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Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Classifications of Research ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Student Research ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Faculty Research ........................................................................................................................................ 6
1.4 Benefits of Doing Research ....................................................................................................................... 8
2. Research Process ............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Selecting Research Topic ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Preparation and Writing Research Project ................................................................................................ 9
3. Structure of the Thesis/Dissertation ............................................................................................................. 13
4.1 The Thesis/dissertation/capstone Contents ............................................................................................ 13
4. Format of Writing .......................................................................................................................................... 21
5. Assessment .................................................................................................................................................... 24
6. The Supervisory Process ................................................................................................................................ 27
6.1 Selection of Supervisor ............................................................................................................................ 27
6.2 Supervisors Qualification ......................................................................................................................... 27
6.3 Withdrawal of a supervisor ..................................................................................................................... 27
6.4 Processes of Supervision ......................................................................................................................... 28
6.5 The Roles and Responsibilities of the Supervisor .................................................................................... 28
6.6 The Roles and Responsibilities of Student ............................................................................................... 29
6.7 Level of Supervision ................................................................................................................................. 29
6.8 Conduct of Meeting and Supervision ...................................................................................................... 30
6.9 Managing your Research Process ............................................................................................................ 30
7. Research Ethics .............................................................................................................................................. 31
7.1 Anti-plagiarism Checking ......................................................................................................................... 31
7.2 Scientific Research Misconduct ............................................................................................................... 31
7.3 Penalties for Misconduct in Research ..................................................................................................... 31
8. Library ........................................................................................................................................................... 33
8.1 The Importance of the Library ............................................................................................................... 334
10. Appendices ................................................................................................................................................ 365
1. Introduction
Research is undertaken in most areas of work and social life. It is a way of thinking and examining
critical issues and problems that research can help provide answers to. Research is based on a systematic
examination of observed phenomena to find answers to such problems and questions. The Research is about
creating new knowledge [1-4].
1.1 Classifications of Research
When developing objectives for a research project they can be classified as descriptive, correlational,
explanatory or exploratory [1-4].
• Descriptive research attempts to describe systematically a situation, problem, phenomenon,
service or programme, or provides information about the ‘living conditions’ of a community, or
describes attitudes/perceptions towards an issue.
• Correlational research attempts to discover or establish the existence of a relationship between
two or more aspects of a situation.
• Explanatory research attempts to clarify why and how there is a relationship between two or
more aspects of a situation or phenomenon.
• Exploratory research is undertaken to explore an area where little is known or to investigate
further the findings from a pilot study.
When developing the methods that can be conducted in a research project they can be classified in two ways:
• Quantitative, which is generally numerical.
• Qualitative, which is mostly non-numerical.
Quantitative research is the classic scientific and experimental approach, which deals extensively with
numbers in an objective fashion. It strives to identify universal laws of nature in order that theories thus
developed can be used to accurately explain and predict special phenomena.
Qualitative research, on the other hand, views humans as complex and unpredictable. That is, they
are less stable than the physical world. Central to the idea of qualitative research is the development of a deep
understanding of human behaviour to reveal people’s values, interpretive schemes and belief systems [5-7].
1.2 Student Research
The student research is self-directed work under the guidance and supervision of a supervisor ―
usually a university faculty (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor). A progressive transition
across independence is encouraged as a student gains confidence and is able to work with supervision. Based
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Classifications of Research ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Student Research ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Faculty Research ........................................................................................................................................ 6
1.4 Benefits of Doing Research ....................................................................................................................... 8
2. Research Process ............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Selecting Research Topic ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Preparation and Writing Research Project ................................................................................................ 9
3. Structure of the Thesis/Dissertation ............................................................................................................. 13
4.1 The Thesis/dissertation/capstone Contents ............................................................................................ 13
4. Format of Writing .......................................................................................................................................... 21
5. Assessment .................................................................................................................................................... 24
6. The Supervisory Process ................................................................................................................................ 27
6.1 Selection of Supervisor ............................................................................................................................ 27
6.2 Supervisors Qualification ......................................................................................................................... 27
6.3 Withdrawal of a supervisor ..................................................................................................................... 27
6.4 Processes of Supervision ......................................................................................................................... 28
6.5 The Roles and Responsibilities of the Supervisor .................................................................................... 28
6.6 The Roles and Responsibilities of Student ............................................................................................... 29
6.7 Level of Supervision ................................................................................................................................. 29
6.8 Conduct of Meeting and Supervision ...................................................................................................... 30
6.9 Managing your Research Process ............................................................................................................ 30
7. Research Ethics .............................................................................................................................................. 31
7.1 Anti-plagiarism Checking ......................................................................................................................... 31
7.2 Scientific Research Misconduct ............................................................................................................... 31
7.3 Penalties for Misconduct in Research ..................................................................................................... 31
8. Library ........................................................................................................................................................... 33
8.1 The Importance of the Library ............................................................................................................... 334
10. Appendices ................................................................................................................................................ 365
1. Introduction
Research is undertaken in most areas of work and social life. It is a way of thinking and examining
critical issues and problems that research can help provide answers to. Research is based on a systematic
examination of observed phenomena to find answers to such problems and questions. The Research is about
creating new knowledge [1-4].
1.1 Classifications of Research
When developing objectives for a research project they can be classified as descriptive, correlational,
explanatory or exploratory [1-4].
• Descriptive research attempts to describe systematically a situation, problem, phenomenon,
service or programme, or provides information about the ‘living conditions’ of a community, or
describes attitudes/perceptions towards an issue.
• Correlational research attempts to discover or establish the existence of a relationship between
two or more aspects of a situation.
• Explanatory research attempts to clarify why and how there is a relationship between two or
more aspects of a situation or phenomenon.
• Exploratory research is undertaken to explore an area where little is known or to investigate
further the findings from a pilot study.
When developing the methods that can be conducted in a research project they can be classified in two ways:
• Quantitative, which is generally numerical.
• Qualitative, which is mostly non-numerical.
Quantitative research is the classic scientific and experimental approach, which deals extensively with
numbers in an objective fashion. It strives to identify universal laws of nature in order that theories thus
developed can be used to accurately explain and predict special phenomena.
Qualitative research, on the other hand, views humans as complex and unpredictable. That is, they
are less stable than the physical world. Central to the idea of qualitative research is the development of a deep
understanding of human behaviour to reveal people’s values, interpretive schemes and belief systems [5-7].
1.2 Student Research
The student research is self-directed work under the guidance and supervision of a supervisor ―
usually a university faculty (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor). A progressive transition
across independence is encouraged as a student gains confidence and is able to work with supervision. Based
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on the AMAIUB academic programme, students are normally working on a research project of interest to them
and their advisor, the type of the project will rely on the area of research. However shall be given to its
economic/entrepreneurial aspects and shall include a business plan. For example, business research has broad
areas of research within management, human resources, accounting, auditing, and banking. Practical
research, which requires experiments, includes many areas of research within computer sciences, engineering,
environmental, medicine, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology. In fact, research groups have to be
encouraged. More commonly, research groups today are interdisciplinary, crossing boundaries across fields
and across other disciplines, such as computer science, engineering, chemistry, materials science and medicine
[3, 4].
1.3 Faculty Research
The faculty research is directed towards building research capabilities of faculty in identified
thrusts/areas of the colleges. Often, this is individual undertakings of faculty over a period of one year where
it is expected that the output can be published either locally or internationally. As indicated by HEC in chapter
2, Article 3, number 1: To be in line with research areas of priority as indicated in the national strategy of
scientific research in the Kingdom as approved by the Higher Council of Education, AMAIUB research thrust
forces on the following topics:
1.3.1 College of Administrative and Financial Sciences (CAFS)
a. Business Development
• Resource Management, Business environment study, Community Resource Analysis,
Entrepreneurship
b. International Relations and Cultural Diversity
• International relations, culture and economic development
1.3.2 College of Computer Studies (CCS)
a. Net-centric Computing, there are research topics under the domain, such as:
• Network Communication
• Multi-media Technologies
• Mobile Computing
• Net-centric computing
• Network Security
• Web Organization
b. Human-computer interaction, there are research topics under the domain, such as:
• Building GUI Interfaces
• Multi-media & Multi-modal Systems
• Interaction Design for New Environments
• Human Factors and Security
c. System Development, there are research topics under the domain, such as:
• Software Design
• Formal Methods
• Risk Assessment
• Web Organization
• Robust and Security-Enhanced Programming
1.3.3 College of Engineering (COE)
a. Engineering Researches
• Robotics Technology and Control Systems
• Automation, PLCs, Instrumentation
• Networking and Distributed System
• Expert systems, distributed and mobile computing, network resource management
b. Natural Sciences and Math researches
• Environmental Pollution and Global Warming
• Industrial Researches (Aluminum, Desalination and Petroleum)
• Renewable Energy and Applications
• Computational Science and Numerical Analysis
• Analysis and Its Applications (Applied Math.)
• Mathematics Education Research, Preparation and Outreach
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
1.3.4 Center for General Education (CGE)
a. Social Sciences Researches
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on the AMAIUB academic programme, students are normally working on a research project of interest to them
and their advisor, the type of the project will rely on the area of research. However shall be given to its
economic/entrepreneurial aspects and shall include a business plan. For example, business research has broad
areas of research within management, human resources, accounting, auditing, and banking. Practical
research, which requires experiments, includes many areas of research within computer sciences, engineering,
environmental, medicine, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology. In fact, research groups have to be
encouraged. More commonly, research groups today are interdisciplinary, crossing boundaries across fields
and across other disciplines, such as computer science, engineering, chemistry, materials science and medicine
[3, 4].
1.3 Faculty Research
The faculty research is directed towards building research capabilities of faculty in identified
thrusts/areas of the colleges. Often, this is individual undertakings of faculty over a period of one year where
it is expected that the output can be published either locally or internationally. As indicated by HEC in chapter
2, Article 3, number 1: To be in line with research areas of priority as indicated in the national strategy of
scientific research in the Kingdom as approved by the Higher Council of Education, AMAIUB research thrust
forces on the following topics:
1.3.1 College of Administrative and Financial Sciences (CAFS)
a. Business Development
• Resource Management, Business environment study, Community Resource Analysis,
Entrepreneurship
b. International Relations and Cultural Diversity
• International relations, culture and economic development
1.3.2 College of Computer Studies (CCS)
a. Net-centric Computing, there are research topics under the domain, such as:
• Network Communication
• Multi-media Technologies
• Mobile Computing
• Net-centric computing
• Network Security
• Web Organization
b. Human-computer interaction, there are research topics under the domain, such as:
• Building GUI Interfaces
• Multi-media & Multi-modal Systems
• Interaction Design for New Environments
• Human Factors and Security
c. System Development, there are research topics under the domain, such as:
• Software Design
• Formal Methods
• Risk Assessment
• Web Organization
• Robust and Security-Enhanced Programming
1.3.3 College of Engineering (COE)
a. Engineering Researches
• Robotics Technology and Control Systems
• Automation, PLCs, Instrumentation
• Networking and Distributed System
• Expert systems, distributed and mobile computing, network resource management
b. Natural Sciences and Math researches
• Environmental Pollution and Global Warming
• Industrial Researches (Aluminum, Desalination and Petroleum)
• Renewable Energy and Applications
• Computational Science and Numerical Analysis
• Analysis and Its Applications (Applied Math.)
• Mathematics Education Research, Preparation and Outreach
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
1.3.4 Center for General Education (CGE)
a. Social Sciences Researches
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• Utilization of the English Language both oral and written communication
• Sociological significance of education to human and personal development
Implementation of the foreign culture to Arab culture
1.4 Benefits of Doing Research
There are many benefits for students to conduct research, such as:
• Most students learn by designing a research model and following research procedures over time
with his/her supervisor. Information gained is more clearly understood and is more easily
remembered once it has been put into practice through a research project. Further reading will
expand the students’ knowledge. From the learning perspective, research is an extremely
productive activity [1-4].
• After graduating, students will face many problems at work which require research and analysis
and therefore the research programme at AMAIUB is an important learning process for students
by providing the opportunity to find solutions to problems identified during a research based
dissertation, these are transferable skills.
• Undergraduate research will not only give the students an excellent foundation, but working with a supervisor will provide a unique opportunity to learn new skills and methods for tackling
problems and issues.
• AMAIUB programmes require undergraduates to produce a capstone project in a form
of thesis or project while postgraduate require a research dissertation for graduation; as
such AMAIUB provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to get involved in
research during the academic year [1-4].
2. Research Process
The first step in a research process is developing a research proposal to present and justify a research
idea the researcher has, and to present the practical ways in which he or she thinks this research should be
conducted. The forms and procedures for such research are defined by the field of study. Research proposals
contain extensive literature reviews and must provide persuasive evidence that there is a need for the
research study being proposed. This is in accordance with HEC research regulations, chapter 2, Article 3,
number 4: To ensure competition principle in funding researches by scientific examination of research projects
proposed and approve them before their execution and evaluate them after being achieved.
2.1 Selecting Research Topic
The fundamental requirement of the research is that the researcher makes a material contribution to
the body of knowledge in the field. The topic should be:
• Interesting to existing knowledge within the field and fulfill the requirement of originality; this will
be done by finding out new ideas in your research area, or continuing to improve present ideas
from previous research.
• Relatively narrow and not too narrow to focus your research project. Broad topic needs more time
and more effort that most of the students cannot afford.
• Students should list a number of research topics, and seek the help of his/her supervisor to select
the best topic.
• Title of the research topic: The first step to a successful research is to choose a good research title.
Based on the idea of your research topic and its aim, the title will be selected. The title need to be
very clear and it should provide an idea to the readers about what to expect from the research.
• Both Topics
2.2 Preparation and Writing Research Project
There are several elements that should be considered in writing research project proposal in order to
produce high quality research output the structure contains:
1. Background
1.1 Statement of the research problem
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Objectives
1.4 Hypothesis/ Assumption
2. References
3. Research Methodology and Approaches
1. Background
The researcher should explain the context for his or her research and the reasons why the research is
important and original. The researcher may need to describe how it builds on his or her previous academic
work or professional experience. The researcher must include references to the existing research and scholarly
literature in the field of research.
