research in Finance. Topics covered include Multivariate Regression Analysis, Univariate Time Series Models, Vector Autoregressive Models, Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity, Cointegration, Regime Switching, and Generalized Methods of Moments Estimation. The course examines some applications of these methods to various research areas in finance namely, the Statistical Properties of Prices and Asset Returns, the Efficient Market Hypothesis, Predictability of Returns, Stock Market Volatility, International Stock Markets, Models of Volatility, and Asset Pricing Tests.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3101/FIN3101/FIN3101A/FIN3101B/FIN3101C and FNA3102/FIN3102/FIN3102A/FIN3102B/FIN3102C and ST1131A/ST1131/ST1232/MA2216/ST2131/ST2334/EE2003/ME2491","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA4111 are not allowed to take FIN4111. Not for students who have passed FE5209.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112G","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Finance: Private Equity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course covers major private equity investment types including venture capital, growth capital, buyouts, sovereign wealth funds and venture philanthropy.\r\nThe course adopts a case analytic approach and includes discussion on private equity cycles, from fund raising, structuring to deal screening, valuation, investment\r\nnegotiations, fund management and performance reporting. An underlying theme of this part of the course is to evaluate to what extent private equity markets can\r\ncreate wealth and promote economic growth.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance\r\n FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management\r\n FIN3103 Financial Markets","Preclusion":"FIN4112F: Seminars in Finance: Private Equity and Investment Banking","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112K","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Applied Portfolio Management Techniques","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This advanced Seminar in Finance module will serve as a comprehensive real world examination of the quantitative techniques available and how these might be applied to portfolio management in the investment management industry. Major topics covered include exploring various quantitative tools and models for Estimating Expected Returns, Modelling Risks, Style Analysis & Bench-marking,\r\nand Strategic & Tactical Asset Allocation. Lectures will involve frequent interaction with practitioners from the industry hands-on lab projects and real-life examples.\r\nSuitable for students interested in a career as an investment analyst or as a portfolio manager in the financial services sector.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112L","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Corporate Governance & Financial Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students the\r\nopportunity to develop deep skills and understanding of the\r\ntheory and practice that underlie corporate governance\r\n(CG) systems and its interaction with corporate financial\r\ndecisions. This course will focus on various issues in CG\r\nwith specific reference to the Asian context such as CG\r\nstructures in Asia and around the world, the effects of CG\r\non various corporate financial policies, and CG\r\nmechanisms to solve agency conflicts. This knowledge is\r\nparticularly essential for doing business intelligently not\r\nonly in Asia and other emerging economies but also\r\ndeveloped countries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4115","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Portfolio Mgt: Security Analysis & Valuation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"This advanced Seminar in Finance module will serve as a comprehensive real world examination of the quantitative, fundamental, behavioral, and model-based approaches \r\nutilized for performing security valuation in the financial industry. Major topics covered include Discounted Cash Flow Valuation, Relative Valuation, Multifactor Models, \r\nLiquidity, and Value Enhancement Strategies. Lectures will involve frequent interaction with practitioners from the industry, hands-on lab projects, and real-life examples. Students are also expected to research, write, and publish equity investment reports (preferably on companies with limited research analyst coverage) and/or portfolio \r\ninvestment strategies. These individual equity reports and a presentation in the form of a team-based stock pitch will subsequently be presented by the students to a panel of senior members from the Singapore investment management industry so as to showcase & ascertain students’ equity research and stock-picking skills. There may also be an opportunity to put our skills to the test and manage real money (i.e., a live student-managed fund) during the course of the semester. This course is suitable \r\nfor students interested in a career as a financial analyst (both on the buy-side and sell-side), or as a portfolio manager.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"- ACC1002 Financial Accounting \r\n- FIN3101 Corporate Finance \r\n- FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4119","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for\r\nadmission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4129","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"FINANCE","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for\r\nadmission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"Vary according to project topics."},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1201H","ModuleTitle":"FS: Australian Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This freshman seminar will provide students with an opportunity to examine Australian Society and Culture through a study of literature, films, political structures, foreign policy, social movements, and popular music. Students will investigate what it means to be Australian and just what Australian culture might be.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar Modules","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1201L","ModuleTitle":"FS: Crime and the Justification for Punishment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Punishment is usually regarded as the fitting response to crime. But what is the justification for punishment? One view is that punishment produces the best consequences in reducing crime without too great costs. A rival view is that the wrongdoing of the offender deserves punishment, whether or not punishment is\r\neffective in reducing crime. This module critically discusses different justifications for punishment and related issues about the appropriate amount of punishment for a particular crime, the rationale for excusing some offenders, such as those who are\r\nmentally ill, from punishment, and the alternatives to punishment as responses to crime.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1202F","ModuleTitle":"FS: Heroism and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Society has always needed its heroes – perhaps all the more since 9/11 – and yet the kinds of heroes it has needed have complex nuances, and have also changed over time. This module allows students to explore and discuss the social need for and construction of heroism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including the socio-political, historical, cultural and literary.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1202M","ModuleTitle":"FS: Popular Culture and Power","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Both popular culture and politicians set out visions of justice and injustice. To what extent do our ideas of legitimacy and good leadership come from popular culture? Why do celebrities sometimes make it into public office? Has the media made politics more theatrical? In this seminar we explore the linkages between popular culture and public power.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar Modules.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1202N","ModuleTitle":"FS: Neuroeconomics: Brain on Money","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"We will explore the fascinating fields of Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics. By exploring recent research, we will examine how our brains make\r\ndecisions – examining the neurobiology of gambling, wine evaluation, dieting, and even how hormones and genes can alter how you respond to others (altruism and morality).\r\n\r\nWe will start off with an initial orientation on the brain and research techniques, and then take a discussion level approach to exploring these intriguing experiments. The focus will be the use of primary literature to facilitate critical thinking skills. Students will write weekly reaction papers and lead presentation on one paper.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1203Q","ModuleTitle":"FS: Contemplating Theme Parks","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This freshman seminar offers a sociological and historic look at the theme park, a type of leisure increasingly ubiquitous in the contemporary environment. Through the examination of various theme parks, and studies that critically assess their meanings and roles in contemporary society, students will be challenged to think critically about aspects of leisure and popular culture that shape our world views. They will also be challenged to think about questions such as “What is culture?”; “What is authentic culture?”; and “How does culture change and adapt across the globe in this age of mobility?”.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1204H","ModuleTitle":"FS: War Memories: From Anne Frank to Changi Prison","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This Freshman Seminar will give students the opportunity to analyse how controversies stemming from the Second World War have been understood, judged, and depicted. Course readings and discussions will focus on four events and their historical representation: the U.S. decision to deploy the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Holocaust, the military strategy of bombing German civilian targets, and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. In this module, students will also develop essay writing and presentation skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMC1205","ModuleTitle":"Freshman Seminar: Practical Information Security","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"In order to appreciate the science of information security, one needs to understand how computer systems can be compromised by insecured design and implementation. In this course, students will be exposed to common security\r\nvulnerabilities of modern computing systems, the standard tools that can be deployed to guard against such vulnerabilities, and the best practices to design systems that can minimise not only known security issues, but also future risk arising from currently unknown security attacks. Students will do case studies to investigate how they could potentially compromise some standard computing systems, and propose solutions to mitigate against the risks. This module will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)”.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMD1202","ModuleTitle":"Freshman Seminar: Green Bdg Tech for Sustainable Cities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1201D","ModuleTitle":"FS: Transforming Medicine: From Bench to Beside & Beyond","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"In the past 50 years, rapid advances in medical research have revolutionised\r\nclinical medicine. New and emerging techniques in research have pushed\r\nforward our understanding of physiology, pharmacology and pathology, paving\r\nthe way for fundamental changes in diagnosis and treatment. As medical\r\nresearch has developed, it has also raised important questions for researchers,\r\nclinicians, legislators and the public. Important topics covered will include the\r\nprogress and pitfalls of the human genome project and how advances in\r\nbiochemistry have informed our understanding of human disease. The course\r\nwill also cover revolutionary advances in neuroscience, the cardiovascular and\r\nmetabolic system, and cancer, and how these have shaped our understanding\r\nof human disease. The transfer of information gathered in basic science\r\nresearch to the clinic will be examined, along with the impact this has had on\r\nsociety as a whole. Students will learn some of the basic scientific and clinical\r\nprinciples underlying these advances, and will examine how they are placed in\r\na medical, social, legal and ethical context. Students will develop a better\r\nunderstanding of how science and medicine interact with society and the\r\ncommunity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-3-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1203B","ModuleTitle":"FS: Exploring the Mysteries of Ageing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1203S","ModuleTitle":"FS: Randomness in Scientific Thinking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this seminar is to introduce students to the roles of randomness\r\nin scientific thinking. Some of the topics covered include the following:\r\n\r\n1. Is probability intuitive? A class exercise will be conducted where students\r\nare asked to generate sequences of real and fake random coin tosses\r\nand are asked to develop tests to detect the difference.\r\n\r\n2. What is the role of randomization in the design of scientific experiments\r\n(for instance, why are patients randomly assigned to treatments in a\r\nmedical trial)? We recreate a famous incident in which a tea time\r\nconversation led to a statistician conducting an experiment to test\r\nwhether someone could distinguish whether milk had been added first\r\nor last to a cup of tea.\r\n\r\n3. How has statistical thinking been used and abused in the history of IQ\r\ntesting?\r\n\r\n4. In the analysis of environmental problems like global warming scientific\r\nmodels are often used which are deterministic (roughly speaking, such\r\nmodels predict a definite output for a given input). A statistical model on\r\nthe other hand gives predictions in the form of probabilities of different\r\npossible outcomes. How can the deep physical understanding\r\nembedded in the deterministic models be reconciled with statistical\r\napproaches to quantifying uncertainty and risk, and why is quantifying\r\nuncertainty important?\r\n\r\n5. How can fake random numbers generated on a computer by non-random\r\nrules sometimes do complicated calculations that aren’t easily done by\r\nother means?\r\n\r\n6. Why is statistical thinking so crucial in modern scientific enquiries in\r\nwhich massive databases of mostly uninteresting information are being\r\nsearched for interesting features (in astronomy, genetics and market\r\nresearch for example)?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-4-0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1204B","ModuleTitle":"FS: The Global Impact of Biological Computing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1204M","ModuleTitle":"FS: Appreciation of Basic Results in Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1204S","ModuleTitle":"FS: Fraud, Deception and Data","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this seminar is to explore the relationship between fraud and\r\ndeception and statistics. Very often misleading claims in science and in society\r\nmore generally can arise from an ignorance of basic statistical ideas, but\r\nstatistical methods can also be abused knowingly in fraudulent behaviour. On\r\nthe other hand, statistical methods are also commonly used to detect and\r\nuncover fraud and dishonesty. After first looking at different kinds of deception\r\ninvolving data and the motivations for it this seminar will discuss the role of\r\nstatistics in uncovering deception in areas such as:\r\n\r\n1. Misleading claims in health;\r\n\r\n2. Misleading surveys and opinion polls;\r\n\r\n3. Claims and counterclaims in environmental science;\r\n\r\n4. Fraud detection in the financial world;\r\n\r\n5. Authorship disputes and detecting plagiarism\r\n\r\nIt is intended that students gain an appreciation for basic statistical ideas for\r\nhandling uncertainty as a key part of good scientific practice and decision\r\nmaking in society broadly.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-4-0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1205M","ModuleTitle":"FS: Analogy & Intuition in Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The development of mathematical concepts and theories is often influenced by\r\nan intuition acquired from physical experience and by analogy with various\r\nareas of scientific and mathematical knowledge. Analogy is an important factor\r\nin preparing, if not predicting, new concepts while an experience-based intuition\r\ncan sometimes be an obstacle. The objective of this seminar module is to\r\npresent case studies of the creative role of analogy in mathematics and of the\r\nground-breaking importance of \"counter-intuition\" in modern mathematics. A\r\nwealth of examples of both can be found in geometry, number theory, analysis,\r\nalgebra, logic, set theory and theoretical computer science. Students of this\r\nmodule are expected to source for relevant material in books, journals and the\r\ninternet under the guidance of the lecturer. The emphasis, however, will be on\r\nthe spirit of the mathematical enterprise rather than on the technical mastery.\r\nTo illustrate the use of analogy and intuition in problem solving, some\r\nelementary problems and puzzles will be posed in class for attempt and\r\ndiscussion.\r\n\r\nThe main prerequisite for this module is an inquiring mind open to new ideas.\r\n\r\nSeminar website address (if available):\r\nhttp:// http://ivle.nus.edu.sg/module/student/?CourseID=3472d372-c693-4a82-\r\n81a2-a049ca4a3efc&ClickFrom=Outline","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-4-0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"NIl","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1207M","ModuleTitle":"FS: Mathematics and Computer Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Mathematics plays an important role in computing:\r\nBoolean algebra and basic arithmetic is used for building\r\nthe basic elements of computers, mathematical logic is\r\nused to describe the theoretical foundations of computer\r\nscience, linear algebra and geometry are used when\r\nmodelling of physical environments and virtual realities for\r\nanimated movies and video games; game theory is\r\nemployed when programming strategic games like chess\r\nand go on computers. The seminar gives an overview of\r\nthe role of mathematics in computer science and the\r\nhistory of the two disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1208C","ModuleTitle":"FS: Carbon Dioxide and Our Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Sustainable development and environment protection is the important global theme in 21st century. It is well recognized by the world’s scientific, industrial and political communities that the atmospheric concentration of CO2 has been steadily increasing due to human activities and economic development, which accelerates the greenhouse effect. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) mandated a reduction of CO2 emission levels to below those of 1990. To reduce the CO2 emission and maintain a desired balance in atmosphere, new technologies have been developed. CO2 capture and storage is one of the approaches. It is also possible to convert CO2 to some reusable hydrocarbons or chemicals through physical, chemical and biological processes. The most important challenge is how to activate CO2 economically as it has high thermodynamic stability. Solar energy should be one of the best candidates because it is totally clean and abundant. Consequently, the highly efficient and selective photochemical reduction systems for CO2 are highly desired. In addition, alternative energy resources and technologies also play vital roles in the reduction of CO2 emission.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1208P","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Physics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Many major advances in physics have been driven by results\r\nof experiments which defied explanation by the then known\r\nlaws of physics. The purpose of this seminar series is to\r\nintroduce students to the importance of experimental physics.\r\nFundamental principles of physics will explored through\r\ndemonstration experiments. Working in small groups\r\nstudents will explore ways to improve or further such\r\ndemonstrations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1210P","ModuleTitle":"Imaging our world","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"In our daily life we are surrounded by images. In science, images play an important role as well. These images contain scientific information, but there is also an element of beauty: we gaze at images of far galaxies or at images of individual atoms. \r\n\r\nIn this seminar we will explore various aspect of scientific imaging and address questions such as: What is it that we are actually looking at? How are these images produced? What are the limitations in imaging at small and large  dimensions?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1211C","ModuleTitle":"FS: Science of Color","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Color sensing is a unique ability of human beings, and has been the basis of many art works and sensor development. This seminar course will cover the origin of color and fluorescence, and their application in sensor and probe development for bioimaging. Through the teaching and learning of basic concepts, students will prepare presentation material with given key words and case studies after they have achieved a deeper understanding of the topic. Every class will end with a small quiz to measure the level of understanding of the topic by the students. The Q&A in the quiz will be used for clarifying any misconception in the next class.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1211P","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Materials Genome","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"In 2011, US White House announced the Materials Genome Initiative to develop an infrastructure to accelerate materials discovery and deployment. Rapid \r\ndevelopment is now taking place, not only in USA but also in many other countries. Successful implementation of the Materials Genome will impact materials research and development, similar to the Human Genome in medicine. In this module, students will have a chance to understand what the Materials Genome is and its impact, explore related issues such as materials properties, high throughput simulations, organization of information, databases, materials design based on materials informatics, as well as its social impact. Students will be exposed to this new paradigm of materials research and development and become prepared for further study in this new era.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1222B","ModuleTitle":"From Toxins to Therapeutics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"A number of animals use venoms to capture their prey. These venoms are a mixture of toxins which attack critical life-supporting systems including nerve transmission and blood circulation. Studies of individual toxins help us not only to understand how they assist in prey capture, but also to use them in developing new drug leads for the treatment of some of the leading causes of human death. In this module students will explore the beneficial side of animal toxins. They will find out information about how some of the life-saving drugs were designed and developed based on toxin structure through case studies in groups. They will also participate in discussions on toxinbased drugs for some of devastating diseases such as heart attack, stroke and cancer. Students will have opportunities to make individual and team oral presentations and written reports. This freshman seminar is suitable for both life science and non-life science majors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1223B","ModuleTitle":"The Native Seed Plants of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"About 94.4% of Singapore’s vascular plant flora consists of seed plants and 44.8% of the 3953 species consist of exotic plants which dominate the urban landscape whereas the natives are usually found in wilderness sites. As a result, the average Singapore resident is more familiar with plants from other parts of the world but not Singapore, which is a great shame. Native plants provide many ecosystem services for humans and ecological functions for native organisms. This module will help students appreciate the native flora and the importance of its conservation and sustainability. In addition, students will acquire basic botanical knowledge, the rudiments of plant identification and classification, as well as scientific reporting and presentation skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"FSP4003","ModuleTitle":"Field Service Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"Students will be given opportunities to work with real companies. The scope of the Field Service Project is part of the initial negotiations between the students and the\r\ncompany. It is an interactive process as the students have to make a preliminary survey of the company before finalising the job scope. The project is divided into stages– planning, research and assessment, and recommendations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST1101","ModuleTitle":"Science and Technology of Foods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the major animal and plant based foods and how these need to be processed or treated before consumption in order to ensure that they are safe to consume Particular emphasis is given to the potential problems of spoilage by micro-organisms but also the usefulness of some micro-organisms inthe production of selected foods. The application of the concepts is tested by the development (in teams) of new snack type products.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"Food Science and Technology Major","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Food Science & Technology I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to give level 2 students an introduction to research. The student will undertake a laboratory based investigation on a topic proposed by the supervisor. Students work independently but under the close supervision of the supervisor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"By permission.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Food Science & Technology II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"his module is an extension of FST2288 and a more detailed and prolonged study stretching over two semesters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"FST2288, and by permission","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"FST3101","ModuleTitle":"Food Microbiology & Fermentation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the nature and activities of microorganisms found in foods and how they are affected by various food processing and preservation methods, the role of various microorganisms in relation to their significance in the products; i.e., indicator organisms, pathogens, spoilage organisms, and beneficial organisms. Study of starter cultures, their physiology and genetics in the preparation and application to different food products and ingredients, study of chemical, biochemical and microbial bio-transformations in selected indigenous foods and food ingredients.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST2102A","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3102","ModuleTitle":"Food Safety Assurance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the major sources of food contaminants, the ways of preventing contamination and the likely consequences as regards health of consumers if contaminated food is consumed. Emphasis is placed on both microbial and chemical contaminants and how these affect the consumer. An introduction to epidemiology is included and some methods of determining the levels of contamination are discussed and utilised. The main aim of the module is to explain the importance od safe and quality food and how this may be achieved.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"(FST2102A) or (LSM1103 and LSM2103)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3103","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Food Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module covers a number of the most popular food processing operations, ranging from the conventional thermal processing to the modern membrane separation. Topics include thermal processing, microwave processing, evaporation, freezing, mixing, psychrometrics, mass transfer, membrane separation, and dehydration.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and CM2161","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3104","ModuleTitle":"Food Sensory, Innovation and Packaging","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module covers sensory basis of food perception and preference, discrimination testing and determination of threshold values, basis of psycophysics in sensory evaluation, measurement of preference & liking, basis of training a panel, sensory evaluation in quality control, experimental design and statistical analysis of sensory data, shelf life evaluation of food, food quality management. Students will also be able to gain experience in developing a new food product through a problem-based learning project, which will last throughout the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"2-1-4-4-4","Prerequisite":"FST2102A and FST2106","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3181","ModuleTitle":"Professional Placement","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This essential requirement for the FST major involves the student working in an industrial/governmental or similar institutions for a minimum period of 16 weeks. The aim is to introduce the student to the world of work and to improve their interpersonal skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"16 weeks of industrial attachment","Prerequisite":"Food Science & Technology Major","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3202","ModuleTitle":"Nutrition and Disease Prevention","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role of nutrition, application of dietary therapy and functional food in the prevention of chronic disease.  The format consists of a series of lectures, assigned readings and case studies involving aspects of problem based learning which relates the impact of food components to disease prevention.  The specific focus of this course relates food components such as dietary fibre, pre-biotics, pro-biotics, low glycemic and low fat foods to prevent or slow the progression of chronic disease such as colon cancer, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and the metabolic syndrome.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"FST2201","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Food Science & Technology I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to develop their research skills by working on a supervised project which will be laboratory based. It is a similar module to FST2288 but the topic will require a deeper understanding of food sciences.  Students will work  independently under close supervision of the supervisor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA","Prerequisite":"By permission.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Food Science & Technology II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module is an extension of FST3288 and involves a more detailed and prolonged study stretching over two semesters. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA","Prerequisite":"FST3288, and by permission.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST4101","ModuleTitle":"Flavour Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the chemical basis of food flavour perception and mechanism of olfaction. Study of selective biogenetic pathways of attractive flavour compounds. Aroma characteristics and flavour quality of different food products important in the region. Changes in flavour composition of foods/beverages in relation to the maturity and microbial activity or the processing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST3104","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Food Science & Tech","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The practical work for this module is undertaken in Semester 1 and early part of semester 2 of the Honours year and the work written up and submitted in Semester 2. The project is an indepth study of an agreed topic and will normally require a substantial amount of laboratory work to generate primary data.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Appl.Sc. programme. Food Science and Technology Major.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"FST5225","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Current Topics in Food Science I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This graduate level module will be an in-depth study of a selected advanced Food Science and Technology topic. The topics may vary from year to year depending on the interests and availability of staff.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"By the lecturer’s approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"By the lecturer’s approval"},{"ModuleCode":"GE1101E","ModuleTitle":"Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces contemporary issues shaping our world and the geographical perspectives needed to understand them. Starting with ‘how geographers view the world’, the module offers a lens to analyse issues like climate change, urban flooding, human-environment relations, challenges of migration, cultural diffusion, economic integration and so forth. Each lecture will touch on contemporary scenarios and geographical analyses of issues. Students will also be exposed to field work techniques and strategies of project management in group discussions and project assignments. The goal is to develop students with strong ‘geographical imaginations’ better able to understand the world and all its complexities.","CrossModule":"GEK1001","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEK1001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2204","ModuleTitle":"Cities in Transition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the changing roles of cities in an age of globalisation.  The first part examines cities as part of urban networks at the national, regional and international levels, and focuses on the implications arising from the rise of mega-cities and global cities.  The second half of the module investigates the challenges facing cities on the ground, including issues of the revitalisation and re-imaging of city cores, changing retail landscapes, and the impact of telecommunications on the location of urban activities and peoples' mobility.  The module is targeted at students with an interest in urban issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2215","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to GIS & Remote Sensing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the important concepts and the practical use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in problem solving in both social and physical sciences. Topics to be covered include vector and raster data formats and their analytical functions.  This module is designed as learning through practicing, so practical laboratory excises utilising GIS software such as ArcView and ArcGIS will be major classroom activities. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interests in GIS applications in sciences, social sciences, engineering and business analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"IF2203","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2221","ModuleTitle":"Nature and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"The module hopes to show a critical evaluation of human-nature relationships in different societies and culture groups, and seeks to demonstrate that different human-nature relationships can provide important underpinnings to understanding the obstacles to development programmes on how best to tap these relationships for sustainable development. Besides defining nature, environment, ecosystems, the module discusses human-nature relationship in gender; religion; political ideology and economics. This multi-disciplinary module is targeted at students from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Law, Engineering and School of Design and Environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2222","ModuleTitle":"Politics and Space","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the major thematic concerns that have\r\ntraditionally shaped political geography as a sub-discipline. It also allows students to engage with emerging issues that are likely to become focal points in shaping future debates among political geographers. The aim of the module is to explore the co-constitutive relationship between politics and space. As the political organization of society has spatial consequences, so too does geography influence our understanding of political relationships. These relations are negotiated and contested in multiple ways that cut across different locations, scales, and temporalities. Accordingly, we will examine political concerns, disputes, accommodations, and consequences from a geographical perspective, where students can expect to acquire a critical appreciation for the historical  trajectories and evolving implications of states, sovereignty, territoriality, nationalism,  colonialism, democracy, ethnic conflict, policing and crime, terrorism, war, environmental justice, and political activism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GE2226","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the regional geography of Southeast Asia. Students are expected not only to critically analyse their readings but also to be able to synthetize materials to provide a holistic understanding of the region. Specifically, it looks at the region through historical, cultural, social and political-economic perspectives. The module also discusses sustainable development issues. This is a module that is open to all students in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Law, Science, School of Design & Environment and School of Business.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2227","ModuleTitle":"Cartography and Visualisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the basic concepts and techniques for the manipulation, analysis, and the graphic representation of geographic information. Topics covered include the history of mapping, projection, data handling and display, map design, colour and pattern, and computer mapping. Students will learn to produce high quality cartographic displays. The module prepares students for further course work in Geographic Information System (GIS). Additionally, cartographic skills are useful to students preparing for degrees in natural, physical, social and behavioural sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-4-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2228","ModuleTitle":"Weather and Climate","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Weather has an immediate effect on all of us and climate is important in human affairs on a global level. This module provides an introduction to the processes underlying the atmospheric environment from local to global scales. It commences with a discussion of atmospheric concepts in a visual and practical manner. Understanding and application of meteorological principles will help to explain environmental phenomena such as clouds and rainfall, tropical storms or global climate change. Given its introductory and nonmathematical nature, this course is appropriate for students from all faculties. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"GE2219","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE2229","ModuleTitle":"Water and the Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Water is crucial for the survival of living organisms. The current emphasis on the availability and supply of water in Singapore and on a global scale points to the need for increased knowledge and awareness of this vital resource. This course provides a basic introduction to the subject of hydrology. Hydrology processes will be covered in detail in addition to lectures on relevant water-related issues at the global and regional scale with examples taken from the region.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"GE2219","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3201","ModuleTitle":"The Service Economy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"The module examines the patterns of growth and location of service industries.  A number of current theoretical perspectives explaining the growth in service employment in developed countries will then be examined.  Locational patterns and trends of producer and consumer services are compared at the metropolitan and national scales.  The module also analyses the role of the service sector in economic development of selected countries, including Singapore.  Other topics covered include the internationalisation of service firms, outsourcing of services, privatisation of public services, and the impact of new technology on service sector development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3210","ModuleTitle":"Natural Resources: Policy and Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Module examines important geographical, ecological and political concepts and approaches to natural resources management. In particular, we focus on ownership regimes, access, exploitation and conservation in different social, economic and cultural contexts. Detailed cases of fisheries, forestry, freshwater and agriculture conflicts and problems are discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3219","ModuleTitle":"Globalisation and the Asian Cities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the social, political, and economic changes at various geographical scales with respect to globalisation. More specifically, this module focuses on developing understandings of the complex forces driving globalisation and the related urban and regional changes and the relationship between globalisation and regionalisation. This module is not just for geography students, but for all students who are interested in the urban and regional changes in the Asia-Pacific with respect to globalisation and regionalisation and the driving forces of the changes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3237","ModuleTitle":"Geographies of Migration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on theoretical and applied perspectives on international migration and settlement, with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region. It includes analyses of international regimes regulating migration, giving attentiion to immigration policies and settlement policies, outcomes and experiences; transnational circuits of skilled and unskilled labour migrants; and forced migration and displacement. The consequences migration for gender relations, citizenship and socio-economic development in sending and receiving countries will also be discussed.  Case studies include Australia, Canada and the Southeast Asian context.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3241","ModuleTitle":"Geographies of Social Life","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module explores debates in geography about social issues.  It emphasises the relationship between social identity and social space, and how different places reflect and shape diverse ways of life.  The module examines the role of space in the interplay of different social groups (e.g. ethnic groups, men/women), and in relation to different aspects of daily life (e.g. housing, leisure).  Its emphasis, however, is on how to think about these issues in different scales/contexts (streets, public spaces, global cities).  The course is intended for geography majors, and students throughout NUS with an interest in the relationship between society and space.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GE2224","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3244","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"The existence of commercial deposits of oil and gas depends on geological conditions. These include the presence of a source rock, a reservoir rock and a\r\ngeological structure to migrate, trap and concentrate hydrocarbons. This module focuses on the petroleum system and its significance for understanding the subsurface environments in which hydrocarbon\r\nresources accumulate. The module provides a useful introduction to geological information used by the upstream petroleum industry in exploration, appraisal\r\nand production.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GE3880A Topics in Petroleum Geoscience","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3550A","ModuleTitle":"GIS Internship Module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module presents Geography majors who are taking/ intend to declare GIS minor a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in using GIS. It allows the students to apply their geospatial technology skills, such as spatial database management, data visualization, and data analysis, in a real working environment. Through mentoring from internship managers of employing companies/public sectors and NUS advisors, students are trained to apply theoretical aspects of GIS for solving real-world problems. They will also be able to collaborate with colleagues from the employing company or agency, and develop research questions involving the use of GIS in environmental issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"See Remarks","Prerequisite":"The GISIM is for Geography majors who are taking/ intend to declare GIS minor, subject to the specific requirements of the hiring company or government agency.\r\n\r\nStudents must have completed GE2215 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, before taking this module. Some companies may also require students to pass GE2227 and/ or GE3238.","Preclusion":"GE3550B and any other XX3550 module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3550B","ModuleTitle":"Geography Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Internships will take place in organizations or companies located in Singapore. Through the mentoring from internship managers of the employing companies/ organizations and NUS advisors, students are trained to apply theoretical aspects to solving real problems. Students will learn how policies and practices that they read about are applied in a real world situation. The hands-on experience they gain while on internship will provide an added dimension to their education. It will give them a practical edge and prepare them for work in the future.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"See Remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should:\r\n1) have completed a minimum of 24 MCs in Geography; and\r\n2) have declared Geography as their major","Preclusion":"GE3550A and any other XX3550 module\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must:\r\nhave declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC\r\nin that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GE4101A","ModuleTitle":"Development of Geographic Thought A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Aimed at developing a critical perspective on the nature and practice of modern geography, the module situates the development of geography within the wider context of philosophical and social change. It examines the basic nature of the discipline by considering some of the ways in which the relationship between the society and space has been theorised within geography. There are two parts to the module, each to be conducted over one semester. One component traced the history of the discipline and evaluates the different paradigms, approaches and methodological considerations which have influenced human geography including the impact of positivism, humanism, Marxism, feminism, realism and postmodernism. The second component explores the development of environmental scientific thought and practice and related philosophical issues, before examining the unity diversity of physical and human geographies through key concepts such as space, place, environment and landscape.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 80MCs and for GE majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a\r\nminimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours Track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE4101B","ModuleTitle":"Development of Geographic Thought B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Aimed at developing a critical perspective on the nature and practice of modern geography, the module situates the development of geography within the wider context of philosophical and social change. It examines the basic nature of the discipline by considering some of the ways in which the relationship between the society and space has been theorised within geography. There are two parts to the module, each to be conducted over one semester. One component traced the history of the discipline and evaluates the different paradigms, approaches and methodological considerations which have influenced human geography including the impact of positivism, humanism, Marxism, feminism, realism and postmodernism. The second component explores the development of environmental scientific thought and practice and related philosophical issues, before examining the unity diversity of physical and human geographies through key concepts such as space, place, environment and landscape.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 80MCs and for GE majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a\r\nminimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours Track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE4213","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module facilitates a theoretical and methodological engagement with 'the cultural' in Geography and related fields of study. Cultural Analysis examines: theoretical developments in geographical studies of culture, particularly interrelations with domains that have conventionally been considered extra-cultural (such as 'the economic' and 'the political'); and methodological techniques and approaches for studying reconceptualised notions of culture (in particular, 'cultural politics' and 'cultural economy'). The module will appeal to advanced students in Geography and related disciplines interested in interrelationships between culture and space.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 80MCs for GE majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, or 28MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours Track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE4217","ModuleTitle":"Political Geographies: Space and Power","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the relationship between space and power. It investigates how political processes shape human geography, and conversely, how assumptions about geography underscore global politics. We will examine key themes, concepts, & theories that define the study of critical politics from a geographical perspective. Students will gain a critical understanding of and\r\nappreciation for the historical and contemporary challenges of sovereignty, territoriality, governmentality, identity, citizenship, difference, violence, genocide, colonialism, and war. The module culminates with the themes of resistance, emancipation, direct action, and anarchism, which will allow students to consider alternative configurations of space and power.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 80MCs and for GE majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a\r\nminimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours Track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GE4220","ModuleTitle":"Field Investigation in Physical Geography","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on skills and research design practice through residential fieldwork in physical geography. The field trip will be embedded within the regular semester and will be preceded by preparatory classes to provide concepts, theories and specific techniques\r\nrelevant to the fieldwork location. It will be followed by a period of post fieldwork analysis and presentation of project outcomes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nCompleted at least 80MCs and for GE majors only.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours Track","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GE4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Equivalent to 8 MCs (applies to students entering Arts 1 in 1999/2000 or earlier). Equivalent to 10 MCs (applies to students entering Arts 1 in 2000/2001). Equivalent to 12 MCs (applies to students entering Arts 1 in 2001/2002 and later). Word limit to be advised. Please check with the Honours Year Coordinator. The Honours Thesis may be on either: (a) an aspect of the geography of Singapore or Malaysia; or (b) any other approved geography topic.  The subject for the thesis is to be chosen in consultation with the staff of the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 100MCs including 56MCs of GE major\r\nrequirements; and obtained a minimum CAP of 4.0 or minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\n\r\nCohorts 2007 and 2008: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of GE major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.\r\n\r\nCohort 2009 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of GE major  requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.\r\n¿ GE3240 Geographical Research: Developing Ideas","Preclusion":"GE4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 100MC including 56MC of major requirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"GE4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE5217","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended to provide an introduction to integrative aspects of earth environmental sciences, varying from climatology, geomorphology, hydrology to ecology, at the research level. Environmental systems are studied at several scales and research design is examined within the context of experimental methods in physical geography. The course includes lectures, reading assignments and seminars. Students are expected to participate actively throughout. This course is for all graduate students during the first semester in which they are registered in the department of geography. A formal research proposal for beginning graduate students (MA and PhD level) is expected at the end.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GE6215","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in geography in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details.  Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"N/A-N/A-N/A-N/A-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE6213","ModuleTitle":"TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for students pursuing post-graduate tourism research. It uses a geographical lens to explore the tourism phenomenon, examining how spaces are shaped from various human and physical perspectives, as well as discussing the consumption of such landscapes within particular social relations.  In the critical investigation of planned and spontaneous landscapes, not only will the production of consumptive spaces of tourism be evaluated but the capacity for reflexivity in consumption will also be emphasized. In this way, the concept of sustainable tourism can be evaluated. The module is structured around seminars, including a departmental seminar by the students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in geography in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module.  A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details.  Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"N/A-N/A-N/A-N/A-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GE6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1000","ModuleTitle":"An Introduction to Literary Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Human beings are 'tale-telling animals'. We all tell stories, and we all listen to them, read them and watch them. This module looks at the ways in which people tell stories, the kinds of stories they tell, and the meanings those stories generate. It focuses, in particular, upon the telling, and gives special attention to questions concerned with that. Texts include a novel, a play, films, short stories, poems and oral tales.","CrossModule":"EN1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying\r\nEnglish Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"EN1101E, EN2101, EN2101E. Students who are majoring in EN, or intend to\r\nmajor in EN should not take GEK1000.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1001","ModuleTitle":"Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces contemporary issues shaping our world and the geographical perspectives needed to understand them. Starting with ‘how geographers view the world’, the module offers a lens to analyse issues like climate change, urban flooding, human-environment relations, challenges of migration, cultural diffusion, economic integration and so forth. Each lecture will touch on contemporary scenarios and geographical analyses of issues. Students will also be exposed to field work techniques and strategies of project management in group discussions and project assignments. The goal is to develop students with strong ‘geographical imaginations’ better able to understand the world and all its complexities.","CrossModule":"GE1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GE1101E.  Not for students majoring or intend to major in GE.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1002","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Japanese Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the subject of Japanese studies from a multi-disciplinary approach. It has three main components. The first component is humanities, covering art, philosophy, history and literature. The second component is social sciences, which includes sociology,anthropology, politics and economics. The third component is linguistics and language development. Students will learn about the methods and theories the various disciplines contribute to the study of Japan. Audio-visual materials, fieldwork, guest lectures, study tours, projects and debates will supplement lecture and tutorials.","CrossModule":"JS1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"JS1101E. Students majoring in JS are precluded from taking\r\nthis module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1003","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to impart a preliminary overview of political science and its sub-fields so that students have a basic orientation of the discipline. It briefly explains the scope and components of each of the four sub-fields (political theory, comparative politics, international relations and public administration) and familiarises students with the major issues and arguments related to power, justice, political culture, national identity, accountability, ethics and world order. It also focuses on key political institutions. The module will be of interest to students across the university who want to gain a basic understanding of politics.","CrossModule":"PS1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS1101, GEM1003K, PS1101E.  Not for students majoring in PS","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1005","ModuleTitle":"Cultures in the Contemporary World","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to offer all students throughout NUS an introduction to the anthropological perspective within the social sciences.  The course covers a variety of topics including globalization and inequality, forms of exchange, the politics of gender, ideas about sexuality and marriage, and issues of ethnicity and identity.  Viewing these issues anthropologically means putting them into a comparative and historical perspective.  The course is designed to show you how to see the connections between processes of changes at different levels - from your own life, to wider changes in Singapore and elsewhere in the world - via an anthropological perspective.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEM1005K","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1006","ModuleTitle":"Dynamics of Interpersonal Effectiveness","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses theoretical and applied issues related to interpersonal effectiveness. It covers important topics that will enable students to develop excellent interpersonal skills in the areas of personal interaction, friendship, family and work place. Interpersonal relations covering such aspects as self-awareness, others-awareness, emotional intelligence, social cognition and attitude formation will be discussed. Wherever needed, practical skills will be imparted to the students using experiential learning methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK1012. Not for students majoring in Social Work.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1007","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Heritage: History and Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a general understanding of traditional China by focusing on two important aspects of its civilization: history and literature. In the first half of the semester, students will be introduced to the major political, intellectual, and social developments in the various dynasties of imperial China.  In the second half of the semester, the module calls attention to the major literary genres that dominated each historical period, from the pre-Qin era through the Tang dynasty.  In so doing, we offer students an overview of what formed the cornerstone of the civilization of traditional China. (This module is taught in English.)","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1008","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: A Changing Region","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Description Southeast Asia has been described as one of the 'crossroads of the world' - a place where people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds meet. The intermingling of people, the exchange of ideas and international commerce have been part of Southeast Asian life for centuries. This module surveys the broad currents of conflict, change and continuity across the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks at how Southeast Asian societies and political systems have changed over time in response to the pressures of ecology, colonialism, nationalism, urbanization and globalization. The module also looks at the way ethnic, religious, national and regional identities have been constructed, used and altered over time. The overall objective is to provide students with an introduction to different ways of exploring Southeast Asia and different experiences of living in the region.","CrossModule":"SE1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SE1101E, SSA1202, SS1203SE and GEM1008K. Not for students majoring, or intend to major in SE.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1010T","ModuleTitle":"Property Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1011","ModuleTitle":"The Nature of Language","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This introductory overview of linguistics aims at equipping students with a solid foundation in the object, methods and goals of the science of spoken language, the prime tool of human communication. Through a principled analysis of patterns of sound, form and meaning at the levels of word, sentence and text, students will gain insight into what it means to say that language is a rule-governed system and an organic whole. The results of this exploration will be useful to those interested in the relationship between language and mind, society and culture.","CrossModule":"EL1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"EL1101E","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1035","ModuleTitle":"Nations & Nationalisms in South Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role which nationalism has played in the formation and political development of the nations and states of South Asia.  It examines nationalist forces in anti-colonial struggles, in post-colonial state formation and in contemporary political developments.  It will be of relevance to students with an interest in political developments in Asia, with particular reference to forms of nationalism and nation-building","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SN2261","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1045","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to World Religions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This course offers an introductory survey of major religious traditions of the world, with specific Page 12 of 141 focus on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will examine the historical development of each tradition, along with its sacred texts, basic philosophical\r\nideas, patterns of ritual and worship, and specialized institutions Our goal is to provide an objective understanding of each faith tradition on its own terms, and secondarily, to explore how religion is relevant to contemporary social, political and cultural issues. This is an introductory course which presumes no prior expertise in religious studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1046","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Cultural Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The course examines the import of \"culture\" for understanding human activity and the history of the emergence of Cultural Studies as a discipline within the university.  Specifically it explores the theoretical and methodological tools that have defined the field, as well as the objects to which they are turned.  The course addresses the following areas: theories and models of communication; the history of broadcasting and broadcasting institutions; current and future developments in media technology; and cyberspace. Starting with an introduction to key theoretical concepts, the course examines the production and consumption of a range of popular cultural forms including film, television, popular fiction, and music.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1049","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Narrative","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The module will introduce students to some basic concepts of narrative. It will expose them to narrative as a basic idea that runs through their lives, and which has its most sophisticated manifestations in literature and cinema. While the analysis of literary and cinematic texts will play an important part in the module, students should also develop an awareness of how narrative is used in everyday discourse, and how it shapes their response to reality.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"EL, EN and TS majors.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1053","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Music, Language and Literature (taught in English)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CHINESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"People often talk about the link between music and\r\n\r\nlanguage, but to what extent is such a link real and\r\n\r\nascertainable? If such a link does in fact exist, can we\r\n\r\nstudy it in a tangible and scholarly manner? Furthermore,\r\n\r\ndoes such a link have anything to tell us about cultural\r\n\r\ntraditions? This course attempts to answer these\r\n\r\nquestions from a uniquely Chinese perspective. Using\r\n\r\nprimary and secondary source materials from past and\r\n\r\npresent, we will draw on the rich Chinese musical,\r\n\r\nlinguistic and literary traditions in dealing with these\r\n\r\nquestions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1054","ModuleTitle":"Music in the Global Context","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a cross-cultural introduction to music both as an art and as a human, socio-cultural phenomenon. Through lectures, reading and listening assignments, and actually playing different styles of music, students will learn how music works, why people listen to and make music, what its roles are in a society, and how these things vary in different cultures. The module introduces a variety of musical styles and cultures that represent an enormous wealth of human experience. At the end of the course the students will have access to a much wider variety of music to listen to, participate in, enjoy, and understand. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1063","ModuleTitle":"The Singlish Controversy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"The status and legitimacy of Singlish is a hotly debated topic in Singapore society. Supporters of Singlish claim it contributes to the Singaporean identity and helps Singaporeans establish a connection with each other overseas. Detractors claim it jeopardizes Singaporeans’ ability to learn Standard English and conveys a poor image of Singapore society on the global stage. This\r\nmodule introduces students to the various arguments and assumptions surrounding the Singlish controversy. It provides students with the conceptual tools needed to better understand the complexity behind an issue\r\nthat is often presented in simplistic and emotional terms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1500","ModuleTitle":"Inside Your Personal Computer","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce the students to the basic components of a personal computer, and to help them understand the functions, mechanisms, and interactions of these components.  The topics include not only the hardware and software components of the personal computer, but also brief introductions into how the computer interacts with the Internet, and some of its networking and security aspects.  Students will also learn about the history of the personal computer, as well as its current and future trends.  Upon completing the module, students will be well-equipped for further exploration of computers on their own.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"To preclude all FoE, CEG and SoC students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1502","ModuleTitle":"Food: Security and Safety","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The number of chronically undernourished people in the world remains unchanged since the World Food Summit in 1996: a total of 826 million people in both developing and industrialized countries. Moreover, as a result of the expansion of global urban population, more food needs to be produced, moved to cities and distributed; insufficient food supply and inefficient food distribution systems will result in higher food prices. The global demand for more food results in the globalization of the food supply, increasing the risk of spreading food-borne diseases across international borders. Recent stories about tainted strawberries, infected chickens, mad cow disease, for instance, have increased public concern on the need of a safe food supply. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBy the end of this course, the students should be able to understand the causes and current character of food insecurity, the essentials of food safety, factors affecting global food supply, and the effects of biotechnology on a secure and safe food supply.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor, Food Science & Technology major, and student from Bachelor of Environmental Studies Programme","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1505","ModuleTitle":"Living with Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to exhibit some simple mathematical ideas that permeate a modern society and to show how a reasonably numerate person can use these ideas in everyday life and, in the process, gain an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematical ideas. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis course is intuitive in approach and should help the student to develop enough confidence in confronting many of the problems in daily life that require more than the usual amount of computing work. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTopics covered are: reasoning, counting, modular arithmetic, codes, cryptography, chances, visualizing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Mathematics majors, Applied Mathematics majors, Computational Finance majors, Quantitative Finance majors, Mathematics with Management Science majors, Physics majors, second major in Mathematics, second major in Financial Mathematics","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1507","ModuleTitle":"Complementary Medicine and Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"At tne end of the course, the student will be equipped with a breadth of knowledge to have a basic understanding and appreciation of various complementary medicine, as well as how to achieve and maintain good health.  The knowledge brings about an open mind for critical thinking and further independent learning and inquiry, to discern facts from hearsay.  Life long learning is emphasized.  Major Topics:  Introduction to complementary medicine.  Basic principles, concepts and uses of Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, Herbal medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).  Target students: Science students may register under PR1301 as faculty requirement and GEK1507 as GEM.  Pharmacy students may register under PR1301 as free elective.  All other students may register under GEK1507.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1508","ModuleTitle":"Einstein's Universe & Quantum Weirdness","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module will give a gentle introduction to two of the most important developments in modern physics: relativity and quantum theory. It would cover topics such as: the concept of absolute and relative space and time, the twin paradox, black holes and wormholes, wave-particle duality of matter, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrodinger's cat, the ultimate constituents of matter, grand unification and superstrings, and how these theories can contribute to the technology of tomorrow. It is designed for non-physics students, and proceeds mainly by analogy and contrast with the familiar. Concepts will be emphasised, while omitting the technical details.","CrossModule":"PC1325","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1515","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the science behind current topics in environmental biology, their interdisciplinary nature, and how it affects modern society. Every day, we are faced with news that human development and consumption come at a cost to the environment. There are 7 billion people living on Earth today and our demand for resources exerts an extraordinary mount of pressure on the planet and our environment. Globally biodiversity is disappearing through habitat destruction, overfishing and mining. Rivers, lakes and seas are polluted by sewerage and marine debris; soot and smoke pollute the air we breathe. Singapore is geographically located in one of the most biodiversity-rich areas in the world, but Southeast Asia is losing a large quantity of its natural resources due to anthropogenic effects. Through this module, students are introduced to a variety of  nterdisciplinary topics related to environmental issues today.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major and student reading Bachelor of Environmental\r\nStudies","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1517","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Thinking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to introduce basic notions in mathematics and to develop thinking skills in terms of ideas and criticism. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIllustrated by simple examples and with wonderful developments, the course is especially designed to inspire students to apply imagination and creativity in understanding mathematics. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics to be covered: How do we think of Mathematics? Basic models of mathematics: Definition, Theorem, Proof, Speculation, Idea-criticism (each with elementary examples). Major Facilities for Mathematical Thinking: Human Language; Vision, Spatial Sense and Motion Sense; Logic and Deduction; Intuition, Association and Metaphor; Stimulus Response; Process and Time. Critical Reasoning ? Conjectures and Refutations. Post Critical Facets: Fact? Knowledge- Personal Use of Imagination; Connoisseurship, Conviviality, Serendipity. Selected topics on Mathematics in Information Technology and Life Sciences. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTarget: Students with 'O' Level Mathematics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1519","ModuleTitle":"Science of Music","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the science of music. Topics to be covered: acoustics, sound and music; vibrations, frequency and pitch; musical intervals and mathematical ratios; vibrating strings and musical intervals; the construction of musical scales; Just, Pythagorean and Equal Tempered tuning; musical instruments and their waveforms; the harmonic series; harmonics and musical timbre; string and wind instruments; the pianoforte and its technology; the action of grand and upright pianos; automated pianos; electronic music; the MIDI system; MIDI signals; general MIDI and MIDI sequencers; synthesis of musical sounds; additive and subtractive synthesis; FM synthesis; digitisation and sampling; digital synthesis of waveforms; digital music reproduction.","CrossModule":"PC1327","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1520","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Universe","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an introduction to the universe, the scientific methods for observing the universe, and evolution of ideas of the universe. The topics covered are planets, stars, galaxies and cosmology. This module is targeted at all interested students with a willingness to be exposed to new ideas.","CrossModule":"PC1322","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1521","ModuleTitle":"Physics in the Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to establish the interconnectedness of knowledge between human life and activity and basic physics. It addresses: How is energy converted in our ecological system? How are materials transported in our bodies? How do our eyes function? How do nerve cells transmit signals? Why and how do we need to determine the structure of proteins? How are biomembranes formed? How are bones and teeth formed? Why does dental caries occur? Why can some plants, insects/fishes survive in a very severe winter? This module is targeted at non-physics students who are interested in physics behind life sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1523T","ModuleTitle":"Innovativeness In Engineering Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1527","ModuleTitle":"Genes and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this module is to introduce students to the modern concepts in biology and to enable them to evaluate independently the potential benefits and risks of thebiotechnological revolution and its implications for society. The topics taught will cover an understanding of the nature of the genetic material and the passage of information from DNA to protein, as well as the major technologies currently used for genetic engineering. Examples of genetic engineering of micro-organisms, plants and animals will be given in detail, and cloning will also be discussed. The students will become aware of the impact of the various genome projects on their own lives and will also able to recognise difficulties associated with deciding which kinds of genetic engineering are ethically and morally acceptable.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor or Food Sciences & Technology or Pharmacy majors or Bioengineering programs.\r\n","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1529","ModuleTitle":"Food & Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the current thinking and information as regards the importance of diet and health. It will explore traditional and more modem views on what constitute an adequate and healthy diet. The composition of food along with potential contaminants of food will be examined and how an individual needs to consider their diet in relation to specific needs. The aim will be to educate the students on the need for and the composition of a healthy diet and how to obtain this and remain healthy during the important years of development in early adulthood. There is now much more emphasis on the role of food in preventative medicine and how a well balanced diet can keep one fit and healthy. It is necessary to be aware of the composition of various foods and how different methods of processing and cooking may affect the compositional quality of the product.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"'A' Level Biology or LSM1301","Preclusion":"Food Science & Technology majors; FST3203; GEM1908","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1534","ModuleTitle":"Microbes which Changed Human History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of the module is to introduce students to the nature of infectious diseases and their impact on human activities.  At the end of the module, students will be able to understand the interactions between microorganisms and human, and the position and role of human in the living world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"All Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy and Life Science major students are not allowed to read this GEM.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1535","ModuleTitle":"Our Atmosphere: A Chemical Perspective","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"CHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"After reading this module, students will have developed a deeper knowledge and a greater appreciation of the atmosphere. They will leave the course with a general understanding of some principals of elementary chemistry and perhaps some insight into how science is used to guide government policy. Topics are varied, but include global warming, the ozone hole, air pollution, the Gaia hypothesis, eco-philosophy and environmental politics. No students are excluded. Only an elementary knowledge of science is assumed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Available to all students","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1542","ModuleTitle":"Forensic Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide students with general knowledge of a special branch of scientific inquiry and application to questions which are of interest to the legal system as well as social sciences such as archaeology. Experts from law, pharmacy, statistics, Health Sciences Authority and the Police will cover related topics to forensic science. \n\n\n\nThe main topics covered include the introduction to the laboratory set up of the Centre for Forensic Science which handles DNA profiling, testing of body fluids and blood, paternity testing and database information;  death investigation by the Centre for Forensic Medicine; hand writing analysis and questioned documents, toxicology and identification of illegal drugs. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"None.","Preclusion":"None.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1900","ModuleTitle":"Public Health in Action","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"Public health is in the news every day, from schools closing due to hand, foot and mouth disease to the banning of trans-fats in an entire city. But what is public health? Whereas doctors treat individual patients, public health is about the health of a whole population. Despite its importance, public health seems obscure and mysterious.\r\n\r\nThis module uses a population-based perspective to understand the broad forces behind development of disease and ill-health. Employing the evidence-based framework, expert lecturers will share experiences, discuss current issues and debate ethical dilemmas from cancer to pandemics, from AIDS to diabetes, from diet to disasters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2000","ModuleTitle":"The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide students with a basic grounding of American historical and cultural developments from European colonisation to the end of the twentieth century. It will examine both the internal developments in the United States as well as its growing importance in international politics. By offering a range of social, economic, and political perspectives on the American experience, it will equip students with the knowledge for understanding and analysing the dominance of the United States in contemporary world history and culture. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"HY2237","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"AS2237, HY2237. GEK2000 is not for students majoring in HY.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2001","ModuleTitle":"Changing Landscapes of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module attempts to understand the rationale of changes in Singapore's urban landscape.  It places these changes within a framework that considers Singapore's efforts to globalise and examines how policies are formulated with the idea of sustaining an economy that has integral links sub-regionally with Southeast Asia while developing new spatial linkages that will strengthen its position in the global network.  Emphasis is also given to recent discussions about how diversity and difference in the perception and use of space pose a challenge to the utilitarian and functional definition adopted by the state.","CrossModule":"SSA2202","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SSA2202, SE2241","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2002","ModuleTitle":"Art & Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to introduce students to some fundamental assumptions about art which underlie how we create, experience and talk about art by means of examples from the various arts. To show that these assumptions emerge from cultural contexts which shape the processes of artistic production and reception. To encourage students to reflect on how and whether theories of art fit their experience of works we examine during lectures. The themes running through the course will be \"What is Art? What are the functions of art?\"","CrossModule":"PH2209","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEM2002K, PH2209. Not for students majoring in PH","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2003","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course examines a number of areas in Singapore's domestic politics with the following objectives: identify the key determinants of Singapore's politics; understand the key structural-functional aspects of Singapore's domestic politics; examine the extent to which nation building has taken place in Singapore; and analyse the key challenges facing Singapore and its future as far as domestic politics is concerned. The course examines both the structural-functional aspects of domestic politics as well as issues related to nation building, state-society relations and the likely nature of future developments and challenges.","CrossModule":"PS2249","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS1102, GEM2003K, SS2209PS, PS2101B, SSA2209, PS2101, PS2249. Not for students majoring in PS.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2012","ModuleTitle":"Public Administration in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module briefly covers the origins, functions, and contexts of public administration, and various comparative approaches to administrative systems in Asian countries. On that foundation, it then focuses on some of the major administrative issues in Asian countries, including local government and decentralisation, privatisation and public sector reform, ethnic representation, bureaucratic corruption, and administrative accountability. The module can be read by year 1-3 students across all faculties at NUS.","CrossModule":"PS2241","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS2206, GEM2012K, PS2211B, PS2241.  Not for students majoring in PS","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2020","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Film Art","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Film analysis and interpretation are the focus of this course.  From Orson Welles to Wong Kar Wai, filmmakers of different periods have rendered their artistic visions through the medium of film.  How do we approach, understand and appreciate the enticing and often challenging cinematic visions of major film directors?  Covering the basic elements of film style like mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound, this course will introduce students to the analysis of film as a complex artistic medium.  A variety of films from different countries will be studied, including works by Howard Hawks, Eric Khoo, Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Erich von Stroheim, Lars von Trier, Orson Welles, Wong Kar Wai and Zhang Yimou","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"EN2241","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2022","ModuleTitle":"Samurai, Geisha, Yakuza as Self or Other","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module challenges the foundation of human knowledge. Examining cultural icons from Japan's past and present we will unpack the assumptions, stereotypes, narrative strategies, and visualizing techniques of representing Japan. Students will probe one or more of Japan's three famous cultural icons - the samurai, the geisha, and/or the yakuza - as they appear in literature, visual and performance arts, and academic writings. By the end of the module students will not only have a richer understanding of the 'realities' behind such icons, but more significantly, they will be equipped to challenge stereotypes of Japan presented by journalism, popular culture, and the humanistic and social sciences.  Ultimately such discovery will lead students to question their own knowledge of self and other. Students should refer to the module IVLE page for details of the selected icon(s) for the current semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2025","ModuleTitle":"Politics of the Middle East","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comparative overview of politics in the Middle East, giving particular attention to the history, societies, and cultures of the region. It considers\r\nsome of the forces shaping its politics and discusses, selectively, major issues and challenges facing states in the Middle East today.","CrossModule":"PS2255","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS2255","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2027","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Indian Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to survey the history of Indian philosophy both classical and modern. The course will begin with lectures on the Rig Veda and the Upanishads. It will proceed with the presentation of the main metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of some of the major schools of classical Indian philosophy such as Vedanta, Samkhya, Nyaya, Jainism and Buddhism. The course will conclude by considering the philosophical contributions of some of the architects of modern India such as Rammohan Ray, Rabindrananth Tagore and Mohandas Gandhi.","CrossModule":"PH2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PH2204, SN2273","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2028","ModuleTitle":"Founders of Modern Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the beginnings of modern Western philosophy in the seventeenth century, when philosophers conceived of themselves as breaking away from authority and tradition. It will deal with central themes from the thought of Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz and Spinoza; in particular, the attempt to provide foundations for knowledge and science.","CrossModule":"PH2206","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PH2206","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2043","ModuleTitle":"Politics on Screen","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module examines representations of politics in film and television and considers the ways in which they become politically controversial as objects of\r\nregulation and censorship, economic commodities or projections of cultural ‘soft power’. It also considers the reflexive potential of film and television to comment their socio-political role as well as on their own representation of politics. The module explores these themes in a variety of cinematic and televisual ways of representing politics, including documentaries, dramas, historical re-enactments, and comedies.","CrossModule":"PS2256","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS2256","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2044","ModuleTitle":"Reading Visual Images","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to ways of looking at and discussing works of art. The focus is chiefly on painting and sculpture; the emphasis is on analyzing the composition or design of art works and in constructing meanings for them. The study of this module enables students to acquire critical skills for interpreting and connecting with works of art. The module encourages students to read art works in relation to a range of interests, intentions and issues; the aim here is to suggest or propose contexts or environments in which art works are made and received. \r\nThere are three sections. In the first, three (3) topics from Asian art traditions are discussed. The are :\r\n1. Indian sculpture\r\n2. Chinese landscape painting \r\n3. Islamic calligraphy\r\nIn the second section, ideas and movements from the Renaissance in Italy to the end of the 20th century in Europe, are surveyed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2045","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Modern Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"To develop a basic understanding of the major principles of contemporary architecture and urbanism from mid-nineteen century to the present; To study the making of architectural and urban language as they have been evolved and developed within specific social, political, cultural, technological and economic contexts; and to develop critical perspectives regarding contemporary architectural practice, the design process, and perceptions of the built environment. Major topics to be covered: Arts and Crafts movements, Art Nouveau, Chicago School, modernity, the avant-garde, international style, High tech, Populism, regionalism, critical regionalism, post-modernism, deconstructivism?etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2048","ModuleTitle":"Effective Reasoning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"What is good reasoning? We will try to answer this question by studying the mechanics of reasoning. Students will learn what an argument is, what the difference between validity and soundness is, and what it means to say that an argument is valid in virtue of its form. They will also be introduced to various strategies and pitfalls in reasoning. In addition, to hone their analytical skills, students will be given arguments—drawn from philosophy and other areas—to unpack and evaluate. It is hoped that in the process of learning what counts as good reasoning, one will become a better reasoner.","CrossModule":"PH2111","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PH2111","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2501","ModuleTitle":"Understanding your Medications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHARMACOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The module will introduce students in the humanities to the general principles of drug actions that underpin their therapeutic applications.  The science of drug action (pharmacology) will include two major areas of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, which provide the scientific foundation for the study of drug actions.  In dealing with the therapeutic applications of drug actions, examples of commonly used drugs for specific disease states will be discussed, and their possible side-effects highlighted.  The examples will illustrate the use of over-the-counter as well as prescription drugs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2 lecture/tutorial hours + 5 project/assignment work hours + 3 preparatory hours","Prerequisite":"Open only to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students","Preclusion":"Preclusion(s): Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing and all 1st year students are precluded. Life Science students who have taken LSM3211 are also precluded. Life Science students who have taken GEK2501 will not be allowed to do LSM3211","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2503","ModuleTitle":"Remote Sensing for Earth Observation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Images of the earth are not only beautiful to look at but also useful for learning about the earth and its state of health. In this module, students will be exposed to different types of images of the earth and their applications, especially in Southeast Asia.Major topics to be covered include types of remote sensing systems, image processing and information extraction, and applications such as global monitoring, biophysical observations, environmental management and natural hazard monitoring. This module is for students who enjoy viewing images of the earth and want to understand such images and their uses in earth science and environmental applications","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2508","ModuleTitle":"Sky and Telescopes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a practical introduction to the skies and optical equipment. Students will learn the movements of celestial objects, their properties and telescopic instrumentations. In addition, there will be astronomy field trips, observatory visits and students will learn how to read star charts, operate telescopes and take astro-photographs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"A-Level Physics or\r\nUnderstanding the Universe (GEK1520/PC1322) or\r\nEinstein’s Universe & Quantum Weirdness (GEK1508/PC1325)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GEK3006","ModuleTitle":"Human Rights in International Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This is a module that examines theories of human rights since 1945, and the practice of promoting or rejecting these ideas as universal "goods" in international relations.  Students will critically examine NGO issue advocacy, western states' "ethical" foreign policies; and the "Asian values" counter-challenge. This module relates the subject of human rights to political philosophy, international law, the UN system, morality, national interest, and values/ideology in foreign policy.","CrossModule":"PS3252","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS3252","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1003","ModuleTitle":"INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE AND DRAMA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into theory and practice. The theoretical component will introduce the semiotic approach to accessing and analysing both the dramatic and the performance texts, serving as a value-neutral system with which to evaluate classical and contemporary Asian and Western performance traditions. The theoretical component will also conduct a broad survey of the influential theories of theatre & performance from the 20th century to the present, assessing their impact on contemporary global performance practices. Through the practical sessions, students will experience hands-on the various aspects of a stage production, from acting, directing to design and stage management.","CrossModule":"TS1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS\r\nQualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"TS1101E","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1029","ModuleTitle":"Patrons of the Arts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1031","ModuleTitle":"The Study of Names","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the phenomenon of ‘proper’ names from a linguistic perspective initially and will consider the notion of properhood. However, no\r\nbackground in linguistics will be assumed. The module will subsequently move on into other accounts and approaches, among which might include those which are historical (onomastic), literary, sociological and political in emphasis. Attention will be paid to both anthroponyms (personal names) and toponyms (place names).\r\nThere will be scope for students to develop the module in the direction of their interests in the mini project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"EL majors","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1034","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: The Crusades in History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"The Crusades have arguably had a greater impact on inter-faith relations than any other single historical event. This module seeks to understand the original Crusades in their political, social, and religious context and to understand how they have shaped relations between followers of the three Abrahamic faiths, particularly in the modern period. The course will seek to move beyond stereotypes to have a greater understanding of the issues involved, in the belief that a more balanced view of history promotes greater religious harmony in society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1505A","ModuleTitle":"Engineering by Design - Innovations in Conservation Devices and Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ENGINEERING)","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce both engineering and non-engineering students to the historical background, design process and methodology involved in the design of useful consumer and industrial products, systems and services. As the historical development of design is traced, key principles of design are highlighted. These principles are then described and discussed in greater detail. For the application to problems, students will be working in small groups, interacting with faculty and research staff in an active laboratory where they would be required to think critically and implement solutions to a given “grand challenge” in an integrated way. The grand challenges” could be everyday problems such as to design a portable kit for making river/sea water drinkable. The final grade will be based on 100% continuous assessment involving assignments, laboratory work and projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-3-3-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1535","ModuleTitle":"Clean Energy and Storage","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Modern civilization, which on the one hand boasts of having discovered the  behaviour of subatomic particles, has also to its credit the impending\r\nintensified energy crisis and global warming. The urgent need to address these challenges has now become obvious. The course will acquaint students\r\nwith the current global energy crisis and the role of clean energy resources and energy storage devices in answering it. In addition to the principles of various\r\nenergy processes, the course will highlight the research done by the scientific community. Topics include: the present energy scenario, solar energy, photovoltaic\r\nconverters, nuclear energy, ocean energy, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy converters, wind energy, biomass, fuel cells, the world of hydrogen, and\r\nLithium ion batteries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1901","ModuleTitle":"Active Ageing in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an opportunity to explore the unique health and wellness needs of older adults in Singapore. Students will examine theories and concepts of ageing, normal physiologic and psychosocial changes\r\nand the biopsychosocial issues associated with these processes. By developing an understanding of the specific needs of older adults students will be able to promote health and wellness for this population. Ethical and legal aspects of\r\ncaring for older adults are addressed.","CrossModule":"NUR1113","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902A","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Culture and Cognition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the complex dynamics between culture and cognition from multidisciplinary perspectives, ranging from neuroscience and distributed knowledge systems to the history of science and anthropology of religion. How have different disciplines defined the matrix of biology, culture, and society in the history of human development? Are there essentialized cultural differences that can be linked to neurocognitive or even genetic correlates, separating an imagined East from West in a kind of new-age bio-cultural Orientalism? Or in global, multicultural societies, aren’t we all cultural and cognitive hybrids?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Only Tembusu College, U Town students may take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902B","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: The Darwinian Revolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"The scientific developments of the 19th century from geology to palaeontology, culminating in the theory of evolution by natural selection are arguably the greatest transformations in our understanding of the natural world in human history. Much of the science of the following century has been further refinements and elaborations of these earlier foundations. Yet most of these developments remain totally unknown or misunderstood by most people. Surely, therefore, an understanding of these issues is essential knowledge for any educated person today.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEM1536\r\nOnly Tembusu College, U Town students may take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902C","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Fakes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"In this junior seminar, students will examine the significance of various kinds of false appearances such as counterfeits, forgeries, hoaxes, and liars, together with attempts to expose them – sometimes with the help of sophisticated technologies. By critically examining what it means to designate an object, practice or person as ‘fake’, and how different kinds of fakes are judged as more or less problematic, students will develop the capacity to think critically and relationally about deep-seated human desires for ‘truth’ and ‘value’.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Only Tembusu College, U Town students may take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902E","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Social Innovation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"This freshman seminar will engage students in critical dialogue on the topic of social innovation. Drawing upon examples of innovation across various disciplines, students will examine sources of and processes that drive innovation, and reflect upon the organization and governance of innovation. Building on this knowledge, students will be challenged to think about how new technology, strategies, concepts, and ideas can be harnessed to solve social problems Substantial time will be devoted to understanding and debating issues pertaining to social innovation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Only Tembusu College, U Town students may take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1903","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Studies: An Interdisciplinary Overview","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"Using a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective, this module provides a historical and epistemological overview of environmental studies. Environmental studies underscore the long tradition in both eastern and western thought and philosophies of human-nature relationships. This module highlights the importance of demography, society, culture, and religion as important variables in understanding the complex equations of environmental processes, changes, adaptations and impacts. The module hopes to bring together current environmental and climate change issues as well as challenges; interrogate the options available in various ways: nature conservation, technological fixes, shifting consumption patterns, alternative energies, environmental education, changing public civic behavior, economic management policies and legal enforcements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1904","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Hidden Communities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"There are various ‘hidden communities’ in Singapore that do not gain much public attention but whose members require special consideration from society. People with disabilities, children with learning difficulties, the elderly or migrant workers are among them. They face distinct challenges to live independent and productive lives. Each semester, the module focuses on one specific group and examines that group’s challenges, and best practices in Singaporean and international contexts. Engaging with hidden communities in Singapore is one of the key features of understanding global issues in a local context, so-called ‘Glocalisation’ (globalisation + localisation) to form active citizenship in a healthy society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1906","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Understanding Health Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"How individuals, families and communities respond to illness, or seek to prevent it, is the result of a broad and complex mix of personal, social, cultural and experiential factors. This module gives students opportunities to picture the resources and constraints involved in this choice or act, through an understanding of theories of health behaviour and disease prevention, social influences, and the provisions and response of the healthcare system. It will also allow students to define and discuss the issues involved in addressing unmet need for healthcare. A key aspect of learning will be the use of patient narratives as anchoring points for the seminars; students will also construct and interpret such a narrative as their final assignment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1907","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: IP, Innovation & Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"Singapore has been ranked the “most innovative” country in Asia by various international agencies. In this context, this module introduces students to issues related to intellectual property rights (IPR): the desirability and fairness of IP laws; and the impact of the IP regime on creativity, the economy and society. This module explores the extent to which IPRs promote creativity and innovation in Singapore, but also discusses potential areas of conflict with other public interests.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1909","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Technology and Human Progress","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"Technology is the creation and use of tools, techniques and processes to solve a problem or perform a specific function. In this junior seminar, students will explore and understand emergent technologies (informational, biomedical, assistive, instructional etc) and will seek to understand technologies from multidisciplinary perspectives. Students will pursue a specific area of interest (eg a specific new technology, and related ethical or legal issues) in-depth, and consider the potential implications of the widespread use of these technologies, both in advancing human progress; and the social, ethical and legal dilemmas they may pose to society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1910","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: The Pursuit of Happiness","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"This module introduced a comprehensive perspective on ‘happiness’ and related social constructs such as satisfaction and quality of life. Drawing from  multidisciplinary research in Singapore and around the world, the following issues are discussed in detail: Does rising GDP lead to more happiness? Who are the people who are happy? Can money buy happiness? What really makes people happy? Can the government manufacture happiness for its citizens?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1912B","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem Special Topics: Quality Journalism and Critical Reading","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"News reports that purport to have marshalled facts and opinion on current issues are often taken at face value: they are consumed without question. How can we discern quality journalism from the less worthy instances of the craft? This seminar, led by an experienced journalist, is organised around the critical exploration of key aspects of journalistic writing: the questions behind the story, the use of numbers and the organisation of the message or argument. By dissecting media coverage of current issues, students will bolster their skills as critical readers and communicators.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1912C","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics Junior Seminar: Dissecting the Justice Machine","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"When defining justice, whose perspective should be used or privileged? How are the concepts of innocence and guilt understood in different jurisprudential, political, social and religious traditions? This Junior Seminar engages these questions by considering how theoretical notions of justice interact with their practical manifestation in courts of law. Students will organize a ‘Festival of Challenging Ideas’ to work through the questions in dialogue with the broader community within and beyond Tembusu College. They will also undertake observational studies of everyday legal process in Singapore to deepen their understanding of the complexities, conundrums and constraints on justice systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1914","ModuleTitle":"Jnr Sem: Systems Systems Everywhere","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces and examines the idea of a “system”. It explores systems theory as a way of thinking about the goals, boundaries, complexities, stakeholders, and relationships between parts of a larger network (social, \r\neconomic, knowledge-based etc). Topics include characteristics of a system, inter-relationships between different parts of a system, the effects of a system on its \r\nstakeholders and vice versa, and the limits and challenges of systems theory. Different national and community systems will be introduced. Students will also have the opportunity to investigate a system of their choice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2000","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The module is aimed at helping students to develop a wholesome questioning mind and attitude and a curiosity for the meaning, extent and purpose of knowledge so as to look at appraisal problems holistically, critically and creatively. Thus, the module is meant to be a review of the development of appraisal theory and the methods of investigating and analyzing an appraisal problem as well as interpretation of value determining factors and appraisal reports. Furthermore, the module explores the quantitative/qualitative, inductive and deductive modes of analysis underpinning real estate appraisal as well as the interpretative nature of real estate appraisal.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"All School of Design and Environment students are not allowed to read it as a GEM.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2001","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Asian Theatre","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the classical theatre forms of India, China, and Japan. Each tradition is examined within its socio-cultural context. Textual analysis of classical scripts from Sanskrit drama, Chinese opera, and Japanese theatre will also be conducted. Students' learning experience is often constructed in stimulated theatre settings to promote their creativity and to provide them with a working knowledge of performing arts. Students interested in theatre studies, South Asian studies, Chinese studies, and Japanese studies may particularly benefit from this module.","CrossModule":"TS2232","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"TS2232","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2023","ModuleTitle":"Primary Health Care","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to primary health care from a philosophical basis and a model of service provision using the World Health Organisation’s global framework for health. Students will be able to apply health education and\r\nhealth promotion models as strategies for achieving sustainable health outcomes. This module provides students with understanding and knowledge of primary health care and community development concepts in\r\nmultiple healthcare contexts.","CrossModule":"NUR2119","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2027","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Public Speaking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module prepares students to be effective and efficient public speakers. It offers an overview of the theories of oral communication and public speaking, with particular emphasis on the practical aspects of researching, organizing and presenting speeches. It looks into adapting evidence, language, visual aids and other message characteristics for strategic communication to designated audiences. It emphasizes principles and methods of selected forms of public speaking for various purposes, audiences and contexts and includes practice in the critical analysis of speeches.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NM4200 Introduction to Public Speaking","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2900","ModuleTitle":"Understand'g Uncertainty & Stats Think'g","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module, using a minimum of mathematical or statistical prerequisites, aims to help the student make rational decisions in an uncertain world. Uncertainty, variability and incomplete information are inherent; to a greater or lesser extend, in all disciplines. One approach to dealing with this is through statistical and probabilistic ideas about information. The student will, throughout the module, gain an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of such a data based approach and learn how and when such an approach is appropriate. The student will also learn practical skills in interpreting statistical information and gain the ability to critically evaluate statistically based arguments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"nil","Preclusion":"Not for Statistics Major students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2901","ModuleTitle":"Reporting Statistics in the Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write' (H.G. Wells). In the Information Age every educated person is surrounded by statistical information of all kinds. This information comes frequently through the media from governmental, scientific and commercial worlds. This module, using a minimum of mathematical or statistical prerequisites, aims to make the student statistically literate in reading and understanding such information. The course will be based on real world case studies of issues of current importance and relevance. The students' objectives in this course are as follows: (1)    Students will learn to read, critically analyze, write about and present reports about all types of quantitative information. (2)    Students will learn the strengths and weaknesses of using quantitative information in different circumstances. (3)    Students will study a number of case studies of current interest. They will be able to compare and contrast the statistical treatments from different sources.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"nil","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2902","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"This ‘Senior Seminar’ is required of students in their second year of residence in Tembusu College. The module will consider one of the most pressing problems of our time from multiple viewpoints. Merging insights from the sciences and humanities, students will be introduced to problems, conflicts, and debates over the causes of, and solutions to, the phenomenon of global warming and its implications for humanity. The seminar will meet weekly in small groups of 15-20, with periodic full-class meetings to hear guest speakers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2903","ModuleTitle":"Community Leadership","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"This interdisciplinary module introduces and examines the\r\nidea of ‘community leadership’. It focuses on how ordinary\r\nindividuals identify social needs in the local community and\r\nendeavour to improve the lives of vulnerable groups by\r\norganising grassroots solutions. These individuals include\r\nNobel Laureates such as Mother Teresa or Muhammad\r\nYunus but also ordinary unsung heroes closer to\r\nSingapore. Students are required to investigate the\r\nemergence of pioneering community leaders combining\r\nthe socio-historical contexts, personal psychology,\r\nnetworking and socialisation processes and social\r\nentrepreneurship. The teaching methodology incorporates\r\nlectures, seminar discussion, experiential exercises and\r\nfield study to interview real-life community leaders.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"N/A","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":"N/A"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2905","ModuleTitle":"Singapore as ‘Model’ City?","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"A ‘global city’, a ‘city in a garden’, a ‘city of 6.9 million’... what do these and other models say about Singapore and its relationship to its past and future? This course facilitates critical and multi-disciplinary engagement with the imagination and organization of Singapore as city. Students will examine visible aspects of the urban environment together with what is (treated as) invisible, and explore what is at stake in meeting Singapore’s ambition within its borders and beyond. The module culminates in a project that allows students to situate ideals of the\r\nliveable, sustainable, inclusive (etc.) city in particular urban sites.","CrossModule":"SSU2004","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Only students who are resident at Tembusu College will be able to read this module. Most students will be expected to have read a Junior Seminar and an Ideas and Exposition module before embarking on this Senior Seminar.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2906","ModuleTitle":"Environment and Civil Society in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"How ‘green’ is Singapore and how should we preserve biodiversity on this island? This GEM explores the rise of the conservation ethic in Singapore. It traces the scientific, social and economic conditions that gave rise to the global environmental movement, and to its various expressions in Singapore. Students will engage with stakeholders (scientists, officials, civil society) to understand the \r\nconflicts and collaborations between advocates of development and conservation. The class will make field trips to evaluate state-civil society partnerships (wildlife \r\nsanctuaries, green corridors, water catchment etc), and debate choices and dilemmas for the future.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM3901","ModuleTitle":"Tembusu Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and sometimes in a team, on an existing research project. A Tembusu UROP may focus on\r\nresearch related to a particular aspect of life, education or organization at Tembusu College. Alternatively, students may participate in research led\r\nby a College Fellow or other academic, as long as the project gives the student exposure to forms of expertise and/or interests that go beyond any\r\nparticular discipline. The aim of the UROP is to help support a student’s academic and professional development through a meaningful research\r\napprenticeship. The UROP is a graded module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Ideally, a student should have completed the University Town Residential Programme of five modules before embarking on this UROP. However, due to the diverse student population at Tembusu, the prerequisite is that students should\r\nhave completed at least one Senior Seminar at the College, as well as at least one Ideas and Exposition module or a faculty-based writing course. This\r\nensures that the student has gained familiarity with the ways of working and norms for academic engagement at Tembusu College and has had some\r\ntraining in academic writing. Besides preparing the student, these prerequisites\r\nallow the College to make an assessment regarding the student’s suitability for a UROP and potential to benefit from it. Approval for any particular UROP\r\nneeds to be secured from the College through the Director of Studies.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GEM3902","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module (ISM) provides an opportunity for senior undergraduates who are staying at the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) to do \r\nindependent critical reading or research work. Unlike a UROP, where the student contributes to an existing research project, an ISM is an individual study \r\nprogramme conceptualized by the student. ISMs undertaken at CAPT must be inter-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, or trans-disciplinary in topic and/or approach. \r\nStudent and supervisor need to submit for approval an ISM contract that gives a clear account of the topic, programme of study, evaluation, and other pertinent \r\ndetails. The ISM is a graded module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GEM3903","ModuleTitle":"CAPT Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and sometimes in a team, on an existing research project. A CAPT UROP may focus on research  related to a \r\nparticular aspect of life, education or organization at the College. Alternatively, students may participate in research led by a College Fellow or other academic,  as long as the project gives the student exposure to forms of expertise and/or interests that go beyond any particular discipline. The aim of the UROP is to \r\nhelp support a student’s academic and professional development through a meaningful research apprenticeship. The UROP is a graded module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GL1101E","ModuleTitle":"Global Issues","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the emerging field of global studies. Building on ideas about the modern state and international order, it examines how these ideas are\r\nbeing challenged from the perspective of transnational trends and institutions. Among these are the emergence of a global economy, inequalities within\r\nand between states, transnational labor and migration, global environmental issues, poverty and development, global consumerism, human rights and global\r\nresponsibilities, transnational social and political movements, and new patterns of global governance. The module adopts a multidisciplinary approach to reveal different aspects of these issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GL2101","ModuleTitle":"Origins of the Modern World","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores how the contemporary structure of the global system emerged. It studies how a world economy with integrated systems of production and trade emerged from interactions in which ethnic, national, political, and cultural divisions played a crucial role. It also examines the mechanisms though which Europeans and European culture maintained a dominant place through conflicts and crises from the sixteenth century onwards. The period under investigation runs from the Thirteenth Century to the start of the Twentieth.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"GL1101E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GMS6905","ModuleTitle":"Developments in Infectious Diseases","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DUKE-NUS GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL S'PORE","Department":"DUKE-NUS GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL S'PORE","ModuleDescription":"This module involves critical discussion of recent publications in the infectious disease research field.  Articles will be chosen in collaboration with the course organizer or supervisor and research findings and conclusions will be presented.  In addition, each student will develop a grant application (NMRC NIG format) based one of the article presented.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.5-0-0-0-3.5","Prerequisite":"This module complements course GMS 6904 “Principles of Infectious Diseases”.","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"GMS6910","ModuleTitle":"Evolutionary Genetics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"DUKE-NUS GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL S'PORE","Department":"DUKE-NUS GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL S'PORE","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide theory and practical exercises in methods of evolutionary genetic analysis including, multiple sequence alignment, evolutionary models, phylogenetic tree reconstruction, temporal phylogenetics, natural selection,  population dynamics, and experimental design and hypothesis testing. The module is directed towards graduate students with basic cell biology, microbiology, and immunology background. In addition to theory the students will gain extensive experience in the use of computer programs used in evolutionary analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GS5002","ModuleTitle":"Academic Professional Skills and Techniques","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to introduce students to NGS and to equip them with the academic know-how to succeed in this programme. Among others, students will practice their academic writing and presentation skills. They will engage in in-depth research discussions and learn how to conduct a scientific dialogue. There will have intense scientific discussion on topics within and across discipline with instructors and peers in the form of small group journal clubs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GS5101","ModuleTitle":"Laboratory Rotation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"The aim is to expose students of varied research backgrounds to the different experimental skills. This is optional. Modular credits (MCs) will be awarded upon completion of the lab rotation which last for 3 months. The MCs obtained clock to NGS coursework requirements. At the end of the lab rotation, student’s performance in the lab will be assessed by the lab supervisor, using a\r\nprescribed form prepared by NGS. Additionally student has to submit a lab rotation report to detail what he has achieved from the lab rotation and how the techniques\r\nlearnt are beneficial to his area of research. One of the NGS EXCO will endorse/approve the award of the grade upon the submission of the necessary documents. A ‘Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory’ grade is awarded on the\r\nbasis of attendance, submission of an evaluation report and satisfactory performance rated by the lab coordinator.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-3-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GS5105","ModuleTitle":"NGS Graduate Seminar Series","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"This is an optional module. The main purpose of this module is to give graduate students the opportunity to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a\r\nprofessional manner and it is also to hone their presentation and communication skills. It will also serve as a platform for exchange of idea and update of nformation which important for advancement in research. It is also an avenue for students who wish to participate in seminars organized by the Research Institutes which will\r\nheld over one year period. After each seminar attended, student has to prepare\r\nlearning journals/logs for all the seminars attended, including the seminar he presents. Student’s presentation slides will have to be submitted and together, these will be assessed/graded by a representative from the NGS\r\ncurriculum committee as well as the RI coordinator (for students who take the seminars organized by RI) A ‘Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory’ grade is awarded on the\r\nbasis of attendance, presentation and document submission.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-60-0-10-75","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"GS6001","ModuleTitle":"Research Ethics & Integrity 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GS6882A","ModuleTitle":"Biology of Disease","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GS6883A","ModuleTitle":"Interface Science and Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"GSN6501","ModuleTitle":"Neuronal Signalling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"Signaling within and between neurons provide the basis for information processing, storage and retrieval in the brain. This module will consider several fundamental aspects of neuronal signalling, including: (1) the ionic basis of\r\nmembrane excitability; (2) basic mechanisms of synaptic transmission; and (3) mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and their implications for learning and memory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HM5101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Psychiatry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to let participants learn the different types of psychiatric disorders and the identification, assessment, evaluation, treatment, and management of patients in primary practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0-0-0-32.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Optional for participants that have already completed GP training in the Mental Health GP programme.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HM5102","ModuleTitle":"Psychosis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to identify and manage Psychosis, and will also be provided with a clinical attachment totalling 6 hours with IMH’s senior clinicians.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.8-1.2-0-3.2-22.8","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HM5106","ModuleTitle":"Psychogeriatrics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to identify, assess, diagnose, & treat mental disorders in the elderly","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.8-1.6-0-3.3-40","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HR2002","ModuleTitle":"Human Capital in Organizations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT","ModuleDescription":"This multi-disciplinary module, specially designed for students from the Faculty of Engineering, invites students to examine, from different perspectives, some major themes pertaining to the management of human capital in a knowledge-intensive world of industry today.  Departing from the more conventional approaches, students will examine the dynamics of and constraints to individual and organisational behaviours in the context of the challenges posed by an increasingly competitive global landscape.  In this module, students would be encouraged to critically evaluate how multiple ‘intelligences’ – emotional, social and professional – can be developed and tapped upon to help them effectively carry out the multi-faceted roles that they are oftentimes called upon to fulfil.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"3(sectional)-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"For Engineering students only","Preclusion":"Students who have passed or are reading HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 are not allowed to take HR2002","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY1101E","ModuleTitle":"Asia and the Modern World","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the field of history, with a focus on East, Southeast, and South Asia. Among the topics to be discussed are interaction with the West, various forms of nationalism, and the impact of globalization. Students are encouraged to think comparatively and to formulate their own opinions and positions on historical issues based on what they have learned in the module. The module is intended for students from any faculty who are interested in learning more about the history of the region.