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SENGC 1103
Business English
Writing
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: 45 lecture hours
Year Offered:
Start Date:
End Date:
Final Exam Date:
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Module Introduction
Effective writing skills are indispensable for aspiring Hospitality Management executives, who must be able to write clearly and concisely in the course of their everyday operations responsibilities. In addition, Hospitality Management students also need effective writing skills in order to get the most out of their classes. This writing module is designed to give students the practice they need in applying the writing skills which they will require, both as students and, later, as Hospitality Management professionals. This module is designed to apply and enhance our students’ business English writing skills, including their analytical and persuasive writing abilities, through research and composition assignments. Students will practice thinking critically to evaluate evidence and understand various arguments and points of view in written texts, and use effective writing processes for different types of written documents. This course takes students through the writing process, from deciding on the appropriate written forms and formulating theses, to conducting research, gathering relevant evidence, organizing arguments and information in a logical and coherent manner, drawing conclusions, incorporating quotations, summaries, and paraphrased information, and citing references to sources, as well as preparing, editing, revising, and proofreading drafts.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
In very broad behavioral terms, the students who complete this module should be able to do the following: Writing Process: Develop and understand various strategies for planning, researching, drafting, revising, and editing documents. Collaboration: Learn and apply strategies for successful collaboration, such as working and communicating online with colleagues. Research: Understand and use various research methods such as interviews, surveys to collect data and working ethically with research participants Technology: Select technologies appropriate to the conventions of various types of workplace communication, including email, memos, letters, and reports.
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The lecturer might adopt his/her own teaching procedures and methodology based on years of teaching experience.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
There are at least two English tests, one middle term test and one final term test, including some other necessary assignments and class performance.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
Mary Ellen Guffey, Carolyn M. Seeffer. Business English, 10th
Edition, Cengage Learning,
2011
Ian Badger, Sue Pedley. Everyday Business Writing, Longman, 2009
Betty S. Azar, Stacy A. Hagen. Understanding and Using English Grammar, Longman, 2009
Module Content Weeks Days Content Remarks
1 1, 2 Dictionary Skills
Tenses Revision
The basics of Business Writing
Introduction to emails, letters, memos
2 3, 4 Parts of Speech
Tenses Revision
Resume/ Cover Letter Writing
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3 5, 6 Sentences: Elements, Varieties, Patterns, Types, Faults
Tenses Review
Writing a letter asking for information and a letter providing
information
4 7, 8 Modifying and Connecting Words
Tenses Revision
Writing a letter of invitation
5 9, 10 Punctuating sentences
Tenses Revision
Confirming an order
6 11,
12
Writing with Style
Tenses Revision
Preparing a Presentation
7 13,
14
Grammar revision
Writing a short report
Oral Presentation
8 15 Revision for the exam
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Written Assignment 1. Resume
Written assignment 2. Information Letter
Written assignment 3. Writing a short report
Oral Presentation.
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Written Assignments, Oral Presentation) 40%
Class participation 10%
Mid-term Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade
Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
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70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavours.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
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SENGL 101
Freshman English
for International
Students
Lecturer: Refer to the lecturer list
Module
Duration: 45 lecture hours
Year Offered: Refer to the course schedule
Start Date: Refer to the course schedule
End Date: Refer to the course schedule
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Module Introduction
Freshman English for Hospitality students is divided into 2 components: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing. The module focuses on the communication activities, i.e., listening and speaking. It is concerned with improving and enhancing learners' oral-communication abilities in English as a foreign language (EFL). One assumption upon which the course rests is that the students should bring to their roles as EFL learners a strong competence of the full range of EFL abilities--including listening, speaking, reading, and writing--resulted from intensive and extensive learning activities.
This module also trains the students in their effective writing skills for aspiring Hospitality Management executives, who must be able to write clearly and concisely in the course of their everyday operations responsibilities. Some lessons are to give students the practice they need in applying the basic writing skills which they will require, both as students and, later, as Hospitality Management professionals.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
In very broad behavioral terms, the students who complete this module should be able to do the following: 1. Comprehend longer English talks/speeches better. 2. Communicate with others in oral English more fluently. 3. Communicate with others in written English more clearly. 4. Read articles in English more comprehensibly. 5. Learn more English words or idioms. 6. Understand English grammar better.
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The lecturer might adopt his/her own teaching procedures and methodology based on years of teaching experience.
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Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
There are at least two English tests, one middle term test and one final term test, including some other necessary assignments and class performance.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
80% content from NorthStar Listening and Speaking Level 2 or 3 20% content from NorthStar Reading and Writing Level 2 or 3
Module Content Weeks Days Unit Remarks
Lecturers might adjust the content according to their own schedule.
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of at least 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
* Refer to the Lecturer’s announcement * Refer to the Lecturer’s
announcement
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade
Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
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70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavours.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
SMUS 100
Understanding
Music
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
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Module Introduction
This survey module explores the classics of European and American music in their
historical cultural and social contexts. It will investigate the many ethnic, religious,
political, philosophical, economic and scientific influences that have shaped these
traditions. This module is designed to enable students, regardless of musical background
or ability, to increase their understanding of music. The listening skills and knowledge
acquired will provide a foundation for students to become more critical and discerning
listeners of music of all types.
Module Description
The purpose of Music 100 is to deepen students’ knowledge of music. The module is
designed so that students are involved in learning experiences intended to build on
previous knowledge and understanding of music. Additionally, the module expands
abilities to identify formal (melody, rhythm, timbre, dynamics), historical and stylistic
elements of a piece of music. Students recognize, analyze, and interpret music in a
variety of musical genres typical of Western music culture and North American music
using classroom formats such as in-class discussion, listening, lecture, and related
activities. Students will listen to music and develop an appropriate vocabulary for
interpreting and evaluating the music they hear. The long-term goal of this activity is
that students will make connections between music they hear and the culture of the time
the music was composed. Also, they will transfer the knowledge they have gained from
listening to primarily classical music genres to the various genres of music they listen to in
their personal lives.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are as follows:
� Students will experience art music of a variety of musical genres typical of Western
music culture and North American music through in-class discussions and activities.
� Students will listen both in and out of class to music representative of the music
studied.
� Students will develop an appropriate vocabulary for describing the music they hear.
� Students will present in-class reports that give an in-depth view of the composer,
aspect of music, or cultural context on which the report is based.
� Students will discuss the influences of society and culture on music.
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions and activities, listening to selected music, and other procedures and methods
which may be announced by the instructor at the time of the delivery of the module.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include a midterm exam, a
final exam, and assignments. The assignments may include homework assignments,
listening reports, quizzes, in-class activities, participation in in-class discussions, and the
preparation and delivery of reports and PowerPoint presentations in class.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
Listen by J. Kerman, and G. Tomlinson, 5th
Brief Edition, 2000.
Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
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Reading
assignments for
the textbook
will be
announced by
the instructor.
Module Introduction: How We Listen
Music Fundamentals
The Middle Ages
Early Baroque
Late Baroque
Baroque Vocal Music
The Symphony
Classical Forms
Review for the Midterm Examination
Beethoven
Early Romantics
Late Romantic
Music and Modernism
Alternatives to Modernism
Music in America
Review for the Final Examination
Note: the module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of the module.