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• Utilization of the English Language both oral and written communication
• Sociological significance of education to human and personal development
Implementation of the foreign culture to Arab culture
1.4 Benefits of Doing Research
There are many benefits for students to conduct research, such as:
• Most students learn by designing a research model and following research procedures over time
with his/her supervisor. Information gained is more clearly understood and is more easily
remembered once it has been put into practice through a research project. Further reading will
expand the students’ knowledge. From the learning perspective, research is an extremely
productive activity [1-4].
• After graduating, students will face many problems at work which require research and analysis
and therefore the research programme at AMAIUB is an important learning process for students
by providing the opportunity to find solutions to problems identified during a research based
dissertation, these are transferable skills.
• Undergraduate research will not only give the students an excellent foundation, but working with a supervisor will provide a unique opportunity to learn new skills and methods for tackling
problems and issues.
• AMAIUB programmes require undergraduates to produce a capstone project in a form
of thesis or project while postgraduate require a research dissertation for graduation; as
such AMAIUB provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to get involved in
research during the academic year [1-4].
2. Research Process
The first step in a research process is developing a research proposal to present and justify a research
idea the researcher has, and to present the practical ways in which he or she thinks this research should be
conducted. The forms and procedures for such research are defined by the field of study. Research proposals
contain extensive literature reviews and must provide persuasive evidence that there is a need for the
research study being proposed. This is in accordance with HEC research regulations, chapter 2, Article 3,
number 4: To ensure competition principle in funding researches by scientific examination of research projects
proposed and approve them before their execution and evaluate them after being achieved.
2.1 Selecting Research Topic
The fundamental requirement of the research is that the researcher makes a material contribution to
the body of knowledge in the field. The topic should be:
• Interesting to existing knowledge within the field and fulfill the requirement of originality; this will
be done by finding out new ideas in your research area, or continuing to improve present ideas
from previous research.
• Relatively narrow and not too narrow to focus your research project. Broad topic needs more time
and more effort that most of the students cannot afford.
• Students should list a number of research topics, and seek the help of his/her supervisor to select
the best topic.
• Title of the research topic: The first step to a successful research is to choose a good research title.
Based on the idea of your research topic and its aim, the title will be selected. The title need to be
very clear and it should provide an idea to the readers about what to expect from the research.
• Both Topics
2.2 Preparation and Writing Research Project
There are several elements that should be considered in writing research project proposal in order to
produce high quality research output the structure contains:
1. Background
1.1 Statement of the research problem
1.2 Significance of the Study
1.3 Objectives
1.4 Hypothesis/ Assumption
2. References
3. Research Methodology and Approaches
1. Background
The researcher should explain the context for his or her research and the reasons why the research is
important and original. The researcher may need to describe how it builds on his or her previous academic
work or professional experience. The researcher must include references to the existing research and scholarly
literature in the field of research.
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1.1 Statement of the Research Problem
The statement of the research problem is the foundation for the construction of any research
proposal. It is not only an integral part of selecting a research topic rather helps to select most likely research
design as well. It serves as the bases for determining research objectives, formulation of research hypotheses,
planning research design and the budgetary requirements. It allows the researcher to describe the problem
systematically, to reflect on its importance, its priority and to point out why the proposed research on the
problem should be undertaken. It also facilitates peer review of the research proposal by the funding agencies.
There are a number of considerations to be taken into account when selecting a research problem as
follows:
1. Interest: a research effort is usually time consuming, and involves hard work and possibly
unforeseen problems. Researcher should select topic of great interest but within the research trust
of the college.
2. Magnitude: It is extremely important to select a topic that can be managed within the time and
resources available.
3. Measurement of concepts: A clear idea about the indicators and measurement of concepts in the
study is required.
4. Relevance: Research adds to the existing body of knowledge, bridges current gaps and is useful in
policy formulation. This will help to sustain interest in the study.
5. Availability of data: Before finalizing the topic, make sure that data are available.
6. Ethical issues: How ethical issues can affect the study population and how ethical problems can be
overcome should be thoroughly examined at the problem formulating stage with guidance from
your supervisor.
Statement of a research problem includes the following processes:
• Identify a broad field or subject area of interest.
• Select what is of most interest?
• Raise research questions (through the prior literature and pilot study).
• Formulate objectives.
• Assess objectives.
• Review the process and make any further changes or adjustments.
1.2 Significance of the Research
Significance of the Research: This part of the proposal justifies how the proposed research will
contribute in refining, improving, or extending existing knowledge in the area under research. In other words
how the intended results will affect the theory, practice, educational institutions, curricula, counseling, policy
etc. Therefore, rationalizing the significance of the research is important to present the level of the usefulness
of the research for the organization / or society.
1.3 Objectives
The study objective is an active statement about how the study is going to answer the specific research
question. Objectives can (and often do) state exactly which outcome measures are going to be used within
their statements. They are important because they not only help guide the development of the proposal and
design of study but also play a role in sample size calculations and determining the strength of the study.
In detail objectives should:
• Identify specific aspects of the topic that he/she wants to investigate within the main framework
of research.
• Contain only one aspect of the research.
• Use action oriented words or verbs when writing objectives.
The objectives should start with words such as: ‘to determine’, ‘to find out’, ‘to ascertain’, ‘to
measure’, and ‘to explore’. The wording of objectives determines the type of research. After determining the
objectives, a hypothesis can be developed if this is appropriate.
1.4 Hypothesis/Assumption
A hypothesis is defined as a tentative prediction or of the relationship between two or more variables
that translates the problem statement into a precise, unambiguous prediction of expected outcome.
Hypotheses are designed to express relationships between variables. Research hypotheses are assumptions
about the tentative solution of the research. These assumptions are derived on personal experience, review
of the related literature, consultations/ focused interviews with the experts / professionals or combination of
all. Hypotheses bring clarity, specificity and focus to a research problem.
The functions of hypotheses:
• The formulation of a hypothesis provides the research with focus and identifies specific aspects of a
research problem to investigate.
• A hypothesis tells a researcher what data to collect and what not to collect.
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1.1 Statement of the Research Problem
The statement of the research problem is the foundation for the construction of any research
proposal. It is not only an integral part of selecting a research topic rather helps to select most likely research
design as well. It serves as the bases for determining research objectives, formulation of research hypotheses,
planning research design and the budgetary requirements. It allows the researcher to describe the problem
systematically, to reflect on its importance, its priority and to point out why the proposed research on the
problem should be undertaken. It also facilitates peer review of the research proposal by the funding agencies.
There are a number of considerations to be taken into account when selecting a research problem as
follows:
1. Interest: a research effort is usually time consuming, and involves hard work and possibly
unforeseen problems. Researcher should select topic of great interest but within the research trust
of the college.
2. Magnitude: It is extremely important to select a topic that can be managed within the time and
resources available.
3. Measurement of concepts: A clear idea about the indicators and measurement of concepts in the
study is required.
4. Relevance: Research adds to the existing body of knowledge, bridges current gaps and is useful in
policy formulation. This will help to sustain interest in the study.
5. Availability of data: Before finalizing the topic, make sure that data are available.
6. Ethical issues: How ethical issues can affect the study population and how ethical problems can be
overcome should be thoroughly examined at the problem formulating stage with guidance from
your supervisor.
Statement of a research problem includes the following processes:
• Identify a broad field or subject area of interest.
• Select what is of most interest?
• Raise research questions (through the prior literature and pilot study).
• Formulate objectives.
• Assess objectives.
• Review the process and make any further changes or adjustments.
1.2 Significance of the Research
Significance of the Research: This part of the proposal justifies how the proposed research will
contribute in refining, improving, or extending existing knowledge in the area under research. In other words
how the intended results will affect the theory, practice, educational institutions, curricula, counseling, policy
etc. Therefore, rationalizing the significance of the research is important to present the level of the usefulness
of the research for the organization / or society.
1.3 Objectives
The study objective is an active statement about how the study is going to answer the specific research
question. Objectives can (and often do) state exactly which outcome measures are going to be used within
their statements. They are important because they not only help guide the development of the proposal and
design of study but also play a role in sample size calculations and determining the strength of the study.
In detail objectives should:
• Identify specific aspects of the topic that he/she wants to investigate within the main framework
of research.
• Contain only one aspect of the research.
• Use action oriented words or verbs when writing objectives.
The objectives should start with words such as: ‘to determine’, ‘to find out’, ‘to ascertain’, ‘to
measure’, and ‘to explore’. The wording of objectives determines the type of research. After determining the
objectives, a hypothesis can be developed if this is appropriate.
1.4 Hypothesis/Assumption
A hypothesis is defined as a tentative prediction or of the relationship between two or more variables
that translates the problem statement into a precise, unambiguous prediction of expected outcome.
Hypotheses are designed to express relationships between variables. Research hypotheses are assumptions
about the tentative solution of the research. These assumptions are derived on personal experience, review
of the related literature, consultations/ focused interviews with the experts / professionals or combination of
all. Hypotheses bring clarity, specificity and focus to a research problem.
The functions of hypotheses:
• The formulation of a hypothesis provides the research with focus and identifies specific aspects of a
research problem to investigate.
• A hypothesis tells a researcher what data to collect and what not to collect.
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• A hypothesis may enable a researcher to add to the formulation of a theory and to conclude what is
true or what is false.
2. References
The references are an integral part of entire research process and make a valuable contribution at
each stage. The process of reviewing the literature helps the researcher to understand the subject area better
and thus helps to conceptualize a research problem clearly and precisely. It also helps the researcher to
understand the relationship between the research problem and the body of knowledge in the field of study.
Reviewing literature can be time-consuming, daunting and frustrating, but it is also rewarding.
The reviewing literature will:
a. Improve methodology
A literature review informs the researcher if others have used procedures and methods similar to the
ones that he/she is proposing.
b. Broaden knowledge base in the research area
Reading widely around the subject area in which the researcher intends to conduct a research study
is very important to understanding how the findings of the research fit into the existing body of knowledge.
c. Contextualize findings
How do answers to research questions compare with what others have found? What contribution has
been made to the existing body of knowledge? How findings different from those of others? Answering thesis
questions needs to go back to the literature review, it is important to place findings in the context of what is
already known in the field of research.
3. Research Methodology and Approaches
This section presents the way that the researcher intends to approach the research question and the
techniques and logic that he or she will use to address it.
This part of the proposal shall briefly explain about the following of the intended or / projected research
methodology – most likely to be followed during the conduct stage of the research. Most common points that
are to be elaborated are:
• Type/ Nature of the Research: Is the intended research is, for example, descriptive,
exploratory or causal or combination of any?
• Sources and types of data: Will the research attempt to explore primary sources or
secondary sources of data or both.
• Research Approach: Will the research outlook qualitative or quantitative or combination
of both.
3. Structure of the Thesis/Dissertation
The thesis/dissertation/capstone will be conducted independently by student. The student will be
asked to complete a certificate to confirm that the thesis/dissertation/capstone is his/her own original work
and has been carried out by him/her and to certify that all secondary material has been properly acknowledged
in thesis (Appendix A). The thesis should be a sustained argument. It should take advantage of the results of
the student reading, thinking, discussion, interpretation and information-collection in such a way that it could
convince readers to accept his/her understanding of the topic. This means that student must have full
understanding for his/her thesis, its concepts, theoretical ideas, observations, and findings.
4.1 The Thesis/dissertation/capstone Contents
The thesis for postgraduate student should be between 15,000 to 25,000 words and 10,000 to
15,000 words for undergraduate students. The full document should include essential parts arranged as
follows:
a. Title page
b. Approval sheet
c. Acknowledgements
d. Abstract
e. Table of Contents
f. List of Figures
g. List of Tables
h. List of Appendices (optional)
i. List of Abbreviation and Symbols (optional)
j. Main Body
k. Bibliography/References
l. Appendices
m. Biographical Sketch
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• A hypothesis may enable a researcher to add to the formulation of a theory and to conclude what is
true or what is false.
2. References
The references are an integral part of entire research process and make a valuable contribution at
each stage. The process of reviewing the literature helps the researcher to understand the subject area better
and thus helps to conceptualize a research problem clearly and precisely. It also helps the researcher to
understand the relationship between the research problem and the body of knowledge in the field of study.
Reviewing literature can be time-consuming, daunting and frustrating, but it is also rewarding.
The reviewing literature will:
a. Improve methodology
A literature review informs the researcher if others have used procedures and methods similar to the
ones that he/she is proposing.
b. Broaden knowledge base in the research area
Reading widely around the subject area in which the researcher intends to conduct a research study
is very important to understanding how the findings of the research fit into the existing body of knowledge.
c. Contextualize findings
How do answers to research questions compare with what others have found? What contribution has
been made to the existing body of knowledge? How findings different from those of others? Answering thesis
questions needs to go back to the literature review, it is important to place findings in the context of what is
already known in the field of research.
3. Research Methodology and Approaches
This section presents the way that the researcher intends to approach the research question and the
techniques and logic that he or she will use to address it.
This part of the proposal shall briefly explain about the following of the intended or / projected research
methodology – most likely to be followed during the conduct stage of the research. Most common points that
are to be elaborated are:
• Type/ Nature of the Research: Is the intended research is, for example, descriptive,
exploratory or causal or combination of any?
• Sources and types of data: Will the research attempt to explore primary sources or
secondary sources of data or both.
• Research Approach: Will the research outlook qualitative or quantitative or combination
of both.
3. Structure of the Thesis/Dissertation
The thesis/dissertation/capstone will be conducted independently by student. The student will be
asked to complete a certificate to confirm that the thesis/dissertation/capstone is his/her own original work
and has been carried out by him/her and to certify that all secondary material has been properly acknowledged
in thesis (Appendix A). The thesis should be a sustained argument. It should take advantage of the results of
the student reading, thinking, discussion, interpretation and information-collection in such a way that it could
convince readers to accept his/her understanding of the topic. This means that student must have full
understanding for his/her thesis, its concepts, theoretical ideas, observations, and findings.
