Taken in SEM 2 AY15/16
Module overview:
Basically, how to be an entrepreneur + the schemes in Singapore
Very project based, very little content.
Review: A lot of uncertainty all the way. Had pretty bad project group mates, so I did a lot of work - You get to choose your group mates, so I'll suggest you take the module with people you already know (bid for same tutorial slot). If not, you should really map this module on exchange - there's so much uncertainty. Wasted a lot of time on the reports and posters which were around 10% each???
Hated this module so badly, and even more so with the bad grade
Webcast: None
Textbook: None
Grading:
S&P (50%)
35% Group (20% report, 5% elevator pitch + poster, 10% presentation)
10% Individual - Case study
MNO (50%)
15% Group (2% presentation, 13% report OR 10% class facilitation + 5% report
30% Individual: Interview an entrepreneur / Write a report on a topic
Class participation + Attendance: 10%
Expected Grade: B (But very unsure)
Final Grade: B-
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Thursday, 23 June 2016
Monday, 11 January 2016
ACC2002 Managerial Accounting
Taken in SEM 1 AY15/16
Professor: Alfred L C Loh
Module overview:
The emphasis of the course is on the use of accounting information internally by managers in managing an organisation. Students will gain an understanding of the information needed by managers in planning, control and decision-making. The course will cover topics such as cost concepts and cost behaviour, costing systems, flexible budgets and variance analysis, management controls and responsibility accounting and relevant costs in decision-making.
Review:
Class participation: For my class, barely anyone participated after the first few weeks. Large part of class participation was attendance marks.
Presentation:Steep bellcurve since answers are provided and presentation is just tutorial questions.
Mid-term test: Super steep bellcurve, almost everyone got A/A+. Didn't do well ultimately because of this. (Got B+ even though I felt the paper was quite well done)
Final examination: Manageable. However, dont get tricked by the past year papers! Did the past year papers in 1 hour, however, I did not manage to finish 5 marks for the finals examination. This was the case for most of the cohort. The paper however was quite manageable, 2 questions were easy, 1 question was tedious and the last was conceptual, but manageable.
Webcast: No webcast (Sectional style)
Textbook: Very important!! Lecture notes are not very detailed, nor do they explain things very well. Very important to read the textbook as it explains most concepts pretty decently.
Grading:
Class participation 15%
Presentation 15%
Mid-term test 30%
Final examination 40%
Expected Grade: C-
Final Grade: B
Professor: Alfred L C Loh
Module overview:
The emphasis of the course is on the use of accounting information internally by managers in managing an organisation. Students will gain an understanding of the information needed by managers in planning, control and decision-making. The course will cover topics such as cost concepts and cost behaviour, costing systems, flexible budgets and variance analysis, management controls and responsibility accounting and relevant costs in decision-making.
Class participation: For my class, barely anyone participated after the first few weeks. Large part of class participation was attendance marks.
Presentation:Steep bellcurve since answers are provided and presentation is just tutorial questions.
Mid-term test: Super steep bellcurve, almost everyone got A/A+. Didn't do well ultimately because of this. (Got B+ even though I felt the paper was quite well done)
Final examination: Manageable. However, dont get tricked by the past year papers! Did the past year papers in 1 hour, however, I did not manage to finish 5 marks for the finals examination. This was the case for most of the cohort. The paper however was quite manageable, 2 questions were easy, 1 question was tedious and the last was conceptual, but manageable.
Webcast: No webcast (Sectional style)
Textbook: Very important!! Lecture notes are not very detailed, nor do they explain things very well. Very important to read the textbook as it explains most concepts pretty decently.
Grading:
Class participation 15%
Presentation 15%
Mid-term test 30%
Final examination 40%
Expected Grade: C-
Final Grade: B
DSC2008 Business Analytics - Data & Decisions
Taken in SEM 1 AY15/16
Module overview:
Part 1: Types of data and distributions, hypothesis testing and regression
Part 2: Time series analysis, cluster analysis
Review: Module had a pretty steep bellcurve since the assignment and group projects were all roughly done in the same way. Examination was manageable and many people left early. But because it was MCQ, you should study properly as many who found it alright did not do too well since it was pretty tricky - 2 answers were similar to each other.
This module was not as scary as many said it would be. However, studying is required.
Webcast: Available (I relied on the webcasts the entire sem and didn't go for lectures, as many a time I could not catch what the lecturer was saying and had to repeat watching many parts)
Textbook: Available, useful to read but not absolutely necessary.
