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GUIDE TO WRITING MASTER PROJECT FOR MBA STUDENTS IN IUTT

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY TWINTECHFACULTY OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE

2016

GUIDE TO WRITING MASTERS’ PROJECT PAPER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page1. INTRODUCTION 32. THE STRUCTURE OF A PROJECT PAPER 43. WRITING THE PROJECT PAPER/CASE STUDY 104. GEMENRAL FORMAT FOR WRITING PROJECT PAPER/CASE STYDY 104.1 Typeface and Font Size 104.2 Margins 104.3 Spacing 114.4 Pagination 114.5 Paragraphs 114.6 Numbering the Chapters and Sub-sections 114.7 Notes and Footnotes 124.8 Tables 124.9 Figures 124.10 Equations 134.11 Text Citations 134.12 Quotations 154.13 List of References (or Bibliography) 164.14 Binding 174.15 Paper and Duplicating 18APPENDICES 19Appendix I: THE STRUCTURE OF A CASE STUDY 19Appendix II: EXAMPLE OF THE FRONT COVER AND SPINE 21Appendix III: EXAMPLE OF THE TITLE PAGE 22Appendix IV: EXAMPLE OF THE DECLARATION PAGE 23

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1. INTRODUCTION

MBA students at IUTT are required to write a project paper or a case study as partial fulfillment for the award of the degree. This handbook is intended to guide the students in the preparation and writing of the project and the case study. Students are expected to write a well-articulated paper in chapter format that meets the standard set by IUTT.

IUTT recognizes a good project paper/ case as the one which:

Demonstrates the student understands of his/her research problem, strategy to seek solutions to the problems through appropriate use of data collection methods and analytical techniques, and ability to interpret and relate the results to the objective(s) of his/her study.

Attempts to search for explanations to the problems and meaning of the concepts through a comprehensive and critical review of the relevant literature from scholarly books and journals.

Constitutes a clean piece of work, well edited and thoroughly checked for grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, sentence construction, report formats and others. Proper citations of authors in the text and bibliographies should be observed according to the writing style guide of IUTT.

Demonstrates the student’s ability to present ideas, explanations and results in a smooth and logical flow from the beginning to the end of the chapter. Overall coherence of the report should be maintained through appropriate explanatory linkages between the chapters.

When the final version of the Project Paper / Project Work is approved by the university, THREE (3) hardbound copies (BLUEcolour) and ONE (1) soft copy (in the form of a CD) are to be submitted to the university.

When all programme requirements are satisfied, the candidate will be conferred the degree of the MBA.

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2. THE STRUCTURE OF A PROJECT PAPER

A typical project paper will consist of chapters sequentially arranged in the following order.

TITLE PAGESDECLARATIONABSTRACTACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURESLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION PROBLEM STATEMENT RESEARCH QUESTIONS RESEARCH OBJECTIVES RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY DEFINITION OF TERMS RESEARCH ORGANIZING

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION PREVIOUS STUDIES ON DEPENDENT VARIABLE PREVIOUS STUDIES ON INDEPENDENT VARIABLE/S RESEARCH FRAMEWORK HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY INTRODUCTION RESEARCH DESIGN POPULATION AND SAMPLING INSTRUMENTATION DATA COLLECTION SCALE RELIABILITY DATA ANALYSIS SUMMARY

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION DATA SCREENING SAMPLE PROFILE DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

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CORRELATION ANALYSIS REGRESSION ANALYSIS HYPOTHESES TESTING SUMMARY

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION DISCUSSION RECOMMENDATIONS FUTURE RESEARCH CONCLUSION

REFERENCESAPPENDIXES

The structure and organization of a case study report is quite different from the project paper report (See Appendix I).

ABSTRACT

An abstract of the project paper/ case is required in English. The abstract should not exceed more than 200 words. It is a summary of all the important elements of the project paper/ case such as the research problem, method, results, implications and conclusions. It should be written in one paragraph. The abstract should be written in past tense to describe processes or activities already done by the researcher, and present tense to describe conclusions and implications based on the study.

