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Mission Content Welcome Note from Head of Department, A/Prof Chui Wai Keung Welcome Note from NUSPS President, Chia Ming Tjong Welcome Note from FOP Project Director, Neville Introduction to the Haven Introduction to Threnodia Introduction to Triads Afterlife Timeline Safety & Key Contacts Freshmen Guide Sponsors
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Dear Pharmacy Freshmen, Welcome to the Department of Pharmacy at the National University of Singapore. The orientation week of each new academic year is the highlight of student life. This year, more fun-filled activities are organized both by the Department and the University to welcome you to the NUS community. An exciting programme has been planned for you; with activities ranging from games to staff introduction. I hope you will take advantage of this week to really get to know your classmates better, say hello to your professors, participate in the games and also do a bit of charitable work on Flag Day. I will see you again soon at the Orientation Week of AY2014/15. Best wishes to a brand new learning experience at NUS Pharmacy, A/Prof Chui Wai Keung Head Department of Pharmacy
Dear Pharmacy freshmen, Let me start off by giving all of you a big warm welcome to the Pharmily! Every year, we welcome students who hail from different schools, instituitions and backgrounds. This year is no exception, for you are about to engage in one of the most rigorous courses at NUS and learn things which will be crucial to your career as a pharmacy graduate. You are not alone though! Have a look all around you (assuming you are reading this in the lecture theatre, of course) and you'll see the hopeful faces that you'll be making friends with. I kid you not, when I say that you will become very familiar with your friends throughout the course. Through group work, discussions and projects, as well as lectures and tutorials, I hope that each of you will be open to making new friends! Not just because "they are my future colleagues", but because undergraduate life is all about creating deeper friendships that persist! Hang out with them on a regular basis, struggle together working through the medicinal chemistry tutorials and stay up late to bring projects to fruition. For these are the tough times that you will remember that your friends can be counted on in the darkest hours. There is a vested interest I have, that I shall reveal to all of you as a senior. We are really interested to know more about our new juniors! Seniors definitely value the mentorship that we can provide, where we 'dispense' advice to our juniors who want to know more! We would also love to see every new batch surpass legacies that have been created. So take on the senior's advice but remember, you have the potential to surprise and surpass our expectations. We'll be interested to know your take on the new pharmacy syllabus especially and offer some help in any way possible. Finally, I would like to invite you to enrich your pharmacy school experience by being part of the NUS Pharmaceutical Society (NUSPS) as an active member. NUSPS is our pharmacy student-led society that looks out for your interests and welfare around campus! We have loads of activities lined up for you and we always look forward to having new blood in our society to be active participants
and leaders in our various wings such as Welfare, Pharmacy Profession Awareness, International Relations, Media Resources, Academics and Marketing. We would like you to join us in our Welcome Tea session around late September, when we have our new leaders of NUSPS ready to lead us on in our pursuit of your well-being. Look out for it! Wishing each and every of you all the best, to realise and exceed your potentials! Chia Ming Tjong (Mr.) President 53rd Executive Committee NUS Pharmaceutical Society
Dear Class of 2018, NUS Pharmacy orientation camp this year has adopted a bold and atypical stance with Camp Threnodia. As the first FOP committee to spearhead many new initiatives, I feel excited to share the fruit of labor with every single one of you. Freshmen Orientation Week (FOW) this year aims to provide an experience that deviates from the mundane and traditional pharmacy FOW. We hope that all freshmen will participate actively in the games, programme and storyline that have been carefully planned just for you to have a memorable beginning to your NUS Pharmacy life, as well as to make friends that you can depend on for the next four years together. Indubitably, your seniors have benefitted immensely from the preparation phase and we are extremely excited to begin this five-day journey with you. However, I wish to emphasize that your camp experience is dependent on your participation. University is about new experiences and people; shutting yourselves away murders the opportunity to realize things and people you may actually adore. Hence, abandon your bashful and reserved self at home before you come for camp and I guarantee you a memorable camp experience and four years in Pharmacy. It is perhaps timely to mention about our first ever Pharmacy Bash. We really hope all seniors and freshmen will support us at the Pharmacy bash for it to be a successful event. The Executive Committee has spent a tremendous amount of effort attempting to make this event a success and to make it free of charge for all seniors and freshmen. (No bash is ever free of charge in NUS!) It will not succeed, regardless of the amount of effort we put in, without your undying support. We hope to see all seniors and freshmen on the 15th of August at the Butter Factory! Inarguably, no freshmen camp can ever be possible without the support from our seniors who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes for the past nine months. On behalf of the Executive Committee, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all seniors who have invested your time and effort into Camp
Threnodia as well as the Pharmacy Bash. We are truly impressed by the professionalism that all seniors in FOP committee have exhibited and I hope that we will continue to become closer over the next three years with the special memory we have forged together during this FOP. Putting aside all melancholy with the ending of FOP, this camp represents the start of a new journey for our freshmen in NUS Pharmacy, and for the seniors, a renewed set of friendship. Cheers to a memorable FOW and Bash ahead! “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -Joshua J. Marine Best regards, Chua Yong Quan, Neville Director Pharmacy Freshmen Orientation Programme (FOP)
From left to right: Pang Xin Xian; Fok Wai Meng, Andrew; Lim Zheng Jie Ian; Dennis Lim Wei Min; Chua Leslie; Rachel Yeo Jae Yin; Chua Seow Koon; Audrey Zheng Yi; Vivian Chin Hui Min; Chua ZhiJun Kenneth; Shen QianYu; Ong Jun Liang Frederick & Boey Theng Hiang Centre: Chua Yong Quan Neville & Low Kai Xin
Project Director Vice Project Director
Chua Yong Quan Neville Low Kai Xin
Treasurer
Pang Xin Xian
Secretary
Boey Theng Hiang
Programmes Head
Fok Wai Meng, Andrew Ong Jun Liang Frederick
Games Head
Lim Zheng Jie Ian Shen QianYu
Marketing Head Welfare Head
Dennis Lim Wei Min Chua ZhiJun Kenneth
Publicity Head
Vivian Chin Hui Min
Logistics Head
Chua Leslie
OGL Head
Audrey Zheng Yi Chua Seow Koon Rachel Yeo Jae Yin
I remember clearly, the day that it started, The ghastly return of our dearly departed. A morbid reminder of something forgotten, Dead and diminished, now living and rotten. A once active volcano now becomes dormant, Prepare yourselves for what is now fully foreign. Learn fast to spend wisely, Given in the bag are what you earned daringly. The place is surrounded So don't make a sound. If you give the slightest whisper Even more will come around Yellow, white, and black pills are what you would chew, When the dead bites and you fall terminally ill. Watch your back, you'll lose vantage The last thing you want is a supply shortage. Do not think of finding somewhere to hide, Lest the sooner you'll join their side. Wherever you go, whatever you encounter, I know you will conquer the nest, no matter their number. You'll be fine I promise As long as you follow the advice I'm giving. Kill the dead, but fear the living. -Dr. Landsteiner
Smithing In this blast-furnace civilization of Vulcan live brutish creatures called the Vulcans with explosive personalities who make highexplosive weaponry and polished metal bodies which are mechanical constructs designed to hold their brutal souls.
Telekinesis The Maia Civilization lies in the deep subterranean cave systems and anywhere in the darkness. Obscuring their maneuvers and strategy, Maians make use of their supernatural psychic abilities to read and control the minds of their enemies. They are unpredictable and persuasive creatures.
Peace The most centered and naturally peaceful civilization – the Vesta Civilization, Vestars often do not start battles, but once roused into a storm, their relentless counter attacks can decimate their foes through telepathy.
Seas The Aegean Civilization is located in the depths of any sufficiently large body of water like a bond, mighty river, lake or ocean. Aegeans exploit the resources of the vast oceans and the power of raging seas, making use of hydraulics in their daily lives.
Wisdom The intellectual power of the Paletians of the Pales Civilization reigns supreme and they have harnessed their superior intelligence to create elegant and advanced technologies to help them in all aspects of their lives.
Air The Zephyr Civilization rises above the other civilizations, literally. They live in majestic, floating cities in the sky that operate with clock-like precision. Amongst the winds are the training and hunting ground of the Zephyians.
Light The Light Civilization is brightly lit day and night for the Theians depend on light as their main energy source and technology. Because of their nature, they are able to use light in all its forms (waves, particles, beams, etc.), whether for defense or offence.
Healing The Feron Civilization is one of the longest surviving civilization due to their supernatural abilities to heal at the point of contact. Feronians are blessed with longevity and specialize in healing and defensive powers that will protect them from harm. A kind and helpful as they might be, they inflict harm to enemies by delaying their rate of recovery. Strength The Apache Civilization tends to be more primitive than the others, relying more on brute strength and weaponry found in their surroundings (thorns, vines, shells, poisonous stingers, etc.). Born with Herculean strength, Apacheans are self-sufficient and independent individuals.
Fire The Pyre Civilization is shimmering deserts and rocky bad lands all surrounded by magma-belching volcanoes. Primarily a destructive, warring civilization, whether friendly or not, Pyrians tend to be loud, boisterous and impulsive, but Pyrians know that the key to winning is quickly acting on instinct.
DAY 1 Time
Activity
0730-0830
Camp Registration
0830-0900
Camp Welcome Safety Brief
0900-1200
Freshmen Inauguration Ceremony
1200-1300
Lunch
1300-1400
Ice Breakers
1400-1800
Games: Fight Or Flight
1800-1900
Dinner
1900-2230
Games: Capture The Cargo
2230-2300
Day Debrief
2300-0100
Shower + OG Time + Sleep
LIGHTS OUT 0100HRS
DAY 2 Time 0830-0900 0900-0930
Activity Wake Up + Breakfast Drawing of Ingredients Day Briefing Pageant Briefing
0930-1300
Games: Treasure Hunt
1300-1530
Lab Safety Briefing & Test
1530-1630
Library Talk
1630-1730
CORS Briefing Senior Junior Pairing
1730-1900
Shower & Dinner
1900-2030
Flag Briefing
2030-2100
Day Debrief
2100-2200
OG Time + Sleep
LIGHTS OUT 2200HRS
DAY 3 Time
Activity
0500-0600
Wake Up + Breakfast
0600-0700
FLAG Briefing
0700-1730
FLAG
1730-1830 1830-2100
FLAG Debrief RAG Showcase Dinner (Out Of School)
2100-2200
NUSPS Talk
2200-2230
Day Debrief
2230-0000
Shower + OG Time + Sleep
LIGHTS OUT 0000HRS
DAY 4 Time
Activity
0700-0800
Wake Up + Breakfast
0800-0900
Brands Talk
0900-1100
Move RAG Float
1100-1200
Department Sponsored Lunch
1200-1430
Professors' Self-Introduction
1430-1800
Game of Throwsl (Non-RAG) RAG Touch Up
1800-1900
Dinner
1900-2230
Games: Natural Selection
2230-0000
Day Debrief Camp Closure
DAY 5 Time
Activity
0700-0800
Wake Up + Breakfast
0800-0900
Travel to U-Town
0900-1400
RAG
1400-1500
Dismissal
BYE BYE! SEE YOU AT BASH!
Organisation/ Designation
Name
DID
HP
E-mail Address
Project Director
Chua Yong Quan, Neville
NA
90037567
nevillechuayq27@gmai l.com
Deputy Project Director
Low Kai Xin
NA
92282698
lowkaixin94@gmail.co m
Welfare Head
Kenneth
NA
96231942
kchua25@hotmail.com
Emergency Situation Arises
Inform nearest Senior on situation
Assessment by PD and VPD to cease or continue activty
Cease Activity
Continue Activity
First aid given to casualty
Continue with activities
Inform Chairman (and next-of-kin if need be)
Project Director to notify NUS OSA of incident at own time
Arrange transportation back to campsite Immediately notify Chairman/OSA/ next-of-kin
Chairman and Project Director to report to NUS OSA immediately
Call ambulance (995) for medical evacuation. Someone to accompany casualty to hospital.
Seniors to ensure well-being of other participants while waiting for assistance
This Freshmen Guide is intended to provide freshmen with a consolidated source of information. Do note that certain information might have changed over time. It is advised that you refer to the relevant websites for the most recent updates. NUS Pharmaceutical Society will not be held responsible for not providing the most updated information in this Freshmen Guide.
The 53rd NUS Pharmaceutical Society (NUSPS) Executive Committee warmly welcomes you to the Pharmily! As Pharmacy students, you are also a member of NUSPS. The National University of Singapore Pharmaceutical Society (NUSPS) was first set up in 1960 in order to cater better to the needs of the Pharmacy student community, particularly to promote bonding.
The NUSPS is a 12-membered student body that hopes to advance cohesiveness in the Pharmacy community, including the Alumni. Do join us as one of our sub-committee members, or even take up a higher challenge and be part of the organising committees of Rag, Flag and FOP! Make new friends and create lasting memories. You will be surprised at how much you can achieve and gain while taking active charge of your environment!