4.1 The Thesis/dissertation/capstone Contents
The thesis for postgraduate student should be between 15,000 to 25,000 words and 10,000 to
15,000 words for undergraduate students. The full document should include essential parts arranged as
follows:
a. Title page
b. Approval sheet
c. Acknowledgements
d. Abstract
e. Table of Contents
f. List of Figures
g. List of Tables
h. List of Appendices (optional)
i. List of Abbreviation and Symbols (optional)
j. Main Body
k. Bibliography/References
l. Appendices
m. Biographical Sketch
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Detailed information about the above parts of thesis/dissertation/capstone:
a. Title Page
The first page should be the title page comprising:
v The University name: AMA International University Bahrain.
v The approved title of the thesis/dissertation/capstone.
v The student full name.
v The qualification for which the thesis is submitted and year of study.
v The college in which the work was operated, e.g. College of Administration and Financial Studies.
v The month and year of submission.
b. Approval sheet
This page bears the name of the proponent/s and title of the thesis, together with the signature of the
adviser, college dean and members of the oral defense panel. This page certifies that the thesis has been duly
approved, and must bear the date of approval [8]. (Appendix B).
c. Acknowledgements
Here is the opportunity for the student to express his/her thanks for any support, help, supervise and
assistance received during the production of the thesis/dissertation.
d. Abstract
Abstract is a one page paragraph comprising a brief aims, methods, results, conclusions and if
appropriate, key recommendations. There should be no citations in the paragraph. The abstract should be 300
to 500 words in length.
e. Table of Contents
A sequential listing of all major parts of a thesis with corresponding page numbers should be done.
Included in the table of contents are the titles of chapters, sections and subsections, bibliography and
appendices. Also included are the titles of the preliminary pages as well as the required forms.
f. List of Figures
List of charts, graphs, maps and other illustrations used in the thesis should be listed. The table number
and its heading should also be listed on the appropriate contents page. Figures should also be numbered in
sequence, using Arabic numerals. For example, the first figure in the third chapter is labelled Figure 3.1 [8].
g. List of Tables
A comprehensive listing of titles of all tables found in the body of the thesis with indication of the
corresponding page numbers should be done. Tables should be numbered in sequence, using Arabic numerals.
For example, the third table appearing in chapter two should be labeled Table 2.3 [8].
h. List of Appendices (optional)
An appendix or appendices, if any, should be after the bibliography. Appendices include original data,
preliminary tests, tabulations, tables that contain data of lesser importance, very lengthy quotations, forms
and documents, computer printouts and other pertinent documents. It must Appendices should be arranged
chronologically as they are cited in the main text. Use capital letters of the English alphabet to track
appendices, and always begin with the letter A [8].
i. List of Abbreviation and Symbols (optional)
List separately and in numerical order, the list of abbreviations used in the main body of the text. It is
an optional section.
j. Main Body
The main body of a thesis is divided into five (5) chapters, which may be further subdivided into
sections [6].
Chapter 1 – Introduction
This chapter serves as a backgrounder for readers to have an overview of the study even without prior
reference to other publications on the topic. The introduction is the first chapter of the thesis and must include
the objective/s and justification of the study as well as the limitations set by the proponent. The introduction
is the proper place to define any specialized terms and concepts used in the thesis.
1.1 Statement of the Problem
The statement of the problem is the backbone of the research proposal. This is the main idea of the
entire research project. This is a statement that you can prove with evidence/s. Well -constructed problem
statements will convince your audience that the problem is real and worth having you investigates. Well-
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Detailed information about the above parts of thesis/dissertation/capstone:
a. Title Page
The first page should be the title page comprising:
v The University name: AMA International University Bahrain.
v The approved title of the thesis/dissertation/capstone.
v The student full name.
v The qualification for which the thesis is submitted and year of study.
v The college in which the work was operated, e.g. College of Administration and Financial Studies.
v The month and year of submission.
b. Approval sheet
This page bears the name of the proponent/s and title of the thesis, together with the signature of the
adviser, college dean and members of the oral defense panel. This page certifies that the thesis has been duly
approved, and must bear the date of approval [8]. (Appendix B).
c. Acknowledgements
Here is the opportunity for the student to express his/her thanks for any support, help, supervise and
assistance received during the production of the thesis/dissertation.
d. Abstract
Abstract is a one page paragraph comprising a brief aims, methods, results, conclusions and if
appropriate, key recommendations. There should be no citations in the paragraph. The abstract should be 300
to 500 words in length.
e. Table of Contents
A sequential listing of all major parts of a thesis with corresponding page numbers should be done.
Included in the table of contents are the titles of chapters, sections and subsections, bibliography and
appendices. Also included are the titles of the preliminary pages as well as the required forms.
f. List of Figures
List of charts, graphs, maps and other illustrations used in the thesis should be listed. The table number
and its heading should also be listed on the appropriate contents page. Figures should also be numbered in
sequence, using Arabic numerals. For example, the first figure in the third chapter is labelled Figure 3.1 [8].
g. List of Tables
A comprehensive listing of titles of all tables found in the body of the thesis with indication of the
corresponding page numbers should be done. Tables should be numbered in sequence, using Arabic numerals.
For example, the third table appearing in chapter two should be labeled Table 2.3 [8].
h. List of Appendices (optional)
An appendix or appendices, if any, should be after the bibliography. Appendices include original data,
preliminary tests, tabulations, tables that contain data of lesser importance, very lengthy quotations, forms
and documents, computer printouts and other pertinent documents. It must Appendices should be arranged
chronologically as they are cited in the main text. Use capital letters of the English alphabet to track
appendices, and always begin with the letter A [8].
i. List of Abbreviation and Symbols (optional)
List separately and in numerical order, the list of abbreviations used in the main body of the text. It is
an optional section.
j. Main Body
The main body of a thesis is divided into five (5) chapters, which may be further subdivided into
sections [6].
Chapter 1 – Introduction
This chapter serves as a backgrounder for readers to have an overview of the study even without prior
reference to other publications on the topic. The introduction is the first chapter of the thesis and must include
the objective/s and justification of the study as well as the limitations set by the proponent. The introduction
is the proper place to define any specialized terms and concepts used in the thesis.
1.1 Statement of the Problem
The statement of the problem is the backbone of the research proposal. This is the main idea of the
entire research project. This is a statement that you can prove with evidence/s. Well -constructed problem
statements will convince your audience that the problem is real and worth having you investigates. Well-
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constructed problem statement defines the problem and helps identify the variables that will be investigated
in the study.
1.2 Purpose/Objective of the Study
This section summarizes what is to be achieved by the study. This usually contains general and specific
objectives. Research objectives are closely related to research problem.
1.3 Significance of the Study
This section describes or explains the potential value of the study and findings. It should be clear in
here, the target audience for the study and how the results will be beneficial for them. It answer the questions
– Why is it important? To whom it will be beneficial?
1.4 Scope and Limitation
This section sets parameters of the study. Limitations are the inherent problems encountered by the
researcher, thus, stating the limitations of the study can be very useful for readers in interpreting the results
of the study.
1.5 Hypothesis
Research hypotheses are the possible answer to the research problems or sub-problems. Good
hypotheses are based on well-constructed research questions. It guides or supports the research to find an
answer to the research problems. However, this is not a requirement for social science research instead a
conceptual framework or theoretical framework is needed.
Chapter 2 - Literature Review
The review of related literature showcases previous studies and publications relevant to the research.
This chapter gives light as to what motivated the proponent/s in pursuing the specific field of study. So, it is
very important to know how to write the literature review, you have to:
• Go through the relevant reference material in detail.
• Write down some information from the selected reference, such as research methodology, tools
of analysis, and also the main findings of the research with discussion.
• Write the reference properly in the text, such as, numbering [1]……[2],…[3],..etc. Write down the
reference information, which you will use in your text, and list under the list of references, such
as: the name (s) of the author (s), year of publication, research title, name of the book, journal,
etc, Volume x, No. x, P. x.
2.1 Conceptual Framework/Theoretical Framework
The conceptual framework is the outline or a diagram of preferred approach to the concepts (an idea
or thought) used in the study. It shows all the variables included in the study. The theoretical framework, on
the other hand, consists of theories, principles, and research findings -interrelated concepts - which are related
to the study. This is the framework on how the study is organized or developed.
Chapter 3 - Research Methodology
• Design if any
• Data Gathering
• Data Analysis
• System Design and Development (if any)
• Feasibility Study and Constraints
• Design Trade-offs (if any)
• You have to write in details the research procedures, which you have used during your research. (a)In
physical sciences, the researcher should identify what experimental procedures and equipments that will
be used in research to achieve the aim of research.(b)In social sciences, the researcher should collect data
to test hypotheses and achieve the objectives.
Chapter 4 -Results and Discussion
The data should be well organized in the thesis. The logic sequence of the data reflects the
understanding of the research idea and aim. Research requires some analysis and discussion of results. In
scientific research, there is always some kind of connection between data and why you think that the data
looks as it does. Often the researcher looks at the data gathered, and then comes to a conclusion of why the
data looks like it does. It is important to use references during discussion to support your findings. Citation of
the reference in the text and in the list of references is crucial matter. The citation procedures have been
stated clearly in the literature review chapter.
Chapter 5- Conclusion and Recommendations
The conclusion is an important part of the thesis because it reflects the outcomes of the research and
the key findings of the research, providing an explanation of their significance. The conclusions should be
expressed logically from the results and discussion of thesis. Whilst a definite view should be put forward,
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constructed problem statement defines the problem and helps identify the variables that will be investigated
in the study.
1.2 Purpose/Objective of the Study
This section summarizes what is to be achieved by the study. This usually contains general and specific
objectives. Research objectives are closely related to research problem.
1.3 Significance of the Study
This section describes or explains the potential value of the study and findings. It should be clear in
here, the target audience for the study and how the results will be beneficial for them. It answer the questions
– Why is it important? To whom it will be beneficial?
1.4 Scope and Limitation
This section sets parameters of the study. Limitations are the inherent problems encountered by the
researcher, thus, stating the limitations of the study can be very useful for readers in interpreting the results
of the study.
1.5 Hypothesis
Research hypotheses are the possible answer to the research problems or sub-problems. Good
hypotheses are based on well-constructed research questions. It guides or supports the research to find an
answer to the research problems. However, this is not a requirement for social science research instead a
conceptual framework or theoretical framework is needed.
Chapter 2 - Literature Review
The review of related literature showcases previous studies and publications relevant to the research.
This chapter gives light as to what motivated the proponent/s in pursuing the specific field of study. So, it is
very important to know how to write the literature review, you have to:
• Go through the relevant reference material in detail.
• Write down some information from the selected reference, such as research methodology, tools
of analysis, and also the main findings of the research with discussion.
• Write the reference properly in the text, such as, numbering [1]……[2],…[3],..etc. Write down the
reference information, which you will use in your text, and list under the list of references, such
as: the name (s) of the author (s), year of publication, research title, name of the book, journal,
etc, Volume x, No. x, P. x.
2.1 Conceptual Framework/Theoretical Framework
The conceptual framework is the outline or a diagram of preferred approach to the concepts (an idea
or thought) used in the study. It shows all the variables included in the study. The theoretical framework, on
the other hand, consists of theories, principles, and research findings -interrelated concepts - which are related
to the study. This is the framework on how the study is organized or developed.
Chapter 3 - Research Methodology
• Design if any
• Data Gathering
• Data Analysis
• System Design and Development (if any)
• Feasibility Study and Constraints
• Design Trade-offs (if any)
• You have to write in details the research procedures, which you have used during your research. (a)In
physical sciences, the researcher should identify what experimental procedures and equipments that will
be used in research to achieve the aim of research.(b)In social sciences, the researcher should collect data
to test hypotheses and achieve the objectives.
Chapter 4 -Results and Discussion
The data should be well organized in the thesis. The logic sequence of the data reflects the
understanding of the research idea and aim. Research requires some analysis and discussion of results. In
scientific research, there is always some kind of connection between data and why you think that the data
looks as it does. Often the researcher looks at the data gathered, and then comes to a conclusion of why the
data looks like it does. It is important to use references during discussion to support your findings. Citation of
the reference in the text and in the list of references is crucial matter. The citation procedures have been
stated clearly in the literature review chapter.
Chapter 5- Conclusion and Recommendations
The conclusion is an important part of the thesis because it reflects the outcomes of the research and
the key findings of the research, providing an explanation of their significance. The conclusions should be
expressed logically from the results and discussion of thesis. Whilst a definite view should be put forward,
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limitations of the study and any further work considered necessary should be identified if appropriate. Clear
recommendations for application and future research should be addressed.
k. Bibliography/References
List of all sources cited in the text, books, journals, and websites. The proper listing of references
indicates and assures the ethics of the researcher. If the student fails to include any source, used in his/her
research, in the references list, this will risk him/her being accused of plagiarism. Details about how to write
the cited references are shown below.
References are the backbone of the thesis. All sources that have been used in the research must be
referenced. It is important to identify the contributions of others and this will avoid the risk of plagiarism. The
AMAIUB uses APA format.
The APA format
• List of works cited should begin at the end of the paper on a new page with the centred title,
Bibliography
• Alphabetize the entries in your list by the author's last name, using the letter-by-letter system
(ignore spaces and other punctuation.) Only the initials of the first and middle names are given. If
the author's name is unknown, alphabetize by the title, ignoring any A, An, or The.
• For dates, spell out the names of months in the text of your paper, but abbreviate them in the list
of works cited, except for May, June, and July. Use either the day-month-year style (22 July 1999)
or the month-day-year style (July 22, 1999) and be consistent. With the month-day-year style, be
sure to add a comma after the year unless another punctuation mark goes there.
• All APA citations should use hanging indents, that is, the first line of an entry should be flush left,
and the second and subsequent lines should be indented 1/2".
• The APA guidelines specify using sentence-style capitalization for the titles of books or articles, so
you should capitalize only the first word of a title and subtitle. The exceptions to this rule would
be periodical titles and proper names in a title which should still be capitalized. The periodical title
is run in title case, and is followed by the volume number which, with the title, is also italicized.
• If there is more than one author, use an ampersand (&) before the name of the last author. If
there are more than six authors, list only the first six authors and use et al. for the rest.
• Place the date of publication in parentheses immediately after the name of the author. Place a
period after the closing parenthesis. Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of
shorter works within longer works.
Examples:
Books: Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date).Book title. Additional information. City of publication:
Publishing company.
Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Boorst in, D. (1992). The creators: A history of the heroes of the imagination. New York: Random House.
Nicol, A. M., & Pexman, P. M. (1999). Presenting your findings: A practical guide for creating tables.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Encyclopedia& Dictionary: Author's last name, first initial. (Date).Title of Article. Title of Encyclopaedia
(Volume, pages). City of publication: Publishing company.
Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago:
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Pettingill, O. S., Jr. (1980). Falcon and Falconry. World book encyclopaedia. (pp. 150-155). Chicago: World
Book.
Tobias, R. (1991). Thurber, James. Encyclopaedia Americana. (p. 600). New York: Scholastic Library Publishing.
Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles: Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Article title.
Periodical title, volume number(issue number if available), inclusive pages.
Note: Do not enclose the title in quotation marks. Put a period after the title. If a periodical includes a volume
number, italicize it and then give the page range (in regular type) without "pp." If the periodical does not use
volume numbers, as in newspapers, use p. or pp. for page numbers.
Note: Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA style.
Journal
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and
Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Magazine
Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.
Newspaper
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limitations of the study and any further work considered necessary should be identified if appropriate. Clear
recommendations for application and future research should be addressed.
k. Bibliography/References
List of all sources cited in the text, books, journals, and websites. The proper listing of references
indicates and assures the ethics of the researcher. If the student fails to include any source, used in his/her
research, in the references list, this will risk him/her being accused of plagiarism. Details about how to write
the cited references are shown below.
References are the backbone of the thesis. All sources that have been used in the research must be
referenced. It is important to identify the contributions of others and this will avoid the risk of plagiarism. The
AMAIUB uses APA format.
The APA format
• List of works cited should begin at the end of the paper on a new page with the centred title,
Bibliography
• Alphabetize the entries in your list by the author's last name, using the letter-by-letter system
(ignore spaces and other punctuation.) Only the initials of the first and middle names are given. If
the author's name is unknown, alphabetize by the title, ignoring any A, An, or The.
• For dates, spell out the names of months in the text of your paper, but abbreviate them in the list
of works cited, except for May, June, and July. Use either the day-month-year style (22 July 1999)
or the month-day-year style (July 22, 1999) and be consistent. With the month-day-year style, be
sure to add a comma after the year unless another punctuation mark goes there.
• All APA citations should use hanging indents, that is, the first line of an entry should be flush left,
and the second and subsequent lines should be indented 1/2".
• The APA guidelines specify using sentence-style capitalization for the titles of books or articles, so
you should capitalize only the first word of a title and subtitle. The exceptions to this rule would
be periodical titles and proper names in a title which should still be capitalized. The periodical title
is run in title case, and is followed by the volume number which, with the title, is also italicized.
• If there is more than one author, use an ampersand (&) before the name of the last author. If
there are more than six authors, list only the first six authors and use et al. for the rest.
• Place the date of publication in parentheses immediately after the name of the author. Place a
period after the closing parenthesis. Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of
shorter works within longer works.
Examples:
Books: Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date).Book title. Additional information. City of publication:
Publishing company.
Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Boorst in, D. (1992). The creators: A history of the heroes of the imagination. New York: Random House.
Nicol, A. M., & Pexman, P. M. (1999). Presenting your findings: A practical guide for creating tables.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Encyclopedia& Dictionary: Author's last name, first initial. (Date).Title of Article. Title of Encyclopaedia
(Volume, pages). City of publication: Publishing company.
Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol. 26, pp. 501-508). Chicago:
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Pettingill, O. S., Jr. (1980). Falcon and Falconry. World book encyclopaedia. (pp. 150-155). Chicago: World
Book.
Tobias, R. (1991). Thurber, James. Encyclopaedia Americana. (p. 600). New York: Scholastic Library Publishing.
Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles: Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Article title.
Periodical title, volume number(issue number if available), inclusive pages.
Note: Do not enclose the title in quotation marks. Put a period after the title. If a periodical includes a volume
number, italicize it and then give the page range (in regular type) without "pp." If the periodical does not use
volume numbers, as in newspapers, use p. or pp. for page numbers.
Note: Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA style.
Journal
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and
Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Magazine
Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-31.
Newspaper
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Kalette, D. (1986, July 21). California town counts town to big quake. USA Today, 9, p. A1.
Kanfer, S. (1986, July 21). Heard any good books lately? Time, 113, 71-72.
Trillin, C. (1993, February 15). Culture shopping. New Yorker, pp. 48-51.
Website or Webpage:
Online periodical:
Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number, Retrieved month day,
year, from full URL
Online document:
Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from full URL
Note: When citing Internet sources, refer to the specific website document. If a document is undated, use
"n.d." (for no date) immediately after the document title. Break a lengthy URL that goes to another line after
a slash or before a period. Continually check your references to online documents. There is no period following
a URL.
Note: If you cannot find some of this information, cite what is available.
Devitt, T. (2001, August 2). Lightning injures four at music festival. The Why? Files. Retrieved January 23, 2002,
from http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html
Dove, R. (1998).Lady freedom among us. The Electronic Text Center. Retrieved June 19, 1998, from Alderman
Library, University of Virginia website: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/afam.html
Note: If a document is contained within a large and complex website (such as that for a university or a
government agency), identify the host organization and the relevant program or department before giving the
URL for the document itself. Precede the URL with a colon.
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being.
Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from
http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html
GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/usersurveys/survey1997-10/
Health Canada.(2002, February).The safety of genetically modified food crops. Retrieved March 22, 2005, from
http://www.hc- ilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York
Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com
L. Appendices
All supported documents and forms should be included. Each appendix should be on a separate page,
designated in sequence as Appendix A, Appendix B etc., listed in the table of contents and referenced within
the main text. References should be provided for some appendices, which include data and published
information.
M. Anti-plagiarism and academic dishonesty
The AMAIUB runs plagiarism checking of the research thesis to avoid violation of the university rules
for plagiarism .The threshold for similarity index for all submitted manuscript is 20%. Violation of these anti-
plagiarism guidelines will be met with corresponding sanctions based on established penalties in the student
handbook and faculty manual.
4. Format of Writing
The student should follow the following rules in writing his/her thesis/dissertation/capstone [6]:
- Paper
Use white letter-size paper (8 ½ x 11 in). Orientation should be portrait style (can be read lengthwise).
Text and figures are placed on only one side of the paper. The other side should be left blank.
-Language
The official language to be used in writing a thesis/dissertation/capstone is English. Use only objective,
expository English. Idioms, slang, subjective words and phrases, metaphors and undefined acronyms are not
acceptable. All sentences must be complete with acceptable grammar and correct spelling.
-Type Specifications
All submitted drafts of a thesis, dissertation and other related official documents must be type written.
Under no circumstances shall a hand-written draft and/or form be accepted for submission. Font should be
Arial with twelve-point size for the text. Text color is black. Typing should always be neat, clean and uniform.
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Kalette, D. (1986, July 21). California town counts town to big quake. USA Today, 9, p. A1.
Kanfer, S. (1986, July 21). Heard any good books lately? Time, 113, 71-72.
Trillin, C. (1993, February 15). Culture shopping. New Yorker, pp. 48-51.
Website or Webpage:
Online periodical:
Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number, Retrieved month day,
year, from full URL
Online document:
Author's name. (Date of publication). Title of work. Retrieved month day, year, from full URL
Note: When citing Internet sources, refer to the specific website document. If a document is undated, use
"n.d." (for no date) immediately after the document title. Break a lengthy URL that goes to another line after
a slash or before a period. Continually check your references to online documents. There is no period following
a URL.
Note: If you cannot find some of this information, cite what is available.
Devitt, T. (2001, August 2). Lightning injures four at music festival. The Why? Files. Retrieved January 23, 2002,
from http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html
Dove, R. (1998).Lady freedom among us. The Electronic Text Center. Retrieved June 19, 1998, from Alderman
Library, University of Virginia website: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/afam.html
Note: If a document is contained within a large and complex website (such as that for a university or a
government agency), identify the host organization and the relevant program or department before giving the
URL for the document itself. Precede the URL with a colon.
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being.
Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from
http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html
GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/usersurveys/survey1997-10/
Health Canada.(2002, February).The safety of genetically modified food crops. Retrieved March 22, 2005, from
http://www.hc- ilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York
Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com
L. Appendices
All supported documents and forms should be included. Each appendix should be on a separate page,
designated in sequence as Appendix A, Appendix B etc., listed in the table of contents and referenced within
the main text. References should be provided for some appendices, which include data and published
information.
M. Anti-plagiarism and academic dishonesty
The AMAIUB runs plagiarism checking of the research thesis to avoid violation of the university rules
for plagiarism .The threshold for similarity index for all submitted manuscript is 20%. Violation of these anti-
plagiarism guidelines will be met with corresponding sanctions based on established penalties in the student
handbook and faculty manual.
4. Format of Writing
The student should follow the following rules in writing his/her thesis/dissertation/capstone [6]:
- Paper
Use white letter-size paper (8 ½ x 11 in). Orientation should be portrait style (can be read lengthwise).
Text and figures are placed on only one side of the paper. The other side should be left blank.
-Language
The official language to be used in writing a thesis/dissertation/capstone is English. Use only objective,
expository English. Idioms, slang, subjective words and phrases, metaphors and undefined acronyms are not
acceptable. All sentences must be complete with acceptable grammar and correct spelling.
-Type Specifications
All submitted drafts of a thesis, dissertation and other related official documents must be type written.
Under no circumstances shall a hand-written draft and/or form be accepted for submission. Font should be
Arial with twelve-point size for the text. Text color is black. Typing should always be neat, clean and uniform.
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-Margins
• For the first page of any chapter, the left, top and bottom margins should be40mm wide.
• For the rest of the pages, the left margin should be 40mm and the top and bottom margins should be
25mm.
• The right margin is 25mm for all pages. Make sure text is always justified on both sides. Use a five-
space indention for every paragraph.
• Margin specifications are meant to facilitate binding and trimming. All information(text headings,
footnotes, illustrations, etc), including page numbers must be within the text area.
-Spacing
The body of the thesis/dissertation/capstone should be typed double-spaced. The following, however,
should be single-spaced:
- abstract
- footnotes
- quotations longer than three lines
- references and bibliography (except between entries)
- headings or subheadings
- multi-line captions of tables, figures, illustrations, etc.
For good visual effect, use multi-spacing for the approval sheet and title page.
-Pagination
Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the thesis/dissertation, including pages of
figures, tables, appendices and bibliography. Page 1 begins with the first page of the first chapter. Page
numbers are not to be enclosed by parentheses, hyphens or other decorative devices. Preliminary pages
preceding the first chapter are numbered using small roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc). The title page should not
be numbered although it is counted as page i. Page numbers are placed at the center of the bottom of each
page.
- Binding
After the student/s successfully defended the thesis/dissertation, integrated all recommendations and
revisions, obtained all necessary signatures the manuscript must be photocopied and hard bounded.
Undergraduate students must obtain at least three hardbound copies of their approved thesis: one copy for
the school library, one for the respective colleges. The following should be lettered in gold from the head to
the foot of the thesis spine, using a 24-point font: proponent/s; degree for which the work is submitted; and
year of submission. The following particulars should be provided on the thesis cover, using 18-point gold block
font: title of thesis; proponent/s; degree; name of school; and year of submission. The layout of the cover is
very similar to that of the title page.
Postgraduate students must obtain at least three hardbound copies of their approved thesis: one copy for
the school library, one for the national library and one for the dean office. The cover colour of the bound thesis
for all MBA programmes should be blue.
After the approved copy of the thesis has been forwarded to the authorized printery for reproduction and
binding, the student submits the official receipt to the thesis adviser. It is the duty of the adviser to collect
from the printer the final copies of the thesis and forwards them to the library and the college dean.
-CD Label
For capstone project or design project, the CD case cover follows the format of the Title Page on the
hardbound copy.
-Writing Conventions
• Numbers
Spell out all numbers less than ten unless they are attached to units of measurement(e.g. 5kg, 10ml).
Use figures for 10 or numbers more than 10. If a sentence begins with a number, write the number in words
even if it is more than 10.If a series of figures is to be used, use numerals regardless of the value; example:
- In the room were 4 chairs, 12 boxes, 13 books, 10 files, 9 umbrellas and 8 pairs of shoes.
- The number of computer units bought during the last five years was 8, 53, 27, 38, 52 and 9.
• Units of Measure
Whenever applicable, use SI units of measurement. Always use internationally recognized
abbreviations for units of measure, and do not put a period after them. For example: 20 millilitres (20ml); 2.5
hectares (2.5ha); 3.7 metric ton (3.7mt) 80 kilometres per hour (80kph).
- Direct Quotations
Quotations must be copied accurately, word for word, and they must be placed in quotation marks
unless they have been formally set off from the rest of the text. Direct quotations must be minimized at all
costs, except in some fields such as literature. Extensive use of direct quotations can be quite irritating for the
reader. Students must learn to synthesize and paraphrase concepts in their own words and style.
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-Margins
• For the first page of any chapter, the left, top and bottom margins should be40mm wide.
• For the rest of the pages, the left margin should be 40mm and the top and bottom margins should be
25mm.
• The right margin is 25mm for all pages. Make sure text is always justified on both sides. Use a five-
space indention for every paragraph.
• Margin specifications are meant to facilitate binding and trimming. All information(text headings,
footnotes, illustrations, etc), including page numbers must be within the text area.
-Spacing
The body of the thesis/dissertation/capstone should be typed double-spaced. The following, however,
should be single-spaced:
- abstract
- footnotes
- quotations longer than three lines
- references and bibliography (except between entries)
- headings or subheadings
- multi-line captions of tables, figures, illustrations, etc.
For good visual effect, use multi-spacing for the approval sheet and title page.
-Pagination
Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the thesis/dissertation, including pages of
figures, tables, appendices and bibliography. Page 1 begins with the first page of the first chapter. Page
numbers are not to be enclosed by parentheses, hyphens or other decorative devices. Preliminary pages
preceding the first chapter are numbered using small roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc). The title page should not
be numbered although it is counted as page i. Page numbers are placed at the center of the bottom of each
page.
- Binding
After the student/s successfully defended the thesis/dissertation, integrated all recommendations and
revisions, obtained all necessary signatures the manuscript must be photocopied and hard bounded.
