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Master of Media and Communication (MMC)Programme Briefing

Professor Ang Peng HwaMMC Programme DirectorWKWSCI

4 August 2020

Agenda

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About the Programme

Timetable and Important Dates and Deadlines

Course Registration

Other Information

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Programme Background – Objective

To prepare working professionals for leadership positions in the communication and media

industries

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Programme Background – Areas of Focus

• How organisations communicate to accomplish their goals

• Internal / External; Public / Private

• Offline / Digital / AI

Strategic

Communication

• Role & impact of media on individuals,organisations and society

• Emphasis: Analytical rather than media production skills

Media Studies

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Programme Structure – You Have a Choice: Choose Wisely

‘Coursework & Dissertation’

Option

Coursework Only Option

• 4 core courses• 6 general elective

courses

Coursework & Dissertation Option

• 4 core courses• 4 general elective

courses • Dissertation (Equivalent

to 2 courses)

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• Default: Option of Study set to Coursework & Dissertation

• When to choose option of study:– Full-time students: End of first semester– Part-time students: End of third semester

• Can only be selected once, via GSLink, during courseregistration period

• To change the option after selection, you need approval from School & Office of Academic Services

Programme Structure – Option of Study

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• Requires CGPA 4.00 or above• Note: Because of the nature of the dissertation

project, many students extend their candidature by a semester.

• If you would like to choose this option, please discuss with the Programme Director first.

Programme Structure –Coursework & Dissertation Option

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Programme Structure – Candidature Period

• Minimum: 1 academic year

• Maximum: 2 academic years

Full-Time

Status

• Minimum: 2 academic years

• Maximum: 4 academic years

Part-Time

Status

Extension of candidature will be subject to strict review by the School and the Office of Academic Services (OAS) and is rarely approved. 9

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Curriculum

Core Courses General Electives

• A6301 Communication, Technology & Society

• A6302 Communication Research and Data Analysis

• A6303 Communication Ethics & Governance

• A6321 Media Leadership and Management

https://tinyurl.com/y2qmxbsn

• You may take up to 3 courses from other Master’s programmes (from WKWSCI or other Schools) to count towards the General Elective requirements from 2nd

semester onwards .

• You must have a CGPA of 3.50 and above to be eligible for cross programme courses.

General Electives & Grades

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Full-time students: Coursework Only Option

Suggested Study Pathway

Semester 1 Semester 2

2 Core Courses

+

3 General Electives

2 Core Courses

+

3 General Electives

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Full-time students: Coursework + Dissertation Option

Suggested Study Pathway

Semester 1 Semester 2

2 Core Courses

+

3 General Electives

2 Core Courses+

1 General Elective+

Dissertation

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Suggested Study Pathway

Part-time Students – Coursework Only Option

Semester 3 Semester 4

Semester 1 Semester 2

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2 Core Courses2 Core Course +

1 General Elective

3 General Electives 2 General Electives

Suggested Study Pathway

Part-time Students – Coursework + Dissertation Option

Semester 3 Semester 4

Semester 1 Semester 2

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2 Core Courses2 Core Course +

1 General Elective

3 General Electives Dissertation

Course Timetable for AY2021 Semester 1

Semester 1 AY1819

No. Course Type

1 A6302: Communication Research & Data AnalysisCore

2 A6303: Communication Ethics and Governance

3A6357: Emerging Communication & Information

Technologies General Elective

(Intensive)4 A6359: Fundamentals in Strategic Communication

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Courses run in intensive format

A6357: Emerging Communication & Information Technologies

*A6359: Fundamentals in Strategic Communication

2 weekends (Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday whole day)

• You should not add/register for this course if you are not able to attend the first class.

• A6357 will run in Weeks 4 and 5.

No. Course Type

5 A6360: Internal Communication

General Elective6 A6367: Digital Media Governance

7A6339: Strategic Public Relations Management

Course Timetable for AY2021 Semester 1

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No. Course Type

8 CI6221: Information Visualisation

Cross-listed with other programmesin our School

9 K6308: Business Intelligence

10 K6311: Storytelling for Organisations

11 K6312: Information Mining & Analysis

12 K6316: Organisational Leadership

Course Timetable for AY2021 Semester 1

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• Cross-listed Courses

– Courses that are shared between two or more programmes in the School and are part of the prescribed programme curriculum

• Cross Programme Courses

– Courses that are outside of the prescribed programmecurriculum

– New intake students are not allowed to register for courses outside of their prescribed curriculum in their first semester ofstudy.