Grading:
Individual Tutorial Assignments (Weeks 4 & 10): 20% (10% each)
Group Project (due Week 12; presentation Week 13): 20%
Class Participation: 20% - Seems a lot but was mainly made up of attendance. Did not talk at all in class.
Final Examination (Open Book; bring anything except computers and hand phones: 40%
Expected Grade: Really unsure, since the bell curve seemed very steep
Final Grade: B+
(Should have done the first assignment earlier as it was quite confusing and there were multiple methods that were suitable. Second assignment was pretty similar for everyone).
Module overview:
Part 1: Types of data and distributions, hypothesis testing and regression
Part 2: Time series analysis, cluster analysis
Review: Module had a pretty steep bellcurve since the assignment and group projects were all roughly done in the same way. Examination was manageable and many people left early. But because it was MCQ, you should study properly as many who found it alright did not do too well since it was pretty tricky - 2 answers were similar to each other.
This module was not as scary as many said it would be. However, studying is required.
Webcast: Available (I relied on the webcasts the entire sem and didn't go for lectures, as many a time I could not catch what the lecturer was saying and had to repeat watching many parts)
Textbook: Available, useful to read but not absolutely necessary.
Grading:
Individual Tutorial Assignments (Weeks 4 & 10): 20% (10% each)
Group Project (due Week 12; presentation Week 13): 20%
Class Participation: 20% - Seems a lot but was mainly made up of attendance. Did not talk at all in class.
Final Examination (Open Book; bring anything except computers and hand phones: 40%
Expected Grade: Really unsure, since the bell curve seemed very steep
Final Grade: B+
(Should have done the first assignment earlier as it was quite confusing and there were multiple methods that were suitable. Second assignment was pretty similar for everyone).
Friday, 8 January 2016
DSC3202 Purchasing and Materials Management
Taken in SEM 1 AY15/16
Professor: Keith B. Carter
Module overview:
Learning techniques and how to quantify purchasing.
Some concepts learnt include:
- ROI (Return on investment)
- Techniques in negotiation
- Using software such as qlikview & dashboards
- VRR (Vendor reliability)
- Quality management
Refer here to the module outline for more detailed breakdown:
http://bba.nus.edu/docs/Modules%20Outlines%20for%20Sem%201%20AY2013-2014/DCS/DSC3202-Carter(I%201213_2014)%20v04.pdf
Review:
Felt that I did not learn many solid concepts in this module, as most of the concepts learnt were already learnt in Managerial Accounting or Operations Management.
However, this module was good in the sense it allowed you to practice application - we had lessons on negotiating, using the applications and our final presentation was at either P&G or Xiaomi (Using real life situations).
Final presentation was frustrating because there was little information given and everything was pretty hypothetical. Glad that our prof in the end liked our presentation because he was impressed we came up with a formula. We managed to make it to the decision sciences competition, but did not win top 3.
Another frustrating thing was that we did not know the break down of marks for the individual assignments and group projects - hence we put in a lot of effort for a palm oil assignment which was worth 8%, which ended up the same as an individual assignment the beama assignment which we each rushed our within 2 hours.
Another thing was that sometimes the prof would give you 4 weeks notice for the assignment, and other times he would give you 1 week's notice.
There is also 2 bonus assignments - 1 which was before the term even started. I missed out on this one because I did not check the ivle announcements.
As for the mid term quiz, it was made up of MCQs and Short answer questions - he will ask you to do it on an internet application and the TA & prof will make sure you do not switch screens. The test was pretty reasonable, cheat sheet was allowed.
Webcast: Only available when there are guest speakers
Textbook: None
Grading:
Individual Assessment: 20%
Class Participation: 10%
Midterm (With cheatsheet) : 20%
Group project: 20% (Divided amongst group projects)
Final group presentation: 30%
Expected Grade: A-
Final Grade: B+
Professor: Keith B. Carter
Module overview:
Learning techniques and how to quantify purchasing.
Some concepts learnt include:
- ROI (Return on investment)
- Techniques in negotiation
- Using software such as qlikview & dashboards
- VRR (Vendor reliability)
- Quality management
Refer here to the module outline for more detailed breakdown:
http://bba.nus.edu/docs/Modules%20Outlines%20for%20Sem%201%20AY2013-2014/DCS/DSC3202-Carter(I%201213_2014)%20v04.pdf
Review:
Felt that I did not learn many solid concepts in this module, as most of the concepts learnt were already learnt in Managerial Accounting or Operations Management.