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY2206","ModuleTitle":"China's Imperial Past: History & Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a broad survey of Chinese imperial history from the classical period to the eighteenth century. Apart from placing this general history within a chronological framework, it will be analysing major political events and long-term trends in the development of Chinese statecraft, economic and social institutions, philosophy and religion, literature and art, as well as relations with the outside world. The course is mounted for undergraduates throughout the university with an interest in China, especially its history, politics and culture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY2229","ModuleTitle":"Nation-Building in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module is about Singapore's emergence from British colonial rule and merger with Malaysia to independence and nation-building.  It covers political events, the economy, education, national service, ethnic relations, and culture and national identity.  Students are encouraged to think through issues central to these topics.  The module is tailored for students in all Faculties at all levels.","CrossModule":"SSA2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SSA2204, USE2304","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY2237","ModuleTitle":"The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide students with a basic grounding of American historical and cultural developments from European colonisation to the end of the twentieth century. It will examine both the internal developments in the United States as well as its growing importance in international politics. By offering a range of social, economic, and political perspectives on the American experience, it will equip students with the knowledge for understanding and analysing the dominance of the United States in contemporary world history and culture. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":",GEK2000","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"AS2237, GEK2000","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY2249","ModuleTitle":"Art and History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the common ground between the discipline of history and art history by considering images as historical evidence It concerns itself with both Western and Asian art in the time period from the 5th c. BC to the 20th c. \n\n\n\nThe learning objectives are twofold: acquire the conceptual tools to understand the meaning of images and read visual narratives as historical texts.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY2250","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Southeast Asian History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce the highlights of the region?s past with particular emphasis on the past 200 years. The goal of this course is to highlight and examine patterns of transitions ? evolutionary as well as revolutionary ? in the societies and cultures of Southeast Asia, laying particular emphasis on the development of the modern Southeast Asian worldview. Colonialism, both generally and specifically, receives considerable attention, but European activities, viewpoints, and materials are subordinated to Southeast Asian perspectives and sources. This will also hold true for the Japanese Occupation and subsequent period of independence.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY2251","ModuleTitle":"From the Wheel to the Web","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the role of technology in human history from Ancient times until today.  Does technology drive history, or is it the other way around?  Examining a variety of important technologies - ships, windmills, telephones, and of course wheels and the internet - the course will follow a different path through time than that commonly taken.  We?ll not forget politics or society, however, because 'technology' turns out to be as much about people as hardware. Wars, geopolitics, and the discovery of new pleasures and anxieties are all interwoven with the history of tools and techniques.  The module is open to students from any faculty.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY3204","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: Decolonization & After","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"That the Second World War impacted Southeast Asia is beyond doubt. But the significance of its impact on the structure of the region's 'contemporary' history is more debatable, for revisionist historians are wont to discount the thesis that the War represented a significant turning point or watershed which 'transformed' the region's history. Drawing on both country and regional perspectives, this module first assesses the impact of the War on the theme of decolonization, perhaps the one major historically significant process to dominate the region's political terrain in the immediate post-war aftermath. It will further examine the challenges and trials confronting the new states "after" decolonization, in particular, their search not only for new political frameworks to replace the colonial structures they had discarded, but also for solutions to mitigate the issues of social integration, inter-state conflict and regional co-operation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY3214","ModuleTitle":"History of Strategic Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"From Sun Tzu through theorists of nuclear warfare, military strategists have tried to define the theory and principles of war. For good or bad, that work has affected the conduct of war. Using the writings of selected strategic thinkers, this course studies the evolution of strategic thought and its impact on the practice of war.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY3227","ModuleTitle":"Europe of the Dictators","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Europe was plagued by wars, revolution and totalitarian dictatorship between 1919 and 1945. It witnessed the rise of Bolshevism and of various Fascist regimes, revealed the economic and political weakness of the Western democracies and the failure of the League of Nations. This module will focus on the rise of four dictators of this period: Mussolini, Franco, and Hitler. All students are welcome, but those coming with a background in Political Science and even Sociology may find this course builds on existing knowledge and concepts.","CrossModule":"EU3212","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EU3212","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY3239","ModuleTitle":"The United States in the Asia-Pacific","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific region from the nineteenth to the twenty?first century. The evolution of political, military and economic ties between the America and three sub?regions of Asia will be explored. The nature of US involvement in the conflicts of the East Asian nations of Japan, China and Korea will form the first part of the module. The involvement of America in the decolonization and nation?building of the Southeast Asian nations will also be examined. Finally, the American influence in the sectarian and power differences in the South Asian nations of India and Pakistan will be addressed. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"AS3239","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"AS3239","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY3250","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Singapore History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at students who wish to deepen their understanding of Singapore history through an examination of different representations of history: (a) academic scholarship, (b) social memory and oral history, (c) heritage. Each section will incorporate fundamental concepts and debates behind the production of history, together with the application of these ideas to specific Singapore case studies. At the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyse Singapore history as a whole in terms of historiography and heritage studies, whilst gaining familiarity with the treatment of key issues in Singapore’s past.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY3256","ModuleTitle":"Brides of the Sea: Asia's Port Cities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Brides of the Sea', 'Gateways to Asia' and 'the transformers of Asia' are some of the ways scholars have described Asian port cities. Through case studies, this module explores the port city and the 'maritime world' in Asia. Students are introduced to the history of China's maritime world with a focus on the challenges it faced through encroachment by Western imperial powers. This module also examines Asia's colonial port cities, including Calcutta and Singapore, as sites of Western influence and modernization and also as sites of local resistance and transformation. This module is suitable for all students of NUS.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4101","ModuleTitle":"Historiography and Historical Method","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce Honours students to the emergence of the discipline of history. The history of history will also be used to convey some of the key historiographic and theoretical issues which shape contemporary historical writing. Major topics will include: philosophies of history, professionalization, traditional history, metahistory and postmodernism. Finally, Honours students will explore different methodologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: HY Major: Completed a minimum of 80MCs and major in HY. EU Major: Completed at least 80MCs of which at least 28MCs must be EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules. MS Major: Completed at least 80MCs of which at least 28MCs must be from MS major. SN Major: Completed at least 80MCs of which at least 28MCs must be from SN major. Cohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs In HY or 28MCs in EU/LA (French/ German)/recognised modules or 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4210","ModuleTitle":"Issues and Events in Malaysian History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the continuity and change in Malaysian political, economic and society history by focusing on salient themes. Included in these themes will be the evolution of the traditional Malay states and society, internationalism and nationhood, social change within the various communities, the modernization of the Malaysian economy and the interplay of complex historical forces in colonial and independent Malaysia","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: HY Major: Completed a minimum of 80MCs and major in HY.\r\nMS Major: Completed at least 80MCs of which at least 28MCs must be from MS major. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4212","ModuleTitle":"Special Paper in Modern European History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This Honours Seminar will explore the impact that successive prime ministers have had upon the course of Modern British History from the end of the Second World War to the end of Tony Blair's first term in office in 2001. Disraeli once claimed that becoming prime minister meant that one had climbed to the top of the greasy pole. This module will, therefore, seek to assess what qualities are necessary to not only accomplish this feat but also to succeed in leaving an indelible mark on the policy of their government and on the history of their nation.","CrossModule":"EU4214","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nMust have completed a minimum of 80 MC. Must major in HY.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted 80MC, including 28 MC in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EU4214","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4214","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Chinese History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to appreciate the complexities of China within its general development. It surveys theories and concepts that help analyze Chinese history, familiarizes students with past and current scholarships on China, considers debates about the nature of China's historical developments, and discusses selected issues.  The course is mounted for students at the senior levels with an interest in China.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Must have completed a minimum of 80MCs. Must major in HY. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4218","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Modern Japanese History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module traces the historical development of Japan from the mid 19th century to the present. It focuses on close reading and discussion of important English-language works with particular emphasis on historical and theoretical controversies in the field. Students will be encouraged to think about both the modern history of Japan as well as the historians who have claimed to reconstruct and narrate it. The module is aimed at students interested in the intersection between Japanese history, the practice of historiography, and the application of theoretical models to the past.","CrossModule":"JS4213","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nMust have completed a minimum of 80 MC. Must major in HY.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted 80MC, including 28 MC in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"JS4213","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HY4219","ModuleTitle":"American Intellectual History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"The module is an advanced overview of major approaches and themes in American intellectual history. Students will explore the diversity of American thinkers. The module will focus on the twentieth century and analyses American thinkers in their social contexts. This course provides a diverse and multifarious look at American intellectual history through a study of specific intellectual figures. Students will develop their understanding of the complexity of American intellectual traditions. For students majoring in history and those with an interest in the USA.","CrossModule":"AS4219","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Must have completed a minimum of 80MCs. Must major in HY. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"AS4219","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4227","ModuleTitle":"Sources of Singaporean History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at students who wish to develop research skills using primary sources for the study of Singaporean history. While the material and specific focus of the module will shift, as each instructor will offer a unique approach, it will introduce students to the use of a variety of sources, ranging from newspapers and memoirs to governmental reports and archival material. At the end of the course, students will be able to use, and criticially analyze, a variety of sources and understand their role in the development\r\nof Singaporean historiography, while also preparing for their own research projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nMust have completed a minimum of 80 MC. Must major in HY.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted 80 MC, including 28 MC in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"HY4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Honours students in History are required to prepare an Honours thesis of 10,000 to 12,000 words through which they are taught to do an original piece of historical research based on primary and secondary sources. Students select research topics with the guidance and approval of the History Department, and are assigned supervisors who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up research materials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (1) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major\r\nrequirements and (2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the\r\npoint of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and\r\nCAP of 3.5 \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of HY major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"HY4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"HY4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY5210","ModuleTitle":"APPROACHES TO MODERN SE ASIAN HISTORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce graduate students to the major themes and issues that make up the chronological field of &quot;modern Southeast Asian history&quot;. A comprehensive study of secondary literature for the period as well as seminal works in Anthropology and Political Science will prepare students with the necessary training before embarking on their own research projects. Topics covered will include: modernity/traditionalism, constructing chronologies, colonialism, nationalism, rebellion/resistance, nation-building, the Japanese in WWII, the role of the Army/Communists, post-colonial critiques, border tensions, migration, and religion.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY5210R","ModuleTitle":"APPROACHES TO MODERN SE ASIAN HISTORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce graduate students to the major themes and issues that make up the chronological field of &quot;modern Southeast Asian history&quot;. A comprehensive study of secondary literature for the period as well as seminal works in Anthropology and Political Science will prepare students with the necessary training before embarking on their own research projects. Topics covered will include: modernity/traditionalism, constructing chronologies, colonialism, nationalism, rebellion/resistance, nation-building, the Japanese in WWII, the role of the Army/Communists, post-colonial critiques, border tensions, migration, and religion.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY5304","ModuleTitle":"IMPERIALISM & EMPIRES: HISTORICAL APPROACHES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Imperialism and Empires are two historical developments that no scholars of modern world, political, international, cultural, social, economic and  military history ever ignore. Imperialism remains  one of the most hotly debated historical forces in the discipline and has been approached by nearly every different methodology and perspective that academic historians have explored in the last century. This module will introduce graduate students to the approaches to a field that crosses all boundaries in the study of history. An important component will be the bibliography project, training students to develop their own grasp of the literature they must master.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HY5304R","ModuleTitle":"IMPERIALISM & EMPIRES: HISTORICAL APPROACHES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Imperialism and Empires are two historical developments that no scholars of modern world, political, international, cultural, social, economic and  military history ever ignore. Imperialism remains  one of the most hotly debated historical forces in the discipline and has been approached by nearly every different methodology and perspective that academic historians have explored in the last century. This module will introduce graduate students to the approaches to a field that crosses all boundaries in the study of history. An important component will be the bibliography project, training students to develop their own grasp of the literature they must master.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"HY5305","ModuleTitle":"APPROACHES TO WORLD HISTORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines major themes, methodologies and scholarship in the rapidly developing field of world history. Depending on the instructor, the content of the module might\r\nfocus on specific topics such as immigration, trans-imperial trade, or frontier studies. As special emphasis is placed on the integrationof particular regions into global systems and networks, this course will be especially useful for helping students to locate the significance of their own research in a larger context.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in History in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details.  Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"HY6101","ModuleTitle":"HISTORIOGRAPHY: THEORY & ARCHIVE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module will enable graduate students to make use of a wide range of contemporary historical methods. The focus will be on major historians, current debate about historical practice, theoretical history and historical interpretation.  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Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID1105","ModuleTitle":"Design Fundamentals 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"Awakening and first contact with the design tools related to industrial design. Discovery of the elements of design such as: visual communication, creative making and thinking, discovery of basic shapes and forms, rational analysis of existing products. This module is also the opportunity for the students to start to plan and manage various parameters such as design variables and constrains, economy of means and time.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-8-0-6-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Module not offered to none industrial design students","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ID1111","ModuleTitle":"Modelling For Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module provides the initial understanding of model making for industrial design. Model making techniques related to metals, wood, and plastics will be undertaken. Safety and security issues will also be addressed. Students are required to do model making exercises to develop different skills as part of the design process. This module is to support the design core modules in order to provide sufficient practical basis for their future design projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID1223","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to introduce students to the development of thoughts and ideas in industrial and product design. It will enable students to relate recent history in technological advancement and product development to current trends in design. The module will concentrate on the design innovations from the period of the industrial revolution in the 19th century. This was the transitional period from the Arts and Craft movement to the current design and production methods that are dominated by industrial processes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID1321","ModuleTitle":"Materials For Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce students to the materials that are commonly used in the manufacture and fabrication of products.  It will enable students to acquire basic knowledge on the properties and performance of materials and enable them to select materials for specific design applications. Major topics will include materials for products such as tableware, furniture, household appliances, light fittings, computer equipment, motor vehicles etc.  It will briefly cover the manufacturing and fabrication processes associated with the materials and application.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID2105","ModuleTitle":"Design for Context and Sustainability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"As a progression from the design fundamentals, this module aggregates all the prior lessons into one complete, coherent, industrially-relevant project where students learn to manage, and go through the whole process of 1) initial design research and market research, to 2) formulating the design strategy and 3) design brief, through to 4) conceptualization, 5) evaluation phases, and 6) detailing and refinement.\r\nThe design is aimed for a specific context which includes specific users, market scenarios, environments, trends, business / competition, and feasibility / manufacturing factors. Critical consideration for sustainability factors is incorporated as part of the context criteria.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-6-0-12-0","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 1105 & 1106","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ID2111","ModuleTitle":"Computer Aided Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to give students a practical understanding on the use Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID) for design. This will include conceptual design with technical constraints to final rendering of the designed product.  It will allow the student greater understanding of the verification tools by using it to assist in executing design decisions.  Learning process will deal with theories and methods for constructive modeling, detailing, rendering and presentation, from simple curves and primitives to complex surfaces. Topics discussed will include Point, Line, Plane, 2-D and 3-D Surfaces, Solids, Colour and Texture and application of Lighting and as well as Basic Animation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID2123","ModuleTitle":"Design Process & Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will gain knowledge of design process and research methodology. The objective of this module is to learn the process involved in a typical design project as well as its associated design and research methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ID2323","ModuleTitle":"Technology for Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This module is specially designed for BA Industrial Design students. This module discusses the physics behind the ordinary objects and natural phenomena all around us. It unravels the mysteries of how things work. From the household appliances that make our lives easier, vehicles that we travel in and to the audio/visual players fill our world with sounds and images.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ID3041","ModuleTitle":"Special Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This is a one semester involvement for attachment to industry or other institutions of design, research and development work.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"14","Workload":"0-0-0-35-0","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"ID3105","ModuleTitle":"Design Platforms 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This module reinforces Design Platforms 1 through exercises of higher complexity. This is a “vertical studio” based design platform. Senior and junior students will participate in design projects which encourage cross-pollination of thoughts, skills and learning. The students will play the role of a junior designer and work together with the senior students from ID 4105 in the same platform. The objectives are to enable students to explore strategic design innovation through a simulated real studio environment. In this platform, students can select either conceptual or real-life projects led by our industry collaborators and relevant experts within the division.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-6-0-17-6","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 2105 & 2106","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ID3122","ModuleTitle":"Innovation and Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The aims of the module are for the students to:\r\nDevelop appreciation and understanding of the strategic innovation roles of industrial design in commercial new product development (NPD).\r\nDevelop knowledge of brand and branding in relation to commercial NPD.\r\nDevelop abilities to exploit research insights, and brand understanding, within strategic NPD innovation activities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID4105","ModuleTitle":"Design Platforms 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This module works with Design Platforms 2 in “vertical studios” context. Senior and junior students will participate in design projects which encourage cross-pollination of thoughts, skills and learning. The students will play the role of a senior designer and work together with the junior students from ID 3105 in the same platform. The objectives are to enable students to explore strategic design innovation through a simulated real studio environment. In this platform, students can select either conceptual or real-life projects led by our industry collaborators and relevant experts within the division.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-6-0-17-0","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 3105 & 3106","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ID4121","ModuleTitle":"Project Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to learn the methods involved in design research in order to investigate into opportunities that support the Design Thesis Project. It will involve market studies and analysis of current developments to surface opportunities for a project. The major topics will include research methodology, project planning techniques, information search and documentation, product analysis and evaluation and selection process for design development.  The results of this study will lead to the rational selection of a project for design and development under Design Thesis Project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5021","ModuleTitle":"DESIGN RESEARCH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5151","ModuleTitle":"DESIGN INNOVATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5351","ModuleTitle":"DESIGN STUDIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module in Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This Graduate Seminar Module in Industrial Design aims to provide Master student a forum to sustain and amplify an active research culture among the faculty and research scholars of the Division of Industrial Design. It aims to explore research methodology for design, share research findings, and exchange ideas with invited academics of distinction across the world. The themes of seminar\r\npresentations will reflect the latest research conducted in the core areas of the Division of Industrial Design, such as: design education, design management, design innovation, ecodesign and sustainability, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in\r\nAdvanced Design Research.  Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Ecodesign and sustainability, Experience Design, Interaction Design, Design History, Product Identity, Product Language, Culture and Design etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Product Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of product development through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in product development with regards to Industrial Design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Interaction Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of design interaction through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in interaction design with regards to Industrial Design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Healthcare Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of design in healthcare and its relevant areas through a research and design project with strong focus on\r\ninterdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in medicine, healthcare, and design for special needs with regards to Industrial Design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951D","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Design Education","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of design education through a research project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in design education with regards to Industrial Design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951E","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Sustainability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of eco design and sustainability through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and\r\nthorough discussions of specific topics in eco design and sustainability with regards to Industrial Design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ID6770","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminar Module in Industrial Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"This Doctoral Seminar Module in Industrial Design aims to provide PhD student a forum to sustain and amplify an active research culture among the faculty and research scholars of the Division of Industrial Design (DID). It aims to explore research methodology for design, share research findings, and exchange ideas with invited academics of distinction across the world. The themes of seminar presentations will reflect the latest research conducted in the core areas of the DID, such as: design education, design management, design innovation, ecodesign and sustainability, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1991","ModuleTitle":"UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1992","ModuleTitle":"UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1993","ModuleTitle":"UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1994","ModuleTitle":"UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IDX3991","ModuleTitle":"SEP MODULE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IDX3992","ModuleTitle":"SEP MODULE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IDX3993","ModuleTitle":"SEP MODULE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE2010E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Industrial System","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE2101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Systems Thinking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This foundation module aims to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and underlying principles of systems, and systems thinking and design. The modelling approaches and tools that are applicable to the design of industrial and service systems will be introduced. The topics in this module include introduction to systems, systems thinking concepts, mental models and causal loop diagrams, while the modelling approaches and tools to be covered include those of systems analysis and data analysis. The application of these topics to simple systems design problems will be illustrated through laboratory sessions. Real-world case studies will be presented to show how these concepts have been applied in industrial and service contexts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"IE2110","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This foundation module introduces students to some of the basic concepts of operations research. Topics include linear programming, network flow models, and nonlinear programming. Besides the basic concepts, students will also learn about the applications of these topics to complex engineering and management problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA1102R or MA1505, MA1506","Preclusion":"DSC3214, MA2215, MA3236","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE2110E","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE2120E","ModuleTitle":"Probability and Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE3100E","ModuleTitle":"Systems Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Level 3 Standing","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IE3100R","ModuleTitle":"Systems Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This design project requires students to study, formulate and analyze an actual industrial problem with the goal of recommending a design solution that is practical. It also enables students to practice and improve the skills of technical report writing and oral presentation. The objective of the design project is to provide an opportunity for students to gain practical experience in an actual industry problem. It also gives the students a broader scope in applying industrial engineering concepts rather than concentrating on one particular subject area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-4-6","Prerequisite":"IE2100, IE2110, IE2140; Co-requisite: IE2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE3101","ModuleTitle":"Statistics For Engineering Applications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module goes beyond the foundation and deals mainly with the applications of statistics in the engineering context. Topics include review of statistical decision making and hypothesis testing, ANOVA with homogeneity of variance tests, concepts of blocking, RCBD, fixed and random effects models with multiple comparison procedures, factorial experiments, nonparametric methods, an introduction to bootstrapping with IE-based case studies. Students will be able to appreciate the importance of good planning and also conduct and evaluate simple experiments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST1131, ST2131 or ST1232","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE3101E","ModuleTitle":"Statistics for Engineering Applications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE3110","ModuleTitle":"Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the basic concepts of discrete-event simulation systems and application to problems that have no closed-form solutions. The course will cover modeling techniques, random number generators, discrete-event simulation approaches, simulated data analysis, simulation variance reduction techniques and state-of-the-art simulation software. At the end of this course, students will be able to analyze and develop simulation models of given problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-0.5-4-4","Prerequisite":"IE2100 or DSC3215","Preclusion":"DSC3221","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE3110E","ModuleTitle":"Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE3120","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing Logistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic concepts and techniques of planning, design and operation within a facility. The coverage will include enterprise resource planning, resource allocation models, forecasting techniques, basic factory dynamics, types of production systems and production scheduling. This course aims to convey the intuitions behind many manufacturing logistic concepts and to demonstrate the application of operations research techniques to this area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2100, IE2110","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE4100","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng.Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the module is to give students exposure to research. In this module, each student is assigned to a research project that requires application of industrial and systems engineering concepts. The module provides the opportunity for students to conduct self study by reviewing literature, defining a problem, analyzing the problem critically, conducting design of experiments, and recommending solutions. It also enables students to improve their communication skills through technical report writing and oral presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0.3-0-0-5.7-9","Prerequisite":"ISE B.Eng. 4 standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE4100E","ModuleTitle":"BTech Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Level 4 Standing","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IE4210","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module builds upon IE2110 to introduce students to more basic concepts of operations research. Topics include integer programming, mixed integer programming, dynamic programming, and heuristic methods. Besides the basic concepts, students will also learn how to use commercial software such as CPLEX to solve large-scale integer and mixed integer programmes encountered in complex real-world problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2110","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE4240","ModuleTitle":"Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basic concepts in project management. The process encompasses project planning, project scheduling, cost estimation and budgeting, resource allocation, monitoring and control, and risk assessment and management. The principles behind the process and the approaches to their execution will be covered. This module enables students to define and plan a project within the constraints of the environment. The plan will serve as a blueprint for the implementation and control of a project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2140","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE4240E","ModuleTitle":"Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE4244","ModuleTitle":"Energy: Security, Competitiveness and Sustainability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamentals of energy from a systems viewpoint. It covers issues on energy demand, supply, resources and policies. These issues are looked into in a holistic manner taking into account the need to balance among three competing ends: energy security, economic competitiveness, and environmental sustainability, i.e. the energy trilemma. Relevant cases will be used to show the complexity of energy problems and the trade-offs involved. The module also deals with the latest global energy scene and future outlook, including issues of direct relevance to Singapore.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"IE2101 Introduction to Systems Thinking","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"IE5001","ModuleTitle":"OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Operations research and its applications, mainly in the area of production planning and control: linear programming, network analysis, project planning and scheduling, dynamic programming, inventory control models, queueing theory, replacement theory and maintenance models.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5004","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Probability And Simulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide engineers with a practical treatment of probability. Apart from the fundamental framework, examples showing how various concepts and techniques can be adapted to solve practical problems will be discussed. An introduction to simulation techniques such as the Monte Carlo method together with stochastic modeling are also included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5121","ModuleTitle":"Quality Planning And Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the planning, organizational and human dimensions of quality management. It begins with an overview of the fundamental nature of quality, followed by a coverage of the strategic importance of quality in industry and the implementation of total quality management. The organizational and human dimensions include the application of basic management theories to the planning, management and improvement of quality. The measurement techniques, unique to assessing human performance and their role in quality improvement, will also be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5123","ModuleTitle":"Reliability Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic concepts and methods in reliability and maintenance engineering. It treats both components and systems reliability, failure data analysis and reliability testing. Topics related to reliability improvement are also dealt with. The maintenance aspect of this module includes maintenance management from a systems viewpoint, optimization of equipment availability, optimal replacement policies and warranty analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5202","ModuleTitle":"APPLIED FORECASTING METHODS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5203","ModuleTitle":"Decision Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the necessary analytical knowledge and practical skills for improving decision-making processes in engineering and business environments. This is achieved by providing a paradigm based on normative decision theory and a set of prescriptive tools and computational techniques using state-of-the art software with which a stake holder can systematically analyze a complex and uncertain decision situation leading to clarity of action. Topics from utility theory and influence diagrams modeling to multi-attribute utility theory and analytic hierarchy process are covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5208","ModuleTitle":"Systems Approach To Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module presents ideas of systems analysis and project management in a manner which demonstrates their essential unity. It uses the systems development cycle as a framework to discuss management of engineering and business projects from conception to termination. The module is divided into three interrelated parts: systems analysis and project management, project selection and organizational behavior, and systems and procedures in project planning and control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5301","ModuleTitle":"Human Factors In Engineering And Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the interaction dynamics between the human operator and the machine/system in a human-machine system. We shall begin by defining the areas of concern in human factors engineering (e.g. the human-machine interface, the displays to be perceived, and the controls to be actuated). We shall discuss also the tools and methodologies used by a human factors engineer. The latter portion of the subject will discuss issues of capabilities and limitations of the human operator.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5405","ModuleTitle":"INVENTORY SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces inventory theory and its application to the management of inventory systems. Many of the models developed will be for the single item, single stage inventory system, considering both stationary and time-varying conditions. There will be some coverage of multistage inventory systems and multiple-item problems under constraints.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5407","ModuleTitle":"Flexibility in Engineering Systems Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The lifecycle performance of complex systems is affected by uncertainty in environments, markets, regulations, and technology. Designing for flexibility has potentials to improve lifecycle performance and value compared to standard design approaches. It enables systems to change and adapt pro-actively in the face of uncertainty. This course covers cutting-edge techniques and recent\r\nresearch to model uncertainty (decision trees, binomial lattice, simulations), identify/generate valuable flexibility in design (design structure matrix, prompting), and explore the design space efficiently for the best flexible designs (dynamic programming, real options and financial analyses, screening models). Possible case studies involve aerospace, defence, energy, mining, oil, real estate, transportation, and water systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"IE5004 – Engineering Probability and Simulation (or equivalent)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE5902","ModuleTitle":"Research Project in L&OR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The student will undertake a research project over two semesters to work on a topic approved by the department in logistics and operations research. The work may include a comprehensive literature survey, problem definition, model building, solution method development, and recommendation. This module is offered as an elective module to fulfill the requirements for the Specialization in Logistics and\r\nOperations Research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IE5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE6002","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED ENGINEERING STATISTICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced version of IE5002 ? Applied Engineering Statistics. This module aims to provide statistical analysis and experimentation techniques for engineers. Topics include analysis of variance, regression analysis, factorial and fractional factorial designs, response surface methodology and non-parametric methods. The module is application oriented and examples drawn from industrial applications rather than mathematical development will be used wherever possible to introduce a topic. Besides evening lectures on the above topic, seminars on fundamental aspects of the subject matters will be conducted. Research papers will be reviewed during the seminars.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE6004","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED ENGINEERING PROBABILITY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced version of IE5004 ? Engineering Probability and Simulation. This module aims to provide engineers with a practical treatment of probability. Apart from the fundamental framework, examples showing how various concepts and techniques can be adapted to solve practical problems will be discussed. An introduction to simulation techniques such as the Monte Carlo method together with stochastic modeling is also included. Besides evening lectures on the above topic, seminars on fundamental aspects of the subject matters will be conducted. Research papers will be reviewed during the seminars.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IE6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEM1201L","ModuleTitle":"From Kodak to Instagram: How Images Tell Lies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"How do pictures and videos wear the mask of truth? How are they used in newspapers, films, and websites to magnify credibility and persuasiveness? We will look at how images are arrayed with words in news sources to create a truth-effect. Unearthing the norms of objectivity that readers accept, we will ask how particular blogs and feeds become more credible than others. We will examine what happens to the truth-effect when images are digitized and manipulable. Lastly, we will analyze how they form persuasive arguments in documentaries that question the boundary between fact and faction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes (EAP) modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a WP2201 or IEM module, ES1201G, ES1201L, ES1501% (namely ES1501A, ES1501B and ES1501C) modules.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IEM1201M","ModuleTitle":"Sport and competition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"In professional, competitive sport, there appear to be fundamentally distinct ideas concerning human endeavour and the nature of competition that are worthy of critical examination. Is winning everything? Should participation or self-defining achievement be more valued? Is sport becoming too elitist? Does the obsession to win create the need for performance-enhancing drugs? Should we legalize doping or tighten control measures? Should we change the nature of professional competitive sport? Students will explore these questions through close analysis of viewpoints expressed in both scholarly literature and popular media, ultimately developing their own positions in written arguments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a WP2201%, IEM1201%, ES1201G, ES1201L or ES1501% module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEM1201N","ModuleTitle":"Public Persona and Self-presentations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Public persona is a fundamental yet unarticulated aspect of persuasion in spoken discourse. In this course, students will explore and examine speakers’ public persona with a focus on interactional and social roles in performed presentations before a public audience. What does it mean to perform a public persona? How is public persona shaped, strengthened, or attenuated? Is there such a thing as an \"authentic\" public persona? In seminar-type classes and, subsequently, in writing assignments, students will analyse verbal and nonverbal performance of a speaker or speakers in mediated and/or non-mediated contexts, and develop informed views of their public persona.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes (EAP) modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a WP2201%, IEM1201%, ES1201G, ES1201L or ES1501% module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEM1201P","ModuleTitle":"Heroes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the development and transformation of heroic figures across time and cultures, how people have reacted to these figures, and how these figures have been adapted. Students will engage with multiple versions of the “hero,” both male and female, from a variety of media (literature, film, television, graphic novel) and scholarly literature on the subject as a means to develop critical writing skills. Some questions we will ask include: What defines a heroic character? What do a society’s heroes reflect about its own values? What are the dangers of uncritical acceptance of heroes?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a WP2201%, IEM1201%, ES1201G, ES1201L or ES1501% module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEM1201Q","ModuleTitle":"English, Singlish and intercultural communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Students will explore how a language is shaped by the culture in which it is used and how it in turn shapes its users’ views of other cultures. They will investigate the culture-specific aspects of language, how they colour speakers’ worldviews, and  how differences in worldviews may lead to intercultural misunderstanding. Students will develop reasoned positions on particular issues in intercultural communication and formulate arguments to defend their points of view. The focus will be on English and Singlish but other varieties of English and other languages will be used for comparison.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes (EAP) modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a WP2201%, IEM1201%, ES1201G, ES1201L or ES1501% module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEM2201E","ModuleTitle":"Ethics in Outer Space","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Venturing into space, the most hostile of extreme environments, poses a host of complex and unusual challenges to human well-being.  Through examination of the physiological, psychological and social factors that astronauts must contend with, students will engage with the ethical questions that confront governmental and private agencies when sending men and women into space. Before selecting specific ethical questions to explore in their research papers, students will also examine  the motivations (scientific, commercial, political) behind different kinds of space mission and consider the moral obligations humankind may be under with regard to the exploration and potential exploitation of extraterrestrial environments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"I&E I","Preclusion":"Students who have already read an I&E II module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEM2201H","ModuleTitle":"RISK and Popular Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"We live in a time characterized by an intensified awareness of risk. Our perception of risk, whether related to new technology or social activity, is greatly influenced by how mass media represents it. Taking prominent social theories of risk as its critical frame of reference, this course will explore the role of news, television shows, popular fiction and films in shaping public opinion on, and responses to, potential and presumed threats. These range from environmental pollution, pathogens and medical procedures to terrorism, cybercrime, immigration/immigrants and un(der)employment. Case studies may include Fukushima, Chernobyl and the Y2K phenomenon.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"I&E I","Preclusion":"Students who have already read an I&E II module.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IEM2201J","ModuleTitle":"Blood, Death and Desire, Interpreting the Vampire","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"Vampire literature has undergone a twenty-first Century resuscitation, evident in novels such as Twilight and television series including The Vampire Diaries and True Blood. But how similar are these vampires to the traditional vampire in Western and other cultures? In this module you will explore different explanations for the role/function of the Vampire and have the opportunity to research manifestations of the Vampire across cultures, genres and historical periods.\r\nYou will review different research methodologies, and compile a list of terms and ideas that enable you to participate in the conversation to understand the ongoing\r\nfascination with the Vampire.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed an IEM1201 module.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read an IEM2201 module.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"IEM2201K","ModuleTitle":"Public Memory, Identity and Rhetoric","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This research-based writing module examines the intersections of public memory, identity, and rhetoric in contemporary Singapore. In the module, students will consider theories and methodologies drawn from the interdisciplinary field of memory studies and pratice applying them in a variety of Singaporean contexts—considering, for example, the Singapore Memory Project, local museums, plays, political speeches, the preservation and transformation of memorial spaces or historical sites such as Bukit Brown cemetery, and more. Students will use their new knowledge of the rhetorical power of memory to embark on their own research project examining course themes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"I&E I","Preclusion":"Students who have already read an I&E II module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IEU3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (ARTS & SOCIAL SC.)","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the European Studies Programme, have relevance to the major, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Please see remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in European Studies; and have declared European Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major).","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"INM3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Communications and New Media Programme, have relevance to the major in NM, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships for each semester will be advertised at the beginning of the semester before. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department. Student must apply for and be accepted to work in the company/organization offering the internship for a duration of 6 months (together with NM3550), on full time basis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3 months at the place of work on full time basis.","Prerequisite":"(1) For NM Major only,\r\n(2) Read and pass a minimum of 80 MCs AND\r\n(3) Must read NM3550 concurrently\r\n","Preclusion":"Any other series-internship modules\r\n(Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS1103","ModuleTitle":"Computing and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Students will explore the interactions and impacts of computing & information technologies on social systems. They will examine how technological paradigms transform industries, organizations and individuals, and vice versa; how policies and social norms are developed as they relate to technology use; and investigate the emerging controversies surrounding the regulation of technology in society.\r\nEmphasis is placed on establishing an in-depth understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities of computing professionals, and developing an ability to analyze the impact of computing technologies on a local and global scale. Historical and contemporary studies, cases and examples will be used extensively.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"CS1105/A","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS1105","ModuleTitle":"Strategic IT Applications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course develops an understanding of the role of IT in the value chain and the ever-changing competitive arena of information age. The focus is on the following topics: the nature and characteristics of information technology (IT), the strategic roles of IT for organizational improvements in operations, planning and decision making. The course is directed toward future IT specialists, consultants, and managers who must have a basic understanding of information technologies; including identifying strategic opportunities for Information Systems (IS) deployment, managing IT resources, and evaluating IT investments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"CS2250","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS2101","ModuleTitle":"Business and Technical Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or EAP modules (ET1000/ES1102/EG1471) must pass it/them before taking IS2101.","Preclusion":"ES2002, ES2007D, ES2007S, CS2101, CG1413, CS2103T.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS2102","ModuleTitle":"Requirements Analysis and Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Business requirements analysis is the process of discovering requirements, analyzing requirements for incompleteness, inconsistency, relevance and practicality and negotiating the final requirements for the systems. Whether the computer systems developed are what users want depends on how well requirements are captured at the earlier stage of system development. This module teaches Business Requirements Analysis in the Unified\r\nProcess, particularly, the process of requirements elicitation, analyses, documentation, and communication. This module also teaches transition from business requirement analysis to design, UML (Unified Modelling Language) and Use Case Modelling.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CS1010 or CS1101 or CS1101S","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS2103","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Systems Development Concepts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this module is to train students to be conversant in the technologies and approaches to developing software systems at the enterprise level. Technologies covered include J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) and .NET (from Microsoft). Emphasis will be placed on teaching students J2EE standard specification. Major topics covered include Business Information Systems; Enterprise Platforms; Distributed Computing Concepts; JavaBeans; Servlets and Java Server Pages; Model, View, Controller model; Enterprise JavaBeans; XML, Web Services, Deployment; Persistence Management and Security.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or CS1102 or CS1102C or CS1102S","Preclusion":"CS2261","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS2104","ModuleTitle":"Software Team Dynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of teams and working in teams. Emphasis is placed on team dynamics in the software environment. Students will learn about different types of software teams, the challenges of working in such teams and how to work and manage such teams effectively. A variety of instructional methods including lectures, in-class group activities, discussions and debates, videos and fieldwork will be used to facilitate teaching of the course. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 40 MCs","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS3101","ModuleTitle":"Management of Information Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The course covers the essentials in management of information systems in an organisational setting. Students will gain an understanding of the managerial issues in the development and operation of information systems. The main topics include: information systems planning, management of systems development and maintenance, implementation management, end-user computing, data centre operations, information systems control and evaluation, acquisition of IS resources and management of IS personnel. Case studies will be used to illustrate the issues and solutions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)","Preclusion":"CS3253","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS3102","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Systems Development Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Students are required to work (in groups) through a complete Systems Development Life Cycle to develop a business information system based on techniques and tools taught in CS2103 or IS2103. IS3102 can be viewed as a large-scale practical module of CS2103 or IS2103. They will also sharpen communication skills through close team interactions, consultations, and formal presentations. Emphasis will be placed on requirement analysis, system design, user interface design, database design and implementation efficiency. Students will be assessed based on their understanding and ability to apply software engineering knowledge on a real-life application system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-1-0-10-8","Prerequisite":"CS2261 or IS2103 (applicable to intakes from AY2005/06 to AY2007/08) or [(CS2261 or IS2103) and (CS2301 or IS2101)] (applicable to intakes from AY2008/09 onwards)","Preclusion":"CS3214","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS3150","ModuleTitle":"Digital and New Media Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the principles and practice of marketing management of IT products and services in the digital economy, and the application of computer decision tools and techniques for marketing on\r\nnew interactive media such as the Internet and mobile phone platforms. The main topics of this module are: the concept of marketing, marketing environment in the digital economy, marketing research, buyer behaviour, IT market analysis, segmentation, targeting and positioning, IT product design, pricing, advertising and promotion, marketing channel and campaign management in new\r\nmedia platforms, etc. Cases and examples will be drawn from the high-tech IT industries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [IS1105 and IS1112 ]","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS3220","ModuleTitle":"Service Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at providing an inter-disciplinary educational foundation for students in Service Science. Service Science is the application of scientific, management, and engineering disciplines to the tasks (services) that one organization beneficially performs for itself and with another. The module will cover the definition and goals of services, creation, operation, marketing and delivery of services, and the role of IT service systems. It will discuss how IT-enabled services impact an organization and the external environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":" 2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS3361","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS3222","ModuleTitle":"IT and Customer Relationship Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems are the cornerstone of enterprise systems to manage customer relationships and equity in business organizations. This module aims to introduce concepts in CRM and in the application, implementation and management of CRM technologies. Topics covered include CRM strategy in B2C and B2B contexts, integrating IS/IT strategy with CRM objectives, economic returns from CRM, information privacy in CRM, CRM data warehouse and information structure, data mining techniques for CRM, CRM systems and technologies, CRM system implementation in B2C/B2B contexts, CRM system vendor selection and evaluation. Instructional methods will include lectures, tutorials, case studies, and/or project-based learning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4266","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS3223","ModuleTitle":"IT and Supply Chain Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the understanding of the role of IT in enabling effective supply chain strategies in the global economy. Particularly, it focuses on the how to plan the integration of supply chain components into a coordinated system using IT. Besides the basic concepts, students will be exposed to the role of IT in risk pooling and inventory placement, integrated planning and collaboration, and information sharing in supply chain management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4267","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS3261","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Apps Development for Enterprise","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The proliferation of mobile phones offers unprecedented opportunities for enterprise to empower their employees with computing and communicating capabilities on the \r\nmove. It also offers a rich interactive experience for customers. Programming skills for mobile apps in enterprise environment is therefore an increasingly important asset for the IT workforce. This course will teach mobile phone programming in a client-server setting. In addition to developing user interface, the students will also learn how to write mobile apps to communicate with servers via HTTP, making synchronous and asynchronous requests, as well as dealing with common payload formats such as JSON and HTML.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CS1020 Data Structures and Algorithms I \r\nor \r\nCS2020 Data Structures and Algorithms Accelerated  or their equivalent.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS4100","ModuleTitle":"IT Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the management of IS projects.  Various managerial issues pertaining to the evaluation and selection of information systems projects, choice of project organization, planning, scheduling and budgeting of project activities and basic principles in control and project auditing will be covered. The students will also learn how to use practical techniques and tools, such as network models (PERT/CPM), simulation, and state-of-the-art project management software, in scheduling project activities. This module serves as a good introduction to information systems project management for students who may participate in coordinating and managing large-scale information systems projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)] and (CS2261 or IS2103)","Preclusion":"IS5110 and CS5212(old code for IS5110)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS4102","ModuleTitle":"E-Business Capstone Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students are required to complete a Systems Development Life Cycle to develop an e-business system based on principles taught in previous modules. This project can be viewed as a large-scale practical module. Emphasis will be placed on system design, user interface design, database design, security strategy, and performance. Students will appreciate differences in the scalability, usability, performance and security aspects. They will also sharpen communication skills through close team interactions, consultations, and formal presentations. Students will also develop a comprehensive understanding of the issues of e-business implementation from an enterprise architecture standpoint.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-1-0-9-8","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3240, IS2150, IS3230 and IS3150]","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS4203","ModuleTitle":"IT Adoption and Change Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of managing change and adoption associated with the introduction and implementation of new systems and\r\ntechnologies. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding and effective management of end-user reactions to the adoption and use of new systems and\r\ntechnologies. Topics to be covered include IT adoption and use process, dealing with user resistance, effective change vision, short and long-term change, outcomes evaluation, and preventing change deterioration.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3253 or IS3101]","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS4224","ModuleTitle":"Service Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at introducing students to the systems approach of analysing service systems. It will cover the fundamentals of systems thinking for business services, and extend to large scale IT-integrated services. Students will learn about holistic social-technical systems, considering all the important factors, such as IT, business organization, user characteristics and different cultural environments. Case studies form an integral component of this module, to enhance student knowledge and application skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3361 or IS3220]","Preclusion":"CS4361","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS4225","ModuleTitle":"Strategic IS Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module covers strategic planning to link information needs and technology support to organisational objectives. The module content includes: IT effects on industries, markets, and organisations; how organisations can use IT to gain competitive advantage; evaluation of business strategy (plans) and IS strategy (plans); and management of aligning business strategy (plans) and IS strategy (plans). The module will focus on organisational performance (efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness), the use of IT as a means to enhance organisational performance (not an end in itself) and creative and analytical frameworks and methodologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4251; Arts and social sciences students reading CNM as a subjec/concentration are not allowed to read this module as CFM/ULR-Breadth","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS4231","ModuleTitle":"Information Security Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The main focus of this module is on the managerial aspects of information security. This module prepares the students for their future roles as IS managers or IS security professionals. Through this module, students will appreciate the challenges of managing information security in the modern business organization. Topics include risk management, security policies and programmes, managing the security function, and planning for continuity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and IS3230","Preclusion":"CS3254","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS4233","ModuleTitle":"Legal Aspects of Information Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module is a study of major area of law that has an impact on the IT industry. Among the topics to be addressed are intellectual property of software, database, and multimedia entertainment contents, data privacy, information security, and electronic commerce law. The goal of the course is to provide basic background in these issues for non-lawyers. The course enables IT professionals to better handle their legal resources and better understand their commercial opportunities. Real-world examples from the text and current events will be used to demonstrate the applicability of the law in IT industries. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4259","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS4234","ModuleTitle":"Control and Audit of Information Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide an in-depth study of information systems security in business organisations. This module provides an opportunity for students to examine the design of security control and auditing processes and procedures of information systems from a management perspective. The course will cover the economics of security, principles of management and application control, evidence gathering and evaluation, auditing procedures and techniques. The emphasis of this course is on the managerial and business issues rather than technical issues such as encryption algorithms and virus-manipulation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3254 or IS4231]","Preclusion":"CS4252","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS4241","ModuleTitle":"Social Media Network Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The world of online social media is of much interest for academic, social and e-commerce studies. This module is about the analysis of social media networks. The module will cover the characteristics of social media networks, the analysis software and methods, case studies and projects of network analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed 80 MCs and CS1020 or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"IS4250","ModuleTitle":"Healthcare Analytics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"To a healthcare enterprise, leveraging on healthcare data is strategic for business intelligence, streamlining workflow operations and providing quality customer service and patient care. Lectures will cover principles and techniques of processing and analysing healthcare data and interpreting and reporting of results.\r\n\r\nThe module is useful for students with the view to an IT career related to information management in healthcare.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed 80 MCs and (IS1105 and (ST1131 or ST2334)).","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"IS5002","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATION IN MANAGEMENT OF IS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to help students learn essential knowledge on the management of information systems. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to gain a better understanding of IS issues and phenomena from a theoretical perspective and be able to apply the knowledge to solving practical and managerial problems in IS usage, planning, and deployment. The content of the module will cover both classical and emerging MIS issues such as IS adoption and diffusion, IS strategy, social media, e-commerce, mobile commerce, network economics, platform competition, and digital innovation. Cases will be used to enhance student learning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS5112","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Systems and Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn a broad and in-depth understanding of knowledge management, arguably one of the most interesting and powerful IT concepts. Knowledge-intensive organisations are distinguished by their flatter organisation structures and decentralised decision-making processes. Managing these organisations is different from managing traditional organisations. At their core lies a particular knowledge-intensive thinking which concentrates specifically on intellect and reflection. Processes of learning and knowledge management are integrated into the fabric of the organisation. Traditional managerial activities take on new interpretations and meanings, thereby re-conceptualizing the role of management. Case studies form a major part of this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS4251 or IS4225","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS5113","ModuleTitle":"Computer Mediated Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Computer and communications technologies are changing the ways in which individuals and groups communicate. The impact goes beyond one-to-one communications to the formation and operation of virtual and semi-virtual groups and work environments. The module examines the mediation of such technologies on verbal and nonverbal communications, feedback, intra-personal communications, interpersonal communications, small group communications, organisational communications, and communication goals. Technologies include basic media such as email, phone, fax, chat board, bulletin board, computer conferencing, and video conferencing. In addition, integrated systems such as group support systems and negotiation support systems will be used for advanced illustrations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS5115","ModuleTitle":"Telecoms and International Network","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Students will gain an understanding of how telecommunications can affect organisations and industries. Rapid advancements in telecommunications technology and the convergence of computing and telecommunications have created unique opportunities for organisations to derive competitive advantage. This module will provide students with a broad and in-depth understanding of the impact of telecommunications technology on organisations. The topics covered include: adoption and diffusion of telecommunications technology, telecommunications technology strategy, telecommunications applications in supply chain management, manufacturing, sales and marketing, inter-organisational networking, convergence, and national or international telecommunications policies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3260","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS5128","ModuleTitle":"Organizing for IT Innovation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Successful development and adoption of technological innovation relies not only on the technology itself but also on a shrewd business model and the surrounding ecosystem where a host of partners’ co-innovation plays a key role. This module provides graduate students with the knowledge and tools for managing technological\r\ninnovations, especially in the dynamic and growing IT sector. Topics covered include the innovation process, the organizational and environmental context of innovation, the innovator’s dilemma, product vs. service innovation, open vs. closed innovation, innovation platforms, and management of intellectual property.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge of organizations and business functions will be helpful, but not required.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS5152","ModuleTitle":"Decision Making Technologies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Decision making technologies can support decision making in the financial, operational, marketing and other areas. Efforts have been directed at finding new machine learning (ML) techniques for decision making and their possible application in solving practical problems. ML techniques such as artificial neural network methods have been proven to be powerful tools for decision making. Applications include credit rating, bankruptcy analysis, foreign exchange rate predictions and many others. The techniques covered in this course include neural networks for classification/ regression/ clustering, genetic algorithm for optimisation, decision tree methods, support vector machine and data mining.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ST2334 or ST1131","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS6000","ModuleTitle":"Qualifying Examination in IS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module evaluates students on essential knowledge of IS research methodologies and application domains of management information systems. Students will be tested on their ability to integrate method (e.g., survey, experiment, qualitative, technical, or econometrics) and domain (e.g., knowledge management, electronic commerce) knowledge towards designing studies to investigate current phenomena in IS.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"NIL","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"IS6002","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods for IS Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the essential methods in quantitative IS research. It will start with a discussion of measures and data collection. It will then go more in-depth into the experimental methods, design, and analysis using ANOVA and variants. Subsequently, survey design and analysis including regression, moderation, mediation, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling will be covered.  Secondary data analysis using discriminant analysis, logistic \r\nregression, Bayesian network, clustering, and basic text processing will also be discussed. The course will conclude with discussion on review and critiquing of quantitative research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS6003","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Theories for IS Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide students with in-depth treatment of theoretical pursuits pertaining to several streams of IS research. These may include media richness theory, group support systems, adoption/diffusion of technology, decision support systems, Internet commerce, IT and education. It will lay the foundation and visit important concepts relating to theoretical models, examine the roles of theoretical models and frameworks in guiding empirical studies, review empirical studies in light of the construction, improvement, and adaptation of theoretical models and frameworks, and discuss links between theories and research methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS6004","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics for IS Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"Ever since the beginning of research into information systems, economics has been recognized as one of the most important reference disciplines. Economics has made useful contributions to the understanding of information systems research and applications. Some examples include the theory of information, decision analysis, game theory, and econometric methodologies. The objective of this course is to equip graduate students with econometrics research methodologies pertaining to the analysis of IT/IS, and to help students understand emerging IS-economics and econometric issues.\r\nSpecific learning objectives of this course are as follows:\r\n¿¿ Understand economic issues and theories associated with decision makers, goals, choices and relationship between choices and outcomes of IS/IT artifacts\r\n¿¿ Understand econometrics modeling and estimation methods, including ordinary least squares, generalized least squares, maximum likelihood estimation, instrumental variables estimation simultaneous equation models, fixed and random effects models, discrete choice models, hierarchical Bayes models, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IS6005","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Information Systems I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"This module will consist of a series of research seminars on current and on-going research in the information systems area. These seminars can be given by graduate students, faculty members and visitors. Through active discussions at the seminars, students will become familiar with current research topics as well as other research issues, such as methodologies and methods. Students will also acquire research presentation and discussion skills. Students must attend and participate to pass the module.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-0-2 (4hr)","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5101","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Studio Project 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops skills and mindsets for integrative thinking. Students will be organised into multidisciplinary teams and assigned a design brief for a mid-sized building in tropical or subtropical conditions. Assessment will be based on the degree to which performance targets, set by the group at the start of the process, are achieved and supported.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5103","ModuleTitle":"Green Buildings in the Tropics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks out issues and metrics of sustainability relevant to tropical and subtropical conditions. Underlying this is the question of performance; who defines it and what it means at local and global levels. Of these, vernacular solutions and indigenous knowledge speak of climate and context, shaping demand for resources and occupant well being. Technology and system-driven approaches dwell on the efficacies of resource and waste management. Integration of the two, selectively and critically, is critical to the future Green buildings in Asia.  This module will examine from first principles the constituents of Green performance; it will contextualise these for tropical and subtropical conditions, addressing urban, suburban and rural typologies that are important to Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5104","ModuleTitle":"Energy and Ecology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Energy produced from the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), is recognised as one of the primary causes of global warming.  Energy, viewed as tonnes of GHG emissions, fundamentally alters the way in which we conceptualise buildings and cities. It demands a shift from quest for systemic energy efficiency to questions of how energy is produced, transmitted, utilised and reutilised. It extends beyond management of operational energy on-site to include energy consumed off-site; for instance, the sourcing of products, the assembly and disassembly of materials and building systems. This module paints the broad picture of energy in its various forms and guises, as it pertains to global warming, in the context of drawing-board decisions on buildings and neighbourhoods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ISE3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length and take place within organisations or companies located in Singapore or Southeast Asian countries. Internships with organisations or companies in Southeast Asian countries will occur during the semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP. \n\n\n\nAll internships are vetted and approved by the SEASP, have relevance to the major in Southeast Asian Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"All internships must include a minimum of 120 hours, accumulated during one period.","Prerequisite":"Students should:  have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and  have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 module. [Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IT1004","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electronic Commerce","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"INFORMATION SYSTEMS","ModuleDescription":"The Internet is a medium that no business can afford to ignore.  The objective of this introductory module is to give non-computing students exposure to electronic commerce, and how it is being applied.  Students will learn the basic concepts including electronic commerce infrastructure, security, privacy, threats, social and ethical issues in electronic commerce, electronic commerce payment systems, marketing on the Internet, components of B2C and B2B business models, and various actions in electronic commerce, such as retailers, auctions, portal, E-government.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"School of Computing students; CS3266, CS4260, CS4264,CS4265 or DSC3211 or equivalent","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"IT1005","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Programming with Matlab","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"COMPUTER SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"With the widespread use of computers and computational tools in industrial practice and research, it is important for students in the chemical engineering programme to gain a firm understanding and appreciation of the fundamentals of programming, algorithmic problem solving, coding and debugging.  The final goal is to be able to apply these skills to solving realistic chemical engineering problems. MATLAB, a high-level computing language will be employed due to its capability to solve domain-specific computing problems more conveniently than with traditional programming languages. MATLAB also provides the platform to span a wide variety of application areas.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics, Chemical Engineering students matriculated in and after AY2006/2007.","Preclusion":"CS1010, CS1010E, CS1101S, CG1101, CZ1102, IT1002, IT1006 and other equivalent programming courses","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Japanese Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the subject of Japanese studies from a multi-disciplinary approach. It has three main components. The first component is humanities, covering art, philosophy, history and literature. The second component is social sciences, which includes sociology,anthropology, politics and economics. The third component is linguistics and language development. Students will learn about the methods and theories the various disciplines contribute to the study of Japan. Audio-visual materials, fieldwork, guest lectures, study tours, projects and debates will supplement lecture and tutorials.","CrossModule":"GEK1002","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEK1002","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS2203","ModuleTitle":"Sound, Grammar and Meaning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory Japanese linguistics module which teaches how the language is analysed in terms of its sound, grammar and meaning. In order to develop a deeper understanding of the language, students will be asked to do frequent exercises that will help develop analytical skills. Topics such as pronunciation, accent patterns, word-formation, sentence analysis, complex sentences, functions of language, comparison with other Asian languages, and literal and pragmatic meanings will also be taught.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"LAJ2201 or pass in JLPT level 4 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS2214","ModuleTitle":"Ideas and Images in Japanese Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Images are as important as ideas in defining and transmitting cultural patterns, and neither can be understood without exploring the other. This module attempts to look into the core of Japanese culture to understand the ideas that have been used to define Japanese culture and the connections these ideas have with images. Topics covered include Japanese aesthetic ideals, ethical paradigms, festivals, and visual arts. Through project work students will be encouraged to engage themselves creatively in exploring a specific aspect of Japanese culture, art, aesthetics or design that they find interesting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS2216","ModuleTitle":"Postwar Japanese Film and Anime","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module uses postwar Japanese films and animation (anime) as the principal texts and investigates their relationship with contemporary Japanese culture, society and politics. Students will be introduced to the various genre and representative film and anime, together with specific critical writings on these works. Focus of the module will be on the relationship between the films and the audience, the impact of the dominance of films and anime in present day Japan and worldwide, and the various social and cultural issues such as violence and globalization that are closely related to the movie industry.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS2227","ModuleTitle":"Japan and China: Rivals and Partners","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module deepens the understanding of Sino-Japanese relations from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It examines the ways in which the Japanese and Chinese nations have interacted with each other from the mid-19th century to the present. Students learn how both a sense of cultural affinity as well as a deep-seated mistrust have shaped relations between the two powers. This module also examines the transformation of the Sino-Japanese political and economic relationship in a changing international environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"JS3101","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Japanese Studies II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module guides students towards using source materials in the Japanese language for their research. Based on their disciplinary interests, students will develop a research question and write a substantial paper based on Japanese language sources. Catering to\r\nstudents with different levels of Japanese language ability, this can be a review paper based on academic work in Japanese or a research paper using primary materials of different levels of difficulties, for example newspaper articles, government committee protocols, NGO publications, websites, or Japanese advertisements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"This module is for students who major in Japanese Studies. Students should have completed JS2101 Approaches to Japanese Studies I and at least LAJ2202 Japanese 3 (or equivalent Japanese language skills).","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"JS3213","ModuleTitle":"Alternative Lives in Contemporary Japan","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"In a society where group consciousness and ethnic homogeneity are hailed as national characteristics, what does it mean to be different?  This course deals with this question through an examination of social groups in contemporary Japan which by choice or circumstance fall out of the mainstream.  Topics will include ethnic minorities, homosexuals, criminals, religious cult members, people with HIV/AIDS, the homeless, and others.  By drawing upon the experiences of these alternative lives, students will be asked to generate their own theories on the process of social differentiation and the production of cultural identity in contemporary Japan.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS3214","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Philosophy and Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the modern Japanese sense of cultural, social and national identity, as analysed by social scientists, cultural historians, and scholars of Japanese thought. Some famous studies of the Japanese self by psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and socio-linguists will be discussed, supplemented by a historical perspective focusing on the samurai heritage and the ideas behind the Meiji Restoration. No knowledge of the Japanese language or of specialised scholarly vocabulary is required or expected.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS3226","ModuleTitle":"Japan: The Green Nation?","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the fascinating relationship between humans and environment in Japan.  We will use Japan to think about how we humans should interact with and treat the precious environment that sustains us. We will consider the topic from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including myths, literature and thought, popular culture, architecture and art, politics, economy, law, environmentalism, and social movements.  The module will be of value to any students who have an interest in the environment, Japan, or both.  Students will leave the module not only with knowledge about Japan, but hopefully, greater sensitivity to the challenges facing humankind today.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS4101","ModuleTitle":"Research and Writing in Japanese Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to encourage and enhance independent thinking, research and writing. Students will explore various approaches to the study of Japan and pursue a research proposal leading to a research project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nStudents in 2001 cohort and after must have completed 80 MCs, of which at least 28 MCs should fulfil the JS shared major requirement.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: \r\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"JS4221","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS4207","ModuleTitle":"Readings in Modern Japanese","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop a reasonable level of fluency in reading such contemporary Japanese materials as academic writings, dialogues involving colloquial speech, and relatively sophisticated analyses of Japanese culture, society, current affairs and business affairs. Attention will also be given to developing accurate translation skills and to some of the subtler points of Japanese and English grammar. The module will also involve practice in using computers for Japanese word processing and for making use of the Japanese Internet.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: LAJ3201 or LAJ3203 or pass in JLPT Levels 2 or 1 /GCE ‘AO’ or ‘A’ Level Japanese or placement test AND students in  2001 cohort and after\r\nmust have completed 80MCs, of which at least 28MCs should fulfil the JS shared major requirement. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: LAJ3201 or LAJ3203 or pass in JLPT Levels 2 or 1 /GCE ‘AO’ or ‘A’ Level Japanese or placement test AND completed 80MCs, including 28MCs\r\nin JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS4213","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Modern Japanese History","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module traces the historical development of Japan from the mid 19th century to the present. It focuses on close reading and discussion of important English-language works with particular emphasis on historical and theoretical controversies in the field. Students will be encouraged to think about both the modern history of Japan as well as the historians who have claimed to reconstruct and narrate it. The module is aimed at students interested in the intersection between Japanese history, the practice of historiography, and the application of theoretical models to the past.","CrossModule":"HY4218","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Must have completed a minimum of 80MCs. Must major in JS (HY for HY4218).\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in JS or 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4218","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"JS4230","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Readings in Popular Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Students will read theoretical and practical approaches to the study of popular culture from a variety of disciplines, including cultural studies, media studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and anime/manga studies. Students will then use those theories and methods in analyzing primary materials from Japan, including manga, anime, music, television and film.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Students are required to write an academic thesis on an approved topic under the guidance of a supervisor. The HT will be equivalent to two modules of study.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (1) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of JS major\r\nrequirement and (2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or  (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of JS major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"JS4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirement and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of\r\n3.5.","Preclusion":"JS4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Japanese Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS5660R","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Japanese Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"JS6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"JAPANESE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"KE4204","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to introduce students to the concepts, methods and techniques of business analytics. Students will gain the requisite skills to perform analytics in a real life business scenarios through workshops and assignments using tools. Topics included in the course are:\r\n• Introduction to Business Analytics (NEW);\r\n• Business Intelligence fundamentals (NEW);\r\n• Exploratory data analysis and visualization;\r\n• Segmentation and clustering;\r\n• Market basket analysis;\r\n• Advanced modelling using decision trees, rule induction, regression, neural networks;\r\n• Data mining for CRM and market planning;\r\n• Data mining tools.\r\nThis course is highly appropriate for all professional workers who must process and analyze large amounts of data for corporate decision making.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"KE4205","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Knowledge Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide an introduction to knowledge management for software/knowledge engineers. It will cover the essential principles and best practices of knowledge management (KM) as they are applied within the software development  industry. (refer to syllabus below for topics covered) There is an assignment\r\nin which students design and possibly implement a KM system in their workplace. This course is appropriate for software engineers who wish to gain an appreciation of KM\r\nand how it can be applied to Software Engineering projects,","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"KE5101","ModuleTitle":"KBS DEVELOPMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"KE5101-1 Knowledge Acquisition & Problem Modeling\r\nThe objectives of this module are to describe the knowledge engineering process. The module will teach identification of knowledge-based application, knowledge elicitation techniques (including interviewing techniques, LaFrance knowledge acquisition grids, concept dictionary, goal reduction trees, etc.), knowledge modeling based on CommonKADS, knowledge-based design and implementation: block diagram, interaction diagram, validation and verification of knowledge-bases. This module is compulsory for all KE students.\r\n\r\nKE5101-2 KBS Prototyping Project\r\nThe objective of this prototyping project is to consolidate the training in Units 1 (KE fundamentals) and Unit 3 (developing knowledge based systems) as well as prepare students for their internship project by giving them the experience in developing a knowledge-based system prototype, from knowledge acquisition (including mock interviews with a domain expert), knowledge modeling, design, implementation and testing.  The prototype system will be developed using an expert system tool introduced in Unit 1, such as Eclipse or CLIPS; and a technical report must be written. This module is compulsory for all KE students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"KE5103","ModuleTitle":"HYBRID KE SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"KE5103-1 Hybrid Architectures & Soft Computing\r\nThe objective of this module is to teach the use of Hybrid Architectures and Soft Computing in Knowledge engineering. The module reviews KE techniques and matches these to problem types. Other topics include Review of  Fuzzy, Neural and GA modeling. Building hybrid systems, typical architectures, and integration issue. This module is compulsory for all KE students.\r\n\r\nKE5103-2 Hybrid System Workshops\r\nThe objective of this module is to allow students to use Hybrid KE techniques to carry out a workshop. The module begins by introducing the workshops (which are based on optimization and forecasting), reviewing the available KE software tools and describing the workshop guidelines. After completing the workshop there will be student presentations and assessments. There will be a graded assignment. This module is compulsory for all KE students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"KE5105","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Engineering Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"KE5205","ModuleTitle":"Text Mining","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills to effectively mine large amounts of unstructured textual data to discover themes, patterns, and trends for\r\nbusiness intelligence, research, or investigation. The students will be introduced to the concepts, techniques, and methods for common text mining tasks, such as data\r\npre-processing and preparation, linguistic/knowledge resources management, concept extraction, text categorization, clustering, association analysis, and trend\r\ndetection. The scenario-based case studies will enable the students to understand the application of text mining in business and research context, whereas hands-on\r\nworkshops will allow them to practice performing the above mining tasks following a text mining process.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA3201","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to the History of Landscape","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA4201","ModuleTitle":"Theory of Modern Landscape Architecture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the foundations for the practice of contemporary landscape architecture. It covers the current influences and historic development of landscape architecture in the Western world from garden design into a professional discipline. Key influences of contemporary landscape architecture and the development of design styles and theories are discussed. References to landscape practices in other countries – China, Japan, Middle East – where relevant are highlighted. The module finishes with a discourse on current Asian landscape architectural practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA4301","ModuleTitle":"Material and Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of materials as they pertain to landscape design. Outdoor designs require robust materials that tolerate extreme weather conditions, planned and unplanned forms of use and urban characteristics like highest intensities of usage and vandalism. The discourse on materials is integrated with their design process and application on site. Contemporary urban\r\nlandscape design bases upon a minimized choice of appropriate materials and high quality of implementation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA4701","ModuleTitle":"MLA Studio: Quarter","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops higher level skills in landscape design and marks the first of four subsequent master-level core studios in landscape design. Projects of city quarter scale are undertaken to explore issues of context, programme and socio-economic considerations. Projects will cover sites with different functions, e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, educational, health\r\nand recreation. Civic spaces like roadsides, highways, plazas, parks and city squares will also be tackled. There is an emphasis on sustainability and tropical design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA5201","ModuleTitle":"Policy of Landscape","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This module presents a review of current topics in landscape architecture and planning considering environmental and nature conservation issues through lectures, readings, and discussion. A broad sweep of strategic, comprehensive and regional design issues is provided and students are challenged to critique current practice and to reflect on the relevance of landscape policies to society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA5301","ModuleTitle":"Geo Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on developing the knowledge and techniques of site analysis and planning, which are essential for sustainable landscape architecture. The module is named as “Geo design” because it emphasizes on the systematic thinking of site and site alternatives in broad context, in which the analysis is supported by contemporary theories and methodologies in landscape and\r\nurban ecology. This course will develop skills and explore issues and chances of modeling and understanding the physical and visual aspects of sites and their context using georeferenced digital resources. The topics of the module include site inventory, site and landscape assessment, landscape and vegetation modeling, scenario techniques, and interactive 3D visualization as well as how geo data and these methods can be incorporated into the planning and design process. The tool of geographic information system (GIS) is provided for the development of advanced techniques in analyzing, evaluating, managing, and modeling.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LA5701","ModuleTitle":"MLA Studio: Country","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module investigates the sustainable issues surrounding land development of large scales and marks the third of four subsequent master-level core studios in landscape design. Methods to balance economic and human development with ecological aspects are highlighted and discussed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The module aims on tropical design issues in the\r\nurban context of Singapore and other tropical countries. Thinking globally, acting locally – forms the topical framework of design content.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAB1201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach.  Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-2-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"LAM1201 Malay 1","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAB2201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.  Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics.  Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people. At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB1201 or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAB3201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Bahasa Indonesia 2.  Emphasis continues to be on proficiency in all four skills, within selected range of vocabulary and grammar.  Students will master language relating to a wider range of daily life situations and will gain flexibility in their language use. Reading will no longer be strictly limited to what is contained in the textbook specially prepared for the class.  Gradually, short selection from media and literature sources such as short stories, poems, announcements, reports and other short, topic-specific pieces will be introduced to begin to familiarize students with actual usage while not overwhelming them with new vocabulary and grammatical forms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-6-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB2201 or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAB3202","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Bahasa Indonesia 3.  In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language.  Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor.  Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Indonesian writers.  Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB3201 or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAB4201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Bahasa Indonesia 4. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and business Indonesian.  Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language.  They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers.\n\n\n\nLearners autonomy will be enhanced in the teaching-learning process. Students will take an active role in selecting materials and leading discussions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB3202 or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAC1201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is a beginners' module consisting three main components: conversation, grammar and Chinese characters learning. Vocabulary items, sentence patterns and short texts will be taught. Students will acquire basic communicative skills to deal with simple daily situations after reading this module. Approximately 180 Chinese characters and 150 phrases will be introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"LAC2202","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAC2201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 1. It consists of three main components, conversation, grammar and Chinese characters learning.  Another 200 Chinese characters and 500 phrases will be introduced. Emphasis is placed on listening, speaking, reading and the writing of Chinese characters. Students are required to give short speeches and to conduct projects in tutorials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC1201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"LAC2202","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is an intermediate Chinese module which is a continuation of Chinese 2. It consists of three main components: conversation, grammar and Chinese character learning. Another 160 Chinese characters and 260 phrases will be introduced. Students are also required to give short speeches and project presentations in the tutorials. Students' language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing are further strengthened.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC2201/LAC2202 or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3202","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 3 (LAC3201). Based on the 600 Chinese characters they have already learned from Chinese 1 to 3, students will be taught another 300 new characters and phrases at this stage.  New words, phrases and idioms will be strengthening for the usage of the language. Short stories and articles will be used in the teaching of this module. The students will also be trained in listening to broadcast materials, speech skills as well as short essay writing.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC3201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3203","ModuleTitle":"Chinese for Science and Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Chinese for Science & Technology is a special module for students who plan to do an exchange semester at Chinese universities. It focuses on an understanding of the forms of Chinese and Chinese usage appropriate to the fields of science, technology and computing. The course aims to enhance students’ Chinese proficiency in the academic context of science, engineering, and related fields.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, GCE 'AO' Level Chinese or equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAC4201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 4. Based on the 750 Chinese characters and 960 phrases they have learned, students will acquire new words, phrases and idioms to strengthen the usage of the language. Short stories and articles will be taught in this module. Students will also do projects related to Chinese culture and history. Essay writing skills will be strengthened.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-2-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC3202 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAF1201","ModuleTitle":"French 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on basic linguistic and communicative structures of the French language.  By developing the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as teaching basic grammar and vocabulary, it aims at helping students achieve communicative competence in simple everyday situations and personal interaction. The module will also attempt to help students optimise their learning by teaching them vital strategies for language learning and language use.  The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAF2201","ModuleTitle":"French 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as increase their knowledge of the syntactical, morphological, phonetic and lexical aspects of the French language. Students will also acquire a better grasp of learning and communicative strategies (e.g. skimming, selective reading, reading for details, inferencing and mnemonic techniques etc.). Authentic texts from daily communicative situations (such as letters, dialogues, brochures, TV and radio interviews, signs etc.) will serve as the main source of learning materials.  The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF1201 or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAF3201","ModuleTitle":"French 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the foundation of the French 2 module, this module focuses on the development of students' ability to communicate on fairly complex topics of general interests. It will continue to adopt an integrated approach to language learning and cultivate students' proficiency in all areas of language learning, including their learning competence. Strategies to be developed include writing and speaking strategies such as brainstorming, arranging ideas and collecting linguistic expressions prior to the writing or speaking tasks.  The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF2201or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAF4201","ModuleTitle":"French 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The module seeks to develop the student's ability to understand French language and culture through the study of various materials: newspapers, magazines, extracts of films and books, web sites. Students will be introduced to complex documents and will learn different approaches for text and discourse analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF3202 or LAF3203 or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAG1201","ModuleTitle":"German 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the basic linguistic and communicative structures of the German language. By developing the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as teaching basic grammar and vocabulary, it aims at helping students achieve communicative competence in simple everyday situations and personal interaction. The module will also attempt to help students optimise their learning by teaching them vital strategies for language learning and language use.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAG2201","ModuleTitle":"German 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as increase their knowledge of the syntactical, morphological, phonetic and lexical aspects of the German language. Students will also acquire a better grasp of learning and communicative strategies. Authentic texts from daily communicative situations will serve as the main source of learning materials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG1201 or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAG3201","ModuleTitle":"German 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the foundation of the German 2 module, this module focuses on the development of students' ability to communicate on fairly complex topics of general interests. It will continue to adopt an integrated approach and cultivate students' proficiency in all areas of language learning, including their learning competence. Strategies to be developed focus on writing and speaking.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG2201 or placement test","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAG4201","ModuleTitle":"German 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with adequate skills and strategies to engage in serious discourse with native or other foreign speakers or write argumentative pieces on complex social, political, cultural and environmental topics. Such skills will encompass learning how to summarise long and difficult texts, structuring essays, collating linguistic means of expressions for language production and improving text cohesion.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-2-5.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG3202, LAG3203 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAH1201","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Hindi 1 is a beginners' module. This is an integrated course which will help students gain basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including Devanagari, the Hindi alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"Hindi 1 is intended for students who are complete beginners. It is not suitable for students who are:  \r\n- native speakers of Hindi or Urdu  \r\n- students who have studied Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi or Punjabi at 'O' or 'A' levels (or equivalents) or have previously undertaken any formal study of Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati or Punjabi for any duration of time  \r\n- Students who are from India have to provide a complete transcript of subjects studied to prove that they have not taken Hindi at any level.  ","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAH2201","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Hindi 2 is a beginners’ module, and is a continuation of Hindi 1. It is an integrated course which will help students gain higher basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including Devanagari, the Hindi alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAH1201 Hindi 1, or its equivalence, or by placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAH3201","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Hindi 3 is a continuation of Hindi 2. It is an\n\nintegrated module which will help students gain\n\nintermediate proficiency in the four skills\n\n(listening, speaking, reading, and writing),\n\ngrammar, and vocabulary, for personal\n\ninteraction and communication in authentic\n\nsituations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAH2201 Hindi 2 or by placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LAI1731","ModuleTitle":"Italian for Singers I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as the first semester of Italian language studies for Voice Majors in the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. Basic grammar, morphology, syntax and conversation will be emphasized. Open to YSTCM students only.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"4-0-0-2-1.5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ1201","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is the first part of introductory-level Japanese.  It is designed to provide competence in handling various language tasks in authentic situations, using basic linguistic and socio-cultural skills. While more emphasis is placed on the development of oral communication skills, students will also learn how to read and write using hiragana, katakana, and approximately 100 kanji (i.e. Chinese characters) and 170 kanji-words. Students are also trained to learn basic self-study skills in Japanese to enable them to continue studying Japanese both in and outside of the classroom.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ2201","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module builds upon the basis of Japanese 1 and aims to develop basic linguistic and socio-cultural skills to expand the repertoire of the daily topics and situations with simple structures. Approximately 110 kanji and 180 kanji-words will be introduced. While more emphasis is placed on the development of oral communication skills, students will also learn how to read and write simple and short compositions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ1201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ2202","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the basis of Japanese 2, this module develops students' ability to communicate and expands the repertoire of daily topics and situations. Complex structures such as transitive and intransitive, conditionals and passive forms are introduced.  Approximately 150 kanji and 200 kanji-words will be introduced. With this knowledge of characters, students will be able to understand and write simple and short essays.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ2203","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the basis of Japanese 3, this module aims to further develop students' communication skills on daily topics of general interests.  It enhances students? socio-cultural awareness and enables them to communicate meaningfully in an appropriate manner using polite expressions.  Approximately 150 kanji and 200 kanji-words will be introduced. With this knowledge of characters, students will be able to understand letters with fairly formal written language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2202 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3201","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with skills and strategies to discuss fairly complex topics, such as social and cultural issues. Students will also acquire the ability to express their thoughts in writing by using complex structural patterns with conjunctions and transitional phrases. By the end of this module, students should be familiar with the language to the extent of being comfortable in using it as a medium of communication (oral, written, listening, and reading) with native speakers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2203 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3203","ModuleTitle":"Business Japanese 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Students will be taught the specialised vocabulary and communication styles found in the Japanese business world, including both the written and the oral forms of communication. The ability to read, understand and write minutes will be emphasised. Students will also be introduced to the language-related work style found in the Japanese business environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2203 or placement test.","Preclusion":"LAJ3202 & JLPT Level 1","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3205","ModuleTitle":"Media Japanese","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with further training in language skills and communication strategies to engage in authentic discourse involving various\r\ngenres and media materials such as newspapers, films, TV programs and the Internet. Students will be taught to comprehend media texts such as newspaper articles, blog entries, and drama, etc. They will also engage in project work. Topics cover a wide variety of social and cultural issues in Japan, including popular culture and current affairs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"LAJ3201 Japanese 5, LAJ3203 Business Japanese 1 or placement test","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAK1201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Korean 1 is a beginners&#191; module. This is an integrated course which will help students gain basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary (including Hanguel, the Korean alphabet) for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAK2201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Korean 2 is the continuation of Korean 1. This is also an integrated course which will help students gain higher basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary (including Hanguel, the Korean alphabet) for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"For students who passed LAK1201 (Korean 1) or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAK3201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Korean 3 is a continuation of Korean 2. It is an\n\nintegrated module which will help students gain\n\nintermediate proficiency in the four skills\n\n(listening, speaking, reading, and writing),\n\ngrammar, and vocabulary, for personal\n\ninteraction and communication in authentic\n\nsituations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAK2201 Korea 2 or by placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAK4201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Korean 5 is a continuation of Korean 4. In this module. a wide variety of interesting, informative, authentic and culturally significant reading materials will be introduced\r\nto help students achieve high levels of proficiency not only in interpersonal but also in interpretive and presentational communication. This module aims to equip students with adequate skills and strategies to engage in serious discourse with native or other foreign\r\nspeakers and write argumentative pieces on complex social, political, cultural and environmental topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"LAK3202 Korean 4, LAK3203 Korean for Academic Purposes or by placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LAL1201","ModuleTitle":"Tamil 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The module aims at enabling non-Tamil-speaking beginners to achieve competence in understanding and using basic Tamil, both its spoken and written forms. The emphasis is mainly on conversational Tamil and its practical use at the level of everyday discourse and on written Tamil and its use at the beginners' level. To facilitate immersion into the Tamil language, students will be taught the necessary skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking initially through a Romanised script; during the semester the students will learn the orthographic system of the Tamil language. The essential aspects of Tamil grammar will also be taught. By the end of module, students will be able to write and read small texts by using the Tamil orthographic system and possess listening and speaking skills in Tamil language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAL2201","ModuleTitle":"Tamil 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a follow up to and continuation of the module Tamil 1. By the end of the module, students are expected to have a good grammatical understanding of the Tamil language and to have a vocabulary which makes it possible for them to handle all four aspects in Tamil language learning (speaking, listening, reading and writing) with ease and effectiveness. There will be an introduction to features of idiomatic Tamil and to everyday usages. Students will be able to write short compositions and letters and to read newspaper articles, stories and short poems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAL1201 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAM1201","ModuleTitle":"Malay 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at guiding the beginner to achieve competence in understanding and using basic Malay. The emphasis is mainly on conversational Malay and its practical use at the level of everyday discourse. To facilitate immersion into the language students would be taught the necessary skills of listening, reading, writing and conversing in basic conversational Malay. The rudiments of Malay grammar would be taught where relevant or necessary.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-3-2","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"LAB1201 Bahasa Indonesia 1","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAM2201","ModuleTitle":"Malay 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a progression from Malay 1 and it seeks to build upon the standard attained by students in that module. This follow-up module introduces students by gradation to the use of standard Malay in relation to administration, commerce and the modern professions. The overriding aim of the module is for students to attain a functional competency in the Malay language for formal and practical purposes where necessary and relevant, aspects of Malay grammar would be taught.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-3-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAM1201 Malay 1 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAM3201","ModuleTitle":"Malay 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a progression from Malay 2 and it aims to help students become more competent in the Malay language so that they will be confident and capable of effective communication with speakers of the target language and at the same time be aware of the sociolinguistic dimension of the target culture. Malay 3 will focus on the continuous mastery and development of language skills that will help students converse accurately and more fluently.  This module is also aimed at enhancing students' communicative and social competence for effective communication in the Malay language.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAM2201 Malay 2 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAM3202","ModuleTitle":"Malay 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Malay 4 is intended for students who wish to learn the Malay Language and have completed elementary Malay and Intermediate Malay 3. It is also for those who have equivalent knowledge of the Malay language to continue their study here. The course is intended for students who have already acquired a fairly proficient level of competency in the Malay language but wish to acquire the Malay language at a higher level and be able to use the target language for work related purposes within the context of the community in this region.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAM3201 Malay 3 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAR1201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 1 is a beginners’ module. This is an\r\n\r\nintegrated course which will help students\r\n\r\ngain basic proficiency in the four skills\r\n\r\n(listening, speaking, reading, and writing),\r\n\r\ngrammar, vocabulary (including the Arabic\r\n\r\nalphabet), for personal interaction and\r\n\r\ncommunication in authentic situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAR2201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 2 is a beginners’ module, and is a\n\ncontinuation of Arabic 1. It is an integrated\n\ncourse which will help students gain higher\n\nbasic proficiency in the four skills (listening,\n\nspeaking, reading, and writing), grammar,\n\nvocabulary (including the Arabic alphabet), for\n\npersonal interaction and communication in\n\nauthentic situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"\"LAR1201 Arabic 1, or by placement test.\"","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAR3201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 3 is a continuation of Arabic 2. Its focus is to improve upon the students’ ability to interact in the language, augment their active vocabulary, and build upon their structural knowledge. An inductive/communicative approach is employed with all\r\nskills; the students are given real-life situations so that they can put into practice their acquired vocabulary and newly learnt grammar points. Also, students are exposed\r\nto a good amount of comprehensible input, such as real conversations between native speakers, audios of newscasts, and parts of movies. They are also asked to\r\nwrite short compositions using newly taught structures and vocabulary.