Kaplan vs SMF

Ultimus

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Hi guys, long time no see. Busy with school, assignment and and work.

In reply to 11amguy , in your comparison of is it fair to put an O level student with an N level student, I would say that if we were to be putting students into subsidized education (ie : public and government schools) This assessment is fair and minimizes wastage of resources as those with higher learning power at that point of time are entitled to a better pathway, for example an O level student to Poly assuming they pass and N level student to ITE assuming they are NT and fail to qualify for O levels.

However, in private and especially tertiary education , knowing an additional maths formula or that particular science formula does not make an even an A level student more advantages then me in let's say an Accounting module or a management module. Though it is somewhat helpful with statistics due to the maths of it, no something that people who truly wants to grasp can't do so.

Btw, I am an N > O student as well. But for private education I am supportive of their assessment methods as people who wants it can get it.

As for those who waste their money (ie : those lazy bums you talked about) , thanks to them we have a better economy, it benefits the lecturers and the school which in turn helps students with better facilities and more resources for the students. Hahaha. This are also usually the full time students by the way.
 

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Kyoji! lol!

Let's keep the discussion to the schools here. I believe you have studied some parts on economics as well during your course of study! If you touch your heart and feel that the SG government is making bad decisions, I rest my case.
:D
 

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I used to work in HR. I can tell you that HR & Govt is doing similar thing but responsibility is different. To be fair, I support some of their policy but again most of their policy.

As a Trainer & HR point of view in education, I do not think they do the right thing. Example: You employ an Engineer (Pri Sch Student) but because he fail your Engineer training, you give him a Technician Training (Sec Sch NT GCE N) which does not make scene. He should be given a chance to retake the training & exam paper or given a sub pass with condition to allow him to move to the next Engineer training.


Kyoji! lol!

Let's keep the discussion to the schools here. I believe you have studied some parts on economics as well during your course of study! If you touch your heart and feel that the SG government is making bad decisions, I rest my case.
:D
 

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I have enrolled with SMF in March 2013 & will begin my part-time Cyber Forensics lessons on 13 May 2013.

I chosen SMF over Kaplan because SMF has launched their Internship Programme with 13 SMEs this year and the 1st batch will begin in October 2013. This will come in handy for me as I need learning experience to work and SMF will give advise to help students in writing their resume to apply for the intership program with the SMEs.

Kaplan does not have any intership program at this time.

SMF has a referral program, if you need a referrer, do drop me a Private Message (PM) to discuss further.
 
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Hi

I'm interested in signing up with SMF, anybody can advise e school environment there? Anyone wanna share referrel?
 

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Sure, I just PMed you. Discuss further from there.

Bro, mind pm me? ive just submit my application for a degree program with SMF. Smf seems more promising in terms of exposure compared to Kaplan.

Share your thoughts as a current student. I'm awaiting for my bridging modules this September. my course will start in Jan 2014.
 

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Share your thoughts as a current student. I'm awaiting for my bridging modules this September. my course will start in Jan 2014.

My honest opinion:

You are here to get a degree so that you can move further in life, not to enjoy the "university student" feeling. Do not expect to live like local undergraduates and enjoy large campuses with CCAs and all.

Make as many friends as you can, get you degree as soon as possible and get out of the school.

Don't place so much faith into the school administration. Instead, rely more on your peers, your lecturers and yourself.
 

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Both same. 3hrs(lecture+15minbreak+tutorial) however on campus(perth) we have 1-1.30hr lecture,1 hr tutorials. Free textbooks for both.. Recommended readings also given so you dont need to print your own.

Recommended readings from textbooks or other sources?
 

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Hi there, has anyone studied international finance at SMF or Kaplan Murdoch before? I need to check something. Can someone please help? Thanks!
 

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Referral

Hi Guys,

I plan to join the Jan intake for Murdoch at SMF.

Any existing students want to refer me?
 

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SMF

Hi guys,

Just like to check, If i apply to study degree program from SMF during their roadshow and got discount off the school fee, will i still be able to get referral fee from you guys?
 

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Hi guys,

Just like to check, If i apply to study degree program from SMF during their roadshow and got discount off the school fee, will i still be able to get referral fee from you guys?

Hi darkiepk,

Yes, you are still eligible for the referral programme. I've double-checked with a senior consultant already.

If you are interested for the referral programme, feel free to PM me.
 

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Hi all,
i am hesitating to enroll to Kaplan or SMF...
Kaplan is more near to my place, which travelling home not so tiring.. abt 30-45 mins...
which SMF is more near to my work place... from Tiong Bahru to travel home take me abt 1.5 hours...

school fees almost the same...

heard alot of diff feedback from both school... still cant decide.. ><

the last reason to consider will be the quality of lecturer...

any suggestion to me?
 

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Hi all,
i am hesitating to enroll to Kaplan or SMF...
Kaplan is more near to my place, which travelling home not so tiring.. abt 30-45 mins...
which SMF is more near to my work place... from Tiong Bahru to travel home take me abt 1.5 hours...

school fees almost the same...

heard alot of diff feedback from both school... still cant decide.. ><

the last reason to consider will be the quality of lecturer...

any suggestion to me?

Both Kaplan and SMF offers the same programme by Murdoch University. I suggest you take the school environment, location and teaching quality into consideration.

Lecturer quality is very subjective and based on luck. It's really dependent on the lecturers themselves. I had my fair share of both good and poor lecturers. The good ones had industry experience and were able to connect with us while the poor ones knew their stuff but couldn't connect with us so we had a hard time trying to understand him. Most of the lecturers actually teach at multiple private schools so some of my lecturers at SMF also teach at Kaplan too.

From what I know, Kaplan has a more diverse student body. They have more international students due to their brand, especially PRC students.

I chose SMF because I needed a diploma before I can enter the degree course, and SMF has a better diploma programme than Kaplan. Furthermore, Kaplan gave me a marketing talk on how important a degree is while SMF actually got a lecturer to talk to me about communications.
 
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