Nov 2004 - Nanyang Technological University

Bachelor of Communication Studies
2003:
Elaine Ho joined MediaCorp TV12 as a
programming executive in July 2003. Her
primary job is in buying and acquiring programs
for Kidʼs Central.
2002:
Adrian Lee is with Nokia Mobile Phones. He
is actively promoting photo-logging services
on the Internet, in conjunction with multimedia
messaging service. For business related
matters, you can contact Adrian at his office
(6723-2505).
2001:
Richard Wee has just moved to 77th Street
as an Assistant Marketing Manager after
three years in MediaCorp Radio.
Serene Ho married Edwin in June 2003.
Benjamin Yeo is a doctoral student at
Pennsylvania State Universityʼs School of
Information Science and Technology. His
research interests include the management of
mobile information systems and enterprise
systems integration, as well as IT planning
and economic development.
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CLASSNOTES
1999:
Mohamad Sufian Bin Jumahri heads the
Asia-Pacific division as an International
TV Sales Executive with Marcus Evans
Television in Sydney after a stint in London.
He will eventually be posted permanently
to an Asian city. Watch this space for more
updates from this globe-trotter.
1998:
Yeo Kwee Chuan is a writer-editor with
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Tokyo.
Previously, he worked as a news assistant
and producer with CNBC Asia, Singapore,
and staff reporter with Dow Jones Newswires,
Hong Kong.
1997:
Samantha Santa Maria completed her
Master of Journalism at Medillʼs School of
Journalism in 2003. She started out as a features
writer for the 130,000-circulation daily
The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi,
and has since been promoted to Entertainment
Director.
Sharan Kaur says hello to all alumni, especially
the 1997 group. Sharan is married
and lives in Kuala Lumpur. She is a senior
copywriter with CCAS Sdn Bhd, a local
advertising company. Sharan has a one-year
old daughter, Harsohela Kaur. You can view
Harsohelaʼs pictures at http://www.geocities.
com/bebesohela/sohela. Sharan would like
to get in touch with her old friends. You can
contact her at: modtu@hotmail.com.
Master’s Program
2002:
Heng Siok Tian (MSc.) has just published her
third collection of poems Contouring in March
2004. One of the threads of the book is the
tension between the old analogue world and the
new digital world, a common theme explored
in the field of communication. My City, My
Canvas (1999) and Crossing the Chopsticks and
other poems (1993) were her previous works.
Intan Azura Mokhtar (MSc) was eight months
pregnant when she attended the convocation
last year. She gave birth to her baby girl, Annika
Barisyia, on 15 September 2003. Her son,
Adam Dhiyaʼulhaq, is now five.
2001:
Sunita Kumari (MSc.) has been residing in
Florida, USA, since March 2003. Sunita gave
birth to a baby girl on 9 March, 2004.
Rob Khoo (MSc.) is working as a producer in
MTV Asia.
2000:
Ivan Chew (MSc.) is currently a manager at Jurong
Regional Library. Check out his personal
ʻblogʼ at http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/
Tan Woan Chyn (MSc.) is currently teaching
Chinese in Meridian Junior College.
Woan Chyn can be contacted at tan_woan_
chyn@moe.edu.sg
Wayne Law (MSc.) is the Chief Financial Officer
with a snack food manufacturer in Shandong
Province, China. The company will soon
be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Lai Mei Lien (MSc.) is the Director of Our Kids
Place International Preschool (http://www.
ourkidsplace.com/). Her training in Information
Studies has been put to good use. She has set up
a digital library for early education; a resource
library for teachers, parents and children; and a
website.
Cheryl Marie Cordeiro (MSc) is a doctoral
student with the Department of Linguistics
at Gothenburg University in Sweden, but
based with the Gothenburg Research Institute
(http://www.gri.gu.se/) under the “Scandinavian
Management” group of researchers. It took
time for her to get used to the easygoing and
laidback lifestyle of the Swedes, a huge change
from Singaporeʼs hustle and bustle. “I hope to
come back to Singapore and work in a tertiary
institution eventually.”
1999:
Richard Xu Rong (MSc.) is currently working at
UOB IT/Business Solutions Division.
Wan Kwok Wai (MSc)
Kwok Wai joined the Vanda Group in Hong
Kong as their Regional Research Manager in
2003.
-- FW
what’s new
SCI students can now have a taste of
Indian culture while doing their PhDs.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has
been signed by SCI and the Mudra Institute of
Communication Arts (MICA) in Gujarat, India.
The MoU allows for exchange and collaboration
on four levels: joint research projects, information
exchange, staff exchange, and student exchange.
MICA offers a two-year Postgraduate
Diploma in Communications Management and
runs one-year executive diploma programs. It was
founded in 1991 and has since established itself
as one of the premier Indian institutes of learning.
-- SS
Video Editing is a breeze with Avid
Students of the Electronic and Broadcast Media
(EBM) Division can now edit their projects
faster and have better quality videos with the
new Avid Media Composer Adrenaline. Avid is
the leading industry software for video editing.
The Advanced Video Editing Lab was set up in
June 2004 by the EBM department at a cost of
S$500,000.
The Avid Media Composer processes
the videos faster with real-time effects. This
means that the changes made to the videos can
be seen immediately, with no lag-time.
The division head of EBM, Associate
Professor Sharen Liu, says, “Our latest set-up is
in keeping with one of SCI’s aim, to always give
our students the best deal in technical support
for their video projects.”
With a faster and more efficient
network, the server also has a storage space of
5.7 terabyte, equivalent to almost 100 computers
with a storage space of 60 gigabyte each. Since
there is ample storage space, students no longer
have to compress their video files and compromise
on the quality of their videos.
Final year projects are now allocated
100GB per 20-30 minute project, compared with
20 GB previously.
Fourth-year EBM student Randaa
Razak applauds the move, “Video editing is so
much faster and easier, it is almost a breeze.”
-- CHY
Editors
Chan Huiyi
Serena Leong
Ong Rushan
Peh Wei Ping
Stephanie Shi
Teresa Tan
Layout Team
Grace Chiang
Adrian Yeap
Photographer
Jave Ng
TEAM
Business Team
Lynnette Chan
Felicia Wong
Faculty Coordinator
A/P Lee Chun Wah
ConnexscIons
(in alphabetical order)
Writers
Chan Huiyi
Lynnette Chan
Grace Chiang
Goh Huiyi
Michelle Lee
Serena Leong
Jave Ng
Ong Rushan
Peh Wei Ping
Stephanie Shi
Teresa Tan
Felicia Wong
Rena Wong
Adrian Yeap
Lecturers
Ms Vandana Chopra
Ms Ellen Hauser