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of LAR2201 or exemption from it\r\nbased on placement test results.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LAR4201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"LAR4201 Arabic 5 is an advanced module and a continuation of LAR3201 Arabic 4. In this module, students will achieve better oral fluency, considerable ability in listening and reading comprehension, and better writing proficiency. Oral activities in form of group work, pair work, role-plays, and presentations will be conducted regularly in both lectures and tutorials. Students will listen to authentic listening\r\ncomprehension materials, such as lectures, newscasts, and talk shows. In addition to readings on a variety of topics the students will read stories. Using\r\nthe vocabulary learned in lectures and tutorials, students will write compositions on different topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of LAR3202 or by placement test.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAT1201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach.  Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAT2201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.  Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics.  Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people.  At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"LAT1201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAT3201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 2.  In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language.  Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor.  Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Thai writers.  Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"LAT2201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAT3202","ModuleTitle":"Thai 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 3.  In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language.  Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor.  Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Thai writers.  Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAT3201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAT4201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 4.  Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and Thai. Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language.  They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAT3202 or placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAV1201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach.  Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LAV2201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.  Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics.  Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people. At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV1201 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAV3201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Vietnamese 2.  Emphasis continues to be on proficiency in all four skills, within selected range of vocabulary and grammar.  Students will master language relating to a wider range of daily life situations and will gain flexibility in their language use. Reading will no longer be strictly limited to what is contained in the textbook specially prepared for the class.  Gradually, short selection from media and literature sources such as short stories, poems, announcements, reports and other short, topic-specific pieces will be introduced to begin to familiarize students with actual usage.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV2201 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAV3202","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Vietnamese 3.  In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language.  Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor.  Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Vietnamese writers.  Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV3201 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LAV4201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 5","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Vietnamese 4.  Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and business Vietnamese. Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language.  They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV3202 or placement test","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC1003","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Contract","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course examines the basic doctrines and issues of contract law, including the creation of rights and obligations from voluntary undertakings, the doctrines which circumscribe the circumstances under which the law permits a dissolution of the contract, and the remedies that the law provides for the breach of contractual obligations. In exploring the constituent components of contracts - formation, privity, frustration, breach, remedies, terms and vitiating factors - the course also examines challenges to the traditional model of contract law, tensions arising from the pulls of certainty and fairness, and other broader issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-2-0-0-16","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC1004","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Torts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundation course introducing basic concepts in the law of torts, which deals with the rights and obligations of private parties arising out of civil wrongs. The course will include an in-depth study of the modern tort of negligence, as well as considering the related tort of nuisance. It will also cover the intentional torts and the tort of breach of statutory duty, and will conclude with a brief examination of remedies and vicarious liability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC1005","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Legal System","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide students with a broad overview of Singapore's legal system, including its historical origins and its relationship with the international legal system.  Topics examined will include: Singapore legal history; the principal sources of law; the major legal institutions in Singapore; structure and functions of the courts, alternative dispute resolution; and legal education and practice in Singapore.  The course will also focus on the relationship between Singapore's legal system and the international legal system, including how the sovereignty and jurisdiction of Singapore is defined, limited and restricted by rules of international law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC1006","ModuleTitle":"Legal Analysis, Writing And Research I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course (together with companion course Legal Writing II) is to develop written/oral communication skills, research skills and analytical skills in first year students. In Legal Writing I, the focus will be on developing objective communication skills. Students will learn to (i) analyse legal authorities and principles and to apply them effectively in problem-solving for internal and external clients; (ii) communicate their positions clearly; and (iii) craft their communications for multiple audiences (lay clients, law firm partners). The research component will focus on basic research strategy, and how to find and use primary and secondary legal sources.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2001A","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Legal Traditions (A)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2001B","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Legal Traditions (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2001C","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Legal Traditions (C)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2001D","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Legal Traditions (D)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the students to the wide variety of legal cultures and traditions present in the Asia-Pacific Region.  It will better enable the students to be active participants in an increasingly globalised economy and to become more aware of the legal traditions of South East Asia.  The following topics are among those that could be discussed:  the concepts of legal culture and tradition, comparative law and method, indigenous law (including adat law), Islamic law, Chinese law, the impact of colonialism, civil law, common law, legal pluralism, laws in transition from a socialist to a market economy, the impact of globalisation on the law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LC2002","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Trial Advocacy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to: introduce students to basic trial techniques and skills, including the basics of presentations in Court, modes of address, examination in chief and cross examination and submissions on facts. It will also introduce students to witness preparation for trial. The practical skills learned in this will complement those learned in first year Legal Writing. This course will also give students an opportunity to interact with and learn from practicing litigation lawyers, and thereby give them a taste of the \"real world\" litigation practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2004","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Property Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will impart to students the basic principles of law and equity in the law of property,with particular reference to land.  It will explore the meaning of ownership of land viz the doctrine of estates, past and present interests and co-ownership of land.  The manner in which land can be dealt with both at law and in equity, eg., transfer, leases, mortgages, licences, easements and restrictive convenants will be considered.  It will also examine issues with respect to registered titles to land as well as the system of caveats for the protection of unregistered interests in land.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008A","ModuleTitle":"COMPANY LAW (A)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the main principles governing the operation of companies. Students are to appreciate, inter alia, the rules governing the incorporation of companies, how this corporate personality operates, how this business vehicle fits in with the broader framework of the outside world, questions of funding and what comprises good corporate governance. Topics include the following: incorporation; relations between the company and the outside world, including ultra vires and agency; relations within the company, including the effect of the memorandum and articles, member's rights, director's duties, and enforcement of corporate rights; corporate finance; corporate insolvency and winding up.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-2-0-0-14","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008B","ModuleTitle":"COMPANY LAW (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008C","ModuleTitle":"COMPANY LAW (C)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008D","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (D)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008E","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (E)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008F","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (F)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC2009","ModuleTitle":"Pro Bono Service","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"NUS Law has a rich tradition of pro bono work among staff and students. Engaging in pro bono provides an opportunity to gain “real world” experience - to see firsthand the important role law plays in the life of an individual. Law is a privileged profession, one that assists in upholding and promoting justice, morality and the rule of law. This module sets a baseline for pro bono service at NUS, aimed at helping students develop professional skills, and exposing students to the non-pecuniary aspects \r\nof the profession that will sustain a long and satisfying career.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"1-0-0-3-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC3001A","ModuleTitle":"Evidence (A)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5001","ModuleTitle":"COMPARATIVE LEGAL TRADITIONS IN ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5002","ModuleTitle":"COMMON LAW REASONING & WRITING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will teach the legal methodology of the common law to students trained in the civil law. The course will teach how case law evolves in the common law (stare decisis, distinguishing cases, making arguments based on the facts of the case rather than its principle). It will also teach about statutory interpretation in the common law. It will also require a lot of drafting from the student to teach them how to analyse and argue in the common law and in English. This course is only open to graduate students and exchange students not trained in the common law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5003","ModuleTitle":"COMMON LAW LEGAL SYSTEM OF SINGAPORE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The Singapore legal system comes within the common law family, like that of the UK and the rest of the Commonwealth and the US. This course seeks to introduce the fundamentals of civil obligations to  lawyers trained in the civil law, like the People?s Republic of China, Europe, Japan and many of our ASEAN partners (apart from Malaysia). Besides the substance of the laws in contract, tort and the legal system of S?pore, it also aims to introduce the foreign lawyers to the methodology and reasoning within these areas of the common law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5008A","ModuleTitle":"COMPANY LAW (A)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5050","ModuleTitle":"PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5070","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATIONS OF IP LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5112","ModuleTitle":"COMMON LAW OF OBLIGATIONS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5127","ModuleTitle":"COMMON LAW REASONING & WRITING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5204A","ModuleTitle":"CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5230","ModuleTitle":"Elements of Company Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The company is one of the most important institutions in our society. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the main conceptual apparatus of company law and to analyse some of the policy issues raised in facilitating and regulating this pervasive commercial form. Topics include the following: corporate personality and limited liability; corporate organs, constitution and meetings; corporate capacity and contracting; corporate finance; corporate governance; shareholders’ rights and remedies. The course uses Singapore’s Companies Act (Cap 50) as a sample legislation and draws on leading cases from the Commonwealth, in particular, UK, Australia and Singapore.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who have studied company law or a similar subject in a commonwealth jurisdiction","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC5405B","ModuleTitle":"LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Students will first be provided with an overview of what the various intellectual property (IP) rights in Singapore are. Thereafter, this module will launch into the specifics of the main IP rights including copyright, patents and trade marks. For each of these IP rights, selected issues relating to their subsistence (how does it arise; is registration needed; what are the registration criteria) and infringement (what exclusive rights the IP owner has; what defences are available) will be examined very closely. Students will also be encouraged to explore the inter-relationship between these IP rights on specific issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4405A/LL5405A/LL6405A Law of IP & LL4070/LL5070/LC5070/LL6070 Foundations of IP Law","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC6001","ModuleTitle":"COMPARATIVE LEGAL TRADITIONS IN ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC6002","ModuleTitle":"COMMON LAW REASONING & WRITING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC6003","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Legal System of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LC6008A","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (A)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LCD5204A","ModuleTitle":"CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LI5001","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"THE LOGISTICS INSTITUTE - ASIA PACIFIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LI5002","ModuleTitle":"INTERNSHIP PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"THE LOGISTICS INSTITUTE - ASIA PACIFIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LI5101","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Mgt Thinking & Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"THE LOGISTICS INSTITUTE - ASIA PACIFIC","ModuleDescription":"A good supply chain involves an integrated end-to-end management of material flows from sources of supply through plants to customers, as well as an efficient information system of monitoring the flows and improving operational efficiency. Given the global context in which supply chains are to be managed, there is also a need to appreciate the financial management and operations. The objective of the module is to lead students into developing correct perspectives and thinking skills\r\nneeded to manage a supply chain. The topics to be covered include evolution of supply chain thinking, components of a supply chain, principles and value of good SCM, SCM operation and coordination, different practices of SCM, technology in SCM.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4004","ModuleTitle":"Aviation Law & Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4006","ModuleTitle":"Banking Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to familiarise the student with the key principles relating to the modern law of banking. Four main areas will be covered: the law of negotiable instruments, the law of payment systems, the banker customer relationship and bank regulation. Students who wish to obtain a basic knowledge of banking law will benefit from this course. It is also recommended that those who wish to specialize in banking law take this course as a foundational course, prior to studying the more advanced banking courses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Banking & Negotiable Instruments (LL4610C / LS5607).","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4008A","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods By Sea","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on the different transport documents which are used in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. This will include bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders. The course will examine the rights and liabilities of\r\nthe parties to such contracts, including the shipowner, the charterer, the cargo owner, the lawful holder of the bill of lading etc. Major international conventions on carriage of goods, such as the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules will also be examined. This course is of fundamental importance to those individuals contemplating a career in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4008/LL5008/LL6008 Carriage of Goods By Sea","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4009","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Legal Tradition And Legal Chinese","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This is a skills course conducted entirely in Mandarin and is intended for students who possess a knowledge of basic Chinese. Unfamiliarity with Chinese legal materials and inability to comprehend legal Chinese are common disadvantages faced by Singapore lawyers advising clients who do business in China. This course aims to deal with this. Students are given selected Chinese legal articles, statutes, court judgments and other legal documents and instruments to read and are required to undertake simple practice assignments in Chinese. They are expected to be able to explain Chinese legal concepts in Chinese. Aspects of Chinese legal culture will also be covered in the course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Students must have obtained a B4 and above in CL or CL2 (AO Level) or B4 and above in Higher Chinese (HCL or CL1)","Preclusion":"Not open to students from People's Republic of China.  &#9827; Subject not offered to Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4010A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Civil Law Tradition (A): EU Harmonisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module examines advanced topics in the civil law tradition using a\r\ncomparative approach, examining in particular the similiarities and differences between the civil law and the common law (and possibly other traditions) in approaching specific legal problems. The precise topics covered and examples used will vary depending on the instructor teaching the module in a given year, but the topics typically discussed would include the methodological differences between civil and common law (use of legislation and codes, use of case law / jurisprudence, use of doctrine), the differences in policies and values, as well whether we should seek convergence and unification or respect for the mentalité and culture of each legal tradition through harmonization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4019","ModuleTitle":"Credit & Security","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the granting of credit and the taking of security by bank as well as aspects of bank supervision. The course starts with the Part on Bank Supervision and then turns to the discussion of unsecured lending and the Moneylenders' Act. It then focuses on secured credit. The discussion of the general regulation of the giving of security is followed by an examination of specific security devices, such as pledges, trust receipts, Romalpa clauses, factoring, stocks and shares as security, and guarantees and indemnities. The emphasis throughout is on the commercial effectiveness of the system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.  (b) Company Law (LLB2008) or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).  (c) Personal Property Law (LLA4074/LMA4074","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4024","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Indonesian Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will initiate the student to the basics of Indonesian law (adat law, Islamic law, legal pluralism, constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, judicial process) as well as to others aspects that are of concern to foreigners (foreign investment laws and protections, regional autonomy, mining laws etc.).  It will also address some of the problems relating to law enforcement in Indonesia","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"None.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4025","ModuleTitle":"Rights","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in analytic jurisprudence, investigating the nature of rights. It begins with exposition of Wesley Hohfeld’s analysis of the different legal positions often designated as “rights”; then uses Hohfeld’s framework to understand the debate between interest and will theorists of rights. It moves on to explicit consideration of moral rights. Finally, applications are considered - including human rights, and Asian perspectives on “rights” discourse.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum\r\nFor non-law students: Open to Philosophy, Political Science, and USP students.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4029","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Arbitration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the basic understanding of the law of arbitration to enable them to advise and represent parties in the arbitral process confidence.  Legal concepts peculiar to arbitration viz. separability, arbitrability and kompetenze-kompetenze will considered together with the procedural laws on the conduct of the arbitral process, the making of and the enforcement of awards.  Students will examine the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention, 1958.  This course is most suited for students with some knowledge of the law of commercial transactions, shipping, banking, international sale of  goods or construction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4030","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Litigation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Globalisation has made it more important for lawyers to be knowledgeable about the international aspects of litigation. This course focuses on the jurisdictional techniques most relevant to international commercial litigation: in personam jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, interim protective measures, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, public policy, and an outline of choice of law issues for commercial contracts. The course, taught from the perspective of Singapore law, based largely on the common law, is designed to give an insight into the world of international litigation. These skills are relevant to not only litigation lawyers, but also lawyers planning international transactions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Subject not offered to Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4032","ModuleTitle":"International Investment Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4033","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Process","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course takes a problem-oriented approach to public international law. Its primary objective is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of public international law and a framework for analysing international legal disputes. The focus will be a past problem from the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. This will be used to illustrate the basic principles of public international law applicable in an international dispute. Its second objective is to teach students how to research points of international law and to construct persuasive arguments based on legal precedent, general principles, policy and facts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"(a) Open only to students who haveobtained prior approval of the convenor. (b) Not open to exchange students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4037","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The sociology of law studies law as a social institution. We will explore the relationships among law, social actors and other social institutions. This is in contrast to the legal academy’s formalist approaches that treat law as\r\nautonomous and impartial, and jurisprudential concerns about law’s morality. We will consider both theoretical and empirical, and classic and contemporary works in sociology of law. Issues covered include: law and classic social theory; law and contemporary social theory; law and power; the social construction of disputes and dispute resolution; law and organizations; legal mobilization; law, collective action, and social change; legal consciousness; and, sociological perspectives on the legal profession.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"For Law Students: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent; For Non-Law Students: Open to students from Arts and Social Sciences with at least 80 MCs.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4045","ModuleTitle":"Negotiation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a negotiator. This is particularly important as lawyers commonly engage in negotiation as part of their practice. Topics covered include: Interest-based negotiation vs Position-based negotiation; Preparing for a negotiation; Creating and Claiming Value; and Overcoming Impasse. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and negotiation skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Not open to students who have successfully completed Negotiation Workshop (LN4302) or its equivalent elsewhere.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4049","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Conflict Of Laws","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Conflict of Laws addresses three fundamental questions in international civil litigation: (1) Which country should hear the case? (2) Which law should be applied? (3) What is the effect of a foreign judgment? This course focuses on the second question, examining the theories, techniques and methods in choice of law, and issues in the exclusion of foreign law. Coverage includes problems in contract and torts, and other areas that may be selected from time to time. Coverage is primarily from the point of view of the common law which applies in Singapore, but references will be made from time to time to techniques used in other jurisdictions. This course is complementary to International Commercial Litigation (which focuses on Questions (1) and (3)), but it also stands on its own as an introduction to the conflict of laws.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Commercial Law in Cross-Border Applications (LL4356C / LS5369) and Introduction to Private International Law (LM5308 /LC5308 / LD5308).","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4050","ModuleTitle":"Public International Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course introduces the student to the nature, major principles, processes and institutions of the international legal system, the relationship between international and domestic law and the role of law in promoting world public order. Students will acquire an understanding of the conceptual issues underlying this discipline and a critical appreciation of how law inter-relates with contemporary world politics, its global, regional and domestic significance. Topics include the creation and status of international law, participation and competence in the international legal system, primary substantive norms such as the law regulating the use of force and enforcement procedures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4056A","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course seeks to acquaint participants with a basic working knowledge of income tax and goods and services tax issues faced by companies and individuals. It will illustrate the extent to which tax avoidance is acceptable under the rules for deductions, capital allowances and losses. In addition, the taxation of income from employment income, trade and investments will be highlighted. Tax planning opportunities arising from the differences in tax treatment of sole proprietors, partnerships and companies will be highlighted. On policy issues, concepts including economics of taxation, international trends and tax reform will be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4056.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4056B","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course seeks to acquaint participants with a basic working knowledge of income tax and goods and services tax issues faced by companies and individuals. It will illustrate the extent to which tax avoidance is acceptable under the rules for deductions, capital allowances and losses. In addition, the taxation of income from employment income, trade and investments will be highlighted. Tax planning opportunities arising from the differences in tax treatment of sole proprietors, partnerships and companies will be highlighted. On policy issues, concepts including economics of taxation, international trends and tax reform will be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction","Preclusion":"Not open to student who have successfully completed Revenue Law (LL4652C / LS5617). &#9827; Subject not offered to Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4060B","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-14","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4199A/LL4199B","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4062","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations of Legal Reasoning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in analytic jurisprudence, investigating the nature of legal reasoning. Frederick Schauer’s accessible and engaging recent book, Thinking Like a Lawyer is the core text for this course. The course will follow the structure of Schauer’s book in examining (by means of close attention to actual legal cases), by turn, the nature of rules, precedent, authority, analogical reasoning, the common law, legal realism, statutory interpretation, judicial opinions, legal facts, and the burden of proof. The overarching question to be addressed in this course is: In what way(s), if at all, is legal reasoning a distinctive form of reasoning?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum\r\n\r\nFor non-law students: Open to Philosophy, Political Science, and USP students.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4063","ModuleTitle":"Business & Finance For Lawyers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"To provide law students who intend to read commercial law electives with a foundation in accounting, finance and other related business concepts.   It covers topics such as interpretation and analysis of standard financial statements, the types of players and instruments in the financial markets and the basic framework of a business investment market.The course will employ a hypothetical simulation where lawyers advise on several proposals involving the acquisition and disposal of assets by a client. The issues covered in the hypothetical will include asset valuation models, financing options and techniques, and compliance with accounting and regulatory frameworks.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.  (b) Company Law (LLB2008) or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4070","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Intellectual Property Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to introduce students to the general principles of intellectual property law in Singapore, as well as, major international IP conventions. It is aimed at students who have no knowledge of IP law but are interested in learning more about this challenging area of law. It will also be useful for students intending to pursue the advanced courses in IP/IT by providing them with the necessary foundation on IP law. Students will be assessed based on open book examination, 1 written assignment and 1 class presentation. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"The Law of Intellectual Property (LLB4067A, LLB4067B).  &#9827; Subject not offered to Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4072B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IP Law B: IP Valuation:Law & Prc\t","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4079","ModuleTitle":"State and Company in Legal-Historical Perspective","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the relationship between the public and private power through the historical lens of the East India Company (established in 1600), one of the first multinational corporations. In particular, it examines: the\r\nformation and evolution of the Company and the legal implications of its ambiguous status as a private or public entity; its transformation into a sovereign power in India against the backdrop of the rise of the modern state and modern constitutionalism in Europe and the United States of America; and the Company’s role in the founding of modern Singapore; and the Company’s demise in 1858.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4089","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Corporate & Securities Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the laws and the relevant legislation governing the main forms of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China such as equity joint ventures, contractual joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises and limited liability companies.The aim is to provide students with a critical understanding of the FDI regime in China as well as an understanding of the relationship between the FDI governing laws and other general laws so as to provide updated and accurate information and enable proper legal advice to be given in this area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"None.","Preclusion":"None.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4094","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4097","ModuleTitle":"Islamic Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Course will introduce history and basic concepts of traditional Islamic law, followed by an account of reforms during the 19th and 20th centuries. The reform period will be covered topically, beginning with method and philosophical foundations, and moving to a variety of issues of positive and procedural law. Finally, some themes related to law and modernity will be explored.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Year 1 & 2 Compulsory Law Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"None.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4099","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4102","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED TORTS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Torts is designed to build on and further your knowledge of tort law.\r\nThe course is divided into two parts. In Part One, we will examine some fundamental concepts and debates surrounding tort law. The objective is to understand what is distinctive about torts and how torts are important in a civilised system of law. In Part Two, we will examine torts not already covered in the first year course. This will include consideration of important torts such as defamation, conversion, deceit, conspiracy and breach of statutory duty. These torts will be examined by reference to the best of the literature and by a selection of representative cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Law of Torts","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4129","ModuleTitle":"Indian Business Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The principal objective of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the various legal issues and perspectives involved in carrying out business and corporate transactions in India. \r\n\r\nThe course will begin with a brief introduction to India’s legal system, the Constitution and the judiciary so as to set the tone. This part will also contain an evaluation of the changes since 1991 to India’s economic policies that have made it an emerging economic superpower. Thereafter, it will deal with the core through a discussion of the legal aspects involved in setting up business operations in India, the different types of business entities available, shareholders’ rights, joint ventures, raising finance both privately and by accessing public capital markets, and the regimes relating to foreign direct investment, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions \r\nand corporate bankruptcy. \r\n\r\nWhere applicable, the course will provide relevant comparisons with similar laws in other jurisdictions such as the U.S., the U.K. and Singapore. While the course is not intended to involve an exhaustive study of all applicable laws and regulations, it will highlight key legal considerations for business transactions in India and allow for deliberation on topical, contemporary issues with real-world examples.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"For Law Students: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent;  For Non-Law Students: Open to 3rd & 4th year students from Business School who have read 80MCs or more.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4138","ModuleTitle":"Int'l & Comp Law of Sale in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4140","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4150","ModuleTitle":"Arbitration of Investment Disputes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"International Investment Law (LL4032/LL5032/6032)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4153","ModuleTitle":"Int'l Police Enforcement Cooperation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4155","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Law and Economics\t","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore several key topics at the intersection of law and economics. It will commence with an exploration of the concept of rationality as employed in (positive) micro-economic theory. It will also explore the Coase theorem as a means of understanding the importance of legal rules and institutions. These theoretical tools will then be used as a lens for examining, amongst other topics, tort, contract and insolvency law; company law; financial regulation, and the role of law and legal institutions in economic development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4164","ModuleTitle":"International Projects Law & Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4170","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Conflict of Laws","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced course of private international law which offers a comparative perspective on the traditional issues addressed by rules of private international law, i.e. choice of law, international jurisdiction, and the recognition of foreign judgments. The focus will essentially be the United States and on the European Union, but other jurisdictions will also be considered from time to time.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4173","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Corporate Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4177","ModuleTitle":"Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to (i) examine key aspects of a modern entertainment industry with a focus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to popular iconography in movies, books, fashion and the arts; (ii) critically evaluate claims brought by celebrities, authors, artists and well-known brands in the United States and United Kingdom; (iii) understand the current legal issues concerning the protection of the commercial and dignitary interests of the celebrity. From Naomi Campbell to Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Harry Potter to Seinfeld, Louis Vuitton to Gucci, this course will be analysing the operation of the six prominent causes of action brought by celebrities and rights owners.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4179","ModuleTitle":"International Alternative Dispute Resolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4185","ModuleTitle":"The Regulatory State & Sovereign Wealth Funds","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Recent debates have focused particularly on sovereign wealth funds' (SWFs) failure to comply with the corporate rule of law and threat to national interest of recipient states. This course explores the pitfalls and prospects of SWFs, and the impact of politics on the shaping of law. It considers the democratic will of the people, international economic norm of laissez faire, protective and welfare\r\nfunctions of governments, sovereignty of recipient countries and right of development of home countries. It examines the recent interaction between sovereign wealth funds and established international and national actors, and evaluates existing legal regimes. Various oversight regimes for sovereign wealth funds will be proposed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4187","ModuleTitle":"Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course invites students to to consider the extent to which contract law both\r\nmirrors and shapes a liberal society's conception of liberty, equality and community. We will valuate some different theoretical accounts for the main features of the common law of contract; engage with the difficulties behind some apparently simple anchors such as 'freedom of contract', 'the intention of the parties', 'vitiation of consent' and 'expectation interest'; to consider the appropriate role of the state through its laws in shaping contractual practices and outcomes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4191","ModuleTitle":"Wealth Management Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal principles and regulatory environment surrounding the wealth management services provided by banking institutions. Major topics that are likely to be covered on the course include the nature and regulation of wealth management services and providers, banks’ potential liability for the provision of wealth management services (such as financial advisory services in general and in relation to complex financial products in particular, the provision of financial information and data, portfolio management services, and custodianship) and the effectiveness of banks’ attempts to exclude or limit liability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Principles of Conflict of Laws [LL4049] is recommended.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4197","ModuleTitle":"Comparative State and Religion in Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"How do Southeast Asian constitutions accommodate religion? Is secularism necessary for democracy? Do public religions undermine religious freedom? These are some of the questions we will be engaging with in this course.\r\n\r\nThere are two segments to the course. In the first segment, we will examine general theories of statereligion relations, including liberal assumptions of the dominant theory of the separation of church and state (the “disestablishment theory”), the rise and fall of the secularization thesis, and alternative theories.\r\n\r\nDuring the second segment, we will examine statereligion relations through topical issues in selected countries in Southeast Asia, including how legal systems in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia accommodate Syariah Courts, and how separationist claims based on religious difference and identities are advanced in the Philippines and Thailand.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent\r\n\r\nFor non-law students: 3rd & 4th Year students from Arts & Social Sciences Faculty who has completed PS1101E Introduction to Politics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4203","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4204","ModuleTitle":"Islamic Finance Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide students with an overview of the fundamental principles of Islamic commercial law and how they are applied in the modern context in  connection with the practice of Islamic finance. The course will begin with \r\nhistorical doctrines, discuss modern transformations, review practical examples, and consider the treatment of Islamic financial contracts in secular courts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4213","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Law in Theory and Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"In an era of globalization marked by a dramatic increase in cross-border interactions and transactions, the legal norms regulating these cross-border phenomena – from terrorism to environmental protection to business law – and disputes arising from them are complex and uneven. This rise in transnational legality poses a challenge for the modern concept of law and for state and inter-state law as traditionally conceived. This course traces the emergence of the state and considers how state law has been shaped by and has adapted to globalization. It examines legal and non-legal responses to transnational problems, using examples from several areas of law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the\r\nlegal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the\r\nissues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4216","ModuleTitle":"Cyber Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Cyberspace is the online world of computer networks, especially the Internet. This module examines two major points of connection between the law and cyberspace: how communications in cyberspace are regulated; and how\r\n(intellectual) property rights in cyberspace are enforced. Specific topics include: governing the Internet; jurisdiction and dispute resolution in cyberspace; controlling online content; electronic privacy; trademarks on the Internet;\r\ncybersquatting; digital copyright; virtual worlds.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4217","ModuleTitle":"Comparative & International Anti-Corruption Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the legal approach to curbing corruption in three jurisdictions namely: Singapore, US and UK. The focus will be on bribery of public officials both domestic and foreign. The applicable laws – domestic and\r\nextra-territorial - in the selected national jurisdictions will be examined to see how effective they are for curbing such corruption. The module will also examine regional and multi-regional laws enacted to curb corruption. Major topics to be coveredinclude: preventive measures; criminalization; corporate liability including criminal and non-criminal sanctions; and jurisdictional principles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL4219","ModuleTitle":"The Trial of Jesus in Western Legal Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The Trial of Jesusis an excellent case for students to learn how to conduct non-practical studies of legal and normative issues. It is, arguably, the most consequential\r\nlegal event in the evolution of Western Civilization. We will examine the historical, political, and legal background to the Trial, and, especially, the procedural propriety of\r\nthe Trial. Questions to be explored include: Were hisprocedural rights preserved during his trial before the Sanhedrin? Was histrial a miscarriage of justice? Through\r\nreflecting upon these and other questions, we will explore if and how thistrialshaped the Western culture. \r\n\r\nThis module is also concerned with the ‘method’ or ‘process’ of how students digest and integrate ’substance’ or‘content’. Thus,there is emphasis on the significance of understanding and clarifying, the complexity of each and every problem, and not only the importance of offering, or trying to offer, a clever solution to it.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4220","ModuleTitle":"International Business Transactions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the legal issues - both from a conflict of laws perspective and a substantive law one - that may arise in connection with business contracts (such as contracts for the sale of goods, factoring contracts, leasing\r\ncontracts, transport contracts, etc.) that involve some element of internationality and examines those issues in light of some of the sets of rules specifically designed to address those issues when embedded in an international\r\nsetting (such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the International Factoring Convention, the Convention on International Financial Leasing, the Montreal Convention,\r\nthe Rome I Regulation, etc.). The course will also offer an overview of the basic features of litigation of those issues in state courts and before arbitral tribunals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4222","ModuleTitle":"The Law & Politics of International Courts & Tribunals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The course provides students with profound knowledge relating to core issues of procedural law (including jurisdiction, admissibility, standing, provisional measures, \r\napplicable law, and the effect as well as enforcement of international decisions). It combines the discussion of these matters of law with international relations theory and issues of judicial policy. Against the background of a mounting stream of international judicial decisions, students will develop a solid analytical framework to \r\nappreciate the law and politics of international judicial institutions, focusing on the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization, and adjudication in investment disputes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4229","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance in the US and UK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course adopts a functional approach to Anglo-American company law and integrates company law with corporate governance. The course examines core Company Law and the regulatory framework and practice on corporate governance – the system (structure and process) by which companies are \r\ngoverned, and to what purpose. In light of their extraterritorial reach and partly because of th e relationship between their markets and legal systems, the course focusses on the similarities and variations by considering the structural \r\ndifferences and similarities, legal frameworks and market structure (the effect of retail and institutional investors) as drivers of corporate governance regulation in both jurisdictions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4065/LL5065/LL6065 Comparative Corporate \r\nGovernance & LL4162/LL5162/LL6162 Corporate \r\nGovernance in Singapore","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4396","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4397","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4398","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4399","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL4405B","ModuleTitle":"LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Students will first be provided with an overview of what the various intellectual\r\nproperty (IP) rights in Singapore are. Thereafter, this module will launch into the specifics of the main IP rights including copyright, patents and trade marks. For each of these IP rights, selected issues relating to their subsistence (how does it arise; is registration needed; what are the registration criteria) and infringement (what exclusive rights the IP owner has; what defences are available) will be examined very closely. Students will also be encouraged to explore the inter-relationship between these IP rights on specific issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4405A/LL5405A/LL6405A Law of IP & LL4070/LL5070/LC5070/LL6070 Foundations\r\nof IP Law","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5004","ModuleTitle":"AVIATION LAW & POLICY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5006","ModuleTitle":"BANKING LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5008A","ModuleTitle":"CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5009","ModuleTitle":"CHINESE LEGAL TRADITION & LEGAL CHINESE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5010A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Civil Law Tradition (A): EU Harmonisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module examines advanced topics in the civil law tradition using a\r\ncomparative approach, examining in particular the similiarities and differences between the civil law and the common law (and possibly other traditions) in approaching specific legal problems. The precise topics covered and examples used will vary depending on the instructor teaching the module in a given year, but the topics typically discussed would include the methodological differences between civil and common law (use of legislation and codes, use of case law / jurisprudence, use of doctrine), the differences in policies and values, as well whether we should seek convergence and unification or respect for the mentalité and culture of each legal tradition through harmonization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5019","ModuleTitle":"CREDIT & SECURITY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5024","ModuleTitle":"INTRODUCTION TO INDONESIAN LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5025","ModuleTitle":"Rights","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in analytic jurisprudence, investigating the nature of rights.\r\nIt begins with exposition of Wesley Hohfeld’s analysis of the different legal positions often designated as “rights”; then uses Hohfeld’s framework to understand the debate between interest and will theorists of rights. It moves on to explicit consideration of moral rights. Finally, applications are considered – including human rights, and Asian perspectives on “rights” discourse.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum\r\nFor non-law students: Open to Philosophy, Political Science, and USP students.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5029","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5030","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LITIGATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5032","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5033","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROCESS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5037","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The sociology of law studies law as a social institution. We will explore the relationships among law, social actors and other social institutions. This is in contrast to the legal academy’s formalist approaches that treat law as\r\nautonomous and impartial, and jurisprudential concerns about law’s morality. We will consider both theoretical and empirical, and classic and contemporary works in sociology of law. Issues covered include: law and classic social theory; law and contemporary social theory; law and power; the social construction of disputes and dispute resolution; law and organizations; legal mobilization; law, collective action, and social change; legal consciousness; and, sociological perspectives on the legal profession.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5045","ModuleTitle":"NEGOTIATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5049","ModuleTitle":"PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5050","ModuleTitle":"PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5056A","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5056B","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5060B","ModuleTitle":"WORLD TRADE LAW (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-14","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4199A/LL4199B","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5062","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations of Legal Reasoning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in analytic jurisprudence, investigating the nature of legal reasoning. Frederick Schauer’s accessible and engaging recent book, Thinking Like a Lawyer is the core text for this course. The course will follow the structure of Schauer’s book in examining (by means of close attention to actual legal cases), by turn, the nature of rules, precedent, authority, analogical reasoning, the common law, legal realism, statutory interpretation, judicial opinions, legal facts, and the burden of proof. The overarching question to be addressed in this course is: In what way(s), if at all, is legal reasoning a distinctive form of reasoning?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum\r\n\r\nFor non-law students: Open to Philosophy, Political Science, and USP students.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5063","ModuleTitle":"BUSINESS & FINANCE FOR LAWYERS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5070","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATIONS OF IP LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5072B","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN IP LAW (B): IP VALUATION: LAW & PRACTICE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5079","ModuleTitle":"State and Company in Legal-Historical Perspective","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the relationship between the public and private power through the historical lens of the East India Company (established in 1600), one of the first multinational corporations. In particular, it examines: the\r\nformation and evolution of the Company and the legal implications of its ambiguous status as a private or public entity; its transformation into a sovereign power in India against the backdrop of the rise of the modern state and modern constitutionalism in Europe and the United States of America; and the Company’s role in the founding of modern Singapore; and the Company’s demise in 1858.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5089","ModuleTitle":"CHINESE CORPORATE AND SECURITIES LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5094","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5097","ModuleTitle":"ISLAMIC LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5099","ModuleTitle":"MARITIME LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5102","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED TORTS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Torts is designed to build on and further your knowledge of tort law.\r\nThe course is divided into two parts. In Part One, we will examine some fundamental concepts and debates surrounding tort law. The objective is to understand what is distinctive about torts and how torts are important in a civilised system of law. In Part Two, we will examine torts not already covered in the first year course. This will include consideration of important torts such as defamation, conversion, deceit, conspiracy and breach of statutory duty. These torts will be examined by reference to the best of the literature and by a selection of representative cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5129","ModuleTitle":"INDIAN BUSINESS LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The principal objective of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the various legal issues and perspectives involved in carrying out business and corporate transactions in India. \r\n\r\nThe course will begin with a brief introduction to India’s legal system, the Constitution and the judiciary so as to set the tone. This part will also contain an evaluation of the changes since 1991 to India’s economic policies that have made it an emerging economic superpower. Thereafter, it will deal with the core through a discussion of the legal aspects involved in setting up business operations in India, the different types of business entities available, shareholders’ rights, joint ventures, raising finance both privately and by accessing public capital markets, and the regimes relating to foreign direct investment, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate bankruptcy. \r\n\r\nWhere applicable, the course will provide relevant comparisons with similar laws in other jurisdictions such as the U.S., the U.K. and Singapore. While the course is not intended to involve an exhaustive study of all applicable laws and regulations, it will highlight key legal considerations for business transactions in India and allow for deliberation on topical, contemporary issues with real-world examples.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent  (b) Company Law (LC2008) or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Preclusion":"Currently, the course is precluded for Exchange students from law schools in India and post-graduate students who are graduates of law schools in India as well as students who have taken LL4104 Foreign Investment Law of India. It is proposed that these preclusions be removed and that the course will remain open for all interested students.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5138","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE LAW OF SALE IN ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5140","ModuleTitle":"OCEAN LAW & POLICY IN ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5150","ModuleTitle":"ARBITRATION OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5153","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL POLICE ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5155","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Law & Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore several key topics at the intersection of law and economics. It will commence with an exploration of the concept of rationality as employed in\r\n(positive) micro-economic theory. It will also explore the Coase theorem as a means of understanding the importance of legal rules and institutions. These theoretical tools will then be used as a lens for examining, amongst other topics, tort, contract and insolvency law; company law; financial regulation, and the role of law and legal institutions in economic development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.\r\nTertiary-level module in Microeconomics.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5164","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LAW & PRACTICE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5170","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Conflict of Laws","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced course of private international law which offers a comparative perspective on the traditional issues addressed by rules of private international law, i.e. choice of law, international jurisdiction, and the recognition of foreign judgments. The focus will essentially be the United States and on the European Union, but other jurisdictions will also be considered from time to time.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5173","ModuleTitle":"COMPARATIVE CORPORATE LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5177","ModuleTitle":"Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to (i) examine key aspects of a modern entertainment industry with a focus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to popular iconography in movies, books, fashion and the arts; (ii) critically evaluate claims brought by celebrities, authors, artists and \r\nwell-known brands in the United States and United Kingdom; (iii) understand the current legal issues concerning the protection of the commercial and dignitary interests of the celebrity. From Naomi Campbell to Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Harry Potter to Seinfeld, Louis Vuitton to Gucci, this course will be analysing the operation of the six prominent causes of action brought by celebrities and rights owners.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5179","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5185","ModuleTitle":"The Regulatory State & Sovereign Wealth Funds","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Recent debates have focused particularly on sovereign wealth funds' (SWFs) failure to comply with the corporate rule of law and threat to national interest of recipient states. This course explores the pitfalls and prospects of SWFs, and the impact of politics on the shaping of law. It considers the democratic will of the people, international economic norm of laissez faire, protective and welfare functions of governments, sovereignty of recipient countries and right of development of home countries. It examines the recent interaction between sovereign wealth funds and established international and national actors, and evaluates existing legal regimes. Various oversight regimes for sovereign wealth funds will be proposed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5187","ModuleTitle":"Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5191","ModuleTitle":"Wealth Management Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal principles and regulatory environment surrounding the wealth management services provided by banking institutions. Major topics that are likely to be covered on the course include the nature and regulation of wealth management services and providers, banks’ potential liability for the provision of wealth management services (such as financial advisory services in general and in relation to complex financial products in particular, the provision of financial information and data, portfolio management services, and custodianship) and the effectiveness of banks’ attempts to exclude or limit liability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Principles of Conflict of Laws [LL4049] is recommended.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5197","ModuleTitle":"Comparative State and Religion in Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"How do Southeast Asian constitutions accommodate religion? Is secularism necessary for democracy? Do public religions undermine religious freedom? These are some of the questions we will be engaging with in this course.\r\n\r\nThere are two segments to the course. In the first segment, we will examine general theories of statereligion relations, including liberal assumptions of the dominant theory of the separation of church and state (the “disestablishment theory”), the rise and fall of the secularization thesis, and alternative theories.\r\n\r\nDuring the second segment, we will examine statereligion relations through topical issues in selected countries in Southeast Asia, including how legal systems in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia accommodate Syariah Courts, and how separationist claims based on religious difference and identities are advanced in the Philippines and Thailand.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent\r\n\r\nFor non-law students: 3rd & 4th Year students from Arts & Social Sciences Faculty who has completed PS1101E Introduction to Politics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5203","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5204","ModuleTitle":"Islamic Finance Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide students with an overview of the fundamental principles of Islamic commercial law and how they are applied in the modern context in  connection with the practice of Islamic finance. The course will begin with \r\nhistorical doctrines, discuss modern transformations, review practical examples, and consider the treatment of Islamic financial contracts in secular courts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5213","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Law in Theory and Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"In an era of globalization marked by a dramatic increase in cross-border interactions and transactions, the legal norms regulating these cross-border phenomena – from terrorism to environmental protection to business law – and disputes arising from them are complex and uneven. This rise in transnational legality poses a challenge for the modern concept of law and for state and inter-state law as traditionally conceived. This course traces the emergence of the state and considers how state law has been shaped by and has adapted to globalization. It examines legal and non-legal responses to transnational problems, using examples from several areas of law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the\r\nlegal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the\r\nissues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5216","ModuleTitle":"Cyber Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Cyberspace is the online world of computer networks, especially the Internet. This module examines two major points of connection between the law and cyberspace: how communications in cyberspace are regulated; and how\r\n(intellectual) property rights in cyberspace are enforced. Specific topics include: governing the Internet; jurisdiction and dispute resolution in cyberspace; controlling online content; electronic privacy; trademarks on the Internet;\r\ncybersquatting; digital copyright; virtual worlds.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5217","ModuleTitle":"Comparative & International Anti-Corruption Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the legal approach to curbing corruption in three jurisdictions namely: Singapore, US and UK. The focus will be on bribery of public officials both domestic and foreign. The applicable laws – domestic and\r\nextra-territorial - in the selected national jurisdictions will be examined to see how effective they are for curbing such corruption. The module will also examine regional and multi-regional laws enacted to curb corruption. Major topics to be coveredinclude: preventive measures; criminalization; corporate liability including criminal and non-criminal sanctions; and jurisdictional principles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL5219","ModuleTitle":"The Trial of Jesus in Western Legal Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The Trial of Jesusis an excellent case for students to learn how to conduct non-practical studies of legal and normative issues. It is, arguably, the most consequential\r\nlegal event in the evolution of Western Civilization. We will examine the historical, political, and legal background to the Trial, and, especially, the procedural propriety of\r\nthe Trial. Questions to be explored include: Were hisprocedural rights preserved during his trial before the Sanhedrin? Was histrial a miscarriage of justice? Through\r\nreflecting upon these and other questions, we will explore if and how thistrialshaped the Western culture. \r\n\r\nThis module is also concerned with the ‘method’ or ‘process’ of how students digest and integrate ’substance’ or‘content’. Thus,there is emphasis on the significance of understanding and clarifying, the complexity of each and every problem, and not only the importance of offering, or trying to offer, a clever solution to it.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5220","ModuleTitle":"International Business Transactions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the legal issues - both from a conflict of laws perspective and a substantive law one - that may arise in connection with business contracts (such as contracts for the sale of goods, factoring contracts, leasing\r\ncontracts, transport contracts, etc.) that involve some element of internationality and examines those issues in light of some of the sets of rules specifically designed to address those issues when embedded in an international\r\nsetting (such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the International Factoring Convention, the Convention on International Financial Leasing, the Montreal Convention,\r\nthe Rome I Regulation, etc.). The course will also offer an overview of the basic features of litigation of those issues in state courts and before arbitral tribunals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5222","ModuleTitle":"The Law & Politics of International Courts & Tribunals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The course provides students with profound knowledge relating to core issues of procedural law (including jurisdiction, admissibility, standing, provisional measures, \r\napplicable law, and the effect as well as enforcement of international decisions). It combines the discussion of these matters of law with international relations theory and issues of judicial policy. Against the background of a mounting stream of international judicial decisions, students will develop a solid analytical framework to \r\nappreciate the law and politics of international judicial institutions, focusing on the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization, and adjudication in investment disputes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5229","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance in the US and UK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course adopts a functional approach to Anglo-American company law and integrates company law with corporate governance. The course examines core Company Law and the regulatory framework and practice on corporate governance – the system (structure and process) by which companies are \r\ngoverned, and to what purpose. In light of their extraterritorial reach and partly because of th e relationship between their markets and legal systems, the course focusses on the similarities and variations by considering the structural \r\ndifferences and similarities, legal frameworks and market structure (the effect of retail and institutional investors) as drivers of corporate governance regulation in both jurisdictions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4065/LL5065/LL6065 Comparative Corporate \r\nGovernance & LL4162/LL5162/LL6162 Corporate \r\nGovernance in Singapore","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5396","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5397","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5398","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5399","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL5405B","ModuleTitle":"LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6004","ModuleTitle":"AVIATION LAW & POLICY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6006","ModuleTitle":"Banking Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6008A","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods by Sea","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6009","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Legal Tradition And Legal Chinese","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6010A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Civil Law Tradition (A): EU Harmonisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module examines advanced topics in the civil law tradition using a\r\ncomparative approach, examining in particular the similiarities and differences between the civil law and the common law (and possibly other traditions) in approaching specific legal problems. The precise topics covered and examples used will vary depending on the instructor teaching the module in a given year, but the topics typically discussed would include the methodological differences between civil and common law (use of legislation and codes, use of case law / jurisprudence, use of doctrine), the differences in policies and values, as well whether we should seek convergence and unification or respect for the mentalité and culture of each legal tradition through harmonization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6019","ModuleTitle":"CREDIT & SECURITY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6024","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Indonesian Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6025","ModuleTitle":"Rights","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in analytic jurisprudence, investigating the nature of rights. It begins with exposition of Wesley Hohfeld’s analysis of the different legal positions often designated as “rights”; then uses Hohfeld’s framework to understand the debate between interest and will theorists of rights. It moves on to explicit consideration of moral rights. Finally, applications are considered – including human rights, and Asian perspectives on “rights” discourse.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum\r\nFor non-law students: Open to Philosophy, Political Science, and USP students.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6029","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6030","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Litigation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Subject not offered to Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6032","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6033","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Process","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6037","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The sociology of law studies law as a social institution. We will explore the relationships among law, social actors and other social institutions. This is in contrast to the legal academy’s formalist approaches that treat law as\r\nautonomous and impartial, and jurisprudential concerns about law’s morality. We will consider both theoretical and empirical, and classic and contemporary works in sociology of law. Issues covered include: law and classic social theory; law and contemporary social theory; law and power; the social construction of disputes and dispute resolution; law and organizations; legal mobilization; law, collective action, and social change; legal consciousness; and, sociological perspectives on the legal profession.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6045","ModuleTitle":"NEGOTIATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6049","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Conflict Of Laws","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6050","ModuleTitle":"Public International Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6056A","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6056B","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6060B","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4199A/LL4199B","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6062","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations of Legal Reasoning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in analytic jurisprudence, investigating the nature of legal reasoning. Frederick Schauer’s accessible and engaging recent book, Thinking Like a Lawyer is the core text for this course. The course will follow the structure of Schauer’s book in examining (by means of close attention to actual legal cases), by turn, the nature of rules, precedent, authority, analogical reasoning, the common law, legal realism, statutory interpretation, judicial opinions, legal facts, and the burden of proof. The overarching question to be addressed in this course is: In what way(s), if at all, is legal reasoning a distinctive form of reasoning?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum\r\n\r\nFor non-law students: Open to Philosophy, Political Science, and USP students.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6063","ModuleTitle":"BUSINESS & FINANCE FOR LAWYERS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6070","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATIONS OF IP LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6072B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IP Law B: IP Valuation:Law & Prc","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6079","ModuleTitle":"State and Company in Legal-Historical Perspective","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the relationship between the public and private power through the historical lens of the East India Company (established in 1600), one of the first multinational corporations. In particular, it examines: the\r\nformation and evolution of the Company and the legal implications of its ambiguous status as a private or public entity; its transformation into a sovereign power in India against the backdrop of the rise of the modern state and modern constitutionalism in Europe and the United States of America; and the Company’s role in the founding of modern Singapore; and the Company’s demise in 1858.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6089","ModuleTitle":"CHINESE CORPORATE AND SECURITIES LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6094","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6097","ModuleTitle":"Islamic Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6099","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6102","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED TORTS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Torts is designed to build on and further your knowledge of tort law.\r\nThe course is divided into two parts. In Part One, we will examine some fundamental concepts and debates surrounding tort law. The objective is to understand what is distinctive about torts and how torts are important in a civilised system of law. In Part Two, we will examine torts not already covered in the first year course. This will include consideration of important torts such as defamation, conversion, deceit, conspiracy and breach of statutory duty. These torts will be examined by reference to the best of the literature and by a selection of representative cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6129","ModuleTitle":"Indian Business Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The principal objective of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the various legal issues and perspectives involved in carrying out business and corporate transactions in India. The course will begin with a brief introduction to India’s legal system, the Constitution and the judiciary so as to\r\nset the tone. This part will also contain an evaluation of the changes since 1991 to India’s economic policies that have made it an emerging economic superpower. Thereafter, it will deal with the core through a discussion of he legal aspects involved in setting up business operations in India, the different types of business entities available, shareholders’ rights, joint ventures, raising finance both privately and by accessing public capital markets, and the regimes relating to foreign direct investment, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate bankruptcy.Where applicable, the course will provide relevant comparisons with similar laws in other jurisdictions such as the U.S., the U.K. and Singapore. While the course is not intended to involve an exhaustive study of all\r\napplicable laws and regulations, it will highlight key legal considerations for business transactions in India and allow for deliberation on topical, contemporary issues with real-world examples.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Company Law (LC2008) or its\r\nequivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Preclusion":"Currently, the course is precluded for Exchange students from law schools in India and postgraduate\r\nstudents who are graduates of law schools in India as well as students who have taken LL4104\r\nForeign Investment Law of India. It is proposed that these preclusions be removed and that the course will\r\nremain open for all interested students.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6138","ModuleTitle":"International & Comparative Law of Sale in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6140","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6150","ModuleTitle":"Arbitration of Investment Disputes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6153","ModuleTitle":"International Police Enforcement Cooperation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6155","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Law & Economics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore several key topics at the intersection of law and economics. It will commence with an exploration of the concept of rationality as employed in (positive) micro-economic theory. It will also explore the Coase theorem as a means of understanding the importance of legal rules and institutions. These theoretical tools will then be used as a lens for examining, amongst other topics, tort, contract and insolvency law; company law; financial regulation, and the role of law and\r\nlegal institutions in economic development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.\r\nTertiary-level module in Microeconomics.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6164","ModuleTitle":"International Projects Law & Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6170","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Conflict of Laws","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced course of private international law which offers a comparative perspective on the traditional issues addressed by rules of private international law, i.e. choice of law, international jurisdiction, and the recognition of foreign judgments. The focus will essentially be the United States and on the European Union, but other jurisdictions will also be considered from time to time.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6173","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Corporate Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6177","ModuleTitle":"Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to (i) examine key aspects of a modern entertainment industry with a focus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to popular iconography in movies, books, fashion and the arts; (ii) critically evaluate claims brought by celebrities, authors, artists and \r\nwell-known brands in the United States and United Kingdom; (iii) understand the current legal issues concerning the protection of the commercial and dignitary interests of the celebrity. From Naomi Campbell to Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Harry Potter to Seinfeld, Louis Vuitton to Gucci, this course will be analysing the operation of the six prominent causes of action brought by celebrities and rights owners.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6179","ModuleTitle":"International Alternative Dispute Resolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6185","ModuleTitle":"The Regulatory State & Sovereign Wealth Funds","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Recent debates have focused particularly on sovereign wealth funds' (SWFs) failure to comply with the corporate rule of law and threat to national interest of recipient states. This course explores the pitfalls and prospects of SWFs, and the impact of politics on the shaping of law. It considers the democratic will of the people, international economic norm of laissez faire, protective and welfare functions of governments, sovereignty of recipient countries and right of development of home countries. It examines the recent interaction between sovereign wealth funds and established international and national actors, and evaluates existing legal regimes. Various oversight regimes for sovereign wealth funds will be proposed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6187","ModuleTitle":"Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6191","ModuleTitle":"Wealth Management Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal principles and regulatory environment surrounding the wealth management services provided by banking institutions. Major topics that are likely to be covered on the course include the nature and regulation of wealth management services and providers, banks’ potential liability for the provision of wealth management services (such as financial advisory services in general and in relation to complex financial products in particular, the provision of financial information and data, portfolio management services, and custodianship) and the effectiveness of banks’ attempts to exclude or limit liability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Principles of Conflict of Laws [LL4049] is recommended.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6197","ModuleTitle":"Comparative State and Religion in Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"How do Southeast Asian constitutions accommodate religion? Is secularism necessary for democracy? Do public religions undermine religious freedom? These are some of the questions we will be engaging with in this course.\r\n\r\nThere are two segments to the course. In the first segment, we will examine general theories of statereligion relations, including liberal assumptions of the dominant theory of the separation of church and state (the “disestablishment theory”), the rise and fall of the secularization thesis, and alternative theories.\r\n\r\nDuring the second segment, we will examine statereligion relations through topical issues in selected countries in Southeast Asia, including how legal systems in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia accommodate Syariah Courts, and how separationist claims based on religious difference and identities are advanced in the Philippines and Thailand.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For law students: NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent\r\n\r\nFor non-law students: 3rd & 4th Year students from Arts & Social Sciences Faculty who has completed PS1101E Introduction to Politics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6203","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6204","ModuleTitle":"Islamic Finance Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide students with an overview of the fundamental principles of Islamic commercial law and how they are applied in the modern context in  connection with the practice of Islamic finance. The course will begin with \r\nhistorical doctrines, discuss modern transformations, review practical examples, and consider the treatment of Islamic financial contracts in secular courts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6213","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Law in Theory and Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"In an era of globalization marked by a dramatic increase in cross-border interactions and transactions, the legal norms regulating these cross-border phenomena – from terrorism to environmental protection to business law – and disputes arising from them are complex and uneven. This rise in transnational legality poses a challenge for the modern concept of law and for state and inter-state law as traditionally conceived. This course traces the emergence of the state and considers how state law has been shaped by and has adapted to globalization. It examines legal and non-legal responses to transnational problems, using examples from several areas of law.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the\r\nlegal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the\r\nissues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6216","ModuleTitle":"Cyber Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"Cyberspace is the online world of computer networks, especially the Internet. This module examines two major points of connection between the law and cyberspace: how communications in cyberspace are regulated; and how\r\n(intellectual) property rights in cyberspace are enforced. Specific topics include: governing the Internet; jurisdiction and dispute resolution in cyberspace; controlling online content; electronic privacy; trademarks on the Internet;\r\ncybersquatting; digital copyright; virtual worlds.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6217","ModuleTitle":"Comparative & International Anti-Corruption Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the legal approach to curbing corruption in three jurisdictions namely: Singapore, US and UK. The focus will be on bribery of public officials both domestic and foreign. The applicable laws – domestic and\r\nextra-territorial - in the selected national jurisdictions will be examined to see how effective they are for curbing such corruption. The module will also examine regional and multi-regional laws enacted to curb corruption. Major topics to be coveredinclude: preventive measures; criminalization; corporate liability including criminal and non-criminal sanctions; and jurisdictional principles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LL6219","ModuleTitle":"The Trial of Jesus in Western Legal Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The Trial of Jesusis an excellent case for students to learn how to conduct non-practical studies of legal and normative issues. It is, arguably, the most consequential\r\nlegal event in the evolution of Western Civilization. We will examine the historical, political, and legal background to the Trial, and, especially, the procedural propriety of\r\nthe Trial. Questions to be explored include: Were hisprocedural rights preserved during his trial before the Sanhedrin? Was histrial a miscarriage of justice? Through\r\nreflecting upon these and other questions, we will explore if and how thistrialshaped the Western culture. \r\n\r\nThis module is also concerned with the ‘method’ or ‘process’ of how students digest and integrate ’substance’ or‘content’. Thus,there is emphasis on the significance of understanding and clarifying, the complexity of each and every problem, and not only the importance of offering, or trying to offer, a clever solution to it.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6220","ModuleTitle":"International Business Transactions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the legal issues - both from a conflict of laws perspective and a substantive law one - that may arise in connection with business contracts (such as contracts for the sale of goods, factoring contracts, leasing\r\ncontracts, transport contracts, etc.) that involve some element of internationality and examines those issues in light of some of the sets of rules specifically designed to address those issues when embedded in an international\r\nsetting (such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the International Factoring Convention, the Convention on International Financial Leasing, the Montreal Convention,\r\nthe Rome I Regulation, etc.). The course will also offer an overview of the basic features of litigation of those issues in state courts and before arbitral tribunals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6222","ModuleTitle":"The Law & Politics of International Courts & Tribunals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The course provides students with profound knowledge relating to core issues of procedural law (including jurisdiction, admissibility, standing, provisional measures, \r\napplicable law, and the effect as well as enforcement of international decisions). It combines the discussion of these matters of law with international relations theory and issues of judicial policy. Against the background of a mounting stream of international judicial decisions, students will develop a solid analytical framework to \r\nappreciate the law and politics of international judicial institutions, focusing on the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization, and adjudication in investment disputes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6229","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance in the US and UK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"This course adopts a functional approach to Anglo-American company law and integrates company law with corporate governance. The course examines core Company Law and the regulatory framework and practice on corporate governance – the system (structure and process) by which companies are \r\ngoverned, and to what purpose. In light of their extraterritorial reach and partly because of th e relationship between their markets and legal systems, the course focusses on the similarities and variations by considering the structural \r\ndifferences and similarities, legal frameworks and market structure (the effect of retail and institutional investors) as drivers of corporate governance regulation in both jurisdictions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4065/LL5065/LL6065 Comparative Corporate \r\nGovernance & LL4162/LL5162/LL6162 Corporate \r\nGovernance in Singapore","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6396","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6397","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6398","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6399","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LL6405B","ModuleTitle":"LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (B)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5099","ModuleTitle":"MARITIME LAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5140","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the\r\nlegal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the\r\nissues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5396","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5397","ModuleTitle":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LAW","Department":"LAW","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSE6101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Environmental Life Sciences Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","Department":"NUS GRAD SCH FOR INTEGRATIVE SCI & ENGG","ModuleDescription":"Experienced teachers from SCELSE and highly selected guest instructors both local and international, give lectures, interact in discussions and hold tutorials/hands-on session on the following topics: \r\n1) Emerging concepts of microbial physiology and ecology in biofilms context.\r\n2) Experimental systems and their design, statistical analyses and interpretation.\r\n3) Developments in systems biology – metagenomics, proteomics, metabolomics and systems biology.\r\n4) Applications on engineering processes, human health and the Environment.\r\n5) Academic research skills in discussions and presentations","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"67-12-0-3-18","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1101","ModuleTitle":"Biochemistry of Biomolecules","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"BIOCHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of pH and buffers, and the physical-chemical basis of biological molecules: nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids; their structure-function relationships.   Enzymes, enzyme kinetics and applications of enzymes, heme biosynthesis and metabolism will also be covered.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ Level or H2 Biology or equivalent, or LSM1301","Preclusion":"LSM1401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1102","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Genetics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The course will cover topics on (i) the patterns of inheritance, (ii) the molecular structure and replication of genetic material, (iii) the molecular properties of genes, and (iv) genetic analysis of individuals and populations. This will include an in-depth understanding of mendelian patterns of inheritance and variations that could occur due to multiple alleles, lethal genes, chromosomal variations, linkage, gene interaction and other genetic phenomena.  Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the underlying molecular and biochemical basis of inheritance.  Quantitative and population genetics will also be discussed with the emphasis of understanding the processes and forces in nature that promote genetic change.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5\t","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ Level or H2 Biology or equivalent, or LSM1301.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1103","ModuleTitle":"Biodiversity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to inculcate in students an understanding for the need of a diverse and intricate balance of nature and the morality of conservation. It involves an introduction to the diversity of major groups of living organisms, and the importance of maintaining diversity in natural ecosystems. Emphasis is on the need for conservation of biodiversity to maintain a balance of nature. The course will highlight to the students the biodiversity in the major habitats and vegetation types in and around Singapore.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ Level or H2 Biology or equivalent, or LSM1301","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1104","ModuleTitle":"General Physiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with “General Physiology” and its theme is “Biological Transducers and Energy Transformation”. This module will start with bioenergetics which stresses on the application of thermodynamics to physiological processes in both animals and plants.  Six types of energy will be dealt with, concerning (1) the transformation of light energy to chemical energy by plants, (2) the transformation of chemical energy to chemical potential energy of ions and water across bio-membranes, (3) the transformation of chemical potential energy to electrical energy by plasmalemma with special emphasis on neurons, (4) the transformation of chemical energy to mechanical energy by muscle, and (5) the production and release of heat during energy transformation. Since neurons and muscle tissues require a relatively constant extracellular environment for them to function properly, the important concept of homeostasis will be discussed.  Emphasis will be on extracellular fluid volume and composition.  In addition, mechanisms involved in the balance of heat gain and heat loss to maintain a constant body temperature will be covered. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ Level or H2 Biology or equivalent, or LSM1301","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1301","ModuleTitle":"General Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module that explores what a living thing is, the basics of life, and the science behind it. The course will introduce the chemistry of life and the unit of life. The question of how traits are inherited will be discussed and the field of biotechnology, including its applications and the ethical issues involved be will introduced. The diversity of life on earth will be explored, with discussions how life on earth possibly came about and how biologists try to classify and make sense of the diversity. The course will also introduce the concept of life functions from cells to tissues and from organs to systems. The concept of how organisms maintain their internal constancy and organisation of major organ systems will be discussed. The focus will be to introduce the unifying concepts in biology and how they play a role in everyday life.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Must not have GCE ‘A’ Level or H2 Biology or equivalent. Cannot read concurrently with LSM1101, LSM1102, LSM1103, LSM1104 and LSM1202.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1302","ModuleTitle":"Genes and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this module is to introduce students to the modern concepts in biology and to enable them to evaluate independently the potential benefits and risks of thebiotechnological revolution and its implications for society. The topics taught will cover an understanding of the nature of the genetic material and the passage of information from DNA to protein, as well as the major technologies currently used for genetic engineering. Examples of genetic engineering of micro-organisms, plants and animals will be given in detail, and cloning will also be discussed. The students will become aware of the impact of the various genome projects on their own lives and will also able to recognise difficulties associated with deciding which kinds of genetic engineering are ethically and morally acceptable.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor or Food Sciences & Technology or Pharmacy majors or Bioengineering programmes.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1401","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Biochemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide student with a strong background in the fundamental aspects of biochemistry including selected topics in cell biology, microbial systems and molecular genetics, with an emphasis on their applications to chemical and pharmaceutical industries as well as engineering practices (in particular bioengineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and  engineering science). Upon completing this module, the student is expected to have sufficient knowledge in fundamental life processes in order to appreciate and relate the importance of biochemistry in industry as well as in everyday life. The student should also be well prepared to take up higher level modules for which biochemistry is the prerequisite.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"For Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering programs, Pharmacy and Chemistry major. Pass in A-Level or H2 Chemistry.","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor and student must not have read LSM1101 or its equivalent.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2101","ModuleTitle":"Metabolism and Regulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"BIOCHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Overview of the biosynthesis and catabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids in the context of human health and disease. Emphasis on the integration and regulation of metabolic pathways in different tissues and organs. Principles of bioenergetics and mitochondrial energy metabolism, free radicals, enzyme deficiencies in metabolic disorders will also be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2102","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the structure, organization and function of genes and genomes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes (e.g.: DNA topology, hierarchy of packaging of DNA in chromosomes and relationship to gene activity and genome dynamics). The functional roles of DNA regulatory ciselements and transcription factors involved in gene expression will be examined extensively. The molecular events of transcription; post-transcriptional modifications and RNA processing; temporal and spatial gene expression, control and regulation, signals of gene expression will be dealt with in detail. The cause and/or effect of dysfunction of gene expression and diseases will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 (or LSM1401) and LSM1102","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2103","ModuleTitle":"Cell Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"BIOCHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive understanding of sub-cellular structures, functions and interactions in unicellular and multi-cellular systems. Emphasis is on cellular functions. Topics include structures and functions of organelles, organelle biogenesis (including organelle inheritance and import of proteins into organelles), intracellular protein trafficking, the cytoskeleton, and cell movements. In addition, students will be introduced to the current concepts of intercellular and intracellular signalling, molecular basis of cell proliferation and apoptosis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401 or LSM1102","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2201A","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Biochemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Emphasis on principles and understanding of methods of protein purification and characterisation. The module integrates factual knowledge in various chromatographic methods to laboratory practice. Analysis and presentation of data from laboratory sessions and from journal articles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0.5-2.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401","Preclusion":"LSM3401A/B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2202A","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Molecular and Cell Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theory and practical applications of techniques relevant to molecular and cell biology. The module emphasizes problem-solving exercises in the application of commonly used recombinant DNA techniques, including gel electrophoresis of DNA, RNA isolation and analysis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), construction of recombinant DNA molecules, DNA sequencing and analysis, and real-time PCR. The objective for the students is to learn HOW to perform the experiments, and to understand WHY these experiments have to be carried out in a certain way.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0.5-2.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"Read LSM1101 and LSM1102 and pass either one.","Preclusion":"LSM3402A/B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2203","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Microbiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an overview of microbial diversity, the biological properties of microbes, methods and approaches in the study of microbiology. At the end of the module, students should have fundamental knowledge of microbiology, including tools in the study of cells and microbes and the awareness of biosafety, and students should be excited by the microbial world and wishing to know more.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0.5-2.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1102 or LSM1103","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2241","ModuleTitle":"Introductory Bioinformatics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"BIOCHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"Students will be introduced to the concepts, tools and techniques of bioinformatics, a field of immense importance for understanding molecular evolution, individualized medicine, and dataintensive biology. The module includes a conceptual framework for modern bioinformatics, an introduction to key bioinformatics topics such as databases and software, sequence analysis, pairwise alignment, multiple sequence alignment, sequence database searches, and profile-based methods, molecular phylogenetics, visualization and basic homology modelling of molecular structure, pathway analysis and personal genomics. Concepts emphasized in the lectures are complemented by hands-on use of bioinformatics tools in the practicals. Students will achieve highly valued skills as biological researchers with basic competence in computational and bioinformatics techniques, with proper foundation to learn more advanced skills in bioinformatics and biocomputing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2251","ModuleTitle":"Ecology and Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the science of ecology and its role in understanding environmental processes. It covers both the major concepts and their real-world applications. Topics will include models in ecology, organisms in their environment, evolution and extinction, life history strategies, population biology, ecological interactions, community ecology, ecological energetics, nutrient cycling, landscape ecology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Life Sciences I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Life Sciences II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3201","ModuleTitle":"Research and Communication in Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the philosophy, principles and processes of life sciences research and communication. It aims to equip students with the essential knowledge that complements the hands-on research training which students undertake for UROPS and Honours projects’ requirements. The module covers the essentials of scientific research including: importances and pitfalls of problem formulation and hypothesis generation; essentials of experimental designs; practical tips and pitfalls during experimental execution; good and bad practices of data collection, analysis and evaluation; form and function of scientific communication; and research ethics. This module will complement and enhance the experience and quality of undergraduate research training.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"LSM2288 Basic UROPS in Life Sciences I; LSM3288 Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences I; LSM4199 Honours Project in Life Sciences"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3211","ModuleTitle":"Fundamental Pharmacology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHARMACOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide basic principles of pharmacological science with emphasis on drug action from the molecular and cellular levels to tissue, organ and whole animal including human using lectures and practicals. The lectures will start with the classical drug receptor theory followed by molecular pharmacology of drug receptors and their regulation including receptor-mediated signal transduction and membrane ion channel function. Autonomic pharmacology (sympathetic and parasympathetic) will be introduced. The module also focuses on the pharmacodynamics of autacoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants, anti-asthma drugs, anti-thrombotic agents and nitric oxide.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2103","Preclusion":"GEK2501","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3212","ModuleTitle":"Human Physiology: Cardiopulmonary System","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHYSIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The heart and lungs are central to the maintenance of homeostasis in the human body by bringing essential materials to and removing wastes from the body?s cells. This module covers the basic physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems using exercise to illustrate the onset of homeostatic imbalances and the body's responses to restore homeostasis. Students will be able to identify the benefits that exercise imparts to cardiorespiratory fitness and overall health.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3223","ModuleTitle":"Immunology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course provides the central concepts of immunology and the foundation for understanding how immunity functions. The subjects of innate immunity and haematopoiesis introduce the origin and role of different cell types in immunity. The mechanics of how the body protects itself from disease are explored in relation to T and B cell biology, monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation. Other topics include hypersensitivity, immunodeficiencies, tolerance, autoimmunity, resistance and immunization to infectious diseases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3231","ModuleTitle":"Protein Structure and Function","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"BIOCHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a strong foundation in the study of protein structure and function. The following topics that will be covered: structures and structural complexity of proteins and methods used to determine their primary, secondary and tertiary structures; biological functions of proteins in terms of their regulatory, structural, protective and transport roles; the catalytic action of enzymes, their mechanism of action and regulation; various approaches used in studying the structure-function relationships of proteins.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3232","ModuleTitle":"Microbiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Principles of Microbiology, with emphasis on the properties, functions and classification of the major classes of microorganisms, especially bacteria, fungi and viruses. Understanding microbial activities and their influence on microbial diseases, industrial applications, ecology, food and water quality.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2102 or LSM2103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3233","ModuleTitle":"Developmental Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This course will showcase and examine embryogenesis, starting from fertilisation to birth in the case of animal development; and to germination, growth and differentiation in plants. Students will be exposed to concepts, principles and mechanisms that underlie development in plants and animals. Different organism models will be studied to demonstrate the rapid advances in this field of life sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3245","ModuleTitle":"RNA Biology and Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the roles of RNA, coding and in particular non-coding (ncRNA), in regulation of gene expression, host–pathogen interaction, and catalysis as well as their applications in research, diagnosis, and therapy of human diseases. The topics cover the ‘RNA world hypothesis’, the relation between structure and function of RNA, the mechanisms of regulation and\r\ndysregulation of gene expression by ncRNAs, selection and design of functional RNAs, features and usage of ncRNAs, the role of RNA in early stage pharmaceutical developments, and RNA-based drug development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 Molecular Biology","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3252","ModuleTitle":"Evolution and Comparative Genomics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Presentation of the theory of Evolution as one of the unifying disciplines in biology. The module introduces the three main themes in modern Evolutionary Biology: (1) Tree-of-Life: including processes and mechanisms of speciation, (II) Natural selection: including sexual selection and kinship selection,  (III) Neutral Evolution: including genetic drift. Comparative Genomics is incorporated in the module by discussing the origin of life, whole genome comparisons, gene duplication, and using molecular data for the reconstruction of the phylogenetic relationships between species. The module emphasizes the importance of evolutionary biology as a tool that can explain a wide variety of phenomena in biology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3254","ModuleTitle":"Ecology of Aquatic Environments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Aquatic environments make up >70% of the Earth’s surface. They host a huge diversity of life and ecosystems, many of which are vital to man. Topics covered in this module include diversity and ecology of freshwater and marine habitats and organisms, the impacts of humans on these environments, and the conservation and management of these critical resources. Overall learning outcomes include an appreciation and understanding of aquatic habitats, their physical and biological properties and their associated ecosystems. The importance of both\r\nmarine and freshwater environments to Singapore will be highlighted.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2251","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3261","ModuleTitle":"Life Form and Function","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the complex and diverse forms and functions of plants and animals.  Each living group shares a common basic structural plan, but contains many members that deviate from the basic design in response to selection pressure.  Knowledge of organismal biology is enhanced through selected topics in morpho-anatomical designs and functional adaptations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103 and either LSM1104 or LSM1201","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3265","ModuleTitle":"Entomology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Insects and other related terrestrial arthropod groups are  the most diverse forms of life on earth. Insects are ideal models for studies in evolution, ecology, behaviour and the environment as the same body plan has been adapted to\r\ndiverse functions, in almost all terrestrial environments, and in most human endeavour. This module will equip students with knowledge in insect  dentification, phylogeny, ecology, beneficial and pestiferous interactions with\r\nhumans, and methods for their control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"LSM2251 Ecology and Environment","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Life Sciences as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Life Sciences major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Undertake a year-long research project and submit a written thesis for examination.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"For Life Sciences major students with overall CAP of 3.50 or more are eligible to enrol for this module.\r\n","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4211","ModuleTitle":"Toxicology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHYSIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This introductory course is aimed at providing the basic principles and modern concepts of toxicology ? adverse effects of chemicals on humans and the biosphere. The students will understand how to make quantitative risk assessments from exposure to hazardous compounds, how to extrapolate from animal data, and how to link adverse effects at the molecular level to overall toxic responses in humans. Lecture topics include health hazards from drugs, naturally occurring toxins, industrial chemicals, or environmental toxicants; toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics; cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity; organ-selective toxicity; and safety evaluation of drugs and other chemicals. The general concepts will be illustrated with a number of both classical and highly topical examples.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3211 or LSM3221","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4212","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacogenetics and Drug Responses","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHARMACOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the scientific bases for all aspects of human variability in clinical responses to drugs and other xenobiotics. The course will provide both the theoretical and technical know-how to conduct and interpret simple studies relating to intraindividual, interindividual as well as interpopulational differences in drug responses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3211 or LSM3221","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4213","ModuleTitle":"System Neurobiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHYSIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The primary goal of this module is to understand how (a) neurons, assembled into circuits, mediate behavior and (b) pathophysiology of neurons leading to dysfunctional cellular and molecular processes and behavior.  This course draws on basic knowledge of the cell biology and physiology of neurons.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3213","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Immunology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This objective of this course is to provide students with a current and up to date view of immunology.  Breakthrough areas will certainly vary from year to year, but the broad subject matter will remain.   Among the highly competitive areas of immunology research focuses on innate immunity, dendritic cell biology, antigen processing and presentation, lymphocyte development and differentiation, induction of tolerance, mechanism of autoimmunity and allergy, and vaccine development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3223","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4226","ModuleTitle":"Infection and Immunity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at providing an in-depth knowledge in the field of host-pathogen interactions, i.e how the immune system deals with pathogens, and how the pathogens deal with the host’s immune system. An introductory lecture\r\nseries covers the basics in microbiology (bacteriology, virology, parasitology), immunology, vaccinology, and general principles of host-pathogen interactions. Selected diseases illustrate host-pathogens interactions along with\r\nthe consequences for vaccine and drug design. The following set of lectures covered by clinicians and professionals focus on patient management, field study, as well as safety aspects when working with pathogens in a research lab. Tutorials are broken into “journal club”, “article write-up exercise” and “problem-based study” and are directly related to the topics developed during the lectures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3223 and LSM3232","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4227","ModuleTitle":"Stem Cell Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide a detailed and critical introduction in the biology of stem cells and regenerative medicine. Students will investigate the origin of embryonic and adult stem cells and learn biological concepts relating to pluripotency, self-renewal, transdifferentiation, reprogramming and regeneration. The cell-fate determination and differentiation of selected types of cells, with a focus on their potential biological and medical applications, will be presented. Specialized topics on cancer stem cells, wound healing and tissue regeneration will provide a glimpse of how mankind's future could be further shaped.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 and LSM2103","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4232","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Cell Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHYSIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the changes that occur in animal cells as they grow, mature, differentiate, and either senesce or renew themselves. Insights into the mechanisms that govern how and when particular developmental alterations occur will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the cellular molecular mechanisms that lend themselves to experimental manipulation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4242","ModuleTitle":"Protein Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module will familiarize students with the technologies that can be used to produce and engineer various proteins for basic biological research and biotechnology applications.  The fundamental principles for manipulating protein production as desired and the common expression systems will be presented.  The emphasis will be on the experimental strategies and approaches to improve protein properties and to create novel enzymatic activities.  The topics include gene expression and protein production systems, uses of gene fusions for protein production and purification, directed molecular evolution and DNA shuffling, and engineering of proteins and enzymes for improved or novel properties.  Some specific examples in protein engineering will be highlighted.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3244","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4243","ModuleTitle":"Tumour Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHYSIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the understanding of processes that regulate cell growth and proliferation, and the intricate mechanism(s) that result in abnormal proliferation and oncogenesis. Molecular basis of immortalization and the acquisition of the neoplastic phenotype, namely oncogene activation, immune evasion, potential for local and distant spread, and resistance to cell death etc. will be discussed.  Role of DNA damage/repair, telomere/telomerase in genome instability and tumourigenesis will be examined. A brief session on target therapies including gene therapy approaches will also be included.  Tumour immunology role of inflammation in tumours will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4245","ModuleTitle":"Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"BIOCHEMISTRY","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce concepts and molecular mechanism of epigenetics. Students will learn the historic discoveries of epigenetic research, DNA methylation, post-translational histone modifications, noncoding RNA, chromatin remodelling and epigenetic reprogramming. The module will focus on the role of epigenetic modifications in biological functions. The clinical applications of epigenetics will also be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1102 Molecular Genetics and\r\nLSM2102 Molecular Biology","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4251","ModuleTitle":"Plant Growth and Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Growth and development of higher vascular plants through their life cycles. Discussion in this module include selected topics in gamete development, fertilization, embryo development, seed germination, development of various plant organs and flowering, the role of plant growth regulators, and the cellular, physiological and molecular basis of plant morphogenesis. The molecular basis of various stages of plant development will be discussed using developmental mutant analyses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3253 or LSM3244","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4252","ModuleTitle":"Animal Reproduction","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the events and mechanisms leading to the development and differentiation of gonads and sexes in vertebrates, and eventually to the reproduction and propagation of a new generation. It also describes the use of animal models and discusses selected topics to highlight the current trends in animal reproduction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3233","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4254","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Taxonomy and Systematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to taxonomy and systematics; i.e., the science of grouping biodiversity into species, describing the species, and classifying this\r\ndiversity into higher-level taxa that reflect evolutionary history. The module has two main goals: (1) It introduces the main concepts and goals of taxonomy and\r\nsystematics. (2) It teaches the qualitative and quantitative techniques that are today used to describe/identify species and higher-level taxa based on the analysis of\r\nmorphological and DNA sequence evidence. The aim is to equip environmental as well as other biologists with a thorough understanding of taxonomic/systematic units and the tools needed for evaluating and quantifying diversity in samples of plant and animal specimens.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4261","ModuleTitle":"Marine Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Main focus on the understanding and appreciation of marine environment, the diversity of marine life, and the constant interaction between man and the sea. Marine biology as the scientific study of marine animals and the marine environment. Fundamentals of oceanography. The range of marine environments and variety of organisms inhabiting them. Benefits of the marine environment and its resources to humans. The impact of exploitation and human activities on the oceans.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3254","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4266","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Aquatic Biodiversity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"Aquatic biodiversity is a fundamental component of aquatic environments and ecosystems. Hence, its study is essential for conservation and management of such\r\nenvironments. This module aims to enhance students’ knowledge and familiarity of tropical aquatic biodiversity through directed studies led by experts in freshwater and\r\nmarine organisms. Biota in Singapore, in particular, will be highlighted. A range of advanced topics will be covered relating to the biology, diversity, ecology, conservation, and economic importance of the selected groups. Learning outcomes include appreciation of the importance of aquatic biodiversity as well as knowledge, familiarity, and understanding of selected groups of aquatic biodiversity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"LSM1103 Biodiversity","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"LX5103","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENV)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This course is aimed at giving students an overview of environmental law and its development, including the legal and administrative structures for their implementation, from the international, regional and national perspectives. It will focus on basic pollution laws relating to air, water, waste, hazardous substances and noise; nature conservation laws and laws governing environmental impact assessments. Singapore's laws and the laws of selected ASEAN countries will be examined. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from other graduate programmes in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1100","ModuleTitle":"Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the language, notions, and methods upon which a sound education in mathematics at the university level is built. Students are exposed to the language of mathematical logic, the idea of rigorous mathematical proofs and fundamental mathematical concepts such as sets, relations and functions. \n\nMajor topics: Elementary logic, mathematical statements, set operations, relations and functions, equivalence relations, elementary number theory.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 Mathematics or equiv or [GM1101 and GM1102] or MA1301","Preclusion":"MA1100S, GM1308, CS1231, CS1231S, CS1301, EEE students, CEG students, CPE students, MPE students, COM students, CEC students, FASS students from 2003-2006 cohort who major in Mathematics (for breadth requirement).","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1101R","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first course in linear algebra.  Fundamental concepts of linear algebra will be introduced and investigated in the context of the Euclidean spaces R^n.  Proofs of results will be presented in the concrete setting.  Students are expected to acquire computational facilities and geometric intuition with regard to vectors and matrices.  Some applications will be presented. Major topics: Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, Euclidean spaces, linear combinations and linear span, subspaces, linear independence, bases and dimension, rank of a matrix, inner products, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, linear transformations between Euclidean spaces, applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics or MA1301","Preclusion":"EG1401, EG1402, MA1101, MA1311, MA1506, MA1508, FOE students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1102R","ModuleTitle":"Calculus","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a course in single-variable calculus. We will introduce precise definitions of limit, continuity, the derivative and the Riemann integral.  Students will be exposed to computational techniques and applications of differentiation and integration.  This course concludes with an introduction to first order differential equations.  \r\n\r\nMajor topics: Functions, precise definitions of limit and continuity. Definition of the derivative, velocities and rates of change, Intermediate Value Theorem, differentiation formulas, chain rule, implicit differentiation, higher derivatives, the Mean Value Theorem, curve sketching.  