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Matters on Postgraduate Studies at FBE

Explore the strengths and concerns of postgraduate studies at FBE, from supervision ratios to irregularities, and discover potential solutions to the challenges faced for a more productive academic environment.

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Matters on Postgraduate Studies at FBE

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  1. Matters on Postgraduate Studies at FBE From November 2012 to November 2013 Office of PG Studies at FBE

  2. Strength • 413 PG candidates including 253 PhD • Ample workstation for students • Supervision staff:student is 1:5 • Multi-disciplinary research • Young academics are excited to supervise

  3. CONCERNS Declining admission applications (Drop of almost 50%). In PhD studies, Malaysians are less than international students Uneven distribution of supervision Quality of supervision. Procedure/regulation awareness among students, supervisors & examination panel. Plagiarism. GOTs: UTM is 36 months, MyRA2 is 42 months Low IF publication relative to the Engineering faculties Others (see next list).

  4. Irregularities done by PG candidates • Not presence at the faculty to attend colloquiums, workshops, open talks and seminars. As a result, his or her workstation is generally unoccupied at B12 or B07. Thus he or she is void from peer discussion and peer instruction. • Pestering supervisors to approve an thesis even though the supervisors are not fully satisfied with his or her submission. • Not participating in PGSS activities • Being a superman: (1) Being editor-in-chief, (2) practicing a full-time job, doing MBA at UPM and doing PhD at UTM, (3) Claiming reviewer of an IF journal not relevant to his discipline of study

  5. Irregularities done by PG candidates • Submitting thesis at deadline of submission leaving little time for PG Offices to check the accuracy of the thesis • Most Zamalah scholars failed to assist PGSS activities. • Full time students only come to the faculty at progress report presentation.

  6. Irregularities done by supervisor mentioned by candidates • Non-authors in my journal and conference papers • Supervisor did not read my thesis thoroughly before submitting to SPS for viva • Supervisor took three months to read my first draft • Supervisor failed to keep his or her promise on appointment to discuss my research progress • Supervisor was not critical in advising my research

  7. Irregularities done by supervisor and graduate faculties mentioned by PG Office • Not knowing the requirements of thesis as stipulated in UTM Thesis Manual • Not adding new examiners in GSMS • Refusal to become chairman and assistant chairman • Asking for favor from examiner before the viva

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