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Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics by Ang Wee Howe, EE4 + SOC4. Overview. Modules Sample Schedule XFE4401 – Integrated Final Year Project Experience. Modules – Requirements. Modules – Core. Microeconomics (EC2101, EC3101, EC4101) Individual & firm optimal behavior
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Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economicsby Ang Wee Howe, EE4 + SOC4
Overview • Modules • Sample Schedule • XFE4401 – Integrated Final Year Project • Experience
Modules – Core • Microeconomics (EC2101, EC3101, EC4101) • Individual & firm optimal behavior • Macroeconomics (EC2102, EC3102, EC4102) • Growth, investment, unemployment, inflation, trade • Econometrics (EC3303, EC3304) • Linear regression models
Modules – Electives • Public Finance (EC3351) • Government tax and expenditure • Game Theory (EC3312) • Optimal behavior under strategic interaction • Financial Economics (EC3333, EC4333) • Portfolio selection, asset pricing • Behavioral Economics (EC4394) • Psychological considerations in decision making • and many more…
Useful Resources • Economics modules • http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/undergraduate/modules.html • http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/undergraduate/progReq.html • FASS module preference exercise • http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/procedures/module_preference_exercise.html • Engineering modules • http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/ugrad/MS_recommendedsch.html • http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyear.html • CORS • http://www.nus.edu.sg/cors/
Integrated Final Year Project (XFE4401) • In-lieu of • Honours Thesis (EC4401) – 15 MCs • B.Eng. Dissertation (EE4001) – 12 MCs • 16 MCs over 3 semesters • Integration of contents • Separate assessment • Engineering: 3 CAs over 3 semesters • Economics: 1 semester
How to start? • Past year FYPs (ECE example) • http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyr/FYPCA4Presentations/view.asp (during weeks 12-13) • http://online.ece.nus.edu.sg/fypportal/ • Existing NUS Thesis (LINC) • http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses_callno.html • Journals (E-Resources) • http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ • Research Interests (Faculty Page) • http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/people/faculty.html • http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/staff/ • XFE4401 (approval form) • http://www.nus.edu.sg/prog/engecon/honours_project.htm
Sample Project • Modelling Financial Markets with Multiple Agents under Interactions • Engineering: • Control, search & optimization • Programming & simulation • Implementation of the model • Economics: • Model setup • Theories & concepts for the model • Insights from the model • Integration
Experience • Plan ahead • Different paradigms • Cross discipline application • Have fun and enjoy!