Briefing for Early Admission to School of Computing

1. Briefing for Early Admission to School of Computing A/Prof Lee Wee Sun Vice Dean, Undergraduate Programmes This presentation is available at http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/documents/RNS-presentation-14-15.pdf Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

2. Undergraduate Degree Programmes • Joint offering by Dept of Computer Science (School of Computing) and Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) • CEG: B. Engineering (Honours) in Computer Engineering • Computer Science Courses: • Offered by Department of Computer Science • CB: B. Computing (Honours) in Computational Biology • CM: B. Computing (Honours) in Communications & Media • CS: B. Computing (Honours) in Computer Science • Information Systems Courses: • Offered by Department of Information Systems • EC: B. Computing (Honours) in E-Commerce • IS: B. Computing (Honours) in Information Systems • BZA: B.Sc (Honours) in Business Analytics Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

3. Graduate Degree Programmes • Master of Computing (by Coursework) • Doctor of Philosophy Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

4. Calendar of Events • Study • Special Terms • Modules • Orientation • Computing Club and Student Areas • SoC Camp • Freshmen Orientation Week • Dean’s Welcome Tea + Course Briefing Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

5. SoC Courses offered in Special Terms • Term 3 (12 May – 21 Jun 2014, 6 weeks) • CS3240 Interaction Design • Term 4 (23 Jun – 2 Aug 2014, 6 weeks) • CS2107 Introduction to Information and System Security • Registering for modules in special term? • Refer to: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/event/specialterm.html Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

6. Modules • Module Information • Available at Website maintained by Registrar’s Office http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/nusbulletin/modulesearch.html How to read module information? Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

7. “Weight” of a module : The MC Workload of a module Must pass this module before taking CS3235 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

8. Must not have taken MA1100 before Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

9. Modes of Module Taking: • Taking with Grade • Obtain a letter grade (A, B, C, D, F) at the end of the course • Included in the calculation of your performance Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

10. Modes of Module Taking: • Taking with Grade • Taking the S/U Option • Obtain either a Satisfactory (S) or an Unsatisfactory (U) record • Not included in the calculation of your performance • Maximum of 12 MCs to be counted towards your degree requirement (under normal circumstances) • Cannot convert back to grade • Cannot exercise this option on modules required for Programme/Major/Minor requirement. • Decision for taking up this decision must be made within three days after release of examination result. Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

11. Other Modes of Module Taking: • Taking with Grade • Taking the S/U Option • Taking with CS/CU Option E.g., Doing Internship, overseas field trips, etc. • Taking a module at other universities Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

12. Tuition Fees • Semesters 1 & 2 total fee depends on the year you accepted the offer • Same fees throughout candidature • For amount, see http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.html • For Special term modules, fees are charged on per module basis Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

13. Application for Scholarship • University Scholarship: • Apply online http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarships/ • Deadline: 1 April 2014 • National Infocomm Scholarship http://www.infocommtalent.sg/nis.aspx • Deadline: 22 March 2014 • Bursaries, Loans, Financial Aid http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/financialaid/ Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

14. Undergraduate Office (Level 2, COM 1)bcomp@comp.nus.edu.sg • Vice-Dean: Assoc Prof LEE Wee Sun • Personal Assistant: Ms MAH Chain Yee • Assistant Dean: Assoc Prof KAN Min-Yen • Assistant Dean: Assoc Prof LEE Mong Li, Janice • Assistant Dean: Assoc Prof Irene WOON • Associate Director: Ms TOH Mui Kiat • Manager: Ms Pamela LIM • Manager: Mr LOW Mun Bak • Assistant Manager: Ms Quek Woon Woon • Management Support Officers: Mrs KWEK Wong Kay, Ms Nur Arifah Bte Mukaral Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

15. Various Academic Events • 2 July 2014 • Deadline to apply placement tests for MA1301 Introductory Mathematics Proficiency Test and Computing Placement Tests • 4 July 2014 • Deadline to apply for BComp (Comp Biology) • 9 July 2014 • MA1301 Introductory Math Proficiency Test • 14 July 2014 • Computing Placement Test/Examination Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

16. Various Academic Events • 16 to 20 July 2014 • Computational Biology programme interviews • 16 July 2014 • Qualifying English Test • Info at: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/event/registration-qet.html • 22, 23 and 25 July 2014 • Programming Introductory Workshops for Freshmen (for those with no programming experience) • Info at: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/prog_workshops.html Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

17. Various Academic Events • 21 July 2014 • Course Briefings (Faculty and Department) • 29 to 31 July 2014 • Programming Refresher Workshops for Freshmen (for students with polytechnic diploma who are exempted from CS1010 or its equivalent) • Info at: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/prog_workshops.html • 6 Aug 2014 • Dean’s Welcome Tea for Freshmen Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

18. Some Names to take note of • Helping you from Office of Admissions: • Ms Chia Lilian (oamcll@nus.edu.sg) • Helping you from SoC Undergraduate Office: • Ms Toh Mui Kiat (comtohmk@nus.edu.sg) • When you are lost • A/Prof Lee Wee Sun (leews@comp.nus.edu.sg) • General queries • bcomp@comp.nus.edu.sg • Info about SoC UG programmes • http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/ Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

19. Calendar of Events • Study • Special Terms • Modules • Orientation • Computing Club and Student Areas • SoC Camp • Freshmen Orientation Week • Dean’s Welcome Tea + Course Briefings Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

20. SOC Facilities • Go for a tour later Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

21. Thank you. • Q &A. Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015