PROCEDURE FOR PROPOSAL DEFENSE AND WORK COMPLETION SEMINAR

This procedure explains how Proposal Defense (PD) and/or Work Completion Seminar (WCS) take place, and
what those involve and what you need to know if you are considering yourself for either of these events.

Before On the Day After

All payments (tuition fees and
The result will NOT be announced immediately.
other due payments) should be
Students are required to present their research After evaluating your Research, PPT,
settled before Proposal
“Academically” and “Officially”. presentation skill, Q&A ability etc., the panel
Defense (PD) and Work
The formal “Attire” and “Attitude” will be taken members will come up with a decision. Later,
Completion Seminar (WCS).
into consideration. you will be informed of the result via email within
Otherwise, students will not be
45 days of the presentation.
allowed to attend the event.

Students are required to check

Students should prepare 7 copies of the
announcement in E-KLAS Students are advised to meet with their
presentation slides, a ringed-bound hardcopy
(eklas.msu.edu.my) and email supervisors after the presentation. They are
of the research work. The submission must
from MSU concerning PD and strongly encouraged to discuss the issues raised
include all of the monthly progress reports as
WCS regularly and follow the during the presentation.
well.
procedures stated.

Please take note that the venue
of the PD and WCS will be held
in Post Graduate Centre
(PGC), Management & Science
University (MSU) Main
Campus, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Documents to Submit Before Presentation
Softcopy Hardcopy
All students must send their Power Point Slides (PPT) and All students must submit seven copies of PowerPoint, one copy of Ring-Bind Thesis,
thesis to pgc@msu.edu.my (and CC to: published journals (if any), the Postgraduate Student Progression Monitoring Report,
norhidayana@msu.edu.my) by 12pm (MST), on 17th Citation Checklist Report and other related documents (if any).
March, 2020.

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Defence Proposal (DP) and Work Completion Seminar (WCS)
Students are advised to reach Tentative Date 18th ,19th and 20th March, 2020
Malaysia with an ample time Time 9:00am – 7:00pm
before the PD and WCS. Venue Post Graduate Centre (PGC), Management & Science University (MSU) Main Campus, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Presentation 25mins + 15mins Q&A = Total 40 mins (For PD)
Duration per Student
Presentation 40 mins + 20 mins Q&A = Total 60 mins (For WCS)
While in Malaysia before the Dress code Formal Attire (strictly NO jeans and slippers)
PD and WCS, students are
suggested to meet up with their **Please be informed that from 1st January 2020, Mock presentation for Proposal Defense and Work Completion Seminar will be
supervisors and co-supervisors chargeable and the amount will be notified soon. Mock presentation is no longer compulsory. However, students are encouraged to
to get their advice and to participate for better preparation.
practice a few rounds of mock
presentations. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Briefing 5PM
Proposal Proposal Proposal
The briefing session will be on **Mock **Mock Consultation on Submission Final Copy
Defense & Defense & Defense &
17th March 2020 at 5pm, at Presentation Presentation Mock DP & of Thesis, PowerPoint
Work Work Work
PGC, MSU (Main Campus). Proposal Defense Work Completion WCS Slides and all required
Completion Completion Completion
Seminar Presentation documents as per
Seminar Seminar Seminar
checklist by 12pm
(MST)

Note: i) Confirmation by the Supervisor(s), Presentation Slide and thesis via email etc should be sent latest by 12:00pm (MST) of the given dates.
ii) The university has full rights to change procedure, schedule, timeline, terms and conditions with or without prior notice.
iii) For further enquiries please contact to Post Graduate Centre (PGC), Management & Science University.