Undergraduate students must obtain at least three hardbound copies of their approved thesis: one copy for
the school library, one for the respective colleges. The following should be lettered in gold from the head to
the foot of the thesis spine, using a 24-point font: proponent/s; degree for which the work is submitted; and
year of submission. The following particulars should be provided on the thesis cover, using 18-point gold block
font: title of thesis; proponent/s; degree; name of school; and year of submission. The layout of the cover is
very similar to that of the title page.
Postgraduate students must obtain at least three hardbound copies of their approved thesis: one copy for
the school library, one for the national library and one for the dean office. The cover colour of the bound thesis
for all MBA programmes should be blue.
After the approved copy of the thesis has been forwarded to the authorized printery for reproduction and
binding, the student submits the official receipt to the thesis adviser. It is the duty of the adviser to collect
from the printer the final copies of the thesis and forwards them to the library and the college dean.
-CD Label
For capstone project or design project, the CD case cover follows the format of the Title Page on the
hardbound copy.
-Writing Conventions
• Numbers
Spell out all numbers less than ten unless they are attached to units of measurement(e.g. 5kg, 10ml).
Use figures for 10 or numbers more than 10. If a sentence begins with a number, write the number in words
even if it is more than 10.If a series of figures is to be used, use numerals regardless of the value; example:
- In the room were 4 chairs, 12 boxes, 13 books, 10 files, 9 umbrellas and 8 pairs of shoes.
- The number of computer units bought during the last five years was 8, 53, 27, 38, 52 and 9.
• Units of Measure
Whenever applicable, use SI units of measurement. Always use internationally recognized
abbreviations for units of measure, and do not put a period after them. For example: 20 millilitres (20ml); 2.5
hectares (2.5ha); 3.7 metric ton (3.7mt) 80 kilometres per hour (80kph).
- Direct Quotations
Quotations must be copied accurately, word for word, and they must be placed in quotation marks
unless they have been formally set off from the rest of the text. Direct quotations must be minimized at all
costs, except in some fields such as literature. Extensive use of direct quotations can be quite irritating for the
reader. Students must learn to synthesize and paraphrase concepts in their own words and style.
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-Footnotes
Footnotes should be used sparingly regardless of the field of study. It is recommended that citations
be used instead of footnotes. Extensive footnoting tends to distract the reader from the main argument of the
text. In cases where footnotes are necessary, the indicators used are superscript. The numbering of footnotes
should begin with 1 and must be continuous throughout the whole text.
-Citation
References must be cited properly, both in the text as well as in the reference list at the end of the
thesis. Below is an example of how a citation should be done: Sedili plantation areas (James Thomson, 1991).
-Grammatical Tenses
As a rule of thumb, use the present tense when referring to previously published work and the past
tense when referring to present results of the study. In a thesis, it is normal to go back and forth between
present and past tenses. Most of the abstract should be in the past tense because present results are being
described. On the other hand, the introduction, discussion and conclusion should be in the present tense
because these chapters usually refer to previously published works.
5. Assessment
The thesis/dissertation/capstone will be assessed internally in AMAIUB by two members of faculty,
one of whom will be the supervisor and one external member all of whom shall belong to the same
specialization of the topic being presented. Each examiner evaluates the thesis/dissertation/capstone
independently; they both assign a grade to the thesis and prepare a short report that highlights the strengths
and weaknesses of the study.
5.1 Defense Guidelines
Final Projects, Capstone, Research Projects, Practicum (Bachelor) and Thesis (Master) defense and oral
presentations have to be scheduled during faculty members’ Administrative hours.
Thesis Oral Defense form should be filled (Appendix C).
The Thesis/DESPRO Adviser must ensure that a Thesis or Design Project is complete before including it in the
schedule of defense. Complete means that:
- Edited and printed final draft of manuscript
- Software is available and running.
- Prototype is available and working/functioning.
Undergraduate Defense
The schedule must be submitted to the Dean for approval. The students will be advised of their
defense schedule no less than 2 weeks before the date of defense. The approved list must be posted in
strategic area in the campus.
Graduate Defense
The schedule must be submitted to the Dean for approval. The Programme Head of MBA will fill the
HEC Form requesting the approval of the oral defense and the internal and external panel members, one
month prior to the propose date of defense. This should be communicated to the students at the same time
that the schedule for defense is submitted to the HEC for approval.
5.2 Defense Panel Composition
A. Undergraduate Defense
1. The capstone defense panel shall be composed of two (2) internal panels and one (1) external panel
whose specializations fall within the topic of the student;
2. The external panel shall be a Master Degree holder or have an equivalent work experience of three
(3) years in related fields.
B. Graduate Defense
1. The thesis defense panel shall be composed of two (2) internal panels and one (1) external panel whose
specializations fall within the topic of the student;
2. The panel shall be PhD degree holders.
5.3 Grading System
Preliminary Period Chapter 1 (Introduction), Chapter 2 (Review of Related Literature and Chapter 3
(Materials and Methods)
Midterms Period Chapter 4 (Results and Discussion) and Chapter 5 (Conclusion and Recommendations)
Final Period Oral Defense
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-Footnotes
Footnotes should be used sparingly regardless of the field of study. It is recommended that citations
be used instead of footnotes. Extensive footnoting tends to distract the reader from the main argument of the
text. In cases where footnotes are necessary, the indicators used are superscript. The numbering of footnotes
should begin with 1 and must be continuous throughout the whole text.
-Citation
References must be cited properly, both in the text as well as in the reference list at the end of the
thesis. Below is an example of how a citation should be done: Sedili plantation areas (James Thomson, 1991).
-Grammatical Tenses
As a rule of thumb, use the present tense when referring to previously published work and the past
tense when referring to present results of the study. In a thesis, it is normal to go back and forth between
present and past tenses. Most of the abstract should be in the past tense because present results are being
described. On the other hand, the introduction, discussion and conclusion should be in the present tense
because these chapters usually refer to previously published works.
5. Assessment
The thesis/dissertation/capstone will be assessed internally in AMAIUB by two members of faculty,
one of whom will be the supervisor and one external member all of whom shall belong to the same
specialization of the topic being presented. Each examiner evaluates the thesis/dissertation/capstone
independently; they both assign a grade to the thesis and prepare a short report that highlights the strengths
and weaknesses of the study.
5.1 Defense Guidelines
Final Projects, Capstone, Research Projects, Practicum (Bachelor) and Thesis (Master) defense and oral
presentations have to be scheduled during faculty members’ Administrative hours.
Thesis Oral Defense form should be filled (Appendix C).
The Thesis/DESPRO Adviser must ensure that a Thesis or Design Project is complete before including it in the
schedule of defense. Complete means that:
- Edited and printed final draft of manuscript
- Software is available and running.
- Prototype is available and working/functioning.
Undergraduate Defense
The schedule must be submitted to the Dean for approval. The students will be advised of their
defense schedule no less than 2 weeks before the date of defense. The approved list must be posted in
strategic area in the campus.
Graduate Defense
The schedule must be submitted to the Dean for approval. The Programme Head of MBA will fill the
HEC Form requesting the approval of the oral defense and the internal and external panel members, one
month prior to the propose date of defense. This should be communicated to the students at the same time
that the schedule for defense is submitted to the HEC for approval.
5.2 Defense Panel Composition
A. Undergraduate Defense
1. The capstone defense panel shall be composed of two (2) internal panels and one (1) external panel
whose specializations fall within the topic of the student;
2. The external panel shall be a Master Degree holder or have an equivalent work experience of three
(3) years in related fields.
B. Graduate Defense
1. The thesis defense panel shall be composed of two (2) internal panels and one (1) external panel whose
specializations fall within the topic of the student;
2. The panel shall be PhD degree holders.
5.3 Grading System
Preliminary Period Chapter 1 (Introduction), Chapter 2 (Review of Related Literature and Chapter 3
(Materials and Methods)
Midterms Period Chapter 4 (Results and Discussion) and Chapter 5 (Conclusion and Recommendations)
Final Period Oral Defense
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Oral Defense for MBA thesis project will be graded as follows (Appendix E):
1. Application of Concepts and Theories 10%
2. Literature Review and References 20%
3. Results and Discussion, and Over-all substance 20%
4. ORAL PRESENTATION 50%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project COE (Appendix F):
1. Project assessment 55%
2. Technical Report 25%
3. Oral Presentation 20%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project CCS (Appendix G):
1. Final Paper 30%
2. Prototype/ Software 35%
3. Oral Presentation 35%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project BSIS (Appendix H):
1. Application of concepts Theory 10%
2. Literature Review and References 20%
3. Result and Discussion 20%
4. Oral Presentation 50%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project BSBI (Appendix I):
1. Final Paper 40%
2. Prototype/ Software 40%
3. Oral Presentation 10%
4. Collaborative Work 10%
100%
6. The Supervisory Process
The supervision of graduate’s thesis by experts/specialist faculty members aims to provide an
environment which is both supportive, stimulating and enables students to learn the essentials components
of thesis/research for the purpose of producing thesis/research of high quality and significance. Moreover, it
should help students to successfully navigate the journey from problem definition up to thesis completion.
For the supervision to be successful, it requires recognition of shared responsibility between the
student and the supervisor. It demands high professionalism and open communications, and being tolerant
and understanding.
6.1 Selection of Supervisor
AMAIUB will provide students with a supervisor, based on the area of research specialism the
supervisor has in relation to the research topic. AMAIUB will inform students about research opportunities
and projects available in colleges, which will be posted on the college website under each supervisor’s name.
Once each student is allocated a supervisor it is expected that the student will work with that supervisor until
the completion of the thesis.
6.2 Supervisors Qualification
Any Faculty member who is a full time member of the AMAIUB is eligible to serve as a postgraduate
student supervisor. The Faculty member can be: Full Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor.
In addition to the PhD certificate, other appropriately qualified faculties with professional certificates
may be approved to serve as a supervisor. Student can be supervised by two co-supervisors. At least one co-
supervisor must meet the aforementioned criteria.
6.3 Withdrawal of a supervisor
If a student's supervisor resigned from the University but the thesis is close to completion the
supervisor may, with the permission of the dean of the college, continue. In this case, a co-supervisor who is
a full-time member of the college must be appointed. If the supervisor is unable to continue, every effort
should be made by the college to secure a new supervisor for the student. If the student has a problem with
his/her supervisor, the dean of the college must appoint another supervisor to carry on the supervision
process.
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Oral Defense for MBA thesis project will be graded as follows (Appendix E):
1. Application of Concepts and Theories 10%
2. Literature Review and References 20%
3. Results and Discussion, and Over-all substance 20%
4. ORAL PRESENTATION 50%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project COE (Appendix F):
1. Project assessment 55%
2. Technical Report 25%
3. Oral Presentation 20%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project CCS (Appendix G):
1. Final Paper 30%
2. Prototype/ Software 35%
3. Oral Presentation 35%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project BSIS (Appendix H):
1. Application of concepts Theory 10%
2. Literature Review and References 20%
3. Result and Discussion 20%
4. Oral Presentation 50%
100%
For Undergraduate Capstone project BSBI (Appendix I):
1. Final Paper 40%
2. Prototype/ Software 40%
3. Oral Presentation 10%
4. Collaborative Work 10%
100%
6. The Supervisory Process
The supervision of graduate’s thesis by experts/specialist faculty members aims to provide an
environment which is both supportive, stimulating and enables students to learn the essentials components
of thesis/research for the purpose of producing thesis/research of high quality and significance. Moreover, it
should help students to successfully navigate the journey from problem definition up to thesis completion.
For the supervision to be successful, it requires recognition of shared responsibility between the
student and the supervisor. It demands high professionalism and open communications, and being tolerant
and understanding.
6.1 Selection of Supervisor
AMAIUB will provide students with a supervisor, based on the area of research specialism the
supervisor has in relation to the research topic. AMAIUB will inform students about research opportunities
and projects available in colleges, which will be posted on the college website under each supervisor’s name.
Once each student is allocated a supervisor it is expected that the student will work with that supervisor until
the completion of the thesis.
6.2 Supervisors Qualification
Any Faculty member who is a full time member of the AMAIUB is eligible to serve as a postgraduate
student supervisor. The Faculty member can be: Full Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor.
In addition to the PhD certificate, other appropriately qualified faculties with professional certificates
may be approved to serve as a supervisor. Student can be supervised by two co-supervisors. At least one co-
supervisor must meet the aforementioned criteria.
6.3 Withdrawal of a supervisor
If a student's supervisor resigned from the University but the thesis is close to completion the
supervisor may, with the permission of the dean of the college, continue. In this case, a co-supervisor who is
a full-time member of the college must be appointed. If the supervisor is unable to continue, every effort
should be made by the college to secure a new supervisor for the student. If the student has a problem with
his/her supervisor, the dean of the college must appoint another supervisor to carry on the supervision
process.
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6.4 Processes of Supervision
There are a variety of supervision processes in use, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.
We do not wish to be prescriptive and recommend a particular way but each supervisor and student will
determine which the most appropriate way for them to work together. Various factors should be taken into
account in discussing which method to adopt:
• Student’s preferred process of learning, taking account of a need for structure, discipline and
ability to self-motivate.
• Supervisor’s experience of the various methods and areas of research.
• Availability of the supervisor during research period.
6.5 The Roles and Responsibilities of the Supervisor 1. Guide the student in the selection and planning of a meaningful and appropriate research topic that
can be successfully completed within allowable time limit for the graduate programme.
2. Ensure student has understanding of the relevant theories, knowledge, and background literature,
and the methodological and technical skills necessary for the research.
3. Ensure that the research environment is safe, equitable, and free from discrimination.
4. Establish a practice of regular meetings with the student at which all matters relating to the research
project can be discussed.
5. Provide commentary, constructively and within a reasonable timeframe, on the student’s oral and
written work. This should include:
a. Being reasonably accessible for unscheduled meetings
b. Keeping track of progress and investigating any concerns
6. Alert the student to what they may expect from the supervisor by way of a critique of work.
7. Monitor progress according to agreed milestones (and revising same based on issues).
8. Ensure that the student is familiar with the University policy on plagiarism.
9. Encourage student to attend relevant taught modules
10. Assist and encourage the wider professional development of the student by means such as:
a. Participation in seminars and colloquia
b. Attendance and presentation of work at local, regional, and international conferences or fora.