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Chapter One sets the direction for the study by introducing the issues, research questions/ problems, current state of knowledge in terms of conceptual, theoretical development and research in the area, research gaps and others. Generally, the chapter contains the following subsections:

Introduction

In this section, the student should introduce the major variables of his/her study and relate them to previous research and theory. To do this successfully the student needs to look for studies or articles published as currently as possible so that whatever is discussed or reviewed is not something out-of-date or even irrelevant. Even if a major variable is not included in the study, the student should mention this fact, to indicate that he/she is aware of the problem. The background discussion will highlight the current state of knowledge and possible gaps in the area. Hence this section will indicate the researcher’s intention and reasons for undertaking this

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research. For applied research studies, the background section will discuss and highlight the management problems or organizational situations that warrant this study.

Research Problem

The background discussion will lead to statements of the problem which will be addressed by this research. In this section, the student should highlight the gap of the research by presenting the ideal situation (what should be) and what is in the reality. In the problem statements, the student should highlight the variables of concern and the type of relationships between them. The subjects of the study or the target group should also be mentioned.

Research Questions

In this part, the student should write down the questions that the research will answer; the answer could be in the different chapters in the research. The number of questions usually depends on the type of research and the topic of the research however, In general researches, most of MBA research contents of 3 to 5 questions. One of the questions should question the relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable/s.

Research Objectives

The objectives of the study should be stated clearly. This is important because the results and achievements of the study will be evaluated based on these stated objectives. The objectives of the study must be linked to the issues, research questions and problems stated in (b).

Research Contribution

In this part, the student should clearly state the value that this research will add to each of the academic field and its literature review, companies, people and other related parties. The quality and importance of the research will highly depend on the contribution that research will add as a value. A research work is justified if it can contribute something to theory building and practice in its field as well as policy development in the area. Hence the student should be able to highlight the significance of his/her study based on these considerations.

Limitations of the Study

In this section, the limitations and constraints of the research should be highlighted. Some common limitations faced by researchers are, for example, limitations due to small sample size, measuring instruments or generalizability of the results.

Definition of Terms

All variables used in the study should be operationally defined so that we know the bases upon which the research was carried out. The student should state clearly the sources of these

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definitions if these were taken from somewhere else, or explained how these were developed if these were developed by him/her.

Research Organizing

In this part, the student should summarize the content in each chapter, it is important that reader should briefly know the contents in each chapter. The contents should be presented as paragraph and the student should write it down as a story that attracts the reader.

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW & HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT

The main purpose of Chapter Two is to critically review the published work in the area of study which the student is undertaking. In doing so, the student will have to look at the concepts, theoretical development and empirical and non-empirical studies done to explain the phenomenon of interest.

The result of the review would indicate the current state of knowledge in the area in terms of its breadth and depth of research, the strengths and weaknesses of previous research and the knowledge gap which needs further explanation and study. The literature review for a master’s project is expected to be a comprehensive and exhaustive thesis; it should provide the reader with a picture of the state of knowledge and of major questions in the subject area being investigated.

The review should be on the factors or variables which are directly and indirectly related to his/her research topic, and the end of supporting each variable with at least two publish articles, the student should state the hypothesis for each independent variable and its relationship with dependent variable/s.

Finally, the student should draw the research framework that shows the expected relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. In addition, hypotheses development should be stated after the research framework.

Generally, although books can be used as references, it is preferable that students use as much of the references as possible from the journals which are well recognized and known in the area. Because the literature review indicates the current state of knowledge in the area, the references used should be as current or most up-to-date as possible.

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Chapter Three will describe in sufficient detail how the study will be carried out in order to collect the data to test the hypotheses or answer the research questions. The method of the study should be described clearly so that it can be replicated by other researchers.

Although the specifics of the method of study will be different from one research topic to another or from quantitative research to qualitative research, the main purpose of the chapter is the same

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for all- to describe how the study will be carried out in order to meet the objective(s) of the study. Generally the chapter will consist of the following subheadings:

RESEARCH DESIGN STUDY POPULATION AND SAMPLING INSTRUMENTATION DATA COLLECTION SCALE RELIABILITY DATA ANALYSIS SUMMARY

For qualitative studies, the detail steps may be different, but the overall expectation of a clear and complete description of study population, instrumentation, data collection and analysis is the same as the quantitative studies.

