Presented by Jenson Goh, Registrars Office IT Unit

What you will learn in this

briefing?
Registration Survival
This Briefing
Guide Freshmen

Do it on your own &

do it better - Seniors

Apply lessons learnt to

life - Graduated

NUS Undergraduates
Registration (In a Nutshell)

Registration done
thru Centralised
Online Registration
System, a.k.a
CORS

Lecture Bidding (In a Nutshell)

Every semester, each student given

bidding pts

Bidding Points

Pts deposited for bidding of modules

(every sem) into 2 accounts

Programme (P) account
for modules within your major or faculty (please
refer to your faculty for the specific rules)
E.g. SoC student, CS1101

General (G) account

for modules that fulfill university level
requirements & unrestricted electives
E.g. GEM/SS, USP, minor modules & etc

Bidding Points (Contd)

Pts not transferable between accts
Pts distributed based by degree

requirements
FoE + SDE

FoS + FASS

SoC + BIZ

Law

+ DDP +
Nursing
P

600

400

750

250

650

350

200

Unused pts carried forward to next

semester

Bidding Points (Contd)

Getting Bonus pts
Teaching feedback, 100 pts 2 accts

(every sem)

According to distribution above, e.g. FASS, 60 to P, 40

to G

CORS student survey, 30 pts G acct

(every acad yr)

Bidding Points (Contd)

Questions
Who has more buying power
(Junior or Senior) for modules? Why?
Answer
Senior. Because unused points
get carried forward to next
semester.
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Bidding Points (Contd)

Question
How can I compete with my seniors for a module?

VS
You

Seniors !!!

Answer
You dont. We will protect you till you are strong enough.

Fairness in Bidding

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Grouping Concepts
New students
2 consecutive sems, starting from

Matriculated sem
E.g. Matriculated AY07/08 sem 1
New students for AY07/08 sem 1 & 2

Returning students
Any students who are NOT new

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Bidding Queues
Protection in bidding implemented

through bidding queues

Each module, there is a unique set of
bidding queue:
Pr = Returning students can bid using P acct
Pn = New students can bid using P acct
G = All students can bid using G acct

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 Queue combined to
maximize
enrollment of
modules
Bid at appropriate
round, as round
passes your chance
of getting the
module diminishes
See Sem 1 bidding
description

Bidding Rounds
Pr
Pr

NO
Protection
to New
Students!

P
n

Pr +
P
G
G
n
Pr + P n +
G
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Bidding Rounds (Contd)

Current bidding
Open Stage (All bidding statistics available)
Closed Stage (No bidding statistics available)

Advance bidding Place bid for module

which:
Is not open for current bidding round
Is fully subscribed

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Bidding Rounds (Contd)

Advance Bidding

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Module Type Code

Same module but count for different

requirements
BSP1005
All BIZ students

Essential module (01)

All technopreneurship &

management minor
students

Restricted minor module (17)

All FoE students

Compulsory cross faculty module

(29)

All other students

Electives outside students faculty
Module
type influences
when you can bid
(U9)

& graduation requirements

See module type code table

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Module Type Code

Management minor FoE students
See 17, 29 & U9 for BSP1005
Choose wisely otherwise you may not be able

to secure the module or graduate!!

BSP1005
All BIZ students

Essential module (01)

All technopreneurship &

management minor
students

Restricted minor module (17)

All FoE students

Compulsory cross faculty module

(29)

All other students

Electives outside students faculty

(U9)
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Workload Policy During Bidding

Before round 3 starts, total max.

workload allowed for all students is

23MCs :
Exception for SDE Architectural Programme

Students which is 24 MCs

This implies can bid <= 5 modules (assume
each module is 4 MCs)

Round 3 onwards, proceed to bid for

more to accelerate your degree

(if your faculty allows)
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Controlling Fairness

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Using Bidding Statistics to Help

You Decide
Published statistics at specific bidding stages
Lecture groups available for open stage bidding
Bidding statistics at end of open stage bidding
Bidding summary (end of round, per round)
Average bid pts info (end of round, accumulative)
Global bid activity history info (end of round, per

round)

www.cors.nus.edu.sg Time-sensitive info

Latest Bidding Info

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Using Bidding Statistics to Help

You Decide

No
protection

Lecture groups available for open bidding

New
Students
Protected

Protection
within
Faculty

Returning
Students
Protected

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Using Bidding Statistics to Help

You Decide
Bidding statistics at end of open stage bidding

High
Demand
Time to
look for
alternativ
es
Showhan
d
Syndrome
Extremely
High
Demand

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Module Allocation
San
dra

Jo
e
Shar
on

Alan

Joes
bid
Sandra
s bid

Sharon
s bid

Successfu
l

Alans
bid

Round End
Bidding
Queue

Unsuccessful
list

Bidding
Engine
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Module Allocation (Contd)

Allocation policy
When you succeed in a bid,
You are enrolled in the module lecture class
In most cases, you will enjoy a refund of your bid.
Har? Really?

