This course enables students to learn from and interact with the partners on real-world issues, problems, and policies related to the family and the society at large, especially for the case of Singapore. Starting with some economic theories, students will explore quickly other disciplines such as sociology, social work, psychology, law, and politics, and hence inter-disciplinary in nature. The topics to be covered are experiential and evolving, according to the current issues or challenges faced by the partners. In essence, students learn not just theories, but also have an opportunity to contribute to actual research and practices of the partners.
This course enables students to learn from and interact with the partners on real-world issues, problems, and policies related to the family and the society at large, especially for the case of Singapore. Starting with some economic theories, students will explore quickly other disciplines such as sociology, social work, psychology, law, and politics, and hence inter-disciplinary in nature. The topics to be covered are experiential and evolving, according to the current issues or challenges faced by the partners. In essence, students learn not just theories, but also have an opportunity to contribute to actual research and practices of the partners.
This course enables students to learn from and interact with the partners on real-world issues, problems, and policies related to the family and the society at large, especially for the case of Singapore. Students start with some economic theories, and will need to extend quickly to other disciplines such as sociology, social work, psychology, law, and politics, and hence inter-disciplinary in nature. The topics to be covered are experiential and evolving, according to the current issues or challenges faced by the partners. In essence, students learn not just theories, but also have an opportunity to contribute in actual research and practices of the partners.
This course aims to help students: Understand the keys theories and strategies in Monetary Policy and Financial Markets Management especially from the Central Bank's point of view, Solve real-world problems to a Central Bank (related to Monetary Policy or Financial Markets) and learn how to work in a project group, Gain insight into financial markets an well as the business environment and culture in Vietnam through mini cultural activities and Vietnam theme presentations, Develop potential networking, and other life skills through the study mission (if travel al- lowed) and by interacting with business leaders in Vietnam (through guest speaker sessions).
Students evaluated the alternative choices of monetary policy instruments for Vietnam, and proposed recommendations to the project champion on how they can approach their work.
This course contributes to the development of the following learning goals:
- LO1.1 Our students can recognize, develop, measure, record, validate and communicate
financial and other related information.
- LO1.2 Our students can analyze, synthesize and evaluate financial and other related
information for decision making in a management context.
- LO1.3 Our students understand and can apply concepts relating to business processes, audit
and assurance.
- LO2.1 Our students understand and can apply business concepts and principles.
- LO2.2 Our students can communicate effectively in a business context.
Through this project, students statistically quantified the well-being of caregivers of persons with mental health issues in Singapore, the attitudes towards various profile groups in Singapore. In addition, students provided recommendations on dispelling the stigma against caregivers of PMHI and raised awareness of the needs for these caregivers' well-being, especially in this COVID-19 period.
Students did an in-depth study and research to understand the perceptions towards dementia in Singapore, and provided recommendations on how to help increase public awareness of dementia and reduce the stigma faced by persons with dementia and their caregivers. More information can be found here: https://x.smu.edu.sg/project-showcase/alzheimers-disease-association-0
The nationwide study, titled 'Guide.Me.' was conducted by faculty and her 95 SMU undergraduates. As part of the project, SMU students interviewed 3,733 Singaporeans across all postal codes in Singapore, about their experiences and perceptions of the blind community. Within the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, students conducted the surveys through face-to-face interviews, phone and Zoom calls. With the support of Guide Dogs Singapore, the study aimed to examine the perceptions and views of the visually-impaired, their mobility challenges in Singapore, and how far along Singapore is as an inclusive society.
This course gives students an introduction from the basics to mid-level statistics and applications in running analyses through manual means plus Excel, with interpretation through practical cases and examples. By the end of this course, students will have mastered descriptive and summary statistics, probability axioms, discrete univariate probability distributions, continuous univariate distributions, regression, means, variance, covariance, sampling distributions, central limit theorems, point v. interval estimations, one-, two-, multiple-sample hypothesis tests; and
- know the principles and elements of basic statistics;
- summarise data sets into meaningful information;
- perform appropriate statistical procedures and write sound interpretations for use in practical decision-making
This course gives students an introduction from the basics to mid-level statistics and applications in running analyses through manual means plus Excel, with interpretation through practical cases and examples. By the end of this course, students will have mastered descriptive and summary statistics, probability axioms, discrete univariate probability distributions, continuous univariate distributions, regression, means, variance, covariance, sampling distributions, central limit theorems, point v. interval estimations, one-, two-, multiple-sample hypothesis tests; and
- know the principles and elements of basic statistics;
- summarise data sets into meaningful information;
- perform appropriate statistical procedures and write sound interpretations for use in practical decision-making
By the end of this course, students will have mastered descriptive and summary statistics, probability axioms, discrete univariate probability distributions, continuous univariate distributions, regression, means, variance, covariance, sampling distributions, central limit theorems, point v. interval estimations, one-, two-, multiple-sample hypothesis tests;
By the end of this course, students will have mastered descriptive and summary statistics, probability axioms, discrete univariate probability distributions, continuous univariate distributions, regression, means, variance, covariance, sampling distributions, central limit theorems, point v. interval estimations, one-, two-, multiple-sample hypothesis tests;
This course aims to help students:
- Understand the key theories and strategies in Monetary Policy and Financial Markets Manage- ment, especially from the Central Bank's point of view.
- Solve real-world problems to a project partner (related to Monetary Policy or Financial Markets) and learn how to work in a project group.
- Gain insight into financial markets as well as the business environment and culture in Vietnam through mini cultural activities and Vietnam theme presentations.
- Develop potential networking, and other life skills through the study mission (if travel allowed) and by interacting with business leaders in Vietnam (through guest speaker sessions).