NTU Modules Review

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Programme: Mathematical Science (Business Analytics)

AY: 14/15

Semester: 1

MH1100 – Calculus 1

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Andrew Kricker

Tutor: Meh, I forgot

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Class Participation – 10%

Quiz – 10%

Midterm – 20%

Finals – 60%

Review:

In my opinion, this course is like an in-depth of A-Math in Secondary School. Since I went to Poly, I have no background in JC math and well… I struggled. While every other JC kids are like having a revision. -.- I think scoring is possible as long as you have a good tutor. Don’t really like Kricker as he is always mumbling. Can’t hear what he is saying properly, but his notes are okay.

MH1200 - Linear Algebra 1

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Troy Lee

Tutor: Troy Lee

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment: Eh I forgot.

Review:

Troy is not bad I would say. His notes are good too. Also, he would upload the notes in like a textbook format? I find that is enough. So I stop printing his lecture slides. It’s the same anyway.

This course is not very hard, but coming to uni, studying things totally unrelated to business is like HARD. Everything is NEW L Must go tutorial if don’t understand!

MH1300 - Foundation of Mathematics

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Chan Song Heng

Tutor: Chan Song Heng

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Class Participation – 5%

2 Tests – 30%

Finals – 65%

Review:

Chan Song Heng is a not bad lecturer. He teaches very well in class too. However, sometimes I find that he can’t answer very well when having 1-on-1 consultation. Sometimes he didn’t even answer my question or maybe I was too stupid to understand LOL. He is also pretty popular in our school because he teaches better than most lecturers. Plus, he is quite funny too hahaha.

He plans his lectures well, labeled his lectures well too. When the time comes for exams or test you can see that he can clearly tell which part to which part is tested.

Presenting tutorials is a must if you want to secure your class part. I suggest presenting as soon as possible because at the back its just gonna get harder and harder.

This course to me is not easy cause I didn’t learn any proving shit before. And well, I just think proving is not my type of math. I’m just confused most of the time LOL. Like the basics is also, when you think of it, it’s true but asking you to prove is another problem yo.

MH1401 - Algorithm & Computing 1

Course Type: CORE

AU: 2

Grade Scored: A-

Lecturer: Don’t know don’t care LOL

Tutor: N.A

Lesson:

Lecture – 1hrs/week

Lab Session – 2hr/week

Assessment: Forgot but got Finals.

Review:

This is an easy course. Never went for lecture. Also, I have no prior knowledge in computing.

Computing is very useful and helpful so I suggest you learn this seriously. It’s not that hard. The only bad thing is that they are using MATLAB to teach, MATLAB is very outdated in the working world. But I think the school is just using MATLAB to teach the basic and logics so it’s okay.

Just read the lecture notes, it’s very self-explanatory and easy to understand. Lots of practice must be put in lah. Go for lab, practice there and ask if there are any questions. The TAs are not bad.

ML0001 - Absolute Basic For Career

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 1

Grade Scored: PASS

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: N.A

Lesson: 100% Online

Assessment: N.A

Review:

Useless module. I think this is just compulsory for students to know how to write a basic resume and go through a basic interview.

Semester: 2

GC0001 - Intro to Sustainability: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Solutions

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 1

Grade Scored: PASS

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: N.A

Lesson: 100% Online

Assessment: Pass all the quizzes

Review:

Useless course as well. Don’t really know why we need to take up stuffs like this.

HW0138 - Scientific Communication 1

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 2

Grade Scored: B

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: Christine Lee

Lesson:

Tutorial – 2hrs/week

Assessment:

Assignment 1 – 25% (Individual)

Assignment 2 – 30% (Paired)

Assignment 3 – 35% (Paired)

Class Participation – 10%

Review:

Most hated course ever. I hate writing. Especially essays etc. I mean, I won’t do it for a living so WHY WHY WHY do I need this GOSH. Even though I worked hard I guess my standard is just not there.

MH1101 - Calculus 2

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Forgot

Tutor: Ronald

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Quiz – 10%

Homework – 10%

Midterms – 20%

Finals – 60%

Review:

A lot of integrations, meh I’m still relying on what I learnt in sec sch, lucky Mdm Ng taught me well J Well, apparently JC kids have the advantage again. Not a lot proving but a lot calculation to derive answer.

A lot of limits (DID I MENTION I HATE LIMITS) can never get the answer right since Calculus 1. Lucky got Ronald as my tutor. He is SUPER GOOD. Didn’t liked him as first but as time pass, I realized he is one of the best tutor in SPMS. He has a passion for teaching and CAN TEACH. Best thing is he is Singaporean HAHA. FINALLY a tutor I can understand his English well. Plus he will upload practice question for you to do to understand the concepts.

MH1201 - Linear Algebra 2

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Dr. Le Hai Khoi

Tutor: Forgot but he quite good. Haha.

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Midterms

Finals

Review:

Dr. Le Hai Khoi is a very very good lecturer. He speaks very gently, has a lot of funny jokes, best of all he is very supportive of weak students. Like his midterms he set it to be easy. He also uploads notes after each tutorial. Like cheat sheet, with the main take away like formula and definitions etc. Those cheat sheet is SUPER USEFUL. But Finals was hard I think, if I did not remember wrongly. A lot of concept is tested, little calculations.

MH1301 - Discrete Mathematics

Course Type: CORE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Forgot.

