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Scholars@Work Mentoring Programme - List of Mentors (Oct 2015 - Mar 2016)

No.

Name

Designation / Position

Department / Faculty

State briefly what are the main job responsibilities that


How many scholar(s) would
the scholars will be expected to do, or your expectations
you like to mentor?
on the scholar(s).
Expectations:
- eager to learn
- responsible

1 Carmen Tang

Manager, Academic Services

School of Computing and IT

1
Main job responsibilities:
- administrative duties in the School
- exposure to counter duties / dealing with other students

2 Cheah Su Ming

3 Dr Chung Tin Fah

4 Dr. Cheah Swi Ee

5 Dr. Latha Ravindran

6 Dr. Veronica Ng

Head/ Systems and Administration Shine Award Centre

Sr Lecturer

Assoc. Dean Postgraduate,


Research & Innovation / Chief
Editor of JIRE /Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

Associate Prof/Deputy Dean

Taylor's Business School

School of Education

School of Education

School of Architecture,
Building & Design

7 Eleen Ooi

Taylors Business School

What category best


describes the nature of the
job scope?

1. Building intra personal skills


2. Understanding how an organized administration helps a
department / organization

Administrative

1. Handling enquiries on the SHINE Award Programme


2. Data entry
3. Promotion of SHINE Events
4. Event Registration
5. Making Phone Calls related to SHINE Enquiries
6. Online advocacy on social media
7. Design work ( highly recommended)

You will learn


communication skills,
how to handle a range of different types of people
how to market a product F2F, online and through social
media

Administrative, Event-based,
Marketing & Multimediarelated

data compilation
Bloomberg
check for typo and spelling mistakes

know how to use Bloomberg


compiling data and running regression
know what the production of a research paper entails editing, checking for bibliography and spelling

Research

1. Administrative work for Centre of Research in Education


and Instructional technologies (CREDIT)
- Reporting to AD research
- Filing, documentation, create data base on research
activities by CREDIT
- Assisting in facilitation of CREDIT activities
2. Administrative work for Journal of Interdisciplinary
Research in Education (JIRE)
- Reporting to the Chief Editor of JIRE
- Maintaining / Updating JIRE web-content
- Create data base & proper documentation for JIRE
- Assisting in correspondences

1. Organisational skills
2. Time management skills
3. Research skills (annotated bibliography, academic
writing, academic publishing related)
4. Communication skills
5. Multimedia-related (marketing & publicity for academic
journal)

Marketing & Multimediarelated, Research

Scholars are expected to assist in research work in terms


of locating materials for literature review as well as
documenting and organizing folders for MQA files.

1. Students are expected to learn some basic insights


about conducting literature review which will be helpful
for their final year
2. Students will learn to be highly skilled and independent
3. they would learn critical thinking skills.

Research

1. Develop a web-site of my personal research and


contribution within the architecture discipline.
2. Develop a book/guide titled "Architecture 101" for new 1. Gain exposure to architecture (research, publication)
students in first year of architecture programme.
3. Layouts for publication and writing.

2-3

Part of the Enterprise and Industry committee team that


works on the following:
Enterprise and Industry
Development Manager

State briefly the scholars expected learning outcome


from their experience working with you

4-5

1. Events planning and execution


2. Co-ordination of communication in School to students
3. Assisting in all E & I activities

1. Time management
2. Systems and process
3. Networking
4. Communication skills
5. Planning and operations
6. Stress management

Event-based, Marketing &


Multimedia-related,
Research

Administrative, Event-based,
Marketing & Multimediarelated, Research, Student
Activities-related

Scholars@Work Mentoring Programme - List of Mentors (Oct 2015 - Mar 2016)

No.