11. Provide guidance on the preparation of the thesis and oral defense presentation.
12. Complete annual progress report in conjunction with the student in order to monitor the student’s
progress and highlight any unexpected problems which has to be addressed.
13. Assist in the selection thesis panel during the thesis defense of the student.
6.6 The Roles and Responsibilities of Student
For a successful student-supervisor relationship the student must be familiar and adhere to the rules,
policies, guidelines and procedures in place for the supervision of thesis at the graduate programme. Hence,
every research student will:
1. Liaise with the supervisor in the selection of research topic which can be completed as a thesis and
written up within the prescribed period of study.
2. Agree with the supervisor the basic structure of thesis/research project, an appropriate research
method, a realistic plan of work, and any additional required study needed for the successful
implementation of the thesis.
3. Work with the supervisor in developing important milestones and timelines such as: establishing a
thesis topic; completing a literature review; achieving intermediate research goals; attending
conferences; publishing paper; analyzing data; and completing drafts of the thesis.
4. Advise the supervisor of progress according to agreed milestones.
5. Establish a practice of regular meetings with the supervisor at which all matters relating to the
thesis/research project can be discussed.
6. Letting the supervisor know how you can be contacted, when you will be unavoidably absent, and
informing your supervisor of anything significant that may affect your academic progress.
7. Be familiar with the University policy on plagiarism.
8. Complete annual progress report in conjunction with the supervisor in order to monitor progress
and highlight any unexpected problems which has to be addressed.
9. Present work in progress, and attend relevant conferences, meetings and workshops.
10. Liaise with the supervisor during preparation of the thesis and oral defense presentation.
11. Maintain records of the thesis in a manner which can be accessed and understood by anyone with
a legitimate right to enquire.
6.7 Level of Supervision One of the main responsibilities of the supervisor is to prepare student progress monitoring report of
the thesis/dissertation/capstone (Appendix D). This report identifies the level of the thesis progress that is
done by the student. If the level of the progress is not satisfied the supervisor must suggest some
recommendations or ask for help from advising thesis committee.
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6.4 Processes of Supervision
There are a variety of supervision processes in use, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.
We do not wish to be prescriptive and recommend a particular way but each supervisor and student will
determine which the most appropriate way for them to work together. Various factors should be taken into
account in discussing which method to adopt:
• Student’s preferred process of learning, taking account of a need for structure, discipline and
ability to self-motivate.
• Supervisor’s experience of the various methods and areas of research.
• Availability of the supervisor during research period.
6.5 The Roles and Responsibilities of the Supervisor 1. Guide the student in the selection and planning of a meaningful and appropriate research topic that
can be successfully completed within allowable time limit for the graduate programme.
2. Ensure student has understanding of the relevant theories, knowledge, and background literature,
and the methodological and technical skills necessary for the research.
3. Ensure that the research environment is safe, equitable, and free from discrimination.
4. Establish a practice of regular meetings with the student at which all matters relating to the research
project can be discussed.
5. Provide commentary, constructively and within a reasonable timeframe, on the student’s oral and
written work. This should include:
a. Being reasonably accessible for unscheduled meetings
b. Keeping track of progress and investigating any concerns
6. Alert the student to what they may expect from the supervisor by way of a critique of work.
7. Monitor progress according to agreed milestones (and revising same based on issues).
8. Ensure that the student is familiar with the University policy on plagiarism.
9. Encourage student to attend relevant taught modules
10. Assist and encourage the wider professional development of the student by means such as:
a. Participation in seminars and colloquia
b. Attendance and presentation of work at local, regional, and international conferences or fora.
11. Provide guidance on the preparation of the thesis and oral defense presentation.
12. Complete annual progress report in conjunction with the student in order to monitor the student’s
progress and highlight any unexpected problems which has to be addressed.
13. Assist in the selection thesis panel during the thesis defense of the student.
6.6 The Roles and Responsibilities of Student
For a successful student-supervisor relationship the student must be familiar and adhere to the rules,
policies, guidelines and procedures in place for the supervision of thesis at the graduate programme. Hence,
every research student will:
1. Liaise with the supervisor in the selection of research topic which can be completed as a thesis and
written up within the prescribed period of study.
2. Agree with the supervisor the basic structure of thesis/research project, an appropriate research
method, a realistic plan of work, and any additional required study needed for the successful
implementation of the thesis.
3. Work with the supervisor in developing important milestones and timelines such as: establishing a
thesis topic; completing a literature review; achieving intermediate research goals; attending
conferences; publishing paper; analyzing data; and completing drafts of the thesis.
4. Advise the supervisor of progress according to agreed milestones.
5. Establish a practice of regular meetings with the supervisor at which all matters relating to the
thesis/research project can be discussed.
6. Letting the supervisor know how you can be contacted, when you will be unavoidably absent, and
informing your supervisor of anything significant that may affect your academic progress.
7. Be familiar with the University policy on plagiarism.
8. Complete annual progress report in conjunction with the supervisor in order to monitor progress
and highlight any unexpected problems which has to be addressed.
9. Present work in progress, and attend relevant conferences, meetings and workshops.
10. Liaise with the supervisor during preparation of the thesis and oral defense presentation.
11. Maintain records of the thesis in a manner which can be accessed and understood by anyone with
a legitimate right to enquire.
6.7 Level of Supervision One of the main responsibilities of the supervisor is to prepare student progress monitoring report of
the thesis/dissertation/capstone (Appendix D). This report identifies the level of the thesis progress that is
done by the student. If the level of the progress is not satisfied the supervisor must suggest some
recommendations or ask for help from advising thesis committee.
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6.8 Conduct of Meeting and Supervision
1. The supervisor will conduct the required number of meetings (e.g. 2 per week) lasting about 30
minutes each, or equivalent, in order to hear and give advice on reports of the student’s progress and
to answer reasonable questions for which 48 hours’ notice has been given. Supervisors will respond
to students’ questions within 5 working days. If the supervisor is unable to give an answer to a
question, she/he will contact the student with the answer no more than five workings days after the
meeting. Meetings records are shown in Appendix E.
2. The supervisor should attend all pre-arranged meetings or provide at least 24 hours’ notice of non-
attendance, giving the student a series of alternative dates for the meeting.
3. The supervisor will be fully prepared for all meetings, having considered answers to all reasonable
questions submitted by the student and giving the best advice to assist the students to achieve their
goals.
4. The supervisor will/ or will not interfere in the direction or objectives of the thesis.
5. The supervisor may look at outlines of work and will read drafts.
6. Students will not expect supervisors to correct grammar but some supervisors may do so.
6.9 Managing your Research Process
• Time management. Each project is unique, and it will be up to students themselves and their
supervisors to decide when and how to best utilize the time available to push the project forward
(Appendix E).
• The project does not work. Although projects are generally well conceived, and it is people that make
projects work, the nature of research is such that it requires patience, perseverance, critical thinking,
and on many occasions, a change in direction. Thoroughness, attention to detail, and comprehensive
notes are crucial when reporting the progress of a project.
• When postgraduate student reports failures or problems, he/she makes sure that he/she has all
details at hand. The postgraduate student has to be inclusive in his/her assessment. Then ask
questions. Supervisors usually have sufficient experience to detect errors in procedures and are able
to lead undergraduate student in the right direction when the student is able to provide all the
necessary details. They also have enough experience to know when to change directions.
• If the student faces problem to find information at AMAIUB, there will be an opportunity to find the
information elsewhere, such as other local universities in Bahrain or international universities, some
government agencies, such as Environmental Affairs in Bahrain, Ministry of Education, Ministry of
Culture, etc., and/or industries companies in Bahrain that offer services for students during the
academic year, such as BAPCO, ALBA, etc.
• If there are any difficulties with the supervision process, an attempt to address them should first be
made by the supervisor and student. However, if this does not prove successful or if the nature of the
problem makes this approach unsuitable then the Programme Head should be contacted as soon as
possible. The concerns will be discussed and action taken as appropriate. This applies to difficulties
experienced by either student or supervisor.
• Postgraduate students will not be able to exchange supervisors just to meet personal preferences.
Crucial matter must be cleared, the numbers of students, topic areas, faculty availability and expertise
all have to be balanced carefully and this means that supervisors cannot be based upon student choice.
7. Research Ethics
Ethics is of great importance to science and provides guidelines for the responsible conduct of well-
defined research. In addition, research ethics educates and monitors scientists conducting research to ensure
a high ethical standard. To help researchers address the issue of ethics, AMAIUB has produced a policy and
set of procedures that apply to all research activity being undertaken by faculty and students of the university.
This policy and the associated procedures therefore apply to all students who are researching for the purposes
of completing their capstone courses or postgraduate thesis. If a postgraduate student decides to change
his/her research project, it is his/her responsibility to ensure research ethics of the new research. This will be
assessed as before. The student should discuss the issue with his/her supervisor. As indicated by HEC in
chapter 2, Article 3, number 2: To comply with scientific research ethics and norms by implementation of the
international charter of scientific research ethical codes and to create a mechanism to deal with scientific
fraud.
7.1 Anti-plagiarism Checking
AMAIUB uses a proper detection anti-plagiarism system to scan work for evidence of plagiarism. This
system has access to many sources worldwide (journals, books, articles, magazines, websites etc.).The anti-
plagiarism checking will need work to be submitted electronically (soft copy) as well as in paper form (hard
copy).
In order to strengthen the intellectual ethics and the anti-plagiarism best practices at AMAIUB, the
following are implemented:
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6.8 Conduct of Meeting and Supervision
1. The supervisor will conduct the required number of meetings (e.g. 2 per week) lasting about 30
minutes each, or equivalent, in order to hear and give advice on reports of the student’s progress and
to answer reasonable questions for which 48 hours’ notice has been given. Supervisors will respond
to students’ questions within 5 working days. If the supervisor is unable to give an answer to a
question, she/he will contact the student with the answer no more than five workings days after the
meeting. Meetings records are shown in Appendix E.
2. The supervisor should attend all pre-arranged meetings or provide at least 24 hours’ notice of non-
attendance, giving the student a series of alternative dates for the meeting.
3. The supervisor will be fully prepared for all meetings, having considered answers to all reasonable
questions submitted by the student and giving the best advice to assist the students to achieve their
goals.
4. The supervisor will/ or will not interfere in the direction or objectives of the thesis.
5. The supervisor may look at outlines of work and will read drafts.
6. Students will not expect supervisors to correct grammar but some supervisors may do so.
6.9 Managing your Research Process
• Time management. Each project is unique, and it will be up to students themselves and their
supervisors to decide when and how to best utilize the time available to push the project forward
(Appendix E).
• The project does not work. Although projects are generally well conceived, and it is people that make
projects work, the nature of research is such that it requires patience, perseverance, critical thinking,
and on many occasions, a change in direction. Thoroughness, attention to detail, and comprehensive
notes are crucial when reporting the progress of a project.
• When postgraduate student reports failures or problems, he/she makes sure that he/she has all
details at hand. The postgraduate student has to be inclusive in his/her assessment. Then ask
questions. Supervisors usually have sufficient experience to detect errors in procedures and are able
to lead undergraduate student in the right direction when the student is able to provide all the
necessary details. They also have enough experience to know when to change directions.
• If the student faces problem to find information at AMAIUB, there will be an opportunity to find the
information elsewhere, such as other local universities in Bahrain or international universities, some
government agencies, such as Environmental Affairs in Bahrain, Ministry of Education, Ministry of
Culture, etc., and/or industries companies in Bahrain that offer services for students during the
academic year, such as BAPCO, ALBA, etc.
• If there are any difficulties with the supervision process, an attempt to address them should first be
made by the supervisor and student. However, if this does not prove successful or if the nature of the
problem makes this approach unsuitable then the Programme Head should be contacted as soon as
possible. The concerns will be discussed and action taken as appropriate. This applies to difficulties
experienced by either student or supervisor.
• Postgraduate students will not be able to exchange supervisors just to meet personal preferences.
Crucial matter must be cleared, the numbers of students, topic areas, faculty availability and expertise
all have to be balanced carefully and this means that supervisors cannot be based upon student choice.
7. Research Ethics
Ethics is of great importance to science and provides guidelines for the responsible conduct of well-
defined research. In addition, research ethics educates and monitors scientists conducting research to ensure
a high ethical standard. To help researchers address the issue of ethics, AMAIUB has produced a policy and
set of procedures that apply to all research activity being undertaken by faculty and students of the university.
This policy and the associated procedures therefore apply to all students who are researching for the purposes
of completing their capstone courses or postgraduate thesis. If a postgraduate student decides to change
his/her research project, it is his/her responsibility to ensure research ethics of the new research. This will be
assessed as before. The student should discuss the issue with his/her supervisor. As indicated by HEC in
chapter 2, Article 3, number 2: To comply with scientific research ethics and norms by implementation of the
international charter of scientific research ethical codes and to create a mechanism to deal with scientific
fraud.
7.1 Anti-plagiarism Checking
AMAIUB uses a proper detection anti-plagiarism system to scan work for evidence of plagiarism. This
system has access to many sources worldwide (journals, books, articles, magazines, websites etc.).The anti-
plagiarism checking will need work to be submitted electronically (soft copy) as well as in paper form (hard
copy).
In order to strengthen the intellectual ethics and the anti-plagiarism best practices at AMAIUB, the
following are implemented:
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a- Any thesis defense (Master and undergraduate level), final or intermediate will not be scheduled
with an anti-plagiarism report showing a similarity index of 20% or more.
b- The anti-plagiarism report as mentioned in (a) should be part of the cited reports as appendix.
This is in accordance with HEC regulations in chapter 2, Article 3, number 3: To comply with the laws organizing
intellectual properties in the Kingdom.
7.2 Scientific Research Misconduct
a. Scientific or Research Misconduct AMAIUB demands that all faculty members and students engaged in scholarship/ research adhere to the highest ethical standards. Misconduct in scholarship/ research by any member of the University community threatens the image of the University and the person. Hence, all scholarly activities must be free from any form of scholarly misconduct. b. Forms of Scholarly Misconduct Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, violation of intellectual property rights, submission of falsified/tampered research papers, misuse research funds and no submission of research output in accordance to the specified research guidelines.