Definition of the Riemann integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.  The elementary transcendental functions and their inverses. Techniques of integration: substitution, integration by parts, trigonometric substitutions, partial fractions. Computation of area, volume and arc length using definite integrals.   First order differential equations: separable equations, homogeneous equations, integrating factors, linear first order equations, applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics or MA1301","Preclusion":"EE1401, EE1461, EG1401, EG1402, CE1402, MA1102, MA1312, MA1505, MA1505C, MA1507, MA1521, CEC students, COM students who matriculated on and after 2002 (including poly 2002 intake),FoE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1104","ModuleTitle":"Multivariable Calculus","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a module in the calculus of functions of several real variables, applications of which abound in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering.   The aim is for students to acquire computational skills, ability for 2- and 3-D visualization and to understand conceptually fundamental results such as Greens Theorem, Stokes Theorem and the Divergence Theorem. Major topics: Euclidean distance and elementary topological concepts in R^2 and R^3, limit and continuity, implicit functions. Partial differentiation, differentiable functions, differentials, chain rules, directional derivatives, gradients, mean value theorem, Taylor's formula, extreme value theorem, Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals and iterated integrals change of order, applications, change of variables in multiple integrals. Line integrals and Green's theorem. Surface integrals, Stokes Theorem, Divergence Theorem.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521 or EE1401 or EE1461 or EG1402","Preclusion":"MA1104S, MA2207, MA2221, MA2311, MA3208, GM2301, MQ2202, MQ2102, MQ2203, PC1134, PC2201, MA1507, MPE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1301","ModuleTitle":"Introductory Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as a bridging module for students without 'A' - level mathematics. Its aim is to equip students with appropriate mathematical knowledge and skill so as to prepare them for further study of mathematics-related disciplines. At the end of the course, students are expected to attain a level of proficiency in algebra and calculus equivalent to the GCE Advanced Level. Major topics: Sets, functions and graphs, polynomials and rational functions, inequalities in one variable, logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric functions, sequences and series, techniques of differentiation, applications of differentiation, maxima and minima, increasing and decreasing functions, curve sketching, techniques of integration, applications of integration, areas, volumes of solids of revolution, solution of first order ordinary differential equations by separation of variables and by integrating factor, complex numbers, vectors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Pass in O-level Additional Mathematics or AO-level or H1 Mathematics\r\n","Preclusion":"Those with A-level or H2 passes in Mathematics or who have passed any of the modules MA1101R, MA1102R,\r\nMA1505, MA1506, MA1507, MA1508, MA1521, MA1311, MA1312, MA1421, MPE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1311","ModuleTitle":"Matrix Algebra","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic concepts in matrix algebra which has applications in science, engineering, statistics, economics and operations research. The main objective is to equip students with the basic skills in computing with real vectors and matrices.  Specially designed for students not majoring in mathematics, in particular those who read a minor in mathematics, it is also suitable for students who are keen to pick up mathematical skills that will be useful in their own areas of studies. \n\n \n\nMajor topics: Gaussian elimination, solutions to simultaneous equations, matrices, vectors, special matrices, matrix inverses, linear independence, rank, determinants, vectors in geometry, and cross product,\n\nintroduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AO Level Mathematics or H1 Mathematics or MA1301","Preclusion":"MA1101R, MA1506, MA1508, FoE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1421","ModuleTitle":"Basic Applied Mathematics for Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to equip science students with the basic mathematics concepts and techniques required in many scientific disciplines, notably chemistry. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics include mathematical fundamentals (basics of calculus, matrix algebra and differential equations), graphical, numerical and statistical methods, and techniques in data processing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AO Level Mathematics or H1 Mathematics","Preclusion":"Majors in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Finance or Statistics, second major in Mathematics, Financial Mathematics or Statistics.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA1505","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Refer to link at \r\n\r\nhttp://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/undergrad.aspx?file=stu-modules","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ Level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics or MA1301","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1312, MA1507, MA1521, MA2311, MA2501, EE1461, PC2174.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MA1506","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Refer to link at \r\n\r\nhttp://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/undergrad.aspx?file=stu-modules","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"Read MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA1101R, MA1311, MA2312, MA1508, MA2501, EE1461, PC2174","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1507","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Calculus","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a foundation for calculus of one and several variables. The module is targeted at students in the Engineering Science Programme. Topics: brief review of one variable calculus, sequences and series, tests of convergence and divergence, power series in one variable, interval of convergence, Maclaurin and Taylor series, Taylor's theorem with remainder, lines and planes, functions of several variables, continuity of functions of several variables, partial derivatives, chain rule, directional derivatives, normal lines and tangent planes to surfaces, extrema of functions, vector-valued functions, curves, tangents and arc length, gradient, divergence and curl, line, surface and volume integrals, Green's theorem, divergence theorem, Stokes' theorem.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A' level or H2 Mathematics or equivalent\r\n","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1104, MA1505, MA1521, MA2311.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA1521","ModuleTitle":"Calculus for Computing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a basic foundation for calculus and its related subjects required by computing students. The objective is to train the students to be able to handle calculus techniques arising in their courses of specialization. In addition to the standard calculus material, the course also covers simple mathematical modeling techniques and numerical methods in connection with ordinary differential equations. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: \r\n\r\nPreliminaries on sets and number systems. \r\n\r\nCalculus of functions of one variable and applications. \r\n\r\nSequences, series and power series.   \r\n\r\nFunctions of several variables. Extrema.\r\n\r\nFirst and second order differential equations. \r\n\r\nBasic numerical methods for ordinary differential equations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics or MA1301","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1312, MA1505, MA1507, MA2501, FoE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2101","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of MA1101 Linear Algebra I intended for second year students. The student will learn more advanced topics and concepts in linear algebra. A key difference from MA1101 is that there is a greater emphasis on conceptual understanding and proof techniques than on computations.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Matrices over a field. Determinant. Vector spaces. Subspaces. Linear independence. Basis and dimension. Linear transformations. Range and kernel. Isomorphism. Coordinates. Representation of linear transformations by matrices. Change of basis. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Diagonalizable linear operators. Cayley-Hamilton Theorem. Minimal polynomial. Jordan canonical form. Inner product spaces. Cauchy-Schwartz inequality. Orthonormal basis. Gram-Schmidt Process. Orthogonal complement. Orthogonal projections. Best approximation. The adjoint of a linear operator.  Normal and self-adjoint operators. Orthogonal and unitary operators.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1506 or MA1508 or GM1302 or GM1308","Preclusion":"MA2101S, MA2101H, MA2201, MA2203, MQ2201, MQ2101, MQ2203.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2101S","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra II (S)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning capabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented students at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous level. In addition to the classes of the regular module, one extra special hour each week will be devoted to solving challenging problems and studying some additional topics and those topics briefly mentioned in the regular module.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe contents of this module will consist of those in the regular module (MA2101) and the following additional topics: proofs of Jordan Normal Form Theorem, Cayley Hamilton Theorem, introductory module theory, further applications of linear algebra.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval.","Preclusion":"MA2101, MA2101H, MA2201, MA2203, MQ2201, MQ2101, MQ2203.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2108","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce the student to the contents and methods of elementary mathematical analysis. The course develops rigorously the following concepts arising from calculus: the real number system, sequences and series of constant terms, limit and continuity of functions. The emphasis is on logical rigour. The student will be exposed to and be expected to acquire the skills to read and write mathematical proofs.  Major topics: Basic properties of real numbers, supremum and infimum, completeness axiom. Sequences, limits, monotone convergence theorem, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, Cauchy's criterion for convergence. Infinite series, Cauchy's criteria, absolute and conditional convergence, tests for convergence.  Limits of functions, fundamental limit theorems, one-sided limits, limits at infinity, monotone functions. Continuity of functions, intermediate-value theorem, extreme-value theorem, inverse functions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1507 or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA2108S, MA2206, MA2208, MA2221, MA2311, MQ2202, MQ2102, MQ2203, CN2401, EE2401, ME2492.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2202","ModuleTitle":"Algebra I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces basic concepts in group theory such as the notion of subgroups, permutation groups, cyclic groups, cosets, Lagrange’s theorem, quotient groups and isomorphism theorems.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Divisibility, congruences. Permutations. Binary operations. Groups. Examples of groups including finite abelian groups from the study of integers and finite non-abelian groups constructed from permutations. Subgroups. Cyclic groups. Cosets. Theorem of Lagrange. Fermat’s Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem. Direct products of groups.  Normal subgroups. Quotient groups. Isomorphism Theorems","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1100S or CS1231 or CS1231S\r\n","Preclusion":"MA2202S, MA3250, MQ3201,CVE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2202S","ModuleTitle":"Algebra I (S)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning\r\n\r\ncapabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented\r\n\r\nstudents at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous\r\n\r\nlevel. The contents of this module will consist of those in\r\n\r\nthe regular module (MA2202 Algebra I) and the following\r\n\r\nadditional topics: Group action, group representations,\r\n\r\nprofinite groups and classical groups.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA2202, MA3250, MQ3201, CVE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2213","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course on the theory and applications of numerical approximation techniques. Through the study of this module, the students will gain an understanding of how in practice mathematically formulated problems are solved using computers, and how computational errors are analysed and tackled. The students will be equipped with a number of commonly used numerical algorithms and knowledge and skill in performing numerical computation using MATLAB. The module is intended for mathematics majors and students from engineering and physical sciences. It will provide a firm basis for future study of numerical analysis and scientific computing. Major topics: Computational errors, direct method for systemsof linear equations, interpolation and approximation, numerical integration, use of MATLAB software.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA1521 or EG1402 or EE1401 or EE1461) and (MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1508 or MA1506)","Preclusion":"CE2407, ME3291, CN3421, CN3411, CHE students (for breadth requirements), EVE students (for breadth requirements).","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2214","ModuleTitle":"Combinatorics and Graphs I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to introduce to students fundamental principles and techniques in combinatorics as well as the basics of graph theory, which have practical applications in such areas as computer science and operations research. The major topics from combinatorics are: Permutations and Combinations, Binomial and Multinomial Coefficients, The Principle of Inclusion\r\nand Exclusion, Generating Functions, Recurrence Relations, Special Numbers including Fibonacci Numbers, Stirling Numbers, Catalan Numbers, Harmonic Numbers and Bernoulli Numbers. The major topics from graph theory are: Basic Concepts and Results, Bipartite graphs and trees.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1506 or MA1508 or CS1231 or CS1231S","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2216","ModuleTitle":"Probability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to give an elementary introduction to probability theory for science (including computing science, social sciences and management sciences) and engineering students with knowledge of elementary calculus. It will cover not only the mathematics of probability theory but\r\nwill work through many diversified examples to illustrate the wide scope of applicability of probability. Topics covered are: counting methods, sample space and events, axioms of probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, joint and marginal distributions, conditional distribution, independence of random variables, expectation,\r\nconditional expectation, moment generating function, central limit theorem, the weak law of large numbers. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite. It is an essential module for Industrial and Systems Engineering students.","CrossModule":"ST2131","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521","Preclusion":"ST2131, ST2334, CE2407","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Mathematics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is entirely project based. It allows the student the opportunity to engage in independent learning and research. It also affords the student the chance to delve into topics that may not be present in the regular curriculum. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This provides a continuation of work done in MA2288 and the project should be of two semester's duration. Please see section 4.4.3.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA2311","ModuleTitle":"Techniques in Advanced Calculus","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module applies advanced calculus to practical, computational and mathematical problems. It covers the approximation of a general function by polynomials, the defining equations of lines and planes, the method to find maximum or minimum of a function, as well as the calculation of area, volume, surface area, mass, centre of gravity. The course is for students with advanced calculus background and with interest in the applications of calculus. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Sequences. Monotone convergence theorem. Series. Absolute and conditional convergence. Tests of convergence. Power series and interval of convergence. Taylor's series. Differentiation and integration of power series. Vector algebra in R2 and R3. Dot product and cross product. Functions of several variables. Limits and continuity. Partial derivatives. Total differentials. Directional derivatives. Gradients of functions. Mean value theorem. Taylor's formula. Maximum and minimum. Second derivative test. Vector valued functions of several variables. Jacobians. Chain rule. Tangent planes and normal lines to surfaces in R3. Lagrange's multiplier method. Multiple integrals. Iterated integrals. Change of order of integration. Change of variable formula for multiple integrals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1421 or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA1104, MA1505, MA1507, MA2108, MA2108S, MPE students, Mathematics majors, Applied Mathematics majors, Quantitative Finance majors, second major in Mathematics, second major in Financial Mathematics","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA2501","ModuleTitle":"Differential Equations and Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module has subjects in differential equations and how they can be applied in variety of different systems. The topics covered include: first-order differential equations, separation of variables, linearity and nonlinearity, growth and decay phenomena, second-order differential equations, real and complex characteristic roots, forced oscillations, conservative and non-conservative systems, linear systems with real and complex eigenvalues, decoupling linear systems, stability and linear classifications, forced equations and systems, Fourier transforms and applications, nonhomogenous equations, Laplace transforms, stability, feedback and control. \n\n\n\nTopics Covered \n\nFirst-order differential equations: dynamical system models, solutions and directional fields, separation of variables, solving first-order DE.  Linearity and nonlinearity: growth and decay phenomena, linear models: examples, non-linear models: examples.  Second-order differential equations: real and complex characteristic roots, forced oscillations, conservative and non-conservative systems. Linear system of differential equations: linear systems with real and complex eigenvalues, decoupling linear systems, stability and linear classifications.  Forced equations and systems: Fourier transforms and applications, linear nonhomogenous equations, Laplace transforms, stability, feedback and control.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1507 and MA1508\r\n","Preclusion":"MA1505, MA1505C, MA1521, MA1506, MA2210, MA2312","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3110","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a continuation of MA2108 Mathematical Analysis I. The objective of this module is to introduce the student to the contents and methods of elementary mathematical analysis. The course develops rigorously the following concepts arising from calculus: the derivative, the Riemann integral, sequences and series of functions. The emphasis is on logical rigour. The student will be exposed to and be expected to acquire the skills to read and write mathematical proofs. Major topics: Differentiation: the derivative, Mean Value Theorem and applications, L'Hospital rules, Taylor's Theorem. The Riemann integral: Riemann integrable functions, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, change of variable, integration by parts. Sequences of functions: Pointwise and uniform convergence, interchange of limits and continuity, derivative and integral, the exponential and logarithmic functions, the trigonometric functions. Series of functions: Cauchy criterion, Weierstrass M-test, power series, radius of convergence, term-by-term differentiation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2108 or MA2108S","Preclusion":"MA2118, MA2118H, MA2205, MQ3202, MA3110S, ST2236.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3111","ModuleTitle":"Complex Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first course on the analysis of one complex variable.  In this module, students will learn the basic theory and techniques of complex analysis as well as some of its applications.  Target students are mathematics undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science.  Major topics: complex numbers, analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic functions, contour integrals, Cauchy-Goursat theorem, Cauchy integral formulas, Taylor series, Laurent series, residues and poles, applications to computation of improper integrals.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1507) and (MA3110 or MA3110S)","Preclusion":"MA3111S, EE3002, MPE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3205","ModuleTitle":"Set Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory mathematical course in set theory. There are two main objectives:  One is to present some basic facts about abstract sets, such as, cardinal and ordinal numbers, axiom of choice and transfinite recursion; the other is to explain why set theory is often viewed as foundation of mathematics. This module is designed for students who are interested in mathematical logic, foundation of mathematics and set theory itself.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Algebra of sets.  Functions and relations.  Infinite sets.  Induction and definition by recursion.  Countable and uncountable sets.  Linear orderings.  Well orderings and ordinals.  Axiom of choice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1100S or CS1231 or CS1231S\r\n","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3209","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to analysis in the setting of metric spaces.  There are at least two advantages by adopting this slightly abstract point of view.  First of all, it helps to crystallize fundamental concepts and elucidate the roles they play in the theory.  Secondly, it provides a unified framework for applications of the results and techniques of mathematical analysis.  This module will cover the basic theory of metric spaces and sample applications to other areas of mathematics.  It is highly recommended to students majoring in pure mathematics and to those who are interested in applied mathematics with an analytical flavour. Major topics: Euclidean spaces, inner product and Euclidean norm. Metric spaces: definition, examples.  Topological concepts: open sets and closed sets, subspaces, density and separability.  Convergence of sequences, completeness, nowhere dense sets, Baires category theorem and applications.  Continuity of functions and uniform continuity.  Compactness: open covers, Heine-Borel Theorem, extreme value theorem.  Equivalences of compactness, sequential compactness, and completeness and total boundeness.  Connectedness, characterizations of subintervals of the real line, intermediate value theorem, path-connectedness.  Contraction mappings, Banachs fixed point theorem and applications. Function spaces: pointwise and uniform convergence for sequences and series of functions, Weierstrass M-test, boundedness and equicontinuity, Arzela-Ascoli Theorem. Weierstrass Approximation Theorem and applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3110 or MA3110S","Preclusion":"MA3213, MA3251.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3220","ModuleTitle":"Ordinary Differential Equations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The study of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) has been a centerpiece in both pure and applied mathematics, such as in mathematical analysis, dynamical systems and mathematical modeling. The aim of this module is to give a thorough treatment on the fundamental theory of ODEs and the methods of solving ODEs. Major topics: Review of first order equations, Basic theory of linear differential equations, Variation of parameters, Principle of superposition, Wronskian, Abel's formula, Adjoint and self-adjoint equations, Lagrange and Green's identities, Sturm's separation and comparison theorems, Linear differential systems, Series solutions of second order linear differential equations, Method of Frobenius, Initial value problems, Lipschitz condition, Picard's method of successive approximations, Existence and uniqueness of solution, Gronwall’s inequality, Continuous dependence on initial value.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1505 or MA1507 or MA1521) and (MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1506 or MA1508) and (MA2108 or MA2108S)","Preclusion":"MA2312, PC2174.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3236","ModuleTitle":"Non-Linear Programming","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Optimization principles are of undisputed importance in modern design and system operation. The objective of this course is to present these principles and illustrate how algorithms can be designed from the mathematical theories for solving optimization problems.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Fundamentals, unconstrained optimization: one-dimensional search, Newton-Raphson method, gradient method, constrained optimization: Lagrangian multipliers method, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker optimality conditions, Lagrangian duality and saddle point optimality conditions, convex programming: Frank-Wolfe method.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1104 or MA1104S or MA1506 or MA1507 or MA2221 or MA1505 or MA2311","Preclusion":"GM3309, IC3231, BH3214, DSC3214, ISE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3238","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concept of modelling dependence and focuses on discrete-time Markov chains. Topics include discrete-time Markov chains, examples of discrete-time Markov chains, classification of states, irreducibility, periodicity, first passage times, recurrence and transience, convergence theorems and stationary distributions.  This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"ST3236","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1508 or GM1302} and {MA2216 or ST2131}","Preclusion":"ST3236.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3264","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Modelling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to introduce the use of mathematics as an effective tool in solving real-world problems through mathematical modelling and analytical and/or numerical computations. By using examples in physical, engineering, biological and social sciences, we show how to convert real-world problems into mathematical equations through proper assumptions and physical laws. Qualitative analysis and analytical solutions for some models will be provided to interpret and explain qualitative and quantitative phenomena of the real-world problems. Major topics: Introduction of modelling; dynamic (or ODE) models: population models, pendulum motion; electrical networks, chemical reaction, etc; optimization and discrete models: profit of company, annuity, etc; probability models: president election poll, random walk, etc; Model analysis: dimensional analysis, equilibrium and stability, bifurcation, etc; and some typical applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1104 or MA1104S or MA1506 or MA2108 or MA2108S or MA2221 or MA1505 or MA2311","Preclusion":"MPE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3265","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Number Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Number theory is an area that attracts the attention of many great mathematicians. Attempts to solve some number theoretic problems (such as the Fermats Last Theorem) often lead to new areas of mathematics. A recent application of an elementary number theoretic result called the Eulers Theorem to cryptography (RSA system) has further established the importance of this area in applied mathematics. The aim of this course is to introduce various topics in number theory and to connect these topics with algebra, analysis and combinatorics. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Prime numbers, multiplicative functions, theory of congruences, quadratic residues, algebraic numbers and integers, sums of squares and gauss sums, continued fractions, transcendental numbers, quadratic forms, genera and class group, partitions, diophantine equations, basic theory of elliptic curves","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA2108 or MA2108S} and {MA2202 or MA2202S}","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3269","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Finance I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the basics of financial mathematics and targets all students who have an interest in building a foundation in financial mathematics. Topics include basic mathematical theory of\r\ninterest, term structure of interest rates, fixed income securities, risk aversion, basic utility theory, single-period portfolio optimization, basic option theory. Mathematical rigor will be emphasized.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1010 or CS1010E or IT1006 or CS1101 or CS1101C or\r\nCS1101S or IT1002) and (ST2131 or ST2334 or MA2216)","Preclusion":"QF2101 Basic Financial Mathematics","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Mathematics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is entirely project based. It allows the student the opportunity to engage in independent learning and research. It also affords the student the chance to delve into topics that may not be present in the regular curriculum. Projects registered under MA3288 are intended to be at a more advanced level than those under MA2288/9. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a continuation of work done in MA3288 and the project should be of two semesters' duration. Please see section 4.4.3.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Mathematics or Applied Mathematics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Mathematics or Applied Mathematics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MA3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Mathematics or Applied Mathematics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MA4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The Honours project is intended to give students the opportunity to work independently, to encourage students develop and exhibit aspects of their ability not revealed or tested by the usual written examination, and to foster skills that could be of continued usefulness in their subsequent careers. The project work duration is one year (including assessment).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"Only for students matriculated from 2002/2003, subject to faculty and departmental requirements","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4201","ModuleTitle":"Commutative Algebra","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a second course on commutative rings and is targeted at aspiring undergraduates who intend to pursue a graduate course in pure mathematics and wish to have some commutative algebra background. Commutative algebra has applications in many areas of abstract algebra, including representation theory, number theory and algebraic geometry. Major topics: Radicals of commutative rings, Nakayama's lemma, localisation, integral dependence, primary decomposition, Noetherian and Artinian rings.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3202 or MA3203 or MA3201","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4203","ModuleTitle":"Galois Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to study field theory and its application to classical problems such as squaring a circle, trisecting an angle and solving the quintic polynomial equation by radicals. Major topics: Field extensions, finite and algebraic extensions, automorphisms of fields, splitting fields and normal extensions, separable extensions, primitive elements, finite fields, Galois extensions, roots of unity, norm and trace, cyclic extensions, solvable and radical extensions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3201","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4221","ModuleTitle":"Partial Differential Equations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this introductory course is to provide the basic properties of partial differential equations as well as the techniques to solve some partial differential equations. Partial differential equations are the important tools for understanding the physical world and mathematics itself. This course will cover three types of partial differential equations and will provide a broad perspective on the subject, illustrate the rich variety of phenomena and impart a working knowledge of the most important techniques of analysis of the equations and their solutions.\r\n\r\nMajor topics: First-order equations.  Quasi-linear equations.  General first-order equation for a function of two variables.  Cauchy problem.  Wave equation.  Wave equation in two independent variables.  Cauchy problem for hyperbolic equations in two independent variables.  Heat equation.  The weak maximum principle for parabolic equations.  Cauchy problem for heat equation.  Regularity of solutions to heat equation.  Laplace equation.  Green's formulas.  Harmonic functions.  Maximum principle for Laplace equation.  Dirichlet problem.  Green's function and Poisson's formula.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3220","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4230","ModuleTitle":"Matrix Computation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This course provides essential ideas in numerical linear algebra that are needed\r\nby every computational scientist to work effectively with vectors and matrices. The\r\nmajor difficulties faced in solving problems in linear algebra numerically and their practical solutions are discussed. The emphasis is on the development of elegant and powerful algorithmic ideas rather than mathematical technicalities. Major topics: basic vector and matrix manipulation, singular value decomposition, QR\r\nfactorization, least squares problems, conditioning and stability, and eigenvalue problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA2101 or MA2101S) and (MA2213)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MA4235","ModuleTitle":"Graph Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental results with their applications on the following topics in graph theory: connectivity, matching, vertex-colouring, digraph and tournament. Students will also learn the basic proof techniques and problem-solving heuristics through the discussion on some selected elegant proofs in lectures and solving some non-routine problems in tutorials. The course is mounted for those who have taken the module MA3233 or who have some basic knowledge of elementary graph theory.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Connectivity. Hamiltonian graphs. Matchings and factors. Vertex-colouring and edge-colouring. Directed graphs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3233","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4247","ModuleTitle":"Complex Analysis II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a second course in complex analysis which aims to introduce the student to some of the beautiful main results and applications of complex analysis. The nature of the topic allows the student to learn and understand the proofs and applications of some very strong results with relatively little background, it also shows the interplay between geometry, analysis and algebra.\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Argument principle (including Rouche's Theorem), open mapping theorem, maximum modulus principle, conformal mapping and linear fractional transformations, harmonic functions, and analytic continuation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3111 or MA3111S","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4257","ModuleTitle":"Financial Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for honours students in the Computational Finance programme. It aims to impart to students more in-depth knowledge of derivative pricing, hedging and respective risk management considerations in equity, currency and fixed income markets.\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Financial market fundamentals, volatility smile, improvement of Black-Scholes model, American and Bermudan options and their computation, exotic and path-dependent options, fixed income market and term-structure models, interest rate derivatives.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA3245","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4262","ModuleTitle":"Measure and Integration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is suitable not only for mathematics majors, but also for science and engineering majors who need a rigorous introduction to the concepts of measures and integrals. It covers Lebesgue measure and Lebesgue integral in a rigorous manner. We begin complicated proofs with an introduction which shows why the proof works. Examples are included to show why each hypothesis of a major theorem is necessary. \r\n\r\nMajor topics: Lebesgue measure. Outer measure. Measurable sets. Regularity of Lebesgue measure. Existence of nonmeasurable sets. Measurable functions. Egoroff's Theorem. Lusin's Theorem. Lebesgue integral. Convergence theorem. Differentiation. Vitali covering lemma. Functions of bounded variation. Absolute continuity. Lp spaces. Holder's inequality. Minkowski's inequality. Riesz-Fischer theorem.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3209","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4264","ModuleTitle":"Game Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Game theory provides a mathematical tool for multi-person decision making. The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to game theory, studying basic concepts, models and solutions of games and their applications.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMajor topics: Games of normal form and extensive form; Applications in Economics; Relations between game theory and decision making. Games of complete information: Static games with finite or infinite strategy spaces, Nash equilibrium of pure and mixed strategy; Dynamic games, backward induction solutions, information sets, subgame-perfect equilibrium, finitely and infinitely repeated games. Games of incomplete information: Bayesian equilibrium; First price sealed auction, second price sealed auction, and other auctions; Dynamic Bayesian games; Perfect Bayesian equilibrium; Signaling games. Cooperative games: Bargaining theory; Cores of n-person cooperative games; The Shapley value and its applications in voting, cost sharing, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA3236 or MA3252} and {MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334}.","Preclusion":"EC3312.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4268","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics for Visual Data Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This multi-disciplinary module focuses on various\r\nimportant mathematical methods addressing problems\r\narising in imaging and vision. Topics covered include:\r\nContinuous and discrete Fourier transform, Gabor\r\ntransform, Wiener filter, variational principle, level set\r\nmethod, applied differential geometry, linear and nonlinear\r\nleast squares, regularization methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2213","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4269","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Finance II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module imparts to students in-depth knowledge of pricing and hedging of financial derivatives in equity, currency and fixed income markets. Major topics include fundamental of asset pricing, basic stochastic calculus, Ito’s formula, Black-Scholes models for European, American, path-dependent options such as Barrier, Asian and Lookback options, as well as multi-asset options and\r\nAmerican exchange options.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1506 or MA1507) and MA3269","Preclusion":"MA3245 Financial Mathematics I\r\nMA4257 Financial Mathematics II","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA4291","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Topics in Mathematics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This topics module is intended as an elective module for\r\nstrong and motivated students specialising in\r\nmathematics. The topics for the module will be chosen\r\nfrom a fundamental area of mathematics and may change\r\nfrom year to year. Besides regular lectures, each student\r\nwill do independent study, give presentations and submit a\r\nterm paper. There will be opportunities in the course for\r\nthe students to conduct individual or group research on the\r\ntopics discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA4292","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Topics in Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This topics module is intended as an elective module for\n\nstrong and motivated students specialising in\n\nmathematics. The topics for the module will be chosen\n\nfrom a fundamental area of mathematics and may change\n\nfrom year to year. Besides regular lectures, each student\n\nwill do independent study, give presentations and submit a\n\nterm paper. There will be opportunities in the course for\n\nthe students to conduct individual or group research on the\n\ntopics discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5198","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINAR MODULE IN MATHEMATICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"A theme or one or several topics in mathematics, which may vary from semester to semester, will be chosen by the lecturer-in-charge or students enrolled in the module. Students will take turns to give seminar presentations on the chosen topics. Students will also be required to provide verbal critique and submit written reports on selected presentations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-1-7","Prerequisite":"Only for graduate research students in the Department of Mathematics who matriculated in 2004 or later.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA5203","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Algebra I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics.  It covers the following major topics:  Groups: their homomorphisms, normality, Sylow subgroups, categories and functors,  free and abelian groups, dual groups.  Rings and modules:  their homomorphisms, localization,  rings of polynomials and formal power series,  exact sequences. Fields:  algebraic extensions, splitting field, Galois extensions, solvable and radical extensions, abelian Kummer theory, finite fields.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3201 and departmental approval","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5205","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module covers Lebesgue integration and related topics. It is intended for graduate students in mathematics. Major topics:\r\n(1) Quick review of properties of Rn, Lebesgue measure on Rn, Borel sets, Lebesgue nonmeasurable sets, Riemann-Lebesgue function, Lusin’s and Egoroff’s Theorems, convergence in measure.\r\n(2) Lebesgue integration, convergence theorems, evaluation of the integral in terms of the distribution function, Lp spaces, density of C¿¿ functions in Lp(Rn), p < ¿¿, abstract integration.\r\n(3) Product integration, Fubini’s and Tonelli’s Theorems, application to convolution, approximate identities and maximal function.\r\n(4) Lebesgue Differentiation Theorem, Vitali covering, functions of bounded variation, absolutely continuous functions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4262 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA5215","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5209","ModuleTitle":"Algebraic Topology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module studies topology using algebraic methods. It covers the following major topics: \r\nFundamental groups, covering spaces, computation of fundamental groups, van Kampen Theorem, the classification of covering spaces, braid groups, simplicial complexes, simplicial homology, simplicial approximation, maps of spheres, classification of surfaces, Brouwer Fixed-point Theorem and Lefschetz Fixed-point Theorem.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3251 or MA4215 or MA4266\r\n","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5219","ModuleTitle":"Logic and Foundation of Mathematics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics, and students in computer science and philosophy who have sufficient mathematical background.  The core of the module is Gdels incompleteness theorem.  Before that, some basic knowledge on first order logic, such as compactness theorem and properties of reducts of number theory, will be discussed.  After that, some basic topics in Recursion Theory and Model Theory are introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4207 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5233","ModuleTitle":"Computational Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module studies computational methods in mathematics. It covers the following topics: computational linear algebra, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, parallel algorithms. The course is for mathematics graduate students with interest in computation methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"{MA3228 or MA4255 or CZ4104 or CZ4105} and MA4230","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5243","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Mathematical Programming","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics.  It covers the following major topics:\r\nIntroduction to convex analysis;  Theory of constrained optimization; Lagrangian duality;  \r\nAlgorithms for constrained optimization, in particular, penalty, barrier and augmented Lagrangian methods; Interior-point methods for convex programming, in particular, linear and semidefinite programming. \r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3236 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5245","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for honours students in the Quantitative Finance programme and post-graduate students in mathematical finance or quantitative finance. It aims to further students’ understanding in various areas of financial mathematics. Topics include selected materials in the following aspects: Stochastic analysis, stochastic control, and partial differential equations with applications in financial mathematics, exotic options, bond and interest rate models, asset pricing, portfolio selection, Monte Carlo simulation, credit risk analysis, risk management, incomplete markets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"MA4269 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA5252","ModuleTitle":"Methods of Applied Mathematics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for graduate students interested in pursuing research in applied and computational mathematics. It provides a concise and self-contained introduction to important methods used in applied mathematics, especially in the asymptotic analysis of differential equations involving multiple scales. Major topics include scaling analysis, perturbation methods, the WKB method, the averaging method, multi-scale expansion and the method of homogenization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4221 or MA4252 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA5259","ModuleTitle":"PROBABILITY THEORY I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the theory of probability. It covers the following topics: probability space, weak law of large numbers, strong law of large numbers, convergence of random series, zero-one laws, weak convergence of probability measures, characteristic function, central limit theorem. The course is for graduate students with interest in the theory of probability.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(MA2216 or ST2131) and (MA3207H or MA3207 or MA4262)","Preclusion":"ST4237, ST5214","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA5295","ModuleTitle":"DISSERTATION FOR MSC BY COURSEWORK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Student is expected to conduct research on a topic or area in mathematics, write a report and give an oral presentation on it.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-20-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval (for students in 2006/07 and later cohorts who are enrolled in M.Sc. in Mathematics by course work)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA6205","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics in real analysis, complex analysis, Fourier analysis, functional analysis, operator theory and harmonic analysis are offered. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Variable, depending on choice of topics or departmental approval","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA6206","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN ANALYSIS II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics in real analysis, complex analysis, Fourier analysis, functional analysis, operator theory and harmonic analysis are offered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA6211","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN GEOMETRY AND TOPOLOGY I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics in differential geometry, algebraic geometry and topology are offered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MA6220","ModuleTitle":"MODEL THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics, who have sufficient background in mathematical logic. The course will be structured around Morley’s Categoricity Theorem.  To set up the stage of the proof of Morley’s Theorem, some necessary knowledge is also introduced, which turns out to be a good training in model theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"MA5219 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA6221","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Combinatorics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics in combinatorics and graph theory are offered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MA6293","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"Topics offered will be of advanced mathematical nature and will be selected by the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MB5101","ModuleTitle":"The Cell as a Machine","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"MECHANOBIOLOGY INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MB5103","ModuleTitle":"Research Seminars in Mechanobiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"MECHANOBIOLOGY INSTITUTE","ModuleDescription":"This module, required for doctoral students in Mechanobiology, studies the scientific seminar as a mode of communication, as well as studying a variety of\r\nmechanobiology topics that will be presented in seminar format. Students will have opportunities to work on 1) extracting information from research seminars;\r\n2) critical listening; 3) constructive criticism and identifying areas for\r\nimprovement; and 4) presenting a brief seminar on material directly related to\r\ntheir own research. Seminars will be presented by visiting scientists, members\r\nof the RCE, and the students themselves. Seminars are an effective way for students to interact with the broader scientific community and to keep abreast of the most recent research. The ultimate goal for this module is to\r\nenable students to get the greatest benefit from research seminars, whether they are participating as audience members or as speakers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-0-3.5","Prerequisite":"Designed for 2nd year doctoral students","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MCH5003","ModuleTitle":"MODELLING OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students how to obtain a model of dynamic system. Model plays an important role in various aspects of engineering. Prediction, feedback control, fault diagnosis, estimation, and system optimization are few examples of engineering application which require system model. At the end of the course, the students will have a good understanding of models of dynamic systems and the methods to find them. Major Topics: Physical modeling, Bond-graph technique, Parametric and Non-parametric models, Regression model, Identification experiment, Model validation. The module is intended for graduate students and engineers interested in identifying the mathematical model of a process or system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MCH5004","ModuleTitle":"MECHATRONIC SYSTEM DESIGN","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a compulsory module for M.Sc. students registered under the M.Sc. in Mechatronics programme. It consists of a series of seven miniprojects which are designed to provide hands-on experience to students in the various key fields of mechatronics. A series of lectures preceed the laboratory-based sessions to furnish the necessary fundamentals necessary for the module. Students are also permitted to propose an industrial project in lieu of these miniprojects which will be subject to approval by the programme committee","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-0-0-3-6 (over two semesters)","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MCH5101","ModuleTitle":"ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MCH5105","ModuleTitle":"MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for graduate students and engineers interested in basic mechanical components used in wide range of mechanical systems. It covers the energy transmission and conversion systems both in the fluidic and mechanical domains. The concept of system dynamic modeling is introduced. At the end of the course, students are expected to know the standard mechanical components and systems well enough for designing mechatronic systems. Major topics of the modules are: Standard Mechanical Components, Mechanical Drive Components, Four-Bar Mechanisms, Classical Mechanisms, Thermal and Fluid System Elements, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuation Systems and System Dynamic Modeling.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MCH5206","ModuleTitle":"INSTRUMENTATION AND SENSORS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a specialised module targeted to the engineering students. It teaches the students practical design and analytical skills in instrumentation and sensing. This module covers Generalised Measurement System, Interface Electronics and Signal Processing, Noise and Interference in Measurements, and Data Transmission Techniques. As far as sensors are concerned, Motion (displacement, velocity and acceleration), Force & Tactile, Temperature, Pressure/ Flow, Machine Vision & Applications, and Optical Sensors will be discussed. Recent Advances in sensors such as smart sensors and microsensors will be highlighted. Several industrial cases involving advanced sensing and sensory control will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5001","ModuleTitle":"CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5002","ModuleTitle":"CLINICAL BIOSTATISTICS I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5003","ModuleTitle":"BASIC CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5004","ModuleTitle":"MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5005","ModuleTitle":"ETHICS AND REGULATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5008","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5105","ModuleTitle":"CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5108","ModuleTitle":"BIOSTATISTICS FOR BASIC RESEARCH","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5204","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Pharmacology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to help students gain in-depth understanding of a range of topics including: receptor biology, signal transduction, inflammation, autophagy, pharmacology of antivirals and neuropharmacology, using lectures and journal clubs given by clinical and basic science experts. S/U option is not allowed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5211","ModuleTitle":"ANTI-INFECTIVE DRUG DISCOVERY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"MICROBIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5214","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH SKILLS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"10-3-0-0-28","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5215","ModuleTitle":"APPLIED BIOETHICS AND BIOLAW","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5216","ModuleTitle":"BIOETHICS IN ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5218","ModuleTitle":"Biochemical and genetic approaches to understanding cell biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"In the module, principles of cell biology and signal transduction will be discussed, by using various signalling pathways as examples. The focus of the module is on\r\napplying the scientific method to define research questions, devise experimental strategies to test hypotheses and to critically analyze data. To this end, the module will consist of paper discussions, group presentations and research proposal development. The module will primarily focus on basic cell biology and signalling but also include clinical research related aspects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"No special pre-requisites","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5220","ModuleTitle":"Array and Omics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"The dawn of the human genome project in the 1990s has fuelled advances in 2 key technologies. They are the microarray technology for genomics and mass\r\nspectrometry for proteomics. From these platforms, many other specialty fields have emerged including array comparative genomic hybridization, microRNA array,\r\nphosphoproteomics, protein arrays and metabolomics, etc. These tools have propelled discoveries in basic and translational research. The module will educate students on these tools and their diverse applications of “array and\r\nomics” in this era of functional genomics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"4-1-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Students should have basic knowledge of protein\r\nbiochemistry and DNA biology","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5221","ModuleTitle":"Viral vectors for manipulating gene expression","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"The ability to manipulate gene expression in a cell, an organ or a whole organism is an important aspect in the delineation of the molecular mechanisms in health and disease. Hence, many conventional as well as newly developed techniques for gene expression manipulation are being used in biomedical research. One of the most used strategies involves the use of genetically engineered viruses to infect mammalian cells. This module will cover the use of viral gene delivery vectors for \r\n(i) Exogenous expression of genes \r\n(ii) Knockdown of genes by RNA interference","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"N/A","Corequisite":"N/A"},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5223","ModuleTitle":"Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to stem cell\r\nbiology, their origins, properties, function in tissue\r\nrepair/regeneration, and utility in therapy.\r\nMajor topics are\r\n1) ES cells\r\n2) Neural stem cells\r\n3) Muscle stem cells\r\n4) Stem cells and cancer\r\n5) Hematopoeitic stem cells\r\n6) Mesenchymal stem cells\r\n7) Induced pluripotent stem cells.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"4-0-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5225","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Molecular Imaging","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"Molecular imaging becomes indispensable tool for the biomedical research and modern day clinical management.\r\n\r\nThis module explores principles of molecular imaging, key imaging equipment used for molecular imaging and examples of applications in clinical management and biomedical research.\r\n\r\nBasics of imaging principles will be introduced. Principles of transmission and emission tomography will be explained. Molecular imaging techniques such as nuclear medicine techniques (single photon emission tomography - SPECT, positron emission tomography - PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), optical imaging and hybrid imaging techniques (SPECT/CT, PET/CT, PET/MR) will be covered for both instrumentation principles and applications.\r\n\r\nMolecular basis of imaging and molecular imaging probe design will be explained.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"“A” level understanding on physics, chemistry and biology","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5771","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar and Workshop","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME2103","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Visualization & Modeling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module enables students to learn the various standards and techniques of geometrical sketching, prepare engineering drawings and specifications, and interpreting drawings. Students also get to use advanced commercial CAD software to do 3D solid modeling. Above all, this module expands the students' creative talent and enhances their ability to communicate their ideas in a meaningful manner. Major topics include: Principles of projections; Isometric and Auxiliary views; Interpenetration of solids and Development of surfaces; 3D solid modeling; Sectioning and Dimensioning; Machine and Assembly drawings; Drawing standards and Limits and Tolerances. This is a core module for all Mechanical Engineering students and is also open to all cross-faculty students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-3-2-0.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME2113","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Materials I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a foundation for an understanding of the basic principles of solid mechanics and its applications to simple engineering structures. It provides a foundation for the understanding of basic principles of solid mechanics and its applications to simple engineering structures. The topics covered are: Introduction to Mechanics of deformable bodies; Concepts of Stress and Strain; One-dimensional systems; Shear force and Bending moment; Deflection of laterally loaded symmetrical beams; Stresses in laterally loaded symmetrical beams; Torsion. It is a core module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"EG1109","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME2121","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Thermodynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course develops a good understanding of the basic concepts and application of thermodynamics required for the analysis, modeling and design of thermal-fluid systems in engineering practice. Major topics include: Review of First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics and their applications; Reversible and Irreversible processes; Entropy; Non-flow and flow processes; Cycles involving entropy changes; Power/refrigeration and air cycles; Ideal gas mixtures; Psychrometry and applications; Fuels; Combustion and First Law applied to combustion. This is a core module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"PC1431","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME2121E","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Thermodynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME2134","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course to fluid mechanics as applied to engineering. After introducing the basic terminology and a classification of fluid and flow, the students are taught fluid statics, which cover hydrostatic forces on submerged bodies, surface tension forces, buoyancy, metacentric height and stability of floating bodies. Numerous examples of engineering application pertaining to each aspect of fluid statics are presented. In the section on fluid dynamics, basic principles of fluid motion are introduced. This covers the continuity equation, Bernoulli and energy equations, and free-surface flows including hydraulic jumps. The momentum equation and its engineering application using the control volume approach are included. The section on flow measurements introduces students to a variety of common instrumentation that are used in pressure, velocity and volumetric measurements, and this is reinforced with laboratory experiments. In the analysis of engineering results, the dimensional analysis and similitude are taught, with engineering examples. 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Topics include mathematical modeling of dynamical systems, time responses of first and second-order systems, steady-state error analysis, frequency response analysis of systems and design methodologies based on both time and frequency domains. This module also introduces computer simulation as a means of system evaluation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME2142E","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"TM2401","Preclusion":"TM3142","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ME2151","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Mechanical Eng. 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The major project may be preceded by smaller projects to instill familiarity and experience. Elements of commercialisation (e.g. market survey) and form-giving (aesthetics) may be incorporated. Students are required to submit a report, drawings, do a presentation, and take oral examinations. This is a core module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0.5-8-0-2","Prerequisite":"ME2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3102","ModuleTitle":"Mechanical Systems Design II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a follow-up module from ME3101 in which students fabricate and commission the prototype design worked on in Semester 5. Emphasis is placed on the integration of the components of the complete system and the optimization of the final design. Effective group dynamics and the experience of the process and problems involved in translating paper design to prototype are key objectives of this module. This is a core module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0.5-8-0-2","Prerequisite":"ME3101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3112","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Machines","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module. It covers the fundamental engineering principles on kinematics and kinetics. Engineering applications based on the above will be applied to solving engineering mechanism problems including the theoretical development and practical application of mechanism, machinery and vibration. The salient features of the principles to be applied for each instance will be clearly explained and the interpretation of the results obtained will be highlighted. Students are expected to be able to handle most industrial engineering problems and to improve on the design of machinery based on the knowledge gained from this course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"PC1431","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3112E","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics of Machines","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3122","ModuleTitle":"Heat Transfer","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This core module develops a foundation for the basic concepts of heat transfer through an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of heat transfer via conduction, convection and radiation. The emphasis would be on the understanding of the basic concepts of the three modes of heat transfer and application to simple systems. An introduction to heat exchangers is provided. The major topics are: Steady; One-dimensional and two-dimensional heat conduction; Unsteady heat conduction; Lumped system analysis; Extended surfaces; Hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers; Laminar and turbulent forced convection; Reynolds analogy; Free convection; Heat exchangers; Black and gray body radiation; Radiation between diffuse surfaces.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"PC1431","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3122E","ModuleTitle":"Heat Transfer","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3162","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3162E","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3211","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Solids","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module covers topics on: Linear elasticity in which the general equations of equilibrium and compatibility are derived and its applications are illustrated for complex problems; Unsymmetrical bending of beams; Stresses in pressurized thick-walled cylinders in elastic and elasto-plastic regions; Stresses in rotating members; Introduction to mechanics of composite materials; and Experimental stress analysis with particular emphasis on optical methods. This is an elective module and is intended for students in Stage 3 and 4 who have an interest in the stress analysis of isotropic and composite materials. The materials in this module are applicable to chemical, civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2114","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3211E","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics of Solids","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3242","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Automation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the approaches used in the design of sequencing circuits applied to machine-level industrial automation. Special emphasis is given to electromechanical and pneumatic systems. After a quick review of input sensing, pneumatic actuators, basic switching logic and elements, the design of sequential control systems using electromechanical ladder diagrams, purely pneumatic circuits and programmable logic controllers are introduced. Upon successful completion, students should be able to read and understand pneumatic circuits and electromechanical ladder diagrams and be able to quickly design and implement such circuits for any sequencing problem. This is a technical elective course targeted at third year mechanical engineering students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"ME2143"},{"ModuleCode":"ME3242E","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Automation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3261","ModuleTitle":"Computer-Aided Design And Manufacturing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the principles of the computer-aided tools: CAD and CAM, which are widely used in modern design and manufacturing industry. By introducing the mathematical background of CAD/CAM, this course provides the basics for students to understand the techniques and their industrial applications. The topics are: CAD: geometric modelling methods for curves, surfaces, and solids; CAM: part fabrication by CNC machining based on given geometric model; Basics of CNC machining; Tool path generation in CAD/CAM; Verification of fabricated part by CNC measurement based on given geometric model. The module is targeted at students specialising in manufacturing engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"ME2162/ME3162"},{"ModuleCode":"ME3261E","ModuleTitle":"Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME3263","ModuleTitle":"Design For Manufacturing And Assembly","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches product design for manufacture and assembly. It covers the details of design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) methods for practicing engineers and also allows for learning of concurrent or simultaneous engineering. The topics covered: Introduction, Selection of materials and processes; Product design for manual assembly; Design for automatic assembly and robotic assembly; Design for machining; Design for rapid prototyping and tooling (rapid mould making); Design for injection moulding. The module is targeted at students majoring in manufacturing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"ME2162/ME3162"},{"ModuleCode":"ME3263E","ModuleTitle":"Design for Manufacture and Assembly","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4101","ModuleTitle":"Bachelor Of Engineering Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"THIS MODULE CONSISTS OF A RESEARCH-BASED PROJECT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ONE OR MORE ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS. IT IS NORMALLY TAKEN OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS. THIS MODULE IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO STUDENTS WHO MATRICULATED IN AY1999/2000 AND BEFORE.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"COMPLETED 100 MC OF DEGREE REQUIREMENT.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4101A","ModuleTitle":"Bachelor Of Engineering Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of a research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. It introduces students to the basic methodology of research in the context of a problem of current research interest. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters, and is a core requirement of the B.Eng. (Mech) programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Stage 4 standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4105","ModuleTitle":"Specialization Study Module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to link staff research to teaching in the selected areas of specialisation offered by the Department. The module comprises a structured programme of seminars, term papers, and mini-projects to be given by a group of faculty members based on their current research interests in the specialisation area. The programme content differs for different specialisation areas. The module is intended for students pursuing a specialisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"For students admitted to a specialisation","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4211","ModuleTitle":"Applied Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module reinforces and builds upon the fundamental concepts of solid mechanics taught in earlier years. The topics covered include the analysis of generic mechanical components such as shells and multi-layered structures subjected to static and dynamic loading. Thermo-mechanical effects may be taken into account where appropriate. Concepts such as stress concentration, fatigue, delamination and fracture will be incorporated in the analyses. The module is aimed at those students who have a strong interest in solid mechanics and stress analysis and who could be undertaking a project in this area. Students will be expected to carry out one or more graded projects during the course of the module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2114","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4214","ModuleTitle":"Vehicle Dynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the topics for analysis of vehicle dynamics. These include forces acting on a vehicle and the resulting dynamics and motions. Forces from tires, brakes, steering and power train will be discussed. Students will learn how to analyze the longitudinal and turning motions as well as the vibration of a vehicle.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"ME3112 – Mechanics of Machines","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4223","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Environmental Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to integrate knowledge in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics to design and simulate air-conditioning systems, as well as to estimate and analyse the energy performance of buildings. Major topics include: Applications and basics; Psychrometrics; Comfort and health; Heat gains through building envelopes; Cooling load calculations; Air conditioning design calculations; Air conditioning systems; Air conditioning plants and equipment., Energy estimation and energy performance analysis. The module is designed for third and final-year students who are interested in the Cooling and Energy Efficiency of Buildings.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2121, ME3122","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4223E","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Environmental Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4226","ModuleTitle":"Energy & Thermal Systems Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module provides applications of basic concepts in thermodynamics and heat transfer and extends students' understanding of energy technology areas and applications of current interest. Emphasis is on understanding of the principles of operation of various energy systems and their performance. Topics include: General thermodynamics relations and behaviour and process of real gases, Principle of operation and basic performance evaluation of mechanical thermal systems in conventional and new-technology areas such as absorption cooling, conventional and compact heat exchangers, steam power plants, combine cycle, micro gas turbines, cogeneration and fuel cells. This module is meant for students who have a special interest in energy and energy technology systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2121, ME3122","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4233","ModuleTitle":"Computational Methods In Fluid Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the application of numerical methods for solving incompressible fluid flow and convective heat transfer problems. Students will acquire an understanding of the basic principles of fluid flow simulation, a working knowledge of numerical implementation and an appreciation of the power of computational methods. Major topics covered are: Basic theory of numerical discretisation; Classification of equations; Solution methods for parabolic and elliptic equations in Streamfunction and Vorticity and Primitive Variable formulations of Navier-Stokes and Energy equations, Conservation form; Finite-volume discretisation and SIMPLE/R procedures; Marker & Cell procedures. This module is designed for students who have an interest in the use of computer-based methods for solving engineering problem in general and in particular fluid flow problems. The module is highly recommended for students whose final-year project involves computing fluid flow or convective heat transfer, or who intend to do graduate research in computation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2135","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4234","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Methods In Fluid Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students various techniques and skills in carrying out fluid mechanics experiment. Major topics are: Similitudes and modeling; Wind tunnel design; Mean and fluctuating velocity measurement; Mean and fluctuating pressure measurement; Shear stress measurements; Wind tunnel blockage correction; End plate configurations; Flow visualisation; Signal analysis: data acquisition, probability theory, correlation studies, spectral analysis. This module is targeted at students who are working on a final year project which involves conducting fluid mechanics experiments and those who have interest in experimental fluid mechanics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2135 Fluid Mechanics II","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4234E","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4235","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Aeroelasticity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course on aeroelasticity as applied to aerospace specialization. Aeroelasticity is defined as the interactions of the deformable elastic structures in free airstream and the resulting aerodynamic force, which\r\nbroadly falls under fluid-structure interaction. After introducing the basic terminology and a classification, the basics of statics and dynamics of fluid-structure interaction will be given. Topics covered include static aeroelasticity\r\n(divergence, control surface reversal), dynamic aeroelasticity (flutter, buffeting, and gust response), aeroservoelasticity (fluid-structure-control interaction), unsteady aerodynamics over lifting surfaces, and experimental methods for flutter prediction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"ME2134 Fluid Mechanics I\r\nME2114 Mechanics of Materials II","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ME4245","ModuleTitle":"Robot Kinematics,Dynamics And Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module facilitates the learning of the fundamentals of robotic manipulators for students to appreciate and understand their design and applications. Successful completion allows student to formulate the kinematics and dynamics of robotic manipulators consisting of a serial chain of rigid bodies and implement control algorithms with sensory feedback. The module is targeted at upper level undergraduates who have completed fundamental mathematics, mechanics, and control modules. Students will also gain a basic appreciation of the complexity in the control architecture and manipulator structure typical to new-generation robots.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"MA1506/ME2142 for ME students\r\nEE2010 / EE3331C for ECE students","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4245E","ModuleTitle":"Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4251","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Engineering Of Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This elective module in materials science examines the importance of temperature and its effects on the structure and properties of materials common in mechanical engineering. Besides the thermodynamic principles of phase equilibria and the kinetics of phase transformations, students will be introduced to standard industrial practices, as well as the latest techniques in non-conventional processing of materials. Topics include thermodynamics and kinetics in metallic alloy systems, thermal modification processes, surface modification processes and rapid thermal processing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"ME2151","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4251E","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Engineering Of Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4254","ModuleTitle":"Materials In Engineering Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module highlights various engineering properties of the materials that are of paramount importance to a design engineer along with various design philosophies that are commonly practised. It develops the analytical ability of students in choosing the most appropriate material from a design engineer's perspective. The topics are covered: Introduction of engineering materials; Materials selection for weight-critical applications; Materials for stiffness based designs; Materials for strength-based designs; Materials for damage tolerant designs; Materials and fatigue-based designs; Materials and design against corrosion; Materials for wear critical applications; Materials for biomedical applications; and Materials Selection for special applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2151","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4254E","ModuleTitle":"Materials in Engineering Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4264","ModuleTitle":"Automobile Design & Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module will help students learn to make engineering decisions regarding power-train, braking, suspension, steering and body systems in order to meet acceleration, braking, ride & handling, safety, durability and NVH performance specifications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ME 2113 – Mechanics of Materials","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ME4283","ModuleTitle":"Micro-Fabrication Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module enables students to learn the micromachining of both Silicon and non-Silicon materials. The major topics include the basic micro-fabrication as well as the micro-machining processes for microsystems. Some of the processes to be covered: Bulk Processes; Surface Processes; Sacrificial Processes and Bonding Processes; Micro-machining based on conventional machining processes; Micro-machining based on non-conventional machining processes; Special machining; The module is targeted at students seeking to specialise in the Microsystems Technology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-3-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4283E","ModuleTitle":"Micro-Fabrication Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME4291","ModuleTitle":"Finite Element Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts underpining the finite element method and to demonstrate its applications in enabling the solution of some important problems in Mechanical Engineering. Some necessary background in mathematics and matrix analysis will be given before the foundations of the method are covered. Various applications to one- and two-dimensional problems in fluid flow, heat transfer and solid mechanics will be treated to reinforce the concepts. The precautions and points to note in the actual practice of FE analysis such as mesh design, modelling and verification will be covered. Some instruction in the use of a commercial Finite Element software will be given and students are expected to carry out one or more projects with it. This module should give students a good foundation before taking specialised modules in numerical simulation related to specific areas.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"MA1505 (Mathematics I)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5202","ModuleTitle":"INDUSTRIAL TRANSFER PROCESSES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5301","ModuleTitle":"FLOW SYSTEMS ANALYSIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5401","ModuleTitle":"LINEAR SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"linear system theory is the core of modern control appropaches, such as optimal, robust, adaptive and multi-variable control. This module develops a solid understanding of the fundamentals of linear systems analysis and design using the state space approach. Topics covered include state space representation of systems; solution of state equations; stability analysis using Lyapunov methods; controllability and observability; linear state feedback design; asymptotic observer and compensator design, decoupling and servo control. This module is a must for higher degree students in control engineering, robotics or servo engineering. It is also very useful for those who are interested in signal processing and computer engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE4302 or ME4246","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5403","ModuleTitle":"Computer Control Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce the basic concepts and design methods of computer/microprocessor based control schemes. Techniques for discrete-time control realization will also be discussed. After attending the course, the students will acquire the basic skills on designing simple controllers for real time systems, know how to analyze the system responses and evaluate the controller performance. The topics covered are: discrete system analysis; pole-placement design, basic predictive control, digital PID controllers; implementation issues (sampling theorem, aliasing, discretization errors) and real-time realization using system control software such as Matlab and Labview.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5405","ModuleTitle":"Machine Vision","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5513","ModuleTitle":"FRACTURE AND FATIGUE OF MATERIALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME5703","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Mechanical Engineering 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces to the students an advanced course in Mechanical Engineering on special topics of current interest. Lectures will be given by both department faculty members and visiting specialists. Practical examples and case studies will be presented and discussed. There is a compulsory Term Paper project for the module. This module is intended for graduate students and engineers interested in learning more on the current state-of-the-art in the specific Mechanical Engineering topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"B.Eng. (Second Class Lower)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ME5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME6401","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN MECHATRONICS 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"In this module, several selected advanced topics in mechatronics that are of current research interest will be offered. Each student has to choose two of those topics. Topics covered are typically in the areas of robotics, control, machine vision, and artificial intelligence. Each topic chosen will require the student to read several research papers, write a term paper and do a term project. The module is mainly meant for research students to help them specialise in selected topics in mechatronics. ME6401 will be offered in Term I while ME6402 will be offered in Term II. The two modules typically cover a different set of topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"A good background in the topics selected","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME6505","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Materials in Medicine","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide an in-depth graduate level foundation in biomaterial science and engineering principles. Students will be introduced to the practical aspects of biomaterials in medical devices, in particularly the fabrication of devices, including materials selection, processing, performance,  biocompatibility issues and regulatory requirements. Topics of interest include hip\r\nprostheses, articular joints, surgical sutures, tissue engineering scaffolds for hard and soft tissues, and case studies of failed medical prostheses. A short research\r\nproposal on implanted material for medical devices will be prepared by students, in place of continuous assessment. A problem base approach teaching ethodology will be used to encourage the learning process. On completion of this lecture course, students should be able to suggest suitable biomaterials and plan appropriate processing techniques for given biomedical applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ME6605","ModuleTitle":"ABRASIVE AND NON-CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on principles, techniques and applications of abrasive and non conventional maching process and latest techniques on material additive in addition to material removal. Topics include grinding, ultrasonic maching, electrical discharge maching, laser beam maching, layered manufacturing, et cetera. Students are expected to carry out an independent study by project or term paper on the related topics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME6606","ModuleTitle":"COMPUTER AIDED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Product development relates to the processes and techniques employed in the design and manufacture of a product. This course will focus on the early (conceptual) stages of design and development of mainly mechanical products, looking at the technologies available to convert new ideas into a manufactured reality. Emphasis will be on the practical implications, constraints and in-depth analysis, with an integrated assignment that encourages student groups to investigate the technologies for generation of a product.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ME6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT1003","ModuleTitle":"Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide knowledge, techniques and understanding of marketing principles. It provides students with a conceptual framework to analyse and interpret marketing phenomena and to suggest courses of action in response to marketing problems.  It covers topics such as the marketing concept, the marketing environment and the marketing mix which includes product, pricing, distribution and promotion. Other related topics include consumer behaviour, market segmentation and targeting, marketing research and information system, marketing planning, implementation and control, and public issues in marketing.  This is a foundation module for business students and provides the basis for later concentration in the marketing area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students who have taken EC3230/(EC2210) or CS3261/(IC3243) or PR4201 or BK2003 or BZ1003 or BH1003 are not allowed to take MKT1003.\r\n \r\nAll BSc(Real Estate) students are not allowed to take MKT1003.\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT1003X","ModuleTitle":"Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide knowledge, techniques and understanding of marketing principles. It provides students with a conceptual framework to analyse and interpret marketing phenomena and to suggest courses of action in response to marketing problems.  It covers topics such as the marketing concept, the marketing environment and the marketing mix which includes product, pricing, distribution and promotion. Other related topics include consumer behaviour, market segmentation and targeting, marketing research and information system, marketing planning, implementation and control, and public issues in marketing.  This is a foundation module for business students and provides the basis for later concentration in the marketing area.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-3-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students who have taken EC3230/(EC2210) or CS3261/(IC3243) or PR4201 or BK2003 or BZ1003 or BH1003 are not allowed to take MKT1003.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2401A","ModuleTitle":"Asian Markets And Marketing Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to acquaint students with the marketing planning and marketing management process. Students are encouraged to apply marketing concepts, tools and techniques in the analysis of marketing situations and problems and in the development of marketing strategies and programs. \n\n\n\nTopics include the roles of planning in marketing, the reasons for planning, the pitfalls in planning, environmental analysis, market analysis, customer analysis, competitive analysis, company analysis, SWOT analysis, issue analysis, objective setting, strategy development, assembling of marketing mix, marketing implementation and control, and marketing evaluation and audit. \n\n\n\nThe module is taught with a practical and applied orientation. Cases are used to a large extent for class discussion, supplemented by computer simulated marketing games, projects, exercises and lectures.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003\r\n","Preclusion":"BH2401 or BZ3601 or BK3200 or MKT2401B or MKT2401\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2401B","ModuleTitle":"Asian Markets And Marketing Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to acquaint students with the marketing planning and marketing management process. Students are encouraged to apply marketing concepts, tools and techniques in the analysis of marketing situations and problems and in the development of marketing strategies and programs. \n\n\n\nTopics include the roles of planning in marketing, the reasons for planning, the pitfalls in planning, environmental analysis, market analysis, customer analysis, competitive analysis, company analysis, SWOT analysis, issue analysis, objective setting, strategy development, assembling of marketing mix, marketing implementation and control, and marketing evaluation and audit. \n\n\n\nThe module is taught with a practical and applied orientation. Cases are used to a large extent for class discussion, supplemented by computer simulated marketing games, projects, exercises and lectures.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003 \r\n\r\n","Preclusion":"BH2401 or BZ3601 or BK3200 or MKT2401A or MKT2401\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2411","ModuleTitle":"Retail Entrepreneurship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"The course will introduce retail marketing concepts covering both the mechanics and management of retailing from an entrepreneurial perspective. A range of topics, including the role and tasks of an entrepreneur, store and non-store retailing, location and site selection, retail environment and the application of new technologies, retail marketing mix components (such as merchandising, pricing and margin planning, store management, layout and visual merchandising), as well as internal and external promotions will be covered. In addition, short case studies and projects will be used to supplement lectures and readings. Students will acquaint themselves with current and future retailing environments and developments in Singapore and other countries as well as the processes that go on behind the scenes in retailing. While the module will cover theories in retail marketing discipline, it is generally approached with a practical and applied orientation. Lectures will be supplemented with store visits, video clips and talks. Students will also get a chance to learn about assessing retail outlets and developing retail strategies for real-life businesses through hands-on projects. By the end of the course students should be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to start up a retail business. Aside from business students who are interested in retailing, this course is targeted at students who are enterprising and may aspire to start their own retail business in the future.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003\r\n","Preclusion":"BH2411 or BZ3611 or BK3204","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2413","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"Effective marketing research is necessary for successful management of all phases of the marketing process, ranging from product development and introduction to selling through growth and maturity stages. In today's information-oriented environment, a marketing manager cannot succeed without a thorough understanding of the research process. By understanding the research process, he can better judge the suitability, reliability and the validity of a research study in his decision-makings. Students will learn by doing in this course. While we will use class time to discuss appropriate research topics, students are required to do lots of activities by themselves in order to facilitate their learning by doing. In doing so, this course incorporates an experimental element in marketing research and consulting. As a marketing information provider, students will be assisting a firm by collecting and interpreting market data as a means toward the development of a superior marketing plan. At the same time, students will conduct tutorial activities that will provide opportunities for students to practice the key topics covered in the class. This course is intended to acquaint students with the fundamental marketing research process. More specifically, this course aims: (i) To familiarise the student with the fundamental marketing research skills of problem formulation, research design, questionnaire design, data collection, data analysis, and report presentation and writing. (ii) To have the student gain perspective and practice in applying these skills through a research project. (iii) To develop an understanding of decision making in marketing, its inherent difficulties and pitfalls and the importance of information in marketing research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH2413 or BZ3614 or BK3202 or MKT2413A or MKT2413B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3402","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of consumer behaviour theories, research, and applications.  It is designed to develop knowledge and skills that will facilitate an understanding of buyer behaviour which can be integrated into the formulation of marketing strategies.  This will be accomplished by surveying the social science underpinnings of consumer behaviour as well as various types of consumer research which may be valuable for specific marketing decisions.  The module thus emphasises the content and logical application of theories and research in analysing consumer behaviour for solving marketing management problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH3420 or BZ3605 or BK3203 or MKT3402A or MKT3402B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3412","ModuleTitle":"Services Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module applies marketing principles to service organisations both in the private and public sectors.  Students will be taught the unique characteristics that separate services from goods, the managerial problems stemming from these characteristics, and the strategies suggested as appropriate to overcome the problems. Case studies will be used in addition to lectures in conducting this module and students may also be required to complete a project concerning the marketing of services.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003 \r\n\r\n","Preclusion":"BH3412 or BH3412A or BH3412B or BZ3612 or BK3205 or MKT3412A or MKT3412B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3418A","ModuleTitle":"Product and Brand Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module aimed at developing skills towards the management of new and existing products, where products cover both tangible goods as well as intangible services. Possible topics to be covered include: the changing role of the product manager; product portfolio management; product planning and concept testing; test marketing and new product introduction; and packaging. Several teaching methods will be used. Apart from lectures, students may be given assigned readings and cases to develop their skills. In addition, students may have the opportunity to apply their skills in group projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003 or TR2201.","Preclusion":"BH3418 or BZ3603","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3418B","ModuleTitle":"Product and Brand Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module aimed at developing skills towards the management of new and existing products, where products cover both tangible goods as well as intangible services. Possible topics to be covered include: the changing role of the product manager; product portfolio management; product planning and concept testing; test marketing and new product introduction; and packaging. Several teaching methods will be used. Apart from lectures, students may be given assigned readings and cases to develop their skills. In addition, students may have the opportunity to apply their skills in group projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003 or TR2201.","Preclusion":"BH3418 or BZ3603","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3420","ModuleTitle":"Promotional Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the use of communication to influence consumer decision making.  The module will address the principles and practice of advertising, sales promotion, personal selling and public relations.  Possible materials to be covered include setting promotional objectives; copy development and execution; media decisions; consumer and trade promotion; and sales force management.  In addition to lectures, students will also be exposed to published research in promotion.  Case studies as well as group projects involving the development and execution of a promotional campaign may also be used to allow students apply their knowledge and skill.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003 or TR2201","Preclusion":"BH3420 or BZ3605 or BK3203 or MKT3420A/B or IF3215 or NM3215","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3423","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Culture Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) is a synthesizing\r\nframework that examines the sociocultural, experiential,\r\nsymbolic and ideological aspects of consumption. The\r\ntenets of CCT research are aligned with consumer identity\r\nprojects, marketplace cultures, the sociohistorical\r\npatterning of consumption, and mass-mediated\r\nmarketplace ideologies and consumers’ interpretive\r\nstrategies. In this course, we will explore the dynamic\r\nrelationships among consumer actions, the marketplaces\r\nand cultural meanings using theories and methods from\r\nmultiple disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"MKT3402 Consumer Behaviour","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3429","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based \r\nresearch and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4412","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Theory And Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to acquaint students with academic research in various areas of marketing.  To achieve this goal, students will be required to read and discuss several assigned articles each week.  These articles are designed to equip students with a working knowledge of the current literature in marketing research.  Through this process, students will hopefully acquire critical thinking skills to carefully appraise, rather than blindly accept, a piece of research.  In addition, students will be required to exercise their creative and analytical abilities in developing, implementing, and presenting a research project on a group basis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT2401 or MKT2401A or MKT2401B","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4415C","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Marketing: Applied Market Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"The digital age has fundamentally altered the manner we collect, process, analyse and disseminate market intelligence. Driven by advances in hardware, software and communications, the very nature of market research is rapidly changing. New techniques are emerging. The increased velocity of information flow enables marketers to respond with much greater speed to changes in the marketplace. Market research is timelier, less expensive, more actionable and more precise ... all of which makes it of far greater importance to marketers.\r\n\r\nApplied Market Research is primarily designed for marketing professionals to train them to use market knowledge for day-to-day marketing decisions. It will provide good understanding of many prevalent research techniques and their application.\r\n\r\nThe course will be taught in an application-oriented fashion through lectures, class discussions and case studies. Students will acquire critical analysis and decision making abilities to prepare them to tackle the marketing and business issues they are likely to confront in a career in marketing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT2401 Asian Markets and Marketing Management","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4419","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for\r\nadmission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Structure of Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Overview: symmetry, bonding, coordination number, packing fraction, order and disorder; Noncrystalline state: short-range order (SRO), pair distribution function, random walk, network and fractal models; Crystalline state: basic crystallography and structures, reciprocal lattice, quasicrystals, liquid crystalline state; Crystal vibrations, Brillouin zone; free electron model, energy bands; Structural effects on phase transformation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2102","ModuleTitle":"Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Thermodynamic laws and relationship, concept of entropy and its relationship to heat, strategy for deriving thermodynamic relationships, general criterion for equilibrium, physical and chemical equilibria; Statistical thermodynamics: micro-states and macro-states, partition function; Phase diagram: unary and multicomponent systems, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, partial molar properties, Gibbs phase rule, applications of phase diagrams; Curvature effects in thermodynamics: surface excess properties, surface tension, phase equilibria, Gibbs adsorption equation; Basic electrochemistry.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2106","ModuleTitle":"Metallic Materials and Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Overview of crystal structure and bonds; Structures of metallic elements and alloys; Phase formation and development of microstrcutures; Basic processing technologies; Ferrous and non-ferrous metals; General properties and engineering applications: mechanical and functional.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2101 or MLE2104","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2107","ModuleTitle":"Ceramic Materials and Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Overview of ceramics and classification; Structure and stability of ceramics; Phase formation and development of microstructures; Basic synthesis, processing and characterisation methods; Processing of advanced ceramics and applications; General properties and applications of advanced ceramics: electronic; mechanical; optical.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2101","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3102","ModuleTitle":"Degradation and Failure of Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Corrosion of metals and alloys: Economics of corrosion, Thermodynamics and electrochemistry of corrosion, Types of corrosion, Environmental effects on corrosion, Corrosion of selected metals and alloys, Corrosion protection, Corrosion monitoring; Degradation of nonmetallic materials: Biological, chemical and photodegradation of polymers, Environmental degradation, Photocorrosion of semiconductors; Failure mechanisms of materials. Failure analysis and Non-destructive testing: techniques and\r\n\r\nmethodology, case histories.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2102","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3103","ModuleTitle":"Materials Design and Selection","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Engineering aspects of materials design and selection; Basics and procedure for materials selection: selection strategy, screening and ranking, deriving property limits, materials processes; Various aspects and factors in materials selection and design: functions, objectives,\r\n\r\nconstraints and limits, performance maximising criteria, environmental condition, economics and business issues; Case studies: metals, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers and biomaterials; Case study by industrial practitioners.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2104","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3104","ModuleTitle":"Polymeric and Composite Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Classification of polymers, polymer structure, molecular weight distribution; Basic synthetic and characterisation methods; Amorphous state and glass transition, crystalline state; General properties of polymers: physical, chemical, mechanical and electrical; Engineering and specialty polymers: processing and applications; Polymer-based composite materials: fabrication, structure and properties.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or CM1121 or CM1501","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3105","ModuleTitle":"Dielectric and Magnetic Materials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Polarisation mechanisms; ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity; domain structure and hystereisis;\r\n\r\npermittivity and dielectric loss; optical properties of dielectric materials; fundamental of magnetism: magnetic moment, magnetic coupling and magnetic anisotropy; technical magnetisation: domain structure, magnetic hysteresis; introduction to magnetic materials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2105","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4101","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Every student majoring Materials Science and Engineering is assigned a research project, which is normally over 2 semesters. This project is carried out under the supervision of an academic staff of the Department and is closely related with the research activities in the Department with the two focus areas of Biomateirals and Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-9-6","Prerequisite":"MLE2103 and MLE2104 and MLE2105 and MLE3101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4101R","ModuleTitle":"Integrated B.ENG./B.SC. (Hons) Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"MLE2103 and MLE2104 and MLE2105 and MLE3101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4102","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Students are assigned with a Design Project. Students have the opportunity to work in a team to use their knowledge of Materials Science and Engineering in problem solving. This project has the emphasis in Independent Study. Students are required to submit a report at the end of the project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-6-4","Prerequisite":"MLE2103 and MLE3102 and MLE3103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Materials Characterisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Surface analyses: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; Auger electron spectroscopy. Low energy electron diffraction; Energy dispersive X-ray analysis and Rutherford back-scattering; Vibrational spectroscopies: infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy; Electronic spectroscopy: absorption and fluorescence; Magnetic and magneto-optical characterization: vibrating sample magnetometry, magneto-electronic measurement, magneto-optical Kerr-effect.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE3101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4205","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Modelling of Materials Properties","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Introduction to quantum chemistry and quantum electronics, band theory of solid materials, transport phenomena in solids from the microscopic viewpoint, random processes in solids, Monte-Carlo calculations of diffusion, introduction to the theory of phase transitions, crystal growth and precipitation, self-organization in open non-equilibrium solid state systems, molecular dynamics modeling of properties and processes in condensed materials. Learning objectives: Introductory knowledge on theory and modeling of solid state systems with the emphasis of nanomateirals. Target students: Students of Materials Science and Engineering and related disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE6101","ModuleTitle":"THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF MATERIALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches thermodynamics and kinetics of different engineering materials including metals, ceramics and polymers.  The major topics cover: Equilibrium and non-equilibrium. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics, Transition state theory and field effects, Solution theory, Phase diagrams. Diffusion mechanisms, Nucleation in condensed phases, Surface energy, Crystal growth, Defects in crystals, Phase transformation theories, Formation of nanostructures: nano-dots, nano-wells, nano-wires and nano-tubes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE6103","ModuleTitle":"STRUCTURES OF MATERIALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Periodic trends in atomic properties, bonding generalization based on periodic trends, generalization about crystal structures based on periodicity.  Structural concepts: crystal lattice, reciprocal lattice, diffraction, crystal structures, lattice dynamics, and energy band structure.  Examples of effects of structure on physical and chemical properties are discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MLE6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO1001","ModuleTitle":"Management And Organisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the essence of what managers do.  To understand this, we begin by focusing on the two basic building blocks in organisations; the individual and the group.  The broader environment in which managers and organisations will also be addressed.  Lectures, case studies and experiential learning are used as tools for learning when appropriate.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students who have taken BE2106, EG1423, CS1303, BK2002 or BZ1001 or BH1001 are not allowed to take MNO1001. Students who took or are taking HR2001, HR2101, HR3111 or HR3308 cannot take MNO1001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO1001X","ModuleTitle":"Management And Organisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the essence of what managers do.  To understand this, we begin by focusing on the two basic building blocks in organisations; the individual and the group.  The broader environment in which managers and organisations will also be addressed.  Lectures, case studies and experiential learning are used as tools for learning when appropriate.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students who have taken BE2106, EG1423, CS1303, BK2002 or BZ1001 or BH1001 are not allowed to take MNO1001. Students who took or are taking HR2001, HR2101, HR3111 or HR3308 cannot take MNO1001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO2007","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Ethics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"In this module we explore the age-old question of the relationship between ethics and leadership. We begin by examining the theoretical underpinnings of  leadership and ethics. We then move to consider how ethics and leadership are intertwined, especially in work organizations. Organizations are “strong situations” which exert considerable influence on leaders’ perceptions, interpretations, judgements, decisions and behaviours. We consider how leaders can enhance ethical awareness, make decisions with ethics in mind, organize for ethical behaviour and face ethical challenges at the organizational level.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organization","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MNO2009","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide an introduction to the venture creation process. The course provides an overview of the major elements of entrepreneurial activity including evaluating and planning a new business, financing, team building, related marketing and management issues and exit strategies. The course utilises class discussions, in-class exercises and participation in a competitive simulation project to achieve the course objectives.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organisation","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO2302","ModuleTitle":"Human Resource Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of human resource management (HRM), and it provides a foundation for more advanced modules that focus on specific aspects of HRM. It aims to provide students with general understanding of the core areas of HRM, including HR planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, compensation, employee relations, and HRM in an international context. These issues will all be addressed from the perspective of general managers, HRM specialists, and individual employees. Students will be challenged to consider the implications of integrated HR systems, as well as specific HRM policies and implementation procedures, for individual and organisational performance. They will also consider the practical implications of the changing nature of work and the employment relationship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or BH1001 or BZ1001 or BK2002 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308 \r\n","Preclusion":"BH2302 or BZ3504 or BK3300 or MNO2302A/B or PL3239 or PS3245","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3301","ModuleTitle":"Organisational Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the study of human behavior in organisations: how people influence organisational events and how events within the organisation influence people's behaviour.  Organisational behavior is a field that draws ideas from psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and management and applies them to the organisation.  The field of organisational behaviour covers a wide range of topics: organisational culture, motivation, decision making, communication, work stress and so on.  In the end, the field of organisational behavior asks two questions: (1) why do people behave as they do within organisations? (2) how can we use this information to improve the effectiveness of the organisation?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or BH1001 or BZ1001 or BK2002 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308","Preclusion":"BH3301 or BZ3501 or BK3309M or PS3243","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3303","ModuleTitle":"Organisational Effectiveness","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to introduce students to the field of organisational theory - which applies concepts from various disciplines such as management studies, sociology, psychology, political sciences and economics to study organisations.  The course is designed to encourage students to actively and critically use these concepts to make sense, diagnose, manage and respond to the emerging organisational needs and problems.  The course covers topics such as organisational goals, strategy and effectiveness; dimensions of organisational structure; organisational design and environments; technology and organisational change; and organisational decision-making.  The emphasis of this course is on the practical value of organisation theory for students as future members and managers of organisations.  Developing an understanding of how organisations (should) operate is effectively critical so that students will able to fulfill their roles as future managers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or BH1001 or BZ1001 or BK2002 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308\r\n\r\n","Preclusion":"BH3303 or BZ3502 or BK4309D or BK3309N","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3313K","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Mgt: Managing China Venture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to expose students to the emerging role China plays in the global political/ economic scene and the market opportunities China offers to business investors worldwide. Latest plans on China’s economic restructuring and regional integration to boost domestic consumption will be reviewed. The module also discusses critical challenges executives face in managing a China venture. These include decisions and actions on modes of entry; access to target market segments; sourcing of suppliers and choice of venture partners; creation of distribution network; control of product/service quality; management of government relations; containment of costs; and talent acquisition and retention.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 – Management and Organisation","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3322","ModuleTitle":"Negotiations and Bargaining","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended for upper-level undergraduates. A high degree of preparation, participation, and independent study is expected. Students in this module learn both conflict resolution and learning skills. This course also places great emphasis on individual/group learning and development. Overall, the course objectives are: (a) to understand and think about the nature of negotiation; (b) to interact and share different perspectives on conflict resolution from different participants; (c) to adopt an open and experiential approach in the negotiation process for maximum participation and self-reflective learning; and (d) to provide a good classroom environment in which the participants creativity and analytical abilities can be developed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organisation and MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics\r\nNote: Students who are matriculated before AY2009/2010, need NOT read MNO2007 as a pre-requisite for this MNO module.","Preclusion":"UBZ3001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3323","ModuleTitle":"Management of Employee Relations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to train students to effectively handle employee relations in Singapore.  It will address various environmental and structural constraints managers face when dealing with employees in Singapore.  It delves into such topics as the history, key institutions, and the tripartism philosophy adopted in Singapore, as well as several key legislations and their applications.  Because of its strong orientation towards real-world practices, students will find this course useful when looking for employment or actually managing employees in the future.  Students are expected to keep themselves updated with regard to the current trends in employee relations, as well as to demonstrate their ability to apply concepts and skills learned from the course.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organisation and MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics\r\nNote: Students who are matriculated before AY2009/2010, need NOT read MNO2007 as a pre-requisite for this MNO module.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3329","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Mgt & Human Capital","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based\r\nresearch and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3331","ModuleTitle":"Business with a Social Conscience","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"Whether, how, and to what degree businesses use social considerations to inform their goals, strategies, behaviours, and profits is contestable in Asia and globally. This course\r\ncritically examines a host of issues related to these questions including corporate charitable giving, product development, market placement, pricing strategies, labour\r\nrelations, strategic and venture philanthropy, public policy, advocacy, environmental sustainability, investing, and sponsorships. Students will better understand and\r\nevaluate the ways in which national and multinational corporations affect large-scale changes in Asian societies via their practices and the tradeoffs associated with\r\nvarious means these companies employ as they seek to positively impact society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4312","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods In Management And Organisations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to equip with basic knowledge on how to conduct research.  Major topics covered include understanding and formulating research problems, the nature of causation in social research, choice of research design, conceptualisation and measurement, operationalisation of constructs, appreciation and construction of selected sociometric scales and indices, data collection and analysis, and preparation of research reports. When necessary, additional topics will be introduced depending on the needs of students and staff expertise.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001/HR2001/HR2101/HR3111/HR3308 and ST1131A/ST1131/ST1232/MA2216/ST2131/ST2334/EE2003/ME2491","Preclusion":"SC5101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4313E","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in M&O: Managerial & Organisational Cognition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover cognition and decision making in organisations. The course will begin with a brief exploration of the bases of cognition, including the topics of neurophysiology, sensation and perception, and cognitive science/psychology. Using this as a basis, the course will go on to explore biases in decision making, the role of emotion in cognition and cognitive styles, persuasion and influence, conformity and obedience, sensemaking and cognition in high-stress/high-reliability environments, cognition in groups and teams, ethical decision-making, and the importance of understanding what makes us happy... the latter of which is often difficult for us to predict and has implications for our (inevitable) lives as employees in organizations. Throughout the course an attempt will be made to understand the way students think, the biases they hold when making decisions and interpreting environmental stimuli in the context of organisations, and the ways in which their emotions influence their decisions and judgments. Also highlighted will be the usefulness of introspection and an awareness of their own thought processes and assumptions... an aim that almost all religions and many academic pursuits attempt forward, yet one which is often excluded from the study of business to the detriment of business people.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4319","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Mgt & Human Capital","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for\r\nadmission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MS1102E","ModuleTitle":"Malays - Tradition, Conflict and Change","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Foundation module on the Malays that outlines their history, culture and institutions. It introduces some of the major areas of research and scholarship on the study of the Malays. It highlights and evaluates dominant views expounded by colonial and post colonial scholars and alternative discourse on the subject. The themes covered in this module provide the basis for further exploration in greater depths in other modules offered by the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"MS1101E","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS2205","ModuleTitle":"Islam and Contemporary Malay Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"SSA2206","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SSA2206","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MS2210","ModuleTitle":"Malay Culture & Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The main theme of this module is processes of change in Malay cultures and societies and how attempts at creating certainties are made. Part 1 introduces students to approaches in studying Malay culture and society. Malay culture and society does not exist in vacuum. In Part 2, we look at how in encountering &quot;others&quot; Malay culture and society has historically gone through and is going through massive changes. Part 3 highlights aspects of changes in contemporary Malay society including ethnicity and Malay identity, new Malay rich, Malay woman and femininity as well as national development and the indigenous people.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS2212","ModuleTitle":"Law and Malay Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module examines dominant perceptions of law in Malay society by focussing on ideas on adat law and Islamization of laws. It analyses socio-historical factors conditioning perspectives and the function of ideas in relation to social groups that espouse them. The extent to which the mode of thinking on adat law is reflected in discourse on Islamising laws and its impact on legal development will be addressed. Concepts of ideology and Orientalism, Islam and adat law, Ideas on Islamization of laws and Shariah and the state are some major themes tackled.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS3210","ModuleTitle":"Modern Indonesian Literature","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The module studies the development of modern Indonesian literature, highlighting major themes and thought. The achievement of modern Indonesian literature in expressing the aspirations of the Indonesians would be evaluated. The dynamics between art, literature and society would be inquired into in the light of literary and cultural theories. The module aims not only at an understanding and appreciation of modern Indonesian literature but also the historical, cultural and intellectual experience of Indonesia as an evolving nation as reflected in literature. The module is beneficial for both students of Southeast Asian literature as well as its society and culture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS3211","ModuleTitle":"Political Culture of the Malays","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the nature and origins of the current day Malay political behaviour as observed. It will focus on the Malay concepts regarding government (kerajaan); consensus building (musyawarah) authority/power; dissent; patronage; territoriality, loyalty; and leadership. Close attention will be given to the role of the traditional and modern political elites in the shaping of Malay political culture. Relevant theoretical perspectives will also be provided. This module is targeted for FASS students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS3550","ModuleTitle":"Malay Studies Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies. All internships are vetted and approved by the Department of Malay Studies, have relevance to the major in Malay Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed.\r\n\r\nAvailable credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. In exceptional cases, internships proposed by students may be approved by the department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"This module is open to Malay Studies Major students only. Students should have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Malay Studies; and have declared Malay Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules(Note: Students who change major may not do a\r\nsecond internship in their new major)","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MS4101","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Practice in Malay Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The theoretical underpinnings of each phase of the\r\n\r\ndevelopment of Malay studies would be examined\r\n\r\nbased on representative works. The contribution and\r\n\r\npitfalls of each phase of its development would be\r\n\r\ncritically appraised. A general and critical evaluation\r\n\r\nof the present state of Malay Studies as an area\r\n\r\nstudy would be undertaken. The significance and\r\n\r\nrelevance of Malay studies in relation to the social\r\n\r\nsciences and the other humanities would be\r\n\r\ndiscussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major\r\nrequirements. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS4204","ModuleTitle":"The Malay Middle Class","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the emergence of a new social group in Malay history, namely the Malay middle class. In the past, the dominant Malay elite had always been associated with the hierarchy of traditional Malay society. With the introduction of Malay capitalism in the 70s under the New Economic Plan (NEP), there has been the emergence of the Malay middle class. This module looks at the background of its emergence, identifies its socio-historical characteristics, and evaluates its influence on society and nation in general. Insights on the Malay middle class can contribute to an understanding of Southeast Asian affairs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 80MCs, of which at lest 28MCs must be from MS. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in Msor 28MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"For the Honours Thesis, students are required to carry out a research under the supervision of a staff member from the Department. Topics will be chosen by students in consultation with and approved by the staff member. Students will learn how to do research based on primary and secondary data and write a thesis of 10,000 to 12,000 words. Honours Thesis is equivalent to three modules.