IPSis Research Skills Seminar

REGISTRATION FOR IPSis RESEARCH SKILL SEMINAR (RSS)

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This semester, the Research Skill Seminar is organized using UFuture.

Please follow the guideline for the steps to join the seminar.

Best Regards,
Sr Dr. Siti Mazzuana Shamsuddin
Head of Graduate Studies
(Academic Development, Resources & Students)
Institute of Graduate Studies
Universiti Teknologi MARA

This module is aimed at postgraduate research students in the early stages of their research degrees. It will present an overview of research and discuss some of the key factors in successfully starting the research. Some pieces of advice on planning, organising research and time management will be covered. Identification of common issues in research will also be included.

Supervisor is one of the most important people for a research candidate. This module will discuss the roles and types of supervisor. Supervisee and supervisor expectations will also be explored.

This module will discuss on what makes a good literature review and focus on defining the scope of the review. It will also help the postgraduate research students to identify the techniques necessary to synthesize the literature, foreground own argument and build a confident voice as an academic writer.

This module will help postgraduate research students to define the research problem, develop an approach to the research problem and select the suitable research design. Formulation and testing of hypotheses based on the nature of research will also be discussed in this module.

This module will introduce the fundamentals of research ethics during the research process.
Students will be able to understand the ethical principles and issues encountered while conducting research in different settings.

Participants will be introduced to the key components of a good research proposal. The module will also help postgraduate research students to apply concrete strategies to successfully begin the research proposal.

In this module, participants will be introduced to Universiti Teknologi MARA’s library services and resources. Students will be able to understand the advanced searching and the more sophisticated features of library research databases.

The aim of this module is to introduce tips and hints on how to shape a successful article. It will also assist postgraduate research students to identify the main characteristics of an article which is likely to be accepted by a journal.