UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOSSchool of Business and EconomicsDepartment of Accountancy

Dear Sir/Maam, we are students of the University of San Carlos, Philippines, taking up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. We are conducting a research as a requirement for our BA109 Business Research course. Our research is entitled

A STUDY ON THE ALIGNMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS ACCOUNTANCY AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACADEMIC PROGRAMS WITH THOSE OF SELECTED SOUTHEAST ASIAN UNIVERSITIES.

Below is a list of questions which we have partially answered based on the information we have gathered from your website. We would be very thankful if you can go through the items and correct, add or expound on them as necessary. The questions are particular to your Accountancy and Business Administration academic programs.

QUESTIONNAIRE

Name of University: National University of Singapore (NUS)

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General Questions

What are the schools mission and vision statement and its core values? How does this directly or indirectly impact the Accountancy and Business Administration academic programs?

Vision: A leading global university centered in Asia, influencing the future. Mission: To transform the way people think and do things through education, research and service.

Core Values:

Excellence: Deliver the best in teaching, research and service Integrity: Uphold the highest moral and ethical principles Innovation: Embody curiosity, ingenuity and enterprise Teamwork: Respect and inspire one another in our collective endeavours Care: Serve our community and safeguard the environment

http://www.nus.edu.sg/about-nus/overview/vision-mission-strategyhttp://bschool.nus.edu/AboutUs/AboutNUSBusinessSchool/VisionMission.aspx What school term/academic calendar are you following? When does it start and end?

The standard academic calendar consists of two semesters and a special term. Each semester normally includes 13 weeks of instruction and 2 weeks of examinations. The special term takes place during the Semester 2 vacation period. It comprises two parts, each of which lasts 6 weeks and is inclusive of an examination period.

http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/calendar.html

What department or school or college are Accountancy and Business Administration under?

National University of Singapore Business School

How much is the average tuition fee?

At present, undergraduate education at NUS is highly subsidized by the Government of Singapore, which pays for the bulk of the operating costs besides the infrastructural costs. The substantial tuition subsidy from the Government of Singapore comes in the form of a tuition grant which is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and offered to all admitted students.

Singapore citizens in receipt of the tuition grant will not be required to undertake a service bond. However, Singapore Permanent Residents and international students will be required to undertake a service bond under the terms of the tuition grant to work for a Singapore-registered company for three years upon completion of their degrees.School of BusinessFor new students admitted in AY2014/2014

Tuition Fees covering Semesters 1 & 2 of the Academic YearPer annum amounts

Fees payable by students not in receipt of MOE Tuition GrantFees payable by students in receipt of MOE Tuition Grant

Singapore CitizensSingapore Permanent ResidentsInternational Students

S$ 31,200S$ 9,250S$ 12,950S$ 18,500

Special Term FeesPer module amounts

Singapore CitizensSingapore Permanent ResidentsInternational Students

S$925S$1,295S$1,850

http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.htmlhttps://share.nus.edu.sg/registrar/info/ug/UGTuitionCurrent.pdf

Faculty Requirements

What are your requirements for hiring teachers/professors in your Accountancy and Business Administration academic programs?

What are the specific qualifications in order that a teacher may teach a particular course?

How are teachers being evaluated throughout the course of their teaching careers?

How does the university ensure the continuing professional education of their teachers? What are the opportunities given to teachers in order to improve their qualifications?

Student Requirements

What are the entry requirements for applicants? How many students apply every year and how many are actually accepted?

Admission is based on academic merit as well as open competition among all eligible applicants.

Minimum requirements needed for Singapore 'A'-Level applicants (regardless of nationality) presentingthe new 'A' Level curriculum Minimum requirements for Singapore 'A'-Level applicants (regardless of nationality) who are applying with the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level qualification Polytechnic diplomas from Singapore Equivalent qualifications for international applicants (e.g. SAT or submission of SAT orACTscores International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Discretionary Admissions Criteria

http://bba.nus.edu/admissions_requirements.html

How are the students performance assessed? How are they graded? What is your grading scheme? Are Accountancy and Business Administration students required to maintain a particular grade/rate?

Students receive letter grades for each module taken, except for the cases listed below. Each grade corresponds to a grade point as shown below:

GradeGrade Point

A+5.0

A

A-4.5

B+4.0

B3.5

B-3.0

C+2.5

C2.0

D+1.5

D1.0

F0

Academic progress is tracked by CAP represented as follows:

CAP = ________sum (module grade point x MCs assigned to module)_____ sum (MCs assigned to all modules used in calculating the numerator)

Modules with no assigned MCs or grade points are excluded from the calculation of CAP.

