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Questions
on the Programme:
1.
Does this 4-year programme lead to an Honours degree?
Yes.
2.
Can a 3-year programme be made available?
At present, we have planned to offer only a 4-year
programme. However,
some CM modules of interests to other SoC students will be
opened to non-
CM students. In
this way, 3-year IT students can also take some of
these
modules.
3.
When do I enrol for the CM program?
Students who intend to enrol for the CM program will
submit their application
at the
end of Semester 2. Students applying for the CM program
must meet
the CAP
requirement.
All applications will be subjected to approval by the
school.
4.
Will the current ICM programme be replaced by the new CM programme?
The current ICM programme will be offered to
the current batch of first year
students
going on to their second year in July 2001, and
the current ICM
students. The
new
CM programme will be offered only to the new
students
entering their
first year in July 2001.
5.
What are the requirements if University Scholars take this programme?
Students in the University Scholars Programme
(USP) will adopt the
following variations of the CM programme:
They will select the 8 First-Tier
modules in place of
University Level
Requirements (28 MCs).
They will do the following 4 required modules
at USP level:
CS1102 Data Structures and Algorithms
CS2103 Software Engineering
CS3242 Hypermedia Technologies
CS3248 Design of Interactive Media
The last two modules have strong project-emphasis.
6.
Can a series of talks be conducted on the various programmes?
Yes. In particular, a talk of the CM programme
will be conducted for the newly
enrolling first year students once the programme
is approved.
Industrty
Concern:
7.
Will industry consider this a right bridge between computing and creativity?
What are the prospects of this course?
Industry has been consulted. Please refer
to the programme web page for
prospects and career opportunity for this programme.
Questions
on Modules:
8.
Many students are afraid of taking CS1231S. Can they take CS1231 instead?
Statistics and probability are needed for
the CM programme. They are covered in
CS1231S and CS1232 but not CS1231.
CM students matriculated in July 2001
(including the 2002 Poly batch) can
choose to take either CS1231S or both
CS1231 and CS1232. However
students matriculated in July 2002 can take either
CS1231 or CS1231S.
9.
Can CM students take CS2102 instead of CS2102S?
Yes, CM students are only required to take
CS2102.
10.
Can CM students have more freedom in choosing the electives?
CM students can choose at least four free
electives at the advance level without
any restriction.
11.
Can we have more IS/ICM modules in place of the technical modules?
The design of the CM programme already
includes many non-technical or less
technical modules.
12.
Will Macromedia Flash, HTML, and other skills be taught in this programme?
These skills will be used in the project-based
modules to design and develop
interactive contents.
13.
Will the CM programme focus only on Macromedia Flash, HTML, and other
web-enabling applications?
No. The CM programme
covers more than just Macromedia Flash, HTML, and
other web-enabling applications. It aims at providing
students with a solid
foundation that includes
both the technical and the artistic aspects.
14.
Why is it that this B.Comp Communications and Media is not offered to
the
current batch of first year students?
(Those matriculated in July 2000)
The decision to offer the new Media Programme
only to the new batch of first
year
students was made after much discussion and deliberation. It is not
the
best solution
but it is one that we can manage. There are many issues involved,
particularly those
regarding timing and impact. For example, we need to consider
what are the
modules that SoC and FASS can offer right now. Since we cannot
produce teaching
materials for the new modules overnight, we need to give
the
teaching staff time to adjust and
to prepare for new course materials. In
other
words,
at present, we can only manage the first-year
modules of the new
Media Programme. By the
second year of the programme, we would be
ready to offer second-year modules and so on. Hope
you
can understand.
15.
I understand that in order to pass the 4-year degree, 135 MCs are required.
After
my own computation, I realise that under
your note on Bachelor of Computing
(Communication and Media), section 3.4.5(v),
if I do take up at least:
1 module from group A (media and internet
technology)
1 module from group B (content creation
and mass communication)
4 modules at level 4000 or above (excluding
CS4101, CS4102)
4 free electives, I would end up with around
152 MCs which is grossly over and
above the minimum requirement.
Thus I would like to reaffirm if I have interprete
your instruction correctly.
There is a misinterpretation of the programme
requirements. Item v in 3.4.5 Degree
Requirements means: Choose CM and
free electives to make up at
least
135 MCs such that the following
conditions are
satisfied:
* at least 1 module is from Group A
* at least 1 module is from Group B
* at least 4 modules are at 4000 level
or above
* at least 4 modules are free electives
These clauses are not mutually exclusive.
So, for instance, a student can
choose
two 4000 level free electives from Group A and two 4000
level free electives from
Group B
and satisfy the requirements, provided that all the
modules chosen
(including
essentials and electives) make up at least 135 MCs. Of course, the
free electives can be chosen
from any faculty.
16.
I am not sure whether I should take up IF1101E or CS1105, or both ?
With regards to IF1101E and CS1105, you
need to take only one of them. We
prefer
that
you take IF1101E because it builds your foundation for other IF
modules. It would be to your advantage to take
IF1101E instead of CS1105.
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