The Executive Committee aims at serving Pharmacy students by catering our activities to suit their interests. The Executive Committee: President: Chia Ming Tjong Vice President: Dennis Mak Seng Leong Honorary General Secretary: Chan Shi Mun Honorary Treasurer: Tay Jun Xin Academic Director: Au Yong Shi Ya E-Med Director: Soon Yu Ming International Relations Director: Waseemah Begam Marketing and Public Relations Director: Oh Suan Kai Media Resource Director: Bong Xiao Yong, Gordon Pharmacy Professional Awareness Director: Teo Tat Hwa (Jeffrey) Welfare Director: Pau Jing En (Anthea) Immediate Past President: Lim Tze Kai The Ad Hoc Directors: Freshmen Orientation Project Director: Neville Chua Rag Project Director: Edward Loh Flag Project Director: Loo Shang Jun YEP Project Directors: Wong Hong Yun, Felicia Tan Zi Ying
Pharmacy Dinner Project Director: Kuek Jing IPE Rep: Ang Kah Hwee There are currently 7 sub-committees, namely: Academic Committee (Acad Comm), International Relations Committee (IRC), Marketing and Public Relations Committee (MPR), Media Resource Team (MRT), Pharmacy Profession Awareness Committee (PPAC), Welfare Committee, and Essential Medicines Committee (EMed). The Academic Committee (Acad Comm) organises enrichment trips and workshops such as Pharmacy Career Talks, Industrial Field Trip Programmes, and Attachment Programmes that include hospital and Retail attachments. Such activities would provide students with an insight to the working life of a pharmacist, allow them to experience what it is like to practice the profession, as well as give them the opportunity to put their acquired knowledge to practical use. The International Relations Committee (IRC) works together with the VicePresident to organise and host students on IPSF Student Exchange Programmes (SEP) in Singapore. It is also involved in the coordination and liaison with overseas Student Exchange Officers for our students on IPSF SEP overseas, and is to receive and disseminate information on regional and international Pharmacy Events. The Marketing and Public Relations Committee (MPR) represents the NUSPS at official functions as the main marketing representative. It is involved in the sourcing for sponsorships catering to all NUSPS activities, such as Welfare Pack items sponsorship, as well as plan and organise fund-raising projects for the NUSPS as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee. The Media Resource Team (MRT) is in charge of the publishing of various NUSPS publications, including the Elixir Newsletter and Pharmaceutica Magazine. It is also involved in the coordination of the publicity for all NUSPS events and maintenance of online media.
The Pharmacy Profession Awareness Committee (PPAC) organises the Xperience Pharmacy Camp for JC students, assists the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore in the Annual Pharmacy Week, and also plans for and organises health campaigns. The Welfare Committee plays the important role of the betterment of the student body’s welfare. Apart from maintaining the NUSPS room, the Welfare Committee provides feasible student services deemed necessary by the student body, organises social functions as well as sports activities to improve the quality of student life in Pharmacy. The Essential Medicines Committee (EMed) can be seen as the Voluntary Wing of the NUSPS and is to plan and organize health-related voluntary work. The Essential Medicines Project Director is also to oversee the committee and ensure that the vision and objectives are adhered to and achieved.
Freshmen Orientation Programme (FOP) aims to provide a wonderful and memorable experience for incoming freshmen. FOP consists of three major events, Freshmen Orientation Camp (FOC), Freshmen Orientation Week (FOW) and Pharmacy Bash. FOC is a fun-oriented camp aiming to help freshmen forge new friendships before the University starts, while FOW is intended to help ease the freshmen’s transition into university life. FOP committee 2014 has spearheaded the first ever Pharmacy Bash that will take place on the 15th August 2014, at the Butter Factory. This is an event that is exclusive for only Pharmacy students of all years. Ticket sales for seniors year 2-4 has closed. All FOP committee seniors and incoming freshmen will be granted free entry. Abandon the misconception that this event is a clubbing experience, it is an event that instead brings proper closure to the entire FOP and aims to provide an unforgettable experience for all Pharmacy undergraduates. Look out for the exciting performances by our pageants!�
RAG (Receive and Give) is a large scale outdoor public performance and is a long running tradition unique to NUS. Year after year, Pharmacy RAG brings freshmen and seniors together in designing and building magnificent floats, dazzling costumes to put up a spectacular performance on RAG day. The Pharmaceutical Society is also the only society participating in the RAG performance showcase. It is highly encouraged for freshmen to participate in this event to experience a different and more vibrant side of NUS life!
