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NUS Guide to CS/CU Modules

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There have been many blog posts out there which discusses whether we should S/U our modules or not. However, we can also take mods which are S/U by default without wasting our precious S/U slots.

I have compiled a list of modules that I have taken and their respective grades. I hope that this guide will help you in your decision making process.

Please do let me know if there are other modules which I missed out.

For each of the modules, I will include the following information:

  1. Course Information
  2. How to register
  3. Useful Links

List of S/U Modules #

CFG Modules #

CFG1002 Career Catalyst (2 MC) #

Course Information #

Course Duration

  • The course lasts for 6 weeks (Half a semester)

Assignments:

  • Write a resume and upload to VMock
  • Attend all the sessions and talks

Note: For Year 1 Business students, you will have to complete your STR1000 requirements first

How to register #

  1. Visit the Official CFG Page.
  2. Scroll to the bottom.
  3. Click on your faculty and fill up the form.
  4. Submit the form and wait for their reply.

Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG1002
  2. Official CFG Page

CFG1003 Financial Well Being - Introduction (0MC) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

Course Duration:

  • The course is an online module which can be completed at our own time.
  • If you want to rush the course, you can complete it in 1 day.

For more information, take a look at my review

How to register #

  1. Go to the Official CFG1003 Page
  2. Scroll down to the CFG1003 Section
  3. Click on the Module Request Form button
  4. Fill in the form and submit.

Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG1003
  2. Official CFG1003 Page
  3. My Review of the module

CFG1004 Financial Well Being - Art and Science of Investing (2 MCs) #

Course Information #

The prerequisites for this module is CFG1003 Financial Well Being - Introduction

Similar to CFG1003, this module is also an online module which can be completed at our own time. However, this module is more time consuming as it requires us to complete various assignments.

To see the full details of the module, head over to my review

How to register #

  1. Go to the Official CFG1004 Page
  2. Scroll down to the CFG1004 Section
  3. Open the module request form and submit it

Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG1004
  2. Official CFG1004 Page
  3. My Review of the module

CFG1500 Women’s Professional Development Programme (2MCs) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

There are 6 sessions for this module stretched over 8 weeks with both an e-learning and face-to-face components.

Assessment Criteria:

  1. Attendance
  2. Assessments
    1. Submission of Group project 60%
      1. Interview Summary 10%
      2. Review session with mentor and submission of concept board 10%
      3. Submission of presentation slide and pitch deck 20%
      4. Pitching and Final Presentation 20%
    2. In class participation (Session 3 & 5) 20%
    3. Reflection Paper (Session 4) 10%
    4. Canvas Forum Participation 10%

To pass:

  1. Maintain at least 80% of classroom attendance (4/5 Live workshops)
    1. Should not have < 80% attendance without any valid reason
  2. Submit and complete all assessment components

Note: This module is for Year 2-4 female students.

Useful Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG1500
  2. Official CFG1500 Page

CFG2002 I/T Global Industry Insights (2MCs) #

Course Information #

Pre-requisites: CFG1002

The T stands for Thailand while the I stands for Indonesia.

This module runs from 04/12 to 10/12. The program runs concurrently for each country so it is not possible to attend both at once.

The program fee is estimated to be S$1,100 to S$1,300 and CFG will provide support of $1,000 for eligible students.

The module consists of the following:

  1. Company visits
  2. Seminars
  3. Case Studies
  4. Cultural Exposure

How to register #

  1. Visit their Official Page
  2. Scroll down to the Program details section
  3. Click on Submit your registration here and fill up the form.

Useful Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG2002I
  2. Official CFG2002 Page
  3. Slides for CFG2002

CFG2101 NUS Vacation Internship Program (4MCs) #

Course Information #

These internships must be of minimum 10 weeks and need not be related to the students’ major or discipline.

Assessment Components:

  1. Workplan Learning Placement Record 10%
  2. Reports 40%
    1. Pre internship Report 20%
    2. Post internship Report 20%
  3. Student Self Evaluation & Program Evaluation 20%
  4. Employer Evaluation 30%

Note:

  1. Students who are ineligible for their faculty internship modules may apply for CFG2101.
  2. Students who are graduating in Semester 2 are not allowed to enrol in CFG2101 during the summer vacation in the same AY.
  3. Law students are not eligible for CFG2101 as they are not allowed to read non-law modules for credits in Special Term Part 1 & Part 2.

How to register #

  1. Email to [email protected] using the email subject “[CFG2101] Registration”

Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG2101
  2. Official CFG Page

CFG3001 Career Advancement (2MCs) #

Course Information #

Pre-requisites: Year 3-4 Undergraduate students

This course is fully online can we can do it at our own pace.

Module Structure

  1. Define your brand
  2. Communicate your brand via your resume and online
  3. Networking
  4. Interviewing skills for graduates
  5. Supercharge your first 90 days at work
  6. Etiquette for the office and remote working

Assignments

  1. Informational Interview 40%
    1. Evidence of networking invitation
    2. Completion of reflection on an informational interview
  2. Submission of VIPS and online profile 30%
  3. Submission of VMOCK Interview Report 20%
  4. MCQ quiz 10%

Passing Criteria: Complete all assignments

For more information, refer to my review of this module.

