Information on Attachment - Nanyang Technological University
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IMPORTANT:<br />
INFORMATION ON ATTACHMENT (IA, EIA, IRA)<br />
1. Depending <strong>on</strong> various Schools’ requirement, students may or may not be allowed<br />
to do their IA in their final semester.<br />
Students who choose to do IA in their final semesters and if their IA end later<br />
than the official end date (15 June 2013 for IA in S2, AY 2012/2013), they will not<br />
be able to attend the c<strong>on</strong>vocati<strong>on</strong> in July that year. These students will still<br />
graduate and be c<strong>on</strong>ferred their degree after successful completi<strong>on</strong> of their IA.<br />
They can join the following year’s c<strong>on</strong>vocati<strong>on</strong> by informing OAS.<br />
2. Students are not allowed to do IA c<strong>on</strong>currently with Final Year Project (FYP)<br />
during the whole FYP period except for ABP students.<br />
3. Each student is <strong>on</strong>ly allowed to do <strong>on</strong>e attachment opti<strong>on</strong> from<br />
IO/IA/EIA/IRA/GEM Discoverer Work & Study/GEM Discoverer Research. The<br />
work comp<strong>on</strong>ent in GEM Discoverer Work & Study is towards fulfilling the<br />
requirement for attachment for the respective courses.<br />
4. Students are not allowed to read courses during attachment. Students <strong>on</strong> IA in<br />
Semester 1 are not allowed to read courses during Special Term II. Students <strong>on</strong><br />
IO/IA/EIA/IRA/GEM Discoverer Work & Study/GEM Discoverer Research in<br />
Semester 2 are not allowed to read courses during Special Term I and Special<br />
Term II (for EIA/IRA).<br />
5. Students <strong>on</strong> attachment are not allowed to shift their attachment period, take<br />
leave or end their attachment earlier to participate in the GEM Discoverer<br />
Summer Studies, Work & Travel, other internships, read courses etc.<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> (IA)<br />
Acad Year 2012-2013 (Semester 1) 9 July 2012 to 8 December 2012<br />
Acad Year 2012-2013 (Semester 2) 14 January 2013 to 15 June 2013<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> (EIA)<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Research <strong>Attachment</strong> (IRA)<br />
Acad Year 2012-2013<br />
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14 January 2013 to 10 August 2013
CONTENT<br />
A) Objectives of <strong>Attachment</strong> 3<br />
B) Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> Steering Committee 4<br />
C) Criteria for IA 5<br />
D) <strong>Attachment</strong> Registrati<strong>on</strong> & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects for IA 6<br />
E) Definiti<strong>on</strong>/Terms for Participating IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s 7<br />
& Projects Offered<br />
F) Registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s 9<br />
G) Rules <strong>on</strong> Allocati<strong>on</strong> of IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects 11<br />
(Not applicable for BIE)<br />
H) Rules <strong>on</strong> Allocati<strong>on</strong> of IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects (For BIE) 13<br />
I) IA for Sp<strong>on</strong>sored Students 14<br />
J) Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> for Students <strong>on</strong> GEM Explorer 15<br />
K) Rules <strong>on</strong> Sourcing for Your Own <strong>Attachment</strong> Placement in Singapore 16<br />
- Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
- Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
L) Rules <strong>on</strong> Sourcing for Your Own Overseas <strong>Attachment</strong> Placement 19<br />
- Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
- Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
M) Overseas IA 22<br />
N) In-Camp Training (ICT) during <strong>Attachment</strong> 23<br />
O) Vacati<strong>on</strong> Leave during <strong>Attachment</strong> 24<br />
P) Exempti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Attachment</strong> 25<br />
Q) IA Briefing 26<br />
R) NTU <strong>Attachment</strong> Assessment System 27<br />
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S) Engaging Student’s Service Before/Bey<strong>on</strong>d the Official IA Period 29
A) OBJECTIVES OF ATTACHMENT<br />
In the curriculum structure at NTU Engineering students must successfully<br />
complete <strong>on</strong>e of the attachment programmes before their graduati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The attachment programme is graded and c<strong>on</strong>sidered as partial fulfillment for<br />
the Bachelor of Engineering degree courses at NTU.<br />
The purposes of attachment are to supplement NTU's in-house practical<br />
professi<strong>on</strong>al training and to instill in the students the right work attitudes and<br />
professi<strong>on</strong>alism so that they could become effective and productive to their<br />
respective organisati<strong>on</strong>s much so<strong>on</strong>er than is usual for fresh graduates.<br />
<strong>Attachment</strong> is a learning process which by exposing the students in real life<br />
working envir<strong>on</strong>ment as part of an academic curriculum helps the students to<br />
develop and enhance academic, pers<strong>on</strong>al and professi<strong>on</strong>al competencies. Due<br />
to the diversity of the training envir<strong>on</strong>ments and backgrounds of organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
supervisors, a significant part of the attachment programme is based <strong>on</strong> a selfdirected<br />
learning approach by the students.<br />
Organisati<strong>on</strong>s participating in our attachment programmes are required to<br />
provide a structured attachment programme with emphasis <strong>on</strong> applicati<strong>on</strong>s,<br />
management and hands-<strong>on</strong> experience for the students to:<br />
(a) apply knowledge learned<br />
(b) acquire practical skills<br />
(c) strengthen work values<br />
(d) gain interpers<strong>on</strong>al skills<br />
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B) INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT STEERING COMMITTEE<br />
The Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> (IA) programme is administered by the Industrial<br />
<strong>Attachment</strong> Steering Committee (IASC) and the Career & <strong>Attachment</strong> Office<br />
(CAO).<br />
The respective School Representatives appointed by the Chairs as the<br />
members of IASC for Academic Year 2012-2013 are:<br />
School Name Tel No. Rm No.<br />
CEE<br />
CEE<br />
EEE<br />
EEE<br />
MAE<br />
MAE<br />
SCE<br />
SCE<br />
MSE<br />
MSE<br />
SCBE (BIE)<br />
SCBE (CBE)<br />
Dr Lum Kit Meng<br />
Mr Teh K<strong>on</strong>g Le<strong>on</strong>g<br />
Assoc Prof Tan So<strong>on</strong> Yim<br />
