PhD Symposium Series 2013

Organised by School of Management (USM) & PhD Club (School of Management, USM)

Theme: Innovative Total Solution

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During registration

Programme Itinerary

Day 1: 27th November 2013

Time		Programs
Wednesday, 27^th Nov 2013 9.00 – 10.00		Welcome! Symposium Chair Rep. of the Dean: Dr Amirul Shah Md Shahbudin Keynote: Prof Ramayah Thurasamy 15 Common Mistakes In PhD Research
10 – 10.30		Tea Break
Faculty Panel on Research 1: The Research Process
10.30 – 11.30		Dr Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal How to Identify Research Problem
11.30 – 12.30		Dr Amirul Shah Md Shahbudin Qualitative Methodology
12.30 – 1.30		Dr Malliga Marimuthu How to present Result And Conclusion Chapter Convingsingly
1.30 – 2.30		Lunch
Faculty Panel on Research 2: The Research Strategy
2.30 – 3.30	Dr Azura Abdullah Effendi Writing Effective Literature Review
3.30 – 4.30	Professor Aizzat Mohd Nasurdin How to excel in viva-voce
4.30 – 5.30	Dr Hooy Chee Wooi Writing and Publishing Your Thesis
5.30	Tea

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Participants of the symposium

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Among the speakers on Day 1 of the symposium

Prof. Ramayah, Prof. Aizzat (top L-R)

Dr. Azura and Dr. Siti Rohaida (bottom L-R)

Day 2: 28th November 2013

Time		Programs
Thursday, 28^th Nov 2013 9.00 – 11.00		Concurrent session 1 Moderator: Prof T. Ramayah Paper Presentations: Paper 1- 5	Concurrent session 2 Moderator: Dr Hooy Chee Wooi Paper Presentations: Paper 6-9
11.00 – 11.30		Tea Break
11.30 – 12.30		Professor Ramayah Thurasamy Identifying a suitable software for research: Choosing between PLS, SPSS or AMOS
1.00 – 2.00		Lunch
2.00 – 3.00	Dr. Mohd Anuar Arshad Planning Your Journey: Time management Tips
3.00 – 3.30	Closing and Certificates Giving Ceremony
3.30	Tea

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During the concurrent sessions on Day 2 of the symposium

Moderators: Dr. Hooy and Prof. Ramayah

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Prof. Ramayah giving out certificates to some of the symposium participants

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Group photo at the end of the symposium