Tutor: A cute guy LOL I forgot his name but he was a Year 4 TA.

Lesson:

Lecture – 2hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Midterms

Finals

Review:

For this course, I recommend downloading and reading the TB. The textbook is pretty good, self-explanatory. A good tutor is also a must. The tutorials sometimes can be confusing because of all the proving. This course is a very important pre-req for other course, like MH3400 Algorithm for the Real World (graph concepts). Must understand the theorems and remember the collary/lemmas lah.

MH1402 - Algorithm & Computing 2

Course Type: CORE

AU: 2

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: N.A

Lesson:

Lecture – 1hrs/week

Lab Session – 2hr/week

Assessment:

Midterms

Finals

Review:

This course is taught using C++. A little different than MATLAB but the concept is the same it’s just the small things like brackets when writing codes etc is different. MUST go for lab session. In 2 hours, sometimes it’s impossible to finish the tutorials but since there are TA in the lab, I would say ask anything and everything. They won’t tell you the answer or how to do it but they will ask you questions to make you think more on how to approach/start the problem.

Exam is open-book. So not a lot of memorizing is required but need to know how to write codes to solve problems. Hence, it’s better to know your materials well so you don’t waste time flipping the pages trying to find the functions.

MS800M - Beauty Form & Function: An Exploration of Symmetry

Course Type: GERPE-STS

AU: 3

Grade Scored: PASS

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: N.A

Lesson: 100% online

Assessment:

Assignment 1

Assignment 2

Quizzes

Final Essay

Review:

This course is easy in my year. Note that every time you do a quiz or hand up an assignment, you MUST MUST MUST do student identification via webcam and keystroke patterning for each submission. I took another MOOC course (Forensic Science) and didn’t know about that ended up not getting the AU even though I completed the course. -.- What a waste of my time and effort.

The first half of the course is easy. Just need pass all the quizzes and hand up assignments on time. Of course your assignment content also must be good to get a pass. Quizzes can get the answers from friends or you can do it yourself if you watched the lectures. Final essay is the hard thing. A lot of students gave up on this part or handed in a blank document. I would strongly advise you not to submit blank documents also do not mark everyone’s work (peer evaluation) as full marks, give marks according to the rubrics. A lot of people got caught and were given a FAIL. Not kidding. They are strict in catching after my year. I do see people failing this course.

AY:15/16

Semester: 1

BE1401 - Business Operations and Process

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: Wang Jian Fu

Lesson:

Seminar – 3hrs/week

Assessment:

Class Participation – 10%

Group Project – 20%

2 Quizzes – 20%

Finals – 50% (OPEN BOOK)

Review:

This is an easy course; I blame the bell curve for my grade. I was hoping to get an A. Its either my group project or my finals pull me down. Anyway, this is an interesting course, very useful.

Wang Jian Fu is very helpful and clear. His notes are also very good. He is quite funny as well. HAHA. One thing for sure he hates theory, because he always asks us to read ourselves HAHA. He only teaches us if there are calculations involve. Oh and must get a good group. Else you might be tanking the project by yourself.

Finals is open-book so can make cheat sheets of formulas to bring in or get from your seniors.

BS8003 - Science or Fiction? Biology in Popular Media

Course Type: UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A-

Lecturer: Changes according to the topics taught

Tutor: N.A

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Assessment:

Lecture Clicker – 15%

Midterm – 25%

Finals – 60%

Review:

This course is relatively easy and enjoyable.

This course analyzes the biological aspects of movies. So if you are a fan of sci-fi movies and have a little biology background I highly recommend this module. If you do not have any biological background also can take up but more effort must be put in. When I took this course, I only have my O levels biology background HAHA.

During lecture, movies are shown and the lecturer will explain what is wrong or good about the movie etc. biologically lah. The movies are mostly interesting some I’ve watched before and didn’t notice or care about the biological aspects of it.

It takes time to understand some concept so don’t do it the last minute. Readings consist only of lecture notes. Must remember the contents and the movie contents, the exams will ask like what happens next in the movie or what causes something in the movie.

All exams are in MCQ format. However, in midterms, since we are taking it in a small lecture, 5 sets of different papers are given out to prevent people from cheating. My friend didn’t fare well but she has already decided she wanted to SU when she took up this module HAHA. NOT ME. I’m pulling up my grades through UEs.

There are PYP to do and practice but question changes over the years and there are no answers. So have to ask your SBS friends to help you check, unless you very confident you are right. Also the bell curve is high as there are a lot of SBS students taking this module. So take note.

BU8601 - Fundamentals of Management

Course Type: CORE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Ching Kwock Wing

Tutor: Ching Kwock Wing

Lesson:

Lecture – 2hr/week

Tutorial – 2hr/week

Assessment:

Class Participation – 10%

Group Project – 30%

Finals – 60%

Review:

Bloody irritating course. I took a subject similar in my poly days and HATED IT. It has a lot a lot of theory and requires freaking loads of memorizing. Also, I had the worst project mates ever. I hate them. They do work the LAST MIN. They don’t want to do it when I suggest we finish it by recess week (I mean the sooner we’re done the better what, don’t need see them too). I practically gave up on the project. Can’t talk sense to people who does not want to listen to me. WE QUARRELED VERY BADLY. I hope I never see them again.

