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This semester was a particularly unstable one because I somehow lost all motivation to study. But I managed to pull through haha. The bell curve works in wonderful ways. Took 2 level 1000 modules this sem as I wanted to chill, and I did!
1. SC3209
Ahhhh statistics. Throwback to JC days when hypothesis testing haunted me in my dreams and now it's back!! I could have taken another social research module (ethno/visual/quali) but I chose quantitative research in the end for the SPSS skills haha. Also, I took 3 other reading intensive mods this sem so a little numbers indeed made my semester more refreshing.
There were no readings assigned for this module, I loved it! Consistent revision is key to this module, as with all other stats/math-based subjects. We had to do a group project on SPSS which turned out to be pretty chill, and my duo did very well for it, and it probably boosted my final grade quite a bit. Hours of camping in the pysch computer lab paid off :")
Prof Vincent's lectures were actually quite simple and easy to follow. However, I found myself unable to apply the concepts thought in class to other practice questions. Individual consultations with him, though, were a lot more useful (for me, at least).
Both mid-terms and finals allowed a two-sided cheatsheet which really helped me a lot! Printed model answers for certain questions I spotted from the textbook haha. It came through ok! Finals were not tough as long as you understood the lectures. The group project also enlightened me in many ways lol. I thought most people taking this module knew their shit, so I was quite unsure about my results for this mod (bell curve). But I guess I knew my shit too!
Summary
Workload: Light (Medium with consistent revision)
Difficulty: Medium to easy (Steep learning curve)
Grade: Better than expected
2. SC3222
Came into this module thinking that I would learn critically about contemporary China and its social issues/inequalities. Hell nah. It was basically a fun-fact-of-the-week kind of module. I don't think there were many critical analyses going on in this module, which is why it didn't feel like a sociology module to me. It was mostly factual and content heavy. The readings, though, were very readable and simple (mostly ethnographies), which is atypical of most sociology modules I've taken so far.
Prof gave us a lot of flexibility in our term paper(s). We could either write two short essays or a long one. Instructions were very vague - I guess he wanted us to write on topics we were interested in, rather than being restricted by a set of requirements. I appreciate his intentions but I personally did not like it, as I was generally unaware of his expectations.
Oh, class participation is super important in his class, which is mostly seminar style. There were a lot of class discussions in both lectures and tutorials, of which I found some quite useless haha. I did most of my class part on the online forum anyway.
Finals questions were quite standard, nothing that took us by surprise. In fact, prof did highlight certain more important topics so just study those!
Summary
Workload: Light
Difficulty: Easy
Grade: Better than expected
3. GEH1062
Hahaha omg I took this module for the lols. I needed one more module for the sem and I wanted a fun one! I take UTown modules so I do not actually have to take any GEMs. This spirits and ghosts module was so very fun! Every lecture was a joy to attend, and the readings were extremely understandable. Prof Noorman came across as knowledgeable and passionate about this subject which was nice.
There's a group presentation section in tutorials that were pretty chill. Midterms and finals were open book and were quite doable. Not a very memorable module, though.
Summary
Workload: Light
Difficulty: Easy
Grade: As expected
4. MS1102E
URGH I dread writing about malay studies because I do not even wanna think about it haha. It was horrific! It's an FASS module but there was literally no critical thinking involved in this. I know peple take this to just clear their FASS basket (me too) but I was really expecting more out of this. Completely factual, focused mainly on Malaysian Malays, and Prof Norsharil was a little inflexible in his thinking (that a Western capitalistic-democracy is superior to all other forms of political/economic arrangements).
I found their weekly hour-long tutorials to serve no purpose as there just wasn't enough time for in-depth discussions, especially when there are group presentations. Term paper did not quite help in my understanding of Malay society as well. Finals were closed-book and it went okay.
Overall a lame module, would not recommend to those with an inquisitive and critical mind.
Summary
Workload: Light
Difficulty: Easy
Grade: As expected
That's it! Hope this module review thing is useful. The modules I took this semester have light workloads (with the exception of the traumatising UTown module). Since the difficulty levels of the modules I took somehow were quite easy, the semester was super chill for me.
