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Study Plan

Students are advised to follow the following Graduate on Time (GOT) Schedule.
Table 2: Graduate on Time (GOT) Schedule
Semester Activities Assessment
1 • Take required courses. Proposal Defence
• Fill-up e-logbook to document formal
supervisory meetings.
• Present Proposal Defence.
• Complete e-progress report.
2 • Take required courses.
• Fill-up e-logbook to document formal
supervisory meetings.
• Complete e-progress report.
3 • Data collection.
• Fill-up e-logbook to document formal
supervisory meetings.
• Present Proposal Defence.
• Complete e-progress report.
4 • Data analysis. Candidature
• Fill-up e-logbook to document formal Defence
supervisory meetings.
• Present Candidature Defence.
• Complete e-progress report.
5 • Thesis writing.
• Fill-up e-logbook to document formal
supervisory meetings.
• Complete e-progress report.
6 • Submit 3-month notice for thesis submission. PhD Thesis Seminar
• Fill-up e-logbook to document formal Thesis
supervisory meetings.
• Complete e-progress report.
• Present the research in PhD Thesis Seminar.
• Fulfil publication requirement.
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The Research Process

The research process for candidates of the Doctor of Philosophy programme. The
candidates are expected to start their research journey from the first semester of the
programme. Along the journey, the candidates are required to produce some
deliverables that will assist them towards completing the doctoral thesis. To further
assist the candidates, workshops have been planned to coincide with the
deliverables.

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