1. Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Briefing for Early Admission to School of Computing A/Prof Lee Wee Sun Vice Dean, Undergraduate Programmes 1 This presentation is available at http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/documents/RNS-presentation-14-15.pdf

2.  Joint offering by Dept of Computer Science (School of Computing) and Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)  CEG : B. Engineering (Honours) in Computer Engineering  Computer Science Courses:  Offered by Department of Computer Science  CB : B. Computing (Honours) in Computational Biology  CM : B. Computing (Honours) in Communications & Media  CS : B. Computing (Honours) in Computer Science  Information Systems Courses:  Offered by Department of Information Systems  EC : B. Computing (Honours) in E-Commerce  IS : B. Computing (Honours) in Information Systems  BZA : B.Sc (Honours) in Business Analytics 2 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Undergraduate Degree Programmes

3. Master of Computing (by Coursework) Doctor of Philosophy 3 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Graduate Degree Programmes

4. 4 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Calendar of Events Study – Special Terms – Modules Orientation – Computing Club and Student Areas – SoC Camp – Freshmen Orientation Week – Dean’s Welcome Tea + Course Briefing

5. Term 3 (12 May – 21 Jun 2014, 6 weeks) – CS3240 Interaction Design Term 4 (23 Jun – 2 Aug 2014, 6 weeks) – CS2107 Introduction to Information and System Security Registering for modules in special term? – Refer to: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/event/specialter m.html 5 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 SoC Courses offered in Special Terms

6. Module Information – Available at Website maintained by Registrar’s Office http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/nusbulletin/modulesearch.html How to read module information? 6 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Modules

7. 7 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 “Weight” of a module : The MC Workload of a module Must pass this module before taking CS3235

8. 8 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Must not have taken MA1100 before

9. 1.Taking with Grade Obtain a letter grade (A, B, C, D, F) at the end of the course Included in the calculation of your performance 9 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Modes of Module Taking:

10. 1.Taking with Grade 2.Taking the S/U Option Obtain either a Satisfactory (S) or an Unsatisfactory (U) record Not included in the calculation of your performance Maximum of 12 MCs to be counted towards your degree requirement (under normal circumstances) Cannot convert back to grade Cannot exercise this option on modules required for Programme/Major/Minor requirement. Decision for taking up this decision must be made within three days after release of examination result. 10 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Modes of Module Taking:

11. 1.Taking with Grade 2.Taking the S/U Option 3.Taking with CS/CU Option E.g., Doing Internship, overseas field trips, etc. 4.Taking a module at other universities 11 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Other Modes of Module Taking:

12. Semesters 1 & 2 total fee depends on the year you accepted the offer  Same fees throughout candidature  For amount, see http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.html http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.html For Special term modules, fees are charged on per module basis 12 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Tuition Fees

13. University Scholarship: – Apply online http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarships/ – Deadline: 1 April 2014 National Infocomm Scholarship http://www.infocommtalent.sg/nis.aspx – Deadline: 22 March 2014 Bursaries, Loans, Financial Aid http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/financialaid/ 13 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Application for Scholarship

14. Vice-Dean: Assoc Prof LEE Wee Sun Personal Assistant:Ms MAH Chain Yee Assistant Dean: Assoc Prof KAN Min-Yen Assistant Dean: Assoc Prof LEE Mong Li, Janice Assistant Dean: Assoc Prof Irene WOON Associate Director:Ms TOH Mui Kiat Manager:Ms Pamela LIM Manager:Mr LOW Mun Bak Assistant Manager:Ms Quek Woon Woon Management Support Officers: Mrs KWEK Wong Kay, Ms Nur Arifah Bte Mukaral 14 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Undergraduate Office (Level 2, COM 1) bcomp@comp.nus.edu.sg bcomp@comp.nus.edu.sg

15. 2 July 2014 – Deadline to apply placement tests for MA1301 Introductory Mathematics Proficiency Test and Computing Placement Tests 4 July 2014 – Deadline to apply for BComp (Comp Biology) 9 July 2014 – MA1301 Introductory Math Proficiency Test 14 July 2014 – Computing Placement Test/Examination 15 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Various Academic Events

16. 16 to 20 July 2014 – Computational Biology programme interviews 16 July 2014 – Qualifying English Test – Info at: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/event/registration-qet.html http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/event/registration-qet.html 22, 23 and 25 July 2014 – Programming Introductory Workshops for Freshmen (for those with no programming experience) –Info at: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/prog_workshops.html http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/prog_workshops.html 16 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Various Academic Events

17. 21 July 2014 – Course Briefings (Faculty and Department) 29 to 31 July 2014 – Programming Refresher Workshops for Freshmen (for students with polytechnic diploma who are exempted from CS1010 or its equivalent) – Info at: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/prog_workshops.html http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/prog_workshops.html 6 Aug 2014 – Dean’s Welcome Tea for Freshmen 17 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Various Academic Events

18. Helping you from Office of Admissions: –Ms Chia Lilian (oamcll@nus.edu.sg)oamcll@nus.edu.sg Helping you from SoC Undergraduate Office: –Ms Toh Mui Kiat (comtohmk@nus.edu.sg)comtohmk@nus.edu.sg When you are lost –A/Prof Lee Wee Sun (leews@comp.nus.edu.sg)leews@comp.nus.edu.sg General queries –bcomp@comp.nus.edu.sg Info about SoC UG programmes –http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/ Some Names to take note of 18 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015

19. 19 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Calendar of Events Study – Special Terms – Modules Orientation – Computing Club and Student Areas – SoC Camp – Freshmen Orientation Week – Dean’s Welcome Tea + Course Briefings

20. Go for a tour later 20 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 SOC Facilities

21. 21 Briefing for RNS Men 2014-2015 Thank you. Q & A.