Date

Activity (left column: research / right column; computer)

Mar.31 (Sun)

JL090: 1815 (NRT) →0740+1 (AKL)

NZ056: 1600 (AKL) →0030 (APW)

Apr.1 (Mon)

Easter (Samoan National Holiday)

Apr.2 (Tue)

930Visiting JICA local office

1030Mtg. With Fulisia and faculties at NUS

Self-introduction

Presentation;

Purpose of visiting

Life style related diseases in childhood in Japan

To make sure the schedule

Set up

Connecting cables, application install, etc.

Mtg. with NUS system administrator

Making e-mail accounts for researchers

Connecting to the internet

Making sure whether they work

Apr.3 (Wed)

Mtg. with NUS researchers*

In order to establish research plan, discuss about;

Title

Purpose

Method (Sampling, Data Collection etc.)

Ethical issues

Possible limitations

Discussion toward finalizing the questionnaire for a pre-test.

Discussion about how to manipulate a computer (start, shutdown, keyboard, mouse etc.)

Apr.4 (Thu)

Ditto

Discussion about;

-how to use Microsoft Excel

-how to make worksheet for data input

Apr.5 (Fri)

Deliver the questionnaire to convenient sample (for example; children of NUS faculties or students in elementary school in Samoa)

Ditto

Apr.6 (Sat)

Apr.7 (Sun)

Apr.8 (Mon)

Collecting qustionnaire

Discussion about;

Handling data

Analyze data

Discussion towards final questionnaire for the survey

Discussion about;

-how to handle data (coding, input)

-how to analyze data (statistics basics, cross-tab by using Microsoft Excel)

Apr.9 (Tue)

Ditto

Ditto

Apr.10 (Wed)

Reviewing research plan.

Establish final questionnaire

Discussion about;

-how to use Microsoft Word

-how to make reports by using Microsoft Word

Apr.11 (Thu)

Discussion about the outcome of activities.

Making brief report.

Ditto

Apr.12 (Fri)

Meeting with Fulisia and faculties in NUS

Report: the outcome of this visit

Sharing the outcome report

Visiting JICA local office

Apr.13 (Sat)

NZ061: 0430 (APW)→0735+1 (AKL)

Apr.14 (Sun)

NZ033: 0830 (AKL) →1625 (NRT)

JL053: 1815 (NRT) →1925 (Nagoya)