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  (1) Completed at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major\r\nrequirements and (2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the\r\npoint of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and\r\nCAP of 3.5.\r\n Cohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of MS major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"MS4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module allows for student to define a topic and a list of readings under the guidance of an academic staff of the Department leading to a project work. Students are required to write a paper of 5,000 to 6,000 words. The Independent Study is equivalent to one module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major\r\nrequirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"MS4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS4880B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Malay Culture & Globalisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the encounters between Malay culture and globalization. Dimensions of these encounters include the dissolving of frontiers and divisions of Malay culture associated with global consumer citizenship, the active interpenetration and combination of cultural elements as a consequence of human flows and availability of information and, developments revolving around rejection or turning away from changes that have come out of global integration. Empirical cases drawn from the Malay world in the areas of media, internet, tourism, popular culture and music etc will be discussed towards understanding the factor of diversity and difference in the Malay cultural experience of global modernity. Particular emphasis is given to the economic and cultural dimensions of globalization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed at least 80MCs, of which at least 28MCs must be from MS. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS5101","ModuleTitle":"SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MALAY STUDIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the relevance and applicability of selected major theories in the social sciences for Malay Studies. As far\r\nas possible the module aims at combining theoretical reflection with research materials on major aspects of Malay society and culture. The module encourages the exploration of creative methodology and theorising in Malay Studies research beyond mere exposition of social scientific theories. The module is highly\r\nrelevant for students interested in understanding the promises as well as the pitfalls of the social sciences in Southeast Asian research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Malay Studies in\r\n\r\ndepth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed upon topic, readings and assignments for the module. A formal written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a\r\n\r\nclear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other relevant details. The Head’s and/or Graduate Coordinator’s approval is required. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"MS6660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Malay Studies in depth The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed upon topic, readings and assignments for the module. A formal written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other relevant details. The Head’s and/or Graduate Coordinator’s approval is required. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MS6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded &quot;Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory&quot; on the basis of student presentation and participation","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MST5001","ModuleTitle":"STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the basic knowledge of structures and properties of engineering materials. The topics covered include atomic bonding and condensed phases; crystal structures, crystallography and crystal imperfections; the thermodynamics of alloys, phase equilibrium and phase diagrams; thermally activated processes, diffusion, kinetics of phase transformation, non-equilibrium phases; mechanical properties and strengthening mechanisms, fracture of materials, corrosion and oxidation resistance, other properties. Working engineers and graduate students who have no former training in materials but wish to pursue further studies and R&D in engineering materials should attend this course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT3001","ModuleTitle":"Systems Thinking and Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"This module offers students a foundation for analysing diverse elements of a complex problem as a coherent, interacting system. The major topics covered include comparison of reductionist to systems thinking, characteristics of systems thinking, frameworks and tools of Systems Thinking and Systems Engineering, applied in the context of Engineering and Technology Management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT4002","ModuleTitle":"Technology Management Strategy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to help engineering students commercialize new products and services, which is key part of an engineer's career. Effective commercialization requires engineers to think about a product’s value proposition, customers, method of value capture, scope of activities, and method of strategic control, all of which can be defined as a “product’s strategy.” By providing good theory, examples, and cases, this module helps students understand these necessary aspects of commercialization and to the changes that are occurring in industry that facilitate commercialization. These changes include standards, vertical disintegration, open innovation, and open science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5001","ModuleTitle":"IP Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the management of IP assets which have become more valuable than conventional physical assets in a knowledge economy. It will present the different needs and strategies of IP owners and those who own the complementary assets such as manufacturing, marketing and distribution. Both the commercialization strategies for maximization of IP values and the feedback to management to improve decision making at the R&D and corporate strategy levels will be addressed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5002","ModuleTitle":"Management of Industrial R&D","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The first part of this module will introduce the 3rd-generation R&D practice which is used currently by successful industrial organizations. The strategic role of R&D in innovation, organization issues in R&D and the evaluation of returns and risks will be presented. The second part of this module will introduce the emerging 4th-generation R&D practice which will augment the current practice in addressing news issues due to discontinuous innovation, increasing importance of tacit knowledge and the need to embrace knowledge management in R&D.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5003","ModuleTitle":"CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The first part covers the fundamentals of creativity and includes topics on different ways of thinking, understanding and communications, methods for inventive thinking and problem solving (e.g., TRIZ). The second part studies innovation and how creativity can lead to innovation. Examples, case studies (e.g., “breakthroughs”) and exercises are used throughout to demonstrate concepts in practice. The course aims to equip the students with knowledge and provide an avenue for students to practice concepts learned so as to enhance the students’ creative thinking ability and thereby facilitate the student’s ability to realize innovations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5005","ModuleTitle":"IP LAW FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The fields of science and engineering have a direct correlation to the creation and protection of intellectual property (IP). This course intends to offer the engineering and science students at graduate-level, but senior undergraduates can be considered, an introduction of Intellectual Property Law, emphasizing more on patent related subjects. It aims to equip the students with a practical IP knowledge which leads to a handy resource for them to use in the professional career. The main topics are: (i) the Overview of IP Law, (ii) Technological Aspects of Patent Law and Practice, and (iii) Business Aspect of IP Management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5006","ModuleTitle":"STRATEGIC & NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"Companies live or die by their ability to successfully launch new products into the market place. The basic tenets are: know your market, know your customers and develop products that will delight your customers. The objective of this module is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of New Product Development and New Product Introduction (NPI) methods and systems. The module explores various NPI systems, project and portfolio management skills and an extensive toolbox that contains necessary tools to enable companies to\r\nmake informed, data-driven decisions. The module combines taking a hands-on project through an NPI Phase Gate System, with relevant cases studies on NPI projects that have succeeded and some that have not.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5007","ModuleTitle":"MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to help students develop a strong conceptual foundation for managing technological innovation. It introduces concepts and frameworks for how firms can create, commercialize and capture value from technology-based products and services. The course is designed for business managers and engineers who are involved in the research and development, marketing, acquisitions, and strategic assessments of new technologies. Topics covered include (i) the evolution of industries; (ii) technological discontinuities and vertical disintegration; (iii) network effects and standards; (iv) profiting from innovation and intellectual property (IP); (v) R&D management; and (vi) managing knowledge and learning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5008","ModuleTitle":"CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"Entrepreneurship is to the company what speed is to the athlete. In the quest for sustainable competitive advantage, companies are finding that lower costs, higher quality and better customer service are not enough - they must be faster, more flexible, more aggressive and more innovative. Most managers acknowledge this, but few seem to understand how to make it happen. Thus, the focus of this course will be on creating work environments where entrepreneurship is not the controversy, and students will be challenged to develop and defend their opinions regarding these matters. Students will take their ideas, concepts, tools and frameworks to which they are exposed and apply them both in a series of real world cases to perform an entrepreneurial audit of the company they are working for, and also come up with proposals of how their company could become more entrepreneurial.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5009","ModuleTitle":"ANALYZING HI-TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to help students understand how technological change creates opportunities for new products and services. Students learn about how improvements in performance and cost, including the drivers of them, cause new technologies to become economically feasible over time. This is done in general and for many specific technologies. This enables students to better  understand the timing of economic feasibility and thus the opportunities that are currently emerging for specific technologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5014","ModuleTitle":"Systems Approach to Tech and Innov Mgt","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The systems approach to technology and innovation management modules provides the student with a foundation for understanding and managing technology and innovation. The emphasis is on \"system thinking\" and problem solving as applied to technology and innovation management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MT5017","ModuleTitle":"Integrative Design Thinking Workshop","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the core philosophy of Design Thinking, a methodology which integrates design, technology and business research to facilitate service and product innovation as well as strategic planning and\r\ndecision making for future scenarios.\r\n\r\nStudents are expected to develop three necessary skills: Ideation/observational abilities – “listening with their eyes”; prototyping - “thinking with their hands”; and innovate collaboratively in an interdisciplinary work environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.25-1.25-5-2.5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MT5880","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The topics for the module may be revised each time it is offered. In general, the topics will be in the area of Management of Technology, with a focus or bias on more recent developments in this area and/or topics that are specialized in nature. Example topics include “Techno- Economics” and different types of innovation.\r\nFor AY09/10, the topic to be covered is “Techno-Economic Systems”.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, a basic understanding\r\nof economics and numerical analysis is needed.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, there are no"},{"ModuleCode":"MT5880A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Management of Technology - Techno-Economics Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"The topics for the module may be revised each time it is offered. In general, the topics will be in the area of Management of Technology, with a focus or bias on more recent developments in this area and/or topics that are specialized in nature. Example topics include “Techno- Economics” and different types of innovation.\r\nFor AY09/10, the topic to be covered is “Techno-Economic Systems”.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, a basic understanding of economics and numerical analysis is needed.","Preclusion":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, there are no preclusions.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MT5900","ModuleTitle":"MOT RESEARCH PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent research work by students on a relevant topic in MOT. The aim is to promote self-study, critical thinking, independent research and initiative on the student. The student will learn how to plan and implement a research project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"MT5910 LaunchPad: Experiential Entrepreneurship & SDM5990 SDM Research Project","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT5902","ModuleTitle":"Management Extended Practicum","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will either write a business plan based on the proposed commercialization of a product invention by one of science / engineering R&D groups in NUS, Research Institute or company, or a practical consulting report based on an actual study of a technology management issue in a company. The students may work in a small group of not more than 3. Students from the NUS MBA, MSc (MOT) and PhD research programmes are encouraged to form such\r\ninterdisciplinary groups, Supervisors from Faculty of Engineering and Business School will be appointed accordingly.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MT5999","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MT6999","ModuleTitle":"DOCTORAL SEMINARS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 1A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 1B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1109","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 1A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1110","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 1B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1111","ModuleTitle":"Piano Ensemble 1A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Undergraduate piano majors are required to take this module as part of the chamber music programme. It is designed to develop reading skills an understanding of written music to foster accuracy and facility in performance at sight. The module is offered in conjunction with four-hand piano literature to acquire ensemble and performance experience through the piano-ensemble repertory of different periods and styles. The course also includes basic analysis and score reading.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1113","ModuleTitle":"Desktop Music Production 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1115","ModuleTitle":"Accompanying/Sight-Reading I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1149","ModuleTitle":"Basic Mechanics of Percussion A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Basic Mechanics of Percussion Class A (BMPC-A) is a\r\nclass in which fundamentals of physical technique are\r\ninstilled and reinforced. Without proper training of relaxed\r\nand consistent shoulder, arm, wrist, hand, and finger\r\ncontrol, technical facility will be limited and chances of\r\neventual repetitive strain injury are greatly increased.\r\nAdditional benefits of the class include improved skills in\r\nsound production, use of the metronome, and basic\r\nensemble work.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 1A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1154","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 1B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1155","ModuleTitle":"First Year Woodwinds Class A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"First Year Woodwinds Class (FYBC) is a class designed to\r\nintroduce and familiarize the student with the skills and\r\nknowledge necessary for professional-level woodwinds\r\nplaying. The course will consist of two primary\r\ncomponents divided over 10 sessions throughout the\r\nsemester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be\r\nclassroom based and will introduce the history and\r\nliterature of orchestral woodwinds playing. Two: “Applied\r\nWoodwinds Techniques,” will be playing based and will\r\nutilize in-class “woodwinds lab” activities to apply basic\r\nwoodwinds playing and woodwinds ensemble techniques\r\nin a group setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1156","ModuleTitle":"First Year Woodwinds Class B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"A continuation of MUA1180 First Year Woodwinds Class\r\nA, First Year Woodwinds Class B is a class designed to\r\nfurther introduce and familiarize the student with the skills\r\nand knowledge necessary for professional-level\r\nwoodwinds playing. The course will consist of two primary\r\ncomponents divided over 10 sessions throughout the\r\nsemester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be\r\nclassroom based and will introduce the history and\r\nliterature of orchestral woodwinds playing. Two: “Applied\r\nWoodwinds Techniques,” will be playing based and will\r\nutilize in-class “woodwinds lab” activities to apply basic\r\nwoodwinds playing and woodwinds ensemble techniques\r\nin a group setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA1180 First Year Woodwinds Class A","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 1A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 1B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1163","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Professional Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1170","ModuleTitle":"Basic Recording 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1180","ModuleTitle":"First Year Brass Class A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"First Year Brass Class (FYBC) is a class designed to introduce and familiarize the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for professional-level brass playing. The course will consist of two primary components divided over 10 sessions throughout the semester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be classroom based and will introduce the history and literature of orchestral brass\r\nplaying. Two: “Applied Brass Techniques,” will be playing based and will utilize in-class “brass lab” activities to apply basic brass playing and brass ensemble techniques in a group setting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 1A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, freshman performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1192","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-4-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Open to Voice Majors","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1196","ModuleTitle":"Diction for Singers 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module will address diction for singing in Italian and English. Students will study and acquire the rules for pronouncing these languages through use of the\r\nInternational Phonetics Alphabet (IPA). The class will be taught in two basic sections; the first section will be the study of the rules of IPA and the second will be the application of this study through in-class performances which will be evaluated by the instructor and class members.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2105","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Computer Music 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Explores the techniques, repertoire and aesthetics of computer music. Composition and research projects are completed using the resources of the Computer Music Studios. 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More in-depth coverage of mixing consoles for multitrack recording and basic mixing will also be covered, as will analysis of recording work and basic concepts of musical acoustics and digital audio. Students will be required to finish at least 2 multi-track projects independently during the course of the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Basic Recording 2","Preclusion":"None","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2173","ModuleTitle":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This course module covers the physics and perceptioncognition of sound. Fundamental behaviour of sound waves in free field and enclosed spaces, noise control, signal processing, and perception-cognition of a wide range of aural signals will be introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Basic Recording 2","Preclusion":"None","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2175","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"The module provides the basic concept of the sound of the classical music and some basic stereo microphone techniques for the live classical music concert. Students will be requested to finish at least 2 hours live concert recording each week, at least 20 hours of total recording time.\r\n\r\nIn this module, students need to finish each project session with the module supervisor together. Each project session should be fully under the direction of the module supervisor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2176","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Beside continually handling the live concert recording, RAS Project 2 also provides the critical concept and skills of classical music production in the recording studio environment. Students will learn how to set up main stereo microphone and spot microphones in the recording studio for generating both studio and live concert style sound.\r\n\r\nIn this module, students will be requested to finish at least 20 hours live concert recording, and at least 4 studio sessions.\r\n\r\nIn this module, students need to finish each project session with module supervisor together. Each project session should be fully under the direction of the module supervisor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA2175 RAS Project 1","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2180","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Brass 2A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Brass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral brass playing experience to the brass majors of YSTCM. This class is required for all MUS2 brass majors but is also open to all brass-playing students at the conservatory committed to intensive study of orchestral brass playing techniques and repertoire. In 10 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for brass. Brass students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA 1181 First Year Brass Class B","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2182","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 2A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Percussion majors of YSTCM. In 13\r\nsessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for percussion. Participating students will develop a high\r\naptitude in orchestral section playing and understanding of orchestration techniques. Each work will be studied from both a practical and a historical perspective. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2184","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 2A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Double bass majors of YSTCM. In 13\r\nsessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double bass. Double bass students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2185","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 2A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the woodwinds majors of YSTCM. In 13\r\nsessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for woodwinds. Woodwinds students are expected to  emonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in\r\nsound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2186","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 2A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Harp majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral\r\nrepertoire for Harp. Harp students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"N/A","Preclusion":"N/A","Corequisite":"N/A"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 2A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, sophomore year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are\r\nexpected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"MUA 1191 or Permission of Instructor","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2191","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 2B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for second semester, sophomore year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are\r\nexpected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-0-2-1.5-8","Prerequisite":"MUA 2190 or Permission of Instructor","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2192","ModuleTitle":"Chambers Singers 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music\r\nthroughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-4-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Open to Voice Majors","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2193","ModuleTitle":"Chambers Singers 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music\r\nthroughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-4-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Open to Voice Majors","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2255","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2256","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3105","ModuleTitle":"Conducting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 3B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. 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In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double Bass. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA3119. Double Bass students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module continues to develop professional audition performance techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA3119 Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 3A","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3131","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3132","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 3B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. 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The primary focus will be on recording studiobased\r\ncontexts for rock, pop, jazz, and classical genres. The basics of live sound mixing will also be introduced. Topics will include building an aural image; time, frequency, and dynamics processing; bottom-up and topdown approaches; stereo and multi-channel formats.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Multitrack Recording 2","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3175","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module covers fundamentals of large format digital console design and applications. The module will also provides concepts, skills and hands on experience with regards to close miking techniques. The module will also cover some basic audio editing skills on Protools software. Students will be requested to finish at least 40 hours of recording studio sessions, and submit one 5 tracks CD with technical description. In this module, students need to finish each project session with module supervisor together. Each project session should be fully under the direction of the module supervisor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA2176 RAS Project 2","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3176","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the theory and skills required for audio recording and editing techniques for the video programs. Students will be requested to finish at least 2 projects of audio production for video programs.\r\n\r\nIn this module, students need to finish each project session with module supervisor together. Each project session should be overviewed by the module supervisor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA3175 RAS Project 3","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3181","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I (ACOR) for brass is a group seminar designed for third year orchestral brass players, in order to prepare them for professionallevel orchestral auditions. It is intended to build on their\r\nexperiences in previous brass orchestral repertoire modules and Conservatory Orchestra, and focus their knowledge on how to prepare and execute professional\r\norchestral auditions. In this module, each ACOR student will prepare ten standard orchestral excerpts for their instrument to a professional performance level. In \r\npreparing each excerpt, the student is also expected to research supporting materials in order to gain a broader technical and musicological understanding of  their chosen repertoire.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0.75-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA2181 Orchestral Repertoire for Brass 2B","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3182","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Percussion majors of YSTCM. In 13\r\nsessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Percussion. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2130. Percussion students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2183 Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 2B","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3184","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Double Bass majors of YSTCM. In 13\r\nsessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double Bass. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2120. Double Bass students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2120 Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 2B","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3185","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the woodwinds majors of YSTCM. In 13\r\nsessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for woodwinds. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2128. Woodwinds students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2128 Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 2B","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3186","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Harp majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral\r\nrepertoire for Harp. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2187. Harp students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2187 Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 2B","Preclusion":"N/A","Corequisite":"N/A"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 3A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, junior year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"MUA 2191 or Permission of Instructor","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3194","ModuleTitle":"Voice Literature 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover literature composed for the voice from the medieval period through approximately 1800. Repertoire covered will include music for solo voice as well as vocal chamber music and oratorio of various languages and styles. In-class performances and other class presentations will be required. There will be a final exam.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"MUT 2118 or Permission of Instructor","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3205","ModuleTitle":"Materials of Jazz Music 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"MUT2118 Musical Concepts and Materials IV","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3209","ModuleTitle":"Business for Musicians","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3210","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3211","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music\r\nthroughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn\r\nfundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3212","ModuleTitle":"Improvisational Styles and Techniques","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3214","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Pedagogy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3215","ModuleTitle":"World Music for Creative Performance and Workshops","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module will employ non-Western music as the source material for inspiring students to organize, create and perform their own compositions. Students will also learn methods in organizing and leading workshops using nonWestern musical inspiration. The primary musical areas to be explored include African, Indonesian, and Indian, with additional World Music traditions also considered during the semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-2-0-4-1.5","Prerequisite":"MUA1163 or permission of the instructor","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3219","ModuleTitle":"Balinese Gamelan Ensemble","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Balinese Gamelan Ensemble offers an opportunity to learn and perform traditional Balinese music. Students are also introduced to other dimensions of Balinese culture and\r\nrelated arts. Fundamental playing techniques and theory are introduced and participants partake in a short performance at the end of the semester. The gamelan orchestra allows for varying levels of experience. No previous gamelan experience is necessary.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-0-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3255","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary C","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3256","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary D","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3264","ModuleTitle":"PD Independent Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Building on previously completed professional development modules, students will design, develop and implement a music-related project in an external\r\nenvironment. Students will also incorporate strategies and materials for promoting their careers using traditional and new media.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-0-0-6-1.5","Prerequisite":"Pre-requisite of 5 MCs of Professional Development\r\nmodules","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3270","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Acoustics and Acoustical Measurement","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This course module covers the fundamentals and applications of room acoustics, vibration and noise control, construction materials and techniques, design of rooms for music, and aspects of sound reinforcement systems applicable to architectural design. Additional coverage of acoustical measurement, noise metrics, acoustic modeling, and auralization is included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3274","ModuleTitle":"Sonic Environments","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This course will investigate the changing relationships between humans and their surrounding sonic environments. Students will gain an understanding of the effects of the sonic environment on the human species, as individuals and as larger societies, and the ways in which humans are in turn responsible for drastic changes in the sonic environment, primarily since the advent of electronic and electroacoustic media technology. Another component of the module will be individual and group creative and research projects documenting the local sonic environment, accompanied by analytical essays. The semester will culminate in public presentations of all projects.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 4A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 4B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4113","ModuleTitle":"Piano Pedagogy A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on the principles, materials, career development and piano techniques in the teaching of piano. Students will be observed on issues of piano pedagogy under the supervision of the Instructor.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 4A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4154","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 4B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 4A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 4B","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4173","ModuleTitle":"Audio for Media 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the theory and skills required for audio recording and editing techniques for the video programs. Students will be requested to complete at least 2 projects of audio production for video programs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA2171 Multi-Track Recording 2","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4177","ModuleTitle":"Digital Audio Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with thorough coverage of digital audio systems theory, operation, and implementations in currently available Digital Audio\r\nWorkstation (DAW) software and hardware systems. Multitrack recording, mixing, file formats, hardware interfaces, streaming media, signal processing plugins will\r\nall be discussed and lab sessions will focus on crossplatform familiarity with available systems in a recording studio setting. Additional lectures will cover legal, social, and cultural issues around digital audio media.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-2-2-3-0","Prerequisite":"Basic Recording 2","Preclusion":"None","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4181","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire II (ACOR) for brass is a group seminar designed for 4th year orchestral brass players, in order to prepare them for professionallevel orchestral auditions. A continuation of the repertoire\r\ncovered in Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I, ACOR II is intended to further build on students’ experience in previous brass orchestral repertoire modules and Conservatory Orchestra, and focuses their knowledge on how to prepare and execute professional orchestral auditions. In this module, each ACOR student will prepare ten standard orchestral excerpts for their instrument to a\r\nprofessional performance level. In preparing each excerpt, the student is also expected to research supporting materials in order to gain a broader technical and\r\nmusicological understanding of their chosen repertoire.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0.75-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA3181 Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 4A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, senior year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"MUA 3191 or Permission of Instructor","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Conducting I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Designed for the student who desires more intensive study in conducting. Literature will be sequenced with the more difficult works in the Advanced Conducting course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"MUA4105","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Conducting II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Designed for the student who desires more intensive study in conducting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"MUA4203 or MUA4204","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4219","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chamber Ensemble","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This ensemble is devoted to the study and performance of experimental musical works representative of the 20th century and 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Relationships between this music and its broader social, cultural, political, and performance contexts will be examined. Students will learn to aurally identify the characteristics of and critically interpret a range of historical musical styles; they will also acquire the skills necessary for independent research into musical repertoire and literature.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3.5-4","Prerequisite":"Communicating About Music 1\r\nCommunicating About Music 2","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUH2116","ModuleTitle":"Music and Context: After 1800","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This subject explores musical figures, genres, styles, and representative works\r\nfrom 1800 to the present in terms of the socio-cultural circumstances from which they emerged. 19th-century Romanticism, the early twentieth century’s exciting innovations, and the more recent pluralism of postmodernism are considered in terms of 5 central themes that span these two centuries. Students will learn to aurally identify musical characteristics of a range of styles and acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary for their own critical appraisal of, and independent research into the repertoire that they listen to and play.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1-0-4-3.5","Prerequisite":"MUH2115 Music and Context: Before 1830","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUH3205","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Music Since 1700","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This subject explores significant figures, genres, styles, and representative chamber works composed between 1700 and the present. Also considered\r\nare: relationships between chamber music and its socio-political and cultural contexts; the changing social function of chamber music and musicians; various performance contexts; trends in musical aesthetics; and the evolution of chamber music’s languages and styles. Students undertake a significant research project into a chamber work for their instrument, and lead discussions and perform in research seminars on that work. Students acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to the critical appraisal of, and independent research into the repertoire they play.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-2.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUH2116","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUL2101","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking for Musicians","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUL2102","ModuleTitle":"Patrons of the Arts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT1121","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Study of melody, counterpoint, figured bass, consonance and dissonance, diatonic and chromatic harmony and analysis and composition of short homophonic and polyphonic pieces.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT1122","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Study of melody, counterpoint, figured bass, consonance and dissonance, diatonic and chromatic harmony and analysis and composition of short homophonic and polyphonic pieces.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT2117","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Continuation in counterpoint studies. The module includes analysis and composition of two- and three-voice Baroque-style pieces, including fugue.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3113","ModuleTitle":"Orchestration A","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"A module for composers studying instrumental technique and ensemble combinations as demonstrated in orchestral literature from 1750 to the present.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3201","ModuleTitle":"Compositional Approaches since WWII","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"MUT2118 Musical Concepts and Materials IV","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3201C","ModuleTitle":"Compositional Approaches since WWII","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to new approaches to composition in the past 50 years, focusing on electronic, chamber, and orchestral music from America, Europe, and Asia. The course will be listening-intensive. It is appropriate for both performers and composers. Lectures will attempt to situate each composer/composition discussed on 5 spectra - Cultural Intersection, Politics, Notion of “Sound”,\r\nProcess/Systems, and Technology. Students will be required to perform and/or compose short works that address the compositional approaches presented.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"Completion of core BMus requirements (MCM 1-IV, CAM, Music and Context)","Preclusion":"N/A","Corequisite":"N/A"},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3204","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Keyboard Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Keyboard Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of MUT 3XXX Intermediate Keyboard Studies. Students learn more advanced keyboard skills and techniques that enhance their musical experiences in performing and teaching. Such skills include orchestral score-reading, application of complex harmony in harmonization and transposition, study of modes and other scales, keyboard improvisation, pianist techniques, and instrumental and choir accompanying skills.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"MUT 1121, MUT 1122, MUT 3XXX or similar level of keyboard competency","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3207","ModuleTitle":"Critical Score Reading","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3210","ModuleTitle":"Late Beethoven Style","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"MUT2118 Musical Concepts and Materials IV","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"MUT4203","ModuleTitle":"Practicum in Online Learning in Music","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","Department":"YONG SIEW TOH CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the current methods and pedagogical approaches to teaching music over the Internet. Students will engage with musicians around the world in lessons, classes and workshops, both as instructors and participants.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"Fourth year status in music or permission of instructor","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"MW5200","ModuleTitle":"MSc Science Communication Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"The students will complete a project related to a topic in science communication. The project may be a combination of a written thesis, material for teaching/outreach, and IT components. The project will be assessed (when\r\napplicable) on scientific accuracy, quality of teaching/outreach material and presentation of findings.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NCC1000","ModuleTitle":"StepUp Module (A Career Development Programme)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION","Department":"OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS","ModuleDescription":"To give graduating students the knowledge and skills to step up their career planning and job search strategies, this five week programme will help them to discover their strengths and career interests and equip them with essential career skills so that they can differentiate and successfully market themselves for their first job. \r\n\r\nThe programme structure is as follows:\r\n1. Career Planning  \r\n2. Winning Resume and Cover Letters\r\n3. Effective Interview Skills\r\n4. Mastering the Art of Networking\r\n5. My Professional Image and Etiquette","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Preclude BFS1001 or NCC1001","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NCC1001","ModuleTitle":"HeadStart Module (A Career Development Programme)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION","Department":"OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS","ModuleDescription":"To give students a head start in maximising their NUS student life, this five week programme will help students to discover their strengths and interests, equip them with essential career skills and coach them to differentiate and market themselves successfully for internships and jobs. \r\n\r\nThe programme structure is as follows:\r\n1. Making Student Life Count \r\n2. Winning Resume and Cover Letters\r\n3. Effective Interview Skills\r\n4. Mastering the Art of Networking\r\n5. My Professional Image and Etiquette","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Preclude BFS1001 or NCC1000","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM1101E","ModuleTitle":"Communications, New Media and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fundamentals of study in communications and new media, exploring ways in which people create and use the variety of emerging networked, mobile, and social media channels to communicate meaning in globalized world. It explores organizational and societal contexts in such areas as games, health, politics, business, public relations, design and activism, with attention paid to creating applications with social impact. Phenomena such as relationships and social life in cyberspace, activism for social change, performance art, deviant behaviour online, communication and community, new business paradigms and economic models of organizing and issues in humancomputer interaction are explored in-depth.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM2101","ModuleTitle":"Theories of Communications and New Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundational course introducing students to theories and analytical frameworks essential for understanding developments in communications and new media. Students will be introduced to, amongst others, media effects theory, media representations, semiotics, systems theory, agenda-setting theory and computer-mediated communication.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2008 and before:\r\nNil.\r\n\r\nCohorts 2009 to 2011:\r\nObtain a grade of B- or above in NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society (applies to students from ALL faculties except School of Computing). Students who fail to meet the B- criterion in NM1101E will have the opportunity to take a department conducted test, which will act as an alternative prerequisite.\r\n\r\nCohort 2012 onwards:\r\nNil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM2103","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Research Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module is to help students understand what quantitative research is (more specifically, how they can develop testable research questions and hypotheses), how to conduct the research and how to interpret the results. It covers fundamental concepts in research design, instrumentation, data collection, and data analysis. This module also introduces basic concepts of statistics such as descriptive statistics, sampling distribution, hypothesis testing. A set of computer lab assignments will give students extensive opportunities to become familiar with the relevant computer software package and experience at computing the various statistics reviewed in the class.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM2104","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Communication Research Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students understand what qualitative communication research is, the role it plays in the development of communication theories and applications, and the steps in carrying out qualitative research projects. It covers fundamental concepts in qualitative research design, sampling strategies and protocol development, data collection, data analysis, and evaluation. This module also introduces basic concepts of qualitative methods such as interpretation, meaning making, co-construction, and performance. A set of field-based experiences will be designed to give students opportunities to become familiar with specific forms of qualitative data gathering such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, and ethnography.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM2201","ModuleTitle":"Intercultural Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on intercultural and inter-personal communication. Managing intercultural communication in the business context will be emphasised, exploring issues such as ethnocentrism, conflict and negotiation in intercultural settings and the impact of new media on intercultural communication.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM2203","ModuleTitle":"Social Media in Communication Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this course is on the dynamics and management of social media and how it has changed communication management, especially in the fields of public relations and advertising. Topics examined include the impact of digital influence, the relationship between traditional and social media, social media trends, pitfalls in the use of social media, management and evaluation of social media, the future of social media and the “internet of things”. This course will also touch on current issues affecting the industry due to the rise of social media and the resultant implications for both industry and society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM2209","ModuleTitle":"Social Psychology of New Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Theories of social psychology can be applied to our understanding of how new media is produced, marketed, resisted, adopted and consumed. This module highlights these key stages in the developmental trajectory of new media and introduces relevant theories, while considering issues such as why some technologies succeed where others fail, how marketers should promote new technology, which services are likely to become tomorrow's killer applications and what goes through the minds of new media adopters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM2216","ModuleTitle":"User Centred Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to interactive media design from the\r\nperspective of users as the purpose for the activity of designing. Topics covered include user centred design, approaches to understanding users, requirements gathering, visualizing and prototyping design ideas, followed by the evaluation and testing of these ideas. The module will also touch on more advanced issues such as representation and interactivity by exploring the ways in which various fields such as human-computer interaction, computer games, and interactive art and entertainment view users and interactive media design.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM2219","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Communication Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to the field of communication management and to the organizational, societal and legal contexts in which the profession takes place. Emphasis is placed on ethics, social responsibility, the role of mass communication in the formation of public opinion, the role of organizational communication in democracy, the global practices of communication management and major influences that affect organizational behaviour. This is the foundation module for students pursuing careers in communication management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM2220","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Media Writing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This introductory module provides instruction and practice in writing for the mass media, including the Internet. It explores the similarities and differences in writing styles for all mass media and for the professions of journalism, public affairs, public relations, advertising and telecommunications. It emphasizes accuracy, responsibility, clarity and style in presenting information through the various channels of mass communication. It surveys communication theories of various professions that communicate via the mass media, establishing the basis for advanced studies in writing and communication. It helps students acquire the writing skills they need in communication management careers","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM3207","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy in Communications and New Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module presents a number of foundational philosophical theories, concepts, and perspectives on communications and new media. It will explore some of the historical philosophical precedents regarding the ideas of communication, vision, and representation as such, as well as provide several key philosophies of modern technology. Finally, the module will explore the trajectory of these philosophical ideas into the following areas: conceptions of writing and language, film and television studies, and studies of cybernetics, network, and the Internet.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3209","ModuleTitle":"Creating Interactive Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to interactive media design through the\r\nprocess of creation and reflecting on what has been created. Through hands-on design work, the study of related readings and works, and the writing of critical reflections, students will learn about relevant design issues that arise for different domains, platforms, and interface modalities.Topics covered include interactive characters, art, games, stories, visualizations, simulations, and exhibits. The module will also touch on current design innovations in interactive media, such as mobile and tablet-based computing, the use of real-time data, robotic toys, as well as voice, touch, and gesture-based interaction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"NM2217","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3210","ModuleTitle":"Cybercrime and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This third year module discusses the growing problem of the use of ICTs for illegal activities. Students will learn about threats to information resources - such as hacking, illegal surveillance, identity theft, online fraud, destruction and modification of data, distortion and fabrication of information. They will also learn about countermeasures used by governments and organisations - such as authentication, encryption, auditing, monitoring, intrusion detection, firewalls, and law enforcement surveillance - as well as what are the limitations of those countermeasures. The module will also examine the problem of online obscenity and child pornography. For CNM, FASS and SoC students","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3213","ModuleTitle":"Digital Humanities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce and explore the possibilities of critical practices related to the creative uses of data and visualizations. New methodological approaches in digital humanities and internet research, such as cultural analytics and digital methods, but also design trends related to mashups of web applications, reflect the limits of our abilities to represent and understand various aspects of reality. We will look at these practices as new means of understanding our media and information saturated world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3215","ModuleTitle":"Advertising Strategies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module places advertising within the integrated marketing communications (IMC) framework and develops an understanding and appreciation of the role that advertising plays in business organizations in the local and international context. Students will learn about the advertising process, as well as how to plan, implement and control IMC campaigns. In addition, students will learn to recognise the social responsibility as well as ethical implications of advertising in the context of a global community, especially with the advent of new media technologies. The highlight of the module will be the advertising campaign that students will work in groups to develop.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"MKT3420 Promotional Management","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3216","ModuleTitle":"Game Design","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the factors that make a game successful. Students learn how to critically evaluate game development and gain an understanding of the basic elements of gameplay: balancing game mechanics, creating tension between risk and reward, and encouraging replayability. Students also learn how to document a game design using a game design document. The module includes theories of play as well as an introduction to the game industry and the context of game design in the game development process. It also examines the history of gameplay and the different types of games that have developed in different cultures.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3217","ModuleTitle":"Design for Strategic Communications","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the principles of communication design that meet strategic communications objectives and engage the student in communicating effectively through a visual literacy in addition to verbal messaging skills. With emphasis on communication management research and planning, the course is designed to help students understand theories and concepts of visual communication and the design and production processes. The course aims to (1) communicate through visual media used by communications professionals; (2) recognise and apply principles of design in print and online publications; and (3) plan and manage the design process, from initial development to the final product.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3219","ModuleTitle":"Writing for Communication Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students to write for internal and external organizational communication vehicles using traditional and new media. These include business proposals, memoranda, backgrounders, position statements, crisis communication plans, stakeholder newsletters, news releases, fact sheets, speeches, persuasive and informative pieces to key publics, annual reports and campaigns. Students will design and execute polished, audience-directed, professional communication pieces intended for traditional and new media. The module involves extensive comprehensive research and writing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3222","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Storytelling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Interactive storytelling is a new field of research and experimentation with great potential for changing the face of game and new media industries in entertainment and education. The objective of the course is to discuss, in theoretical and abstract terms, basic concepts of interactive storytelling, and explore new perspectives on narrative and narrativity as a \"conversation\" between the interactive story environment and the user. The course will consider the creative and technical challenges to implementing interactive storytelling within virtual story worlds.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3224","ModuleTitle":"Culture Industries","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"In leisure and consumer societies, what is the relationship between the producer, their audience, the intermediaries (advertisers, agents, etc), protest groups and regulators? This module will examine, from a cross-cultural perspective, the complex linkages that exist in popular culture industries spread across such mediums as music, computer gaming, IRC, film and television with such issues as fashion, values, identity, heritage, deviance, subculture and censorship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3226","ModuleTitle":"Location-based interactive experiences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Designers of interactive digital media are increasingly focusing on issues, concerns, and approaches towards designing for location- and context-specific interactive experiences. This module aims to develop the students’ appreciation of the challenges confronting the design of interactive experiences for sites and contexts that are leisure-based, pleasurable, and recreational. Students will be taught and will utilize skills/methods from the human computer interaction (HCI) development cycle. By the end of this course, students will be able to work in collaborative design teams, conduct independent design research, think critically about designing for site-specific experiences, and develop prototype systems that exemplify location-based interactive experiences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3228","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Sequential Art","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Interactive sequential art aims to expand the notion of sequential art, such as comics, friezes, sequential sculptures and tapestries, and explore the unique\r\naesthetics and opportunities for creative expression which arise when telling stories through interactive sequences of images and/or text. The module discusses the concepts of visual storytelling, spatial and temporal relationships, gestalt principles and the issues that arise when dealing with various forms of interactive sequential art. Students will gain hands-on experience in conceptualizing, drafting, prototyping and analyzing digital and interactive sequential art pieces.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3232","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Communication: Concepts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Effective organizations adopt a strategic approach to communication management. Using case studies, this module will discuss how communication can be a potent strategic tool in enabling organizational objectives through harnessing traditional and emergent media across private, public and non-profit sectors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3234","ModuleTitle":"Leadership, Organisations and New Media","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"The module explores the role of communication and new media in effective leadership and organizational strategies. The course introduces students to the communication involved when leaders attempt to influence members to achieve a goal. The module looks at topics including power, credibility, motivation, research on leader traits, styles, and situations within the context of organisations. The module also examines current models of leadership within the frame of new media. The different leadership challenges posed by different groups and organizational types will also be explored.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM3550","ModuleTitle":"Communications & New Media Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Communications and New Media Programme, have relevance to the major in NM, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships for each semester will be advertised at the beginning of the semester before. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department. Student must apply for and be accepted to work in the company/organization offering the internship for a duration of 6 months (together with INM3550), on full time basis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3 months at the place of work on full time basis.","Prerequisite":"(1) For NM Major only,\r\n(2) Read and pass a minimum of 80 MCs AND\r\n(3) Must read INM3550 concurrently\r\n","Preclusion":"Any other series-internship modules\r\n(Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must:\r\nhave declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC\r\nin that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM4102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Communications & New Media Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module is to help honours students conduct independent empirical research using the key social science research methods. Students will learn detailed procedures and executable techniques of selected research methods such as survey research, experimental design, in-depth/focus group interviews, and content analysis. The module adopts a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach, as students will select their own research topics, develop research questions and hypotheses, and design the structure of research activities including measurement, sampling, data collection, and data analysis. Key issues in each step (e.g., instrument development for multi-dimensional constructs) will be discussed through presentations, Q &amp; As, and lectures. The module focuses more on applications and practices than theories, and explains how different types of data and methods can be used to answer research questions relevant to communications and new media.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  (1) For NM majors only. (2) Read and passed a minimum of 80MCs, and (3) NM2102 for Cohort 2005 onwards.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: (1) Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM2102.","Preclusion":"NM4101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM4203","ModuleTitle":"Infocomm Technology Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module examines public policies and the regulation of information and communication technologies in Singapore and its Asian neighbors as well as in Europe, Australia, African nations and the Americas.   Its aim is to help students understand the legal, political, and cultural foundations of policymaking. The module will examine various nations' selected ICT policies and the impact those policies can have on technological growth and innovation, e-commerce, and society at large.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-2-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"IF5203, NM5203 and NM5203R","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM4204","ModuleTitle":"Ethical Issues in Emergent Technologies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the prime ethical issues in an age where new media technologies are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. Central topics addressed will be privacy, surveillance, access, censorship, hacking, intellectual property, mediated identity, and digital rights. The question of how the concept of ethics has changed in the advent of the information society through humanist notions of technological instrumentalism, justice and dignity, and democracy, will be tackled as well. Through a strong focus on critical thinking, students will learn to engage with ethical ambivalences and controversies around everyday new media practices, as well as around the larger impact of communications processes and information technologies on society as a whole.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nRead & passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\n(Not applicable to SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.\r\n(For SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4206","ModuleTitle":"Media and Communications Regulation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This honours year module will examine basic legal principles as they apply to the Internet. It will cover issues such as jurisdiction, criminal aspects of Internet law, copyright, trademarks, domain names, cybersquatting, privacy and security as well as the regulation of e-commerce. The course will also deal with the issues of content regulation and censorship. Students will have an opportunity to explore what are the global implications of regulating the Internet and will also learn how to read and analyse court cases.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nRead & passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\n(Not applicable to SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.\r\n(For SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4207","ModuleTitle":"Managing Communication Campaigns","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Managing Communication Campaigns is the capstone module of the communication management sequence. It is designed to strengthen advanced students understanding of communication management principles and to provide opportunities for practical application of those principles to public relations problems or opportunities facing local or global organisations. It provides guided practice in conducting situational research, case studies and environmental scanning, formulating strategies to meet communication objectives, providing collateral materials designed to meet those objectives, evaluating communication effectiveness, and tracking and managing issues that can impact an organisation or its publics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  NM3219 and NM3220.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: (1) Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3219 and NM3220.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM4211","ModuleTitle":"Online Journalism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Online Journalism is an advanced course in news reporting and editing with components of newsroom management. Students will continue honing their investigatory, research, interviewing, writing, editing and website development skills. Emphasis will be placed on developing news coverage and beats for an online newspaper to be published by the end of the semester. Module objectives are to help students to: master journalistic standards of writing; master global journalistic conventions; learn and adhere to the highest journalistic ethics and local media laws; hone their writing and editing skills; develop sustainable beats and coverage areas; and develop a sustainable online newspaper.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Obtain a grade of B or above in NM3211 News Reporting and\r\nEditing. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: (1) Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. (2) Obtain a grade of B or above in\r\nNM3211 News Reporting and Editing.","Preclusion":"NM4880B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM4213","ModuleTitle":"Digital Economies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This course will help students understand the concept of a digital economy and the ways in which ideas and their various expressions in new media formats are produced, communicated and exchanged in this knowledge-based economy. The module examines the main features of digital economies, presents historical perspectives on their birth and evolution, and reviews some contemporary themes, such as the debates on intellectual property and digital piracy, the appearance of commons-based and open-source models of production, issues of access to and governance of key economic resources, and the challenges posed by electronic distribution and the virtual economies of online games.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nRead & passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\n(Not applicable to SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.\r\n(For SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"NM3206\r\n","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4218","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Mgmt: Approaches & Critique","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"The module would attempt to provide students a basic and foundational understanding of the concept of Knowledge Management from management, historical, philosophical and political economy perspectives. It would explore the idea of Knowledge Management in theory and practice and offer critical perspectives along with an analysis of widely discussed case studies","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nRead & passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\n(Not applicable to SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.\r\n(For SOC students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4219","ModuleTitle":"New Media in Health Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the impact of new media content in health communication, particularly theories and concepts about health behavior outcomes, and strategic use of media channels for interventions in an environment of user-generated media and blogs. It examines the implications for public health of profound changes in the media marketplace, including the shift from unidirectional, expert-controlled communication to consumer-initiated and interactive communication; the growth of social networking, and the proliferation of media sources. It focuses on how new media can be leveraged to build grassroots engagement, promote policy advocacy, and build environments that are supportive of healthy behavior change.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-4-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Read and passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4225","ModuleTitle":"Design Fiction","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces, discusses and evaluates various techniques of design thinking and exploration related to emergent technologies and near future scenarios. Critical and speculative design practices, such as design fiction, action research and various community-based technology and citizen science initiatives reflect upon new technologies through prototyping, storytelling, employing scenarios. They bring a convergence between the philosophical modes of inquiry and design practices serving several functions: from opening a public debate about the social, cultural and ethical impact of emerging and future technologies to exploring alternative futures and involving various actors and stakeholders in the decision making related to various technologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-6.5-3","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\n1. Read and passed a minimum of 80 MCs\n2. NM3216\n\nCohort 2007 onwards:\n(Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students)\nCompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track\n\n(For SOC/SDE/ENG students)\nCompleted 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM4227","ModuleTitle":"Playable Art","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module that explores the intersection of art, creativity and play. Students will learn about relevant modes of play, approaches to user-generated content, design issues and challenges, types of player-driven popular art practice. They will also learn about the \"Indie art games\" movement and innovations in the development of art-related, casual game mechanics. Readings will come from play theory, cultural analysis and art history. The module also includes a studio component that involves the ethnographic analysis of an art game as well as the design of an original work of playable art.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nRead and passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\n(Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs , including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track\r\n\r\n(For SOC/SDE/ENG students)\r\nCompleted 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.5","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4228","ModuleTitle":"Crisis Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module, which focuses on crisis communication and management of traditional and new media, emphasizes application of theories, strategies and tactics from a communication management perspective. Students will learn the fundamentals about how organizations and corporations manage and communicate during crises. Students will develop an understanding of crisis communications theory, types of crisis, crisis communications plans, and crisis responses. The module will focus on effective communicative approaches to emphasize renewal, growth and opportunity in crises including rumors and cybercrises, natural disasters, product failure and product tampering, environmental crises and consumer-caused crises.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Read and passed a minimum of 80 MCs\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Each student is required to conduct an independent research project on an approved topic under the supervision of a faculty member.  The student may select a topic in any field of Communications and New Media.  The topic may entail a technical aspect of Communications and New Media or an aspect which explores the application of Communications and New Media to an area of the Humanities and Social Sciences.  The project will be submitted as an Honours Thesis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\n(i) Pass NM4101/NM4102; \r\n(ii) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of NM major requirements and\r\n(iii) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 OR (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: (1) Pass NM4101 or NM4102; (2) Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of NM major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"NM4660","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NM4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and Honours Coordinator's approvals of the written agreement are required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:  To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirements and\r\nobtain a minimum CAP of 3.2. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"NM4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM5209","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Media Arts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover major artistic threads, such as networked art, that involve large numbers of geographically distributed participants, large-scale public works as well as virtual and augmented reality works that blur the distinction between real-world and synthetic information. The course will focus on interactive works where media consumers participate in creating their own artistic experience. It will also cover the historical development of ideas, put them into a social context and examine contemporary critical reflections about art. The course will culminate in the study of several works by some of the most important emerging new media artists.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM5209R","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Media Arts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover major artistic threads, such as networked art, that involve large numbers of geographically distributed participants, large-scale public works as well as virtual and augmented reality works that blur the distinction between real-world and synthetic information. The course will focus on interactive works where media consumers participate in creating their own artistic experience. It will also cover the historical development of ideas, put them into a social context and examine contemporary critical reflections about art. The course will culminate in the study of several works by some of the most important emerging new media artists.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"(a) For CNM major who has accumulated 120 MCs\r\n\r\n(b) For CNM, FASS, and SoC graduate students.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM5210","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Media Design Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce different structural models of mind, media, computation, and design. The main focus of this module is to use such models as the basis for research into the identification, creation, articulation, and application of design knowledge for interactive media. This will involve research projects that require students to work on interactive digital media research problems, identify related work, and propose solutions that highlight original design knowledge developed for solving the problems. The module is designed for arts and humanities students and does not assume any previous experience in computer or cognitive science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM5210R","ModuleTitle":"Critical Interactive Media Design Issues","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Critical Interactive Media Design Issues","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM5216","ModuleTitle":"Culture, Communication & Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Culture, Communication & Health explores the intersection of culture, communication and health, and seeks to understand health communication from cross cultural perspectives. It is organized around answering the fundamental questions: “How does culture impact communication about health and illness? How do communicative practices vary across cultures?”","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM5216R","ModuleTitle":"Culture, Communication & Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Culture, Communication & Health explores the intersection of culture, communication and health, and seeks to understand health communication from cross cultural perspectives. It is organized around answering the fundamental questions: “How does culture impact communication about health and illness? How do communicative practices vary across cultures?”","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"nil","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":"nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NM5217","ModuleTitle":"Designing for Prosocial Behavior","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Prosocial behavior describes actions intended to benefit another individual or group of individuals. From collaborative editing tools like wikis to video sharing\r\nenvironments like YouTube, there are many computing applications and online spaces that rely on prosocial user behavior. The focus of this course is developing designs for computational applications/interventions to motivate prosocial behavior. Through readings, discussion, and design work, students will learn theories about prosociality from the social sciences and apply\r\nthem in the design of systems that encourage prosocial behavior. The course will consist of readings, discussion, and groupwork focused on the development of mockups and functional prototypes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM5217R","ModuleTitle":"Designing for Prosocial Behavior","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Prosocial behavior describes actions intended to benefit another individual or group of individuals. From collaborative editing tools like wikis to video sharing\r\nenvironments like YouTube, there are many computing applications and online spaces that rely on prosocial user behavior. The focus of this course is developing designs for computational applications/interventions to motivate prosocial behavior. Through readings, discussion, and design work, students will learn theories about prosociality from the social sciences and apply\r\nthem in the design of systems that encourage prosocial behavior. The course will consist of readings, discussion, and groupwork focused on the development of mockups and functional prototypes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Communications and New Media in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"IF5660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM6101","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED THEORIES IN CNM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will review classical and contemporary readings in communications and new media studies, including key concepts and areas of investigation. It will provide students with a comprehensive and critical overview of theoretical frameworks of communications and new media. Students will also examine the role of theory in the research process.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Communications and New Media in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"IF6660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NM6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded &quot;Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory&quot; on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1104","ModuleTitle":"Professional Issues and Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the history and framework of nursing practice. It also emphasises caring as a universal need that is important in the delivery of holistic care to patients. This module will also provide students with the fundamental knowledge of professional nursing practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1107","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum 1.1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module enables students to integrate theory and clinical knowledge in caring for patients with alterations  in cardiovascular and respiratory functions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-0-0-120-0","Prerequisite":"NUR1114 Fundamentals of Nursing","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1110","ModuleTitle":"Effective Communication for Health Professionals","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the importance and need for nurses to communicate in an effective manner with patients, family members and other health care professionals in order to facilitate optimal health outcomes for the patient.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-2-1-3.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NUR1114 Fundamentals of Nursing"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1113","ModuleTitle":"Active Ageing in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an opportunity to explore the unique health and wellness needs of older adults in Singapore. Students will examine theories and concepts of ageing, normal physiologic and psychosocial changes\r\nand the biopsychosocial issues associated with these processes. By developing an understanding of the specific needs of older adults students will be able to promote health and wellness for this population. Ethical and legal aspects of\r\ncaring for older adults are addressed.","CrossModule":",SSM1206","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1114","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Nursing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the development of foundation knowledge and skills for provision of nursing care to patients in a variety of health care settings. The focus will be on the role of the nurse, requirements for creating a safe patient-care environment, skills of clinical decision making, nursing health assessment, and nursing care practices to meet the activities of daily living for patients.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-1-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NUR1110 Effective Communication for Health Professionals, NUR1113 Active Ageing in Singapore, NUR1107 Clinical Practicum 1.1"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1117","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy and Physiology I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module will develop knowledge and understanding of the normal structure and function of the human body. Following an introduction to the basic principles of anatomy and physiology, learning will take a ‘tissues to systems’ approach to guide student learning. Body systems covered include: integumentary, musculo-skeletal, digestive, renal and cardiovascular systems. Knowledge of these systems is fundamental to, and underpins, the nursing practice modules for this semester.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"AY1104 Anatomy\r\nPY1105 Physiology I\r\nPY1106 Physiology II","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2106","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum 2.1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-120-0","Prerequisite":"NUR1108 Clinical Practicum 1.2\r\nNUR2114 Medical/Surgical Nursing I","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2113","ModuleTitle":"Mental Health Nursing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on developing students’ knowledge and skills in the nursing care of patients with mental illnesses in institutional and community settings. The\r\nmodule emphasises assessment, early intervention, health promotion and prevention and the identification of at risk behaviours.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NUR1116 Psychology for Health Professionals","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2114","ModuleTitle":"Medical-Surgical Nursing I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the therapeutic management of patients with alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, hematological, endocrine, visual and dermatological\r\nfunction. It equips students with knowledge and skills to provide safe care to meet the needs of patients in medical and surgical settings.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-1-2","Prerequisite":"NUR1108 Clinical Practicum 1.2","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NUR2117 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology I, NUR2106 Clinical Practicum 2.1"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2115","ModuleTitle":"Comprehensive Health Assessment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"Providing a holistic framework for contemporary nursing practice, the module encourages students to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to apply knowledge and skills of comprehensive health assessment to diverse clinical situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"NUR1117 Anatomy and Physiology I\r\nNUR1118 Anatomy and Physiology II","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2117","ModuleTitle":"Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on developing knowledge in both pathophysiology and pharmacology relevant for nursing practice. Students will gain an understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of some major disease states or disturbances in homeostasis. Students will gain a\r\ncomprehensive understanding in the principles of drug action and the application of these principles to the different drugs discussed in disease management within this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-1-1-3","Prerequisite":"NUR1117 Anatomy and Physiology I\r\nNUR1118 Anatomy and Physiology II or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2119","ModuleTitle":"Primary Health Care","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to primary health care from a philosophical basis and a model of service provision using the World Health Organisation’s global framework for health. Students will be able to apply health education and\r\nhealth promotion models as strategies for achieving sustainable health outcomes. This module provides students with understanding and knowledge of primary health care and community development concepts in\r\nmultiple healthcare contexts.","CrossModule":"GEM2023","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3103","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Decision Making","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students an opportunity to consolidate knowledge on anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical and nursing knowledge in the care of patients with common conditions e.g. top ten causes of hospitalisation, mortality and common conditions seen in primary health care clinics. The learning will take place in a simulated learning environment using a problem-based learning approach.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-2.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"NUR2116 Medical/Surgical Nursing II","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3105","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum 3.1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-0-0-120-0","Prerequisite":"NUR2107 Clinical Practicum 2.2","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NUR3113 Medical/Surgical Nursing III"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3109","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Research and Evidence-Based Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to the phases of the research process with a particular emphasis on the critique of published research and the utilisation of research findings in clinical practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3113","ModuleTitle":"Medical-Surgical Nursing III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module will promote and develop knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the provision of nursing care and management for patients with alteration in\r\nneurological, cellular and immunological function and patients requiring emergency or critical care management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-1-3","Prerequisite":"NUR2107 Clinical Practicum 2.2","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NUR3105 Clinical Practicum 3.1"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4101","ModuleTitle":"Evidence-based Health Care Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with opportunities to develop their understanding of evidence-based practice. Major topics covered include processes to conduct a systematic review; developing and implementing practice guidelines; identifying areas for clinical research; understanding clinical audit and programme evaluation processes; and understanding the culture of organisations and barriers to the use of evidence in practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-2-0-8-8","Prerequisite":"NUR3109","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4102","ModuleTitle":"Consolidated Clinical Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module conducted over two semesters enables students to integrate theory and clinical knowledge through experience in the clinical setting. Students will focus on planning, implementing and evaluating care using evidence based practice in their selected area of interest.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-160-4","Prerequisite":"BSc (Nursing)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4103","ModuleTitle":"Applied Research Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module prepares students to undertake an honours research project. Major topics include formulating a research question; an overview of different research methods (qualitative and quantitative) for research; practical training for data analysis and reporting; and understanding research ethics and how to apply for ethics approval","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NUR3109","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4104","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Nursing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module draws together the clinical experiences, theoretical knowledge and research skills gained through the program to conduct a supervised research project.\n\n\n\nThe student will undertake a clinically focussed, six month research project under the supervision of an academic staff member and clinical advisor.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"0-2-0-18-20","Prerequisite":"NUR4101, NUR4102, NUR4103","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5001","ModuleTitle":"Evidence Based Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide the student with the skills to undertake a comprehensive systematic review of the literature. The student will be expected to, with the assistance of one supervisor, develop a systematic review protocol; have the protocol accepted by the Joanna Briggs Institute or the Cochrane Collaboration; complete a meta-analysis or meta-synthesis, write a systematic review; have the systematic review published by the Joanna Briggs Institute or Cochrane Library and prepare the systematic review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal suitable for the topic.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5003","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This elective module involves an individual programme of study undertaken in conjunction with an overseas university with which NUS has a signed collaborative agreement. Students will be expected to use the visit to the overseas host institution to build networks and ascertain similarities and differences in health care practices, models of service delivery, and policies between Singapore and the host country. The minimum placement will be two consecutive weeks. On return to Singapore students will present an oral seminar on outcomes of the visit and write a 2000 word critical review of key issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5101","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-0-3-0-9","Prerequisite":"Advanced Pathophysiology","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5102","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NUR5101 Advanced Health Assessment"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5201","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATIONS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module encompasses two major components: APN role development and theoretical foundations of nursing practice.\r\nThe first component aims to provide fundamental aspects of advanced practice nursing including historical background, role development, competencies, conceptualisation, outcome evaluation, and regulations. Major emphases will be placed on the application and integration of APN competencies into actual practice settings in Singapore. Factors affecting APN role development and transitions will be explored. The second part of the module discusses the development of\r\nnursing theories and their contribution to the development of nursing science. Conceptual models and theories will be used to guide students in critical thinking, reasoning, and decision-making for their advanced practice nursing role. The application of theories and models to critique existing theories will be emphasized.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5202","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods for Clinical Practice.","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the research process. Formulation of a research question and/or hypotheses, conducting an integrated literature review, and selection of appropriate theories and research designs are addressed. Critical appraisal of existing research studies, strategies for managing a research project, ethical considerations, and writing up research findings for dissemination will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5204","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide opportunities for the students to work in small groups (3-4 members) to conduct a nursing research project under supervision. Students will be expected to identify a research problem from a critical review of the literature, design a research study to address the problem, obtain ethics approval, conduct the study, and present results.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"2-2-0-5-6","Prerequisite":"NUR5202 Research Methods for Clinical Practice\r\nNUR5203 Evidence-based Healthcare\r\nNUR5207 Healthcare Ethics\r\nNUR5002 Statistics for Health Research","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5205","ModuleTitle":"PATIENT EDUCATION & HEALTH PROMOTION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to teach students the concepts and principles of patient education and health promotion. Social & behavioural science theories and strategies for communication and counselling will be taught to enhance the students’ understanding of factors that affect health and identify risk factors that can lead to health impairment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5207","ModuleTitle":"Healthcare Ethics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5302","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing II (Adult Health)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasises on management of patients with altered health status in relation to neurology, orthopaedics, endocrinology, renal and haematology/oncology. Students will utilise knowledge and skills of pathophysiology, advanced health assessment and pharmocotherapeutics in the clinical management of such patients.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-1.5-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"NUR5101 Advanced Health Assessment\r\nNUR5102 Advanced Pathophysiology\r\nNUR5301 Advanced Practice Nursing I (Adult Health)\r\nPA2106A Pharmacology I","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5312","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum II (Adult Health)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5402","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Psychosocial Interventions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the conceptual and theoretical foundations of selected psychosocial interventions in the management of individuals with mental health problems/disorders across lifespan. Major emphases are on individual and group interventions. Psychiatric emergency management, crisis intervention, stress management, and motivational interviewing are included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"6-2-0-1-11","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5412","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum II (Mental Health).","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module involves clinical practicum in the roles of psychiatric mental health APN using selected psychosocial interventions in the management of individuals with mental health problems/disorders across life span. Emphases are on individual and group interventions, psychiatric emergency management, crisis intervention, stress management, and motivational interviewing. Assessment, diagnoses, and management of medical clients exhibiting psychosocial problems are included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5502","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing II (Acute Care).","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-3-2-0-6","Prerequisite":"Advanced Practice Nursing I (Critical Care)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5601","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Health Assessment (Paediatrics)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a thorough understanding of paediatric health assessment and to develop competent skills in performing physical examination. These skills are essential for diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making. Principles and techniques from the physical and behavioral sciences are utilised to obtain assessment data and make differential diagnoses and subsequently, the final diagnosis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-0-3-0-9","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NUR5602"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5602","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pathophysiology (Paediatrics)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a comprehensive, scientific basis for the assessment, evaluation and advanced nursing management of processes resulting from the manifestations of paediatric disease. A brief review of normal paediatric anatomy and physiology will be included. Emphasis will be on the pathophysiology of selected paediatric disorders and diseases as examples of alterations of body systems when normal anatomy and physiology are impaired.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NUR5601"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5604","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing II (Paediatrics)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an in-depth study of the theoretical knowledge and evidence-based skills needed by the paediatric advanced practice nurse in diagnosing and managing physiology alterations involving the neuro-development, gastroenterology, nutrition, endocrinology, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, ophthalmology systems and genetic disorders in the paediatric population. It focuses on pathologies that may involve these systems of the body. Through continuous didactic learning sessions reinforced by a ‘Team-Lead approach’, the students will share learned knowledge and debate viable therapeutic answers to apply principles into practice. This will enhance their competency in planning, implementing and evaluating care for complex paediatric conditions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-3-2-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUR5601, NUR5602, NUR5603","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5612","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum II (Paediatrics) (8 weeks)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on information central to planning,  implementing and evaluating therapeutic regimens. Care  of paediatric patients with neuro-development, gastroenterology, endocrinology, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal,  ophthalmology systems and genetic disorders in the  paediatric wards and ambulatory setting. There will be a  special focus for students to apply and perform advanced  clinical skills in early  assessment, interventions,  resuscitation and stabilization of the critically ill patients.  Aspects of health promotion and maintenance appropriate  to these patients and families will also be emphasised.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"NUR5601, NUR5602, NUR5603, NUR5604","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"NUR6001","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with opportunities to gain and apply the knowledge and  skills needed to understand the research process, prepare for the written components of a PhD thesis, and present research findings in a professional forum. Content is broad and provides students with independent elements of  study (attendance at a series of seminars of the students choosing) as well as structured sessions and guidance to produce a PhD research proposal and obtain ethical approval, and opportunities to present preliminary work.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"OT5001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent study over two semesters, on a topic in Offshore Technology approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"OT5101","ModuleTitle":"Exploration and Production of Petroleum","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module objective is to provide a broad understanding of the petroleum industry, as a foundation for more advanced work and as a context and background. Areas that are covered include the sources of petroleum, the geological context, how petroleum is discovered, how it is produced and transported, the environmental, historical and societal impact of petroleum, and the special problems of production deep water and in the Arctic. Care is taken to go into some problem areas in depth, so that the module is more than just a superficial survey. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE4-standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"OT5102","ModuleTitle":"Oil & Gas Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"OT5201","ModuleTitle":"Marine Statics & Dynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the main topics on marine hydrodynamics and structure dynamics in offshore engineering.\r\nIt first discusses the hydrostatics and stability of offshore structures, which is followed by the special properties of potential and viscous flows. The wave forces on offshore structures of different sizes are then discussed, including Morison equation for small structures, and diffraction theory for large structures. Accordingly, the corresponding numerical techniques are introduced.\r\nThe module also covers random wave forces on offshore structures. Lastly, the dynamic response of offshore structures in waves is discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CE-4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"CE5307 Offshore Hydrodynamics (title before AY2010/2011),\r\nCE5887 Topics in Offshore Engineering: Marine Statics & Dynamics (Sem1, AY2010/2011)","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"OT5202","ModuleTitle":"Analysis & Design of Offshore Structures","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with design knowledge on steel offshore structures.  The major topics covered include planning considerations; design criteria and procedures; methods for determining loads; structural analysis methods; member and joint designs; material selection and welding requirements; and design for fabrication, transportation and installation phases.  The module will be valuable to students interested in offshore engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE2155 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"OT5207","ModuleTitle":"Arctic Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The Arctic regions have enormous economic potential as a source of energy and raw materials. Their development generates many environmental, human, and technical questions, among them frozen ground, sea ice, transport, societal impact on the existing inhabitants, and the need to give workers an acceptable quality of life. Unhappy experience shows that the Arctic environment is extremely vulnerable to damage, and slow to repair itself, and so great care has to be taken. The Arctic is a new frontier, and there are many opportunities for creative engineering.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"OT5303","ModuleTitle":"Subsea Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"Subsea Control is an essential and integral part of all subsea systems. This module introduces the fundamentals and principles of subsea control used in subsea systems for oil & gas production. Subsea data communication systems as well as various subsea protocols used are also addressed in this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"OT5304","ModuleTitle":"Subsea Construction & Operational Support","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The design of subsea systems is significantly affected by operational considerations and can radically change a system configuration. Key considerations that must be taken into account in a subsea system design include vessel availability, design for weather window, reduction in number of operations, elimination of construction risk and ability to perform an early production start-up.\r\n\r\nThis module considers key operational aspects that will be encountered in everyday offshore operations, and will look specifically at technologies that are used in subsea operations that are essential to understand their use and limitations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PA2107","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacology 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHARMACOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This is the second Pharmacology module for Pharmacy Professional Course. It will continue from the first module on the study of pharmacological properties of various classes of clinically useful drugs. This module is organised according to drugs acting on various body systems; namely the cardiovascular, endocrine, and the central nervous systems. The whole group of antimicrobials for the treatment of infections will also be included. The scientific basis of the therapeutic applications of these drugs will be demonstrated to the students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"5-1-3-0-1","Prerequisite":"PP2106","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PA2107A","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacology 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHARMACOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This is the second Pharmacology module for Pharmacy Professional Course. It will continue from the first module on the study of pharmacological properties of various classes of clinically useful drugs. This module is organised according to drugs acting on various body systems; namely the cardiovascular, endocrine, and the central nervous systems. The whole group of antimicrobials for the treatment of infections will also be included. The scientific basis of the therapeutic applications of these drugs will be demonstrated to the students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1141","ModuleTitle":"Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the fundamental principles of classical mechanics. It covers such topics as kinematics, Galilean transformation, Newton's laws of motion, dynamics of a particle with generalization to many particle systems, conservation laws, collisions, angular momentum and torque, motion of a rigid body, gravitation and planetary motion, static equilibrium, oscillatory motion and vibrational modes, waves, Doppler's effect and fluid mechanics. The module also has a practical component consisting of five experiments designed to enhance students' understanding of some of the concepts discussed in lectures. This module is targeted at science students who wish to acquire a working knowledge of mechanics, and is an essential for physics majors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1221 & PC1222","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC1431 or PC1433 are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1142","ModuleTitle":"Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamentals of two branches of physics: thermodynamics and optics. Its aim is to prepare students for a host of more advanced modules in these and related areas. Topics included in the part on thermodynamics are thermal processes and effects, the first and second laws, kinetic theory of gases, heat engines and entropy. The part on optics encompasses topics such as geometric optics, systems of lenses, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, grating and polarization. The module also has a practical component consisting of five experiments designed to enhance students' understanding of some of the concepts discussed in lectures. This module is targeted at science students who wish to acquire a working knowledge of thermodynamics and optics, and is an essential for physics majors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1221 & PC1222","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC1431 are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1221","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to bridge the gap between O level physics and 1st year university physics level. The module covers the fundamentals of two branches of physics: mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics included in the part on mechanics are linear motion, curvilinear motion, relative motion, circular motion, Newtons laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum and conservation, rotational kinematics, torque and moment of inertia, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, gravitation and planetary motion, static equilibrium, oscillatory motion and fluid mechanics. The part on thermodynamics encompasses topics such as temperature and zeroth law of thermodynamics, temperature scales, thermal expansion, heat and internal energy, thermal processes, first law of thermodynamics, ideal gas laws and kinetic theory of gasses.  .","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"'O' level pass in Physics","Preclusion":"'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1141, or PC1142 or PC1431","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1222","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to bridge the gap between O level Physics and first year university physics level. The module covers the fundamentals of three branches of physics: electricity &amp; magnetism, optics and modern physics. Topics included in the part on electricity &amp; magnetism are Coulombs law, electric field and potential, capacitance, current and resistance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic effects on current, electromagnetic induction, AC circuits and electromagnetic waves. The part on optics encompasses topics such as reflection and refraction, systems of lenses, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, grating and polarization. Topics covered in the part on modern physics are blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, atomic transitions and spectra, the uncertainty principle, wave-particle duality, radioactivity and decay processes, binding energy and fusion energy and fusion &amp; fission.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"'O' level pass in Physics","Preclusion":"'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1143, or PC1144 or PC1432","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1322","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Universe","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an introduction to the universe, the scientific methods for observing the universe, and evolution of ideas of the universe. The topics covered are planets, stars, galaxies and cosmology. This module is targeted at all interested students with a willingness to be exposed to new ideas.","CrossModule":"GEK1520","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1325","ModuleTitle":"Einstein's Universe & Quantum Weirdness","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module will give a gentle introduction to two of the most important developments in modern physics: relativity and quantum theory. It would cover topics such as: the concept of absolute and relative space and time, the twin paradox, black holes and wormholes, wave-particle duality of matter, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrodinger's cat, the ultimate constituents of matter, grand unification and superstrings, and how these theories can contribute to the technology of tomorrow. It is designed for non-physics students, and proceeds mainly by analogy and contrast with the familiar. Concepts will be emphasised, while omitting the technical details.","CrossModule":"GEK1508","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PC1326","ModuleTitle":"Physics in the Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to establish the interconnectedness of knowledge between human life and activity and basic physics. It addresses: How is energy converted in our ecological system? How are materials transported in our bodies? How do our eyes function? How do nerve cells transmit signals? Why and how do we need to determine the structure of proteins? How are biomembranes formed? How are bones and teeth formed? Why does dental caries occur? Why can some plants, insects/fishes survive in a very severe winter? This module is targeted at non-physics students who are interested in physics behind life sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1327","ModuleTitle":"Science of Music","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the science of music. Topics to be covered: acoustics, sound and music; vibrations, frequency and pitch; musical intervals and mathematical ratios; vibrating strings and musical intervals; the construction of musical scales; Just, Pythagorean and Equal Tempered tuning; musical instruments and their waveforms; the harmonic series; harmonics and musical timbre; string and wind instruments; the pianoforte and its technology; the action of grand and upright pianos; automated pianos; electronic music; the MIDI system; MIDI signals; general MIDI and MIDI sequencers; synthesis of musical sounds; additive and subtractive synthesis; FM synthesis; digitisation and sampling; digital synthesis of waveforms; digital music reproduction.","CrossModule":"GEK1519","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1421","ModuleTitle":"Physics for Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive and basic physics training within a single semester for first-year students from life sciences. It will cover mechanics,\r\nthermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics plus a few topics in atomic and nuclear physics. The specific contents have been chosen according to their relevance to life sciences as well as their importance in the conceptual framework of general physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-3-2","Prerequisite":"Life-sciences majors who have at least an ‘O’ Level pass in Physics","Preclusion":"N.A.","Corequisite":"N.A."},{"ModuleCode":"PC1431","ModuleTitle":"Physics IE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide a clear and logical introduction to the concepts and principles of mechanics and thermodynamics, with illustrations based on applications to the real world. Topics covered include motion in one dimension; curvilinear motion; circular motion; relative motion; Newton's laws; friction; work and energy; conservative forces, conservation of energy; linear momentum and conservation, collisions; rotational kinematics; moment of inertia and torque; rotational dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; gravitational force, field and potential energy; planetary motion; temperature and the zeroth law, temperature scales; thermal expansion of solids and liquids; heat and internal energy, specific heat capacities, enthalpy and latent heat, work for ideal gases, first law of thermodynamics; equipartition of energy, mean free path; entropy and the second law, heat engines; entropy changes for reversible and irreversible processes. The module is targeted essentially at Engineering students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students from FOE ( i.e. Civil Eng, Chemical Eng, Environmental Eng, Computer Eng, Electrical Eng, Engineering, Mechanical Eng, bioengineering, Industrial &amp; Systems Eng and Material Science &amp; Eng) or 'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1221 &amp; PC1222","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics or students who have passed in PC1141 or PC1142 or PC1433 are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1432","ModuleTitle":"Physics IIE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fundamental concepts of physics and is illustrated with many practical examples. Topics covered include a) Electricity and magnetism, where the basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields, forces on charged particles, electric potential, electromotive force, work and energy, are described. The properties of basic electrical circuits comprising resistors, inductors and capacitors are discussed, along with analysis of their transient and steady-state behaviour. Understanding the role of Maxwell's equations in electromagnetism is emphasized; b) Waves, introducing properties of waves, including geometric optics, propagation, interference and diffraction, and electromagnetic waves; and c) Quantum physics, where new physics concepts which led to the quantization of energy are introduced, leading to an explanation of atomic transitions, atomic spectra and the physical and the chemical properties of the atom. The uncertainty principle, wave-mechanics and wave particle duality concepts are covered, together with the use of wavefunctions in predicting the behaviour of trapped particles. The module is targeted essentially at Engineering students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students from FOE ( i.e. Civil Eng, Chemical Eng, Environmental Eng, Computer Eng, Electrical Eng, Engineering, Mechanical Eng, bioengineering, Industrial &amp; Systems Eng and Material Science &amp; Eng) or 'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1221 &amp; PC1222","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics or students who have passed in PC1143 or PC1144 are not allowed to take this module","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC1433","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics and Waves","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module consists of two parts. In Part 1, students will be introduced to the concepts and principles of mechanics of rigid bodies and their applications to solve practical problems. The topics to be covered include: force systems, equilibrium, kinematics of particles, kinetic of particles, work and energy, impulse and momentum, kinetics of system of particles, kinematics of rigid bodies, damped and undamped vibrations. In Part 2, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of wave mechanics.  General description of wave propagation; types of waves: longitudinal, transverse and circular waves; speed of a travelling wave; propagation of energy and momentum; power and intensity; sound waves, oscillations of a string; light waves; superposition of waves; interference; standing waves, resonant waves; harmonics; resonance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"A Level or H2 Physics. This module is only for ESP students.","Preclusion":"Students who have passed either PC1141 or PC1431 are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2130","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Mechanics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Two-state quantum system. Probabilistic interpretation and Schrodinger equation for the two-state state system. Examples of two state systems such as quantum interferometer (explanation of wave particle duality), quantum beats (elementary spectroscopy) are studied. Two level systems are extended to the N level systems. One dimensional continuous systems; Schrodinger equations of motion; solution for 1D harmonic oscillator, and the infinite and finite square well potential; scattering from barrier and step potential. Applications such as quantum wires, quantum dots, tunnelling.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have either passed PC1144 or PC1432 and (MA1505 and MA1506) or MA1507 or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC2130B are not allowed to take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2130B","ModuleTitle":"Applied Quantum Physics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Introductory aspects of quantum physics. Two state quantum systems. The wave function and Schrodinger equation. Quantum harmonic oscillator; hydrogen atom; spherical harmonics. Atomic spectra. Scattering theory. Applications such as semiconductors, lasers, quantum dots and wires.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"Students who passed one of the following modules.\r\nPC1144 or PC1432 or PC1433.","Preclusion":"Students who passed PC2130 cannot take this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2131","ModuleTitle":"Electricity & Magnetism I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Among the four fundamental forces in nature, the electromagnetic force has great technological importance and is critical for the understanding of other subjects in science and engineering, such as optics, radiation, chemistry, biology and electrical engineering. This module provides a comprehensive treatment of electromagnetic fields and forces. It covers the following topics: basic electrostatics, special methods in electrostatics, dielectric media, magnetostatics and magnetic materials, and electromagnetic induction. This module is targeted at physics majors and science students in general.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC1143 or PC1432 and (MA1505 and MA1506)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2132","ModuleTitle":"Classical Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to consider the principles of mechanics in a rigorous mathematical framework, and to establish a bridge to the principles of modern physics. The topics to be covered include: damped and forced oscillators; energy and angular momentum, conservative forces; central force motion, inverse square law, orbits, scattering; rotating reference frames, centrifugal and Coriolis forces, Foucault's pendulum, Larmor effect; Lagrangian mechanics; two body and many body problems, centre-of-mass, elastic collisions, rockets; rigid body motion; gyroscopes; Hamiltonian mechanics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC1141 or PC1431 or PC1433","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2193","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive training of both experimental and analytical skills in mechanics, thermal physics, electronics, magnetism, nuclear physics, semiconductors, optics and lasers. In particular, emphasis is placed on the measurement skill that will be required in the industries of semiconductors, optical communications and life sciences. While this module is mainly targeted at physics majors, it is also suitable for science and engineering students who are interested in a career in the above-mentioned industries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-1-3","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed one of these modules PC1141, PC1142, PC1143, PC1144, PC1431, PC1432 or PC1433","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2230","ModuleTitle":"Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introductory course in statistical and thermal physics, and is a prerequisite to advanced statistical mechanics. The topics to be covered include: mathematical background, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamics functions, chemical equilibrium and phase transitions, kinetic theory, postulates of statistical mechanics, independent particle approach of statistical mechanics, basic distributions, ideal gases, paramagnetism, equipartition theorem, etc.  Science and engineering students with a background knowledge of general physics are the targeted students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PC1142, PC1144, PC1431 or PC1433 and MA1505 or MA1507","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2239","ModuleTitle":"Special Problems in Undergrad Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended for a small cohort of undergraduates who have a strong aptitude for physics and who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship. The problems will be assigned on a case-by-case basis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"to be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2267","ModuleTitle":"Biophysics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the underlying principles and mechanisms of physics behind life sciences. It incorporates introductory concepts of physics into the phenomena associated with biological functions. The topics to be covered include: biological structures and the relation to biophysics; principles and methods of physics applied to biology; physical aspects of structure and functionalities of biomolecules, physical principles of bioenergy conversion and membrane-bound energy transduction; physical processes of bio-transport, nerves and bioelectricity. The module includes some basic biophysics experiments. It is targeted at both physics and non-physics students who already have basic knowledge in physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"PC1143 or PC1432 or PC1421 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Please note that only 4MCs can be accredited towards major requirements in case that a student undertakes 8MCs for both PC2288 and PC2289.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"To be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Please note that only 4MCs can be accredited towards major requirements in case that a student undertakes 8MCs for both PC2288 and PC2289.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3193","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This continuous assessment module is intended to provide training in experimental techniques and analytical skills. Experiments are based on various areas of physics such as spectroscopy, nuclear physics, laser physics, optics and electronics. Some experiments involve the use of research-grade equipment like the electron microscope, the atomic force microscope and the FTIR spectrophotometer. Project-type experiments are also available. The module is targeted at science and engineering students who have a foundation in Level 2 experimental physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-1-3","Prerequisite":"PC2193","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3231","ModuleTitle":"Electricity & Magnetism II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This is the sequel to PC2131 Electricity and Magnetism 1, leading to the objective of understanding classical electrodynamics. Most of the examples presented require a certain degree of mathematical manipulation, as compared to a first course in electricity and magnetism. The introduction consists of a revision of the laws of electric and magnetic fields in vacuo and multipole expansion. The properties of fields in dielectric and magnetic materials are discussed in some detail. Following a review of magnetic induction, the formulation of Maxwell's equations is presented. Some important implications are discussed, together with applications of Maxwell's equations to boundary value problems and waveguides. Electromagnetic waves and retarded potentials are introduced, and illustrated with dipolar radiating systems. The course stops short of the relativistic treatment of electrodynamics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2131","Preclusion":"Students who have passed ESP2104 are not allowed to take PC3231.