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LSM1302: Genes And Society
this module teaches students a lot of biological concepts before exposing them to ethical issues that can be brought forth from biological research and experiments. the module is naturally content heavy but the lecturer can be rather entertaining and interesting. this module has no tutorials just purely lectures twice a week.
as for grading wise, you are graded through lecture questions (one MCQ per few lectures), IVLE participation through surveys, essay project. brochure project, structured questions homework, final.
personally, i love this module really much. having learned H2 biology in my JC times, some of the concepts taught in this module are rather familiar. though the lectures are long and have no breaks in between, the lecturer is rather entertaining and on usual days i will not feel bored to death in his lectures. the assignments might be a little time consuming considering the low weightage each of them has but the process of doing can be enriching. final is the only thing that really separates the A students from the B students to the others.
as tips from someone who has taken this module, if biology interest you, this module is for you. i have a friend who did not have any biology knowledge prior to taking this module. however, despite having to climb a steep hill, she enjoyed this module as much as i did. keep up with the assignments and put in decent amount of effort to level yourself with the cohort. final exam will be the one that decides who score what. the practices the lecturer gives are not a good representation of the exam questions. though they are MCQs, the questions there can be rather tricky and tough. as always, biology tests who has the greatest memory.
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in this review, i will be giving the rough description, assessment criteria and difficulty. i will not discuss about how easy or difficult to score a certain grade or what not. also, excuse my language.. i am not a professional writer.
PC1327: Science Of Music
this module introduces physics into music. actually, the title of the module is pretty much self-explanatory. you will get to learn waveform and simple calculation pertaining to both physics and music. if you are worrying about not having any physics or music background, well, don’t worry. while prior music knowledge might give you a slight edge, there music stuff is rather straightforward and easy. as for physics part, i didn’t take physics since secondary school and i find this module physics aspect is more like basic mathematics calculations.
as for grading wise, you are graded from two term tests, tutorial attendance, MIDI composition and reflection essay on a musical performance.
personally, i enjoyed this module for not only it has a light workload, i enjoyed the assessments. however, if you hate steep bell curves then you might hate this module for this module has the steepest bell curve i have ever seen so far. nonetheless, the journey was rather relaxing and enjoyable. you need not have knowledge on physics and/or music to ace this module. even without knowledge on both, you won’t struggle much.
as tips from someone who has taken this module, try to ace in your term tests. in other words, aim for full marks. practise a few past year papers from your seniors and what not for the format and style is always the same.. i think the lecturer is a little lazy to be really creative year after year. also, for the live concert you have to attend to write that essay, find free or cheap ones and hang out with your friends. enjoy your time in this module.
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ST2131: Probability
this module teaches a lot of statistical knowledge. permutations, combinations, probability, distributions. you will be taught tons and tons of formulas and expected to know how to apply them during exams. don’t worry, cheatsheet is allowed but that does not mean the paper will turn out easy. content heavy module but the stuff taught in this module is pretty applicable in future statistics and mathematics module.
as for grading wise, you are graded through midterm and final.
personally, i find this module slightly challenging. while there are certain initial chapters that teach us something we learn before university, the new stuff taught can be rather difficult and confusing. if you don’t love mathematics, especially statistics, this is not a module for you. the exams are pretty okay but from what i heard, their difficultly depends on the main coordinator. i guess i was a little lucky then.
as tips from someone who has taken this module, just be really consistent. i wasn’t so and kind of regret after recess week. for i could feel myself snowballing all my doubts and what not in the final parts of the semester.. which is not good. i had to scale a steeper hill during reading week. also, try to ace the midterm if you want a perfect score 5 for the module.
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