Research Skills for Social Services Mentoring Programme (August 2021)
Research Mentoring Abstract Booklet
Registration
Interested applicants can register for the course via NUS Online Application Portal.
Registration closes on 25 July 2021.
Kindly note that in addition to registering through the NUS Online Application Portal, interested applicants must submit a brief research proposal at this link.
About
This 13-week course is a research mentoring programme that offers social service professionals an opportunity to complete a small-scale research project with guidance from experienced researcher-mentors. Participants in this programme will be supported by workshops, peer group discussions, and regular feedback from mentors. Throughout the programme, social service professionals will be guided from the conceptualisation of the research problem to data collection, data analysis, and presentation of their research findings.
While the workshops and mentors may provide support on specific research methods or skills, these would tailor towards the needs and requirements of the research projects proposed. The programme strives to provide a holistic guidance and support on the different stages of research for each proposed research project.
Programme Structure
The research mentoring programme will be conducted over 13 weeks. There will be 2 full-day workshops, 6 mentoring sessions, and 1 end-of-course graduation presentation.
• Workshop 1: 2 Aug 2021, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Online)
• Workshop 2: 3 Aug 2021, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Online)
• 6 mentoring sessions: to be arranged with mentors (Online)
• Graduation presentation (for participants): 2 Nov 2021 (TBC)
Programme Mentors
Dr Neo Yu Wei is a Senior Research Fellow at the Social Service Research Centre (SSR), NUS. She obtained her postgraduate degrees from the disciplines of sociology and public policy. She advocates for qualitative research methods that are more meaningful, participatory and collaborative for social services.
Dr Charmaine Lee is a Research Fellow at the Social Service Research Centre (SSR), NUS. She believes that good research comes with a good dose of fun and common sense. Charmaine loves to experiment with various study designs and methods when evaluating programmes amidst multiple constraints. With her varied experience in healthcare, business development and the social services, she is eager to address complex issues that matter in the sector.
Dr Ng Guat Tin is an Associate at the Social Service Research Centre (SSR), NUS. Her past research and evaluation studies were related to recovery from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, well-being of older persons, family caregiving, family violence, training needs assessment, and service design. Her current research interests include aged care, family caregiving, transnational families, and documentation of social services.
Programme Fee
This course is SSG-approved. Participants who are Singaporeans or Singaporean Permanent Residents will be eligible for 70% of the course fees, excluding GST. Singaporean participants who are aged 40 years old and above will be eligible for higher subsidies of up to 90% of course fees. Participants must record at least 75% attendance, and pass all assessment components, to be eligible for SSG funding.
Programme Fee Breakdown
