Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

 

Freshmen Orientation 2012

 

Venue: Lecture Theatre 11, and live webcast in Lecture Theatre 12 and 13, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore (click here for map). Click on the title to view the recorded webcast.

 

Day 1, Tuesday, 31 July 2012
General Talks
9.00am - 9.15am Welcome by Professor Brenda Yeoh, Dean , FASS  

9.15 am - 9.45 am

Speech by Alumni, Guest of Honour 

9.45am -10.30am - Break
10.30 am – 12pm

Introduction to the Modular System & Academic Culture/ List of important events by Assoc Prof Paulin Straughan, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies

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12.00pm to 1.00pm - Freshmen Welcome Lunch
1.00pm - 1.10pm Fun and Run in FASS! by Deng Huishan of the Arts Club

1.10pm – 2.00pm

Introduction to Centralised Online Registration System (CORS) by Assoc Prof Paulin Straughan, Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies

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Department Talks

2.00pm - 2.20pm

Geography, We Bring You The World by Assoc Prof T C Chang
  Words, Mind, and Society: The Many Faces of English Language by Assoc Prof Joseph Park
2.20pm - 3.20pm Where’s [the]Theatre?: All around you by Dr Barnard Turner

 

Introduction to Literature by Dr Susan Ang

3.20pm - 3.40pm

Introduction to Malay Studies by Dr Azhar Ibrahim

3.40pm - 4.00pm

Southeast Asian Studies by Dr Irving Johnson

4.00pm - 4.20pm

Dare to Make a Difference? Choose Social Work! by Dr Esther Goh

 

 

Day 2, Wednesday, 1 August 2012
General Talks

9.00 am - 9.15am

Student Exchange Programmes (SEP) and Summer School Programmes Opportunities by Ms Letitia & Ms Ingrid, FASS Dean's Office

9.15 am - 9.30am IT Care – One Stop Solution for NUS IT Resources by Mr Henry Chiew

9.30 am - 9.50am          

NUS Libraries ~ A Resource for All Seasons by Ms Gerrie

9.50am - 10.05am

NUS Overseas Colleges, Go Get IT by Ms Gean Chu

10.05am - 10.20am - Break
Department Talks

10.20am - 11.00am

Introduction to the Department of Chinese Studies by Assoc Prof Su Jui Lung

11.00am - 11.20am

Economics – the Logic of Decision Making by Dr Lim Boon Tiong

11.20am - 11.40am

History: Making Sense of the Past to Make Sense of the Present by Assoc Prof Bruce Lockhart
11.40am - 12.00pm

Politics and Daily Life by Dr Reuben Wong

12.00pm to 1.00pm - Lunch Break

1.00pm – 1.20pm

New Media and Success by Assoc Prof Milagros Rivera

1.20pm – 1.40pm

Japanese Studies: Diverse Interests, Grounded Knowledge by Dr Chris McMorran

1.40pm – 2.00pm

Sociology by Dr Vincent Chua

2.00pm – 2.20pm

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding South Asia by Dr Rajesh Rai
2.20pm - 2.40pm A Philosophical Argument about Moral Responsibility by Dr Loy Hui Chieh
2.40pm - 3.00pm Something Old, Something New: European Studies by Assoc Prof Barnard Turner

3.00pm to 3.20pm - Ice Cream Break
3.20pm - 3.40pm What is Psychology? by Dr Cha Yeow Siah

3.40pm – 4.00pm

4.00pm – 4.20pm

Learning Foreign Languages, Understanding Other Cultures by Assoc Prof Chin Kwee Nyet

Traversing Disciplinary Boundaries and Seeing the World as a Whole by Assoc Prof Cecilia Lim

 

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