Assoc Prof So<strong>on</strong> Ing Yann<br />
Assoc Prof Teo Ee Ch<strong>on</strong><br />
Assoc Prof Huang Weimin<br />
Assoc Prof Deepu Rajan<br />
Asst Prof Philip Fu Chi-Wing<br />
Assoc Prof Oh Joo Tien<br />
Assoc Prof Chen Zh<strong>on</strong>g<br />
Asst Prof Kang Yuejun<br />
Asst Prof Lau Wai Man<br />
4<br />
6790 5318<br />
6790 5282<br />
6790 4505<br />
6790 5638<br />
6790 5529<br />
6790 4859<br />
6790 4933<br />
6790 4928<br />
6790 6408<br />
6790 4256<br />
6316 2894<br />
6790 8830<br />
N1-01b-52<br />
N1-01c-76<br />
S1-B1b-44<br />
S2-B2c-114<br />
N3-02b-44<br />
N3.2-02-11<br />
N4-02c-78<br />
N4-02c-104<br />
N4.1-01-12<br />
N4.1-01-24<br />
N1.3-B3-05<br />
N1.2-B2-32<br />
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C) CRITERIA FOR IA<br />
FOR ALL COURSES<br />
‘A’ level students:<br />
Year 3 standing and have completed at least 4 semesters of study<br />
Direct Entry students:<br />
Year 3 standing and have completed at least 2 semesters of study<br />
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D) DATES OF REGISTRATION FOR IA<br />
<strong>Attachment</strong> Registrati<strong>on</strong> & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects for IA<br />
S2, AY 2012-2013<br />
School Period<br />
CEE<br />
MAE<br />
SCE<br />
MSE<br />
EEE<br />
SCBE (BIE)<br />
SCBE (CBE)<br />
6 September 2012 (Thu) 9.00am to 12 September 2012 (Wed) 5.00pm<br />
7 September 2012 (Fri) 9.00am to 13 September 2012 (Thu) 5.00pm<br />
Notices <strong>on</strong> Interview Schedule : 24 September 2012 <strong>on</strong>wards as and when<br />
the organisati<strong>on</strong> enters the interview<br />
schedule in the system.<br />
Interviews by organizati<strong>on</strong>s : 1 to 5 October 2012 (main period)<br />
or other dates proposed by the organisati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Results of IA allocati<strong>on</strong> (first round) : 11 December 2012<br />
Phase 2 selecti<strong>on</strong> (first-come-first 11 December 2012 (viewing)<br />
served) for students who do not get : 12 to 13 December 2012 (selecti<strong>on</strong>)<br />
any of their choices<br />
Full results of IA allocati<strong>on</strong> : 2 January 2013<br />
& <strong>on</strong>line IA package<br />
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E) DEFINITION/TERMS FOR PARTICIPATING IA ORGANISATIONS & PROJECTS<br />
OFFERED<br />
During the period of Registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA and Selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s, students<br />
who are eligible or likely to be eligible for attachment will be given access to view the<br />
list of organisati<strong>on</strong>s and the projects they offer for IA under Search for <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Projects.<br />
Participating organisati<strong>on</strong>s are classified as:<br />
'Overseas' One which offers overseas IA placement(s).<br />
'Interviewing'<br />
One which wants to select suitable students by 'interview' or other<br />
means.<br />
'N<strong>on</strong>interviewing'<br />
One which does not require selecti<strong>on</strong> of students by interview or<br />
other means.<br />
Each organisati<strong>on</strong> will have a code number (Organisati<strong>on</strong> code). The projects by<br />
participating organisati<strong>on</strong>s will be classified by field of engineering (Field code) and<br />
work nature (WN code). Each project will also have a code number (Project code)<br />
which is unique for the course.<br />
The fields of engineering and work nature for each of the courses are as follows:<br />
Programme Field of Engineering Work Nature<br />
(for each field of engineering)<br />
CEE/ENE 1-Structures<br />
1-Design & Analysis<br />
2-Geotechnics<br />
2-Site C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />
3-Transportati<strong>on</strong><br />
3-Site Investigati<strong>on</strong><br />
4-Water & Envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />
4-Surveying/Field Work<br />
5-C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> Management<br />
5-Computer/Software Development<br />
6-Laboratory<br />
7-Planning<br />
EEE 1-Power<br />
1-Computer Applicati<strong>on</strong>s/Software Engineering<br />
2-Electr<strong>on</strong>ic Circuits & Systems 2-R&D/Design<br />
3-Computer Engineering<br />
3-Manufacturing/Process Engineering<br />
4-Intelligent Systems & C<strong>on</strong>trol 4-Project Management/Engineering<br />
5-Biomedical Electr<strong>on</strong>ics<br />
5-Marketing/Sales<br />
6-Communicati<strong>on</strong><br />
7-Microelectr<strong>on</strong>ics<br />
8-Phot<strong>on</strong>ics<br />
9-InfoComm<br />
10-Digital Media Processing<br />
11-IC Design<br />
12-Interactive Digital Media<br />
6-Site/Field Work<br />
ME/AERO 1-Engineering Mechanics<br />
1-Automati<strong>on</strong> & C<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
2-Manufacturing Engineering<br />
2-Design/Analysis/Fabricati<strong>on</strong><br />
3-Thermal & Fluids Engineering 3-Computer Applicati<strong>on</strong>/Software Development<br />
4-Systems & Engineering<br />
4-Manufacturing Operati<strong>on</strong>s / Quality Assurance<br />
Management<br />
5-Mechanical & Electrical Services<br />
5-Design Specialisati<strong>on</strong><br />
6-Operati<strong>on</strong>s/Processes<br />
6-Mechatr<strong>on</strong>ic Specialisati<strong>on</strong><br />
7-Operati<strong>on</strong>/Project/Quality Management<br />
7-Aerospace Engineering<br />
8-Aircraft Design & Manufacturing<br />
9-Aircraft Maintenance, Reliability & Overhaul<br />
CE/CSC 1-Software<br />
1-Manufacturing/Producti<strong>on</strong>/Process<br />
2-Hardware/Software<br />
2-Services/Support<br />
3-Research/Development/Design<br />
4-Marketing/Sales<br />
7
MSE 1-Microelectr<strong>on</strong>ics/Optoelectr<strong>on</strong>ics<br />
Materials<br />
2-Metallic Materials<br />
3-Ployemric/Composite Materials<br />
4-Ceramic Materials<br />
5-Bio-materials<br />
BIE 1-Biomedical Electr<strong>on</strong>ics & Devices<br />
2-Bioanlaytical Instrumentati<strong>on</strong><br />
3-Biomechanics<br />
4-Biomaterials Engineering<br />
5-Biocomputing<br />
6-Biotechnology & Bioprocessing<br />
7-Medical Diagnostics & Technology<br />
8-Biomedical Engineering & Design<br />
9-Healthcare Management<br />
10-Nanobiotechnology/Nanotechnolgy<br />
CBE 1-Petroleum/Oil & Gas/Energy<br />
2-Petrochemicals<br />
3-Specialty Chemicals/Fine<br />
chemicals<br />
4-Polymers<br />
5-Pharmaceuticals/Drugs<br />
6-Biotechnology/Bioprocessing<br />
7-Food/Flavour/Fragrances<br />
8-C<strong>on</strong>sumer care products<br />
9-Semic<strong>on</strong>ductor/Microelectr<strong>on</strong>ics<br />
10-Nanotechnology<br />
11-Materials Engineering<br />
12-Enviornment/Water resource<br />
Engr.<br />
13-Biomedical Engineering<br />
8<br />
1- Materials testing & characterizati<strong>on</strong>/Reliability &<br />