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 15
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Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Syllabus Subject Name: SCOMM 231M: Interpersonal Communication Subject Duration: 45 Lecture Hours Conduct By: American Center for Education (ACE) Contact Email: [email protected] Office Hours: by appointment
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Subject Introduction This course has been designed to enable students to learn about the nature of communication as it is evinced in personal, social, and workplace relationships. The intent is to empower students in the use of communication in its varied facets in order to enhance interpersonal connections. Subject Description Introduction to oral communication in interpersonal, group and audience situations. Brief survey of communication rhetoric, principles, and techniques. Students learn the characteristics and process of interpersonal communication including perception, speech and language, nonverbal behaviors, listening and feedback, conflict and conflict resolution, the ethics of interpersonal communication, relationship development and maintenance. The ability to recognize cultural similarities and differences is emphasized, as is the ability to recognize one's own communicative biases and behaviors. Evaluation is based, in part, on the ability to recognize characteristics of interpersonal communication and apply verbal and nonverbal interpersonal strategies in a wide variety of social and work situations. Subject Objectives and Outcomes Students who complete this course will have: • Gained greater understanding of issues that affect interpersonal communication effectiveness (e.g., ethics, perception, language, listening, emotions, conflict, friendship) • Examined and evaluated communication theories with the purpose of understanding and applying skills that will improve interpersonal communication competence • Practiced skills which enhance interpersonal communication effectiveness • Presented a communication project in collaboration with other students • Met deadlines for papers and projects Teaching Procedures / Methodology The teaching procedures and methodology of this module will include lectures, in-class discussions, and assignments. Students may be given quizzes, group projects, and in-class presentation assignments. Evaluation Your final grade in this course will be calculated by dividing total points received by total points possible. Class attendance will be awarded 5 points per day (fewer if tardy), calculated on the basis of 42 days (to give a reasonable allowance for absences). Each reading assignment will
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be accompanied by a quiz worth 10 points. Each of the three major exams will be worth 50 points. Each of the three journal submissions will be worth 50 points. The final group project will be valued at 100 points (50 for individual contribution and 50 for the overall group presentation effectiveness). Services The Student Services Department should be contacted by students requesting accommodations for their disabilities. If you have, or suspect you have, a disability which may impact your opportunity to succeed in this course. Acknowledgement Your continued enrolment in this class will carry the presumption that you have read the syllabus, become familiar with the course requirements, and have agreed to honor all conditions and requirements of the course. Textbook Required Text: Wood, Julia T. (2007). Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, 5th ed. Wadsworth/Thompson Learning Module Content
Session Topic Assignment
1 Introduction to course
2 Diversity and communication Preface
3 *Let’s Get Personal
4 *First Ideas about Communication First half of Ch. 1
5 Definitions and key concepts Complete Ch. 1
6 A model of interpersonal communication
7 *Modeling the classroom
8 *Picking personal models
9 Self-concept First third of Ch. 2
10 *Others in Me S.C. 2.1, 2.2
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11 Communication from the generalized other Second third of Ch. 2
12 Race in America S.C. 2.3, 2.5
13 Improving self through communication Comp. Ch. 2, S.C. 2.9
14 The perception process First half of Ch. 3
15 Interpersonal attributions Submit Journals
16 *How I See You
17 *Remaking the Social World Complete Ch. 3
18 Exam # 1
29 The nature of language First half of Ch. 4
20 *Then and Now *Euphemisms
21 *Image Making Complete Ch. 4
22 Developing verbal clarity
*Is Our Language Sexist and Racist?
23 The nonverbal code First half of Ch. 5
*Communicating without Words
24 Cultural influences on nonverbal comm. Complete Ch. 5
25 The listening process First half of Ch. 6
26 Obstacles to effective listening Complete Ch. 6
*Learning to Listen
27 Adapting listening to diverse situations Submit Journals
28 Communication and emotions First half of Ch. 7
29 *Becoming Aware of Social Influences Complete Ch. 7
On Emotions
30 Communication climate First half of Ch. 8
31 *Climates in the Workplace
32 Confirming and disconfirming climates Complete Ch. 8
*Creating Supportive Climates
33 Exam # 2
34 Conflict: Definition, values, and styles First half of Ch. 9
35 *Rewriting Conflict Scripts Complete Ch. 9
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36 Friendships First half of Ch. 10
37 Styles and patterns in friendship Complete Ch. 10
*Moving through Friendship
38 Romantic relationships: Definitions and First half of Ch. 11
values
39 *How We Met” Relationship Stories
40 Challenges in romantic relationships Complete Ch. 11
41 Group project work day Submit Final Journals
42 Exam # 3
43 Group project presentations ½ period each
44 Group project presentations ½ period each
45 Group project presentations ½ period each
46 Group project presentations ½ period each
47 Course wrap-up
Late Assignments Policy Assignments not turned in by the due date and time will receive a 25% deduction if turned in within two days. If turned in between two days and 5 days late, the assignment will receive a 50% deduction. Assignments more than five days late will receive no credit. Allowances may be made for absences due to illness, accidents, or unforeseen but necessary absences. Classroom Expectations In order to maximize each student’s learning experience, please show respect for your classmates and instructor. Any behavior deemed by the instructor as being disrespectful or disruptive may result in a student’s being asked to leave the class, which, in turn, will affect attendance/participation points. Specific standards and protocols will be identified by the instructor as the class progresses. General Education Requirements
• Communication Skills: Graduates will be able to understand and communicate ideas and
information in written and spoken English that reveals a mastery of terminology appropriate to their disciplines.
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• Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning: Graduates will be able to solve problems through
critical thinking involving analytical and quantitative reasoning at a level appropriate to their disciplines.
• Technology Skills: Graduates will be able to demonstrate competence using technology
appropriate to their disciplines.
• Social Awareness: Graduates will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the relationship
between the individual and the world.
• Information Literacy: Graduates will be able to locate, evaluate, and use information correctly.
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50% Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25% Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation 93-100% A Excellent 87-92% A- Excellent 83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good 74-76% B- Good 70-73% C+ Average 67-69% C Average 64-66% C- Average 60-63% D+ Below Average 57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic
Director. Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious offence. It is knowingly handing in the work of others as if you did it yourself. It includes copying language from other writers or using the ideas of others without acknowledging their source. Attendance
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Your attendance at class is required to pass the course. Classmates will depend on your insights and participation, and you will need to demonstrate your grasp of the material to the instructor. Attendance means arriving to class on time and remaining for the entire class. Those who arrive late or slip out before the end of class risk having that class session treated as an absence. If you plan to be absent for any class you must contact school before class. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what was covered in class and to make up any missed work. Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission: Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an
open-minded, global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
SECON 201
Principles of
Microeconomics
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
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Module Introduction
Learning more about economics helps students understand how businesses, workers,
consumers, and governments interact in domestic and international markets. Economics
includes the study of unemployment, inflation, economic growth, the distribution of
income and wealth, the balance of payments, and exchange rates, as well as topics
related to labor, banking, the environment, health care, poverty, and government
systems and policies.
Module Description
Students enrolled in SECON 201 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS will study the
economic behavior of individual households and firms. Product markets, resource
markets, market structures, and income distribution are examined.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are to enable the students to:
1. Understand how a market system operates and how market structure
affects economic performance.
2. Understand the relationship between production, technology, and
costs in both the short- and long-term.
3. Examine the role of government within the price system; i.e., in
regulating natural monopoly or solving problems of positive or
negative externalities.
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Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures and
discussions.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include a midterm exam, a
final exam, and assignments. The assignments may include writing assignments and
other homework, in-class quizzes, and the preparation and delivery of PowerPoint
presentations in class. Details of homework and other assignments will be announced
by the instructor during the delivery of the module.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
Microeconomics by Michael Parkin, Pearson International Edition, Seventh Edition, 2005
(ISBN 0-321-26312-X).
Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
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Reading
assignments for
the textbook
will be
announced by
the instructor.
Introduction to Economics
Individual Markets: Demand & Supply
The Market System
The U.S Economy: Private & Public Sectors
The Elasticity of Demand and Supply
Consumer Behavior
Review for Midterm Examination
The Theory of Production and Costs
Pure Competition
Pure Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
The Demand for Economic Resources
Wage Determination, Interest, Rent & Profits
Review for Final Examination
Note: the module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of the module.
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lectures
14 & 15
Recommended Additional Reading Materials
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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SHSMA 1103
Introduction to
Hospitality &
Tourism
Management
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
3
Module Introduction
This introductory course module provides a portal to the dynamic field of hospitality,
travel and tourism industry. It provides students with a comprehensive overview of
hospitality and tourism management, including hotels, restaurants, food service,
marketing, service companies, as well as the functional areas of hotel operations.
Module Description
The hospitality, travel, and tourism industry is one of the most exciting sectors of the
global economy, with new hotels and resorts opening around the world. This module is
designed to introduce this industry to aspiring Hospitality Management professionals,
giving them a practical understanding of the industry and a familiarity with the nature of
the many jobs within this sector. This familiarity will enable our students to make well-
informed choices about their own career goals and aspirations within the Hospitality
Management profession. Our students will study different aspects of the travel industry,
including its historical background, the role of governmental policy in the travel industry,
and the different types of travelers, means of transportation, distribution channels, forms
of accommodation, and types of tourist destinations. Our students will also study the
nature of business travel, the airline industry, and the use of online resources in the
travel industry.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are that, by the time the
students complete this module, they will have a comprehensive overview of hospitality
and tourism management, including hotels, restaurants, food service, marketing, service
companies, as well as the functional areas of hotel operations. By the time the students
have completed this module, they will be equipped with a practical understanding of the
needs of different types of travelers (including tourists and business travelers), and the
overall nature of the travel and hospitality industry today, including the different kinds of
transportation modes, by air, land, and sea. This course will give aspiring Hospitality
Management executives a firm grasps of the basic information they need to know about
the dynamic hospitality and tourism industry.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, which may include in-class quizzes, group work, and the
preparation and delivery of in-class presentations, as well as homework assignments.
Further details regarding the teaching procedures and methodology will be provided to
the class by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (at least
one midterm examination, and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Further
details regarding the evaluation and assessment procedures will be provided to the class
by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook(s)
Viewpoint: An Introduction to Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality (4th Edition) by Nona
Starr. (Pearson, Aug 2002, Paperback, 414 pages)
ISBN13: 9780130987877 ISBN10: 0130987875
Note: The assigned textbook(s) may be changed, and/or one or more additional textbooks may be selected by ACE, at the
time of the delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
The content of this module follows the chapters of the
textbook Viewpoint: An Introduction to Travel, Tourism,
and Hospitality (4th Edition) by Nona Starr.
“Places and People—Destination Geography.”
“The North American Aviation System.”
“Airports—Gateways to the World.”
“The International Experience.”
“Travel by Rail.”
“Travel by Road.”
“Cruising.”
“Travelers at Rest—The Hospitality Industry.”
“Touring the World.”
“Meetings and Incentives.”
“Marketing, Sales, and Services.”
“Careers.”
Note: The module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of this module.
Note: The estimated
period of time (for
example, number of
class days) for each
chapter will be
announced by the
instructor at the time
of the delivery of this
module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Note: Additional recommended reading materials may be announced or assigned by the instructor at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Note: Details regarding the schedule of examinations and assignment submissions will be announced at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Module Grading System Breakdown (Weightage)
Note: the module grading system breakdown (weightage) may be adjusted at the time of the delivery of the module.
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination(s) 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
7
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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SHSMA 1162
Hotel/Lodging
Management
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Introduction
This course module examines the theoretical applications of rooms division operations
including yield management and other vital hotel information concepts, with emphasis
on the bottom line.
Module Description
This module is designed to equip students with an understanding of important hotel
industry concepts, including rooms division and front office operations and yield
management. Robert Mandelbaum, the Director of Research Information Services for PKF
Hospitality Research, has noted that the profits and revenues of hotels are still driven by
the most basic function of hotels: the renting and servicing of guest rooms. According to
Mandelbaum, of the total revenue earned by the typical American hotel in 2006, 68
percent came from guest room rental revenue. (Source:
http://www.4hoteliers.com/4hots_fshw.php?mwi=1999 )
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are that, by the time the
students complete this module, they will be familiar with the theoretical applications of
rooms division operations including yield management and other vital hotel information
concepts, with emphasis on the bottom line. By completing this module, students will
gain a detailed knowledge of the structure of the front office, its operational
characteristics, its revenue management, its human resource requirements, and its
relationships with guests and with other departments within the same hotel.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
4
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, which may include in-class quizzes, group work, and the
preparation and delivery of in-class presentations, as well as homework assignments.
Further details regarding the teaching procedures and methodology will be provided to
the class by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (at least
one midterm examination, and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Further
details regarding the evaluation and assessment procedures will be provided to the class
by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook(s)
Managing Front Office Operations (Eighth Edition) by Michael L. Kasavana & Richard M. Brooks (2009) ISBN 978-0-86612-338-9 For more information, see: http://www.eiacademic.com/productview.aspx?id=1042
Note: The assigned textbook(s) may be changed, and/or one or more additional textbooks may be selected by ACE, at the
time of the delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
5
Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
The content of this module follows the chapters of the textbook
Managing Front Office Operations (Eighth Edition) by Michael L.
Kasavana & Richard M. Brooks.
For more information, see: http://www.eiacademic.com/productview.aspx?id=1042&viewId=TOC
“The Lodging Industry”
“Hotel Organization”
“Front Office Operations”
“Reservations”
“Registration”
“Communications and Guest Services”
“Security and the Lodging Industry”
“8 Front Office Accounting”
“Check-Out and Account Settlement”
“The Role of Housekeeping in Hospitality Operations”
“The Front Office Audit”
“Planning and Evaluating Operations”
“Revenue Management”
“Managing Human Resources”
Note: The module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of this module.
Note: The estimated
period of time (for
example, number of
class days) for each
chapter will be
announced by the
instructor at the time
of the delivery of this
module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Note: Additional recommended reading materials may be announced or assigned by the instructor at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Note: Details regarding the schedule of examinations and assignment submissions will be announced at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Module Grading System Breakdown (Weightage)
Note: the module grading system breakdown (weightage) may be adjusted at the time of the delivery of the module.
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination(s) 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
7
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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SHSMA 1143
Principles of Food
Production and
Sanitation
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Introduction
Students are given hands-on laboratory experiences in all major areas of food
production. Lectures allow students to bridge the gap of food production with operating
profitable food service and restaurant entities.
Module Description
Food service production and sanitation are essential to Hospitality Management. This
module is designed to give our students a firm grounding in the basic principles,
standards, and techniques required for optimal food service production, presentation,
and sanitation, and how each effects profit, from the perspective of management and
ownership. Students will learn how to display professionalism and explain kitchen
sanitation and safety rules, recipe structure, heat transfer and cooking principles,
including dry, moist, and microwave heat-cooking methods. They will also learn about
the food service industry, modern kitchen organization, standard kitchen equipment and
kitchen utensils, weights and measures, the baking process, and yeast products, and how
to calculate food and labor costs, build menus, and organize preparation. The instructor
will utilize a combination of evaluation instruments to judge the students’ progress in this
course, possibly including quizzes, exams, papers, laboratory experience and production,
field trips and site visits.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are that, by the time the
students complete this module, they will have gained a firm grounding in the basic
principles, standards, and techniques required for optimal food service production,
presentation, and sanitation, and how each effects profit, from the perspective of
management and ownership, as mentioned in the module description (above). By the
end of the module, the students will know how to display professionalism and explain
kitchen sanitation and safety rules, recipe structure, heat transfer and cooking principles,
including dry, moist, and microwave heat-cooking methods. They will also have learned
about the food service industry, modern kitchen organization, standard kitchen
equipment and kitchen utensils, weights and measures, the baking process, yeast
products, food and labor costs, menus, and preparation.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, which may include in-class quizzes, group work, and the
preparation and delivery of in-class presentations, as well as homework assignments.
The instructor will utilize a combination of evaluation instruments to judge the students’
progress in this course, possibly including quizzes, exams, papers, laboratory experience
and production, field trips and site visits. Further details regarding the teaching
procedures and methodology will be provided to the class by the instructor when the
module is delivered.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (at least
one midterm examination, and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Further
details regarding the evaluation and assessment procedures will be provided to the class
by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook(s)
Introduction to Foodservice. International Edition. 11th Edition. By June Payne-Palacio,
Monica Theis (Pearson, Feb 2009, Paperback, 744 pages) ISBN13: 9780137019854 ;
ISBN10: 0137019858 See: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000302257
Note: The assigned textbook(s) may be changed, and/or one or more additional textbooks may be selected by ACE, at the
time of the delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
5
Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The content of this module follows the chapters of the
textbook Introduction to Foodservice. International
Edition. 11th Edition. By June Payne-Palacio, Monica
Theis (Pearson, Feb 2009, Paperback, 744 pages) ISBN13:
9780137019854 ; ISBN10: 0137019858 See: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000302257
“PART 1 The Foundations”
“The Foodservice Industry”
“The Systems Approach”
“PART 2 The Fundamentals”
“Food Safety and HACCP”
“Cleaning, Sanitation, and Safety”
“The Menu”
“PART 3 The Operational Functions”
“Purchasing”
“Receiving, Storage, and Inventory”
“Production”
“Service”
“PART 4 The Facilities”
“Facilities Planning and Design”
Note: The estimated
period of time (for
example, number of
class days) for each
chapter will be
announced by the
instructor at the time
of the delivery of this
module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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11
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15
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17
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APPENDIX
A
APPENDIX
B
“Equipment and Furnishings”
“Environmental Management”
“PART 5 The Management Functions”
“Organizational Design”
“Leadership”
“Human Resource Management”
“Performance Improvement”
“Accounting Procedures”
“Marketing”
“Principles of Basic Cooking”
“Foodservice Equipment”
Note: The module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Note: Additional recommended reading materials may be announced or assigned by the instructor at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Note: Details regarding the schedule of examinations and assignment submissions will be announced at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Module Grading System Breakdown (Weightage)
Note: the module grading system breakdown (weightage) may be adjusted at the time of the delivery of the module.
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination(s) 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
8
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
SACCT 231
Principles of
Accounting I
Lecturer:
Module Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Module Introduction
Accounting involves measuring business activities and communicating this information to
investors, creditors, and other decision makers who will use it to make sound, informed,
financial decisions. This practice serves to encourage investment activity, which in turn
creates jobs and helps the economy grow. This module is an introduction to financial
accounting as an information system. Topics discussed will include the double-entry
accounting system, the accounting cycle, determining business income, the statement of
retained earnings, the balance sheet, types of business, and business forms.
Module Description
Introduction to financial accounting as an information system, double-entry, business
income, accounting cycle, assets, liabilities, capital, and retained earnings. Technological
prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows operating systems and the Microsoft Office
suite.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The objectives and outcomes of this module include the following:
1. Students will learn how an accounting system operates, depending upon the
type and form of the business, and related legal and regulatory issues.
2. Students will acquire, interpret, use, and evaluate information from the
financial accounting system for decision making, primarily from an end-user perspective.
3. Students will learn to apply, analyze, and evaluate accounting information in
groups in a financial statement analysis project. Teamwork skills will also be discussed
and implemented in completing the project. Part of the project grade will be based on
group evaluations.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module will include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments. Students may be given quizzes, group projects, and in-
class presentation assignments.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
Students will be evaluated and assessed based on their work on assignments (which may
be in-class assignments as well as homework assignments), in addition to a midterm
examination and a final examination.
Prerequisites
Technological prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Windows operating systems and the
Microsoft Office suite.
Textbook
Introduction to Financial Accounting by Charles T. Horngren, Gary L. Sundem, John A.
Elliott, and Donna R. Philbrick, Pearson Education International, 10th Edition.
Module Content
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Chapter Description Estimated
Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
1-6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1-12
1-12
Accounting: The Language of Business
Measuring Income to Assess Performance
Recording Transactions
Accrual Accounting and Financial Statements
Statement of Cash Flows
Accounting for Sales
Midterm Review
Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold
Long-Lived Assets and Depreciation
Liabilities and Interest
Stockbrokers’ Equity
Intercorporate Investments and Consolidations
Financial Statement Analysis
Review for Final Examination
Review for Final Examination
Note: the module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of the module.
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 15
Recommended Additional Reading Materials
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
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SMNGT 250
Global Business and
Society
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
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Module Introduction
American businesses are being asked to focus greater attention on the ethical and
morale consequences of decisions and actions. As a result, business schools are being
challenged to provide students with more opportunities to learn about ethics and
develop attitudes and decision making skills that focus on ethical consequences. This
module is an explicit effort to connect our discussion of ethics and social responsibility
with the role that American business plays in our global society.
Module Description
This module introduces students to the values that serve as the foundation for American
business organizations and the impact these values have in our global economy. This
module uses tools of social scientific inquiry to examine how globalization has impacted
these values and how business has responded to the challenges of globalization.
Classroom discussions, assigned readings and written reflection and commentary
exercises will examine a wide variety of perspectives that explain how individuals and
businesses develop values, and behave in ethical and unethical ways.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module include helping students to:
1) Understand the historical roots of business values.
