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

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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

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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 Author��s 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 Author��s 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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