Till next AY haha
This semester was a particularly unstable one because I somehow lost all motivation to study. But I managed to pull through haha. The bell curve works in wonderful ways. Took 2 level 1000 modules this sem as I wanted to chill, and I did!
1. SC3209
Ahhhh statistics. Throwback to JC days when hypothesis testing haunted me in my dreams and now it's back!! I could have taken another social research module (ethno/visual/quali) but I chose quantitative research in the end for the SPSS skills haha. Also, I took 3 other reading intensive mods this sem so a little numbers indeed made my semester more refreshing.
There were no readings assigned for this module, I loved it! Consistent revision is key to this module, as with all other stats/math-based subjects. We had to do a group project on SPSS which turned out to be pretty chill, and my duo did very well for it, and it probably boosted my final grade quite a bit. Hours of camping in the pysch computer lab paid off :")
Prof Vincent's lectures were actually quite simple and easy to follow. However, I found myself unable to apply the concepts thought in class to other practice questions. Individual consultations with him, though, were a lot more useful (for me, at least).
Both mid-terms and finals allowed a two-sided cheatsheet which really helped me a lot! Printed model answers for certain questions I spotted from the textbook haha. It came through ok! Finals were not tough as long as you understood the lectures. The group project also enlightened me in many ways lol. I thought most people taking this module knew their shit, so I was quite unsure about my results for this mod (bell curve). But I guess I knew my shit too!
Summary
Workload: Light (Medium with consistent revision)
Difficulty: Medium to easy (Steep learning curve)
Grade: Better than expected
2. SC3222
Came into this module thinking that I would learn critically about contemporary China and its social issues/inequalities. Hell nah. It was basically a fun-fact-of-the-week kind of module. I don't think there were many critical analyses going on in this module, which is why it didn't feel like a sociology module to me. It was mostly factual and content heavy. The readings, though, were very readable and simple (mostly ethnographies), which is atypical of most sociology modules I've taken so far.
Prof gave us a lot of flexibility in our term paper(s). We could either write two short essays or a long one. Instructions were very vague - I guess he wanted us to write on topics we were interested in, rather than being restricted by a set of requirements. I appreciate his intentions but I personally did not like it, as I was generally unaware of his expectations.
Oh, class participation is super important in his class, which is mostly seminar style. There were a lot of class discussions in both lectures and tutorials, of which I found some quite useless haha. I did most of my class part on the online forum anyway.
Finals questions were quite standard, nothing that took us by surprise. In fact, prof did highlight certain more important topics so just study those!
Summary
Workload: Light
Difficulty: Easy
Grade: Better than expected
3. GEH1062
Hahaha omg I took this module for the lols. I needed one more module for the sem and I wanted a fun one! I take UTown modules so I do not actually have to take any GEMs. This spirits and ghosts module was so very fun! Every lecture was a joy to attend, and the readings were extremely understandable. Prof Noorman came across as knowledgeable and passionate about this subject which was nice.
There's a group presentation section in tutorials that were pretty chill. Midterms and finals were open book and were quite doable. Not a very memorable module, though.
Summary
Workload: Light
Difficulty: Easy
Grade: As expected
4. MS1102E
URGH I dread writing about malay studies because I do not even wanna think about it haha. It was horrific! It's an FASS module but there was literally no critical thinking involved in this. I know peple take this to just clear their FASS basket (me too) but I was really expecting more out of this. Completely factual, focused mainly on Malaysian Malays, and Prof Norsharil was a little inflexible in his thinking (that a Western capitalistic-democracy is superior to all other forms of political/economic arrangements).
I found their weekly hour-long tutorials to serve no purpose as there just wasn't enough time for in-depth discussions, especially when there are group presentations. Term paper did not quite help in my understanding of Malay society as well. Finals were closed-book and it went okay.
Overall a lame module, would not recommend to those with an inquisitive and critical mind.
Summary
Workload: Light
Difficulty: Easy
Grade: As expected
That's it! Hope this module review thing is useful. The modules I took this semester have light workloads (with the exception of the traumatising UTown module). Since the difficulty levels of the modules I took somehow were quite easy, the semester was super chill for me.
Till next AY haha
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