performance testing/Failure analysis &<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong> / N<strong>on</strong>-destructive evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
2- Product design, optimisati<strong>on</strong> & qualificati<strong>on</strong>/<br />
Simulati<strong>on</strong> & modeling/New product<br />
introducti<strong>on</strong>/Selecti<strong>on</strong> of materials<br />
3- Quality assurance & c<strong>on</strong>trol/Standardisati<strong>on</strong> &<br />
specificati<strong>on</strong>s/Quality audit/Inspecti<strong>on</strong> &<br />
certificati<strong>on</strong>/Engineering materials procurement<br />
& logistics<br />
4- Corrosi<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol & protecti<strong>on</strong>/Wear & erosi<strong>on</strong>/<br />
Envir<strong>on</strong>mental & bio-degradati<strong>on</strong> of materials<br />
5-Processing of materials/Process problem solving<br />
& improvement/Process engineering<br />
6-Producti<strong>on</strong> planning & c<strong>on</strong>trol/Project evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
& management/Systems management<br />
7- Tissue engineering/Drug delivery mechanisms/<br />
Implant biomedical devices<br />
1-Simulati<strong>on</strong> & modeling/Signal processing/Medical<br />
Imaging<br />
2-Computer Assisted Surgery/Bioinformatics/<br />
Database Organizati<strong>on</strong><br />
3-Quality Assurance & C<strong>on</strong>trol/Inspecti<strong>on</strong> &<br />
Certificati<strong>on</strong><br />
4-Standardizati<strong>on</strong> & Specificati<strong>on</strong>s/Safety<br />
5-Product Design/Project Management<br />
6-Optimizati<strong>on</strong>/Manufacturing & Maintenance<br />
7-Tissue Engineering/Drug Delivery/Bio-degradati<strong>on</strong><br />
8-Synthesis & Characterizati<strong>on</strong> of Biomaterials<br />
9-Animal/Clinical Trials & Experimental Surgery<br />
10-Envir<strong>on</strong>mental/Waste Management/M<strong>on</strong>itoring &<br />
Toxicology<br />
11-Product Technology & Development in<br />
Diagnostics & Treatment<br />
1-Process Design/Optimizati<strong>on</strong><br />
2-Simulati<strong>on</strong>/Experimental Modeling/Scale up<br />
3-Process C<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
4-Processing of materials/Process problem<br />
solving<br />
5-Quality Assurance & C<strong>on</strong>trol/Inspecti<strong>on</strong> &<br />
Certificati<strong>on</strong><br />
6-Standardizati<strong>on</strong> & Specificati<strong>on</strong>s/Safety/Risk<br />
Analysis<br />
7-Producti<strong>on</strong> planning & c<strong>on</strong>trol/Scheduling<br />
8-Product Design/Project management<br />
9-Synthesis & Characterizati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
chemicals/materials/drugs<br />
10-Envir<strong>on</strong>mental/Waste Management/Water<br />
treatment<br />
11-Tissue Engineering/Drug Delivery<br />
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F) REGISTRATION FOR IA & SELECTION OF IA ORGANISATIONS<br />
1. Every student, who is eligible or likely to be eligible for IA, MUST register for<br />
IA if he/she wants to do IA.<br />
2. The registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA is d<strong>on</strong>e through the Selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>s/<br />
projects. To register for IA, you have to<br />
Step 1 - Fill in the <strong>on</strong>-line Student Data Sheet for IA<br />
Step 2 - Prepare your resumes.<br />
Step 3 - Search for IA organisati<strong>on</strong>s & their projects you are interested in.<br />
Step 4 - Register for IA by keying in your choices of organisati<strong>on</strong>s and their<br />
respective field of engineering, work nature and project codes your<br />
prefer, and other relevant informati<strong>on</strong> via <strong>Attachment</strong> & Selecti<strong>on</strong><br />
of Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects for IA.<br />
3. You are allowed to select up to 11 or 12 choices (in the order of priority),<br />
depending <strong>on</strong> your Schools, as follows:<br />
School Overseas<br />
choice<br />
CEE<br />
EEE<br />
MAE<br />
SCE<br />
can select up to<br />
three overseas<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s *<br />
MSE can select up to<br />
SCBE<br />
(CBE)<br />
SCBE<br />
(BIE)<br />
three overseas<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s *<br />
can select up to<br />
three overseas<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s *<br />
1 st choice 2 nd to 9 th choice<br />
can be a local<br />
interviewing or n<strong>on</strong>interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> *<br />
MUST be a local<br />
interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> *<br />
MUST be a local<br />
interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> *<br />
9<br />
• n<strong>on</strong>-interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong>ly<br />
• must not c<strong>on</strong>tain more<br />
than two projects from<br />
the same n<strong>on</strong>interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
must not c<strong>on</strong>tain more<br />
than two projects from<br />
the same n<strong>on</strong>interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
MUST be a local<br />
interviewing<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s *<br />
∗ If you have made any overseas selecti<strong>on</strong>, you will not be allowed to select<br />
a local interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>, and vice versa.<br />
∗ For MSE and CBE, if you have made any overseas selecti<strong>on</strong>, your 1 st<br />
choice will not be applicable. Your choices will start from 2 nd to 9 th n<strong>on</strong>interviewing<br />
choices.<br />
∗ For BIE, if you have made any overseas selecti<strong>on</strong>, you will not be allowed<br />
to select any local interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
It is not compulsory for you to fill in all the choices if the projects are not of<br />
your interest. For MSE and CBE, you can forfeit your 1 st choice by not<br />
selecting any local interviewing or overseas organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
For each choice, please check carefully the organisati<strong>on</strong> code and the field of<br />
engineering, work nature and project code you prefer and key in the<br />
respective codes. Please refer to the Definiti<strong>on</strong>/Terms for Participating IA<br />
Organisati<strong>on</strong>s & Projects Offered for the fields of engineering relevant to your<br />
course of study.<br />
A Data Entry Guide (in <strong>Attachment</strong> Registrati<strong>on</strong> & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of<br />
Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects for IA) has been prepared for you to note down the<br />
relevant code numbers while searching for attachment projects before keying<br />
in your choices. Please print a copy for use.
