Headstart Programme

(HS) Headstart Core Modules


Description
Welcome to the Headstart Programme!
The headstart programme is a bridging programme for students who are promoting from JC1 to JC2.

There are 3 key aims of the Headstart programme
1. Strengthen your JC1 Microeconomics Foundation
2. Provide you with a headstart on JC2 Macroeconomics Content
3. Be really FUN & Interesting, linking to the real world whenever we can!
Content
  • HS1 - The Global Financial Crisis, Moral Hazard & Monetary Policy
  • Link for HS1 Cohort Notes
  • HS1 - Powerpoint Slides
  • 10 Minutes from the movie "The Big Short"
  • Questions to Answer
  • Quiz: The Global Financial Crisis
  • HS2 - Review of Top Questions from J1 Promos
  • HS2 Questions
  • HS2 Answers Outline
  • ACJC H1 Promo 2019 Paper
  • CJC H1 2019 Promo Paper
  • ACJC Promo Paper H1 2019 Answers
  • CJC Promo Paper H1 2019 Answers
  • HS2 Recorded Lesson
  • HS2 Recorded Lesson (H1)
  • HS2X (2018) - Current Economic Affairs (Micro & Macro)
  • America is pushing the labour market to its limits - Feeling the heat.pdf
  • A radical idea for reducing inequality deserves more attention - Free e[...].pdf
  • How to plug budget holes by managing public wealth better - How to spend it.pdf
  • Singapore in bottom 10 of Oxfam index on efforts to tackleinequality
  • Oxfam inequality index a 'completely wrong Heng Swee Keat
  • The Straits Times Two-thirds of business economists in the US expect a recession
  • Assignment: Discussion on Current Economic Affairs
  • Quiz: Current Economic Affairs
  • HS2X: Recorded Lesson (2018)
  • HS3 - Microeconomic Policies in Singapore
  • HS3 Livestream Session
  • HS3 Debate Questions 2019
  • PMD Decision Making Matrix
  • Debate Session
  • Reading: U.K. Hospitals Are Overburdened, But The British Love Their
  • Reading: Having experienced the US and the UK healthcare systems
  • Reading: Lets be honest about free education
  • Reading: fresh grads stuck in a bind
  • Should education be made free at all levels (in Singapore?)
  • Should healthcare be made free since it is a merit good?
  • How is a debate like an essay?
  • HS3 Pre-Debate
  • HS3 PMD Debate Part 1
  • HS3 PMD Debate Part 2
  • HS3 Education Debate Part 1
  • HS3 Education Debate Part 2
  • HS4 - Review of 2019 A Level Micro Case Studies
  • 2019 H1 Paper Micro CSQ
  • 2019 Paper 1 Micro CSQ
  • HS4 Recorded Lesson - H1
  • HS4 Recorded Lesson - H2
  • HSX (2018) - Comparing SOL between Singapore & New York City
  • Recommended Concept Video: Comparing SOL over space
  • Reading: gov.sg - Is Singapore the most expensive city to live in
  • Comparing Standard of Living between New York City vs Singapore
  • HSX:Mr Toh in New York City Part 1 - Comparing SOL between New York City and SG
  • HS4X (2018) - Income Inequality in Singapore & Policies
  • GPS for HS4
  • Reading: Workfare and the Singapore approach to tackling wage inequality
  • Reading: To tackle inequality, ensure everyone is progressing - Tharman
  • Reading: Can education fix inequality in Singapore? If not, what can?
  • Reading: Use the right lamp to light the way forward on inequality
  • Slides: Income Inequality in SG.pptx
  • Income Inequality in Singapore
  • Assignment on Policies Tackling Income Inequality in Singapore
  • HS4 Recorded Lesson Part 1 (2018)
  • HS5 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Cost of Living Comparison Between Singapore_ Singapore And Kuala Lumpur[...].pdf
  • Cost of Living Comparison Between Singapore_ Singapore And New York_ NY[...].pdf
  • Slides: Intro to Macro Headstart (2018)
  • For Fun: Paul Krugman's Introduction to Economics Trailer (Nobel Economist)
  • HS8 - Key Economic Indicators & Standard of Living
  • Powerpoint: Comparing SOL between 2 economies
  • HS8: Mr Toh in New York City Part 2
  • HS8: How is life in Perth like?
  • Reading: Current Australian IncomeTax Rates - Resident and Non-Resident
  • Reading: Goods and services tax (Australia)
  • HS8 Recorded Lesson at Coronation Plaza Part 1 (2018)
  • HS8 Recorded Lesson at Coronation Plaza Part 2 (2018)
  • HS10 - Key Economic Indicators & Standard of Living
  • HS10 Live Stream
  • HS10 Recorded Lesson
  • HS11 - Fiscal Policy, A guide to taxes in Singapore
  • HS11 Livestream
  • Slides: Taxes in Singapore
  • Reading: A radical idea for reducing inequality deserves more attention
  • Reading: America is pushing the labour market to its limits
  • Reading: How to plug budget holes by managing public wealth better
  • HS11 Recorded Lesson (2018)
  • HS11 Recorded Lesson
  • HS12 (2019) - KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS & SOL
  • HS12 LIVESTREAM
  • HS12 Question Set
  • HS12 Recorded Lesson (2018)
  • HS12 (2018) - Singapore & the Economy in 2018
  • Powerpoint: Singapore in 2018.pptx
  • Reading: 2018 China_United States trade war - Wikipedia.pdf
  • Reading: The great oil crash of 2018_ What_s really going on - CNN.pdf
  • Reading: Fed hikes rate, lowers 2019 projection to 2 increases
  • Reading: New property cooling measures announced
  • Reading: Grab-Uber merger investigation: A timeline
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed