Defence of Research Proposal

Dear All,

Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to all postgraduate students, Faculty of Accountancy.

Please be informed that all Defence of Research Proposal( DRP) will be conducted at the Faculty of Accountancy and no more at IPSIS with immediate effect. To all Semester Two students (PhD and Master by Research), and also Sem. 3 students who had not presented before, please read carefully the following guidelines for the preparation of your DRP.

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY STUDENT:

1.    BEFORE PROPOSAL DEFENCE

1.    Prepare three (3) copies of research proposal:

1.    Three (3) copies sent to Faculty Head of Postgraduate Studies

2.    Research Proposals must be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software. The similarity index must be less than 30%. The proposal must be attached with the Attendance Confirmation Form endorsed and the Turnitin Originality Report endorsed by the Main Supervisor.

3.    Research Proposals and attachments must be delivered to the Faculty before 19^th APRIL 2013.

4.    Attached is the Research Proposal format for your attention.

2.    PROPOSAL DEFENCE DAY

1.    Students are given 30 to 40 minutes to present and answer questions from Panel of Assessors.

2.    A computer and LCD is provided by the Faculty.

3.    Please make five (5) copies of Powerpoint handouts (refer attachment) for Panel of Assessors during the Defence session.

4.    The Powerpoint presentation will be a brief summary of the complete Research Proposal sent earlier to the  Faculty.

5.    Please bring the original copy of the IGS Research Skills Certificate on the DRP registration day at the Faculty. Students without the Certificate will not be allowed to defend their proposals.

6.    Complete student information on the DRP Assessment Form (4 copies) to be submitted to Faculty of Accountancy.

3.    ATTACHMENT

1.    Defence of Research Proposal Schedule

2.    Format of Title Page

3.    Contents of Research Proposal (hard – copy)

4.    Powerpoint Format for Presentation

5.    Attendance Confirmation Form

6.    DRP Correction Verification Form

4.    FORMAT FOR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

1.    Full title of the research

2.    Background of the problem/ Study

3.    Problem Statement / problem identification

4.    Research Objective / Research Questions

5.    Scope and limitation of the study

6.    Conceptual Framework (if applicable)

7.    Research Methodology / Research Design / Sampling / Data Collection / Plan for Data Analysis

8.    Significance of study

5.    CONTENTS OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Research proposal is a written statement of the research design that includes a statement explaining the objective of the study and a detailed, systematic outline of a particular research methodology. Normally, the research proposal for a Master / PhD degree includes the following elements:

1.    Full title of the research

2.    Background of the problem/ Study

3.    Problem statement / thesis statement / problem identification

4.    Research Objective / Research Questions

5.    Scope and limitation of the study

6.    Significance of study

7.    Conceptual Framework (if applicable)

8.    Hypotheses

9.    Research methodology / research design / Sampling / Data Collection / Plan for Data Analysis

10.  List of references

6.    Notes for students

1.    The suitable length of research proposal is different from one field to another. Please refer to your supervisor

2.    Please do not include the whole chapter of your literature review in the research proposal.

Thank you,

Dr. Azmi Abdul Hamid

Head, Postgraduate Department,

Faculty of Accountancy,

UiTM, Shah Alam