SIM UOL August 2012 Intake

[stemie]

It's commencing on 13 August 2012 for the standard 3 years BSc course. Anyone going for the enrolment talk on July?

 

[lexachenn]

you got your letter of acceptance already? ):

 

[stemie]

you got your letter of acceptance already? ):

yea.. but maybe is because i applied early.. when did you apply?

 

[iamlegendalfred]

axiety in progress

err, is it true that people who applied earlier before march have already gotten their replies?
haiz, i apply around late march, anxious.....

 

[stemie]

err, is it true that people who applied earlier before march have already gotten their replies?
haiz, i apply around late march, anxious.....

Well i think it makes sense for them to accept the early birds first right? Cos I heard they do mass acceptance in batches.

 

[lexachenn]

yea.. but maybe is because i applied early.. when did you apply?

ohh haha i applied around march! anyway which course did you applied to?

 

[stemie]

ohh haha i applied around march! anyway which course did you applied to?

Bsc economics. haha I know I'm crazy. You?

 

[zercab]

err, is it true that people who applied earlier before march have already gotten their replies?
haiz, i apply around late march, anxious.....

same here. applied late march towards the deadline date. just gotten email for fee protection

 

[lexachenn]

Bsc economics. haha I know I'm crazy. You?

BSc econs and finance haha!

 

[iamlegendalfred]

haha, i am as Bsc econs and finance, never know many of us are here

 

[iamlegendalfred]

do you know the details for the talk? as in what are they going to talk about?

 

[stemie]

For the benefit of those who are yet to be accepted/pending acceptance by SIM-UOL.. Here's what to expect in the months to come.. I have copied and pasted this information from the SIM-UOL email that was sent to my student account.. Hope this helps.. Cheers!




Welcome to UOL BSc Programme (Full-Time)!

30 March 2012

Dear Student,

A very warm welcome to the SIM-UOL BSc degree programme !

Below is an overview of the calendar of activities that will take place for the new academic year (2012/13).

(A) 2012 Calandar of Events Before BSc Classes Commence

Events

Dates (Dates below are tentative. Please check Students' Portal regularly for updates on the actual date/time)
SIM-UOL Enrolment talk
- Important briefing on UOL regulations, UOL online registration, programme requirements, SIM eCourse Registration (eCR), timetable selection and programme fee payment.


1st – 2nd week of July 2012
Academic Advice Session
- For students who may still have further queries about their course selections after attending the enrolment talk

2nd week July 2012
SIM eCourse Registration (eCR)
- Online course registration via SIM students’ portal to select courses and timetable for the first academic year at SIM


Starting week of 16 July 2012
SIM BSc Course Fee payment due date
- Payable during eCR for 4 courses (S$5136) in the first academic year
- Students who need to apply for bank loan should start to make enquiry with the banks now.


27th July 2012
Freshmen Orientation Day
- Team- building activities organized by the SIM-UOL Student Representative Council (SRC).


2nd or 3rd week of July 2012

Freshmen Orientation Camp
- 3 days 2 nights camp organized by the SIM-UOL SRC

Last week of July 2012 – Beginning of August 2012

Economics and Mathematics Preparatory Courses
· - Two complimentary 3-hour workshops will be open to all EMFSS students, except the following : (a) BSc Information Systems and Management students and (b) Students who are taking Bridging course in Economics and Mathematics to obtain further exemptions in EC1002 and MT105A
- Students will need to register for the preparatory courses after completing the eCR exercise in July


August
UOL On-Line Registration
- University Application Fees (UAF) - £70 and Initial Registration Fee (IRF) - £650
- Students to register and pay the UAF and IRF fees with UOL via the UOL student portal
- Students should only complete the UOL online registration after attending the SIM enrolment talk and completing the SIM eCR exercise.
- To access the UOL student portal, UOL will send password to your SIM email account at least 8 weeks after you have submitted SIM PEI-Student contract and SIM student card form to SIM. If you are taking SIM bridging courses, the offer pack will only be sent to you at least 8 weeks after your bridging course results are released. Students who are under SAP conditional acceptance will receive the offer pack via your personal email account.

Complete by 1 October
Receipt of UOL Subject Guides
- UOL delivers the UOL study materials to students based on the residential address given by students when they submit their registration at UOL Portal.
- Please provide a Singapore mailing address only.


