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Postgraduate Handbook 2017/2018

The article style format should not be confused with the format for thesis by
published papers. Similar to the conventional format, a research
project/dissertation/thesis in the article style format should be written
extensively to elucidate the different aspects of the research work in great detail.

The main body of a research project/dissertation/thesis in the article style format
should contain the following chapters:

(a) General Introduction
The General Introduction gives an overview of the research by outlining the
objectives, novelty as well as the research questions addressed. This chapter
should also explain the correlation among the articles/chapters.

(b) Literature Review
The Literature Review provides extensive background information on past
studies and current knowledge pertaining to the research topic.

(c) Article 1, Article 2, Article 3 or more
Each article should address a specific research objective or a related topic of

the study. Each article forms a separate chapter and must be written in a
cohesive manner with a logical and coordinated progression from one
article/chapter to the other. The article/chapter should consist of its own
sections on Introduction, brief Literature Review, Methodology, Results,
Discussion and Conclusion.

(d) Conclusion and Recommendation
The Conclusion chapter summarizes the findings in all articles and suggests
the future direction for research.

Preliminary
 Title Page
 Original Literary Work Declaration
 Abstract
 Abstrak
 Acknowledgements

 Table of Contents
 List of Figures
 List of Tables
 List of Symbols and Abbreviations
 List of Appendices

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