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40 Institute of Graduate Studies
Postgraduate Handbook

Guideline to the Preparation of Research Reports, Dissertations and Theses
A research report, dissertation or thesis can be written in ONE of the following

formats:
 Conventional format
 Article style format
 Thesis in the format of published papers (This option is only available for
Doctoral of Philosophy candidates)

These formats serve as a generic guideline for the postgraduate candidates in
writing a research report/dissertation/thesis. Minor variation of the format as
recommended by the supervisors is allowed.

(1) Conventional Format
The conventional format follows the traditional monograph structure. The
structure of research report, dissertation or thesis that follows the
conventional format should include the following:

Preface
 Title Page
 Original Literary Work Declaration Form
 Abstract
 Abstrak

 Acknowledgements / Dedication
 Table of Contents
 List of Figures
 List of Tables
 List of Symbols and Abbreviations
 List of Appendices
Main Body

 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Chapter 2: Literature Review
 Chapter 3: Materials and Methods / Methodology
 Chapter 4: Results
 Chapter 5: Discussion
 Chapter 6: Conclusion
 References (A consolidated list of references for all chapters)

Supplementary
 List of Publications and Papers Presented
 Appendix