7.3 Penalties for Misconduct in Research
Faculty members who after due process, are found to have committed scholarly misconduct may be levied one or more of the following sanctions depending on the gravity of the offense:
Legend:
1- Verbal reprimand 2- Written warning 3- Three-day suspension 4- Termination for a cause
OFFENSE
OCCURRENCE & PENALTY 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism 4
Violation of intellectual property rights 4
Submission of falsified/tampered research papers 4
Misuse of research funds 4
No submission of research output in accordance to the specified research guidelines.
4
Late submission of research output in accordance to the specified research guidelines.
1
2
3
4
Students who after due process, are found to have committed scholarly misconduct may be levied one or more of the following sanctions depending on the gravity of the offense:
Legend:
1- Failing mark in the course 2- Suspension 3- Dismissal/non-readmission with invalidation of grade in the course
OFFENSE
OCCURRENCE & PENALTY 1st 2nd 3rd
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism 1
Violation of intellectual property rights 1
Submission of falsified/tampered research papers 1
The University reserves the right to report proven allegations of research misconduct against its faculty, former faculty and current and former registered students to potential, new and subsequent employers. Where employees or students of another institution are involved in a collaborative research project with the University and are implicated in a University finding of serious research misconduct, the University reserves the right to notify the home institution of those involved.
8. Library
8.1 The Importance of the Library
Access to up-to-date information is very important in research. Information is becoming more readily
accessible, but at the same time the quantity of information is growing exponentially. In addition to the
traditional sources of books and journals, scientific and technical information is now available from a large
number of international databases, electronic journals, and a bewildering array of Internet resources.
The AMAIUB Library can help students with all the information they need. The Library is located in the
main building of the AMAIUB. The Library has well trained staffs who can assist them in locating the
information either print or no-print materials. The library can be reached at Tel :( +973) 17787963.
The AMAIUB library provides a range of up-to-date information in all fields of sciences. There are
collections of textbooks to cover the requirements of the College's undergraduate courses; journals to support
the College research activities; website access to a range of e-websites for publications (This is indicated in
HEC regulations, chapter 4, Article 10, number 3: Purchasing specialized books and scientific periodicals to
support certain project however, such books and periodicals shall be given to the institution library after the
end of the project, and number 4: Purchasing databases required for execution of the research project or
payment of subscription fee therefore.), including:
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a- Any thesis defense (Master and undergraduate level), final or intermediate will not be scheduled
with an anti-plagiarism report showing a similarity index of 20% or more.
b- The anti-plagiarism report as mentioned in (a) should be part of the cited reports as appendix.
This is in accordance with HEC regulations in chapter 2, Article 3, number 3: To comply with the laws organizing
intellectual properties in the Kingdom.
7.2 Scientific Research Misconduct
a. Scientific or Research Misconduct AMAIUB demands that all faculty members and students engaged in scholarship/ research adhere to the highest ethical standards. Misconduct in scholarship/ research by any member of the University community threatens the image of the University and the person. Hence, all scholarly activities must be free from any form of scholarly misconduct. b. Forms of Scholarly Misconduct Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, violation of intellectual property rights, submission of falsified/tampered research papers, misuse research funds and no submission of research output in accordance to the specified research guidelines.
7.3 Penalties for Misconduct in Research
Faculty members who after due process, are found to have committed scholarly misconduct may be levied one or more of the following sanctions depending on the gravity of the offense:
Legend:
1- Verbal reprimand 2- Written warning 3- Three-day suspension 4- Termination for a cause
OFFENSE
OCCURRENCE & PENALTY 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism 4
Violation of intellectual property rights 4
Submission of falsified/tampered research papers 4
Misuse of research funds 4
No submission of research output in accordance to the specified research guidelines.
4
Late submission of research output in accordance to the specified research guidelines.
1
2
3
4
Students who after due process, are found to have committed scholarly misconduct may be levied one or more of the following sanctions depending on the gravity of the offense:
Legend:
1- Failing mark in the course 2- Suspension 3- Dismissal/non-readmission with invalidation of grade in the course
OFFENSE
OCCURRENCE & PENALTY 1st 2nd 3rd
Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism 1
Violation of intellectual property rights 1
Submission of falsified/tampered research papers 1
The University reserves the right to report proven allegations of research misconduct against its faculty, former faculty and current and former registered students to potential, new and subsequent employers. Where employees or students of another institution are involved in a collaborative research project with the University and are implicated in a University finding of serious research misconduct, the University reserves the right to notify the home institution of those involved.
8. Library
8.1 The Importance of the Library
Access to up-to-date information is very important in research. Information is becoming more readily
accessible, but at the same time the quantity of information is growing exponentially. In addition to the
traditional sources of books and journals, scientific and technical information is now available from a large
number of international databases, electronic journals, and a bewildering array of Internet resources.
The AMAIUB Library can help students with all the information they need. The Library is located in the
main building of the AMAIUB. The Library has well trained staffs who can assist them in locating the
information either print or no-print materials. The library can be reached at Tel :( +973) 17787963.
The AMAIUB library provides a range of up-to-date information in all fields of sciences. There are
collections of textbooks to cover the requirements of the College's undergraduate courses; journals to support
the College research activities; website access to a range of e-websites for publications (This is indicated in
HEC regulations, chapter 4, Article 10, number 3: Purchasing specialized books and scientific periodicals to
support certain project however, such books and periodicals shall be given to the institution library after the
end of the project, and number 4: Purchasing databases required for execution of the research project or
payment of subscription fee therefore.), including:
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AMAIUB Online Database Resources (http://libresources.amaiu.edu.bh)
Online Database Resources
1. ACM Digital Library
2. ASPP – IEEE
3. IEEE Online Standards
4. EBSCO Online Database:
-Academic Search Primer.
-Business Source Primer.
-Regional Business News.
-ERIC (Education Resource Information Center).
5. AIS (Association of Information Society).
This is indicated in HEC regulations, chapter 2, Article 7: The institution shall provide appropriate facilities to
achieve scientific research such as libraries, laboratories, data bases, subscription to scientific periodicals and
membership in professional and scientific organizations and societies.
AMAIUB LIBRARY SYSTEM (http://libsys.amaiu.edu.bh)
• Officially enrolled students are required to register through any of the library staff for the user
names and passwords to access the library system and online databases.
AMAIUB website, research center, includes database for scientific publication and research production in the University (http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/publications/ and http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/amaiub-research-journals/). Also, the AMAIUB research journals are published (http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/publications/ and http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/amaiub-research-journals/). This is indicated in the HEC regulations, chapter 2, article 4, number 7: To follow up creation and update a database for scientific publication and research production in the institution, and 8: To publish scientific magazines.
Also, it is indicated in Article 5 of chapter 2: The institution shall set up an updated electronic data base for scientific research and shall document scientific publication and production of the teaching faculty and postgraduate students and also the scientific research annual plan of the institution to be linked to the database of scientific research in the General Secretariat of the Higher Education Council (HEC), for the purpose of providing updated data that serve decision makers in the formulation of general policy for scientific research.
How to access the Online Databases:
1. Log in through the assigned user name and password.
2. Select a database
3. Click the search box
4. Search result will be display
5. Refine your result by using the following:
-Full text / what I can access
-Publication Year
-Subscribed Titles / Journals
-Author
6. Read the brief summary of each database to provide you with more helpful tips on how to use the
resources.
7. For any assistance, see any of the library staff.
The AMAIUB library provides a high quality study environment with both personal and collaborative
study facilities, such as, places to read, computers, and I-pads.
9. References
1. Kumar, R. (2012). Specifications of Research Methodology: A Step-By-Step Guide for Beginners. 3rd
Edition. UK: Sage Publication Ltd.
2. Kothari, C.R. (2013). Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques. New Delhi: Wiley Eastern
Limited.
3. Johnson, R. (2004). Theory of Science and Research Methodology. Stockholm: Royal Institute of
Technology.
4. Katz, R. J. (2009). From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing, 2nd ed. Springer
5. Lincoln, Y.S. and Guba, E.G. (2002). “Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions and emerging
confluences”, in Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed., pp.
163-88. London: Sage Publications.
6. Allison, D. S. (2009). The Management of Cross Cultural Relationships in Transnational Higher
Education Partnerships, unpublished DBA Thesis. UK: Teesside University.
7. Cavana, R.Y., Delahaye, B.L., and Sekaran, U. (2001). Applied Business Research: Qualitative and
Quantitative Methods, Wiley.
8. AMA Guidelines for Thesis Writing, GL-AAD 07.
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AMAIUB Online Database Resources (http://libresources.amaiu.edu.bh)
Online Database Resources
1. ACM Digital Library
2. ASPP – IEEE
3. IEEE Online Standards
4. EBSCO Online Database:
-Academic Search Primer.
-Business Source Primer.
-Regional Business News.
-ERIC (Education Resource Information Center).
5. AIS (Association of Information Society).
This is indicated in HEC regulations, chapter 2, Article 7: The institution shall provide appropriate facilities to
achieve scientific research such as libraries, laboratories, data bases, subscription to scientific periodicals and
membership in professional and scientific organizations and societies.
AMAIUB LIBRARY SYSTEM (http://libsys.amaiu.edu.bh)
• Officially enrolled students are required to register through any of the library staff for the user
names and passwords to access the library system and online databases.
AMAIUB website, research center, includes database for scientific publication and research production in the University (http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/publications/ and http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/amaiub-research-journals/). Also, the AMAIUB research journals are published (http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/publications/ and http://www.amaiu.edu.bh/research/amaiub-research-journals/). This is indicated in the HEC regulations, chapter 2, article 4, number 7: To follow up creation and update a database for scientific publication and research production in the institution, and 8: To publish scientific magazines.
Also, it is indicated in Article 5 of chapter 2: The institution shall set up an updated electronic data base for scientific research and shall document scientific publication and production of the teaching faculty and postgraduate students and also the scientific research annual plan of the institution to be linked to the database of scientific research in the General Secretariat of the Higher Education Council (HEC), for the purpose of providing updated data that serve decision makers in the formulation of general policy for scientific research.
How to access the Online Databases:
1. Log in through the assigned user name and password.
2. Select a database
3. Click the search box
4. Search result will be display
5. Refine your result by using the following:
-Full text / what I can access
-Publication Year
-Subscribed Titles / Journals
-Author
6. Read the brief summary of each database to provide you with more helpful tips on how to use the
resources.
7. For any assistance, see any of the library staff.
The AMAIUB library provides a high quality study environment with both personal and collaborative
study facilities, such as, places to read, computers, and I-pads.
9. References
1. Kumar, R. (2012). Specifications of Research Methodology: A Step-By-Step Guide for Beginners. 3rd
Edition. UK: Sage Publication Ltd.
2. Kothari, C.R. (2013). Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques. New Delhi: Wiley Eastern
Limited.
3. Johnson, R. (2004). Theory of Science and Research Methodology. Stockholm: Royal Institute of
Technology.
4. Katz, R. J. (2009). From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing, 2nd ed. Springer
5. Lincoln, Y.S. and Guba, E.G. (2002). “Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions and emerging
confluences”, in Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed., pp.
163-88. London: Sage Publications.
6. Allison, D. S. (2009). The Management of Cross Cultural Relationships in Transnational Higher
Education Partnerships, unpublished DBA Thesis. UK: Teesside University.
7. Cavana, R.Y., Delahaye, B.L., and Sekaran, U. (2001). Applied Business Research: Qualitative and
Quantitative Methods, Wiley.
8. AMA Guidelines for Thesis Writing, GL-AAD 07.
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10. Appendices
Appendix A: AMAIUB UNDERGRADUATE
AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH CERTIFICATION
Dissertation/Thesis Title: ____________________________
Supervisor Name: __________________________________
Student Name: ____________________________________
1. I confirm that the work in this Research Project is original, that there is no conflict of interest and that it has been carried out by me.
2. I confirm that all secondary material has been properly acknowledged by me and referenced in this thesis.
Name: ____________________________________
Signed: ___________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
Appendix B: Approval Sheet
This thesis entitled, “_____________”,prepared by ___________ is hereby recommended for oral examination.
--------------------------------------
Thesis Adviser
Approved by the Panel of Oral Examination with a grade of ____________
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Panel Member Panel Member
----------------------------------
External Member
Final Approval
Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements of for the degree,
_______________________
________________________
Dean, College of _____________
_______________________
VP, Academic Affairs
Appendix C: THESIS ORAL DEFENSE APPLICATION FORM
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10. Appendices
Appendix A: AMAIUB UNDERGRADUATE
AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH CERTIFICATION
Dissertation/Thesis Title: ____________________________
Supervisor Name: __________________________________
Student Name: ____________________________________
1. I confirm that the work in this Research Project is original, that there is no conflict of interest and that it has been carried out by me.
2. I confirm that all secondary material has been properly acknowledged by me and referenced in this thesis.
Name: ____________________________________
Signed: ___________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
Appendix B: Approval Sheet
This thesis entitled, “_____________”,prepared by ___________ is hereby recommended for oral examination.