However, this module was good in the sense it allowed you to practice application - we had lessons on negotiating, using the applications and our final presentation was at either P&G or Xiaomi (Using real life situations).
Final presentation was frustrating because there was little information given and everything was pretty hypothetical. Glad that our prof in the end liked our presentation because he was impressed we came up with a formula. We managed to make it to the decision sciences competition, but did not win top 3.
Another frustrating thing was that we did not know the break down of marks for the individual assignments and group projects - hence we put in a lot of effort for a palm oil assignment which was worth 8%, which ended up the same as an individual assignment the beama assignment which we each rushed our within 2 hours.
Another thing was that sometimes the prof would give you 4 weeks notice for the assignment, and other times he would give you 1 week's notice.
There is also 2 bonus assignments - 1 which was before the term even started. I missed out on this one because I did not check the ivle announcements.
As for the mid term quiz, it was made up of MCQs and Short answer questions - he will ask you to do it on an internet application and the TA & prof will make sure you do not switch screens. The test was pretty reasonable, cheat sheet was allowed.
Webcast: Only available when there are guest speakers
Textbook: None
Grading:
Individual Assessment: 20%
Class Participation: 10%
Midterm (With cheatsheet) : 20%
Group project: 20% (Divided amongst group projects)
Final group presentation: 30%
Expected Grade: A-
Final Grade: B+
Thursday, 7 January 2016
MNO 2007 Leadership and Ethics
Taken in SEM 1 AY15/16
Module overview: Very similar to MNO1001, teaches on leadership and ethical theories.
Review:
Compulsory module for business students.
This module was pretty easy in terms of concepts and understanding.
However, it required the submission of about 8 weekly one-pagers, which were quite a hassle for some. These were included in class participation grade.
Class participation was key to doing well in the module - yet there is a steep bellcurve since everyone will participate. Try to participate in the first few weeks if you wish to score, as the prof will try to limit the number of times of participation towards the second half of the semester.
Leadership moment project is a pair work - basically you have to write on a leadership experience including concepts learnt through this module. This was due about week 9.
Group project presentation - done throughout the semester, usually done in a group of about 5-6 people. My group did pretty badly for this, as the prof didn't really like the case we presented, somewhat mentioning that we were out of point.
Test: Choose 3 out of 4 essays and write within one hour. Something some what like GP. Important to have real life examples - hence I suggest you take note of the examples your classmates mention in class if you don't really have good general knowledge. This test was quite a rush for me as I made the mistake of spending too much time for the first essay. Felt that it didn't go as well as I hoped - as I put in quite a bit of effort to memorise concepts, examples and quotes for the essay.
Webcast: None (Sectional teaching style)
Textbook: Not required, but can always get it free from your seniors
Grading:
Class participation + Weekly One Pagers 30%
Leadership Moment Project 20%
Group Project Presentation 20%
Test 30%
Expected Grade: B-
Final Grade: B+
Did much better than I expected despite my project and test doing as such.
Module overview: Very similar to MNO1001, teaches on leadership and ethical theories.
Review:
Compulsory module for business students.
This module was pretty easy in terms of concepts and understanding.
However, it required the submission of about 8 weekly one-pagers, which were quite a hassle for some. These were included in class participation grade.
Class participation was key to doing well in the module - yet there is a steep bellcurve since everyone will participate. Try to participate in the first few weeks if you wish to score, as the prof will try to limit the number of times of participation towards the second half of the semester.
Leadership moment project is a pair work - basically you have to write on a leadership experience including concepts learnt through this module. This was due about week 9.
Group project presentation - done throughout the semester, usually done in a group of about 5-6 people. My group did pretty badly for this, as the prof didn't really like the case we presented, somewhat mentioning that we were out of point.
Test: Choose 3 out of 4 essays and write within one hour. Something some what like GP. Important to have real life examples - hence I suggest you take note of the examples your classmates mention in class if you don't really have good general knowledge. This test was quite a rush for me as I made the mistake of spending too much time for the first essay. Felt that it didn't go as well as I hoped - as I put in quite a bit of effort to memorise concepts, examples and quotes for the essay.
Webcast: None (Sectional teaching style)
Textbook: Not required, but can always get it free from your seniors
Grading:
Class participation + Weekly One Pagers 30%
Leadership Moment Project 20%
Group Project Presentation 20%
Test 30%
Expected Grade: B-
Final Grade: B+
Did much better than I expected despite my project and test doing as such.
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