ACADEMIC BRIEFING SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS - SMU SIS

ACADEMIC BRIEFING
     SCHOOL OF
INFORMATION SYSTEMS

School of Information Systems
              Academic Briefing
                  25th July 2018, 2:00 p.m.

                   Introduction and Welcome Address by Dean
SIS Internal       SMU Students’ Pledge
                   Curriculum and Academic Matters

                   Office of the Dean of Students
General Matters    BOSS Bidding
                   SMU Ambassadorial Corps – SMU Parents' Day

INTRODUCTION AND
WELCOME ADDRESS

       Professor Pang Hwee Hwa
       Dean, School of Information Systems

ACE
▪ Benefits
  ▪ It is non-monetary scholarship!
  ▪ To provide you with unique experiences and
       opportunities outside of the classroom!

▪    Expectations
    ▪ Help SIS with outreach to JC/poly efforts
    ▪ Contribute back to the SMU/SIS community. Eg.
        Coaching, teaching an enrichment class

▪ Admission Criteria
  ▪ On the Dean’s List or special achievements
  ▪ Some of you will be invited now based on pre-university results
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Patrick LIM
SMU STUDENTS’ PLEDGE

SMU STUDENTS’ PLEDGE
As a community of students,
we are committed
to the vision and mission of SMU,
to build a conducive and collegial environment
for the pursuit of knowledge
and development of leadership qualities.
With responsibility, integrity and humility,
tempered with compassion for our fellowmen
as we strive for excellence

JIANG Jing
CURRICULUM &
ACADEMIC MATTERS

Academic Calendar
OASIS > BOSS > Courses & Schedules > Academic Calendar & Timetable

 Term 1: 20 Aug 2018 – 25 Nov 2018
       Recess: 8 Oct 2018 – 14 Oct 2018
       Exam: 26 Nov 2018 – 7 Dec 2018

 Term 2: 7 Jan 2019 – 14 Apr 2019
       Recess: 25 Feb 2019 – 3 Mar 2019
       Exam: 15 Apr 2019 – 26 Apr 2019

 Term 3A: 29 Apr 2019 – 3 Jun 2019 (optional)

 Term 3B: 17 Jun 2019 – 21 Jul 2019 (optional)

IS Major - Curriculum Overview

                                1st Major                          Quantitative
Career Ready                                                        Thinking +
Technical /         1st Track               IS Electives          Other Electives
Business Skills     4 COURSES                  2 COURSES               5 COURSES

                                 Information Systems Core
Information                                 10 COURSES

Systems
Foundation Skills       Information Systems Project Experience
                                               1 COURSE

                          SMU Core (SMU Broad-based Courses)
                                               14 COURSES
Future-Ready
Skills                   Internship                         Community Service
                    MIN 10 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS                    MIN 80 HOURS

Total                                       36 COURSES

SMT Major - Curriculum Overview

                                            1st Major                     Quantitative
 Career Ready      Technology / Social Sciences /
                                                      IS Electives         Thinking
 Specialisations    Management Specialisations
                            4 COURSES                   5 COURSES           2 COURSES

                                 Smart City Interdisciplinary Core
                                                    10 COURSES
 Smart City
 Core Skills
                                  Smart City Project Experience
                                                     1 COURSE

                             SMU Core (SMU Broad-based Courses)
 Future-Ready                                       14 COURSES

 Skills              Smart City Internship                       Community Service
                      MIN 10 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS                       MIN 80 HOURS

Total                                           36 COURSES

Academic Policies
 Maximum of 5.5 Course Units (CU) Per Term
   Recommended: Take 4 - 4.5 CU for Term 1 to
    adjust yourself to university life
 Term Duration
   15 weeks
 Class Duration (per week)
   3 hours
   1.5 hours x 2
 Class Registration
   Only through BOSS (Bidding On-line SyStem)

Time Management
 Class time: 12 - 15 hours / week

 Outside class time: ~ 24 – 35 hrs
   Group Projects
   Be careful of over-commitment!

 Allocate time wisely between work & CCA!

Academic Progress & Dean’s List
 In order to maintain satisfactory progress at SMU, students are
  expected to do the following:
    Maintain a minimum term GPA of 2.00
    Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00, and
    Have no more than 2 “I” grades for the academic term

 First-year students should not take more than 5 course units
  during the first term. You may take up to 6.5 course units per
  term in subsequent terms provided you have maintained at least
  a cumulative GPA of 3.30 at the end of each term.

 Students are allowed to take additional courses beyond the
  required courses for their degree. The grades of the additional
  courses taken at SMU will be computed into the cumulative GPA.

