Hi Ms xxx,

I’m xxxx, 2^nd year student of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), and xxxx of the MSE Students’ Interest Group (MSESIG). I’m representing all my fellow Year 2 MSE peers in writing this feedback, on CM1111 (Basic Inorganic Chemistry, a pre-allocated module MSE 2^nd years have to take) tutorial & laboratory balloting to your department for your kind consideration.

The following were noted from the MSE population:

1. There was no effort made to properly inform the students on the manual tutorial and lab balloting in a timely manner. Most only found out about it after a few peers came across the Chemistry department’s website on first year modules announcement. An email or IVLE announcement would have been much more appropriate in ensuring that all students taking the module know of such an important process.

2. Although the CORS system has its flaws, however as students we would very much prefer to settle all tutorial balloting on a single platform as much as possible. The administration of the balloting would have been much more convenient and simpler. It would also be friendly to the environment, as we would avoid the use of ballot papers. Therefore to have manual balloting while there’s already an established IT system in place for that purpose, was baffling to say the least.

3. The above-mentioned Chemistry department website (http://www.chemistry.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/notices.html) stated specifically that results of the balloting would be released via email and IVLE. However this promise was never met, and we were all forced to the inconvenience of travelling down in person to the balloting area to check for the results (again it wasn’t announced to us we had to do so, and most of us wasted 1 day which could have been used for appealing).

4. Results for appeals were promised to be announced as well, but in the end appellants still had to travel down to confirm the success of their appeals. Even so, I know of at least 1 case who up to now still does not have his appeal confirmed. The hassle of having to repeatedly travelling down to check on the results is very inconvenient to all students, and us Engineering students especially.

I am sure that the Chemistry Department is constantly striving for excellence in all areas, and hope that these feedback will help in your efforts to make the learning journey in NUS better for the students. As we MSE students still have CM1121 Basic Organic Chemistry as a pre-allocated module next semester, I hope that the Chemistry Department will provide a much better balloting experience next semester. Last but not least, if this should be addressed to someone else, I’m sorry and would appreciate your help in directing this email to him/her.

Thank you and Regards,

xxxx

xxxx

Materials Science & Engineering Students’ Interest Group

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新学期开始，脑子里负责幻想的part又蠢蠢欲动了。

上周末去了趟巴淡岛，去之前没有做research，手里也没有任何的旅游手册，无牵无挂的把自己扔到了印尼小岛上。事实证明，出游前做好功课还是很重要的。

Nevertheless 这个周末过得还是很开心的，吃海鲜买东西。

相机基本没有拿出来，景色和气氛实在让人没有太多拍照的urge。

请选择性无视地上的垃圾

咱也90后一把

已知Tuition fee loan贷款金额为$25000，还款利率为1st and 2nd year 年利率均为3.3%，3rd year利率为3.9%，4th year及以后的利率为4.9%.

又知若一次偿清无利息，新加坡2008 Q1 cpi为6.6%，假设未来若干年保持5%，最低每月还款额$100.

请给出最经济还款方案

最近很懒，现在才开始看上礼拜的the economist。发现一篇文章不错，遂奇文共享一下。

Singapore
Raising the bar
Jul 17th 2008
From The Economist print edition
A rare slip-up in court by Singapore’s elder statesman, Lee Kuan Yew MEMBERS of Singapore’s government are notorious sticklers for legal exactitude. So it has been interesting to watch the reaction after the country’s elder statesman, Lee Kuan Yew—a British-trained lawyer before he became a politician—gave inaccurate testimony in the trial of two opposition leaders.