Type: Core Module
Difficulty: Normal
Workload: Heavy
Lecturer(s): Ms Happy Goh
Lecturer(s): Ms Happy Goh
Assessment: Class Participation, Assignment 1&2 and Finals
This module has an exceptionally heavy workload, and with a hefty percentage put on class participation. Tutorials were twice a week. Almost every tutorial, we were required to read some article/readings before class, hence the heavy workload. Content of such materials will be discussed during tutorial, so if you don't do your readings, you'll not score well in the class participation portion too.
For Assignment 1, it was individual work. We were given an article and we had to do up a mindmap and a summary of the author's arguments. Note that this isn't like the A-level GP summary where we summarized the content.
For Assignment 2, we worked in groups of 3. We were given a problem statement, and we were tasked to do research, present this problem and solve this problem with a proposed solution. In my opinion, this was almost like A-levels Project Work. A word of advise, please be proactive in choosing good groupmates. I made the mistake of letting everyone form groups beforehand before I formed groups with the 'leftovers'. In the end, I had lousy groupmates who did not do much. (I ended up having to chase my groupmates for work to meet deadlines)
* A Hint: Start your assignments early. No extra advantage to clear this module, its just sheer hard work, and you're required to be good in your languages generally (which I'm not really good at)
Expected Grade: B
Achieved Grade: B+