Anyway, Ching Kwock Wing is another lousy prof. He can’t teach, his lectures are just simply TOO BORING and DRY. He talks very slow. Lectures are not recorded for business but I didn’t go anyway. I just cannot stand it. I ended up printing the TB and using my past poly notes to survive. I did read his notes too but his notes are very unorganized everything is all over the place, no numbering etc. Also, we had to purchase his “workbook” to do our tutorials. I think the workbook is bullshit. We paid so much school fees and he made us buy a workbook that HE HIMSELF WROTE. Wtf max. Plus a lot of the case that he wants us to do is not even in it. We still had to print it. What’s the point of buying the workbook then? Luckily I managed to sell the workbook after that semester.

MH2100 - Calculus 3

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B

Lecturer: Rafael M. Siejakwoski

Tutor: Ronald

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Quizzes – 10%

Class Participation – 5%

Midterms – 25%

Finals – 60%

Review:

I find this to be a difficult course. Lecturer is NOT GOOD AT ALL. He sucks. Luckily I had Ronald as my tutor again ^^. Else I predict I would have gotten a C or something for this course. This course had a lot of concept taught in the previous Calculus 1 and Calculus 2. This sucks, since those previous 2 I didn’t do well either. I barely made it through.

Ronald taught us well thou. He taught us too slow too. In fact, we had to have makeup lesson just cause he was teaching way too slow. But I’m glad he did. Else, we would be lost sheep still finding our way. A lot of students, even those not from his tutorial group came for his tutorials. HE IS THAT GOOD. He also created a Google Drive folder for all of his students to access extra practice sheets. However, to earn that 5% class part, we have to make 2 tutorial presentations and attend all his tutorials. Quite a bit of trouble if you ask me -.- Some tutorials I didn’t even do because they can take hours to solve, a lot of workings is involved especially in integrals.

I remember there was once a tutorial that Ronald said he took 4-5hrs to solve it all. I’m like “nope, I only doing what we are gonna go thru” LOL. I suggest reading the TB, the lecture slides are not very good, at least for Rafael’s one. A lot of hard work is required for this course.

MH2401 - Algorithm and Computing 3

Course Type: CORE

AU: 2

Grade Scored: A+

Lecturer: don’t know

Tutor: don’t know

Lesson:

Lab Session – 3hr/week

Assessment:

Lab Assignment 1 – 10%

Lab Assignment 2 – 10%

Group Project – 50%

Individual Project – 30%

Review:

This is the last and hardest computing course ever. A lot of coding is involved.

For all the assignments and projects, the codes must be submitted in a report format, which takes forever to write. The report must be clean and organized and your code must work.

Asking the TA isn’t gonna get you anywhere unless you already did something. TA won’t tell you how to do it. They are only gonna coach you by asking you questions. You can choose your question for the individual and group project. I would advise you to take same as your friends, as it is easier to check answer and ask for help.

Note, I think no one (unless it is your GOOD FRIEND) will share with you the whole of their code. Everyone is selfish and since there is strict policy on plagiarism in this course, nobody would dare to share their code. The internet does not help either haha.

Grading are given for each assignment to help you write better reports.

Having good project mates is crucial for your project. If you got free-riders, ho seh liao, must do yourself with your other group mates. Can complain to lecturer but he can only help you to contact the free-rider and ask him to do. If he still doesn’t do, well, there is nothing you can do but give him a bad peer evaluation. That’s what I did for the asshole that free-ride my group.

The group project consists of many parts and the parts can be split among the group members. 1 person 1 part. In the report must write who did which part, for the TA to grade. After which, there is an oral presentation of the group project, to explain your code. There is also a QnA session, depending on your TA, it could be difficult or easy.

My friend got the lecturer as her tutor so, all her group members were each given 1 question to answer. While my TA only require us to answer 1 question as a group. Hehe.

MH2500 - Probability & Introduction to Statistics

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Chan Song Heng

Tutor: Tomas (Crashed Chan Song Heng’s)

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Class Participation – 4%

3 Test – 51% (17% each)

Finals – 45%

Review:

Yet again, some content is taught in JC. For Test 1, last question, I didn’t know how to approach but my friend told me she did those kind of question before in JC. WTF. I only learnt business statistics in poly so I have little knowledge on this topic. This course has a lot a lot of content to remember. Must really do the tutorials for practice and understand the theorem.

There is some calculus involved. INTEGRATION. I can integrate, so that’s not a problem for me. I had 3 test for this course. For test 1, we are allowed 1 A4 cheat sheet. And Chan Song Heng is very kind to us, he didn’t want us to re-write the cheat sheet for every test so, he said that test 2 we can bring another cheat sheet and test 3 another and finals another. So, come finals I had 4 A4 cheat sheets. So much space that I didn’t know what to write after I filled it with formulas. I even put tutorials answers in it.

I screw up my finals despite having 4 pieces of cheat sheet. One of the 25 marks question I screwed up badly. Last 15 min while I was checking, I realized I integrate wrongly in the first part and my answers for later parts are all wrong. I tried changing but I ran out of time. I guess this is what pull me down to a grade B+. I was expected an A before finals. But after finals, I was just hoping to pass meh, the stupid 25 marks just scare the crap out of me.

