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(2017 EDITION)
FACULTY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS
1. INTRODUCTION
This guideline provides the procedures to be followed strictly by doctor of
philosophy student of the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, registered for
the research mode (full and part time), and admitted BEFORE or in the academic
session 2013/2014 and thereafter.
With immediate effect, it is compulsory for all postgraduate students to fulfil the
following requirements at the Faculty BEFORE tendering a notice of thesis
submission to the Centre of Postgraduate Studies, UMK.
PhD students are required to pass Candidature Defence (CD) according to the
stipulated semester, to avoid a termination of candidature.
Only PhD students are required to pass candidature defence. Thus, this section is NOT
applicable to Masters Degree students.
A PhD student shall pass candidature defence NO LATER THAN the following period,
relative to the registration date of the programme:
2.2 Procedures
Draft thesis for Candidature Defence should follow the Guidelines For Preparation and
References
(Please follow the referencing format given in ‘Guidelines for Preparation and
Submission of Graduate Thesis’, provided by Centre for Postgraduate Studies
UMK).
Appendices (if any)
2.4 Assessment
Students who attempt for candidature defence will be evaluated based on the items
below:
3. Objective / Objektif
9. Subject/Measurement/Operational definition
Kaedah/Subjek/Pengukuran/Definisi Pengoperasian Methodology
Each student is given TWO attempts to pass the candidature defence. Failure on the
second consecutive attempt within the maximum period of proposal defence shall result in
termination of the candidature.
APPENDIX A
Title of Thesis:
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Chairman:____________________________ Faculty:_____________________________
The Evaluation Committee recommends that the candidature defence be concluded as: