NM2220; TAN EE LYN
Module: NM2220 Introduction to Media Writing
Year Taken: 2015 Y2S1
Lecturer: Tan Ee Lyn
Difficulty Level: 2
Workload: 3
Comments for Module: Slight hectic at the start because the first 2 assignments were quite heavy and tedious + I was still quite inexperienced so it was a nightmare. Not gonna lie, the assignments were really tough and I question God on some days. But it was really rewarding to choose a topic to write an article about and I could use it as a legit excuse to interview relevant people about a topic of my interest. If you want you could even write about the gangster or any sketchy scene in Singapore, provided you have contacts and are extremely good at staying alive. I enjoyed it tremendously. And the first 2 assignment were due in week 6 and week 8 I think, when the projects and work haven’t piled up yet so it was quite manageable. In total we have 4 assignments due every other week. the last 2 assignments were chill, and could be done in a day or two, so it got progressively slacker over the semester. Which is good, because the first half of semester was like running a 42km marathon.
Rating for Module: 5
Comments for Lecturer: Ms Tan is super passionate about her work and experienced. She peppered lectures with a lot of her work and life stories, it was nice to glean an insight into a reporter’s job. Though sometimes she will go off track, and it gets a bit boring. She has a habit of pausing halfway during lectures. Sometimes she provides too many example for one point. Like she’ll be lecturing on press release then she’ll show the class 6 different press release of the same format, talking about the same learning points. But these are just minor quirks, nothing that should put you off this module.
Rating for Lecturer: 3