2. Welcome to TP
• A warm welcome to TP family
• As a part-time Full-Qualification student, you are also
known as a Continuing Education Training (CET)
student.
• Temasek SkillsFuture Academy (TSA) works with the
respective Schools to manage your Diploma or
Specialist Diploma programmes.
• Please get to know your Programme Coordinator
(from School) and Programme OIC (from TSA).
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3. Access to TP
Opening hours
• West Gate: 24 hrs daily
• Other gates:
Mondays to Fridays:
0630 - 2230 hrs
Saturdays:
0630 – 1800 hrs
Sundays/Public Holidays: Closed
• Students requiring Special
Educational Needs Support
Assistance: Contact Student Support
& Career Services @ 6780 5959
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East
Gate
West
Gate
Main Gates &
Pedestrian
overhead bridge
4. Attendance
• Students have to achieve at least a 50% attendance rate for
face-to-face & synchronous online (MS Teams) lessons in
each module of the course.
• The affected module(s) which the required minimum
attendance is not met will be awarded with only a maximum
grade of “P” (non-graded pass), with an associated grade
point of 1.0.
• 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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5. Attendance
To adhere to SSG’s 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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6. Submission of MC/LOA
Lesson missed LOA/MC
Normal Lesson
• NOT covered by LOA/MC (counted as ABSENT even with MC/LOA)
• 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 within 1 week of absence
• 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 even with MC/LOA
• 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
• 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
• The examination period is indicated in the CET Academic Calendar.
• Note: Due to COVID, currently all CET subjects in DBP are converted to 100% coursework without a final exam during exam week
7. Punctuality
• Students are advised to be punctual & should stay in class/MS
teams during lessons.
• Tutors reserve 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.
8. Ground Rules to Observe 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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9. Student Code of Conduct
(Please click on the blue 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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10. MOE Bursary
• Singapore Citizens taking their 1st CET Diploma may
apply for the MOE Bursary.
• Application Period: 15 - 29 May 2023
Details will be announced on the CET Student Portal.
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11. New CET Student Portal
• A new CET Student Portal will be launched in the
second half of 2023.
• Admin matters related to October 2023 semester (e.g.
Timetable and Payment Advice Notification for
October 2023 semester) will be made available in this
new CET Student Portal.
• Please stay tuned for the guides on how to navigate
the new CET Student portal.
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12. MC/PDC Progression to
October 2023
• Look out for the Payment Advice Notification in
August/September 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 October 2023 semester.
• Timetable for the October 2023 semester will be made
available on the 3 weeks before the semester starts on 30
October 2023.
• Results for the April 2023 semester will be released in the
week of 18 September 2023.
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13. Bring Your Own Device (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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Library
• Click here on 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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17. How to locate your 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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18. We wish you success and a
fruitful learning experience at
Temasek Polytechnic!
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