Semester: 2

AB0901 – Principles of Economics: A Singapore Perspective

Course Type: MAJOR-PE >>> UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: B

Lecturer: NBS Chew Seow Lung Rosalind

Tutor: NBS Chew Seow Lung Rosalind

Lesson:

Lecture - 2hrs/week

Tutorials - 1hr/week

Assessment:

2 Quiz – 20% (MCQ)

Class Participation – 10%

Finals – 70%

Review:

This course is HARD.

If this is not a MAJOR-PE of mine, I would not even take up this course. Economics, I’ve taken it before in Polytechnic so it would be pointless to learn it again. Meh.

Rosalind as a teacher, she sucks. Firstly, in her lecture notes, there are mistakes but she does not change them even when she said she would. Next, she always taught us the wrong things, like she read the slides until she blur then when she realize her mistakes, she ALWAYS says that she can make mistake but we cannot because we are the ones taking the paper. -.- WTS. Also, I suspect she has some kind of Alzheimer’s Disease. Her head is always in a blur. I’m worried that when she marks paper, she would mark wrongly. However, when you find her for consultation after tutorial, she is better at explaining and more clear. Otherwise, in tutorial, in lecture she is always a MESS.

The thing I hate most about her is that she is ALWAYS LATE for my tutorial.

Before my tutorial group, she has another tutorial at another room beside ours. But she ALWAYS forgot that our class is at another room. So first few times, she late cause she forgot where is our class. She thought why is the whole class late to herself before she realized she is in the WRONG ROOM. Next few times, she is late because her previous class held her up for consultation. LIKE WTF. Please, the need consultation can find you at another time? I mean YOU HAVE A CLASS. And YOU kept us waiting for so bloody long before coming in and thanking us for waiting so patiently.

Tutorials are presented by classmates. Rosalind would correct them if their answer is wrong and when she does that, she will ask very anal questions. But tutorials for first few weeks can google the answers. After that you’re on your own. Also note that no tutorials answer are uploaded.

Other than that, this course is CONTENT HEAVY. Need to memorize a lot of stuff and draw graphs in like most questions. Also, the bell curve is HIGH. A lot of people went to finals thinking they would score A but end up scoring a C.

Yeap, bell curve is super high. I went in confident, came out knowing how to do the questions but ended up with a mere B.

UPDATE: I followed the wrong list and hence this was not supposed to be a MPE for me. Ii need to reclassify it as UE AND I CANNOT EVEN SU THIS PIECE OF SHIT MODULE. SO ANGRY. ZZZ. Wasted 3AUs of UE for this. WTF.

BS8004 – Traditional Chinese Medicine

Course Type: GERPE-STS

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A+

Lecturer: Changes according to the topics taught

Tutor: N.A

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week (Taught till week 8 the rest of the week materials are not tested, from week 9 onwards is lectures on common illness for knowledge)

Assessment:

Finals 100%

Review:

Hearsay is easy but LOTS of memorization is required. Even though some hints are given during lectures. The lecturer will tell you what is not tested. Like in 草药 she says only need to memorize those that are sold in NTUC but she never tell me what is sold in NTUC -.-

So ya got good and got bad lah.

Oh and most importantly don’t take this course if your Chinese is CUI. Cause its 100% in Chinese. LOL. Even when I thought my Chinese is not bad, after the first lecture I’m deciding if I should SU it already.

Didn't SU it and DIDN'T REGRET :D

A lot of you have been asking about this module so I have a dropbox link of 2 sets of notes on it. 1 is a easy topic and 1 is a harder topic of TCM.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/khdfryhgz3g284o/AACGi-pjFWZlPB_JojfeDv0Wa?dl=0

EE8092 – Digital Lifestyle

Course Type: GERPE-STS

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer: Changes according to the topics taught

Tutor: N.A

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week (split into 3 days)

Assessment:

CA 1 – 25% (Scored %)

CA 2 – 25%

Finals – 50%

Review:

This course is easy. Its aim is to get students to understand how the latest digital gadgets work and have sufficient expertise on the principles, operations, features and technical specifications of these electronic devices.

I never went for the lectures but I watched all of it. Must memorize a lot even the small details because it will be tested.

Exams are 100% MCQ but are tricky. The answers are phrase is such a way you don’t know which one to choose. For example, in the lecture notes, the storage capability in the future could be 1TB to 5 TB but in the exam they could ask by how many times would storage capabilities be improve? 1 to 5 times or 10 to 50 times. Like wtf I think I answered this wrongly, cause I didn't memorize that well.

I highly recommend this course even thou a lot of people say this course is for guys as they know they tech. Whatever, I also know my tech well so, I took it hehe!

HY0001 – Ethics & Moral Reasoning

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 1

Grade Scored: PASS

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: N.A

Lesson: 100% Online

Assessment: 100% assignments

Review:

This course is easy. Just complete all the assignments and a 300 words essay but must be good enough then can pass already. I completed this course in 2 month I think.

LK9001 – Korean Language Level 1

Course Type: UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A+

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: Jung Na Rae

Lesson:

Tutorial – 3hrs/week (split into 2 days)

Assessment:

Listening Test 1 + Written Test 1 – 25% (Scored 23.13%)

Listening Test 2 + Written Test 2 – 35% (Scored 32.2%)

Oral Project – 25% (idk how much I scored but I estimate 17.5%)

Quiz – 5% (4.6%)

Homework and Class Part – 10% (idk how much I got)

Review:

Best course I ever took. I wanted to learn Korean to watch K-drama without subtitle. HAHA. This course is average, more on the hard side. A lot of memorizing is needed. Need know how to spell the words, how and when to use the particles etc. Textbook required, can get from seniors or buy 2nd hand.

