Sunday, December 2, 2012

Ngee Ann-Adelaide Singapore Campus

(Updated 10th Sept 2011 on new facilities)
(Updated 22nd July 2012 on dining places)


Let's have a tour of the facilities available for students at the Ngee Ann-Adelaide Singapore Campus. The campus occupy the 3rd and 4th floor of the Teochew Building along Tank Road. Below are the layout for the 2 floors.

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There are many classrooms in there with multiple classes held over the weekends. Here is how a typical classroom looks like (all the students are having a break at the Student Lounge).

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The Student Lounge is the focal point of the campus where students will visit during the rest time. There are many students at the study benches working on projects.

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The best part of the lounge is the refreshment area. There are two hot drinks makers (coffee, tea, milo, etc) and a hot-cold water dispenser with unlimited cups + biscuits.

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Here is the outdoor activity area just next to the student lounge. It is a great place to observe the night sky or conduct outdoor games.

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Just a floor below is a function room where students can conduct their indoor activities. When I first came for my orientation programme, they had their buffet spread here.

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There are many chairs and tables around the campus such as the one below. It is really a conducive place to sit and relax. Thumbs up for the great city campus feel!

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The building is aesthetically designed with a blend of modern sculptures and zen-looking gardens. There are lots of greenery surrounding the Teochew building. Once a while during the classes, I will glance out and look at the trees in the distance. It is truly a beautiful place.

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A peek into my first lesson (Accounting for Managers). The first day of my very first course with the Adelaide MBA is simply amazing!

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Let me share a bit of my experience in the class for potential students who would like to have a feel of how the class is being conducted.

The Friday evening class starts goes from 7pm to 10pm. The lecturer started by going through with us some interesting facts with regards to accounting. We were thereafter assigned to our groups. There are 6 groups in all with 4-5 students in the group. The student composition is quite diverse and they come from the different age group with different professional experience. After having many discussions during the first lesson, I find them to be very outstanding. Their experience is indeed worth learning from.

Thereafter we were led through the first topic which is reading the balance sheet, cash flow and so on. For the first time I am actually enjoying the lesson. I was expecting to fall asleep halfway through as what happens to me during my other weekly Tuesday and Thursday evening classes. The lessons are conducted in seminar style and we have regular group and class discussions.

Many interesting case studies (e.g. ABC Learning investment by Temasek, Domino Pizza annual reports, Red Cross annual reports, Australian government annual reports) were brought up where we analyzed from the accounting viewpoint. I spent a while reading through the textbook before the lessons and still have some doubts in certain areas. The lecturer is able to summarize and correlate the ideas between the topics and explain to us in a easy to understand manner. Adelaide University is really a professional in academia.

Looks like I'm looking forward to all the upcoming lessons with Adelaide MBA.


University Online Resources

Let me share some of the university's online resources. Everything can be done online, such as adding or dropping of modules from Access Adelaide.

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Once you have started on your module, myuni is the place where you can access all the course notes.

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Student Service Center

A new student service center is opened in the 3rd floor. There are good library facilities and students collect their study guides and reading materials from here.

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Student related inquiries can be made here and it comes equip with report submission facilities such as photocopier, binding machines and so on.

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A new student hub is opened in the 3rd floor and here is how it looks like. A great place for student discussion against the white board. There is also a microwave oven and water cooler in here.

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Dining around the campus
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There are many great and affordable dining places around the campus. We usually have lunch together on Sunday classes. Please refer to the map below for the numbering. There are a few other hang-outs like Starbucks to chill-out with coffee, 7-11 convenience shop for quick snacks, Clarke Quay to celebrate post-exams, and shopping at either Plaza Singapura or Liang Court. All these places are less than 10mins walk from the NAA Campus. The 7-11 convenience shop, (1) Scholar's Cafe and Starbucks are within 5mins walk.

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(1) Scholar's Cafe

The most popular place for students is at the Scholar's Cafe (状元香港小厨). Please note, the 'Scholar's Cafe' is not named by the Adelaide's students. The Chinese name of the shop really means 'Scholar's Cafe'. There is a Muslim food stall just next to it and a Bak Kut Teh shop which opens on any other day except Sunday.  The best part of dining at the Scholar's Cafe is we can have our meals together with our muslim friends. The cafe accepts both non-muslim and muslim dishes on their premises. A snapshot of the cafe is below.

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(2) Liang Court
For students who would like McDonalds, air-con food court, Japanese cuisine, we would go on to Liang Court. There is also a Japanese supermarket at the basement. It is a full-fledge shopping centre. The food court was opened in 2012.

(3) Roadside Cafe
If you are coming in by MRT from Dhoby Ghaut, you will pass by the Roadside Cafe. It has both chinese and muslim food shops located side by side. It is located along the road at the Singapore Shopping Centre. It is good for a quick bite before class if you have 10mins for lunch / dinner. They close early at around 7pm. The photo of the shop is below.

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