How to register #

  • Bid for it in module registration from round 0 to 3.

Links #

  1. NUSMods CFG3001
  2. Official CFG Page
  3. CFG3001 Review

ALS Modules #

ALS1010 Learning to Learn better (2MCs) #

Course Information #

This module has no prerequisites.

This module goes over:

  1. Memory techniques to learn better
  2. Rules to build motivation and speed up learning
  3. It also goes over the scientific evidence behind learning and memory techniques.

Assessment criteria

  1. Attendance and Participation 30%
  2. Completion of Surveys 20%
  3. Learning Plan (1st Draft) 15%
  4. Updated Learning Plan (2nd Draft) 15%
  5. Course Reflaction 15%

There are no final exams.

How to register #

  1. Bid for it during module registration.

Links #

  1. NUSMods ALS1010
  2. ALS1010 Notes

ALS1020 Learning to Choose better (2MCs) #

Course Information #

This module is not offered any more.

This module discusses cognitive biases that we may have when we are making decisions.

How to register #

  • N/A

Links #

  1. NUSMods ALS1020

GES/GESS Modules #

GES1035/GESS1025 Singapore: Imagining the Next 50 Years (2MCs) #

Course Information #

Topics Covered:

  1. Singapore in the World
  2. Population
  3. Economy
  4. Security and Threats
  5. Aspirations and Identities

Assessments:

  1. Open book individual quiz 30%
  2. Group Presentation and Tutorial Participation 30%
  3. Presentation Group Write-up 20%
  4. Critical Reflections 20%

How to register #

  1. Bid on ModReg from round 2 onwards.

Links #

  1. NUSMods GES1035

PLS Modules #

PLS Modules are not counted towards the level 1000 UE Limit. They are counted by under the Roots & Wings 2.0 Program under CFG.

They are typically conducted in groups of 25 students and split into 2 halves of the semester.

Students can accumulate up to 8MCs in the UE space by taking different modules from Root & Wings 2.0.

Each module has approximately 9 contact hours (3 x 3hr lessons) in a semester.

To pass the modules under PLS, students will need to attend ALL sessions of the tutorial.

For more questions, visit the official PLS Page

PLS8001 Cultivating Collaboration (1MC) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

This module focuses on soft skills on the interpersonal level in terms of more effective working with other people and reaching for better outcomes jointly.

Through various experiential activities (e.g. role-play, negotiation exercises), students learn to understand the importance of collaboration in various settings and to apply basic techniques to help resolve conflicts and to strive for win-win situations when collaborating with other people in task accomplishment.

How to register #

  1. Bid for it in module registration from round 0 to 3.

Links #

  1. NUSMods PLS8001

PLS8002 Cultivating the self (1MC) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

This module is designed to help students achieve better self-awareness through the understanding of basic psychological concepts such as self-esteem, social comparison, self-perception and self-handicapping.

Students learn about how they acquire knowledge about themselves, how low self-esteem came about, and what psychologists learned about happiness.

How to register #

  1. Bid for it in module registration from round 0 to 3.

Links #

  1. NUSMods PLS8002

PLS8003 Cultivating Resilience (1MC) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

This module focuses on helping students recognize potential self-defeating beliefs and biases, and to overcome those beliefs.

Students will engage in experiential activities that foster positive emotions, engagement with the work they do and the people they interact with, and a positive narrative of their lives. The general aim of this module is to increase students’ awareness of self-limiting beliefs and to equip them with mindsets / behaviours that build psychological resilience.

How to register #

  1. Bid for it in module registration from round 0 to 3.

Links #

  1. NUSMods PLS8003

PLS8004 Optimizing Performance (1MC) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

This module focuses on soft skills derived from psychological research for students to better manage their performance level in tasks.

Through various experiential activities (e.g. visualization, attention regulation), students learn to develop a set of skills that will be useful for them to optimize their work performance by setting up effective goals, enhancing productivity, and dealing with the challenges of working in demanding and multi-tasking situations.

How to register #

  1. Bid for it in module registration from round 0 to 3.

Links #

  1. NUSMods PLS8004

PLS8005 Cultivating Collaboration (1MC) #

Course Information #

There are no prerequisites for this module.

This module focuses on soft skills derived from psychological research for students to develop effective interpersonal communication in everyday social interactions.

Through various experiential in-class activities (e.g. role play, conversation planning, speech practice), students learn about useful concepts and techniques for effective communication such as formulating an argument, asking effective questions, active listening, non-verbal communication, attempting a persuasion, and building relationships.

How to register #

  1. Bid for it in module registration from round 0 to 3.

Links #

  1. NUSMods PLS8005

DYOM Mods #

You can only take up to 8MCs of DYOM mods within the UE Space (Counted together with IaaS).

All DYOMs are CS/CU Modules

Note: Medicine, Dentistry, LAW, Yale-NUS and SCALE cannot count DYOM Modules

Links #

  1. DYOM Official Link
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