Academic Progress & Dean’s List
 To qualify for a place on the Dean’s List, a student must meet
  the following requirements:
    Have a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or better over the 2
     consecutive regular terms during one academic year
     (excluding Term 3),
    Have no grade lower than “C”,
    Have completed 3 or more course units for letter grades
     (grades that can be computed into GPA) in each regular term,
     and
    Have no “I” grades and no disciplinary action taken against
     you during the 2 consecutive regular terms.

 This will be noted on your transcript and you will receive a
  certificate noting your achievement.

Academic Standing
 Refer to OASIS > Academic > Examinations & Grading > Academic Standing

 The academic performance of each student is tracked based on his/her Term GPA as well as Cumulative GPA.

Note: Government Tuition Grant is up to 4 years only.

Exemptions
   Given based on knowledge & proficiency

   Some of the Possible Exemptions include:
      Programme in Writing and Reasoning
      Calculus
      Introductory Economics
      General Education (GE)#
      Technology Studies (TS)* / Entrepreneurship (Ent)*

   Am I exempted? Do I need to apply?
      Exemptions are automatically updated in your records (refer to the Exemption
        Criteria published in the Matriculation website).
      Check from
        - OASIS
        - BOSS

#Among all the General Electives, there is a compulsory module known as ‘Computer As An Analysis Tool’
(CAT), which can only be taken from year 2 onwards. If you already have 3 Exemptions for GE courses,
you don’t need to take a 4th GE, as you must take CAT as your 4th GE module.

*TS/Ent can be used to fulfill the Credit Unit requirement

First and Second Majors
   General Rule:
      All students MUST declare their First as well as Second (if any) Major or Major with
       Track within their first 4 regular terms of study (inclusive of term on leave of absence
       and/or external study programme such as international exchange programme).
       Please refer to OASIS > Academic > Programmes & Majors > Declaration or Change
       of Major or Major with Track for more info.

   For IS Major only:
    All IS Major students MUST declare their First Major, IS (Track):
      Information Systems (Business Analytics)
      Information Systems (Digital Business Solutioning)
      Information Systems (Financial Technology)
      Information Systems (Artificial Intelligence)
      Information Systems (Cybersecurity)
      Information Systems (Software Development)

   IS Tracks as a second major are applicable for IS Major students only.
   SMT Major students may declare Technology for Business (Solutions) track as their
    second Major.

2nd Majors Offered By SIS for SIS Students
SCHOOL OF                                     FINANCIAL        DIGITAL BUSINESS
                      BUSINESS ANALYTICS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS                          TECHNOLOGY          SOLUTIONING

                           ARTIFICIAL                             SOFTWARE
                                            CYBERSECURITY
                         INTELLIGENCE                            DEVELOPMENT

                                           * TECHNOLOGY FOR
                                                 BUSINESS     * FOR SMT MAJOR ONLY
                                               (SOLUTIONS)

2nd Majors Offered By Schools of SMU for SIS Students

SCHOOL OF                             ACCOUNTING DATA
                      ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTANCY                            AND ANALYTICS

LEE KONG CHIAN         CORPORATE
                                      ENTREPRENEURSHIP       FINANCE         MARKETING
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   COMMUNICATION

                                       ORGANISATIONAL
                      QUANTITATIVE                         OPERATIONS         STRATEGIC
                                        BEHAVIOUR &
                        FINANCE                            MANAGEMENT        MANAGEMENT
                                      HUMAN RESOURCES

SCHOOL OF              ACTUARIAL          APPLIED
                                                            ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS               SCIENCE          STATISTICS

SCHOOL OF
LAW                  LEGAL STUDIES

SCHOOL OF            ARTS & CULTURE
SOCIAL SCIENCES                         GLOBAL ASIA      POLITICAL SCIENCE   PSYCHOLOGY
                      MANAGEMENT

                     PUBLIC POLICY
                       & PUBLIC          SOCIOLOGY
                     MANAGEMENT

SIS Curriculum & 2nd Major: References
   SIS Handbook
      https://inet.smu.edu.sg/sites/courses/Pages/Student-Academic-
        Handbook.aspx
      OASIS > Academic > Advisement & Curriculum > Student Academic
        Handbook

   SIS Website on 2nd majors
      https://sis.smu.edu.sg/bsc-information-systems/learning/curriculum/2nd-
        majors

   Second Major Requirements
      OASIS > Academic > Advisement and Curriculum > Second Major
       requirements

Double Degree
  https://inet.smu.edu.sg/sites/courses/Pages/Student-Academic-Handbook.aspx

 Second degree with any other school in SMU

 When
     Apply at the end of your 1st or 2nd year

 Requirements
    No automatic acceptance
    Competitive
    Minimum GPA of 3.4 and pre-requisite modules
    Able to complete the double degree within the normal candidature
     period
    OASIS>Academic>Programmes & Majors>Double Degree Policy

 43 – 55 modules to complete both degrees

Internship
OASIS > Careers & Comm Service > Internship

 SIS does not grant any internship exemption

 Minimum of 10 continuous weeks of full-time business
  attachment at a business or public sector organization
  doing work related to your course of study

 SIS students did:
    12 – 15 weeks
    Multiple internships

 When to do it?
   Any time after the completion of year 2.

