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SEM212
Research Methodology
A. Introduction/ Situation/ Background Information
The objective of a research proposal is to present and justify a research idea and to present the
practical ways in which the research should be conducted.
B. Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) covered
At the end of this assessment, students are able to:
CLO 1 To develop students' understanding and application of methodologies and statistical
analysis in Business research (Social sciences).
CLO 2 To identify many sources of business information and alert about various means for
information gathering.
CLO 3 To discuss the suitability research designs.
C. University Policy on Academic Misconduct
1. Academic misconduct is a serious offense in Xiamen University Malaysia. It can be defined
as any of the following:
i. Plagiarism is submitting or presenting someone else’s work, words, ideas, data or
information as your own intentionally or unintentionally. This includes incorporating
published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form into
your work without acknowledging the source (the person and the work).
OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Reference No. : XMUM.OAA - 100/2/8-V2.0
Effective Date : 23 APRIL 2018
Xi Jianqun
2024/04
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ii. Collusion is two or more people collaborating on a piece of work (in part or whole) which
is intended to be wholly individual and passed it off as own individual work.
iii. Cheating is an act of dishonesty or fraud in order to gain an unfair advantage in an
assessment. This includes using or attempting to use, or assisting another to use materials
that are prohibited or inappropriate, commissioning work from a third party, falsifying data,
or breaching any examination rules.
2. All the assessment submitted must be the outcome of the student. Any form of academic
misconduct is a serious offense which will be penalised by being given a zero mark for the
entire assessment in question or part of the assessment in question. If there is more than one
guilty party as in the case of collusion, both you and your collusion partner(s) will be subjected
to the same penalty.