Masters by Coursework
Orientation Briefing
Monday, 5 August 2013
Assoc Prof Isabella Wong
Sub Dean, Higher Professional Learning Degrees
Higher Degree Students in NIE (as of February 2013)
Masters by Research
MA and MSc
59
Masters by
Coursework
MA and MSc
688
M Ed
1,154
MEA (International)
112
Master of Teaching
23
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
212
Doctor in Education (EdD Dual Award with
Institute of Education, University of London)
14
NIE Doctor in Education
56
Outline of Briefing
Administrative • Important contacts and sources
• Procedural matters
matters
Examination
matters
Paths to
graduation
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Requirements and Performance
• Coursework + dissertation
• Complete coursework
Succeeding in • Useful tips for graduate students
your studies • Code of conduct
Important Contacts
Contact Point
Matters
Student Services Centre
Blk 3b, NIE Student Hub (Level 1)
General services
IT Services Hub
 Blk 3b, NIE Student Hub (Level 1)
 6790 3033
 [email protected]
Computer-related enquires
Office of Academic Administration Course Related:
& Services
-Course Registration
[email protected]
-Course Withdrawal
-Course Accreditation/Exemption
Office of Academic Administration Student Records
& Services
[email protected]
Important Contacts
Contact Point
Course Coordinator
Academic Areas
Individual course matters
Academic Group
Matters directly related to
Programme Coordinator your programme
GPL Office
Front office counter
 6790 3929
 [email protected]

Higher degree academic
matters
Information Sources
Information Source
Areas
NIE Website

General NIE matters
 General programme
information
NIE Portal

Blackboard (The e-learning
platform in NIE)
 Information and learning
materials for individual
courses
Announcements
 Student Handbook
 Downloadable forms
 Updating of your addresses
and phone numbers
Important Procedural Matters
Leave of Absence
Course Registration
Online Add/Drop and Confirmation
Course Deferment
Programme / Course Withdrawal
Extension of Candidature
Course Registration
- NIE Portal
http://teachers.nie.edu.sg/mainpage/index.jsp
Examination Matters
Grade Point Average (GPA) System
Examples:
Letter Grade
Grade Point
A
5.00
B
3.50
C+
2.50
F
0.00
Examination Matters
 Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) - an average of all
courses in any term of study
 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) - an average
of all courses up to the time of calculation of the GPA
Minimum TGPA/ CGPA:
2.50
Examination Matters
 Graduation Requirements
 Successful completion of all course requirements
 30 Academic Units
 A minimum CGPA of 2.50
 Satisfactory Academic Performance
 In any term of study - a minimum TGPA of 2.50.
Examination Matters
 Poor Academic Performance
 TGPA below 2.50: Academic reminder
 TGPA below 2.50 for two consecutive terms of
study: Termination
Paths to Graduation
10 courses
(30 AUs)
8 courses +
a
dissertation
(30 AUs)
Master’s degree
The Complete Coursework Route
Complete 8
courses in
your
programme/
specialisation
Select an open
elective
(9th course)
Do MMM800
Critical Inquiry
(10th course)
The Dissertation Route
Course
completion
At least 6
courses
(before
exercising
option)
Minimum
CGPA
3.50
Supervision
Availability of
faculty
members
Research
Topic
Academic
Group’s
special
requirements
Useful tips for succeeding as a graduate student
1. Plan and read ahead, and manage your time.
2.Take responsibility for your own learning and
progress.
3. Ask those close to you for support and approach
them for help when necessary.
4. Familiarise yourself with important procedures.
5. Get to know your programme coordinator and
course lecturers.
6. Co-operate with your classmates for mutual help
and support.
7. Understand what is expected of Master’s degree
work.
8. Develop skills for creative and critical thinking.
9. Develop good academic writing, discussion and
presentation skills.
10. Make good use of resources from the Library and
Information Services in NIE.
Postgraduate Students’ Personal Code of Conduct
Excellence
Quality
Academic
Honesty
Academic Dishonesty
Plagiarism
Collusion
• Submission of the work of another person as
your own or reproduction of ideas or
statements of another person without
acknowledgement
• Copying another student’s work with or without
their knowledge
Complicity
• Allowing another student to practise collusion
SelfPlagiarism
• Also known as “double dipping” - submitting a
whole paper previously submitted to satisfy the
requirements for another course or a substantial
portion of it to fulfill a course requirement.
Academic Dishonesty
 Do not commit acts of academic dishonesty.
 Such acts constitute serious academic misconduct.
 You will be subject to strong disciplinary actions.
NIE Portal → Academics → Graduate Programmes →
NIE Academic Integrity Framework
• NIE Academic Integrity Framework document
• E-briefing on Plagiarism and Referencing
NIE Graduate Students’
Commitments, Capacities and Competencies
C
ommitments
C
apacities
C
ompetencies
Expanded
knowledge
of disciplines
and beyond
Enhanced
leadership
abilities
Dispositions of
scholarly
engagement
Enhanced
communication
competencies
Habit of
mind for
critical
inquiry
Expanded knowledge of
discipline and beyond
Graduation is only a
concept. In real life
every day you graduate.
Graduation is a process
that goes on until the
last day of your life. If
you can grasp that,
you'll make a difference.
— Arie Pencovici
Best of success and all joys in your graduate student journey!
BRIEFING
BY PROGRAMME
COORDINATORS
Briefing
by Programme
Coordinators
Programmes: Master of Arts
Programme
Programme Coordinator
Venue
MA (Applied Linguistics)
Asst/P Csilla Weninger
NIE 7-01-TR703
MA (Counselling & Guidance)
Dr Lee Boon Ooi
NIE 7-01-TR704
MA (Education Management)
Dr Zhang Yenming
NIE 7-01-TR705
MA in Humanities Education
Asst/P Ho Li Ching
Asst/P Ivy Maria Lim
NIE 7-01-TR706
BRIEFING
BY PROGRAMME
COORDINATORS
Briefing
by Programme
Coordinators
Programme: Master of Education
Programme
Curriculum & Teaching
Early Childhood
English Language
English Literature
Primary
Special Education
Programme Coordinator
A/P Jasmine Sim
Asst/P Yang Chien-Hui
Asst/P Shih Chih-Min
Asst/P Warren Liew
Dr Chew Lee Chin
Asst/P Noel Chia Kok Hwee
Venue
NIE 7-01-TR707
NIE 7-01-TR708
NIE 7-01-TR709
NIE 7-01-TR710
NIE 7-01-TR712