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9.15am - 9.45am Registration of NRPjr 2017 Participants

9.45am - 11.00amNRP TRAINING SEMINAR – SESSION IEtiquette of Research & Research Methodologies

- David Butler (Assoc Prof)

11.00am – 12.00pm

NRP TRAINING SEMINAR – SESSION IIData Analysis Techniques

- G. Roshan Deen (Asst Prof)

12.00pm – 1.00pm LUNCH

1.00pm - 2.00pm

NRP TRAINING SEMINAR – SESSION IIIThe Art of Research Paper Writing

- Sujata Surinder Kathpalia (Dr)

2.00pm – 3.00pm Administrative Briefing for NRPjr 2017 Participants

3.00pm – 4.30pm NRP 2016 Project Showcase (9 x 10 min)

4.30pm – 5.00pm TEA RECEPTION

PROGRAMME

Acceptance of Offer

NRPjr Timeline

PDPA & Parental Consent Form

GIRO Form

Navigating to the TO Website

Contacting my Supervisor

My NRPjr Supervisor

NTU Office Hours

Documents to Hand to my Supervisor

Contacting my Supervisor

Drawing up a Gantt Chart

Who Should I Turn to for Help?

Withdrawal from the NRPjr

How will TO Communicate with Me?

Monthly Progress Updating Sheet

Attendance Log

Research Log

Assessment Components

Reimbursement Claims (Consumables)

Transport Claims

ITEMS COVERED

NRP Symposium & Training Seminar

4 April 2017

NRPjr ResearchApril – December 2017

Submission of Progress Report11 September 2017

Submission of Research Paper &

Research Log1st week of January 2018

NRP Symposium & Oral Presentation

Assessment4 April 2018

Release of results for NRPjr

July 2018

TIMELINE

You would have already received an email notification, informing you of your successful placement into NRPjr and would have already acceptance our offer

You were also asked to verify and check against your particulars upon registration this morning.o The onus is on you to ensure that your particulars and contact

details are correct and accurate.o Do remember to update TO immediately should your contact details

(mobile number and/or email address) change. o Send an email to [email protected]. You should clearly

identify yourself by providing us with your name, school and NRIC / FIN, along with the contact information that needs to be amended.

ACCEPTANCE

All student participants are required to submit the following forms before starting work on your NRPjr project.o Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) o Parental Consent Formo GIRO Form

These forms can be downloaded from the Talent Outreach website. To navigate to the forms:

www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach -> Nanyang Research Programme (NRP)

-> Resources for Students -> Forms / Log Sheets

PDPA & PARENTAL CONSENT FORM

www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach

-> NRP Junior Researcher

-> Resources for Students

-> Forms / Log Sheet

PDPA & PARENTAL CONSENT FORM

Signature

Signature

DEADLINE: 13 April 2017 (Thursday)Form is to be submitted to your Teacher Coordinator

Signature

GIRO FORM

DEADLINE: 13 April 2017 (Thursday)Form is to be submitted to your Teacher Coordinator

How can I obtain more information about my NRPjr Supervisor?

MY NRPjr SUPERVISOR

How can I obtain more information about my NRPjr Supervisor?

MY NRPjr SUPERVISOR

Tan Yap Peng

What if my Supervisor is from NIE?

MY NRPjr SUPERVISOR

If all else fails?

MY NRPjr SUPERVISOR

Mr.

Do remember that not all Supervisors are local / native to Singapore –many of our Professors are foreigners and some are new to Singapore.

What does this mean?o They may not have an understanding of the Singapore educational

landscape.o They may not know what our school hours are like.o They may not understand how demanding education can be in

Singapore.o You will have to communicate clearly and not take things

for granted or assume that your Supervisor necessarily knows / understands the challenges / demands you might be facing in school.

MY NRPjr SUPERVISOR

Mondays to Thursdays: 8.30am to 5.45pmFridays: 8.30am to 5.15pmSaturdays / Sundays & Public Holidays: Closed

DO NOT assume that your Supervisor will always be at his / her desk or in the office – he / she may be away at class, meetings or in the lab doing research. Always make prior arrangements with your Supervisor before heading to NTU to meet with him/her.

NTU OFFICE HOURS

MOE School Calendaro The NTU Academic Calendar differs quite significantly from the MOE

School Calendar.o Your vacation periods DO NOT MATCH those of your Supervisor’s.

DO NOT assume that your Supervisor will be in Singapore during the NTU Semestral vacation periods.

Period MOE School NTU

May/Jun 27 May to 25 Jun 2017 8 May to 4 Aug 2017

Sept 2 Sept to 10 Sept 2017 2 Oct to 6 Oct 2017

Nov/Dec 25 Nov to 31 Dec 2017 11 Dec 2017 to 12 Jan 2018

DOCUMENTS TO HAND MY SUPERVISOR

School Timetable & CCA Dayso You should give a copy of your school timetable to your Supervisor. o You should also alert your Supervisor of your expected CCA days or

any other days in the week you may have other commitments to attend to and therefore will not be able to head down to NTU to work on your NRPjr project.

Travel Time to NTUo You may also want to alert your Supervisor of the time it would take

for you to travel from your home / school to NTU.o Distance must NEVER be an excuse for your unwillingness

to head to NTU – you should have factored NTU’s location into your decision when you decided to accept our offer.


Your School’s Event Calendaro You should inform your Supervisor of the dates / periods you will

not be able to work on your project because of:¤ Common tests¤ Mid-year and end-of-year examinations¤ Competitions

Holiday / Home Leave Periodso It is also your responsibility to communicate clearly to your

Supervisor the periods you expect to go on holiday, and also the dates of your home leave and the duration you expect to be away.


Contact Detailso Give your Supervisor your

¤ Home number¤ Mobile number¤ Preferred email address

o Get from your Supervisor his/her¤ Office address¤ Office telephone number¤ Mobile number (don’t insist, some Profs are not comfortable

sharing this number with students)¤ Email address


Remember to tell your Supervisor the best time for him / her to contact you. Similarly, you should also find out from your Supervisor the best time for you to contact him / her as well as his / her preferred mode of communication.

Some Supervisors may ask one of their Graduate / PhD students or a Research Officer in their laboratory to mentor you – do check with your Supervisor. Find out who your immediate mentor will be and make sure that you have the contact details of this person.

ALWAYS copy your NRPjr Teacher Co-ordinator in allemails that you send to your Supervisor.

CONTACTING MY SUPERVISOR

• A Gantt chart is one of the most popular and useful ways of showing activities / tasks / events displayed against time. o The vertical axis lists the activities / tasks you need to complete; the

horizontal axis shows the time / duration needed for each activity. o Each activity is represented by a bar; the position and length of the

bar reflects the start date, duration and end date of the activity. o This allows you to see at a glance:

¤ What the various activities are¤ When each activity begins and ends¤ How long each activity is scheduled to last¤ Where activities overlap with other activities, and by how much¤ The start and end date of the whole project

GANTT CHART

List your activities / tasks

Estimate / Anticipate the expected start time for each activity

Estimate the time / duration required per activity

Arrange activities in sequential order

DRAWING A SIMPLE GANTT CHART

List of activities Ap

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Jan

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Choose research area

Preliminary research

Decide research topic

Decide methodology

Submit/present proposal

Finalise methodology

Conduct research

Analyse data

Write up

Submit assignment

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Project-related NRPjr SupervisorAppointed MentorNRPjr Teacher Mentor

Programme-related Talent Outreach Section / NTUNRPjr Teacher Co-ordinator

Communication issues Talent Outreach Section / NTUNRPjr Teacher Mentor or Co-ordinator

Your NRPjr Teacher Mentor and Co-ordinator should always be your first line of contact. He / She should also always be copied in all your emails to your Supervisor / Mentor / Talent Outreach.

WHO SHOULD I TURN TO FOR HELP?

All students who wish to withdraw from the NRPjr are to fill in the official Withdrawal Form.

You are responsible for informing your Supervisor of your intention to withdraw as well as the reason(s) for withdrawal.

Withdrawal Forms are to be submitted through your school’s NRPjr

Teacher Co-ordinator.

WITHDRAWAL

WITHDRAWAL

-> Forms / Log Sheet

Talent Outreach, NTU will liaise with you primarily via email. We will also send information through your NRPjr Teacher Co-ordinator. The onus is however on you to check your email regularly.

All programme-related information and announcements will also be uploaded to the Talent Outreach website. Do check our website regularly for updates:


GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ME

You are to record all the meetings you have with your Supervisor / Mentor in the course of working on your NRPjr project in your Monthly Progress Updating Sheet.

