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EMAS Peer Tutoring Program

EMAS Peer Tutoring Program

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Look for EMAS Peer Tutors when you have questions about:

  • Accounting & Finance subjects
  • Information Technology subjects
  • Mathematics & Statistics subjects
  • Academic Writing, Psychology
  • Academic Writing, Business
  • LearnJCU
  • ELPP English

EMAS means “gold” in the Malay language.
The EMAS peer tutors are students who excel in their subjects and studies.


EMAS runs from Week 2 to Week 9 for SP51 2023. It is open only to James Cook University Singapore students.

All EMAS sessions are going hybrid, simultaneously face-to-face and online in LearnJCU Collaborate.


For face-to-face sessions, from 3-6pm, go to C1-06 on these days for help with:

There are currently no scheduled sessions, but we encourage you to check this page from time to time for updates.

If you cannot go for the peer tutoring sessions, you can request ad-hoc sessions at jcu.sg/emasrequest or via this QR code.

Subject to peer tutor availability, you will receive a reply within 2-3 working days.
Peer tutors will not be available for tutoring help after 19 May 2023, as they will be preparing for their own exams.

You can request for feedback on your assignments from academic writing peer tutors for Psychology and Business.

  • Bachelor of Psychological Science & Bachelor of Arts (Majoring in Psychology Studies) – level 1 to level 3 subject assignments
  • Bachelor of Business – level 1 subject assignments

Submit your requests at jcu.sg/emasrequest or scan the QR code below

An academic writing peer tutor will contact you via your JCU email, approximately within 2-3 working days, subject to their availability. Academic writing peer tutors are available only from Week 2 to Week 9 of the study period. Students who want to know more about this program should contact Dr. Nimrod L. Delante or email [email protected]

All ELPP students can join discussion sessions with English peer tutors to talk about topics that are relevant to the current issues of the world today. By discussing these topics throughout the trimester, ELPP students will learn how to confidently express their own opinions and craft complex arguments. These open sessions offer an opportunity for students to share their experiences, ask questions, engage in deep thinking, and improve self-directed learning. Contact Dr Haejin Jang to learn more.

LearnJCU EMAS peer tutors are senior students trained in assisting students who face issues with LearnJCU such as:

  • VPN access
  • LearnJCU login
  • Accessing LearnJCU learning content and online sessions
  • Uploading assignments in LearnJCU

Students can submit a request at https://jcu.sg/LearnJCUrequest or scan this QR code.

A peer tutor will contact you via your JCU email, approximately within 2-3 working days, subject to their availability. For all other LearnJCU issues, please send a request to IT helpdesk at [email protected]. LearnJCU peer tutors are available only from Week 2 to Week 9 of the study period.