Cross-listed and Cross Programme Courses

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Course Registration Period: Add-drop period

– First two weeks of term: Tuesday, 11 August (1100hrs) to Thursday, 20 August (2359hrs)

– This is the period for you to add (register) or drop (de-register) a course.

– Registration is on first-come-first-served basis via Course Registration System in GSLink.

– Deadline to register for courses is Thursday, 20 August (23:59 hrs). NTU observes this deadline very strictly.

Important Dates and Deadlines

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• Core courses A6302 and A6303 are pre-registered for all newstudents.

• Take core courses as early as possible.

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Please note :

• Recess week– Monday, 28 September to Friday, 2 October, 2020

• End of Term– Friday, 4 December, 2020

• Academic Calendar- https://tinyurl.com/ycey28z9

Important Dates and Deadlines

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What to do if the class you want is full?

– Inform the instructor; copy Sheree

– Hope some students drop the class

– Take other courses

– Monitor class sizes on GSLink

– Attend classes during add/drop, even if not registered — vacancies may open up

Course Registration Issues

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Can I drop a course after the add/drop period?

– No.

– You may withdraw and it will be reflected in official transcript with a ‘W’ (Withdrawn)grade.

Course Registration Issues

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• A one-stop service point for Graduate Students foracademic, administrative and transactional services.

• Example: Course/examination timetable, course registration, exam seating arrangement, release of results, academic records, option of study, e-billing, update personal particulars, etc

– http://tiny.cc/b4hn9y

Academic Information: GSLink

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This is the e-learning portal to access course materials.

– https://ntulearn.ntu.edu.sg/

Academic Information: NTULearn

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To graduate, you must:

1. Complete all the requirements for the programme of study, and

2. Attain a minimum CGPA (cumulative GPA) of 2.50 (equivalent to C+ average) at the end of the programme.

Graduation Requirements

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You will receive an academic warning if your TGPA (term GPA)/CGPA (cumulative GPA)< 2.50 in any semester of study.

Your study will be terminated if your TGPA < 2.50 for two consecutive semesters of study.

Grade Point Average (GPA) System

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• Class timings (Weekday): 3 hours per course (day or night); night classes are from 6.30pm to 9.30pm

• Class timings (weekend): Full day (10 am to 6 pm)

• Seminar

• Class activities (term paper, research paper, written reports, essays, articles, case studies, quizzes, individual and/or group projects, assignments, presentation and soon)

Instructional Methods

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• International students who are unable to enter Singapore in time for the semester will be fully supported with e-learning.

• Academic office and/or lecturers will share the details.

• Some courses will be conducted in both online and face-to-face format while some will be 100% online.

• Due to the fluidity of the COVID-19 pandemic, lesson delivery is subject to changes.

Mode of Lesson Delivery

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Course Assessment and Grading

• All courses have no examination component. All are 100% continual assessment (CA) based.

• CA may comprise group and/or individual activities (coursework).

Course Information

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Cross-listed and Cross Programme Courses

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• Students are allowed to take maximum of three cross-programme courses.

• These are considered as electives.

• Students must have minimum CGPA of 3.50 to be eligible to apply for cross programme courses.

• Awarded to top two performing students in terms of CGPA every semester.

• Awardees must have done a minimum of 3 courses in thegiven semester.

• Ineligible:– Graduating students– Students previously awarded the award

Master of Mass Communication (MMC) Award

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Additional Information

Hot drinks such as coffee and tea and biscuits and cookies will be served as

refreshments during class breaks.

Contact Information

Email: wkwsci_coursework@ntu.edu.sgWebsite: http://www.wkwsci.ntu.edu.sg

Karin LOH Sheree GAN

Programme Administrator for Master of Media and Communication

Shireen LAI Nithiyah d/o Muthukrishnan

Krystal KWAN

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