4. If you have received approval to take up the IA placement sourced by<br />
yourself, you <strong>on</strong>ly need to register for IA without having to key in any<br />
selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>/project. CAO will update you to the approved<br />
placement.<br />
5. If you have submitted (but yet to receive approval) or intend to submit a selfsourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>, you will not be allowed to select any local interviewing or<br />
overseas organisati<strong>on</strong> publicised by CAO. By applying to a local interviewing<br />
or overseas organisati<strong>on</strong> publicised by CAO, your self-sourced applicati<strong>on</strong> will<br />
be void.<br />
6. If you are applying to overseas IA or local interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>, please<br />
use 'Create/Update Resume(s) for IA' opti<strong>on</strong> in the IA module to prepare the<br />
resumes first. You will be prompted to attach the appropriate resume if you<br />
have selected overseas IA or local interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
7. Interviews by the organisati<strong>on</strong> will be c<strong>on</strong>ducted during the last week of<br />
March (for IA in S1) or first week of October (for IA in S2). For S2, AY<br />
2012/2013, interviews by the organisati<strong>on</strong> will be carried out from 1 to 5<br />
October 2012 (main period) or other dates proposed by the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Interview schedule for interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>s for either local or overseas<br />
IA placement will be updated by the organisati<strong>on</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>cerned directly.<br />
An email will be sent to you NTU email account directly as and when the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> enters the interview schedule in the system. Please check your<br />
email regularly for updates if you have selected an interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Alternatively, you can also log<strong>on</strong> to StudentLink to check the status of your<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Please note that the organisati<strong>on</strong>s are not obliged to explain<br />
• why they do not shortlist a certain student for interview and/or<br />
• why they do not select a student after the interview.<br />
8. Please update your address, c<strong>on</strong>tact numbers and handph<strong>on</strong>e number<br />
through the StudentLink – Change of Pers<strong>on</strong>al Particulars. We may need to<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tact you urgently <strong>on</strong> matters relating to Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong>.<br />
9. Please note that<br />
a) if you do not key in any informati<strong>on</strong> at all under the "<strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Registrati<strong>on</strong> & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects for IA" opti<strong>on</strong> in<br />
StudentLink <strong>on</strong> web by the closing date and time for your School, you<br />
will be deemed as not registered for IA and hence will not be allocated<br />
any IA organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
b) if you do not meet the pre-requisite for IA after the release of<br />
examinati<strong>on</strong> result, you will not be allowed to go for IA even though you<br />
have registered for IA.<br />
c) the final IA project may be modified or change due to organisati<strong>on</strong>’s<br />
needs.<br />
10. CAO is located at the Student Services Centre, Level 4. For enquiries,<br />
please call 6790 4017.<br />
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G) RULES ON ALLOCATION OF IA ORGANISATIONS/PROJECTS<br />
(NOT APPLICABLE FOR BIE)<br />
1. The allocati<strong>on</strong> of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>/project is d<strong>on</strong>e by computer matching<br />
based <strong>on</strong> the students’ choices. The computer matching will be carried out<br />
after the selecti<strong>on</strong>s by interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>s (for both overseas and<br />
local IA) have been finalised.<br />
2. Please note that your first local choice will be forfeited under the following<br />
situati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
a) if you are shortlisted for an interview (for local or overseas IA) but you<br />
fail to turn up for it.<br />
b) if you are selected for overseas IA but you reject the offer.<br />
c) if you are selected by local interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong> but you reject<br />
the offer.<br />
Your first choice will be deleted and treated as void. Only your 2 nd to 9 th<br />
choices will be used for computer allocati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
3. The whole allocati<strong>on</strong> procedure will c<strong>on</strong>sist of the following steps:<br />
a) Manual Allocati<strong>on</strong> by CAO<br />
Students who are in the following categories will be allocated by CAO<br />
to their respective IA organisati<strong>on</strong>s and projects:<br />
i) sp<strong>on</strong>sored students who are required to do their IA with their<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sors.<br />
ii) students who are successful in their applicati<strong>on</strong>s for overseas IA or<br />
IA with local interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
iii) students who have secured their own placements (approved cases<br />
<strong>on</strong>ly).<br />
b) Verificati<strong>on</strong> of Students' Choices<br />
Every student's choices will be verified, by the computer programme,<br />
against the respective organisati<strong>on</strong>s' requirements (if any) <strong>on</strong><br />
i) whether the project requires the candidate to have certain<br />
attributes which are more prominent in male or female students.<br />
ii) whether the project c<strong>on</strong>tent is security sensitive and hence can<br />
<strong>on</strong>ly be offered to students of a certain nati<strong>on</strong>ality.<br />
iii) whether the project requires the candidate to have some relevant<br />
working experience and hence is more suitable for students with<br />
polytechnic background.<br />
iv) whether the organisati<strong>on</strong> accepts students who are sp<strong>on</strong>sored by,<br />
and hence are b<strong>on</strong>ded to, other organisati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Students are advised to look up for such requirements which will<br />
appear:<br />
- in brackets under the organisati<strong>on</strong> name when you search for the<br />
projects by Field, Field and Work Nature or Browse the list of<br />
projects.<br />
- as Remarks for each of the projects when you search for the<br />
project by Organisati<strong>on</strong> Name or when you click specific Project<br />
Code in any listing for details.<br />
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Choices that do not meet the organisati<strong>on</strong>s' requirements will be<br />
deleted by the computer programme. Subsequent choices will be<br />
shifted forward accordingly for the System Allocati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Organisati<strong>on</strong>s are also asked to indicate the types of attributes,<br />
knowledge or skills which the student should have in order to handle<br />
the project. Such requirements are stated as Project Pre-requisite.<br />
Though such Pre-Requisites are not used as criteria in the Verificati<strong>on</strong><br />
of Choices or the System Allocati<strong>on</strong>, students are advised to check and<br />
satisfy themselves that they possess the necessary attributes,<br />
knowledge or skills or are able to acquire the necessary attributes,<br />
knowledge or skills before the commencement of IA or during the early<br />
part of IA.<br />
c) System Allocati<strong>on</strong> - Based <strong>on</strong> Students' Choices<br />
The system allocati<strong>on</strong> of organisati<strong>on</strong> is d<strong>on</strong>e by computer matching<br />
based <strong>on</strong> the students’ choices. The computer matching will be carried<br />
out after the selecti<strong>on</strong>s by interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>s (for both overseas<br />
and local IA) have been finalised.<br />
The matching will be d<strong>on</strong>e based <strong>on</strong> the students' choices. For each of<br />
the choices, in the order of priority, the computer matching programme<br />
will check for exact match based <strong>on</strong> Organisati<strong>on</strong> / Field / Work Nature<br />
/ Project codes.<br />
d) Phase 2 selecti<strong>on</strong> for students who are not successful in the System<br />
