RKUD 2999- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SEM 1, 2020/2021

ASSIGNMENT 1 – ARTICLE REVIEW (10%)

Dateline 15/3/2021
Submit online – cheamnahb@gmail.com

1. Read the article: “Ibn Haitham’s philosophy on Scientific Research

Applied in Islamic Research Methodology: Analysis from Tasawwur,
Epistemology and Ontology Perspective” by Mohd Shahmir Alias and
Mohd Hanafi Shukri (International Journal of Business, Humanities and
Technology, Vol.5, No 1, 2015, pp.83-93).
2. Analyze
a. What is the main idea of the paper?
b. What are the other ideas mentioned in the paper and how are they
defined?
c. Do you agree with the results and conclusion of the paper?
d. Do you find any strength and weakness of the paper?
e. What are your suggestions or alternatives for the strengths and
weakness of the paper?
Notes
The format of this assignment is as follows:
1. An Article review should be between 500-700 in length. These limits
include annotation but exclude appendices, bibliographies, tables and
graphs.
2. 500 words is 1 page single spaced, 2 pages double spaced.
1000 words is 2 pages single spaced, 4 pages double spaced.
https://wordcounter.net/blog/2015/09/18/10655_how-many-pages-is-
2000-words.html
Retrieved 28/2/2021.
3. The font size is 12, Times New Roman, single spacing.