The course is designed to develop students’ ability in writing a project-based proposal with regard to their final year  undergraduate research project (URP) or Projek Sarjana Muda (PSM). Students are facilitated in composing a title, an abstract, Introduction, Literature Review and Methodology sections of a project proposal. The emphasis is on academic writing conventions and skills where grammar is implicitly embedded into the process. Elements of citation techniques and referencing are taught to develop students’ awareness about the risks of plagiarism. Additionally, Gantt charts are taught to assist students’ in their project planning and scheduling. The course is defined within the CEFR B2 to high C1.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

CO1:
synthesise research articles based on an objective of writing a project based proposal

CO2:
compose an introductory and literature review section of a project based proposal

CO3:
produce a complete proposal with a title, abstract, references and a work schedule of a project based proposal

CO4:
present a complete proposal via oral presentation using appropriate skills, language and delivery styles

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McGregor, S. L. (2017). Understanding and evaluating research: A critical guide. SAGE Publications.

Punch, K. (2000). Developing effective research proposals. Sage.

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