Allocati<strong>on</strong> based <strong>on</strong> their choices<br />
Students who are not successful in the system allocati<strong>on</strong> based <strong>on</strong><br />
their choices will be given the list of projects that are still available to<br />
choose from <strong>on</strong> a first-come-first-serve basis.<br />
4. The full allocati<strong>on</strong> result will be announced to you through StudentLink in<br />
June for IA in Semester I and in January for IA in Semester II. For S2, AY<br />
2012/2013, the full allocati<strong>on</strong> result will be announced <strong>on</strong> 2 January<br />
2013.<br />
The final IA project may be modified or change due to organisati<strong>on</strong>’s<br />
needs.<br />
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H) RULES ON ALLOCATION OF IA ORGANISATIONS/PROJECTS (FOR BIE)<br />
1. The allocati<strong>on</strong> of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>/project is based <strong>on</strong> selecti<strong>on</strong> by<br />
interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
2. Your next choice (if available) will be used when your earlier choice is not<br />
successful.<br />
3. Students who are not shortlisted/selected by the interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
will be given the list of projects that are still available to choose from <strong>on</strong> a<br />
first-come-first-serve basis during the Phase 2 selecti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
4. The full allocati<strong>on</strong> result will be announced to you through StudentLink in<br />
December for IA in Semester II.<br />
The final IA project may be modified or change due to organisati<strong>on</strong>’s needs.<br />
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I) IA FOR SPONSORED STUDENTS<br />
If your study in NTU is sp<strong>on</strong>sored, in the nature of a scholarship, by an<br />
engineering or computer organisati<strong>on</strong>, please check with your sp<strong>on</strong>soring<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> whether you are required to do your IA with them. If so, the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> is required to send a written request to the following before the IA<br />
registrati<strong>on</strong> starts.<br />
Director<br />
Career & <strong>Attachment</strong> Office<br />
<strong>Nanyang</strong> <strong>Technological</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Student Services Centre, Level 4<br />
42 <strong>Nanyang</strong> Avenue<br />
Singapore 639815<br />
Fax: 6791 6178<br />
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J) INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT FOR STUDENTS ON GEM EXPLORER<br />
The registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA will be in the 1 st week of March for IA in Semester I and<br />
early September for IA in Semester II.<br />
The registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA is d<strong>on</strong>e through the Selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>s/<br />
projects. Please refer to Secti<strong>on</strong> F <strong>on</strong> Registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA<br />
Organisati<strong>on</strong>s (page 9 to 10) for details.<br />
Please note that if you choose an organisati<strong>on</strong> which requires an interview (you<br />
are <strong>on</strong>ly allowed to choose <strong>on</strong>e interviewing organisati<strong>on</strong> and it has to be<br />
entered as your first choice), all interviews must be c<strong>on</strong>ducted by last week of<br />
March for IA in Semester I and first week of October for IA in Semester II. For<br />
S2, AY 2012/2013, interviews by the organisati<strong>on</strong> will be carried out from 1<br />
to 5 October 2012 (main period) or other dates proposed by the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s. It will be entirely up to the organisati<strong>on</strong>s whether they want to<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sider your applicati<strong>on</strong> if you are unable to attend a face-to-face interview.<br />
Please also keep us informed if your GEM Explorer is such that it ends<br />
after the start of IA so that we could seek approval from your School to adjust<br />
your IA period and inform your IA organisati<strong>on</strong> accordingly.<br />
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K) RULES ON SOURCING FOR YOUR OWN ATTACHMENT PLACEMENT IN<br />
SINGAPORE (Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> and Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong>)<br />
Students are allowed to source for their own Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> placements<br />
in Singapore. For Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong>, students have to source for<br />
their own placements.<br />
The placement secured by the student MUST meet the following c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
before it can be c<strong>on</strong>sidered as an attachment placement:<br />
a) the organisati<strong>on</strong> is not an existing participating organisati<strong>on</strong> in our last IA<br />
programme. Click HERE to see the list of organisati<strong>on</strong>s which DO NOT<br />
qualify for Sourcing for Own attachment Placement (IA and EIA) scheme<br />
for AY 2012-2013.<br />
b) the organisati<strong>on</strong> and the training programme/project it offers is accepted<br />
by the relevant School.<br />
c) the organisati<strong>on</strong> is able to provide supervisi<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>duct assessments<br />
<strong>on</strong> the student during the attachment according to NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Assessment System.<br />
d) the durati<strong>on</strong> of the attachment meets the course requirement <strong>on</strong> the<br />
various attachment programmes.<br />
e) the organisati<strong>on</strong> indicates its preference to have the particular student as<br />
the attachment student.<br />
f) the student is not associated with the company and has no immediate<br />
family members, close relatives or friends either working in the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> or is/are director(s) or substantial shareholder(s) of the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> which may give rise to c<strong>on</strong>flicts of interest.<br />
Please refer to the table below for the submissi<strong>on</strong> deadline for the self-sourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
Various Opti<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>Attachment</strong> Submissi<strong>on</strong> Deadline<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
3 May for Semester 1<br />
3 October for Semester 2<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> 3 October<br />
Students are required to submit the following forms and print-outs to CAO by<br />
the above deadline.<br />
i) Declarati<strong>on</strong> by Student (Sourcing for Own <strong>Attachment</strong> Placement<br />
Scheme), DPA/S/OS/Declarati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
ii) Letter of Offer from the organisati<strong>on</strong>, DPA/S/OS/Offer.<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA/S/OS/Offer (IA)<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA/S/OS/Offer (EIA)<br />
Please click <strong>on</strong> the respective links (highlighted in blue) to download the forms.<br />
iii) NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong> Resp<strong>on</strong>se Form, DPA.F10, duly filled by the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA.F10 (for Local <strong>Attachment</strong>)<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA.F10 (for Local <strong>Attachment</strong>)<br />
Please click <strong>on</strong> the respective links (highlighted in blue) to download the forms.<br />
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iv) NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong> programme form, DPA/30, for the relevant course, duly<br />
filled by the organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
- DPA/30/CEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/EEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MAE(Part 1)<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
- DPA/30/CE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MSE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/BIE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/CBE (Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/CEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/EEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MAE(Part 1)<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> - DPA/30/CE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MSE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/BIE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/CBE (Part 1)<br />
