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PREFACE

In the process of completing a postgraduate programme and being awarded the
degree by the Universiti Malaya, a candidate may be required to submit a research report or
dissertation or thesis, depending on the requirements of the specific programme.

The terms “research report”, “dissertation” and “thesis” are defined as follows:
• Research Report refers to the documentation of research prepared and submitted by the
candidate for the award of a Master’s degree by Coursework or Master’s Degree by
Clinical which may include research paper, research project, project paper, project report
and research outcome concerned known by whatsoever name;
• Dissertation refers to the documentation of the original research prepared and submitted
by the candidate for the award of a Master’s degree by Research, and Master’s Degree
by Mixed Mode as well as Doctoral degree by Coursework and Doctoral degree by Clinical;
• Thesis refers to the documentation of the original research prepared and submitted by the
candidate for the award of a Doctoral degree by Research and Doctoral degree by Mixed
Mode.

This guideline will assist the candidates to meet the minimum format requirements set
by the University to complete the final form of a research report, dissertation or thesis.
However, the format may differ in each individual Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre with its
own additional requirements. In this guideline, the term ‘faculty’ will be used to refer to
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre.

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