DUE DATES RESEARCH
STUDY I RESEARCH STUDY II
15th Dis 2016
(Thursday)
(revision week)
Students submit research
proposal (Chapter 1, 2, 3 and
research instrument) to
supervisor for evaluation
- hard copy
- ring binding
- white front cover
* TESL (MPZ/MPPZ) students
are required to submit another
copy to TESL Programme
Coordinator
Students need to submit:
TO SUPERVISOR
* 1 (one) copy of research report (All chapters), and
* 1 (one) article related to student’s research
TO THE FACULTY
* 1 (one) copy to the faculty academic office
* Submission form of Research Study II report – must be
approved and signed by supervisor(s) (Please note that the
Faculty will not accept the Research Study II report without
this completed form)
Please abide by the following criteria for your research
report:
1) Ring binding,
2) Front cover:
a) Research title with less than 15 words (based on UTM
title guideline)
b) Program of study (i.e: MPPA/ MPPB/ MPPC etc.)
c) DO NOT TYPE any identification like your name and
supervisor (s) name anywhere in your report (for blind
evaluation purpose)
d) Blue front cover
e) Please include all relevant materials related to your
research (eg: module, instrument, courseware (cd))
DUE DATES RESEARCH
STUDY I RESEARCH STUDY II
18th Dis
2016(Sunday) Faculty distributes Research Study II report to Examiner for
evaluation
1st Jan 2017
(Sunday)
Supervisor of Research
Study I submits mark
(max=100%) of their
students to the Faculty
1) Supervisor of Research Study II submits mark (max=70%) of
their students to the Faculty
2) Examiner :
- submits mark (max=30%) of the evaluated Research Study II
report to the Faculty
- returns the evaluated Research Study II report and comments
(for students to make correction) to the Faculty
2nd Jan 2017
(Monday)
Faculty returns the evaluated Research Study II report to the
students (students will be contacted to collect their report)
Students need to:
- discuss Examiner’s comments with supervisor
- make correction(s) based on Examiner’s comments if
necessary
- Make corrections to article if necessary
12th Jan 2016
(Thursday)
Students submit to the Faculty:
1)2 copies (hard cover) of Research Study II report
2)2 CDs that consist of Microsoft word and PDF files of the
Research Study II report
3)Completed Research Study II report submission form
4)Upload report and article in e-project system (please visit
educ.utm.my and click to sistem e-project)
Regulations and Guidelines
Percentage of assessment from supervisor and examiner
- RS I : 100% from supervisor
- RS II : 70% from supervisor & 30% from examiner *
Students can fail if marks from examiner is ≤ 12% from examiner (regardless of supervisor’s mark). A separate discussion will be conducted for such cases to verify the results. The affected students will be ask to attend.
ASSESSMENT
Research study 1
Research study 2
Supervisor
(100%)
Supervisor
70%
Examiner
30% Pass >12
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Article
Regulations and Guidelines
• Thesis manual – check SPS website/
faculty website • http://sps.utm.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edit-UTM-
Thesis-Manual-TERKINI-SIAP-140920151.pdf
Attendance • Attendance :
regular
meetings with
supervisor is a
must.
• Attendance
and
commitment is
part of
assessment.
• Monitoring
using e-Project.
Regulations and Guidelines
• RSII – article is part of
supervisor’s assessment
• Plagiarism – students can
be penalized for plagiarism.
• Submission of RSII report
to the faculty must be within
the dates assigned. Late
submission will not be
entertained.
Words of advice
Regular meetings/communication with supervisor
Plan well
Don’t procrastinate
Research skills
– literature search and research methodology + statistics
Integrity & ethics
Resources – PSZ : journals, databases. Make full use of UTM facilities.
RS topics must align with your programme
Knowing your strength and weaknesses