Please click <strong>on</strong> the respective links (highlighted in blue) to download the forms.<br />
v) Print-out of the ‘Instant Company/Business <str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>' of the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> from the Registrar of Companies and Businesses, <strong>on</strong>ly if the<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> is a Singapore registered company. No printout is required<br />
for Singapore government bodies or agencies, e.g. Nati<strong>on</strong>al Envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />
Agency (NEA), MOE etc.<br />
vi) Print-out of ‘People Profile <str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>’ under your NRIC/passport no.<br />
from the Registrar of Companies and Businesses (print out showing nil<br />
record is also necessary).<br />
For (v) & (vi), students may access the following website and make payments<br />
wherever applicable.<br />
http://www.acra.gov.sg/Quick+Links/Purchase_of_<str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>/About+iShopatACRA.htm<br />
Alternatively, students can submit their request <strong>on</strong>line via NTU Library:<br />
https://venus.wis.ntu.edu.sg/lib/DatabaseService/. It will take 3 working days for<br />
NTU Library to process your request.<br />
Please note that<br />
- the acceptance of the company and its project for attachment and the<br />
allocati<strong>on</strong> of the student c<strong>on</strong>cerned to take up the placement secured is<br />
subject to the final approval by the Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> Steering<br />
Committee.<br />
- Students who received approval to take up the IA placements sourced by<br />
themselves <strong>on</strong>ly need to register for IA without having to key in any<br />
selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>/project. CAO will update the students to the<br />
approved placements.<br />
- if the student has submitted or intends to submit a self-sourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>, he/she will not be allowed to select local interviewing or<br />
overseas organisati<strong>on</strong> publicised by CAO. By applying to a local<br />
interviewing or overseas organisati<strong>on</strong> publicised by CAO, his/her selfsourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong> will be void.<br />
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- Students are <strong>on</strong>ly allowed to submit <strong>on</strong>e self-sourced applicati<strong>on</strong> at a<br />
time. Students are not allowed to submit another self-sourced applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
if their applicati<strong>on</strong>s are approved by the School.<br />
- Students are required to c<strong>on</strong>vey the status of their self-sourced placement<br />
to the companies themselves.<br />
- any false declarati<strong>on</strong> by the student will lead to disciplinary acti<strong>on</strong><br />
(including failing the attachment, suspensi<strong>on</strong> or expulsi<strong>on</strong> from NTU)<br />
regardless of whether it is found out before, during or after the<br />
attachment.<br />
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L) RULES ON SOURCING FOR YOUR OWN OVERSEAS ATTACHMENT<br />
PLACEMENT (Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> and Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong>)<br />
This <strong>on</strong>ly applies to students who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent<br />
Residents.<br />
Students who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore PRs are allowed to source for<br />
their own overseas attachment placements.<br />
If you want to source for your overseas attachment placement by yourself, you<br />
could<br />
1) engage the service rendered by a suitable attachment placement agency,<br />
such as Academic Cultural Exchange Pte Ltd or Speedwing Training Ltd<br />
(representing Council <strong>on</strong> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Educati<strong>on</strong> Exchange (CIEE) in<br />
Singapore), to find overseas placements. If the placement secured meet the<br />
following c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, it can be c<strong>on</strong>sidered, subject to approval, as attachment<br />
placement:<br />
• the organisati<strong>on</strong> and the training programme/project it offers are accepted<br />
by the relevant School.<br />
• the organisati<strong>on</strong> is able to provide supervisi<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>duct assessments<br />
<strong>on</strong> the student according to NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong> Assessment System.<br />
• the durati<strong>on</strong> of the attachment meets the course requirement <strong>on</strong> the<br />
various attachment programmes.<br />
Please take note that student may be required to pay a fee to the attachment<br />
placement agency c<strong>on</strong>cerned. Students are advised to check with the<br />
agency c<strong>on</strong>cerned directly before committing themselves.<br />
2) proceed to secure the overseas placement through your own means of<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tact.<br />
The placement secured by the student MUST meet the following c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s before<br />
it can be c<strong>on</strong>sidered as an attachment placement:<br />
a) the organisati<strong>on</strong> is not an existing participating organisati<strong>on</strong> in our last IA<br />
programme. Click HERE to see the list of organisati<strong>on</strong>s which DO NOT<br />
qualify for Sourcing for Own attachment Placement (IA and EIA) scheme for<br />
AY 2012-2013.<br />
Students who are interested to do their attachment in China (Beijing,<br />
Shanghai, Suzhou, Tianjin), India and Vietnam are str<strong>on</strong>gly encouraged to<br />
apply to GEM Discoverer Work & Study. Students who do not apply through<br />
GEM Discoverer Work & Study but would like to source for their own<br />
placements in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Tianjin), India and Vietnam<br />
are not allowed to approach companies participating in GEM Discoverer Work<br />
& Study. If the placements of n<strong>on</strong>- GEM Discoverer Work & Study companies<br />
are subsequently approved, the students will be c<strong>on</strong>sidered as undergoing<br />
Overseas <strong>Attachment</strong> and not GEM Discoverer Work & Study and hence will<br />
not be involved in the official activities organised for GEM Discoverer Work &<br />
Study students as part of the GEM Discoverer Work & Study Programme.<br />
b) the organisati<strong>on</strong> and the training programme/project it offers is accepted by<br />
the relevant School.<br />
c) the organisati<strong>on</strong> is able to provide supervisi<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>duct assessments <strong>on</strong><br />
the student during the attachment according to NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong> Assessment<br />
System.<br />
d) the durati<strong>on</strong> of the attachment meets the course requirement <strong>on</strong> the various<br />
attachment programmes.<br />
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e) the organisati<strong>on</strong> indicates its preference to have the particular student as the<br />
attachment student.<br />
f) the student is not associated with the company and has no immediate family<br />
members, close relatives or friends either working in the organisati<strong>on</strong> or is/are<br />
director(s) or substantial shareholder(s) of the organisati<strong>on</strong> which may give rise<br />
to c<strong>on</strong>flicts of interest.<br />
Please refer to the table below for the submissi<strong>on</strong> deadline for the self-sourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
Various Opti<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>Attachment</strong> Submissi<strong>on</strong> Deadline<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
3 May for Semester 1<br />
3 October for Semester 2<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> 3 October<br />
Students are required to submit the following forms and print-outs to CAO by the<br />
above deadline.<br />
i) Declarati<strong>on</strong> by Student (Sourcing for Own <strong>Attachment</strong> Placement Scheme),<br />
DPA/S/OS/Declarati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
ii) Letter of Offer from the organisati<strong>on</strong>, DPA/S/OS/Offer.<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA/S/OS/Offer (IA)<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA/S/OS/Offer (EIA)<br />
