Admin Briefing Slides (Oct 22)_DBP.pdf

Admin Briefing Slides (Oct 22)_DBP.pdf

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  October 2022 Semester AdministrativeBriefing
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  Safe Management Measures@ TP For the well-being of yourself and other students, we seek your cooperation to observe the following Safe Management Measures to help TP maintain a Safe Campus: • Please visit this website for the latest updates https://www.tp.edu.sg/covid-19.html
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  Access to TP •Points of Entry: East Gate, Main Gates, West Gate and Pedestrian overhead bridge. • All gates closed at the following timings except West Gate which is open 24hrs daily. Weekdays: 10:30pm Saturdays: 6:00pm Sundays/PH: Closed • Students requiring Special Educational Needs Support Assistance: Contact Student Support & Career Services @ 6780 5959
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  Health Declaration • HealthDeclaration (if you are tested COVID positive) https://go.gov.sg/tp-covidhealth
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  Attendance • Students haveto achieve at least a 50% attendance rate for face-to- face & synchronous online (MS Teams) lessons in each module of the course. • Students who do NOT meet the 50% will still get to complete the module, but will get a non-graded pass (Pass vs Fail), as compared to normal grades (A, B, C etc.) • MC & Leave of Absence (LOA) are not part of the 50% attendance. • Students are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in all online lessons to ensure a fruitful learning experience.
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  Attendance To adhere toSSG’s new requirement on record keeping for all synchronous online lessons (conducted via MS Teams), we would like to seek your cooperation on the following: • Switch on your web cam for attendance-taking. Your lecturer will let you know when to switch on the web cam so that he/she can do a screen shot. You may switch off your web cam after attendance is taken. • All synchronous online lessons will be recorded from start till end, and the videos will be stored for SSG’s audit purpose. Please rest assured that only authorised staff has access to the videos.
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  Submission of MC/LOA Lessonmissed LOA/MC Normal Lesson • NOT covered by LOA/MC (counted as absent) • Only reservist duties or long-term hospitalization leave (e.g. 1 full-month hospitalization) will be covered (counted as present) • Must provide valid documentation such as SAF100 or official medical MC • Submit Hospitalization MC/Official Call-up Notice to tutor, cc TSA programme officer • Students need to catch up on the teaching progress on their own. They can access POLITEMall for the teaching materials for self- study and contact their tutors if they need help on clarification. Lesson with assessment component (e.g. class test, quiz, assignment, presentation) • Lesson is still counted as absent • But the assessment component is covered if valid MC/LOA submitted within 1 week of absence. • Submit MC/LOA to tutor, cc TSA programme officer • Students with approved LOA/MC will be eligible for retest / rollover / other alternatives as per teaching team’s decisions • Tutor will notify student of decision • If students with approved LOA/MC are given retests, they CANNOT take LOA/MC again for the retest. • Students without approved LOA/MC will be deemed as sat for & failed the assessment (given zero) • (e.g. if subject X has 16 lessons and the student attended only 7 lessons, the student will be considered as NOT met the attendance requirement even if he/she has MC/LOA for all the 9 absences. The student must have attended at least 8 lessons.) Final Exam (during exam week) • LOA/MC required to be submitted within 48 hours of absence from exam • Students with approved LOA/MC will be notified by exam committee • The examination period is indicated in the CET Academic Calendar. • Please note that examination dates may not coincide with lesson dates. • There is no supplementary examination for this course. • All students are given one attempt at the examination • Note: Due to COVID, currently all CET subjects in DBP are converted to 100% coursework without a final exam during exam week
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  Punctuality • Students areadvised to be punctual & should stay in class/MS teams during lessons. • Tutors reserved the right to mark a student as absent if he/she attends classes very late or if he/she is not in class for most of the lesson.
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  Ground Rules toObserve for Synchronous Online Lessons (conducted via MS Teams) • Switch off your mic and web cam during the online lesson. • Join the class 10 minutes prior to the start of the lesson so that the lecturer can take note of your attendance. • Lecturer will inform you when to switch on your web cam for attendance- taking (you may switch off the web cam after attendance is taken) • Use the “raise hand” function if you have any questions during the online lesson. • Post your questions in the meeting chat during the online lesson instead of interrupting your lecturer. Please do not post irrelevant chats.
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  Student Code ofConduct (Please click on the red underlined text for more details) • Student Code of Conduct for CET Students • TP Students Conduct & Discipline Regulations • Student Disciplinary Policy • Student Plagiarism Policy • Social Media Guidelines • Copyright
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  MOE Bursary • SingaporeCitizens taking their 1st CET Diploma may apply for the MOE Bursary. • Application Period: 14 Nov – 28 Nov 2022 Details will be announced on the CET Student Portal.
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  MC/PDC Progression to April2023 • Look out for the Payment Advice Notification on the CET Student Portal in Jan/Feb 2023. • Please make payment for the course fee by the stipulated deadline, or it will be assumed that you are taking a semester break for Apr 2023 semester. • Timetable for the Apr 2023 semester will be sent to you via email 3 weeks before the semester starts on 17 Apr 2023. • Results for the Oct 2022 semester will be released on the CET Student Portal on end Mar/early Apr 2023.
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  Bring Your OwnDevice (BYOD) (Please click on the red underlined text for more details) • TP WIFI • POLITEmall – to access your notes & learning materials. • CET Student Portal – to access important announcements/information, results, payment advice etc. • TP Student Email – for official notifications & announcements. Please check your TP Student email frequently and correspond with us via this email. • Microsoft Teams – your lecturers will be using online platforms such as Microsoft Teams to engage you in your learning. To prepare and familiarise yourself with MS Teams, please click here to view the video guide.
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  Microsoft Student Advantage Programme •Students can install Microsoft Office software for free on their personal computers through the Microsoft 365 Student Use Benefits programme. • More details can be found here
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  For Technical Assistance… •Reset password for POLITEmall & TP Student Email: https://www.office.com Click on ‘Forgot my password’ • Reset password for CET Student Portal and Wifi: https://apps.tp.edu.sg/tpaccount Select ‘Reset Password’ and ‘CET Student’ • Contact IT Service Management Centre (ITSM): Tel: 6780 5933 Email: itsm@tp.edu.sg Operating Hours Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 9.30pm (except for September vacation period where the closing time will be 6.30pm).
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  Library • Click hereon library guides and click here to check out the digital resources available online 24/7 • Contact Library at: Tel: 6780 5772 Email: AskLib@tp.edu.sg Operating Hours: Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 6.00pm Saturday, Sunday & PH: CLOSED
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  How to locateyour lesson venue? Example* ( EW 1A-03-81 ) Block name Block number Level number Unit number *Please refer to your timetable for your actual lesson venue.
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  We wish yousuccess and a fruitful learning experience at Temasek Polytechnic!