DRP, Progress Presentation and Workshops (PG Events June-August 2013)

Dear students,

Hope all of you are in good health and progressing well in your research. For your information, the following are events that will be conducted in the month of June, July and August 2013.

Defence Research Proposal (DRP)

The DRP is scheduled on the 3rd July 2013 (Wednesday). The recent Jawatankuasa Kecil Akademik Pengajian Siswazah (Postgraduate Academic Sub-Committee) meeting which was held on 23rd May 2013 had decided that with immediate effect, the following GUIDELINES must be observed:

1)   PhD Programme

DRP is COMPULSARY for 2nd semester (full time) students and 3rd semester (part time) students. 2nd semester (full time)/3rd semester (part time) students who failed to prepare themselves for DRP in the 2nd semester (full time)/3rd semester (part time) will get the First Warning (Amaran 1). Then, if they failed in the 3rd semester (full time)/4th semester (part time), they will get the Second Warning (Amaran 2). If they still failed to prepare themselves for DRP in the 4th semester (full time)/5th semester (part time), the students will be DISMISSED (Gugur Taraf).

2)   Master by Research Programme

DRP is COMPULSARY for 1st semester (full time) students and 2nd semester (part time) students. 1st semester (full time)/2nd semester (part time) students who failed to prepare themselves for DRP in the 1st semester (full time)/2nd semester (part time) will get the First Warning (Amaran 1). Then, if they failed in the 2nd semester (full time)/3rd semester (part time), they will get the Second Warning (Amaran 2). If they still failed to prepare themselves for DRP in the 3rd semester (full time)/4th semester (part time), the students will be DISMISSED.

As such, those going for DRP in July 2013 are required to submit their written research proposal to the Postgraduate Department latest by 19th June 2013 (Wednesday). We need your cooperation in submitting the research proposal on time as panel experts need enough time to read the proposal. Any late submission will not be entertained.

Progress Report Presentation

The progress report presentation is scheduled on 11th and 12th July 2013 (Thursday and Friday). This presentation is for students in the 3rd semester and above who have passed the DRP. Please also be advised that ONLY students who have recently passed their DRP on 3rd May 2013 (Category 1 and 2) are exempted from this presentation.

As usual, you need to do power point slide presentation of about 15-20 minutes followed by Q&A. Please prepare 3 copies of your handouts for the panel experts. Remember, please present progress. We look forward for your cooperation and please kindly do not request for change of time and panels.

Workshops (June, July and August 2013)

For your information, the Postgraduate Department is currently planning for more workshops for the students. The followings are the confirmed events which are opened for all. Kindly confirm your attendance by informing nurfarra@gmail.com latest by 14th June 2013 (Friday). We welcome any suggestions you might have of workshops that you would require during your research process.  

No.	Workshop	Speaker	Time and Venue
1	Avoiding & Detecting Plagiarism	PM Dr. Hj. Ahmad Mazli Muhammad Universiti Teknologi MARA	Date: 24 June 2013 (Monday) Time: 9 a.m. -12 noon Venue: Sumber Ikhlas, Level 12, Menara SAAS
2	Structural Equation Modelling	Prof. Dr. Rafikul Islam University Islam Antarabangsa	Date: 1 – 2 July 2013 (Monday and Tuesday) Time: 9 am to 5 pm Venue: Sumber Ikhlas, Level 12, Menara SAAS
3	ATLAS.ti 7 Computer-aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software	Puan Ani Munirah Mohamad (Certified ATLAS.ti Trainer) Universiti Utara Malaysia	Date: 20 – 21 August 2013 (Tuesday and Wednesday) Time: 9 am to 5 pm Venue: Sumber Ikhlas, Level 12, Menara SAAS

Looking forward to seeing you all during these events. Happy working and good luck!

Regards,

Dr. Suhaily Hasnan

Coordinator (Research)

Postgraduate Department