Nanyang Technological University

This course introduces the storyboard as a thinking tool, through which creative ideas are developed and given detail. Students learn to employ artistic tools like framing, camera movement, character movement and key visuals within the larger structure of the entire narrative. Topics include the role of the storyboard within the animation pipeline and its relevance to concept development, script development, animatics and production design. The course focuses on the aspects of animation production design that support the dramatic impact of the story. Further insight will be gained into the connection between visual development and storyboard through exercises and assignments on character design, environment and prop design.

In this upper division course, students acquire skills and techniques to be effective as a film and media producer. The course covers creative producer's responsibilities, including working in various genres and formats, working with talent, creating a joint vision, pitching, managing a budget and shooting schedule, and developing a marketing and release strategy. This course is only open to third year students and above. 

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the physics of semiconductors and devices. It covers essential topics including principles and design and the foundational knowledge of the functionality and applications of the devices. Students design experiments that use these devices, and link theory and practice so that concepts learned in the course can be implemented. Topics include widely used semiconductor devices, such as diode and transistor, or memory, such as, SRAM, DRAM, and NAND Flash. This course familiarizes students with the common semiconductor devices in the advanced manufacturing industry to gain the relevant background in the semiconductor industry. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course focuses on the computer-aided design of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. In the first part, students learn circuit simulation using the MOS transistor model and explore the impact of mask layout design on circuit performance. The process from simplified Boolean expression to actual circuit layout is taught. In the second part, students learn virtual device characterization using device simulator software to obtain the current-voltage characteristics of a MOS transistor. The third part examines the extraction techniques of transistor parameters such as the threshold voltage. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course examines the fundamental concepts and problem-solving skills in in statistical mechanics, including topics such as definition of temperature, microcanonical ensemble, canonical ensemble, grand canonical ensemble, Boltzmann, Bose, and Fermi distributions, paramagnets, harmonic oscillators and Debye solids, blackbody radiation, chemical potential, Gibbs free energy, and phase transitions. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course examines selected aspects of computational intelligence methods in-depth and students develop and test intelligent automation systems. Topics include how computational intelligence methods like artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, deep learning algorithms and computer vision have been extensively applied in the design of intelligent control and automation systems such as autonomous vehicles, visual inspection of industrial products, automated analysis and screening of volumes of medical images. 

This course furthers the fundamental mathematical knowledge and skills that are necessary in engineering. Topics include complex numbers, vectors, matrices, limits and continuity of functions, derivatives and integration and their applications, multivariable calculus, partial derivatives, ordinary differential equations, double integrals in polar coordinates, dot product, and cross product. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course consists of a series of lectures, film viewings and workshops, and explores the different genres and practices of the cinematic non-fiction film form. Topics include a brief history and theory of the documentary as political propaganda, investigative essay, personal journal, and cinema verité observation, through the study of documentary auteurs. Students develop an understanding of the ethical precepts and an appreciation of the aesthetics and intellectual rigor of the documentary form. Through practice, students learn the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking. Students develop the ability to identify, conceptualize and research a topic, negotiate access to characters or events, manage a production through efficient budgeting and scheduling, and create a short non-fiction cinematic narrative with coherent artistic vision and intellectual purpose. Students create a documentary film project working in groups of two, where teams write, shoot, direct and edit a video documentary no more than 60 minutes of video per group with the finished film at 4-6 minutes long, complete with titles and credits. This includes oral pitches. The films are to be submitted as self-contained MOV files. Continuous assessment components include both written and studio-based exercises.

This course introduces the essentials of Einstein’s general theory of relativity: its basics concepts, mathematical formulation and observational consequences. Students develop an understanding of the geometrical structure and physical implications of this theory. Topics include the geometrical framework of general relativity and analytical tools used across subjects in theoretical physics and some branches of mathematics. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course introduces the theoretical, experimental and production processes of stop motion animation. Students analyze a range of stop motion animations, explore and develop industry-level production methods, and employ these to create a stop motion movie in collaboration with fellow students. This practical approach provides a collection of knowledge and practices that can be applied to contemporary stop motion practice.