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PREFACE
The rebranding of 8 modules has been approved by the UMP Senate in February 2016. The 8
modules comprise:
i.
Philosophy of Science and Ethics in Research
ii.
Research Overview
iii.
Literature Review
iv.
Methodology
v.
Data Collection and Analysis
vi.
Scientific Writing
vii.
Preparation for viva-voce
viii.
Conceptual Paper
8 modules are one of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) initiatives in helping
students to understand ways and means to carry out research at Master’s and PhD level. There
are 2 sets of 8 modules provided by IPS in accordance with the technology and engineering
cluster. These 8 modules are intended to help students in conducting systematic research
owing to its utmost importance in determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the research
process. The 8 modules shall help students to understand the research problem and identify
the areas of research. The modules also assist students on how to write a literature review in
order to understand how other researchers approach, define or manage the problem to keep
the research pertinent to what is current in the field. In addition, 8 modules also facilitate
students to understand the methods of collecting data in an organized and controlled way to
achieve valid results, analyze the data according to the considered problem and make
conclusions. Therefore, IPS hopes that these modules will be able to provide some insights and
benefit students in conducting research at Master’s and PhD level.
INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG