Finishing my masters within the next half a year at the National University of Singapore.
I started Masters of Information Systems at The University of Melbourne in 2002, as a year and a half degree for a full time student. Things got interesting - to say the least :) - and now I'm aiming to complete the 'outstanding' degree by May 2008. Thanks to Universitas 21, I'll be doing a minor thesis at The Department of Sociology at NUS (subject to approval from uniMelb).
During the last semester that finished in November, I informally attended the postgraduate subject (Sociological Theory and Social Reality) on theories in Sociology. The reason why it was not counted towards the completion of my MIS, is that the administration at UniMelb took too long - about three months - to sort out the enrolment. They concluded that if I want to complete my degree at NUS, as opposed to uniMelb, I'll have to do 3 subjects instead of two. I wasn't happy about that, but it is what it is... The one good thing in all that, and unusual, is that at NUS school fees are charged per semester, as opposed to per subject. This meaning that even though I had to do 3 subjects, by doing them all in one semester, my fees would be considerably less then at uniMelb.
Then last month when I thought about which three subjects should I take. The idea of attending uni three nights a week between 6:30 and 9:30 together w/ the full time job just did not 'digest', as I don't want to completely rearrange things on my plate. Luckily, I remembered the possibility of a minor thesis, which was discussed with DIS before leaving.
Next semester is approaching quickly, it starts on the 14th Jan. To enrol officially by getting my minor thesis approved in time, I'll have to do more then just wait to get an approval that I have requested at the beginning of December.
can...!
I started Masters of Information Systems at The University of Melbourne in 2002, as a year and a half degree for a full time student. Things got interesting - to say the least :) - and now I'm aiming to complete the 'outstanding' degree by May 2008. Thanks to Universitas 21, I'll be doing a minor thesis at The Department of Sociology at NUS (subject to approval from uniMelb).
During the last semester that finished in November, I informally attended the postgraduate subject (Sociological Theory and Social Reality) on theories in Sociology. The reason why it was not counted towards the completion of my MIS, is that the administration at UniMelb took too long - about three months - to sort out the enrolment. They concluded that if I want to complete my degree at NUS, as opposed to uniMelb, I'll have to do 3 subjects instead of two. I wasn't happy about that, but it is what it is... The one good thing in all that, and unusual, is that at NUS school fees are charged per semester, as opposed to per subject. This meaning that even though I had to do 3 subjects, by doing them all in one semester, my fees would be considerably less then at uniMelb.
Then last month when I thought about which three subjects should I take. The idea of attending uni three nights a week between 6:30 and 9:30 together w/ the full time job just did not 'digest', as I don't want to completely rearrange things on my plate. Luckily, I remembered the possibility of a minor thesis, which was discussed with DIS before leaving.
Next semester is approaching quickly, it starts on the 14th Jan. To enrol officially by getting my minor thesis approved in time, I'll have to do more then just wait to get an approval that I have requested at the beginning of December.
can...!