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PC3232","ModuleTitle":"Nuclear & Particle Physics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This is an intermediate course in nuclear physics, with an introduction to particle physics. Properties of nuclei, e.g., masses, spins, and moments, are introduced and an introductory discussion of nuclear models is presented, the semi-empirical mass formula, the Fermi gas model, the shell model and some aspects of the collective model are discussed. The energy balances and spin/parity selection rules of alpha, beta and gamma decay processes are discussed in considerable detail. The various types of interaction between radiation and matter are discussed, and an introduction to radiation detectors is given. A discussion of the operational principles and technological aspects of accelerators and an introductory survey of particle physics completes the material covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2130 or PC2130B","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3235","ModuleTitle":"Solid State Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course in solid state physics. It aims to lay the foundations for students seeking to major in physics as well as students studying in materials science and engineering. The lectures emphasize on the fundamental concepts of condensed matter, covering crystal structure and reciprocal lattice, crystal binding and elastic constants, crystal vibrations and thermal properties, free electron theory and physical properties of metals, electron in periodic potentials, and basic semiconductors. Simple model prediction data and the experimental data from real systems would be compared and discussed to help students develop an intuitive understanding of the subject.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2130 or PC2130B","Preclusion":"EE3406 or PC2133","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PC3238","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Dynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces physics students to the fundamental aspects of fluid dynamics. The Navier-Stokes equations are derived from first principles. After a discussion of the various versions of Bernoulli's equation and the concept of vorticity, the study of fluid flows starts with the potential flows, with an application to the theory of airfoils. The theory of irrotational water waves is then presented to illustrate dispersive wave propagation and the hyperbolic tendency to form shocks. The balance of these two tendencies produces soliton solutions. The concept of flow similarity is applied to the study of boundary layer. The phenomenon of boundary layer separation is discussed. The concept of hydrodynamic instability is illustrated with the Rayleigh-Benard convection problem. The chaotic dynamics of the related Lorenz equation is then presented. A brief introduction to turbulence closes the module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC2174 or (MA1505 and MA1506) or PC3236 or equivalent.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3239","ModuleTitle":"Special Problems in Undergrad Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended for a small cohort of undergraduates who have a strong aptitude for physics and who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship. The problems will be assigned on a case-by-case basis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"To be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3242","ModuleTitle":"Physics of Semiconductor Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module discusses the physics of material processing techniques in semiconductor industry, in particular diffusion, ion implantation, oxidation/dielectric layers, epitaxy, thin film deposition and characterization, lithography and etching. The limitation and future development of current microelectronic technology, processing and application of nano-structured materials, as well as opto-electronic device fabrication will also be discussed. This module is designed for physics and materials science students who are interested in working in semiconductor manufacturing and related areas.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PC2131, PC3235, or MLE2104 or PC2133 or EE2005\r\n","Preclusion":"EE4411","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3247","ModuleTitle":"Modern Optics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to establish the interconnectedness of knowledge between principles of optics and modern sciences/technologies and identify the applications in our daily life. It covers wave properties, refraction and dispersion, interference, Michelson interferometer, Fabry-Perot cavity and optical resonator, interference filter, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, resolution limit, Fourier transformation, holography; polarisation, birefringence and wave plates, light absorption and emission, lasers. This module is targeted at physics and non-physics students, who are interested in principles of modern optics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":" 3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":" Students who have passed either PC2131 or EE2005","Preclusion":"PC2231","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3274","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods in Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces important mathematical methods for the solution of a variety of mathematical problems in science. The material is also fundamental to many areas of applied mathematics and theoretical physics. The following topics are covered: complex analysis and contour integration, Fourier and Laplace transforms, Green’s functions, distributions, curvilinear coordinates and elements of tensor analysis, elements of group theory, calculus of variations, and their applications in physics. This module is targeted at students who already have a basic knowledge of vector calculus and differential equations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either MA1505 and MA1506 or equivalent","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Physics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Please note also that only 4MCs can be accredited towards major requirements in case that a student undertakes 8MCs for both PC3288 and PC3289.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"To be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Physics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Physics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Physics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PC3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Physics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Physics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PC4130","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Mechanics III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of module PC3130. It is targeted at physics majors. The algebraic structure of angular momentum is developed with an emphasis on the addition of two angular momenta. The properties of systems consisting of identical particles are studied. The last part of the module focuses on time-dependent perturbation calculus and scattering theory. The module is mainly targeted at physics majors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3130","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Physics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100 MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC4199R","ModuleTitle":"Integrated B.ENG./B.SC. 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This module is targeted at physics students with at least one year of thermal physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2230 or Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC4246","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Optics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the quantum description of the electromagnetic field, with a special focus on phenomena at optical frequencies; in short, “quantum optics”. It starts with two introductory chapters: a concise reminder of important facts and devices of classical optics; and a presentation of typical quantum phenomena that have been observed with light (entanglement, violation of Bell's inequalities, teleportation…).\r\n\r\nThe core of the module is the canonical quantization of the electromagnetic field and the introduction of the corresponding vector space (“Fock space”) and field operators. Then, we present the main families of states (number, thermal, coherent, squeezed) and the most typical measurement techniques (photo-detection, homodyne measurement, first- and second-order coherence, Hong-Ou-\\Mandel bunching). The statistical nature of light fields is highlighted. Finally, we present the basic case studies of photon-atom interactions in the full quantum approach: cavity quantum electrodynamics (Janyes-Cummings model), spontaneous decay (Wigner-Weisskopf approach).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3130 or PC3243","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC4248","ModuleTitle":"Relativity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the theories of special and general relativity. The topics covered are: relativistic kinematics and Lorentz transformations, the concept of spacetime, relativistic mechanics, homogeneous and inhomogeneous Lorentz groups; general tensor analysis, the Riemann tensor, the gravitational field equation, the Schwarzschild solution and experimental tests of general relativity. While this module is mainly targeted at physics majors, it is also suitable for science students with a strong mathematical foundation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3234 or PC3274 or Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC4259","ModuleTitle":"Surface Physics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to surface physics, its techniques and applications. The topics include: surface tension, surface crystallography, surface physical processes such as relaxation, reconstruction and defects, surface chemical properties, surface segregation, surface electronic structures including surface states, band bending, dipole layer, work function, core-level-shifts, Fermi level pining, plasmon, and surface vibrational properties. Experimental techniques, such as LEED, RHEED, XAS, SEXAFS, XPS, UPS, AES, SIMS and EELS, will be also addressed with examples and applications. This module is targeted at physics or materials science students, who have a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and solid state physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed one of these modules: PC3130, PC3242, EE2004, EE3431C or EE2143","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC4267","ModuleTitle":"Biophysics III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the principles of statistics in relation to biophysics and bio soft materials. It focuses on: modeling of biomacromolecular structure and statistical complexities; molecular mechanics of biomolecules; statistical models for structural transitions in biopolymers, statistical physical  description of structural transitions in macromolecules,  simulation of macromolecular structure, structural transitions in polypeptides and proteins; coil-helix transitions; prediction of protein secondary and tertiary structures; statistics of structural transitions in  polynucleotides and DNA; modeling of non-regular structures of biomacromolecules. This module is targeted at both physics and non-physics students who already have basic knowledge in physics, thermodynamics and molecular biology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-3","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3267 or Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC5201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Quantum Mechanics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to advanced topics in quantum theory. Topics include applications in many-body systems; Scattering theory; Approximation methods and their applications. General description of relativistic equations and their solutions; Interaction with electromagnetic fields; Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. This module is targeted at all students undertaking graduate studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed PC4130 or Departmental Approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC5204","ModuleTitle":"SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module presents special selected topics of current interest. For this academic year, the module aims to introduce novel magnetic phenomena in solids with emphasis on physics and applications of spin based electronics or spintronics. The topics covered include general introduction to magnetism, exchange interactions in magnetic solids,  band structure,  half metals, dilute magnetic semiconductors,  spin dependent electrical transport, spin polarization & detection,  magneto transport in multilayers, oxides & magnetic semiconductors, magnetic nanostructures and spin injection across various interfaces. Other spin dependent phenomena such as magneto caloric, magneto elastic, magneto impedance and magnetic resonance effects will also be discussed. Application of spintronics in novel devices  including GMR read heads, MRAM, spinFET, spin transistor, magnetic sensors for strain & bio-molecule detection will be illustrated. This module is targeted at postgraduate students of physics, engineering and materials science who have basic knowledge in magnetism and solid state physics/devices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC4130 or PC4201 (old code), or departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PC5205","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN SURFACE PHYSICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics from the following will be covered: introduction to surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum; thermodynamic and statistical properties of clean surfaces; interactions between light/ion/electron beams with surface and the surface analysis techniques derived from (including XPS, UPS, IR/Raman, RBS, SIMS, Auger, STM/AFM etc.); electronic, magnetic and optical properties at the surface; surface science in thin films, nanostructures and biomaterials; adsorption phenomena at surfaces; surface processes on nucleation and epitaxial growth; catalysis etc. There are laboratory sessions in this module which contains practice on XPS, SIMS, STM/AFM and IR. This module is targeted at physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering students who already have a basic knowledge of solid-state physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC4223 or PC4259 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PC5209","ModuleTitle":"Accelerator Based Materials Characterisation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The course gives an introduction to the physics of ion beam analysis. After a general introduction, inter-atomic potentials, cross sections and stopping powers are discussed, and the theory of the stopping process is developed based on the Thomas-Fermi statistical atom. Accelerators and other instrumentation are introduced, and a range of analytical techniques is discussed in detail: Rutherford Backscattering (RBS), Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA), Nuclear Reaction Analysis NRA, and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). Finally, the more specialised fields of Nuclear Microscopy and Synchrotron radiation are discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either one of these modules. PC4244, PC4212, PC4261, or Departmental Approval\r\n","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC5214","ModuleTitle":"PRINCIPLES OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"This module provides experimental knowledge on\r\n\r\ntechniques used in modern optical and atomic\r\n\r\nphysics. The focus is on practical implementation of\r\n\r\noptical measurement methods, and the\r\n\r\ncorresponding technology. Areas covered are\r\n\r\npractical photodetection, lock-in signal recovery,\r\n\r\nsimple feedback systems, FPI cavities, optical thin\r\n\r\nfilms, basic vacuum systems, manipulation of cold\r\n\r\natoms, and aspects of working at low temperatures\r\n\r\n(below 77K). The module will have a strong focus in\r\n\r\npractical techniques, targeting students who intend\r\n\r\nto work in the area of atomic, molecular, ion and\r\n\r\noptical or cryogenic physics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-1-5","Prerequisite":"A basic background in optics is recommended","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC5215","ModuleTitle":"NUMERICAL RECIPES WITH APPLICATIONS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"Covers computational techniques for the solution of problems arising in physics and engineering, with an emphasis on molecular simulation and modelling. Topics will be from the text, “Numerical Recipes”, Press et al, supplemented with examples in materials and condensed matter physics.   This course insures that graduate students intending to do research in computational physics will have sufficient background in computational methods and programming experience.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"PC3236 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC5247","ModuleTitle":"Photonics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended to provide detailed treatment of the principles of lasers and working knowledge of major optical techniques used in manipulating laser spatial mode properties and their temporal and spectral characteristics. The topics being covered include laser beams, laser theory, laser survey, modulation techniques, non-linear optics, and fiber optics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"PC3247: Modern Optics, or equivalent.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"Familiar with electromagnetism (including Maxwell’s equations), and with the mathematics of differential equations, complex number, basic Fourier transform theory."},{"ModuleCode":"PC5288","ModuleTitle":"M.SC COURSEWORK THESIS FOR PHYSICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PC5289","ModuleTitle":"M.SC.(COURSEWORK) THESIS FOR APPLIED PHYSICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHYSICS","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF1101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the fundamental concepts of project management, identifying nine broad project management knowledge areas. Students are given an introduction to theories relating to the management of project scope, time, cost, risk, quality, human resources, communications and procurement. The overall intergration of these eight knowledge areas and the management of externalities as the ninth project management knowledge area is also emphasised.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF1102","ModuleTitle":"Visualisation in Design and Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles and practice of construction for a building through a detailed examination of key building elements. It places emphasis on the detailing of these elements, and encompasses the functional, structural, construction and other issues influencing building forms. Students will acquire skills in the interpretation of building drawings and drafting of construction details. Basic principles of computer aided drafting are covered and software tools for improving visualisation are introduced.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF2101","ModuleTitle":"Project Management Law I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to the law, the legal system, the law of contract, the law of torts, the role of statutory laws, and relevant aspects of land law and copyright. The module also provides students with an awareness of civil proceedings and dispute resolution.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF2102","ModuleTitle":"Structural Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the principles underlying the factors which influence the performance and stability of buildings through coverage of the forces and stresses in the structural components of buildings, and the characteristics of basic structural materials. The major topics covered include: concepts of forces, moments and equilibrium; properties of common structural materials; basic structural design of steel and reinforced concrete elements. Also covered are temporary works and structures, and foundations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Students from Civil Engineering and students who passed BU2484.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF2106","ModuleTitle":"Project & Facilities Communication Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"Communication management is a knowledge area in project and facilities management. This module covers the communication skills required in project and facilities management. Topics include managing and communicating with internal and external stakeholders, the forms of communication, project\r\ndocumentation, and orders and reports.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF2107","ModuleTitle":"Construction Technology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the evaluation, selection and performance of specialised advanced construction technology for tall buildings with emphasis on the integration of construction systems. Themajor topics are: deep foundation systems, proprietary wall and floor systems, advanced formwork and scaffolding technology, precast andprestressed concrete construction, envelope systems, and roof construction. Also covered are the basic principles relating to the selection, operation and integration of specialised equipment for construction work, and the fundamentals of site surveying, setting out and alignment systems for high-rise buildings.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF2201","ModuleTitle":"Scope and Design Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to managing the designprocess and forming the project scope. Major topics are consideration and assessment of clients; requirements, selection of projects, formulationof project brief, the role of design as well as the deisgner in projects, design for value, integrated designs, and design evaluation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF2301","ModuleTitle":"Development Technology  and Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the management of technology relating to development projects to meet regulatory requirements, and prevailing buildability and quality standards. The topics include preliminary works, substructures, structural systems, functional elements for reinforced concrete and structural steel buildings, and external works. Emphasis is put on the management of development technology for projects to ensure that appropriate decisions and processes adopted fulfil the requirements specified in the Factories (Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction) Regulations, Building Control Regulations, Buildable Design Appraisal System, Construction Quality Assessment System and other relevant codes of practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF2401","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF3101","ModuleTitle":"Project Scheduling and Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of operations management as it applies to projects.  It considers the application of various management tools to the solutionof problems in the planning and control of projects.  Major topics are project planning and scheduling, resource management, and project control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF3202","ModuleTitle":"Project Development and Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the process of developing a project from its inception to its commissioning, and the financing of projects.  It provides students with an understanding of the economic and social aspects and implications of how properties and infrastructure are developed and managed.  The topics include: land use planning process, property development process, and roles of governments and parties involved in the built environment.  The module also covers the fundamental issues relating to capital budgeting, use of projects as investment instruments, project feasibility studies, cash flows, investment criteria, cost of capital, and how various types of projects are financed.  Other key topics include","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF3205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Measurement","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"measurement found in projects including the use of IT in integrating measurement works and project management. Topics include measurement of deep excavation,\r\nsubstructures, underpinning, structures, additions and alterations and complex building forms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF3301","ModuleTitle":"Maintainability of Facilities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the maintainability issues of various categories of facilities under tropical conditions, focusing on buildings.  It aims to improve the standard and quality of design, construction and maintenance practices so as to produce efficient buildings that require minimal maintenance.  The module examines the durability, sustainability and maintainability of various materials and components to set benchmarks for the selection of materials, components and systems for better maintainability.  The basic principles involved in building pathology-diagnosis and repair are covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF3302","ModuleTitle":"Energy Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the essential principles of energy management in the operation of facilities with special emphasis on the operation of buildings.  The major topics include: quantitative energy analysis, prediction, simulation and relevant codes of practice.  Students are given experience in the real time application of computers in energy monitoring and auditing.  Other topics are: energy benchmarking, energy market policy and procurement.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF3401","ModuleTitle":"Practical Training Scheme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"The intent of the module is to enable students to apply the knowledge gained from academic studies to practical situations in the relevant local or foreign industry.\r\nThere are also opportunities for students to be employed on funded research projects undertaken by staff members of the department Students who opt for this module are required to undergo nine (9) weeks of approved practical training at the end of the second semester in their Third Year of study. They are to submit a Log Book, an Interim Report, and an Academic Report for assessment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-44-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF4101","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF4102","ModuleTitle":"Contract and Procurement Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of administering projects from the client's perspective by developing further, and applying, students' knowledge of project management law.  Major topics are procurement systems, valuation of work done based on the Security of Payment Act, valuation of variations and financial control of projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PF2101 Project Management Law 1, PF3203 (existing code) /PF3103 (new code) Project Management Law II","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF4201","ModuleTitle":"Contract and Procurement Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of administering projects from the client's perspective by developing further, and applying, students' knowledge of project management law.  Major topics are procurement systems, valuation of work done based on the Security of Payment Act, valuation of variations and financial control of projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PF2101 (Project Management Law I); PF3203 (Project Management Law II)","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF4202","ModuleTitle":"Safety, Health and Environmental Mgt","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PF4206","ModuleTitle":"Building Information Modelling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the nature and potential of BIM as a new format for exchanging digital and spatial information in project and facilities management. Topics include the principles of BIM, the supporting infrastructure, implementation, and the financial, legal, and other nontechnical aspects of BIM.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PF4301","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Facilities Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH1102E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"PH1102E offers an opportunity to grapple with some of the most enduring challenges to human thought. Our starting point is a conception of ourselves as free and conscious beings equipped with bodies that allow us to observe and explore a familiar external world. Successive lectures investigate alternative conceptions of the human condition, such as ones in which we are unfree, or non-spirituous, or inhabit a world whose fundamental nature is hidden from our view. Different conceptions bear differently on the further question of what we should value and why. Discussion is both\r\nargument-driven and historically informed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"GEK1067","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PH2111","ModuleTitle":"Effective Reasoning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"What is good reasoning? We will try to answer this question by studying the mechanics of reasoning. Students will learn what an argument is, what the difference between validity and soundness is, and what it means to say that an argument is valid in virtue of its form. They will also be introduced to various strategies and pitfalls in reasoning. In addition, to hone their analytical skills, students will be given arguments—drawn from philosophy and other areas—to unpack and evaluate. It is hoped that in the process of learning what counts as good reasoning, one will become a better reasoner.","CrossModule":"GEK2048","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK2048","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH2203","ModuleTitle":"Major Moral Philosophers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to some of the major moral philosophers in the Western tradition by examining their different approaches to the question of what we should do or how we\n\nshould be, including deontological, consequentialist and virtue-based approaches. We will critically analyze these philosophers’ approaches using historical and contemporary sources.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH2204","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Indian Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to survey the history of Indian philosophy both classical and modern. The course will begin with lectures on the Rig Veda and the Upanishads. It will proceed with the presentation of the main metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of some of the major schools of classical Indian philosophy such as Vedanta, Samkhya, Nyaya, Jainism and Buddhism. The course will conclude by considering the philosophical contributions of some of the architects of modern India such as Rammohan Ray, Rabindrananth Tagore and Mohandas Gandhi.","CrossModule":",SN2273","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK2027, SN2273","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH2206","ModuleTitle":"Founders of Modern Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the beginnings of modern Western philosophy in the seventeenth century, when philosophers conceived of themselves as breaking away from authority and tradition. It will deal with central themes from the thought of Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz and Spinoza; in particular, the attempt to provide foundations for knowledge and science.","CrossModule":"GEK2028","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK2028","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH2209","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy of Art","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Art and aesthetics raises deep philosophical puzzles. Sunsets are beautiful because they’re pleasing. But they seem pleasing because they’re beautiful. Galleries display some things because they’re art. But some things are art because galleries display them. Just as the Mona Lisa resembles Lisa, she resembles it. But she does not represent it as it represents her. When one watches a horror film one feels fear, but one does not run away. When one listens to instrumental music one feels sad, but there’s nothing one is sad about. This course addresses the central philosophical questions with which these puzzles are entangled.","CrossModule":"GEK2002","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK2002","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH2213","ModuleTitle":"Metaphysics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Broadly speaking, Metaphysics is the study of fundamental conceptual categories, including that of space and time, appearance and reality, mind and body, substance and existence, objects and their properties, and God. These concepts pertain to the structure of &quot;ultimate reality&quot; and generate perplexing philosophical issues, a sample of which will be discussed in this course. Some topics: the problem of universals, paradoxes of the infinite, the concept of God, paradoxes of time travel, problems of cause and effect, free will, fatalism and determinism, the mind-body problem, realism and idealism, existence, identity, and individuation, essentialism, the relation between logic and metaphysics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH3207","ModuleTitle":"Continental European Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY","CrossModule":"EU3227","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EU3227","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH3208","ModuleTitle":"Buddhist Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"As Buddhist philosophical issues and logic were only established in the course of Mahayanic development, we will study Mahayanic issues such as icchantika and the Mahayanic theory of knowledge. Under the latter, topics such as the concept of Buddha nature, reality, sources of knowledge, sensations, reflexes, conceptions, judgement, inferences, etc. will be examined.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH3213","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge, Modernity and Global Change","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the ways in which modern science and technology impact on the forms-of-life which cultures and societies have built up for their collective self-understanding and biological survival. Issues in epistemology and how changes in the concept of &quot;reason&quot; have contributed to the project of modernity will be explored. The role of technology in its simultaneous creation and destruction of social-material wealth will also be considered. This discussion will be tied to an examination of certain key issues in environmental ethics, social theory, and cultural studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH3216","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Environmental Ethics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines how various traditions, both East and West, perceive the relationship between humans and the natural world. It will compare how, e.g., Christianity, the secular West, Hinduism, Taoism and Confucianism conceive of this relation. Commonalities and differences in the respective approaches will be discussed and \r\nhighlighted. Environmental issues are now in the forefront of global attention. Our current environmental problems may arguably be said to ultimately trace their roots to (implicit) metaphysical assumptions, to cultural or religious attitudes towards the natural world, to ethical \r\nperspectives that do not accord moral consideration to non-humans.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PH3242","ModuleTitle":"The Self","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"The self is a philosophical crossroads where mind, metaphysics, and morals come together to bear on questions of profound interest to all who partake of the\r\nhuman condition. Topics to be covered include the spatial and temporal boundaries of the self, the rationality (or otherwise) of the fear of death, the idea\r\nthat the self is an illusion, the idea that it is a social construction, and the relative importance of biology, psychology, and phenomenology to the question of\r\nwho we are.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PH2213 or PH2241","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH3247","ModuleTitle":"Philosophical Logic","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"In classical logic, every sentence is either true or false, every argument with\r\ncontradictory premises or a tautologous conclusion is valid, and every conditional with a false antecedent or true consequent is true. In this course, we explore non-classical logics which weaken these assumptions, including but not limited to various many-valued, modal and relevant logics, along with the philosophical questions they raise and answer.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PH2110/GEM2006 Logic","Preclusion":"PH2214","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH4202","ModuleTitle":"Political Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module will discuss some of the central issues in political philosophy such as the basis and limits of toleration and individual liberty, the importance of a shared morality, and the role of the state in meeting the claims of different conceptions of what a worthwhile life should be. In plural societies, with a diversity of different values, what would be a fair basis for social co-operation?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nCompleted 80MCs, of which at least 28MCs are PH shared major requirements.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH4208","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Buddhism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"A study of the work of a major figure in philosophy. The philosopher studied may be from the Asian or Western tradition, from any period up to the present day. The philosopher selected may be someone important who has not been given much coverage in other courses. This module deals with specific Buddhist thinkers and philosophical schools. Topics chosen vary from year to year, and could include the philosophy of Madhyamaka, Zen Buddhism, the Three Treatise School, Vasubandhu, Nagarjuna, and major figures in Chinese Buddhism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs, of which at least 28MCs are PH shared major\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH4209","ModuleTitle":"Greek Thinkers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"An examination of selected texts from the pre-Socratic philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, as well as philosophers of the Stoic, Epicurean and Sceptic schools of thought. The emphasis may vary from year to year, and may focus on ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, logic, or philosophy of mind.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, of which at least 28 MCs are PH shared major requirements. For EU major students only: Completed at least 80 MCs of which at least 28 MCs must be EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules (must have read at least one PH module).\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted 80MC, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/ LA(French/German) /recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH4261","ModuleTitle":"Kant","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Immanuel Kant is one of the most important\r\n\r\nphilosophers and his major works are influential in\r\n\r\nmany areas of contemporary philosophy. This\r\n\r\nmodule allows students to study the philosophy of\r\n\r\nKant in some depth. Each offering of this module\r\n\r\nwill select a key body of works from Kant’s\r\n\r\nphilosophical corpus, such as (1) his Critique of\r\n\r\nPure Reason or (2) his main texts in Moral\r\n\r\nPhilosophy or (3) his philosophy of the natural\r\n\r\nand/or human sciences. It may also include the\r\n\r\nstudy of major contemporary scholarship on Kant.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before:\r\nCompleted 80 MCs, of which at least 28 MCs are PH shared major requirements. For EU major students only: Completed at least 80 MCs of which at least 28 MCs must be EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules (must have read at least one PH module).\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nCompleted 80MC, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/ LA(French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"A dissertation on an approved research topic not exceeding twelve thousand words.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-0-36.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of PH major\r\nrequirements and (ii) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the\r\npoint of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and\r\nCAP of 3.5.\r\n Cohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of PH major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH4550","ModuleTitle":"Internship: Philosophy for Teaching","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Students will intern in an educational organization approved by the Department. (e.g. Logic Mills, which specializes in courses on analytical thinking skills to\r\nschools and other educational organizations). During the internship, they will learn to use their philosophical skills to teach, and through practice, reflect on the usefulness of Philosophy in education practice and intellectual development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-3-2-1-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: At least 60 MCs of PH modules. Minimum grade of B+ for PH2110 Logic (students will apply to Department to read this module and qualified applicants will be selected through an interview). \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Minimum grade of B+ for PH2110 Logic\r\n(students will apply to Department to read this module and qualified applicants will be selected through an interview).","Preclusion":"Any other internship module.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2. Please refer to http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/philo/modules.htm for more information on the PH major\r\nrequirement. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP\r\nof 3.5.","Preclusion":"PH4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH5420","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Political Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to engage in normative thinking about a range of issues related to politics, most of which have to do with questions about the legitimate exercise of political power. We will consider liberal views of political legitimacy and various criticisms of these views. These debates concern issues such as liberty, equality, moral values, and rights.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH5420R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Political Philosophy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to engage in normative thinking about a range of issues related to politics, most of which have to do with questions about the legitimate exercise of political power. We will consider liberal views of political legitimacy and various criticisms of these views. These debates concern issues such as liberty, equality, moral values, and rights.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Philosophy in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH6540","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide an intensive grounding in one of the major areas in contemporary Analytic Philosophy. The module will consider philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, or metaphysics. Other topics from the analytic tradition or a combination of more than one topic may also be considered under exceptional circumstances. Focus will be on contemporary issues and problems currently engaging the philosophers belonging to the analytic tradition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PH6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Philosophy in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Offered to Graduate students only and admission of others by permission of instructor ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PH6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces psychology as an empirical, behavioural science. The aim is to provide students with a broad overview of the different fields in psychology. The emphasis of the course is two-fold: first, so that students appreciate the diversity and richness of the psychology discipline; second, to acquaint students with the important principles, theories, concepts and findings in psychology. Topics covered include the biological bases of behaviours, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and abnormal psychology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL2131","ModuleTitle":"Research and Statistical Methods I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at equipping students with the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary as a foundation for evaluating or carrying out empirical research in psychology. It is an essential module for psychology major students. It consists of two sections: the first deals with the design of psychological research; the second covers basic descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. Students will be taught how to design their own empirical study, to carry out appropriate statistical analyses on the data collected so as to draw valid conclusions, and how to write up their findings. Ethical aspects of psychological research are covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-1-6","Prerequisite":"Obtained a minimum grade of C6 in G.C.E. 'O' level Mathematics or equivalent.","Preclusion":"UQF2101B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL2132","ModuleTitle":"Research and Statistical Methods II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the methodological and statistical base prepared by PL2131. An essential module for psychology major students, it aims to provide knowledge and experience in conducting a psychological study. Methods of data collection in laboratory and field settings are taught alongside commonly-used statistical techniques for data analysis. Students are introduced to issues of design and analysis in factorial experiments and correlational studies. Students also do experiments in class and learn the use of computer statistical packages for data analysis. A group empirical project is required.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2008 and earlier:\r\nPL1101E and PL2131.\r\n\r\nCohort 2009 onwards:\r\nAt least a B- in both PL1101E and PL2131. Students who fail to meet the B- criterion in either of the modules, or both, will have the opportunity to take a department-conducted test, which will act as an alternative prerequisite.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3231","ModuleTitle":"Independent Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to undertake an individual research project under staff supervision. Students wishing to take this module are advised to obtain additional details from the Department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and consent of Supervisor. Students must have at least a &quot;C&quot; grade in one of the prerequisites.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3232","ModuleTitle":"Biological Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a general one-semester introduction to the relationship between brain and behaviour. Although no background knowledge is assumed other than from the introductory psychology course, those with an interest in biological bases of behaviour or neuroscience will be advantaged.  The course is intended primarily for students doing a single major in Psychology, and is designed as an introduction to those wishing to pursue advanced courses in Cognitive Neuroscience (PL3285 &amp; PL4206). The course will focus on key questions asked about the brain, such as: How is the brain organised? How do drugs affect our behaviour? How does the brain see, hear and produce movement? How does it learn and think? Clinical topics, such as Parkinson's Disease and schizophrenia will be integrated into the course, as will fMRI research methods and findings.  Emphasis will be given to the key principles of nervous system function, however, the course still requires a lot of factual information to be assimilated and memorized.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3233","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the psychological study of human information processing; learning and memory; acquisition, retrieval, and forgetting; and general knowledge, concepts, reasoning, and related issues in cognition. The impact of computational approaches on cognition is considered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3234","ModuleTitle":"Developmental Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is primarily for psychology major students, for whom it is a core area. It aims to provide an overview of the major issues in developmental psychology, with a main focus on\n\ninfancy and childhood. The development of individual differences is reviewed. Stage and process theories of cognitive, social and linguistic development are evaluated. The extent to which research findings have pan-cultural and local application is considered throughout the course. The importance of empirical research is stressed, and students are recommended to take PL2131 before reading this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3235","ModuleTitle":"Social Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a broad foundation for the study of human social behaviour. Topics such as attitudes, social cognition, interpersonal relations and group processes are discussed. One aim of this course is to introduce students to the theories and research of social psychology. A second aim is to help students appreciate how the findings of social psychologists are relevant and applicable to the day-to-day situations in our lives.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3236","ModuleTitle":"Abnormal Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This core module covers most of the common mental health problems identified for children and adults, e.g. eating disorders, behavioural problems, attention deficits, learning disabilities, schizophrenia, anxiety, stress, depression, personality disorders, sexual adjustment, substance abuse, suicide, and dementia. The lectures and discussion groups provide an introduction to clinical intervention, but emphasis is placed on the theoretical formulation of problems. Whenever possible, films and case studies are used to supplement the textbook and readings, and a visit to the local Institute of Mental Health will usually be arranged.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"SW3217","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL3238","ModuleTitle":"Social Cognition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Social Cognition uses cognitive processes to explain how people think and behave in the social world. It operates on the assumption that interpersonal behaviour is cognitively mediated in that social interactions are determined by what we know and believe about ourselves, other people, and the situations in which we encounter them. Topics to be covered include person perception, person memory, social categorization, social judgment, unconscious processes, motivation and emotion, and the development of social cognition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3239","ModuleTitle":"Industrial and Organisational Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to expose students to applications of the facts and principles of scientific psychology to industrial and organisational settings. Topics include the structure and function of organisations; selection and training; management of efficiency (motivation, working conditions, and coping attitudes); and group processes in organisations. Lectures build the knowledge base of the students; case discussions encourage applications of their knowledge.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131 and PL2132","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3240","ModuleTitle":"Group Dynamics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is built around applications of theoretical and experimental psychology to group processes. The psychological processes underlying human interactions in groups are the principal foci. Topics included are group formation, development of group structure, formulation of group goals, team building, leadership and power within groups, conflicts, group decision-making, and group changes. Psychological tools and skills relevant for research in field settings are also examined.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3235","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3242","ModuleTitle":"Health Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the role of psychological factors in physical health. Topics covered may include the relationship of mind and body, the role of human behaviour in health, stress and coping as they relate to health, the nature of illness, patient-practitioner relations, chronic illness and disability, death and dying, and the relationship of psychology to such important health problems as AIDS, cancer, heart disease and pain.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3248","ModuleTitle":"Learning and Conditioning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Learning is a fundamental area of psychology and everyday life. This module focuses on how humans and other animals learn information, for example associations between different stimuli in their environment, or between their actions and the outcomes of those actions. The concepts of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning and instrumental (operant) conditioning will be introduced, alongside various learning phenomena (e.g. acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, overshadowing, blocking, sensory preconditioning, latent inhibition). While some mathematical learning theories such as the Rescorla-Wagner model will be discussed, an effort will be made to relate these more abstract concepts to adaptive everyday life functioning as well as clinical issues such as anxiety disorders, addiction and behavioural therapy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and PL3232 or PL3233","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3254","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Trauma Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of current psychological theories and research in the understanding of abnormal and maladaptive human responses to psychological trauma and life adversities. Topics include self-mutilation, suicide, pathological grief, acute stress reactions, and post-traumatic stress disorders resulting from interpersonal and family violence, sexual victimization, traumatic loss and death, disaster, and other critical life events. Resilience and post-traumatic growth in the face of life challenges will also be discussed. This module has a special focus on cultural and gender issues in relation to human traumatic stress reactions and resilient functioning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3236","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3255","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Paediatric Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course is an intermediate level course in child psychology. It is intended to build greater understanding of the interface between child psychology and medicine, with a focus on how illness can affect development in children. The impact of acute and chronic illness on children transcends their physical health and this course is aimed at teaching students about distinct neuropsychological, emotional, interpersonal and daily living issues that emerge for children who become ill.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3234.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3281","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Cognitive Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Students will be introduced to the different methodologies used in cognitive research such as classical psychophysics, signal detection theory, reaction time paradigms, judgment tasks, similarity ratings, memory measures, and psycholinguistic methods.  Selected topics on perception, attention, memory, categorisation, language, problem solving, and decision making will be used to illustrate these methods. Students will work in small groups to design and conduct an experiment using these methodologies and submit individual research reports. Prior background and interest in cognitive psychology will be very helpful.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3233","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3281C","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Reading Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module extends students' experience of laboratory work to the fields of cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. On a general level, students will learn about the principles of experimental design, ethics appraisal, data collection, and statistical analysis. More specifically, students will identify a research question, conduct their own experiment, and write up a laboratory report on topics relevant to models of word recognition and reading.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3233","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3282","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Social Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This laboratory is intended to expose students majoring in psychology with both correlational and experimental approaches to research on how people feel, think, and act in relation to others. Studies will include topics such as attitudes and social cognition (e.g., beliefs, attitudes and values, social influence, attribution and impression formation) and interpersonal and group relations (e.g. aggression, altruism, attraction, prejudice and discrimination, followers and leaders). Both laboratory and field methods of testing hypotheses will be covered. Importance of using personality and culture of people as moderators of their social behaviors will be emphasized.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3282A","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Interpersonal Relationships","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This first half of the module will explicate different methods and paradigms in social psychology with interpersonal relationships studies. The design aims to provide students a broad overview of methodologies as well as a deeper understanding of the important issues in interpersonal relationship research. In the second half of the module, students would carry out group projects, applying their knowledge to conducting a research study. They will have hands-on experiences at different research stages, from how a research study is formulated, crystallized and carried out to data analysis, results presentation and writing-up.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3283B","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Development of Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This lab module will introduce to students linguistic and non-linguistic ways of human communication from psycholinguistic perspectives. It addresses the following issues: 1) How do speakers communicate? 2) How do they modify the ways of communication to accommodate different circumstances? 3) When and how do children develop different ways of communication? 4) Are there cross-linguistic differences in ways of communication? 5) How do  communication-impaired adults and children incorporate other modalities to communicate? Theoretical and empirical issues will be discussed. Students will also conduct scientific studies to examine the latest issues of human communication.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3234.\r\n","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3284","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Applied Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide psychology majors with hands-on experience using research designs and methods commonly used in applied psychology such as health, engineering, education, and industrial/organizational psychology. Students will work in teams to carry out research exercises on specific topics in applied psychology. Topics to be covered will vary depending on the specific application of psychology. The focus will be an understanding the rationale, design, and interpretation of empirical research in the specific application. Target students are psychology majors who intend on a career in psychology or to pursue a postgraduate degree.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131 and PL2132","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3286","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Health Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide psychology majors with hands-on experience using research designs and methods commonly used in health psychology, including both questionnaire and experimental methods. Students will work in teams to carry out research exercises on specific topics in health psychology. Topics to be covered may include health attitudes, health behaviours, and psychophysiological responses to stress among others. The focus will be an understanding the rationale, design, and interpretation of empirical research in the specific application within health psychology. This module is particularly relevant for psychology majors interested in a career in psychology or who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3242","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL3287","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Clinical/Abnormal Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the foundation training in the use of major research skills and techniques in clinical and abnormal psychology. Students will have opportunities\r\nto observe and conduct research in clinical settings. This module is particularly relevant for psychology major students who are interested in pursuing a postgraduate\r\nresearch or professional training program in clinical psychology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and PL3236","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PL3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nUROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must:\r\nhave declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC\r\nin that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL4201","ModuleTitle":"Psychometrics and Psychological Testing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The course is designed for students to acquire important scientific knowledge and practical professional skills in the areas of psychometrics and psychological testing. Topics covered include paradigms in psychological testing and research, conceptual bases of test construction, principles of reliability, validation strategies, factor analyses, and test fairness analyses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131 and PL2132, and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PL5223","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4203","ModuleTitle":"Cognition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the student to the fundamental issues of cognitive science. Specifically, the main concern is how we might model cognition. The topics include the modes of representation, issues relating to the processing of information, and the nature of cognitive architectures. Both classical models of cognition and connectionist models will be considered. There will be several sessions of computer simulation of basic connectionist models. This course is mounted for students interested in how we might study how the mind works.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4206","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Neuroscience","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces recent research findings in Cognitive Neuroscience - in particular, functional brain imaging (fMRI and ERP). We will explore whether brain imaging techniques have illuminated what each part of the brain actually does, and how these different parts interact functionally, before finally discussing recent applications of such findings. Two currently popular application areas are brain-machine/computer interfaces (using brain-waves to directly control robotic devices) and creating new &quot;sensory abilities&quot; in those people who have sensory impairments (e.g., the blind or deaf). The style of the course will be an informal one, and the &quot;lectures&quot; should be treated more like seminars/discussions. The emphasis will therefore rely heavily on preparation work outside the lectures that culminates in a fruitful debate during the lectures. To facilitate this style, several lectures will begin with students' critiques of research articles before &quot;opening up the floor&quot; for general discussion.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3232 or PL3249, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4208","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Counselling Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide students with an overview of the content area of counselling psychology. This is an introductory course that can serve as a foundation to specialised training in counselling assessment and interventions. Students will learn basic helping skills and interviewing techniques, receive didactic and experiential training applicable to human service related fields.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4213","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Cognitive neuropsychologists analyze case-study data from brain-injured children and adults in order to develop and evaluate models of normal cognitive processes. This module provides an opportunity for students with core knowledge in cognitive psychology, to examine how patterns of impaired performance have informed models of bilingualism, speaking, listening, reading, writing, object recognition, face perception, memory and attention. Wherever possible, video-tapes of patients with these deficits will be used to supplement the main textbook and journal articles. The ensuing discussion will hold implications for rehabilitation, but the emphasis will be on theoretical and methodological issues in the field.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4217","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module will discuss the language, facial, gestural and vocal channels of communication. Attention will be paid to the cognitive and brain mechanisms mediating the perception of emotional and linguistic messages from these channels, how these mechanisms develop in humans, how they compare to other species, and cases in which these mechanisms may be impaired (e.g., autism).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3232, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Although useful, PL3235 is not critical for this module.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4219","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Abnormal Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course is an advanced course in Abnormal\r\n\r\nPsychology. It builds on the fundamental concepts\r\n\r\nintroduced in PL3236, by focusing on some specific\r\n\r\nareas, e.g., mood, psychotic and anxiety disorders.\r\n\r\nThe role of stress and emotion in psychopathology,\r\n\r\nand the treatment of these disorders, with drug\r\n\r\ntherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy will be\r\n\r\nconsidered. The student will be introduced to recent\r\n\r\nadvancement in research and practice in these and\r\n\r\nother cognate domains. The focus of the seminars will\r\n\r\nbe discussion of current basic and clinical research\r\n\r\npapers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PL4880A","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4221","ModuleTitle":"Early Language Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module explores topics on language development in infants and young children: these topics include speech perception, development of phonology, syntax and morphology, vocabulary development, and bilingual language development. We will examine theoretical issues and research methods in these areas. Through the series of seminars which make up this module, we will read and discuss journal articles, with particular attention to current research. Students may benefit from taking PL3234 (Developmental Psychology) before this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4223","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces advanced students to the field of neuropsychology in the medical environment. The work of neuropsychologists in hospitals is discussed with clinical case examples. Students are familiarised with basic concepts of clinical practice, case formulation, and ethical principles in working with hospital patients. They are also provided with site visit opportunities to increase their appreciation for the work of the helping professions among people with neurological impairment and psychosocial dysfunction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4224","ModuleTitle":"Child Abnormal Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course is an advanced course in child abnormal psychology. It is intended to build a foundation of knowledge and concepts necessary in the specialized area of child clinical psychology, by focusing on theory, research and clinical application in the area of childhood psychological disorders. Theories that will be highlighted include developmental psychopathology, the diathesis-stress model and cultural diversity models. Psychological disorders relevant to the following periods of development will be discussed: infancy/early childhood; school age; adolescence. The seminars will consist of lectures, as well as in-class, small-group discussion of current clinical topics and selected research papers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4230","ModuleTitle":"Mindful Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Mindful Psychology is an integration of Western and Buddhist psychology, mindfulness and neuroscience. This unique integration takes essential elements of these disciplines and blends them into a new way of understanding the human psyche, emotional suffering and healthy psychological development.\r\n\r\nThe aim of this course is to address questions such as: What is Mindful Psychology and how does mindfulness practice relate to healthy psychological development? What are the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of this emerging discipline? This course will introduce students to the scientific research, applications and future trends in Mindful Psychology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Completed a minimum of 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3236 Abnormal Psychology; with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4233","ModuleTitle":"Psychology of Negotiation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of the science of negotiation, drawing largely upon the theories and research in organizational psychology and social\r\npsychology. Students will learn basic and classic issues in the field including distributive and integrative bargaining, as well as the cognitive, motivational, and\r\nemotional processes that inhibit or facilitate effectiveness in negotiating. Students will also be introduced to complex issues including multi-party\r\nnegotiations, third-party negotiations, agency and ethics, and cross-cultural negotiations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), and PL3239, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Each student selects a topic for research and works under the supervision of a member of the teaching staff. The research work is presented as a thesis for examination. The Honours Thesis carries an equivalent weight of three modules and should be about 12,000 words.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (1) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of PL major\r\nrequirements and (2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the\r\npoint of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and\r\nCAP of 3.5.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of PL major\r\nrequirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"PL4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirement and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in PL, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"PL4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880F","ModuleTitle":"Addictive Behaviours","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to major contemporary perspectives on addictive behaviours. Topics to be covered include the aetiology, assessment, prevention, and treatment of substance-related and 'behavioral' (e.g., gambling, eating) addictions. Recent research and clinical advances in related areas such as behavioural genetics, dual diagnosis, contingency management, cognitive expectancy, and motivational enhancement will also be explored.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880G","ModuleTitle":"Positive Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Positive Psychology is the study of how people thrive  despite external obstacles and their own human frailties. The aim of this course is to address questions such as: What are the positive psychological mind-states and action sequences that promote flourishing lives, and how can we live life well? What are the behaviours and cognitions that undermine wellbeing? This course will introduce students to the scientific research and issues in positive psychology, and will explore the meaning and implications of positive psychology towards a global understanding of wellbeing.\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL5221","ModuleTitle":"ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA USING GLM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the use of the general linear for the analysis of psychological data including multiple regression and various forms of analysis of variance. Among the topics that may be covered are correlation and multiple regression, randomized groups analysis of variance, repeated measures analysis of variance, and mixed models. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills through hands-on data analysis and interpretation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131 and PL2132 or consent of Instructor","Preclusion":"PL5102/PL6102","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL5221R","ModuleTitle":"Analysis of Psychological Data using GLM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131 and PL2132 or consent of instructor","Preclusion":"PL5102/PL6102","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Psychology in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PL5220","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL6205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Developmental Psychology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The module explores current research in developmental psychology and is relevant to graduate students with research interests in this area. The module aims to give students the opportunity to gain an understanding of core theories\r\nand methodology used in developmental psychology. Topics discussed will cover current research in selected topics from areas of infant, child, and adolescent psychology. Prior exposure to developmental psychology at the undergraduate\r\nlevel is required.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PL6209","ModuleTitle":"Lexical Processing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Understanding the mechanisms and processes that underlie word recognition has long been a central research area in experimental psychology and cognitive science. This module surveys state-of-theart models, theories, and methods in lexical processing. Specifically, students will review, discuss, and critically evaluate primary empirical and theoretical articles that have been influential in\r\nhelping us understand how readers/listeners effortlessly recognize and comprehend words.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PL6213","ModuleTitle":"Genetics of Social Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Human beings are an incredibly social species and twin studies suggest that uniquely human characteristics such as empathy, altruism, sense of equity, love, trust, music, economic behavior, and even politics are partially hardwired. We will discuss evidence that social phenotypes are heritable and the implications of these findings for the social sciences. Emphasis will be placed on two social hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, and how human findings resonate with those in other mammals. We will discuss how experimental economic paradigms and imaging are used to model social behavior in the laboratory including as altruism, trust and fairness.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate degree in social or life sciences","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PL6222","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys recent advances in cognitive psychology and is targeted at graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have an interest in cognitive science. Students will be introduced to the foundations and basic philosophy behind contemporary approaches to cognition such as the symbolic, connectionist, ecological, dynamic, and embodied movements. We will examine the applications of these approaches to recent research in selected topics from the areas of perception, memory, language, creativity, consciousness, and intelligent behaviour. Prior exposure to cognitive psychology at the undergraduate level is required.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Psychology in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PL6220, PL6220A, PL6220B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PL6770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded &quot;Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory&quot; on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5001","ModuleTitle":"PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with essential background in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Students will be exposed to a variety of assessment techniques used for the collection of data in order to evaluate psychological functioning of an individual. They will learn about the application of these techniques to a wide range of clinical psychological problems. Students will become familiar with widely used clinical\r\nand neuropsychological tests, methods for evaluation of these tests and issues surrounding psychological assessment in professional settings. These include diagnostic decision making,\r\ntest administration and interpretation, and the integration of material derived from patient history with the mental state examination and other sources.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5002","ModuleTitle":"Adult Psychopathology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an advanced critical understanding of various theories of aetiology and maintenance of adult psychological problems. Students will also acquire an understanding in the appropriate use of diagnostic classification systems and critical appraisal of such systems. The module has a strong emphasis on linking theory to applied clinical practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5005","ModuleTitle":"Child Psychopathology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an advanced critical understanding of various theories of aetiology and maintenance of disorders of childhood and adolescence. Students will also acquire an understanding in the appropriate use of diagnostic classification systems and critical appraisal of such systems. The module has a strong emphasis on linking theory to applied clinical practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PLC5002 Introduction to Psychological Disorders","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5007","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Psychological Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides training in empirically supported psychological therapies for various psychiatric and personality disorders. It builds on the training in therapeutic skills and techniques provided in module PLC5004 Psychological Intervention and Therapy and prepares students further for clinical practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"PLC5011 (Clinical Placement 1)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5008","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This compulsory module provides an introduction to evidence-based practice and focuses on research skills for clinical psychologists. Students will acquire a solid grasp of the scientific and statistical methods relevant to psychology. There will be emphasis on skills and methods required for the completion of research proposals, the design of experiments, measurement decisions, survey approaches, sampling issues, practical management of research projects, and data analyses options.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5010","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to help students prepare a scholarly report of their proposed applied research project submitted in PLC5009 Research Proposal. Under the supervision of a member of the faculty, students will make appropriate modifications to the planned design, complete data collection and analyses, and prepare draft reports. Students will also receive comments and feedback from other faculty, clinical supervisors and peer students. Students then present their completed research projects orally and submit the final draft of the report as a thesis of about 20,000 words in APA style for examination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"1-1-0-10-8","Prerequisite":"Research Proposal","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5012","ModuleTitle":"CLINICAL PLACEMENT 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations on clinical psychopathology covered in coursework modules. Students will undertake direct clinical experience either in a hospital or a community setting, under the close supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. The focus of this second placement is on the gradual development of the clinical skills required for assessing, describing, diagnosing and treating adult and/or paediatric psychological disorder.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-200-50","Prerequisite":"PLC5011 (Clinical Placement 1), PLC5002 (Psychopathology & Pharmacotherapy), PLC5003 (Clinical Health Psychology), PLC5005 (Advanced Psychopathology)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5013","ModuleTitle":"CLINICAL PLACEMENT 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations of clinical psychopathology, assessment, diagnosis and intervention covered in coursework modules. Students will undertake an intensive block (40 days) of direct clinical experience either in a hospital or a community setting, under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist.  The focus of this third placement will be on the continued development of clinical skills in planning and carrying out intervention with psychiatric patients with minimal guidance. If considered appropriate by their supervising clinician, students may progress to independent management of clients by the end of the placement.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-250-70","Prerequisite":"PLC5012 (Clinical Placement 2); Pass on the Professional Competency Examination","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5014","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PSYCHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations of assessment, intervention and management covered in previous modules. Students undertake an intensive block (40 days) of direct clinical experience in the hospital or community clinic, under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist.  The focus of this final placement is on the continued development of clinical skills in planning and carrying out intervention with adult or child psychiatric patients with minimal guidance. Students should progress to independent management of one patient by end of placement.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-250-70","Prerequisite":"PLC5013 (Clinical Placement 3)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PM5000","ModuleTitle":"DISSERTATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This graded module provides students with the opportunity to conduct independent research under the guidance of a supervisor. Students are required to submit a 10,000-word written dissertation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PM5103","ModuleTitle":"CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PM5104","ModuleTitle":"DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PM5106","ModuleTitle":"DESIGN MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module is designed to provide project managers with an appreciation of the role of design as well as the designer in projects. It covers the concept of design for value, integrated designs, the client's brief, design evaluation, and the impact of design on procurement and construction.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PM5111","ModuleTitle":"SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module is designed to allow students to conduct independent studies on special topics in project management under the guidance of a team of staff members. Students are required to submit a 6,000-word report.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PM5112","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH METHODS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5110A","ModuleTitle":"POLICY ANALYSIS EXERCISE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"POLICY ANALYSIS EXERCISE","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5137","ModuleTitle":"PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5202","ModuleTitle":"'Soft' power in the Asia-Pacific","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the increasing importance of ‘soft’ power to International Relations in the Asia-Pacific region. It surveys the strategies and policies implemented by different states as they all seek, for their own national interests, to project their soft power. Countries surveyed include China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Indonesia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5203","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral Economics and Public Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Traditional economics, which is one of the key theoretical cornerstones of public policy, typically assumes that human behavior is rational, preferences are stable, and\r\nindividuals are smart and unemotional. However, human behavior often deviates from standard assumptions due to psychological and social factors; analysis based on\r\ntraditional economics can therefore misinform policies and lead to detrimental consequences. This course discusses behavioral regularities that are of potential importance for public policy. Students will be exposed to behavioral economic theory and its applications to public policy in the areas of savings, investment, healthcare, climate change, taxation, labor supply, and monetary policy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PP5101 Economics and Public Policy I, or\r\nPP5301 Economic Reasoning and Policy, or\r\nPP5501 Economic Applications for Public Organisations","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5204","ModuleTitle":"Evolving Practices of Governance in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Writing in The New York Times, Thomas Friedman encouraged policymakers to emulate the prevailing attitude in Singapore of ‘taking governing seriously and thinking strategically’. This module is a critical exploration of the basis and implications of such a claim, focusing on features of governance in Singapore that may be viewed as unique. To achieve this, such features – particularly Singapore’s systematic attempt to manage risks and complexity – are discussed in the context of influential theories and models of governance. To bridge theory and practice, the module is team-taught by a top civil servant and a political scientist, both Singaporean.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5215","ModuleTitle":"Changes in Singapore Political Economy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course is an overview of opportunities taken and the strengths obtained in the changes of the political economy of Singapore. It will cover Singapore from an East India Company settlement to its status as a Straits Settlement colony and then as a colony by itself, full internal self-government, merger with Malaysia and now an independent republic. Topics covered include how the political economy of Singapore coped with changes in the region, new commodities in the hinterland, population movements, global ideology, national aspirations, international finance, multinational corporations and economic volatility.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"EC2373/SSA2220","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5216","ModuleTitle":"Economic Growth in Developing Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The module provides a comprehensive view with rigorous comparative analyses that are essential for understanding the dynamics of economic growth in developing Asia.\r\n\r\nThe module also introduces to students concepts and analytical frameworks that enhance their competence in policy analysis for the issues related to economic growth and competitiveness.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Introductory courses on microeconomics and macroeconomics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5229","ModuleTitle":"Education policy in Singapore: comparative perspectives","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Education is a significant area in public policy impacting individuals, families specific communities and society as a whole. It is widely seen as crucial to economic competitiveness, social cohesion and human development. In this module, students will learn about policy dilemmas, choices and consequences both in Singapore and in East Asia. Topics covered include access and equity issues, medium of institution, values and citizenship education and higher education.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5231","ModuleTitle":"Ethics and Global Governance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Good governance and managing conflicting ethical demands are key skills for policy makers. This course seeks to introduce students to the ethical aspects of some major problems in global governance. Topics include foundations of ethical theory, human rights, intervention, climate change, immigration and trade. Background readings come mostly from moral philosophical, political theory and political science. Each session pays special attention to a particular policy area in the international domain and thereby combines philosophical inquiry with applied questions. The course does not have any formal prerequisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5233","ModuleTitle":"Organization Theory and Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The art of organizing is foundational to public policy design and implementation. Public managers need to master the skills of not only making policies but also managing their organizations, as well as working effectively with other organizations. This course examines fundamental theories of organization. It discusses strategies for enhancing organizational performance and puts them into the context of the public sector. Studies and practices from organizations in both public and private sector will be drawn on as resources for the class when considering how public organizations can be managed effectively.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5234","ModuleTitle":"Economics of Developing Countries","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces students to development topics from a micro-economic perspective. The course will lead the students to analyze roles of different economic entities in developing countries. Topics such as education, health, migration and fertility will be covered. The empirical focus of this course allows students to develop sufficient analytical skills to analyze policy problems for development related issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5236","ModuleTitle":"Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to get an understanding of what is poverty, how to measure poverty, who is poor, what causes poverty, and what are the policy responses to poverty alleviation. In addition, the module will also examine the concept of inequality and its interlinkages with poverty. The module will combine theory, measurement, and policy with an emphasis on policy examples from Asia.\r\n\r\nIn addition to introducing students to mainstream conceptualizations of poverty and inequality such as predetermined poverty lines and Gini index, this module will bring in contemporary and alternative paradigms such as multi-dimensional poverty, capability deprivation, and inequality of opportunity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5238","ModuleTitle":"URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5239","ModuleTitle":"Good Governance and Ethics Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Ethics and good governance are essential to the continuing development of the public sector, in developing as well advanced nations. This module will help you to develop authentic moral positions on public management issues and essential competencies for ethical leadership. You will approach this through first exploring the underlying concepts and philosophical underpinnings of ethical governance and the threats facing it. You will then develop your skills and ethical standpoints by putting your learning into practice with assignments and practical exercises, many of which involve actual cases and dilemma trainings used in professional programs all over the world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5245","ModuleTitle":"Network Economics & Strategies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Network industries (energy, telecommunication, hardwaresoftware, etc.) have pulled the world’s growth during the two past decades. More generally, economic and social networks govern many aspects of humans’ life. This course analyses the peculiarities of economic behaviour, social interaction and strategic thinking in a network structure. The first part of the course is practical and focuses on the strategies of firms and governments on markets characterized by substantial network external effects. The second part, more theoretical, will introduce \r\nthe basic concepts and tools to better understand economic, political and social interactions in a networked world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5247","ModuleTitle":"International Economic Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5249","ModuleTitle":"Media, Public Opinion & Public Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5261","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - CONCEPTS, ISSUES & POLICIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5266","ModuleTitle":"GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY AND ISSUES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The changing social, economic, technological and political conditions across the diverse countries and populations of Asia, and the world mean that there is a need for policy professionals to have an overview of global health policies and associated issues. To do that, this module examines the roles and relationships among major players at the global level, and different approaches taken by various international organizations and national governments in tackling health and related problems in the context of the post-2015, post-MDG development agenda. The module will also compare and contrast global health policies with international policy instruments in other areas related to health. The module will examine global health trends and issues using a macro policy framework. Significant challenges in the organization of global health programmes and the complexities involved in international cooperation and the implementation of international policy instruments will be analysed through selected case-studies. Topics on current issues will include: role of international health organizations, international aid and development assistance, emerging epidemics and disasters, non-communicable diseases (including tobacco use), health impacts of climate change, cross-border health issues (e.g. food security), migration of health human resources (brain drain), international trade in health services, global health diplomacy, international health law and the future of global health.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5269","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Economics and Public Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5272","ModuleTitle":"Energy Systems and Climate Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5278","ModuleTitle":"HEALTH ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5288","ModuleTitle":"LABOUR MARKET POLICY ISSUES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5301","ModuleTitle":"ECONOMIC REASONING AND POLICY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5303","ModuleTitle":"PUBLIC MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5304","ModuleTitle":"ATTACHMENT PROGRAMME IN SINGAPORE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Students will be attached to Singapore Ministries or agencies and participate in a programme of visits to these organisations. The main objective of this attachment is to bridge theory and practice, and provide a strategic overview of policy areas and the processes of policy making. The training will encourage students to explore factors leading to good governance, and is intended to provide a hands-on practical experience in a particular area of interest they may have. Students will be required to present a paper at a seminar at the end of the programme. The module is for MPM students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"MPM5004","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5308","ModuleTitle":"FRAMEWORKS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5309","ModuleTitle":"Public Management Seminar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5311","ModuleTitle":"Globalisation and Public Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5312","ModuleTitle":"PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5401","ModuleTitle":"Policy Challenges","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This year-long module is designed to get students to think in a practical, problem-oriented, and multidisciplinary way through critical lenses and analytical tools available in the disciplines of Public Management and Leadership, Political Science and International Relations, and Economics, all pillars of a traditional Public Policy education. Students will be presented with an Asia-focused wicked problem, a\r\ncomplex case study, or a hypothetical situation through which they can engage, throughout the year and in a sustained way, central ideas and tools associated with each discipline. The module will be team-taught and enhanced through flipped classroom approaches.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5402","ModuleTitle":"Policy Process and Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Public policy crafters need to use reliable evidence when creating policy. In this module, students will learn the methodology and tools to be good consumers, users, and producers of research and be equipped with foundational analytic skills through a comprehensive introduction to the field of policy analysis, underlying theory, and major analytical toolkits. The emphasis will be on application, particularly through case studies and group projects addressing research questions that will flow through the year. Every attempt will be made to relate what is learnt in\r\nthis module with the topics and issues addressed in the Policy Challenges module that will run in parallel. Policy Process and Analysis will also serve as preparation for the Policy Analysis Exercise.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5403","ModuleTitle":"Economic Foundations for Public Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to understand foundational economics concepts and principles and their application to public policy. The module is organized in six parts: Part 1 The basic demand and supply framework of microeconomic analyses; Part 2, market demand to gain insights into decisions made by consumers; Part 3, how market inefficiencies can arise, the special characteristics of public goods, and the incidental benefits and costs of an economic activity; Parts 4 and 5 focus on firm behaviour and market structures; and Part 6, basic macroeconomic concepts and goals. Throughout the course, the focus of study will be on the policy interventions that would lead to more efficient resource allocation outcomes and improved welfare of society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY MODULE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5661","ModuleTitle":"INTERNSHIP","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5662","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate public policy education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to research on an approved topic. The student should work with a faculty member to agree on a topic and a list of readings. The faculty member should provide a list of deliverables expected. A formal, written agreement outlining a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments and evaluation should be signed by the student and approved by the School prior to the start of the module. The student is expected to meet the faculty supervisor regularly. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NA","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":"NA"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5703","ModuleTitle":"Public Finance and Budgeting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to understand the basic principles and logic of government fiscal activities and government budgets. This module helps MPAM students become familiar with analytical approaches for resource allocation and decision evaluations in the public sector. Major topics covered include rationale for public sector; options for financing government expenditure; taxation policy; expenditure policy; fiscal decentralisation; privatization; role of cost recovery and user charges; budgeting systems and techniques; capital budgeting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5704","ModuleTitle":"Policy Analysis and Programme Evaluation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Government officials are frequently confronted with decisions about whether or not to initiate, continue, modify, or terminate policies or programmes, and the skills in policy analysis and programme evaluation are essential for them to make intelligent choices. This module introduces the key concepts and tools in the professional\r\npractices of policy analysis and programme evaluation in the public sector. Main topics covered in the module are process of policy analysis, market failures, government failures, information structuring, data collection methods, decision matrices, cost-benefit analysis, and programme evaluation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5711","ModuleTitle":"Urban Development and Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the development of urban areas and the public policies that lead to rational and effective urban structures and institutions. The course begins with an examination of the theories and principles that explain the existence of regions and cities. These principles will then be used to establish criteria for evaluating urban policies and to look at several urban problems. Substantive areas which will be explored in the course include land use, housing, transportation, economic development, the environment, urban public finance, and intergovernmental organisations/institutions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5714","ModuleTitle":"International Financial Policy and Issues","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The course is aimed at providing the basic tools for analyzing a range of important internation alfinancial and macroeconomic policy issues. The course will cover balance of payments and exchange rate determination, the informational efficiency of the foreign exchange market, monetary and fiscal policies under alternative exchange rate regimes, currency volatility and crises, optimal currency areas, the choice of exchange rate regimes, external debt issues, and the behavior of international capital flows. In the process, the course will also review the broad evolution of the international\r\nmonetary system since the second half of the nineteenth century focusing on the nature of the international adjustment process under alternative exchange rate regimes, the Bretton Woods System of pegged but adjustable exchange rates, and the current period of generalized but differentiated floating (Bretton Woods II or Inflation Targeting Plus?). The course will also address a number of topical policy issues including the possible forms and rationales for the ongoing efforts to strengthen\r\nfinancial and monetary cooperation in Asia as well as the role the region is playing in financing global current account imbalances through massive reserve accumulation. Unlike discipline-oriented courses that focus mostly on analytical issues, this course will consider real world policy issues with particular attention to Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5718","ModuleTitle":"Policymaking in China: Structure and Process","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed for students who desire to have in-depth knowledge about China’s policymaking structure and process.  The course will examine how the policymaking process is structured, what are the internal dynamics, and how they impact on policy outcomes, given the China’s political system. The aim is to provide students with a clear understanding that policymaking in China, as in the other politics, is essentially a process of compromise making, in which the actors (policy makers) make decisions according to not just their interests but also their structural positions and the procedures they have to follow in policymaking","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5722","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The public sector is under increasing pressure to improve outcomes and increase outputs of their organizations, while simultaneously improving efficiencies and effectiveness. To meet these challenges, public sector organizations must revisit their strategic management processes and measurement systems. While many strategic management frameworks have been developed for the private sector, the same is relatively scarce for the public sector organizations. The major topics of this module include: contemporary strategic management frameworks, appropriate measures for public sector organizations, strategic implementation tools, case studies of public organizations who are Singapore Quality Award winners, etc.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-0-0-6-8","Prerequisite":"Basic management and economics knowledge","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PP5801","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"Modern public policy experts need a solid grounding in economics to be able to craft policies that take into account the economic factors that affect nearly all aspects of policy making. The first half of this course introduces the principles of microeconomics and applications are introduced via cases on externalities, taxation and public goods, regulation and competition policy, and trade policy. The second half deals with the tools of macroeconomic policy. Topics include macroeconomic indicators, exchange rate determination, inflation, policies for economic growth and stabilization. Cases cover topical issues such as current account imbalances, exchange rate dynamics, and financial crises.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP5804","ModuleTitle":"Governance Study Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"The Governance Study Project (GSP) is a year-long team- based project. Consisting of a study trip at the end of the first semester, a seminar, and a final conference the end of the special term, the GSP connects the beginning to the end of the degree programme, requiring students to put to use the knowledge and skills learnt in each module. Through projects that are real public problems, students will acquire skills related to analysis of complex managerial\r\nproblems, basic research, and writing and other presentational modes. The  GSP also aims to develop team building and a strong sense of cohort.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-0-5-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP6701","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH METHODS IN PUBLIC POLICY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP6702","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY: THEORIES AND METHODS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PP6703","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Public Administration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","Department":"LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course examines emerging directions in policy research in the contemporary literature in public administration and public management. It focuses on the\r\nidentification and critique of the research strategies and methodological choices made by prominent contemporary scholars in the field. It prepares students for Ph.d-Level comprehensive examinations in the subject","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR1101","ModuleTitle":"Physicochemical Principles of Drug Action","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"To have an understanding of how the physical and chemical properties of drug molecules affect biological activity.  Major topics: Nomenclature of simple organic dry molecules.  Nomenclature and properties of common heterocyclic systems.  The impact of functional groups on physicochemical properties and drug-receptor interaction of drug molecules.  Physicochemical properties of drugs that influence pharmacological activity and pharmaceutical properties (e.g. acidity/basicity, hydrophobicity, electronic and steric effects).  Energetics and stereochemical considerations in drug action.  Chemical reactivity and basic metabolic transformations of drugs.  Introduction to Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) studies.  Target student:  Pharmacy Year One.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"A-level Chemistry or equivalent exam, excluding CM1417","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR1103","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Practice I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"To introduce essential knowledge required in the profession of pharmacy.  To perform esential steps in the prescription dispensing process.  To use pharmacy references to determine indications, precautions, adverse affects, dosage and administration information relevant to prescription and non-prescription medications dispensed.  Major topics: An overview of pharmacy practice and operations.  The roles and responsibility of a pharmacist.  Introduction to Drug-Related Problems, the Therapeutic Thought Process, Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions and Evidence-Based Medicine.  Introduction to the sources of drug information and approaches to drug information search.  Introduction of the different types of pharmaceutical dosage forms, their uses and applications.  Medical terminology and abbreviations.  Pharmaceutical calculation required for compounding and dispensing, entailing dosage adjustments, calculation of doses, reducing and enlarging of formulae, dilution and concentration, isotonicity adjustment and milliequivalence calculation, constituted solutions, rate of flow calculations, body mass index (BMI).  Introduction to the labelling requirements to dispensed medicines, the importance of patient compliance and patient counselling.  Target students: Pharmacy Year one.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"A-level Chemistry and Biology or equivalent exam, excluding CM1417 and LSM1301","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR1301","ModuleTitle":"Complementary Medicine and Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"At tne end of the course, the student will be equipped with a breadth of knowledge to have a basic understanding and appreciation of various complementary medicine, as well as how to achieve and maintain good health.  The knowledge brings about an open mind for critical thinking and further independent learning and inquiry, to discern facts from hearsay.  Life long learning is emphasized.  Major Topics:  Introduction to complementary medicine.  Basic principles, concepts and uses of Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, Herbal medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).  Target students: Science students may register under PR1301 as faculty requirement and GEK1507 as GEM.  Pharmacy students may register under PR1301 as free elective.  All other students may register under GEK1507.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR2101","ModuleTitle":"Dosage Form Design I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To study the classification, composition, properties and applications of common liquid and semisolid preparations and some solid and novel pharmaceutical systems. To understand and apply the principles of pharmaceutical formulation, technology, evaluation and standardisation in the design and development of the above pharmaceutical systems.Major topics: Fluid mixing. Viscosity and rheology. Interfacial phenomena and colloidal disperse systems.  Extraction, filtration and centrifugation. Solutions, emulsions and suspensions. Ointments and gels. Suppositories. Percutaneous delivery systems.Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1102 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR2103","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacostatistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand some basic concepts in statistics and their applications in pharmacy.  To use statistical computer package to perform data management and analysis.  To be able to interpret the statistical portions of most articles in pharmaceutical and clinical journals.  Major Topics:  Descriptive statistics and graphical methods.  Basic concepts of probability.  Statistical estimation.  Hypothesis testing.  Comparison of two means.  Linear regression.  Correlation.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"ST1131 or ST1131A or ST1232 or ST2334","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR2104","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Analysis I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This course aims to train students in the principles of and practical capability in limit tests, pharmacopoeial assays and various analytical instruments for pharmaceutical analysis.  Introduction to pharmacopoeias, monographs, good laboratory practice, validation of analytical procedures.  Pharmacopoeial tests and assays.  Analysis of drugs via functional groups (alcohols, phenols, acids and derivatives, bases etc).  Basic principles of ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and flame photometry (FP), and mass spectrometry (MS).  Pharmaceutical applicatiaons of UV, IR, AAS and FP.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1101 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Pharmacy I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Two or Year Three and Science","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"By permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Pharmacy II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Two or Year Three and Science","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"By permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR3101","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Medicinal Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To impart an understanding of drugs as chemical entities whose biological activities are dependent on chemical structure and physicochemical properties. To have an understanding of the following properties/characteristics of a drug molecule and how they may influence activity: solubility, ionisation characteristics, lipophilicity, stereochemistry, metabolism. To be able to analyse data to provide a preliminary analysis of structure activity relationship. Major topics: Basic principles of drug design. Medicinal chemistry of selected groups of compounds will be discussed to emphasize relationships between structure, physicochemical properties and the molecular basis of drug action, where appropriate.Target students: Pharmacy Year Three and Applied Chemistry (Drug Option)","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1101 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR3102","ModuleTitle":"Dosage Form Design II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning Objectives: To understand the various sterilization techniques and their application in the preparation of sterile pharmaceutical products and medical devices.  To understand the basic principles of aseptic manufacture of products that cannot be subjected to terminal sterilization.  To gain knowledge in the formulation, manufacture and quality control of injections and ophthalmic products.  Major topics: Range of materials, products, and objects that are required to be sterile Microbial resistance/sensitivity to sterilization.  Sterilization methods: Instrumentation, operation, process controls, advantages, disadvantages and applications.  Aseptic manufacture: contamination prevention and controls, facility design, validation and control of aseptic manufacture.  Sterility and sterility assurance.  Principles of parenteral therapy.  Formulation, manufacture, standardisation and presentation of injections and ophthalmic products.  Biopharmaceutics of injection products.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Three","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1102 and PR2105 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Pharmacy I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Three and Science","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"By permission or PR2288 or PR2289","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Pharmacy II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.  Target students: Pharmacy Year Three and Science","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"By permission or PR2288 or PR2289","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR3301","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Pharmacy Major","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR4101","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacotherapy II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To provide an introduction to the management of commonly encountered human disease states, focusing on rational drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes.Major topics: Parameters which affect drug therapy decisions in selected diseases: neurology, peptic ulcer, cardiovascular and infectious diseases.Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR3105 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR4103","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To provide an overview of the principles of research. To introduce the study designs used in pharmacy practice and clinical research. To equip with the statistical ability to critically evaluate clinical literature.  Major topics: Principles of research methods, selection and formulation of research hypothesis, research strategies, research approaches, research techniques with emphasis on their application in pharmacy practice and clinical research.  Introduction of drug information, clinical study design, hierarchy of evidence, potential bias associated with various design, approach in cricitically evaluating clinical literature.  Factorial designs.  Experimental design in clinical trials.  Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR2103, PR2104 and PR3105 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR4104","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Practice III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To articulate and perform essential steps in the prescription dispensing process for extemporaneous, proprietary and reformulated medications. To effectively use the pharmacy references and IT resources for review, documentation, information search, medication labelling and packaging. To develop effective communication skills for interacting with patients, caregivers and other health professionals. To learn the process of patient triage and the recommendation of safe and effective treatment options to appropriately affect patient behaviours for illness and wellness.Major topics:Good dispensing practice. Effective patient counselling. Patient education. Dispensing and occasional reformulation of commercial pharmaceutical products. Pharmacist intervention and communication with other health professionals. Patient instruction on use of self-monitoring equipment.  Resolution of medication-related problems.Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-1-1 (conducted over 2 semesters)","Prerequisite":"PR3105 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Pharmacy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: The research project work will start in the first semester of the academic year and last for 12 weeks. Each candidate will be required to carry out an independent laboratory-based or literature-based project under the supervision of an academic staff. A formal written report in the form of a research paper will be submitted for examination purpose.  Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"215 practical hours","Prerequisite":"Completion of Level 3000 modules and subject to departmental approval.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR4203","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Practice IV","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives- To gain an awareness and understanding of systems and sub-systems health services from the perspectives of society, institution, practitioners and patients; to acquire a broad perspective on the roles of a pharmacist in the healthcare setting; to understand pharmacy polices and procedures in the healthcare setting- the formulary management system, clinical practice guidelines and the application of technology innovation in drug distribution; to understand the application of pharmaceutical knowledge to effect change in practice environments in the context of Medication misadventures and Drug Use Evaluation (DUE). Major topics: Structure, polices, programming and operation of healthcare systems; Hospital pharmacy management and services, roles of pharmacist, relationships with others in the community, policies and procedures; Hospital pharmacy management and services, roles of pharmacist, relationships with others in the community, policies and procedures; Medication management, Medication Distribution Systems, Purchasing and Inventory Control; Technology innovation in medication distribution; Medication errors and patient safety; Medication-Use Evaluation  objectives, process, process indicators, outcome indicators, roles and responsibilities, resources, pitfalls; Outcome Research; Pharmacoeconomics and Cost-effective Healthcare.  Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"PR1103 and PR3107 ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR4205","ModuleTitle":"Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To learn the different approaches in the design of drugs that are capable of interacting specifically with enzymes, DNA and other cellular targets.  Major topics: A mechanistic, chemical and biochemical approach to medicinal chemistry, emphasizing enzymatic and macromolecular targets of drug action. Peptide, peptidomimetics and oligonucleotides.  Target students: Pharmacy Final Year and Applied Chemistry (Drug Option)","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR3101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5115","ModuleTitle":"DRUG INFORMATION, CRITICAL LITERATURE EVALUATION AND BIOSTATISTICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This course will introduce the students to the different study design commonly encountered in clinical research. The course also intends to equip the students with fundamental understanding of how to apply statistical tests commonly used in clinical medicine.Major topics? Basic concepts of research. Fundamental requirements in conducting clinical trials. Study designs commonly encountered in clinical medicine. Advantages and disadvantages of the various designs. Drug information. Statistical tests commonly used in clinical medicine.Target students? Master of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy) students and postgraduates with permission.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2.5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"By special permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5131","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED PHARMACOTHERAPY II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This module is aimed at having students gain a fundamental understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic management of cardiovascular disorders and endocrine related disorders, and an understanding of the principles of emergency medicine.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5132","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED PHARMACOTHERAPY III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having students gain a fundamental understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic management of haematologic, oncologic and immunologic disorders.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5134","ModuleTitle":"Physical Assessment in Pharmacy Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"The physical assessment portion of the course is a “hands-on” course designed to familiarize the student with basic physical examination techniques. The course will emphasize those examination techniques utilized in the community setting and ambulatory clinic (e.g., blood pressure, diabetic foot exam) as well as in the acute care setting (e.g., cardiac and respiratory exams). The diagnostic test portion of the course is to introduce the tools that are used in the clinical settings for diagnoses of diseases and medical conditions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-0-1.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5135","ModuleTitle":"FOUNDATIONS IN ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having students acquire effective drug information retrieval skills, literature evaluation skills and gaining a basic understanding of common biostatistical and study design principles.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5136","ModuleTitle":"PHARMD SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module includes presentations by graduate students, faculty members, and guest speakers. Students make an oral presentation on a preselected topic agreed upon by the instructor. The ability to create and deliver a lecture or seminar is fundamental to PharmD student and future practitioners. Topics include those related to research, clinical and pharmacy practice. Issues dealing with complex drug therapy decision-making will be explored using case presentations and current literature. Requires active student participation in resolution of therapeutic controversies. This module is intended to improve the student’s ability to make in-class presentations and to become effective preceptors to pre-registration pharmacists and residents.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5150","ModuleTitle":"Ambulatory Care Clerkship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This is a 5-week full time clinical clerkship. Students will integrate their knowledge of therapeutics and pathophysiology to effectively provide pharmaceutical care in an ambulatory patient care environment while a licensed preceptor supervises them. Their activities will include: evaluate, assess and monitor pharmacotherapy of acute and chronic diseases in addition to providing drug information to patients and health care professionals. This is a compulsory clerkship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5151","ModuleTitle":"Acute Care Medicine Clerkship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This 5-week, full-time clinical clerkship is designed to develop the student’s clinical knowledge and skills in the area of acute care medicine. Students will be able to apply this knowledge to the management of patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. This is a compulsory clerkship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5152","ModuleTitle":"Adult General Medicine Clerkship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This 5-week, full-time clinical clerkship is designed to develop the student’s clinical knowledge and skills in the area of adult general medicine. Students will be able to apply this knowledge to the management of patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. This is a compulsory clerkship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5153","ModuleTitle":"Critical Care Clerkship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Critical care clerkship is a 5-week full time clerkship that is designed to train students to practice pharmaceutical care in a critical care setting. The aims are to provide patient care services to patients in a critical care area, to effectively communicate with patients and/or their caregivers and to be an effective member of the critical care team. This is a compulsory clerkship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5154","ModuleTitle":"Drug Information Clerkship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This 5-week, full-time clerkship is designed to develop the student’s knowledge and skills in the area of drug information. After this five weeks clerkship, students should be able to retrieve, analyze, and communicate appropriate information on medications and healthcare issues to physicians, patients, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals. This is a compulsory clerkship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5198","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINAR MODULE IN PHARMACY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This is a compulsory module for all Masters and Ph.D. research students who register from AY2004/05 onwards. The main purpose of this module is to help the students to improve their communication skills and to develop into effective communicators and leaders. It also aims to provide a platform for exchange of ideas and update of information which is important for advancement in research. Students reading this module are required to participate actively in the departmental graduate seminars, focus group discussions and attend other seminars that are relevant to their areas of research. This module will be spread over two semesters and the students will be given a \"Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory\" grade on the basis of their performance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Enrolment in Graduate Studies by research programme (Pharmacy)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5211","ModuleTitle":"PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS IV","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives? To learn advanced NMR techniques: 2D-NMR and its applications to peptides, proteins and drug design; magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging and their biomedical applications.  To understand the basic principles of fluorescence and its applications to peptides, proteins and their interactions.  To understand the basic principles and pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of tendem techniques.  Major topics? This is course is designed for those interested in advanced methods of pharmaceutical analysis and structural elucidation.  The principles, pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of the following methods will be discussed: principles of 2-dimensional NMR, analysis of 2D NMR spectra.  3D structure elucidation from 2D NMR.  NMR of peptides and proteins.  Structure elucidation of peptides and proteins.  NMR in drug design.  Principles of fluorescence spectroscopy.  Fluorescence anisotropy, polarization.  Application of fluorescence techniques in protein ligand interactions, fluorescence sensors, molecular biology applications and fluorescence imaging.  Circular Dichroism.  Principles and applications of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging and tandem techniques.  The principles and biomedical applications of MRS and MRI as well as pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of tandem techniques will be covered.  Combination of lectures, self-learning and problem-based learning.  Target Students? Postgraduate with permission.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR2104 or PR4203 or by special permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5214","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCES IN TABLET TECHNOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives? To gain advanced knowledge in the area of tablet technology, with special emphasis on R&D work in pharmaceutical industries.Major topics? Direct compression; Slugging; Compaction Theories; Instrumentation studies. Advances in agglomeration processes (eg. Low, medium, high shear, aqueous and non-aqueous granulations) and other processing technologies (eg. coating) and their effects on product quality. Recent trends in the development of raw materials, e.g. characterization of raw materials, influences of the properties of raw materials on tableting processes and product quality. Measurement of tablet characteristics and quality control.Target students? Postgraduates with permission","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR3104 or by special permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5218","ModuleTitle":"PRACTICAL IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (LAB ROTATIONS)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This is a practical module where students will spend time in the laboratory to acquire skills in a) Drug synthesis and purification, b) Crystallisation, c) Optimisation of a formulation, d) Product quality assurance evaluation. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-10-0-0","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5239","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Pharmacy Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students develop skills for clinical research. Areas covered include formulation of research ideas into protocols for clinical studies, gathering, analysis and presentation of clinical data.