Community Service
OASIS > Careers & Comm Service > Community Service

 Attend compulsory Dato’ Kho Hui Meng Career
  Centre (DKHMCC) talk on volunteerism before
  doing your community service attachment

 Minimum of 80 hours

 Can be done anytime during the course of study.
  Try to clear it early during Year 1 or 2.

 Submit a online report via OnTRAC II within one
  month after the completion of your attachment

Contacts
 SIS Internship - DKHMCC
   Ms WONG Soo Mei ( smwong@smu.edu.sg )

 Community Service
   Ms Emily HOGAN ( emilyhogan@smu.edu.sg )
   Ms Esther ONG ( estherong@smu.edu.sg )

Global Exposure Opportunities
                     What Kind?                           Recommended to Go:
Exchange Programmes                                      After Year 2
- During regular terms / summer terms
- Self-sourced (and to liaise with SIS to process the
  credits transfer) / via SMU International Office
- Refer to Credit Transfer Policy in OASIS for courses
  that can be cleared on exchange.
SMU Courses                                           Year 2/3
- Study Missions (offered by the various SMU schools)

Community Services                                       Any year during term
                                                         breaks
Internships                                              After Year 2
- Usually done during summer term
- Self-sourced (to submit proposal to DKHMCC first) /
  through DKHMCC

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IS110/SMT110 Course Pack: On Sale Now!
   • Term Sales Period
      – 30 July 2018 to 12 Oct 2018
   • Order and payment to be made online from OASIS
     Homepage > Self-Service Apps > Add App to add
     Library Course Pack (Check your SMU email for
     collection details.)
   • Payment Mode: Credit Card Only (Visa or MasterCard)
   • Price: S$38.90 per course pack

 NOTE: You will need this course pack for your IS110/SMT110 class in
 Week 2! (And every week after that – yes, it is compulsory to buy it.)
 It is your responsibility to obtain a legally purchased course pack and read the
 assigned case before each class.

Academic Software
 URL: http://violet.smu.edu.sg/dsp

 DreamSpark Premium
   Development tools from Microsoft
   Microsoft Office NOT included

 Vmware Academic Program
   VM fusion available for MAC users to virtualize their
    Windows OS (1-year timed license)

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Student Conduct
       and
Academic Integrity

   Office of Dean of Students

SMU CIRCLE Values
• Commitment : Adhere to an agreement and see it through
               to completion.

• Integrity      : Uphold honesty and truthfulness in oneself;
                 and to others.

• Responsibility : Take ownership and accountability for one’s
                   actions.

• Collegiality   : Value people and build positive and lasting
                   relationships.

• Leadership     : Lead and motivate one’s peers to achieve
                   long-term goals.

• Excellence      : Strive to exceed personal and external
                    benchmarks.

Student Conduct
• Respect the rights of fellow students to privacy,
  safety and fair participation.

• Refrain from misuse of University services,
  facilities and property.

• Any act that may be deemed an offence under
  Singapore Law or any University Regulation.

Student Conduct - Examples
• Misuse of Social Media platforms.
• Misuse of Facilities, privileges, student card.
• Sharing of SMU account.
• Endangering safety of others.
• Inappropriate behavior (eg, stalking, harassment).
• Criminal acts, such as :
      Theft
      Vandalism
      Smoking
      Drug abuse
      Alcohol abuse
      Hacking

Academic Integrity
• Academic Dishonesty – any academic act that
  departs from fair, honest and diligent pursuit of
  knowledge;

• Some examples of academic dishonesty:
  •   Cheating : gaining unfair advantage
  •   Plagiarism : use of other’s work without credit
  •   Multiple Submissions
  •   Fabrication : create or alter/falsify information

Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is Theft and/or an act of Fraud!

• Submitting a paper (or assignment) as your own, which contains 3rd-party
  ideas/material, and for which no proper citation or acknowledgement was
  given.

• Using papers obtained from online papermills, other students or from any
  domain for personal submission.

