1. Dr Mohd Azmier Ahmad Tel: +60 (4) 5996459 Email: chazmier@eng.usm.my

2. Paper to be used – A4 (210mm x 297 mm), 80 g/m 2 Typing quality – Double spaced, on one side of the paper only Font style –Times New Roman (10-12 points) Margin – Top edge, Right side, Bottom edge (2.5 cm) & Left side (3.5 cm) Pagination – About 1 cm from the top or bottom edge or upper right-hand corner. Every page must have a page number except Title Page. Tables – All tables must be centered on the page & close to the related discussion. Each table must bear a reference number & caption above the table. If a table is reproduced, the reference must be cited. Figures – Each figure should be numbered & caption must be placed below the figure. Figures should be placed very close to the related discussion. Use S.I. units & equations need to be numbered GUIDELINES

3. REFERENCES IN THE TEXT Kareland Labuza (2000) reported that….. Gascon et al. (2003) suggested that….. ………………………. (Ng et al., 1998; Sinquin et al., 2000) …………….. (Sinquin et al., 2002a) IN REFERENCES (Cited reference must be listed in the Reference section) Journals Kalotas, T.M. and Lee, A.R. (2003). A simple device to illustrate angular momentum conservation and stability. Am. J. Phys.58(1), 80-81. Book Conn, E.E., Bruening, G. and Doi, R.H. (2003). Outlines of Biochemistry, 3 rd edn. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Internet citation Smith, A.D. (2000). Improving deactivation behavior of catalysts, US Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/bluebook/vocsum.html (accessed December 2003).

4. GENERAL FORMAT FOR THESIS Cover page Title page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (start paging : ii) TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRAK ABSTRACT LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES NOMENCLATURE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION (start paging : 1) (General knowledge, Problem statement, Scope of study, Organization of the thesis, Objectives : In point form (1, 2, 3,….)) CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPTER 3 MATERIALS AND METHOD (Raw materials, chemicals, experimental set up, experimental procedure, analysis of products). CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REFERENCES APPENDICES

5. Cover pageTitle page

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTABLE OF CONTENTS

7. LIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURES

8. NOMENCLATURE @ LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

9. ABSTRAKABSTRACT

10. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

11. Table Figure Equation

12. 18 Mac 2008 Hantar tajuk tesis ke: chazmier@eng.usm.my 28 Mac 2008 (hantar ke Pejabat Am – Pn Maryam) Keseluruhan tesis Bahasa Inggeris lengkap yang dijilidkan (2 salinan) 15-16 April 2008 Viva 25 April 2008 Tesis Bahasa Inggeris lengkap (2 salinan) TARIKH-TARIKH PENTING

13. PERATURAN UMUM VIVA PROJEK TAHUN AKHIR Berpakaian kemas (dan bertali leher bagi lelaki). Menepati masa & tempat yang dijadualkan serta datang pada awal sesi. Peruntukan masa ialah 15 min bagi perbentangan diikuti 5 min lagi untuk sesi soal-jawab Bahan perbentangan mestilah disediakan menggunakan perisian MS Powerpoint. Saiz font yang digunakan dan pemilihan warna mestilah sesuai, mempunyai kontras yang mencukupi dan jelas. Memastikan fail bahan perbentangan boleh dengan dibuka dengan sempurna sebelum datang ke sesi viva (Digalakkan untuk membawa fail backup). Mematuhi peruntukan masa perbentangan yang diberikan. Pembentang akan dikehendaki berhenti sebaik selepas 20 min. Bahan-bahan sokongan seperti sampel, handout dan sebagainya boleh disediakan untuk ditunjukkan kepada pensyarah penilai semasa sesi viva.