PROGRAMME 9.15am - 9.45am Registration of NRP jr 2017 Participants - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PROGRAMME 9.15am - 9.45am Registration of NRP jr 2017 Participants NRP TRAINING SEMINAR – SESSION I 9.45am - 11.00am Etiquette of Research & Research Methodologies - David Butler (Assoc Prof) NRP TRAINING SEMINAR – SESSION II Data Analysis Techniques 11.00am – 12.00pm - G. Roshan Deen (Asst Prof) 12.00pm – 1.00pm LUNCH NRP TRAINING SEMINAR – SESSION III The Art of Research Paper Writing 1.00pm - 2.00pm - Sujata Surinder Kathpalia (Dr) 2.00pm – 3.00pm Administrative Briefing for NRP jr 2017 Participants 3.00pm – 4.30pm NRP 2016 Project Showcase (9 x 10 min) 4.30pm – 5.00pm TEA RECEPTION

ITEMS COVERED   Acceptance of Offer Drawing up a Gantt Chart   NRP jr Timeline Who Should I Turn to for Help?   PDPA & Parental Consent Form Withdrawal from the NRP jr   GIRO Form How will TO Communicate with Me?   Navigating to the TO Website Monthly Progress Updating Sheet   Contacting my Supervisor Attendance Log   My NRP jr Supervisor Research Log   NTU Office Hours Assessment Components   Documents to Hand to my Supervisor Reimbursement Claims (Consumables)   Contacting my Supervisor Transport Claims

TIMELINE NRP Symposium & Release of results Training Seminar for NRP jr 4 April 2017 July 2018 NRP Symposium & NRP jr Research Oral Presentation Assessment April – December 2017 4 April 2018 Submission of Submission of Research Paper & Progress Report Research Log 11 September 2017 1 st week of January 2018

ACCEPTANCE  You would have already received an email notification, informing you of your successful placement into NRP jr 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 TalentOutreach@ntu.edu.sg. 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.

PDPA & PARENTAL CONSENT FORM  All student participants are required to submit the following forms before starting work on your NRP jr project. o Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) o Parental Consent Form o 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

www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach

-> NRP Junior Researcher

-> Resources for Students

-> Forms / Log Sheet

PDPA & PARENTAL CONSENT FORM DEADLINE: 13 April 2017 (Thursday) Form is to be submitted to your Teacher Coordinator Signatur nature Signatur nature

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

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  How can I obtain more information about my NRP jr Supervisor?

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  How can I obtain more information about my NRP jr Supervisor? Tan Yap Peng

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  What if my Supervisor is from NIE?

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  What if my Supervisor is from NIE?

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  What if my Supervisor is from NIE?

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  What if my Supervisor is from NIE?

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  What if my Supervisor is from NIE?

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  If all else fails? Mr.

MY NRP jr SUPERVISOR  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.

NTU OFFICE HOURS  Mondays to Thursdays: 8.30am to 5.45pm Fridays: 8.30am to 5.15pm Saturdays / 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.

DOCUMENTS TO HAND MY SUPERVISOR  MOE School Calendar o The NTU Academic Calendar differs quite significantly from the MOE School Calendar. o Your vacation periods DO NOT MATCH those of your Supervisor’s. 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  DO NOT assume that your Supervisor will be in Singapore during the NTU Semestral vacation periods.

DOCUMENTS TO HAND MY SUPERVISOR  School Timetable & CCA Days o 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 NRP jr project.  Travel Time to NTU o 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.

DOCUMENTS TO HAND MY SUPERVISOR  Your School’s Event Calendar o 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 Periods o 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.

DOCUMENTS TO HAND MY SUPERVISOR  Contact Details o 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

CONTACTING MY SUPERVISOR  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 NRP jr Teacher Co-ordinator in all emails that you send to your Supervisor.

GANTT CHART • 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

DRAWING A SIMPLE 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

List of activities April DRAWING A SIMPLE May June July August GANTT CHART September October November December January February March April

DRAWING A SIMPLE GANTT CHART Decide methodology Submit/present proposal Finalise methodology Conduct research Analyse data Write up Submit assignment Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 Wk20 Wk21 Wk22 Wk23 Wk24 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9

DRAWING A SIMPLE GANTT CHART

WHO SHOULD I TURN TO FOR HELP? Project-related NRP jr Supervisor Appointed Mentor NRP jr Teacher Mentor Programme-related Talent Outreach Section / NTU NRP jr Teacher Co-ordinator Communication issues Talent Outreach Section / NTU NRP jr Teacher Mentor or Co-ordinator  Your NRP jr 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.