Module headache??

yupp. impt! Updates on nus year NUMBER ONE!

Modules I took in sem one (AUG-NOV 2009):
1) CM1401 : Chemistry for Life Sciences
2) LSM1301: General Biology
3) SN1101E : South Asia: People, Culture, Development
4) CZ1102: Problem solving and computation
5) LAM1201: Malay 1

The best advice/ lesson i learnt from this combination: DO NOT TAKE UP THE CZ MODULE unless its ur core. If you're the programming type, the module welcomes you with open arms. All the best to you.

Chemistry was tough no doubt but should be very much handleable to get yourself at least a B. Mistake I made was screwing my lab reports and my mid term. Failed my mid terms and nv got past a B for my lab reports but managed to get a C+ for it. Someone i know did better for both the lab report component and mid terms but got a C or C- overall. My point here is that the final paper DOES make a difference.

General Biology. I had to take it as a bridging module as I did not have A level background for biology. I know I ought to do good since it was gonna be my major and stuff. But I guess I took it all too lightly in sem one. final paper was a MCQ which I now feel was a pity to not give it my best shot. Memorising is the key word to tackle this module.

Southasia to me was a stupid module I took bcause my friend took it. (It was the first sem, what do you expect? You don't expect me to go for a lecture alone on the first day right?) If you have no interest in the countries they cover, then don't bother. It will be a bore for you. FASS people will prob take it to fulfil some requirement of theirs. This module requires essay writing too. For mid terms and finals.

Malay. I enjoyed the module. The module that I made the most number of friends in my first semester. Was fun learning languages. I think my tutor was not too good. The one hour tutorial was under Mr Sew. He was not bad but ermm.. he seemed to like the language but didnt really enjoyed his tutorial although his was more comprehensive than my 2 hour tutor of whom I can't remember the name. I can clearly rmb his face but not his name. HUMPH! Some description: a malay man, wears specs, funny but felt that he was wasting both his and our time there.

So yupp. That rounds it. Like finally! God knows when I'm logging in back here again to enter a new entry! Good night!