This ppt is the main slide in guiding FABE Twintech to identify the critical important part in setting their direction for student academic project.

1. Workshop 2:
FABE Undergraduate Academic Project
– Research Methodology for Built
Environment Students
Organized by F A B E, T w i n t e c h
19 June 2012
Adi Irfan Che-Ani
(Assoc. Prof. Sr Dr)
PhD (FM), BSc, Dip (Building Surveying)
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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2. Theme of Workshop
Overview
Structured
Approach
Stimulate Thinking
Workshop
(The ball is in your court)
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3. Objectives
1) to understand the basic research principle that apply to
built environment students;
2) to identify the practical research method that suit built
environment students; and
3) to streamline the expectation of students work among the
supervisor

4. Program

5. ReCap: FABE Niche?
T o w a r d s …..
Main challenge: How do we translate & implement
this to our academic project?????

6. to understand the basic research principle
that apply to built environment students
- Working session – fill in “the need” table:
 Topic selection
 Dissertation proposal – 1 or 2 page. Content?
 Rationale undertaking literature review
 Sources of information: How library works?
 Critical appraisal of review – Information Matrix?
 Citation, Cross-refer within text (table, diagram etc) &
Reference
 Format – What style? APA, Chicago, Gaya UKM, Gaya
TWINTECH etc
- Etc

7. At the same time…
Go LIVE:
http://adiirfan.com/
http://primarypad.com/
http://beta.primarypad.com/p/twintech-w2
Google Docs – from your Gmail account
….this can demonstrate FABE niche keyword –
industrial technology

8. to identify the practical research method that
suit built environment students
- Research design & methodology
- Primary data is a MUST – can we agreed? Case study from
internet is NOT primary data
- Data collection – Discuss and Outline to little bit detail:
techniques, population & sampling, etc – Online survey:
surveymonkey, google docs, etc
- Data analysis – At least descriptive stats, is descriptive only is
enough?
- Etc

9. to streamline the expectation of students
work among the supervisor
To be discussed…..
- Outline the role of supervisor
- What is NOT the role of supervisor
- Can we adopt Figure 10.1 page 164: Example of a typical
dissertation work schedule
- Grading simulation – vet through sample
- Etc

10. Theme of Workshop
Overview
Structured
Approach
Stimulate
Thinking
Workshop
(The ball is in your court)
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11. Break Up
For Group Discussions
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Preliminary Group Presentations
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End of Day Group Presentations
(Conclusions)
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12. End of Presentation
Thank You
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