Coursework Assessment• Semester system

• 14 weeks lecture and continuous assessment

• 2 weeks examination

• Course Passing marks B (3.00)

• Status• Pass with CPA > 3.00

• Fail if CPA < 2.60

• Conferment of Degree • Confer CPA > 3.00

• Probation 2.60<CPA<3.00• Fail and out if twice probation

Research Work Assessment 1. First Level Assessment

2. Faculty Colloquia

3. Progress report Submission

- 14th -15th week of each semester (please refer to Academic Calendar)

- The results will determine the following semester’s progression

PROGRAM FULL TIME PART TIME

MASTER 1ST SEM 2ND SEM

PHD 2ND SEM 4TH SEM

Research Work Assessment 4. Pre Viva Voce

• Before notice of thesis submission

5. Draft thesis submission • Must prepare & submit 4 copies

6. Viva Voce (Assessment panel)a) Master student – 1 internal examiner, 1 external examinerb) PhD student - 1 internal examiner, 2 external examiners

7. Final thesis submission ( reconfirm with IPS before submitting)

• Submit 5 copies of bounded thesis- Masters• Submit 6 copies of bounded thesis - PhD

PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT

A candidate is required to fulfill the minimum publication requirement as stated below:

A Master candidate is required to publish at least ONE (1) PEER REVIEW ARTICLE before the notice of thesis submission is submitted.

A PhD candidate is required to publish at least TWO (2) PEER REVIEW ARTICLES and at least 1 journal paper before the notice of thesis submission is submitted.

A candidate has to undergo proposal defense at certain

duration as mentioned below:

PROGRAM FULLTIME PART-TIME

MASTER 4 months from the day of

registration

10 months from the day

of registration

PhD 10 months from the day of

registration

16 months from the day

of registration

PROPOSAL DEFENSE / 1st LEVEL ASSESSMENT

Supplementary Courses

– Professional skills• Research Methodology Course

• Technical Writing

• Viva voce

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE• UMP does provide a limited number of funding allocation to

support candidates in graduates programme.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT- GRS • Application for Masters must have a Bachelor’s Degree with Hons. (CGPA

= 2.75) or equivalent qualification recognized by the MalaysianGovernment. However, applicant with lower qualification also can beconsidered if have at least 3 years working experience in relevant field.

• Not a recipient of any financial support.

• Recipient of this scheme are required to serve the faculty in teaching &learning activities at least 6 hours per week.

• Master GRS holders must produce at least one (1) peer reviewedpublications in any high impact journal in each year during tenure ship.

• PhD GRS holders must produce four (4) peer reviewed publications in anyhigh impact journal within the years of tenure ship.

• UMP GRS holders are required to submit their Progress Report within 15days before the end of each semester to the Dean Institute ofPostgraduate Studies Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Failure to submit thisreport will affect the continuation of this scheme.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT –DSS• Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree with Hons. (CGPA = 3.30 on a 4.0 rating

system) or equivalent qualification recognized by the Malaysian Government, andmust have a Master’s Degree (CGPA =3.30 on a 4.0 rating system) or equivalentqualification recognized by the Malaysian Government.

• English Language Qualification of IELTS 6.5 (6.0 all sections) or TOEFL 550 or MUETBand 4. (validity 5 years)

• Copies of your Bachelor and Masters degress and transcripts

• Copy of your English Language Qualification, IELTS or TOEFL or MUET

• Copy of the Offer Letter for Graduate Studies at UMP

• Copy of your NRIC or Passport profile page

• Copies of any papers submitted to journals

• Serve the faculty in teaching & learning activities at least 6 hours per week.

• Produce four (4) peer reviewed publications in any high impact journal within theyears of tenure ship.

• Submit their Progress Report within 15 days before the end of each semester to theCentre for Graduate Office. Failure to submit this report will affect the continuationof this scheme.

SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE :PhD Candidates should work towards graduation on time (G.O.T) within 4 years

DURATION PROCESS

YEAR 1:Semester 1

• REGISTERComplete Chapter 1-3:•Chapter 1- Problem statement & Significance of study•Chapter 2-Literature review•Chapter 3- Methodology• Begin writing articles•Proposal Defense•Corrections completed by end of Semester 2

Semester 2

YEAR 2:Semester 3

Complete Chapter 4 :•Chapter 4-Data collection/ Experiment & Analysis• Send articles for publcicationSemester 4

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DURATION PROCESS

YEAR 3:Semester 5

Semester 6

Complete Chapter 5:• Discussion and Conclusion• Submission of 3 months notice of submission• Submission of completed final thesis chapter 1 -5• Pre-viva Defense• Corrections of pre-viva completed• Required articles published • Attended IPS workshops

YEAR 4:Semester 7

Semester 8

• Viva Voce- Semester 7• Final corrections completed by end of Semester 7 • Submit hardbound • Approve by MPSU• Approve by Senate• GRADUATE

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SUGGESTED TIME SCHEDULE :PhD Candidates should work towards graduation on time (G.O.T) within 4 years ..

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INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR POSTRGADUATE COURSEWORK STUDIES - MASTERS AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

SEMESTER 1 AND 2, ACADEMIC SESSION 2015/ 2016

ACTIVITIES WEEKS DATE NOTE

SEMESTER 1 2015/2016 (7 SEPTEMBER 2015 –14 FEBRUARY 2016 )

NEW WEEK 1 7 Sept

2015

Students to begin registration starting from 7 Sept 2015 for semester 1

2015/2016

CURRENT WEEK 1-2 7 -18 Sept

2015

Registration begins. Add and Drop can be done within two weeks. If students

decide to drop a course within this time frame, the full amount will be

reimbursed. After this date, no refund of money will be made.

