KOM5989: PROJECT PAPER (PJJ) Guidelines By DR. MOHD NIZAM OSMAN SATURDAY, 23RD JULY 2011

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) REQUIREMENTS To be eligible for Project Paper, students must obtain a grade of B+ for: KOM 5113: Communication Research Methods AND KOM 5115: Statistics for Communication Research Key-in/registered on-line (To drop Project Paper: please check with PPL regarding date to drop courses)

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) REQUIREMENTS Students are required to submit a written proposal (during 2nd semester of study (1 month before the third F2F meeting) to the coordinator of Master of Corporate Communication (PJJ) Department of Communication will form a selection panel to review the proposals received

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) REQUIREMENTS Students whose proposals have been shortlisted are required to present (orally) their proposals during the student’s 2nd semester of study (3rd F2F meeting) Final decisions of whether to allow students to present Project Paper will be made based on the oral presentation

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) REQUIREMENTS Once students’ proposal has been approved, students are not allowed to change the title of their Project Paper. Students are then assigned with a supervisor to guide them in their Project Paper (note: supervisors are assigned to students; students are not allowed to choose their supervisors)

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) REQUIREMENTS Students are then required to present their proposals (15%) in Week 17 of their 3rd Semester of study Students are also required to present their findings of study (15%) in Week 17 of their 4th semester of study

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) REQUIREMENTS After the presentation of the findings (in the 4th semester of study), students are required to consult their supervisor to do the final amendment on their Project Paper. Students are required to bind their Project Paper once all corrections have been made One copy of students’ Project Paper will be sent to a second reader for allocation of marks

KOM 5989: Project Paper (6 cr) BREAK DOWN OF MARKS Proposal Presentation 15% Findings Presentation 15% Marks from Supervisor 40% Project Paper Progress 10% Marks from Second Reader 20% Total Marks 100%

KOM 5989 (cont…) fill up the application form to do Project Paper State your propose topic of project Project Paper should be undertaken in 2 semesters of study (3rd and 4th semester). Students should key in 3 credits of Project Paper per semester Project paper are graded by assigning a letter grade (not just pass or fail)

KOM 5989 (cont…) Required to present the research proposal during the 17th week of the semester. Improve proposal based on feedback during presentation, collect data, analysis, writing etc.

KOM 5989 (cont…) Final report presentation during week 17th week of the 4th semester. Revise Project Paper and submit for grading Submission of hardbound copies (3 copies) before grade submitted.

KOM 5989 (cont…) The Title/Topic/Focus of Project Paper: - Corporate Communication or - Crisis Communication or - International Communication (how does a particular organization communicate its corporate policies to other organizations in other parts of the world?) - Some aspects of Public Relations (i.e., how a particular organization interacts with the general public about related issues)

KOM 5989 (cont…) Information about Project Paper: - Project Paper can be written in English or Bahasa Malaysia (Bahasa Melayu) - comprising of 4 sections (not chapters) - need to incorporate a relevant theoretical concept (theory) - reference should be based on the APA referencing system - findings should be presented in tables (not in terms of bar graph, pie chart etc)

KOM 5989 (cont…) Information about Project Paper: - Methodology can be based on qualitative or quantitative approach or both (depending on the advise of your supervisor) - if using questionnaire surveys (quantitative), respondents should be selected based on the population and sample size and research instrument should be pre-tested - if using qualitative approach (in-depth interviews or content analysis or focus group), respondents can be lesser in number

KOM 5989 (cont…) Information about Project Paper: - Two presentations required: 1. Project Paper proposal presentation (beginning stage) – 15% 2. Findings presentation (end stage) – 15% - Do appropriate corrections/changes based on feedback given during proposal and findings presentations - Bind Final Project Paper and submit to supervisor for evaluation (grading)

and enjoy doing your project… Good Luck and enjoy doing your project…