Please click <strong>on</strong> the respective links (highlighted in blue) to download the forms.<br />
iii) NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong> Resp<strong>on</strong>se Form, DPA.F10, duly filled by the organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA.F10 (for Overseas <strong>Attachment</strong>)<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> DPA.F10 (for Overseas <strong>Attachment</strong>)<br />
Please click <strong>on</strong> the respective links (highlighted in blue) to download the forms.<br />
iv) NTU's <strong>Attachment</strong> programme form, DPA/30, for the relevant course, duly<br />
filled by the organisati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
- DPA/30/CEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/EEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MAE(Part 1)<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
- DPA/30/CE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MSE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/BIE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/CBE (Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/CEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/EEE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MAE(Part 1)<br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> - DPA/30/CE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/MSE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/BIE(Part 1)<br />
- DPA/30/CBE (Part 1)<br />
Please click <strong>on</strong> the respective links (highlighted in blue) to download the forms.<br />
v) Print-out of the ‘Instant Company/Business <str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>' of the organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
from the Registrar of Companies and Businesses, <strong>on</strong>ly if the organisati<strong>on</strong> is a<br />
Singapore registered company. No printout is required for Singapore<br />
government bodies or agencies, e.g. Nati<strong>on</strong>al Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Agency (NEA),<br />
MOE etc.<br />
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vi) Print-out of ‘People Profile <str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>’ under your NRIC/passport no. from the<br />
Registrar of Companies and Businesses (print out showing nil record is also<br />
necessary).<br />
For (v) & (vi), students may access the following website and make payments<br />
wherever applicable.<br />
http://www.acra.gov.sg/Quick+Links/Purchase_of_<str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>/About+iShopatACRA.htm<br />
Alternatively, students can submit their request <strong>on</strong>line via NTU Library:<br />
https://venus.wis.ntu.edu.sg/lib/DatabaseService/. It will take 3 working days for<br />
NTU Library to process your request.<br />
Please note that<br />
- the acceptance of the company and its project for attachment and the<br />
allocati<strong>on</strong> of the student c<strong>on</strong>cerned to take up the placement secured is<br />
subject to the final approval by the Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong> Steering Committee.<br />
- Students who received approval to take up the IA placements sourced by<br />
themselves <strong>on</strong>ly need to register for IA without having to key in any selecti<strong>on</strong><br />
of IA organisati<strong>on</strong>/project. CAO will update the students to the approved<br />
placements.<br />
- if the student has submitted or intends to submit a self-sourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>, he/she will not be allowed to select local interviewing or<br />
overseas organisati<strong>on</strong> publicised by CAO. By applying to a local<br />
interviewing or overseas organisati<strong>on</strong> publicised by CAO, his/her selfsourced<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong> will be void.<br />
- Students are <strong>on</strong>ly allowed to submit <strong>on</strong>e self-sourced applicati<strong>on</strong> at a time.<br />
Students are not allowed to submit another self-sourced applicati<strong>on</strong> if their<br />
applicati<strong>on</strong>s are approved by the School.<br />
- Students are required to c<strong>on</strong>vey the status of their self-sourced placement to<br />
the companies themselves.<br />
- any false declarati<strong>on</strong> by the student will lead to disciplinary acti<strong>on</strong> (including<br />
failing the attachment, suspensi<strong>on</strong> or expulsi<strong>on</strong> from NTU) regardless of<br />
whether it is found out before, during or after the attachment.<br />
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M) OVERSEAS IA<br />
1. Every year CAO c<strong>on</strong>tacts suitable local and overseas organisati<strong>on</strong>s to<br />
source for overseas placements for our students. NTU also has exchange<br />
programmes with some overseas universities. Under such exchange<br />
programmes, the overseas universities will assist to find suitable<br />
placements for our students in their countries. These placements will be<br />
announced during the period of <strong>Attachment</strong> Registrati<strong>on</strong> & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s/projects for IA.<br />
2. If you are applying to overseas IA, please use 'Create/Update Resume(s)<br />
for IA' opti<strong>on</strong> in the IA module to prepare the resumes first. You will be<br />
prompted to attach the appropriate resume if you have selected overseas<br />
IA.<br />
3. The selecti<strong>on</strong> criteria are as follows:<br />
a. Eligibility for c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> will depend <strong>on</strong> academic merit, pers<strong>on</strong>al<br />
qualities and other selecti<strong>on</strong> criteria adopted by the different Schools<br />
in NTU, and participating host universities and organisati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
b. Internati<strong>on</strong>al students are allowed to attend <strong>on</strong>ly ONE Overseas<br />
Programme (can be study, attachment, etc.) c<strong>on</strong>ducated during either<br />
semester 1 or 2. This restricti<strong>on</strong> does not apply to overseas<br />
programmes c<strong>on</strong>ducted during vacati<strong>on</strong> time<br />
However, if you are in your final year of study, regardless if it is term<br />
time or not, you must not attend any Overseas Programme.<br />
c. The number of placements for Singaporeans and internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
students of all nati<strong>on</strong>alities will be dependent <strong>on</strong> the ratio of<br />
Singaporean to internati<strong>on</strong>al student enrolment for the year.<br />
d. Home country placement is not advisable.<br />
e. All scholarship holders must submit a letter of c<strong>on</strong>sent from their<br />
sp<strong>on</strong>sors for their participati<strong>on</strong> in the overseas programmes at the<br />
time of applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
4. The Rules <strong>on</strong> Registrati<strong>on</strong> for IA & Selecti<strong>on</strong> of IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects<br />
and Rules <strong>on</strong> Allocati<strong>on</strong> of IA Organisati<strong>on</strong>s/Projects given in the<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Informati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Attachment</strong> apply. Please read through the rules carefully<br />
before you proceed.<br />
5. Students will normally be paid an allowance which is guided by prevailing<br />
norms within the industry in the country of attachment. Different<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong> may also offer different package to cover (or not cover) the<br />
costs of airfare, accommodati<strong>on</strong>, insurance (medical / pers<strong>on</strong>al accident /<br />
travel) and other expenses (eg meals, transportati<strong>on</strong> etc) during the<br />
overseas attachment. Students are advised to take these into<br />
c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> when applying for the placement. Other possible source of<br />
financial assistance is:<br />
- Overseas Student Programme (OSP) Loan or Travel Award,<br />
administered by Office of Admissi<strong>on</strong>s and Financial Aid, is available<br />
for applicati<strong>on</strong>. Please refer to their website for details<br />
http://admissi<strong>on</strong>s.ntu.edu.sg/UndergraduateAdmissi<strong>on</strong>s/FinancialAssistance/Pages/<br />
OSEP.aspx<br />
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N) IN-CAMP TRAINING (ICT) DURING ATTACHMENT<br />
