Lessons:
2 hr lecture + 1 hr tutorial per week
Assessment:
Mid-term + 2 Lab Reports 30%
Finals 70%
Exam Format:
Midterms - MCQ
Finals - MCQs + Structured Questions
Description:
Basic Biology content. A great advantage for those with JC H2 Biology background (I'm not exactly sure about Poly though). BS majors with A in H2 Biology are exempted from this module.
Recorded lectures are available.
Tutorials are IMPORTANT! Tutorial homework will be given every week. A lot of questions in finals will be from the tutorials.
Textbook not a must, but since lecture notes are in point-forms, it may be easier to understand from the textbook. But you still have to read the lecture notes because the exams ask questions from lecture notes.
Practical lessons are 3 hr per session, but is not for the whole semester. There is only 4 practical lessons for the whole of the semester. There will be 2 experiments and you will have to complete 2 lab reports. Experiments can be done in pairs. From my experience, students from JC will be quite disadvantaged in labs because most of the apparatus are unfamiliar. Students from Poly know much better compared to JC students. There will also be student assistants to aid you in the practicals.
Mid-terms are done on the PC, and it consists of Single-Choice Answer and Multiple-Choice Answer. This difference is just that for the latter, there may be more than one correct option. For us, we weren't given our grades, but the answers will be given after a few weeks. MCQ format for the finals is same as midterms. Structured questions vary, some can be parts with short answers, some may be essay questions.
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