Flag Day is an annual event that is part of the NUSSU Rag & Flag. You will work together with your fellow freshmen and go out to various places to gather donations for good causes. The Pharmacy Flag Committee aims to further promote the fundamental ideals of humanitarianism and the spirit of charity among Pharmacy students.
The Youth Expedition Project (YEP) is an overseas service learning project organised annually to allow students to venture beyond their comfort zones, cultivate self-awareness and learn about different cultures and lifestyles. The Dispense-A-Dream 2014 team recently went to Nepal for the third year running in May 2014, where they facilitated in the continuing the efforts by the previous team, Dispense-A-Dream 2012, to improve the facilities at a local village school.
Department of Pharmacy
6516-2648
phabox2@nus.edu.sg
Science Dean’s Office
6516-8471
askscience@nus.edu.sg
CORS
6516-5860
corshelp@nus.edu.sg
IT Care
6516-2080
itcare@nus.edu.sg
Counselling & Psychological Services
6516-2376 or 65167777
cps@nus.edu.sg
Directory
Location (Block-Level-Room)
Department Office
S4-02-18
Library
S4-02-02
Pharmaceutical Analysis Teaching Lab
S7-02
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Teaching Lab
S14-04
Pharmaceutical Microbiology Teaching Lab
S4A-02
Pharmacy Practice Teaching Lab
S4A-01
Pharmaceutical Technology Teaching Lab
S4-04
Pharmacy Staff Offices & Research Facilities
S3-01,S4-01, S4-02, S4-04, S405, S4A-01, S4A-02, S4A-03, S7-02, S14-04, S14-06, S15-05, S16-08
GEANUS Pharmaceutical Processing Research Lab
S4-04
Before the start of every semester, undergraduates are required to register their module by bidding for it under the CORS system. Modules offer more flexibility to choose what you would like to study. Most modules carry 4 modular credits (MCs), but there are other modules carrying different MCs, ranging from 0 to 5. A general guideline is to take 20 MCs worth of modules (or 5 modules) per semester to fulfil graduation requirements in time. Module Codes Every module in NUS is identified by the module code and title. The two- or threeletter prefixes indicate the discipline, followed by four digits (which the first digit represent the level of the module). For example LSM1401 (Fundamentals of Biochemistry) is offered by the Life Sciences Department and is a Level 1000 module. Below is the list of module codes in Faculty of Science: Single Disciplinary Modules: CM: Chemistry FST: Food Science and Technology LSM: Life Sciences MA: Mathematics
PC: Physics PR: Pharmacy QF: Quantitative Finance ST: Statistics
Multi-Disciplinary Modules: SP: Special Program in Science (Interdisciplinary Science) FMS: Freshmen Seminar Modules XD: Cross Disciplinary Modules University Level Modules: GEM/GEK: General Education/Knowledge Modules SS: Singapore Studies
Upon completion of each module, undergraduates are given a letter grade depending on your performance. Each letter grade corresponds to a grade point and average grade points of all your taken modules will be counted into you Cumulative Average Point (CAP) on a scale of 5.0. A+/A : 5.0 A- : 4.5 B+ : 4.0 B : 3.5
B- : 3.0 C+: 2.5 C : 2.0 C- : 1.5
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Option NUS has an S/U system which encourages students to explore subjects outside of their field of studies without affecting their CAP score. You may choose to use an S/U option at the end of the semester after the results have been released to change the grade of that module to Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U). Modules graded with a C grade and above are considered satisfactory (S) and unsatisfactory (U) for anything below a C grade. Modules with an S or U grade will not be counted into your CAP, but will still carry the same modular credits and fulfill the relevant degree requirements. Do take note that S/U options can only be applied to modules offered outside our home faculty (Faculty of Science), and/or modules under University Level Requirements. Freshman Seminar Modules (FMS) and modules taken during exchange programmes are all graded with S/U only.
For Pharmacy, core modules are usually pre-allocated to you at the start of CORS bidding, without you to need to bid for them.
Some modules have pre-requisites and/or preclusions.
There is a limit of 60 MCs (or 15 modules) on the amount of Level 1000 modules you can take (including your core modules). Those Level 1000 modules beyond the limit will still be counted to your CAP score, but you will not be awarded MCs for completing them.
