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Year in which thesis is submitted to the university for examination
The year of submission should be typed 2 spaces after the name of the campus and 40 mm from the bottom of the page.
See APPENDICES D1
, D2
, D3
, D4
, D5
and D6
3.3 DECLARATION
The declaration must begin on a new page, after the title page and centred. See
APPENDICES E1 and
E2
3.4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The word ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS should be centred, 30 mm from the top of the page. Any individual or organization that has rendered any sort of special assistance
in the preparation of the thesis should be acknowledged by the candidate.
The text of the acknowledgement should not exceed one page. Dedications are not allowed. The acknowledgement should include:
1. Praise to God
2. Name of supervisors
3. The facultyinstituteschooldepartment where the research was held
4. Financial sponsors
5. General dedication
See APPENDIX F1
and F2
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3.5 THE ABSTRACT AND ITS TRANSLATION ABSTRAK
The abstract and its translated version must be typed on separate pages, after the page of acknowledgements, each consisting of one paragraph, single-spaced. The word
ABSTRACT must be centred and 30 mm from the top of the page. The length of the
abstract should be between 200 to 350 words. The abstract should include the
following information:
a. Statement of the problem Research questions
b. Aim of the study
c. Study area if relevant
d. Research method
e. Results of the study findings such as a new theory, terminology,
technology, interpretation, product, or evaluation, should be concisely stated
f. Contribution to the field
g. Implications on policy if relevant
An abstract should not include the following information:
a. Additional content, corrections or any information not contained in the
text of the thesis. b.
Additional tables, illustrations and references. c.
Detailed explanations of experiments, organisms, standard procedures, techniques and instruments.
d. References and literature review.
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A thesis written in Bahasa Melayu should have its abstract in Bahasa Melayu and followed by a translation in English together with a translation of the title. The
translations should not exceed 350 words.
See APPENDICES G1
and G2
A thesis written in English should have its translation abstract in Bahasa Melayu without title, followed by abstract in English without title. The translations
should not exceed 350 words.
See APPENDICES G3
and G4
Similarly, a thesis written in Arabic should have its abstract in Bahasa Melayu without title, followed by abstract in Arabic without title and the other in English
without title. The translations should not exceed 350 words. See
APPENDICES G5 ,
G6 dan
G7
3.6 CONTENTS
