Monday, September 15, 2008

An analysis of how well prepared are NUS students for the workforce

Research Question
Are Science undergraduates in NUS equipped with the necessary skills to prepare them for the workforce?

Hypothesis
Introducing compulsory social skill workshops in the curriculum could better prepare science undergraduates for the work force

Problem statement
Science students in NUS may be equipped with all the necessary academic skills and knowledge during their course of studies. However, they may not be equipped with the necessary skills needed to prepare them for the workforce.

Audience / Readers
Our targeted readers are student welfare committee for the department of Science Club and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies for Science.

Our potential readers are Science undergraduates in NUS.

Purpose statement
The objective of this report is to find out if the academic system employed by NUS prepares science undergraduates well for the workforce.

Methodology
We will be conducting a survey with 100 NUS students comprising of Year 2-4 students regarding their opinion on how well NUS prepare them for the future workforce.

In addition, we will be interviewing the dean of undergraduate studies on how the curriculum is decided and to obtain employment statistics of science graduates in different sectors of the workforce.

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