Oral project, need to write a self-introduction of your family, friends and yourself about 20 sentence long and submit (5%) then memorize and present to the class (20%).

Attendance and punctuality matters for class participation. My teacher takes this seriously because she says this is to separate the Bs from the As. Tutorials got homework which gets heavier as the semester move on. I highly recommend this course!

No one was supposed to bring the papers back home or take photos of the test papers but I managed to took it for the Quiz paper. Below is the link to the pictures of how the quiz looks like but idk if it will change.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w5oipbai65pu74p/AABanDUR6TGogbNPWIIxUzcxa?dl=0

MH3400 – Algorithms For the Real World

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B

Lecturer: Kiah Han Mao, Nguyen Tuan Thanh

Tutor: Kiah Han Mao

Lesson:

Lecture – 2hr/week

Lab – 2hr/week

Assessment:

Lab Session/Tutorial – 10%

Written Assignments – 20% (Got 3)

Midterm – 20%

Finals – 50%

Review:

This course is damn hard. It’s a level 3 course. Han Mao is a good teacher but I just cannot understand the content. I mean I don’t even know what am I learning and why am I learning it. Watched the lectures and tried reading the textbook I just cannot. Mainly because Han Mao got no notes. He writes on papers during lectures and use cards to demonstrate the algorithm. The cards are good, but no notes are like wtf. I cannot. I NEED NOTES. Ended up getting notes from Computing Science friend. She took a course similar to this not exactly the same but got notes. Even with notes I struggle. I even went Khan and Coursera to find notes and videos to help me.

Assignments I mainly use google to help me. Midterms just screwed me over. I don’t even know if I can pass or not. L Finals just killed me, out of 6 questions, I only know how to do like Q1. WTF. Don't even know correct a not. Jialat shit.

Heng sai, I passed with a B. MAN ZU LE. NEVER FAIL CAN LIAOS :)

PS8001 – Defense Science

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: PASS

Lecturer: N.A

Tutor: N.A

Lesson: 100% Online Lectures

Assessment:

Midterms – 40% (Scored 34%)

Finals – 60%

Review:

This course is average. 100% online so no need to go for lectures which is good. I watched 1 lecture every week to not lag behind and accumulate too much work in study week. But even when I watch the lectures, I also mostly don’t understand. HAHA. My senior told me she didn’t watch at all just do practice paper and went in to take finals. Practice papers must get from senior lah cause not available online. However, the questions are very outdated only about 20% of it are still used. The rest of the questions either the question changed or the answers to the questions changed. Since this course just aim to pass can already so no a lot effort is required. But still quite a useless course.

Exam format is 100% MCQ.

AY:16/17

Semester: 1 (EXCHANGE IN UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI)

BUS201 – Money

Course Type: GER-PE (LA)

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer: Mario J. Perez

Tutor: Mario J. Perez

Lesson: Three 50 min session, Mon Wed Fri

Assessment:

Exam 1 – 25% (23%)

Exam 2 – 25% (21%)

Finals - 35% (idk)

Financial Education Project – 10% (idk)

Class Part – 5% (idk)

Review:

This course is pretty easy to score. The lesson is also quite interesting and chill, just need to listen and pay attention, Mario would do most of the talking. It's like listening to some financial planning story haha. The only downside is the locals would ask a lot of question which slows the class down. The exams are all in MCQ format.

As for the project, I need to buy a book which cost around USD 20 wtf. After I bought it I realized I shouldn't have bought it as I could pass even without doing it.

Also, I asked this guai lan prof how much I need to get to pass the course he said 70%(smlj) idk real or not but in case, I'm gonna take it as real.

MSC101 – Survey of Oceanography

Course Type: UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Jorge F. Willemsen

Tutor: Jorge F. Willemsen

Lesson: Two 75 min session, Tues Thurs

Assessment:

Test 1 - 10% (9.2%)

Test 2 - 10% (8%)

Test 3 - 10% (9.4%)

Final Report - 30% (idk)

Report Outline - 10% (idk)

Class Part - 30% (DAMN WTF)

Review:

Tests are 50 MCQ, 75 min done online! Wew! But the class participation really wtf. The prof wants us to prepare to present some extra materials from past lessons. I just gave up on this totally. Also, this particular prof is always cancelling lessons because of his health. It's good cause I don't have to go to classes but in the test, he would still continue to test stuff that he didn't even cover in class.

And omg report -.- can work with others to form a group together and write one but still very lecheh for an elective.

MSC 102 – Introduction to Weather and Climate

Course Type: UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer: Tiago Bilo

Tutor: Tiago Bilo

Lesson: Two 75 min session, Tues Thurs

Assessment:

Exam 1 - 25% (23%)

Exam 2 - 25% (23%)

Exam 3 - 25% (idk)

Quiz + Homework - 25% (maybe 20%)

Review:

Exams are 50 MCQ wew! And this prof will give extra homework for people who wants extra points to add to their exams. I did and that's how I got full marks for first exam. This mod is also quiet easy as long as you pay attention and listen, every lesson is like a story telling lesson. Homework is also very easy, advance notice are also given for quizzes but I never study cos not worth my time.