Name

8 Enna Ayub

9 Eugene Leong

10 HELYANA ISMAIL

11 Jaceline Yeoh ( Jacey)

12 Karen Teh

13 Lim Pei Ean

Designation / Position

Lead e-Specialist, Content


Development

A. Professor

SENIOR EXECUTIVE

Department / Faculty

eLearning Academy Content Development Team

School of Medicine

International Office,
STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Executive

International Office, Student


Experience

Lead Business Analyst

Student Central,
Student Experience

Chief Cashier

Finance -Payment Counter

State briefly what are the main job responsibilities that


How many scholar(s) would
the scholars will be expected to do, or your expectations
you like to mentor?
on the scholar(s).

State briefly the scholars expected learning outcome


from their experience working with you

What category best


describes the nature of the
job scope?

1.Do quality assurance on the e-content created


2.Create videos using Powtoon or Videoscribe
3. Assist with creating graphic design - e.g. banners and
thumbnail images
4. Assist with research and writing work

by the end of the experience, they will be able to:


1. create graphics design e.g. banner and thumbnails for
courses
2. analyze content for quality assurance and document
feedback
3. create instructional videos or parts of multimedia effect
for video
4. analysis and compile journals, materials from
books/web for research

e-Content Development,
Multimedia, Instructional
Design, writing, research

1. To assist in performing a comprehensive literature


review of an interesting current medical issue as a coauthor for the main author ( mentor )
2. To be able to assist to write up an original medical
article suitable for a scientific journal publication ( if
accepted ) as a co-author
3. To assist in the finalization of the scientific article for a
scientific journal as a co-author
4 To consent as a co-author whose co-author contribution
will be acknowledged as a co-author ; for the main author
to present the findings in a scientific meeting either
national or international.
5. To acknowledge that the original idea is from the main
author ( mentor ) and to acknowledge as such.
6. To consent expressly, implied and overtly for the main
author or any co-authors to present the data or results in
any scientific forum ( otherwise the research findings are
wasted if not presented at conference or as a publication
).

1. How to perform a literature search


2. How to build up from an original idea
3. How to write up as a co-author
4. How to prepare as a co-author for publication ( if
accepted )
5. How to prepare as a co-author for conference
presentation ( if accepted ).

Student Activities-related,
Medical student
undergraduate teaching

1) TO HELP DATA ENTRY OF PASSPORT ALLOCATION.


2) TO HELP IN DOCUMENTATION REGARDING ALL
PASSPORT ACTIVITIES.
3) TO HELP IN ADMIN WORK. (PHOTOCOPY AND ETC)
4) TO HELP IN FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER PARTIES
REGARDING PASSPORT ACTIVIES.
5) TO HELP IN FILING
6) TO HELP IN OTHER PASSPORT ACTIVIES IF NEEDED.

1) JOB BE MORE SYSTEMATIC


2) TEAMWORK
3) MANAGING THE TASK
4) CUSTOMER RELATION
5) COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Administrative

1) Data entry - assisting on daily report


2) Calling - Call students to submit their passport or any
additional documents.
3) EMGS process - assisting on daily follow up like
photocopy documents, searching for student files etc
4) Filing
5) Helping out at Welcome Receptions briefing and also
while meeting up students to visa purpose

1) An experience to face difficult customers and skills to


solve problems
2) To learn on how to communicate with customers in
efficient way.
3) Learn on how to organize own work in an office and get
to know information regarding to student visa.
4) Bonding and how team working actually works.

Administrative

1. Data Analysis
2. Various aspects of project management
3. Text Analysis, to a certain extent
4. Other Business Analysis work

I would like to request to extend/continue my mentoring


programme with scholar Ti Deng Jay, and likewise, vice
versa.

Research, Business Analysis

1. Filling of bank related letter


2. Key-in excel of daily collection report
3. Admin

the flow of banking related matter, closing of daily report,


customer service, handle of problematic student/parent.

Administrative, Financeconfidential

1-2

2-3

Scholars@Work Mentoring Programme - List of Mentors (Oct 2015 - Mar 2016)

No.