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PR5250","ModuleTitle":"Elective Clerkship I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of one 5-week, full-time clerkships, and is designed to further develop the students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of practice settings. Students will be able to select from a variety of patient care and non-patient care clerkship sites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5251","ModuleTitle":"Elective Clerkship II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of one 5-week, full-time clerkships, and is designed to further develop the students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of practice settings. Students will be able to select from a variety of patient care and non-patient care clerkship sites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5252","ModuleTitle":"Elective Clerkship III","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of one 5-week, full-time clerkships, and is designed to further develop the students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of practice settings. Students will be able to select from a variety of patient care and non-patient care clerkship sites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5301","ModuleTitle":"FOOD AND DRUG LAWS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having student gain a basic understanding of the origins, structures, impact and relevance of the myriad of laws in place to regulate the manufacture and distribution of drugs and devices. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the purpose of the laws and their applicability to drug manufacturing as well as the acquisition of the ability to describe the elements in the laws/regulations that trigger the application. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.5-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"(PR2101 Dosage Form Design I, PR3102 Dosage Form Design II & PR4106 Dosage Form Design III) or PR3301 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PR5303","ModuleTitle":"GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"PHARMACY","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of the FDA and ICH regulations on good manufacturing, good laboratory and good clinical practices. The meaning of these regulations, the globalisation of the practices and the roles and responsibilities of the various professionals implementing these regulations are addressed. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.5-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to impart a preliminary overview of political science and its sub-fields so that students have a basic orientation of the discipline. It briefly explains the scope and components of each of the four sub-fields (political theory, comparative politics, international relations and public administration) and familiarises students with the major issues and arguments related to power, justice, political culture, national identity, accountability, ethics and world order. It also focuses on key political institutions. The module will be of interest to students across the university who want to gain a basic understanding of politics.","CrossModule":"GEK1003","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEM1003K, GEK1003, PS1101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2204","ModuleTitle":"Modern Western Political Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores major political ideas and concepts from the modern Western tradition. Key political constructs such as power, authority, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in intellectual and historical context. Reading Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government, among other influential writings, students will be exposed to the broader themes and ideas that have shaped political life in the West since 1600.","CrossModule":"EU2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS2231, EU2218, PS2201B, PS2218, EU2204","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2232","ModuleTitle":"Islamic and Hindu Political Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into two parts, namely, Hindu Political Thought (HPT) and Islamic Political Thought (IPT). HPT will expose students to the rich tradition of competing ideas that shape the evolution of Hindu political thought and philosophy and will cover the major ideas of classical Hindu epics such as Kautilya and Manu. IPT will help students understand the Islamic worldview in general and the Islamic conception of political theory in particular, and will deal with topics such as principles and sources of Islamic thought and governance of Islamic states, according to the primary sources of Islamic Law, the Qur'an and Sunnah. This module is suitable for beginning students interested in normative political theory in eastern civilizations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS2202B, PS3218","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2241","ModuleTitle":"Public Administration in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module briefly covers the origins, functions, and contexts of public administration, and various comparative approaches to administrative systems in Asian countries. On that foundation, it then focuses on some of the major administrative issues in Asian countries, including local government and decentralisation, privatisation and public sector reform, ethnic representation, bureaucratic corruption, and administrative accountability. The module can be read by year 1-3 students across all faculties at NUS.","CrossModule":"GEK2012","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEK2012, GEM2012K, PS2206, PS2211B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2247","ModuleTitle":"South Asian Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into two parts. The first half of the module has a comparative politics focus. It will examine the contemporary politics of South Asian states, focusing on their political culture, institutions and processes and political change and development. It will also treat issues like ethnicity, religion, regime legitimacy and the relationship between violence and democracy. By studying these issues comparatively we can discern regular patterns in the behaviour of individuals and groups and understand how their demands are processed and met. The second part of the module will adopt a thematic approach to explain the various factors that have shaped intra-regional relations. This will include the role of external powers and also the spillover effect of domestic conflicts. Foreign policy objectives of the regional states and their threat perceptions will be the principal area of focus. The module will also deal with issues of regional order and stability. The target students are those enrolled in South Asian Studies Programme and Political Science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS2214B, PS2217B, PS3217B, SN2211, SN3221","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2249","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course examines a number of areas in Singapore's domestic politics with the following objectives: identify the key determinants of Singapore's politics; understand the key structural-functional aspects of Singapore's domestic politics; examine the extent to which nation building has taken place in Singapore; and analyse the key challenges facing Singapore and its future as far as domestic politics is concerned. The course examines both the structural-functional aspects of domestic politics as well as issues related to nation building, state-society relations and the likely nature of future developments and challenges.","CrossModule":",SSA2209","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEK2003, GEM2003K, PS1102, PS2101, PS2101B, SS2209PS, SSA2209","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2250","ModuleTitle":"International Politics of Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the evolution of Southeast Asia as a region in international politics. The emphasis of the module is on the impact of external actors on Southeast Asia, albeit the module will also deal with regional developments and indigenous initiatives. Initially, the module will deal with past developments that affected the region. The second half will deal with more contemporary regional developments, some of which are still ongoing. This module will be extremely useful for students who would like to understand regional political issues.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS3215, GEM3003K, PS3211B, PS3241","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2255","ModuleTitle":"Politics of the Middle East","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comparative overview of politics in the Middle East, giving particular attention to the history, societies, and cultures of the region. It considers\r\nsome of the forces shaping its politics and discusses, selectively, major issues and challenges facing states in the Middle East today.","CrossModule":"GEK2025","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK2025","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PS2256","ModuleTitle":"Politics on Screen","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module examines representations of politics in film and television and considers the ways in which they become politically controversial as objects of\r\nregulation and censorship, economic commodities or projections of cultural ‘soft power’. It also considers the reflexive potential of film and television to comment their socio-political role as well as on their own representation of politics. The module explores these themes in a variety of cinematic and televisual ways of representing politics, including documentaries, dramas, historical re-enactments, and comedies.","CrossModule":"GEK2043","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"GEK2043 Politics on Screen","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS2257","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary African Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Drawing on the rich social science literature on the government and politics of contemporary Africa, the course will address a set of critical questions that will\r\nhave important implications for the well-being of the people of the continent and the world in the twentyfirst century. What have been the sources of political\r\nand economic crises in Africa? What has been the net impact of the international interventions in the continent in response to these crises? What explains the revival of democracy and economic growth in some parts of the continent? Will it last?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3233","ModuleTitle":"Political and International Ethics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the key concepts and problems associated with political ethics in the modern age. The first half of this module is a basic introduction to the major contemporary theories of distributive justice and political ethics. The second half of the module is an examination of just war theory and ethical problems in international relations. Drawing upon current events, this course will teach students how to make informed, ethical judgments about politics and war. This module is intended for students with a background in political science","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"FMA1204M, Just and Unjust Wars","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3236","ModuleTitle":"Ethnicity and Religion in Asian Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"One of the main features of Asian politics and government is the complex nexus of ethnicity, religion, and the state. This module focuses on the colonial formation and postcolonial continuation of these ethno-religious features of politics, known as the politics of identity in Asia.  It explains some major ethnic and religious conflicts in Asia; their impacts on national politics, party systems, state structures, and government policies; and the role of the state in this regard. The module is available to all year 1-3 students at NUS.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"PS3201, PS3206B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3238","ModuleTitle":"International Political Economy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course presents a broad overview of international political economy (IPE). It introduces the student to main theoretical approaches, concepts and substantive issues in the IPE field, and help him/her better understand the relationship between power and wealth and the interplay of economics and politics in the world arena. After a critical evaluation of major theoretical perspectives on IPE, this course examines the politics in some core issue areas, such as economic interdependence, international division of labor, international trade, multinational corporations, regional cooperation, and North-South relations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK3001, GEM3001K, PS3207, PS3208B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3240","ModuleTitle":"International Security","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines key issues pertaining to international security including: the various approaches to studying international security, the nature of interaction among various levels (national, regional, international) of security, and the major security threats caused by the expansion of conventional arms, proliferation of nuclear arsenal and the spread of biological and chemical weapons. The rise of non-traditional security threats in world politics, especially Southeast Asia, and of Asia, particularly China, as a security concern internationally is also analysed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS3210B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3242","ModuleTitle":"US Foreign Policy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module considers the foreign relations of the United States. It covers both the institutions and practices that shape the making of US foreign policy and the substantive policies that emerge from the policy process.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3243","ModuleTitle":"Public Sector Organisational Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Why organizations behave as they do? What explains the creation, change, and prosperity of organizations? Social scientists have risen to the challenge to address these questions. In this module, students will learn the fundamental perspectives in organizational theory and their application to and transformation over time. The discussion pays particular attention to organizational and human behaviors in public sector organizations. As such, it is ideal for students interested in public management and those who aspire to work in the public sector.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"IF2205, IF3214, PS2205, PS3213B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3252","ModuleTitle":"Human Rights in International Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This is a module that examines theories of human rights since 1945, and the practice of promoting or rejecting these ideas as universal &quot;goods&quot; in international relations.  Students will critically examine NGO issue advocacy, western states' &quot;ethical&quot; foreign policies; and the &quot;Asian values&quot; counter-challenge. This module relates the subject of human rights to political philosophy, international law, the UN system, morality, national interest, and values/ideology in foreign policy.","CrossModule":"GEK3006","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"GEK3006","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3257","ModuleTitle":"Political Inquiry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the theories of knowledge and\n\nmethods of inquiry appropriate to studying politics. It\n\nintroduces students to alternative understandings of\n\nthe social sciences and to the empirical, critical, and\n\nanalytical skills they imply. It pays particular attention\n\nto helping students understand the basics of good\n\nresearch and to acquire skills essential to conducting\n\ntheir own research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Completed 20 MCs in Political Science","Preclusion":"PS2102, PS2102B, PS2231B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3267","ModuleTitle":"German Political Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module studies German political thought since the Enlightenment. Reading selections in English translation from the political writings of nineteenthcentury\r\nluminaries such as Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche together with important twentieth-century thinkers such as Weber, Heidegger and Habermas, it introduces\r\nstudents to the major thinkers, ideas and problems of the modern German political tradition. Among the topics covered are the intellectual origins of German\r\nidealism and communism, Weimar politics, Nazism, the Frankfurt School and Habermas’s theory of deliberative democracy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP )","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4201","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Political Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce honours students to the main debates in contemporary political theory. The topics that will be covered include modernity, formal political theory, public and private space, social and political classes, neoliberalism, the legal system and the law, and languages of terror. The writers covered include Nietzsche, Arendt, Tocqueville, Kariel, Neubauer, and Marx. Although designed for political science honours students, this module also admits foreign and special students interested in studying contemporary political theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs and for PS or EU Majors only.\r\nFor EU students: Completed at least 80MCs of which at least 28MCs must be EU/ LA\r\n[French/German]/ recognised modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS or 28MCs in EU/LA [French/ German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4205","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Politics of Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to highlight contemporary issues besetting countries in this part of the world with the goal of helping students to better understand the myriad problems and challenges confronting Southeast Asian states, as well as assess their relative effectiveness in dealing with these challenges. This module will discuss the politics of key nationbuilding issues such as ethnicity, religion, and class and examine how the governments manage other pressing challenges such as the forging of national identity, globalization and new security threats. This module is targetted at students in the advanced years, specifically the Honours Year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs and for PS or SE Majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS or 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4206","ModuleTitle":"Regional Security in the Asia Pacific","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces the trends, approaches, and limitations of security studies in the Asia-Pacific. It explores major institutional arrangements of regional security and linkages between these regional arrangements and international security structures. It also analyses contemporary changes in the issues and priorities of security and the newly emerging security concerns in the Asia-Pacific. The implications of domestic political changes for regional security are also considered. The module can be read by honours and postgraduate students in Political Science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs and for PS Majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4207","ModuleTitle":"Int'L Law & Institutions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the evolution of international laws and institutions with a focus on the significance of \"rule of law\" in the global context. It covers the classic tradition of international law based on the principle of statehood and the protection of state sovereignty by international institutions implementing such law. The module also analyses the major global powers behind the creation and transformation of international law and institutions, and the impacts of such laws and institutions on nation-states. The module is offered to honours and postgraduate students in Political Science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs and for PS Majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4208","ModuleTitle":"Theories of International Relations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores major theoretical debates in international relations (IR). After discussing some of the standards by which we might evaluate theories, we will examine some realist, liberal, and 'alternative' theories of international relations, and the classic debates between these perspectives. Theories are applied to major aspects of international relations such as trade, war, alliances, and stability, for individual states, for particular groups of states, and in the international system as a whole. We will also explore the role of domestic politics in foreign policy. The module is designed for Political Science Honours students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs and for PS Majors only.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4213","ModuleTitle":"International Political Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The issue of morality in international politics is frequently treated as marginal to the contemporary concerns of states in their international relations. Developments such as the Nuremberg Trials, the Cold War, the African Famines of the 1980s, the Genocides in ex-Yugoslavia and the emergence of wrangles over resource exploitation and environmental pollution call attention otherwise. This module equips the student with the conceptual tools and frameworks with which to comprehend and make informed decisions about these cross-boundary ethical complexities. Both Political Science majors and non-Political Science students will find this a useful supplement to studies of international politics and philosophy.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs and for PS or EU Majors only. For EU students: Completed at least 80MCs of which at least 28MCs must be EU/LA\r\n[French/ German]/ recognised modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS or 28MCs in EU/LA [French/ German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the\r\nHonours track.","Preclusion":"PS3203B","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This is basically a research and writing exercise to be supervised by a Department staff. Those who qualify are expected to select a research topic in any subfield of Political Science, conduct research on the topic, collect and analyse data, present arguments, complete the thesis, and submit it within the stipulated deadline. The length of the thesis should not exceed 10,000 words. Each thesis is assessed by two examiners (including the supervisor), and it is meant only for Honours Year students in Political Science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2001: Completed 100 MCs with a minimum CAP of 4.00 and for PS majors only.\r\n\r\nCohort 2002 & 2003: (i) Complete at least 100 MCs and (ii) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP (based on 56 MCs of PS major requirement) of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5. For PS majors only.\r\n\r\nCohort 2004-2006: (i) Complete at least 100 MCs including 56 MCs of PS major requirement and (ii) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5. For PS majors only.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007-2008: Completed 110MCs, including 60 MCs of PS major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.\r\n\r\nCohort 2009 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of PS major with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\n\r\nPlease refer to: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/pol/students/ugradreq.htm for more information on the PS major requirement.","Preclusion":"PS4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirement and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5. Please refer to http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/pol/stud ents/ugradreq.htm for more information on the PS major requirement.","Preclusion":"PS4401, PS4401S","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4881B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in CP: Malaysian Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines major issues in Malaysia’s political landscape today and in recent times. It considers tensions and controversies over ethnicity, religion, party politics, money politics, governance, democracy and civil society, national identity and national integration, and globalization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MC, including 28MCs in the Major.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PS4881E","ModuleTitle":"Topics in CP: Religion and Global Change","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the relationship between world religious traditions and economic and political change: how economic and political conditions have shaped religions and how religions have shaped economic and political conditions. For example, it considers how religious traditions have interacted with one another and the conditions under which these interactions have led to violence, peaceful competition, or cooperation. Other issues considered include the relationship between religions and political institutions, social movements, nationalism, and women’s roles in society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Globalisation, Security and the State","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This seminar studies the effects of globalization on security. It considers the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, crime, environmental degradation, migration, public health, and other issues. How do states and non-state actors deal with transnational threats? What are the implications of these issues for traditional understandings of sovereignty and non-intervention? What is the role of international institutions and global civil society in responding to these threats?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs  in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882D","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Politics of Global Migration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This seminar examines the causes and consequences of\r\n\r\ntransnational migration, a complex and little\r\n\r\nunderstood aspect of globalisation. How have\r\n\r\ngovernments and international organizations\r\n\r\nresponded to mass population movements? How has\r\n\r\ntransnational migration been treated as a political,\r\n\r\neconomic, security, and human rights issue? What are\r\n\r\nthe gender aspects of migration? We will explore these\r\n\r\ntopics through historical and contemporary\r\n\r\nperspectives on migrants and refugees. We will\r\n\r\nconsider a wide range of sending and receiving\r\n\r\ncountries, focusing on states and movements in\r\n\r\nSoutheast Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MC, including 28MCs in the Major. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882E","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Arms Control","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will provide an in-depth examination of\r\n\r\nissues related to Weapons of Mass Destruction\r\n\r\n(WMD) and the international institutions designed to\r\n\r\nreduce the threat of these weapons. It will examine\r\n\r\nthe technology behind WMD, analyze the\r\n\r\ndevelopment of international arms control\r\n\r\ninstitutions, and consider emerging arms control\r\n\r\nissues such as the threat of terrorists using WMD, the\r\n\r\nweaponization of space, nuclear smuggling and small\r\n\r\narms control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MC, including 28MCs in the Major. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track..","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS5111","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH DESIGN IN POLITICAL SCIENCE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to some of the research methods used in the empirical study of politics and public policy. The objective is to familiarise students with (1) concepts in research design, and (2) practices in analytical methods. Topics covered include the logic of \r\nempirical research, sampling methods, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, statistical estimation and inference, and hypothesis testing in group comparisons and regression analysis. Besides regular homework assignments, there will also be a mid-term test, a project, and a final examination.\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS5101, PS6101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS5111R","ModuleTitle":"Research Design in Political Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"PS5101, PS6101","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS5201","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR IN POLITICAL THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module in political theory designed for students in any subfield of political science. It selectively examines both the history of the subject and current ideas, theorists, and methodologies. Particular attention is given to alternative understandings of the activity of theorising (e.g. scientific explanation, historical explanation, cultural interpretation, moral prescription, and philosophical analysis of concepts and presuppositions) and to debates about the character and aims of political theorising.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PS5315/PS5315R","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PS5201R","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR IN POLITICAL THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module in political theory designed for students in any subfield of political science. It selectively examines both the history of the subject and current ideas, theorists, and methodologies. Particular attention is given to alternative understandings of the activity of theorising (e.g. scientific explanation, historical explanation, cultural interpretation, moral prescription, and philosophical analysis of concepts and presuppositions) and to debates about the character and aims of political theorising.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PS5315/PS5315R","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PS5313","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR ON STATE AND SOCIETY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Every state tries to govern effectively and to win popular\r\ncompliance with its rule. Why are some states more\r\nsuccessful than others in achieving this paramount\r\nobjective? This seminar explores some answers to this\r\nquestion through intensive reading and discussion of some\r\nmajor works in comparative politics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS5313R","ModuleTitle":"SEMINAR ON STATE AND SOCIETY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Every state tries to govern effectively and to win popular compliance with its rule. Why are some states more successful than others in achieving this paramount\r\nobjective? This seminar explores some answers to this question through intensive reading and discussion of some major works in comparative politics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PS6314","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED STUDIES IN ASIAN POLITICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This module is meant to familiarise students with some of the more important domestic political issues in Northeast and Southeast Asia. It will examine a number of common themes that are relevant to both regions like political development and stability, state-society and civil-military relations and comparative democratisation. The module is ideal for students who would like to acquire a broader and deeper understanding of Asia and reflect on sub-regional differences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"PS6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Political Science in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PX3108","ModuleTitle":"Pathology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PATHOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Pathology is a bridging discipline involving both basic science and clinical practice and is devoted to the study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs that underlie diseases. It attempts to explain the \"whys\" of the signs and symptoms manifested by patients while providing a sound foundation for rational clinical care and therapy \n\n\n\nThe four aspects of a disease process that form the core of pathology are:\n\n\n\n(a) its cause (aetiology)\n\n(b) the mechanisms of its development (pathogenesis)\n\n(c) the structural alterations induced in the cells and organs of the body (morphologic changes)\n\n(d) the functional consequences of the morphologic changes (clinical significance and manifestations) \n\nThe new pathology course for pharmacy students will be focused on general pathology, which is the study of basic reactions of cells and tissues to abnormal stimuli that underlie all diseases \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AY1104 Anatomy (PR1906) and PY1106 Physiology II (PR1908)\r\n\r\n \r\n","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"PY1105","ModuleTitle":"Physiology 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"PHYSIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The syllabus for the Physiology I course includes largely core material on Human Physiology with reference to relevant clinical examples.  Topics for the module include:\r\n\r\n1. Nerve &amp; Muscle Physiology\r\n\r\n2. Haematology\r\n\r\n3. Cardiovascular Physiology\r\n\r\n4. Respiratory Physiology\r\n\r\n5. Renal Physiology","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Pharmacy Year 1 students who have passed GCE 'A' Level Biology.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"QF3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Quantitative Finance as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Quantitative Finance major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"QF3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Quantitative Finance as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Quantitative Finance major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"QF4102","ModuleTitle":"Financial Modelling","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to present students with the knowledge of modelling financial process for the purpose of pricing financial derivatives, hedging derivatives, and managing financial risks. The emphasis of this module will be on numerical methods and implementation of models. The course will have two basic elements. First, course work with topics includes: implied trinomial trees, finite difference lattices, Monte Carlo methods, model risk, discrete implementations of short rate models, credit risk and value-at-risk. The second element of the course will be a group project to develop a financial modelling tool. Project topics will be extensions of models contained in the course work. Projects will involve financial modelling as well as writing and presenting a project report. This module targets students in the Quantitative Finance programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"QF3101","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"QF4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Quantitative Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"The Honours project is intended to give students the opportunity to work independently, to encourage students develop and exhibit aspects of their ability not revealed or tested by the usual written examination, and to foster skills that could be of continued usefulness in their subsequent careers. The project work duration is one year (including assessment).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"Only for students majoring in Quantitative Finance and who matriculated from 2004/2005, subject to faculty and departmental requirements.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"QF5205","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Quantitative Finance I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"MATHEMATICS","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in quantitative finance. The \r\n0bjective of this module is to introduce students to some selected topics in quantitative finance not covered by other modules in the quantitative finance programme. The lectures will demonstrate how various mathematical instruments, such as stochastic analysis, stochastic control, partial differential equations, numerical methods, etc, can be used to solve practical problems in quantitative finance. Modeling, numerical implementation and the interplay between theoretical and modeling approaches will be emphasized. In particular, examples from current and/or past developments in financial markets will be chosen for illustrations of applications of theory and modeling techniques introduced. The actual topics covered may vary from year to year, and will be decided by the lecturers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"QT5101","ModuleTitle":"Quantum measurements and statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"CENTRE FOR QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with quantum measurement theory and the interpretation of the observed statistics. It covers advanced mathematical formalism of quantum measurement; Bell’s inequalities; and the quantum-to- classical transition (notably decoherence). Emphasis is put on providing both the understanding of the concepts and the ability of using the mathematical tools.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PC2130 Quantum mechanics 1\r\nPC3130 Quantum mechanics 2","Preclusion":"There are no precluded modules.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"QT5201H","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Quantum Information","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SPECIALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES/CENTRES","Department":"CENTRE FOR QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce graduate students in CQT to specialized areas of research in quantum information in great technical detail. The module will typically be taught by a visiting expert, providing a unique opportunity to learn advanced techniques from an active researcher in the field of interest.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"This module is open to all students at CQT and in Physics. Students from other departments and faculties are welcome, but it is advisable that they discuss their background with the lecturer before registering.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE1101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the basic financial skills and knowledge necessary for further studies in real estate finance and investment. The topics include money and interest rates; financial markets and financial institutions; risks and returns; capital budgeting; basic accounting statement and financial indicators; financial securities; shareholder and capital structures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"RE1181 Real Estate Finance;\r\nYear 1-3 and Honours students from Business School.\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE1102","ModuleTitle":"Urban Land Use & Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module providing students with theories, concepts and components of the urban built environment. Discussions will cover the urbanisation process, development of urban forms and structures, land policy and development constraints, national development and the land use planning process, the role of government in the planning process, the property development process, and the roles and functions of parties involved as well as real estate in urban development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":" 2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"RE1180 Urban Land Use and Development","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE1105","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Design and Construction","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles and practice of design and construction for real estate developments by examining the key building elements and technologies. It places emphasis on how design and construction affect property value, maintainability, function and use of the building. Students will acquire skills in the interpretation of building drawings and appreciation of construction methods and materials.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"N.A.","Preclusion":"N.A.","Corequisite":"N.A."},{"ModuleCode":"RE1301","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE BUSINESS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module describes the nature and scope of real estate business which includes the legal framework, types of legal entities, development activities and professional practices e.g. valuation, property and facility management, agency and marketing, and property consultancy. Various aspects of business will be discussed. They include the real estate business environment, management and\r\nhuman resource management, marketing management, financial management, information technology, and entrepreneurship and globalisation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"RE1181 Real Estate Finance","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE2101","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Market Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with conceptual frameworks for analysing real market conditions and trends. The module will cover: the four-quadrant model of real estate markets; real estate market adjustment process; demand formation and market characteristics by property types, including residential, office, retail, and industrial properties; and real estate supply behaviour. By completing this module, students will be able to identify new market opportunities arising from technological, demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle changes.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2802 Real Estate Economics; \r\nRE2804 Real Estate Finance","Preclusion":"RE3280 Real Estate Space Market II","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE2102","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course employs economic analysis, especially microeconomic principles, to provide a big-picture view of the urbanization process and real estate markets. The topics include economic factors driving city formation; market forces shaping urban spatial structure; determinants influencing metropolitan and regional growth; the linkages among location, land use, and land value; suburbanization and sub centres; urban transportation; and land-use policies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC1301 Principles of Economics","Preclusion":"RE2280 Real Estate Space Market I","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE2103","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide students with a thorough understanding of urban planning principles and processes that influence the function and design of cities. It will include an introduction to the history of modern city planning, and contemporary planning concepts such as Garden Cities, City Beautiful movement, Vertical Cities, etc. There will also be a discussion of New Town Planning, Urban Renewal and conservation. Singapore will be introduced as a case study, but selected cities elsewhere are discussed for comparison and better understanding.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE1102 Urban Land Use & Development","Preclusion":"RE3481 Urban Planning I and/or RE3482 Urban Planning II\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE3101","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED REAL ESTATE VALUATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the theoretical and practical issues relating to the role of valuation in real estate investment and development decisions, especially the pertinent dimensions of investment valuation and market valuation. It is aimed at helping students to understand how the various methods of valuation are applied to different properties taking into consideration the purposes of valuation such as investment, divestiture, mortgage and insurance. The advanced topics include valuation of air and subterranean rights; specialised premises such as hospitals; recreational premises and hotels; and asset valuation for incorporation in financial statements. This module will be supported by relevant case studies and sharing sessions by practitioners.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2107 PROPERTY TAX AND STATUTORY VALUATION","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE3102","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide an in-depth understanding of planning by critical examination of the nature and characteristics of planning theory and practice. There will be a discussion of plan implementation and interaction with the real estate market. The institutional framework for planning, regulatory processes, strategic and local planning, and public participation would be discussed, using case studies in Singapore and other cities. A selection of planning theories will be introduced to provide the background for critical understanding and evaluation of planning practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2103 Urban Planning","Preclusion":"RE4490 Selected Topics in Urban Planning and Management","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE3103","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the entire development process for the different types of property development and redevelopment projects. Discussions will cover a broad range of topics including the property development cycle, conception of the development project, feasibility study, project financing, project construction, real estate marketing, project completion, management of the completed development and exit strategies. Students are expected to conduct an integrated project as part of the requirement of this module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2101 Real Estate Market Analysis, RE2102 Real Estate Economics","Preclusion":"RE3381 Real Estate Development I","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE3104","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Investment Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines real estate as an asset class and equips students with essential skills for analysing a real estate investment problem. The topics include: real estate investment objectives; leasing structure and property income analysis; characteristics of real estate returns and risks; capitalization rates; capital budgeting; financial leverage and after-tax returns; equity versus debt investment; and real estate equity investment strategies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2104 Real Estate Finance","Preclusion":"RE3281 Real Estate Asset Market II\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE3107","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE PRACTICE AND ETHICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"Understanding Real Estate Business Ethics helps to prepare students for the ethical dilemmas that they will encounter in today's evolving business world. This module highlights both the positive and negative consequences that decision makers face so that students have a better understanding of the challenges. This course is a programme elective for real estate students as it aims to prepare them for real world business challenges when they face ethical issues relating to many aspects of real estate such as investments, Development, consultancy, building construction, urban planning and dealing with government authorities and business partners with varying agendas. Case studies will be used to apply the principles in this module to real world situations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3101 Advanced Real Estate Valuation, RE3103 Real Estate Development","Preclusion":"RE4180 Real Estate Practice and Research","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE3302","ModuleTitle":"ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CITIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the core principles of sustainable development and their application in contemporary cities. The key concerns of resource use and conservation, preservation of natural areas, and environmental management of water, waste and energy would be discussed. The module will include an introduction to tools such as environmental impact assessment, and green benchmarking, and sustainable indicators for cities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"RE4491 Environmental Issues in Real Estate","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at developing students’ capability in conducting research. Students are expected to formulate a research problem, and to demonstrate the ability to pursue unaided investigations relevant to their research problem, in data collection, analysis, and interpretation of the results.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-0-20","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"RE4181 Dissertation","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4001","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Case Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at developing students’ capability in analysing and evaluating case studies. Students are expected to select a real estate development as a case study, examine the pertinent issues involved, collect relevant data relating to the case, analyse the case facts, and recommend appropriate solutions to problems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"RE4182 Real Estate Project/Case Study","Preclusion":"RE4182 Real Estate Project/Case Study","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4202","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Internship Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The Real Estate Internship Programme (REIP) aims to provide real-world learning experience to third year undergraduates at both private and public real estate organisations.  Industry specialisation areas include development activities, professional consultancy services, fund management as well as policy exposure in governmental agencies. Suitable candidates are chosen to be interns and are matched with participating firms.  They will undergo training for a minimum duration of nine weeks in May to July of each year.  The selection criteria include, but are not limited to, the following requirements: Scholastic ability, positive attitude, superior presentation and communication skills, and entrepreneurial drive.  As part of the selection process, each candidate is required to submit a proposal outlining his/her potential contribution(s) to the organisation.  This module precludes students who take RE4203.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3101 Advanced  Real Estate Valuation\r\nRE3103 Real Estate Development\r\nRE3104 Real Estate Investment Analysis","Preclusion":"RE4909 Topics in Real Estate, RE4203 Topics in Real Estate (Summer Programme)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4203","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Real Estate (Summer Programme)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for third-year undergraduates to examine country-specific issues in socioeconomic, demographic and political dimensions underlying the real estate processes. Students will attend lectures and seminars in both NUS and partner universities in the country of discussion. Site visits to projects and organisations are integral part of the module. Students will work on a project for in-depth study of selected aspects of the real estate industry in the country. This module precludes students who take the Real Estate Internship Programme module.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":" 2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3105 Regional Real Estate Development","Preclusion":"RE4880 Topics in Real Estate; \r\nRE4910 Real Estate Internship Programme\r\n","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4204","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Real Estate Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module offered as a restricted elective focuses on the real estate marketing processes as well as specific real estate marketing strategies and practices that are\r\napplicable to various types of real estate, including residential, commercial and industrial developments. Its scope encompasses the latest legislative framework, under Council for Estate Agencies’ purview, that governs the real estate marketing practices in Singapore as well as the use of internet marketing tools. Case studies in Singapore and overseas will be utilised as an additional teaching tool to enhance students’ learning of how to\r\nmarket public and private sector real estate developments for sale and lease under both boom and recessionary market conditions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE2106 Real Estate Marketing and Negotiation","Preclusion":"N.A.","Corequisite":"N.A."},{"ModuleCode":"RE4211","ModuleTitle":"REIT MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The emergence and rapid expansion of REIT markets globally and in Asia have been an important development in real estate capital market. This module is designed to cover topics on REIT concepts and models; REIT experience in the US and other Asia markets; asset characteristics and types of REIT; tax efficient model; growth and acquisition strategies; financing and dividend policies of REITs; cross-border REITs, stapled REITs and UPREIT; Business Trust models; and institutional investment\r\nin REITs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3104 Real Estate Investment Analysis","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4212","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE SECURITIZATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module represents the second part of the analysis of real estate capital markets. It covers the real estate debt capital markets. Topics include the economics of mortgage securitization; the various mortgage-backed securitization instruments, models and structures; the concepts of pooling and tranching; secondary mortgage\r\ninstitutions and the US experience in real estate debt securitization; commercial and residential mortgage backed securities; embedded pre-payment and default\r\noptions; rating agencies and risk analyses; as well as the policy implications and relevant lessons for markets from the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE3104 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4221","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED URBAN PLANNING THEORIES","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The module commences with a critical overview of the meaning and purpose of planning, followed by a focused study of the various theories of planning.  The course will provide a critique of the traditional rational comprehensive model, and the applicability of alternative theories such as advocacy models and radical models, particularly in the context of the changing urban environment. The module will cover forecasting techniques for population, housing and retail location. Students will also encounter the recent thinking on the post modern turn in planning and the communicative model of planning rationality. The module will include a discussion of the role and place of sustainability in contemporary planning.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3102 ADVANCED TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4222","ModuleTitle":"Public Policy and Real Estate Markets","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to a systematic framework for examining public polices and their impact on real estate markets. A key learning objective is that students can analyze different policy options for solving urban problems and project the likely consequences for real estate variables. Topics covered may include policies on aging population; zoning and land supply policies that control type of land use; transportation policies to reduce congestion; affordable housing policies, and fiscal policies, and the policy effects on real estate markets.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3103 Real Estate Development, RE3104 Real Estate Investment Analysis","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE4301","ModuleTitle":"Housing Markets and Housing Policies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with conceptual frameworks for housing market and policy analyses. It examines the housing system, policies as well as housing market performances in selected countries. Key topics include the concepts and measurements of housing cost and housing welfare, housing and society, property rights and housing investment, housing production process, housing finance and subsidies systems as well as international housing organisations and modern housing policy making.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"RE4291 Comparative Housing Systems","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"The dissertation offers the opportunity for candidates to individually conduct independent research work on a topic of interest and relevance to the program. The dissertation will be graded.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-20-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5001","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques involved in the real estate development process, recognizing the entrepreneurial and institutional elements in the transformation of existing real estate to its highest and best use. Modeling the sequential event of the real estate development process, the module covers a wide range of issues encountered in the different phases of development - from site evaluation and land procurement, development team assembly, market study and development scheme, construction and project management, project marketing and hand-over of completed projects. \r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5002","ModuleTitle":"LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the incentives created by legal and institutional framework on real estate development. Institutional factors that will be explored include legal, taxation, planning, governmental regulations and development controls. The emphasis is on how social, economic, legal, fiscal and physical planning parameters impact real estate developments and the legal and ownership structures such as real estate joint-ventures and partnerships.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5003","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses real estate opportunities focusing on the characteristics that distinguish real estate from other assets. It also evaluates indirect property as an effective property investment vehicle. The module starts with the fundamentals of real estate investment analysis with emphasis on forecasting cash flows and estimating risk. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of managerial expertise and innovative management in enhancing cash flows and returns. The role of property in an institutional investment portfolio will be examined with particular attention given to property portfolio performance analysis and investment strategy. Performance analysis of both direct and indirect property is examined to assess the strategic contribution of property to an investment portfolio.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5004","ModuleTitle":"ECONOMICS OF REAL ESTATE MARKETS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides micro and macro economic perspectives of the real estate market. It examines the interaction of real estate market with other asset markets and the economy, recognizing the effect of real estate on the public and business sectors through the rental space market, the investment asset market, and the development industry. In addition, the module examines the macroeconomic and business cyclical forces that affect the real estate market. A theoretical and empirical analysis of real estate cycles and their relation with economic and business cycles will be offered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5009","ModuleTitle":"COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to develop an understanding of theory and contemporary approaches to valuation of retail, office and industrial properties. Topics include determination of the capitalization rates across different types of properties; appraisal of freehold and leasehold interests; critical analysis of the valuation approaches adopted for securitized real estate; asset pricing models; and application of option pricing theory to appraise various embedded lease options, investment flexibility and future redevelopment opportunities.  Issues related to performance evaluation and index construction will also be covered, recognizing the illiquid and heterogeneous nature of commercial real estate.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5012","ModuleTitle":"INTEGRATIVE FIELD PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"In this course, students will work as interns in selected firms or institutions that have business dealings in the specialised domain.  They will complete a written report on business problems of strategic importance to the firms.  The scope of each project will be defined by the student in consultation with, and under the supervision of, an assigned company mentor and a faculty supervisor.  The company mentor and/or its representatives will provide the student with specific information and briefings pertaining to the problem investigated.  The student is required to provide regular progress reports to the company mentor and faculty supervisor.  Upon completion of the project, the student is required to perform an oral presentation of his/her recommendations to the representatives of the company and the faculties.  The students are expected to make amendments as required by the faculty supervisor and submit a professional prepared management report to the company and to the faculties.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5013","ModuleTitle":"URBAN POLICY & REAL ESTATE MARKETS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"A distinctive characteristic of real estate is the extensive government regulation of both land and built environment. Focusing on the development of urban and metropolitan areas and the dynamic forces that drive urban growth as well as shape urban spatial configurations, this module examines the impact of government regulations and public policies on real estate markets. Selected topics include urban land rent and location theories, land use structures, community and neighbourhood dynamics, degeneration and renewal in urban dynamics, private-public participation, government policies on public and private housing, and urban fiscal policy including property taxation, local government finance and development and betterment levies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5014","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate in Corporate Portfolios","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive perspective regarding the role of real estate in property investment and development companies. Students will also learn the theories, techniques and practices of corporate finance and value enhancement applicable to property company portfolios. Major topics covered include: corporate finance and real estate, financial statement analysis, corporate growth and market valuation, net asset discount, dividend and capital structure decisions, corporate governance and transparency, value enhancement and diversification strategies, uniqueness and contribution of global real estate companies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE5770","ModuleTitle":"GRADUATE SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE6004","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN REAL ESTATE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to provide research students with necessary knowledge and skills on how to carry out real estate research. The module includes two parts. First, students will be taught the mechanics and process of research like reviewing literature, defining research questions, designing research methodology, analyzing research findings, and writing academic papers. It hopes to provide students with adequate knowledge to differentiate good research from a bad one. Statistical techniques will be introduced in the second half of the module. The emphasis, however, is on the application of the statistical tools to real estate research questions. As part of the module to get students to apply relevant statistical tools, instruction and hands-on practice on some sophisticated softwares will also be included. Students will be asked to read papers on selected applications of the tools, and they would also be given an assignment, which will require them to apply relevant tools to selected research questions. Student will also be required to do paper critiques.\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE6006","ModuleTitle":"REAL ESTATE FINANCE SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This module is arranged primarily for research students to discuss advanced topics in real estate finance and review selected research papers. Students in this module will have to be active in the process of learning. The module will consists of paper critiques, topical and conceptual debates on contemporary issues in real estate finance research. Students are expected to carry out comprehensive review of literature and critical thinking. Guided contemporary research topics covered include corporate real estate, real estate securitisation, real options, asset pricing, capital structure, and real estate portfolio analysis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE6007","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH TOPICS IN REAL ESTATE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This self-study module is intended for research graduate students in their second semester. The content of this module will vary according to the research interests of the enrolling student and the supervising staff. Students are required to undertake an independent research project under the supervision of his/her supervisor. They are expected to participate actively in research seminars. Written assignments and seminar attendance and presentations constitute part of the evaluation in this module. Candidates will have to apply concepts learned to their research thesis.  Topics that may be offered include Corporate & Securitised Real Estate, Institutional and Spatial Analyses of Real Estate, and Housing Studies. Students are expected to select a research topic, and conceptualise the research question and methodology. They are also required to present the paper in a seminar format. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"RE6770","ModuleTitle":"PHD SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SA4101","ModuleTitle":"OBJECT ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"- Fundamentals of Programming using C#\r\n- Object Oriented Programming using C#\r\n- User Interface Development with Visual Studio Net and C#\r\n- SQL Programming &amp; DBMS\r\n- Enterprise System Development using .Net Framework\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-1-2-4.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SA4102","ModuleTitle":"PROGRAMMING AND .NET DEVELOPMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"- Application Development Life Cycle I\r\n- Application Development Life Cycle II\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"5-1-3-6-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SA4103","ModuleTitle":"Internet Application Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"- Distributed Computing Infrastructure\r\n- Multimedia for Internet\r\n- Internet Programming using ASP.NET\r\n- Internet Project\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"9.7-4.9-0-4.9-0; 13-0-6.5-0-0; 19.5-13-13-0-0; 3.25-0-6.5-13-3.25","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SA4104","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"- Application Development Life Cycle III\r\n- Project Management\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"16.5-8-0-8-0; 20-0-6-6.5-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SA4105","ModuleTitle":"Java Programming","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"- Java Programming\r\n- Java Object Persistence\r\n- Web-based J2EE Applications\r\n- Wireless Technology\r\n- J2EE Project\r\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-1-2-4.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SA4106","ModuleTitle":"AD Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"- Application Development Project\r\nThis is a pre-internship project where the students will work in a team to apply the project management, analysis, design, business communications and programming skills learnt earlier in the course. Based on a User Requirement Statement given to the students, they will go through a complete software development life cycle to develop and deliver the required system. The students will capture requirements through user interviews, produce a feasible design of the system, code, test and implement the solution in a distributed platform. This project provides a simulation of the real-life IT working environment, and tests their strengths in working closely as a project team.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SA4107","ModuleTitle":"INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SA4108","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Application Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this elective course is to allow students of the Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis (GDipSA) to specialise in mobile application development. Students will acquire the mobile-related skill-sets required by an increasing number of employers who need developers for their mobile-related projects. Students will learn to design and develop mobile applications using the Android and iOS platforms and the associated Java and Objective C programming languages. The course includes classroom teaching, lab exercises and hands-on design and development projects using both platforms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"5.0-1.0-2.0-6.0-6.0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SA4109","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Web Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this elective course is to allow students of the Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis (GDipSA) to specialise in advanced web application design and development. Students will acquire the Web-related skillsets required by majority of local employers who need developers for their Web-related projects. Students will gain a robust foundation in web development techniques,\r\nfocusing on .NET and Java development skills, and will learn how to design, construct and test web applications on both platforms. The course includes classroom teaching, lab exercises and hands-on design and development projects using both platforms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"5.0-1.0-2.0-6.0-6.0","Prerequisite":"Have passed the following two compulsory GDipSA modules:\r\n¿¿ SA4102: Programming and .NET Development.\r\n¿¿ SA4105: Java Programming.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC1101E","ModuleTitle":"Making Sense of Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Students are introduced to the concepts used in Sociology and Anthropology. The main objective is to train students to use Sociology in analyzing social institutions and processes. For this reason, students are encouraged to relate their experiences in society to the discipline of Sociology and Anthropology. The topics covered in the module are the logic and methods of social investigation; family, work and organization; power and the state; social inequality (including gender and ethnicity); mass communication and popular culture; values and beliefs; and deviance and social control.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2101","ModuleTitle":"Methods of  Social Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course to the basic concepts and tools of social research, covering the areas of research of problem definition, research design, measurement, and data collection, processing, and analysis. Students are given in-depth understanding of what qualitative, eg participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and quantitative, eg survey, data collection techniques involve. In addition, students are introduced to qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques. Students are taught the important aspects of making a good presentation of research findings. This module is mounted for all students in NUS with interest in research methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2205","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Family","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course challenges you to look at the family through the sociological eye. We begin the course by looking at the fundamental principles at work within the family. As the course progresses, we focus on specific issues/phenomena that affect the contemporary family. Throughout the course, you will be asked to critically evaluate assumptions we have about the family. This module is mounted for all NUS students, in particular, those with a keen interest in Sociology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2208","ModuleTitle":"Population & Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"As an introductory module in social demography, it provides a critical overview of the major theories dealing with fertility, mortality, and other core topics in population studies. It examines the structures of human populations and the processes of change in relation to socio-economic, cultural, and environmental factors. Population issues are analyzed in the context of specific social and ideological systems. This course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in social demography.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2210","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Popular Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the spread of consumption and its link to popular culture in the context of global capitalism. Emphasis will be given on the relationship between mass production and mass consumption, and the role of mass media in creating and widening the sphere of popular culture. Relationship between class and popular culture will be explored in this module. Issues such as changing leisure patterns, fashions, consumerism, role of advertisements and symbolic protests will also be examined in this module. The course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in the study of popular culture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2213","ModuleTitle":"Childhood and Youth","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module begins with an understanding of age as a social variable and the life-cycle approach. It then examines the social construction of childhood from a historical and cross-cultural perspective. The central focus of this module is youth as a particular stage of the life-cycle. Topics such as the life cycle approach in Sociology; the social construction of childhood: children and the state; the social construction of adolescence: images of youth will be dealt with. This module is mounted for all students throughout NUS with interest in childhood and youth.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2215","ModuleTitle":"The Sociology of Food","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Food is a social phenomenon: what constitutes food and, therefore, what can be eaten; how it is to be prepared, presented, and consumed; with whom you eat and so forth express complex relationships to class, ethnicity and gender. This course will uncover the complexity behind an everyday life material that affects and effects multiple social networks, wherein food is both the material and symbol by which class, race/ethnicity, sex/gender are socially constructed. This module is mounted for all students throughout NUS with interest in food and society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2217","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Tourism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course looks at the development of tourism in the past and in the modern world. Looking at tourists as the \"typical modern person\", this course will explore what it means to be a tourist, the different kinds of tourist and the place of tourism in globalization. More importantly, it looks at the influence of tourists and tourism in various places of the world. What happens to culture and heritage when it becomes a tourism object? What happens to local communities and the relations between people because of tourism? This course is mounted for students interested in Sociology and Anthropology","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC2218","ModuleTitle":"Anthropology and the Human Condition","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"What does it mean to be human? Why are humans such social animals? How have human societies become what they are today? How did globalization begin, and where will it end? This course introduces you to the anthropological perspective within the social sciences. We examine cultural variation in many aspects of social life within Singapore, Asia, and around the world. We help you understand processes of change that have affected your own life in Singapore, as well as other parts of the world, by putting them into historical and comparative context. For sociology students and anyone with a general interest in understanding themselves better.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3101","ModuleTitle":"Social Thought & Social Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This is a critical examination of central problems in classical social theory, with emphasis on the multifaceted analysis of the larger social processes in the making of modern society. The module will concentrate on the original contributions of major theorists such as Marx, Weber, and Durkheim and explore how their works continue to influence current Sociology. This course is mounted for all students throughout NUS with an interest in classical social theories.","CrossModule":"EU3224","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"EU3224","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3204","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Education","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The main objective is to examine and understand the role of formal education - i.e., in school - and education outside of school within contemporary societies. Besides presenting the classic major sociological theories of education, an array of case studies that elaborate on extra-curriculum education will also be presented. We will examine the relationship between education and nation building, the impact of schooling on social stratification, the functions and effects of education, the teaching of discipline through extra-curriculum educational activities, and the relationship between the educational system and the workplace. This course is mounted for all students with interest in the sociology of education.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3205","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Power:Who Gets to Rule?","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to political sociology which is broadly concerned with understanding such phenomena as power, state and society relations, and the nature and consequences of social conflict.  The main concerns of this module are issues pertaining to modern society and capitalist development, referring to diverse cases from Western Europe to Southeast Asia.  We will also be looking at the state, civil society and societal movements, including that of labour, and such contentious contemporary issues as economic globalization, US global hegemony, and terrorism.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3209","ModuleTitle":"Data Analysis in Social Research","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with the basic tools for doing social research and data analysis. The module is divided in two parts. The first part focuses on data analysis, and introduces students to statistics which are best suited for different types and levels of data. During lab sessions, students will use SPSS to analyze both small and large data sets. The second part of the module focuses on methodology, and recaps the guiding principles of conducting and managing a large-scale survey. The module is mounted for NUS students with a keen interest in doing social research.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"SC2101","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3219","ModuleTitle":"Sexuality in Comparative Perspective","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Sex, sexuality and sexual orientations are cultural forms rather than purely &quot;natural&quot; states. This course examines the variety of social dimensions that shape human sexuality.  A range of theoretical perspectives and cross-cultural comparisons are drawn in order to unravel the complexities of sexualities and to see how sexualities are shaped by historical norms, social scripts, political structures, global forces and commodification. Students are required to read historical materials, anthropological research and be familiar with political economy and social constructionist paradigms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3221","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Inquiry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module will give students an understanding of the value of qualitative research as well as a practical grasp of a variety of qualitative research strategies and techniques (participant observation, ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviews, life history interviews, oral history and other qualitative methods).  It will introduce students to some key theoretical issues that structure the ongoing debates about qualitative methodology in the social sciences.  It will provide the space for learning, experiencing and practising actual qualitative research. The course will involve discussions and presentations on the use of a variety of qualitative methods in relation to a particular study that the students will undertake.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3223","ModuleTitle":"Visual Culture I: Seeing & Representing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introductory take on the importance of visual images and acts of looking in contemporary, globalized and technologized societies. It covers some of the major theoretical perspectives on how objectivity, subjectivity and relations of power are expressed by visual means. These perspectives are grounded and assessed with reference to historical and contemporary practices of image-making and imageconsumption, covering a variety of visual media and application domains. At the end of the module, students will have gained familiarity\r\nwith key repertoires for the study of visual culture, and increased their “visual  literacy” as image producers and consumers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3224","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Practice in Cultural Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The course is intended as a 'capstone' to unify and ground the Cultural Studies Minor. As such, it explores the critical tradition from which Cultural Studies emerged and examines some of the directions that this critical tradition went as it encountered and modified institutions and institutional practice in the 20th and 21st centuries. Students gain additional coverage and depth as they work the theoretical terrain underpinning all courses in the minor while also generating essays and projects that reveal this critical ground in an applied fashion. \n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"XD3101","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SC3225","ModuleTitle":"Social Capital","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The concept of social capital has gained popularity, both in sociology and outside the academia globally. The theoretical basis of social capital is that resources embedded in social relations affect the life chances of individuals and collectivities. It has also been argued that social capital has a significant impact on occupational mobility, civic engagement, social movement, and economic development. The module will explore (1) the theories of social capital, (2) the empirical work on social capital, (3) linkages between social capital and instrumental and expressive actions, (4) new directions for research extension of the theory of social capital.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"SC3226","ModuleTitle":"Markets and Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module offers a survey of economic life from a macro-sociological and historical viewpoint. The module will introduce students to important\r\nsociological contributions on the organization of economic life, with particular emphasis on industrialization, the rise of market society, employment systems, property rights, fiscal sociology, ideational sources of economic organization, and sociology of firm. The focus of the module is on (1) illustrating the institutional and social foundations of economy, and (2) the consequences of different institutions for the organization of economic life across the world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a\r\nfew involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC\r\nin that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SC4201","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Social Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module maps out the main currents of contemporary social theories ranging from the legacy of the classical tradition, comparative-historical sociology, interpretative sociology, functionalism and neo-functionalism, rational choice, globalization theories and the macro-micro debates. In exploring the nature and status of social scientific theories we deal with the universalism/relativism debate and link it to the problems of globalized vs. indigenized social theories. This module is mounted for students with a keen interest in social theories.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4202","ModuleTitle":"Reading Ethnographies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Ethnography (the description of a social context) involves both fieldwork, and writing about it - a process recently subject to intense debate and critique. We examine the tensions between fieldwork, the crafting of the text (the ethnography), and its reception within the discipline of anthropology. Following the `writing culture' debate, we aim to understand how ethnographers `construct' data, frame their analysis, and produce a text. We examine ethnographic `realism' as a style, how styles have changed over time, and how differently some researchers have written about the same culture area. The course will heighten students' critical skills and their awareness of how any representation of social reality has been put together.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MC, including 28 MCs in Sociology modules or 28 MCs in Malay Studies modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4206","ModuleTitle":"Urban Anthropology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the approaches and issues of urban anthropology. It examines, among others, the task and relevance of anthropology; the semiotics of culture; the relationship between culture and events; structure, nature, and experience; and the challenges and opportunities facing anthropology in an urban context. This module is mounted for students interested in using anthropology to understand social life in cities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4212","ModuleTitle":"Social Memory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module examines new studies on memory as a social phenomenon. Not just for individuals, but for all kinds of social groups, memory is an indissoluble part of identity.  Remembering is always a selective reconstruction, hence always political. 'Popular' (often oral) memory interacts with 'official' history, while itself containing differences relating to generation, class, gender and ethnicity. Memories of traumatic events of the C20th shape our moral universe and are driving developments in international human rights law. Our explorations of the politics of memory will be grounded in case studies of both regional and global relevance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4217","ModuleTitle":"Social Movements and Collective Behaviour","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The course focuses on developing a framework for constructing and rethinking factors (be they economic, political, cultural) that have led to the emergence, development, and maintenance of certain forms of collective behaviour. It will also examine these theories through various case studies of social movements such as historical revolutions, and the \"new\" social movements of Europe. Topics covered include the rationality of collective action; history of social movement theory; the role of individuals, social groups and institutions in social movements; and their impacts. This module is mounted for students with interest in social movements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4219","ModuleTitle":"Social Origins and Consequences of Financial Crises","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the study of the causes and consequences of financial crises from a sociological perspective. The module will introduce\r\nstudents to major episodes of financial crises in history, with particular emphasis on crises in emerging and developing countries since the 1970s, the Great\r\nDepression, and the financial collapse of 2007-09. The focus of the module is in delineating the causal connections among inequality, class politics, accumulation patterns, the ascent of finance, globalization, and financial crises. The module surveys how financial crises affect domestic and international politics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"SC4226","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Production: Power, Voice and Performance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module considers cultural production as an arena of contestation for voice and visibility. It explores how creative performances and productions have been\r\nused to express, subvert, or redefine social realities and values, constitute publics, and initiate change. A variety of forms, such as street theatres, music,\r\ncartoons, community and online media, will be explored through an anthropological engagement with the everyday politics of recognition, narration,\r\nbelonging, and indeed the valuation of one’s voice. Power, performance, agency, creativity, audiences, art worlds and aesthetics are among the key concepts explored.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which 28 MCs must be in Sociology modules.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which 28 MCs must be in Sociology modules with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module requires students to conduct an independent research project on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff. The research project, which usually includes some fieldwork, will be submitted as an Honours Thesis.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-24-13.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (1) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of SC major\r\nrequirement and (2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the\r\npoint of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and\r\nCAP of 3.5.\r\n Cohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of SC major\r\nrequirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"SC4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirement and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"SC4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4880A","ModuleTitle":"Communication and Social Structure","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This course analyzes the links between social structure and popular forms of communication like rumor, gossip and humor. How do group formation and social\r\nhierarchies facilitate rumor, gossip and humor? In turn, how do rumor, gossip and humor reflect social inequality, socio-political values, dynamics of conflict,\r\nand organizational environments? How do cultural forms of communication (satire, parody, irony, camp) underscore gender, ethnic, religious, political and\r\nnational divisions? What constitutes the offensive, the derogatory, the taboo? What is the impact of hate humor on social life in regard to free speech, artistic\r\nexpression and social order?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: \r\nCompleted 80 MCs of which 28 MCs must be in Sociology modules.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: \r\nCompleted 80 MCs of which 28 MCs must be in Sociology modules with a minimum\r\nCAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4882A","ModuleTitle":"Perspectives on State & Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"What is the impact of globalization on the state, and how can we come to terms with these two concepts? What is the future form of state-society relations, and do concepts such as democracy, civil society, national identity and rethinking as we move into a highly connected world? Using cases from around the globe, students will be exposed to the very broad perspective offered by comparative and historical analysis. The course will initiate thinking about social welfare options and citizenship in a globalized world. Through historical and comparative analyses, critical questions about the role of the state in welfare provisions, economic development, and democratic development will be examined. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in the state-society relationship.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4215A Perspectives on State and Society","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC4883","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Law and Justice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to increase students' breadth of empirical knowledge and the depth of their theoretical understanding on issues of law, justice and society. With urbanization and industrialization, modern societies have increasingly depended upon law to regulate the behaviour of its members and the activities of its institutions. In contemporary Singapore society, law underpins social policies from housing to marriage, political behaviour and economic activities. Among the wide variety of significant topics are policing theories, state violence and social justice, crime and punishment to the legal profession. This module is mounted for students with interest in law and justice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs  must be in Sociology modules\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs of which 28MCs must be in Sociology modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4216 Selected Topics in Law and Justice","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC5101","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed as an intermediate level of research methods in Sociology. The module covers the following key areas (a) theorising and conceptualization, (b) measurement (c) sampling approaches (d) quantitative research methods (including survey research, nonreactive research, \r\nand experimental research); (e) qualitative research methods (including interviewing andobservational techniques); (f) qualitative analysis (grounded theory); (g) quantitative analysis. Following the change in content, SC5101 will be retitled as “Graduate Research Methods”","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SC6101","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SC5101R","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC5209","ModuleTitle":"SOCIOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides sociological ways of looking at a multitude of patterns of everyday life, ranging from talking, touching, feeling, using space, waiting, relating to members of the opposite sex, choosing clothing, to presenting images of oneself to others. A large part of the module will focus on everyday life through the understanding of processes of interaction, as well as the mutually transformative connections between social structures and everyday face-to-face encounters. Using existing sociological frameworks and case studies, it analyses the form and character of everyday life experiences of Singaporeans.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SC5209R","ModuleTitle":"SOCIOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module provides sociological ways of looking at a multitude of patterns of everyday life, ranging from talking, touching, feeling, using space, waiting, relating to members of the opposite sex, choosing clothing, to presenting images of oneself to others. A large part of the module will focus on everyday life through the understanding of processes of interaction, as well as the mutually transformative connections between social structures and everyday face-to-face encounters. Using existing sociological frameworks and case studies, it analyses the form and character of everyday life experiences of Singaporeans.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SC6102","ModuleTitle":"Sociological Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Modern society is highly complex and differentiated. Sociological theories help us to make sense of this complexity, to understand and penetrate realities at all levels of social aggregation ? at the micro-level of individual interaction and of small collective units (such as the family), at the meso-level of organizations and intermediate institutions (such as business firms) and at the macro-level of society's basic structure. They enlighten us about hidden forces, principles and interests which shape our daily lives and the reproduction of social structures. This module aims to demonstrate the usefulness and limitations of different theories both as tools of analysis and as concrete guides to social practices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SC6225","ModuleTitle":"Kinship, Relatedness and Personhood","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"The theorising of kinship relations has always had a central place in  anthropological studies. This course will equip students with an understanding of kinship and personhood as essential aspects of human sociality, a knowledge of the key debates in kinship studies, and basic methods for the investigation of\r\nkinship and relatedness in field research.\r\n\r\nTopics covered will include current anthropological approaches to a wider field of ‘relatedness’ in a globalised world marked by new communicative \r\ntechnologies, voluntaristic friendships, changing family structures, the shifting significance of kin networks, the formation of transnational families, and the development of New Reproductive Technologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"SC6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Sociology in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Sociology Masters students are not allowed to read SC6660 to fulfill their coursework requirement. If they wish to read SC6660 in addition to the required coursework component, permission must first be sought from the Department’s Graduate Chair.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SC6880","ModuleTitle":"TOPICS IN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with specialised topics in Sociology. The topics covered reflect the expertise of visiting academics on emerging issues in Sociology which have practical implications for social research and/or social policy. Such topics include Demographic Transition: Facts and Theory.\r\nMajor topics include:\r\n1. Education Research & Policy Issues\r\n2. Demographic Transition: Facts & Theory\r\n3. Family Structure & Change\r\n4. Civil Society & Governance\r\n5. Culture & Institutions\r\n6. Economic Change & Social Consequences","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SC5880 (to preclude current students who have done the module)","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5001","ModuleTitle":"SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"Systems Architecture deals with principles of implementation and evaluation of complex systems. Developing architecture is the most abstract function in system/product development. The course examines various notions of systems architecting (including aspects of organizational and information architecture) and offers principles and tools for its development. A wide variety of real-world case studies (including examples of transportation, utility, electronic, mechanical, enterprise, traditional information and document management systems, etc.) will be drawn upon. The course addresses issues such as dealing with legacy and change, enterprise-wide interoperability as well as support for knowledge management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5990","ModuleTitle":"SDM RESEARCH PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND TECH MGT","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"MT5910 LaunchPad: Experiential Entrepreneurship & MT5900 MOT Research Project","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE1101E","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: A Changing Region","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Description Southeast Asia has been described as one of the 'crossroads of the world' - a place where people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds meet. The intermingling of people, the exchange of ideas and international commerce have been part of Southeast Asian life for centuries. This module surveys the broad currents of conflict, change and continuity across the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks at how Southeast Asian societies and political systems have changed over time in response to the pressures of ecology, colonialism, nationalism, urbanization and globalization. The module also looks at the way ethnic, religious, national and regional identities have been constructed, used and altered over time. The overall objective is to provide students with an introduction to different ways of exploring Southeast Asia and different experiences of living in the region.","CrossModule":",SSA1202","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK1008, GEM1008K, SSA1202, SS1203SE","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SE2214","ModuleTitle":"Arts of Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Does Southeast Asian art have its own aesthetic character?  Southeast Asia has evolved many distinctive local art forms in such media as textiles, metal, and stone sculpture. For over 2,000 years Southeast Asian artists have explored numerous sources of inspiration: their local environments, their national culture and political situation, changes instigated by politics, technology and the economy, link to other parts of Asia, and the global art community. This module will explore both the unique features of the individual works of art and the influences of various external forces which the artists experience and express.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE2218","ModuleTitle":"Changing Economic Landscape of SE Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Southeast Asian economies and the region as a whole have experienced a significant change in their economic landscapes in terms of high growth rates, rising income levels, improvement in the. standards of living, and the changing structures of production and trade. What accounts for this\r\ntransformation? We seek to answer this question by examining the experiences and problems of the various Southeast Asian economies in the context of the leading development models and policies that they have pursued in promoting and developing their domestic sectors (agriculture, manufacturing and services) and external sectors (trade, foreign capital and regionalism).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE2221","ModuleTitle":"Old and New Music in Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the variety of music in Southeast Asia, from traditional to pop, and contributes to students' understanding of the region. Lectures with audiovisual illustrations, which will emphasize cultural and contextual approaches, will be complemented by practical instruction in playing Javanese gamelan music. We will study the different musical aesthetics, changing cultural and social contexts and functions (from village and palace rituals to arts academies, the cassette industry, and concerts), musical and cultural interaction, and the changing musical ?landscape? of Southeast Asia. The course is appropriate both for students interested in Southeast Asian culture, and anyone who likes music.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE2660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This Independent Study Module is specially designed for the Semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP in order to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies. \n\nWe seek to develop three skills that could only be most fruitfully realised in a fieldwork context away from the campus environment. These are namely: the ability to conduct fieldwork; utilising a Southeast Asian language for academic study; and first-hand engagement with research methodological issues. Beyond the ability of writing a logical essay learnt in campus, the student will develop in-depth academic research capabilities.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-4-2-2","Prerequisite":"Students should:  have completed a minimum of 12 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and  have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major.  read or waived from: LAB 1201 & LAB 2201; LAT 1201 & LAT2201; or LAV1201 and LAV2201","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE3219","ModuleTitle":"Country Studies: Island Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The main countries of island Southeast Asia are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. This module examines one or two of these countries for indepth study, providing a multi-stranded approach to different facets of contemporary life in that country. The module will investigate a variety of themes, such as local democracy, military power, religion, ethnic identities and conflicts, justice and reconciliation, popular culture, music and food. Each theme is integrated, with the aim of developing a more comprehensive understanding of the country in question.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIl","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE3227","ModuleTitle":"Maritime History and Culture of Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"For 2000 years, Southeast Asia has been an important crossroad of world maritime trade, but the study of maritime history and culture have not been well\r\ndeveloped on a regional level. The study of maritime culture in Southeast Asia requires integration of data from numerous disciplines including archaeology,\r\nhistory, economics, engineering, and ecology, to name some of the most significant. Singapore’s prosperity depends to a major extent on its port, yet students do not appreciate its importance. This module will explore commercial and cultural links between the Arabo-Persian region, India, Southeast Asia, and China over the past two millennia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE3550","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Studies Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length and take place within organisations or companies located in Singapore or Southeast Asian countries. Internships with organisations or companies in Southeast Asian countries will occur during the semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP. \n\nAll internships are vetted and approved by the SEASP, have relevance to the major in Southeast Asian Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"All internships must include a minimum of 120 hours, accumulated during one period.","Prerequisite":"Students should:  have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and  have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 module. [Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE3660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This Independent Study Module is specially designed for the Semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP in order to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies. \n\nWe seek to develop three skills that could only be most fruitfully realised in a fieldwork context away from the campus environment. These are: the ability to conduct fieldwork; utilising a Southeast Asian language for academic study; and first-hand engagement with research methodological issues. \n\nThe student is expected to develop more reflexive research capacity and present a seminar at the end of the course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-4-2-2","Prerequisite":"Students should:  have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and  have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major.  read or waived from: LAB 1201 & LAB 2201; LAT 1201 & LAT2201; or LAV1201 and LAV2201","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE3880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Southeast Asian Studies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover selected topics in Southeast Asian Studies. The topic to be covered will depend on the interest and expertise of regular or visiting staff member in the department.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SE4101","ModuleTitle":"SEA Studies: Theory & Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The module prepares Honours students for their thesis exercise, particularly in the choice of analytical framework and appropriate research design. Students are introduced to various ideas about 'theory' and 'practice' in research on Southeast Asia. Different disciplinary approaches are compared and evaluated in terms of the way they formulate research questions, conceptualise research design and measure evidence. Attention will also be paid to modes of writing and representation adopted in texts under study. Seminar discussions are aimed at helping students think critically about the suitability of various approaches to their own research interests.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: 80MCs, of which at least 32MCs should fulfil the SE shared major requirement. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on Honours track.","Preclusion":"ALL Non SE major students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE4220","ModuleTitle":"Special Studies on Southeast Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to enable students to pursue in-depth readings on a particular topic of interest to them which is relevant to the mission of the Southeast Asian Studies Programme but is not covered in the normal curriculum. It enables students to devise their own means of delving into an inquiry on a particular highly-specialized topic. The onus is on the student to compose a detailed list of readings on a topic which they themselves define, and to find a lecturer willing to supervise the student in completing and absorbing the reading material. The mode of assessment for this module is project work and examinations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: 80MCs, of which at least 32MCs should fulfil the SE shared major requirement.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SE or 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on Honours track..","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Students are required to conduct research on a Southeast Asian topic under the supervision of a member of staff. Topics will be chosen by students in consultation with staff. The length of the honours thesis should not exceed 12,000 words. The honours thesis is equivalent to three modules.\n\n\n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: 1) Complete at least 100 MCs including 56 MCs of SE major requirement and (2) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\nComplete 110MCs including 60MCs of SE major requirement with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"SE4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirements and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.2\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"SE4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5151","ModuleTitle":"APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Important contributions to the study of Southeast Asia in fields as diverse as archaeology and history, ethnography and anthropology, economics and political economy, and sociology and geography are surveyed in this module.  It seeks both to familiarize students with the contributions of these disciplines to various contemporary and historical understandings of the region and with the assumptions and interests inherent in those understandings.  The module is required of all Master's (coursework and research) students in their first year of enrolment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5222","ModuleTitle":"THE ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the various forms of visual and performing arts in contemporary Southeast Asia in their contexts. While the different art practices, notions, institutions, and art worlds discussed in the module may be labelled traditional, tribal, modern, or contemporary, none of these terms fully expresses how each artistic phenomenon continues the artistic/cultural history of the region and at the same time is part of the contemporary artistic, cultural, and social landscape. The module explores these and other issues through studying specific cases. The focus is on the present, but historical background will important to understanding the current situation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5222R","ModuleTitle":"THE ARTS IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the various forms of visual and performing arts in contemporary Southeast Asia in their contexts. While the different art practices, notions, institutions, and art worlds discussed in the module may be labelled traditional, tribal, modern, or contemporary, none of these terms fully expresses how each artistic phenomenon continues the artistic/cultural history of the region and at the same time is part of the contemporary artistic, cultural, and social landscape. The module explores these and other issues through studying specific cases. The focus is on the present, but historical background will important to understanding the current situation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SE5243","ModuleTitle":"COUNTRY STUDIES: INDONESIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to study contemporary and recent economic, social and political trends in Indonesia. In doing so, it will draw upon models and interpretations of Indonesia socio-economic and power structures which have been developed by political scientists and anthropologists. Topics for study will include the role of key institutions and interest groups ? monarchy, bureaucracy, military, political parties and the new middle class.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5243R","ModuleTitle":"COUNTRY STUDIES: INDONESIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to study contemporary and recent economic, social and political trends in Indonesia. In doing so, it will draw upon models and interpretations of Indonesia socio-economic and power structures which have been developed by political scientists and anthropologists. Topics for study will include the role of key institutions and interest groups ? monarchy, bureaucracy, military, political parties and the new middle class.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5244","ModuleTitle":"Country Studies: The Philippines","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5244R","ModuleTitle":"Country Studies: The Philippines","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE6293","ModuleTitle":"INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Governments and people in Southeast Asia are linked through a variety of processes, such as formal inter-state diplomacy, trade, transboundary pollution flows and security cooperation. This module examines selected international and transnational issues affecting Southeast Asia, covering topics on conflict and cooperation in military, political, economic and social affairs. It aims to introduce students to both historical and contemporary aspects of the region's international relations, and to discuss different approaches to the analysis of international issues in Southeast Asia. It is an intensive module for students wishing to study at the advanced graduate level.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SE6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG3204","ModuleTitle":"Human Computer Interface","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to teach how to design effective Human-Computer Interfaces (HCI) The course begins by explaining that the success of a software application may be critically dependent upon it?s HCI Topics included in the course are principles of HCI design; interface design process; design criteria; scripting and story boarding; evaluating and testing the interface; Web and mobile interface design and tools for interface design. There are case study workshops using interface tools. There will be a design/prototyping project. This course is appropriate for all software developers who wish to construct effective HCIs for software applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG4206","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Integration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to teach students the different technologies that are currently being used to meet the integration needs of organizations, to show how to perform architectural analysis, design and implementation for an enterprise integration solution, to identify possible architectural options and determine the most suitable option for a given business scenario, and how to plan and manage integration. Topics covered in the course include fundamental concepts of Enterprise Integration; an overview of critical technologies; Integration Methodology, B2B Integration, and Web Services for Enabling Integration. There will be a Design/Programming assignment.  This course is intended for IT professionals who are involved in developing or integrating enterprise-wide applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5021","ModuleTitle":"Research on Advanced IT Topics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5028","ModuleTitle":"Service Innovation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The next lap in IT Requirements Engineering will involve emerging Service Models. Such models involve value being co-created with and by both producers as well as consumers of the Service. The concept of value in use replaces the more traditional value in exchange.\r\nHelped by participatory technologies, co-created value may be derived not just from collaboration but also from collective intelligence.\r\nThis module will cover the Service Innovation and Design spectrum from conception through design and implementation with key references to frameworks, models, patterns, methodologies, techniques and best practices. Topics are backed by practice workshops to hone the foundational knowledge and skills for the course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-1.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SG5101","ModuleTitle":"OO ANALYSIS & DESIGN","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"SG5101-1 Object-Oriented Requirements & Analysis\r\nThe objectives of this module are to introduce students to OO development. The OO lifecycle will be illustrated using the Rational Unified Process (RUP). The course describes the RUP OOAD method and how to use the Rational CASE tools; The course also describes the various activities and artifacts created during OO requirements analysis, including creating the user requirement specification, Requirements modeling: and developing the Use Case model, creating the domain object model. The course then goes to describe analysis modeling, including constructing the analysis object model and assigning operations. There will be an OO Requirements and analysis assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students.\r\n\r\nSG5101-2 Object Oriented Design & Implementation\r\nThe objectives of this module are to teach students how to design and implement OO systems. The course will begin by revisiting the OO lifecycle, and concentrating on design and implementation issues. The course will then describe details of design modeling, including construction of the design object model, how to assign attributes; and constructing interaction diagrams; Advanced issues such as interacting with RDBMS, the relationship with Client/Server implementations and distributed computing are also explored. Finally implementing RUP projects, with examples of RUP projects moving into Java are given. There will be an OO implementation assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5103","ModuleTitle":"SOFTWARE QUALITY MANAGEMENT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"SG5103-1 Software Quality Engineering\r\nThe objective of this course is to provide an introduction to Software quality engineering It begins by describing features of modern quality thinking, including Deming?s 14 Points It then gives an overview of CMM and compares CMM and ISO9001; The course covers the following topics: Planning for Quality; Software Quality Assurance Activities in the Software Life Cycle; Quality Factors; Quality Metrics; Quality Roles and Responsibilities, Quality Policies and Quality audits. This module is compulsory for all SE students.\r\n\r\nSG5103-2 Software Quality Management Systems\r\nThe objective of this course is to provide an introduction to SQMS and ISO9001:2000. It describes how to conduct a pre-assessment. It then focuses on developing an SQMS. In particular it describes Quality manual development, the quality system framework, life cycle activities, supporting activities,. There is a quality manual development assignment, quality audit assignments and pre-assessment assignments. This module is compulsory for all SE students.\r\n\r\nSG5103-3 Peer Reviews\r\nThe objective of this course is to teach how to perform Peer Reviews. It provides an overview of Peer reviews, and describes Rules, Source Documents and Kin; the Software Inspection Process, and Inspection roles and responsibilities; Software Inspection Defect classifications; Defect Logging, Peer Review Follow-up. There is a peer review assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students.\r\n\r\nSG5003-4 Software Testing\r\nThe objective of this course is to teach how to effectively test software Topics covered in the course include; Purpose of Testing; Functional and Quality Testing; Testing Techniques; Tool Support for Testing; Success Criteria; Defect Tracking and Defect Cause Analysis. This module is compulsory for all SE students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5116","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5207","ModuleTitle":"Managing IT Outsourcing & Subcontracting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to explain how to manage outsourced or subcontracted projects. This course will explore the various aspects of subcontracting and outsourcing. In particular it will discuss the strategic rationale for outsourcing projects, the process for evaluating contractors and the technique for managing and controlling vendors. Contractual and legal aspects of outsourcing are also discussed. Part of this course will involve students negotiating and writing their own outsourcing contracts. This course is appropriate for all software engineers or project managers who are involved in managing or implementing outsourced projects.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5208","ModuleTitle":"Object Oriented Design Patterns","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course will be to advance the use of OO design patterns in software development. The course will explain how the use of OO design patterns will improve the transition from Object Oriented analysis to design, and will generally improve Object Oriented implementation. The course will Introduce design patterns, and will show how Design Patterns work using a Case Study. The course will also describe Object Oriented Design Principles and will include Design Pattern Programming Workshops using C++, Java, C#, etc. The course will also cover Web-based Application Patterns and will finally describe the benefits of Design Patterns. There will be a design/programming project. This course is intended for OO designers/developers who wish to use advanced techniques to develop OO systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5209","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Java","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to teach students about building Enterprise applications. Design challenges and issues that need to be considered will be discussed. Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) as a solution to build Enterprise application will be introduced. J2EE is a framework for building robust, secure and scalable applications. It simplifies the development of enterprise applications using servlet, JSP and EJB technologies to create robust and dynamic web applications, build reusable business objects and services that can be shared across the enterprise. This course will also teach how J2EE implements security and transaction features necessary for typical web-based e-commerce applications. There will be a design/programming project. This course is intended for OO designers/developers who wish to develop enterprise Java applications.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5211","ModuleTitle":"Business Process Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course applies the principles of engineering and management to business processes with the aim of enhancing customer value. Business Process Management (BPM) involves analyzing, automating, deploying, monitoring and maintaining business processes on a continuous basis. Focusing on the criticality of business processes, the course uses BPM as an approach to reduce the gap between business intent and execution. By taking a simulation based approach the course teaches techniques to analyze, design, deploy and digitize business processes. This is further enriched by coverage of industry specific process frameworks. Finally, the role of business processes in the overall services architecture is covered to provide a holistic perspective","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5221","ModuleTitle":"Research on Advanced IT Topics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SG5225","ModuleTitle":"Architecting Software Solutions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip the participants with knowledge to build robust, scalable and maintainable software architectures. The participant will get to understand how the solution architecture fits into the broader context of\r\nsoftware development and enterprise architectures of the organization. The syllabus focuses on the understanding of architectural concepts, software qualities such as availability, performance and security and reusing of\r\narchitectural patterns. By combining lectures with scenario based workshops, the participant will apply the patterns and software qualities with respect to Web and middleware architectures.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"While there is no module pre-requisites, the student is\r\nexpected to have knowledge in the following topics:\r\n- Java (preferred) or .NET Programming\r\n- Object Oriented Design","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SG5228","ModuleTitle":"Service Innovation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"The next lap in IT Requirements Engineering will involve emerging Service Models. Such models involve value being co-created with and by both producers as well as consumers of the Service. The concept of value in use replaces the more traditional value in exchange.\r\nHelped by participatory technologies, co-created value may be derived not just from collaboration but also from collective intelligence.\r\nThis module will cover the Service Innovation and Design spectrum from conception through design and implementation with key references to frameworks, models, patterns, methodologies, techniques and best practices. Topics are backed by practice workshops to hone the foundational knowledge and skills for the course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"4-0-0-3-1.5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SG5229","ModuleTitle":"Software Maintenance and Evolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"Software evolution refers to the study and management of the process of making changes to software over time. Therefore, it comprises maintenance, enhancement and re-engineering activities.\r\n\r\nOver several decades, studies have shown that 75% of software personnel spend their time on activities involving software evolution, which comprise 50% of IT costs. Hence, these activities constitute a significant proportion of work performed by most software professionals during their careers.\r\n\r\nThe aim of this course is to teach a systematic approach to software maintenance and evolution. The course will not only discuss the engineering aspects, but also the applicable management practices.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","Prerequisite":"The course pre-requisite would be a professional competency in a contemporary programming language such as C#, Java or C++.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SG5231","ModuleTitle":"Agile Software Project Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the practice of Agile software project management. The course is very relevant today as leading organizations are adopting Agile. Hence, it is imperative that aspiring and practicing project managers are taught Agile techniques so that they are able to effectively manage such projects in industry.\r\n\r\nWhile existing frameworks like SCRUM and DSDM cover certain aspects related to developing a product solution, they do not define an end to end approach for managing Agile projects. This course addresses this short coming by providing a holistic understanding of Agile project management.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5002","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals in Industrial Safety","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course provides basic industrial and process safety knowledge for safety, health and environment protection practitioners. It covers the life-cycle (birth-to-death principle) approach in preventing safety, health and environment problems in industry. Techniques required in risk management such as hazard identification, risk assessment, risk evaluation and risk treatment will be covered. Other topics cover include system safety, inherently safe design, process intensification, layer of protection analysis, equipment/process reliability and maintainability, redundancy and common cause failures, human errors and behavioral-based safety in the prevention of industrial accidents.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"1 or 2 years of basic chemistry; some working experience","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5101","ModuleTitle":"INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course covers the absorption of chemicals into human bodies, their bio-transformation, excretion and adverse effects on the target organs. Other topics cover including toxicological studies and the application of toxicological information in the prevention of occupational diseases in the workplace.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5102","ModuleTitle":"OCCUPATIONAL ERGONOMICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The course covers human capability and job demands. The principles of job design and analysis, and their application in the prevention of occupational disorders arising from the mismatch worker and job will be covered. Other topics cover including anthropometry, biomechanics, work physiology and work psychology, job factors and environmental factors in occupational disorders.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5107","ModuleTitle":"INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5203","ModuleTitle":"EMERGENCY PLANNING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5401","ModuleTitle":"SHE & QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5403","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SH5404","ModuleTitle":"Safety Health and Environmental Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5103","ModuleTitle":"PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5104","ModuleTitle":"RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICS","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5105","ModuleTitle":"IMPAIRED FUNCTIONING - CHILDREN 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5106","ModuleTitle":"IMPAIRED FUNCTIONING - ADULTS 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5107","ModuleTitle":"IMPAIRED FUNCTIONING - CHILDREN 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5108","ModuleTitle":"IMPAIRED FUNCTIONING - ADULTS 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5109","ModuleTitle":"PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5113","ModuleTitle":"PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations of intervention and management covered in SLP 5110 and SLP 5111 and previous modules. Students will undertake an intensive block (5-6 weeks) of direct clinical experience in one clinic, either in a hospital or a community setting, under the supervision of an experienced speech and language pathologist. The focus of this third placement will be on the continued development of clinical skills in planning and carrying out intervention with adult and/or paediatric clients with communication and/or swallowing impairment. If considered appropriate by\r\ntheir supervising clinician, students may progress to independent management of one client at entry level by end of placement.In addition, students will participate in a 30-hour direct clinical experience involving assessment and clinical management of clients, from one of a range of specific client groups over an approximately 6 week period.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"SLP 5101- SLP 5112 or equivalent with permission of the\r\nProgramme Director","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5118","ModuleTitle":"PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 4","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"DIVISION OF GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"management of majority of caseload at entry-level competence by\r\nend of placement","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"SLP 5101- SLP 5117 or equivalent with permission of the\r\nProgramme Director","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SMA6779","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"SINGAPORE-MIT ALLIANCE","ModuleDescription":"This course is for SMA PhD students and it requires students to 1) attend at least one technical parallel session during the SMA Annual Symposium and 2) present at least 2 seminars on their research during their candidature, excluding the qualifying examination oral and final oral defence but including the SMA Annual Symposium. For each seminar presentation, the abstract, presentation materials (such as Powerpoint file), etc are to be printed and submitted to the SMA Office. Grading is on S/U on the basis of attendance, participation and presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-NA","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"NA","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN1101E","ModuleTitle":"South Asia : People, Culture, Develop'm","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary South Asia in terms of the significant features of social, cultural and economic life. It will discuss the physical and human resources of the region and give an overview of developments at the outset of the new century. The films, the literature and the arts of the region will be introduced throughout the module to provide a wealth of illustration of the changing patterns of life of the people of the seven nations of South Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN2231","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary South Asian Economies","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with providing a preliminary introduction to the national and regional economies of South Asia. A historical perspective is provided in terms of the passage from colonial to post-colonial economic regimes. Special attention is given to the critical shift in policy orientation during recent decades from planning and development to liberalization and structural adjustment, reflecting concomitant changes in the political orientation of economic development. While the treatment is comparative, it subsumes specific country experiences as well as aspects of economic competition, conflict and cooperation across the South Asian region.