NUS Admin Screw Up Again!
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Exam Timetable which is scheduled to be released one week b4 we sign up for modules was delayed due to some "unforseen circumstances". This is the reason given and it has always been.
It is said that it will be released "sometime early next week" (on the week of registration) but no exact date was given.
Registration day was on a Thur, and Exam Timetable is released only on Wed.
Wat is wrong with NUS Admin? It has time and again screw up and no wonder NUS had not been ISO certified!
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The way they carry out their "ingenious" CFM system... so many screw-ups!
World-class university? HAHAHAHA! My stinking foot to CFM! Still dare to brag and bluff to the local newspapers about how successful this system is....
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I received errorneous exam results slips for 2 semesters. They did not update my modular credits. The first time when I told them, they told me that mine should be correct coz the error only affects year 2 students. But my result slip was really wrong. And I had to complain over email several times before they gave me a new one. The second time, which was the result slip for the last semester, they made the mistake again. But this time, they're more effective and I've already received my new result slip.
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toking abt CFM! I was the intake of 98/99 and this is the year where CFM was made mandatory for the 1st time.Originally posted by jqarts:The way they carry out their "ingenious" CFM system... so many screw-ups!
Prior to this, our seniors are allowed to take modules from other fac as their elective. However, with the implementation of CFM, we are only allowed to take electives from our own fac. And if we had completed our 2 required CFM, there is no way we can take a 3rd one from other fac, not even as an elective!
So wat is the purpose of CFM? In a way it is good as it makes everyone take something outside their fac, but they should have the flexibility of allowing ppl to take more than their requirement.
Perhaps this is the reason why the subsequent intakes has to fulfill 3 CFM (99/00) and 5 CFM (00/01)! -
Can someone help me with this FCM system? I'm so confused abt it. What cross faculty subjects can Arts pple take???
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Blurfreak,
Any student can take any CFM modules offered in any other faculty in any sem as long as they fulfill the prerequites of that module OR is NOT in the preculde list for that module. The details can usually be found on the webpages in the various faculties under titles such as "undergrad / students matters" or "CFM offered" -
check out this site:
https://online.nus.edu.sg/services/cfm/
hope this should help
Anyway, like wat light mentioned, one can take any cfm from other fac. Normally the prequisite is minimal or even nil. So there should be no prob...
Perhaps u would like to try IT1001 (intro to computing)offered by SOC? COz heard its easy to PASS.
Don try PC 1322 (understanding the universe) coz its quite physics and i almost could not make it!! I Took it bcoz no exam mah! but end up regreting... but still pass, i guess they close one eye lah!!
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Thanks light & yoohoo for answering my queries However, I still have some doubts: Why are some CFMs graded as A,B & Cs while some have pass & fail grades only?? Will these grades have any effect on our overall results as we advance to the next year??
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Blurfreak,
The CFM can be chosen as graded or pass/fail. Should you take pass/fail option, no matter how good you did or how badly you fair as long as you pass, you will just get a pass grade. The modular credits will be awarded to you but no marks will be taken into calculation of your CAP.
If you choose to take graded(the default option), the result will affect your CAP and you will be given A,B,C,D accordingly. Usually the advancement to the next level is affected purely by passing the modules, however nobody wishes to have a low CAP that is dragged down by their CFM. Of course, if you do well in the CFM, it can help to pull the CAP up also.
Basically most undergrads decide on whether to take graded or not based on their confidence of doing well in that module. Of course, taking ungraded also means less stress.
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but i thought understand is easy to score!!!!! let alone pass. even ppl who miss the last test (40 percent) pass!!!!
next sem has the chaos and the physics modules that have no final exam too!!!! so can try
actually for cfms most probs they will def let u pass one lah (if u opt for p/f). unless u purposely go and fail loh.
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hmm perhaps me is the type of student not so physics inclined one, tats why i find it difficult loh....
Ya heard tat normally cfm they will pass you if u did not screw up. But i had a frenz who failed cfm. But i guess my frenz suay lah... should be one of those rare cases...
