FACULTY OF HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT– HTM655

SUPERVISION APPROVAL FORM

Student Name: 1. WAN NUR AISYA BINTI CHE WAN ABD AZIZ

2. SITI NUR SYAFIQAH BINTI MOHD SAUPI

Student ID : 1. 2019591163

2. 2019713345

Programme : BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS.) FOOD SERVICES MANAGEMENT (HM242)

Supervisor’s Name: MADAM NOORAZLIN RAMLI

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 Summary of the proposed study

Title of Proposal Research:

DETERMINING THE PREVALENCE AND FACTORS OF FOOD INSECURITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Problem Statement/Research Question:

1. What is the prevalence of food insecurity status among the university students?
2. What are the factors that influencing the food insecurity among the university students?

Research Objectives:

1. To examine the factors that influencing the food insecurity among the university students.
2. To evaluate the prevalence of food insecurity status among the university students.

Significant of the Study:

1. Improve the value of knowledge in academic perspectives.

2. Could adding the collaboration and knowledge in social responsibility from NGO perspective, Food Aid
Foundation has set up the MY Save Food Network.
3. Government contribution to food security programs and policies for examples Food Bank Malaysia
Programs.
4. Help the industry to propose a variation of ideas to create new programs to help those in need especially
University students.
Research Method:

(research design, sampling techniques and analytical procedures, research framework)

Research Design: Causal study and Quantitative research method

Research Framework:

Comment by Supervisor:
 FACULTY OF HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT
UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT ASSESSMENT REPORT – HTM655
10 QUESTIONS TO START A RESEARCH PROJECT
Name: WAN NUR AISYA BT CHE WAN ABD AZIZ & SITI NUR SYAFIQAH BT MOHD SAUPI

Student ID: 2019591163 & 2019713345

Supervisor’s name: MADAM NOORAZLIN RAMLI
Topic: DETERMINING THE PREVALENCE AND FACTORS OF FOOD INSECURITY AMONG
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

QUESTIONS ANSWER
1. Why do you choose this topic and what is We choose this topic because we want to determine the
the related area with this topic prevalence and factors of food insecurity among the university
(Topic and area)
students.

2. Identify what is the current problem / situation
that motivate you to study the topic (problem
statement)
3. What is the current research on this topic?
(Latest research as reference)
1. The lack of concern about the food insecurity among the
university students
2. Factors that influencing the food insecurity among the
university students.
Prevalence and factors affecting food insecurity among university
students. (2019)

4. What is the current needs in this area or Current needs in this area are the knowledge about the food
chosen topic that should be explored insecurity among the university students whether they are
further? concern or not.
(Finding Gap)

5. What is your intention to study in the area
and chosen topic?
(Objective-write 2-3 objective and brief idea
with the topic)
6. What is the research design that you may
choose for your topic (qualitative/quantitative) as systematic investigation of phenomena by collecting
and where is the location that you will do the
study. (Research Design- write your brief plan
for your study)
7. What is your hypothesis or expected outcome
(result) that may derive from your study?
(Hypothesis)
1. To examine the factors that influencing the food
insecurity among the university students.
2. To evaluate the prevalence of food insecurity status
among the university students.
We are using quantitative research method that can be defined
measurable data and performing statistical, mathematical, or
computational techniques. The location that we will conduct our
study are through university students of Uitm Terengganu.
Our expected outcome for our study is the prevalence and factors
of food insecurity among the university students.

8. How can this topic help you applied your
knowledge within your interest/ area.
(Knowledge application from what you have
learned)
As we are learning about food insecurity in foodservice area, it is
our priorities to ensure that the students will be acknowledge
more about the important of their food intake. Thus, we both
agreed that to get good of healthy life and grades they need to
apply their food intake truly.
9. Why this topic is important and should be
done
(Significant/benefit of your study)
10. What is the different/ the unique of your
studies compare with other studies? (Your
novelty of your study)
Since, a growing amount of literature suggested that food
insecurity affects university students negatively, so we want to
determine the prevalence and factors of food insecurity among
university students. From that, we will improve and solve the
problems from the factors exist which help the students to avoid
food insecurity. Other than that, it also will help the industry to
propose a variation of ideas to create new programs to help those
in need especially University students.
Our study is focusing more on the associated factors of food
insecurity among university students at Uitm Terengganu and how
to solve the problems from the factors exist. We both believed
that by conducting this study it will help a lot of students in needs.
Also, the government and higher education institutions can replan
a program and policy priorities for students at greater risk of food
insecurity.