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(2) Research Report

(a) A candidate shall give notice of submission of research report within the period
stipulated by the Faculty for the programme of study concerned.

(b) The research report shall not exceed thirty thousand words.

(c) A candidate who wishes to exceed the specified word limit shall apply to the
Senate through the Faculty at least three months before submission of his
research report for examination, with reasons for his inability to adhere to the
specified length.

(d) The format and number of copies of a research report to be submitted for
examination shall be as specified by the Faculty for the programme of study
concerned.

(e) After the research report has been examined and a final result has been made,
the candidate shall submit to the Faculty

(i) three copies of the research report in a print format and bound in navy
blue hard cover with the title or abbreviated title and the name of the
author printed in block letters on the spine and front cover; and

(ii) an electronic copy in a specified format.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (1)(b) and (2)(b), the following are not
included in the word limit:

(a) Footnotes or endnotes, appendices, tables and diagrams; and

(b) Reproduction or translation of any text. In any event, the candidate’s comments or
criticisms on the text shall be subject to the word limit.

(4) A candidate shall not submit as his dissertation or research report any work including ideas,
writings, data or any creation of another person or work that has been submitted for a
degree in this University or any other university or institution, but he shall not be precluded
from incorporating any part of such work into his dissertation or research report provided
that he indicates clearly in his dissertation or research report that part of the work that has
been incorporated into his dissertation or research report.

(5) A candidate may include into his dissertation or research report any research output that has
been printed and published whether individually or jointly. A joint work must be accompanied
by a statement that clearly states the candidate’s contribution to the work.

(6) Prohibition against plagiarism

(a) A candidate cannot plagiarise any idea, writing, data or creation of another person.

(b) For the purpose of this subregulation and subregulation (7), plagiarism includes —

(i) any act of taking any idea, writing, data or creation of another person
and claiming that the idea, writing, data or creation is his own finding or
creation;

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