1. To understand the factors that lead to persistence of poverty and underdevelopment in the empirical context of Asia.
2. Learning how to examine the evidence on policy relevant interventions.
This will involve looking at tables with statistical output. By the end of the course you should be more comfortable making inferences based on statistical output that is presented to you.
3. To develop and sharpen your analytical and presentation skills by participating in class discussions and group debates.
4. To acquire an appreciation of the issues involved in designing and evaluating developmental policies.
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.
SOME SPECIFIC COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO1: Analyze issues related to family and the society using economic models
CLO2: Interact with partners and classmates on real-world issues and policies
CLO3: Practical experience in collecting and/or analyzing data, quantitative and/or qualitative, primary
and/or secondary
CLO4: Identify research gaps, formulate hypothesis, design questionnaire and in-depth interviews
CLO5: Communicate ideas and present findings and conclusions effectively
CLO6: Be resilient, creative, and overcome challenges in teamwork and demands from partners
This course aims to help students:
- Understand the key theories and strategies in Monetary Policy and Financial Markets Management, especially from the Central Bank's point of view.
- Solve real-world problems with 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 and by interacting with business leaders in Vietnam (through guest speaker sessions) as well as local students.
Upon finishing the course, a student will be able to:
- Familiarize students with software design and systems thinking skills and instil an appreciation for the value of software architecture.
- Design the architecture for an end-to-end IT Solution.
- Understand and implement architectural styles and design patterns for software systems.
- Use standard practices in documenting system architectures using views and perspectives.
- Impact analysis to understand the implications of design choices.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Specify software requirements.
- Practice agile design and development methodologies.
- Apply best practices in Java app development and deployment.
- Apply unit/integration testing, code refactoring and continuous integration.
- Practice secure and defensive programming.
- Appreciate the importance of collaboration in software development.
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By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of the key concepts in Strategic Management in Digital Media and Entertainment E-Commerce Ecosystem (DMEEE).
- Identify key learning and experiences from the real-life strategic business challenge proposed by Mediacorp.
- Explain how changes in the DMEEE could lead to new high-growth opportunities for Singapore.
- Explain how the differences in the consumer consumption of digital media, entertainment and e-commerce for Asians and non-Asians will impact the digital strategy in DMEEE.
- Identify and analyze potential strategic business opportunities in Asia.
- Develop an innovative digital strategy to compete in DMEEE in Asia.