Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

by Ang Wee Howe, EE4 + SOC4

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Overview• Modules• Sample Schedule• XFE4401 – Integrated Final Year Project• Experience

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Modules – RequirementsUniversity Level Requirements

(12 MCs)Engineering Programme

(78 MCs)

• GEM A• GEM B• SS

• 7 Level 1000 Modules (Common)• 7 Level 2000 Modules (Foundation)• EE2001, EE3001 (Project)• 4 Electives

(At least 3 Depth & 1 Design Module)

Common Modules (44 MCs)

Economics Programme (69 MCs)

• MA1505, MA1506• PH2208/PH2217/PH2218• SC1101E/SC2202• ST1131/ST1131A/MA3501/

CN3421/EE2012• 1 BEng Common Module• 1 BA Common Module• XFE4401

• Asian Studies Module• EC1101E• EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102,

EC3303 (Core)• EC4101, EC4102, EC3304 (Honours)• 27 MCs of EC Electives

(At least 3 at Level 4000)

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Modules – Core• Microeconomics (EC2101, EC3101, EC4101)

• Individual & firm optimal behavior

• Macroeconomics (EC2102, EC3102, EC4102)• Growth, investment, unemployment, inflation, trade

• Econometrics (EC3303, EC3304)• Linear regression models

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Modules – Electives• Public Finance (EC3351)

• Government tax and expenditure

• Game Theory (EC3312)• Optimal behavior under strategic interaction

• Financial Economics (EC3333, EC4333)• Portfolio selection, asset pricing

• Behavioral Economics (EC4394)• Psychological considerations in decision making

• and many more…

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Sample Schedule (I)Engineering Economics Common

Year 1 Semester 1(19 MCs)

• CS1101C (4)• EG1108 (3)• PC1431 (4)

• SN1101E (4) • MA1505 (4)

Year 1 Semester 2(21 MCs)

• CS1102C (5)• MLE1101 (4)• PC1432 (4)

• EC1101E (4) • MA1506 (4)

Year 2 Semester 1(24 MCs)

• EE2006 (4)• EE2009 (4)• EG1413 (4)

• EC2101 (4)• EC2102 (4)

• EE2012 (4)

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Sample Schedule (II)Engineering Economics Common

Year 2 Semester 2(24 MCs)

• EE2004 (4)• EE2005 (4)• EE2007 (4)• EE2010 (4)

• EC3101 (4) • SC1101E (4)

Year 3 Semester 1(22 MCs)

• EE2001 (6)• EE2011 (4)

• EC3102 (4)• EC3303 (4)• EC3333 (4)

Year 3 Semester 2(25 MCs)

• EE3001 (4)• EE4307 (4)

• EC3304 (4)• EC3332 (4)• EC3351 (4)• EC4101 (5)

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Sample Schedule (III)Engineering Economics Common

Year 4 Semester 1(23 MCs)

• EE3206 (4)• ME4245 (4)

• EC4102 (5) • EE4001* (12)• EE4305 (4)

Year 4 Semester 2(27 MCs)

• EC4333 (5)• EC4394 (5)

• XFE4401* (16)• PH2218 (4)• EC3312 (4)• SS (4)

Year 5 Semester 1(23 MCs)

• EE4604 (4) • EC4880 (5) • XFE4401* (16)• GEM A (4)• GEM B (4)

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Useful Resources• Economics modules

• http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/undergraduate/modules.html• http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/undergraduate/progReq.html

• FASS module preference exercise• http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/procedures/module

_preference_exercise.html

• Engineering modules• http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/ugrad/MS_recommendedsch.html• http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyear.html

• CORS• http://www.nus.edu.sg/cors/

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Integrated Final Year Project (XFE4401)• In-lieu of

• Honours Thesis (EC4401) – 15 MCs• B.Eng. Dissertation (EE4001) – 12 MCs

• 16 MCs over 3 semesters• Integration of contents• Separate assessment

• Engineering: 3 CAs over 3 semesters• Economics: 1 semester

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

XFE4401 Assessment ScheduleEngineering Economics

1st Semester(e.g. Year 4 Semester 1)

CA1: (Week 12-13)• Report• Oral Presentation

2nd Semester(e.g. Year 4 Semester 2)

CA2: (Week 12-13)• Report• Oral Presentation

3rd Semester(e.g. Year 5 Semester 1)

CA3: (Week 12-13)• Draft thesis• Oral Presentation

(Week 12)• Thesis

(Reading Week)• Oral presentation

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

XFE4401 WorkflowYear 3 Semester 2

•Inform department of plan to take XFE4401•Formulate ideas & seek out suitable supervisors•Take part in FYP balloting

1st Semester•CA1•Confirm supervisor from Economics department •Decide on the scope for the Economics thesis

2nd Semester •Submit IHT approval form by Week 1 to Engineering Dean’s Office•CA2

3rd Semester •Submission of Engineering thesis & oral presentation (CA3)•Submission of Economics thesis & oral presentation

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

How to start?• Past year FYPs (ECE example)

• http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyr/FYPCA4Presentations/view.asp (during weeks 12-13)

• http://online.ece.nus.edu.sg/fypportal/• Existing NUS Thesis (LINC)

• http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses_callno.html• Journals (E-Resources)

• http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/• Research Interests (Faculty Page)

• http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/people/faculty.html• http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/staff/

• XFE4401 (approval form)• http://www.nus.edu.sg/prog/engecon/honours_project.htm

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Sample Project• Modelling Financial Markets with

Multiple Agents under Interactions• Engineering:

• Control, search & optimization• Programming & simulation• Implementation of the model

• Economics: • Model setup• Theories & concepts for the model• Insights from the model

• Integration

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

Experience• Plan ahead• Different paradigms• Cross discipline application• Have fun and enjoy!

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

QUESTIONS?

Double Degree Programmein Engineering and Economics

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!