MTH 311– Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations

Course Type: CORE (MH3110 - Ordinary Differential Equations)

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B

Lecturer: Manuel Rivera

Tutor: Manuel Rivera

Lesson: Two 75 min session, Tues Thurs

Assessment:

Exam 1 - 25% (~21%)

Exam 2 - 25% (~21%)

Finals - 25% (idk)

Homework - 25% (~20%)

Review:

Hearsay this is a difficult mod in NTU, so I didn't take it in Year 2 and pushed till exchange to take it. It was easy for the first few weeks and then it gets harder. A lot of practice needed to get used to doing the problems cause got a lot different kinds -.- I did all the homework, never get full marks but at least get some marks. Exams also did not bad like above average I guess.
I think I got B cause the teacher key in wrongly my exam 1 results, but since pass fail for me, idc didn't bother emailing him to change it for me.

ECE 577 - Data Mining

Course Type: MAJOR-PE (MH4510 - Data Mining)

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer: Mei Ling Shyu

Tutor: Mei Ling Shyu

Lesson: Two 75 min session, Tues Thurs

Assessment:

Assignment - 30%

Finals + Midterms - 35%

Project - 30%

Class Part - 5%

Review:

This mod is harrrd, half of the time idk wtf is the prof teaching. Mainly technique in computing for engineers. Sibei chim, but a lot content overlap with the mod below which is good means I no need remember a lot stuff and can get some recap in both mods.

This is a graduate course, meaning a lot of PHD students are taking it. Half of my class are like china students. Assignments are easy and most of the time if you do correctly will get full marks. I did quite well for midterms, 97/100. Wtf I swear the prof here set the papers damn easy. You won't get these kinds of paper in NTU.

Project got 2 parts zzz, grouped with 2 other china students and I hate them. Didn't take the initiative to do the project and wait until very last min to do it. Well as long as the job gets done, whatever lah.

ECE 548 - Machine Learning

Course Type: MAJOR-PE (CZ4041 - Machine Learning)

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer: Miroslav Kubat

Tutor: Miroslav Kubat

Lesson: Three 50 min session, Mon Wed Fri

Assessment:

Midterms 1 – 20% (20%)

Midterms 2 – 20% (16%)

Midterms 3 – 20% (idk)

Project 1 – 20% (20%)

Project 2 – 20% (idk)

Review:

This mod is harrrd, half of the time idk wtf is the prof teaching. Mainly technique in computing for engineers. TOO CHIM.

This is a graduate course, meaning a lot of PHD students are taking it. Half of my class are like china students also.

I have no idea how am I graded cause this lao kok kok prof never do breakdown. His lesson is sibei boring, it's the can fall asleep every time kind. And his notes omg full of mistakes, I found a lot and asked him, he gave me marks for that so yay.

Project got 2 parts also, grouped with 2 local students who looks like they give 0 fucks about it. They also wait until last min then come do. Like smlj. Too chill man the culture here.

Midterms got 3 also, but quite easy.

Semester: 2

HW0228 - Scientific Communication II

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 2

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: NA

Tutor: Chitra Devi d/o Periasamy

Lesson:

Tutorial – 2hrs/week

Assessment:

Review:
Hmmmm I hate English lesson. So I hate this module too. LOL. This is more on how to write a scientific paper. Which is very useless for most of us since we also not going to write any scientific paper. Zzz. And this teacher very book by book. Must go thru whatever is in the book when we can ownself read. Pointless lesson.

MH3500 - Statistics

Course Type: CORE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: A-

Lecturer: Schmidt Bernhard

Tutor: China

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week (Split into 2 days)

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Review:

MH3511 - Data Analysis with Computer

Course Type: CORE

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A-

Lecturer: Xiang Li Ming

Tutor: Doesn't Matter

Lesson:

Lecture – 2hrs/week

Lab Session – 1hr/week

Assessment:

Review:

AB1401 & AB1402 - Information Technology & Foundational Excel

Course Type: MAJOR-PE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: B+

Lecturer: Zhang Yi Miao + Lin Han Ye

Tutor: Zhang Yi Miao + Lin Han Ye

Lesson:

Assessment:

Review:
This module is very similar to EE8092 Digital Lifestyle. About computer hardware, software etc. It's boring but easy la after I've taken Digital Lifestyle. But I have no idea why I only got B+. I was expecting an A. Meh. Maybe Business bell-curve is too damn high. The excel part is also easy. Just need memorize the formula and apply.

BU8201 - Business Finance

Course Type: GER-PE (BM)

AU: 3

Grade Scored: A

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Lesson:

Assessment:

Review:

ET0001 - Enterprise and Innovation

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 1

Grade Scored: P

Review:

Not much to say about, just click click click it faster finish during week 1 or 2. So don't have to bother about it anymore.

ML0002 - Career Power Up!

Course Type: GER-CORE

AU: 1

Grade Scored: P

Review:

Same as the above but this module need to do a speech and must record post on YouTube. Very lechey. So faster finish the better.

Semester: Special Term 1

MH4901 - Professional Attachment

Course Type: MPE?

AU: 8

Grade Scored: P

Prof IC: Associate Professor Nicolas Privault

Assessment: Idk how they assess this but it's just pass fail. So as long as you go for work on time and do your work, should be able to pass.

Review:
This basically is just internship which is quiet easy because no need to study HAHA. I mean I like to work during work hours and then go home not thinking about any other stuff. Unlike during studies, need to think about projects etc.

