"You can not conduct an experiment in a lab to find out the truth.

The data on your hand are not perfect—sometimes very dirty.

This makes the empirical works in social science challenging…

That is why it is fun to learn Econometrics."


Yes!!! I am convinced!!!


"When you send emails to me, please make the email title start with [XX****] [Ed: Module code] including the square parenthesis, such as [XX****] The class is too interesting. I can not wait for the next one."

Also seen: a section titled "Other Terms and Conditions" [for taking the module]. Given that it's a compulsory module, I'm not sure that we have much choice about whether to accept them...

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"Engineers play a vital part in the global economy. Whilst economists, politicians, national leaders, self-professed experts and other kinds of human beings generate much rhetoric, it is the engineers who have to define the limits of what can be done, and actually do it. For this, they sometimes get the blame when things go wrong (often due to administrative bungling) whilst the others might claim credit when things go right.
It would appear that engineers are less able to unite and organise themselves like doctors and lawyers in Singapore. Perhaps they ought to give more attention to communication skills."

Hah! Right.

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"Webcast lectures is for class students of the module. If you wish to view webcast lectures that are not part of your course, please email the webcast administrator. The administrator will seek permission from the respective faculty on your behalf."

So much for the pursuit of knowledge; even students from the same university will not be able to quench their boundless curiosity and check out modules to do in future semesters. No doubt this is because of the engineering lecture incident last semester.