Some modules are cross-listed with two or more module codes having the same module title.
If you don’t like a certain module that you are taking, you can choose to drop the module using CORS. However do take note of the schedule as there will be grade penalties for dropping a module. A Withdrawn (W) grade will be given from Week 3 onwards and a Fail (F) grade from Week 7 onwards.
If you feel that the two regular semesters in the academic year are not enough, you may consider taking additional modules in the Special Semesters (also known as Semesters 3 and 4) which take place during the summer break between May and August.
Get to know more friends and seniors. They have been through it and can offer great help and advice for you. Once you have learnt and experienced for yourself, don’t forget to share on to your future juniors too!
Due to the structured curriculum and intensity of the Pharmacy major, Pharmacy students don’t usually go for Students Exchange Programme (SEP). However, you can consider Summer Programmes, which are run during the summer vacation, and are varied in nature. The modules you have taken during Summer Programme are reflected back in NUS using a pass/fail system. Do keep a lookout for announcements through NUS Webmail! E-mails will be sent to students when the applications are open. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme in Science (UROPS) Depending on the UROPS module, Pharmacy students are eligible for UROPS once they have completed at least two or three semesters of study with a CAP above 3.0. You can apply to do a UROPS project over 1 or 2 regular semesters, carrying 4 MCs and 8 MCs respectively. For opportunities opening, keep a lookout for updates in your NUS Webmail. A list of available projects will be made known to you. Alternatively, you may also want to discuss with a professor that you are familiar with on a possible project that he/she can open up for you.
Online portals can only be accessed by the individual. Do remember to log in with the NUS student domain (NUSSTU), and your matriculation number. With it, you have your own personal password, which is required to be changed every 180 days for security reason. If by any chance, you forgot your password and need to reset it, you need to go down personally to the Computer Centre (opposite FASS) with your matric card.
NUS Libraries Entry is by matric card only, and you are only allowed up to 3 entries without matric card. So always keep them with you! For more details, you can visit the NUS Libraries website / Online Library Portal: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg. The online portal provides several functions to complement their offline services. Once you have activated your Library PIN number, you can reserve books you intend to borrow and/or renew books you have borrowed via the online portal. The Library Integrated Catalogue+ (LINC+) assists users to located books or journals in the various libraries as well as the book’s current availability. This will save you the time and hassle for you to go around libraries to search for what you need. Past year papers can be downloaded for some modules. Under the exam papers tab, students can actually obtain the past year papers by typing in the corresponding module code. Not all modules will have past year papers.
(https://exchange.nus.edu.sg) The NUS Webmail uses an online version called Microsoft Exchange. The interface is pretty much the same, except that you are using it on a web browser. One important feature that you can access is the global address book. This allows you to find your friends, tutors and professors using it. All official NUS matters will also be communicated to the students through this NUS Webmail. You will receive notices and updates such as Car Park Balloting, Closure of Facilities, Enrichment Workshops and many more. After each round of CORS bidding, you will also be informed of your bidding results via this mail server. So it is important for you to check your mail regularly. For those of you who use a smartphone, you can actually sync your NUS Webmail as well. You can find the step-by-step configuration guide for the various smartphones on the NUS Computer Centre website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/comcen/nusmail/mobilemailsetup.html.
(http://www.nus.edu.sg/cors/) This is the place where you will be visiting regularly before the start of every semester, because this is where you register for your modules. Registration for you modules is by bidding system using points. These points are separated into two different accounts: the Programme (P) account and the General (G) account. The P points are used for modules offered in your home faculty, whereas G points are used for modules offered out of your home faculty and university level modules (GEK/GEM/SS). You will be given points at the start of each semester and you can accumulate points so that you can bid for popular modules that you wish to take. Do take note which module codes you are bidding under, as it is used to determine which requirement the module fulfils. The Timetable Builder is a useful application to aid you in your planning of your schedule. You can see if there are any timetable clashes and how are your lessons spread out throughout the week, by selecting different lecture and tutorial slots. There are various rounds of bidding, in which certain modules will be opened at specific rounds to a specific group of students. The first round is generally for your core modules. If at first you are unable to get the module you want in earlier rounds, the remaining spaces will be opened up to all students in round 3. For more information on the schedules of the bidding rounds and available modules, you can find them at the Schedule & Module Info section. If you would like to check out the bidding round statistics, you can find them at the Useful Info section.