For late registration, penalty of RM50 per day will be charged up to a

maximum of RM500. IPS will issue a show cause letter to the students who

have not registered by 18 Sept and the student will be given two weeks to

respond to that show cause letter, failing which UMP will initiate that the

candidature be terminated.

WEEK 3 -

WEEK 8

21 Sept –

30 October

2015

With the consent of faculty, student can apply to withdraw any registered

courses starting 3rd week to 8th week. Rule 10 of course guide. However, no

refund of fees will be made during this period.

One week

after official

result is

released

For a review of result, RM50 will be charged per each paper. Students are

required to fill in the application form after one week official result is

released. Note that this is only available for the paper with final examination

component.

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SEMESTER 2 2015/2016 ( 15 FEBRUARY - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 )

NEW WEEK 1 15 Feb 2016Students to begin registration from 15 February 2016 for semester

2, 2015/2016

CURRENT WEEK 1-2 15 Feb – 26

Feb 2016

Registration begins. Add and Drop can be done within two weeks.

If students decide to drop a course within this time frame, the full

amount will be reimbursed. After this date, no refund of money

will be made. For late registration, penalty of RM50 per day will be

charged up to a maximum of RM500. IPS will issue a show cause

letter to the students who have not registered by 26 Feb and the

student will be given two weeks to respond to that show cause

letter, failing which UMP will initiate that the candidature be

terminated.

WEEK 3-

WEEK 8

29 Feb -8

April 2016

With the consent of faculty, student can apply to withdraw any

registered courses starting 3rd week to 8th week. Rule 10 of course

guide. However, no refund of fees will be made during this period.

One week

after

official

result is

released

For a review of result, RM50 will be charged per each paper. Fill in

the application form after one week of official result is released.

Note that it is only available for the paper with final examination

component.

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INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR RESEARCH STUDIES

SEMESTER 1 2015/2016 (7 SEPTEMBER 2015 - 14 FEBRUARY 2016 )

ACTIVITIES WEEKS DATE NOTE

STUDENT REGISTRATION PROGRAMME FOR MASTER AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

NEW WEEK 1 7 Sept 2015

Throughout the year

- In general, students can register starting from 7 September , 2016

for semester 1, 2015/2016

CURRENT

WEEK 1-2 7 -18 Sept

2015

Registration begins. Changing of status of candidature

Postponement can be done within two weeks. Within this time

frame, the full amount will be reimbursed. After this date, no

refund of money will be made except for personal bond.

WEEK 3- 421 Sept – 1

Oct 2015

For late registration after 21 September, penalty of RM50 per day

will be charged up to a maximum of RM500. IPS will issue a show

cause letter to the students who have not registered by 18

September and the student will be given two weeks to respond to

that show cause letter, failing which UMP will initiate that the

candidature be terminated.

WEEK 10 7 Sept- 9 Nov

For withdrawal from programme of study, refund of tuition fees

and personal bond can be made up to second month after

registration. No refund of fees will be given to candidate who

withdraws from the third month onwards except for personal

bond.

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RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORT SUBMISSION (PROGRESS REPORT)

Notice to

Students

WEEK

12-13

24 Nov - 4

Dec 2015

Announcement via online at:

i. IPS Portal

ii.Announcement in E-comm

iii.Banner in E-comm

iv. Students Official Email

v. IPS Facebook

Submission of

Progress Report

(PR) by students

WEEK 147 Dec 2015 –

11 Dec 2015

Compulsory for all students but optional to new students who

have registered after 13th Nov 2015 (guideline). IPS issue a

letter to the students for failing to do this.

Review Progress

Report (PR) by

the Supervisor

WEEK 15 14-18 Dec

2015

Reviewing period for supervisor and to be submitted to the

faculty for certification. IPS will issue a reminder to supervisor

for failing to do this.

Coordination

Progress Report

(PR) at the

faculty

WEEK

16-17

21 Dec – 1

Jan 2016

The duration for certification of student's progress at the

faculty .Deadline for Report submission of SUPERVISOR to IPS

is on 1 Jan 2016. IPS will issue a letter of final reminder to

supervisor and/or student for failing to do this.

Postgraduate

Studies Council

Meeting

WEEK 22 1 Feb 2016 Report preparation in IMS and Worksheet

Senate Meeting

Early

February

2016

(* to be

IPS will update the results status in E-Comm

Students can check the results at Student E-Comm

PLAGIARISM CHECK REQUIREMENT

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Thesis Submission Requirement for Examination

(1)Supervisor Approval -

Thesis is readyto be evaluated

(2)Fulfill the Post Graduate

Academic Rules & Regulation

(3)Format of the thesis

must follow UMP Thesis

Manual

(4)PlagiarismCheck

Verification

(5)Complete all the required

forms

(6)Guidelines& Forms to be properly filled

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ResearchStudent Roles & Responsibilities

(1)Register Research Courses EVERY Semester

(2)Make sure that there is no

outstanding fee every semester

(3)Submit progress report

to supervisor EVERY semester

(4)Schedule a meeting with

supervisor

(5)Comply with all the Postgraduate

Rules & Regulation for Graduation-proposal defense, pre-viva, attend workshops, english

requirements

(6)Make a plan for the research

progress

(7)Have a professional

relationship with Supervisor

(8)Produce Publication

(9)Practice a good research

ethics

Don’t Forget !!!

Complete and Attend EXAMINATION for Coursework Mode

Fill your PROGRESS REPORT ( Research students)

REGISTER your COURSES

Pay your FEES

Refer your ACADEMIC CALENDAR

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http://facebook.com/cgsump

@ips_ump

ips@ump.edu.my

e-community memo

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