NRP Timeline

Your Contact Details

PDPA & Parental Consent and GIRO Forms

NTU’s Offer: NRP or H3 Science Research?

My NRP Supervisor

NTU Office Hours

Documents to Hand to my Supervisor

Contacting my Supervisor

Drawing up a Gantt Chart

Network Account & Library Access

Who Should I Turn to for Help?

Withdrawal from the NRP

How will NTU Communicate with Me?

Confirmation to Offer Project as H3 Science Research

Offering Project as H3 Science Research

NRP Enrichment vs. H3 Science Research

Monthly Progress Update & Attendance Log Sheets

Research Log

Assessment Components

Reimbursement Claims (Consumables)

Transport Claims

Documents to Hand to my NRP Teacher Co-ordinator

Deadlines to note

ITEMS COVERED

NRP ResearchApril – December 2019

Confirmation of H3 Science Research

(only applicable to students who have been offered H3 Science

Research)July 2019

Submission of Progress Report16 September 2019

Submission of Research Paper &

Research Log7 January 2020

H3 Science Research Oral Presentation

Assessment(only applicable to H3 Science

Research students)2 March 2020

NRP Oral Presentation Assessment2 – 6 March 2020

Release of results for NRP Enrichment

July 2020

NRP TIMELINE

Updating of contact details:o NTU will email you in early-April to ask that you verify your contact

details. You MUST respond to this email whether or not there are changes to your contact details.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your particulars and contact details are correct, accurate and updated at all times.o Update TO immediately by emailing 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.

YOUR CONTACT DETAILS

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

These forms can be downloaded from the Talent Outreach website: www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach

-> Nanyang Research Programme (NRP) -> Resources for Students

-> Forms / Log Sheets

PDPA & PARENTAL CONSENT

FORM and GIRO FORM

DEADLINE: 4 April 2019 (Thursday)To be submitted to your NRP Teacher Coordinator

NTU’s OFFER: NRP ENRICHMENT

or H3 SCIENCE RESEARCH?

NTU would have made you an offer for NRP Enrichment or H3 Science Research - you will only be asked to confirm your decision to offer your project as H3 Science Research if we had made you an offer for H3 Science Research at the start

Offers are based on:o Project type;o School recommendation;o Supervisor approval.

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NRP NRPjr

Target Audience JC 1 / IP Year 5 IP Years 3 & 4

Duration 12 months (April to April) 12 months (April to April)Students may however start work in March once the necessary consent forms have been signed and submitted and if the Supervisor and Teacher Mentor are agreeable

Group Size Individual Pair work

Same-school pair work

Supervisor NTU / NIE Faculty NTU / NIE Faculty

Teacher Mentor Optional Must be appointed by school

Assessment Components

- Process (Research Disposition)- Product (Research Paper)- Presentation (Oral Presentation)

- Process (Research Disposition)- Product (Research Paper)- Presentation (Oral Presentation)

Documents to be Submitted

- Monthly Progress Report - Mid-Project Progress Report - Research Paper- Research Log

- Monthly Progress Report - Mid-Project Progress Report - Research Paper- Research Log

Project Categories - Engineering- Sciences- Business, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

- Engineering - Sciences

Contact Hours 160 hours- Research (140hrs)- Writing of Research Paper & preparing for Oral Presentation (20hrs)

140 hours- Research (120hrs)- Writing of Research Paper & preparing for Oral Presentation (20hrs)

CONTACT HOURS: NRP vs. H3 SCIENCE RESEARCH

Research / Experiments

120 hours(3.3hrs/wk x 36 wks)

Research Paper & Oral Presentation

20 hours

NRPjrTotal:

140 hours

CONTACT HOURS: NRPjr

Follow this link on your email offer to get your Supervisor’s email address.

MY NRP SUPERVISOR

How can I obtain more information about my NRP Supervisor?

Mr.

MY NRP SUPERVISOR

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

What does this mean?o They may not understand our educational landscape;o They may not know what our school terms and hours are like;o They may not understand the demands and challenges school can

pose;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 NRP 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 Vacation NTU Vacation

May/June 1 Jun to 30 Jun 2019 13 May to 2 Aug 2019

September 7 Sept to 15 Sept 2019 30 Sept to 4 Oct 2019

November/December 23 Nov to 31 Dec 2019 9 Dec 2019 to 10 Jan 2020

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 NRP 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.