Other cfm tat are easy? hmmmm from arts i dono if they offer this module as cfm. Its called something like TRADITIONS OF CHINESE (from chinese dept). This module toks abt traditions of chinese eg: how ppl celebrate chinese new yr and the origin of it etc.
One interesting thing is, it is written in english. So those who had prob in chinese would have no prob lah!~ -
I took Chinese Tradition as my CFM before. In my view it is quite interesting but not that easy to study due to the relatively large number of readings and memorising to do. Hwwever I managed to spot the questions and taking the module as ungraded, it is quite ok. The only problem could be that it is not easy to copy the notes during lecture especially when ou happen to meet a China lecturer teaching in English whose pronounction is not what we are used to. The topics includes different religions such as Confucionism, Taoism, Christainity, Buddhism, the scholor system in China, divinity and how to view art pieces. Mainly it revolves around China.If anyone is expecting to study about all the different festivals that we celebrate, they are in for a shock, as the coverage is quite minimal. That's all I have to comment about the module and as a last note the exam is 3 hours long and closed book.
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for all ppl's info, exams from FASS are all 3hrs, only a handful is 2hrs. So most likely any cfm that one select from a random sample of size n will have a mean duration of 3hrs and standard deviation of 1hr. So if n is large, then by the Law of Large numbers, we will have a Normal Distribution: N~(3,1)Originally posted by light:That's all I have to comment about the module and as a last note the exam is 3 hours long and closed book.
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Light is from FBA where i would say with 99.9% confidence interval that the paper there are 2hrs. Am i right Light and Sparkle?
Actually 3hrs paper not bad mah... at least can have more time to do. I tnk most ppl wont mind having more time during exams am i right?
I guess its time to start a thread entitled Any CFM to recommend?
[This message has been edited by yoohoo (edited 05 July 2000).] -
I totally agree....any CFMs to recommend for Arts students???
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yoohoo:
haha..u r unbelievable. such a simple thing you can write one whole statistic essay on it.
yes, bizad exams are 2 hours long. sometimes 2 hours are not enough to complete the papers, but never mind, if you can't finish the paper, there's a high chance that others can't finish it too. yoohoo, what's the probability of this?? -
hmmm wat is the probability of this huh?
My first theory will be based on deduction, not much of statistics but we need some assumptions b4 we proceed:
[*]Let the event where "There's a high chance that others can't finish it" be denoted by X.
[*]Assume that all students are similar in characteristics, i.e. they are homogeneous throughout.[Similar to classical economist who assume that all Labour are homogeneous].
[*]From above, we can deduce that all students face the same level of difficulty towards all exam papers.
Hence, if one student, say Sparkle, cannot finish the paper, we can safely say with 100% (am i over confident?) that all will also fail to complete in the stipulated time?
In this case, i suppose the Probability of event X occuring is: P(X) = 1
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My second theory will only be slightly on statistics and here it goes...
A student will either finish or cannot finish the exam paper in the stipulated time. Hence this will give us a Binominal Distribution as follows:
[*]X~Bin(n,p)
where n is the sample size and p is the probability of "unable to complete in stipulated time.
Hence, the probability is p as shown above. To find the mean, we need to know the sample size (n), and also the probability of event X occuring... where E(X) = np -
hmmm today another idea strike me. It is an extension of the Binominal Distribution X~Bin(n,p)
We can invoke the Central Limit Theorem if the sample size (n) is greater than thirty (n>30).
Hence by the Central Limit Theorem, the Binominal Distribution will approach a Normal Distribution and we will be able to find the probability of event X occuring from the usual Bell shaped curve with the aid of a statistical table.
Can this work?
Hope this will be a better one than the above 2
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*claps claps*
*awards yoohoo an A* for his ideas*
though i think that for the first theory is too simplified, and the assumption that all students have similar characteristics is difficult to meet in the real world. But as all thoeries in economics and all other areas, such assumptions are necessary to in order to come up with a model framework in the first place. so this is where your 2nd and 3rd ideas can come in, by using sampling to test the accuracy of your first theory. -
i get headaches whenever i see stats...
argh~
but tts a good one yoohoo... -
Now tat module allocation is juz out, anyone got any problem and wish to support this thread of "NUS ADMIN SCREW UP AGAIN"??