Name

14 Mary Varghese

15 May Wong/Amelia Ooi

Designation / Position

Snr Lecturer

Manager/Project Coordinator

Department / Faculty

School of Liberal Arts and


Sciences

Corporate Social
Responsibilty

State briefly what are the main job responsibilities that


How many scholar(s) would
the scholars will be expected to do, or your expectations
you like to mentor?
on the scholar(s).
1

1. Data collection
2. Library research
3. Coding and organisation of data

State briefly the scholars expected learning outcome


from their experience working with you

What category best


describes the nature of the
job scope?

1. Understand the needs of data collection


2. Develop a basic understanding of qualitative research in
a very focused area.

Research

Task1: A branding exercise for CSR


Mission:
a)To identify possible brand personas for Group CSR
b)The goal post is a Purpose Statement that we can use
to articulate who we are
Timeline: 1 week (from conceptualizing, drafting and final
proposal)
Skillsets: Students from TBS, School of Communications
Advertising and Marketing students. (whichever relevant)
Immediate Vacancies As many students as possible. It
- being supervised in real life work environment in which
can be like a pitch exercise that agencies go through. We
they have the opportunity to put theory into practice.
can even make it fun and offer reward to the winning
- a chance to acquire some generic employability skills,
which help them to easily transition from the learning
Another option is for this to be a project that a class can
institution to employment.
take on?
- improve in their use of technologies, ability to take
criticism, and to see the bigger picture

Marketing & Multimediarelated, Student Activitiesrelated

Task 2: Research/Survey with students


Mission:
a)
To go undercover and seek opinions on TEGs CSR
reputation with the students
b)To compile a report of their findings
Timeline: 1 week (on ground survey)
Skillsets: English speaking, sociable, influencers in the
schools/community
Immediate Vacancies As many scholars as possible

16 Mindy Tay

17 Monica Pheny

Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

School of Education

Taylor's Business School

1-2

1. To commit consistently to tasks associated with their


learning goals.
2. To discuss and agree and have follow-up meetings on
tasks planned.
3. To assist students with academic difficulties in areas
which the scholars are good/capable at - example: helping
someone improve their English/writing skills.

1. To realize their potential and interest in providing


academic assistance or in doing community services.
2. To reflect on and explore the use of e-portfolio in
documenting their learning experiences

1) Deeper understanding of business, especially


accounting - I think this would be particularly useful for
those students who found accounting a challenging
Develop interesting games for teaching students Principles subject;
of Accounting (Foundation). I have already developed one 2) Teaching methodology for the current generation Board Game and find that students have responded well. using initiative and creativity to improve teaching
So am looking to extend this to other areas and using
methodology so that it suits the current generation
different games and delivery modes.
without sacrificing the learning outcomes;
3) Project management from inception to completion
including development, planning, identification of
resources and product development.

Research, Student Activitiesrelated

Teaching and Learning

Scholars@Work Mentoring Programme - List of Mentors (Oct 2015 - Mar 2016)

No.

Name

Designation / Position

Department / Faculty

State briefly what are the main job responsibilities that


How many scholar(s) would
the scholars will be expected to do, or your expectations
you like to mentor?
on the scholar(s).
Competencies:
1) Technical literacies (e.g. search free apps
enthusiastically) - most important of all
2) Creativity/ Problem-solving/Reasoning
3) Positive Attitude
4) Tenacity

18 ROBIN CHENG

LECTURER

TBS

19 Sally Choong

Manager

Business Development

20 Shandy

Assistant Manager

Finance

21 SITI AMIRA ADENAN

22 Siti Sara Ain Hairuddin

EXECUTIVE

Promotions and Communication


Exec

International Office,
STUDENT EXPERIENCE

SHINE AWARD CENTRE

State briefly the scholars expected learning outcome


from their experience working with you

What category best


describes the nature of the
job scope?

