ASSIGNMENT GUIDE

STRESS AND COPING

(FEM3105)
SEMESTER 2, 2022/2023

TASK : REPORT WRITING (20%)

1. Students are required to prepare a report. The followings are the guidelines for
Task

i. This task must be conducted in a group of three.

ii. Students are required to select a specific stress issue in a specific

context. Students are required to prepare a critical analysis on the
selected stress issue.  

iii. Students are given until 26th MARCH 2023 (SUNDAY) to identify the
issue/topic. The issue/topic must be approved by the lecturer before
proceeding to the next steps.

iv. The length of the report is between 10 and 15 pages, excluding the
cover page, references, and appendixes (if any) based on the following
format:

a. Font Arial or Times New Roman

b. Font size: 12
c. Line spacing: 1.5

v. Please make sure the following contents are included in the report:

a. Frontpage (Faculty, Course, Course code, Report’s title,

Student’s name, Lecturer’s name)

b. Table of Contents

c. Introduction

d. Contents

e. Conclusion, summary
 f. References (according to APA – American Psychological
Association style)

g. Attachment (if any)

vi. Please make sure all the following guidelines are complied with when
doing the assignment:

a. Students are not allowed to ”copy and paste” notes or

statements from other author’s original work. If needed, the
work must be credited to the original author accordingly (APA
style).

b. Students are not allowed to decorate the report with any type
of objects or words that are not related to any part of the
report.

c. The report must be written by referring to at least 10 latest

references (books, articles, journals, internet, etc.)

vii. Students can choose either Malay or English in preparing the report.
Mixing languages is unacceptable. If necessary, please make sure to
write properly.

viii. The assignment must be submitted not later than 11th June 2023
before 11.59 pm.