Freshmen in their first semester will start to bid in Round 1C, where only new students can bid for modules, or more commonly known as the “protection period”. After which, you will be competing with your fellow seniors in NUS. If you want to find out more, you can always check out the FAQs section. Sometimes, you may need some assistance, so you can find the relevant contacts under Contact Us section. Also, if you would like to see previous semesters’ statistics for specific modules, you can find them under the Archives section.
IVLE (https://ivle.nus.edu.sg/) This is where you will receive updates from your lecturers, and where you can download your lecture notes. Some modules require you to submit your assignments online, and that is also done in IVLE. Do also be reminded that some modules have tutorial or lab registration through IVLE platform. There are many key features in IVLE. Starting from the centre section (under Student Modules), a list of all modules which you have been allocated or successfully bidded for, will appear. The Announcement sub-heading is where your lecturers can publish information to update the entire class. Do check it regularly. You can even subscribe to an SMS service to receive immediate update for any announcements. Professors will upload lecture notes and tutorials on IVLE and you can download them under the Workbin section. Gradebook is another sub-heading which students might be interested in. This is where you can find your marks and grades for your various Continual Assessments (CAs). Some other features include student publicised events, which you can find it at the left bottom corner of the page. You can even advertise your event to draw in crowds using this avenue too. On the top right of the page, there are various links that you may find useful. The Used Textbooks link is particularly a hot favourite where students can sell their textbooks through this portal and others can buy them.
For smartphone users, there is an NUS IVLE App available for download. It is useful if you would like to read notes on-the-go or if you have forgotten to bring your printed one to class.
MyISIS (https://myisis.nus.edu.sg/) As the name suggests, it is an online portal where your student information can be found. You can manage your academic, finance and personal information using this portal instead of going down to the various offices if you ever need to update them. Many of the sections will hardly or even not be used in your few years in NUS, but these are the sections that you should know: Under the Student Centre section, your personal details can be seen. If you ever need to update your particulars, you can do so under this section. In the Enrolment and Academic Records section, you can find you academic related information, such as your exam schedule and seat number, exam results and even view your unofficial transcript. This is a place where you will typically go towards the end of the semester. Exam results are usually released at different timings throughout a specific day, and MyISIS may be slow due to the overwhelming number of students accessing at the same time. If you want to know your results as early as possible, you can subscribe to the SMS push service, in which your results will be SMSed to your mobile phone early in the morning (usually 8 am). It is a useful service, but it can be quite scary to receive your first SMS of the day containing your exam results.
With NUS campus being so large and you may need to travel to other faculties and places sometimes, walking is definitely not a consideration. Thankfully, there are free internal shuttle bus services available, but it can get pretty confusing. Bus Service A1 PGP Terminal After Science Park Drive Kent Ridge MRT NUH LT29 UHall Opp. Staff Club YIH CLB LT13 AS7 COM2 BIZ2 Opp. House 12 House 7 PGP Terminal Bus Service A2 PGP Terminal Between House 14 & 15 House 12 Opp. HSSML COM2 Temasek Hall Eusoff Hall Opp. LT13 Computer Centre Opp. YIH OED Staff Club Opp. UHall S17 Opp. NUH Kent Ridge MRT PGP Terminal Bus Service A1E (A1 Express) Kent Ridge MRT LT 29 CLB BIZ 2 PGP Terminal Bus Service A2E (A2 Express) Opp. HSSML CCE S17 Opp. Kent Ridge MRT PGPR Bus Service B E3A OED YIH CLB LT13 AS7 COM2 Temasek Hall Eusoff Hall Opp. LT13 Computer Centre Opp. YIH Raffles Hall E3A Bus Service C E3A OED Staff Club Opp. UHall S17 (Loop at NUH roundabout) LT29 UHall Opp. Staff Club Raffles Hall E3A
Bus Service D1 Opp. HSSML COM2 Opp. LT13 CCE Opp. YIH Museum UTown YIH CLB LT13 AS7 COM2 BIZ2 Bus Service D2 PGP Terminal Kent Ridge MRT LT 29 UHall Opp. Staff Club Museum UTown Staff Club Opp. UHall S17 Opp. Kent Ridge MRT PGPR UT-CLB (UTown – Central Library) UTown CLB UTown UT-FOS (UTown – Faculty of Science) UTown LT29 UTown For more details of shuttle bus services, please visit: http://www.nus.edu.sg/oed/services/transport/shuttle-bus-services.htm