Singapore

CS3240 Interaction Design module is intended for students in computing and related disciplines whose work focuses on human-computer interaction issues in the design of computer systems. The course stresses the importance of user-centred design and usability in the development of computer applications and systems. Students will be taken through the analysis, design, development, and evaluation of human-computer interaction methods for computer systems. They will acquire hands-on design skills through laboratory exercises and assignments. Specific objectives are - to introduce key issues in interactive media design and user interface design. - to introduce relevant and significant findings of these fields; - to stress the importance of good user interface design, introduce basic principles whereby this may be accomplished, and give experience in trying to carry this out.

This module introduces mathematical tools required in the study of computer science. Topics include: (1) Logic and proof techniques: propositions, conditionals, quantifications; (2) Relations and Functions: Equivalence relations and partitions, partially ordered sets, well-ordering principle, function equality, Boolean/identity/inverse functions, Bijection; (3) Mathematical formulationo of data models (linear model, trees, graphs); (4) Counting and Combinatoric: Pigeonhole Principle, Inclusion-Exclusion Principle, Number of relations on a set, number of injections from one finit set to another, Diagonalisation proof: An infinite countable set has an uncountable power set; Algorithmic proof: An infinite set has a countably infinite subset, subsets of countable sets are countable.

This module introduces students to the design and implementation of fundamental data structures and algorithms. The module covers basic data structures (linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables, binary heaps, trees, and graphs), searching and sorting algorithms, and basic analysis of algorithms. After completing the module, students should be able to:
Apply algorithmic thinking and techniques (e.g., divide and conquer, problem decomposition) for solving computational problems.
Describe the structure and operation of different data structures and algorithms under the standard computational model.
Assess the suitability of different data-structures and algorithms for a specific computational problem.
Adapt existing data-structures and algorithms to solve specific computational problems.

This module provides an overview of the theories and perspectives applicable to the study of communication and new media. While the course takes a broad view of communication and new media, it focuses on contemporary, internet-based systems as objects of inquiry. Students will employ different theories from both critical/cultural and social scientific approaches to analyze various digital phenomena and controversies. We will tackle questions like: how do we relate to others differently through digital technologies; how does social media change our consumption of news; how does the conception of work change in an era of crowdsourcing; how can media content be made more persuasive? This initial foray into concepts and theories will provide students with the foundational knowledge to navigate the exciting and diverse field of communications and media studies.

Have you ever wondered why we recycle paper and plastic? Give up our seats on trains? Slather on sunscreen? Welcome to a peek being the scenes of strategic communication management!

Effective organizations adopt a strategic approach to communication management. Mastering the basic concepts of strategic communication, especially in the context of rapidly evolving social media, is a mission critical ability for communication management professionals. NM3232 meets that need perfectly by engaging students extensively with the tenets and theories of strategic communication management using cases drawn from the public, profit and non-profit sectors. Case studies combined with industry insights through engaging guest speakers will equip students with a deep understanding of key concepts and give them opportunities to critique application of strategic communication in real-life settings.

Doing what is right - by whom and by whose standards? Ethical issues are at the forefront of any kind of messaging/reporting/transmission of information. But we only have a fuzzy idea of what ethical standards apply to the media. These standards are changing (or slipping) because of changing technology which allows everyone to lie easily and to even more people. At the very least, this module should give you an insight into what sort of ethics underpin the news reports and commentaries that you read and a primer on what is expected of the media practitioner.

This seminar is designed to introduce students to a wide range of scholarship in health communication. The seminar will address such issues as doctor-patient interactions, illness narratives, cultural understanding of health, social support, and health campaigns, mass media theories, technologically-mediated health delivery, and socially constructed health meanings to offer an insight into developing more meaningful communicative practices of healthcare. With an emphasis on application, the course equips students with a foundational understanding of the ways in which health communication projects can be conceptualized and delivered.

The rise of digital media has impacted processes of political communication across the world, within and between countries. The transformation is also the result of the ways established institutions including political parties and news organisations have changed, and the ways citizens are now engaging with politics and media. The trends towards automation has pervaded political communication process, while political actors find it immensely difficult to govern digital infrastructure. There are blurring of boundaries between journalists and citizens, while political campaigns have been taken to new heights utilising digital infrastructure. The rise of populism in the US, Europe and Asia has also been partially attributed to digital media. The module is designed not only to introduce students to political communication – an interdisciplinary field of study, drawing on concepts from communication, political science, sociology, psychology, history, and more, but to also understand contemporary challenges and opportunities in the field.

This module introduces fundamentals of study in communications and new media, exploring ways in which people create and use the variety of emerging networked, mobile, and social media channels to communicate meaning in globalized world. It explores organizational and societal contexts in such areas as games, health, politics, business, public relations, design and activism, with attention paid to creating applications with social impact. Phenomena such as relationships and social life in cyberspace, data harvesting, activism for social change, media performance and art, artificial intelligence, deviant behaviour online, communication and community, new business paradigms and economic models of organizing and issues in human-computer interaction are explored in-depth.

This course introduces the basic principles of hydrology and water resources, including flow through pressurised pipe systems and free surface flow. In particular the course covers fundamental concepts of hydrological cycle, such as: response of catchment system, river network and reservoir to rainfall; frequency analysis of rainfall or flood, design of ponds, reservoirs, river flow and catchment management, are covered as well. Other topics include flow routing such as kinematic wave, diffusive wave and dynamic wave. Water Resources portion of the module covers pressurised pipe flow calculation principles, hydraulic design of pipelines, use of pumps and turbines, urban hydraulics and water distribution systems. In addition to this, free surface open channel flows are covered. In particular topics of uniform flow, critical depth, gradually varied flow, calculation of surface profiles