October - November
Study Skills Sessions
-To equip students with relevant study strategies to cope well with the University of London degree programme
- Students will need to register for these workshops in August via the SIM student’s portal


End August – Mid September

More details on the Enrolment Talk / Orientation / Preparatory Courses / Study Skills will be posted at later date.
(B) Commencement dates of Classes

Programmes

Commencement Dates
Bsc Standard Route 3 years programme

week of 13 August 2012
BSc Standard Route 2 years programme
(with minimum 2 units exemptions)

week of 17 September 2012

BSc Graduate Entry Route
(those who already have a bachelor's degree)

week of 17 September 2012

Diploma for Graduates
(those who already have a bachelor's degree)

week of 17 September 2012

Lecture Notes Distribution


Week of 13 August 2012 – week of 17 September 2012

(C) 2012 Calendar of Events After BSc Classes Commence

Events

Dates*
UOL Examination Entry Exercise at RELC
- Students will need to sign up at the RELC for the UOL examinations held in May/ June 2013
- Students to set aside approximately S$2200 for the examination fees

1st week Jan 2013
SIM-UOL Preliminary Examinations

End Feb - Mid Mar 2013
Revision (UK/Local)

Mid March – End April 2013
UOL Examinations

Early May – Mid June 2013
Academic Term Break

Mid June – Mid September 2013
Class commencement for the next academic year

Mid September 2013 (FT)
UOL On-Line Continuing Registration
- Students to register and pay the Continuing Registration Fees to UOL via the UOL student portal for 2013/14 academc year
- UOL Continuing Registration Fee (CRF) - £315

September – October 2013

More details on the above calendar of events will be shared during the Enrolment Talk in July 2012.

(D) Bridging Courses
For students who are taking bridging courses for exemption purposes, your course will start in April or June or July, depending on your selection in the SIM Application form. To access information on the bridging course (eg timetable schedule), please click on “Select A Course” on the left menu of the portal and choose the Bridging Course.

We hope that you will find the above information useful. All the best of success in your studies!

Thank you.


Regards


SIM-UOL Admin

 

[masterkai]

wondering if there are any of you going to take UOL- Computing and information system?

 

[iamlegendalfred]

thanks alot, really appreciate the reply=)

 

[zercab]

haha, i am as Bsc econs and finance, never know many of us are here

i also applied econs and finance.. but part time~

 

[stemie]

thanks alot, really appreciate the reply=)

your welcome!

 

[chiwawa23]

Me apply le......also going in this yr FT BSc in Business. I thought the July orientation talk is compulsory?? Meaning have to go.

If I not wrong, they touching on payment, commencement date, registration & a lot of other stuff.

Payment have to pay in pounds.....

 

[s0ulz87]

Me apply le......also going in this yr FT BSc in Business. I thought the July orientation talk is compulsory?? Meaning have to go.

If I not wrong, they touching on payment, commencement date, registration & a lot of other stuff.

Payment have to pay in pounds.....

hey i'm doing FT BDc in Business too.

are you going in as year 1 or do you have exemptions?

anyone knows what's the date for the talk as I need to plan my leave..

 

[sapphiree]

Hi guys, i am selling textbooks together with notes given by lecturers below for UOL year 1 student:


Introduction to Economics
1. Economics Recommended Textbook by UOL (Written by examination setter, the famous Amos Witztum)
Title: Economics (An analytical Introduction)
Author: Amos Witztum
Condition: 10/10 (With book wrap)
Price: $30
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It is very important to choose the correct questions during exam because choosing the wrong questions will result u in losing unnecessary marks, especially in the case of intro to econs whereby passing is a headache for most uol students.

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Sociology
1. Sociology Recommended Textbook by UOL
Title: Sociology
Author: James Fulcher and John Scott (4th Edition)
Condition: 10/10 (With book wrap)
Price: $25
Original price bought at popular bookstore: More than $50.


2. Sociology Recommended Textbook by UOL (This is used to answer section c of the exam paper)
Title: Globalisation
Author: Malcolm Waters (2nd Edition)
Condition: 10/10
Price: $20
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3. Sociology notes (+ with my own notes) given by SIM lecturer. (I had copied down a lot of useful stuffs which the lecturer had mentioned during lecture + real case examples which can be used during exams to impress the markers).

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If u buy item 1+2+3, total will be $50.


Statistics 1
1. New Cambridge Statistical Table (2nd Edition)
Author: D.V.LINDLEY & W.F.SCOTT
Condition: 10/10
Price: $10



Mathematics 1
1. Mathematics Recommended Textbook by UOL (This book is written by the examination setter)
Title: Mathematics For Economics and Finance (Methods & Modelling)
Author: Martin Anthony and Norman Biggs
Condition: 10/10
Price: $20
Original price bought at popular bookstore: More than $40

Free: Mathematics uol study guide



Introduction to Business Management (IBM)
1. IBM Recommended Textbook by UOL
Title: Management & Organisational Behaviour (9th Edition)
Author: Laurie J. Mullins
Condition: 10/10
Price: $20
Original price bought at popular bookstore: More than $50.



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Discount will be given if you buy more than 1 item. Negotiable. TIA!

It is never too early to buy the textbook, read up first & have a rough idea on what is being taught. Once school starts, you will have no time to do leisure reading.

 

[Cryystxl]

Anybody in maths & econs?