Assalamualaikum,
Defense Research Proposal (DRP) will be held on 27 November 2013 (Wednesday) from 9.00 a.m to 12.00 noon. You are required to attend the Research Skills Seminar by IPSis prior your DRP. It is a University requirement that
all PhD and Masters students defend their research proposals by Semester 1 or 2
of their studies (depending on the faculty). DRPs for both Masters and PhD students
are held at the faculty. The process and procedures of the DRP applies to both
Masters and PhD programmes. Two weeks prior to the DRP date, the student MUST
submit to the faculty:
1.
Research
Proposal
2.
Confirmation
for Defense of Research Proposal Form
3.
Certificate
of attendance for IGS Research Skills Seminars
4.
The
Originality Report (using the subscribed anti-plagiarism software
The proposal is assessed by a panel of
assessors consisting of:
·
Chairperson
appointed by the faculty (recommended from a different faculty).
·
Research
Methodology expert appointed by the faculty (recommended from a different faculty).
·
at
least two (2) content experts nominated by the supervisor and appointed by the faculty.
The outcome of this assessment may
fall into one of the following four (4) categories:
1.
Proposal
accepted without amendments. Student can
proceed.
2.
Proposal
accepted with minimal amendments. Proposal with amendments as recommended by
the panel of assessors must be submitted to and verified by the faculty within
one month of the date of DRP. Student can then proceed.
3.
Major
amendments. Student is required to resubmit the amended proposal and present
again at the faculty.
4.
Proposal
rejected. Student is required to prepare a new proposal and present again at the
faculty. (if the new proposal is not
approved by the panel of assessors at the second presentation, the student may
be advised to leave the programme) Following acceptance of the
proposal, the student is encouraged to declare any Intellectual Property
implications of the proposed research using the form supplied by the Research
Management Institute of UiTM.
Thank you so much for your response.
Best regards
Dr Aman