MSCB Programme Workflow (2023/2024-1)
MSCB Programme Workflow (2023/2024-1)
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No |
Activity |
Week |
Date |
In charge/ Action taken by |
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1 |
Registration of new PG students |
0 |
1-5 October 2023 |
Graduate Faculty |
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2 |
Meeting of students and briefing by Dean/ Deputy Dean of Academic |
0 |
3 October 2023 |
TDA/ Coordinator/ Graduate Faculty/ Students |
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3 |
Deadline for academic staff to hand in titles of research to MSCB Program Coordinator |
3 |
25 October 2023 |
Coordinator/ Academic Staff |
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4 |
Titles and name of supervisors will be announced to students |
3 |
26 October 2023 |
Coordinator/ Graduate Faculty/ |
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5 |
Students need to choose and decide their MSCB dissertation title concerning the agreement from the respective supervisor |
4 |
31 October 2023 |
Graduate Faculty/ Coordinator/ Students |
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6 |
The coordinator will compile and announce supervisor-students names |
4 |
2 November 2023 |
Graduate Faculty/ Coordinator |
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7 |
An official letter for an appointment of supervisor will be issued |
5 |
8-9 November 2023 |
Graduate Faculty/ Coordinator/ |
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8 |
Dateline for student to submit the first draft of a proposal to the Research Methodology Coordinator |
To be confirmed |
RM Coordinator |
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Attention:
- New students, or
- Those that still not have a supervisor
- This workflow is a guideline based on the UYM Work schedule 2023/2024
MSCB Programme Work Schedule (2023/2024-1)
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No |
Activity |
Week |
Date |
In charge/ Action taken by |
|
1 |
Deadline for a student to submit a proposal to T05 PG academic office (att. to Mdm Farawahida) |
7 |
19-23 November |
Student/Supervisor |
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2 |
Faculty will appoint examiners for proposal assessment |
8 |
26-30 November 2023 |
Graduate Office Faculty/Supervisor/ Coordinator |
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3 |
Faculty will distribute proposals and proposal assessment form to respective examiners |
9 |
3-7 December 2023 |
Panel of Examiners/ Coordinator |
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4 |
Examiners will submit completed proposal assessment forms to the faculty |
10-11 |
10-21 December 2023 |
Panel of Examiner/Coordinator |
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5 |
Submission of Progress Report through GSMS System |
11-14 |
17 December 2023- 11 January 2024 |
Student/ Supervisor/ Graduate Office Faculty |
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6 |
Faculty will issue official letter: Proposal result and permission to start lab work |
12-13 |
24 December – 4 Jan 202 |
Student/Supervisor/ Coordinator |
Attention:
Guidelines above is based on the UTM Academic Calendar for:
- MSCB students Semester 2 who already have supervisor(s) and project titles
- Respective supervisors
Important notes:
- Students MUST submit their proposals before end of week 7 (23 November)
- Faculty will appoint examiners for each project (Week 8)
- Faculty will distribute the proposals and proposal assessment form to examiners during Week 9. The examiners have 2 weeks to assess the proposal ( Week 11-12)
- Proposal assessment forms should be submitted by the examiners to the Faculty (Mdm Farawahida) by end of Week 12
- If the proposal evaluation is below 60%, the student will be deemed to have failed. The proposal must be corrected within 2 weeks to ensure they pass Dissertation 1.
Before beginning labwork, students must adhere to the following requirements:
- Attended the Lab Safety briefing
- Completed the Lab Safety Acknowledgement form with supervisor’s signature
- Completed the HIRARC form
WORKFLOW: DISSERTATION (MSCB XX80)
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No |
Activity |
Week |
Date |
In charge/ Action taken by |
|
1 |
Submission Notice of Dissertation |
2 (Minimum time |
15-19 October 2023 |
Coordinator/Student |
|
2 |
Submission of Progress Report through GSMS System |
11-14 |
26-30 November 2023 |
Student/Supervisor/Graduate Office |
|
3 |
Final date for Submission of Dissertation |
14 March 2024 |
Student/Supervisor/Graduate Office |
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4 |
Mini-viva |
To be confirmed |
Student/Supervisor/Graduate Office |
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|
5 |
Submission of corrected version of the Dissertation – Hardcover |
Depends on the Mini-viva result |
Student/Supervisor/Graduate Office |
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|
6 |
Meeting of Faculty’s Postgraduate Committee on Examination Results |
To be confirmed |
Graduate Office |
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|
7 |
JKTS Meeting :Results Approval |
To be confirmed |
University level |
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IMPORTANT NOTES :
ATTN :
Guidelines is based on the UTM Academic Calendar
STUDENTS THAT ALREADY REGISTERED MSCB XX80 DISSERTATION
-Deadlines MUST be followed to ensure students could graduate on time.
-Please be reminded that the “Notice of Dissertation Submission” (form MS B-4) should be
handed in 3 months prior the thesis submission. The form can be obtained through PG office (Madam Farawahida)
–Please allow 1-2 weeks for examiners to assess the thesis before the mini viva.
-For students who failed to submit their Dissertation for assessment by week 15-16 , they are still allowed to submit their thesis by 14 March 2024 to avoid additional fees charges for the coming semester, PROVIDED they have submitted the Notice of thesis submission. However, these students will not graduate on time (within three semesters).
At the end of the viva, the student will be given one of these recommendations, the candidate :
- will be awarded The Degree of Master (no corrections)
- will be awarded The Degree of Master subject to minor corrections (1 Month)
- will be awarded The Degree of Master subject to amendments and corrections listed to the satisfaction of examiners (3 Months)
- will NOT be awarded The Degree of Master but is permitted to resubmit the thesis for further examination in a revised form after an additional period of study and research
- failed and will NOT be awarded The Degree of Master
MSCB Programme SOP for Research Methodology Course and other subject with final exam (2023/2024-1)
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No |
Activity |
Week |
Date |
In charge/ Action taken by |
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1 |
Quiz and Test 1 mark distribution to the students |
7 |
19-23 November |
Academic staff |
|
2 |
Application for Course Withdrawal |
6-9 |
12-30 November 2023 |
Students/PG office |
|
3 |
Announcement for the Deadline of Course Withdrawal |
9 |
7 December 2023 |
PG office |
|
4 |
Application for deferment for withdrawal of program |
7-15 |
19 November 2023- 18 January 2024 |
Students/PG office |
|
5 |
Announcement for the Deadline of Application for deferment or withdrawal of program |
15 |
18 January 2024 |
PG office |
|
6 |
Carry marks announcement to the students |
15 |
14-18 January 2024 |
Academic staff |
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7 |
Revision Week |
16 |
21-25 January 2024 |
Students |
|
8 |
Final Examination |
17-19 |
28 January – 15 Februrary 2024 |
Academic staff & students |
NOTES :
- Those that still not register Research Methodology (RM) course or failed RM course cannot register Research Proposal
- You cannot register RM course together with Research Proposal
- You cannot register Dissertation until you completed and passed entirely the courses and Research Proposal
- Those that fail Research Proposal cannot register Dissertation
- You cannot continue your lab work until you have register your Dissertation in the following semester