The student should explain why particular research designs, sampling procedures or analytical techniques were employed. Any deficiencies in a particular method employed should also be mentioned.

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS

The data obtained from the research will be analyzed and presented in this chapter. The results of analyses can be presented in tables and graphs and accompanied with texts, highlighting the trends, tendencies and differences. Typically for quantitative studies in social sciences, the chapter starts with data screening which focuses on the way of coding and checking the missing data on SPSS, sample profile which is data about the respondents or subjects characteristics (in tabular and/ or graphical forms), and descriptive statistics of the variables used in the study (e.g. min, max, means, standard deviations, range etc).

The major section of the chapter should present results of hypotheses testing using various statistical techniques such as correlation, simple or multiple regression. It is preferable to organize the results according to the subheadings based on the hypotheses being tested. However if the study is not predictive in nature, the subheadings can be arranged according to the relationships of the variables under investigation.

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Normally the chapter starts with the restatement of the problems, the hypotheses or the relationships of the variables depending on whether the study is exploratory or predictive in nature. If for example the study involves hypothesis testing, then it should be highlighted whether the results supported or not supported the hypotheses.

The results achieved should be discussed in terms of the current state of knowledge in the area. Do the results support or not support any previous studies done, and give explanations why these are so. Any weaknesses in the methodology, data collection or analytical techniques used should

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be highlighted, and suggest possible alternatives or approaches that may be more appropriate to overcome the weaknesses.

After that, recommendations and future research should be included. If it is academic research, recommendation is usually for future research action that may help broaden understanding of the subject. For applied research, the recommendation is for managerial actions, which the researcher may suggest several actionable alternatives that may help in managerial decision making.

Students must complete their report with conclusions. While the findings state facts, conclusions state the researcher’s inferences drawn from the findings.

REFERENCES

All books and articles referred to or cited in the text should be listed in the List of References. Similarly all quotations must be acknowledged. Students must follow the convention stated in this handout for writing citation and references in the text and in the List of References. Make sure all citations and references made in the text are listed in the List of References and those listed in the List of references are actually found in the text.APA style should be followed in all the listed references. If the student doesn’t know about APA style, he can search in Google search engine about it.

APPENDIXES

In this part, the student can attach with the research all proved and needed documents such as the questionnaire of the research, name of sample companies and part of the SPSS analysis however, whatever the attached documents, they should be indicated inside the research as appendix.

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3. WRITING THE PROJECT PAPER / CASE STUDY

The project paper / case study shall be written in English. Spelling convention shall generally follow either the America or the British English. There shall be consistency in the use of the language throughout the project paper / case study. The Roman alphabet shall be used unless otherwise required by the Faculty. The project project paper / case study shall be written in the third person.

4. GENERAL FORMAT FOR WRITING PROJECT PAPER /CASE STUDY

4.1 Typeface and Font Size

Observe the following guides for the typeface and font size

The entire text of the thesis, including headings and page numbers must be typed using 12-point font size in Times New Roman.

Cover Page and Footnotes shall be typed in 16-point and 8-point font size, respectively. Fonts used in tables, illustrations and drawings shall not be less than 10-points. Use

consistent fonts on all figures and tables. Bold print shall be used for headings. The font shall not be scripted or italicized except for scientific names and terms in a

different language. The use of excessive italic or bold font for the purpose of emphasis within the text is

discouraged. Use only the black colour font. Underlining of text, titles or headings shall be avoided.

4.2 Margins

Text margins from the edges of untrimmed paper shall be according to Table 1. All information (text headings, footnotes, and figures), including page numbers, must be within the text area.

Table 1: Text margins from the edges of untrimmed paper

Margins Page orientationPortrait Landscape

Top Margin 2.5 cm 3.5 cmBottom Margin 2.5 cm 2.5 cmLeft Margin 3.5 cm 2.5 cmRight Margin 2.5 cm 2.5 cm

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4.3 Spacing

The following guidelines shall be observed:

i. The spacing between lines in text shall be 1.5 line spacing;

ii. The spacing between the chapter number and the title, and between the title and the first line

of a text shall be 3 (3 = 2 X 1.5) line spacing;

iii. The spacing between paragraphs shall be 3 (3 = 2 X 1.5) line spacing;

4.4 Pagination

All pages shall be numbered centrally bottom margin. All pages of the thesis shall be accounted for.