There are a number of situations for which no grade points are assigned: Completely Satisfactorily/Completed Unsatisfactorily (CS/CU) Exempted (EXE) Incomplete (IC) In Progress (IP) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Withdrawn

http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/modular.html

How can a student be terminated from his program? Are students required to take a qualification exam before they are to advance to the next academic level? If yes, what kind of qualification exam? Are there significant changes in population of students in each academic level?

What are the specific requirements that Accountancy and Business Administration students must comply before they can graduate?

Curriculum

What are the programs being offered in the respective school/college/ department?

Undergraduate Programs:

Bachelor of Business Administration Accountancy/ BBA(Acc.) Double Degree BBAs: BBA + Comms & New Media BBA + Computing BBA + Economics BBA + Engineering BBA + Law BBA + Master in Public Policy (MPP) BBA + Master of Science (Management)/ MSc (Mgt) Ad hoc Double Degree Programs Undergraduate Majors and Minors: Major in Management (Technology) Minor in Technopreneurship Major in Management Minor in Management

http://bschool.nus.edu.sg/AcademicProgrammes.aspxGraduate Programs:

Research-based PhD Programs: Doctor of Philosophyin Departments ofStrategy and Policy,Decision Sciences,Finance,Accounting,Management & Organisation, andMarketinghttp://www.nus.edu.sg/admissions/graduate-studies/research-programmes.phpCoursework Programs: Asia-Pacific Executive MBA Asia-Pacific Executive MBA (Chinese) Master of Business Administration Master in Public Administration and Management Programme(in Chinese) (MPAM) Master of Science (Management) Master of Science Business Analytics Programme Double Degree MBAs: NUS- Hautes Etudes Commerciales(HEC) Paris Double Degree MBA NUS-Peking University (PKU) Double Degree MBA S3 Asia MBA UCLA-NUS Executive MBAhttp://www.nus.edu.sg/admissions/graduate-studies/coursework-programmes.php

What are the program requirements (major and minor) for your Accountancy and Business Administration undergraduate academic programs?

Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy)ModulesModular Credits (MCs)% of Total Requirements

UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS General Education Modules (at least 8 MCs) Singapore Studies Module (at least 4 MCs) Breadth: Electives Outside Business School (at least 8 MCs)2016.67%

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Major Requirements(a) 15 Core Modules(b) 8 Accounting Essential Modules (worth a total of 32 MCs)9276.67%

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS86.66%

TOTAL120100%

Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy Honors)ModulesModular Credits (MCs)% of Total Requirements

UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS General Education Modules (at least 8 MCs) Singapore Studies Module (at least 4 MCs) Breadth: Electives Outside Business School (at least 8 MCs)2012.5%

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Major Requirements(a) 15 Core Modules(b) 13 Accounting Essential Modules (worth a total of 32 MCs)- 8 Accounting Essential Modules (worth total of 32 MCs)- An Honours Dissertation (worth 12 MCs)-Compulsory Field Service (worth 8 MCs)11270%

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS2817.5%

TOTAL160100%

http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_acc_2014.htmlUndergraduate Curriculum Structure http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/curriculum.html

What are the courses being offered in your Accountancy and Business Administration undergraduate academic programs? For each course, what is the number of units and the related requisites?

Core ModulesModule CodeModule Title

(i) Analytical Core

BSP1005Managerial Economics

BSP2001Macro and International Economics

DSC2008Business Analytics Data & Decisions

(ii) Functional Core

MNO1001Management and Organisation

ACC1002Financial Accounting

MKT1003Marketing

BSP1004Legal Environment of Business

ACC1006Accounting Information System

ACC2002Managerial Accounting

FIN2004Finance

BSP2005Asian Business Environments

DSC2006Operations Management

BSP3001Strategic Management

(iii) Leadership Core

MNO2007Leadership and Ethics

ES2002Business Communication

Accounting Essential ModulesModule CodeModule Title

ACC3601Corporate Accounting and Reporting

ACC3603Assurance and Attestation

ACC3604Corporate and Securities Law

ACC3605Taxation

ACC3606Advanced Corporate Accounting & Reporting

ACC3614Valuation

ACC3616Corporate Governance and Risk Management

ACC3619Integrated Perspectives in Accounting and Business

Accounting Elective ModulesModule CodeModule Title

ACC3602Managerial Planning and Control

ACC3613Advanced Assurance and Attestation

ACC3615Accounting Theory

ACC4611Advanced Taxation

ACC4612Seminars in Accounting

http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_acc_2014.html

Are Accountancy and Business Administration students allowed to pace their own curriculum or are the courses already fixed for each school term? What is the minimum and maximum period (terms/semesters) to complete the Accountancy and Business Administration academic program?

