SIT Required Modules

Critical Thinking and Communicating is a 4CR, 12-week, 48-hour module that aims to equip students with critical thinking skills to read and comprehend scientific texts, specific to their degree programmes, as well as foundational knowledge and skills in writing and presentation for academic success. It will incorporate critical thinking in a range of skill-based topics such reader-response writing, lab reports, design reports or proposals, writing literature reviews and delivering oral and poster presentations to choose from so that students may see the immediate relevance and applicability of the knowledge acquired. Students will be assessed through a total of 4 Continual Assessments (CAs) that will include group-based, take-home assignments as well as individual, in-class assignments. The module will also incorporate a class participation grade.

This module focuses on equipping the students with essential digital skills incorporating all the MOE Digital Competency baseline requirements. The module consists of stackable asynchronous micro-learning e-modules. The topics covered include digital and data literacy, digital safety, ethics, data management, digital learning, and fundamental technical skills. Students'92 progress and learning outcomes are assessed through online assessments such as quizzes and through practical exercises and assignment (where applicable). DiCE is a mandatory 2-credit module required to be completed by all SIT undergraduates enrolled in SIT-conferred or SIT-joint degree programmes and must be completed 6 trimesters upon matriculation into SIT. Students can plan their learning path on completing the stackable asynchronous micro-learning modules within one trimester or across six trimesters.

This module aims to train students in applying design innovation and user-based innovation. Students will be applying the principles and mindset of being human-centered to understand key challenges of a certain real-world problem. Throughout the module, the students will put aside assumptions and objectively study, through observation, interviews, and various other methods. The module is part of the interdisciplinary approaches that brings students from different disciplines together. Through a project-based learning approach, student will be able to resolve and synthesize product- or service- based solutions for curated problems. Students will also be applying Design Your Life principles to their own life directions.

There are many current issues and challenges faced in our pluralistic society e.g. diversity and inclusivity, changing demographics, environmental concerns, or sustainable practices, among others - all of which require a multi-pronged approach, and interdisciplinary collaboration and problem solving, to address some of these issues and challenges.n In this module, students will be applying the principles and mindset of being socially attuned and human-centered to understand the interdisciplinary and diverse factors, concerns, needs and expectations that different stakeholders in society have, when addressing these issues and challenges. Throughout the module, students will put aside their assumptions and biases, and objectively learn and understand real-life and current issues and challenges, through observation, personal engagement of stakeholders, interviews and various other outreach and participation methods. In turn, students will propose a socially innovative solution to address the issue(s) or challenge(s) identified, drawing from their project team'92s interdisciplinary background and expertise.n This experience will nurture students'92 ability to see the broader connection of issues and challenges, and bring about an awareness of the multiple considerations that need to be weighed in, including social, environmental, and sustainability factors, in the planning and decision making process involved in the course of their work - being cognisant of the circular economy, how companies operate, and corresponding investments made in the sectors involved. This experience will also prepare students for the multi-disciplinary nature of work teams and demands of stakeholders, regardless of the industry they venture into after graduation from SIT.n The module is part of the university-wide suite of interdisciplinary initiatives that bring students from different disciplines together.