Preliminary pages preceding Chapter 1 are numbered consecutively using small Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, …).

Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, …) begin with the first page of Chapter 1. The numbering begins here at 1 and continues to the end of the thesis, including References and Appendices.

4.5 Paragraphs

All paragraphs in the main text shall be justified between margins. The number and the title of sub-section shall be aligned with the left margin. A paragraph spanning between two pages shall leave at least two lines of text on both the

pages. A heading or sub-heading cannot appear alone at the bottom of a page. It must be followed

by at least two lines of text of the following paragraph.

4.6 Numbering the Chapters and Sub-sections

All chapters and their sub-sections must be numbered and followed by a label. The chapters are numbered using Arabic numeric, i.e. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and so on. The sub-sections shall not be indented but arranged in a structured manner up to 3 levels. Sub-sections beyond level four shall be labelled using characters.

1.1 Main Heading First Level1.1.1 Sub-heading Second Level1.1.1.1 Sub-heading Third Level

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4.7 Notes and Footnotes

There are differences in the use of notes and footnotes in various disciplines. Notes and footnotes, if used, should have a smaller font than the text (font size 8).

4.8 Tables

Tables’ style should follow APA 6 style. Tables must be placed within the body of the text at the centre of the frame and labelled according to the chapter in which they appear. For example, tables in Chapter 4 are numbered Table 4.1, Table 4.2, Table 4.3, and so on.

The table number and its caption should be placed above the table itself. Table sources and notes shall be placed below the table. If any table takes up more than one page, the continued table on the following page should indicate that it is a continuation, for example, Table 4.3, continued. The caption is not repeated. If a table is reproduced, the reference must be cited.

It is advisable to place a table as close as possible to the discussion related to the table. Tables shall be placed after their first mention in the text. Table 1.2 is one example.

Table 1.2 Yemeni Manufacturing Companies

Name Year set up FunctionCompany A 2000 Oversees operations

……………………..

Company B 2001 It produces …………….

……………..

…………………………

Company C 2005 Specialized on the

…………………..

……………………

Source: WB (2013)

4.9 Figures

Figures are graphs, illustrations, photographs or anything that is neither script nor table. Like tables, figures and their captions should be labelled according to the chapters they are found. For example, figures in Chapter 4 should be labelled as Figure 4.1, Figure 4.2, and so on. However, unlike tables, the labels for figures should be placed at the bottom of the figures. A figure should not normally extend beyond one page. If it does, the same guidelines for tables should be followed. Figure sources and notes shall be placed directly below the caption. Figures shall

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conform to standard margin requirements. Figures shall be referred in text as Figure 1.1 (first letter capitalized and not preceded by ‘the’).

Figure 1.1 Manufacturing TrendsSource: John (2009)

4.10 Equations

All equations, mathematical and/or chemical, shall not be considered as text. All equations shall be typed on separate lines using an equation editor found in word processing programs. Equations shall be numbered consecutively following chapter number, and placed within bracket at the end of the line, for example:

AVE = ∑ λ2

n (Equation 1.1)

4.11 Text Citations

Ideas, words, findings, figures and others which are taken directly or indirectly from the others must be duly acknowledged by the writer. To acknowledge others’ works in the text, students must follow certain conventions based on APA 6 style. The following examples illustrate some of the conventions when making citations in the text.

i. Writing the author’s name (s).

Western or English name, use only the surname (or the family name) in the text. For example: John Smith, use Smith.

ii. Citation Style: Author(s)-Year.

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For Single Author

When the author is a part of the formal structure of the sentence, the citation is as follows:

Franklin (1998) pointed out that, universities as providers of management education have both privileged opportunities and critical responsibilities to …..

According to Denison (1990), culture refers to underlying values, beliefs and principles that serve as …….

When the author of the source is not part of the formal structure of the sentence, the citation is as follows:

As the average inter-item correlation is low, Cronbach,s alpha will be low. As the average inter-item correlation increases, Cronbach’s alpha increases as well (Santos, 1999).

(Note the way the author and year are written for each condition or situation.)

