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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
Course Name (English) DISSERTATION I
Course Code INA627
MQF Credit 3
Course Description This course is a preliminary stage to conduct research and prepare dissertation writings. The study in this semester emphasize on the research proposal related to interior design scope. All the research work process is conducted in this semester. This includes addressing problems/issues, establishing of research questions, research methodology, and designing research tools for data collection, as well as expectation of findings. Completion of Chapter 1, 2 and 3 as well as research instruments and data tools.
Transferable Skills Independent Studies
Literature review
data collection
research
Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Case Study, Tutorial, Reading Into Writing Task, Problem Based Learning (PBL), Discussion, Small Group Sessions , Self-directed Learning, Directed Self-learning , Journal/Article Critique, Supervision
CLO
CLO1 construct dissertation, which consisting of research background, problem statements, research questions, aim and objectives, literature review of related contents and suitable research methodology from reliable academic secondary data sources of a research inquiry
CLO2 comply literature review sources from secondary data related to subjects of research from writing from liable secondary data of academic sources
CLO3 determine a guided research direction and methods according to problem statements, research objectives as well answering research questions.
CLO4 compose research instruments and tools for data collection referring to the research methodology rendering to the research issues, questions and objectives
Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations
Reading List
Recommended Text
  • John W. Creswell 2013, Research Design, SAGE [ISBN: 1452226105]
  • Robert K. Yin 2009, Case Study Research, SAGE [ISBN: 9781412960991]
  • Joseph A. Maxwell 2005, Qualitative Research Design, SAGE [ISBN: 9780761926078]
  • Joseph A. Maxwell 2012, Qualitative Research Design, SAGE Publications [ISBN: 9781452285832]
  • Ranjit Kumar 2014, Research Methodology, SAGE Publications Limited [ISBN: 1446269973]
  • Julian Meltzoff 1998, Critical Thinking about Research, Amer Psychological Assn [ISBN: 1557984557]
  • Pallant, Julie 2013, Spss Survival Manual, McGraw-Hill Education (UK) [ISBN: 0335262589]
  • Carol M. Roberts 2010, The Dissertation Journey, Corwin Press [ISBN: 1412977983]
  • Wayne C. Booth,Gregory G. Colomb,Joseph M. Williams 2009, The Craft of Research, Third Edition, University of Chicago Press [ISBN: 0226065669]
  • Floyd J. Fowler 2013, Survey Research Methods, SAGE [ISBN: 9781452259000]
  • Irving Seidman 2013, Interviewing as Qualitative Research, Teachers College Press [ISBN: 9780807754047]
Reference Book Resources
  • John D. Cone,Sharon L. Foster 2006, Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish, Amer Psychological Assn [ISBN: 1591473624]
  • Margaret R. Roller,Paul J. Lavrakas 2015, Applied Qualitative Research Design, 2018 Ed., Guilford Publications [ISBN: 9781462515752]
  • Floyd J. Fowler 1995, Improving Survey Questions, SAGE [ISBN: 9780803945838]
  • David F. Harris 2014, The Complete Guide to Writing Questionnaires, I&m Press [ISBN: 9780615917672]
Article/Paper ListThis Course does not have any article/paper resources
Other ReferencesThis Course does not have any other resources