I went via the school system and was offered by Cold Storage and McLinkAsia. I chose McLink in the end as there is overseas opportunity. Boy oh boy all I can say is that it is a great experience. I don't like the company culture or the people that much but the opportunity given to me is too good to be missed.

I was sent to Philippines Manila for almost most of my internship duration. I worked more on the accounts department with Filipinos. My Filipinos colleagues are pure lazy. They come late for work (not 5-10min is like 45-1hr late), they sleep during working hours and sometimes leave early off work. HAHA all kinds of nonsense I will never get to see in Singapore. And they are like Taichi Master man, ask them for 1 thing can push here push there, tell me grandmother story then end up "IDK" the end, end of story, cannot get my info that's it. LOLOL.

When I was in the Philippines, the company bao ka liao my accommodation, flight, and my daily food allowance HEHEHE. I EAT RESTAURANT ALMOST EVERYDAY. #FatDieMe
Everyone thinks I'm like having the time of my life travelling and eating in PHP everyday but they never see the part where I have to go to work in a workplace full of COCKROACHES. I cannot tank cockroaches. Even my apartment also got cockroach come find us.

All in all it was a great experience la, not a good one but still got to learn a lot of things like PHP cultures etc. And made friends with the Filipinos colleagues, even cried when we are parting cos most likely won't ever see them again. Hais. But I'm glad to return to SG. MY HOME :)

AY:17/18

Semester: 1

BT2403 - Service Operation Management

Course Type: MAJOR-PE

AU: 4

Grade Scored:

Lecturer: NA

Tutor: Wang Jian Fu

Lesson: Seminar - 4hrs/week

Assessment:
Class Participation - 10%
Quiz 1 - 30% (Scored 25.2%)
Quiz 2 - 30%
Group Assignments - 10%
Group Presentation - 20%

Review:
Similar to BE1401, also taught by Wang Jian Fu HAHAHA. Lucky is him. He teach not bad. Group Assignments are easy I think but a lot of excel work. This is an open book module, all quizzes are open book. Quiz 1 was not very hard but tricky, I was aiming for a higher score. Quiz 2 was harder, the MCQ part was okay but the calculation part was DED. Group Project is also manageable, it's just researching on a company that we select and present our findings.

CZ2007 - Introduction to Databases

Course Type: UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored:

Lecturer: Xiao Xiao Kui (first half of semester) & an Indian lecturer (second half of semester)

Tutor: The Indian Lecturer (forgot his name)

Lesson:

Lecture – 2hrs/week (Split into 2 days)

Lab Session – 2hrs/week (On alternate weeks)
Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:
Quiz 1 - 10% (Scored 9.8%)
Quiz 2 - 10% (Scored 10%)
Lab 1 - 10% (Scored B)
Lab 2 - 10% (Scored A)
Lab 3 - 10%
Finals - 50%

Review:
Xiao Xiao Kui is a good lecturer, he tries to make the lectures interesting and funny. The most difficult concepts are taught by him. The other lecturer mainly teaches SQL. He says to make his lecture interactive we have to GO HOME and read slides that he never cover OURSELVES. Damn bull in my opinion. If got time why not just cover all, want jia zua also say until so nice. And those slides are also tested in exams but he never cover them zzz. His slides also not very clear, sometimes must go online search and read then understand. Labs are all group project. Lab 3 we didn't get back our grades so idk how I fared. As for fianls, I didn't managed to finish the paper like 10 marks is blank. Omfg laaaa I didn't want to SU this module de siaaaaaa. But I think won't kena C also since my other 50% coursework is not bad. So I decided to not SU.

LK9002 - Korean Language Level 2

Course Type: UE

AU: 3

Grade Scored:

Lecturer: NA

Tutor: Brenda Kwon

Lesson: Tutorial – 3hrs/week (split into 2 days)

Assessment:
Test 1 - 30% (Scored 25.2%)
Presentation - 20% (Scored A-)
Written Exam - 25% (Scored 21.25% (ie 84.51/100, 68.8 is the avg)
Listening Test - 15%
Class Participation - 10%

Review:
Significantly harder than Korean Level 1 LOL. Almost died. Need buy textbook and a lot of memorization. But overall this module is FUN. Brenda is a good 선생님. She makes lessons fun but she is always rushing HAHA.
Oral Presentation is a pair work. Must memorize script and act out 4 scenes. Grading is base on memorization, creativity, flow of conversation and pronunciation. So got individual marking also. Even if your partner screw up also might not affect you too much. Must submit script but teacher won't tell you where wrong or what.
Test 1 last qns was a short answer qns where you write a short passage base on comparing 2 things. Written Exam has a short essay around 10 sentences to write. The essay cannot be point form must link from sentence to sentence (ie must flow).
Overall I enjoyed this module. It's taxing but not that stress when I'm taking it since I like it.

MH3510 - Regression Analysis

Course Type: MAJOR-PE

AU: 4

Grade Scored:

Lecturer: Pan Guang Ming

Tutor: Pan Guang Ming

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week (Split into 2 days)

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:
Assignment 1 - 10%
Assignment 2 - 10%
Midterms - 20% (Scored 17.4%)
Finals - 60%

Review:
Took this module as my friend told me it would be useful. It is but PGM not very good at teaching in lectures. But if you go consult him on stuff you dk he explain quite well. His midterms and assignments are easy but his finals omfg DAMN HARD. DO PYP ALSO NO USE I TELL YOU. Always come out different pattern shit one. Idk why my SSE in finals all -ve value. Didn't finish the paper also cause 2 hr only, no time. I gg alrdy. Praying for the best. Hearsay bellcurve very high somemore. Zzz.

