Curriculum Revision affecting returning students

 

(A)             Change in Modular Credits of Computing Modules

 

The modular credits for modules are updated based on new definition by the University Committee on Educational Policy (UCEP), mainly 3-MC modules become 4-MC modules. Please see http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cmcurric/soc23chap7.pdf for the change in the modular credits of modules in the new academic year. Modules will assume the new modular credits for CAP computation if these modules are attempted in the new academic year 2002/2003.

 

The total MC requirement for BComp degrees for the cohorts 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 remains the same. That is,

·         4-year programs: at least 135 MC; and

·         3-year programs: at least 105 MC.

 

Also, please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cmcurric/soc23AppendA.pdf for the most up-to-date description of modules offered by the School.

 

(B)              CS1232 Discrete Maths II

 

The School will offer CS1232 (Discrete Maths II) for this academic year (in both semester 1 and 2, 2002-3) before closing the module. Students who are required to take CS1232 as part of the program requirement must do so in this academic year. CS1232 is 4 modular credits for this academic year. Starting in Semester 1, 2003-4, students will need to take an ST-coded course from Department of Statistics and Applied Probability to replace the requirement for CS1232. It can be: either ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334. Please be reminded again that there should be no double-counting of modules in satisfying the programme requirement.

 

The updated programme requirements for BComp (Computer Science), BComp (Computer Engineering) and BComp (Technology focus) for transitional students from the 1999, 2000 & 2001 cohort will be:

Replace the requirement for CS1232 by the following:

 

either CS1232

or an ST-coded module from ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334.

 

(C)              Update of Modules CS3214 and CS3214S with effect from AY2002/2003. 

Details are given below: 

 

(i)         Rename CS3214 Software Engineering Project to CS3214 Information Systems Development Project

 

(ii)        Change the module code of CS3214S Software Engineering Project to CS3215 Software Engineering Project

 

A student may read both modules : CS3214 and CS3215.

For module descriptions, please refer to:

http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~cmcurric/soc23AppendA.pdf

 

Update the requirement for passing CS3214S to a pass in CS3215.

 

CS3215 is a new code for the course CS3214S (Software Engineering Project).

 

This change in programme requirements will apply to transitional students from the 1999, 2000 and 2001 cohort.

 

(D)       Changes to Degree Requirements for B.Comp. (CS) programs

To replace the PROGRAMME ELECTIVES from

Choose four level-4 modules from elective areas A1 to A4

to

Choose four level-4 (or above) modules from elective areas A1 to A4.

 

(E)               Changes to Degree Requirements for EC/IS programs

For the curriculum of academic years 2000/2001 and 2001/2002, the group of modules for the EC/IS programs is given below:


CS4245 Computer Based Learning and Instructional Technologies

CS4250 IS Research Methodologies

CS4251 Strategic IS Planning

CS4252 Control, Audit and Security of IS

CS4261 Forecasting and Time Series Analysis

CS4265 Advanced Topics in E-Commerce

 

be updated to the following:


CS4245 Multimedia e-Learning Environments

CS4250 IS Research Methodologies

CS4251 Strategic IS Planning

CS4252 Control, Audit and Security of IS

CS4253 Information Systems Consulting

CS4261 Forecasting and Time Series Analysis

CS4265 Advanced Topics in E-Commerce


This change includes CS4253 as another module for students to
choose from. CS4261 is no longer being offered by the School, students who have already completed CS4261 can still use it to fulfill their degree requirements.


Also, CS4245 has a title change, students who have already taken can use it to meet their degree requirements.

 

(F)               CS2250/S IS Theory and Practice

The above has been renamed to Fundamentals of Information Systems.

 

(G)              CS3252 Management Science

Management Science is no longer offered by the School of Computing as an elective module in A5 starting this academic year.  Students in E-Commerce and IS Programs can replace it by BZ3415 from the School of Business to fulfil their degree requirements.

 

(H)       Discontinuation of Modules

            The following modules are no longer offered:

           

Areas A1 to A4, A8:

            CS3281 Programming in Unix

CS3236 Scientific Computing

CS3247P Speech and Language Processing

CS4222 Adv. Networking: Protocol Design & Implementation

CS4230 Computational Complexity

            CS4234 Combinatorial and Graph Algorithms       

           

CS3281 is replaced by CS2281. The School will not be offering the CS4230 and CS4234 modules at undergraduate level starting the academic session 2002-3. They will be introduced at post-graduate level.

 

Areas A5 and A6:

CS3252 Management Science

CS3262 Investment Technology

            CS3263 Financial Markets

            CS4261 Forecasting and Time Series Analysis

CS4262 Financial Trading and Visualization Technology

CS4263 Risk Management