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I have one here which i wish to share with all....
The following was quoted from the Straits Times Forum (15/7/00). Read and u will know wat i meant by "NUS ADMIN SCREW UP AGAIN"
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Students' body not consulted
I WOULD like to clarify a few points raised by Ms Mabel Wong in the letter, ""Free shuttle bus planned in NUS parking review'' (ST, July 12).
Firstly, the statement that the university administration had met the NUS Students' Union in May to obtain feedback on the proposed review is incorrect.
A meeting was indeed conducted on May 19 to inform, and not consult, us on the issue of paid parking.
As of that date, a final decision had already been made to proceed with building the infrastructure for implementing paid parking.
The reasons were put forward to us in the form of a Powerpoint presentation by an administrative officer. However, there was nothing to indicate that there was room for negotiations.
We are, however, keen to work with the university administration to ensure that the best possible solution be implemented.
As such, Nussu will be holding a forum next Wednesday to solicit more opinions to enable us to better represent students' interests.
SERENE KENG
Honorary General Secretary
National University of Singapore Students' Union
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Got it?¿
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hmmm perhaps u all like to read what Ms Mabel wrote in the 1st place? Here it is:
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Free shuttle bus planned in NUS parking review
I REFER to the letters, ""Have student referendum on paid parking'' by Eugene Phua Weh Kwang (ST, July 6) and ""Rethink NUS scheme to charge for parking'' by Ensley Tan Zie Ken (ST, July 7).
The university is reviewing its present parking system on campus to better manage the ever-increasing demand for parking space and to optimise the utilisation of scarce land for research and teaching purposes.
It is hoped that this review will result in a better physical environment and parking system for the campus community and visitors to the university.
A pilot trial of a new electronic-payment system has been launched at an existing paid-parking carpark at LT11, located at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Plans for campus-wide implementation of the new system including parking charges are still being reviewed, pending the outcome of the pilot trial.
Under this review, the university is also considering the provision of more than 300 free parking lots at Kent Vale (located just outside the main campus entrance at Clementi Road) under a park-and-ride scheme.
The university plans to provide free internal shuttle bus service campus-wide as well as for motorists who park at Kent Vale. Currently, the service costs 20 cents per trip.
We would like to assure the driving student population that the university understands their concerns and have met representatives of the NUS Students' Union in May to obtain feedback on the proposed review.
Information on the pilot trial was also disseminated to students and staff on June 26 and July 4.
The university will continue to consult those affected directly by the new parking system. It will also take into consideration the concerns of, and impact on, the university community at large in its review.
MABEL WONG
Acting Head (Media & Information) Office of University Relations
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What I am going to say next has got nothing to do with NUS ADMIN being screw up.
Hey sparkle, today i went to your fac for HRM and hmmmmm i must say FBA got very nice and impressive lecture theaters!
This makes me wonder if students from FASS is paying lower school fees!
Why is it that u ppl from FBA got such privilage while we from FASS still have LT that are same as my JC one huh?
wooden chairs, wooden tables that stretch from one end to the other. Alright, some other LT are better, with individual tables and seats but the tables keep sliding down if your don hold it well.... see what i mean?
So unfair leh.... but cool down, i don mean to start an argument here. Juz wondering why so unfair. heheheh;p
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Hi yoohoo,
You're taking HRM now ah? How you find it? Who's teaching you? I heard HRM is quite relaxing for students of other facs coz it's only worth 2 modular credits, and only lasts 6 weeks rite? Last time I had Dr Lee Soo Hoon for my tutor, she was really nice, and made this supposedly very dry and boring module very interesting and fun, but we got to do two 20pages reports, one group and one individual. I think you all no need to do that rite?
Which LT did you go to? LT16 and LT17 are the ones with the individual chairs and tables, and LT18 & LT19(if I didnt remember wrongly, long time since I've been inside a LT already) still have the old wooden bench-like tables if i'm not wrong. But they have been renovating LT19 during the holidays, dunno what has become of it now. Maybe they'll start to renovate the LTs in Arts soon lah, be patient!