2) Evaluate how advertising and the media shape and reflect business values.
3) Examine ethical norms for business practices and understand how norms can
help sole ethical problems.
4) Understand how capitalism and individualism steer business practices, and
understand the ethical implications.
5) Identify how personal values influence the effectiveness of business
socialization and the conflicts that can result.
6) Examine how firms can rebuild trust in business and rectify the loss of integrity
that has plagued many businesses around the world.
7) Understand the role of global firms as corporate citizens – their impact on
global poverty, environmental issues, politics, economics, etc.
8) Understand how businesses can take a proactive stance and plan for the future
values that will guide business decisions in the global environment.
9) Read, write, speak and listen effectively.
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10) Think critically, analyze problems systematically and integrate knowledge from
the humanities and social sciences, as we come to understand business values
and their impact on globalization.
11) Understand the concepts and methods of inquiry in the social sciences by
applying them to ethical challenges faced by businesses in the global context.
12) Develop a sense of ethical and social responsibility.
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures and small-
group discussions, as well as preparation and delivery of PowerPoint presentations.
Classroom and online discussions, assigned readings and written reflection and
commentary exercises will examine a wide variety of perspectives (e.g. free market
principle, theory of maturity and moral development, development of character and
virtue through adoption of ethical norms, role of historical roots in creating current
business values, impact of capitalism and individualism on business practices, application
of Marxist critique of free enterprise, role of employee socialization in the emergence of
business values, role of leader self-interest in creating culture and firm ethics, legal
principles that guide global citizenship, planning and forecasting future business values)
that explain how individuals and businesses develop values, and behave in ethical and
unethical ways. Classroom and online discussions, assigned readings and written
reflection and commentary exercises will challenge students to think about how social
and environmental factors influence the emergence of ethical conflicts and how various
theoretical and practical perspectives (e.g. free market principle, theory of maturity and
moral development, development of character and virtue through adoption of ethical
norms, role of historical roots in creating current business values, impact of capitalism
and individualism on business practices, application of Marxist critique of free enterprise,
role of employee socialization in the emergence of business values, role of leader self-
interest in creating culture and firm ethics, and legal principles that guide global
citizenship) can provide insights about resolving those ethical conflicts.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
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The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include two exams (a midterm
exam and a final exam), as well as assignments, which may include case analyses, essays,
discussions, written commentaries on business values and decision making, PowerPoint
presentations, and a final project and/or portfolio assignment. These assignments will be
announced by the instructor. Here are two examples of assignments of the type of which
might be assigned by the instructor:
Example Assignment – Written commentary on business values and decision-making
Desired General Education Outcome: Students will identify factors of the social and
natural environment that influence ethical decision-making.
Description of Assignment: Prepare a written commentary on how three social science
principles impact the development of business values and decision-making.
Assignment Instructions: Read the Business Week article entitled “Go Bankrupt, Then Go
Overseas” available online at:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_17/b3981068.htm
Select three of the principles we have discussed in the course and comment upon how
each principle might have influenced Delphi’s decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection as part of its global expansion strategy. Evaluate which principle provides the
strongest argument in favor of Delphi’s decision and explain your reasoning. Evaluate
which principle provides the strongest argument against Delphi’s decision and explain
your reasoning.
The principles from which you can select are listed below:
� Free market principle
� Theory of maturity and moral development
� Development of character and virtue through adoption of ethical norms
� Role of historical roots in creating current business values
� Impact of capitalism and individualism on business practices
� Application of Marxist critique of free enterprise
� Role of employee socialization in the emergence of business values
� Role of leader self-interest in creating culture and firm ethics
� Legal principles that guide global citizenship
� Planning and forecasting future business values
Example Assignment – PowerPoint Presentation Discussion Forum
Desired General Education Outcome: Students will evaluate ethical conflicts and ways to
address it to serve the world.
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Description of Assignment: Students will work in small cooperative learning groups to
gather information from secondary sources about either a global business organization
(e.g. World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, etc.) or a
multinational corporation that has been in the news because of their involvement in one
or more ethical conflicts. Students will prepare a PowerPoint slide show in which they
summarize their findings about the organization and its impact on business values in the
present, as well as in the historical context. The summary should also highlight a number
of social and historical factors that have impacted the evolution of values within the
organization or business. Students will provide practical suggestions about how the
organization or business can respond to the ethical conflict(s) in ways that will benefit
society and/or the human community. Students will then be asked to evaluate and
comment upon each other’s work.
The instructor may assign these projects, or may assign other projects along similar lines.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
International Business: The Challenges of Globalization by John J. Wild, Kenneth L. Wild,
and Jerry C.Y. Han, Fifth Edition, Pearson, 2010.
Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
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Reading
assignments for
the textbook
will be
announced by
the instructor.
Module Introduction: Introduction to SMNGT 250
Global Business and Society
1. A Free Market for Ethical Values.
Freedom and Markets. Public Trust in Corporations and
Executives. Shareholder Value. Living for Today.
Advertising and Media Shape Values. Values of Free
Enterprise. Case: College Test. Case: Confidentiality Of E-
Mail.
2. Maturity and Moral Development.
Lack of Maturity Brings Stress. Moral Development.
Personal Values of Businesspeople. Need for Ethics in
Business. Case: Inflated Resume. Case: Drug Test. Case:
Bank Deposit Insurance.
3. Ethical Behavior in Business.
Facts, Values, and Acts. Ethical Norms for Business
Actions. Solving Ethical Problems. Good Habits Build
Character and Virtue. Ethics in Business Education. Case:
Double Expense Account. Case: Peta Vs. Pfizer. Case: Tax
Assessment Kickback.
4. Historical Roots Of Business Values.
Questioning The Past. Listening to Our Forebears.
Enterprise Values in The New World. Case: Purchasing
Freedom for Slaves. Case: Tax-Free Camera. Case: Radar
Detector.
5. Factories, Immigrants, and Ideology.
Capitalism and Individualism Steer Business Practices.
Ideology and Values. The Necessity of an Ideology for
Business. Case: Educational Reimbursement. Case: Safe
Drug.
Review for Midterm Examination
6. Critics of Capitalism.
The Marxist Critique. Free Enterprise Questioned from
Within. Alternatives to Individualism and Capitalism:
Cooperatives. Case: Nike and Sweatshops. Case: California
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lectures 7 & 8
Lecture 9
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Sweatshop. Case: Superior's Expense Report.
7. Personal Values and the Firm.
The Firm Forms Workers: Socialization. Why People Work:
Motivation and Ideology. Pressure for More Work.
Balancing Work-Life Conflict. Case: The Purchasing
Manager's Car. Case: CEO and Sex: Astra USA. Case: Local
Manager in Trouble. Case: The Boss’s Work Time.
8. Rebuilding Trust In Business.
Loss Of Integrity. Managing For Self Or Firm. Leaders
Affect The Culture and Ethics Of a Firm. The Corporation
Serves Society. Strategic Planning For Ethics Builds Trust.
Case: Ebola Virus and Entertainment. Case: Stock
Purchase Deal. Case: Home Depot and Certified Wood.
Case: Company Controller.
