IPS GUIDE TO THESIS AND DISERTATION PREPARATION AND FORMATTING

Dr Shahrul Bariyah Sahul Hamid

INTRODUCTION

The guide describe the procedures and format which your thesis must fulfill before the final submission.

All candidates for higher degrees are trained to practice the highest standards of intellectual honesty and integrity.

The ideas and data of researchers that you used must be acknowledged in your thesis by citing the quoted materials and providing the full references in the reference list.

This need to be done to prevent plagiarism

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THESIS

• Notice of Submission of Thesis Form 3 months before you submit the thesis to IPS –download and submit to

supervisor.

• Submission of 10 copies of Thesis Form ( 4 copies to IPS and 6 to IPPT), Examination Fees Receipt and Declaration Form.

• IPS will submit the Thesis to Examiners.

• Completion of Report by Examiners. ( 1 month MSc and 2 months PhD).

• Viva will be scheduled by IPPT.

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THESIS

• After viva-student does the corrections as recommended by Thesis Examination Panel.

• Submit the corrected thesis to supervisor and/or examiners for approval.

• The Dean/Director approves the corrections.

• Thesis Submission Form, Final 3 copies hard bound (red hard bound for MSc and black hard bound for PhD with gold lettering) and a PDF format of thesis in CD.

WRITING STYLE

• You are required to use the adopted style consistently throughout your thesis.

• There are various styles “Harvard, APA, Chicago, Columbia, Legal, Internet Citations”

LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

• PRELIMINARIES1. Title page2. Acknowledgements3. Table of Contents4. List of Tables, Figures and Plates5. List of Symbols6. Abstract

LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

• TEXT1. Introduction2. Material and Methods3. Results and Discussion4. Summary and Conclusion

LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

• REFERENCE MATERIALS1. Bibliography or References2. Appendices3. List of Publication

LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

• THESIS FORMAT1. Length of Thesis2. Printing3. Cover4. Binding5. Label for CD Cover6. Typing Format

LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

• THESIS FORMAT

7. Spacing8. Symbols9. Margin10. Pagination11. Subdivision12. Notes and Footnotes13. Tables 14. Figures15. Plates16. Copyright of Tables or Figures17. Forms