Information for the new module GE4231 Urban and Regional Economies has now been updated here. For the full syllabus and reading list, please refer to the IVLE portal (requires NUS login). For academic year 2018/2019, I will be teaching the following modules. Please note that GE1101E/GEK1001 Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments will be taught by Assoc Prof TC... Continue Reading →
Teaching updates for 2018
For the upcoming Semester 2, 2017/2018, I will continue to teach GE3201 The Service Economy. This year, there will be two new topics: one on the logistics sector (with guest lecture by Prof Neil Coe) with a field trip to the DHL Innovation Centre., and another topic on the gig economy. For full details of the... Continue Reading →
Teaching update for next academic year 2016/2017
The module information for GE1101E/GEK1001 Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments (Semester 2, 2015/2016) has now been updated here. For the full syllabus and further information, please refer to the IVLE course webpage. For academic year 2016/2017, I will be teaching the following modules. Please note that these will be in different semesters compared to previous... Continue Reading →
GE1101E/GEK1001 updated
The module information (topics, schedule, assignments etc.) for GE1101E/GEK1001 Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments, Semester 2, AY2014/2015 has been updated here. As with previous years, the module will be taught by myself and Professor Alan Ziegler. More detailed information and updates will be posted on IVLE. Please check for any changes to class schedule closer to the... Continue Reading →
GE3201 The Service Economy module updated
The module information (topics, schedule, assignments etc.) for GE3201 The Service Economy, Semester 2, AY2014/2015 has been updated here. For next semester, the module will be taught by myself and Professor Neil Coe. More detailed information and updates will be posted on IVLE. Please check for any changes to class schedule closer to the CORS... Continue Reading →
Happy 2014 and changes for later half of the year
Happy new year to all and hope you are having a good start to 2014. Just a quick announcement: I will be on a FASS Writing Fellowship from 1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014. This means I will not be teaching in Semester 1, 2014/2015. GE3201 The Service Economy will not be offered in... Continue Reading →
Field trip to Kampong Glam
Intersections of Service Worlds in Kampong Glam Led by: Karen Lai (Department of Geography, NUS), with Edda Ostertag (ETH Future Cities Lab) & Ying Zhou (ETH Future Cities Lab) Meeting point: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Cafe Starbucks (ground floor of Raffles Hospital, 585 North Bridge Road) Meeting time: 3.45pm Field trip duration: 4.00pm to 6.00pm I will... Continue Reading →
Updates to GE3201 The Service Economy for 2013/2014
The module page for GE3201 The Service Economy has been updated. Full details are available to NUS staff and students on the IVLE portal. Please note that the order of topics and assessment mode has changed from previous years. You are welcome to send me an email if you have any questions about taking this... Continue Reading →
Course information for GE1101E (Semester 2, 2012/2013)
Associate Professor Alan Ziegler and I will be teaching GE1101E/GEK1001 Place in the coming semester (Semester 2, 2012/2013). This module is currently under review with the objective of highlighting the relevance and attractiveness of a geographical perspective to world issues. Dr Ziegler and I are updating the course material with an emphasis on contemporary issues,... Continue Reading →
No Webcast for GE3201 lectures in Semester 1, 2012/2013
Students (and potential students) should note that lectures for GE3201 The Service Economy will NOT be available on Webcast for this semester (Semester 1, 2012/2013). While I have always made my lectures available on Webcast, the allocated lecture venue this year (AS6/02-14) does not have webcast facilities and therefore my request for webcast lectures could... Continue Reading →