Took 4 MPEs this semester, with a total of 12 AUs only, which should be very manageable right, considering the fact that I took 21 AUs back in year 1, but omg, I don't know why it didn't feel any easier 🙃 Maybe it's because I'm getting older and my brain isn't as competent anymore or something HAHAH Side note: ended up writing quite a long review again this sem hahah & I can't seem to find good reviews for the mods I've taken this sem, so really hope my review helps! :) CM4012 - Structural Determination | CORE | 3AU | B+ Part 1 (50%): 4 Homeworks (5 marks each, 20%): 20/20 Quiz 1 (10%): 8/10 Quiz 2 (20%): 16/20 Part 2 (50%): 5 Online Quizzes (5%) 5 Pre-tutorials (10%) 5 Reflections (10%) Midterm (25%): 39/60 [Average: ~36/60] Part 1 was conducted via recorded PowerPoint slides which was quite annoying as you cannot speed it up. Also, the prof only uploaded the slides without annotations (after a few weeks) as some students feedbacked to him, but I h...
This semester was unprecedented because of the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, most of the content that was supposed to be covered were cut short and not tested. For the modules I took, the finals were cancelled/replaced entirely. So, this review may not be relevant for future semesters. Anyway, my general thoughts on this "unique" semester are that it was initially very stressful due to the frequent changes in assessment criteria. However, in the end, the arrangement worked out well at least for me and I was more relaxed hahah. We had free S/Us even for our core mods!! But, I ended up only S/U-ing 1 elective. CM2031 - Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry | CORE | 3AU | B+ Midterm CA1 (100%): 41/50 → 82/100 [average: 74/100] This module lives up its name and is very scary. This mod was taught by 2 profs (Dr. Chiba & Dr. Ito), the same profs that teach this mod in sem 1. Dr. Chiba teaches the 1st half and Dr. Ito teaches ...