Experience with DDP in Engineering and Economics Marianne Tan Chemical Engineering & Economics Year 5 1

Overview Modules Experience With Modules Potential Difficulties Integrated Honours Thesis Why Do The DDP 2

Economics Modules Microeconomics – Consumer behaviour, Producer behaviour Macroeconomics – Growth, Business cycles Econometrics – Linear regressions for empirical study Electives 3

Module Workload DDP is designed to be completed in 5 years, averaging 20MC per semester Engineering – 3 hr lectures, 1 hr tutorial Economics – 2 hr lectures, 1 hr tutorial Typically, 20-24MC workload per semester 20-22hr curriculum time per week 4

Sample Timetable MonTueWedThuFri 800 EC3102 LT9 EC3341 LT EC4101 AS SC1101E LT EC T AS CN4203R LT3 GEK1055 LT EC T AS SC1101E - T(E) AS GEK T(E) AS CN4203R LT EC T AS Modules – 1 Engin, 3 Econs, 2 Arts 5

Difficulties Modules that are not offered every semester – Engineering modules – PH2208 Applied Ethics – Economics electives – Remedy: check the NUS Bulletin religiously Timetable clashes Pre-requisites Juggling school and extra-curricular activities 6

Lessons Learnt Get to know the staff in charge of DDP in your department office Plan your modules ahead of time – NOTE: Recommended module schedules do not always work – Be prepared to be flexible and change your module schedule along the way – Do the problematic modules (e.g. PH2208, EC core modules) as soon as you can to avoid complications later on in the programme 7

Integrated Honours Thesis 16 MC integrated project – Single project with elements from both Engineering and Economics 2 or 3 semesters Combined assessment – Thesis and oral presentation – Interim reports and/or presentations – Slight variation between departments e.g. Engineering graded Interim Report but Economics used it as a ‘for information’ report only 8

IHT: How to make it work Start talking to supervisors early Download the IHT registration form from the website, get it signed and submit it in the early weeks of the semester before submission – i.e. if you want to submit in Year 5 Sem 2, submit the form in Year 5 Sem 1 FYP deadlines typically don’t apply to IHT exactly, so ask your department office what you have to submit and when 9

Why Do The DDP Broader perspective of the world and its issues Self-enrichment Interest Career Prospects 10

Career Prospects Wider variety of careers to choose from Easier to get noticed by employers BUT Unlikely to get a wage premium because of DDP 11

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Sample Project Greenhouse Gas Accounting and the Prospect of Carbon Labelling of Food Products in Singapore – Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Economics – Method: Literature review, empirical research via survey – Engineering: Life Cycle Assessment of GHG impact of food – Economics: Carbon Labelling, Willingness to Pay 13

Resources Module search – ulesearch.html ulesearch.html Exam schedule – nts.html nts.html Economics: Modules offered – odules.html odules.html 14