Guidelines ON THESIS / Dissertation FORMAT
Institut
Pengajian
Siswazah
Guidelines ON
THESIS / Dissertation
FORMAT
for postgraduate programmes
2017
Guidelines on Thesis/Dissertation Format
INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
GUIDELINES ON THESIS/DISSERTATION
FORMAT
2017
Institute of Graduate Studies
Universiti Teknologi MARA
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Guidelines on Thesis/Dissertation Format
LIST OF EDITORS
The editorial members of the first 2013 edition of The Guidelines on
Thesis/Dissertation Format for Post Graduate are:
Siti Halijjah Shariff, PhD
Zuhaina Zakaria, PhD
Raja Munirah Raja Mustapha, PhD
Kartini Kamaruddin, PhD
Kalavathy Ramasamy, PhD
Kalsom Salleh, PhD
Sharifah Khadijah Syed Agil, PhD
Mohammad Nawawi Seroji, PhD
Maria Justine, PhD
Sharifah Aminah Syed Mohamad, PhD
Mohd Hezri Fazalul Rahiman, PhD
Siti Farhana Zakaria, PhD
Noorzan Mohd Nor, PhD
This 2017 edition is also supported by the MS Word Template developed by:
Mohd Zuli Jaafar, PhD
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CONTENTS
LIST OF EDITORS..ii
PREAMBLE..v
1. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION....................................................................1
1.1 Length of Thesis/Dissertation...................................................................1
1.2 Organizational Structure and Format........................................................1
i.
Font..................................................................................................1
ii. Heading and Subheadings................................................................1
iii. Margins (Body of the Thesis)...........................................................2
iv. Paragraphs and Line Spacing...........................................................2
v. Pagination........................................................................................2
vi. Layout and Arrangement of Contents...............................................3
vii. Tables, Figures and Plates................................................................3
viii. Equations and Formulae...................................................................3
ix. Suggested Body of Thesis/Dissertation............................................4
1.3 Citation and Referencing Styles...............................................................4
1.4 Process of Thesis/Dissertation Submission Binding for Submission
(Viva-Voce)..............................................................................................4
i.
Research Programmes......................................................................4
ii. Coursework Programmes.................................................................4
1.5 Binding the Final Copy............................................................................5
1.6 Paper Quality............................................................................................5
1.7 Cover Spine and Front Cover...................................................................5
2. LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS.....................................6
2.1 Title Page.................................................................................................6
2.2 Confirmation by Panel of Examiners........................................................7
2.3 Authors Declaration................................................................................7
2.4 Abstract....................................................................................................7
2.5 Acknowledgement....................................................................................7
2.6 Table of Contents.....................................................................................8
2.7 List of Tables, Figures and Plates.............................................................8
2.8 List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclatures.................................8
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3. BODY OF THESIS/DISSERTATION..............................................................9
3.1 Introduction...............................................................................................9
3.2 Literature Review......................................................................................9
3.3 Research Methodology..............................................................................9
3.4 Results/Data Analysis................................................................................9
3.5 Discussion.................................................................................................9
3.6 Conclusions and Recommendations.........................................................10
4. REFERENCE MATERIALS...........................................................................10
4.1 References................................................................................................10
4.2 Appendices...............................................................................................10
4.3 Authors Profile........................................................................................11
5. WRITING CONVENTIONS...........................................................................11
5.1 Math.........................................................................................................11
5.2 Ellipsis.....................................................................................................12
5.3 Conditions................................................................................................12
5.4 Use of Period and Commas......................................................................12
5.5 Displayed Equations.................................................................................13
5.6 Direct Quotations.....................................................................................13
6. QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE THESIS/DISSERTATION............14
6.1 Plagiarism.................................................................................................14
6.2 How to Avoid Plagiarism..........................................................................15
i.
Copying............................................................................................15
ii. Quoting............................................................................................15
iii. Paraphrasing.....................................................................................15
iv. General Indebtedness.......................................................................15
6.3 Final Editing.............................................................................................16
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