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Organising
Apprenticeship Programmes: Methods, Pitfalls and Optimisation
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| Assistant
Professor Gambhir Bhatta |
| Department of Political Science / Affiliate, CDTL |
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| As organisations become more complex with the onslaught of
information technology and dynamic work processes, more premium
is placed on mimicking these trends in student curricula.
Consequently, the role of apprenticeship is increasingly regarded
as being central to the students’ learning process.
How exactly does this process work and what are some of the
pitfalls in organising, managing,and evaluating such programmes? Continue reading |
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| Setting
Up
the Department of
Biological Sciences’
Professional
Placement
Programme |
Associate
Professor Victor Wong and
Mrs Wong Wai Peng |
| Department of Biological Sciences |
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| In the first semester of the 1998/1999 academic year, the
Department of Biological Sciences set up its Professional
Placement Programme (PPP). This article summarises our experiences
in organising this nascent programme of industrial attachment
for our students. Continue reading |
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| Practical Training Scheme at
the Departments of
Building and Real Estate |
| Mr
Teo Pin
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Associate Professor Alice Christudason |
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Department of Building/ Chairman, Practical Training Scheme
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Department of Real Estate/ Associate Director, CDTL |
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| Under the provisions of the course curriculum, students at
the Departments of Building and Real Estate in the School
of Design & Environment are required to undergo 9 weeks
of approved practical training in each of the second and third
years of the course. The Departments view the Practical Training
Scheme as a tripartite responsibility involving the outside
host organisation, the student, and the University. Continue reading |
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| The
Applied Chemistry Professional Placement Programme |
| Associate
Professor Stephan Jaenicke |
| Department of Chemistry |
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| The Applied Chemistry Programme in the Chemistry Department
was implemented during the 1997/98 academic year. Then, 8
students were allowed to enter the programme at Level 2, and
a larger cohort entered regularly at Level 1. The first students
graduated with their B.Sc in 1999, and the first B.Sc (Hons.)
class completed the course earlier this year. Continue reading |
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| The
Virtual Laboratory Platform as a Form of Internet-based Apprenticeship |
| Bok
Shung Hwee, Sim Vee Ming, Andrew Nee Yeh Ching
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Goh Eng Lim |
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| Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering |
SGI, Inc |
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| Rapid changes in technology have led to the recent development
of internet-based virtual laboratories. In this article, we
would like to examine the impact and potential of virtual
laboratories in the area of engineering education as a useful
tool for learning curricula and experiencing real-life work
situations. Continue reading |
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| Civil
Service Internship Programme for Political Science Students |
| Associate
Professor David Seth Jones |
| Internship Coordinator, Department of Political Science |
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| Since 1993, the Department of Political Science has participated
in the Civil Service Student Internship Programme, under which
students are attached to a Ministry for six weeks during the
long May/June vacation. So far, 93 Political Science students
have participated in the Programme, including 13 students
selected for the Programme in May/June 2000. Continue reading |
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| Internship
for Arts
Students in the Talent
Development Programme |
| Associate
Professor David Seth Jones |
| Dean’s Office, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences |
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| Under the Talent Development Programme (TDP) specially tailored
for the top performing students in the Faculty of Arts &
Social Sciences, an internship programme was set up in 1998
whereby students are attached to a public or business organisation
for a period of six to eight weeks during their May/June vacation. Continue reading |
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| Apprenticeship
in
Postgraduate Orthodontic Training |
| Assistant
Professor Kelvin Foong Weng Chiong |
| Department of Preventive Dentistry |
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| As a teacher at the Faculty of Dentistry, I am faced each
academic year with the utmost responsibility of grooming new
postgraduate students and developing in them a love for learning.
In the paragraphs that follow, I wish to share with fellow
teachers my philosophy of training postgraduates for successful
careers in Orthodontics. Continue reading |
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| Student
Responses
to the Pharmacy Practice Preceptorship Programme |
| Assistant
Professor Chan Sui Yung |
| Programme Coordinator, Department of Pharmacy |
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| The Pharmacy Practice Preceptorship Programme is made up
of two 6-week student attachments to preceptors who are practising
pharmacists after their second and third year final examinations.
It also fulfils in part the statutory pre-registration training
requirement for admittance to the Pharmacists’ Register
in Singapore. Continue reading |
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