DOCUMENTS TO HAND

MY SUPERVISOR

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:¤ Block / Common tests¤ Promotional examinations¤ Competitions¤ Project work / oral presentation

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.

DOCUMENTS TO HAND

MY SUPERVISOR

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

DOCUMENTS TO HAND

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

CONTACTING

MY SUPERVISOR

Draw up a Gantt chart to plan the timeline for working on your project as well as your project deliverables.

A Gantt chart is one of the most 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 UP A

GANTT CHART

NETWORK ACCOUNT &

LIBRARY ACCESS Each student participant will be issued with:

o NTU network account - for WIFI access on NTU campus;

o Library access - for borrowing of items from NTU's libraries.

Do note that remote access to the NTU library's e-resources is not applicable to our NRP students. Should NRP students wish to have access to the library's e-resources, you will have to approach a library staff at the NTU Lee Wee Nam Library for assistance.

You will receive an email with details on your network account and library access in May. Do note that only upon receipt of all the PDPA and Parental Consent forms, then can your library access and network account be created. We seek your patience and understanding for the matter.

Project-related NRP SupervisorAppointed MentorNRP Teacher Co-ordinator

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

Communication issues Talent Outreach Section / NTUNRP Teacher Co-ordinator

Your NRP Teacher 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.

The list of NRP & NRPjr Teacher Co-ordinators: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach/NRP/Pages/NRP%20Teacher%20Co-ordinators.aspx

WHO SHOULD I TURN TO

FOR HELP?

All students who wish to withdraw from the NRP are to fill in the official Withdrawal Form: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach/NRP/Documents/NRP%20Withdrawal%20Form%20%28Word%20fillable%29.docx

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 NRP Teacher Co-ordinator.

WITHDRAWAL

FROM THE NRP

Talent Outreach, NTU will liaise with you primarily via email. We will also send information through your NRP 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:

www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach

HOW WILL NTU GET

IN TOUCH WITH ME?

Only projects from Engineering and Sciences Categories may be offered as H3 Science Research, and will be subject to 1the endorsement and recommendation from your school and 2the approval of the NRP Supervisor.

CONFIRMATION TO OFFER PROJECT

AS H3 SCIENCE RESEARCH(applicable to H3 Science Research students only)

ENGINEERING•Aerospace Engineering

•Biomedical Engineering

•Chemical Engineering

•Civil Engineering

•Computer Science & Computer Engineering

•Electrical & Electronic Engineering

•Materials Science & Engineering

•Mechanical Engineering

SCIENCES•Biology

•Chemistry

•Environmental Earth Science

•Mathematics

•Physics

•Sports Science

BUSINESS, HUMANITIES, ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

•Art, Design & Media

•Arts & Social Sciences

•Business

•Communication & Information Education

Students who opt to offer your project as H3 Science Research will not receive a grade and a certificate at the end of the run for NRP.

You will be awarded an ‘A’ Level grade by the SEAB. This grade will only be made known during the release of the ‘A’ Level results the year after the completion of your ‘A’ Level examinations.

OFFERING YOUR PROJECT AS

H3 SCIENCE RESEARCH(applicable to H3 Science Research students only)

NRP ENRICHMENT vs.

H3 SCIENCE RESEARCH

NRPResearch Paper

Research Paper

GoldSilver

Bronze

Research Grant /

Transport Claims

Oral Presentation

H3 Science

Research

Research Paper

Fee Payment

Research Grant /

Transport Claims

Distinction MeritPass

Ungraded

Oral PresentationResearch

Paper

Oral Presentation

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

You are required to get your NRP Supervisor / Mentor to sign against your Attendance Log Sheet each time you meet up to work on your project.

The original Monthly Progress Updating Sheet along with the Attendance Log Sheet are to be submitted to your NRP Teacher Co-ordinator at the end of each month.

MONTHLY PROGRESS UPDATE &

ATTENDANCE LOG SHEETS

You will be required to keep a Research Log.

You will be required to submit the Research Log, along with the Research Paper at the end of the programme.

Only ONE Research Log should be submitted per project regardless of the number of members within the group.

