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HOW TO WRITE FYP PROPOSAL - 20192020 Portal
HOW TO WRITE FYP PROPOSAL - 20192020 Portal
HOW TO
WRITE FYP
PROPOSAL
AIN NIHLA
KAMARUDZAMAN
What is a research
proposal?
• A research proposal is your plan
– It describes your study in detail:
• What you plan to do
• Why you want to do it
• How you are going to do it..
Examiner 1
Research (20%)
Proposal
(50%) Examiner 1
(5%)
Mid-Viva 1
(10%)
Examiner 2
(5%)
CONTENTS OF FYP
PROPOSAL
STRUCTURE AND FORMAT
• Report organization
• Sentence structure
• Suitable aiding figure and table
* Add at the end,
PROPOSAL CONTENTS • List of Chemicals
• List of Equipments
• Introduction/Background of Study
• Literature review *Attach
• Problem statements Hazard Identification, Risk
• Objectives Assessment and Risk Control
• Scope of the study (HIRARC) and Control of
• Research methodology Substance Hazardous to Health
• Significance of the study (COSHH) form
• Research activities and Gantt Chart
• References and Citations
1. The Title
– During dry period, snail will cover its body in mud and
also in water with low oxygen content (Wilmol
and Amaret, 2003).
Wilmol, C., Amaret, B. (2003). Isolation and Characterization of Pathogens
Attacking Pomacea Canalicuta, Journal of Nature, 422, 245-256.
• To describe
– Is to provide a more detailed account, or the precise
measurement and reporting of the characteristics of
some phenomenon, including patterns of relationship
between its component
• To explain
– Is to establish the elements, factors or mechanisms
which are responsible for producing the state or
regularities in the phenomenon.
Example of Keywords:
Result Oriented
• To predict
– is to use some established understanding or
explanation of a phenomenon to postulate certain
outcomes under particular conditions
• To evaluate
– is to monitor some process or program in order to
assess whether it has achieved its desired outcomes
• To understand
– is to establish reasons for particular action, the occurrence
on an event or the course of a action
Example 1
Design:
• Is it a questionnaire study or a laboratory experiment?
What kind of design do you choose?
Subjects or participants:
• Who will take part in your study? What kind of sampling
procedure do you use?
Instrument:
• What kind of measuring instruments or questionnaires do
you use? Why do you choose them? Are they valid and
reliable?
Procedure:
• How do you plan to carry out your study? What
activities are involved? How long does it take?
Research Methodology
Step 5:
Step 2: Step 8:
Recording the DO
Addition of water 5 L to Repetition of Step 1 to
concentration for every 30 7 with multiple
a 10 L water tank. seconds variables.
Extraction of Active
Compound
Designing of a Prototype
Plant using Software
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Example of experimental
flowchart
MEASUREMENT OF ANTHOCYANIN QUANTITY
- Method chosen: spectrophotometer
- At neutral pH, anthocyanin shows maximum absorption.
- One in UV region (approximately 240 nm) and two in
visible region (approximately 415 and 520 nm)
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC
- Measurement of the intensity of colour
FINAL STAGE
- Data analysis from spectrophotometer value on intensity of colour
- Conclusion and justification of the experiments
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8. Significance of The
Study
MODEL
DEVELOPMENT M3
PERFORM-
ANCE STUDY M4
DATA ANALYSIS
THESIS
WRITING
Example: Milestone
• Include around 4 main activities/achievements of
objectives at a certain stage of study and expected date of
completion
Expected
No Milestone
Date of Completion
1 Sample preparation and Characterisation 30th Nov 2015
2 Optimisation of Experimental Parameters 15th Jan 2016
3 Development of Model for Optimisation 30th Jan 2016
Experimental Performance Study and 15th Feb 2016
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Comparison
10. References
and Citations
• All pieces of literature referred should be
listed at the end of the FYP proposal
• The standard methods of reporting
references should be followed – APA
Referencing and Citation guideline.
• All references that appear in the list of
references must be cited in the text (MUST
BE USED!)
Referencing Style
(APA Style)
1. Book : Author Sur Name(s), Author Name Initial(s). (Year). Title, Edition number, Publisher,
Location: Example:
Holmlund, C. (1969). Fried, Avionic Navigation Systems, 1st edition, New York: John Wiley
and Sons, Inc. USA
2. Conference Proceedings : Author Sur Name(s), Author Name Initial(s). (Year). Article
title, Name of conference, Location of conference, Pages. Example:
Dore, S.D. & Kershenbaum, L.S. (1994). Application of geometric nonlinear control in the
process industries – a case study, Proc. IFAC Symposium, ADCHEM ‘94, Kyoto, Japan, 501-
506.
3. Journal Paper : Author Sur Name(s), Author Name Initial(s). (Year). Article title,
Name of journal, Volume number, Pages. Example :
Finkelstein, M. (2006). Microfluids: Cliks and Chips, Journal of Nature, 422, 245-256.
4. Electronic sources:
Web pages- Author(s) or Company, (Year). Title, URL, date found. Example :
Vice President (1999). University of Calgary Research Policies and Procedures
Handbook. Retrieved from: http://www.ovpr.uga.edu/rpph/rph_misn.html. Accessed on
23 February 1999.
Note: Read the FYP referencing guide.
Tenses for Proposal Report
– General Guidelines
“Choose proper tenses”
• Introduction – present tense
• Literature – past tense
• Objectives/Scope of
Study/Methods/Significance of Study –
future tense
• Expected results – future tense
• Findings – present tense
Last but not least,
please prepare your
Proposal Presentation!
And finally….
Any
questions?
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