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COURSE PRO FORMA
IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Faculty of Engineering
Department Department of Civil Engineering
Programme Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Course Code* KAEA/S 4281
Course Title* Thesis
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum Have completed a minimum of 80 credits
Requirement(s)
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 242 hours
Credit*
6
Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Design a research methodology based on a pre-selected topic.
2. Conduct independent study on the research topic
3. Synthesize the relevant information and knowledge related to the
study
4. Recommend the possible conclusions of the study
Transferable Skills Communication, critical thinking, problem solving, continuous learning,
information management, entrepreneurial, report writing, ethics and
professional moral skills
Synopsis of Course Contents This course requires students to undertake a research project on a chosen
topic in Civil Engineering under the supervision of an academic staff.
Research can be conducted in the form of literature review, experimental
study, modelling, simulation, computational, case study, survey, etc.
Research findings should be reported in the form of introduction,
objectives of research, scope of study, literature review, research
methodology, data collection/experimental work, data analysis, results and
discussions, conclusions and recommendations, and references. A
scientific report in the form of a thesis should be submitted at the end of
the research and the student is required to communicate the findings of
the research through an oral presentation.
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Guided self study
workshop, discussion, etc)
Assessment Weightage* Continuous Assessment : 100%
Methodologies for Feedback on Continuous assessment feedback to students
Performance
Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and
University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013
UM-PT01-PK03-BR003(BI)-S04