Saturday, August 13, 2005
Dunno what they are? Read on to find out...
SALE OF SUGGESTED EXAM PAPER SOLUTIONS
I’m sure many of you have encountered this before: The exams are fast approaching, and I’ve started doing past year papers, but I don’t know whether my answers are correct or not!! What to do??!! Argh!!
Don’t fret, as SWC provides suggested solutions to past semesters’ Economics exam papers! Held in the form of a sale one to two weeks before the reading period, the event is popular among NUS students, with more than 500 students purchasing the solutions every semester.
The solutions on offer are to papers of the Level – 1 and – 2 modules, namely EC1101E (Introduction to Economic Analysis), EC1301 (Principle of Economics), EC2101 (Microeconomic Analysis I), EC2102 (Macroeconomic Analysis II) and EC2303 (Foundations of Econometrics). As these modules deal with the basic foundations of Economics, it is essential that students intending to major in Economics perform well in them, and it is hoped that the solutions will help the students strengthen their foundations and boost their confidence in taking the higher-level Economics modules.
(doesn't this pic remind you of hao3 gong1 min2?)This rigorous process has ensured a very low number of errors (incl. typing errors) in the solutions, and the high level of confidence of the students in the solutions is demonstrated in the popularity of the sale every semester.
COLLECTION-AND-SALE OF SECOND-HAND TEXTBOOKS
Two main problems with textbooks are that they can be quite expensive and that after the exams, they have no more use, except collecting dust and taking up space in your bookshelf. So, imagine paying over $40 for a book that you will only use for 13 weeks but find it too expensive to throw away after the exams.
SWC has an answer to these two problems – collection-and-sale of second-hand textbooks. This is where you can buy your reading texts for a low price and where you can exchange your useless textbooks for cash!
Held within the first two weeks of school, the event has benefited over 100 buyers and sellers every semester, with more than 80 books exchanging hands over the span of just five days.
During the event, the seller deposits the book along with a suggested selling price, and SWC puts the book up for sale. When the book successfully finds a buyer, SWC passes the money to the seller, taking only a small fee to cover the administrative cost. Books that do not find a new owner will be returned to the sellers after the event.
The sale of second-hand textbooks is gaining popularity (with a few other societies organising similar events of their own) and is becoming one of the most-awaited events in the academic calendar.
'Barter trade'To raise awareness of the various internship opportunities available in the long vacation, an electronic newsletter that featured several attachment-offering organisations was started in Dec 2004. Called Internships Alert!, the inaugural edition of the newsletter was disseminated through email to all society members in mid-Jan 2005.
The edition contained basic information on attachments offered by ten organisations, which ranged from international banks to statutory boards and to a government ministry.
The newsletter had received very favourable feedback, but there was response that the information provided was still too skeletal. It is expected that the newsletter will be continued in the current academic year, with more organisations being featured and more content added.
If you wanna find out more about SWC or wanna join in SWC activities, do come down for this mon's welcome tea...
cheers,
shixin
(a.k.a. head of SWC 2004-2005)
3:00 PM
