National University of Singapore

This course introduces students to the statistical computing and programming, with the main focus on R, Python, and SAS. Students learn basic computing and programming concepts including scripting, variables, expressions, assignments, control structures, and data structures. On the statistical side, they will learn to load raw data, make numerical and graphical summaries of data, and conduct various estimation and testing procedures. Topics include descriptive statistics, statistical estimation, robust estimation, categorical data analysis, testing hypotheses, ANOVA, regression analysis, performing resampling methods and simulations. Some basic knowledge of R is assumed.

From the betel popular across the region for millenia, to colonial opium regimes, to Bangkok’s Soi Cowboy, vice has always been a part of life in Southeast Asia. In this course, students investigate the economic, political, social, ecological, and cultural significance of a variety of substances and activities, from drugs like opium, alcohol and caffeine, to activities like paid sex and gambling. Students use a range of texts, including scholarly articles, memoirs, movies, and first‐hand observation to investigate the ways illicit substances and behaviors are deeply imbricated in everyday life in Southeast Asia.

This is a beginning language course for students with no prior knowledge of the language. This is an integrated course that will help students achieve novice proficiency in the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary (including Hangul, the Korean alphabet) for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.