--------------------------------------
Thesis Adviser
Approved by the Panel of Oral Examination with a grade of ____________
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Panel Member Panel Member
----------------------------------
External Member
Final Approval
Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements of for the degree,
_______________________
________________________
Dean, College of _____________
_______________________
VP, Academic Affairs
Appendix C: THESIS ORAL DEFENSE APPLICATION FORM
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Issue No. 01
Revision No. 00
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September2011
THESIS ORAL DEFENSE APPLICATION FORM Page 38 of 47
THE DEAN This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. , a candidate for the degree major in , had satisfactorily completed the thesis / project entitled: under my / our supervision and is now ready to defend it. ____________________________ Signature over Printed Name of Signature over Printed Name of Thesis Writing Adviser Thesis Writing Professor
THESIS ORAL DEFENSE APPROVAL Thesis Proposal Verification Thesis Writing Verification
Date of Enrollment
Date of Enrolment
Approved Title Approved Title Remarks (if any) Remarks (if any) Schedule of Oral Examination Date Day Time Room
Panel Members
Recommending Approval Approved by
Thesis Writing Adviser Dean
Programme/ Department Head
VP of Academic Affairs Associate Dean
Appendix D: RESEARCH PROGRESS MONITORING REPORT
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-010 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
01 September 2011
RESEARCH PROGRESS MONITORING REPORT Page 39 of 47
Program Course Proponent(s)/Student(s) Title Expected Completion Date (Show as per Gantt Chart)
Date
To be accomplished by the Proponent(s)/Student(s) To be accomplished by the Professor Completed Chapter(s)/Parts Comments and/or Suggestions
Chapter / Part in Progress Comments and/or Suggestions Difficulties Encountered Comments and/or Suggestions Changes from Previous Plan, if Any Comments and/or Suggestions
________________ Proponent(s)/Student(s) Professor Note : This progress report form must be accomplished by the student(s) and professor for monitoring the research progress of the students. This form must be included as part of the documentation submitted upon completing the thesis/research/project/business plan. This is a quality document. Revision of this document should undergo the standard procedure. The original copy of this document is filed at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office.
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Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-011
Issue No. 01
Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity 01
September2011
THESIS ORAL DEFENSE APPLICATION FORM Page 38 of 47
THE DEAN This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. , a candidate for the degree major in , had satisfactorily completed the thesis / project entitled: under my / our supervision and is now ready to defend it. ____________________________ Signature over Printed Name of Signature over Printed Name of Thesis Writing Adviser Thesis Writing Professor
THESIS ORAL DEFENSE APPROVAL Thesis Proposal Verification Thesis Writing Verification
Date of Enrollment
Date of Enrolment
Approved Title Approved Title Remarks (if any) Remarks (if any) Schedule of Oral Examination Date Day Time Room
Panel Members
Recommending Approval Approved by
Thesis Writing Adviser Dean
Programme/ Department Head
VP of Academic Affairs Associate Dean
Appendix D: RESEARCH PROGRESS MONITORING REPORT
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-010 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
01 September 2011
RESEARCH PROGRESS MONITORING REPORT Page 39 of 47
Program Course Proponent(s)/Student(s) Title Expected Completion Date (Show as per Gantt Chart)
Date
To be accomplished by the Proponent(s)/Student(s) To be accomplished by the Professor Completed Chapter(s)/Parts Comments and/or Suggestions
Chapter / Part in Progress Comments and/or Suggestions Difficulties Encountered Comments and/or Suggestions Changes from Previous Plan, if Any Comments and/or Suggestions
________________ Proponent(s)/Student(s) Professor Note : This progress report form must be accomplished by the student(s) and professor for monitoring the research progress of the students. This form must be included as part of the documentation submitted upon completing the thesis/research/project/business plan. This is a quality document. Revision of this document should undergo the standard procedure. The original copy of this document is filed at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office.
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Appendix E: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR MBA THESIS
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
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College/Department: Date of Effectivity
Jan. 2016
SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR MBA THESIS Page 40 of 47 Name of Proponent(s)
Presentation Date
Degree Place
Major Time
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Criteria Weight (%)
Rating Remarks / Suggested Improvements
Application of Concepts and Theories -Appropriate business concepts and theories are discussed and correctly applied.
10%
Literature Review and References -Sentences are well-written; there are no incorrect word choices and the text is free of errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. -All sources are correctly and thoroughly documented; appropriate citation forms are utilized throughout.
20%
Results and Discussion, and Over-all substance The description, relevance, scope and other elements of the thesis are clear and well-stated. The results are comprehensively discussed
20%
Oral Presentation -Quality of thesis presentation and ability to defend thesis
50%
Totals 100 Rater Signature over Printed Name:
Date: _______________
Endorsed by:
College Dean Date:-----------------------------------------
Recommended for Approval by
_________________________________ Head, Research and Publication
Date:------------------------------
Approved by
VP, Academic Affairs Date:--------------------------------------
Appendix F: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR COE CAPSTONE PROJECT
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-013 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
01 September 2011
SCORE SHEET IN ORAL DEFENSE OF DESIGN PROJECT B Page 41 of 47 Academic Year Term Name Presentation Date Student ID No. Place Degree Time Major Project Title
Adviser
Criteria Weight Rating 1. Project Assessment
a. Literature Survey b. Coverage and use of modern engineering tools c. Meeting project constraints and standards
(economic, environment, health and safety,) d. Design Experience
5% 20%
20%
10%
55%
2. Technical Report a. Appropriateness of abstract to the project b. Introduction and background of the study c. The ability to identify and solve engineering
problems d. Methodology and Techniques e. Results and Discussions f. Conclusions and Recommendations g. Report Layout
3% 3% 3%
3% 5% 3% 5%
25%
3. Oral Presentation a. The ability to function on multi-disciplinary
teams b. Style/Flow of Presentation c. Confidence about the subject d. The ability to communicate effectively
5%
5% 5% 5%
20%
Total 100%
Rater Signature over Printed Name
Summary of Design Project Committee Ratings Panel Percentage Name Signature
Committee Chair % External Panel % Member % Member %
Average %
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Appendix E: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR MBA THESIS
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-RPD-058 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
Jan. 2016
SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR MBA THESIS Page 40 of 47 Name of Proponent(s)
Presentation Date
Degree Place
Major Time
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Criteria Weight (%)
Rating Remarks / Suggested Improvements
Application of Concepts and Theories -Appropriate business concepts and theories are discussed and correctly applied.
10%
Literature Review and References -Sentences are well-written; there are no incorrect word choices and the text is free of errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. -All sources are correctly and thoroughly documented; appropriate citation forms are utilized throughout.
20%
Results and Discussion, and Over-all substance The description, relevance, scope and other elements of the thesis are clear and well-stated. The results are comprehensively discussed
20%
Oral Presentation -Quality of thesis presentation and ability to defend thesis
50%
Totals 100 Rater Signature over Printed Name:
Date: _______________
Endorsed by:
College Dean Date:-----------------------------------------
Recommended for Approval by
_________________________________ Head, Research and Publication
Date:------------------------------
Approved by
VP, Academic Affairs Date:--------------------------------------
Appendix F: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR COE CAPSTONE PROJECT
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-013 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
01 September 2011
SCORE SHEET IN ORAL DEFENSE OF DESIGN PROJECT B Page 41 of 47 Academic Year Term Name Presentation Date Student ID No. Place Degree Time Major Project Title
Adviser
Criteria Weight Rating 1. Project Assessment
a. Literature Survey b. Coverage and use of modern engineering tools c. Meeting project constraints and standards
(economic, environment, health and safety,) d. Design Experience
5% 20%
20%
10%
55%
2. Technical Report a. Appropriateness of abstract to the project b. Introduction and background of the study c. The ability to identify and solve engineering
problems d. Methodology and Techniques e. Results and Discussions f. Conclusions and Recommendations g. Report Layout
3% 3% 3%
3% 5% 3% 5%
25%
3. Oral Presentation a. The ability to function on multi-disciplinary
teams b. Style/Flow of Presentation c. Confidence about the subject d. The ability to communicate effectively
5%
5% 5% 5%
20%
Total 100%
Rater Signature over Printed Name
Summary of Design Project Committee Ratings Panel Percentage Name Signature
Committee Chair % External Panel % Member % Member %
Average %
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AMAIUB Research Guidelines
Appendix G: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR CCS THESIS
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-013 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
01 September 2011
SCORE SHEET IN ORAL DEFENSE OF BSCS THESIS Page 42 of 47 Name Presentation Date Degree Place Major Time Thesis Title
Adviser
Criteria Weight Rating 1. Final Paper
a. Originality / Inventiveness b. Quality of thesis manuscript
15% 15%
30%
2. Prototype / Software a. Conceptual and Logical Design
b. Workability and Application
20% 15%
35%
3. Oral Presentation a. Quality of Thesis Presentation b. Ability to Defend the Thesis
20% 15%
35%
Total 100%
Rater Signature over Printed Name Summary of Thesis Committee Ratings
Panel Percentage Name Signature Committee Chair % Member % Member %
Average %
Appendix H: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSIS THESIS
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-RPD-058 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
Jan. 2016
SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSIS THESIS Page 43 of 47 Name of Proponent(s)
Presentation Date
Degree Place
Major Time
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Criteria Weight (%)
Rating Remarks / Suggested Improvements
Application of Concepts and Theories -Appropriate business concepts and theories are discussed and correctly applied.
10%
Literature Review and References -Sentences are well-written; there are no incorrect word choices and the text is free of errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. -All sources are correctly and thoroughly documented; appropriate citation forms are utilized throughout.
20%
Results and Discussion, and Over-all substance The description, relevance, scope and other elements of the thesis are clear and well-stated. The results are comprehensively discussed
20%
Oral Presentation -Quality of thesis presentation and ability to defend thesis
50%
Totals 100
Rater Signature over Printed Name:
Date: _______________ Endorsed by:
College Dean
Date:-----------------------------------------
Recommended for Approval by
_________________________________ Head, Research and Publication
Date:------------------------------
Approved by
VP, Academic Affairs Date:--------------------------------------
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Research and Publication Department
Appendix G: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR CCS THESIS
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-AAD-013 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
01 September 2011
SCORE SHEET IN ORAL DEFENSE OF BSCS THESIS Page 42 of 47 Name Presentation Date Degree Place Major Time Thesis Title
Adviser
Criteria Weight Rating 1. Final Paper
a. Originality / Inventiveness b. Quality of thesis manuscript
15% 15%
30%
2. Prototype / Software a. Conceptual and Logical Design
b. Workability and Application
20% 15%
35%
3. Oral Presentation a. Quality of Thesis Presentation b. Ability to Defend the Thesis
20% 15%
35%
Total 100%
Rater Signature over Printed Name Summary of Thesis Committee Ratings
Panel Percentage Name Signature Committee Chair % Member % Member %
Average %
Appendix H: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSIS THESIS
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-RPD-058 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
Jan. 2016
SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSIS THESIS Page 43 of 47 Name of Proponent(s)
Presentation Date
Degree Place
Major Time
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Criteria Weight (%)
Rating Remarks / Suggested Improvements
Application of Concepts and Theories -Appropriate business concepts and theories are discussed and correctly applied.
10%
Literature Review and References -Sentences are well-written; there are no incorrect word choices and the text is free of errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. -All sources are correctly and thoroughly documented; appropriate citation forms are utilized throughout.
20%
Results and Discussion, and Over-all substance The description, relevance, scope and other elements of the thesis are clear and well-stated. The results are comprehensively discussed
20%
Oral Presentation -Quality of thesis presentation and ability to defend thesis
50%
Totals 100
Rater Signature over Printed Name:
Date: _______________ Endorsed by:
College Dean
Date:-----------------------------------------
Recommended for Approval by
_________________________________ Head, Research and Publication
Date:------------------------------
Approved by
VP, Academic Affairs Date:--------------------------------------
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AMAIUB Research Guidelines
Appendix I: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSBI CAPSTONE PROJECT
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-RPD-058 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
Jan. 2016
SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSBI CAPSTONE PROJECT Page 44 of 47 Name of Proponent(s)
Presentation Date
Degree Place
Major Time
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Criteria Weight (%)
Rating Remarks / Suggested Improvements
Capstone Project Manuscript - 40% Prototype Software 40% Oral Presentation 10% Collaborative Work 10%
Totals 100
Rater Signature over Printed Name:
Date: _______________ Endorsed by:
College Dean
Date:-----------------------------------------
Recommended for Approval by
_________________________________ Head, Research and Publication
Date:------------------------------
Approved by
VP, Academic Affairs Date:--------------------------------------
Appendix J: Sample timeline
Term: ____ SY: _______
Teaching Weeks
Days Activities
PRELIM
W1
1
Meetings 2 3 4 5 Submit Research Outline
W2
1
Meetings
2 3 4 5
W3
1 2 3 4 5
W4
1 2 3 4 5 Supervisor and AMAIUB approval of research outline
MIDTERM
W1
1
Meetings + Student work towards completing research proposal
2 3 4 5
W2
1 2 3 4 5
W3
1 2 3 4 5
W4
1 2 3 4 5 Supervisor and AMAIUB Approval for research outline
FINAL W1 1
Meetings + Student work towards submitting Thesis 2 3
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Research and Publication Department
Appendix I: SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSBI CAPSTONE PROJECT
Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain
Doc. No. QR-RPD-058 Issue No. 01 Revision No. 00
College/Department: Date of Effectivity
Jan. 2016
SCORE SHEET FOR FINAL DEFENSE FOR BSBI CAPSTONE PROJECT Page 44 of 47 Name of Proponent(s)
Presentation Date
Degree Place
Major Time
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Criteria Weight (%)
Rating Remarks / Suggested Improvements
Capstone Project Manuscript - 40% Prototype Software 40% Oral Presentation 10% Collaborative Work 10%
Totals 100
Rater Signature over Printed Name:
Date: _______________ Endorsed by:
College Dean
Date:-----------------------------------------
Recommended for Approval by
_________________________________ Head, Research and Publication
Date:------------------------------
Approved by
VP, Academic Affairs Date:--------------------------------------
Appendix J: Sample timeline
Term: ____ SY: _______
Teaching Weeks
Days Activities
PRELIM
W1
1
Meetings 2 3 4 5 Submit Research Outline
W2
1
Meetings
2 3 4 5
W3
1 2 3 4 5
W4
1 2 3 4 5 Supervisor and AMAIUB approval of research outline
MIDTERM
W1
1
Meetings + Student work towards completing research proposal
2 3 4 5
W2
1 2 3 4 5
W3
1 2 3 4 5
W4
1 2 3 4 5 Supervisor and AMAIUB Approval for research outline
FINAL W1 1
Meetings + Student work towards submitting Thesis 2 3
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Term: ____ SY: _______
Teaching Weeks
Days Activities
4 5
W2
1 2 3 4 5
W3
1 2 3 4 5
W4
1 2 3 4 5 SUBMIT THESIS
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Term: ____ SY: _______
Teaching Weeks
Days Activities
4 5
W2
1 2 3 4 5
W3
1 2 3 4 5
W4
1 2 3 4 5 SUBMIT THESIS
AMAIUB Research Guidelines