9. Globalization and American Values.
Global Firms As Corporate Citizens. Business and Global
Poverty. Global Ethical Conduct: Laws, Codes And
Reporting. Challenges for the Global Firm. Case: Merck
and the Orphan Drug. Case: Made in the U.S.A. Or Asia.
Case: ExxonMobil and Global Warming.
10. Business Values for the Future.
Today's Business Values. A Viable Business Creed.
Planning and Forecasting. Future Business Values. Case:
America's Most Admired Corporations. Case: Ford Motor
Interfaith Network. Case: Local Manager in Trouble.
Review for Final Examination
Note: the module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of the module.
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lectures
14 & 15
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Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
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93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
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SGEOG 110
Physical
Environment:
Patterns and
Systems
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
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Module Introduction
This module presents a basic understanding of the processes which in combination
produce worldwide patterns of the natural environment: landforms, climate, vegetation
and soils.
Module Description
This module offers students an introduction to the fascinating discipline of geography.
Geography is a discipline that seeks to understand the world and the interrelationships
between humans and their environment. Geographers use data from many sources,
analytical techniques, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to study and map the
changing natural and human landscapes from local to global scales. Geographers
approach the world with a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates knowledge from
the social and natural sciences. Geography majors and minors are prepared to pursue
advanced degrees and careers in government, consulting, planning, travel, industry,
geographic analysis, and map design.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are:
a) To introduce to the students the elements which combine to produce our
present distribution of global environments
b) To provide students with a basic understanding of the processes that help
create the present distribution of continental landforms.
c) To introduce to the students a basic understanding of how the elements of
climate have influenced the development and distribution of natural vegetation and soil
types around the world.
d) To acquaint students with the tools used by Physical Geographers to
organize and systematize global environmental characteristics.
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, and may also include group project work. The students
may also be assigned to prepare presentations and deliver them in class.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (a
midterm examination and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Details will
be provided when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
Introduction to Geography by Arthur Getis, Judith Getis, and Jerome D. Fellmann, with
contributions by Victoria L. Getis and Jon C. Malinowski, McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
Tenth Edition, 2006 (ISBN 0-07-282685).
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Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
Reading
assignments for
the textbook
will be
announced by
the instructor.
Introduction and course mechanics; What is physical geography all
about?
Atmospheric structure and composition (ozone depletion); Earth’s
physical setting (latitude, longitude, time, the season).
Energetics of the earth and atmosphere: Energy transfer processes;
Electromagnetic radiation; Solar energy and terrestrial energy
sources; Energy balances.
The thermal response to energy: Patterns and controls of air
temperature; Human impacts on air temperature (urban heat
islands, the ‘greenhouse effect’).
Atmospheric moisture and clouds: Humidity, cloud formation,
precipitation types and causes.
Atmospheric circulation: Causes of air pressure variation; World
pattern of air pressure; General circulation patterns.
Weather systems: Air masses and fronts; Development of
midlatitude wave cyclones; Tornadoes; Tropical weather and the
development of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Review for Midterm Examination
The hydrologic cycle – the movement of water in and on the Earth’s
surface; The concept of evapotranspiration; Soil-water balance; The
Earth’s crust.
Earth materials; Weathering and mass wasting; Soil development;
Distribution of world soil types.
Vegetation types and the distribution of the major terrestrial
biomes.
Landform classification; Global distribution of landforms; Fluvial
processes and landforms: Characteristics of stream flow, drainage
patterns, erosional features, depositional features. Glacial
landforms: Glacier features, types and distribution; causes of
glaciation; Alpine glaciers and associated landforms; Continental
glaciation and landforms.
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
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Coastal processes and landforms: Waves, beaches and off-shore
currents; Erosional and depositional features; Types of coastlines.
Global Environments: Climate classification and integration with
soils and vegetation; Low latitude environments: rainforest,
savanna, and monsoon tropical desert.
Global Environments (Cont’d.) Midlatitude environments:
subtropical forest, humid continental forest, Mediterranean Marine
west coast forest, prairie; High latitude environments: boreal
forest, tundra, ice sheets.
Review for Final Examination
Note: the module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of the module.
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 15
Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
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Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade
Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
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Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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SHSMA 2173
Convention &
Meeting Planning
Management
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
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Module Introduction
This module is designed to provide our students with an overview of successful
convention and meeting planning management, including all services involved in the
execution and follow-up of these events.
Module Description
Conventions and meetings are crucial operations of the hospitality management industry.
Students who aspire to successful careers as professionals in the hospitality management
industry will need to have a good grasp of the skills needed to plan and manage
conventions and meetings, including all of the services involved in the execution and
follow-up of conventions and meetings. This module will give our students an overview
of these matters, and familiarize them with these important aspects of the hospitality
management industry.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are that, by the time the
students complete this module, they will be familiar with the skills needed to plan and
manage conventions and meetings, including all of the services involved in the execution
and follow-up of conventions and meetings.
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, which may include in-class quizzes, group work, and the
preparation and delivery of in-class presentations, as well as homework assignments.
Further details regarding the teaching procedures and methodology will be provided to
the class by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (at least
one midterm examination, and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Further
details regarding the evaluation and assessment procedures will be provided to the class
by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook(s)
Meetings, Expositions, Events & Conventions (International Edition, 2nd Edition)
By George Fenich (Pearson, October 2009, Paperback, 544 pages)
ISBN13: 9780138137557; ISBN10: 0138137552
See: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000367200
Note: The assigned textbook(s) may be changed, and/or one or more additional textbooks may be selected by ACE, at the
time of the delivery of this module.
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Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The content of this module follows the chapters of the
textbook Meetings, Expositions, Events & Conventions
(International Edition, 2nd Edition)
By George Fenich
See: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000367200
PART I: INTRODUCTION
“Introduction to the Meetings, Expositions, Events and
Conventions Industry”
“Meeting, Exhibition, Event, and Convention Organizers
and Sponsors”
“PART II: KEY PLAYERS IN THE MEETINGS, EXPOSITIONS,
EVENTS AND CONVENTION INDUSTRY”
“Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs)”
“Meeting and Convention Venues”
“Exhibitions”
“Service Contractors”
“Destination Management Companies”
“Special Events Management”
“PART III: KEY ELEMENTS IN MEEC PLANNING”
“Planning MEEC Gatherings”
“Producing MEEC Gatherings”
Note: The estimated
period of time (for
example, number of
class days) for each
chapter will be
announced by the
instructor at the time
of the delivery of this
module.
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11
12
13
14
15
“Food and Beverage”
“Legal Issues in the MEEC Industry”
“Technology and the Meeting Professional”
“International Issues in MEEC”
“Putting it All Together”
Note: The module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of this module.
Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Note: Additional recommended reading materials may be announced or assigned by the instructor at the time of the
delivery of this module.
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Note: Details regarding the schedule of examinations and assignment submissions will be announced at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Module Grading System Breakdown (Weightage)
Note: the module grading system breakdown (weightage) may be adjusted at the time of the delivery of the module.
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination(s) 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
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Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
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SHSMA 2172
Hospitality Sales &
Marketing
Management
Lecturer:
Module
Duration: Forty-five lecture hours
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Module Introduction
This module surveys the organization and functioning of the marketing and sales
department(s), and the need for sales planning through analyses of products,
competitors, and markets. In addition to Sales Planning & Analysis, students will learn
from industry experts who sell hospitality products.
Module Description
Sales and Marketing Management are essential elements of successful operations in the
hospitality industry. This module is designed to help prepare our students for their
future careers as successful professionals in the exciting hospitality industry, by
familiarizing them with the organization and functioning of the marketing and sales
department(s), and the need for sales planning through analyses of products,
competitors, and markets. During this module, the students will be given opportunities
to learn from industry experts in the sales and marketing management side of the
hospitality industry, who have experience in selling hospitality products. These experts
will share their practical experience and specialized knowledge with our students.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are that, by the time the
students complete this module, they will be familiar with the organization and
functioning of the marketing and sales department(s), and the need for sales planning
through analyses of products, competitors, and markets.
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, which may include in-class quizzes, group work, and the
preparation and delivery of in-class presentations, as well as homework assignments.
Further details regarding the teaching procedures and methodology will be provided to
the class by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (at least
one midterm examination, and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Further
details regarding the evaluation and assessment procedures will be provided to the class
by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook(s)
Marketing for Hospitality & Tourism. International Edition. 5th Edition. By Philip Kotler,
John Bowen, James Makens (Pearson, Jun 2009, Paperback, 720 pages)
ISBN13: 9780132453134 ; ISBN10: 0132453134 See: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000356612
Note: The assigned textbook(s) may be changed, and/or one or more additional textbooks may be selected by ACE, at the
time of the delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The content of this module follows the chapters of the
textbook Marketing for Hospitality & Tourism by Philip
Kotler, John Bowen, James Makens. See:
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000356612
“PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE HOSPITALITY AND
TOURISM MARKETING PROCESS”
“Introduction: Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism”
“Service Characteristics of Hospitality and Tourism
Marketing”
“The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning”
“PART II: DEVELOPING HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES”
“The Marketing Environment”
“Marketing Information Systems and Marketing
Research”
“Consumer Markets and Consumer Buying Behavior”
“Organizational Buyer Behavior of Group Market”
“Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning”
“PART III: DEVELOPING THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
MARKETING MIX”
“Designing and Managing Products”
“Internet Marketing”
Note: The estimated
period of time (for
example, number of
class days) for each
chapter will be
announced by the
instructor at the time
of the delivery of this
module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
“Pricing Products: Pricing Considerations, Approaches,
and Strategy”
“Distribution Channels”
“Promoting Products: Communication and Promotion
Policy and Advertising”
“Promoting Products: Public Relations and Sales
Promotion”
“Professional Sales”
“PART IV: MANAGING HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
MARKETING”
“Electronic Marketing: Internet Marketing, Database
Marketing, and Direct Marketing”
“Destination Marketing”
“Next Year’s Marketing Plan”
Note: The module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of this module.
Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Note: Additional recommended reading materials may be announced or assigned by the instructor at the time of the
delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Note: Details regarding the schedule of examinations and assignment submissions will be announced at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Module Grading System Breakdown (Weightage)
Note: the module grading system breakdown (weightage) may be adjusted at the time of the delivery of the module.
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination(s) 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade
Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
8
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Syllabus
SHSMA 2144
Food/Beverage
Management and
Cost Control
Lecturer: Refer to the lecturer list
Module
Duration: 45 lecture hours
Year Offered: Refer to the course schedule
Start Date: Refer to the course schedule
End Date: Refer to the course schedule
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Introduction
This module is designed to give our students a working understanding of the principles of
food, beverage, labor, cost control, and management functions, and their application in
the hospitality industry.
Module Description
A working understanding of the principles of food, beverage, labor, cost control, and
management functions, and their application in the hospitality industry, are essential for
the success of students aspiring to future careers as professionals in this exciting sector.
This module is designed to help prepare our students to succeed in their future
endeavors, by familiarizing them with the basic concepts in food and beverage
management and cost control that they will need to succeed in the hospitality field.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The anticipated outcomes and objectives of this module are that, by the time the
students complete this module, they will have a good grasp of the basic concepts of the
hospitality industry related to food and beverage management and cost control,
including a working understanding of the principles of food, beverage, labor, cost control,
and management functions, and their application in the hospitality industry.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Teaching Procedures / Methodology
The teaching procedures and methodology of this module include lectures, in-class
discussions, and assignments, which may include in-class quizzes, group work, and the
preparation and delivery of in-class presentations, as well as homework assignments.
Further details regarding the teaching procedures and methodology will be provided to
the class by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
The evaluation and assessment procedures of this module include examinations (at least
one midterm examination, and a final examination), as well as assignments. These
assignments may involve in-class work, quizzes, and / or homework, and may be
presented in written form and / or in the form of oral presentations in class. Further
details regarding the evaluation and assessment procedures will be provided to the class
by the instructor when the module is delivered.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook(s)
Hospitality Cost Control: A Practical Approach by Allen Asch
(Pearson, Jan 2006, Paperback, 256 pages) ISBN13: 9780131116009 ; ISBN10:
0131116002
See: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000078334
Note: The assigned textbook(s) may be changed, and/or one or more additional textbooks may be selected by ACE, at the
time of the delivery of this module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
4
Module Content
Chapter Description Estimated Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
The content of this module follows the chapters of the
textbook Hospitality Cost Control: A Practical Approach
by Allen Asch. See:
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000078334
“Introduction.”
“An Overview of Cost Controlling.”
“Technology Available for Controlling Costs.”
“Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships.”
“Controls in Food Purchasing.”
“Controls in Food Receiving, Storage and Issuing.”
“Controls in Food Production.”
“Controls in Beverage Purchasing, Receiving, Storing and Issuing.”
“Controls in Beverage Production (Incomplete).”
“Costs in Labor.”
“Controls in Labor.”
“Controls for Other Expenses.”
“The Menu as a Marketing Tool.”
“Forecasts in Sales and Controls in Sales and Revenue.”
“Maximizing Sales.”
Note: The module content and lecture schedule may be adjusted at the time of
the delivery of this module.
Note: The estimated
period of time (for
example, number of
class days) for each
chapter will be
announced by the
instructor at the time
of the delivery of this
module.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Recommended Additional Reading Materials
Note: Additional recommended reading materials may be announced or assigned by the instructor at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 45 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
Note: Details regarding the schedule of examinations and assignment submissions will be announced at the time of the
delivery of this module.
Module Grading System Breakdown (Weightage)
Note: the module grading system breakdown (weightage) may be adjusted at the time of the delivery of the module.
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination(s) 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
6
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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SEN 021
English Writing 1
Lecturer: Refer to the lecturer list
Module
Duration: 40 x 3 lecture hours
Year Offered: Refer to the course schedule
Start Date: Refer to the course schedule
End Date: Refer to the course schedule
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Introduction
This is an 40 days’ English course that includes lessons in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using the NorthStar Level 2 textbooks.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The objective of this course is to give our students a mastery of intermediate-level English-language skills, which will give them the foundation they need for their further studies in an English-language medium learning environment.
