Singapore

In this course, students examine the concept of health, discuss health promotion and disease prevention, and delve into the world of understanding and changing lifestyle behaviors. Students analyze how psychological factors, environments, policies, culture and even corporations shape human behaviors. These insights allow students to design powerful lifestyle interventions. Students gain foundational knowledge and skills necessary for understanding and improving the lifestyle behaviors of populations.

This second-year course introduces students to the fundamental principles of interactivity for them to be applied to designing interactive art, media, or design projects. Students learn an overview of modes of interaction, the core elements of interactivity, input, processing and output, and their relationship with each other. The course explores examples of interactive projects and analyzes the concepts behind them as well as their semiotics and aesthetics. Students gain practical experience in applying this knowledge in developing their own interactive project. This course provides a foundation for more advanced studies in interactive design projects. 

This foundational course provides knowledge, techniques and understanding of marketing principles. It provides students with a conceptual framework to analyze and interpret marketing phenomena and to suggest courses of action in response to marketing problems. Topics include the marketing concept, the marketing environment and the marketing mix which includes product, pricing, distribution and promotion. Other related topics include consumer behavior, market segmentation and targeting, marketing research and information system, marketing planning, implementation and control, and public issues in marketing. 

In this course, students examine Rome and the grandeur and diversity of its empire. Students explore Rome’s cosmopolitan, multi-lingual, and multi-ethnic mega-city and how this showcased Roman might, organizational efficiency, and cultural wealth through public works, monumental architecture, and consumer culture. By studying these topics, students learn the genealogy of Western urbanism and statecraft and how this empire became paradigmatic in Western Eurasia.

This course covers the principles of the computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD and CAM) used in the modern design and manufacturing industry. By introducing the mathematical background of CAD and CAM, this course provides the basics for understanding their techniques and industrial applications. Topics include CAD: geometric modelling methods for curves, surfaces, and solids; CAM: part fabrication by CNC machining based on given geometric model; Basics of CNC machining; Tool path generation in CAD/CAM (Option to introduce a CAM software to generate a CNC program for the machining of a part); and Verification of fabricated part by CNC measurement based on given geometric model. The course requires a prerequisite.

In this course, students gain in-depth knowledge of pricing and hedging of financial derivatives in equity markets, basic stochastic calculus, Ito’s formula, Black-Scholes models for European, American and path-dependent options such as Barrier, Asian and Lookback options. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course provides students with the conceptual framework and skills for describing and analyzing Modern English. Students learn to parse simple and complex constructions in English. Topics include word classes, the structure of sentences and phrases, clause types, complex sentences and discourse styles. Students analyze variations in English through time, and evaluate influences on the structure of English in bilingual/multilingual situations such as Singapore.

This course is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of Vietnamese. Students develop the four skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading in Vietnamese in an integrated manner. Students are introduced to the Vietnamese writing system as well as the pronunciation of alphabets and tones. Each lesson covers pronunciation drills, conversational dialogues, and practice in vocabulary and grammar. Through a range of communicative activities, students learn to carry out simple conversations on common topics related to their daily life. By the end of the course, students develop some general understanding of the culture, customs and history of Vietnam.

This course examines the basic properties of biomaterials and methods so that students can manipulate them. Topics include the basic physiological consequences in relation to biomaterial implantation, and the methods for testing biomaterial compatibility. This course gives background knowledge for biomedical engineers to work in biomedical fields.

This course aims to develop flexible and logical problem-solving skills, understanding of main bioinformatics problems, and appreciation of main techniques and approaches to bioinformatics. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, students (i) master the basic tools and approaches for analysis of DNA sequences, protein sequences, gene expression profiles, etc. (ii) understand important problems and applications of computational biology, including identifying functional features in DNA and protein sequences, predicting protein function, and deriving diagnostic models from gene expression profiles, (iii) be confident to propose new solutions to both existing and emerging problems in computational biology. This course requires students to take prerequisites.