RESEARCH LOG

Your 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 NRP 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.

Keep your log on your own loose A4 sheets – you will eventually have to scan all hard-copy notes / drawings / mind-maps etc. for submission along with your Research Paper. DO NOT expect your Supervisor to provide you with a Research Log.

RESEARCH LOG

ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS

- NRP & NRPjr ENRICHMENT

3P s Process (Research Disposition)

Product (Research Paper)

Presentation (Oral Presentation)

• Supervisor (20%)

• Supervisor (30%)

• Independent Assessor (30%)

• Supervisor (10%)

• Independent Assessor (10%)

ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS

- H3 SCIENCE RESEARCH

Process (Research Disposition)

Product (Research Paper)

Presentation (Oral Presentation)

• Supervisor (10%)

• Supervisor (10%)

• Independent Assessor (60%)

• 2 Independent Assessors (20%)

3P s3P s

All reimbursement claims for costs on consumables incurred as a result of your NRP Project will have to be claimed through your NRP Supervisor, subject to final approval by Director of Admissions.

Approval must be sought through the NRP/NRPjr Supervisor from the Director of Admissions before any purchase is made via completing Purchase Approval Form. Purchases made without prior approval will not be reimbursed.

Original invoices / receipts, bearing the name of the Supervisor must be submitted to the Office of Admissions. For invoice payment, the invoice must be made out to Nanyang Technological University.

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

REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS

A one-off claim can be made for the cost of taxi and/or private hire car (eg. GrabHitch, JustGrab, GrabShare, Go-Jek) fares incurred as a result of your having to travel to NTU to work on your NRP Project. You may only claim for reimbursement for the cost of taxi and/or private hire car fare to NTU at a maximum of $25 per trip, to a total maximum of $125 through the duration of the programme.

The original copy of your Attendance Log must be submitted along with your Student Taxi and Private Hire Car Reimbursement Claim Form and all original receipts. As receipts are printed on thermal paper, make a copy of the receipt. BOTH the original and the copy of the receipt must be submitted. Do note that the dates on your Attendance Log must match the dates reflected on the Taxi receipts.

Refer to the Information Sheet on Student Taxi and Private Hire Car Reimbursement Claim for more details

TRANSPORT CLAIMS

Contact details (home phone, mobile phone & email) Teacher Coordinator’s and Teacher 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 dates (for JC students)

DOCUMENTS TO HAND TO

MY SUPERVISOR

DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT TO

MY NRP TEACHER COORDINATOR

DATE DESCRIPTION

4 Apr 2019 Parental Consent Form PDPA Form GIRO Form

Early-May 2019 Gantt Chart with a working timeline for the project (you should work on this in consultation with your Supervisor)

Monthly (Apr to Dec)

Monthly Progress Report Attendance Log Sheet

16 Sept 2019 Mid-Project Progress Report

7 Jan 2020 Research Paper Research Log

24 Jan 2020 Student Taxi and Private Hire Car Reimbursement Claim Form

DEADLINES TO NOTE

DATE DESCRIPTION

16 Sept 2019 Mid-Project Progress Report

7 Jan 2020 Research Paper Research Log

24 Jan 2020 Transport Claim Form (to NRP Teacher Co-ordinators)

2 Mar 2020 H3 Science Research Oral Assessment (applicable to H3 Science Research students)

2 – 6 Mar 2020 NRP Oral Presentation Assessment (applicable to NRP/NRPjr Enrichment)

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

o Resources for NRP students: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach/NRP/Pages/ResourcesforStudents.aspx

o Resources for NRPjr students: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach/NRPJunior/Pages/Resources-(for-Students)-.aspx

Do check our website regularly for important announcements / updates.

www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach

www.ntu.edu.sg/TalentOutreach

You should also check your email regularly. We will email you updates, reminders and other programme-related information periodically.

Direct all programme-related queries on the NRP to the Talent Outreach section at TalentOutreach@ntu.edu.sg. Remember to always copy your NRP Teacher Co-ordinator in all your correspondence / emails with NTU and your Supervisor.

Talent Outreach FB page: http://www.facebook.com/TalentOutreachNTU/

NRP Symposium FB page: http://www.facebook.com/NRPSymposium/