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN2234","ModuleTitle":"Gender and Society in South Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to expose students to women's position and gender discrimination in South Asia, relating these to broader aspects of society, economy and culture. Comparisons with the students' own experiences, leading to appreciation of cross-cultural perspectives on women and gender, are part of the envisaged learning outcomes. Topics covered include women's position in the family and the kin-group, the market, social and political institutions, violence and trafficking, feminist critiques, activism and resistance, cinematic and literary expressions. The module would be of general interest to all students concerned about women's position and gender, as well those interested in South Asia.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN2273","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Indian Thought","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"PHILOSOPHY","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to survey the history of Indian philosophy both classical and modern. The course will begin with lectures on the Rig Veda and the Upanishads. It will proceed with the presentation of the main metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of some of the major schools of classical Indian philosophy such as Vedanta, Samkhya, Nyaya, Jainism and Buddhism. The course will conclude by considering the philosophical contributions of some of the architects of modern India such as Rammohan Ray, Rabindrananth Tagore and Mohandas Gandhi.","CrossModule":"PH2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"PH2204, GEK2027","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SN2274","ModuleTitle":"South Asian Cultures: An Introduction","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Popular culture as an academic subject provides a compelling lens to analyse a vast range of topics from family life and urbanisation to leisure and ethics. This module focuses on the different patterns of culture and their mutual exchange in South Asia, through study of a variety of media like art, theatre, TV, advertising, and cinema, in order to arrive at a general understanding of the cultural situation in contemporary South Asia, and to gain deeper insight into emerging trends and fashions.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN2275","ModuleTitle":"Tamil Studies I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to enhance the student's ability to comprehend texts on various subjects as well as to communicate effectively their views on complex issues. Various kinds of text types will be used, including commentaries and abstract discourses.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass in 'AO' Level Tamil","Preclusion":"SN2291","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN3223","ModuleTitle":"International Relations of South Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the International Relations of the South Asian region. It looks at intra-regional relations, the impact of domestic politics on foreign policy, issues of conflict and cooperation and the role of external powers in the region. The foreign policy behaviour of India and Pakistan in particular will be considered. Key issues like the Kashmir conflict, nuclearization of South Asia and terrorism will be explored. The increasing significance of the South Asian region in the emerging global order, regional integration and inter-regional relations will also be analysed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN3232","ModuleTitle":"South Asia : Development, Issues, Debates","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with understanding and assessing the development experiences of the South Asian countries. Students are expected to grapple with concrete case studies of development programmes in their work. The coursework covers issues pertaining to rural, agricultural, urban, industrial and human development, as well as their impact upon people and the environment. Particular attention is given to the situation of the poor and the weak, including disadvantaged children, women, and ethnic minorities. The module is taught from basics without requiring any prior knowledge of development theory, economics or South Asia, and is open to students of all disciplines.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN3261","ModuleTitle":"Exile, Indenture, IT: Global South Asians","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the background leading to the mass migration of the South Asians to Southeast Asia in the nineteenth century, and examines their economic, political and cultural contributions towards the development of the Southeast Asian countries in the twentieth century. It will also examine the roles played by South Asian communities living outside the region in the globalisation of South Asian economies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in South Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in South Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SN6770","ModuleTitle":"SOUTH ASIA GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP1001","ModuleTitle":"Career Planning & Preparation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"In order to secure an internship and subsequently a good job offer, it is crucial that students are well-informed of job market trends and be able to differentiate themselves with qualities that recruiters are looking for. In technical and scientific working fields, these include also safety consciousness and familiarity.\r\n\r\nThrough this module, students will learn essential career skills such as job search strategies, resume writing, interview skills, networking techniques, business etiquette, etc, as well as work safety-related regulations and best \r\npractices. There are also networking opportunities with guest speakers invited from companies and institutions in specially organised seminars.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"2-0-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Non-Science students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP1203","ModuleTitle":"Foundation in Effective Communication","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"CTR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to target at Pharmacy undergraduates with the overall aim of helping them develop a higher level of reading and writing accuracy, fluency and appropriateness in different contexts of interaction.  The module emphases include fundamentals of higher order thinking skills, synthesis and evaluation of information from various sources and concise written communication for a range of purposes.  These objectives will be achieved through a variety of pedagogical channels including seminars, lectures, group projects and content related reading and writing assignments.  Grading system consists of 60% Continual Assessment and 40% Final Examination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or EAP modules (ES1301/ES1102) must pass it/them before taking SP1203","Preclusion":"Non-pharmacy majors","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP1230","ModuleTitle":"NUS H3 Science Research Programme","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"The SRP is a talent development programme. It is meant for very capable students who aspire to a higher level of challenge than that offered through the mere application of scientific and mathematical concepts in the classroom. Highly motivated students are involved in concentrated research and are mentored by practising mathematicians, scientists, medical researchers and engineers from the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and participating Research Centres/Institutes such as the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, the Tropical Marine Science Institute, the Defence Science & Technology Agency, and the Singapore Botanic Gardens.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Currently taking relevant H2 subjects.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP2171","ModuleTitle":"Discovering Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module is a series of lectures conducted to improve students’ computational, modelling and communication skill as an integral part of the Integrated Science\r\nCurriculum. Students are also required to engage in small-group discussions and undertake focused literature surveys on special topics of their choice within the four major themes in the Integrated Science Curriculum of the Special Programme in Science, namely Atoms to Molecules, The Cell, The Earth and The Universe. Students will read this module in Semester I and Semester II of their first year of study, with a 4-MC workload over two semesters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP2173","ModuleTitle":"Atoms to Molecules","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This is the first module of an interdisciplinary program covering nature at different scales from “Atoms to Molecules”, “The Cells”, “The Earth” and “The Universe”. “Atoms to Molecules” strives to answer a simple question: “How do atoms come together to produce the vibrant diversity observed in the physical, chemical and biological world?”\r\n\r\nTo this end we follow mans’ quest to understand the atom, the development of ‘quantum mechanics’ and how this leads to our understanding of molecules as collections of atoms. We will also visit the development of techniques that probe the microscopic domain and use some of them (spectroscopy, tunnelling microscopy) in hands-on experiments. We will conclude by studying novel, cutting edge topics such as fullerenes and graphene.\r\n\r\nExtensive use of computational tools (e.g. MATHEMATICA) will be made for simulations and surmounting mathematical barriers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-1-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"SP3172","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Science Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to initiate students into the arena of scientific investigation and is taken concurrently with SP2171. Students get to design and to conduct laboratory experiments under the supervision of mentors.  The focus of this module parallels closely to that of SP2171. Here, students are strongly encouraged to undertake projects that mirror their chosen topics in SP2171. With the inter-disciplinary flavour, this module provides an avenue for students from several disciplines to work together and it also lays the foundation for further work in experimental science.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP3173","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module comprises seminar talks and problem sessions that are targeted towards an in-depth exploration of a chosen area of specialization in science. This module, in general rides on an existing level 3000 regular module offered by the relevant department. Its content is modelled after a regular module with the exception that the students have to propose an independent study plan in consultation with the lecturer conducting the course.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP3174","ModuleTitle":"Project Laboratory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module in general rides on an existing level 3000 UROPS module offered by a department. Strong emphasis is placed on the sophistication and depth of the investigation.  Project topics are usually suggested by students and planned in consultation with their mentors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SP3175","ModuleTitle":"The Earth","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This is the third module in a series of four covering scales from ‘Atoms to Molecules’, through ‘The Cell’ and ‘The Earth’ to ‘The Universe’. This module focuses on the physical, chemical and biological processes that have shaped the development of the Earth. The module takes a systems approach in order to understand the interconnectivity between the various components of the\r\nEarth system, i.e. the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Using this approach, students will study the impact that anthropogenic activities, such as burning fossil fuels, has had on the Earth system.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"SP2174 The Cell","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2101","ModuleTitle":"Public Health and Epidemiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"Epidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined human populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, with potential impact on both personal decisions about our lives, and also public policy decisions. Epidemiology is relevant for the prevention of human diseases to modern systems science with inputs from many disciplines, like biology, physiology, computer science, engineering and social science.\r\nThis module uses a lecture plus case-study based approach to introduce fundamental concepts of epidemiology, such as disease frequency, association, causation, confounding, bias, screening and surveillance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2102","ModuleTitle":"Lifestyle, Behaviour and Public Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of important behavioural lifestyle factors (Smoking, Diet, Physical Activity, Alcohol, and Sexual Behaviour) and their impact on individual and population health. It introduces principles of behavioural change and health promotion and how they apply to behavioural lifestyle factors and disease prevention. Students participating in this module will develop a theoretical understanding of health behaviour and its application to behaviour change approaches. They will also learn to consider effectiveness and ethics of health promotion strategies in the context of discussed lifestyle factors.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2103","ModuleTitle":"Systems and Policies to improve Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce you to ways we can improve the health of a community through examining the role of the government, healthcare professionals, the health system and the individual. The module will explore common health problems such as obesity, diabetes, influenza and mental health and what we can do about these problems through enacting health policy and programs. We will discuss case studies from Singapore and the region.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SPH3101","ModuleTitle":"Biostatistics for Public Health","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce the entire biostatistical data analysis workflow in public health, from data management to data analysis and the interpretation of results, translating data into reliable and consumable information for knowledge discovery in public health. Particular emphasis on the application of regression models in public health without the mathematical details and the proficiency in using statistical software (SPSS) to perform data analysis, integrating biostatistics, computer applications and public health for improving the health of mankind.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"Any of the following modules: \r\nBN2012 Bioengineering Data Analysis\r\nDSC2008 Business Analytics – Data and Decisions\r\nSC3209 Data Analysis in Social Research\r\nST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6003","ModuleTitle":"Nutritional Epidemiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","Department":"SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH","ModuleDescription":"Dietary exposures have an important impact on health, but are highly complex and difficult to assess. This module covers methods for the assessment of diet, nutritional\r\nstatus, and body composition including novel developments such as the use of metabolomics and genetics. It also covers the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological studies on diet and health. Students will be trained in the interpretation of published studies, the design of studies, and the analysis of data on diet and health. The emphasis of this course will be on the application of methods to the research projects of the students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-0-4.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology/ Basic Epidemiology \r\nCO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods /Basic Biostatistics","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1201","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIOLOGY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to critical developments in the development of Singapore as a society and nation-state. It enables students to develop skills in understanding and making sense of Singapore society. It also encourages them to develop alternative interpretations of the development of Singapore society. The topics include: the origins of Singapore, ideology and identity, ethnic relations, industrialization, family, gender, religion, the state and civil society. This is a Singapore Studies module and open to students from all faculties.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SS1202SC","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1202","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: A Changing Region","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Description Southeast Asia has been described as one of the 'crossroads of the world' - a place where people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds meet. The intermingling of people, the exchange of ideas and international commerce have been part of Southeast Asian life for centuries. This module surveys the broad currents of conflict, change and continuity across the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks at how Southeast Asian societies and political systems have changed over time in response to the pressures of ecology, colonialism, nationalism, urbanization and globalization. The module also looks at the way ethnic, religious, national and regional identities have been constructed, used and altered over time. The overall objective is to provide students with an introduction to different ways of exploring Southeast Asia and different experiences of living in the region.","CrossModule":"SE1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK1008, GEM1008K, SE1101E, SS1203SE, Students majoring in SE are precluded from taking this module.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1203","ModuleTitle":"Singapore, Asia and American Power","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"Singapore is a small city-state, the U.S. a continental superpower. There seems to be a huge power imbalance between the two countries, but are things always the way they seem? This module introduces various dimensions of American global power  such as cultural power (Hollywood, for example, or American democracy as an inspirational model), military might and economic size. We investigate how U.S. power affects Singapore and its relations with its Asian neighbours. We also look at how Singapore and the region respond to the global projection of American power, and the ways they may exert power despite apparent imbalances.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2202","ModuleTitle":"Changing Landscapes of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"This module attempts to understand the rationale of changes in Singapore's urban landscape.  It places these changes within a framework that considers Singapore's efforts to globalise and examines how policies are formulated with the idea of sustaining an economy that has integral links sub-regionally with Southeast Asia while developing new spatial linkages that will strengthen its position in the global network.  Emphasis is also given to recent discussions about how diversity and difference in the perception and use of space pose a challenge to the utilitarian and functional definition adopted by the state.","CrossModule":"GEK2001","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"SE2241, GEK2001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2204","ModuleTitle":"Nation-Building in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"This module is about Singapore's emergence from British colonial rule and merger with Malaysia to independence and nation-building.  It covers political events, the economy, education, national service, ethnic relations, and culture and national identity.  Students are encouraged to think through issues central to these topics.  The module is tailored for students in all Faculties at all levels.","CrossModule":"HY2229","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"HY2229, USE2304.  Students majoring in HY or SE are precluded from taking this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2206","ModuleTitle":"Islam and Contemporary Malay Society","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"MALAY STUDIES","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"MS2205","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"MS2205. Students majoring in MS is precluded from taking this module.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2209","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"POLITICAL SCIENCE","ModuleDescription":"This course examines a number of areas in Singapore's domestic politics with the following objectives: identify the key determinants of Singapore's politics; understand the key structural-functional aspects of Singapore's domestic politics; examine the extent to which nation building has taken place in Singapore; and analyse the key challenges facing Singapore and its future as far as domestic politics is concerned. The course examines both the structural-functional aspects of domestic politics as well as issues related to nation building, state-society relations and the likely nature of future developments and challenges.","CrossModule":"PS2249","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"GEK2003, GEM2003K, PS1102, PS2101B, PS2101, PS2249, SS2209PS. Students majoring in PS are\r\nprecluded from taking this module.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2211","ModuleTitle":"The Evolution of a Global City-State","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"HISTORY","ModuleDescription":"The history of Singapore has traditionally been conceived along internal lines, based mainly, if not solely, on the traditional trajectories of administrative, political and national historical narratives.  Yet, as we all know, the evolution of Singapore, from classical regional emporium to international port city and strategic naval base, has all along been defined by much larger regional and international forces.  After its emergence as a sovereign state in 1965, Singapore continues to project itself as a 'global city-state'.  Our local society has an 'international' make-up, being the product as it were of historical and current diasporic trends.  This module provides an international framework for a study of the history of Singapore, and seeks to examine the historical evolution of Singapore against the contexts of regional and international changes and developments from the 14th to the 20th century.  This module is open to all students throughout NUS interested in Singapore history/studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2218","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Film: Performance of Identity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the ways in which Singapore films constitute a national cinema by considering the history and development of local film production as well as closely examining how individual films perform and engage the notion of a Singapore identity. Through a group creative project, students are challenged to make their own Singapore film that involves the practical application of critical ideas and enables students to participate in the ways that a national cinema performs and functions. This module is open to all students and Continuous Assessment is 100%.","CrossModule":"TS2238","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"TS2238. Students who are majoring in TS, or intend to major in TS should not take SSA2218.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2219","ModuleTitle":"South Asia in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"The South Asian presence in Singapore is an important part of Singapore?s multicultural society: in terms of the `Indian' community and its economic and commercial influence; its religious and artistic impact; and its role in the everyday life of the nation (eg. cuisine, sport and entertainment). Students will be provided the opportunity to understand the nature of South Asian migration to Singapore, the significance of the South Asian community and its contributions to Singapore's development.  Students will be provided with the necessary framework to study and analyse the historical and socio-economic development of the community and South Asian identity and concerns.  The module will develop critical and analytical skills guiding students in the process of social scientific enquiry. The target students are undergraduates from all Faculties.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2220","ModuleTitle":"Global Economic Dimensions of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the dynamics of the world economy and the impact on Singapore in the last two centuries. It will demonstrate how Singapore grew through continual dependence on the rest of the world in different ways by focusing on major labour, capital and technological factors, in which threats are also seen as\r\nopportunities.","CrossModule":"EC2373","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"EC2202 and EC2373 and PP5215","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2220T","ModuleTitle":"Global Economic Dimensions Of Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSB2216T","ModuleTitle":"Employee Management In Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSD1203","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Development & Investment Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"REAL ESTATE","ModuleDescription":"This Module introduces students to the law pertaining to real estate development and investment in Singapore. Students will acquire an understanding and appreciation of the policies, circumstances and legal principles which underpin and shape the law on the availability, ownership, development and usage of real estate in Singapore. Students will also gain insight into legal analysis and modes of legal reasoning. This module is targeted at all students across Faculties who have had no exposure to Real Estate Law and wish to acquire a broad understanding of the multiple legal issues that pertain to the built environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"• BSP1004A, Legal Environment for Business\r\n• BSP1004B, Legal Environment for Business\r\n• SSB2212 Singapore Legal System: Implications for Business\r\n• Not for Real Estate and Project and Facility Management students.\r\n• Also all Law undergraduate students, as well as students who have taken Law modules from the Faculty of Law, are not allowed to read this module.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSD2210","ModuleTitle":"Managing Singapore's Built Environment","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"BUILDING","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the rationale for, and process of, the emergence and growth of Singapore?s built environment from a third world country to a world class city.  It enables students to have an understanding and appreciation of the economic and social aspects and implications of how properties and infrastructure are developed and managed, given the constraints that Singapore faces.  It also encourages them to develop alternative views on how the built environment can help Singapore continue to prosper and remain relevant in the region.  This module is open to all undergraduates who are interested in Singapore?s physical development.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Students from Department of Building and students who have read RE1180 or RE1803","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSM1206","ModuleTitle":"Active Ageing in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE","Department":"NURSING/ALICE LEE CTR FOR NURSING STUD","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an opportunity to explore the unique health and wellness needs of older adults in Singapore. Students will examine theories and concepts of ageing, normal physiologic and psychosocial changes\r\nand the biopsychosocial issues associated with these processes. By developing an understanding of the specific needs of older adults students will be able to promote health and wellness for this population. Ethical and legal aspects of\r\ncaring for older adults are addressed.","CrossModule":"NUR1113","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSU2001","ModuleTitle":"College 3 Capstone Experience","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"The Capstone Experience is open to undergraduate members of the College (Year 2 and above) and builds on the first and second year modules of the UTown\r\nResidential Programme. Students may elect to work individually (e.g. as part of an internship) or in an multidisciplinary group. Together with an external organization,\r\nand under the guidance of an academic supervisor, they apply disciplinary knowledge and skills to address an issue or question which is authentic and of practical relevance to the community. In the process, students engage\r\ncommunities and organizations either locally or abroad in planning, implementing and communicating their ideas and concepts, develop collaborative and leadership skills, cultural competency and an awareness of civic values. The\r\nlearning experience is reflected in well-researched and thoughtful situational analyses, a learning journal, and midterm and final reports or presentations.\r\nCapstone experiences will be supervised by College faculty with expertise in the chosen area, with the participation of a qualified preceptor from the external\r\norganization.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"Completed (or concurrently reading) Senior seminar requirements of the College curriculum (not applicable for pilot phase)","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSU2002","ModuleTitle":"Identities in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"This course explores identity-formation in Asia from topdown\r\nand bottom-up perspectives, by looking at how\r\nauthorities, communities and individuals construct their\r\ncollective identities. The concept of ‘identity’ is a\r\ncontentious site as it deals with issues of belonging,\r\nimagining communities and defining one’s trajectory\r\n(identity-formation). Looking at historical cases to crosscompare\r\nexamples among Asian societies, the course\r\naims to encourage students to investigate groups and their\r\nrelationships to their surrounding communities (families,\r\nsocieties and gender) and to examine the relations\r\nbetween state and identity, and between social activism\r\nand identity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"N/A","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":"N/A"},{"ModuleCode":"SSU2004","ModuleTitle":"Singapore as ‘Model’ City?","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"TEMBUSU COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"A ‘global city’, a ‘city in a garden’, a ‘city of 6.9 million’... what do these and other models say about Singapore and its relationship to its past and future? This course facilitates critical and multi-disciplinary engagement with the imagination and organization of Singapore as city. Students will examine visible aspects of the urban environment together with what is (treated as) invisible, and explore what is at stake in meeting Singapore’s ambition within its borders and beyond. The module culminates in a project that allows students to situate ideals of the\r\nliveable, sustainable, inclusive (etc.) city in particular urban sites.","CrossModule":"GEM2905","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Only students who are resident at Tembusu College will be able to read this module. Most students will be expected to have read a Junior Seminar and an Ideas and Exposition module before embarking on this Senior Seminar.  ","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SSU2005","ModuleTitle":"Environment and Civil Society in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"NON-FACULTY-BASED DEPARTMENTS","Department":"COLLEGE OF ALICE & PETER TAN","ModuleDescription":"How ‘green’ is Singapore and how should we preserve biodiversity on this island? This GEM explores the rise of the conservation ethic in Singapore. It traces the scientific, social and economic conditions that gave rise to the global environmental movement, and to its various expressions in Singapore. Students will engage with stakeholders (scientists, officials, civil society) to understand the \r\nconflicts and collaborations between advocates of development and conservation. The class will make field trips to evaluate state-civil society partnerships (wildlife \r\nsanctuaries, green corridors, water catchment etc), and debate choices and dilemmas for the future.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST1131","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basic concepts and the methods of statistics. A computer package is used to enhance learning and to enable students to analyse real life data. Topics include descriptive statistics, basic concepts of probability, sampling distribution, statistical estimation,\r\nhypothesis testing, linear regression. This module is targeted at students interested in Statistics who are able to meet the prerequisite. It is also an essential module for students in the following programmes: Industrial and Systems Engineering (FoE); E-Commerce (SoC); Project & Facilities Management and Real Estate (SDE).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘AO’ Level or H1 Pass in Mathematics or its equivalent or MA1301","Preclusion":"ST1131A, ST1232, ST2334, CE2407, CN3421, EC2231, EC2303, PR2103, DSC2008. Engineering students except ISE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST1232","ModuleTitle":"Statistics for Life Sciences","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces life science students to the basic principles and methods of biostatistics, and their applications and interpretation. A computer package is used to enhance learning and to enable students to analyze real life data sets. \r\n\r\nTopics include probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference for one and two sample problems, nonparametric tests, categorical data analysis, correlation and regression analysis, multi-sample inference. This module is essential to students of the Life Sciences.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'AO' Level or H1 Pass in Mathematics or its equivalent","Preclusion":"ST1131, ST1131A, ST2334, CE2407, CN3421, EC2231, EC2303, PR2103, DSC2008.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST2131","ModuleTitle":"Probability","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to give an elementary introduction to probability theory for science (including computing science, social sciences and management sciences) and engineering students with knowledge of elementary calculus. It will cover not only the mathematics of probability theory but\r\nwill work through many diversified examples to illustrate the wide scope of applicability of probability. Topics covered are: counting methods, sample space and events, axioms of probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, joint and marginal distributions, conditional distribution, independence of random variables, expectation,\r\nconditional expectation, moment generating function, central limit theorem, the weak law of large numbers. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite. It is an essential module for Industrial and Systems Engineering students.","CrossModule":"MA2216","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA2216, ST2334, CE2407","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ST2132","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theoretical underpinnings of statistical methodology and concentrates on inferential procedures within the framework of parametric models. Topic include: random sample and statistics, method of moments, maximum likelihood estimate, Fisher information, sufficiency and completeness, consistency and unbiasedness, sampling distributions, x2-, t- and Fdistributions, confidence intervals, exact and asymptotic pivotal method, concepts of hypothesis testing, likelihood ratio test, Neyman-Pearson lemma. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistic and are able to meet the prerequisite.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST2137","ModuleTitle":"Computer Aided Data Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the statistical computer packages, with main focus on SAS, Splus and SPSS, that provide the computational tools for performing statistical data analysis using the methodology covered in the prerequisite modules. Topics include data access, transformations, estimation, testing hypotheses, ANOVA, performing resampling methods and simulations. It also equips students with basic computational techniques for maximum likelihood estimation. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST1131 or ST1131A or ST1232 or ST2334 or ST2131 or MA2216.","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Statistics and Applied Probability I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ST2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Statistics and Applied Probability II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"nil","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST2334","ModuleTitle":"Probability and Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts of probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, joint and marginal distributions, mean and variance, some common probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing based on a normal population.  This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites. Preclude ME students taking or have taken ME4273.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA1306 or MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521 or MA1312 or MA1507","Preclusion":"ST1131, ST1131A, ST1232, ST2131, MA2216, CE2407, EC2231, EC2303, PR2103, DSC2008. ME students taking or having taken ME4273. All ISE students.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3131","ModuleTitle":"Regression Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on data analysis using multiple regression models. Topics include simple linear regression, multiple regression, model building and regression diagnostics. One and two factor analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, linear model as special case of generalized linear model. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 or MA2216 or ST2334 ","Preclusion":"ST2335, EC3231, EC3303","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3233","ModuleTitle":"Applied Time Series Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the modelling and analysis of time series data. A computer package will be used to analyse real data sets. Topics include stationary time series, ARIMA models, estimation and forecasting with ARIMA models This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 or ST2334 ","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3236","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concept of modelling dependence and focuses on discrete-time Markov chains. Topics include discrete-time Markov chains, examples of discrete-time Markov chains, classification of states, irreducibility, periodicity, first passage times, recurrence and transience, convergence theorems and stationary distributions.  This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"MA3238","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1508) and (ST2131 or MA2216)","Preclusion":"MA3238. All ISE students.","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ST3243","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Methods in Epidemiology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an introduction to the key concepts and principles of epidemiology. It emphasizes a quantitative approach to clinical and public health problems through the statistical analysis of epidemiologic data. The students will be equipped with the skills needed to understand critically the epidemiologic literature. Principles and methods are illustrated with examples. Topics include incidence prevalence and risk, mortality and morbidity rates, types of study designs: prospective, retrospective and cross-sectional study, association and causation, confounding and standardization, precision and validity of epidemiologic studies, matching, screening, contingency tables, stratified analysis, logistic regression. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(ST2132) and (ST2131 or MA2216)","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3246","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Models for Actuarial Science","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students how statistical methods are used to construct actuarial loss models in order to manage the financial risks in this uncertain world. Major topics includes a model-based approach to Actuarial Science, loss distributions, frequency distributions, aggregate loss models, parametric models, effects of policy modifications, statistical inference for loss models, credibility theory.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Statistics & Applied Probability I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"nil","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Statistics & Applied Probability II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Statistics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Statistics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ST3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Statistics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Statistics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ST4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to develop the basic skills for independent scientific research, and to promote an appreciation of the application of problem solving strategies in science.  On completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the current state of knowledge in a particular field of research, to master of the basic techniques required for the study of a research question, and to communicate scientific information clearly and concisely in written and spoken English.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-2-0-0-13","Prerequisite":"At least one major at B.Sc./B.Appl.Sc. level; and minimum overall CAP of 3.50 on completion of 100 MCs or more.","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST4231","ModuleTitle":"Computer Intensive Statistical Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The availability of high-speed computation has led to the development of “modern” statistical methods which are implemented in the form of well-understood computer algorithms. This module introduces students to several computer intensive statistical methods and the topics include: empirical distribution and plug-in principle, general algorithm of bootstrap method, bootstrap estimates of standard deviation and bias, jack-knife method, bootstrap confidence intervals, the\r\nempirical likelihood for the mean and parameters defined by simple estimating function, Wilks theorem, and EL confidence intervals, missing data, EM algorithm, Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 ","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST4233","ModuleTitle":"Linear Models","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Linear statistical models are used to study the way a response variable depends on an unknown, linear combination of explanatory and/or classification variables. This module focuses on the theory of linear models and the topics include: linear regression model, general linear model, prediction problems, sensitivity analysis, analysis of incomplete data, robust regression, multiple comparisons,\r\nintroduction to generalised linear models. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131 ","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST4234","ModuleTitle":"Bayesian Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Bayesian principles: Bayes' theorem, estimation, hypothesis testing, prior distributions, likelihood, predictive distributions. Bayesian computation: numerical approximation, posterior simulation and integration, Markov chain simulation, models and applications: hierarchical linear models, generalized linear models, multivariate models, mixture models, models for missing data, case studies. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 ","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST4241","ModuleTitle":"Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an introduction to the design and analysis of clinical trials. Emphasis is on the statistical aspects. Topics include introduction to clinical trials, phases of clinical trials, objectives and endpoints, the study cohort, controls, randomization and blinding, sample size determination, treatment allocation, monitoring trial progress: compliance, dropouts and interim analyses, monitoring for evidence of adverse or beneficial treatment effects, ethical issues, quality of life assessment, data analysis involving multiple treatment groups and endpoints, stratification and subgroup analysis, intent to treat analysis, analysis of compliance data, surrogate endpoints, multi-centre trials and good practice versus misconduct. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3242 or ST2132","Preclusion":"nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5199","ModuleTitle":"COURSEWORK TRACK II PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to develop the basic skills for independent scientific research, and to promote an appreciation of the application of problem solving strategies in science. On completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the current state of knowledge in a particular field of research, to master of the basic techniques required for the study of a research question, and to communicate scientific information clearly and concisely in written and spoken English.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"0-2-0-0-13","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5201","ModuleTitle":"Basic Statistical Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts in probability, limit theorems, families of distributions, estimation, method of moments, maximum likelihood method, bootstrap method, classical confidence intervals, bootstrap confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, likelihood ratio tests. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5203","ModuleTitle":"EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Basics of experimental design and analysis: randomization, blocking and confounding, factorial designs, fractional factorial designs, incomplete block designs, Latin squares, unbalanced designs and missing values, split plot, nested and crossover designs, uniform designs, optimal designs, response surface methodology. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"ST5318","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5207","ModuleTitle":"Nonparametric Regression","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Modular Credits: Various smoothing methods, including kernel, spline, nearest neighbour, orthogonal series and penalized likelihood. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131 or Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5211","ModuleTitle":"Sampling from Finite Populations","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Survey data, basic sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, double sampling, systematic sampling, non-response and missing values, multiple imputations, bootstrap of sampling error. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 or Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5214","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Probability Theory","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Probability measures and their distribution functions. Random variable: properties of mathematical expectation, independence, conditional probability and expectation. Convergence concepts: various modes of convergence of sequence of random variables; almost sure convergence, Borel-Cantelli Lemma, uniform integrability, convergence of moments. Weak and strong law of large numbers. Convergence in distribution, characteristic function: general properties, convolution, uniqueness and inversion, Lindeberg conditions and central limit theorem. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 or Departmental approval (compulsory to MSc by Research and AMP students)","Preclusion":"MA5259","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5215","ModuleTitle":"ADVANCED STATISTICAL THEORY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Review: Weak Law of large numbers, central limit theorem, Slutsky theorem, delta method and variance stabilizing transformation. Statistical models. Sufficiency and Neyman's Factorization criterion. Scores. Exponential families. Estimation methods: moment, maximum likelihood, least squares. Optimality of estimates. Unbiasedness, minimum variance, completeness, UMVU estimates. Theorems of Rao-Blackwell, Cramer-Rao, Lehmann-Scheffe. Consistency. Large sample theory of MLE's, Bayes, minimax. Confidence intervals, P-values, classical (Neyman-Pearson) tests, UMP tests, Likelihood ratio test, Power, Wald's test, Rao's Score test, Application of likelihood ratio tests to regression. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 and ST2132 or Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ST5221","ModuleTitle":"Probability and Stochastic Processes","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide graduate students in the PhD Biostatistics program a solid background and a good understanding of basic results and methods in probability theory and stochastic models. These skills are relevant for\r\nthem to take advanced modules in biostatistics, and to apply state-of-the-art Biostatistics research methodologies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"ST2131 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"ST5214 Advanced Probability Theory\r\nMA5259 Probability Theory 1","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ST5222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Applied Statistics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"STATISTICS & APPLIED PROBABILITY","ModuleDescription":"Topics requiring a high level of statistical computing and some optimization can be covered here, for example, discriminant analysis, machine learning, highdimensionality and false discovery rates, stochastic search, MCMC, Monte Carlo integration, kernel smoothing and EM optimization methods.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW1101E","ModuleTitle":"Social Work: A Heart-Head-Hand Connection","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the enriching experience of being in social work education. Learning includes both cognitive and experiential knowledge on the needs of individuals, families and society, and the social work response in meeting these needs. Included are the mission, values and principles of the social work profession and its roles and functions in contributing to human well-being. As an integral and compulsory part of this module, students will visit social service organization. The module is open to all NUS students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW2101","ModuleTitle":"Working with Individuals and Families","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the generalist model of social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities. Basic knowledge and skills of the problem-solving process, including engagement, assessment, formulation of objectives, intervention, evaluation of outcome, and termination are examined. Using an ecological-systems perspective, the module will emphasize the integration of social science knowledge and social work practice theory in facilitating the bio-psychosocial development of people. The module is for students who major in Social Work.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW2104","ModuleTitle":"Human Development over the Lifespan","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to human development from a lifespan perspective. Major developmental theories and contributions to the field from cross-disciplinary perspectives will be discussed. More specifically, students will look at physical, cognitive, social, psycho-emotional and moral development and gain some understanding of how each developmental domain may be shaped by the forces of nature or nurture. Tutorial assignments provide students with the opportunity to integrate classroom learning with practical concerns.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW2105","ModuleTitle":"Relationship Skills & Social Work","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module concentrates on developing students' understanding and awareness of themselves in relation to professional social work intervention. It focuses on the practice of interpersonal relationship skills and increasing personal self-awareness for professional competence. Experiential learning involving interpersonal communication skills and intervention techniques are employed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Only for students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW3101","ModuleTitle":"Social Work Research Methods","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the research process with specific emphasis on social work research. It deals with the development of scientific inquiry as the basis of social work practice. It covers different elements involved in the research process from problem formulation to designing the research, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation and presentation of the research findings. The module assists students with first-hand experience in writing a research proposal and conducting basic research. It also assists students in understanding and appreciating published research reports.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"SW1101E","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW3103A","ModuleTitle":"Social Work Field Practice (I)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"Field Practice consists of 400 hours of full-time fieldwork in an agency or project where students work under professional supervision for the equivalent of 10 weeks from May to August. Students are taught skills in direct and indirect social work, depending on the placement. They also attend compulsory fieldwork seminars during the placement to link classroom theory to professional practice and to discuss social work methods and professional development. Assessment is made on performance in fieldwork and a written assignment on applying theory to practice and the comparative use of literature. The assignment must be submitted by the designated date.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-1-0-31-1","Prerequisite":"SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105. Students from 2007 cohort onwards.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW3104","ModuleTitle":"Social Work Field Practice (II)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"Teaching focuses on the development of professional skills for specific contexts, e.g., in a community development setting, in medical social work, in family service centres, residential\r\n\r\nhomes and in the correctional setting. Topics will include specialised knowledge and skills in needs assessments and helping strategies specific to the context the student is placed for practicum. For example, in a hospital setting, topics will include the holistic psycho-social-medical approach to healing\r\n\r\nand wellness, healthcare policies and the dynamics of primary healthcare. It is a field practice module consisting of 400 hours of full-time fieldwork where students receive professional social work supervision for the equivalent of 10 weeks from May to August.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nStudents are assessed on their fieldwork performance and a written assignment that relates theory to practice, with appropriate application of literature. The student assignment must be submitted by the designated date.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-1-0-31-1","Prerequisite":"SW3103A. Students from 2007 cohort onwards.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW3105","ModuleTitle":"Community Work Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with an understanding of the theories and practice of community work as a method of social work. Strategies, techniques and skills in community work practice will be examined. The dynamics and challenges of community work in urban societies, particularly in the Singapore context, will be explored.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E. Students from 2008 cohort onwards.","Preclusion":"SW2103 Social Group and Community Work Practice","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW3207","ModuleTitle":"Social Work in Medical Settings","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"The module provides some insights and understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and their families. Individuals and family members coping of health setbacks with specific reference to acute, terminal and chronic illness will be touched. Personal health issues related and delivery of health care will be examined. Potentials for the health care support and promotion of wellness will be also touched. The role of social workers in healthcare system will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW3209","ModuleTitle":"Counselling Theories & Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the basic assumptions, strategies, and techniques of selected counselling approaches. Students are trained in counseling methods used by psychosocial, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, and problem and solution-focussed approaches to the treatment of problems in living. In addition, discussion on the application of counseling in specialized areas such as educational and vocational counseling, rehabilitation counselling, pre-marital and marital counselling, and counselling of specific groups will be included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW3211","ModuleTitle":"Community-Based Family Services","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module will use an ecological approach to introduce the principles of community-based social work practice, focusing specifically on the family. Within the framework of family needs at different stages, the module will examine variations in intervention methods and strategies implemented at different levels. The levels will include individual, family, group, programme, organization, and policy. A comparative approach of the different models of family services will also be adopted. The module will cover the principles and processes of networking, needs assessment, programme planning and development, utilising volunteers, and management of resources. An additional purpose of the course is to prepare social work students in community-based social services such as family service centres.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"SW2101","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW3215","ModuleTitle":"Socio-Cultural Theories in Social Work","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the purpose, values and contexts of social work practice. The development of the professional self will also be included. In addition, the module will review the characteristics of potential client populations and the socio-cultural contexts for intervention. General social science themes will be discussed. The nature of local social work practice and professional issues relevant to Singapore will be examined.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department. ","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW4101","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Family-Centred Swk Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module follows up from the introduction to family-centred direct social work practice for individuals and families. Students are to examine various social work practice theories in depth and are expected to develop skills in appropriate interventions such as casework, problem solving, family group work, children and youth work, inter-organisational networking and preventive interventions in various settings. Experiential learning and projects are used to develop competence, critical thinking and integration of classroom learning to real life situations. Students are taught to establish ways of engaging in continuous self-learning, self-care and skills development in their professional career as a social worker.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Completed a minimum of 80MCs, of which student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3103 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or\r\nare concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW4102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Social Policy & Planning","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module covers general theories and issues of social policy, planning and management relevant to social work. It aims to provide students, at an in-depth level, with the necessary models, methods and skills in planning and policy development for human service organisations. It includes the use of sophisticated techniques and models in estimating social needs and optimal provisions. Social and political parameters in planning and policy are examined. It also covers the socio-political implications as well as the techno-methodological skills in organisational planning for social work intervention. Students are expected to carry out small-scale planning exercises.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Completed a minimum of 80MCs, of which student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are\r\nconcurrently reading SW3103 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW4103","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Research and Evaluation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform research and evaluation in human services. The emphasis is on the learning of practical skills in conducting research in social work settings. These skills are in: Scientific reasoning - the logic of ideas; research designs - the structuring of research activities; statistical techniques - quantitative approaches to data; data processing - utilisation of computer technology. Where appropriate, learning is through group or individual projects. This module also deals with advanced techniques of programme evaluation. Various research designs are reviewed, and their relative merits discussed. The use of evaluative techniques in interpersonal practice and professional intervention are also included.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-2-2-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Completed a minimum of 80MCs, of which student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are\r\nconcurrently reading SW3103 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or\r\nare concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW4202","ModuleTitle":"Special Areas of Social Work Practice","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module provides for the advanced study of the conceptual bases for social work contribution and the application of skills in special areas of social work practice. In any given semester, a selected area of emphasis will be studied such as public education, domestic violence, rehabilitation of offenders, occupational social work, working with AIDS patients, human sexuality, social aspects of public housing, special education, pastoral care, social gerontology, community participation and organisation. Where appropriate, emphasis is given to policy factors influencing the provision of services and the implications of these for individuals, families and the community.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Completed a minimum of 80MCs, of which student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are\r\nconcurrently reading SW3103 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules. \r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or\r\nare concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"The student is required to undertake research, which should have an evaluative and/or policy component and which may require direct social work intervention. The Honours Thesis, which should be of about 12,000 words, is the equivalent of three modules. The student, in consultation with staff of the department, will choose the research topic.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: (i) Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of SW major requirement and (ii) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the\r\npoint of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: Completed 110MCs including  60MCs of SW major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"SW4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Complete at least 100MCs including 56MCs of major requirement and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.\r\nCohort 2007 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and\r\nDepartment. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in SW, with a minimum CAP\r\nof 3.5.","Preclusion":"SW4401","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW5103","ModuleTitle":"Family Therapy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the ecological systems approach to family therapy. An in-depth understanding of the rationale for family therapy, theory, family assessment, intervention, and research in family therapy will be discussed. Theory and practice will be critically reviewed from an international perspective taking into consideration differences in the socio-political and cultural contexts in which family therapy is practiced. Skills and techniques for work with families will be emphasised. Supervised projects, case studies, role play, videos, coaching and live supervision may be used along with lectures in the seminar styled sessions. Integration of family therapy with other therapeutic interventions\r\nand in various social work settings such as schools, hospitals and community agencies will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SW5243 Family in the Local Context","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW5103R","ModuleTitle":"Family Therapy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the ecological systems approach to family therapy. An in-depth understanding of the rationale for family therapy, theory, family assessment, intervention, and research in family therapy will be discussed. Theory and practice will be critically reviewed from an international perspective taking into consideration differences in the socio-political and cultural contexts in which family therapy is practiced. Skills and techniques for work with families will be emphasised. Supervised projects, case studies, role play, videos, coaching and live supervision may be used along with lectures in the seminar styled sessions. Integration of family therapy with other therapeutic interventions\r\nand in various social work settings such as schools, hospitals and community agencies will be discussed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SW5243 Family in the Local Context","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW5111","ModuleTitle":"PRACTICUM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"A candidate who does not have a Bachelor's degree in social work, or equivalent, is required to fulfil practicum requirements of 800 fieldwork hours and field supervision under an approved supervisor. Field Integration Seminars (SW 5111) are scheduled in conjunction with the Practicum.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Only for M.Soc.Sci (Social Work) Students and/or consent of the Instructor.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW5112","ModuleTitle":"SUPERVISED PROJECT","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"Candidates are required to complete a Supervised Project, which will be an independent and original piece of work, which involves innovative and original initiatives such as developing a new social service program/policy or conducting an original piece of field research. Exemption of Supervised Project may only be given to non-social work graduates or other candidates on a case-by-case basis and, in such a case, Supervised Project is replaced by a Practicum.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Only for M.Soc.Sci (Social Work) Students and/or consent of the Instructor.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW5210","ModuleTitle":"Post Traumatic Stress Disorders","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the various types of trauma, assessment tools; treatment modalities and planning; casework and counseling modalities as well as interagency collaboration and case management. Trauma arising from childhood sexual abuse and family violence, disease outbreaks and issues arising from national and global disasters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW5210R","ModuleTitle":"Post Traumatic Stress Disorders","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the various types of trauma, assessment tools; treatment modalities and planning; casework and counseling modalities as well as interagency collaboration and case management. Trauma arising from childhood sexual abuse and family violence, disease outbreaks and issues arising from national and global disasters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"SW5245","ModuleTitle":"CURRENT GROUP APPROACHES IN SOCIAL WORK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module outlines the current theories and principles of group social work. The focus will be on the principles and skills of group assessment and intervention in a clinical setting. This is an experiential course where students will focus on designing and conducting a group work program for a special population. Skills in selecting an appropriate theoretical framework, planning session contents and activities, conducting and evaluating the sessions will be emphasized in the CA where students are expected to conduct group sessions (30%) and write a report on outcome and learning experiences (30%).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW5245R","ModuleTitle":"CURRENT GROUP APPROACHES IN SOCIAL WORK","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module outlines the current theories and principles of group social work. The focus will be on the principles and skills of group assessment and intervention in a clinical setting. This is an experiential course where students will focus on designing and conducting a group work program for a special population. Skills in selecting an appropriate theoretical framework, planning session contents and activities, conducting and evaluating the sessions will be emphasized in the CA where students are expected to conduct group sessions (30%) and write a report on outcome and learning experiences (30%).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW5660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Social Work in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW6101","ModuleTitle":"SOCIAL THEORY IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module is conducted as a graduate seminar and examines important contributions to social work theory from classical as well as modernist perspectives with a view to encouraging deeper reflection about the critical interface between theory and practice. Students are challenged to examine social work practice issues alongside the discourse on social structure and human agency and are expected to make presentations to demonstrate a heightened awareness of modern ideological currents that shape social work practice.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SW6660","ModuleTitle":"INDEPENDENT STUDY","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Social Work in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. 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Social Work practice at various levels such as individual, group, organisation and community are dealt with in this module. The integration of concepts, knowledge base and theory for social work practice will also be covered.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"Not available to undergraduate students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5105","ModuleTitle":"SKILLS IN ADVANCED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This is essentially a practice-based approach to social work assessment and intervention. Advanced techniques and skills in dealing with specific individuals, families and groups are incorporated. The module also emphasises the key social work practice models and the application of concepts and framework of the models within the social-political and cultural contexts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Not available to undergraduate students","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5120","ModuleTitle":"SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"Candidates are required to fulfil practicum requirements of 400 fieldwork hours under an approved supervisor and it is equivalent to one module. The candidate is only allowed to take the Social Work Practicum if he/she had already taken or is concurrently taking one of the essential modules specified by the Department of Social Work and Psychology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SWD5103 Contemporary Social Work Practice","Preclusion":"SW5120","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5261","ModuleTitle":"GERONTOLOGICAL COUNSELLING","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"SOCIAL WORK","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills in counselling older adults. Besides the various theories on ageing relevant to older people, the module will cover the counselling approaches suitable for application in Singapores context. The emphasis will be on developing a repertoire of skills and knowledge essential for effective assessment and intervention. Students will be guided on evaluation tools and the process of termination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TC1401","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This is the first module that provides basic concepts of engineering mathematics to chemical engineering students. The module covers limits and continuity of functions, derivatives, Newton's method, integration, vector algebra, functions of two variables, partial differentiation, directional derivatives, and complex numbers. The mathematical principles and applications are illustrated with some relevant chemical engineering process examples, such as fluid mechanics, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical reaction engineering. This module is targeted at the first year part-time chemical engineering students with some working experience in chemical industries.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"TC2421","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics For Chemical Engineers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"TC1402/TC2401","Preclusion":"TC2411","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TE2002","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This is a follow up module for TE2102. The topics include the following: Vector algebra. Vector function. Directional derivatives. Divergence and curl of vector fields. Line, surface and volume integrals. Jacobian. Gauss' and Stokes' Theorem. Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Partial Differentiation. Partial differential equations. Curve Fitting.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"TE2102 or TG1401","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"TE2003","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Mathematics for Engineers","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This is a follow up module for TE2002. The topics include the following: complex functions, complex differentiation, Cauchy-Riemann equations, singularities and zeros, contour integration, conformal mapping; probability, random variables, probability density function, distributions, applied statistics, random process, responses of linear systems to random inputs.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"TE2002","Preclusion":"TE2401","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"TE2101","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the discipline of computing and the problem solving process. It stresses on good programme design and programming styles, and structured programme development using a higher-level programming language. The topics covered in this module are: Algorithm design process, Programme development/coding/debugging. Programming concepts in a high-level language including programme structure, simple data types and structured types and various control structures (sequencing, loops, conditionals, etc.). Linear data structures such as arrays and linked-lists. The utility of recursion using a variety of sorting algorithms.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-0-4","Prerequisite":"None","Preclusion":"TE1122","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TE4001","ModuleTitle":"BTech Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will do a research project over two semesters on a topic of current interest in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students learn how to apply skills acquired in the classroom and also think of innovative ways of solving problems. Apart from intrinsic rewards such as the pleasure of problem solving, students are able to acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The objective of this module is to teach skills, such as questioning, forming hypotheses and gathering evidence. 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The academic scope, which may be a combination of laboratory-based projects and other academic prescriptions, will be worked out between the student and the advisor amounting to approximately 65/130 for TG3101A/TG3101B hours of work over one or two semesters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Prerequisite":"Level 3 standing AND approval from the Director, BTech.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"TG3101B","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"These module allow individual students to investigate, through independent self-study and research under the guidance of an advisor, into topics of special interest to them. The academic scope, which may be a combination of laboratory-based\r\nprojects and other academic prescriptions, will be worked out between the student and the advisor amounting to approximately 65/130 for TG3101A/TG3101B hours of work over one or two semesters.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Prerequisite":"Level 3 standing AND approval from the Director, BTech.","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"TM2401","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Mathematics II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"TE2002 or TC2401 or TC1402 or TM1402","Corequisite":"TG1401"},{"ModuleCode":"TM4101","ModuleTitle":"B.Tech. 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The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters, and is a core requirement of the B.Tech. programme.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Senior Level 3 Standing (For AY 2006/2007 intake & earlier); Level 4 standing (For AY 2007/2008 intake onwards)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"TP5001","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent project work over two semesters, on a topic in Transportation Systems & Management approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"TP5025","ModuleTitle":"Intelligent Transportation Systems","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TP5027","ModuleTitle":"Transport & Freight Terminal Management","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ENGINEERING","Department":"CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING","ModuleDescription":"The module will highlight critical issues and themes concerning the development of sustainable transport infrastructure systems include the planning components of the sea and air transport terminal systems, the cost-benefit analysis of economic impacts of ports and airports, and the roles of ports/airports in the supply chain. The planning and management of infrastructure capacity and operations, and design parameters in terminal facilities will be examined. The increasingly important place of information technology in port/airport operations will also be evaluated.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TR2201","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurial Marketing","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to introduce students to the core concepts of marketing, with a special emphasis on the marketing of new, innovative products and services where no market previously existed or where the underlying product concepts may be unfamiliar to existing customers.   The pedagogical approach emphasises those market research methods, marketing strategies, pricing analysis and promotional techniques that are particularly useful for entrepreneurial settings.  Particular attention is paid to the innovative use of internet as well as non-conventional techniques such as &quot;guerilla&quot; marketing.  The usefulness of these analytical tools is illustrated through concrete case studies of successful entrepreneurial marketing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"TR3003 ","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TR2202","ModuleTitle":"Technological Innovation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students build a strong conceptual foundation for understanding technological innovation. The dynamics of technological change are explored through concepts such as technological dominant designs, disruptive technologies and diffusion curves.  Students will learn the process through which an innovative idea is transformed into a marketable product or service, as well as the organisational and strategic factors that influence this process.  These include ways to encourage risk-taking and creativity, discover market opportunities, protect intellectual property, attract resources, nurture entrepreneurial leadership, and overcome resistance to change. These concepts are brought to life using case studies, videos and guest speakers.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TR3001","ModuleTitle":"New Product Development","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"MARKETING","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the integration of the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of a company to create products that meet market demand. Topics covered in the course include development processes and organisations, product planning, identifying customer needs, product specifications, concept development, product architecture, industrial design, design for manufacturing, prototyping, product development economics, and managing projects. The students are required to complete a group product development project. The course is targeted at undergraduate students in the Technopreneurship Minor Program.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TR3002","ModuleTitle":"New Venture Creation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"STRATEGY AND POLICY","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools required to start their own successful scalable business.  Students learn through developing a business idea and business plan and presenting it to a panel of judges at the end of the course. Major topics covered include: idea generation and evaluation, value proposition, market analysis, sustainable competitive advantage, marketing strategy, creative problem-solving, innovation, teams, legal issues, financing, valuation and forecasting, managing growth, going global, negotiation and presentation. The course is targeted at all students who are interested in learning how to start a scalable business.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"TR3004, TR3005","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS1101E","ModuleTitle":"INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE AND DRAMA","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into theory and practice. The theoretical component will introduce the semiotic approach to accessing and analysing both the dramatic and the performance texts, serving as a value-neutral system with which to evaluate classical and contemporary Asian and Western performance traditions. The theoretical component will also conduct a broad survey of the influential theories of theatre & performance from the 20th century to the present, assessing their impact on contemporary global performance practices. Through the practical sessions, students will experience hands-on the various aspects of a stage production, from acting, directing to design and stage management.","CrossModule":"GEM1003","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS \r\nQualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"GEM1003","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS2232","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Asian Theatre","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the classical theatre forms of India, China, and Japan. Each tradition is examined within its socio-cultural context. Textual analysis of classical scripts from Sanskrit drama, Chinese opera, and Japanese theatre will also be conducted. Students' learning experience is often constructed in stimulated theatre settings to promote their creativity and to provide them with a working knowledge of performing arts. Students interested in theatre studies, South Asian studies, Chinese studies, and Japanese studies may particularly benefit from this module.","CrossModule":"GEM2001","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"GEM2001","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS2233","ModuleTitle":"Making Contemporary Performance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on key figures and aspects of contemporary performance as a means of learning about innovative approaches to theatre practice. Taking the works of a significant dramatist, director, theorist or theatre/performance genre as their starting point, students will investigate the resulting aesthetic and conceptual innovations, and explore their implications for current approaches to performance making more generally. As such, the module combines creative and critical practice, and features a variety of reflective, analytical and practical assessment tasks, including a group performance project.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"TS2237","ModuleTitle":"As If: Actors and Acting","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"Actors and their craft stand at the centre of many theatrical traditions. Yet what is acting is, and who actors are, remain subjects of intense fascination, which continue to be explored in live performance, as well as through writings by practitioners, scholars and critics. This module combines practical workshops and critical reading to explore diverse approaches to acting and to investigate the role and status of the actor within the art form of theatre, and in society at large. Focusing on actor development and the process of acting, assessment tasks highlight the importance of participation, reflection and presentation.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS2238","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Film: Performance of Identity","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the ways in which Singapore films constitute a national cinema by considering the history and development of local film production as well as closely examining how individual films perform and engage the notion of a Singapore identity. Through a group creative project, students are challenged to make their own Singapore film that involves the practical application of critical ideas and enables students to participate in the ways that a national cinema performs and functions. This module is open to all students and Continuous Assessment is 100%.","CrossModule":"SSA2218","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"SSA2218","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"TS2239","ModuleTitle":"Major Playwrights of the 20th Century","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the close reading of dramatic texts in order to study the dynamic relationship between text &amp; performance.  Through the examination of 4 major modern playwrights working in different historical, geographical and cultural contexts, this course will explore the development of modern drama in the 20th century, the significance of text as the basis of theatrical realization, the variety of staging possibilities engendered by the dramaturgy of the play-text, and the synergistic partnership of word and action in creating the huge variety of text-based theatre in the 20th century.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or EN1101E or EN2101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS2880A","ModuleTitle":"Modern Drama in Asia","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"In Twentieth Century Asia, theatre-makers played a key role in working out what it meant to be modern. Absorbing international influences, they created new\r\nforms and identities for the stage and for society. This module identifies and analyses these and other features of modern drama in Asia by focusing on three\r\nperiods when cultural interactions and aesthetic innovations took place: the early twentieth century, when Western theatre methodologies were imported;\r\nthe sixties, when theatre became a powerful tool for political activism; and the recent period of regional theatre collaborations.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"TS3231","ModuleTitle":"History and Theory of Western Theatre 2","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module interrelates Western history and theatre practice from approximately 1800 to the present, and constitutes a continuation of the theoretical, literary, technological, and historical roots of Western theatre begun in TS2231; it serves as an overview primarily for Theatre Studies majors but is accessible to others interested. The approach for the module draws from multiple disciplines and perspectives. It stresses the relationship of historical forces, ideological movements, and theatre practice in Europe and the Americas. Seminal play texts are discussed in detail, and, as appropriate, in a background of interdisciplinary material, including intercultural, filmic and cybernetic perspectives.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS3232","ModuleTitle":"Performance & Social Space","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on performance as a major component in the fabric of our everyday lives, especially in the ways we observe and absorb the myriad performances that surround us, both `mediated' and `live'. Through initial discussions, presentations and workshops we will explore notions of authenticity and transformation in performance, with particular focus on cinema, television, advertising and other popular media. Various theoretical models will be considered, including those that relate to avant-garde and experimental performance. A final project will be developed over several weeks, in which the students work in groups to create a short video that integrates these approaches with their own ideas about performance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS3239","ModuleTitle":"Reading Asian Drama","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module investigates a wide range of classical Asian dramatic texts, including masterpieces from Indian Sanskrit theatre, Chinese opera, and Japanese Noh and Kabuki. The social milieus in which the drama evolved are examined, and the illusionary world which ancient theatergoers imagined are reconstructed. The module treats dramatic literature as a vital component of living theatre, not as reading material, and thus complements TS3237, which teaches the staging practices of Asian theatre. Towards the end of the semester, Western canonical dramaturgy serves as a comparative reference to Asian materials, which enhances intercultural study or practice in other modules.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS3242","ModuleTitle":"Intercultural Theatre","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module will study the usefulness and relevance of 'intercultural theatre' as an approach to productions that combine different theatrical forms and cultures. It aims to explore the critical issues and implications of intercultural theatre, a term largely used by Western critics, from specifically Asian positions of practice, and to assess interculturalism as an approach against other concepts such as adaptation. To these ends, it will take Shakespeare as a site of intercultural exchange, and compare a number of Asian productions of Shakespeare plays with a European one. The module is aimed at students majoring in Theatre Studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS3245","ModuleTitle":"Professional Theatre Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides Arts 3 students majoring in Theatre Studies with the opportunity of an internship project in theatre organizations. It matches individual students' interests and skills with internship roles in stagecraft, stage production, event planning, theatre in education, research and administration offered by theatre companies.  Through research papers, regular reports, and a final presentation, students are trained to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application, develop skills in teamwork and problem-solving, and form research parameters and gather data to address issues in theatre practice from a critical perspective.  Students are selected competitively on the basis of interviews and portfolios.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Total of 150-200 hrs","Prerequisite":"TS1101E. 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Involving various group and individual research/practice tasks, the module will lead students to develop a practice based project in which they can explore questions through either a text-based performance predicated on their creative interpretation of a play or a devised performance reflecting their personal process of researching feminist theatre.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in Theatre Studies, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS4218","ModuleTitle":"Theatre and Postmodernism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This is not a course about Postmodernism. This is a course examining the relationship between Postmodernism and Theatre, their tensions and complements.  The course will examine notions of theatricality and performativity that have come to characterise Postmodernism.  Related ideas of simulacra and rehearsal, occularism and spectatorship, self-consciousness and self-reflexivity will be debated and discussed.  Postmodernism as style, attitude and as mode will be pitched against performance aesthetics and theatre techniques to further explore the relationship between the two.  The course will also locate Singapore theatre practices in the context of a global postmodernity.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in Theatre Studies, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS4219","ModuleTitle":"Media and Popular Performance","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module examines popular media-mediated events &quot;as&quot; performance.  The module will investigate the way in which 'mediatised'(i.e. media-mediated) and popular events &quot;perform&quot; and shape the audience's perception of reality.  Conversely, the module will also examine how media-mediated performance is influenced by audience interests and perceptions.  The focus will be on popular media-mediated events like sports, reality TV, the internet to illustrate how they constitute different modes of performances while sharing similar performativities.  The module will also focus on cross-genre, inter-disciplinary performances while also examining notions of the spectacular and spectacle in contemporary visual culture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in Theatre Studies, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"TS4220","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare and Film","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a study of how the literary and performance traditions associated with Shakespeare's work are mobilized and transformed by the visual cultures of contemporary cinema. 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The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. 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During the production of creative works, the focus lies on the training of conceptual skills. Similarities between artistic and strategic creativity are investigated. The connection between art and leadership, the tradition of the avant-garde and a discussion about favourable conditions for innovation in a society serve to round up the module. \n\n","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UAR2207","ModuleTitle":"Theatre and the World","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"In diverse cultures, theatre has been viewed as a model for interpreting the wider world. Meanwhile, theatre-makers have historically sought to represent, recreate and indeed transform that world by their actions on stage. This module examines the relationship between world and stage as a means of understanding what theatre is and how it works. Examining a range of theatrical forms and the critical debates they have provoked, students will gain a grounding in key historical and contemporary performance practices, and an appreciation of their often contested place in society. Reflecting this variety, classes will combine seminars, practical workshops, and fieldwork.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. \r\nUSP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. 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The course aims to lead students to critically examine and investigate the many ways through which the city is imagined, developed, formed and occupied. There are two components to the course, lectures and seminars. Lectures will present the theoretical concepts and models of thought regarding urban design. 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It also helps participants to develop a sound understanding of the integrated nature of urban planning and the urban design processes and how this can be reinforced to achieve a more efficient and attractive urban environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UD5601","ModuleTitle":"URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"The urban design studio is where the synthesis of theoretical and practical aspects of urban analysis and design takes place. Using urban design projects of different scales that deal with programming, planning and design, the studio encourages the integration of political, social, economic, environmental, and physical concerns in the design of urban spaces. The studio will also analyse successful urban design projects in the form of case studies.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-4-0-4-8","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UD5622","ModuleTitle":"Methods Of Urban Design & Urban Analysis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT","Department":"ARCHITECTURE","ModuleDescription":"This course is taken in conjunction with urban design studios. Methods of urban analysis and urban design will be taught to enable the students to tackle urban design projects of varying scales introduced in UD5601 and UD5602. The various aspects of urban growth, city limits/boundaries, urban structure, urban architecture, typologies as well as infrastructural planning, parcellation, public space and design guidelines will be introduced. The critical role that transportation plays in structuring the city will also be examined. This course will be conducted intensively on a daily basis over a period of three weeks (usually beginning on the third week of Semester 1).","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UHB2207","ModuleTitle":"Language, Cognition, and Culture","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the deep interconnections between language, cognition and culture. It begins with a consideration of the ‘discursive mind’ - that is, the particularly human way of knowing that uses language as its primary tool and medium. Realizing how much of human cognition is language-dependant,\r\nwe then explore the relations between language, cognition and culture by looking at such everyday linguistic phenomena as code-switching, metaphor and gesture. Augmenting the reading of sociolinguistic and cognitive science texts in this module, students will also learn how to collect and to analyze empirical\r\nevidence of language phenomena in order to more critically assess the claims of such texts.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"UHB2208","ModuleTitle":"Immigration and the City","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"In this course we will investigate and analyse key conceptual and theoretical ways of examining the relationships between immigration and the city through readings on migration processes and theories, the conceptualization of places such as immigrant enclaves, immigrant identity, immigrant  entrepreneurship, the \r\ngendered nature of some immigrant flows  and the mutual influence of immigrants and urban landscapes and cultures.  Readings in this seminar will draw from research by geographers, anthropologists, sociologists and economists.  We will learn how geographers conduct research and also conduct research on immigration and its effects in Singapore, using data available from archival \r\nsources, the Singapore government and information gathered by students.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. \r\nUSP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. 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(BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UIT2201","ModuleTitle":"Computer Science & The I.T. Revolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"We live in a world where technological advances and technology related decisions constantly impact society in many different ways. Being able to critically assess technological claims helps one make better judgments that could significantly affect our world. This module looks at central ideas and major technological advances in the field of computer science, and how these developments have shaped modern society through the IT revolution. Although the specific subject matter deals with computer science and information technology, the module objectives are more general in nature. We aim to develop in students, a balanced perspective of science, technology and their impact on modern society.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UIT2205","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Computing & Information","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"One of the most recent advances in the area of computer science and information theory is the emergence of a new notion, the concept of quantum information. The module aims to provide an introduction to the field of quantum computing. While very much a technology of the future, the module will examine some of the possibilities that the quantum world offers in advancing the capabilities of computers and how our notion of information has evolved. Essentially the module showcases, two major paradigm shifts; one from classical physics to quantum physics and the other from the standard Turing principle in computer science to its modern quantum counterpart.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ULS2201","ModuleTitle":"The Biomolecular Revolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to give an overview of a living cell, genetic basis of diseases, biological molecules and their applications in undertaking clinical challenges. In brief, the student will learn the basic concepts of molecular biology, genetics, genetic engineering and biotechnology relevant to the biomolecular revolution. New frontiers of the revolution will be discussed with the emphasis of their\r\nimpacts on the individual and society. Through contemporary readings, students will be provoked to think of issues arising from the biomolecular revolution.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Minimum G.C.E. 'A' level biology","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ULS2202","ModuleTitle":"Evolution","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of Evolution This bold statement by the Russian population geneticist T. Dobzhansky emphasizes the importance of evolution as the only unifying concept in biology. Yet, the theory of evolution is more controversial and opposed by more forces in society than any other theory in science. The module will revisit many of these objections and reveal that they are based on reasoning that is incompatible with the principles of science. We will investigate, why it is \"Neo-Darwinism\" and not \"Intelligent Design\" that is currently the best supported paradigm for explaining \"adaptation.\" We will then challenge the power of the neo-Darwinian paradigm by asking how seemingly incompatible phenomena like altruism and excessive male ornamentation can possibly be explained by natural selection. We will also study several key events in evolution such as the origin of sex and its numerous consequences and the origin of the human species. We will conclude with discussing the importance of the theory of evolution for understanding cultural evolution (\"memes\") and human health and senescence (\"Darwinian medicine\").","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-0-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ULS2204","ModuleTitle":"Biodiversity And Conservation Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Biodiversity conservation became one of the important environmental themes of global concern after UN Conference on Environment and Development at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The realisation that human development has to complement and not to compete with biological conservation ultimately developed into the famous Agenda 21. This protocol bound all the nations into accepting various responsibilities towards conservation of nature and natural resources. This module is aimed at imparting knowledge to students to help them understand and appreciate various concepts and issues concerning biodiversity and conservation at local, regional and global levels.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ULT2299D","ModuleTitle":"The Politics of Language and Literacy in Singapore","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Whereas the goal of many literacy studies is to determine who is literate or what counts as literacy, the goal of this module is to examine the political, economic, and social assumptions, factors, and effects of the distinction\r\nbetween literacy and illiteracy. Although such a study could take place within any national context, this module will focus on Singapore as a location for taking up this issue. Organized around the literacy narratives and histories of \r\nUSP students older generations of Singaporeans, and people from other cultures and nations, this module explores the impact of the distinction between those who are literate and those who are not on Singaporean identity,\r\nhistory, politics, and ethics.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.\r\nUSP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs)\r\nmay state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites\r\nshould not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules."},{"ModuleCode":"UNL2201","ModuleTitle":"Space, Time And Matter","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"``Moving clocks run slow”, E = mc2 , warped spacetime, black holes: Most people have heard of these words, but what do they mean? Where did the ideas come from? Are they speculation or fact? How do we know? Of what use are they? How have they shaped our lives? In this module we will retrace the key ideas that led Einstein to his formulation of the Special Theory of Relativity, and how the concepts evolved through various personalities to produce the elegant spacetime version of the theory, culminating in the General Theory of Relativity. Along the way we will see the practical application of the scientific method and clarify common\r\nmisconceptions of the theory. We will also study the impact Relativity has had on science, technology, philosophy and culture, and have a peek at the research frontier, where gravity and quantum theory meet, to be aware of open\r\nproblems. \r\nSynopsis\r\nEinstein’s insight was that time must be relative, in contrast to Newton’s assumption of an absolute time. Time dilation (“moving clocks run slow”) is easily derived from Einstein’s postulates and it immediately implies a range of related effects such as the relativity of simultaneity and length contraction. These phenomena are seen to be interconnected through the formulation of a\r\nMinkowskian spacetime, which unites, and generalizes, Euclid’s space with Newton’s time. A further generalization leads to the General Theory of Relativity which shows gravity to be an effect of a dynamical curved spacetime, the framework for cosmology.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UNL2206","ModuleTitle":"Nature's Threads","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to explore the importance of various key ideas in the history of physics by considering a selection of examples each semester as a means of examining the whys and hows of certain scientific revolutions. The theme underlying the choice of topics to be covered will be to explore the evolutionary aspect of scientific understanding which finds inter-connections (often, only much later, sometimes even centuries later) between seemingly unrelated ideas. The student should take away from this module a sense of the revolutionary nature and scientific importance of the ideas explored that semester, as well as the deep inter-connections which science establishes - 'Nature's Threads' as it were.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UNL2207","ModuleTitle":"The Nature of Natural Law","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the evolution of our present  theoretical understanding of some basic aspects of the physical world around us. It explores the role of certain\r\nprimitive concepts of science and how these key ideas have been used to construct a coherent ‘mental’ picture of the physical world. The particular focus this semester will be on a wellestablished and ‘deterministic’ law of nature: the Law of Universal Gravity and how this led to Newton’s prediction of the motion of the planets.\r\nThe module will also question, on a higher level, the nature of ‘scientific explanations’: how these are extended over time and inevitably get modified by having to take into account new ‘facts’ provided by observation and experiment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"UPC2208","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Courtship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"How does an understanding of molecular interactions help us to make sense of everyday chemical phenomena to important chemical technologies? For example why are plastics non-biodegradable? Why and how an LED lights up or gets quenched, or one drug molecule works while another results in side effects? These are important outcomes resulting directly or indirectly from initial  intermolecular forces. Environmental issues such as differentiation between\r\nbiodegradable and “unfriendly” materials can also be discussed. Stereochemical or 3D-controlled intermolecular forces allow an understanding of many chemical processes in biological systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"UPI2206","ModuleTitle":"Creative Thinking","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Creativity seems to be an overused and vague buzzword, though only few would deny its fundamental role in an economic system which relies on innovations as a driving force. So what actually is creative thinking, can we foster it or is it just a matter of inspiration? We will analyze different forms of creativity with examples from history, research, technology and the arts. Then we will practice creative thinking and explore strategies how to manage innovative teams. To show that creative strategic thinking plays a role in various domains of society we turn towards negotiation and deal-making.We conclude with ideas how to communicate new ideas best and a discussion on creative leadership.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101A","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: Epidemics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of an important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can provide the insight and clarity that complements and indeed moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach. While the most important element of the class will be a hands-on quantitative exploration of the problem in question, students will conclude by considering the limits of quantitative analysis in the chosen case.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101E","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: Quantifying Our Eco-Footprint","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of one important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can provide the insight and clarity that complements and moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach.\r\n\r\nIn this particular iteration of the module, we will learn to make appropriate measurements to quantify the ecofootprint arising out of our current personal lifestyle\r\nchoices, conduct systematic thought/real experiments to explore improvement opportunities, and propose a modelbased sustainable alternative for ourselves, our families or communities such as the USP Residential College.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101H","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: War and  Democracy","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of an important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can \r\nprovide the insight and clarity that complements and moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach.  \r\n\r\nThis module focuses on interstate war, and how its likelihood is affected by countries’ regime types.  Does democracy cause peace between states?  Known as the “democratic peace theory,” this hypothesis will be investigated by students using quantitative analyses.  They will survey extant research and build empirical models to test the proposition.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"USE2308","ModuleTitle":"New Media and Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module explores and examines the dynamics between politics and new media in various realms. Earlier scholarship focused on politicians, parties and their electorate. However, with the increasing ubiquity of Internet technologies and user-generated content, political actors soon took on myriad dimensions and forms.\r\n\r\nStudents will acquire knowledge of foundational communication and political participation theories, as well as critically examine the relationship between media and political processes. The module also inculcates insights and knowledge on how media and politics play out in various arenas, such as political parties and campaigning, civil society organizations and grassroots movements.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"USE2309","ModuleTitle":"Ordinary Politics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore the ways in which seemingly nonpolitical everyday practices bear, or can come to have, ethical and political significance. We will look at philosophers and political theorists concerned with the ordinary activities of Speaking, Eating, Thinking and Walking, and how such activities reveal or inform, among other things, our concepts of responsibility, the human and the animal, the moral and political necessity of selfreflection, and the interactions between the individual and the natural and built environment. Thinkers to be read include Arendt, Austin, Benjamin, Cavell, Diamond, Singer, Thoreau, Rousseau and others.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"USE2312","ModuleTitle":"Nationalism and the Arts","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"What makes diverse people a nation? Though no single answer covers all nations or nationalisms, analysts agree that modern nations are less a natural formation than a construction in need of constant upkeep. Art can and does play a role here. This module introduces several theories of nationalism and of art on the understanding that these discourses do not mesh easily. This module fosters probing interdisciplinary comprehension of potential intersections between nation-building and paintings, music, photography, poems and a great deal more.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"Precludes other modules from the ULT2298(x) \"Topics in Lit. 1\" series.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"USE2314","ModuleTitle":"Politics and Emotion","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Emotions, it is often said, has no place in politics. Where the former is thought to be primal and unruly, the latter is regarded as the realm of reason, of pragmatic and thoughtful deliberations. But how accurate is such a view?\r\nDon’t emotions typically accompany our political judgments and actions? Might they perhaps condition such responses, priming them and orienting us towards certain political attitudes and dispositions? Organized around five\r\nemotions—fear, disgust, grief, compassion, and hope— this module explores how emotions circulate within political life, how they emerge and are deployed for the mobilization of identities, sovereign legitimacy, ethical responsibility, and resistance.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.\r\nUSP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules."},{"ModuleCode":"USE2316","ModuleTitle":"Satires and (Un)Serious Histories","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module examines social and political satire across a broad range of historical eras and cultural settings. Our approach is historical and ethnographic, and rests on the idea that there exist various traditions of satire, each deeply embedded in social and political contexts. Rather than treating satire as mere commentary upon culture and politics, we examine it as a particular form of social practice that can shape politics and culture. We explore throughout the question of whether satires can in fact be viewed as unique historical and cultural documents that reveal certain dynamics and truths that more “serious” documentation cannot.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. \r\nUSP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"USP3509","ModuleTitle":"Law and Violence","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"The concept and practices of law are inseparable from the concepts and practices of force and/or violence. In this module we will investigate three questions. First, is there a difference between legitimate and illegitimate violence, and so, what is the difference and how is it explained? Secondly, what is the, and why is there an, internal relationship between law and violence? Finally, why do we punish? We will read texts from various thinkers, including Walter Benjamin, Bentham, Robert Cover, Derrida, Foucault, Kant, Locke, Nietzsche, Rousseau, A. John Simmons, Robert Paul Wolff and others.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites\r\nshould not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules."},{"ModuleCode":"USS2105","ModuleTitle":"University Scholars Seminar","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module requires students to reflect on and further develop the intellectual dimension of their academic, professional or social interests. It revolves around a series of talks given by invited speakers, organised into three strands: (i) the academic strand, which introduces various areas and modes of academic inquiry; (ii) the professional strand, which introduces various professions and looks into the nature of the knowledge society; (iii) the social strand, which examines an individual's intellectual and social engagement with the increasingly interdependent world.  Facilitated by the instructors, students will engage in discussions in small groups. The focus of these discussions need not be on the content of the talks per se, but on the process of intellectual inquiry; and the aim is not to find answers per se, but to ask (good and feasible) questions. The module reinforces skills learnt in Writing and Critical Thinking, and allows students to apply them to a diverse range of issues. Assessed on a CS/CU basis, the 4-MC module is completed in two semesters (student's Semester 2 &amp; 3). Students are required to attend at least nine talks (minimum four per semester), participate actively in discussion, and submit four short response papers and two longer papers. Students will have to perform satisfactorily in each of these assessment modes. No partial MC will be given. \n\nRegistration for this one-year long module will be opened for a new intake of first-year students only in Semester 2 of each academic year.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Attend at least nine talks (minimum four per semester), as well as small group discussions","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101A","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Thinking: Colonialism and Cosmopolitanism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches writing and critical thinking through a\r\ncritical exploration of the notion of cosmopolitanism and its\r\nrelation to colonialism. Topics discussed include the origin\r\nof cosmopolitanism, the relevance of cosmopolitanism as a\r\nmoral ideal in the age of globalization, and the formation of\r\ncultural identity among diasporic Asians. The module thus\r\nprovides the chance for students to reflect on the notion of\r\nglobal citizenship in the contemporary world, as well as\r\ntheir responsibilities as cosmopolitan citizens.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101B","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Thinking: Civic Discourse in a Fractious World","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches writing and critical thinking through a\r\ncritical exploration of theories of civic and public discourse\r\nas they were configured by the ancient Greeks. Topics\r\ndiscussed include the political, ethical, and emotional uses\r\nand impacts of civic discourse. The module thus provides\r\nthe chance for students to gain a critical awareness of the\r\nnatures of their own engagement with public discourses, to\r\ncontextualise these discourses both locally and\r\ninternationally, and to explore the possible futures of\r\ncommunities of which they are a part.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101C","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Thinking Module: Monuments, Memorials, and Commemoration","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module explores how monuments, memorials and other forms of public commemoration represent the past and influence culture and politics in the present. It takes a comparative approach, using case studies from different societies. The module highlights the complexity and contested nature of commemoration and memorialization. Although monuments and memorials may be intended to\r\ntell the “true” version of historical events, the end result often hides controversies that may have been part of the process of designing these structures. Similarly, the\r\nmeanings attached to monuments and memorials can change dramatically over time, as societies change and these structures are reinterpreted.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101I","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Interpreting Consumerism","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module will develop students' critical reading and writing abilities through an active, seminar-style engagement with a variety of materials related to the nature and impact of modern consumer culture. We will begin by examining a number of key theoretical positions concerning the relationship between human nature and the need or desire for material things. Once we have interrogated some of these arguments, we will examine the phenomenon of modern advertising and consider the extent to which individual ads shape our buying habits and even our values. The module concludes by investigating the relationship between today's corporations and youth culture.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101N","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Clothing Identities","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"The subject students will think, read, and write about in this module is clothing and identities. Do clothes make the man or woman? Most people accept that the clothes we wear say something about us? Particularly about our race, gender, class, and power status. But what do they say, exactly? How do they say this? Why have we learned to see clothes as speaking thus? Furthermore, if clothes say certain accepted things, what happens when people dress in inappropriate ways?","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101S","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Danger and National Security","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to skills necessary for writing an academic essay. It does so by facilitating students' ability to think critically about the relationship between the concepts of \"danger\" and \"national security\". In particular, it asks if the process by which danger is identified by national communities are unquestionable and self-evident, or if they are historically contigent and mutable. In this regard, is \"danger\" constructed to foster national solidarity and identity? This module examines different cultural and political texts attesting to the changing nature of the national security community, and uses them as the basis of teaching the elements of essay writing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101U","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Technologies of Home","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Domestic life is routinely held up for admiration as pure or natural.  But how many of us experience family time/space in that way?  Challenging the truism that domesticity offers a refuge from the modern world, this module recognises that technology makes it possible for modern people to be, and feel, at home.  Some relevant technologies involve engines or electronics.  But others organise ideas about gender, room, place and belonging.  By enhancing awareness of domesticity’s “constructed nature,” this module deepens understanding of home sweet home.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101V","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Language, Culture and 'Natives' People","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","Department":"UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAMME","ModuleDescription":"Depictions of ‘natives’, ‘primitives’ and ‘savages’ abound in the popular cultures of developed countries worldwide. In this module we will examine common stereotypes of native people and primitive cultures to uncover the underlying ideologies driving them, and analyze what cultural purpose such stereotypes serve in modern day life. We will seek to discern what palpable differences exist between primitive and modern people, and to confront the cultural and ethical conundrums entailed by those differences. Finally, we will explore how primitive people view modern society, and assess what the future may hold for native cultures in our fast globalizing world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"XD3103","ModuleTitle":"Planet Earth","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"GEOGRAPHY","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an overview of geology – the\n\nscience of the earth. An understanding of geology is\n\nimportant to many disciplines, providing information\n\nabout the physical and chemical processes that\n\ndetermine the distribution of resources, location of\n\nhazards, operation of surface processes and the\n\ninteraction between engineering structures and earth\n\nsurface materials. The four components of the module\n\nbegin with consideration of the earth’s structure and\n\nthe role of plate tectonics, before considering the\n\nnature of earth surface materials and the functioning of\n\nearth surface systems.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-3-4","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"XFA4401","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Project","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"XFA4402","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES","Department":"ECONOMICS","ModuleDescription":"For this module, students are required to write a scholarly report of not more than 40 typed pages (including bibliography and appendices) on a rigorous multi-disciplinary research on current issues, or on theory or methodology in economics and business.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2004 to 2006:\r\n(1) Passed EC4101/EC4151 or EC4102/EC4152 and\r\n(2) Complete at least 100 MCs including at least 56MCs of EC major requirements and\r\n(3) Obtain one of the following minimum standards at the point of registration: (a) minimum CAP of 4.0 or (b) minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.\r\n\r\nCohort 2007 onwards:\r\n(1) Passed EC4101/EC4151 or EC4102/EC4152 and\r\n2. Completed 110MCs including 60MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and CAP of 3.5.","Preclusion":"EC4660","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"XFB4001","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honors Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"XFB4002","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Dissertation","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF BUSINESS","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (BIZ)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the Integrated Honours Dissertation is to provide DDP students with an opportunity to select and synthesise research topics from two distinct bodies of knowledge, and to present their findings logically and systematically in a clear and concise prose.\r\n\r\nStudents are expected to demonstrate (i) a good understanding of relevant methodology and literature; (ii) the significance and relevance of the problem; (iii) logical and sound analysis; (iv) clear and effective presentation; and (v) achieve a balance between the learning objectives of both the Business course and the second course of study.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Vary, depending on specific research topic.","Preclusion":"Integrated honours thesis/dissertation from other faculties","Corequisite":"Vary, depending on specific research topic."},{"ModuleCode":"XFC4101","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Thesis","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCHOOL OF COMPUTING","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCHOOL OF COMPUTING)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to enable students to\r\nwork on an individual integrated research project\r\nspanning over two semesters, with approximately\r\n400 hours of workload. Students learn how to apply\r\nskills acquired in the classroom and also think of\r\ninnovative ways of solving problems, and learn to\r\nwork in a research environment. The project\r\ndemonstrates a student’s work ethic, initiative,\r\ndetermination, and ability to think independently. On\r\ncompletion of the project, the student has to submit a\r\ndissertation describing the project work, and give an\r\noral presentation before a panel of examiners.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Attain at least 70% of the MC requirement for the\r\nrespective degrees or departmental approval","Preclusion":"CS4101 B.Comp. 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Special attention is paid to developing skills in written and oral expression.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1113","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy and  Political Thought 1","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YALE-NUS COLLEGE","Department":"YALE-NUS COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"This is the first module of a two semester sequence exploring philosophy and political thought. Texts and ideas from many times and many cultures around the world will be explored. Special attention is given to developing skills of oral and written expression.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1121","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Social Institutions","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YALE-NUS COLLEGE","Department":"YALE-NUS COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"This module explores a range of social institutions from the perspective of a variety of disciplines in the social sciences.  Quantitative and qualitative methods are explored, with examples chosen from societies around the world.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1131","ModuleTitle":"Scientific Inquiry","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"YALE-NUS COLLEGE","Department":"YALE-NUS COLLEGE","ModuleDescription":"Scientific Inquiry exposes students to a series of topics across the sciences designed to develop understanding of the process of science.  The module is designed for students of all backgrounds, and addresses questions of what is and is not science, and how scientific theories are created and developed.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Prerequisite":"NIL","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ZB3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Computational Biology I","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for students to conduct mini-research projects that make use of computational methods and informatics tools to solve specific biological problems or develop bioinformatics databases and software. In principle, each project is to be supervised by an academic staff from any department in the Faculty of Science. Upon approval by the programme committee, a project can also be co-supervised by an academic staff at the School of Computing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA","Prerequisite":"Passed level 1000 and 2000 essential major requirements","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ZB3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Computational Biology II","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for students to conduct mini-research projects as a continuation of their work completed in ZB3288. These projects make use of computational methods and informatics tools to solve specific biological problems or develop bioinformatics databases and software. In principle, each project is to be supervised by an academic staff from any department in the Faculty of Science. Upon approval by the programme committee, a project can also be co-supervised by an academic staff at the School of Computing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA","Prerequisite":"ZB3288","Preclusion":"Nil","Corequisite":""},{"ModuleCode":"ZB3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study.\r\n\r\nThe module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 - Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme); students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Computational Biology as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in the Computational Biology major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Corequisite":"Nil"},{"ModuleCode":"ZB4171","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Bioinformatics","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students are challenged with practical experience in advanced bioinformatics research topics spanning database curation, literature text mining, and compute-intensive sequence and 3D structure analysis. Groups will design and carry out a pan-genomic analysis with a high-performance integrated  database system. Individual students will learn to use animation software and\r\nraw biomolecular structure information as a platform for simulation and hypothesis testing.","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-5-1","Prerequisite":"LSM2104 or or LSM2241 and LSM3241 (Life Sciences Students)\r\nOR CS2220 (Computational Biology Students)","Preclusion":"NIL","Corequisite":"NIL"},{"ModuleCode":"ZB4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Computational Biology","AcadYear":"2013/2014","SemesterName":"Semester 1","Faculty":"SCIENCE","Department":"DEAN'S OFFICE (SCIENCE)","ModuleDescription":"","CrossModule":"","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in computational biology","Preclusion":"","Corequisite":""}]