Students who are called up for ICT during the ICT Call-Up period are required<br />
to apply for special leave and submit the ICT Call-Up notificati<strong>on</strong> via the <strong>on</strong>line<br />
‘Special Leave Applicati<strong>on</strong> and Submissi<strong>on</strong> of Medical Certificate during<br />
<strong>Attachment</strong>/Internship’ in the StudentLink, as early as possible and at least 14<br />
days in advance of the training.<br />
However, if the ICT is outside the ICT Call-Up period, students should write<br />
directly to their units to apply for deferment of their ICT as so<strong>on</strong> as they have<br />
been notified of their ICT. A letter to certify your status as a student of NTU<br />
must be attached. You can obtain the certificati<strong>on</strong> letter from the Office of<br />
Academic Services, Student Services Centre, Level <strong>on</strong>e. Copies of the letter to<br />
the units for deferment and results of the deferment applicati<strong>on</strong> must be<br />
submitted to CAO. Students must also keep the organisati<strong>on</strong> supervisors<br />
informed of the impending ICT as early as possible, so that the project or work<br />
activities can be planned around the ICT period in case the applicati<strong>on</strong> for<br />
deferment is not successful.<br />
If your deferment for your ICT is not successful, you are required to apply for<br />
special leave and submit the letter <strong>on</strong> the rejecti<strong>on</strong> of your ICT deferment via<br />
the ‘Online Special Leave Applicati<strong>on</strong> and Submissi<strong>on</strong> of Medical Certificate<br />
during <strong>Attachment</strong>/Internship’ in the StudentLink, as early as possible and at<br />
least 14 days in advance of the ICT.<br />
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O) VACATION LEAVE DURING ATTACHMENT<br />
As you are not entitled to vacati<strong>on</strong> leave during the attachment, please do not<br />
make any holiday plan for the entire period of your attachment.<br />
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P) EXEMPTION OF ATTACHMENT<br />
Students who meet the following criteria may apply, subject to approval, for<br />
exempti<strong>on</strong> of attachment:<br />
� Poly graduate<br />
� At least 2 years of relevant full time working experience after you graduated<br />
from polytechnic.<br />
To apply, student must submit the Applicati<strong>on</strong> Form for Exempti<strong>on</strong> of<br />
<strong>Attachment</strong> (please click the link to download the form) together with the followings:<br />
� a letter from employer or ex-employer’s HR stating the period of<br />
employment and job resp<strong>on</strong>sibility<br />
� a report of at least 2000 words <strong>on</strong> the last 6 m<strong>on</strong>ths of each employment<br />
� testim<strong>on</strong>ial from employer/ex-employer (opti<strong>on</strong>al)<br />
� a copy of your Poly Diploma<br />
Students are advised to apply as early as possible and not later than the start<br />
of Semester 2 of Year 2.<br />
2 January Latest date of applicati<strong>on</strong> for exempti<strong>on</strong> of attachment<br />
End February Result of applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
April Registrati<strong>on</strong> for attachment (for semester 1)<br />
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Q) IA BRIEFING<br />
There will be briefing in early July (for IA in Semester I) and early January (for<br />
IA in Semester II) before the commencement of IA. The details will be<br />
announced later.<br />
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R) NTU ATTACHMENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM<br />
The student will be assessed <strong>on</strong> the following:<br />
1. Logbook and Oral Interview using Form DPA/50<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Enhanced Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Research <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
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Two times, during week 10 and<br />
week 20 by your NTU tutor using<br />
the criteria stated below.<br />
Three times, during week 10, 20<br />
and week 30 by your NTU tutor<br />
using the criteria stated below.<br />
� Ability to maintain clear, c<strong>on</strong>cise and relevant entries in logbook.<br />
� Ability to analyse, synthesize and interpret informati<strong>on</strong> in the<br />
workplace.<br />
� Ability to apply theoretical engineering c<strong>on</strong>cepts in the work place.<br />
� Ability to evaluate results and formulate appropriate acti<strong>on</strong> plans.<br />
� Ability to dem<strong>on</strong>strate an understanding of the professi<strong>on</strong>al ethics<br />
and work values through an improved awareness of themselves and<br />
the work envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />
� Ability to dem<strong>on</strong>strate a good understanding of the company’s<br />
business and a particular career field in this set-up with its<br />
associated risks and rewards.<br />
� Ability to explain the technical knowledge learnt.<br />
� Ability to provide evidence of written communicati<strong>on</strong> in terms of<br />
memo, letter, instructi<strong>on</strong> manual, proposal, specificati<strong>on</strong>, technical<br />
drawing, etc.<br />
2. Work in Organisati<strong>on</strong> using Form DPA/51<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Enhanced Industrial Attacment<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Research <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Two times, during week 10 and<br />
week 20 by the organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
supervisor for the preceding work<br />
period.<br />
Three times, during week 10, 20<br />
and week 30 by the organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
supervisor for the preceding work<br />
period.<br />
This will be d<strong>on</strong>e in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with your NTU tutor. The assessment will<br />
be <strong>on</strong> the following factors:<br />
� Quality of work produced<br />
� Practical ability, creativity & innovati<strong>on</strong><br />
� Communicati<strong>on</strong> ability & logbook<br />
� Work standard & ethics<br />
� Pers<strong>on</strong>al discipline<br />
� Initiative/motivati<strong>on</strong> to learn<br />
� Teamwork<br />
� Attendance
3. Final Report using Form DPA/53<br />
Industrial <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
Enhanced Industrial Attacment<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Research <strong>Attachment</strong><br />
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Once, in week 20 by your NTU<br />
tutor using the criteria stated<br />
below.<br />
� Presentati<strong>on</strong><br />
� Structure & organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
� Introducti<strong>on</strong> & informati<strong>on</strong> gathering<br />
� Reflective descripti<strong>on</strong> of industrial experience<br />
� Results & discussi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
� Recommendati<strong>on</strong> & C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong><br />
Once, in week 30 by your NTU<br />
tutor using the criteria stated<br />
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S) ENGAGING STUDENT’S SERVICE BEFORE/BEYOND THE OFFICIAL IA<br />
PERIOD<br />
The arrangement to engage the IA student’s service before/bey<strong>on</strong>d the IA<br />
period or its official extended date will be solely between the student and<br />
his/her IA organisati<strong>on</strong>. It will not be counted towards the Industrial<br />
<strong>Attachment</strong> requirements. However, such extensi<strong>on</strong> will be viewed favourably<br />
by NTU as a part-time employment.<br />
As NTU views all part-time works performed by its students as part of the<br />
formal training, all local and internati<strong>on</strong>al undergraduates are exempted from<br />
CPF c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al students who wish to extend their IA period into term time are<br />
required to c<strong>on</strong>tact Mr William Chan of NTU’s Student Affairs Office at Tel:<br />
6790 5153 to apply for a copy of Letter of Endorsement two weeks before IA<br />
ends.<br />
For more details, please visit the SAO’s website,<br />
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Services/StudentServices/studentjobs/Pages/default.aspx<br />
Note:<br />
The Public Liability Policy and the additi<strong>on</strong>al coverage, if any, taken up by the<br />
IA students under the Group Pers<strong>on</strong>al Insurance Policy will be lapsed after<br />
the IA period or it official extended date.<br />
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