Professional Communication

Sunday, September 14, 2008 2:21 PM

Proposal

The implementation of Vacation Internship Programme (VIP) and Industrial Attachment (IA) in the Life Science Curriculum

Research Questions

We would like to know:
- Whether there are difficulties in securing an internship?
- What are the difficulties students are facing?
- What students think of the advantages and disadvantages of IA and VIP?
- Whether students are interested in doing a VIP/IA?
- Whether a collaboration between NUS and Life Science related companies is possible

Hypothesis

Life Science students are having difficulties sourcing for industrial attachments and are interested in doing Vacation Internship Program (VIP) and Industrial Attachment (IA) if they are given the opportunity to do so.

Problem Statement

The objective of the study is to analyse if the implementation IA and VIP programme would solve the difficulties faced by Life Science students in their search for internship opportunities.

Audience

The target audiences of the research project are NUS science dean and Life Science Undergraduate planning committee

Purpose Statement

The objective of this report is to
1) Inform the Science Dean and Life Science undergraduate curriculum planning committee of the difficulties that Life Science are facing when sourcing for internship opportunities.
2) Discuss the feasibility of a possible collaboration between Life Science department and industrial companies for IA and VIP programme.
3) Convince the Life Science undergraduate curriculum planning committee to provide modular credits for students who undertake the IA or VIP programme.


Methodology

A either-or and scaling online questionnaire using surveymonkey was used to seek students’ opinion regarding the VIP and IA programme. One hundred finalized forms were each distributed to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year Life Science students randomly during the recess week. We provided different links for year 2, 3 and 4 students so as to aid us in our tabulation process. Results automatically tabulated by surveymonky were used in our report analysis.

In addition, a different set of questionnaires were handed out to Life Science related companies to seek their opinion on the feasibility of the possible collaboration with NUS Life Science department.


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