AAA28S - Ceramics 2

Course Type: MAJOR-PE

AU: 4

Grade Scored: A-

Lecturer: Ahmad

Tutor: Ahmad

Lesson:

Lecture – 3hrs/week (Split into 2 days)

Tutorial – 1hr/week

Assessment:
Project 1: Coiling - 40% (3 study piece, 1 large piece)
Project 2: Throwing - 40% (Teapot set with 2 teacups)
Research - 20% (Week 2 and 3 works)

Review:
Always wanted to take this module but too competitive I only got it in freaking week 3 and is because some one drop the module that's why I can take it.
To take this module, everyone need to buy a packet of clay around $17, able to last for 0.5~1 sem depending on usage. Also, everyone must buy their own tools @ $10.50. I got both for free HAHA cause I took over the person who drop after the person paid for the clay.
I suggest taking this module on a day where you have NOTHING on, I mean it. So you can go early if your class starts late and you can stay back if you need (which you most probably will LOL). I took it on a day where I have no other classes. I always go early and leave late HAHAHA. Because really cannot finish one. But very therapeutic this module. Especially when I do throwing.

THIS MODULE IS DAMN TIME CONSUMING AND BE PREPARED TO GET DIRTY. So take at your own risk. The projects are all piece you make from scratch. From kneading the clay to throwing/coiling then trimming then after teacher fire, must sand and glaze. A lot of things can go wrong in between. But if you cannot like throw a pot out, like really cannot, can ask the teacher help you de. He very nice. But I think might minus points LOL. Idk he never tell me how he judge and mark de.

I always go early to practice then when lesson start listen and look at demonstration then faster do the work. And oh, I go early to also book a wheel cause not enough for whole class de. The only thing I hate about this module is the cleanup other than that is very fun!

31 comments:

farahAugust 2, 2016 at 5:01 AM
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farahAugust 2, 2016 at 5:19 AM
Also what do you recommend to be written on the cheat sheet for mh2500 with details and examples? Thank you so much! Your help will be greatly appreciated
UnknownAugust 5, 2016 at 1:50 PM
Hi! Sorry to bother you but is it okay if you share the BS8004 notes? I hope to take a look at the course before I decide whether to take it up during add drop. (:
cindyAugust 8, 2016 at 4:18 AM
HI,
sorry for the trouble
but can i know if the lecture were recorded when you took BS8004
thank you
cindyAugust 8, 2016 at 4:18 AM
HI,
sorry for the trouble
but can i know if the lecture were recorded when you took BS8004
thank you
UnknownSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:27 AM
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UnknownSeptember 17, 2016 at 1:27 AM
Hello Ricky,thanks for the sharing. I am just wondering if you still have the exam paper for BS8004!!??? 100% for final is quite scary.
Names aren't necessaryOctober 13, 2016 at 2:33 AM
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UnknownNovember 24, 2016 at 6:36 AM
Hi i was wondering if you can still rmb roughly how many mistakes you made for TCM finals out of 100 mcqs?
miss*hyJune 26, 2017 at 9:34 PM
Hello ur link to the tcp drop box appear to be broken? Can u send me the link ? :) It would really help me as I am considering this mod next set and I am unsure.
LingAugust 15, 2017 at 10:11 AM
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LingAugust 15, 2017 at 10:14 AM
Hi, how you study BS8004 for the 100mcq exam, all from lecture notes or did you buy any textbook?
LingNovember 13, 2017 at 3:36 AM
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LingNovember 13, 2017 at 3:43 AM
Hi! The Korean written test 2 results will be release? I'm not sure whether to SU. Test 1 I scored around 21%+ then the test 2 dunno will the result be release. But the last part 10 marks I never finish! Sob! :(
LingNovember 13, 2017 at 6:04 PM
Huh? In your description test 1 you put you score 23% den test 2 you put 32% haha. Means test 2 result will be release? Or is jux your estimation your score?
graceofwavesDecember 7, 2017 at 10:10 AM
Hi there! Saw that you took BU860. Idk if i should S/U it though.. Calculuated my finals (60%) paper i barely made it with 50+/100. But my Project(30%) was A+ and class partcipation(10%) was A. Do you think i should S/U? Im really lost! haha cos im not sure if ican minmimum get an B+...
yhJanuary 13, 2018 at 6:51 AM
Hello, do you mind sharing MH3510 Regression Analysis assignments and midterm?
LingJanuary 15, 2018 at 7:01 PM
Hi, so what's your score for Korean level 2
UnknownMarch 12, 2018 at 10:10 AM
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UnknownMarch 28, 2018 at 7:31 PM
Hello, do you know for Machine Learning and other CZ4XXX mods, can we request for prerequisite waiver or we have to take those mods?
CwMarch 11, 2019 at 2:20 AM
Hello, do you happen to have any past year midterms and finals paper for mh3400?
farahAugust 2, 2022 at 1:20 AM
hi how do u include the mods u took in a resume? how do u write out the explanations?

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