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.
EC1301: Principles Of Economics
this module teaches the basics and fundamentals of economics. students who have taken H2 economics in their JC years might find this module rather a breeze as majority of its content are from JC H2 economics. for H1 students like myself, this module is still rather manageable.. just that you have to scale a slightly steeper hill compared to those who used to take H2 economics. the bell curve is rather steep i guess. easy to pass but not as easy to score in the A range since the assessments are all in MCQs.
as for grading wise, they grade you according to your tutorial scores you did online, midterm and final.
personally, i find this module useful and a good introduction to economics. from this module, you can roughly get a sense of whether you would like to take more economics module or even consider a second major in economics. topics covered are rather straight forward just that the scope is rather broad. i find the online platform where one is expected to complete the tutorials rather slow and annoying though.
as tips from someone who has taken this module, when doing tutorial questions, just do with a friend. or at least have friends to share their answers around. this would definitely save you a lot of time. you need not do every single available practices online. the key ones are those graded ones of course and i think those are probably your first priority. if time permits, then by all means go ahead and explore and try the rest. as for exams, just be sure and clear of each of the concepts covered and you would be fine. try couple of past year papers to boost your confidence.
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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.
ES1102: English For Academic Purposes
this module is a 0 MC module for sad students like me who did not do well in A levels GP and the QET test. this is sort of a bridging course in english language where you are taught simple grammar and what not. i think the only key take away is they teach you how to write an academic text and not a composition like you used to during the years prior to university. rather waste of time module but one does not have much choice.
as for grading wise, they grade you through online grammar practices, essay with three drafts including the final one, class participation, reflections and final.
personally, like i mentioned earlier i find this module a rather waste of time especially if you are a Singaporean. i think this module is more useful for foreign students whose first language isn’t english. otherwise, most of the stuff taught a simple and straightforward. i think this module is meant to waste your time. the only useful thing is learning how to write an academic text.. that’s it.
as tips from someone who has taken this module, just don’t sweat too much for this module. it is a pass/fail module. you score an A or B-, you still get the pass grade. you should only pay attention to the academic text part. as for final exam, it is only 30% of academic text writing so just know the format and what not and turn up for the exam. keep pace with the class since most assessments are from class work.
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GEM2901: Reporting Statistics In The Media
this module teaches you how to interpret and sieve news article that contains lots of statical figures in them. you will learn the loopholes and errors in sampling and data collection and what not through the entire course of lectures. statistics major students love to take this module. even other students love this too as it is comparatively easier and relaxing. lectures only.. there isn’t any tutorials for this module but sadly, i heard this module is going to be taken away soon. not sure it will be replaced, renamed or really removed for good.
as for grading wise,they grade you through two group projects and final.
personally, i find this module rather interesting though skipping lectures won’t result you losing out mush as well. in fact, most of the time, few turn up for lectures. the notes are really comprehensive and concepts taught are pretty clear and straightforward. the final paper is also easy so long you have read through the lecture notes and sample tutorial questions a couple of time. the group project is rather straightforward too as you can write anything you deem might help explain your case when criticising a news article.
as tips from someone who has taken this module, take this module with friends since the group work requires 3 to 5 students per group. when starting on the projects.. sieve out few news articles and email the lecturers to see if those selected ones could be used for the projects. thereafter, you all can start and complete the project write-up without much sweat. as for the final paper, just turn up and bring along a certain amount of common sense with you. bell curve is naturally steep for this module.. of course.
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