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2.1.2 Responsibilities

The Student:

 Students may, on their own, discuss the research proposal with any Visiting
Professor/Part-Time Lecturers/Academic Staff at AEI. Upon obtaining an agreement
with the potential supervisor, the student must inform the International and Student
Affairs Unit, Asia-Europe Institute (AEI) in writing. Students are given the opportunity
to suggest their own supervisor. However, the final decision is subject to the
agreement of the supervisor and the approval of the AEI.

 Students are required to consult their supervisor on a regular basis and work towards
their own intellectual independence.

 Students must ensure that the structure of their report for submission complies with
the guidelines stipulated in this Guidebook.

 Students should ensure that the report submitted is original and not borrowed, lifted
or copied directly from any other sources except for citations that are duly
acknowledged. Refer Section 6 of Part II (General Discipline) of the Rules of University
of Malaya, Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 )P.U.(A) 267).

2.1.3 Management of the Project

After the initial proposal has been submitted and accepted, a typical sequence for a
research project involves the following stages:

(a) A thorough initial search of the relevant literature.
(b) Development of detailed objectives.
(c) Review of existing literature.
(d) Design of research including development of research method.
(e) Data gathering
(f) Analysis and interpretation of data
(g) Report writing and conclusions/recommendations.

Once you have decided on a topic, and bearing in mind the considerations in Section 1
(a) and (b), you should move quickly to develop detailed objectives. You should be
careful to avoid some of the common pitfalls in research management. The most

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