M.Sc.(SCM) Program Briefing Presented By A/Prof Lee Loo Hay M.Sc.(SCM) Program Director 19 January 2018

Agenda Welcome Address - Chair, Joint Academic Committee M.Sc.(SCM) Program Briefing Curriculum Candidature Study Workload – IMPORTANT! Online Module Registration Leave Of Absence Continuation and Graduation Requirements LI5001 Research Project Other Admin Matters Question and Answer Session End of Briefing

Master of Science (Supply Chain Management) A/Prof Lee Loo Hay Program Director iseleelh@nus.edu.sg Specify Subject: “MSc(SCM) Enquiry”

Master of Science (Supply Chain Management) A multi-disciplinary program in Supply Chain Management integrating topics from Business and Engineering. Jointly hosted by Dept. of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management (ISEM) The Logistics Institute, Asia-Pacific (TLI-AP) Department Of Analytics & Operations (DAO)

M.Sc.(SCM) Degree Requirements Complete and pass 40 Modular Credits (MC) with a Cumulative Average Point (CAP) ≥ 3.0 Core Modules (Compulsory) (Total 12 MC) LI 5101 Supply Chain Mgt Thinking & Practice DSC 5211A Supply Chain Coordination and Risk Mgt IE 5105 Modeling for Supply Chain Systems Project (Compulsory) LI 5001 Research Project (8 MC) 5 Elective Modules (Total 20 MC)

List of Electives Decision Sciences (Choose at least 1 module) BDC5101 Deterministic Operations Research Models (Preclusion: IE5001) DSC4215 Supply Chain Visualization & Actionable Intelligence DSC5211B Analytical Tools for Consulting DSC5211C Quantitative Risk Management (Pre-requisite: DSC5211B) ISE (Choose at least 1 module) IE5001 Operations Planning and Control I (Preclusion: BDC5101) IE5004 Engineering Probability and Simulation IE5107 Material Flow Systems IE5108 Facility Layout and Location (Pre-requisite: IE5001) IE5205 Healthcare System and Analytics IE5504 Systems Modeling and Advanced Simulation Others LI5201 Special Topics in Logistics LI5202 Supply Chain Management Strategies and Case Studies

Period of Candidature Part Time Studies Full Time Studies Minimum 2 years (4 semesters) Maximum 4 years (8 semesters) Full Time Studies Minimum 1 year (2 semesters) Maximum 2 years (4 semesters)

Study Work Load Part Time Students Full Time Students 2 coursework modules (without LI5001) 1 coursework module + LI5001 Full Time Students 5 coursework modules (without LI5001) 3 coursework modules + LI5001   Additional Module Possible with valid reason and high CAP Subject to approval / vacancy Application form on the web

Maximum Work Load Part Time Students 12 MCs Full Time Students 20 MCs  

Online-Registration of Modules When? 15 January 2018 (0900hrs) to 28 January 2018 (2359hrs) Where? https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/gseonline Link available from: https://www.isem.nus.edu.sg/scm_students/index.html Cross Faculty/ Cross Department Modules Not more than 2 elective (8 MCs) modules at 5000 level or above can be taken outside the list of approved MSc(SCM) modules Approval needed from M.Sc.(SCM) Program Director and module host department Apply before 22 January 2018 (9:00am)

Absent from Examination Dropping a module IMPORTANT Before 28 January 2018: without penalty 29 January 2018 to 4 March 2018 : W-grade** From 5 March 2018: F-grade** ** ‘W’ = ‘Withdrawn’, and ‘F’ = ‘Fail’ Absent from Examination Deemed to have sat and failed unless with valid reasons

Leave of Absence (LOA) Leave of Absence within Semester Business Trips, ICT, Medical, etc. Max allowed: 3 weeks, 4 weeks if include NS duties Check with Module Instructors on policy for missing mid-terms, assignments, etc. Leave of Absence for Whole Semester Up to 2 semesters of leave not counted towards the maximum candidature period Applicable if more than 3 weeks (or more than 4 weeks if include NS duties) Application must be submitted via MYISIS at least 2 weeks in advance of proposed leave period

CAP System for Continuation and Graduation CAP (Cumulative Average Point) = Average grade point of all modules taken Academic Warning: CAP < 3.0 Termination of candidature if CAP in 1st semester < 2.0 or For 2 consecutive semesters, CAP < 3.0

Grade Points Grade Grade Point A+ 5.0 A A- 4.5 B+ 4.0 B 3.5 B- 3.0 C+ 2.5 C 2.0 D+ 1.5 D 1.0 F (Fail)

Graduation Requirements Complete and pass total 40 MC with CAP ≥ 3.0: All 3 core modules (12 MC) Project LI 5001 (8 MC) 5 Electives (20 MC) Not more than 8 MC can be at level 4000. The rest must be at Level 5000. Not more than 2 elective (8 MC) modules at 5000 level or above can be taken outside the list of approved MSc(SCM) modules Cannot repeat a module which has passed for the purpose of improving the CAP. If fail a core module or project: Repeat it If fail an elective module: Repeat it or take another one

LI 5001 Research Project Link:http://www.tliap.nus.edu.sg/mscm/LI5001/LI5001.html 8 Modular Credits (8 MC) Full-Time Students - Done over 1 semester Part-Time Students Self- generated project : Can be done in 1 or 2 semesters TLI-AP sourced project : Must be done in 1 semester Complete under supervision of a faculty member in area of Supply Chain Management. Scope and nature approved by supervisor and company. LI5001 Briefing To be announced!

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Ms Candice PHUAH Chew Har MSc Program Admin Team Ms Candice PHUAH Chew Har isepchc@nus.edu.sg Mr Tan Junwei isetj@nus.edu.sg