• Where in doubt, consult APA
 referencing guide or course
 instructor for proper referencing rules

Student Council of Discipline
• Student Council of Discipline represents
  students on SMU disciplinary issues and
  at Disciplinary Hearings

• Promote integrity and honesty amongst
  students

• Enhance SMU reputation through SMU
  CIRCLE values

• Email : scd@smu.edu.sg
• Facebook : www.facebook.com/smuscd/

THANK YOU

Student
 Wellness &
 Counselling
 Mrs Wong Kwok Leong
Student Wellness Centre

Introduction

    Provider

 • Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre (MWKLSWC)

 Target Group
 • SMU Undergraduates, Postgraduates &
   Bridging students

                  Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre

Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student
Wellness Centre
                                                     To be proactive in
                                                       maximizing the
                                                     potential of each
  4 Full Time          SMU Peer                       and every citizen
  Counsellors           Helpers                           of the SMU
                                                       community with
                                                      the provision of a
                                                           safe and
                                                         therapeutic
                                                        environment.

                Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre

Individual Counselling

 • Face-to-face counselling with students.
 • Confidential.
 • No Fees

 Common Issues
 Academic
 Relationships
 Life transitions
 Coping with crises

            Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre

Individual Counselling

 Ways to make appointments
    Email       Online                Telephone               Walk-in
               booking                                       requests
 • counselling@ • SMU App
   smu.edu.sg
                                      •68280786             • ‘case-
                                                             by-case’
                                                             basis

              Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre

Our location:
Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness
              Centre
              #B1-44

Recruitment

Vivace    Info Session 1   Info Session 2

Training

           Knowledge   Awareness

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Wellness Centre

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Wellness Centre

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Wellness Centre

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Wellness Centre

LIM Huan Sen
BOSS BIDDING

Introduction
 BOSS (Bidding Online SyStem) is SMU's system for the registration
  of courses.
    NUS - Centralised Online Undergraduates Registration System
      (CORS)
    NTU - Student Automated Registration System (STARS)

 BOSS is the ONLY channel through which SMU students are to enrol
  for their courses.

 SMU Student Services Hub is organising a workshop on Tuesday, 31
  July 2018, from 3pm to 4:30pm, where student peer advisors will be
  available to walk you through BOSS Bidding, OASIS and eLearn.
    If interested, please email studentservices@smu.edu.sg for more
      details.

Introduction
 Given e-credits for bidding
    e$20 per course for the remaining courses (5 – number of
     assigned courses)

 Accessible via OASIS > BOSS.

Main Page

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FRESHMEN BIDDING WINDOW

HOW TO BID

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How to bid?
 Step 1: Find out
   Class timings, Exam timings & Vacancies left
      BOSS > Plan & Bid > Add to Cart
   Analyze past results
      BOSS > Quick Links > Overall BOSS Results

 Step 2: Bid
   BOSS Bidding
      Add desired sections to Bidding Cart  Check Out  Submit My
       Bids
   Minimum bid is $10 e-dollars

 Step 3: Wait for Result
   BOSS Outcome

Main Page

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Plan & Bid

             Pre-Assigned / Successful Bid

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Add to Cart

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Plan & Bid

             Pre-Assigned / Successful Bid

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FRESHMEN BIDDING WINDOW

WHAT TO BID

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Course Registration

 Important Information: Download “Freshmen Guide to
  Course Registration” via OASIS > Home > My Checklists >
  Pre-Term Activities (Available in late July)
 Students who are not granted exemptions will
  be pre-assigned the required Foundation Courses.
    Description                For IS Major                             For SMT Major
SIS Compulsory    Information Systems & Innovation          Information Systems & Innovation in
Core              (IS110)                                   Smart Cities (SMT110)
(Pre-assigned)    Introduction to Programming               Programming for Smart City Solutions
                  (IS111)                                   (SMT111)

SMU Core          Calculus
(pre-assigned)    Leadership and Teambuilding (OBHR001) *
                  Programme in Writing and Reasoning (WRIT001) *
                  Intro Economics (ECON001) #
                  Business, Government & Society (MGMT003) #
                  Students will do either * or # in Term 1, and the course set will be swapped for
                  Term 2.

Course Registration
  OASIS > BOSS > Course Enrolment & Drop > All about BOSS

   Biddable Courses for SIS Freshmen
    Description                        Term 1                                   Term 2
(Biddable)             Management Communication (COMM101)
                       Introductory Statistics (STAT101) / Intro to Statistical Theory (STAT151)*
                       Ethics & Social Responsibility (LGST001)
   *STAT101/151        MODES OF THINKING (choose 1)
   may not be as             -Managing in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous Context (MGMT005)
     easy as you             -Creative Thinking (MGMT004) + Analytical Skills (IDIS001)
        think.               -Critical Thinking in the Real World (IDIS002)
                       ASIAN STUDIES (choose 1)
 If you need more            -Capital Market in China (ACCT003)
  time to focus on           -Economic Development in Asia (ECON118)
    your IS/SMT        GLOBALISATION (choose 1)
       modules               -Social Media and Organisation (COMM346)
      in Year 1,             -Economics of Globalisation (ECON113)
     plan to take      GENERAL EDUCATION (1 to 4 CU elective, depending on exemptions)
    STAT101/151              -Business Negotiation and Conflict Management (OBHR222)
                             -Music: East and West (MUSC001)
      in Year 2.             -Dance: East and West (FNAR001)
     Take note of            -Art: East and West (FNAR002)
      Academic               -Intro to Classical Chinese Philosophy (PHIL207)
    Standing info            -A Cultural Intro to India (HUMN017)
     (next slide).     SMART CITY INTERDISIPLINARY CORE (For SMT Students)
                             -Sustainable Digital Cities (SMT112)

Academic Standing
 Refer to OASIS > Academic > Examinations & Grading > Academic Standing

 The academic performance of each student is tracked based on his/her Term GPA as well as Cumulative GPA.

Note: Government Tuition Grant is up to 4 years only.

FRESHMEN BIDDING WINDOW

DROPPING OF COURSES

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Dropping of Course(s)
OASIS > BOSS > Course Enrolment & Drop > All about BOSS

 Course needs to be dropped via BOSS Bidding > Plan & Bid
  > Drop Enrolled Class
      NOTE: Pre-assigned freshmen courses are non-droppable
 Consequences:
      Before close of BOSS 2A
           Maximum e$ refund: e$50 (BOSS 1 & 1A), e$40 (BOSS 1B),
            e$30 (BOSS 2) and e$10 (BOSS 2A)
      After close of BOSS 2A
           No refund of e$
           Will be issued a Withdrawn grade or Failed grade
           Will be reflected permanently in your transcript

Withdrawn Grade versus Failed Grade
 Withdrawn grade
    Not used in the computation of your GPA
    Will not affect a student’s chance of being on the Dean's List
 Failed Grade
    Will be used in the computation of your GPA
    Affects a student’s chance of being on the Dean's List

FRESHMEN BIDDING WINDOW

IMPORTANT DATES

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Freshmen Bidding
   The personalized class schedule for some freshmen (those with pre-assigned
    courses) is scheduled to be released on 31 July 2018, 12:00 noon.
 Bid from      : 1 August 2018, Wednesday, 10.00am
  To            : 8 August 2018, Wednesday, 10.00am
 Start bidding from the very first bidding window
 After 8 August 2018, 10am, next bidding round will be BOSS 2 and
  BOSS 2A.

FRESHMEN BIDDING WINDOW

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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TIPS
 Know the module
   Course outline
   Professor’s teaching style
 Know your strengths
 Bid with friends – Not necessary
 Plan your mods well (4-5 mods/semester)
   Balance your heavy and light modules
   Ensure the exam dates don’t conflict
   Planning templates available
 Talk to people
 Get your mods early

Useful Links
   For Important Info on BOSS, Courses & Schedules, Examinations & Results,
    Regulations & Policies, Advisement & Curriculum, Internship/Community Service,
    Enrolments/Withdrawals, Other Study Activities and etc:
      Online Access to Student Information System (OASIS)
        https://oasis.smu.edu.sg

   For Course Materials
      SMU eLearn https://elearn.smu.edu.sg

   Course Sequence
      https://eservices.smu.edu.sg/BOSS/BOSSWeb/CourseSequence.aspx

   2nd Major Curriculum Planning Templates
    (logged in with SMU email account to access)
      Curriculum Planning Templates

Useful Links

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Useful Contacts
BOSS                   boss@smu.edu.sg
Academic               SIS Undergraduate Programme
                       Enquiries
                       sis_ugrad@smu.edu.sg
IT                     helpdesk@smu.edu.sg
LMS Support / eLearn   lms_support@smu.edu.sg /
                       elearn@smu.edu.sg

Helpdesk Contact

  Opening Hours
    Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 7.00pm
     (Last Walk-in at 6:30pm)
     Closed on Sat, Sun and Public Holidays

  Helpdesk Location
    School of Accountancy, Basement 1

  Helpdesk Website
    https://itsupport.smu.edu.sg/hc/en-us

                 Helpdesk contact
                     68280123
               helpdesk@smu.edu.sg

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• These presentation slides will be
  posted in OASIS.

• You may view it via
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 Academic Briefing.
 https://oasis.smu.edu.sg

Thank You