Nanyang Technological University

This course provides a firm foundation in aural skills for the 21st Century musician in the globalized Singapore context, drawing in particular on Western Classical music, popular music/jazz, and music from diverse cultures (e.g., Chinese, Malay, Indian). The course introduces to key listening skills to develop a critical ear, aural awareness, and cross-cultural sensitivity to music across different traditions, styles, and genres. Throughout the course, students develop foundational aural skills (e.g., sight-singing/solfege-singing (including using cipher notation), dictation/aural transcription skills, and abilities to identify harmonies, timbres, other musical and stylistic features through a spiral approach. This course requires an audition.

This course examines the study of ethical considerations and issues in public policy making and implementation. The course addresses the question of how (best) to design and implement ethical public policy within a certain societal context? Students examine the different ethical perspectives, issues as well as tensions/dilemmas that arise during the public policy making and implementation phases in key policy sectors primarily, but not exclusively, within the Asia-Pacific region. These policy sectors are prominent sectors that are seen in many Asia-pacific societies, including the education, economic, housing, social and environmental sectors. Lectures focus on delivery of relevant concepts and perspectives relating to ethics in public policy making and implementation. Lectures in the first part of the course center around concepts and perspectives on ethics in public policy making and implementation. Lectures in the second part of the course situate the concepts and perspectives covered in the first part of the course in specific case studies that reflect key policy sectors. Extending from these lectures, the tutorials provide students with the opportunity to apply what is learned in the lectures and to analyze and evaluate the ethical considerations, dilemmas and tensions that arise within the respective public policy sectors under study. This course has a pre-requisite of Introduction to Public Administration and Policy (HA1003). 

This course develops an increased knowledge and understanding of the nature of international politics in the Asia-Pacific, and the conceptual and theoretical issues relating to those politics. It equips students with basic skills to analyze foreign policy of major powers and explain the role of regional institutions. Students discuss central concepts relevant to international politics of the region, apply theories of international relations to analyze the dynamics of Asia Pacific politics, and analyze the foreign policy of major powers in the Asia-Pacific. Discussions include the roles of ASEAN and small states in shaping regional architecture and debate effectively as a team. This course has a pre-requisite of Introduction to Public Administration & Policy (HA1003).

This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of theatre and performance making as well as performance analysis. It examines how theatre is developed from a range of sources, and explores ways in which scripted text is transformed, interpreted and manipulated. Working with the body, voice and performance space as critical performance elements, a number of 20th century theatre-making methodologies will be explored and examined. These include the theories and practice of Konstantin Stanislavski and Bertolt Brecht. Where practice approaches are concerned, there will be a particular focus on Realist (Stanislavsky) and Epic (Brecht) dramaturgical and performance strategies. In addition, the course introduces two modes of performance analysis, semiotics and phenomenology, and other ways to 'de-code' performances.

This introductory level course familiarizes students to a variety of local Singapore texts from a variety of genres - poetry, short stories, plays, novels, and film. Students gain a deeper understanding of major themes, cultures, identities and lifestyles represented in Singapore literature, as well as national issues and perspectives. It introduces students to Singapore literature and culture through a literary lens. It includes major works of literature by Singaporean authors, such as Edwin Thumboo, Catherine Lim, Kuo Pao Kun, Haresh Sharma, Gwee Li Sui, Claire Tham, Philip Jeyeratnam, Tan Tarn How and films by Eric Khoo, as well as a wide range of critical essays and commentaries. Students analyze works by the authors from a variety of perspectives, in an effort to evaluate how the artistic community frames images of Singapore. This is a suitable course for students that do not have a background in Singapore literature. 

This course provides an analysis of multi-sided platform businesses like those run by Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Tencent that dominate the current economy. Students will examine the economic and strategic questions these business raise that that policymakers and market participants are grappling with and the unique economic issues pertaining to these businesses. Topics include (i) the economic features of multi-sided platforms (e.g.., definitions of platforms, network externalities, pricing and competition between platforms); (ii) strategic issues faced by platforms (e.g., launching, platform design, leakage, revenue model); (iii) emerging policy issues (e.g., platform mergers, self-preferencing, abuse of dominance). This course has pre-requisites in microeconomics. 

This course provides business and accountancy students with a rigorous appreciation of the issues and methodologies necessary for ensuring the competitiveness of the operations function in a firm. The course takes an analytics based 'process management' viewpoint while addressing a range of strategic and tactical issues. The course examines the key tradeoffs required for designing, managing and improving operations and processes in both manufacturing and service industries. Students gain an analytical background for further courses in Business Analytics Specialization and managing operations or its interface with other business functions such as marketing, finance, accounting, human resources and information technology.

This course introduces the knowledge and tools to record and arrange popular music. Using one of the most ubiquitous music-making tools in the market, GarageBand, this practical based course allows students the opportunities to explore recording and editing of melodies, harmonies, and basic bass & drum patterns using software instruments. Students explore the use of Apple Loops to enhance arrangement ideas. In addition, students learn about the specific musical terms and concepts to better understand and describe music arrangements. This course deepens technological content knowledge and improves self-efficacy in the development of students' musical abilities. No audition is required.

This elementary Chinese course is for beginners with no previous knowledge of the language. It aims to introduce Chinese language and culture through practical use of the language to students. The learning activities develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and gradually build up students’ confidence in using Putonghua for daily communication. In order to establish a solid foundation for long-term study, the learning of Chinese characters is an essential part of this course.

This course develops basic skills in conducting and evaluating marketing research projects for students pursuing a career in marketing research and rely on marketing research information for decision making. The main focus is on problem formulation, research design, methods of data collection, and data analysis.