The upcoming Mods.

After the results release on 11 Dec, the wait continues. This time was to wait for the course offer letter to see if I can get the modules I wanted to take for my next semester in Jan 09.

Once again, the magical time for release of the letter is at 2pm. I was away on afternoon leave hence I was not able to find out till much later that night when I went home to check.

Thank God! I got all my choosen modules!

So for the next semester, I will be doing the following:
ASZ220 (elective): Professional English Writting (10 cu) - Exam
FIN301 (core): Financial Institutions, Instrument and Marketing (5 cu) - Individual Project
FIN301 (core): Financial Management (5 cu) - Exam
Total: 20 cu, 3 modules!

Which brings my total exams to a grand total of 2 papers in May 09. My classes will be on Tuesdays (Finances) and Wednesdays (English Writting).

Honestly, I'm kind of excited and looking forward to the new semester. It's always kind of exciting to go for classes and to collect the materials... heee... The only thing I dislike would be the endless TMA and exams.

But, anyway, just 1 more year and I'm done.

Hang in there. Hang in there!

On this modules thing, I find it TOTALLY unfair to us, students!

A friend of mine choose 20 cu (4 modules) during the on-line course selection, sometime in Sep. But now, when the courses are confirmed and allocated, she was only given 15 cu (3 modules).

Reason: The other module is full and hence not given to her.

Solution: Was told to make a payment of $53.50, go down to SIM and re-select other modules so that she can still take the full 20 cu per semester and she would be considered as making a change to the modules selected.

Now, this is the UNFAIR part! During the course selection exercise, there was
1) NO notice that if modules are full, students will have to pay to re-select other modules. (The notice only says something like $53.50 for change of moudles selected after 3 times and once offered, $53.50 for making more changes... something to that effect la)
2) We can only choose maximum of 20 cu (new modules) and another 10 cu for re-sit modules, there was no space for us to even key in other modules as back up.
3) There was no online counter or anything that shows the number of seats left per module.
4) It's the module that is full, it's not us students want to change module, we'll be happy to take what we've choosen, so why must the student bear the brunt of it and make us pay?!

Ok la, $53.50 is not a lot of $$ but the thing is, it is not a justified expense for us what! Morever, each student got to pay this kind of amount. I think there will be lots more who are affected! Can imagine the extra income going in!

I encouraged my friend to make it known to the higher ups. Not sure what is the outcome. But this is sooo totally unfair to us lor!

Of course, if she was given the 20 cu and she decides to make change, of course I feel that the charge is justified and reasonable. She is creating more admin work for the ppl in SIM. But this is NOT the case ma. She choose what she wanted. The module is full and now expect us to pay another $53.50 to re-choose!!! This is really too much lor!

So far, she has called the Head of Business, who referred her to the Director of Student Wellfare who referred her to someone else... so the case is still pending...

Hai...

Stupid UniSIM. Cheat our $!