BRIEFING

FINAL PROJECT/ DISSERTATION

BQS664
 Coordinator ship

Dissertation Coordinator Dissertation Coordinator

(Supervision) (Evaluation)
Dr Raja Rafidah Raja Muhammad Dr Nashruddin Hj Faisol
Rooshdi
Hajah Hazwani Ramli Sr Nor Azlinda Mohd Sabli

Pn Nurul Afida Isnaini Janipha

Sr Wan Mohd Nurdden Wan

Muhammad
 Introduction

Final project (BQS 664) is an essential pre-

requisite for the award of an Honors degree.

The most demanding intellectual exercises

to enable students to carry out research on
their own chosen topic subject to approval
by the Centre.
 Objectives

Work independently along the guidelines given

Identify and analyze problems and recommend ways to

overcome

Investigate and analyze data

 Execution Of The Course
Activities Involved Credit Length of Consultation Assessors Report
Hours Final Project Bindings

Semester 04: 6 10,000 words Semester 04, 05 & 06: Semester 05: Final Draft:
· Topic presentation and (minimum) · Consultation with Supervisor Soft cover
approval supervisor Ring bound
· Research by students · Fulfill min 10 times Semester 06:
consultation Supervisor and a Corrected Final
Mid Semester 05: second assessor. Project:
· Submission of Interim Hard cover
Report A third assessor Hard bound
will be appointed
Semester 06: where the Colour:
· Course registration and difference in Buckram
submission of final draft marks given by Maroon
of Final Project the two assessors
/Dissertation is 20 or more
Factors Should Be Considered When Choosing The Topic
Area

INTERESTED RELEVANT GAIN ACCESS

The student should The topic should The topic should be

be interested in the be relevant to one in which the
subject area to be the area of the student can readily
researched student’s future gain access to the
professional necessary data.
work
Item Research area Research category
Professional practice
1 Construction contract and procurement Construction law
Contractual arrangement/procurement method
Measurement and analysis of prices
Quantity surveying profession and
2 Professional practice
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Construction economics
3 Construction economics and finance
Construction finance
Construction technology
4 Construction technology and services Building services
Civil engineering
Project management
Risk management
Value engineering management
Sustainability and green technology
5 Construction management Health and safety management
Total quality management
Facilities/maintenance/asset management
Waste management
Organisational behaviour
Emerging trends in ICT
6 Information technology & innovation
New construction technologies
 Contents Of Topic Proposal

TITLE A clear and concise statement of what is being proposed

Provide a brief overview of the topic – i.e. a statement which says clearly what the
OVERVIEW OF THE TITLE Final Project/Dissertation will be about. The student should also demonstrate how it
relates to the program.

PROBLEM STATEMENT Specify the problem or issues you wish to investigate

Specify what the student is aiming to analyse, evaluate and test in one sentence –
often in the form of what is to be investigates ( qualitative research ) or what impact
AIM
the main independent variables believed to have on the dependent variables (
quantitative research )
Between three and five single sentence objectives should be developed as specific
OBJECTIVES
investigative elements which support the overall aim.
This should explain:
RESEARCH 1.The sources of data
METHODOLOGY 2.Methods to be adopted for collection information and data
3.The expected methods of analyzing the data
Procedure of Topic Proposal
 The date of topic presentation is in WEEK 2/3 (subject to change by panel).
1

Student is required to propose 3 topic proposal and presented to a panel of lecturers for approval.
2 Topic approval is subject by panel.

2 lecturers in a panel. Please prepare 2 copies of topic proposal for each lecturers.
3

Topic proposal must follow the research area and must at least have a contact person for the
4 purpose of data collection.

Students is required to check with past semester topic to avoid lapping/duplicate of topic.
5

If student fail in the first round of presentation, student need to re-present the new 3 topic
6 proposal to the same panel until the topic approve by the panel.

After the topic had been approved by the panel, students need to fill in the Google Form that will
7 be distributed by the Coordinator.
Changes Of Topic Approved
Discussion with supervisor regarding the
new topic

Student check with coordinator

(supervision) the new topic to the previous
topic to avoid lapping/duplicate of topic.

If no lapping/duplicate, student prepare a fill

the form of changes of topic and submit to
coordinator for record

If new topic lapping/duplicate with previous

topic, repeat step 1.
 ATTENTION!!

Students are not allowed to change the

panel.

If student can not attend the presentation, please

inform panel and set another date for
presentation.

Students are not allowed to carry any subject

during practical training.

Students are not to changes supervisor once

appointed.