The NUS Business School operates on amodular system. Students have the flexibility to design their curricula and to pace their studies. They also have the freedom to take all modules in the sequence they prefer, subject to any prerequisite requirements and to modules availability through the Centralized Online Registration System (CORS).It is theoretically possible to complete aBBA (Acc)in2 years, anda BBA(Acc.H) in 3 years.

http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_bba.html

What is the minimum and maximum number of units required to be taken during a school term? How is the appropriate number of units determined for each course?

Students typically enrollfor modules that together are worth from 15 to 24 MCs (i.e. about 4 to 6 modules) ina regular semester. More can be taken on exceptional basis.

http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_bba.html

The MC-value of a module is derived by dividing the estimated total number of workload hours per week for that module by the credit factor of 2.5. There are five workload components to each module. In the module description, these components are given in a series of five numbers. For example, NM2217 Creating Interactive Media has a workload of 2-2-0-3-3'. If we represent the five numbers in a workload series as A-B-C-D-E', each letter would refer to:

ComponentDescriptionRemarks

ANo. of lecturesActual contact hours per week

BNo. of tutorial hoursActual contact hours per week

CNo. of laboratory hoursActual contact hours per week

DNo. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork, etc.This caters to assignments, independent studies, fieldwork, and other forms of continuous assessment that contribute towards the final grade of the module.

ENo. of hours of preparatory workThis refers to the number of hours a student is expected to spend each week in preparing for lectures and tutorials.

http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/modular.html

What other programs are available to students in order to enhance their curriculum?

University Scholars Program (UPP) http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_special_usp.html

NUS Overseas Colleges http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_special_noc.html

Exchange Program http://bba.nus.edu/exchange_about.html

Bizad Leadership Development ProgramValue Programshttp://bba.nus.edu/bldp_intro.html

Value Programs: Career Training, Internships, Europe Preparation, Language Studies, Competitions (Campus, Singapore, International), Internationals Programs, Overseas Study

Are reviews in preparation for any licensure or competency examination (if there is) conducted as part of the curriculum?

For the Accountancy program, what accounting standards are used in teaching? (GAAP or IAS)

Teaching and Learning Approach

What educational system are you implementing? Is there a particular educational model which the university is adopting?

The undergraduate and graduate curricula are based on a modular system. The NUS modular system combines the rigour and depth of the British university system with the flexibility and breadth of the American system. Under this system, workloads are expressed in terms of Modular Credits (MCs), and academic performance is measured by grade points on a 5-point scale. Students can progress at their own pace and choose from a wide range of modules offered by different Faculties/Schools. The modular system offers students the possibility of accelerating their courses of study by taking more modules per semester (i.e., above the average of 20 MCs per semester), subject to the approval of their home Faculty.

http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/modular.html

What kind of teaching and learning approach is used in classes? How are lectures and/or tutorials conducted?

How many students are there in a class, lecture or tutorial?

What primary resources (like textbooks and handouts) are used in classes?

What kinds of outputs are usually required from students? What is the primary language used in classes?

Research

Is the university (particularly the Accountancy and Business Administration departments) a research institution? How did it obtain such status? How does the university promote and encourage research?

How active are the faculty and students in conducting research? To what extent is the university involved in research activities?

Community Extension

What programs does the university have to assist societal development? Who are involved in such programs? Who are the direct beneficiaries?

Partnerships

What government, professional and academic institutions are in partnership with the university? What are the significant undertakings and/or goals of such partnerships?

Does the university participate in any faculty and student exchange programs? Who are its partner universities?

NUS tends to be the natural first choice for the best foreign universities seeking an exchange partner in the region. The following link contains a list of NUSs Partner Universities offering business modules.

http://bba.nus.edu/exchange_partnerunis.html\

Measures of Competitiveness

On average, how many among the graduating students of the Accountancy and Business Administration academic programs graduate with honors?

On average, how many among the graduates of the Accountancy and Business Administration undergraduate academic programs proceed to graduate studies?

Are there any licensure exams or any competency exams that students take after they graduate? If there are any such examinations, what is the universitys passing percentage?

Has the university conducted a recent graduate tracer study? How soon do the Accountancy and Business Administration students land a job after they graduate? In what job positions do the universitys graduates usually find themselves in? How much are they earning?

Full-time MBA Class of 2014 Graduate Employment datahttp://bschool.nus.edu/CareerService/GraduateEmployment/MBAGraduateEmployment/tabid/1344/Default.aspx

What accreditations does the department/college/school have?

In 2003, NUS Business School was the first school in ASEAN to be awarded the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation followed by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation in 2009. These accolades represent two of the highest quality indicators for Business Education worldwide.

What is the universitys rank based on recent ranking publications?

NUS placed22nd in the 2014 QS World University Ranking.

http://bba.nus.edu/undergrad_bba.htmlhttp://bschool.nus.edu.sg/AboutUs/SchoolRankings/tabid/373/Default.aspx