For Multiple Authors

Similar style is used for multiple authors, but with the use of “and” and “&” as follows:

Mallak and Kurstedt (1996) introduce their model of participative management….

It reflects the enforcement of rules, conformity and attention to technical matters (Denison & Spreitzer, 1991).

The Legitimacy Model (Miles & Cameron, 1982; Zammuto, 1982) considers organizational effectiveness in terms of contextual measure….

(Note (1) semi colon separates the two sources of information, and (2) the sources are arranged in alphabetical order)

When many authors (three and more) are found in one source, use “et al.” for second time citation .

For example: Ali, Lee, Smith and Bradner (1990) found that .. (First time citation) Ali et al. (1983) found that …. (Second citation and onwards).

The knowledge obtained through this process must be retained (Ali et al., 1983).

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Same Authors over several works and Several Years

Several studies by the same author in one year are referred to by the writer, then citation is as follows:

Ali (1990a, 1990b, 1990c)

Several studies by the same author over several years are referred to by the writer, then citation is as follows:

Ali (1990, 1991, 1993).

4.12 Quotations

i. When short quotations (less than 40 words) are taken from the source, these can be incorporated in the text but enclosed by double quotation marks and write the authors’ names, year and page number of the source. Example:

According to Emory (1985, p. 115), even when the research design is ideal, “there is always a question about whether the results are true.”

ii. When long quotations are taken from a source (more than 40 words), display the quotations in a free-standing block of typewritten lines but without the quotation marks. Start the quotation block on a new line, indented five spaces from the left margin. Type double-spaced lines. If the quotation takes more than one paragraph, then start the new sentence of the new paragraph indented five spaces from the new left margin.

Example of a long quotation:

In summarizing the research finding on the roles of ISO consultants, Yahya (2003) states that:

In the old ISO 9000 quality assurance systems, consultants often act as

knowledge brokers who transfer their codified knowledge of ISO 9000

technical requirements and implementation, which is learnt through the

precise ISO 9000 codebook, to the client’s organization. They also

function as informers or advisers of best practices and ‘know-how’ in ISO

implementation to their clients. (p. 162)

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4.13 List of References (or Bibliography)

All references cited in the text must be listed in the List of References or Bibliography. The listing must be ordered in the alphabetical order based on the name of the author that appeared in the citation. Writing of references in the Bibliography must follow APA 6 style as shown below.

(i). Examples of references to periodicals

(Take note of how the authors’ and journal’s names are arranged, and also how the journal’s volume and page numbers are written. Spaces between words should also be noted)

Single author, journal article

Ichniowski, C. (1986). The effects of grievance activity on productivity.Industrial and Labour Relations Review, 40, 75-89.

Salleh, Y. (2003). The role of ISO 9001: 2000 consultants. IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, 11(2), 143-165.

More than one author, journal article.

Kinnear, L., & Sutherland, M. (2000).Determinants of organizational commitment amongst knowledge workers.South African Journal of Business Management, 31(3), 106-112.

Kinicki, A. J., Carson, K. P., & Bohlander, G. W. (1992). Relationship between an organization’s actual human resource efforts and employee attitudes.Group and Organization Management, 17, 135-152.

Newspaper article

Mohd, A. H. (Year, month & date). Title, Name of newspaper, p.

Reference to Entire Books

Armstrong, M. (1992).A Handbook of Personnel Management Practice. London: Kogan Page Ltd.

Emory, C. W. (1985). Business Research Methods (3rd.). Illinois: Richard D. Irwin.

Chapter in a book

Choudhury, M. A. (1996). Why cannot neoclassicism explain resource allocation and development in the Islamic political economy? In Ahmed, E. (ed.), Role of Private and Public Sectors in Economic Development in an Islamic Perspective (pp. 17-44).Herndon, VA: International Institute of Islamic Thought.

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Salancik, G. R. (1977). Commitment and the control of organizational behavior and belief. In B.M. Staw& G.R. Salancik (Eds.), New Directions in Organizational Behavior (pp. 1-54). Chicago: St. Clair Press.

Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia

Manjula, J. (2004). Knowledge management in organizations: An essential journey. Proceedings of 2nd National HRM Conference: Gearing Human Resources Towards New Dynamism (pp. 88-98). Pulau Pinang: PenerbitUniversiti Utara Malaysia.

Unpublished Doctoral Dissertations and Master’s Theses

Evans, D. L. (1987). Human resource planning practices in Southern California hospitals.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, United States InternationalUniversity.

Mohammad Naim Ahmad (1999). Anteseden komitmen kepada organisasi. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia.

Web Document

Elangovan, A. R., & Karakowsky, L. (1999). The role of trainee and environmental factors in transfer of training: An exploratory framework. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 20(5), pp. 268-275. Retrieved September 3, 2003 from http://www.emerald-library.com

Roberts, G. E. (1994). Acceptance of performance appraisal. Retrieved September 24, 2003 from http://www.ignoumeids.ac.in/ignou/erl/articles/HR/5952.html

4.14 Binding

The final THREE (3) hardbound copies and ONE (1) CD should have the full title, the name of the author and the University, and the year of submission typed on the front covers. The title of the project should not be more than 16 words. The spines of the dissertation should show the brief title, author, year of submission and type of degree. The title of the project may be abbreviated or summarized to fit into the spine.

The colour of the front cover should be blue and made from Caroline texture. The letters for the front covers should be printed in gold of Ruthann, font of size 16 and in Upper Case using Hot Stamping. The spines should be printed in gold block letters of appropriate size.

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http://www.ignoumeids.ac.in/ignou/erl/articles/HR/5952.html

http://www.emerald-library.com/


4.15 Paper and Duplicating

Manuscripts should be printed on high quality while A4 paper (80 g/m). Duplicating or pin-feed computer papers are not allowed to be used. The manuscripts must be printed on one side of the paper only. They must be duplicated by offset printing or good quality photocopying. Duplicating with carbon copies is not acceptable. All copies must clean, neat and legible.

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APPENDICES

Appendix I

The Structure of a Case Study

TABLE OF CONTENTABSTRACTACKNOWLEDGEMENTSLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURESLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ NOTATIONS/ GLOSSARYLIST OF TERMS

PART 1 – CASE TEXT

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Critical Incident1.2 Background of Company ABC1.3 Organization Structure1.4 Major Activities of Company ABC

2 FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF COMPANY ABC

2.1 Marketing2.2 Human Resource Management2.2.1 Management staff2.2.2 Production Staff2.3 Marketing2.3.1 Product2.3.2 Promotion2.3.3 Distribution2.4 Finance

3 INDUSTRY AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

3.1 Competition3.2 Suppliers3.3 Clients3.4 Regulatory Issues

PART 2 – CASE ANALYSIS AND SOLUTION

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4 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

4.1 Major Issues4.2 Minor Issues

5 CASE ANALYSIS

5.1 Internal Analysis5.2 External Analysis5.3 Competitive Analysis

6 ALTERNATIVES

6.1 Major Alternatives

7 RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1 Recommendations7.2 Conclusion

REFERENCESAPPENDICES

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APPENDIX IIFigure 1: Example of the Front Cover and Spine

MATHEMATICS ACIEVEMENT OF POOR CHILDREN IN AN URBANSCHOOL

IN SARAWAK

(16 font, Time New Roman, Uppercase)

EVY SOFIAH ISMAIL(16 font, Time New Roman, Uppercase)

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND FINANCEINTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

TWINTECH

2014

EVY

SOFIA

ISMA

I B

IT IU

TT 2014

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Figure 2: Example of the Title PageAPPENDIX III

Figure 2: Example of a Title Page

MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF POOR CHILDREN IN AN URBAN SCHOOL IN SARAWAK

(16 font, Time New Roman, Uppercase)

By

EVY SOFIAH ISMAIL(14 font, Time New Roman, Uppercase)

A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Business Administration

(14 font, Time New Roman)

Faculty of Business and FinanceInternational University of Technology Twintech

2014

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DECLARATION{New Times Roman, 12, bold, centered}

Name :_____________________________Matric. Number :_____________________________

I hereby declare that this Master’s Project is the result of my own work, except for quotations and summaries which have been duly acknowledged.

Signature: _________________________ Date: ______________________


APPENDIX IV

Figure 3: Example of declaration page

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Documents

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