FACULTY OF HOSPITALITY, WELLNESS AND TOURISM UNIVERSITI

MALAYSIA KELANTAN

HPT30103 (RESEARCH METHODOLOGY) RESEARCH

PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT (40%)

1. Online Submission:
 Submit via: E-Campus
 Submit in PDF format ONLY.
 Please include TURNITIN Report (to run TURNITIN exclude references, tables and figures).
The plagiarism index in the TURNITIN should not exceed 25%.
 Write your L_, Group No. & Group members’ names & Matrix no.
2. Combine all chapters (Chapter 1-3 & References). Kindly follow the instructions in the chapter given
below.
3. Please follow the format given:
a) Size: A4 size (210mm X 297mm)
b) Margins: Top (2.5cm), Right (2.5cm), Left (2.5cm), Bottom (2.5cm)
c) Font: Times New Roman (12 points except for table and figures’ titles and content)
d) Headings:
 Chapter Headings – Centered, bold, UPPERCASE, font 12.
 Main Headings - Left, bold, UPPERCASE, font 12.
 Sub-Headings - Left, bold, Capitalize Each Word, font 12.
e) Text: Must be justified
f) Spacing: 1.5 spacing (all report’s content)
g) Language: English
h) Page numbers: Page numbers must be centered at the bottom of the pages.
i) Table:
 The title of a table must be positioned above the table.
 Tables must be numbered according to the chapter.
 Font size for all table title and contents is 10 points.
j) Figures:
 The title of each figure should be positioned below it.
 Figure must be numbered according to the chapter.
 Font size for all figure title and contents is 10 points.
k) References
 The list of references should begin on a new page with the heading REFERENCES centered.
 This section should contain all the sources mentioned in the text. Sources which are not referred
to in the text should not be listed.
 The listing of references should follow the APA Style.
 All references should be listed in alphabetical order.
The layout and content of the report should be in the following order:

TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ABSTRACT *(250 words)

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background of the Study
1.3 Problem Statement
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Research Objectives *Maximum 15 pages
1.6 Scope of Study
1.7 Significance of Study
1.8 Definition of Terms
1.9 Summary
*(you may also add or change section that consider relevant to your research topic and nature: qualitative and quantitative)

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Dependent Variable (DV)
2.3 Independent Variable (IV) 1
2.4 Independent Variable (IV) 2
*Maximum 15 pages
2.5 Independent Variable (IV) 3
2.6 Relationship between IV1, IV2, IV3 and DV
2.7 Hypothesis
2.8 Conceptual Framework
2.9 Summary
*(you may also add or change section that consider relevant to your research topic and nature: qualitative and quantitative)

CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population
3.4 Sample size *Maximum 10 pages
3.5 Sampling Technique
3.6 Research instrument
3.7 Data Collection procedure
3.8 Data Analysis
3.9 Summary
*(you may also add or change section that consider relevant to your research topic and nature: qualitative and quantitative)

EXPECTED RESULT
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX *(if necessary)
REFERENCES