You are required to get your NRPjr Supervisor / Mentor to sign on the form each time you meet up to work on your project.

The original Monthly Progress Updating Sheet along with the Attendance Log Sheet is to be submitted to your NRPjr Teacher Co-ordinator on at the end of each month from April to Dec.

MONTHLY PROGRESS UPDATE


To be submitted to your NRP Teacher Coordinator at the end of each month

You are to record all trips you have made to NTU in the course of working on your NRPjr project in your Attendance Log.

You are required to get your NRPjr Supervisor to sign on the form each time you meet up or make a trip down to NTU to work on your project.

The original Attendance Log is to be submitted to your NRPjr Teacher Co-ordinator together with your Student Transport Claim Form by 26 January 2018.

ATTENDANCE LOG

To be submitted to your Teacher Coordinator every month and together with

your transport claim, research log and research

paper in January 2018

ATTENDANCE LOG

You will be required to keep a research log.

A research log should contain your notes, a comprehensive list of sources, and all other information relevant to your project.

You should also keep notes on comments and suggestions given by your NRPjr Supervisor, ideas and questions you may have, as well as any analysis of data that you may have done, along with notes on discrepancies / anomalies identified.

RESEARCH LOG

Your NRPjr Supervisor may request to review your Research Log from time to time.

It is recommended that you keep your log on loose A4 sheets that you should file away – you will eventually have to scan all hard-copy notes / drawings / mind-maps etc. for submission to our online portal for the perusal of your Supervisor in January 2018.

RESEARCH LOG

ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS- NRPjr

3P s Process (Research Disposition)

Product (Research Paper)

Presentation (Oral Presentation)

• Supervisor (20%)

• Supervisor (30%)

• Independent Assessor (30%)

• Supervisor

• Independent Assessors (20%)

All reimbursement claims for costs on consumables incurred as a result of your NRPjr Project will have to be claimed through your NRPjr

Supervisor.

Claims must be supported by an official receipt or invoice bearing the company’s / shop’s name and a clear description of the item purchased. Not all items are claimable. Details will be released to your NRPjr

Supervisor.

Original receipts or invoices must be submitted to your NRPjr Supervisor within 2 weeks of the purchase date.

REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS

A one-off claim can be made for the cost of taxi fares incurred as a result of your having to travel to NTU to work on your NRPjr Project.

This claim is subject to a cap of $125 per student.

You are allowed to claim for taxi-fare of $25 per trip to NTU, to a maximum of $125.

You may only claim for reimbursement for the trip TO NTU.

Your Attendance Log must be submitted along with your Transport Claim Form.

TRANSPORT CLAIMS

Details in your Transport Claim Form must match the information

reflected on the accompanying receipt as well as your

Attendance Log

TRANSPORT CLAIMS

TRANSPORT CLAIMS

WHAT DO I HAVE TO GIVE TO MY NRPjr SUPERVISOR

Contact details (home phone, mobile phone & email) Teacher Coordinator’s / Mentor’s contact details (contact no., & email) MOE School Calendar Holiday / Home leave periods Travel time to NTU School timetable (including CCA days and other school commitments +

best time for Sup to contact you) Block / Common test dates Mid- / End-of-year / Promotional exam dates Expected CCA competition dates Project work / oral presentation (for JC students)

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

DATE DESCRIPTION

13 Apr 2017 Parental Consent Form PDPA Form GIRO Form

End-Apr 2017Early-May 2017

Gantt Chart with a working timeline for the project (student should have worked in consultation with his/her Supervisor on this)

Monthly (Apr to Dec)

Monthly Progress Report Attendance Log Sheet

11 Sept 2017 Mid-Project Progress Report

9 Jan 2018 Research Paper Research Log

26 Jan 2018 Transport Claim Form

Feb 2018 Poster for NRP Symposium 2018

All information on the NRPjr is available on the Talent Outreach website.

Do check our website regularly for important announcements / updates.

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach/NRPJunior/Pages/Resources-(for-Students)-

.aspx


Direct all programme-related queries on the NRPjr to the Talent Outreach section at [email protected].

Remember to always copy your NRPjr Teacher Co-ordinator in all your correspondence / emails with

NTU and your Supervisor.

[email protected]