SQQP3123 RESEARCH MEHTODOLOGY IN QUANTITATIVE

SCIENCES

GROUP C

SECOND SEMESTER SESSION 2021/2022 (A212)

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1

Research Idea (Survey)

SUBMITTED TO:
DR. Nurakmal binti Ahmad Mustaffa
PREPARED BY:

No Name Matric Numbers

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1 Soo Choon Khong 271279

SCHOOL OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES

UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
1.0 Potential Title

A Survey Study of Financial Situation and Academic Performance of Undergraduate Student

in School of Quantitative Sciences.

2.0 Introduction or Background

In the recent years, it’s obvious that COVID-19 pandemic had given huge negative impact to
the countries’ economic. Most of the people had faced difficulties in financial problem,
especially for people from low-income families. According to Falahati and Paim, financial
problem is referred to as inability to manage expenses. Based on York, Gibson & Rankin,
academic performance is said to be amorphous in nature, since it encompasses a wide range
of elements ranging from obtaining a professional degree to students’ moral development.
According to Tokunbo, Amos, and Oyediran, the students’ academic performance will be
affected by the family income.

3.0 Problem Statement

Students are playing an important role in the future of our countries. They could change the
country into a better place. According to Catherin Grant, tertiary education of younger adult
plays an important role in economic growth. Financially difficulties of students might give
negative impacts on their academic performance. To cope the family financial problem, there
are some cases of students work part time while studying. Some of the students were forced
to defer semester and went to work for living. Therefore, this study is focus on analyze the
correlation between financial situation and academic performance of students, identify the
factors and provide solutions to the relevant units.

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4.0 Research Question
1. What is the relationship between financial situation and academic performance of
students?
2. What are the factors that cause the students’ financial difficulties?
3. How can we solve the students’ financial difficulties?

5.0 Research Objectives

1. To study the correlation between financial situation and academic performance of
students.
2. To identify the factors that cause the students’ financial difficulties.
3. To propose a solution to deal with students’ financial problem.

6.0 Research Scope

The scope of the research is limited to the undergraduate students in School of Quantitative
Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia. Hence, the research is more likely to proposed to the
pre-university student who are intending to study in SQS UUM. The time duration of the
research will be 6 months.

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 7.0 References

1. Onur Mutlu Yaşar, & Murat Turğut (2020). “Financial Situation of College Students”. World
Journal of Education, Vol. 10, No. 1; 2020. Retrieved from:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1247738.pdf

2. Nurhidayah Norazlan & Sarina Yusof & Fatima Mohamed Hamoud Al-Maldhoub (2020).
“The Financial Problems and Academic Performance Among Public University Students in
Malaysia”. The Asian Journal of Professional and Business Studies: Vol 1, Ed. 2. e-ISSN
2716-666X Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349728447_THE-
FINANCIAL-PROBLEMS-AND-ACADEMIC-PERFORMANCE-AMONG-PUBLIC-
UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS-IN-MALAYSIA

3. Leila Falahati & Laily Paim (2012). “Experiencing Financial Problems Among University
Students.” Retrieved from:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263057777_Experiencing_financial_problems_amo
ng_university_students_An_empirical_study_on_the_moderating_effect_of_gender

4. Saumya Kumar & Monica Agarwal & Nimmi Agarwal (2021). “Defining And Measuring
Academic Performance of Hei Students – A Critical Review”. Turkish Journal of Computer
and Mathematics Education: Vol.12 No.6. Retrieved from:
https://turcomat.org/index.php/turkbilmat/article/download/6952/5701/12729

5. Charles Gibson & Susan Rankin (2015). “Defining and Measuring Academic Success”.
Practical
Assessment, Research, and Evaluation: Vol.20, Article 5. Retrieved from:
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1260&context=pare

6. Tokunbo Olufemioladebinu & Amos Adekunle Adediran & Ph.D & Dr. W.O. Oyediran
(2018).

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 “Factor Influencing the Academic Achievement of Students’ in Colleges of Education in
Southwest, Nigeria”. Journal of Education and Human Development: Vol.7, No.3. Retrieved
from: http://jehdnet.com/journals/jehd/Vol_7_No_3_September_2018/12.pdf
7. Catherine Grant (2017). “The Contribution of Education to Economic Growth”. Knowledge,
evidence and learning for development. Retrieved from:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b9b87f340f0b67896977bae/
K4D_HDR_The_Contribution_of_Education_to_Economic_Growth_Final.pdf