1. IPS GUIDE TO THESIS AND DISERTATION PREPARATION AND FORMATTING
Dr Shahrul Bariyah Sahul Hamid

2. INTRODUCTION
The guide describe the procedures and format which your thesis must fulfill before the final submission. All candidates for higher degrees are trained to practice the highest standards of intellectual honesty and integrity. The ideas and data of researchers that you used must be acknowledged in your thesis by citing the quoted materials and providing the full references in the reference list. This need to be done to prevent plagiarism

3. GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THESIS
Notice of Submission of Thesis Form
3 months before you submit the thesis to IPS –download and submit to supervisor.
Submission of 10 copies of Thesis Form ( 4 copies to IPS and 6 to IPPT), Examination Fees Receipt and Declaration Form.
IPS will submit the Thesis to Examiners.
Completion of Report by Examiners. ( 1 month MSc and 2 months PhD).
Viva will be scheduled by IPPT.

4. GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THESIS
After viva-student does the corrections as recommended by Thesis Examination Panel.
Submit the corrected thesis to supervisor and/or examiners for approval.
The Dean/Director approves the corrections.
Thesis Submission Form, Final 3 copies hard bound (red hard bound for MSc and black hard bound for PhD with gold lettering) and a PDF format of thesis in CD.

5. WRITING STYLE
You are required to use the adopted style consistently throughout your thesis.
There are various styles “Harvard, APA, Chicago, Columbia, Legal, Internet Citations”

6. LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS
PRELIMINARIES
Title page
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Plates
List of Symbols
Abstract

7. LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS
TEXT
Introduction
Material and Methods
Results and Discussion
Summary and Conclusion

8. LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Bibliography or References
Appendices
List of Publication

9. LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS
THESIS FORMAT
Length of Thesis
Printing
Cover
Binding
Label for CD Cover
Typing Format

10. LAYOUT AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS
THESIS FORMAT
Spacing
Symbols
Margin
Pagination
Subdivision
Notes and Footnotes
Tables
Figures
Plates
Copyright of Tables or Figures
Forms