Learning Outcome:
1) To develop innovative design of educational board
games
2) To prepare prototyping of educational board games

References:
Main Job responsibilities
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Board-Game
1) To create educational board game - Level 2 and Level 3 http://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/how-todifficulty levels
learn-board-game-design-and-development--gamedev2) To conduct feasibility, review outcome and edit board 11607
game from (my) students who are test groups (e.g. ease of http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.cagifted.org/resource/res
use, are students feeling excited)
mgr/Conference_2015/Board_game_presentation.pdf

Class Teaching related


activities

Roles:
1. Data update
2. Administration Work
3. Analysis
4. Event

Student will have experience on event running, analysis


Administrative, Event-based,
based on the live data on project as well as administration
Research
process.

Administrative work in credit control and assist to call


student and parents to remind outstanding fees.

- The scholar should be able to communicate with student


and parents and find out dispute, reason for delay and
negotiate to close the outstanding.

Administrative

1. Data entry
2. Help collect documents from SASs
3. Filing
4. Help sort out documents
5. Insert cheque into renewal application documents
6. Call students as a reminder to submit documents for
renewal or cancellation
7. help check whether name list is tally or not

1. they can learn to do data entry


2. they can know briefly the steps of renewing student's
visa
3. create strong bond between staff and student

Administrative

1 student

1. Designing Promotion Materials.


2. Able to use Adobe Illustrator and Indesign
3.Creative!

They will have a better idea to design eye-catching poster


and others promotion materials.

Marketing & Multimediarelated

Scholars with design background are preferred.

23 Sophea Tan

Executive

International Office,
STUDENT EXPERIENCE

2 scholars

Main responsibilities:
1) Organisation of students record filing
2) Reports upkeeping of data including keying in
information
3) Any others

1)
2)
3)
4)

Communication
Accuracy & consistency
Responsibility
Record keeping / filing

Administrative

Scholars@Work Mentoring Programme - List of Mentors (Oct 2015 - Mar 2016)

No.

Name

24 Sukhminder Kaur

25 Susheela

Designation / Position

SOCIT FYE Coordinator

PALS executive

Department / Faculty

School of Computing and IT

Student Success Centre

State briefly what are the main job responsibilities that


How many scholar(s) would
the scholars will be expected to do, or your expectations
you like to mentor?
on the scholar(s).

State briefly the scholars expected learning outcome


from their experience working with you

What category best


describes the nature of the
job scope?

1. Need only those who can spare their time for any given
task.
2. Need an active participant and not waiting to be called
at all times.
3. Has interest in completing 'Task/Event/Activities'.
4. Don't wish to hear excuses after excuses, with classes or
assignments.
5. Need a good role player, leadership qualities and
committed.
6. Able to work in a short notice with meetings,
workshops, community service, and participate all events
and organizes it.
7. Able to manage your time well.
8. A good team player and able to work at ad hoc.

1. Able to be an Independent student.


Administrative, Event-based,
2. Able to acquire Interpersonal Skills, Intrapersonal Skills.
Marketing & Multimedia3. Able to gain knowledge in prioritize which goals are
related, Research, Student
most important.
Activities-related, Interest In
4. Able to structure for co-curriular programs.
Photography
5. Able to be active at all times

1) monitor my PALS session attendance


2) analyze the student feedback on PALS sessions
3) analyze mark analysis for student who attended PALS
on those who are not attended
4) compile the attendance on PALS sessions for the claims
purpose

1) students can play a lot with the data by using excel and
SPSS
2) student can share on how PALS actually works to help
student
3) student will know more on flow of PALS sessions

Administrative

Students will get to know how to do some clerical works in


the office.
They can create their creativity on how to do a task when
given to them.
Get to know staff from other department.

Administrative

Job Responsibility

26 Vivien Koh

Senior Admin Executive

School of Communication,
Academic Services

To assists Data Entry into the system,


- To assist enrollment matters,
- To do scanning documents in the system and filing into
the students file.
- To assist and meeting people during event example
Orientation.
- Stationery Stock Check.
- To assist among my colleagues, if needed helps.
Expectation
-Student must be very meticulous when key data entry,
filing and Scanning documents in the system.
- Good attitude and likes to meet people around.

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