Formula for winning bid computation

No. of bidders <= quota, all bidders pay 1 pt
No. of bidders > quota, all successful bidders pay
lowest successful bid
If there is a tie in bid, first bid first serve (FBFS)
policy applied

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Module Allocation (Contd)

Guess who wins Contest

Bidders = 4, Lecture class quota = 3

Student Name
Sandra

Bid Pts (Bid Time)

100 (0910 hrs)

Joe

80 (1200 hrs)

Sharon

60 (1523 hrs)

Alan

110 (0900 hrs)

Winners pay (in bid pts) :

Results
W (Win/Lose)
W
L
W
80

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Module Allocation (Contd)

Bidders = 4, Lecture class quota = 10
Student Name
Sandra

Bid Pts (Bid Time)

99 (0910 hrs)

Joe

89 (1555hrs)

Sharon

10 (1623 hrs)

Alan

1 (0900 hrs)
Winners pay (in bid pts):

Results
(Win/Lose)

W
W
W
1

Bidders = 1, Lecture class quota = 1

Student Name
Sandra

Bid Pts (Bid Time)

3333 (1010 hrs)

Winners pay (in bid pts):

W
1

Results
(Win/Lose)

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Module Allocation (Contd)

Bidders = 2, Lecture class quota = 1
Student Name
Sandra

Bid Pts (Bid Time)

4444 (0910 hrs)

Joe

20 (1300 hrs)
Winners pay (in bid pts):

Results
W (Win/Lose)
L
4444

Bidders = 4, Lecture class quota = 2

Student Name

Bid Pts (Bid Time)

Results
W (Win/Lose)

Sandra

99 (0910 hrs)

Joe

99 (1200 hrs)

Sharon

99 (1523 hrs)

Alan

99 (0900 hrs)
Winners pay (in bid pts):

99
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Module Allocation (Contd)

Penalties for dropping an allocated module
Before W grade deadline
50% of module successful bid price

W grade period (refer to CORS web site)

Module will be withdrawn with a W grade
NO refund of bid points

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Module Allocation (Contd)

Penalties for dropping an allocated module
F grade period (refer to CORS web site)
Module will be given an F grade, CAP affected
ALL pts will be refunded

If you have been allocated a module & you fail

the module
ALL pts will be refunded

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Starts with Declaration

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Selecting Module

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Selecting Module

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Selecting Module

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Bidding

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Dropping Module

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Got Problem, How? File an

Appeal

Note: Different appeal types may be enabled/disabled during

CORS exercise.
Check CORS Policies under Appeal

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Got Problem, How? File an

Appeal

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Got Problem, How? File an

Appeal

Note: Enable after bidding round 3B ends.

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Got Problem, How? File an

Appeal

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Got Problem, How? File an

Appeal
H002/H005: Unable to
Secure Module
Do NOT submit
duplicate appeals

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Increasing your success of

Appeal
Do not
Submit duplicate appeals turnaround

time of appeals

Do
Choose the appeal category wisely

turnaround time of appeals

Learn to write clearly & concisely
turnaround time of appeals

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Help us Help you

Void appeal when you dont need them

anymore
Click on check-box & click
on [Void Appeal(s)]

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Increasing your success of

Appeal (Examples)

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Tutorial Balloting (In a

Nutshell)
Your module lecture class must first be

registered
NOT first come first served
NO bidding pts involved
Allocation is completely RANDOM

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Tutorial Balloting (In a

Nutshell)
Tutorial class refers to
Tutorials
Labs
Tutorial Type 2 & 3

See Tutorials Available for Balloting

Reports Under Useful Info CORS Web

Site

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Tutorial Balloting (In a

Nutshell)

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Tutorial Iteration

Please Check Tutorial Available for Balloting

Reports Dont go to the wrong iteration
& dont miss the balloting round!

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Tutorial Balloting Round

Activities

Balloting
Round 1A

Round 1B

Add/Drop/Upda
te
Swap

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How to Rank?

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How to Rank?

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How to Rank?

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How CORS Ballot?Assume CS1101 Tutorial Class 1,

Quota = 3, Students = 5

Possible result

Possible result

D
B

E
A

D
C

E
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How CORS Ballot?Assume CS1101 Tutorial Class 1,

Quota = 3, Students = 5

C
B

The only ballot result

B
A
E

D
C
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How CORS Ballot?Assume CS1101 Tutorial Class 1,

Quota = 3, Students = 5

How many possible ballot results ?

?
C

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Add Class (All is not lost)

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Add Class (All is not lost)

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Update Class (All is not lost)

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Swap Class (All is not lost)

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Swap Class (All is not lost)

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Drop Class

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Getting Info
CORS student web site

http://www.nus.edu.sg/cors/
Take note of announcements
Subscribe it as RSS (preferred)

Read Guides (especially the HTML guides)

Plan your moves: module info
Spots bidding trends via past bidding

statistics

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Getting Help
Call for Help
Standard Office Hrs
Registrars Office CORS Helpline : 6516 5860
Faculty Helpline (See Contact Us)

Email for Help

After Office Hrs
Registrars Office CORS Email : corshelp@nus.edu.sg
Faculty CORS Help Email (Follow Contact Us Link
above)

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Getting Help
Who to contact first?
Faculty module or declaration or

curriculum questions

Contact facultys dean office

System or policy or pts questions

Contact RO Helpdesk

When in doubt
Contact RO Helpdesk

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CORS Survey
Feedback to improve CORS
Refer to CORS Web Site for Dates
URL will be published at CORS web site (Pls

take note)
Participants given 30 pts credited to G acct
next semester

Be constructive, specific, give

examples
Leave out the emotion if you can

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