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
There is one Achievement Test for each of the ten Units in each of the two NorthStar Level 2 textbooks. The Achievement Tests cover reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
NorthStar Level 2 textbooks
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Content Weeks Days Unit Remarks
1+2 Reading and Writing Unit 1: Finding the Ideal Job Grammar: descriptive and possessive adjectives
3+4 Listening and Speaking Unit 1: Offbeat Jobs
Pronunciation: stress patterns of nouns and adjectives
5+6 Reading and Writing Unit 2: Country Life or City Life?
Grammar: simple past tense
7+8 Listening and Speaking Unit 2: Building a Better Community
Pronunciation: TH sounds
9+10 Reading and Writing Unit 3: Making Money
Grammar: comparative form of adjectives
11+12 Listening and Speaking Unit 3: A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned Pronunciation: Numbers and Prices
13+14 Reading and Writing Unit 4: A Different Path to Justice
Grammar: should, ought to, and shouldn’t
15+16 Listening and Speaking Unit 4: Innocent or Guilty?
Pronunciation: -ed endings
17+18 Reading and Writing Unit 5: Subway Etiquette
Grammar: imperative sentences
19+20 Listening and Speaking Unit 5: Etiquette
Pronunciation: intonation
21+22 Reading and Writing Unit 6: Serious Fun
Grammar: expressing habitual present with when-clauses
23+24 Listening and Speaking Unit 6: Who’s Game for These Games? Pronunciation: joining words
25+26 Reading and Writing Unit 7: The Best Produce There Is
Grammar: Wh- questions in the simple present tense
27+28 Listening and Speaking Unit 7: Good-Mood Foods
Pronunciation: vowels
29+30 Reading and Writing Unit 8: “I’ll take the train, thanks.”
Grammar: superlative form of adjectives
31+32 Listening and Speaking Unit 8: An Ice Place to Stay
Pronunciation: can and can’t
33+34 Reading and Writing Unit 9: What’s Your Medicine? Grammar: adverbs of manner
35+36 Listening and Speaking Unit 9: Staying Healthy
Pronunciation: reductions
37+38 Reading and Writing Unit 10: Endangered Cultures
Grammar: expressing predictions and future plans
39+40 Listening and Speaking Unit 10: Endangered Languages
Pronunciation: contractions with will
See the descriptions of the content of each unit in the pdf files at these links:
NorthStar 2 Reading and Writing “Scope and Sequence” at:
http://longmankorea.com/longmankorea/upload/sample_page/files/NSRW2_SS.pdf
NorthStar 2 Listening and Speaking “Scope and Sequence” at:
http://longmankorea.com/longmankorea/upload/sample_page/files/NSLS2_SS.pdf
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 40 x 3 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
* Refer to the Lecturer’s announcement * Refer to the Lecturer’s
announcement
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade
Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
74-76% B- Good
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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SEN 022
English Writing 2
Lecturer: Refer to the lecturer list
Module
Duration: 40 x 3 lecture hours
Year Offered: Refer to the course schedule
Start Date: Refer to the course schedule
End Date: Refer to the course schedule
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Introduction
This is an 40 days’ English course that includes lessons in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using the NorthStar Level 3/4 textbooks.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
The objective of this course is to give our students a command of advanced English-language skills, which will prepare them for their further studies in an English-language medium learning environment.
Teaching Procedures / Methodology
Evaluation and Assessment Procedures
There is one Achievement Test for each of the ten Units in each of the two NorthStar Level 3/4 textbooks. The Achievement Tests cover reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this module.
Textbook
NorthStar Level 3/4 textbooks
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Module Content Weeks Days Unit Remarks
1+2 Reading and Writing Unit 1: Untruth and Consequences
3+4 Listening and Speaking Unit 1: Information Overload
5+6 Reading and Writing Unit 2: Dreams Never Die
7+8 Listening and Speaking Unit 2: The Achilles Heel
9+10 Reading and Writing Unit 3: Dying for Their Beliefs
11+12 Listening and Speaking Unit 3: Early to Bed, Early to Rise
13+14 Reading and Writing Unit 4: Animal Intelligence: Instinct or Intellect?
15+16 Listening and Speaking Unit 4: Animal Intelligence
17+18 Reading and Writing Unit 5: Longevity: Too Much of a Good Thing?
19+20 Listening and Speaking Unit 5: Longevity: Refusing to Be Invisible
21+22 Reading and Writing Unit 6: Give and Learn
23+24 Listening and Speaking Unit 6: Giving to Others: Why Do We Do it?
25+26 Reading and Writing Unit 7: Homing in on Education
27+28 Listening and Speaking Unit 7: What’s the Use of Homework?
29+30 Reading and Writing Unit 8: Eat to Live or Live to Eat?
31+32 Listening and Speaking Unit 8: Goodbye to the Sit-Down Meal
33+34 Reading and Writing Unit 9: The Grass is Always Greener …
35+36 Listening and Speaking Unit 9: Finding a Niche: The Challenge for Young
Immigrants
37+38 Reading and Writing Unit 10: Take it or leave it
39+40 Listening and Speaking Unit 10: No Technology? No Way!
See the descriptions of the content of each unit in the pdf files at these links:
NorthStar 2 Reading and Writing “Scope and Sequence” at:
http://longmankorea.com/longmankorea/upload/sample_page/files/NSRW2_SS.pdf
NorthStar 2 Listening and Speaking “Scope and Sequence” at:
http://longmankorea.com/longmankorea/upload/sample_page/files/NSLS2_SS.pdf
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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Total Lecture Hours
This module comprises a total of 40 x 3 lecture hours.
Assignment Submission & Examination Schedule
Description(s) Submission Date
* Refer to the Lecturer’s announcement * Refer to the Lecturer’s
announcement
Module Grading System Breakdown
Assignments (Homework, Quizzes, Group Work, etc.) 50%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 25%
Total Possible Percentage Points 100%
Grading Scale – Conversion to Letter Grades
Grade Percentage Points Letter Grade
Evaluation
93-100% A Excellent
87-92% A- Excellent
83-86% B+ Good
77-82% B Good
American Center for Education Office of the Academic Department • Block B, 1208 Upper Boon Keng Road, Singapore 387312
Telephone: +65 6222 7577 Fax: +65 6224 8418 email: [email protected]
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74-76% B- Good
70-73% C+ Average
67-69% C Average
64-66% C- Average
60-63% D+ Below Average
57-59% D Below Average
56% or less F Failure Note: The grading system for this module may be adjusted with the approval of the Academic Director.
Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Our mission is to provide our students with a world-class education and an open-minded,
global perspective in an inclusive learning environment.
Our vision: The American Center for Education offers a model of excellence in higher
education in Asia, producing students who are well prepared to succeed in their future
endeavors.
Our Core Values:
� Integrity
� Academic Excellence
� Inclusiveness
� Continuous Improvement
Culture:
� Our ‘Culture’ includes the values, beliefs, and attitudes that guide and shape the
behaviours and activities of everyone at ACE.
� ACE has a ‘culture of learning’ inspired by UWRF.
� A strong learning environment for our students.
� Our management team will serve as role models for our values.
� The pastoral counselling services that we provide to our students will create a culture
and climate of care, trust, and friendliness for our students.