yo!! or I should i say yeo!! hehehhee.. good night! today had been quite a day.. tired sia...



morning wake up early to go to the SMU talk at SP, *yawn*! took away my precious sleeping time... you know.. I din sleep much for a few days... although the talk is optional and I don't have much interest in SMU also, I go there just to get som additional info, because I planning to further studies....



the talk is quite a long 1... it's about 2 hours... but the presenter is the interim dean of School of Information Systems, SMU... he was a good presenter that in the sense that he TRY make the presentation interesting and interactive, but he failed... hahahhaa.. because he don't understand most poly students don't response to questions... hahahha... but the whole presentation looks more like a lecture than a presentation, he took 1 hour to talk about 2 slides!! wah lau.... all right, let's talk about the course he is talking about...



the course is called Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) (BSc(ISM))

offered by the School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University..

The advantages:

1. teach you enough knowledge on business and communications skills and how to integrate IT with business

2. have exchange programme with Carnegie Mellon University, who initiates the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), those who took ISNS and INSE before should know what I talking about...)

3. It's a Direct Honours programme

4. you can do double degrees (majoring in 2 areas) if you wish in 4 years' time

5. Applicants with good results in their polytechnic diplomas WILL be considered for Advanced Standing at SMU. Students with Advanced Standing MAY be granted exemptions of up to 5 modules



The disadvantages (what i personally think)

1. too much business modules, I hate business modules, they are almost the same... and you don't need to a degree to do business.. you need ideas and creativity..

2. most of the Core IT modules they offered are repeative as what I learn in SP, for example, OO systems, Data Management, and Software Engineering Process

3. there are much more non-IT modules than IT modules..

4. there are no interesting topics, and what they teach is too general..



personally, i will not choose this course, if u are interested, you may check it out at BSc(ISM) and Admissions Criteria to get into SMU, additional criteria for the course are as follows

1. min C6 in Additional Maths (mathematics modules could also be considered)

2. min. D7 in 2nd Language

3. For your application to be considered, the recommended minimum total score for SAT I is 1200 with at least 500 each for the verbal and math components. (e.g. If your verbal score is 500, then you must have 700 for your math component.)



Additonal info:

1. Deadline for application: 07/04/2003

2. How to apply: apply online at www.smu.edu.sg

3. To be considered for admission in 2003, your SAT I scores must reach SMU by 30 June 2003!

4. To be considered for admission in 2003, the latest SAT 1 test you can take is on 3 May 2003 (registration deadline :28 March 2003)

5. Guys going NS can apply 1st, and SMU will reserve the place for you until you ORD (NUS and NTU also can)



after the talk, i went for lunch alone at SP, FC6.... and thought of all the moments I had with my classmates there.. time flies, amd we graduating... sob...:(, hope that we will remain in contact!! don't forget me!!!



then go orchard walk walk, and saw the Iron Ladies 2 movie will be out on 27th march, which I had long wanted to watch..

ok, that's all... hope you are not bored by my long blog... if I did, i want to say PAI SEH!!